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Retirement: What puts you down?

Nothing to smile about..
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Even the best of us has a down day from time to time. In truth it is hard to stay positive today because we live in a world that glorifies the negative and ridicules the positive. Negativity surrounds us from the radio and television shows, print media and 95% of the people we meet. Have a good attitude and society marks you with a bulls eye. A good attitude is a target for negativity because negative people can’t stand the idea the anybody could be happy. They feel compelled to set you straight. We are all vulnerable to negativity but in different ways. [continue reading…]

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When do you need a new idea?

Plow Horses

I love new ideas.

They are carefree and exhilerating. They promise exciting advancement and change. They are cute and fresh. Those new ideas are quite a contrast to the old ones cluttering up my brain and filling my day with commitments and just plain work. New ideas are free spirited race horses which are a big contrast to the plodding workhorses I follow down the furrows each day. It’s no wonder when I find a new idea that it attracts me. New ideas are fun and free wheeling, full of the easy promise of the unknown. ‘What if‘ is so much more enticing than putting in the work. [continue reading…]

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