From the monthly archives:

January 2011

Hopeless? How a Brilliant Young Singer defies Medical Odds and Performs Again

By Mary Jaksch When Charity Tillemann-Dick, a brilliant young opera singer, was told by her doctors that she would never sing again – and would most likely die  very soon – Charity was determined to prove them wrong. The video below is a moving testament of the power of passion, and the miracle of determination. [...]

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Has Your First Memory Shaped Your Life?

By Mary Jaksch What is your first memory? I don’t mean what your parents told you, but a don’t-understand-the-words memory. It is said that our first memory has the power to shape our lives. What can YOU remember? My first memory was one of white-hot rage. I was in a kind of harness and on [...]

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Strengthen Your Inner Core With a Little Soul Training

A guest post by Katie Tallo of Momentum Gathering I’ve been working out lately – getting stronger, more lean, flexible and energized, but not in the way you’d think. I’m not talking about swinging kettle bells or running 5K every morning. Nope, I’m talking about something else – something I’ve learned from swinging kettle bells [...]

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Want to Establish a Good Habit? Use This Secret Mental Force

By Mary Jaksch Have you ever wanted to establish a new habit but then your motivation wavered and waned? You are not alone. It happens to most people. Many people who wanted to join the Fitness Challenge wrote that they were nervous about losing motivation along the way. One person said (echoing the concern of [...]

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6 Hacks to Make Fitness Goals Reality

A guest post by Scott Dinsmore of ReadingForYourSuccess Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. ~Tom Robbins Last year I ran an ultramarathon, swam across the San Francisco Bay and climbed Mt. Shasta. All of these were firsts for me. I am crazy about fitness challenges. Not only do they help [...]

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What Triggers a Paradigm Shift in Life?

By Mary Jaksch A fellow blogger who is putting together a collaborative post asked me a searching questions today: What triggered a paradigm shift in your life? It’s an interesting question, isn’t it? Try and answer it for yourself and see what appears. I came up with a moment of truth that changed my life [...]

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Life Awash: 5 Principles Learned From the Ocean

A guest post by Jacob Mojiwat Growing up in the Pacific tropics, I was immersed in paradise from the day I was born. When you live on an island, visitors are often the life blood of the local economy. That’s how I ended spending a lot of time on the ocean, whether it was to [...]

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