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Articles Week Ending 31 August 2013 (Pacific Time):

7 Things Your Body Language is Telling Your Boss: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/228056

Startup Lessons From Breaking Bad: http://mashable.com/2013/08/25/startup-lessons-breaking-bad

Spotting the Hogwash in Business Advice Books: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/08/26/business-management-books

12 Things Successful Women Do Differently: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/things-successful-women-do-differently_n_3787406.html

Vulnerability, the Sacred Space of Strength: http://livinggracefully.com.au/trust-yourself/

The Human Motivation Equation: http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-human-motivation-equation

The Essential 5 Steps to Social Media Maturity: http://www.spiral16.com/blog/2013/08/the-essential-5-steps-to-social-media-maturity

How to Think Like a Wise Person: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-grant/how-to-think-like-a-wise_b_3829141.html

When There Is No End In Sight, How Do We Define Success: http://authorchronicles.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/when-there-is-no-end-in-sight-how-do-we-define-success/

Are You An Introvert Or An Extrovert? What It Means For Your Career: http://www.fastcompany.com/3016031/leadership-now/are-you-an-introvert-or-an-extrovert-and-what-it-means-for-your-career?

Why Social Media is So Addictive, and Why Marketers Should Care: http://www.cmswire.com/cms/customer-experience/why-social-media-is-so-addictive-and-why-marketers-should-care-022276.php

8 Powers of a Super Hero CMO: http://www.forbes.com/sites/onmarketing/2013/08/29/the-eight-powers-of-a-superhero-cmo

5 Management and Leadership Books to Read This Fall: http://ericjacobsononmanagement.blogspot.com/2013/08/5-books-to-read-this-fall.html

Going Above and Beyond: The Many Benefits of Coaching: http://www.getmotivation.com/motivationblog/2013/08/going-above-and-beyond-the-many-benefits-of-coaching/

31 Days to Build a Creative Business: http://www.handmadeology.com/31-days-to-build-a-creative-business-ready-set-goal-day-30

When It’s OK to Quit: http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/08/31/when-its-okay-to-quit/

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Quotations, Images, etc. Week Ending 31 August 2013:

Goals help you channel your energy into action. ― Les Brown

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. ― William B. Sprague

The predominant quality of successful people is optimism…. Your level of optimism is the very best predictor of how happy, healthy, wealthy, and long-lived you will be. ― Brian Tracy

Dont wait. The time will never be just right. ― Napoleon Hill

Action is the foundational key to all success. ― Pablo Picasso

Be yourself, because everyone else is already taken. ― Oscar Wilde

Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success. ― Dale Carnegie

Awareness precedes choice and choice precedes results.  ― Robin Sharma

Goals Happen Here Articles & Videos Week Ending 31August 2013:

5 Awesome Times to Love “No”: I was chatting with a lawyer friend of mine (“Dewey”) the other day about a client (“Peter”) he’s been trying to woo for two years. For two years, Dewey has been buying lunches, dinners, and otherwise fawning over Peter, the owner of a private, midsized company. Peter finally asked Dewey to do a tidbit of legal work – the legal equivalent to shining his shoes – at a vastly discounted rate.

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Motivational Digest Week Ending 24 August 2013