Entries by bronwynr

A spy in the house of Narnia

When I was about 6, my father was in the midst of reading to me about Aslan the lion in C.S. Lewis's "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Aslan had been shorn and strapped to a stone table and killed, and then miraculously come back to life, when my dad stopped mid-chapter to ask, […]

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10 Ways to Ruin Your Health and Die Young

Let's face it, it's hard work to stay healthy. Sure, you might prolong your life by a few years if you eventually quit the death sticks, ease up on the binge-drinking and tackle your fast food habit ... but hey, life's for living, right? http://adjix.com/ntcn

How to tell a joke

Many people shy away from telling jokes because they once told one that fell flat or they are afraid of appearing silly or of offending someone. Jokes are canned humorous stories which are subtly different from personal anecdotes. With personal anecdotes you have the authority to tell them because they happened to you. Jokes are […]

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Natural Talent – Why You Are Lucky Not To Have It

There’s a great myth that naturally talented people have it easy and make it to the top. In my experience that’s mostly nonsense and having no natural talent at things actually allowed me to do better than a lot of people who had it. http://adjix.com/5uvs

Public Speaking And Using Humour

The whole point of public speaking is to give your audience something to take with them. Rather it be something of entertainment, something of persuasion, and even just some new and interesting facts. You will want your audience members to be able to say that they learned something or that they don’t waste their time […]

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Put your ambitions and desires into action

You probably already know that the most successful people have incredible levels of self-confidence. They have accomplished great levels of success and happiness in their lives and seem to be unstoppable in everything that they do.The fact is, that when you develop unshakable self-confidence your whole world will change for the better. Unfortunately, through years […]

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be ready

"Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart." Sarah Ban Breathnach

Hachette Rushing to Meet Meyer Demand

Apparently shipping over 22 million copies of Stephenie Meyer’s four bestsellers has not been enough to keep the season’s hottest selling book in stock. With reports from several independent booksellers that all of Meyer’s titles have been difficult to get, publisher Hachette has confirmed that it has gone back to press for 7.5 million additional […]