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Aspirations

Life, Death, and Taxes: How Language Impacts Reinvention and Motivation

Russell C. Smith | Posted 01.14.2013 | Business
Read More: Digital-Distractions, Taxes, Infrastructure, Income Tax, Language, Social Contract, Internet, Aspirations, Community, Superstorm Sandy, The Commons, Technology, Death, Business News
Russell C. Smith

You can't have death without life, and you can't pay taxes unless you're a part of something bigger than yourself.

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Shelley Emling

20 Things Midlifers Say They've Stopped Stressing About

HuffingtonPost.com | Shelley Emling | Posted 10.25.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Aging Gracefully, Baby Boomer Stress, Stressed Out, De-Stress, Livebetteramerica-Well-Being, Losing Sleep, Aspirations, Stressed, Health Post50, Lower Stress, Reduce Stress, How to Reduce Stress, How to Lower Stress, Fifty News

Post 50s stress about many things: career, marriage, legacy –- even loose skin. But midlifers are happy to report a few things they no longer feel t...

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10 'Dream Jobs' That Aren't As Glamorous As They Look

AOL Jobs | Posted 11.09.2011 | Women
Read More: Glamorous Jobs, Career Women, Dream Jobs, Difficult-Career, Aspirations, Difficult Jobs, Careers, Jobs, Glamorous, Women News

Who wouldn't want to be a travel writer? They visit some of the most interesting and beautiful places in the world, and they get paid for it. Or a cel...

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Witnessing Revolutions

Ann Medlock | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Egypt, Ngo Dinh Diem, Tunisia, Belgium, US Foreign Policy, Self-Determination, Kinshasa, Aspirations, Democracy, Foreign Service, Soviet Union, Power, Capitalism, Cold War, Viet Nam, Congo, Dictators, Foreign Policy, Founders, History, Uprisings, Nato, Human Rights, Real Politik, Freedom, Revolutions, Libya, Minerals, Status Quo, Stability, Saigon, Leopoldville, World News
Ann Medlock

With all the news of uprisings, I've been rocketed back in time and space to the Congo, to Vietnam, where I got some first-hand experiences of what it's like when people make such dramatic moves.

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Peak Moments

Chris Guillebeau | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Non-Conformity, Goals, Gratitude, Aspirations, Healthy Living News
Chris Guillebeau

Here's a fun exercise: take 60 seconds and write down the peak moments of your life. A peak moment is a fixed point in time that has strong, positive...

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Overrated: Following Your Dreams

Christine Egan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Ambition, Dreams, Cynicism, Aspirations, Wishes, Personal Goals, Goals, Happiness, Hopes, Follow Your Dreams, Comedy News
Christine Egan

You can do anything you put your mind to! If anyone tells you that, they're either lying or stupid, or both. Sure, the idea sounds nice in theory....

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Dream a Little Dream...

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Achievement, Wishing, Living Your Dream, Dreams, Fantasy, Aspirations, Personal-Success, Success, Dream Job, Dream Interpretation, Fulfillment, Aspirational Goal, Healthy Living News
Leeat Granek, PhD

I always thought that if you worked really hard and put your whole heart into achieving your dreams, they would come true. It turns out, this is not so.

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