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Scotty McCreery is announced the “American Idol” for 2011 during the Season 10 finale results show at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Finalists Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina await the final decision onstage during the “American Idol” Season 10 finale results show at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Pia Toscano, Ashton Jones, Beyonce, and Naima Adedapo perform during the “American Idol” Season 10 finale results show at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony perform onstage during the “American Idol” Season 10 finale results show at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Finalists Lauren Alaina (L) and Scotty McCreery walk onstage during the “American Idol” Season
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May 30 2011
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Advice & Tips, Inspirationals.
Tags: activities, advice, America, business, choices, contribution, decision, development, efforts, family, focus, idea, inspiration, job, life, neighborhood, parent, project, purpose, quotes, relationship, spirit, success, tips, work
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I once read that an ordinance in one of America’s major cities
forbids “walking about aimlessly, with no apparent purpose,
lingering, hanging around, lagging behind, idly spending time,
delaying, sauntering and moving slowly about.”
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I can’t tell you how disturbed I felt. Some of my best days are
spent like that.
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But then, I don’t want my whole life to be basically described as
having “no apparent purpose…lagging behind…idly spending
time…delaying” and generally moving about aimlessly. On the other
hand, neither do I want to take myself too seriously. An occasional
day spent doing next to nothing sounds perfectly fine.
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My problem is that I am usually busy. I schedule tightly and work
long hours. I plan my time and make lists.
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But it would be a mistake to believe that, just because I am doing
many things, I am necessarily doing the right things. Or, perhaps,
the BEST things. At least if I’m busy, I want to stay busy at things
that matter.
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News commentator Dan Rather asked himself a vital question several
times a day. Largely because of this one question, he became one of
America’s leading journalists. Rather wrote the question on three
slips of paper. He kept one in his billfold, one in his pocket, and
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May 09 2010
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: airport, attention, celebration, comfort, conference, core, country, decision, direction, efforts, experience, focus, friends, harbor, history, hotel, humility, inspiration, laughter, lesson, life, memorial, mission, moment, motivation, progress, reality, relaxation, success, thought, value, values, vision
Why are core values critical to our success in business and in life? Because our values are critical guides for making important decisions. And when in doubt they cut through the fog like a beacon in the night.
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John Blumberg has written the best book we’ve ever read on how we build value…with values. And if there was ever a time in the history of this great country that we need to re-visit our core values…the time is NOW.
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Enjoy an excerpt from John’s book, Good to the Core…Building Value with Values.
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An Excerpt from
Good to the Core
by John Blumberg
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U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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I was in Honolulu to speak at a large national conference. I scheduled an extra day onto the trip since I had never been to Honolulu and because a few great friends were also at the conference. The day after the conference, we awoke at the crack of dawn to visit Pearl Harbor. As we stood above and looked down upon the sunken USS Arizona, the depth of our experience came to life. It was moving and humbling.
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Upon our return to the hotel, I had some time to spare before departing to the airport. A couple of my friends and I decided to rent a raft large enough to hold three adults. We targeted the white-capped waves, out in the distance, as our destination. With the incoming waves, we had a hard time getting away from the shore. At first, there seemed to be enormous momentum keeping us “grounded.” Slowly, but surely, we began to make progress. It seemed to get easier. We eventually got within a few feet of the whitecaps and decided to board our raft and relax as a celebration of our efforts. It was in our moment of pause that we felt the reality
Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
Tags: belief, camp, decision, deer, eyes, fish, fishing, funny, hairstyle, hilarious, humor, jokes, kisses, laughter, man, Mathematics, morning, sleep, smiles, time, voter
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Seven guys were at deer camp. Three had to bunk two to a room.
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No one wanted to room with Steve because he snored so badly. They decided it wasn’t fair to make one of them stay with him the whole time, so they voted to take turns.
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The first night, John slept in Steve’s room and came to breakfast the next morning with his hair a mess and his eyes all bloodshot. The rest of the guys said, “Man, what happened to you?”
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He said, “Steve snored so loudly, I just sat up and watched him all night.”
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The next night it was Garry’s turn. In the morning, same thing–hair all standing up, eyes all blood-shot. Once again they asked, “Man, what happened to you? You look awful!”
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He said, “Man, that Steve shakes the roof. I couldn’t sleep a wink. I just watched him all night.”
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The third night was Herb’s turn. Herb was a big burly guy who loved to fish and hunt — a man’s man.
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Mar 06 2010
Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
Tags: , couple, decision, difference, fun, funny, happiness, hilarious, jokes, joy, kisses, marriage, single, wife, world
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HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
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“You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.” Alan, age 10
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“No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.” Kirsten, age 10
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WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
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“Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.” Camille, age 10
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“No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: benefits, bliss, community, decision, development, education, environment, family, happiness, home, House, inspiration, job, joy, learning, life, love, money, motto, neighborhood, nurturing, pleasure, relationship, rest, service, sleep, success, technique, village, work
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I know one man who says he likes work. It fascinates him. He says he
can sit and watch it for hours.
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He was probably the same guy who went to his supervisor to ask for a
raise.
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“I am already planning on giving you a raise,” she said.
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“Oh, great!” he said. “When will it be effective?”
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“As soon as you are!” shouted the boss. (Do you know that man?)
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Someone said, “Find a job that you love, and you’ll never work a day
in your life.”
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Some people are fortunate enough to be able to find a job they love.
But not everyone can follow their bliss into the marketplace. I’ve
had jobs where my motto was closer to “Early to bed and early to
rise, ’till you make enough money to do otherwise.” I had to decide