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		<title>Practical Action Versus Fantasy Thinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feelings of powerlessness and fear about the future often cause people to retreat into inaction. At the same time, denial about the reality of current world economic conditions can cause both job seekers and business owners to hold onto the dream that the world of commerce is going to return to what it was before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using BSFF to Cope with the Current World Conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uncertainty caused by economic conditions, political conflicts, and extreme weather events is making lots of people nervous and stimulating feelings of vulnerability. The erratic up-and-down movement of the United States stock market is a perfect mirror of this uncertainty. Because of everything that&#8217;s going on in the world, it&#8217;s important that you use all available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting with a Sword of Light</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two months ago while I was at a meeting, my house was broken into and the burglar took a laptop, camcorder, and all the jewelry in my top dresser drawer. Gone were pieces of my mother&#8217;s and grandmother&#8217;s jewelry and my favorite costume jewelry and beads. When I first realized what happened, I was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Financial Fear As a Positive Force</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I was at a networking meeting attended by a number of consultants who work with high-level managers. One of the consultants, whose clients are mostly successful entrepreneurs, mentioned that fear was prevalent among his clients because of the current economic uncertainty. I was surprised to hear that this group shared the same kind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Using the Net for Your Prosperity?</title>
		<link>http://www.joansotkin.com/archives/prosperity-techniques/are-you-using-the-net-for-your-prosperity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joansotkin.com/archives/prosperity-techniques/are-you-using-the-net-for-your-prosperity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more, the Internet is becoming an essential tool for developing your personal prosperity because using the Net makes it easier to: Keep track of your finances Learn financial management skills on sites like www.mint.com Develop working relationships with people all over the world Learn how to build and run a business effectively Network [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thriving in The New Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.joansotkin.com/archives/money-feelings/thriving-in-the-new-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hear a lot of people saying that they are having a hard time financially because the economy is so &#8220;bad.&#8221; The question is, is the economy bad or is it just different? I think it&#8217;s different, and waiting for it to return to what was before the recession is an exercise in futility. Yes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the Marketplace</title>
		<link>http://www.joansotkin.com/archives/prosperity-techniques/understanding-the-marketplace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joansotkin.com/archives/prosperity-techniques/understanding-the-marketplace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the beginning of the economic downturn two years ago, it has become clear that people no longer buy into the fantasy that states: Act as if you are rich and you&#8217;ll become rich. Acting rich often means spending beyond one&#8217;s means, racking up credit card debt, and creating self-imposed financial discomfort. At the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with Current Events in a Healthy Way</title>
		<link>http://www.joansotkin.com/archives/financial-news/dealing-with-current-events-in-a-healthy-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joansotkin.com/archives/financial-news/dealing-with-current-events-in-a-healthy-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[love thy neighbor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are those who say that it&#8217;s better to ignore the news. I disagree with this. Ignoring political and economic trends makes it difficult to strategize for the future. For me, watching the news is a spiritual discipline because I learn how to detach from what I&#8217;m seeing. I can imagine that I&#8217;m climbing up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Egyptian Crisis and Your Finances</title>
		<link>http://www.joansotkin.com/archives/money-feelings/the-egyptian-crisis-and-your-finances/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joansotkin.com/archives/money-feelings/the-egyptian-crisis-and-your-finances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt that many factors such as income inequity between rich and poor, high unemployment, rising food prices, and suppression by autocratic governments are contributing to the growing unrest in the Middle East that is likely to spread from country to country. Because the unrest may be far away from where you live, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Ready for the Upturn?</title>
		<link>http://www.joansotkin.com/archives/prosperity-techniques/are-you-ready-for-the-upturn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joansotkin.com/archives/prosperity-techniques/are-you-ready-for-the-upturn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt about the fact that the global economy is going through a major upheaval and restructuring and no one really knows what the long-term outcome will be. The signs point to a slow recovery during the restructuring, and for business owners, this is a good time to prepare for an upturn. Those [...]]]></description>
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