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I Was Hooked from the Start I’ve been a huge fan of personal development for quite some time. My very first PD book was Joe Karbo’s 1973 classic, “The Lazy Man’s Way to Riches”. It was a combination of what he called ‘Dyna/Psych’ and the application of how-to mail order instructions. I was immediately intrigued [...]
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Tolerance – Can You Ever Have Too Much? I was born and raised in a small French-Canadian community in Massachusetts. My grandparents had migrated from Canada and my parents were born in the U.S. Still, the French-Canadian culture and heritage was alive and well. Up until age five, I spoke predominantly French in my home, [...]
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How NOT to Be a Sucker in These Financially Desperate Times As with most things in my life, I have learned my lessons through hard, first-hand experience. I, too have been a sucker in financially desperate times, not only once but many times. You’d think I would learn. Thankfully, I’m getting there. The thing is, [...]
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Does Your Teacher Teach Practice Skills? “And what would you like to learn today?” So began another class, first with my older step-daughter Suvin with singing and later with Ambrosia with dancing. In both cases, there was very little – if any – focus on practice skills. Suvin got to choose a song that she [...]
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How Do You Stay Connected? Back in the day (we’re talking 1950′s and 60′s folks) it seemed to be so much easier to stay connected. Families remained closer together – even when the kids moved ‘out of the nest’, they rarely moved more than a couple of blocks away from mom and dad. I remember [...]
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