Motivational Success

The Beginning of the End to My Journey Through Culinary School

Heidi Brod | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Inspiring, Chef School, Cooking, Dating, Cool, Motivational-Success, Food, Culinary School, International Culinary Institute, Slideexpand, Women News

I made 84 recipes and spent over 100 hours in the kitchen. I did it at the risk of my marriage (Con Ed turned my electricity off twice), my children's well-being and in the face of turning 40.

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Make Your Dream Come True: 5 Ways to Stick With It

Alexis Sclamberg | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Manifestation, Success, Dreams, Self Help, Inspiration, Persistence, Motivation, Self-Help, Motivational-Success, Women News

With a clear vision, open heart, and a whole lot of passion, you can manifest your wildest dreams. Just make sure to keep a spare tire in the trunk for your trip to that pot of gold.

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The Empire Of Self Reigns With Faith And Work

Hayes Grooms | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Success, Rule of Delivery, David Merritt, Inspiration, University of Michigan, Failure, Motivation, Turning-Setbacks-Into-Success, Hard Work, Work Ethic, Motivational-Success, Journey, Merit, Black Voices Life, Bv-Life, Black Voices News

Failure. No one likes to fail, yet everyone has. Of course, it's not something that we shout or boast about because it doesn't feel good -- in fact, it feels terrible. Seldom do we ever embrace the failures. It is the lessons learned in these failures that are the crown jewels.

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Reinvention: Finding The Inspiration To Choose A New Path

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Happiness, Focus, Change, Reinvention, Personal Growth, Second Acts, Create Your Life, Self-Improvement, Motivation, Motivational-Success, Fifty News

We all have an inner voice that nags at us with ideas of what we wish we could do or want to try. How do you convert that voice into action?

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Tips to Power Up and Stay the Course for Your 2012 Intentions!

Aleta St. James | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Success, New Year's Resolutions, Change, Wealth, Health, Goals, Motivational-Success, Affirmations, Healthy New Year, Healthy Living News

You absolutely deserve to live the greatest year of your life in 2012, so don't let temporary blips get in your way.

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2011, The Lesson I Learned: Be Proud of Your Failures

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, New Years, Failures, Success and Motivation, Motivational-Success, Failing, Failing Up, Failing That, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

Failing is part of life. You will be dumped, hurt, betrayed, rejected and disappointed. That doesn't matter. It is what you do next that counts. Will you go back to bed and stay there for a week? Or will you say "their loss," and try again?

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The 7 Reasons Women Don't Talk About Success

Kathy Caprino | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Careers, Women's Careers, Kathy Caprino, Motivational-Success, Women News

Are you reluctant to talk about your successes? If so, what holds you back most?

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'Now I Love To Exercise': What Cory Gained By Losing 125 Pounds

Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Video, Cory Ayers, Weight Loss Success, Personal Health Stories, Weight Loss Success Stories, Cory Ayers Weight Loss Success, Cory Ayers Weight Loss, Motivational-Success, Healthy Living News

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Former College Athlete Alex Started Running And Lost 80 Pounds

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Video, Alex Epps Weight Loss Success, Weight Loss Success, Personal Health Stories, Alex Epps, Slidepollajax, Weight Loss Success Stories, Alex Epps Weight Loss, Motivational-Success, Healthy Living News

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What Puts High Achievers at Risk?

Lisa Arie | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Success, Leadership, Vista Caballo, Vulnerability, Motivational-Success, Risk, Career Advice, Risk Management, Career Risk, Business News

It is critical to the careers and business success of high achievers to be able to connect to and understand how to use their sense of vulnerability. You are at risk until you engage this critical sense.

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Emily Kicked Her Food Cravings And Lost 105 Pounds

Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Emily Boller Weight Loss, Emily Boller, Weight Loss Success Stories, Video, Personal Health Stories, Weight Loss Success, Motivational-Success, Emily Boller Weight Loss Success, Healthy Living News

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Secret Sauce of Success

Jen Groover | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Success, Women's Leadership, Women Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Living News, Business News, Business, Entrepreneurs, Wellness, Motivational-Success, Small Business, Business News

Becoming an author was a dream of mine for over a decade. The interesting part of that dream was when the desire first came to me, I had no idea what...

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To Be Successful, Do You Need to Compete?

Rebecca Serle | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Ambition, Women, Healthy Living Mind, Mind.Body.Soul, Motivational-Success, Books News

Whenever someone asks me for career advice I always tell them to find a mentor. Find someone who has done what you want to do and study the way they got there.

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Look Your Best for Holiday Parties

Ramona Braganza | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Weight Loss, Fitness, Holiday Parties, Nutrition, Hydration, Fitness and Exercise, Personal Health, Recipes, Diet and Nutrition, Holidays, Holiday Weight Loss, Motivational Success, Holidays and Dieting, Healthy Living News

Regardless of how prepared you are to appear in your holiday best at this season's parties, it's never too late to incorporate some last-minute nutrition, hydration and fitness practices to help you feel (and look) great at your next soiree.

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See How Ann Dropped 126 Pounds

Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Weight Loss Success Stories, Weight Loss, Ann Mcmullen, Ann Mcmullen Weight Loss, Personal Health Stories, Ann Mcmullen Weight Loss Success, Motivational-Success, Healthy Living News

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How I Lost 25 Pounds... Without Going To The Gym

Chris Gentilviso | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Personal Success Stories, Weight Loss Success, Weight Loss Success Stories, Motivational Success, Fitness Success Stories, Weight Loss, Fitness and Exercise, Personal Health Stories, Healthy Living News

I've dropped a full pant size to a 34-inch waist. I'm wearing medium shirts for the first time since the Bush Sr. administration. And if I want a donut, I can still eat one.

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YouTube Challenges Helped Kristine Lose 161 Pounds

Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Weight Loss Success Story, Kristine Sindt Weight Loss Success, Weight Loss Success, Kristine Sindt Weight Loss, Kristine Sindt, Motivational-Success, Healthy Living News

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A Life in Fitness Can Lead to So Many Opportunities

Kathy Kaehler | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Fitness, Fitness as a Career, Fitness and Exercise, Motivational Success, Fitness and Career, Career, Healthy Living News

In 1989, I had no idea what I was getting into when I answered the phone and agreed to an interview with Jane Fonda in Santa Barbara, Calif.

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Country Line Dancing Helped Karin Lose 124 Pounds

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Karin Clark Weight Loss Success, Karin Clark Weight Loss Success Story, Weight Loss Success, Karin Clark, Karin Clark Weight Loss, Motivational-Success, Healthy Living News

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Train Your People -- Without Them Realizing It

Edward Muzio | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Leadership, Workplace, Employment, Career Advice, Careers, Employee Engagement, Self Management, Motivation, Management, Motivational-Success, Business News

Whether or not your people are learning anything from what you're saying to them, rest assured, they're learning from what you're doing.

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Forging a Soul of Iron

Jeff Wise | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Endurance Sports, Resilience, Overcoming Obstacles, Inspiration, Running, Endurance Athlete Story, Health and Fitness, Weight Loss, Motivation, Fitness and Exercise, Triathlon, Motivational Success, Success and Motivation, Personal Health Stories, Healthy Living News

Duffy's story offers a perfect example of a profound, but often overlooked truth about human toughness: Even the most physically punishing feats of endurance are less about the body than about the mind.

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Serving As A Marathon Guide

Charles Scott | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Overcoming Obstacles, Blind, Marthon Guide Story, Healthy Living Body, Achilles International, NYC Marathon, Running Guide, Fitness and Exercise, Motivational Success, Personal Health Stories, Health and Fitness News

Running the marathon with Dan felt like a celebration of optimism, of grit and resilience. He thanked me for serving as his guide, but I experienced the event as his gift to me.

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'Balance Is For The Beam, Focus Is For Life'

Traci L. Stanard, CPT-NSCA, CWC | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Fitness and Focus, Focus and Balance, Focus and Success, Healthy Living Fitness, Motivational Success, Fitness and Exercise, Fitness Success, Healthy Living News

I had put so much time and effort into the thought of quitting and... that was just it. I had put too much time, actually all my time, into preparing to quit. I had overlooked the fact that I had a chance to achieve something huge.

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Big City Marathons

Heidi Dietrich | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: NYC Marathon, New York City Marathon, New York Marathon, ING New York Marathon, Ing-New-York-City-Marathon, Fitness and Exercise, Motivational Success, Healthy Living Fitness, Success and Motivation, Personal Health Stories, Healthy Living News

From the lingering chords of the starting line's "New York..." to the crowds lining every street, there's really nothing quite like the New York City Marathon.

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An Exercise Merger: Running and Walking

Jeff Galloway | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Running Strategies, Fitness and Exercise, Racing, Running Tips, Running Walking Together, Walking and Running, Motivational Success, Healthy Living Fitness, Motivational-Success, Healthy Living News

Surprisingly, runners tend to record faster times when they insert strategic walk breaks. But after having conducted dozens of surveys, I can now say with confidence: if you want to run faster, try my run-walk-run method.

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