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Recent articles related to

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Discovering the Secrets of Life From “Pint-Sized” Teachers

By Jason Leister | 06/14/2013

I’m probably the only former-church-organist to grace the pages of Early To Rise. Let me tell you how I got here. My goal as a young man was to be a church organist playing in some beautiful church somewhere that wanted nothing but the highest level of musical offering for…

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The Top Five Regrets

The Top Five Regrets in Life

By Alex Green | 05/29/2013

Once we are no longer young – and therefore no longer immortal – most of us spend at least some time trying to figure out how best to live, so that when the time comes to die we can do so without regrets. For this important task, we have two…

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How to Stand Out and Dominate Your Competitive Market

By Bedros Keuilian | 05/28/2013

As we went up for the last and final drop, I felt the grip on my hand tighten up like a vice. A second later we dropped fourteen stories straight to the bottom. It was an epic moment and one that I’ll never forget. This was the first time that…

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The Power of “Magic Time” for Stressed Out Working Parents

By Nicole O'Reilly | 05/24/2013

I was a mess: a stressed out, unhealthy time bomb just waiting to explode. As the family’s sole breadwinner, I let my responsibility to provide for my husband and 2-year-old son weigh too heavily on my shoulders. Simply loving your job doesn’t always translate to a stress-free existence, especially when…

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The Truth About Positive Thinking

By Mark Morgan Ford | 05/15/2013

When my sons were growing up, I dreaded meeting with their teachers. I was always a tiny bit afraid that somewhere in the middle of the conversation the teacher would lean forward, grab my ear, and chastise me. This may be an irrational fear, but it is deeply seeded. It…

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Avoiding the Dark Side of Your Mind

By Craig Ballantyne | 04/29/2013

Last week, I found myself at a swanky nightclub in New York City (don’t’ worry, I was home by 11pm!). I also found myself surrounded by prosperity. There were over 400 people on hand, including celebrity authors (like Tim Ferriss), some of the world’s top fitness experts, and dear friends…

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Fix Your Kids and Your Career

By Will Bonner | 04/11/2013

Warren Buffett recently chose his son Howard to succeed him as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. You may wonder if the world’s richest investor picked his son out of nepotism or sloth.  He didn’t.  In fact, he had a very good reason. Howard Buffett, is a farmer and philanthropist and has…

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Book of the Year

By Craig Ballantyne | 12/21/2012

“It’s a really great book,” my friend Rich told me at breakfast. We were sitting in the Cascades restaurant at the Opryland Hotel at a recent marketing seminar, and Rich was describing a recent family-bonding event he had been on with his brother and nephews. At the event, held on…

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Why You Already Have Enough

By Leo Babauta | 12/4/2012

Have you said thank you to someone to show how grateful you are for them today? It’s such a small thing, but it can have a huge impact on your life, and the life of that person. Find little ways to incorporate gratitude in your life, and you’ll be much…

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How to Change Your Life with Thanksgiving

By Leo Babauta | 11/22/2012

It’s amazing how one simple, easy, positive action can change so much in a person’s life. One of the things that has had the biggest effect on my life is the realization of the power of gratitude. Simply giving thanks. It has affected everything. It has made me a more…

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The Three Mega-Skills in Life

By Mark Morgan Ford | 11/7/2012

Today, I’d like to talk about the most important skills we need to be successful in life. I’ve been thinking about this subject for several decades. I hope that what I’m about to say will be helpful to you. The Three Mega-skills: Thinking, Writing, and Speaking I’ve identified about a…

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How to Avoid This Fate

By Alex Green | 11/2/2012

At a conference in Las Vegas a couple months ago, I had the opportunity to meet and chat with Dr. Joel Wade, a psychotherapist who has dedicated his career to discovering what it means to live well.  As a life coach, his practice is about helping people create and embody…

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