Articles in the Growth and Development Category

My Review of “Conversations With Richard Bandler” by Owen Fitzpatrick
By Cynthia Lou
Posted in Book Reviews, Growth and Development on 10 August 2009
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BOOK OVERVIEW
In the book, “Conversations With Richard Bandler”, Owen Fitzpatrick outlines a plan for successful living by weaving together tales gathered, organized, and co-written with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) co-creator Richard Bandler.
True to the story-infused NLP teaching style, Fitzpatrick’s “Conversations With Richard Bandler” walks the reader from explorations of what hinders freedom, to an understanding [...]

Shortcut The Process To Winning By Fine-Tuning The Inner Game: Taking a Cue From The Jazz Apple Team Philosophy
By Cynthia Lou
Posted in Bike Racing and Training, Growth and Development on 18 June 2009
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In bike racing, as with any competitive endeavor in life, it’s important to experience physically what it takes to win, in order to imprint ”success“ firmly into the mind in order to be able to repeat a successful performance over and over again, at will. Usually, this process of learning what to do, how to [...]

How To Follow Your Dreams: Tips From Pro Cyclist Joanne Kiesanowski (TIBCO)
By Cynthia Lou
Posted in Bike Racing and Training, Growth and Development on 17 June 2009
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Joanne Kiesanowski of Team TIBCO, fresh off two trips to the podium at this year’s Nature Valley Grand Prix, one for second place at the St. Paul Downtown Criterium and another for first place in the Team Competition, shared a bit about her experience in Minnesota, along with tips for aspiring Kiwi racers who are [...]

10 Tips To Strengthen Your Business: Lessons Learned From Bike Racing
By Cynthia Lou
Posted in Bike Racing and Training, Business and Entrepreneurship, Growth and Development, Productivity on 8 April 2009
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Don’t be afraid of the wind and resistance. If you watch the Tour de France, you’ll see whole teams working together to keep their General Classification guy/race leader out of the wind. So, yes, it’s best to stay protected and out of the wind to conserve for the end. But sometimes, it’s takes the guts [...]

To Risk….Is To Be Free
By Cynthia Lou
Posted in Growth and Development on 6 April 2009
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To laugh is to risk appearing the fool
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental
To reach out to others is to risk getting involved
To show your feelings is to risk exposing yourself
To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk….their loss
To love is to risk not being loved in return
To hope is to [...]

Frank Shamrock (UFC Champion) Takes No Shortcuts - And Laughs In The Face Of Those Who Do
By Cynthia Lou
Posted in Business and Entrepreneurship, Growth and Development, Miscellaneous, Video on 11 March 2009
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Frank Shamrock was interviewed on KROQ this morning, and he spoke briefly and with-hearty-laugh about the other fighters who do steroids. He said, and I paraphrase, “Yeah, I love the guys who do steroids. They come out all angry and crazy and I love fighting them. Because here’s the thing – they took a shortcut. [...]