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        <title><![CDATA[Take a break]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For some consultants, particularly those who have never done anythnig else, one solution may be to get out of consulting for a while.  Take a full-time job in industry for a couple of years to experience that.  It's easier said than done in this economy.  But  it will make you determine whether the grass is greener, or you will end up missing the excitement of consulting and dive back in refreshed.Lew Sauder, Author, Consulting 101: 101 Tips For Success in Consulting]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:47:24 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Volunteer Activities Help]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[They get you outside the office, are easily justifiable uses of your time, and get you away from the grind at healthy intervals.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:26:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Funnily enough]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My biggest problem comes from my peers.It's why I've stopped going to meeting and so on their attitude strikes me as unworkable.They are more plastic than any others that I have ever run across and are out to make a Million $ as fast as possible and look the part along the way.When I stopped going to those meetings with these people I felt so much better and more energized to do the work that I love.Col]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[HAL 9000]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:49:33 -0700</pubDate>
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