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If you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you already know that I’m “Mostly-Sane”. Long ago in my business, I decided that I didn’t want to be just like everyone else for two reasons. 1. It was hard trying to be like everyone else, and 2. It was even more difficult suppressing who I am.) So I [...]

My wife had a friend over recently. In the midst of chit-chat (you know how much I like that),I probed for more meaningful conversation. I asked, "How are you andJohn doing? How’s your marriage? She replied, "It’s OK, I guess.” "You guess?” I asked. "How could you not know for sure?” She responded with an oh-too familiar scenario… She explained, "Well, we are both doing our part. I am taking care of the kids, the house and my elder parents, and he is working long hours providing for the family. He shows up for dinner and soccergames, so I think we are doing fine.” I responded, "Sounds like you are both performing your roles as domestic partners, but what about your relationship? How is that going?” "Well, life is so busy I think we are doing the best we can,” she said. "That’s dangerous,” I warned. "What do you mean?” she asked.Then I drew out this diagram on a napkin. (see figure) “Here is what happens if you don’t realize there is a third ‘person’ that needs to be cared for. Both of you are doing your part and you do it for 10, 20 or more years. You are living together, raising a family, ‘doing your part’ just fine, but this third entity is never (or rarely) cared for, fed, nurtured or nourished. It gets weak and in many cases withers and dies. You wake up 20 years later. While you are good roommates and you might genuinely care for each other, your romantic relationship has starved… to death. All the while you thought you were ‘doing fine.’ ” I explained further, CLICK TO READ REST OF ARTICLE

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Have you noticed that it is getting harder to focus? I was talking to my neighbour yesterday and she admitted to being overwhelmed and not getting enough started and finished. There are so many distractions and so much information around —- it’s getting more difficult to get things done. Here are some tips on using your [...]

Which of these mistakes do you make with the Law of Attraction? 1. Thinking imagining what you want is enough. 2. Trying to attract a specific person. 3. Focusing on the material only. 4. Focusing on the spiritual only. 5. Working with affirmations only. Truth is, there are many mistakes when it comes to using the Law of Attraction. It’s usually [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Law of Attraction Mistakes", url: "http://blog.mrfire.com/law-of-attraction-mistakes/" });

The Closing Technology Divide There’s a ground-breaking change going on in society, says Sally Helgesen, author of The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work. Interviewed on Bnet.com, Helgesen notes that today, for the first time in human history, men and women are using the same basic tools at work. In other words, we’re all [...]

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