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		<title>8 Ways to Get Yourself Out of a Rut</title>
		<link>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/awareness/8-ways-to-get-yourself-out-of-a-rut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.&#8221;
-Ellen Glasgow (Pulitzer Prize winning novelist)
We all have those moments in life where it feels nothing new is happening.  We&#8217;re just going through the motions doing the bare necessities to survive.  Things which we once enjoyed, have now fallen by the wayside.  We wake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Embrace Ignorance, Kill the News!</title>
		<link>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/personal-change/embrace-ignorance-kill-the-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a followup to my post on my efforts to kill information overload (4 Ways I&#8217;m Fighting Information Overload) I have gone exactly 1 week without listening to or reading &#8220;news.&#8221;  This meant: no accessing my favorite news sites, no talk radio in the morning, and no watching TV news channels.
My solution, in order to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Personal Growth Questions to Ask Yourself Everyday</title>
		<link>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/awareness/7-personal-growth-questions-to-ask-yourself-everyday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Change]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Reflective thinking turns experience into insight.&#8221;
&#8212; John Maxwell
A key piece of personal growth is consistently taking the time to reflect on your experiences and interactions with people.  Reflection time is the best opportunity to put everything into perspective, assess where you are at in life, and to consider how events have impacted you.  Additionally, it allows you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Cleese and the Art of Creative Thinking</title>
		<link>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/personal-change/john-cleese-and-the-art-of-creative-thinking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/personal-change/john-cleese-and-the-art-of-creative-thinking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Right-Tasking & Productivity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I never thought of myself as a &#8220;creative thinker,&#8221; I mean that&#8217;s for artists, writers, and musicians&#8230;you know, &#8220;creative types.&#8221;  However, do you have to be a painter in order to be creative?  By writing a novel am I suddenly more creative? Surely, there is no room in the business world for creativity.
I&#8217;ve started to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When In Doubt, Just Start!</title>
		<link>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/habits/when-in-doubt-just-start/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Right-Tasking & Productivity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started. &#8220;
&#8212; Dawson Trotman
Sometimes one of the hardest steps to take is the first. It&#8217;s especially true when it comes to completing a tough work assignment.  If you are faced with a daunting task or an uncomfortable  conversation, do you find it difficult to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Areas To Focus Your Thinking On</title>
		<link>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/personal-change/4-areas-to-to-focus-your-thinking-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/personal-change/4-areas-to-to-focus-your-thinking-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Right-Tasking & Productivity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I knew nothing about blogging, Wordpress, web hosting, or how to get my blog &#8220;out there&#8221; for others to see.  I had this murky, &#8220;kinda sorta,&#8221; goal of making something I could be proud of, but I had yet to take any action steps to actually make it happen.  I&#8217;d dream, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Motivates a Person to Change?</title>
		<link>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/personal-change/what-motivates-a-person-to-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/personal-change/what-motivates-a-person-to-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Change]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Change is happening all around us.  It could be the weather, a good friend moving away, or a project that comes up at work which will require new effort.  We have a gift in our ability to quickly adapt to a change in our environment.  If it&#8217;s cold outside, we know to put on a coat.  If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Your Current State?</title>
		<link>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/awareness/what-is-your-current-state/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/awareness/what-is-your-current-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Change]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
When starting a project what is one of the first steps you take?  Odds are, you look at the current state of that product or service you are going to work on. For example, if you had a project to reduce the number of steps required to assemble a computer, you would have to know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Top Goals for 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/about/my-top-goals-for-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shiftyourmind.com/about/my-top-goals-for-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Change]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Back in January, as most people do, I created a list of goals to accomplish in 2009.  Yes, I realize it&#8217;s almost 2 full months into the year, so it may seem late to be sharing these goals. However, I want to keep them front and center so I can focus on completing them.
I have [...]]]></description>
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