Even the most optimistic and successful of my friends gets down once in awhile.  One of these friends asked me one day, “I’m so down right now about my life.  What should I do.”  Now this was someone who has accomplished so much and is considered a “star” in my local community. I thought about a
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You are standing or sitting on a round planet. The planet is orbiting about the sun and has been in that stable orbit for about 4.5 billion years. The planet you are on is orbiting at approximately 93 million miles from the sun, the perfect distance so it is not too hot or too cold
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I am compelled to write this article about the power of optimism given our current economic climate and the pervasive insecurity I feel from my co-workers in my current work environment. I recently gave a keynote speech to a group of college employees in Seattle and felt a lack of optimism that would be unhealthy
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