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Forbes Names PickTheBrain on ‘Top 100′ List! So Psyched!

I am beyond thrilled to share that Forbes Magazine has named PickTheBrain on their prestigious, 'Top 100 Sites For Women, 2013' list! It goes without saying that this is a tremendous honor. With over...

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The Smart Way To Handle Failure

When you fail, you have a choice - focus on facts or feelings. If you emphasize your feelings after an instance of failure, you'll succumb to the victim mindset. The Victim Mindset If you are a...

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Eliminating Energetic Mind Cancers for Productivity & Happiness

"$150 dollars are you kidding me! Is that all it is going to cost to replace this hot water tank?" I stammered in disbelief. "Yes sir, that is all it is going to cost," the kind but somewhat wide eyed...

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Why Confidence is Both an Inner and Outer Game

When it comes to confidence, or the lack of it rather, people just want more of it. Because they have to little of it, everything in their lives seems to be held back, so much so people feel a void...

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Staying Happy in your Place of Work

One cannot argue how important happy employers are at work. The happier the employees, the more productive the business. Maybe your employer is not taking the necessary steps to ensure that you are as...

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5 Excuses that Stop You From Reaching Your Dream

The moment you set your mind to pursue a big dream is magical.  It energizes you and excites you. But as you start to make plans, things fall apart.  What looked great in your head doesn’t look as...

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5 Steps to Doubling Your Productivity

Ever wonder how you can double the amount of work you can get done in the same amount of time with just a few simple steps? The problem is, we are conditioned against productivity. We are designed to...

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What Does God Have to Do With It?

I was not raised with God.  In fact, there was no mention of God in my life for the first 30 or so years and religion and church were only used in negative terms. It wasn’t until after I had my son,...

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5 Ways to Escape a Rut

Living in a rut prevents you from fully experiencing life, but breaking out of a daily grind isn’t always easy. If you think you need to shake things up a little, try these suggestions. What’s the...

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5 Ways To Quiet a Racing Mind

Yawn! That's exactly how I started every morning when I was feeling the impact of burnout. I was tired and exhausted during the day, and then my mind would be amped up all night  just racing. I ended...

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The Ultimate Secret to Fast Learning

Want to pick up a new skill? Don't we all. And we also want it to happen fast, so fast. And preferably without any effort as well. Well, I do have one secret that at least will "make it feel" like...

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How To Never Give Up

Colonel Sanders - the founder of KFC - tried to sell his chicken recipe to restaurant owners at 65 years old. He was rejected 1,009 times before he got a "yes." Why do you think we find this story...

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Stop Drowning in Mail: 4- Step System to Manage Mail Overload

You can simplify your life and even avoid information pornography, but if you're like most people, your email inbox is still bursting at the seams, your voice mail is full, and you're getting slammed...

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The Simple Yet Effective Not-So Secret Strategy For Motivation.

Are you waiting for a sign? The skies to part and a splendid sunrise to stir you? Receiving an unprompted letter in the mail encouraging you to take action? A fortune cookie message unleashing your...

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Do You Use Mental Techniques? 4 Reasons Why They’re Not Working

Mental training techniques are all the rage right now. I'm going to present a contrarian view. It's been my experience from working with athletes that mental techniques impede rather than enhance...

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How to Keep Yourself Fit despite an 80 Hour Work Week

From doctors to computer engineers, pilots to rocket scientists, brain surgeons to lawyers, everyone has a super busy work schedule nowadays. With growing opportunities and multi-tasking lifestyles,...

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5 Steps to Contentment Now

Can you change the fact that you’ll turn 50 in two months? Can you change the fact that vacation is over and you have to go back to work on Monday? Can you change the fact that your child is leaving...

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PickTheBrain Needs YOUR Help!

Hi Everyone! I'm super excited to announce that big plans are underway to create an amazing new program on PTB - a comprehensive experience that will hopefully (if done right!) change lives for the...

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One Easily Overlooked Habit of Happy People

"The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles" - William Penn I’m sure you must have come across people you instantly label happy-go-lucky? The...

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3 Ways to Fight Stress in the Workplace

Modern workplaces are filled with hard working, motivated people who all have one thing in common: they're incredibly stressed out. I live in Silicon Valley, where you can't enter a coffee shop...

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