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	<title>Cactus Wrangler (fka Corporate Cowgirl)</title>
	
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	<description>Beth Terry's Blog: Finding Resilience in an Insane World</description>
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		<title>Recipe For Greatness</title>
		<link>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2009/01/04/recipe-for-greatness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Wonderful thought from Zane Grey to kickstart your 2009 plan for Success and ride out this weird economy:
“To bear up under loss;
To fight the bitterness of defeat and the weakness of grief;
To be victor over anger;
To smile when tears are close;
To resist disease, evil men, and base instincts;
To hate hate and love Love;
To go on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to get back on the horse and have a Great 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2009/01/01/how-to-get-back-on-the-horse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life Crises]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[keep going]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A horse named 2008 has thrown a lot of riders - even experienced ones.
We’re all in this one together, no matter our circumstances, no matter how well we planned. When people suffer, it affects us all.
This isn’t just about finances and mortgages. We have become so focused on consumerism &#8211; and paying for it, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Key to Success in 2009: Collaboration and Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/12/27/the-key-to-success-in-2009-collaboration-and-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Managing Smarts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Remember, when you succeed, we all do.
Small businesses are the most powerful Economic Engine in the world! I believe the small business people of the world are the ones who will pull the world back from the brink of economic disaster. I believe you can do this. Let's save the world together, one small business at a time!]]></description>
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		<title>An Excellent Checklist for our New President</title>
		<link>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/12/23/an-excellent-checklist-for-our-new-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[brookings institute]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[getting coutnry back on track]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Thredgold]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Obama checklist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cactuswrangler.com/?p=236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My Friend Jeff Thredgold, a noted economist and great speaker, reports on the &#8220;Brookings Top 10&#8243;:
&#8212;-&#62; The following is an excerpt from a report titled &#8220;Top 10
Global Economic Challenges Facing America&#8217;s 44th President&#8221;
presented by Brookings Global Economy and Development:
Ten Things the new administration needs to work on in 2009. Very much worth the read.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to be More Resilient During Trying Times</title>
		<link>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/12/15/how-to-be-more-resilient-during-trying-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/12/15/how-to-be-more-resilient-during-trying-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cactuswrangler.com/?p=235</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We know how we got here. During the last few decades we&#8217;ve been bent on owning everything we can get our hands on; accumulating wealth, debt, and &#8220;stuff&#8221; at an unprecedented rate. We are inundated daily with ads telling us that we aren&#8217;t enough; we don&#8217;t have enough; we aren&#8217;t beautiful enough; we aren&#8217;t skinny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Gift for my Readers</title>
		<link>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/12/13/holiday-gift-for-my-readers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Values to Live By]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[resilience]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[economic troubles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[employer guide to resilience]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[encouragement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hanukkah]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kwanzaa]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[solutions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cactuswrangler.com/?p=234</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As much as I want you to stand up and be counted, I also want you to have the energy and the confidence to keep moving forward. In that spirit, I created two f_ree ebooks to lift you up and give you some courage. One is for Managers and Business Owners who are trying to motivate their employees during this economic insanity. The second  is for everyone trying to find their way out of this mess. They are simple PDF files, about a dozen pages long. Easy to download and easy to view over and over. You will find them here.]]></description>
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		<title>Inexpensive Holiday Entertainment</title>
		<link>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/12/12/inexpensive-holiday-entertainment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/12/12/inexpensive-holiday-entertainment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cactuswrangler.com/?p=232</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pay attention while you are out and about getting ready for the Holidays. Humans make for interesting entertainment.
I am at the Post office. Lines are long as Arizona residents struggle with the notion of 75º afternoons and Christmas only two weeks away. Here is a mother with twins, trying to juggle packages and frisky, beautiful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The USA is in an Accountability Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/12/11/the-usa-is-in-an-accountability-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/12/11/the-usa-is-in-an-accountability-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Ted Stevens]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cactuswrangler.com/?p=231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We've lost ourselves. This economic debacle is only a symptom of the real problem: A lack of Accountability in the halls of Congress, and in the major Boardrooms of America. As we say in Hawaii, The fish rots from the head down. We cannot fix this until the people we entrusted with our governing, our tax dollars, and our finances set greed aside and start being accountable for their actions. Shortsighted greed has been the norm for several decades. This does not belong to one party or one president, although the recent spate of leaders has certainly sped up our trip to hell.]]></description>
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		<title>Possibility Thinking: our only sane choice</title>
		<link>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/12/02/possibility-thinking-our-only-sane-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/12/02/possibility-thinking-our-only-sane-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
&#8220;Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.&#8221; Helen Keller

Probably the worst thing we can do right now is dabble in regret and despair. It&#8217;s extremely easy to wallow right now. People who were sneering a few months ago at others who had financial issues are now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Release Your Heaviness with a Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/11/28/release-your-heaviness-with-a-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cactuswrangler.com/2008/11/28/release-your-heaviness-with-a-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Friday - the day retailers hope will put their books &#8220;in the Black&#8221; - ie - make them profitable. The problem?  The nonstop media coverage of impending disaster clashes with the consumer-driven ads this time of year. The result? A sense of Hopelessness and Helplessness. Heaviness of heart.
Whether you are a retailer, a [...]]]></description>
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