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	<title>YoungProfessionalsBlogSpot &#187; JimH</title>
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		<title>YP Quote of the Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quotes to Live By]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confident Mentality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Failures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.&#8221; Recently I got a chance to lead a meeting, and to be honest, it did not turn out the way I expected it to. I did my best, and I continued on even though it was an uncomfortable situation for me. After the meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Racism and stereotypes, alive and well?!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[     The recent events surrounding the Trayvon Martin case has again brought to light the topics of racism and stereotypes in America. In the case of Trayvon Martin, at first glance, it seems as if this teen was unfairly stereotyped as a hoodlum who was &#8220;up to no good&#8221; in the neighborhood. It may have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YP Quote of the Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quotes to Live By]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Achieving Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confident Mentality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ypblogspot.com/?p=15239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You can never go somewhere you&#8217;ve never been without doing something you&#8217;ve never done&#8221; YP&#8217;s, if we want to change our lives for the better, we can not expect to do the same things and expect different results. We have to be able to get out of our comfort zone and challenge ourselves. Even though [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;10 Signs It&#8217;s Time For a New Job&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://ypblogspot.com/10-signs-its-time-for-a-new-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Job Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enjoy Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ypblogspot.com/?p=15237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[           YP&#8217;s, when do you feel is a good time to start to look for a new job? Is it when you do not feel you are not challenging yourself, dreading to go to work the next day, or not making enough money to save for the future? Whatever the case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Talk With Dr. Cooper&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[YP Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Achieving Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Believe in Yourself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confident Mentality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[          I recently had a sit down with one of my favorite professors from my graduate program, Dr. Richard Cooper. Dr. Cooper graduated from Howard University with a Master in Social Work, and then attended Temple University and received his Ph.D. in Inter-Disciplinary Urban Education. I always enjoyed his class, and the enthusiasm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#Lincredible and 10 Lessons Jeremy Lin Can Teach Us&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Believe in Yourself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Lin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perseverance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ypblogspot.com/?p=14908</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[          In all my years of being an avid sports fan, I have never felt as connected to any other athlete, than I do to Jeremy Lin today. Yes, he is Asian American. Yes, he is an underdog; but I believe the story goes much more deeper than that. It starts with him not being recruited by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year from YPBlogSpot!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positive Attitude]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year from YPBlogSpot! It is a new year full of opportunities, and promise. Let’s make this year a defining year in our lives YP&#8217;s and not settle for anything less!  #SuccessvilleBound ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Six tips from your future self&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Building a Strong Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Importance of Experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ypblogspot.com/?p=14814</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across a very interesting article that I wanted to share. It talks about what advice the elder generation would give to the younger generation if they could do it all over again. The elderly share some very good insight on what is really important, which can help any young professional today. Enjoy.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resiliency</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[YP Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilient]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ypblogspot.com/?p=14802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Resilience            The topic that I would like to blog about is that of resiliency! Webster’s definition of resilience is an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. I have really come to admire this term because of what it stands for and represents. I think that I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tired Of…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[YP Guest Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perseverance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ypblogspot.com/?p=14679</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Life can be as hard as you make it at times. YP CGT shares a poem about some of the trials and tribulations that he goes through in life. Even though the stacks are against him, he is ready for a change, and his own personal &#8216;revolution&#8217;. Tired Of&#8230; Doing nothing&#8230; Overlooking things.. Not speaking up&#8230; Being half [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maya Angelou Poem: &#8220;Still I Rise&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://ypblogspot.com/stillirise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Poems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Still I Rise" Poem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maya Angelou]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great poem by Maya Angelou. Whatever you are going through in life, you have to have the fight of a champion. We all go through good and bad times, but like this poem says, we have to rise. It is not about falling, because we will more than once our lives. It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being Humble&#8230; (Replay)</title>
		<link>http://ypblogspot.com/humility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 14:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[YP Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Building a Strong Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humble]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ypblogspot.com/?p=11586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest qualities a person can have in this world is to be humble. I was having an interesting conversation with a friend of mine one day last week. We were talking sports and coaching youth. He then asked me if I could teach the youth today one thing about sports what it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contentment&#8230; (Replay)</title>
		<link>http://ypblogspot.com/contentment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 14:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[YP Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Building a Strong Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contentment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ypblogspot.com/?p=13328</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[          I was reading an article recently about contentment in one&#8217;s life. It brought about many interesting points, that made me contemplate my own situation, and think about what really brings me contentment. Contentment defined by the dictionary is &#8220;a source of satisfaction.&#8221; We all have different ways of finding satisfaction in our lives. What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Denzel Washington, Commencment Speech at UPenn, Urges Failure&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ypblogspot.com/denzelcommencmentspeech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ypblogspot.com/?p=14615</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Denzel Washington has always been one of my favorite actors. Recently, he gave a commencement speech at his son&#8217;s school, the University of Pennsylvania. While speaking to the graduates he talked about taking risks in life, and not fearing failure, but embracing and becoming better because of them, which I believe is an inspiring message [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Youth, Our Responsibility!</title>
		<link>http://ypblogspot.com/our-youth-our-responsibility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 14:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[YP Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Building a Strong Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ypblogspot.com/?p=14539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Through my years of working with youth, I have noticed certain factors that give youth a better chance to succeed. This year in particular while working with youth in the inner city, I have learned more than ever that the youth of today, are very much a byproduct of the environment that surrounds them. When [...]]]></description>
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