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MOJO (Part 2)

March 17, 2009 – 1:17 am

The thing about MOJO is that you already know it well, but you probably can’t define it, or identify its source. Let’s take a closer look before moving forward…
 
Like love, MOJO is not magic, though it is magical.
 
MOJO is certainty; it’s calm; it’s positive emotion:
 
confidence, trust, hope, faith, inspiration.
 
MOJO is momentum.
 
It’s sometimes called moxy, or […]

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What is this “MOJO” of which you speak? (Part 1)

March 17, 2009 – 1:03 am

What is this “mojo” of which you speak? (from my Facebook Notes)
Friday, February 27, 2009 at 5:29pm 
(the following is a ‘work in progress’ related to an online community I plan to launch later this year. Bouncing it off of y’all for early reactions, feedback…)
The word ‘mojo’ has many roots, but seems to have its […]

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Happy, connected people

February 9, 2009 – 11:11 am

Over the course of the past year, I’ve been researching the inter-connectedness of communities, confidence, trust, hope, happiness and social intelligence. This is all in preparation for an upcoming project I plan to launch with a few trusted collaborators later this year.   There are many, many videos and articles to share with you all, but […]

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Happiness is contagious

December 6, 2008 – 1:20 am

Yet another reason to surround yourself with people who are actively engaged in the pursuit of happiness…
 Via Scientific American - “60-second science” podcast:
(Listen: here)
[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]
Want to live a happier life? Try surrounding yourself with happy friends or at least find friends with happy friends. A study published online […]

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You are always on my mind

August 27, 2008 – 6:09 am

Apologies up front. This post is not nearly as romantic as the title suggests.
I taught myself some tricks really early on in life that allowed me to memorize sets of information and strings of communication, and hold onto them for longer than most people would try. These tricks, along with my uber-over-achiever attitude, have been […]

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Without tailoring, all you have is an expensive tablecloth.

April 18, 2008 – 2:17 pm

Dear readers,
 We’re just about ready to get on track with regular posting again, but I need to do something first….
During this first short year, I have come to realize that I am trying to do too many different things with this blog, which is inhibiting my ability to achieve any one of my lofty online aspirations. Don’t […]

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On Hope and Anger

January 29, 2008 – 6:41 am

This is something I wrote when I was in college, deeply immersed in what I thought was heavy and profound thought:
Hope and Anger
The great thing about losing hope is that you also lose anger….
To be angry, you have to believe that things could better.
What a gloomy, cynical, self-absorbed twat I used to be!
Don’t worry. […]

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Happiness, Part 1: Think shopping makes you happy?

December 14, 2007 – 11:47 pm

Think shopping makes you happy?
Well, of course it does! What self-respecting individual doesn’t find guilty pleasure in throwing caution to the wind and racing home with the latest ‘must-have’ item on her/his wish list? “Yes! Got it.” That’s right. One down, eleventy-seven billion to go–but at least you’re getting closer, right? Nah-ah. Not even […]

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Life-changing opportunities: It’s all about timing…oh, and being ready to catch the ball and run with it.

November 20, 2007 – 4:42 pm

I am often amazed at the number of opportunities that people allow to pass them by, day in and day out. It’s understandable to pass up an opportunity when the timing isn’t right. In fact, that’s where many of life’s most difficult decisions lie. Deciding whether to seize an opportunity and make the most of […]

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Effortlessness is born of great effort.

September 25, 2007 – 4:51 am

‘Effortless is born [of] great effort.’
I heard this line in a spoof video depicting the making of the Brylcreem ‘Effortless’ commercial, and it got me thinking. There are examples of this all around us. We know that next to no one is born with the kind of talent that makes difficult tasks appear […]

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