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Happy Saturday – Be Inspired – One Legged Footballer

Published by Stephen Bentley on June 4, 2016

I found this article and video clip about a one legged footballer after trawling the web for some ‘feel-good’ news. We are all in need of some inspirational news from time to time no matter how resilient we like to think we are. This young man is certainly an inspiration in providing answers to life’s problems. I re-produce the article I found in full below. And, enjoy the goal! 🙂 His highlight reel soccer goal would have been the talk of the town anyway, but the fact that Concord-Carlisle senior Nico Calabria was born with only one leg makes it that much more amazing to watch. Calabria, who plays on crutches because he says prosthetics weigh him down, was on the field during a varsity…

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Self Development Articles: Saturday Review 05/07/17

Published by Stephen Bentley on May 7, 2016

This is the week’s final article in the series of summaries of self development articles. You can view all the previous summaries in the series by clicking on this category link. Self Development Articles: Saturday Review Today is Saturday,once more! I will take my usual glance back at the week with a fresh but brief overview of those summaries. It will be so brief that I will often confine it to picking the “quote of the week.” The Saturday review will also feature a story that illustrates the benefits of self improvement. That story may come from within these pages or somewhere else out there in this wide world of ours. And, I will pick an inspirational quote for the week starting with the one below.…

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Self Development Articles: Big Boys Don’t Cry

Published by Stephen Bentley on May 6, 2016

Hello, and welcome to another summary of an article I found on the web using the tag ‘self development articles.’ You can view all the previous summaries in the series by clicking on this category link. Today’s Self Development Article – Big Boys Don’t Cry I found this article Live Your Life, Serve Your Country and Show No Weakness on Huff Post. It is written by Antonio L. Vereen. Antonio is a veteran, a former serving US military man. He was diagnosed as suffering from depression and has now had a number of articles published on Huff Post. I make full disclosure – I know Antonio. I first met him in the WordPress Blogging 201 course in 2015 and we have become friends and Facebook buddies.…

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Self Development Articles: Signs of Success

Published by Stephen Bentley on May 5, 2016

Today is all about signs of success. Let me say Hello once more, and welcome you to another summary of an article I found on the web using the tag ‘self development articles.’ You can view all the previous summaries in the series by clicking on this category link. The aim of the series is to provide you with a summary to save you time. That is exactly the same rationale that underpins Blinkist. Today’s Self Development Article – Signs of Success 8 Signs Of A Successful Life That Have Nothing To Do With Money Or Fame is an article by Ayodeji Awosika. I found it on his blog The Destiny Formula. I have featured one of his articles before in this series of self development…

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Self Development Articles: 5 Bad Habits

Published by Stephen Bentley on May 4, 2016

Another summary of self development articles that I find on the web. You can view all the previous summaries in the series by clicking on this category link. The full title of the article is 5 Wrongheaded Attitudes Stunting Your Growth as an Entrepreneur by Kimanzi Constable. It was a contribution to the Entrepreneur magazine. Today’s Self Development Article – 5 Bad Habits Yes, the title is all about wrong attitudes but those attitudes may also be bad habits. Indeed the author writes, “Your personal habits and struggles can either cause your business to flourish or have it end up becoming another statistic.” Whether you wish to call them habits or attitudes is somewhat superfluous to the lessons contained within Constable’s message. Favorite Quote from…

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Self Development Articles: Entrepreneurs

Published by Stephen Bentley on May 3, 2016

Hello, and welcome to another summary of an article I found on the web using the tag ‘self development articles.’ You can view all the previous summaries in the series by clicking on this category link. Today’s Self Development Article – Entrepreneurs 45 Great Websites to Make Some Extra Money is another listicle by Kristyna Z.. By my reckoning it falls into the category of self development. The terms self development, personal development and self improvement cover such a wide range of subjects. Many people have that need to earn extra cash or perhaps start up a business from home. This article provides some useful links to do just that or give you ideas. Entrepreneurs or wannabe entrepreneurs have to start somewhere. Favorite Quote from the…

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Self Development Articles: Confidence

Published by Stephen Bentley on May 2, 2016

This is another summary in the series of summaries of self development articles. You can view all the previous summaries in the series by clicking on this category link. Today’s Self Development Article – Confidence For today’s article I return to Umair Haque. This article of his appeared on Medium titled What Confidence Is (And How to Find It) – What It Really Means to “Be Yourself.” Favorite Quote from the Author In the Article Summary of the Article Haque deals with the subject of confidence and starts off telling the reader that he wasn’t always confident. He informs us that the thing that changed him was being at “death’s edge” and having lost sense of ego. “Confidence is the most natural thing in the world.…

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Self Development Articles: Saturday Review

Self Development Articles: Saturday Review

Published by Stephen Bentley on April 30, 2016

This is the week’s final article in the series of summaries of self development articles. You can view all the previous summaries in the series by clicking on this category link. Self Development Articles: Saturday Review The format for the week will take this form – Monday through to Friday will be my daily summary of self development articles that I find on the web. Today, Saturday, will be a glance back at the week with a fresh but brief overview of those summaries. It will be so brief that I will often confine it to picking the “quote of the week.” The Saturday review will also feature a story that illustrates the benefits of self improvement. That story may come from within these pages or…

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Self Development Articles: Leadership

Published by Stephen Bentley on April 29, 2016

This is another summary of a series of summaries of self development articles. You can view all the previous summaries in the series by clicking on this category link. Today’s Self Development Article – Leadership Today’s article is by August Tarak and it appeared in Forbes under the title What Every Leader Must Know About Personal Development. To be frank I searched for a different source of articles in this genre other than Medium (the source I have previously used). This Forbes article was near the top of the list. A quick read of the article grabbed my attention. And, you will see why shortly. Favorite Quote from the Author In the Article Summary of the Article Turak prefaces his article with this quote – “Man…

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Q: When is One Word One Hundred Words?

Q: When is One Word One Hundred Words?

Published by Stephen Bentley on April 28, 2016

A: When the author is Dan Pedersen. I typed in self development in the search box at Medium. I found this article A Word About Self-Education And Personal Development by Dan Pedersen. It intrigued me because it was a 1-minute read. The title also got to me. “One Word” has not to be taken literally. In Mr. Pedersen’s case it ended up as 100 words. The title got to me because as a Brit I am used to the expression, “Can I have a word in your shell-like?” Shell-like means ear. And a word is more like a torrent because the expression (which isn’t a request) means that you are in for a bollocking! Because the piece is so short I will reproduce it here…

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