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		<title>How to Pull the Knife Out of Your Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever said something stupid?  I have.  Maybe you spoke out of turn? Let something slip that you shouldn&#8217;t have?  I did.  I also know some pretty smart folks that have done the same.    What did you do?  Humbly apologized, I hope.  I also offered to do what I could to make it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great grandmothers: inspiration and spiritual leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Marmins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a great inspirational story from CBS News Sunday Morning.&#0160; You are never too old. Watch CBS Videos Online]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh Steelers Achieve Victory With Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Marmins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dreams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Character, selflessness and focus are the reasons that the Pittsburgh Steelers are Super Bowl Champions.  Coach Tomlin: &#8220;&#8230;The standard is the standard. We don’t choose to point fingers. We stay humble in times of excellence, and achievements individually are part of a team. By the same token we don’t point the fingers as members of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Can I Be More Effective?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Marmins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can I be more effective?  Is there a road-map I can use to improve my effectiveness?  What system or process does Jeff Marmins evangelize?  I hope to address these questions by establishing an amalgamation of ideas as a premise for *most* of what my ramblings are about here at jeffmarmins.com. Time has shown that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from Ronald Reagan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Marmins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doing some housekeeping in an old organizer I came across an undated page of notes. &#0160;I had titled it &#34;Ronald Reagan &#8211; Lessons&#34; and it had this list: Never Be mean spirited&#0160; Know and have convictions Strive to know and do the will of God. &#0160; Bigotry and prejudice are the worst things a man [...]]]></description>
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		<title>90 Year Old Die Hard Steelers Fan Gets Team Logo Tattoo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Marmins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She is hardcore. What a terrific character! Go Agnes! Go Steelers! read more &#124; digg story]]></description>
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		<title>Julia Allison and the reason i need to keep doing this blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Marmins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I imagine I owe Ms. Allison some credit for providing me inspiration.&#160; I&#8217;ve struggled with whether or not anyone is really interested in a blog about character and principles. See my post Principled Rant, 8/13/2005. I picked up a recent copy of Wired with Julia on the cover.&#160; She knows how to garner attention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sisu &#8211; Sustaining Courage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Marmins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while back I came across a company that advertised &#34;Sisu&#34; as a character quality they were seeking in new-hires.&#160; Great word.&#160; It&#8217;s what I want to think of being when I start my day. It is who I am and what I aspire to be.&#160; As defined in Wikipedia, It is not momentary courage, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Season for Gratitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Marmins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following was posted by Robert Greenlaw on the Character First! Newsletter: November provides a great occasion to count your blessings and give thanks. Teach your children the definition of gratefulness: &#8220;letting others know by my words and actions how they have benefited my life.&#8221; Make a list of those who have benefited your family, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Mis-lead?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Marmins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever create that great proposal, deliver the value, and walk away from the meeting excited and enthusiastic about your prospect&#8217;s response?  Yea?  Ever have the guy not even return your phone call for the next two months? Perhaps we all have had a similar experience.  My prospect and I even serve together as Board members [...]]]></description>
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