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	<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com</link>
	<description>creating tools + strategy for sustainable growth in Toronto + Winnipeg</description>
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		<title>31 Days of Fiery Kite + Sweet Peach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July flame Fiery kite Will-o-the-wisp Lead me through the night July flame Sweet summer peach High up in the branch Just out of reach Can I call you mine? *Lyrics from the song July Flame by Laura Veirs. July, you make me hot. No really. I have nearly melted at least twice. The iNSPiRED PRACTiCE [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/whiteboards/31-days-of-fiery-kite-sweet-peach/</link>
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		<title>Hello/Goodbye</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it just me or has 2010 somehow turned into THE year for a whole lotta people? More than ever, I keep bumping into people who are transforming their lives, fulfilling long-held dreams, and basically making their lives EPIC. Did I miss a memo or did we perhaps all arrive at this epiphany individually? Maybe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/just-us/hellogoodbye/</link>
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		<title>Dance with adversity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[   Disable (verb): To crush a spirit; to withdraw hope; to deflate curiosity; to promote an inability to see beauty; to deprive of imagination; to make abject. Ant: To make poss-able. *from Aimee Mullins New (and Better) Thesaurus Over the past week or so, I have been secretly engaging in an indulgence of mine. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/corporate-citizenship/dance-with-adversity/</link>
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		<title>30 Days of Sidewalk Poetry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man&#8217;s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. ~ John F. Kennedy Generally I would have had the iP whiteboard up by mid-June but the month was so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/whiteboards/30-days-of-sidewalk-poetry/</link>
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		<title>To the Class of 2010: Be Your Own Superhero</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On June 24, the Grade 12 students of one Churchill High School in Winnipeg, closed a major chapter in their lives and started another. Today’s high school graduates are the greatest and most privileged minds of my generation. Many of these graduates are more independent and “grown-up” than other 18 year olds from decades past. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/illuminations/to-the-class-of-2010-be-your-own-superhero/</link>
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		<title>31 Days of this Wild + Precious Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Better late than never. The May iP Whiteboard&#8230; Tell me, what is it you plan to do, with your one wild and precious life? ~ Mary Oliver   Time flies. It was just the first of May not too long ago and here we are nearly at the end of the month. Essential Wisdom. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/whiteboards/31-days-of-this-wild-precious-life/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Up to You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[    If you’re at a dead end, take a deep breath, stamp your foot and shout “BEGIN!” You never know where it will take you. ~ Twyla Tharp   This (much-delayed) post is a bit of a Part 2 to the Sharing the Goodness post from last month. In April and early May, I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/changemakers/its-up-to-you/</link>
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		<title>How to Get What You Want</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People of the world: listen up. This is how you get what you want. I see a lot of people enraged by frustrating realities in their lives, within their workplaces and most definitely, in their communities. I see them banging on doors, yelling at the top of their lungs and then walking away defeated. There [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/tools/how-to-get-what-you-want/</link>
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		<title>The New Green</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If green is the new black. Then truthfulness is the new green.   Well not yet, but I am hoping this will catch on. First, let’s talk about how not to do it. I attended an event awhile back. Let’s call it Event X. It was held in the space of a highly reputable think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/illuminations/the-new-green/</link>
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		<title>Sharing the goodness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is a glorious Tuesday filled with sunshine, opportunities to connect, meaningful work and mind-blowing ideas. My cup runneth over. So let me please share some of this goodness with you. Pragmatic Idealist: How can you NOT be inspired by someone who approaches world-building in such a beautiful and common sense way? I had the pleasure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/changemakers/sharing-the-goodness/</link>
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		<title>30 Days of Lighting up the World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Great men are meteors, consuming themselves to light the world.” ~ Napoleon I don’t often have occasion to quote Napoleon. This is oddly momentous. I was flipping through a book my parents gifted to Mike for Easter &#8211; Letters from Leaders: Personal Advice for Tomorrow’s Leaders from the World’s Most Influential People.  In it are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/whiteboards/lighting-up-the-world/</link>
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		<title>Spring Cleaning 2 Ways: For the Cheap or Lazy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  I heart spring cleaning. I like it so much that I actually do it four times a year. Once for every season. I find cleaning highly satisfying and often therapeutic. In Montessori school, while other kids were learning/playing at the water table or in the workshop, I was polishing silver and washing dishes at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/inspired-living/spring-cleaning-cheap-or-lazy/</link>
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		<title>Rave On</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Photo by Christine Lebrasseur) On April 4, 2007, I launched iNSPiRED PRACTiCE into the brave new world. Yesterday marked the 3rd birthday of this little-company-that-could.  I have long considered iNSPiRED PRACTiCE my “baby”.  It is certainly my brainchild. And much like a child it consumes nearly all of my time and energy. (Three year-olds can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/just-us/rave-on/</link>
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		<title>20 Take-Aways from re:Vision 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is now 2 days after re:Vision 2010 and I have had ample time to reflect (and get organized). These are my take-aways from the conference. 1. Grab talent from the audience. Reject that invisible line that separates the “experts” from the “participants” at professional development gatherings. The re:Vision 2010 conference organizers saw value in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/social-entrepreneurship/20-take-aways/</link>
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		<title>The Modern-Day Superhero Book Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  (Image created at the Hero Factory) At the start of every new year, I craft a series of goals to fulfill by December 31. Last year, in 2009, I wanted to start a book club. Despite crazy schedules and infrequent get-togethers, a small but dedicated group of us had a great run and read a few [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/uncategorized/the-modern-day-superhero-book-club/</link>
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		<title>31 Days of Dropping More Keys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  The small man builds cages for everyone he knows. While the sage, who has to duck his head when the moon is low, keeps dropping keys all night long for the beautiful rowdy prisoners. ~ Hafiz (a 14th century sufi poet) This month I was inspired by the extraordinary words and ideas that comprise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/whiteboards/31-days-of-dropping-more-keys/</link>
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		<title>Cultural Intelligence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On March 11, 2010, Options for Success – our sister company &#8211; was recognized for Excellence in Leadership by the Human Resources Management Association of Manitoba (HRMAM) in the category of Diversity &#38; Cultural Awareness. Although several other organizations submitted applications for the award, Options for Success Inc. was the sole nominee in the category [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/changemakers/cultural-intelligence/</link>
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		<title>Greetings from the Pond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just the other day, in a land not so far away, came iNSPiRED PRACTiCE&#8230; It was born from the belief that ambition coupled with compassion could evolve us toward an economy that promotes quality of life for all and enriches our natural environment. Find out what it&#8217;s all about. Here. &#8212;   Bookmark on Delicious [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.inspiredpractice.com/just-us/greetings-from-the-pond-2/</link>
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