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		<title>Goal Based Conversations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I find myself asking my children with great frequency, &#8220;What is your goal?&#8221; Not in a philisophical &#8220;What are you going to do with your life&#8221; way, but in a &#8220;What could your goal be aside from making your sister cry&#8221; way. I want my children to grow up understanding that what they do and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Accidental Choices</title>
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Freewill, Permanent Waves, Rush
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