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		<title>The Power of Intention</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/10/05/the-power-of-intention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us don’t realize how powerful our intent is.
I woke up one morning after a late night.  It was a damp, rainy, dark day.  The last thing I wanted to do was get up and run errands.  What I wanted more than anything was a day of rest inside napping.  But, I was completely [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/strength-and-courage-vulnerability/#comments</comments>
		<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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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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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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></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>Order a Copy of Repairing the Quilt of Humanity: A Metaphor for Healing and Reparation</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2008/10/15/order-a-copy-of-repairing-the-quilt-of-humanity-a-metaphor-for-healing-and-reparation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2008/10/15/order-a-copy-of-repairing-the-quilt-of-humanity-a-metaphor-for-healing-and-reparation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Deb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Equity and Justice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To order a copy, please send a check in the amount of $13.45 ($10.95 plus $2.50 shipping) to:
Guiding Change Consulting
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Or, to pay by credit card using Paypal, please click here and enter debhoward@guidingchange.org as the recipient email address.
To place larger orders and/or request more information about the work that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The See Saw: A Metaphor for Yin and Yang</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2008/09/15/the-see-saw-a-metaphor-for-yin-and-yang/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2008/09/15/the-see-saw-a-metaphor-for-yin-and-yang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I participated in a fabulous writing workshop.  After four days of constant writing, I found myself feeling a strong sense of nervous energy – kind of the way it feels when you’ve drunk too much coffee.  Since I hadn’t had much coffee and wasn’t feeling nervous or anxious about anything, I wasn’t sure [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Seeing and Being Seen</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2008/06/11/seeing-and-being-seen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2008/06/11/seeing-and-being-seen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most basic of human desires is the desire to feel “seen.”  We want to be seen for who we are – and have the unique gifts that we bring to the world appreciated and valued.
An incident that took place with my daughter about a year ago helped me realize how easy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Magic of an Apology</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2008/05/29/the-magic-of-an-apology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2008/05/29/the-magic-of-an-apology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 14:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the worst consequences of our increasingly litigious society in the United States is the growing obsolescence of apologies.  Many people live and act from a fear of being sued, leading them to take actions to cover up their mistakes rather than take responsibility for them, apologize and try to help in the [...]]]></description>
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