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Do You Smell That Rabbit?

By Nathaniel :: December 3rd, 2007 :: Living Exceptionally :: Comments (0)

Fear. Powerful word and an even more powerful emotion. There were some good posts on blogs I like to read about fear this week, particularly about recognizing its effect on our behavior and our striving for accomplishment. Although you may not be an aspiring writer, the advice bestowed by old Copyblogger here […]

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Interview with a Friend: Nathaniel Broughton

By Nathaniel :: November 29th, 2007 :: Interview with a Friend :: Comments (0)

Interview with a Friend is an ongoing feature on TheGreatSuccess.com
So I know you what you’re thinking - “He doesn’t have more than 3 friends?” No dammit, Nolte just thought it would be fun to flip the script once and interview me for a change. I still have plans to hit all of […]

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Perception in a Sad ReaLOUty

By Nathaniel :: November 15th, 2007 :: State of Mind :: Comments (0)

Recently my fair town has been getting some really bad press. Ok, maybe I should rephrase that. For the last 100 years, St. Louis has looked worse and worse, both in the press and in the flesh.
When the new “St. Louis - All Within Reach” slogan came out there were 10x as many […]

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Kick Ass American Home for Sale, Bid Now!

By Nathaniel :: November 7th, 2007 :: Play :: Comments (1)

Have you heard about the home of the free, the land of the brave? Where there are more TV sets and automobiles than you can shake a drive-thru at? Well here’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to purchase your own slice of post-WWII Americana.
McBride ans Sons is currently offering:
A sleek suburban ranch in the newest development […]

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Interview with a Friend: Brant Bukowsky

By Nathaniel :: November 1st, 2007 :: Interview with a Friend :: Comments (0)

Interview with a Friend is an ongoing feature on TheGreatSuccess.com
This week we feature one Brant Bukowsky, a man who has already lived a great life at the ripe young age of 31. I probably should call this ‘Interview with a Mentor’ or something . . . but I’ve never been one to avoid mixing […]

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Don’t Hate the Season, Hate the Timekeeper

By Nathaniel :: October 26th, 2007 :: State of Mind :: Comments (0)

The leaves are changing, there’s a nip in the air, and the Blues are getting almost 20% of the sports coverage in town. That’s when you know winter is coming my friend. But it’s not winter that we should all be dreading. One of the absolute worst days of the year is […]

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Hindu is Definitely the “In” Religion This Fall

By Nathaniel :: October 18th, 2007 :: Living Exceptionally :: Comments (0)

Compliments of a feature on Swami Parthasarathy in the New Yorker, here’s some good fodder for the soul:
Stress is entirely an internal phenomenon.
Stress derives from unreasonable expectations, and attachment to what one has.
Once you make the right assessment, then you have the right expectations and you have no disappointments.
You are the architect of your fortune, […]

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Interview with a Friend: Mike Pupillo

By Nathaniel :: October 12th, 2007 :: Interview with a Friend :: Comments (1)

Interview with a Friend is an ongoing feature on TheGreatSuccess.com.
This week, dear readers, we spotlight my friend Mike. He’s approaching birthday number 25 this week and he’s having a big bash at his parents house this weekend to celebrate. Constant jokes about the year 2000 snacks will be flying. Here we go . . .
TGS: […]

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Interview with a Friend: Tom Nolte

By Nathaniel :: October 4th, 2007 :: Interview with a Friend :: Comments (3)

Interview with a Friend is an ongoing feature on TheGreatSuccess.com.
Welcome all to the first installment of “Interview with a Friend”. Most bloggers say that a great way to gain attention and traction for a new blog is to interview respected voices within your industry. Since my industry is people, and my readers are […]

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Quit Worshipping Rule Breakers, Start Breaking Some Rules

By Nathaniel :: September 26th, 2007 :: Living Exceptionally :: Comments (0)

There was a great post over at Copyblogger last week about fighting through obstacles to creative thinking, and the quote that really stuck in my head was “Quit worshipping rule breakers start breaking some rules.” Pretty sexy huh? I identified with it immediately because I feel like people that are ‘rule breakers’ are […]

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