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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feed.karlblog.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:creativeCommons="http://backend.userland.com/creativeCommonsRssModule" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:08:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Karl's Blog.com</title><description>Thoughts and inspiration from the world of Karl Moore.</description><link>http://www.karlsblog.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>855</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feed.karlblog.com/KarlBlog" /><feedburner:info uri="karlblog" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><geo:lat>35.9768</geo:lat><geo:long>-78.9068</geo:long><creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license><image><link>http://www.karlblog.com/</link><url>http://www.karlmoore.com/images/logo_fb_karlblog.jpg</url><title>Karl Blog.com</title></image><feedburner:emailServiceId>KarlBlog</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-1745529638186599154</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-09T16:39:16.578Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">self-development</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">recommendations</category><title>BrainEv Review</title><description>&lt;p&gt;As many of you know, I'm involved with the &lt;a href="http://www.gobrainev.com/"&gt;Brain Evolution System&lt;/a&gt; - the six-part meditation program designed to help you achieve peak performance states of mind.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;I was made aware today of this great review from SelfGrowth.com. I liked it so much that I wanted to share it with you today:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;   &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:78a0a5b2-e4cf-4e39-9610-1af08930f88f" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rLM-eNTXWkI&amp;amp;hl=en"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rLM-eNTXWkI&amp;amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;(If you can't see the video above, visit &lt;a href="http://www.karlsblog.com"&gt;www.karlsblog.com&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;If you're interested in trying out BrainEv for *nothing*, then visit &lt;a href="http://www.gobrainev.com/"&gt;http://www.gobrainev.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-1745529638186599154?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/sE5GLaZwvT4/brainev-review.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/03/brainev-review.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-4119449480840577000</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-07T18:36:00.437Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ramblings</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>On Variety</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Variety is the spice of life and life is all about experience.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;When you are focused on doing something new or different, you feel refreshed and rejuvenated.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;It's easy to fall into the rut of routine. And you know when you're there, as life becomes lack-lustre. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, commit to doing something new this week. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You might just surprise yourself!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:a2fe8b8f-8e14-4bd4-85ad-72d67b276d6d" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7Kz_CxtVI/AAAAAAAAAds/P389ld53usA/4109500630_12a3c685eb_o-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7K0l4B5vI/AAAAAAAAAdw/W5lX5NbA8IE/4109500630_12a3c685eb_o.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-4119449480840577000?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/X3S7EI0BXAc/on-variety.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/03/on-variety.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-1401861922405728884</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-01T16:09:39.864Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">friends</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">blog stuff</category><title>Carolyn's Adventures in Wanderlust</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Today, a brief guest post from a great friend of mine, &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/carriesheppard"&gt;Carolyn Causton&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You may have heard her music at &lt;a href="http://www.writersfm.com/"&gt;Writers FM&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.selfdevradio.com/"&gt;Self Dev Radio&lt;/a&gt;. She's a true talent, and she's now working with &lt;a href="http://www.fauna-flora.org/"&gt;Fauna &amp;amp; Flora International&lt;/a&gt;, the conservation group supported by Stephen Fry.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Feel a little of her passion, and - if you can - check out the official Fauna Flora website at &lt;a title="http://www.fauna-flora.org/" href="http://www.fauna-flora.org/"&gt;http://www.fauna-flora.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="center"&gt;* * *&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;I've spent years behind a desk for my job, and I've always been extremely lucky to have jobs that I have enjoyed and, most recently, that contribute directly to the wellbeing of others.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Though my 'ideal job' as a youngster would have been to be a forest ranger (I worked briefly as a volunteer on a nature reserve in North London), my career path took a very different course. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;This time I've definitely hit the jackpot as far as jobs go - and I don't mean financially, but in terms of fulfilment and engagement. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Around me my colleagues talk of their time in Kenya, India, America, Alaska, Indonesia, Viet Nam and Antarctica.&amp;#160; I am in fact now working for a conservation organisation where the employees are not just dedicated but hands-on experienced. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The Membership Secretary used to be an Antarctic Scientist, the Comms Officer use to work with endangered Wallabies in Australia and the Fundraising Officer (who I am slightly worried to find out loves dressing up as a gorilla) has spent time in Swaziland. Next month he is going out to Indonesia for more hands on conservation work (hopefully not in costume, he'd have some problems at customs).&amp;#160; There are 60 people working for the charity in nearly every corner of the world.&amp;#160; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The work I'm doing now, a change from my previous employment, means I need to learn (and quickly) about Fauna and Flora International's conservation projects: the work we do with (to name but a few) gorillas, trees, people, habitats, bats, carbon emissions, global warming, and - crucially - how to fund the work we do all over the planet.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In short, every day I work here inspires me (and also stirs some previously suppressed wanderlust). Most of the people round me are younger and have done or are doing their travelling now (for work, sabbatical, or just for the hell of it).&amp;#160; I would love to travel more and even do some field work myself, but I do know that it's not all 'cute cuddly animals' - oh no! &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The work this fantastic organisation does is much more varied than that - they work with Kyrgyzstani women to help manage the sustainability of their fruit and nut forests, help farmers build buffalo fences to protect their crops (and the buffalo) and help local communities to develop tourism and other forms of enterprise to reduce the impact on their environment.&amp;#160; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The dedication of the people in the office is just a reflection of those out in the field - and I am very proud to be part of the oldest conservation charity in the world.&amp;#160; I may only be here for a year, but you can bet your last pound (please make sure you tick the 'gift aid' box on your donation form!) that I am going to put everything I can into it - I'm already getting so much out.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;I've never been afraid to get my hands dirty, so who knows, one day I may actually do something a bit more adventurous with the rest of my life. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The thing is, believe you can, and you will.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Carolyn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Web: &lt;a href="http://www.fauna-flora.org"&gt;www.fauna-flora.org&lt;/a&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/carriesheppard"&gt;www.twitter.com/carriesheppard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Carolyn is a professional marketer turned fundraiser, with a passion for wildlife, music and writing.&amp;#160; She lives near Cambridge - a city famed for its history and a landscape famed for its flatness.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:627e2499-0440-46b3-ab6f-494d9b203a7c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/S4uY2iVd7aI/AAAAAAAAAew/X2bHS2YSh-M/untitled-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/S4uY3dXvZ6I/AAAAAAAAAe0/UXR4O9sHQcA/untitled%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-1401861922405728884?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/NpvSEXwlevo/carolyn-adventures-in-wanderlust.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/03/carolyn-adventures-in-wanderlust.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-4802744066400770886</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-28T18:35:00.838Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fun</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random acts of kindness</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>Spread the Love!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello world!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your mission for today is this - Go out and share the love!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Don't know how?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Well, here are just a few ideas:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;* Say it with flowers. Give roses to someone - anyone - to brighten up their day.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* Circulate your favorite love poetry. Better still, write your own!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* Give a friend a hug today. Ask them to pass it on!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* Say `I love you!' to all those you really care about.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* Express your love for the world around you by showing how much you care.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;And don't forget to love yourself! Yes, that's right. You need to invest love in yourself too. When you are embraced in love, your heart is free to love others.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens" target="_blank"&gt;Charles Dickens&lt;/a&gt; once said:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"A loving heart is the truest wisdom!"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Wasn't he just so right?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So, go out and spread some love today.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Here's sending you much love from me... xx&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Now, pass it on!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:06dc4bf2-87a0-4a9a-aecc-c77f79803216" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7KkdKApsI/AAAAAAAAAdk/7bmy2bFlNBc/4109424436_95f73ce9c3_b-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7KlJULnnI/AAAAAAAAAdo/9RKWHpOcNbw/4109424436_95f73ce9c3_b%5B18%5D.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-4802744066400770886?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/A27WhxkGcAs/spread-love.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/02/spread-love.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-2963301092621450449</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-23T09:52:33.155Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">recommendations</category><title>The Secrets of REAL Hypnosis</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;How would YOU like to LEARN the *REAL* SECRETS of HYPNOSIS?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Michael Masterman is one of the world's most renowned hypnotists. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Students travel from across the globe to listen to him teach his &amp;quot;REAL HYPNOSIS&amp;quot; secrets in the heart of London each year. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In class, Michael shows students how to heal long-standing fears and phobias within just MINUTES. He demonstrates how to CONTROL another person's thoughts, during regular day-to-day conversation. And he shows his students how to CHANGE their own limiting thought patterns INSTANTLY. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;All this, using the power of what he calls &amp;quot;REAL HYPNOSIS.&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;If you've encountered Michael's work before, you'll know that the man is a GENIUS. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;His &amp;quot;secret hypnosis techniques&amp;quot; are miles ahead of ANYTHING the hypnosis community has seen before. He's changing lives across the world -- and his methods have REALLY blown me away over the past few weeks. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;This month, Michael finished compiling all of his hypnosis tricks, techniques and methods into one all-revealing book called &amp;quot;The Secrets of REAL Hypnosis!&amp;quot; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;It's for ANYONE - from beginners to professionals&lt;/b&gt; - and covers self-hypnosis, hypnotherapy, and even stage hypnosis. There are no holds barred -- and the course is AMAZING. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Whether you want to dramatically change your own life, help super-hypnotize those around you, or simply want to INFLUENCE the people you come into contact with, Michael will show you HOW. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;It's an absolute MUST-READ for ANYONE interested in personal development.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So, if you get chance, I'd URGE YOU to stop by his official website online and check it out: &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hypnosiscoach.com/"&gt;http://www.hypnosiscoach.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You'll be amazed at what Michael has to offer. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-2963301092621450449?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/kABusJZs1m4/secrets-of-real-hypnosis.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/02/secrets-of-real-hypnosis.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-4453085271759660080</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-21T18:34:00.757Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fun</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>Trust You!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I was thinking the other day about the amount of conflicting advice there is out in the world.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With so many points of view, it can sometimes be difficult just making a decision these days.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Take chocolate for example.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Now, I'm sure you've seen plenty of studies that say that a little chocolate is actually good for you. Then comes another study to say it isn't!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, who's right? Who do you believe?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In an information-overloaded world, where conflicting advice is commonplace, it's important to start trusting your inner wisdom.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;It's easy to be swept away on a tide of opinion, fads, and studies, but everyone's different. What works for one, might not work for another.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, start making decisions, based on common sense and balance, on what you feel is right for YOU!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Learn to trust more in your inner wisdom and you'll start taking control of your life rather than let someone else's ideas govern it for you.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recognize that you do have choices.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Start with the chocolate! If you like chocolate, a little as a treat from time-to-time won't do you any harm so enjoy it.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;If, when making decisions, you have doubt, live by the mantra: All Things in Moderation! It's amazingly simple but really makes sense!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Trust in your instincts and you'll find that making choices will become so much easier.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:b3039060-3f46-4099-9a8e-cd6f8d15c832" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7KQkNePpI/AAAAAAAAAdY/iu216SEBCa4/3961149386_ed9afa1fb6_o-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7KSNEIqFI/AAAAAAAAAdg/9kRg0GTlFmg/3961149386_ed9afa1fb6_o.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-4453085271759660080?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/IWPCzYwEz50/trust-you.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">3</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/02/trust-you.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-8592810654116717899</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-14T18:32:00.499Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">factoids</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fun</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>Time Conquers All</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time is, undoubtedly, one of our greatest preoccupations in life. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;It's something that we never seem to have enough of. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The concept of time was recently explored in fascinating detail by &lt;a href="http://www.apolloschildren.com/brian/index.html#"&gt;Professor Brian Cox&lt;/a&gt; on Horizon in a program titled `&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&amp;amp;v=fH6BfcmKHTI"&gt;What Time is It&lt;/a&gt;?' Do watch it if the opportunity arises as it'll make you think about time in ways that will inspire you!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Here are a few interesting facts relating to time:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;* The ancient Greeks enjoyed a ten-day week!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* The Romans constructed their first sundial in 164 BC&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* Some of the earliest clocks only showed hours.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* A jiffy is a period of time lasting only 1/100 of a second.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* At the speed of light, time stops!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* It is said that the Hopi Indians in Arizona do not measure the passing of time. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* The pendulum clock was developed in the 17th century.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* Time passes more slowly in the Earth's orbit so when astronauts return, they are a little younger than if they had spent the time on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* Time is relative to the person observing it!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Are you having the time of your life? I hope so! Because remember -&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Roman poet Ovid once said: `Tempus edax rerum', which means Time conquers all!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Enjoy your day!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:4980d57c-f0f8-4c51-968d-ca3f16791771" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7J7xMKCfI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/cS4oahcXPyU/3960376849_64b9ed5334_o-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7J8h1S3-I/AAAAAAAAAdU/pyCSSWXO034/3960376849_64b9ed5334_o%5B8%5D.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-8592810654116717899?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/E6ZaGqel2dE/time-conquers-all.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/02/time-conquers-all.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-5988839072762128419</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-14T00:25:59.765Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">quotes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>True Wisdom</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it.&amp;quot; - &lt;a href="http://www.search-street.com/search.aspx?term=Samuel Butler quotes"&gt;Samuel Butler&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:8ee1fc03-a75e-49ca-ade8-024f175fd936" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/S3dDEMUYe4I/AAAAAAAAAek/CyptOakXvyA/DSC00986-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/S3dDFla5PcI/AAAAAAAAAeo/TBJdColvEYI/DSC00986%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-5988839072762128419?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/OezvYoOLmls/true-wisdom.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/02/true-wisdom.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-8508905178391482822</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-09T00:49:41.363Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">self-development</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">interviews</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>40 Minutes of Happiness</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I've just been interviewed by Patric Chan, for his Success Master series - during which I mainly discussed self-development and happiness.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you're a fan of personal growth, you will LOVE this interview.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;I urge you to take out forty minutes to listen to the whole thing. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.karlmoore.com/blogaudio/successtrace.mp3"&gt;Click HERE to download and listen!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;   &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:c6fe6ee0-d4e5-4ad6-ad58-d605a758c8f0" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/S2y53EdOj2I/AAAAAAAAAeE/qn7l8gcDskc/4109500074_d2a00941a0-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/S2y54ItutXI/AAAAAAAAAeI/8Gu5S6CXiFE/4109500074_d2a00941a0%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-8508905178391482822?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/TMzkPgR1kuc/40-minutes-of-happiness.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/02/40-minutes-of-happiness.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-110563700467597338</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-06T00:30:05.519Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">quotes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>What Will You Become?</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James" target="_blank"&gt;William James&lt;/a&gt; (1842 - 1910), was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher, who said:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;If you would be learned, you will be learned ... if you would be rich, you will be rich ... but work for whatever it is you want exclusively and don't at the same time wish for a thousand other things.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;"We become what we make our minds to become. It is nobody's fault that the great majority of the people never make up their minds to become anything at all.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How true is that? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;We are what we make our minds up to become, but it is so easy to be distracted with a million and one different things, especially with the Internet. We are bombarded with new ideas, new information, and new opportunities every day.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But we need to learn to focus and stop ourselves from suffering from information overload.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;How many people go through life plodding along, and at the end of it realize they have achieved nothing at all? Don't let this happen to you!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;James went on to say:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;There is no more miserable a human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Once you decide to take action and focus on what you want to become, then you will be well on the way to fulfilling your life's calling. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;At the end of your life you'll be able to look back and have no regrets. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;James said:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Act as if what you do makes a difference... It does.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:dfc5bf79-b5e6-4765-bff0-a58ed5518272" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7Jkkm-iUI/AAAAAAAAAdI/x10GLXZz5DY/4108680747_fdaa46fb68_b-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7JlOxzxGI/AAAAAAAAAdM/AjxNWdkSMgQ/4108680747_fdaa46fb68_b.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-110563700467597338?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/iDf4SUcsVsE/what-will-you-become.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/02/what-will-you-become.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-5295023101670319264</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-31T18:29:00.641Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">quotes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>Persistence is More Important than Talent</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Think about it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;When you're younger there's a notion that if you're talented - at writing, art, sport, music, drama, whatever - you are going to be the next highly successful person.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But in reality this just doesn't always bear out. Talent is not enough.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The world is littered with extremely talented people who just didn't persist or put in the time. Talent alone doesn't get you there. You need to put in the hard slog too.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Persistence is the ability to maintain action regardless of your feelings.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You press on even when you feel like quitting.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;When you work on any big goal, sometimes you'll feel motivated; sometimes you won't. But it's not your motivation that will produce results - it's your action.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Persistence allows you to keep taking action even when you don't feel motivated to do so, and therefore you keep moving forward towards your goal.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Persistence will ultimately provide its own motivation. If you simply keep taking action, you'll eventually get results, and results can be very motivating.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;For example, you decide to write a novel and struggle with the first three chapters, but than you feel the story is taking a life of its own and is starting to flow on the page. It's then you become a lot more enthusiastic about writing the rest of the novel.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are you putting enough work into your endeavors, or are you just dreaming of the golden times ahead?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't be a dreamer, be a doer!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Now go out there and keep on knocking on those doors of opportunity!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:d191626d-7e6a-4ccd-bca3-5ce822e2daa3" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7JKWvmsTI/AAAAAAAAAdA/Xv0MaOa5Gfg/4109500456_67228b419d_o-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7JLPDQagI/AAAAAAAAAdE/yvKGYO8Q4mo/4109500456_67228b419d_o%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-5295023101670319264?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/cmWlvnbhB18/persistence-is-more-important-than.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/01/persistence-is-more-important-than.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-841743668805956012</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-25T20:34:00.137Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">self-development</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">videos</category><title>On Procrastination</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How are those New Year resolutions going so far?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In today's video - created as part of the &lt;a href="http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/"&gt;30 Day Challenge&lt;/a&gt; - I talk about how to beat procrastination, and get on with your goals!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:0214a3ad-c421-48ef-a6cb-cc7e2a70af8d" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7f2ZT-jwh_c&amp;amp;hl=en"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7f2ZT-jwh_c&amp;amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;(Can't see the video? Visit &lt;a href="http://www.karlblog.com/"&gt;http://www.karlblog.com/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-841743668805956012?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/pzLRC4DjeOY/on-procrastination.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/01/on-procrastination.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-2353269055583785131</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-24T18:26:00.469Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">quotes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>Believe in Yourself</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Happy Sunday - I hope you're feeling wonderful today! &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;I thought I'd dedicate this post to the importance of self-belief in the hope that it might resonate with you.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In order to achieve anything in life, it's essential that you believe it can be done.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your belief will have a big impact on your actions, which in turn will ensure you get the results you expect!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;(It's a sort of &lt;a href="http://www.self-suggestion.com/"&gt;Autosuggestion&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So to be successful and achieve your dreams in life you have to believe in yourself, and you have to take any opportunities that come your way with both hands. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Opportunities are everywhere, but most people don't see them, believing the lucky breaks are not for them. They believe they cannot change and there is no point in even trying. Such people just think they are being realistic.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But we know the truth!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Success is there for anyone who will get off his or her backside and chase it down! You know and truly believe that whatever you want, you can go out there and seize it. You can imagine and feel it before you even have it! Your enthusiasm and belief pulls you to success.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Don't follow the crowd who believe in mediocrity, but follow your own path and live life to the full. Once you understand the power of belief, you will recognize the role it plays in achieving success.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply believing that something can be done multiplies your chances of success ten-fold, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;U.S. Olympic Gold Medallist &lt;a href="http://www.gaildevers.com"&gt;Gail Devers&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Wise words! &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, how's your self-belief? Are you a winner? Do you believe that you can create the good stuff in life?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Go out there and show the world what you can do!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Have an inspiring day!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:2aa61a7f-687b-41c2-b52a-f66b68145c5f" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7Iyz9qDMI/AAAAAAAAAc4/cldq_hG1734/4108735065_e10116bcaa_o-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7Iz1NQydI/AAAAAAAAAc8/qWYlLMYa-Hs/4108735065_e10116bcaa_o.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-2353269055583785131?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/KIIa97_kmoQ/believe-in-yourself.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/01/believe-in-yourself.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-8237887696928034990</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-21T18:10:23.267Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">self-development</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">recommendations</category><title>Mind Movies Review</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EXCITING NEWS...has just come my way&amp;#160; :)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Have you been bombarded with emails recently talking    &lt;br /&gt;about how to prepare for the new decade?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;...Saying that NOW is the time to reconnect with your    &lt;br /&gt;passions, ambitions and set new goals for the next 10 years?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Well that's often easier said than done! Especially throwing    &lt;br /&gt;into the equation that the economic climate of the past     &lt;br /&gt;year challenged many of us...&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So this is why I'm VERY pleased with the exciting    &lt;br /&gt;email I just received from Ryan at Mind Movies...&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;..He told me about this INCREDIBLE Recession Buster    &lt;br /&gt;Sale that he and the Mind Movies team have came up     &lt;br /&gt;with to help you bust through the recession and conquer     &lt;br /&gt;every single goal you've set out for yourself...&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And when I say sale, I mean a full blown sale... that you      &lt;br /&gt;will probably find absolutely irresistible!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You see Ryan has decided to give you their entire online    &lt;br /&gt;version of the Mind Movies Creation Kit for only...wait     &lt;br /&gt;for it...20bucks!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Yep, you heard right, 20bucks...PLUS he's throwing    &lt;br /&gt;in $1000 worth of additional bonuses!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Don't know what a Mind Movie is? Click here to find out&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mindmovies.com/creationkit20/?%7b!customaffnum%7d"&gt;http://www.mindmovies.com/creationkit20/?14755&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In case you haven't heard a Mind Movie is a short 3 minute    &lt;br /&gt;video or digital vision board which is a combination     &lt;br /&gt;present tense, positive affirmations, reinforced with     &lt;br /&gt;powerful photos and images and your most emotionally     &lt;br /&gt;inspiring music. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;By watching your Mind Movie twice a day you stay    &lt;br /&gt;focused on your dreams and desires so that when you take     &lt;br /&gt;action in the direction of your goals not only will you be     &lt;br /&gt;taking inspired action but you have also enlisted the     &lt;br /&gt;universe to provide all the people, places and events     &lt;br /&gt;you need to make your action plan a success.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The Mind Movie Creation Kit provides you with    &lt;br /&gt;ALL the programs, templates and step by step     &lt;br /&gt;video tutorials so you can create your own Mind Movie. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So even if you are a complete computer novice you can    &lt;br /&gt;easily make your own powerful Mind Movie of your     &lt;br /&gt;most perfect life.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plus...so you can be inspired and get started straight      &lt;br /&gt;away, Ryan is also including 6 PreMade Mind Movies on...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;*&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Wealth and improving your finances   &lt;br /&gt;*&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Health and Weight loss    &lt;br /&gt;*&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Closer Family relations    &lt;br /&gt;*&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Spiritual Fulfillment and gratitude    &lt;br /&gt;*&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Attracting the ideal man    &lt;br /&gt;*&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Attracting the ideal woman    &lt;br /&gt;*&amp;#160;&amp;#160; You can start watching these right NOW.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;This honestly takes applying the Law of Attraction to    &lt;br /&gt;a whole new level. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The famous Mind Movies creation kit is normally sold    &lt;br /&gt;at $49... so Ryan is offering more than 60% OFF...&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;PLUS..You get the thousand dollars in additional    &lt;br /&gt;bonuses too.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So...if you're determined to make 2010 your best year yet...&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Grab your Mind Movie Creation kit for $20 plus $1000 in FREEbonuses Here&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mindmovies.com/creationkit20/?%7b!customaffnum%7d"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.mindmovies.com/creationkit20/?14755&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To a successful 2010,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karl&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;P.S. This generous Recession Busting offer ends    &lt;br /&gt;very soon...so make sure you secure YOUR Mind     &lt;br /&gt;Movie creation kit NOW.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mindmovies.com/creationkit20/?14755"&gt;http://www.mindmovies.com/creationkit20/?14755&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-8237887696928034990?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/eLsVHFlPnGo/mind-movies-review.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/01/mind-movies-review.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-4025406709041969241</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-21T17:30:20.118Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">self-development</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">recommendations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">videos</category><title>How to Breath Correctly</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I had a few messages about the Power of Breathing video I featured on this site a couple of days ago.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Here's the link if you're interested in purchasing the Power of Breathing CD course:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.powerofbreathing.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.powerofbreathing.com/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Click on the link - check it out, I highly recommend it :)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:19dd009c-e58a-46ca-8855-c98862248cec" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-kuEFsW5G_c&amp;amp;hl=en"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-kuEFsW5G_c&amp;amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-4025406709041969241?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/oEFTa4M55zQ/how-to-breath-correctly.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/01/how-to-breath-correctly.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-2778502348540368090</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-20T15:14:00.578Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">beauty</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">quotes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>Get in Touch With Nature</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I love to be out in the world at every opportunity and always find that being in natural surroundings is inspiring and rejuvenating.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Being connected to nature and the outdoors reconnects us to something deeper and keeps us grounded. You are able to be more in touch with who you are, and relationships with others and the world around you take on a deeper meaning.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The Scottish born American naturalist &lt;a href="http://www.jmt.org/john-muir.asp"&gt;John Muir&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you... while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;When out in the field you're much more likely to feel happy and comforted. You start to feel part of the rhythms of nature, a small part of something much bigger. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;And as well as being good for the soul, spending time in the great outdoors - walking, cycling, and other outdoor pursuits - is a great way to stay fit and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.johnshawphoto.com"&gt;John Shaw&lt;/a&gt;, professional nature photographer said:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We are surrounded by beauty and live in a world of wonder, if only we take the time to see what is all around us and permit ourselves to feel deeply and genuinely. In the smallest detail we might discover tranquil harmony and in the largest expanse elation and joy. We can find meaning and values in caring for the Earth and its creatures.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So put on your walking boots and get out there! Spend a weekend away in a romantic cottage hideaway or treat yourself to a luxury country hotel.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;With more space to breathe and more time to share, let the breathtaking natural beauty revitalize your spirit and stir your soul!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:c89d36d0-a8a0-4a80-aef4-8a376cbf7c10" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7HpWa84cI/AAAAAAAAAco/3-rto5P-4Mw/3915955269_4f4b9912ca_b-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7HqD-OZgI/AAAAAAAAAcs/Mpd4Qqkhf58/3915955269_4f4b9912ca_b.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-2778502348540368090?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/feRglI9gfW4/get-in-touch-with-nature.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/01/get-in-touch-with-nature.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-2410024982096500583</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-19T00:58:00.294Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">self-development</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">recommendations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">videos</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fun</category><title>The Power of Breathing</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Often, we spend days looking for that next big thing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;That next self-development course. That next personal improvement seminar. That next graphic-laden 'The Secret'-style DVD.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;We spend so much time looking outside, that we don't look inside - into something that can truly change the way you feel RIGHT NOW.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;. Your breathing patterns!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In today's video post, I'd like to chat briefly about "breathwork" - what it is, how it works - and how you can use it to enhance your mood, boost your immunity and rocket your mind power. Today.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Just click to play:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:81725dea-49eb-48ec-8453-49f74881261b" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-kuEFsW5G_c&amp;amp;hl=en"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-kuEFsW5G_c&amp;amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;(If you can't see the video above, visit &lt;a href="http://www.karlblog.com"&gt;www.karlblog.com&lt;/a&gt; to watch.)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-2410024982096500583?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/Hffa1Z2dE54/power-of-breathing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/01/power-of-breathing.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-342463734060454704</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-15T08:59:14.072Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>Release Your Genius!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello all you bright, wonderful people!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are you in touch with your genius side today?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Yes ... you heard me right ... you do know that there is a genius within you? Yes, that's right!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In fact, your genius may already be revealing itself in the work that you do or in your creative pursuits. Or it could be that your genius is waiting to be discovered!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But what is it to be genius? Surely you need an amazing IQ or some incredible talent? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;There are many interpretations of genius. Some define genius as being an individual who can apply his or herself to mastering a subject. There are, indeed, genius scientists and academics but there are also genius artists, musicians, artisans, and teachers.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Surely you have to be born with genius?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Well, there are certainly many people who believe that we all have potential for genius and that it can be shaped.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Writer &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.elizabethgilbert.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elizabeth Gilbert&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; provided an &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;inspiring talk&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; at &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/5"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TED&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; suggesting that we all have potential for genius.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;It's definitely worth listening to!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So, how do you discover the genius within? Well, you could start focusing on what you're passionate about. Or you could try unlocking the genius within you. Take a look at the &lt;a href="http://www.geniusmindset.com/genius/"&gt;genius mindset&lt;/a&gt;! &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Victor Hugo once said:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Inspiration and genius - one and the same."&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So, what inspires you? &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Spend some time today exploring your genius side. You never know, it could take you on an incredible journey!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Have an inspiring day!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:d078fbb8-45fe-497c-9f21-eb9db873af1c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7ISrf7fgI/AAAAAAAAAcw/Cx9Z9ASgOX8/4109500074_080c463778_o-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/Sw7ITGxhbSI/AAAAAAAAAc0/uEFq_Gqp1S4/4109500074_080c463778_o.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-342463734060454704?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/-T5X9NxHa8Y/release-your-genius.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">3</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/01/release-your-genius.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-8284852216878972818</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-08T15:14:11.003Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">self-development</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">videos</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><title>The F**k It Philosophy</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Would you like to let go of problems and stress in your life?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Maybe you need to adopt the "F**k&amp;quot; It" philosophy.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In today's video, I chat about this great self-development technique - and how you can use it to live a happier life:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:0042d262-59aa-431e-b3db-42fa0621efc3" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WHFUgsEWr30&amp;amp;hl=en"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WHFUgsEWr30&amp;amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;(Can't see the video? Visit &lt;a href="http://www.karlblog.com/"&gt;http://www.karlblog.com/&lt;/a&gt; to watch.)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-8284852216878972818?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/Jx1w8nbMGaI/fk-it-philosophy.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">6</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2010/01/fk-it-philosophy.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-8187030978642718493</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-31T15:36:53.963Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">self-development</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">recommendations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">books</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing</category><title>Happy New Year 2010!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Today, in celebration of the New Year, I'd like to give you a FREE copy of my book - &amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.the18rules.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 18 Rules of Happiness&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The book officially sells on Amazon for almost $15 / 10 GBP. You can find more information and read reviews of the book online at &lt;a href="http://www.the18rules.com"&gt;www.the18rules.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;But I'd like to GIVE YOU a copy absolutely free of charge - in celebration of the New Year, a new start, and a new you!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Just follow my simple instructions below.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here goes...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:30a7bd5c-d596-4b4c-b8da-f5993dc25269" class="wlWriterSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a title="" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/SeS5C1k7LtI/AAAAAAAAAXc/zILzMYgYPzc/18rulescover-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/SeS5Dpb71KI/AAAAAAAAAXg/uXfXXv9W-G4/18rulescover.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* * *&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STEP ONE: Follow me on Twitter - &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/karlmoore"&gt;http://twitter.com/karlmoore&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Twitter is a great way to keep in touch with friends, and other individuals you wish to &amp;quot;follow.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;If you don't have an account, signup for free at &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/"&gt;http://www.twitter.com/&lt;/a&gt; - then visit &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/karlmoore"&gt;http://twitter.com/karlmoore&lt;/a&gt; and click the 'Follow' button under my picture.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;STEP TWO: Post this message about my free book!&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Retweet this EXACT message on Twitter. Just copy and paste the text below and post it to your account:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;RT @karlmoore wishes you a Happy New Year, with a FREE copy of 'The 18 Rules of Happiness'! Download here: &lt;a title="http://tinyurl.com/yhr5rvu" href="http://tinyurl.com/yhr5rvu"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/yhr5rvu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;(OPTIONAL) STEP THREE: Subscribe to my blog!&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Every day, I post messages on this blog - usually connected with self-development and inspiration.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;If you'd like to receive daily motivational messages in your inbox, straight from my keyboard, &lt;a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=557104&amp;amp;loc=en_US"&gt;click here to subscribe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;* * *&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That's all you need to do!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;As soon as you've completed these steps, within an hour, you'll receive the download link for my new book, sent direct through Twitter.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;It's EASY - and you'll get to save $$$, PLUS you'll get access to the MP3 version, PLUS you'll begin enjoying greater happiness and freedom in 2010, too!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;What are you waiting for?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get started ASAP - just follow the instructions above!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:f89b5722-b905-4ef7-9f89-a5b5114ae7e4" class="wlWriterSmartContent"&gt;&lt;a title="www.karlblog.com" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/SeS4N0z2jZI/AAAAAAAAAXU/GvWv31G5XPg/3429406212_1f78350791_o-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" rel="thumbnail"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wjVYWw1513w/SeS53xcVkAI/AAAAAAAAAXk/tIA8MzdnkwU/3429406212_1f78350791_o%5B61%5D.png?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-8187030978642718493?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/rlsAMsJxB18/happy-new-year-2010_31.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">5</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2009/12/happy-new-year-2010_31.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-4213428988956885623</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-28T12:20:00.506Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas</category><title>A Message from Chris</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Karlos&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As usual it is so good to hear from you buddy, and it is the inspiration of guys like yourself and Todd Silva who have helped us to do something this year which transcends anything we have ever felt before.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;We told all our friends and relatives some months ago that we would not be either buying or receiving presents this year. Instead we would be donating the money we would have spent to &lt;b&gt;The Donna Louise Trust&lt;/b&gt; which is a local children's hospice.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I swear to you Karl that the feeling we had when we posted the cheque was immense, and they sent a simple reply which was a card from one of the little angels residing there, and just beneath her gorgeous little face she had written the words &amp;quot;Thank You Chris &amp;amp; Tina&amp;quot;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;That little card is now sitting beneath our Christmas tree on its own. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And it means &lt;b&gt;FAR FAR&lt;/b&gt; more than opening prezzies tomorrow morning. The feeling of giving, particularly to children, and particularly to children who may be enjoying their last Christmas is absolutely AMAZING.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please forward this to anyone, everyone Karl if you wish. Tell them that GIVING and not receiving at Christmas feels absolutely AWESOME.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Have a GREAT Christmas my good friend, and we wish you everything you want and need for 2010&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chris &amp;amp; Tina&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visit and donate to the Donna Louise Hospice Trust at &lt;a title="http://www.donnalouisetrust.org/" href="http://www.donnalouisetrust.org/"&gt;http://www.donnalouisetrust.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-4213428988956885623?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/uTHnpHI63nc/message-from-chris.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2009/12/message-from-chris.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-8811472336798109464</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-25T14:43:00.527Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">videos</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas</category><title>Merry Christmas!</title><description>&lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:38485134-f6be-4b76-9f5d-92873133e1b1" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eudQPVJqtSE&amp;amp;hl=en"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eudQPVJqtSE&amp;amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;(Can't see the video above? Visit &lt;a href="http://www.karlsblog.com"&gt;www.karlsblog.com&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-8811472336798109464?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/9v-ApWPEu_M/merry-christmas.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2009/12/merry-christmas.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-9148777644670486580</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-25T10:31:00.246Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas</category><title>Mele Kalikimaka!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;My dear friends...&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;MERRY CHRISTMAS!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Froehliche Weihnachten! &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gCmH1ktYYg"&gt;Mele Kalikimaka!&lt;/a&gt; Sung Tan Chuk Ha! God Jul! &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZL2WS3-Q4w"&gt;Feliz Navidad!&lt;/a&gt; Nadolig Llawen! Feliz Natal! Buone Feste Natalizie! Joyeux Noel!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Yes, there are many ways to say Christmas.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;And what does it all really mean?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Well -- to me, at least -- Christmas means LOVE.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Evans"&gt;Dale Evans&lt;/a&gt; said it best with:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bobhope.com/"&gt;Bob Hope&lt;/a&gt; backed her up, with:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Today, many hundreds of thousands of individuals across our great &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9I5g9nJdKM"&gt;blue planet&lt;/a&gt; are celebrating. It's a great feeling.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And why should it stop here?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Speaking through the mouth of character &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Scrooge"&gt;Scrooge&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens"&gt;Charles Dickens&lt;/a&gt; wrote in &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.stormfax.com/dickens.htm"&gt;A Christmas Carol&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;And if Scrooge can do it, everyone can!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Remember this moment... and let's keep the love alive!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;... AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT! :)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/17441837@N00/331208919/"&gt;&lt;img alt="Merry Christmas" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/331208919_6c4d50639a_m.jpg" width="240" height="111" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;(PS. If you haven't seen my Christmas card to you yet, visit &lt;a href="http://www.karlchristmas.com/"&gt;www.KarlChristmas.com&lt;/a&gt; to collect. Enjoy!)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-9148777644670486580?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/qr-RC07xjXs/mele-kalikimaka.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2009/12/mele-kalikimaka.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-7330377720423251073</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-10T16:30:53.960Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">love</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas</category><title>Christmas Time Is Here</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a random blog post.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Unlike most of my messages, it has no real theme.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Today's post is partially a &lt;a href="http://www.karlblog.com/blog/labels/random%20acts%20of%20kindness.html"&gt;Random Act of Kindness&lt;/a&gt;, partially a message of inspiration, partially a greeting for the holidays, and wholly a big dollop of love.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Because Christmas is here. It's the time for you to open your heart and embrace the world around you.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You see, anyone that knows me... knows one thing.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I love this time of year!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;It's magical. People everywhere -- at least those not caught in the crazed, ever-busy last-minute gift rush -- open their hearts and become just a little more loving.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;It's the time we can officially be jovial and say &amp;quot;I LOVE YOU!&amp;quot; without feeling like an idiot.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's rationed happiness.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Of course, you &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; be like that all year round -- and feel great as a result. But if you don't, AT LEAST do it for Christmas, and live every minute of the holidays to the full!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So, what can you do to get into the Christmas spirit?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Well, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.karlblog.com/blog/labels/random%20acts%20of%20kindness.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Random Acts of Kindness&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; are a fantastic way to start!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;They're small acts of kindness, done for the good of some stranger, solely for the purpose of making their like more joyful -- without expecting &lt;em&gt;anything&lt;/em&gt; in return!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.karlblog.com/blog/labels/random%20acts%20of%20kindness.html"&gt;http://www.karlblog.com/blog/labels/random%20acts%20of%20kindness.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let me give you some examples.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;This week, my mother donated much of her wages to abandoned cat and dog charities up in the North East of England. (And my mum has a &lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt; of big bills to pay!)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;On Saturday, I helped an elderly man overloaded with bags up the steep hill to our local train station.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Last night, I gave a surprise visit to an elderly friend -- and decorated his otherwise-Christmas-free house with bright tinsel and wreaths and &amp;quot;Merry Christmas!&amp;quot; signs. They cost me �7 in total, and changed his mindset completely!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Those are just a few festive &lt;a href="http://www.karlblog.com/blog/labels/random%20acts%20of%20kindness.html"&gt;Random Act's of Kindness&lt;/a&gt; you can use to change someone else's life -- and make yourself feel &lt;em&gt;great&lt;/em&gt; at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;A Random Act of Kindness is, after all, simply an act of love.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And what is Christmas if not &lt;em&gt;love&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Before signing off today, I'd like to give &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; a couple of quick Christmas gifts.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Firstly, if you haven't yet downloaded the Karl Blog.com Christmas screensaver, then &lt;a href="http://www.karlblog.com/blog/2007/12/its-december-1st-download-this.html"&gt;click here to learn more and download your copy for free&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Secondly, I've prepared an official greetings card just for YOU!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Please... I'd like you to ask that you take two seconds out to visit the following site and listen to my message...&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.karlchristmas.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.KarlChristmas.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;I guarantee it'll pep up your day.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;And so, as this glorious day slowly retires and the sound of sleighbells gently ring in the distance, allow me to wish you... a very, &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; merry Christmas!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;With love, with happiness, with a big smile and wide pupils... I wish you all the very, very best.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;:)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/17441837@N00/2129468941/"&gt;&lt;img alt="Durham Marketplace" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2124/2129468941_03c18f3d19.jpg" width="353" height="470" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-7330377720423251073?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/lGJg4QCLOro/christmas-time-is-here.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2009/12/christmas-time-is-here.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34789368.post-5261290296293350481</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-21T16:30:00.773Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">self-development</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas</category><title>You Have a Greetings Card</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karl Moore has sent you a greetings card.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Click here to view it - &lt;a href="http://www.karlchristmas.com/"&gt;http://www.karlchristmas.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34789368-5261290296293350481?l=www.karlsblog.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feed.karlblog.com/~r/KarlBlog/~3/dvBiSVWukDI/you-have-greetings-card.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Karl)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">6</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.karlsblog.com/2009/12/you-have-greetings-card.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>
