| He stood, gripping the sides of the
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| | for Americans to examine what is driving
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| counter, his fingers white knuckled from
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| | us to be a country that represents 5% of
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| the strain. I'd seen my boss, Mr. Burke,
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| | the world population while consuming over
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| stand there countless times before,
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| | 30% of its resources. To bring this a
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| studying the inventory, looking for just
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| | little closer to home, ask yourself,
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| the right item for the customer, but I'd
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| | "What am I building and why am I building
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| never seen him like this; his face and
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| | it?" As many DOMOs are discovering, it's
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| neck a livid red, his neck muscles
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| | possible to live an incredibly fulfilling
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| strained, beads of sweat on a brow that
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| | life without working 60-70 hours a week
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| only moments before had been dry.I heard
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| | -- and without feeling deprived.Joe
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| Allison, his assistant whisper, "Go get
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| | Dominguez and Vicki Robin, co-authors of
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| Mrs. Burke." Someone scampered away,
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| | Your Money or Your Life (Viking, 1992)
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| relieved to escape the tense scene. I
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| | say the American dream has never been
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| stood there frozen, uncertain what was
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| | just about materialism but somewhere we
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| happening, even more uncertain what to
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| | wandered off course, equating a large
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| do. After all, I was just part-time
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| | home, fancy cars, and exotic vacations
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| help, spending a few summer months
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| | with happiness. During the 1970s and
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| between college semesters learning about
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| | 80s, many of us learned the hard way that
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| the real world of business.In a few
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| | money alone doesn't buy happiness. Some
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| moments, Mrs. Burke appeared, sized up
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| | of us are still learning this maxim as we
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| the situation with a quick glance at her
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| | zipped through the 90s.Uncover The
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| husband's distraught face. She nodded
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| | UnconsciousOne effective way to stop the
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| for us to leave them alone. We were only
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| | spinning wheel of the hamster cage for a
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| too happy to oblige. As we walked
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| | while is to ask yourself the questions
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| towards the reception area, Allison took
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| | below. Spend a little time with them,
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| a deep breath and I suddenly realized I'd
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| | not looking for the right answers because
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| not been breathing either. "He'll be all
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| | they're not that kind of question.
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| right," she said reassuringly. "He gets
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| | Rather, these questions are designed to
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| this way sometimes. The demands of the
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| | help you uncover some of the unconscious
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| business get to be too much for him, but
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| | motivations that drive you in your
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| Mrs. Burke is always able to calm him
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| | business and in your life. If you
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| down. Thank goodness. I don't know what
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| | honestly explore these questions, you may
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| he'd do without her."That was during the
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| | discover that it's time to change
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| summer of 1973, a scene permanently
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| | directions in your business and in other
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| etched in my mind. I also remember the
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| | areas of your life.1. Are you running
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| vow I made, "I'll never let business get
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| | your business or is your business running
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| the best of me that way. I'll quit
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| | you?2. When was the last time you took at
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| first." Yet, years later at the helm of
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| | least a 1-week vacation? While on the
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| my own enterprise, there were days where
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| | vacation, did you find yourself spending
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| I was the one gripping the side of the
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| | a significant amount of time worrying
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| counter, fighting for control, caught up
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| | about your work?3. What directs your
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| by a frenetic pace, much like a hamster
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| | business: your values or your
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| in a wheel, running as fast as I could,
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| | lifestyle?4. Do any of your family
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| going who knows where.Burnout is one of
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| | members regularly ask for more of your
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| the most common and serious threats to
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| | time and attention?5. Is your time at
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| any entrepreneur and it takes many
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| | work satisfying and fulfilling, or do you
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| different forms and has many different
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| | often feel harried, or bored?6. Are you
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| side effects. So it makes sense to pause
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| | satisfied with the number of hours you
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| and ponder where you are going and what
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| | work or do you wish you could cut back?7.
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| you are building. Perhaps even more
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| | When was the last time you sat down with
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| important, why are you building
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| | your family and examined the direction of
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| it?There's a growing movement underfoot
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| | your life? When was the last time you
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| in America which addresses these
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| | examined the direction of your business
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| questions. Some call it downsizing,
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| | with your employees?If these questions
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| right sizing, or simplifying your
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| | reveal that you are not completely
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| lifestyle. I like the term, DOMOS, which
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| | satisfied with the direction of your
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| according to the book, Trash Cash,
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| | business and the motivation which is
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| Fizzbos and Flatliners: A Dictionary of
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| | driving it, it's probably past time to
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| Today's Words, are "downwardly mobile
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| | alter your course.Dr. Brad Swift founded
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| professionals, who abandon a successful
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| | Life On Purpose Institute in 1996 with
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| or promising career to concentrate on
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| | the vision of creating a World On Purpose
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| more meaningful or spiritual activities."
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| | by assisting people like yourself to
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| Now, I'm not suggesting everyone reading
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| | clarify their life purpose & live true to
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| this should abandon their successful and
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| | it. Determine how on or off purpose your
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| promising careers, and go meditate on top
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| | life is with the fun & insightful Self
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| of some mountain, although if you do
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| | Test at:
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| decide to go that route, give me a call.
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| I can suggest ways to make it a smooth
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| | Inspire yourself with a fr.
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| transition.Rather I'm saying it's time
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