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Interests and Issues
Artificial Intelligence
What Have We Learned Through Natural Ignorance?
by Edward B. Toupin

During the late '80s and early '90s, I had the opportunity to work with expert systems in real-time production environments. I found artificial intelligence, or AI, to be thoroughly intriguing.

You Are In Control!
You Are Responsible!
by Noel Peebles

Do you ever think to yourself, "I can't do that?" Most likely, it is your present beliefs that may be causing you to doubt your own abilities. After all, the only thing that can ever stop you from doing or getting anything is a thought.

Security Is An 'Inside' Job
by Greg Hickman

While I was growing up, my dad repeatedly told me that when I completing my schooling, I needed to get a good job. In fact, I should try to land some sort of good paying job, preferably one that was done indoors. This kind of inside job was his idea of security.

About that Dream ...
by Darlene Arechederra

What could you negotiate with yourself today -- to pull your dream a little bit closer? How about making a small deal with yourself? If I (fill in the blank), then I could (fill in the blank). Who better to negotiate with?

Is Your Life's Purpose For Sale?
by Craig Nathanson

In mid-life, many people find themselves suddenly questioning everything -- careers, lifestyles, and priorities. Nothing is spared from this examination, although few will discuss their fears. Often it takes a personal crisis -- a layoff, a death, or a divorce -- to move people from introspection to action. When these events occur, they open up a small window of opportunity to challenge everything and consider a new course.

Want to Enjoy Life and Achieve Your Goals?
by Susan Dunn

Do you want to enjoy your life and achieve all of your goals? Most of us do, but the two can be conflicting. Career and achievement goals can bring stress and negative emotions, when what we're after is positive emotions.

Selfishness versus Self-Responsibility
by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

When you become secure in knowing that you not only have the right, but the responsibility, to support your own joy and highest good -with no intent to harm another -- then you will not be tempted to give yourself up when someone tells you that you are selfish for not doing what he or she wants you to do.

Honoring Your Values
by Poonam Sharma

Values are intimately connected with our core sense of self. In many ways they define who we are as human beings. Our values make choices clear, even in the face of increasing information overload and personal stress.

How to Succeed for the Rest of Your Life
by Steve Brunkhorst

What would you do if you felt yourself heading for a major change? How could you play a big enough game to follow your heart and continue to succeed? Here are some ideas and questions to consider.

How To Be Like Mona Lisa
by Julie Jordan Scott

What I observed as I simply went about interacting with humanity this morning reminded me of how pervasive outside messages can be in infiltrating our own personal life experience. It is up to us to maintain a level of balance between being informed and not allowing the messages to cross the line into effecting our behavior.


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Interests and Issues
Are You Losing A Friend Or Gaining An Enemy?
by Bill Knell

It's easy to forget how important friendships are. Many extend beyond our personal lives into careers and family relationships. Having a friendship with someone may also involve a grouping of people set in a social circle. All this makes the idea of ending a friendship a very complicated matter that requires careful consideration.

Are You Ready?
by Julie Fuimano

You know that life can be better than this. You long for something new, something different. You may not know what you want but you know that where you are is not working for you anymore.

When the Seas of Life Get Stormy
Use These Tips to Ride the Waves to Fun and Happiness
by Susan Dunn

When sailing through life, sometimes you'll encounter rough seas. Here are some of the things you'll need to ride the waves to fun and happiness.

Reach Your Goals Quickly
by Philip E. Humbert, PhD.

We all have dreams and goals. Some of them are simply "wishes", like winning the lottery or sailing to Tahiti. But we also have goals that are vital to our futures and the well-being of our families. And yet many of us make little or no progress toward achieving our most important goals. We wait and hope, but get no closer to our dreams.

Avoid a Life of Regrets With Your Yes List
by Sopan Greene

How many times have you told yourself "yes!" today? Not enough I bet. Yes is the most powerful word in the English language. Unfortunately, too many times we say yes to others when we should say no. At the same time we continue to tell ourselves no when we need to say yes.

4 Steps To Having the Life You REALLY Want!
by Philip E. Humbert, PhD.

Many of us are incredibly frustrated at not being able to reach our dreams and have the life we want. I believe there are 4 simple (not easy, but simple) techniques for getting there. You really can achieve your goals and live your dreams!

Discovering Your Brilliance
by Susan Dunn

How do you figure out what you were meant to do? How do you know what you're really good at? What can you do that makes you shine? One obstacle most of us have is that we really don't know. People are quick to point out our weaknesses and most of us in childhood on onward were pushed toward shoring up our weaknesses rather than identifying our strengths and working on them. The goal has been "well-rounded," not "sharp."

Loads Of Goals But No Place To Go
by Asoka Selvarajah, Ph.D

All the personal growth literature tells us we should have goals to work on, affirmations to repeat, and that we should be constantly visualizing our future each day. All well and good. So...
 
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