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		<title>A Gift of Acceptance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda M. Lopeke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The gift of acceptance is perhaps the greatest gift you can give. Certainly it&#8217;s very special.
It&#8217;s not the easiest gift to give because it means risking. And it means loving &#8220;what is&#8221;.
It means putting ourselves out there, venturing into the unknown. Going where we have not gone before and where we do not know what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Gift of Giving</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda M. Lopeke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MRIs reveal that making a donation activates the brain&#8217;s reward center&#8211;giving you a boost of dopamine. When you help others, the primitve part of your brain lights up to experience pleasure.
So, if you&#8217;re looking for something to do with a few saved pennies, consider giving them away.
And, if you don&#8217;t have any pennies handy, consider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Gift of Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.smartstartgiving.com/giving/the-high-price-of-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda M. Lopeke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just read about the 10,000 Women global initiative launched by Goldman Sachs.
They&#8217;ve publicly committed to spending $100M over the next 5 years to support expanding the entrepreneurial talent and managerial pool in developing and emerging economies.
The program is being run in partnership with leading academic institutions like Columbia University and other key development organizations. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Say It Isn&#8217;t So, Justin!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda M. Lopeke</dc:creator>
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I was disappointed to hear it had been reported by Forbes magazine that The Justin Timberlake Foundation had spent $146,000 on expenses in 2006 but only donated $32,500.
Obviously I am not an &#8220;insider&#8221; at Forbes (or anywhere else for that matter) but I do see them as a credible source of information.
This is a common [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Winner Leanne Abraham</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join me in welcoming Leanne Abraham, another Canadian winner to the SMARTSTART Business Success Program. Leanne is located out in British Columbia but is soon to be living in Cairo, Egypt making her my longest distance student in the program.
Thankfully the internet allows us to connect with those in far away places and I assure [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Join me in welcoming Leanne Abraham, another Canadian winner to the SMARTSTART Business Success Program. Leanne is located out in British Columbia but is soon ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Join me in welcoming Leanne Abraham, another Canadian winner to the SMARTSTART Business Success Program. Leanne is located out in British Columbia but is soon to be living in Cairo, Egypt making her my longest distance student in the program.

Thankfully the internet allows us to connect with those in far away places and I assure you Leanne has some great ideas for how to make the best use of her upcoming year in the program (stay tuned for updates).

Have a quick listen to Leanne; you'll see what I mean.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Meet Winner Tony Roebuck</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda M. Lopeke</dc:creator>
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I was very intrigued about meeting this winner when I visited his web site at www.mindful-one.com and when we had our first chat on the telephone I found myself feeling very peaceful indeed.
Winner Reverend Tony Roebuck is both a pastor and a coach who specializes in mindful counselling and hypnotherapy. His mission? To help others [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>I was very intrigued about meeting this winner when I visited his web site at www.mindful-one.com and when we had our first chat on the ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>I was very intrigued about meeting this winner when I visited his web site at www.mindful-one.com and when we had our first chat on the telephone I found myself feeling very peaceful indeed.

Winner Reverend Tony Roebuck is both a pastor and a coach who specializes in mindful counselling and hypnotherapy. His mission? To help others embrace wholeness through mind, body, spirit and energy healing. He's looking forward to working on this in the SMARTSTART Business Success Program. We can all use some of that, don't you agree?</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Meet Winner Dr. Cynthia Barnett</title>
		<link>http://www.smartstartgiving.com/giving/meet-winner-dr-cynthia-barnett/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smartstartgiving.com/giving/meet-winner-dr-cynthia-barnett/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda M. Lopeke</dc:creator>
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True to his word, Alex continued his giveaways into November and all the winners who will work with me in 2009 through the SMARTSTART Business Success Program have now been selected.
Dr. Cynthia Barnett&#8217;s story is a particularly happy one. She was so hoping to win but her name did not come up in round number [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>True to his word, Alex continued his giveaways into November and all the winners who will work with me in 2009 through the SMARTSTART Business ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>True to his word, Alex continued his giveaways into November and all the winners who will work with me in 2009 through the SMARTSTART Business Success Program have now been selected.

Dr. Cynthia Barnett's story is a particularly happy one. She was so hoping to win but her name did not come up in round number one or round number two. But she did not give up! I recognized her name when it was pulled in selection round number three and it was one of the happiest congratulatory calls I got to make throughout this process.

Dr. Cynthia is a real go-getter. She has just jumped in with both feet and is now working on building her awesome brand Dr. Cynthia's Freestyle Retreats. You can check out her web site at www.refiredontretire.com or click on the play button to hear her winner's interview.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Giving</itunes:keywords>
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		<title>Success Starts with Heart</title>
		<link>http://www.smartstartgiving.com/giving/success-starts-with-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda M. Lopeke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being an entrepreneur can be tough. But there&#8217;s no life like it! Frankly, I can&#8217;t imagine living any other way and I&#8217;m sure Alex feels the same as I do. And I know many of you feel that way too.
Let me be clear, it&#8217;s not like we&#8217;ve never felt frustrated about where we were in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Can&#8217;t Go Wrong When You Stay Your Course</title>
		<link>http://www.smartstartgiving.com/giving/you-cant-go-wrong-when-you-stay-your-course/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda M. Lopeke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: What do GE, Disney, HP and Microsoft have in common?
A: They were all startups during steep declines in the U.S. economy. GE started during the panic of 1873, Disney started during the recession of 1923-24, HP began during the Great Depression, and Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft during the recession of 1975.
Q: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time</title>
		<link>http://www.smartstartgiving.com/giving/manage-your-energy-not-your-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda M. Lopeke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just completed the PRODUCTIVITYZEN course with our SMARTSTART Business Success Program members. One of the most important lessons was about managing your energy, not your time. (Besides, as we also learned, time cannot be managed anyway. No matter how hard you try, you&#8217;ll never have more than 24 hours in a day to work with!)
Time [...]]]></description>
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