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	<title>Into a New Groove &#187; Happiness</title>
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		<title>Play to your Strengths!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 18:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my early years&#8217; report cards there was a theme; &#8216;okay student&#8230; talks too much&#8217;. It was true! I was a social animal&#8230;well, at the very least, I seemed to be unable to control my need to interact with people around me. It wasn&#8217;t until years later, that I realized I was an Extrovert. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling &#8216;Blue&#8217;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often, at this time of year, I &#8211; and others I know &#8211; feel a little &#8216;blue&#8217;.  It&#8217;s cold outside (at least it is here in many parts of Canada), the holiday madness is over, and another year of goal setting and action planning is upon us.  This &#8216;blue&#8217; feeling is what has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Move INTO A NEW GROOVE in 2010!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the time of year when many of us are thinking about the new year ahead of us.  It is a common practice to begin thinking about resolutions for the new year.  Of course, we all know the humour around New Year&#8217;s Resolutions&#8230;they often aren&#8217;t very long-lived (i.e. resolve on January 1, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is NLP?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am often asked &#8216;what is NLP?&#8217;  I became a certified practitioner of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) in 1991.  After a brief exposure to it through a colleague, I instantly recognized how NLP could be useful to me &#8211; in my work and in my life.
NLP is an approach to positive personal change.  It  provides a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spirit Week&#8230;Every Week!</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/spirit-weekevery-week-38</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read an article this week&#8230;from one of my internet Google Alerts.  It was one of those articles that struck me &#8211; instantly.  It was by Kim Smith and it was titled Sometimes we could all use a little spirit week.  Kim shared her findings from asking her daughter about her favourite part of spirit week.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Psychology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/positive-psychology-in-philadelphia-pennsylvania-35</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently returned from The First World Congress on Positive Psychology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  In keeping with the P theme - one word encapsulates my experience there: Powerful!  What follows is a summary of a few of my key take-aways from the Congress.
Ed Diener spoke on &#8216;New Findings on Happiness&#8217;: there is a difference between wanting and liking&#8230;happiness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Positive Psychology of &#8220;Meaning&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/the-positive-psychology-of-meaning-32</link>
		<comments>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/the-positive-psychology-of-meaning-32#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I dragged my butt over to the school to set up for Staff Appreciation Week.  &#8216;How come it&#8217;s always the same people who volunteer for these things?&#8217; I muttered to myself, a bit resentfully.  My children&#8217;s school has over 600 students, and yet it appears that it is the same small group of parents volunteering for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happiness, Productivity and The Law of Attraction</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/happiness-productivity-and-the-law-of-attraction-31</link>
		<comments>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/happiness-productivity-and-the-law-of-attraction-31#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe that most of us understand that, generally, happier employees are more productive; they achieve better results for themselves and for the organization.  There is a lot of research to support the importance of positive emotions at work.  Much of my work is with leaders in organizations, who certainly understand this connection; and who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mentoring Magic</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/mentoring-magic-30</link>
		<comments>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/mentoring-magic-30#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have delivered workshops and keynote presentations on the topic of Mentoring for the last 5 years.  My clients, like any organization today, are realizing that there are tremendous benefits to be derived from having a formalized Mentoring program in place.  Some of the benefits are:

addressing gaps in knowledge management/corporate memory, as older workers plan to retire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smile; and the World Smiles WITH You!</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/smile-and-the-world-smiles-with-you-29</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always been fascinated at this time of year.  People are generally pretty happy as the holiday season approaches; although we are busy, we tent to more often smile at each other and wish each other a &#8216;Merry&#8217; this or a &#8216;Happy&#8217; that.  Have you noticed that when someone smiles at you, the urge [...]]]></description>
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