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While walking the beach the other day, I really noticed the often seen golf carts that are allowed on the beach. Many of them have a seat up front and one in the back facing rearward. As I thought about it, I realized that the person up front is looking towards where they are going while the person in the back, except for an occasional glance forward, has a view of where they had been. The...

Hi everyone: I'm a newby here on growing bolder, and Bill suggested I blog my story about my recent marriage...so here goes. About 4 years ago, I was going through a tough divorce (oxymoran, all divorces are tough) and had recently signed up for classmates.com. I guess looking back to a happier time or just out of curiousity. As a result, one person in particular contacted me, his name...

Is it really 2011? You and your gang might have some fun on New Year's Eve with this handy Decade in Review tool to help with your 2000 to 2010 reflection. What happened to the decade?!? Use this and the creation of a realistic new year resolutions as self growth tools that actually work. Decade in Review – Why? Some of the benefits of looking back are as...

Here are three simple ideas that will help you stay FIT during the holidays:F: Fun. Make sure your holiday activities provide fun for everyone. If they don’t, skip them and go on to another. If you're tired from trying to do too much and the tasks are no longer enjoyable, then get some rest (and consider postponing or cutting back on your to-do list). Looking back, your family, friends and...

It was the Growing Bolder Radio Show interview with Roz Savage that got me thinking. In 2005, Roz was leading a successful, but unremarkable life as a management consultant when she had an early-mid-life crisis. She couldn’t shake the feeling there might be more meaning to her life than a steady income and a house in the suburbs.Roz took a piece of advice from a motivational book and wrote two...