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Are Successful Photographers Born or Made

Last updated on December 7th, 2012 at 12:21 am   Unfortunately there is not a lot of research done specifically about successful dreamer traits and characteristics – at least that I could find. But the generic discussion of nature versus nurture is an interesting one. It’s more than likely a successful dreamer has a mixture of both nature and nurture.  …
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92 Days To Launch Your Dream

Last updated on February 17th, 2023 at 12:06 pmHow I love the official first day of spring here in Troy, New York. I usually spend the Vernal Equinox with friends, enjoying something fun like a tea party or a walk along the Hudson River. I’ll dawn a fabulous hat, sip tea from a china cup, and maybe end the day…
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Should You Keep Your Dream a Secret?

Last updated on July 5th, 2022 at 03:17 pmTrue or false: people who keep their dreams a secret are less likely to achieve them. If you are like me, then your first instinct was, “Absolutely true! If you want to achieve something in life, you have to verbalize it, put it out there and tell people so they hold you…
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Give Me the 1st Day of Spring to Renew Dream

Last updated on July 6th, 2022 at 10:47 amIt’s the first day of spring. In the northern California wine country, the wildflowers are just starting to bloom, welcoming the time when the Earth begins its tilt toward the Sun — to warmth and longer days — and summer, calling us out from our winter hibernation. Suddenly, I was struck with…
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Dreams About Writing a Memoir Require Roadsigns

Last updated on July 5th, 2022 at 03:20 pmWay back before I ever had even a Letter to the Editor published I was writing like mad, taking classes and entering all sorts of writing contests. A big one loomed and I had what I thought was a great story and (here’s a miracle for self-isolating I-can-do-it-myself me) I thought maybe…
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Nausea and the Art of Personal Finance Mastery

Last updated on July 5th, 2022 at 03:06 pmI know when I’m out of control of my personal finances because I don’t just avoid looking at my bank balances, I quail from it in abject terror. The longer I don’t look, the more terrified I get. When I finally do screw my courage to the sticking place and look, it’s…
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