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		<title>Success is about paying it forward</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/04/success-is-about-paying-it-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then we need to recharge our batteries. This is my weekend to go do just that. And before I head off I wanted to write about giving. Imagine… You made a choice to really go for your dreams in life. You decided today to live your dream instead of allowing life just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silence the Rain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m sitting here at my computer listening to the rain outside my window. The dreary drizzle got me thinking about the rain we allow inside our good mind. The rain in our mind shows up as fear. It shows up as doubt, uneasiness, guilt, and negativity. None of these conditions are any good for our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brian Tracy books and success quotes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several books on my bookshelf at home that I reference often. One the authors that I enjoy is Brain Tracy. He had written many books on the subjects of personal improvement, success, leadership, and sales success. I find Brain Tracy’s books easy to read, informational, and easy to apply his rules. Brian Tracy’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shoot for the stars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve no doubt heard the motto “Shoot for the stars and hope to hit the moon.” The statement feels very limiting. It feels almost as if a person has resigned himself or herself to not being good enough to reach those stars. I believe if we are going to aim for the stars we should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be smarter than the average bear</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know there are greater odds that you will drive one mile to the store to purchase a Mega Millions lottery ticket than the odds you will win? This is a true statement. If a person drives one mile to the store to purchase a ticket and one mile home, they drove two miles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Lou Tice</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/04/remembering-lou-tice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 30 years ago I was introduced to a leader in the field of personal development. My father opened a closet in his home and handed me a giant binder filled with audiotapes and pages of great advice and information. This was the work of Lou Tice, founder of The Pacific Institute. I was connected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What if you were fearless?</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/03/what-if-you-were-fearless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allow me to be so bold as to say that if you are chasing success and never catching it you are running with an enemy named fear. Fear is imaged. Fear is only a figment of your mind. Fear is a prison without bars. You can leave it anytime you want. Trouble is you can’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deeper Levels of Learning Matter</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/03/a-deeper-learning-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edge-a-mick-ashun!! Are books and words all our children need for success? They are certainly a main staple for success in life. I would never discount the value of words, smarts, and learning. And pulp and paper are not everything that counts toward a real life education. Think deeper… What about street smarts? What about common [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three by Five Success System</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/03/three-by-five-success-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The right mental attitude matters in life and so does action. We can dream, think, plan, get coaching, align the stars, and do all sorts of busy work in preparation for success and the only thing that really matters is action. Action is the energy that drives improvement, change, and a life fulfilled. I would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>365 day of intentional action</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/03/365-day-of-intentional-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isn’t it amazing how our world gives us just what we need right when we need it? This “Minute with Maxwell” coaching moment was perfect timing. John Maxwell called out my failing in a beautiful way, by asking what I intent today. It was like a frying pan to the head wake up call moment. [...]]]></description>
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