Seven Tips for Avoiding Rookie Renter Mistakes
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Renting your first college apartment is exciting: more freedom, fewer rules, and no RA breathing down your neck.
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Best Ever You
- Aug 2, 2023
- 4 min
Historic Season for Georgetown University Hoyas Baseball Team
Historic Season for Georgetown University Hoyas Baseball Team
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Best Ever You
- Jul 30, 2023
- 2 min
Practice “Maximum Effectiveness”
Apart from writing, my dogs, and life generally, my great passion is Ballroom dancing. A totally off-the-wall pursuit, no doubt, but one...
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Best Ever You
- Jul 13, 2023
- 3 min
There’s No Right Track
Do you think you’re on the right track? Asking ourselves this question in itself can be a problem. The issue isn’t whether or not we’re...
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Best Ever You
- Jun 28, 2023
- 2 min
Focus On The Full Experience: You’ll Get There Faster!
We rarely enjoy change, even when we want that change. We will usually find any excuse we can to avoid the necessary steps to whatever...
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Best Ever You
- Jun 27, 2023
- 3 min
You Have More Than This Requires
I had a conversation with my friend Theo a number of years ago about some intense challenges I was facing. I shared with him what was...
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Best Ever You
- Jun 20, 2023
- 2 min
Deliberately Unscheduled
Are you deliberately unscheduled? Having every minute of your time filled is no longer in style. I've been intentionally not filling up...
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Best Ever You
- Jun 2, 2023
- 4 min
How to Move Through Your Fear
Fear is something that we all experience, especially on our journey toward deeper authenticity, fulfillment, and success in life. Being...
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- May 26, 2023
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Father’s Day Gifts for Deserving Dads
Last year, consumer spending on Father’s Day was expected to total $20 billion, nearly on par with the previous year’s record-setting...
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Best Ever You
- Apr 28, 2023
- 2 min
Self-Care: Lattes and Ice Cream. Really?
We are a quick-fix species, we humans. We want ‘it’ – whatever ‘it’ is – NOW! The money, the lover, the job, the car, the child to...
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- Apr 23, 2023
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Mother’s Day Gifting Made Easy
Approximately 84 percent of U.S. adults were expected to celebrate Mother’s Day last year, according to the National Retail Federation....
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Best Ever You
- Apr 12, 2023
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The Elephant in the Room
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to avoid the “elephant in the room” because it can be uncomfortable to talk about? In fact, we often...
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- Apr 11, 2023
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The Questions Most Authors Have… And Don’t Always Ask
I remember the first time I became a published author in Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned From the Dog. My story was called...
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- Apr 4, 2023
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Stress Busters to Help Everyone Cope and Thrive
April is National Stress Awareness Month, making it a great time to put long-term stress in the spotlight. It's an issue that impacts...
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Making An Impact With Your Book
Many #entrepreneurs think about and dream about writing a book, but not everyone brings that dream to life. Writing the book is a lot of...
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- Mar 9, 2023
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Love WITH Boundaries
It's exciting to see when great humans and their businesses are nominated for awards. Meet my colleague, Candace Plattor, whose...
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- Feb 28, 2023
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Be, Do, Have
I learned about the powerful concept of Be, Do, Have several years ago. Most of us think we need to have a certain things (more money,...
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- Feb 27, 2023
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Going For Misery or Looking For Ease?
The Holidays are long over, New Year’s came and went, Super Bowl happened, Valentine’s Day is but a dim recollection, so what’s next? Ah...
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- Feb 21, 2023
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“She Just Won’t Talk to Me!” Six Ways to Reach a Teenage Girl (and Maybe Save Her Life)
In a dangerous world, parents need to connect with our teens more than ever. Mental health and substance misuse expert David Magee explains
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Best Ever You
- Feb 14, 2023
- 3 min
Love Yourself, and the Rest Will Follow
How do you feel about self-love? More importantly, how well do you love yourself? For most of us, loving ourselves is something we may...
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