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Blow the Lid Off Yourself by Thinking Big

by Stephen Mills May 23, 2009
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“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” — Theodore Roosevelt

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Make Your Dreams Real with These 10 Action Tips

by Stephen Mills March 13, 2009
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Yes, you can have what you want! Of course, you can. Yet accomplishing your dreams and creating change can be an involved and ongoing process. Despite this fact, at certain times in our lives, we dare to dream of a bigger life. Courageously we bring an inner desire up into our conscious awareness and feel the magnificence of a greater life. Excitement begins to bubble, and our hearts open as we anticipate new possibilities.

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Find Your True Purpose

by Stephen Mills February 15, 2009

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or Subscribe to The Rat Race Trap by Email Thanks for visiting!What a different story people would have to tell if they would adopt a definite purpose and stand by that purpose until it had time to [...]

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How to Thrive by Accomplishing the Essential

by Stephen Mills February 9, 2009
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You can accomplish your most essential goals and make amazing improvements in your life if you will suspend your disbelief for a short period of time.  When I first ran across the ideas that follow, I was extremely skeptical.  I thought it was impossible to implement this stuff.  It was pie in the sky philosophizing.  [...]

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Follow Your Dream Out of the Rat Race – Without Being Eaten Alive

by Stephen Mills February 8, 2009
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When you decide to follow your dream and escape the rat race, you are vulnerable. You are going to see so many get-rich-quick schemes and scams flying in your direction you won’t know which direction is up. These will be presented in very convincing presentations, using tried and true marketing techniques, wrapped inside the most powerful testimonials from the allegedly new rich.

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Find Happiness Outside the Rat Race – Part 3

by Stephen Mills February 5, 2009
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Whatever you give up in core needs, makes you less of who you really are and could be. Your children will remember a mother who was not filled with the joy of life, with the calm and loving manner, and with the fulfilled life that should should have been. You are giving your children something less and not something more by sacrificing a core need.

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Escape the Rat Race by Reducing Your Commitments

by Stephen Mills January 23, 2009

Another important way to make time for your dreams is to reduce your commitments.  You don’t have to eliminate them and you can still volunteer, help, contribute, or whatever you want.  The important point is don’t be committed to do so. You can help with your daughter’s soccer team but don’t commit to be a [...]

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How to Follow Your Dreams by Making Time for Them

by Stephen Mills January 21, 2009

You cannot possibly escape the rat race and follow your dreams, unless you make time available to actually do those things necessary to achieve your dream life.  This seems obvious, but most people are so busy running the rat race that they don’t have time to even think about how to do anything else.  I [...]

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