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		<title>You&#8217;ve Got Eight Seconds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Poke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bull riders have eight seconds to stay on their raging bull. It&#8217;s not a lot of time, but I&#8217;m sure to the rider it can seem like an eternity. Eight seconds. Research says that 50% of web surfers spend eight seconds on each page that they&#8217;re looking at before deciding whether or not to read on. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12816396&amp;post=5333&amp;subd=betterlifecoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You Don&#8217;t Drown By Falling in Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Poke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edwin Louis Cole once said, &#8220;You don&#8217;t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.&#8221; It&#8217;s a timely reminder that it&#8217;s not our problems that defeat us, it&#8217;s our inability to come up with resourceful solutions to them. Sometimes, we get caught in the trap of focussing on our circumstances. We think [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12816396&amp;post=5326&amp;subd=betterlifecoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make the Good Times Seem Longer and the Bad Times Shorter</title>
		<link>http://betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/how-to-make-the-good-times-seem-longer-and-the-bad-times-shorter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Poke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My oldest son, ever the philosopher, recently told us that he wished that good experiences lasted longer and the bad ones shorter. Even at the age of six he understands the concept that time flies when you&#8217;re having fun, but bad times seem to linger. Karen and I smiled at him and I responded with a few [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12816396&amp;post=5318&amp;subd=betterlifecoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Swing That Doesn&#8217;t Swing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Poke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was playing down at the local park a couple of days ago with the kids. They were having a great time, especially on the swings. Madison&#8217;s hair was flowing behind her, Hayden was going higher and higher and Logan was doing the obligatory &#8220;Weeeeeeeee.&#8221; They were in motion, flying through the air, feeling the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12816396&amp;post=5277&amp;subd=betterlifecoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Chinese Word For Crisis</title>
		<link>http://betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/the-chinese-word-for-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Poke</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com/?p=5303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a common urban legend that the Chinese word for crisis combines the characters for danger and opportunity. Many personal development experts use this myth to interpret that during a crisis, we have the choice to either focus on the dangerous element of the event or the opportunity that presents itself within every set of circumstances. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12816396&amp;post=5303&amp;subd=betterlifecoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Carrot, an Egg and a Cup of Coffee &#8211; A Story About Dealing With Challenges</title>
		<link>http://betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/a-carrot-an-egg-and-a-cup-of-coffee-a-story-about-dealing-with-challenges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Poke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this story a few weeks ago and wanted to share it.  I&#8217;m not sure who the original author is, so please comment below if you know. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her.  She did not know how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12816396&amp;post=5282&amp;subd=betterlifecoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Get Rid of Your Alibi</title>
		<link>http://betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/get-rid-of-your-alibi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Poke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just imagine going to the local police station. You&#8217;re taken into questioning and you&#8217;re asked about your alibi. Most alibis are required to see what you were doing when a crime was committed.  Can you prove your whereabouts at a certain time?  Is it airtight?  Can you prove that you didn&#8217;t do what they are alleging? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12816396&amp;post=5252&amp;subd=betterlifecoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Glad I Did or I Wish I Did?</title>
		<link>http://betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/im-glad-i-did-or-i-wish-i-did/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Poke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of this year, we will be able to say one of two things, &#8220;I&#8217;m glad I did or I wish I did.&#8221; I&#8217;m glad that I worked hard to make my dreams come closer to reality, or I wish I did. I&#8217;m glad that I invested in my children, helping them to feel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12816396&amp;post=5272&amp;subd=betterlifecoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Dragons Are Always Unhappy</title>
		<link>http://betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/why-dragons-are-always-unhappy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Poke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently started to read Tolkien&#8217;s classic &#8220;The Hobbit&#8221; to my oldest son Hayden and stumbled upon the following description of dragons. &#8220;Dragons steal gold and jewels, you know, from men and elves and dwarves, wherever they can find them; and they guard their plunder as long as they live (which is practically for ever, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12816396&amp;post=5186&amp;subd=betterlifecoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dispatch or Despatch?</title>
		<link>http://betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/dispatch-or-despatch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Poke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was writing a resume for a client last week and one of the past roles he had was as a dispatch officer.  Or is that a despatch officer? I wasn&#8217;t 100% sure, so I did what most people do these days when they don&#8217;t know the answer to something. I googled it. It turns [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12816396&amp;post=5259&amp;subd=betterlifecoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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