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February 4, 2018

Your Life as a Work in Progress

Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Read More From My Blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One of the first steps in my mentoring engagements is to have the client begin to understand that their
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Published on February 04, 2018 20:00

Sea Change Brings Change

Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Read More From My Blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Change is one of those altars that is well worshiped at - not one of those forgotten gods whose
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Published on February 04, 2018 19:00

If you are falling, dive

Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Read More From My Blog It was a favorite saying of the Great American mythologists Joseph Campbell. Like most profound things, an initial interpretation is
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Published on February 04, 2018 18:00

Journeys

Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Read More From My Blog I would like to distinguish between two types of journeys that humans make in the course of their lives. The
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Published on February 04, 2018 17:00

Chapters, the End of a Road and Impermanence

Earl R. Smith II. PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com (Read More From My Blog) Over the years, I’ve noticed two rather different perspectives on life when it comes to dealing with change. In the
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Published on February 04, 2018 16:00

The Hungry Ghost

Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Read More From My Blog We all create virtual realities as we attempt to come to terms with the world as we find it. Our
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Published on February 04, 2018 16:00

Pure drivel tends to drive out ordinary drivel.

DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Read More From My Blog Oh, for the good old days. When somebody said something that you found hard to believe, you looked them in the eye and asked about
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Published on February 04, 2018 15:30

Self-Sabotage is a Bad Idea

Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com (Read More From My Blog) “Do more of what enriches your life and less of what damages it.” Sounds like common sense right? But, in
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Published on February 04, 2018 15:00

The idea of something is not the thing

Earl R Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Read More From My Blog Let’s say you’re sitting in a movie theater watching a war film. It’s about the battle of Gettysburg - a
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Published on February 04, 2018 14:30

Leaving the Rut Means Growing Your Life

Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Read More From My Blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mentoring is about change. Most of the time a person comes to me after some years of rising dissatisfaction
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Published on February 04, 2018 14:00