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		<title>Tone It Down</title>
		<link>http://brain-drops.com/2011/01/11/tone-it-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<title>Left Unsaid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<title>Too Much</title>
		<link>http://brain-drops.com/2009/12/16/too-much/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you trying to do too much? It seems like lately we are all busier than we have ever been before. So many things demand our attention, that we end up doing most things half way and then say, well &#8230; <a href="http://brain-drops.com/2009/12/16/too-much/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=746&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Noticer</title>
		<link>http://brain-drops.com/2009/04/27/the-noticer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a big Andy Andrews fan, so when I was offered the opportunity to review his new book The Noticer, I jumped at the chance. Thanks to Thomas Nelson for this opportunity. Click here for more information from the &#8230; <a href="http://brain-drops.com/2009/04/27/the-noticer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=579&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Random Quote for the Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<title>Google Yourself</title>
		<link>http://brain-drops.com/2009/02/27/google-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Really, go now, Google yourself and see what you get. Okay, are you back yet? I did this and according to them I am either a doctor, an actress, a student who lives in Oklahoma, or I work in staffing &#8230; <a href="http://brain-drops.com/2009/02/27/google-yourself/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=485&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Addictions</title>
		<link>http://brain-drops.com/2009/02/24/addictions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word addiction? The medical definition of an addiction is detailed here. Briefly described it&#8217;s a chronic relapsing condition characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and abuse and by long-lasting &#8230; <a href="http://brain-drops.com/2009/02/24/addictions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=371&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How To Lose A Customer</title>
		<link>http://brain-drops.com/2009/02/17/how-to-lose-a-customer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a letter today from Allied Waste. Keep in mind that I had canceled my service with them in December and had not yet received a final bill. I was told by the representative when I was canceling service &#8230; <a href="http://brain-drops.com/2009/02/17/how-to-lose-a-customer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=417&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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