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Business > Starting a Business Overcoming psychological obstacles to starting a new business

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Overcoming psychological obstacles to starting a new businessWhen one thinks of starting a new business, he (or she) loses sleep. He breathes heavy. His pulse goes up 15 percent. He feels a lump in his throat, swallows hard and finds that the lump is still there. He loses his appetite. Paradoxically, he might binge eat to cal... More..

Health & Fitness > Exercise (Other) Why people should run

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Running is one of the best exercises for all ages.Benefits in physical healthIt is associated with high fitness benefits. It is a very effective way to boost metabolism and to help control weight. It helps to improve cardiovascular and respiratory function. It helps to trim waist-lines and tone muscles. It keeps arteries open... More..

Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) Appendicitis: Symptoms and treatment

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Appendicitis: SymptomsAppendicitis is inflammation of the appendix, a blind pouch arising from the cecum. The cecum is situated in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. That's way most of the time acute appendicitis is associated with pain and tenderness over this part of the abdomen. However, most patients with acute appe... More..

Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Childhood memories

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I was driving by Morse Park at sunset last week. The traffic was terrible. My car was close to a stand still. My wife was starting to complain about the traffic and that we would be late. i turned and noticed the Park right next to me. The last time I found myself at the same spot was in 1972. The locality has changed since. ... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: How to stop smoking

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If you want tested ways to stop smoking, you are in the right place. You are listening to the man who has managed to stop smoking, without the sweating. More than that, your amazing author has also managed to stop drinking and taking the sleeping pill. (I'd better stop here before I sound like a hopeless failure.) On the posi... More..

Health & Fitness > Cancer The importance of early screening for colon cancer

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There are many reasons for not having screening of colon and rectal cancer. There are more important things to do, at least to quickly get out of the way. There are morning meetings to make, after-work meetings that grill us and the in-laws are visiting from the United Kingdom in the weekend. There are happier things to do: n... More..

Relationships & Family > Friendship Advice What is friendship?

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What is friendship?Friendship has always been there, even before human race had coined the term. It originates from the basic human need that one needs to love and be loved. One needs to belong to another person, probably in a relationship less binding than family and marriage. Less binding it will be, but it also means more ... More..

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Walking through fear to greener grass

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Reflections: Walking through fear to greener grassI left the public service to enter private practice as a salaried consultant in 1999. It was a frightening experience. It was, however, peanuts, compared with the fright I had to go through in 2006 when I made my next move, to be a self-employed consultant on fee for service t... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Secret love

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You are the secret that my family never know.At the recent party, my 10 year old daughter was sitting next to you.You asked her about her age and hobbies.She admired you with dazzled eyes and answered.You smiled and laughed.I wished you were hating this moment for my own secret reasons.My parents excluded, that was the only t... More..

Health & Fitness > Exercise (Other) Marathon experiences

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It was my 12th marathon, yet a first one in a very unique way. My wife and I had entered for the race some four months prior to the race. We started some gentle training. Her left knee started to hurt every time she ran. There were only seven weeks left to go when she was diagnosed to have suffered significant "chondromalacia... More..

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