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| Topic: Playing the guitar |
nick pagan
Replies: 16
Views: 10390
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 Forum: Personal Development Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:22 pm Subject: Playing the guitar |
Hi Angie,
I am truly delighted to hear that you are playing guitar again and that I helped to kick things off again. I have had so much pleasure from playing guitar that I would recommend it to anyon ... |
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| Topic: The Secret? |
nick pagan
Replies: 38
Views: 18982
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Forum: Personal Development Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:44 am Subject: The Secret? |
Gean,
I read the chapters from John Assaraf’s book and I have to say that I was very underwhelmed. It just goes to show that you don’t have to be right about everything in order to make an awful lot ... |
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| Topic: Playing the guitar |
nick pagan
Replies: 16
Views: 10390
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Forum: Personal Development Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:48 am Subject: Playing the guitar |
144MPH,
I have written an article based in part on what I learned from playing the guitar. It focuses on the general method of learning that I conceived as a consequence of much trial and error and s ... |
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| Topic: The Secret? |
nick pagan
Replies: 38
Views: 18982
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Forum: Personal Development Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:29 am Subject: The Secret? |
Gean,
I don't intend lining the pockets of any more people peddling false hope or poorly constructed theories attributed to the wrong causes, but send me those links that you keep putting up for the ... |
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| Topic: Public Speaking advice? |
nick pagan
Replies: 21
Views: 13807
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Forum: Personal Development Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:34 pm Subject: Ever hear of Toastmasters International? |
I'm surprised that no one recommended Toastmasters International
http://www.toastmasters.org/
This non-profit organisation with chapters all over the place specialises in encouraging and developing p ... |
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| Topic: The lost art of friendship |
nick pagan
Replies: 16
Views: 14304
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Forum: Personal Development Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:24 pm Subject: Confidants and Friends are Not the Same Thing |
| I have recently come to redefine my friendships. I used to think that friends must also be confidants, deeply loyal and highly supportive. However, on that level of definition I have about one friend! ... |
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| Topic: Playing the guitar |
nick pagan
Replies: 16
Views: 10390
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Forum: Personal Development Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:03 pm Subject: Ah! Guitar Playing - The Best Decision You Could Ever Make! |
| Firstly, congratulations on deciding to learn to play the guitar and (even more importantly) to stick with it! I started playing guitar at age 22 and I have to say that sticking with it was the best d ... |
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| Topic: Mind Power |
nick pagan
Replies: 11
Views: 6969
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Forum: Personal Development Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:36 pm Subject: Mind Power |
I think that you have to take care with positive thinking as it can easily turn into plain fantasizing.
Practical thinking is what you need. Look at what you have and what you are capable of right n ... |
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| Topic: Favorite Self-Improvement Books? |
nick pagan
Replies: 50
Views: 31140
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Forum: Personal Development Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:21 pm Subject: Favorite Self-Improvement Books? |
| I generally read 'The Tao of Pooh' and the 'The Te of Piglet' once a year. Too many self-development books start out on the premise that 'You Need to Change' which implies that something is wrong with ... |
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| Topic: The Secret? |
nick pagan
Replies: 38
Views: 18982
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Forum: Personal Development Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:47 pm Subject: Belief is Baloney |
What a relief to find so many people who can clearly see what nonsense lies behind works like 'The Law of Attraction' and 'The Secret'
IMO far too much is bandied about on the subject of beliefs. Peo ... |
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