Who’s in control of your life? Who’s pulling your strings? For the majority of us‚ it’s other people – society‚ colleagues‚ friends‚ family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young‚ of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. We didn’t want to be singled out by the crowd for being different because this wasn’t such
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The Happiest Days of Your Life Normally you would think‚ that parents would have the best interest and intensions for their children. And parents‚ who are very ambitious on behalf of their children‚ are often a good prerequisite for the kids to get really far in a prestigious world. But at the same time any parent must also be careful‚ that the excessive pressure of expectations and so early defined objectives do not take away the play of childhood and at a later stage the child’s wish to formulate
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The Secret: Will it change your life? A guy is waiting for the light to turn green as he notices a Lamborghini pull up next to him‚ in his head he’s thinking wow this guys has a lot going for him. At the same time he notices on the other side of his car another guy pulls up driving a Kia. He laughs because based on his vehicle the overall assumption is that he’s struggling through life‚ just because he doesn’t have a nice car. In today’s society we base success on money and power‚ but the average
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“Living your life to the fullest” takes nothing more than stepping out of your comfort zone and living your dreams. Unfortunately‚ a large portion of society struggles with this concept‚ for they are fearful of losing an unfounded sense of security they have found through building mental boundaries around themselves. Many people search for relief‚ turning to songs and blogs with messages pertaining to their troubles. Messages‚ such as living your life to the fullest‚ tend to shift
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Best years of your life? Or worst years of your life? When expressing their opinion on their adolescence‚ most people‚ young or old‚ have an extreme view of it. When interviewing people from different generations on their experiences of adolescence‚ we find as many similarities as differences. One of the biggest differences in the last generation and today’s‚ is that it takes much longer to make the transition to adulthood. The generation after World War 11 considered themselves
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Running head: MEAT: BAD FOR YOUR LIFE Meat: Bad for Your Life…And Theirs Herb Josey HU305 - Critical Thinking: Art Institute of Virginia Beach 4/30/13 Meat: Bad for your Life …And Theirs I know pork‚ beef and chicken look‚ smell and taste good. Who doesn’t like the smell and sizzle of fried bacon? The juicy steak? Crispy fried chicken? Umm‚ good – right? Wrong. Meat is disgusting. Did you know people who eat lots of meat have higher rates of obesity? Higher rates of heart
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Piper‚ john. Don’t waste Your Life. Wheaton‚ Illinois: Cross Way Books:2003‚ Pgs 191. Since 1980‚ John Piper has been the pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in the heart of Minneapolis. Purpose of this Book and Summary The main purpose for which John Piper wrote this book was to help Christians and non Christians to not waste their lives (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). John Piper wants all people to know the purpose for which they were created and to live for it
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Writing the Story of Your Life Many students ask me‚ “Whenever I meet a foreigner‚ I want to talk to them‚ but I never know what to say.” Others are merely interested in their careers and only want to learn “Business English‚” so they can “get many‚ many moneys” when they get out of college. Truth is‚ even a successful business person has got to be a person first of all‚ and since mutual trust is a must in business‚ you’ve got to have the ability to engender that trust in you with your future business
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Planning for changes in your life CH 17 Motivation • Develop the willingness or desire to change. After making a honest commitment to change‚ you must find ways to maintain your motivation. The key to staying motivated is to develop a mindset strong enough that you feel compelled to act on your desire to change. Knowledge • Once you clearly understand the benefits of breaking a habit or forming an new one‚ you must acquire the knowledge you need to change. Ask for advice‚ learn from the experience
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How does your passion shape your future? In today’s era‚ one could quiet observe that the most famous statement is‚ “The future lies in the hands of the youth”. But‚ had this question not entered into our minds—“How can this be possible?” Living in a seemingly unprogressive nation‚ we‚ the youth‚ could help make it possible by starting to consider first our very own selves instead of blaming it all to the authorities. Take responsibility for your life. Experiment with different things and you’ll
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