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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Five Pillars of Happiness

FIVE PILLARS OF HAPPINESS byr Bill Cottringer “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” ~Dalai Lama. Happiness is the end game goal of living. Whatever it is you are doing, it is to secure happiness. In a paradoxical way, how you define happiness determines how much or how little of it you have. One of the easiest and best ways to define happiness is by identifying the things you can do to get the most of it. Here are five pillars the experts agree on: 1. Purpose.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Growing Old Gracefully

Growing Old Gracefully Byr Bill Cottringer “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.” ~Mark Twain.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

PUTTING THE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY MOVEMENT IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE

PUTTING THE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY MOVEMENT IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE “Happiness is not a goal, but rather it’s a byproduct.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt. This quote by Eleanor Roosevelt puts a lot of things in proper perspective, especially the popular movements for change driven by the mass media marketing machine, such as positive psychology.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

When Ability, Intelligence, Effort, Creativity, Perseverance & Luck Aren’t Enough

When Ability, Intelligence, Effort, Creativity, Perseverance & Luck Aren’t Enough Byr Bill Cottringer “Man may have been made in God’s image, but he has been trying to return the favor ever since.” ~Unknown humorous lay philosopher.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

From Falling In Love, To Being In Love, To Loving

From Falling in Love, to Being in Love, to LovingnBy Bill Cottringe nn Over four decades of trial and error in relationships have taught me a valuable lesson. This lesson is to slow down and learn to listen to the lesson. The main purpose of a relationship is to get you to do something to ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

WHEN TO FISH OR CUT BAIT?

WHEN TO FISH OR CUT BAIT? By Bill Cottringe n“Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson. One of the hardest places to locate intellectually and emotionally is getting to the comfort zone where you can make the right decision to fish or cut bait—to continue ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

THE HARDEST LESSON IN LIFE TO LEA

THE HARDEST LESSON IN LIFE TO LEARNnBy Bill Cottringe n“It isn’t what you think you know that is most important, but rather how you feel about what you think you know.” ~Unknown author. What is this hardest lesson for us all to learn in life? Learning what to take seriously and what to ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

MANAGING METAPHORS ABOUT LIVING AND DYING FOR EVERYDAY LIFE

MANAGING METAPHORS ABOUT LIVING AND DYING FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Byr Bill Cottringer “Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions.” ~M.H. Abrams. Metaphors: Creative communication of words that magically simplify huge, complex realities into smaller, common denominators for easier consumption, ironically exploding into infinite possibilities for application in everyday living.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

2,466 views

By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Common Sense Life Mission-Based Alignment

Common Sense Life Mission-Based Alignment Byr Bill Cottringer “Common sense and a sense of humor are the same things moving at different speeds.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

2,455 views

By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

BEST 10 CUSTOMER SERVICE TIPS IN THE BUSINESS

BEST 10 CUSTOMER SERVICE TIPS IN THE BUSINESSnBy Bill Cottringe n“Good customer service is 90% listening and follow-up and 10% talking.” ~The author. 1. Leave your bad moods, frustrations and other agendas at home or at least put them aside and out of mind and heart when you are engaged with ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Live, Love & Laugh

Live, Love & Laugh Byr Bill Cottringer “When done correctly by individuals, living, loving and laughing greatly improve the quality of life for humanity.” ~The author. The more you do these three things, the more successful and happier you and others will be. But first you have to translate the ideas and meanings of these things into actions that get results. Here are some suggestions on how to do that. LIVE Living means letting go and trusting life to take you where the whole flow is going in the long run.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Make Your Point!

Make Your Point! Byr Bill Cottringer “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” ~George Be ard Shaw.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

IS THERE A POINT OF NO RETURN IN RELATIONSHIPS?

IS THERE A POINT OF NO RETURN IN RELATIONSHIPS?nby Bill Cottringe nn“There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all you have staked will be lost if you look back. This is life's point of no return.” ~Dag Hammarskjold.nnn I have ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

“BEST RELATIONSHIP SUCCESS: Via Better Thinking and Better Communication”

“BEST RELATIONSHIP SUCCESS: Via Better Thinking and Better Communication” “Assumptions are the termites of relationships.” ~Henry Winkler

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Technology: The Ritalin Cure For ADHD

Technology: The Ritalin Cure For ADHD Byr Bill Cottringer “For normal people, the artificial urgency created by today’s hyper-speed technology is a demon to be tamed; for people with ADHD, it turns out to be an angle in disguise just needing to fly itself into being tired.” ~The author.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Welcome Back Kotter (Likeability)!

Welcome Back Kotter (Likeability)! Byr Bill Cottringer “Welcome back, Your dreams were your ticket out. Welcome back, To that same old place that you laughed about…”~John Sebastian, Lov’ Spoonful. One of the most popular TV programs of my generation was “Welcome Back Kotter.” I can still hear the theme song written by “Lovin’ Spoonful” playful songwriter and singer John Sebastian, clearly in my mind as the day I watched the first show. So what made this program so popular and successful?

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Why Some Religions Are Dying While Others Are Thriving

Why Some Religions Are Dying While Others Are Thriving Byr Bill Cottringer “Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson. If you want to know a real secret worth knowing about success, look at the religions today that are growing and thriving the most and then compare them to the ones that aren’t. The thrivers follow one success prescription and the dyers follow the opposite. Here is what the thriving religions do to succeed in the tough religious marketplace.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Surprise: When You Are Slightly Off Keel You Are At Your Best!

Surprise: When You Are Slightly Off Keel You Are At Your Best! BynBill Cottringe nn“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” ~ Oprah Winfrey. I am sure I am not the first person to discover this powerful reality, but…You are poised to be at your best ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

LIKEABLE COMMUNICATION

LIKABLE COMMUNICATIONnby William Cottringe nn“Our brains quickly perceive others to be likeable, neutral or unlikeable; the words that follow verify that initial perception.” ~The author. Ron and Jennifer are both successful professionals. Jennifer is on the top of her career as a CEO ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Anticipating and Avoiding Getting Fired

Anticipating and Avoiding Getting Fired Byr Bill Cottringer “If you intend to go to work there is no better place than right where you are; if you do not intend to go to work you cannot get along anywhere. Squirming and crawling about from place to place can do no good.” ~Abraham Lincoln.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The World’s Worst War: The Bullies vs. The Bullied

The World’s Worst War: The Bullies vs. The Bullied byr Bill Cottringer “Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.” `Benjamin Disraeli. The Problem: Today we are witnessing a major showdown between two failure extremes—the strong vs. the weak, or more in today’s terms, the bullies vs. the bullied. The bullying conflict is pervasive in every aspect of living. It is a destructive epidemic that cries for urgent attention and immediate cure. Just consider this spectrum of the conflict: • Weaker kids in school (or employees at work) getting picked on by stronger ones.r

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

2,215 views

By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

ACCEPT ADVERSITY, BOUNCE BACK & GET GOING

ACCEPT ADVERSITY, BOUNCE BACK & GET GOING Byr Bill Cottringer “All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”rn~Walt Disney. Life is often riddled with problems, obstacles and challenges which make it seem like one big test. The test is how you approach these adversities to develop the character you need to overcome them and end up at the finish line. This is your true legacy that nobody can deny you but yourself.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

How to keep a Job in Tough Times

How to keep a Job in Tough Times Byr William Cottringer, Ph.D. “The quickest way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.” ~Oscar Wilde. In tough economic times, it is not a good thing to be unemployed. And if you are lucky enough to have a job, you don’t want to do anything to lose it by doing or not doing something under your control. In most states misconduct or quitting for no good cause will keep you from being eligible for unemployment benefits. And sometimes, you can even be proactive to avoid being laid off.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

2,190 views

By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Trapped Under the Middle Part of the Bell Curve?

Trapped Under the Middle Part of the Bell Curve? Byr Bill Cottringer “Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will.” ~W.A.Tozer.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The Challenge for Returning Veterans

The Challenge for Returning Veteransr By Bill Cottringer Veterans Day is a day we can all be thankful for the men and women who generously and unselfishly served our country, past and present and some with their lives, to keep the rest of us safe and secure in the freedom we cherish. This article is a special tribute to the military personnel now serving or returning from overseas duty in the many “war zones” around the world.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The Best Way To Thrive Is To help Others Survive

The Best Way To Thrive Is To help Others Survive Byr Bill Cottringer “We do not live to think, but, on the contrary, we think in order that we may succeed in surviving.” ~Jose Ortega y Gasset. The best way to thrive is to help others survive…but first you have to master surviving yourself! In case you haven’t noticed, there is an ever widening gap between many of us who are just trying to survive and the few of us who are starting to thrive.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Success Built On Common Sense

Success Built On Common Sense Byr Bill Cottringer “Common sense is the simple knack of seeing something the way it is and doing something the way it should be done.” ~Mark Twain. Is it just my imagination or is common sense being bred out of the human gene pool entirely? Some say the magnitude and complexity of today’s problems confronting us requires a super human “higher consciousness” to solve. I disagree and prefer to assign the best potential solution to our problems on to common sense.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Resurrect Your Dreams

Resurrect Your Dreams Byr Bill Cottringer “Deep down, nobody is ever quite satisfied with the amount of their childhood dreams they have actually realized and we are all disappointed with the amount that slipped away.” ~The author.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

We are all Prisoners In The Vicious Circle Tit For Tat Bullying Tag Game

We are all Prisoners In The Vicious Circle Tit For Tat Bullying Tag Game By Dr. Bill Cottringer, in association with Storm Door Productions. “Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.” ~Benjamin Disraeli. Bullies Bullies come in all shapes and sizes— Countries, religions, girls and men, Strong, weak, big or small, All doing the same thing though; Shouting and spreading their hurt, Suffering and pain, Beating others down, To pull themselves up; Not seeing their wrongs, Or admitting insecurity, Not being content in any way, Continuing the cycle of hurt,r

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

IF YOU CAN’T KEEP AN OPEN MIND, ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE ONE?

IF YOU CAN’T KEEP AN OPEN MIND, ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE ONE? BY Bill Cottringer “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” ~Benjamin Franklin. Here are the few important realities in life that have held to be true long enough to be the exception to this rule: • The one thing that seems to be certain is change. • Life is basically a process of learning, growing and improving. • The one sure common denominator for success and happiness is adapting to change.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Common Sense Time Management Learned The Hard Way

Common Sense Time Management Learned The Hard Way Byr Bill Cottringer “Time is the school in which we learn, time is the fire in which we burn. ~Delmore Schwartz.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

A Better Relationship in a Week

A Better Relationship in a Weekr By Bill Cottringer No matter how good or bad your present relationship is it can always be better with minimal planning, effort, and cost. And in this economy that is a pretty good deal! Here is a very practical and easy way to have a better relationship in just one enjoyable week. Carry out the seven following suggestions Monday through Sunday next week and watch your relationship satisfaction thermometer rise above your expectations (Helpful hint: Holiday time is great for getting in the mood and having it stick around afterwards). Monday

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

What Is The Moral of Your Story?

What Is The Moral of Your Story? Byr Bill Cottringer “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson. The answer to this intriguing title question involves an assumed answer to three underlying possibilities: • Do we all have a common purpose in this life with set success rules to carry it out ?

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Thinking Your Way to Success

Thinking Your Way to Success Byr Bill Cottringer “I want to know all God’s thoughts; all the rest are just details.” ~Albert Einstein.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Top Ten Happiness Robbers

Top Ten Happiness Robbers Byr Bill Cottringer “You can never make another person happy, only unhappy. ~The author. Are you happy enough with your happiness bank account balance? Knowing that a happiness bank account balance can never be high enough, here are a few bank robbers you will want to avoid at all costs: 1. Beliefs. Wrong, irrational or selfish beliefs are perpetual robbers of the happiness bank. You often aren’t even aware of what “wrong” beliefs you have that may be withdrawing happiness from your account when you think they are making deposits.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

An Irreconcilable Conflict?

AN IRRECONCILABLE CONFLICT? BynBill Cottringe nn“There is no squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.” ~Christopher Morley. In his recent movie, Gone Baby Gone, Director Ben Affleck leaves his brother ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Lessons From Early Team-Building

Lessons From Early Team-Building Byr Bill Cottringer “The ratio of We’s to I’s is the best indicator of the development of a team. ~Lewis B. Ergen.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

FIVE “HELPING” THINGS WE ALL WANT FOR OURSELVES AND NEED TO LEARN HOW TO GIVE TO OTHERS

FIVE “HELPING” THINGS WE ALL WANT FOR OURSELVES AND NEED TO LEARN HOW TO GIVE TO OTHERS Byr Bill Cottringer “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” ~Dr. Seuss I have been involved in the helping business on both ends of giving and receiving for nearly 5 decades now and here is my short list of what counts most in regards to truly effective helping. These five acts are the most important things we all want for ourselves and need to learn how to give others abundantly and effectively, to make a difference: 1.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

25 Sure Ways to Improve Communication

25 Sure Ways to Improve Communication Byr Bill Cottringer “The greatest problem with communication is the illusion it has taken place.” ~George Be ard Shaw. Communication is the main currency in the today’s Information Age, but sadly, miscommunication is our number one failing problem. Good communication involves quality thinking and it can be achieved with a plan and a little effort. Here are twenty-five practical ways to improve your communication and achieve more success in what you are trying to do at work, home or play.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

2,020 views

By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

CONTROLLING VS. MANAGING BEHAVIOR

CONTROLLING VS. MANAGING BEHAVIOR Byr Bill Cottringer “One of the biggest sources of frustration comes from trying to control the uncontrollables; on the other hand, great satisfaction comes from gradually learning to manage the controllables better.” ~The author. Control: To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; to direct or command. Manage: To succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship; to exert influence over for the better.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Slowing Down to Understand the Real Purpose of Life

Slowing Down to Understand the Real Purpose of Life Byr Bill Cottringer “The purpose of life is not to be happy, successful and have peace of mind; but rather to learn how to be happy doing the few things that will result in a sense of progress at having greater happiness, success and peace of mind.” ~The author.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Making Relationships Less Difficult

Making Relationships Less Difficult Byr Bill Cottringer “Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.” ~Anonymous.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Resurrecting The Johari Window

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” ~Arthur Schopenhauer. This article is both a description of failing and a prescription of succeeding. Back in the early seventies two therapists ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

1,948 views

By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

How Do You Navigate the Meadows and Mudfields of Self-Growth Advice?

Byr Bill Cottringer “Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.” ~Lawrence Clark Powell.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

1,945 views

By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

20 Writing Tips for Better Results

20 Writing Tips for Better Resultsr By Bill Cottringer Excellent writing has never happened by chance. It takes open-mindedness and an insatiable drive to continually learn how to improve what you are trying to say and the hard work that goes along with that challenge. Excellent writing is clear, concise, complete, concrete, correct and compelling—with the right content and style to maximize understanding and impact. Below are some useful tips on producing better writing to help you go from getting good to excellent results:

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Life's Hardest Lesson

LIFE”S HARDEST LESSON Byr Bill Cottringer. “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.” ~Rick Warren.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Best Perspective For Success In Closing The Gap That Matters Most

Best Perspective For Success In Closing The Gap That Matters Most Byr Bill Cottringer Success is not— What you do, What you get, Or what you have; But what you attract, From being who you are. “Success is a certain sense of progress accumulated from making all the right little choices in becoming your best self, so that you can share that best self and your success with others.” ~The Author.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Are There Still Differences Between Male and Female Psyches?

Are There Still Differences Between Male and Female Psyches? Byr Bill Cottringer

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Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Discussing Politics & Religion

Discussing Politics & Religion Byr Bill Cottringer “Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.” ~Mahatma Gandhi.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

7 Locked Doors to Un-Doing Problem Behavior

7 Locked Doors to Un-Doing Problem Behavior Byr Bill Cottringer “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” ~Mark Twain.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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