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Am I Having a Mid-life Crisis?

September 20th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor I’ve been pretty darned restless for about six months now and I just haven’t been able to shake the feeling. I wasn’t sure what to make of this unsettled feeling because I’ve got a really good life. Then, I received an email from one of my best friends who now lives […]

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Tags: boredom, change, mid-life crisis, mortality, personal growth
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8 Dimensions of Crisis Mastery

September 6th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor My work in the business world, that has included helping companies survive crises of all sorts, has revealed eight dimensions that distinguish those who respond well to a crisis from those who don’t. Your ability to reject the crisis mentality and cultivate an opportunity psychology depends on your developing these essential […]

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Tags: behavior, business, change, crisis, culture, emotions, leadership, vision
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Should You Take a Leap of Faith?

June 5th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor I’ve been on a bit of a self-help kick in my writing lately. And given the strong response from my last post about regret, I figured I would continue my personal-growth jones and write about another topic that might be of interest to readers. Living the life you want often means […]

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Tags: career, change, consequences, personal growth, relationships, self-help
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President Obama Has Brought Us Out of the Dark and into the Light

April 20th, 2012

By Dan Miller Promised Land, Here we come. Glory Days are upon us! I am so very proud of him that I could…. “We have an unbelievable amazing story to sell tell,” First Lady Obama said. “This President has brought us out of the dark and into the light.” Unlike some candidates people, He wasn’t […]

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Tags: change, dark, hope, light, Michelle, Obama, righteousness, satire, savior
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Changing Your Life “Inertia” Takes Courage

March 19th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor In a previous post, I first introduced you to my law of life inertia: “The tendency of people, having once established a life trajectory, to continue on that course unless acted on by a greater force.” I followed that post with another in which I described the four forces that drive […]

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Tags: change, conviction, courage, faith, life inertia, personal growth, uncertainty
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