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		<title>Our Nation’s Resiliency: Are Politics Getting In The Way?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Steve Beseke, beseke1@earthlink.net
Last week was a tough one for civility, doing the right thing and the art of simple life resiliency.
We heard the unemployment rate is still nearly 10 percent and more than 8 million Americans are continuing to look for their next great work adventure. Experts also said U.S. employment projections don’t hint [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2010/03/08/our-nation%e2%80%99s-resiliency-are-politics-getting-in-the-way/</link>
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		<title>Olympic Figure Skater Shows True Essence of Resilience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Steve Beseke, beseke1@earthlink.net
Inspiration and resilience come in many forms. Great folks like you around the world have reached out to me through my speeches and writings to say they are extremely inspired by how I have successfully overcome the challenges of my lifelong disability &#8211; Cerebral Palsy.
Yes, I&#8217;ve dusted myself off to turn such [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2010/03/01/olympic-figure-skater-show-true-essence-of-resilience/</link>
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		<title>Yes, Dreams Can Come True &#8211; One Pin At A Time!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Steve Beseke, beseke1@earthlink.net
I was reading a great article by national columnist Mitch Albom the other day about dreams coming true and the resiliency of life. Instead of always highlighting my resilient experiences, I thought Mitch&#8217;s article throws a perfect resilient strike to what we&#8217;ve been discussing over the last year.
The story chronicled a laid [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2010/02/22/yes-dreams-can-come-true-one-pin-at-a-time/</link>
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		<title>Understanding Your Resilient Keys to Business Success and Personal Fulfillment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Steve Beseke, beseke1@earthlink.net
All of us have resilient challenges every single day. It is how we overcome the many life obstacles that allow us to pursue our dreams.
My personal life resiliency begins with the way I have successfully adapted to a lifelong disability (Cerebral Palsy.) Basically, CP makes me walk a bit funny and fall [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2010/02/14/understanding-your-resilient-keys-to-business-success-and-personal-fulfillment/</link>
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		<title>Vigilance in Our Resiliency Is An Ever Constant Struggle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is truly hard to stay resilient. This is from a guy who thinks and lives resiliency every second of every day. It&#8217;s no wonder that many good folks are just throwing up their hands these days not knowing which way to turn.
Record unemployment, the stock market &#8220;yo-yo&#8221; dance and more than half of people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2010/02/05/vigilance-in-our-resiliency-is-an-ever-constant-struggle/</link>
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		<title>Your Inner Resilience Will Overcome Life Obstacles Moving Forward</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Steve Beseke, beseke1@earthlink.net
All of us are resilient 24 hours a day. In saying this, there are moments in my life that I&#8217;ve just wanted to bury my head, cruise off to a south sea island and not worry about the every day craziness of life. This craziness may be caused by me having a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2010/01/24/your-inner-resilience-will-overcome-life-obstacles-moving-forward/</link>
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		<title>Haiti’s Devastation Gives Us a Glimpse at Life’s Basic Resilience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Steve Beseke, beseke1@earthlink.net
The loss of life and utter destruction in Haiti leaves me (and probably all of us) devastatingly sad. Haiti and its good people have been severely tested before on many fronts. But their sheer basic life resiliency is now being shaken at the core and this highlights again to me how life [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2010/01/18/haiti%e2%80%99s-devastation-gives-us-a-glimpse-at-life%e2%80%99s-basic-resilience/</link>
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		<title>Survey Finds Stress Can Sometimes Be Overwhelming Whether Laid Off or Employed…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Steve Beseke, beseke1@earthlink.net
A recent employment survey suggested that nearly 50 percent of those who still have jobs in this economy are dissatisfied with their work. More than 50 percent said they also don’t find their jobs interesting. Additionally, nearly 45 percent of workers do not feel secure about their jobs.
In these tragic times – [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2010/01/11/survey-finds-stress-can-sometimes-be-overwhelming-whether-laid-off-or-employed%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<title>Our New Year’s Resolutions Come And Go But…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Steve Beseke, beseke1@earthlink.net
All of us probably have dozens of New Year’s resolution examples throughout our lives that were great for the moment but ultimately hard to achieve:  Losing weight, spending more time with your family, finding a more fulfilling life…the list goes on. Unfortunately, the resiliency of continuing our goals after the first 60 days [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2010/01/04/our-new-year%e2%80%99s-resolutions-come-and-go-but%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<title>Seizing Your Day In A Slightly More Realistic Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As 2009 ends, we are unfortunately still seeing negative headlines and challenging economic news around the country and worldwide. There are a few resilient cracks in the economic armor, but all of us need continue looking inside ourselves for those important moments we need to stay strong.
That&#8217;s why we need to seize &#8220;our&#8221; day and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2010/01/02/seizing-your-day-in-a-slightly-more-realistic-way/</link>
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		<title>Keeping a Resilient Balance Is Key in Avoiding The &#8220;Woulda, Coulda, Shouldas&#8221; In Our Lives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought in your career or life: &#8220;What could I have accomplished in my life if only&#8230;,&#8221; or, &#8220;I should have taken this direction but didn&#8217;t,&#8221; or, &#8220;If only I would have made this decision, my career and lifer might be different.&#8221; I&#8217;ve definitely been there and done that.
All of us face these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2009/12/21/keeping-a-resilient-life-balance-is-key-in-avoiding-the-woulda-coulda-shouldas/</link>
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		<title>Being Resiliently Thankful This Holiday Season Is So Important</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the holidays nearly in full swing, there is so much to be thankful in our fantastic world. Yet, so many of you, including me, have been rocked by the economy in myriad of ways in 2009.
In previous articles, I mentioned that I was laid off from my dream job earlier this year because of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2009/12/14/being-resiliently-thankful-this-holiday-season-is-so-important/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Let Mistakes or Challenges Derail Your Life and Career</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As pro golfer Tiger Woods found out recently, life mistakes can have a profound effect on our family and the fabric of our lives. Whether we make mistakes large or small, however, it is our resiliency, adaptability and honesty that will help us move past such challenges in our lives and/or careers.
I don&#8217;t want to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2009/12/06/dont-let-mistakes-or-challenges-derail-your-life-and-career/</link>
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		<title>Blogging: A Healthy/Resilient Business and Personal Journey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While I typically focus on career and life resiliency issues, many of you have asked me to discuss ways blogging can be used for professional as well as for personal endeavors. My free resiliency blog, which began as a way for me to stay healthy and focused after a layoff, has now helped me very [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2009/11/30/blogging-a-healthyresilient-business-and-personal-journey/</link>
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		<title>Avoiding the Pothole of &#8220;Why Me&#8221; is Extremely Healthy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You unfortunately did not receive that deserved promotion or increase in pay at your company. A supposed friend decides to end your 10-year relationship with an e-mail message saying out-of-the-blue, &#8220;We have nothing in common anymore.&#8221; Your teenage kids are having too many &#8220;teen moments&#8221; testing your sanity and patience. Your boss tells you today [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://resiliencyfirst.com/2009/11/23/avoiding-the-pothole-of-why-me-is-extremely-healthy/</link>
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