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Encouragement

Happy New Year 2010

Encouragement

2009 was a great year for me.  I accomplished most of what I wanted to accomplish.  The things I didn’t accomplish were due to further research, I decided to change the goal. This year I launched this blog in July.  I’ve been learning a lot about social media through the process. When I started I [...]

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Expressions of Gratitude

Encouragement

Thanksgiving always brings lots of reflection.  This year I seem to be reflecting on all those things that I have overcome.  I am thankful for all the adversity I have encountered in my life. I am thankful for those situations that while in them; I thought I would not survive. But I stood my ground [...]

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Thriver Tactics in Today’s Job Market

Encouragement

In my early 20s I worked very hard on improving my engineering skills thinking that was the ticket to a secure future. But it’s the intangibles that secure your future regardless of  the status of the job market.  Those intangibles are things that don’t necessary come with a college degree, such as: Strong Work Ethic, [...]

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Climbing Mountains

Encouragement

I spent most of today studying about and writing out a training plan to climb Mt. Rainier in 2010.  This was a decision I made in 2005 when I moved back to Washington State. The goal I set was to get back into shape and lose 20-30 pounds.  Climbing Mt. Rainier was the chosen path [...]

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Keeping Little Mistakes Little

Encouragement

Just read a great blog post written by Ron Edmondson “7 Ways to Recover from a Major Failure or Mistake.” It got me thinking about those little mistakes we make from time to time that cause embarrassment or upset to someone. I’m considering things  like forgetting an appointment, running late for an important event or [...]

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