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		<title>Discover how to move from busy to brilliant this Wednesday!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[12 habits that  I am committed to that I know can make your day a little brighter, your lists a little shorter and success in work and life a lot bigger! ]]></description>
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		<title>Part 3 &#8211; 12 ways to make 2012 your best year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[12 habits that  I am committed to that I know can make your day a little brighter, your lists a little shorter and success in work and life a lot bigger! ]]></description>
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		<title>Part 2 &#8211; 12 ways to make 2012 your best year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[12 habits that  I am committed to that I know can make your day a little brighter, your lists a little shorter and success in work and life a lot bigger! ]]></description>
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		<title>Part 1 &#8211; 12 ways to make 2012 your best year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[12 habits that  I am committed to that I know can make your day a little brighter, your lists a little shorter and success in work and life a lot bigger! ]]></description>
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		<title>What do Jack Johnson, Yvon Chouinard and Hugh have in common?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm excited to announce that our little company is now member 142 in Canada (there are some 1,400+ members worldwide) and a part of a growing list of firms that give back to the planet. If you haven’t heard about 1FP please check it out.]]></description>
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		<title>Making a presentation? Go naked.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a tip for any of you that make presentations—go naked. Whether you only stand in front of group on threat of firing squad or you’re the type that thrives on it there is a better way to impact people. I have spent the better part of 18 years...]]></description>
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		<title>My first book signing.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, full disclosure here, it didn’t go well. My first book signing and I was eating humble pie.  After a quick run in the rain with Riley (the dog) I was off in ironed shirt to my first book signing at the local Chapters store (thank you GM Paula!). I...]]></description>
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		<title>What no one will tell you about success</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about success. I need to. I only have so many hours to work with and I’m frankly tired of working hard at my business. I also have loads of interests in my life that I love spending time on, like: my gals,...]]></description>
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		<title>The two greatest lies.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe there are others, but it strikes me that there are two lies that we get suckered into that trump all others. See if you agree. The first lie is that some thing will make you happy. This is the lie of the marketing agencies, the travel bureaus, self-help authors,...]]></description>
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		<title>Yukon River Quest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I posted recently about my preparation for the Yukon River Quest (http://www.yukonriverquest.com), which starts June 29th in Whitehorse. This is an epic 740km race following the 1897 Klondike gold rush route ending some two and a half days later (did I mention you paddle through the night) in Dawson City....]]></description>
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		<title>There are strange things done&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are strange things done in the midnight sun&#8230; In two weeks I will be pushing off from shore on the Yukon River for the longest endurance event of my life (OK, that sounded dramatic, but it is long!). Last September an article describing the Yukon River Quest (www.yukonriverquest.com) in...]]></description>
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		<title>Thriving on the Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just returned from six days on the road, including four cities, three media interviews, six separate, custom presentations, and running a half marathon to boot. And I feel great! Being on the road for work or taking a vacation with the family can take a toll on you. Unfamiliar...]]></description>
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		<title>Can We Do Less and Get More?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 15:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our assumptions can often lead us astray&#8230;for a long time. Like: do we need to do more to get more? Knee-jerk answer-of course! If that&#8217;s true then what about&#8230; • we restore our energy, mind, and even spirit while on vacation • deep thinking and brilliant solutions typically happen in times of...]]></description>
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		<title>GET A HOBBY</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 07:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He is a hard-working, dedicated, even-driven, top store manager selected from his peers to represent his region. Great numbers, good income, lots of upward potential-no life. I asked Paul (not his real name) what he does to unwind when he isn&#8217;t working the 80 hours a week that he does....]]></description>
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		<title>PICK UP THE PHONE</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twice last week I was in the middle of an email when I stopped and picked up the phone and called the person instead. And both times I was glad I did-I got updated on what they were working on and feel connected to them again. Email is fast, conversations...]]></description>
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		<title>In Praise of Manual Labour</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/in-praise-of-manual-labour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The plan was to take a week off from my office routine and build a shed. The lessons learned, it turns out, were as big as the shed. For seven years I&#8217;ve been thinking about extending a storage shed in the backyard. &#8220;One week&#8221; promised Big Jim, my guru of...]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons learned from a road trip with teenagers</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/lessons-learned-from-a-road-trip-with-teenagers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently returned from a 6,000 km road trip with teenagers from our bucolic hometown of Kelowna to hold-on-to-your-wallet Los Angeles. Yes, the distance was great; surprisingly so were the lessons learnt. The plan for spring break was for myself and our two girls (13 and 16) to spend a week,...]]></description>
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		<title>Contradictions in the speaking industry</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/contradictions-in-the-speaking-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might not be a speaker, but I was ruminating on my professional (at least the speaking part) and came up with these contradictions I thought you might be interested in. As you get older you get better. As you charge more the more you are in demand (you hope.)...]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Have FOMO?</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/do-you-have-fomo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where have I been? I&#8217;m obviously not getting out enough, meeting the right people, checking out the new scene! I must have F.O.M.O.. I was meeting with a financial advisor yesterday. Nice guy. We were talking about my book Give Me a Break (Oh, I think I just gave it...]]></description>
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		<title>REFOCUS, BY CHOICE</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/refocus-by-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I think that we are all delusional. We talk as if our woes are permanent when nothing is really permanent. We think that we are powerless yet every moment we operate the most sophisticated life form on earth. We blame ourselves for screw-ups yet we ignore all the small...]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamins for the Anxious</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/vitamins-for-the-anxious/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in Ladysmith, British Columbia tonight enroute to California with my daughters. The first thing we noticed when we arrived was the lights from six 90 meter cargo ships anchored a stones throw away in Ladysmith Bay-something that locals will tell you is a first. The reason-no traffic is going...]]></description>
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		<title>Be Present &#8211; do something</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I will be more present&#8221; said the workshop participant as she recorded her new commitment in the workbook. I couldn’t help myself-I had to ask. &#8220;That’s great&#8221; I said &#8220;But, what does ‘be more present’ look like to you?&#8221; When we throw around vague aspirations we run the risk of...]]></description>
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		<title>Give Me a Break-Book Trailer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is it that so many movies have better trailers than that actual movie? I don&#8217;t know, but I&#8217;m hoping that my little trailer is actually NOT as good as the book. Have a look&#8230;. And buy the book Give Me a Break-Book Trailer View more presentations from Hugh Culver.]]></description>
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		<title>Give Me a Break (NEW!)</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/speaking/give-me-a-break-new/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hughculver.com/?p=4027</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The art of making time work for you We are working in a time of distraction &#8211; endless emails, back-to-back meetings, interruptions, and growing work demands are taking their toll. People are constantly rushing, multi-tasking, bringing work home, and struggling to find time for themselves and their family. Based on...]]></description>
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		<title>Jump Start your Day (podcast)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my first podcast on itunes &#8211; let me know what you think.]]></description>
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		<title>My new book &#8211; cover design (getting close)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a year in the making and I am within days of saying manyana to my book as it heads across the country to get printed. I didn&#8217;t realize how much effort the cover would be. I started with my rough ideas on paper, then created some different draft...]]></description>
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		<title>Today is a gift</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s human nature; we tend to see what is off track, and not working more that what’s right with the day. All around us is evidence of what is right with the world, but instead we are hung up on the insensitive email that Tony just sent.  Our myopic, negative,...]]></description>
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		<title>How&#8217;s that story doing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was presenting my time management course Reclaiming the Clock yesterday to a wonderful group and one theme kept coming up &#8220;This is all great, but&#8230;&#8221;. The excuses for not trying new ways to get a grip on their time ranged from: &#8220;When a customer comes in we have to...]]></description>
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		<title>It’s all about the Small Stuff – follow up materials</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi and thanks for visiting my site! These are follow up notes for the &#8220;It&#8217;s all about the Small Stuff&#8221; presentation. It is always exciting for me to present my materials and thoughts to groups. And even more exciting when those ideas are used! The days after the event are...]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Booster Juice &#8211; Follow-up Notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 05:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>Changing that bad habit</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/changing-that-bad-habit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a workshop today the conversation came up about bad habits. &#8220;I know I&#8217;m a perfectionist,&#8221; one of the store managers admitted to me on our walk after lunch. &#8220;But even though I know I need to change I can&#8217;t &#8211; I can&#8217;t stand seeing things not done right!&#8221; she...]]></description>
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		<title>New Book Update &#8211; Sept.</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/new-book-update-sept/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new book if coming along and I can actually start to see the end results getting closer. Here&#8217;s a quick update on what you can expect. As I worked through the creation process I realized that my ambitions for the project had changed from a &#8216;how-to&#8217; book to more...]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Suncor Presentation Notes 21 Sept. 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>It&#8217;s all about payoff.</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/its-all-about-payoff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the last minute I deleted the word “Accountability” and changed the slide in my presentation to say “Promise Keeper”. For years I’ve used the “A” word and I’m tired of the consultant-speak. At the core, it’s all about making and keeping promises. And here’s the secret, there has to...]]></description>
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		<title>Do you own it?</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/do-you-own-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was inspired by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson’s comments in their new book REWORK on the need to stop using the term &#8220;entrepreneur&#8221;. As they put it: “It’s outdated and loaded with baggage. It smells like a members-only club.” Their argument is that like many words, “entrepreneur” gives...]]></description>
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		<title>Embrace your irrational side</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/embrace-your-irrational-side/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m reading Dan Ariely’s latest book the upside of irrationality. This is a fascinating collection of his behavioral studies first in Israel and later at Duke University on the irrational side of human behavior. Sprinkled throughout the book are very personal reflections on the struggles he went through recovering from...]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s All About the Small Stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/speaking/its-all-about-the-small-stuff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hughculver.com/hugh2/?p=1847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How to create excellence in every day We can easily blame the world for our unhappiness: our workload, our boss, our clients, or even our lack of sleep!  Yet our blame distracts us from the real source of our success—what we think about and what we do. It&#8217;s all about...]]></description>
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		<title>Honor the Mundane</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/honor-the-mundane/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It happens every day. The mundane, boring, humdrum and ordinary tasks that don’t belong in the life of a successful person like you. Shouldn’t your rise to success mean you never have to pay another bill or take out the garbage? Think again, you’re human and everyone has to put...]]></description>
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		<title>ReClaiming the Clock (Workshop)</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/speaking/reclaiming-the-clock-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hughculver.com/hugh2/?p=1857</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting more of the right stuff done It&#8217;s easy to get busy &#8211; email, interruptions, meetings, and clutter can keep us busy, distracted from what&#8217;s really important, and discouraged.  Without an intervention, &#8220;busy&#8221; becomes the excuse for ongoing missed deadlines, procrastination, needless rushing, and mistakes. ReClaiming the Clock is an...]]></description>
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		<title>Facing the Tiger (workshop)</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/speaking/facing-the-tiger-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turning conflict into opportunities Conflict in relationships is inevitable &#8211; broken promises, personality clashes, insensitive comments, and errors in non-verbal communication all can lead to a breakdown.  This may actually be a good thing! Facing the Tiger is a remarkable (even simple) program that empowers people to use a productive...]]></description>
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		<title>The Leadership Toolbox (workshop)</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/speaking/the-leadership-toolbox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engaging others to lead Great leaders are not born &#8211; they have mastered their craft with specific skills and a consistent attitude of collaboration that allows them to accomplish great things with people.  Leaders that practice these skills are able to bring the best out of people and achieve massive...]]></description>
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		<title>People don&#039;t live in reality</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m getting the impression that people don&#8217;t live in reality. They come to work thinking everyone will be normal and nice, they drive their car thinking everyone will be polite, they go shopping thinking everyone wants to wait on them unquestioningly. Maybe that works with avatars, but, sorry folks you...]]></description>
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		<title>Special follow up package for CEP conference Vancouver May 12, 2010</title>
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		<comments>http://www.hughculver.com/client-notes/special-follow-up-package-for-cep-conference-vancouver-may-12-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 05:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi and thanks for visiting my site. This is a special follow up package for delegates of the CEP Western conference May 12 in Vancouver. Enjoy! &#8220;It&#8217;s all about the Small Stuff&#8221; The days after the event are the best times to narrow your focus on just a few changes...]]></description>
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		<title>Western Conference on Safety, Vancouver 13 April 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/client-notes/western-conference-on-safety-vancouver-13-april-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hughculver.com/client-notes/western-conference-on-safety-vancouver-13-april-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi and welcome to my notes page. After most keynote presentations I like to provide some detailed notes to support the ideas I provided from the stage. This is your chance to learn more, apply more, benefit more. And I would encourage you to only focus on one or two...]]></description>
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		<title>Apparently common sense isn’t all that common.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading a one page article yesterday in the April 2, 2010 Globe a Mail entitled “Mood enhancers: How to restore happiness at work” (link). Is it just me, or are a lot of these ‘advice’ columns regurgitating common sense? Here I was expecting some new insights about use...]]></description>
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		<title>It is the soft stuff that wins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was presenting a set of leadership skills to future rheumatologists today when my client admitted “You know we refer to this as ‘soft skills’.” Now I’ll be the first to admit that learning how to listen properly or resolve issues with colleagues or your boss won’t cure arthritis, but...]]></description>
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		<title>Small Stuff makes you Smaller</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For over a year now I have been talking about how the small stuff, over time, makes the biggest difference for our life success and destiny. What about how we eat? We all know that overeating and eating the wrong foods is receipt for disaster long term. But how do...]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Shoppers Drug Mart Cancun Nat’l Conference. Culver presentation notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>Walking into surprising solutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an avid runner, I know that physical activity, of any kind, stimulates centers in our brain that allow for creative thought and increased positive mood. Even a brisk walk will increase your heart rate, release endorphins that reduce pain and give you a feeling of well-being. A ten minute...]]></description>
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