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I am a career research, writer and speaker. You can find out more about me by visiting my web site, www.findyourpassion.com

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Moments that change your life: 18 of 222

50 Cents that Changed My Life Sometimes small things are the big things that change the entire course of our lives. My life was changed by a 50 cent candy bar in the summer of 1991. A friend and I were at scout camp that summer. Our camp was at the top of a steep hill, and for each meal two people were assigned to walk down ...
Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders Overcoming stage fright: 1 of 12

Your heart is pounding, your thoughts are racing, adrenaline is flowing. Your palms are sweaty, your muscles tense, your breathing shallow. No, it's not a first date. It's a music performance, and all you can think about are the dozens, or hundreds, or thousands of eyes directly on you. Now you are stumbling, missing a note ...
Entertainment > Music Education How to write a song: 3 of 31

Good songwriting, like good writing or sculpting, requires a combination of head and heart, knowledge and instinct, art and craft. If you dream of writing songs but don't play a musical instrument, learning one is a great place to start. The piano and guitar are both popular choices, because they allow melodies and harmonies...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life power: 2 of 16

I have seen the aura of power. It rested comfortably, like a cloak, upon the shoulders of a humble man. Most people missed it, when they saw him, because it fit him so naturally, so well. Yet when he spoke, they listened When he joked, they laughed And when he left, they smiled after him. He cleaned up garbage, for a living....
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Spiritual: 139 of 596

I want, I need, I long for a deeper life. A life of mediocrity, or avoidance, or ignorance is no life at all. I am a desert, lying parched and barren under the burning sun I long for moisture and rain I long for deep waters to run through my heart once more I can only find what I am seeking in a deeper life. I want a life of...
Entertainment > Music Education Tips for learning how to play a musical instrument as an adult: 2 of 7

When I started playing the piano at the age of 26, a well-meaning friend who had taken music lessons from the tender age of 3 told me, "You'll always play piano with an accent." That was five years ago. I have since developed my piano skills and am now composing my own works for a solo piano album. I have played for family, ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: What my dog means to me: 131 of 393

I was 13 years old and home alone when two kids selling puppies knocked on the door. I paid them $10 for the cutest puppy I had every seen, then sat down to think up a lie good enough to convince my parents that they wanted-no needed-to keep this dog. Sara was a mutt, with Doberman coloring and a German Shepherd build. I did...
Entertainment > Musical Instruments Reasons to want to play the piano: 6 of 17

I took one piano lesson as a child and decided that playing the piano was not for me. During my teenage years, I enjoyed listening to new age piano artists such as David Lanz, George Winston, David Arkenstone, Yanni and Kurt Bestor. The piano has always been my favorite instrument, but I never expected to be more than an app...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Help (Other) Defining the difference between true happiness and success: 4 of 11

True success will lead to happiness only if it is achieved on your own terms. Nearly everyone wants to succeed in the workplace, but after 18 months in a high profile position I was dismayed to see how quickly things could fall apart. I resigned on my own terms, but for all intents and purposes my latest career move had ende...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Inspiration: 65 of 174

Believe I choose to believe that life is more than we can see, touch and feel. I choose to believe in myself. I choose to believe in a power greater than my own. I choose to believe that everyone has something to offer. I choose to believe that dreams can come true. I choose to believe that I am loved. I choose to believe th...