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Do One Nice Thing; and make the world better one Monday at a time.

May 1, 2009
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Sorry, Charles Dickens. It’s certainly not the best of times, but it’s also not the worst of times. Despite everything going on in the world now, you can make it better. Yes, you can, and you don’t have to spend a lot of money or time to do it. Here’s how I found out. During [...]

How to change everything

January 31, 2009
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If every person in the US spent an hour doing something selfless, useful and leveraged, what would happen? What if you and your circle committed to doing it an hour a day for a year? 300 million hours is a lot of hours for just one day, a year of that would change everything. While [...]

The Sigmoid Curve and Your Life: It’s Later Than You Think (Part 3)

January 31, 2009
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This is the third article in a series of four. The first article presented the theory. The second explained how to embrace change rather than simply enduring it. This article is a detailed example of the author’s application of the theory in her own life. The fourth will include practical guidelines, the drip, trickle, and [...]

Eat Local, Save Oil

December 16, 2008
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From 2006 to 2007, U.S. consumption of liquid fuels increased by 2.1 million barrels per day, all driven by transportation. Transportation is expected to account for 73 percent of total liquid fuels consumption in 2030, up from 68 percent in 2006. Large-scale commercial agriculture is completely dependent on fossil fuel. Oil runs the tractors, the [...]

Just Say No to Christmas as Usual, Your family Just Might Thank You

December 16, 2008
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For over ten years now, my husband and I exchange one gift only on Christmas Eve. Why? Rather quickly into our marriage, we realized that stuff had little if anything to do with how much we loved each other. No present is going to make or break our marriage; it’s a dumb way to add [...]

The Sigmoid Curve and Your Life: It’s Later Than You Think (Part 2)

December 15, 2008
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This is the second article in a series of four. The first article presented the theory. This article explains how to embrace change rather than simply enduring it. The third article is a detailed example of the author’s application of the theory in her own life. The fourth will include practical guidelines, the drip, trickle, [...]

The Sigmoid Curve and Your Life: It’s Later Than You Think (Part 1)

November 18, 2008
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This is the first article in a series of four. This article presents the theory. The second article explains how to embrace change rather than simply enduring it. The third article is a detailed example of the author’s application of the theory in her own life. The fourth will include practical guidelines, the drip, trickle, [...]