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		<title>Phoning it in</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalhacks.com/2010/05/12/phoning-it-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 11:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>
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Aww, Tiger.  Watching Mr. Woods during the 2nd round at Quail Hollow was bewildering and more than a little disappointing.  The guy who&#8217;s the ultimate grinder, a fierce competitor, so tough mentally &#8211; a guy who won the U.S. Open on a broken leg &#8211; essentially gave up and was merely going through the motions.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does your brand promise?</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/03/24/what-does-your-brand-promise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Organizational Effectiveness]]></category>
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What more is a brand than a promise?
Just as we expect Apple to deliver wonderfully imagined &#38; designed devices, Porsche to deliver German precision and a thrilling driving experience, and Zappos to provide extraordinary service&#8230;  your personal brand represents a promise to your customers.
What does your brand promise?

Is it clever thinking and ingenuity?  Reliable, dependable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcome your fear:  The Power of Yes @ GRS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Get Rich Slowly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.D. Roth]]></category>

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Are you sometimes crippled by fear? Afraid to try new things, tackle new challenges or meet new people?  I imagine that&#8217;s true of almost all of us at some time.
I recently discovered a marvelous post on this subject by J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly. Although GRS is essentially a personal finance blog, this post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Test your disaster IQ</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/01/16/test-your-disaster-iq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement]]></category>
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How well would you perform if faced with an emergency or disaster like the ditching of the U.S. Airways flight in the Hudson River yesterday?  You can check your &#8220;Disaster IQ&#8221; in an interactive feature at The New York Times.
To learn more about behavior during disasters and how to improve your odds in a disaster, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1000+ downloads later&#8230; &#8220;FREE Downloads&#8221; page update</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/01/05/1000-downloads-later-free-downloads-page-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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The files available via Practical Hacks&#8217; FREE Downloads page hit the 1000 download mark this weekend.  Thanks for downloading these files and I hope they have been helpful to you!  A few notes and thoughts:

The most popular file:  the &#8220;90 day action plan&#8221; for interviewees,-  246 downloads as I write this.  This isn&#8217;t too surprising, [...]]]></description>
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