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		<title>Positive Thinking &#8211; Why You Need It To Succeed</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/positive-thinking-why-you-need-it-to-succeed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Foo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
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I can’t remember where I saw it. But the following comment was what I came across while reading some blogs or forum online:
Positive thinking doesn’t pay the mortgage.
Positive thinking doesn’t pay the bills and put food on your table.
Well… obviously the person who left the comment doesn’t believe in Positive Thinking (at least, that’s what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Raise Your Self-Esteem By Acknowledging And Accepting Yourself</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/how-to-raise-your-self-esteem-by-acknowledging-and-accepting-yourself#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Foo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[how to raise your self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you are good enough]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More often than not, how we feel about ourselves is based largely on how we think other people – especially those important to us – feel about us.
Therefore, other people’s opinions of us have a direct and major influence on our level of self-acceptance and self-esteem. The better they think of us, the better we [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>10 Tips For Accepting And Learning From Setbacks</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/10-tips-for-accepting-and-learning-from-setbacks</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/10-tips-for-accepting-and-learning-from-setbacks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Foo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accept your setbacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Failures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learn from your setbacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rework your goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[setbacks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: This is a guest post by Amber Hensley of OnlineUniversities.com.
When our professional, academic and personal goals suffer setbacks, it’s natural to want to give up, at least temporarily. Frustration, anger, hurt, and even depression may take over for a little while, but if you want to achieve any kind of success in life, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Power Of &#8220;I Can&#8221;!</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/the-power-of-i-can</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/the-power-of-i-can#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Foo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dreamers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I can]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive attitude]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebigdreamer.com/?p=1327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Successful people often say that it was their drive to keep going, despite the desire to quit, that drove them to successful heights in their business or careers. That sentiment perfectly sums up the &#8220;I can&#8221; attitude.
In other words, even though the odds may be against you, keeping a positive mindset can give you the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Change Your Environment, Change Your Life</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/change-your-environment-change-your-life</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/change-your-environment-change-your-life#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Foo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[find your inspiring environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[find your nurturing environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the imortance of your environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Importance of Your Environment
To be successful, you need both the right skills and leverages to propel yourself to success. One of the leverages required is a &#8216;Mentor&#8217;.
And a mentor need not be a person. It can be an accident, an event, an experience, a book, a TV programme, etc. It can be anything that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Optimising Life: Body, Mind And Spirit</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/optimising-life-body-mind-and-spirit</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/optimising-life-body-mind-and-spirit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Foo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[turning life around]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: This is a guest post by Angela Chang
We all experience ruts at some point in our lives, whether it’s in the form of a divorce, being laid off, a death of a loved one, or just simply boredom. But how do we go about turning our life around?
Some people suggest introspection and setting [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Failure Is Never Final!</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/failure-is-never-final</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/failure-is-never-final#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Foo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert H. Schuller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success is never ending failure is never final]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I was reading an article entitled Entrepreneurship: What is Your Definition of Failure? written by Steve Chou – one of my favourite bloggers – on MyWifeQuitHerJob.com.
In the article, Steve mentioned that he’s read several articles on entrepreneurship, to which he realised that, every article emphasises failure at some point, but somehow failure is rarely [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Positive Self-Talk: 20 Things To Say When You Look Yourself In The Mirror</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/positive-self-talk-20-things-to-say-when-you-look-yourself-in-the-mirror</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/positive-self-talk-20-things-to-say-when-you-look-yourself-in-the-mirror#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Foo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
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It is no secret that we constantly talk to ourselves on a daily basis, albeit silently in our own head. Unfortunately, most of this self-talk tend to be negative which often inhibit the blossoming of our full potential.
Some of the negative things we commonly tell ourselves are:
“There’s no way I can pull this off.”
“Why do [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>How To Deal With Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/how-to-deal-with-problems</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/how-to-deal-with-problems#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Foo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millionaire Secrets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to deal with problems]]></category>
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In all the deals I’ve handled in my career as a real estate agent for the past two and half years, none of them went through without a glitch. Yes, absolutely none. There’s always bound to be problems rising along the way in every single deal. At times, I’d wonder if it’s just my luck.
Sometimes, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>How To Handle An Angry Client</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/how-to-handle-an-angry-client</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebigdreamer.com/how-to-handle-an-angry-client#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 18:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Foo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[salesmanship]]></category>

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If you’ve been a salesperson, a businessperson, or a customer service personnel for a while now, you probably have had your fair share of having to deal with angry clients.
I’ve been a real estate agent for about two and a half years now and I’ve certainly made some blunders which put me in dreadful situations [...]]]></description>
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