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		<title>Fear will get you nowhere</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/02/fear-will-get-you-nowhere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a while since my words graced this blog. And now… I am compelled to write. Recently, I took a new job. You can say it is a consultant position within a fortune 500 company. My role is to help one particular organization meet their future production goals by improving processes, leading workshops, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating your personal vision &#8211; Part VI</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/01/creating-your-personal-vision-part-vi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our dreams are important. If they weren’t we wouldn’t set out to chase them. So what is that transforms a dream into reality? The answer is quite obvious… take massive action. Sounds so simple. First, see the dream. Next, draw up a map to get to your dream. Finally, arrive at your dream. There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forgiveness</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/01/forgiveness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spencermcdonald.net/?p=408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who is it we need to forgive anyway? Really think about that question. Is it our brother, sister, Mother, Father, spouse, partner, or maybe a past friend? Who is it? Who you need to forgive deep down is probably not who you thought. It all begins with you. If you can’t forgive you how can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating your personal vision &#8211; part V</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/01/creating-your-personal-vision-part-v/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spencermcdonald.net/?p=406</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night I was laying awake thinking about goal setting and this post. Running through my head were voices that said, “Isn’t there enough written about goal setting already, and … who are you to be some authority on the subject anyway.” I had to coral the negative forces acting to stop me before I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starbucks is Excellence</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/01/400/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spencermcdonald.net/?p=400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Excellence comes in several containers. One container is the people container and another is the product container. Let’s examine the product container of excellence. Photograph by Spencer McDonald A few years back Starbucks was wavering in their direction as a company. I believe Starbucks had always been an excellent business model and given excellence in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One word&#8230; FOCUS</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2012/01/one-word-focus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spencermcdonald.net/?p=398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Allow the New Year to bring you a renewed joy for life. New Years always brings a sense of need for new resolutions. The trouble with resolutions is they are short lived. Usually by the third week in January we are done with those darned resolutions until next year. Then in the New Year regret [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating your personal vision &#8211; part IV</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2011/12/creating-your-personal-vision-part-iv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spencermcdonald.net/?p=391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The things you do. The way you behave or act. These are driven by your personal core values. Core values are the things you believe in that insert passion and lust for life deep inside of your heart. When you define and live your core values you will be living with purpose. Living your core [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The traveler</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2011/12/the-traveler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spencermcdonald.net/?p=375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The road of life is long. How you travel that road is entirely up to you. Your travels will indicate your rate of joy, happiness, and success, or sadness. You could choose to reject your travels and see only the litter along the way. The choice is yours. You are in control of your destiny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Read: Start something that Matters</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2011/12/read-start-something-that-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spencermcdonald.net/?p=369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tis the season to give. Hmmm… and why only at this time of the year. The world is yearning for a 24/7 season of giving. Take a moment today to think about your daily gift to the world. What will it be in 2012? Anyway, let me begin by sharing. I just finished an outstand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating your personal vision &#8211; part III</title>
		<link>http://spencermcdonald.net/2011/12/cypv-part-three/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spencermcdonald.net/?p=355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While surfing around the blogosphere the other day I came across Grant Cardone’s blog and rant. He was ranting about personal accountability of the middle class and working your tail off for your dreams. He ranted about working eighteen hours a day to build his dream. He was dedicated, persistent, and willing to give up [...]]]></description>
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