Michael Nolan
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It’s not who we are that holds us back, it’s who we think we’re not.

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Spend It All Today
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Dear Girlfriends, Over the past couple of months, we’ve examined what it means to live intentionally and have explored seven counter-intuitive truths: 1. Fake it. And be yourself for a change. Others will most likely enjoy the “real” you more than the faux you, anyway. 2. Scrap your priorities. You can have it all – just not every day. Reschedule …

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say.

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Disappoint Someone
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Dear Girlfriends, Do you serve others – either organizations or people – from your heart or your head? If you’re serving from your heart, you know it. Your investment of time and talent doesn’t drain you – it acts like rocket fuel; you soar with a “done-good” feeling. For you gals who’ve figured this out, you can close this email. …

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Oscar Wilde
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A cynic is a man that knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

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Be Confused
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Dear Girlfriends, Don’t be a flip-flopper. Make up your mind. Stick with your story. We’re told that to be people of influence we must dig in our position and stay the course. Hogwash. I think to live intentionally we must be confused. Because confusion, coupled with a compass, ultimately results in personal clarity. At the tender age of 16, I …

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Money, A Memoir: Women, Emotions, and Cash, by Liz Perle
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Girlfriends, if you read nothing else – READ THIS BOOK. So much about your feelings toward and about money are clearly articulated in this fabulously written, can’t put it down, book

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