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		<title>Fear: The Root of All Evil – Part Two</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/12/31/fear-the-root-of-all-evil-%e2%80%93-part-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delusions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quilt of Humanity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What would happen if we looked past the delusions created by our fear?   Friendships and connection.   An article in the New York Times on December 31, 2009, A Mideast Bond, Stitched of Pain and Healing, demonstrates this.  The article describes the friendships developed between an Israeli boy, injured by a Hamas rocket, and a Palestinian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear is the Root of All Evil-Part One</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/10/05/fear-is-the-root-of-all-evil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/10/05/fear-is-the-root-of-all-evil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fear is the root of evil.   Well, if not evil – the root of a lot of ineffective and non-constructive behavior.
When we are afraid, we find ways, mentally, emotionally, psychologically (and in certain instances even physically) to protect ourselves.  In circumstances in which our survival is at stake, we utilize defense mechanisms that serve the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reaching Your Potential: Living and Working Authentically and with Integrity</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/reaching-your-potential-living-and-working-authentically-and-with-integrity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/reaching-your-potential-living-and-working-authentically-and-with-integrity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Deb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindful and Intentional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reframing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Self-Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality and Reflection]]></category>

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Do you feel that you are not reaching your full potential but are not sure what direction to take?
Do you wish you had someone to serve as a sounding board for your thoughts and ideas?
Do you set goals for yourself but find it difficult to follow through?
Do you wish you had someone you trust to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being Vulnerable = Strength and Courage</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/strength-and-courage-vulnerability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rugged Individualism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us have been taught a dysfunctional view of what it means to be strong and courageous.  We teach our boys that being strong means never crying and never acknowledging their feelings – with the exception of anger, of course.  “Real men” don’t cry or show pain.  They are supposed to appear strong, rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is True Courage?</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/what-is-true-courage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/what-is-true-courage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are different ways of viewing “courage.”  To some, courage is appearing fearless, strong and invincible when faced with conflict.  To me, courage is more about being willing to acknowledge my fears and show my vulnerability.  This is the courage that’s necessary to build connections across conflict and differences.
Sometimes I am able to be courageous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Interested in Living and Working Authentically and with Integrity</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/06/15/are-you-interested-in-living-and-working-authentically-and-with-integrity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/06/15/are-you-interested-in-living-and-working-authentically-and-with-integrity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[                 For Individuals: 
       
Do you feel that you are not reaching your full potential but are not sure what direction to take?
Do you wish you had someone to serve as a sounding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leading Effectively</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/03/11/leading-effectively/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/03/11/leading-effectively/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metaphors and Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Narratives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spoken word]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People follow leaders because of who they are more than because of what they do.   Developing self-awareness, engaging in self-reflection, acting with integrity, and being able to develop and maintain authentic relationships are what make individuals effective leaders.
More and more people are coming to understand the role that narratives can play in leadership development by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Authentic Voices of Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/03/10/authentic-voices-of-youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/03/10/authentic-voices-of-youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metaphors and Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry Slam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quilt of Humanity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spoken word]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had the privilege of attending the finals of the NY Knicks Poetry Slam, a competition among poetry performance artists.   The Knicks Poetry Slam is a five-year old program designed to use hip-hop and poetry as a vehicle to motivate and inspire high school students to express themselves through written and spoken word.
The poems were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Inauguration: A Day of Pride</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/01/21/the-inauguration-%e2%80%93-a-day-of-pride/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/01/21/the-inauguration-%e2%80%93-a-day-of-pride/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inauguration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race and Racism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I can’t say enough about yesterday’s inauguration.  Ever since the election, I have felt proud to be white in America for the first time ever.  I have been amazed and overjoyed at how many Americans who are white came out to support and elect President Obama.  It’s as if white people in this country came [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Global Change: Barack Obama’s Capacity to Change the World</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2008/12/08/global-change-barack-obama%e2%80%99s-capacity-to-change-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2008/12/08/global-change-barack-obama%e2%80%99s-capacity-to-change-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In earlier posts, I have written about the capacity for one individual to change the world.  The first one is about the impact of individual actions.   The second one is about Barack Obama&#8217;s capacity to bring about change at the national level through his authentic presence.
In that post I wrote:
&#8220;What Obama brings is hope, [...]]]></description>
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