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	<title>Dr. Judith Briles &#187; Personal Smarts</title>
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		<title>The Wrong Fit</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2010/07/the-wrong-fit-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been in a situation where you know that it could have been avoided? It usually comes from a wrong fit.]]></description>
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		<title>Limping Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens when a team, a group, a company or an organization loses its vision, its organization, it energy, its leadership and/or its passion? Simply, it dies.

<em>Some deaths are sudden. Most are prolonged. </em>]]></description>
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		<title>October Snow &#8230; Trick or Treat?</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/11/october-snow-trick-or-treat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twelve years ago August, hubby John and I moved into the home that we had built in the Metro-Denver area of Colorado. That October, I had a speaking gig in Salt Lake City and another one a few days later in New Orleans. We were schedule to pass through Denver with a one day stay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Moves for Boomers …</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/next-moves-for-boomers-%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 18:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To retire, or not to retire? For the Boomer generation (1946-1964), just what is retirement? If you are a Boomer, most likely you’ve noticed a few changes.   Some are physical … you creak, might not be as flexible as just a few years ago, may be thinking about joint replacements and have noted that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When is Too Much Skin, Too Much?</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/when-is-too-much-skin-too-much/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 18:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, I flew to San Diego for a speaking engagement.  Waiting for my luggage, I glanced around the airport and thought I had arrived on the production sets of Dancing with the Stars and Melrose Place.  The women’s range of dress was anything but just plain pants and a shirt and shoes.  Nope, there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Face to Face in the Digital World</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/face-to-face-in-the-digital-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 18:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This summer, I became an Empty Nester.  Before the 21 year-old grandson moved out, I was fast-forwarded into the teen world of communicating. “What’s for dinner?” he text messaged from his bedroom to my kitchen. “Open your door and find out,” I fingered and thumbed back.  “What’s the weather like outside?” “Look out your window,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Important to You?</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/whats-important-to-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter will be here in a few months. Imagine being in a car that is stuck in snow—you forward and reverse the gears, hoping to jimmy yourself out of the rut. The wheels are in motion, your car isn’t. Are you like your car—living a life where there’s action, but no real movement, or completion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens if Something Happens to You?</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/what-happens-if-something-happens-to-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone should have a durable power of attorney—a legal instrument that tells adults who may have to step in on your behalf what you want.  Powers of Attorney are needed for the unexpected—accidents, life threatening illnesses, paralyzing strokes and weird events that occur in society that no one wants to happen to them and their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress Busting in the New Millennium</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/stress-busting-in-the-new-millennium/</link>
		<comments>http://briles.com/2009/05/stress-busting-in-the-new-millennium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I confess, I love the Holidays but I hate shopping-just about any kind of shopping that demands my physical presence in the midst of a zillion other people. Which is somewhat odd, since I speak to 30,000 plus women and men a year and I enjoy that. What gives?  To me, a shopping mall excursion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There a Book in You?</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/is-there-a-book-in-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Data shows that reading books is not the way to spend a leisurely afternoon for the under 25 age group. Should authors, and publishers, throw in the towel? Not unless you want to kiss off a bunch of money. According to the Book Industry Study Group (www.BISG.com) book sales are seriously underreported. In their study, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey Mom &#8230; I&#8217;m Home!</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/hey-mom-im-home/</link>
		<comments>http://briles.com/2009/05/hey-mom-im-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I speak publicly, there is one subject about kids that always pops up.  What’s a parent to do when they move back?  I first respond in a kidding manner—Sell the house and get one that is too small for them to move back to/stay in.  This comment always gets a big laugh from my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Great American Juggle &#8230; Careers and CareGiving</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/the-great-american-juggle-careers-and-caregiving/</link>
		<comments>http://briles.com/2009/05/the-great-american-juggle-careers-and-caregiving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deep into your Monday morning routine, you are silently grumbling, “Where is Martha? We’ve got a major project to complete and present at the end of the week.”  Magically, your phone rings with the missing Martha on the line. Martha is not so cheery; her call is loaded with bad news.  Over the weekend, her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goals and Happiness are Linked</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/goals-and-happiness-are-linked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Myth: You Don&#8217;t Need Goals To Be Happy or Successful. Reality: The Road to Happiness and Success is Paved With Goals! More than anything else, people seek happiness. And, while happiness itself is sought for its own sake, goals such as health, beauty, spiritual growth, money, or power are valued because we believe they make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dark Clouds Can Surface</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/dark-clouds-can-surface/</link>
		<comments>http://briles.com/2009/05/dark-clouds-can-surface/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 20:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Withheld news feels like bad news.  Even perfect families hit a few potholes along the way.  We adults often attempt a classic cover-up—at all costs, keep bad news from the kids.  Sometimes, even our spouse or partner.  The reality is, family members have extrasensory perception . . . they can feel the dark cloud vibes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adult Kids Still at Home?</title>
		<link>http://briles.com/2009/05/adult-kids-still-at-home/</link>
		<comments>http://briles.com/2009/05/adult-kids-still-at-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 20:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Judith Briles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens when you work at a job you feel indifferent about…or even hate? How about the manager who has to oversee you? When I deal with workplace issues that evolve around attitude, productivity and turnover, I can guarantee you there’s someone is there who doesn’t want to be, or shouldn’t be. Sabotage of personal [...]]]></description>
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