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<title>RSS</title><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/index.html</link><description>Wolfgang Riebe Blog: News &#x26; Insights</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2011 Wolfgang Riebe</dc:rights><dc:date>2013-05-02T10:07:21+02:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 10:08:18 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title>April 2013 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2013-05-02T10:07:21+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/bf665d4d860879f43a4523bbd4ee4160-82.html#unique-entry-id-82</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/bf665d4d860879f43a4523bbd4ee4160-82.html#unique-entry-id-82</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Nevertheless, even if you are younger, read this edition slowly and try take in the depth of the message shared, for if you truly understand where I am coming from with this message, you will realise the importance of time and how you need to make the most of every moment. 

...I clearly remember seeing older people and thinking this was years ahead of me &ndash; in fact it was so far off, I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like. 


...We used to laugh at this joke, but never fully comprehended the depth of it &ndash; today I think of my old friend often &ndash; as his words ring true as I am finding older woman really attractive too!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>March 2013 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2013-04-01T17:38:10+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/a1da001892ce44e411451ea47641b542-81.html#unique-entry-id-81</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/a1da001892ce44e411451ea47641b542-81.html#unique-entry-id-81</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Normally I focus on one theme and in the last month I have been confronted by a number of old issues re-surfacing again, hence I thought I would tackle a variety of issues, and talk about interesting quotations and what they should mean in your life. 

...Even if what I say is foreign to you and you feel that you are in a rut and cannot change, remember that rewards in life only go to those who are willing to give up the past. ...  Those days that I may doubt myself, or be unduly negatively influenced by some happening, or become suddenly annoyed by someone&rsquo;s selfish intent, I always look up at the wall opposite me in my study at this quotation, we all leave footprints in the sand, the question is, will we be a big heal, or a great soul? ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>February 2013 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2013-03-03T15:27:17+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/49b3a551a542b142d9d8cefa0623f53a-80.html#unique-entry-id-80</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/49b3a551a542b142d9d8cefa0623f53a-80.html#unique-entry-id-80</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[When I scream at the driver and use foul language in the car and attempt to display every crude sign I can with my hands, odds are I am only enraging myself as the other person doesn't even realize it's them I am cursing at.


...Also, I have uploaded a new Quick Tips video with 3 tips on coping with Annoying People &ndash;  although I must warn you, the 3rd tip (which I think is the most realistic and funny tip) may not be everyone's cup of tea &ndash; but I still think it's brilliant! 

...Those around me respect me for being so comfortable with myself and forgive me because I can acknowledge when I am wrong while at the same time (and this is so important) actually forgiving myself too.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>January 2013 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2013-02-03T21:17:18+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/c3d01b59df78db0614e56ffbed458b12-79.html#unique-entry-id-79</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/c3d01b59df78db0614e56ffbed458b12-79.html#unique-entry-id-79</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Most people I know only get back to work on the 7th, so I figured that's the best day to start the year on a positive note! 

...I said to my daughters before Christmas that I wanted us to spend time together as a family and do things we had never done before.   In fact I asked them to list 10 things they had never done before and as a family we went out to achieve this. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>December 2012 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2013-01-04T18:13:28+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ba246674310b0d3ba0a76c72f8bf9bd2-77.html#unique-entry-id-77</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ba246674310b0d3ba0a76c72f8bf9bd2-77.html#unique-entry-id-77</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Next year on 1 Dec I want to stand on that stage and say that it's been 12 months of non-violence and not just 16 days... so stand up and respect all women everywhere... it all begins with YOU!


...In fact coming up with this explanation now makes me feel really sorry for these people and at the same time it gives me hope knowing that the effect of the tablet may eventually wear off &ndash; thus I should NEVER EVER give up and continue trying to make these individuals see the light!


...And then he is so anxious about the future that he doesn't enjoy the present, As a result he doesn't live in the present or the future, but lives as if he&rsquo;s never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived!&rdquo;
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>November 2012 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2012-12-02T21:00:52+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/320589ae8bd2e5d786f8be1a8dc0e8f4-76.html#unique-entry-id-76</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/320589ae8bd2e5d786f8be1a8dc0e8f4-76.html#unique-entry-id-76</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Of course our media doesn't help this plight either, as all they do is sell materialism as the answer to respect... another huge lie that you need to stand up against. 

...As an adult one needs to realize this and treat the young adult with increasing respect (letting go of the childhood needs) so that they begin learning to respect you in return in order to apply this in their adult life.


...One of the biggest and most influential promises I made myself, and the one that changed my life radically was; I will never judge a person by their creed, culture, religion or race. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>October 2012 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2012-10-31T17:23:46+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/6bbb8eb64bbfbda62a5d386a1486cacd-75.html#unique-entry-id-75</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/6bbb8eb64bbfbda62a5d386a1486cacd-75.html#unique-entry-id-75</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was a huge let down for me to realize how many people where my friends simply because of my status in society and what they could get out of me. 

...Or maybe is it because they feel wanted, a respected part of the family and have parents that spend time with them and talk to them about everything? 

...For me to watch my daughter and my dad (who by the way is 78) on fantasy rides which were a 'first' for both of them was one of those 'crying in happiness' moments for me. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>September 2012 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2012-10-01T20:48:33+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/77b0e0e1131aea3f2b5860de523337cb-74.html#unique-entry-id-74</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/77b0e0e1131aea3f2b5860de523337cb-74.html#unique-entry-id-74</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I don't know if it's just me, or if you experience the same, but it truly has been a few months of serious emotional roller coaster rides for me.


...Or do you take the world for granted and let events such as this shake up your entire life, only to be back in the rut a week later?


...If you enjoy positive short life changing stories that you can read quickly and that will steer you in the right direction, have a look at the book, Life Lessons for the Heart, or Click here.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>4 Life Truths to Change YOUR Life: Part 4 - Honesty</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-09-17T08:33:52+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/4cc43bc00c041554f7a69aae8c1e81d8-73.html#unique-entry-id-73</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/4cc43bc00c041554f7a69aae8c1e81d8-73.html#unique-entry-id-73</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you have that fear of being honest, it&rsquo;s as if you cannot look at yourself in the mirror without feeling bad about who or what you see. 

...Be the same person when you are on your own as when you are out there, because only then can you lead an honest life.


...When I reflect back on the time I was lying in the hospital I had to ask myself, &ldquo;Hang on, am I going to live or not, and if I do live, what am I going to change in my life?&rdquo;  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>4 Life Truths to Change YOUR Life: Part 3 - Conditioning</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-09-02T13:58:11+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/a0c00f33cf78c4206da36302fbe3c6d0-72.html#unique-entry-id-72</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/a0c00f33cf78c4206da36302fbe3c6d0-72.html#unique-entry-id-72</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Even if the first monkey is removed from the cage, the rest will always warn the others not to touch the one food, even though they do not know, nor have experienced it shocking any of them.&nbsp;

...If you can learn to think about what you think about, and use 'quiet time' to realize how many negative things we do in our lives, and then negate them... it's amazing how your life can change.


...Thus, if you set your alarm (re-condition yourself) off the hour or half an hour., let us say, 7 minutes past or 7 minutes before, odds are you'll wake up to music. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>August 2012 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2012-09-02T13:55:24+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/22320a5d8228311cf58c2eb7f42fd7e1-71.html#unique-entry-id-71</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/22320a5d8228311cf58c2eb7f42fd7e1-71.html#unique-entry-id-71</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Firstly, I am trying a different format as I have had feedback from some people that their various electronic readers and phones didn't do so well on the last format. 

...They once asked children to define love and the best explanation for me was, "When my grandmother got arthritis and couldn't paint her toenails anymore, my grandfather did it for her, even though he had arthritis too. 

...If it's your wife's/girlfriend's birthday, buy her mom a bouquet of flowers with a card that says, "Thank you for bringing your beautiful daughter into this world and into my life." ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>4 Life Truths to Change YOUR Life: Part 2 - Passion</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-08-21T08:50:33+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/214e3bb23a56b9d232ba34642b92d353-70.html#unique-entry-id-70</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/214e3bb23a56b9d232ba34642b92d353-70.html#unique-entry-id-70</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[You see, we live a life of expectation, and when things don't come our way, that is when we get despondent, and we question, &ldquo;What's the point of this all?&rdquo;


...Think about it like this, if I have someone that has got to book two people; myself that's following their passion, and someone that isn't... who do you think they are going to book? 

...Hence, when I follow my heart and do what really gives me pleasure and I am passionate and I have fun doing it &ndash; I don't expect anything in return because I am already thankful for being able to follow my passion. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>4 Life Truths to Change YOUR Life: Part 1 - Wealth</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-08-12T19:13:17+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/5c044ce69290b3876554a04e751ce67d-69.html#unique-entry-id-69</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/5c044ce69290b3876554a04e751ce67d-69.html#unique-entry-id-69</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Secondly, I'm someone that speaks from personal experience, because I believe that if I have gone through what I want to share with you, only then I can speak with authenticity, from the heart, with humility, and we can connect, and grow together out of the process. 


...But, if you, as a younger person can realize that your family, friends, co-workers, and friends around you are important... that your health and looking after your own body is crucial... and also that the beauty of the nature around you is were true wealth lies, you will suddenly get a different perception of life!


...If you don't shift your perception, if your attitude in life is not right, if you are not positive in your mind and don't understand what life is about... then the money doesn't come on it's own either! ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>July 2012 &#x27;Useletter</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2012-08-01T15:54:35+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/22089b51342d6a0c9b82e941a59b5be2-68.html#unique-entry-id-68</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/22089b51342d6a0c9b82e941a59b5be2-68.html#unique-entry-id-68</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[However, it has also been one of the most emotionally intense months of my life spending a week with my 78 year old dad who is looking after my mother who has dementia and cannot be left alone for even one minute. 

...I of course was not only shocked at their reference to death and their finality in wanting to move away from us in Cape Town at the time, but also the fact that they didn't want my support nor help, even though I wanted to build an apartment onto my place and be there for them. 

...Even with his sister and her view of life, I have been able to share tips with her which have not only made her positive, but have made me realize to do certain things differently and start appreciating my life more by being open, making friends and not having regrets. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>June 2012 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2012-07-02T18:21:01+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ef0b14d6f29eefe6010b4c6a6e2451fc-67.html#unique-entry-id-67</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ef0b14d6f29eefe6010b4c6a6e2451fc-67.html#unique-entry-id-67</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In later years in the early 1990's working on the cruise liners as an entertainer, I remember the first time docking in Barbados, where the officials locked my wife in our cabin and forbade her to leave the ship, merely because she had a South Africa passport. 

...I have eaten with the Bedouins in their tents in the desert, I have cried in shame with disabled friends at the way society tries to hide them away, I have stood up for my minority brothers when others have shamed them, I have held dying AIDS victims in my arms and comforted them while others have looked down on them, I have spent time in Iran and met the most beautiful people on earth, while the rest of the world has other views... 

...When you meet someone for the first time, consciously look into their eyes and think to yourself, "I will not judge you, but give you a clean sheet of paper and treat and respect you as I would every other human being." ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>May 2012 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2012-06-04T18:01:29+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e64a3d4c1b1fa3f99edf054372977174-66.html#unique-entry-id-66</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e64a3d4c1b1fa3f99edf054372977174-66.html#unique-entry-id-66</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Has it ever happened that your spouse, your child, someone at work, or even a selfish person in another car annoys you so much that you brood over it for a whole day? 

...However it is important to note that anger is neither good nor bad &ndash; in fact it is quite normal to feel angry when you have been wronged or even when you do something stupid. 

...Instead of screaming at the other driver, focus on the fact that you didn't have an accident and now don't have the hassle of contacting the insurance company, taking your car in for repair, etc. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>April 2012 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2012-04-28T17:22:43+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/65e2c92a79b3c701d18e5512fb550e83-65.html#unique-entry-id-65</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/65e2c92a79b3c701d18e5512fb550e83-65.html#unique-entry-id-65</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It's almost as if they have had a heart attack, and been given a second chance, yet expect the cardiologist to give them the right tablets to look after their heart, rather than change their lifestyle. 

...(Footnote: Please understand that by no means do I believe that I am perfect and without faults, and I really don't have the right to judge others according to my own set of standards... but the reality is that if I try fit in with everyone and please everyone, will I ever be happy? 

...In the same vein learn to say, &ldquo;I don't have time for you in my life.....&rdquo; to the energy vampires and the 'users', so that you can focus on those people that are important.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Passion is Success</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-04-07T18:37:22+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/d67192157818cc04a9c7758a379906ae-64.html#unique-entry-id-64</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/d67192157818cc04a9c7758a379906ae-64.html#unique-entry-id-64</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[No matter how I try to put things into perspective and try and make you follow your passion, there will always be those of you that won't change and follow your heart. ...  However, that doesn't mean that I should give up and not try, as there will always be those of you that actually follow through with these life lessons I am imparting. 

...After all, what's the point of saying that we have to practice unconditional love and follow our heart in life when one doesn't know where to start searching for love.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>PowerCharge Your Memory</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-04-07T16:40:10+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/273a13062731000be561f2f2cefb46dd-63.html#unique-entry-id-63</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/273a13062731000be561f2f2cefb46dd-63.html#unique-entry-id-63</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Without referring back to the above, take a sheet of paper and write down all the words which you can remember&hellip;  BUT, in the exact order in which they appeared, i.e. what was the 6th word, the 3rd word, etc. 


...You now have to take the item/event you have to do and associate it with the picture in the corresponding file, BUT in a ludicrous, mad, crazy impossible way which involves action and as many of your 5 senses as possible. 

...Think back to each mind file and you will see how the crazy stories just pop back into you mind and make it so easy to remember the list of 10 items you had to do.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Abundant Thinking Part 2</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-04-07T16:23:44+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/fe1e3cb04ee6bcaad21afe7057f9a43e-62.html#unique-entry-id-62</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/fe1e3cb04ee6bcaad21afe7057f9a43e-62.html#unique-entry-id-62</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Nothing can be taken for granted, and once we realize this we can truly begin to be grateful for what we do have, because we will understand that it is all a gift.


...It says: be happy with what you have because it is all effectively on loan to you whilst you are here, and if you want more then take the appropriate actions to achieve more, but remain happy in the knowledge that it may not happen as you expect. 


...A negative attitude means you are not so much fun to be around, thus fewer people will show up at your party and they will likely hand you their unwanted gifts from the previous Christmas, or come empty-handed and just drain your booze cabinet. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Abundant Thinking Part 1</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-04-07T16:19:05+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/52a28a6a77229d8552811c6835653057-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/52a28a6a77229d8552811c6835653057-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[However, it does not suggest that our gratitude should cause us to stop striving for more and just accept our lot in life; rather it teaches quite the opposite: that by acknowledging how abundant our lives are already, our minds will embrace the concept that the good things in life are potentially unlimited. 


...If this all seems a little otherworldly, here&rsquo;s an example of how this might happen: Let&rsquo;s say you are looking for work, but your attitude is that there are very few suitable jobs, and you&rsquo;ll never find one for yourself. 

...All you have to do is accept the good things in your life, be grateful for them, and know that if you do want more there is an abundance out there waiting to be tapped, and it is your positive attitude that will far more readily allow you to tap it.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>35 Tips on Saving Money</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-04-07T13:30:45+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ee0f67c8ddf9ba8de1bfc30a6ea466d1-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ee0f67c8ddf9ba8de1bfc30a6ea466d1-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Simple advice - only use your credit card for convenience - in other words, instead of carrying cash on you, use the card, but only buy for the amount you can afford and have in the bank. 

...If you feel you have no talent for this - find something you are good at and offer this as a trade off to a friend who needs what you have, and get him to do the practical stuff for you.


...I don't think there are any actual new tips here, but I do know that most people don't practice half of the suggestions I have shared with you. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A Further 100 Quotations to make you Think out of the Box</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-04-07T11:26:54+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/187106feb8f688447ae0dc4a820b1583-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/187106feb8f688447ae0dc4a820b1583-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you haven't got the first two E-Books, make sure make sure to view them here on my blog, or download them for free from Smashwords in most reader formats, iTunes, Reader Store and Barnes & Noble.   These quotations will not only give you something to think about, but hopefully make you 'think out of the box' and see the positive side to life. 

...Very often we look (or converse) with a person, and we see or are aware of only a small sliver of their life and we may think that is all there is. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Another 100 Quotations to Think About</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-04-07T10:58:04+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/2463272d7372f0c3a22846f9ae506af7-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/2463272d7372f0c3a22846f9ae506af7-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So if you haven't got the first 100, make sure to view them here on my blog, or download them for free from Smashwords in most reader formats, iTunes, Reader Store and Barnes & Noble. 

...107) I keep on seeing this daily in my life, hence I need to emphasize: It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste. 

...should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming &ldquo;WOO HOO, what a ride!&rdquo;
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>100 Quotations to Think About</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2012-04-07T10:30:11+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/48c0aed3a4482e9b9f4e064d57af0311-56.html#unique-entry-id-56</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/48c0aed3a4482e9b9f4e064d57af0311-56.html#unique-entry-id-56</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But if you are sick there are only two things to worry about, either you will get well or you will die. ...  But if you die there are only two things to worry about, either you will go to heaven or to hell. 

...I trust these quotations have given you a little more insight into life and inspired you to see that you are in control of your destiny. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>March 2012 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2012-04-02T21:26:10+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/c2ced052422729c2a7e5e54032d57cb7-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/c2ced052422729c2a7e5e54032d57cb7-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes times may be tougher and spending habits are changing, and yes this is causing more stress for a lot of people, however, there are ways of dealing with this in a simple manner.


...Rather than let the economy and tough times cause a rift between you and your partner, you need to learn to be there for each other. 

...Moral of the story: The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire the other person's good qualities. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>February 2012 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2012-02-28T10:30:56+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/b78d8831a41da6f8d487f987fa1401d5-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/b78d8831a41da6f8d487f987fa1401d5-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As a result he doesn't live in the present or the future, but lives as if he&rsquo;s never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived!


...As we are at the beginning of a new year I think this is a very powerful message we all need to follow, so that we can look back at 2012 in 11 months time and say, &ldquo;Hey, I really lived this year.&rdquo;


...Yes there is the need to make calculated decisions on occasion &ndash; but to hold back and wait for a better or different opportunity, or to hold back because of fear and ignorance, denies you experiencing life to the nth degree. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>January 2012 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2012-01-31T18:21:57+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e1068a48817f847ad1b068571d47812a-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e1068a48817f847ad1b068571d47812a-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Ask most people today what would go on in their minds if they had an hour left to live &ndash; I guarantee that the most would say the same &ndash; they would have regrets at the things they didn't do. 


...To kiss your wife goodbye every morning and think that you are a caring husband is one thing, but to really kiss her, to look into her eyes and into her heart and tell her how special she is to you &ndash; that's the little extra we tend to forget to do. 

...For 2012 I ask you to learn from my experience and at the every least, try and spend more time with those you love and learn to appreciate them, but also see how much they care for you too. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>December 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2011-12-26T11:03:35+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/546f0ea042506791fdded712ef723baa-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/546f0ea042506791fdded712ef723baa-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In a sense I think that most people are already in a good mood with the festive season on the doorstep, so I have been playing with many ideas on what to write about.   Then it struck me.... this is the time of the year where everyone splurges out on all sorts of items they don't need... and then moan in January when all the credit card bills arrive.


Hence I though I would share some money saving tips with you with the hope of making you a touch more aware that money and gifts don't always buy happiness and that through careful planning you can still have a great holiday season, and also enjoy January without stressing about paying off all those bills.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>November 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2011-11-30T12:55:57+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/84fc5b9cab2348a374ce83d81540a8f3-51.html#unique-entry-id-51</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/84fc5b9cab2348a374ce83d81540a8f3-51.html#unique-entry-id-51</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes, it is normal to get angry with someone that seems unreasonable, but unfortunately this just results in retaliation and ends in heating up the situation even more and damages any chance of meaningful communication to resolve the issue. 

...Yes, often you would like to tell the other person exactly what you think of them - it's a way of letting off steam... but that's all it is... a way of letting off steam. 

...Obviously if you have made a bad choice somewhere, take their advice, but if you know in your heart who you are and want to be, then don't let others change you. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>October 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2011-10-31T20:16:22+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/58b022e98b4f2d8ba1288b910a22a775-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/58b022e98b4f2d8ba1288b910a22a775-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It appears to me that so often, one just 'clicks' with someone one meets and the discussion becomes deep and philosophical within minutes... or maybe it's just because we are all moving to a new level of consciousness? 

...Couple this with the corruption of governments, corporations and various other institutions that have a direct clash with our conditioned up-bringing, and people are starting to ask  questions about the inequality in the world today and are becoming weary of the double standards and hypocrites. 

...Surely then, if this is the case, why doesn't humanity make the most of every moment they have, seeing that it all  goes by so fast? ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>35 Tips on Overcoming Stage Fright</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2011-10-12T17:44:54+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/a9d10ef368c7fadead5367ba4892ee34-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/a9d10ef368c7fadead5367ba4892ee34-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you have a presentation at 20h00 tonight, set yourself a goal to get over the fear by 16h00 so that you can focus on preparing for your speech. 

...This won't do the nerves any good if you are still in your car and get a frantic phone call from the organizer that you have to be on stage in 2 minutes! 

...Also remember that if your expectations are too high and the audience doesn't respond accordingly, you may wrongly hold back and not give as good a presentation as you should have.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>September 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archivestter</category><dc:date>2011-10-02T15:54:49+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/f96c1fb3e4b69565a5460dc2e8a0578b-48.html#unique-entry-id-48</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/f96c1fb3e4b69565a5460dc2e8a0578b-48.html#unique-entry-id-48</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have put a lot of videos on You Tube - a few people I don't know make such vulgar and rude comments and initially this really upset me - even all the good comments never made up for it. 

...Also, learn to look at their circumstances, is their negativity coming from problems and issues in their life. if you made an effort to find out what the problem is and helped them solve it, you would turn everything around to a win win situation.


...And finally, if you ever find yourself in the situation where you have something negative to say, think of the foolish man who simply tells a woman to stop talking, whereas a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely beautiful when her lips are closed.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>100 Travel Tips</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>E-Books</category><dc:date>2011-09-01T18:26:35+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/84d96a9eef13595dc29b8aac73b4bcbc-47.html#unique-entry-id-47</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/84d96a9eef13595dc29b8aac73b4bcbc-47.html#unique-entry-id-47</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But when you add the travel costs into the equation to get to all the sights, it may be cheaper at the end of the day to book the central hotel.


...If there is a chance that you may need to change your ticket, rather pay the extra cost when making the original booking, as it will cost you much more to make any changes at a later date.


...Also, if you look at the cost of excess baggage, it's way cheaper to buy a T-shirt or clothes in the foreign city than paying the excess baggage costs!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>August 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2011-08-31T19:59:17+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/c51aeffe41df9a7e5dbfc59a58817532-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/c51aeffe41df9a7e5dbfc59a58817532-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[One cannot solve a problem, if one doesn't know what the root cause of it is &ndash; hence I would basically like to open your eyes, pose some questions to you, and make you see life and the world we live in from a slightly different perspective &ndash; with the ultimate goal of making you more positive. 

...Firstly, it is vital that you understand and accept that we (myself included) have all been influenced and conditioned by the society we live in &ndash; our value systems and our beliefs are all the result of influences by our family, friends, peers, the media, TV and everything else in the society we live in! 

...All the name brand stores are here, with Bentleys', Porsches' and S-class Mercedes' parked outside. 99% of the people walking along this street cannot even afford a cup of coffee in these stores &ndash; yet they all desire to have these brands &ndash; believing this will 'buy' them happiness. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Working on Cruise Ships as an Entertainer and Speaker</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Press Articles</category><dc:date>2011-08-22T09:00:23+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/d69799df3340d2f993f4e643f4c19bbb-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/d69799df3340d2f993f4e643f4c19bbb-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As a speaker, or lecturer, you will be working when the ship is at sea, thus have much time off to enjoy the sights and sounds of the cities and ports you dock in.


...Working on a cruise ship sounds very glamorous and exciting, which it is... but remember, &lsquo;too much of a good thing, isn't good for you&rsquo;, and the novelty can soon wear off. 

...So when I say that traveling gives you a broad insight into the world, this doesn&rsquo;t only include the cities, ports and islands, but food, culture, geographic&rsquo;s and so much more.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Know your audience as a speaker</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Press Articles</category><dc:date>2011-08-22T11:03:24+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e0ac48ca94bf19f2c4429210e23525fd-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e0ac48ca94bf19f2c4429210e23525fd-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But, if you specialise in strategic planning and will be speaking to a group of sales reps, you need to know whether they are part of this planning process, or spend most of the time on the road.  


...This gives you so much insight into who the company is and where they are heading. 99% of the time you can refer back to what the financial director said and build on points he/she made. ...  Some politician may just have appeared on the front-page headlines of the newspaper for corruption and deserves to be bad mouthed, but for all you know it's the brother of someone in the audience. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Become a better speaker: Imrpove your technique</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Press Articles</category><dc:date>2011-08-22T10:58:55+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/462f244b365a941bda1a864b6a203154-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/462f244b365a941bda1a864b6a203154-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If I look at the Keynote in my package that rocks, the one I can do in my sleep and where I know to the second what reaction I will pull from an audience - it's the one I have been doing the longest. 

...I am amazed at how often I see speakers do a full rehearsal of their talk at a conference, or want to blame the sound and lighting technician that they died on stage because they claim their sound was bad. 

...The client must be able to tell you backstage that you are talking to a bunch of medical sales reps, and you must be able to walk onto stage, wowing them with the fact that they feel you designed your talk for them.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Keeping it Real as a Speaker</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Press Articles</category><dc:date>2011-08-22T11:41:22+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/89e6a2817ba042cceb0272b922b75995-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/89e6a2817ba042cceb0272b922b75995-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I find that if I 'connect' with my audience and they can relate in their own lives to what I am saying, then my message is far more powerful than hyping them up for an hour with 'feel good' stories which they forget after a few days.


...You see, if you are truly passionate about speaking and really care about others, then your whole approach to speaking will be different from the person that is just milking the system while the good times last and riding on recent events which have put them into the limelight.


...Suddenly I have taken my unique story, made it 'real' by relating it to their circumstances, and now have the possibility to tap into their emotional state of being and shocking them into making the most of every moment and not taking family, friends and co-workers for granted.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>January 2009 &#x27;Useletter</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-01-01T09:15:06+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/70d49da66a44c54eb17632cdbfaad910-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/70d49da66a44c54eb17632cdbfaad910-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes, this month is a bit late, but I thought that most people will only be back from leave today as most were still enjoying the last few days of the holidays (including me!) &ndash; and in this way it won't be already sitting way down in your inbox as another item to attend to.


...The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time. 

...Moral of the story : Sometimes you just need to change your strategy when things are not going your way &ndash; and it may just turn out for the best.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>February 2009 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-02-01T09:15:05+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/9aee7773e33237cddbc29fe0bc0f233b-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/9aee7773e33237cddbc29fe0bc0f233b-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It certainly is turning out to be '2000 & Mine' &ndash; I find that being positive and believing that this is going to be an awesome year, is attracting so many more things into my life and that it rubs off on everyone I come into contact with. 

...I can spend my day in bed enumerating all the difficulties that I have with the parts of my body that no longer work very well, or I can get up and give thanks to for those parts that are still in working order. 

...One day when you look back at your life, it won&rsquo;t be the material things that you remember, but the moments that took your breath away with  those close to your heart. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>March 2009 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-03-01T09:15:05+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/8050038093cee48f089e9167de863d8d-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/8050038093cee48f089e9167de863d8d-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Life is so awesome and there are so many fantastic things to be grateful for, which, if we just become a little more aware &ndash; WILL keep you positive. ...  There is so much depth to these and if we all follow them &ndash; the world and your own life WILL be more positive.


...And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my mother/father!), but I don't agonize over those things for long..&nbsp;
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>April 2009 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-04-01T09:15:05+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/031be116abb8c842d05ed9d71531fce2-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/031be116abb8c842d05ed9d71531fce2-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If I must reflect on my life right now, my two daughters are at an age where they are becoming so insightful and it is such a pleasure listening to their views and questions on life. 

...Huang thought for a while, and finally said, "Li-Li, I will help you solve your problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell you." 


...He told Li-Li, "You can't use a quick-acting poison to get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become suspicious.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>May 2009 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-05-01T09:15:04+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/dde84df5f379174c661aa56aa1bf5bde-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/dde84df5f379174c661aa56aa1bf5bde-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[You see what they didn't know is that elephant trainers condition the elephants from when they are very young by using the exact same rope they still use today. 

...But how many people, just like the elephants go through life holding onto a belief that we cannot do something simply because we failed at it once before. 

...If you work for a boss, you need tell him/her to get me there asap to rescue the MINDSET and get everyone to see the BRIGHT FUTURE we can all create for ourselves. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>June 2009 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-06-01T09:15:04+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/85b8315dd3ac2df3d266f4f7396a3c3b-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/85b8315dd3ac2df3d266f4f7396a3c3b-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you have lost the passion &ndash; check out on the right, I have just launched an audio CD for the car or home where I talk you through finding your passion again. ...  You have to chose to be positive, and if you think I am being overly optimistic, let the first story this month put a smile on your face and be the start of everything positive in your life.


...And if that didn't give you a reality check as to what really is important in life, I'm sure this story will.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>July 2009 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-07-01T09:15:03+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ab20e31782da9fbfdcf8334c2df523d9-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ab20e31782da9fbfdcf8334c2df523d9-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I thought I would wait until today before sending out the newsletter, as the 1st didn't fall in the beginning of the week, and I always thus &ldquo;Useletter' i's a good thing to start off your Monday. ...  Right here in the middle of Europe was this awesome place with scenery like no where else, yet most sit at home complaining about the global recession and bad times. 

...Well, I don't think I am different from anyone else, but my trip along the Rhine and the flight over the Pilansberg &ndash; that was soul food. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>August 2009 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-08-01T09:15:03+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/626ae5fa1755731a1d145e5e3f8c6b80-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/626ae5fa1755731a1d145e5e3f8c6b80-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Although this has always been the way I have led my life and I am glad that many people are now seeing the light, it is sad that it takes a recession to make people wake up. 

...When you argue do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other more, else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return!


And finally, in the same vein, and to give you another bit of 'Food for Thought' about being pure of heart, this story should not only make you smile, but drive home the message of not being too judegmental, before looking at yourself.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>September 2009 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-09-20T09:15:03+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/40fcc1c84e6c6f1540092da9eb342e7c-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/40fcc1c84e6c6f1540092da9eb342e7c-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[He was also missing his ear on the same side, his left foot appeared to have been badly broken at one time, and had healed at an unnatural angle, making him look like he was always turning the corner.


...Ugly died in my arms before I could get inside, but I sat and held him for a long time afterwards, thinking about how one scarred, deformed little stray could so alter my opinion about what it means to have true pureness of spirit, to love so totally and truly.


...The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>October 2009 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-10-01T09:15:02+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/4675c4d53f0ef18bce45fb1d71b2550b-32.html#unique-entry-id-32</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/4675c4d53f0ef18bce45fb1d71b2550b-32.html#unique-entry-id-32</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Every day so many great things happen in this world, and no matter how tough this year has been, I bet you can think of many good things that happened too. 

...The boy's father wanted to teach him a lesson, so he gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper he had to hammer a nail into their wooden fence.


...After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>November 2009 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-11-01T09:14:50+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/32e3abef0658cffe2245fc5a0d6becfd-31.html#unique-entry-id-31</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/32e3abef0658cffe2245fc5a0d6becfd-31.html#unique-entry-id-31</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Every day so many great things happen in this world, and no matter how tough this year has been, I bet you can think of many good things that happened too. 

...The boy's father wanted to teach him a lesson, so he gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he had to hammer a nail into their wooden fence.


...After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>December 2009 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2009-12-01T09:08:13+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/6fe5576358c340667cf95b5f128d83eb-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/6fe5576358c340667cf95b5f128d83eb-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It's by all of these people doing nice things and buying you gifts because they love you - in this way they carry on the Christmas spirit. 

...So I tiptow in, kiss each girl and boy,pray with them that they'll be given the joyof the spirit of Christmas, the spirit that lives on the heart of the dear child who gets not, but gives. 

...As we head to 2010, I want to end of this Useletter with some thoughts on life which may help you come up with some 'deeper' New Years resolutions which will give you a more positive attitude in 2010.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>January 2010 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-01-01T09:06:42+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/8bcd6cab5a8a040d37863a084fa3eae2-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/8bcd6cab5a8a040d37863a084fa3eae2-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My wish for you this year is a POSITIVE attitude coupled with much health and everything else you set your mind on.


...People who cannot make decisions live in doubt and anguish which leads to worry and aggression which can lead to skin problems and more. 

...On that note, if you are over 50 ... here are some things to be really positive about in 2010.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>February 2010 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-02-01T09:04:37+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ea4f4908b233ac63895983b929582a1d-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ea4f4908b233ac63895983b929582a1d-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Thus my stories this month are for you to reflect your inner feelings and find that true unconditional love again, so that you can make a difference in the world.


...As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean. 

...It's already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put in your hotdogs at the baseball park!)
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>March 2010 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-03-01T09:02:57+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/424511b6f6e7dd4e66dda7e573cfec1c-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/424511b6f6e7dd4e66dda7e573cfec1c-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Never take for granted all the things in your life, and most of all, enjoy what you have every day.


...I keep on talking in my Keynotes about the most precious asset we have in life - TIME - don't take your time on this earth for granted and realise that NOW is the time to enjoy. 

...When Things Are Beyond your control, here's something that you must NOT DO so as to be happy: You must not decide how you think the world SHOULD be. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>May 2010 &#x27;Useletter</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-05-01T08:56:41+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/24a449564bf9a50b88f6e69e3b8d4909-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/24a449564bf9a50b88f6e69e3b8d4909-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father I also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.


... However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly, so Shay could at least make contact. 

...Finally it is agreed that they should meet at the Gausthof zum Lowen because that would be a great idea because they have never been there before.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>April 2010 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-04-01T08:52:37+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/f1d5d7687340e167373a1602bfef42e7-19.html#unique-entry-id-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/f1d5d7687340e167373a1602bfef42e7-19.html#unique-entry-id-19</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Besides my inspirational messages this month, I just launched a new book, called 'Sales Secrets & Negotiation Skills', and together with 3 fellow speakers am launching in one week, 'One Goal, many Paths', a book about self realisation written by 4 different leading speakers.   If that wasn't enough to keep me busy, this month did a lot of international traveling, my oldest daughter turned 13, and I met so many wonderful people with whom I managed to solve half the world's problems... if only we had someone who would listen to our solutions! 

...If I look at all the times I have had to be steered back in the right direction, it's always been my wife, or daughters. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>July 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2011-07-18T11:29:22+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/04b4377308270a687855164aac63faa7-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/04b4377308270a687855164aac63faa7-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So, in a nutshell, if you do suddenly get angry and even if you do scream at someone, by being aware of your own emotions, and simply stopping, counting to 10 before you carry on, you find that you calm down tremendously and then the issue suddenly doesn't send your blood pressure to boiling point anymore. 

...It is these little things that made me look at these people in a different light and again reminded me that we should NEVER judge people, or cultures by what the media wants us to believe. 

...Remember, that one day when you are older, the materialistic things won't be remembered, instead the emotional bonds like that first kiss, and the first steps of your child... that's what gives you peace and contentment when you are older, and in turn makes you accept life for what it is. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>June 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2011-07-18T11:27:47+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/f81d154875bcef3e80f6e542f7b1f35f-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/f81d154875bcef3e80f6e542f7b1f35f-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In my view no one is a fool, I give each person I meet a clean slate - I leave it up to them to show me who they really are. 

...I don't know about you, but I believe I have a choice in my life whether I want to create great or sad memories for my old age. 

...In Summary, leading a fulfilled life is to not lead a greedy life, accept others for who they are and be comfortable in knowing that the good you do is changing the world for the better, even if no-one sees you do it. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>May 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2011-05-30T18:08:32+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/9150659d895fa18542b57bafe7ec7d1b-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/9150659d895fa18542b57bafe7ec7d1b-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I also met some great new people and will be part of a world-wide whole day internet motivational day on 23rd September where we will try and get more than 10 000 people logging in - more details about this to follow. ...  Everyone is trying their best to plan for their old age, and not sure whether their savings will still be there in years to come - especially with the current economic climate - hence there is much desperation and questioning as to the point of it all. ...  Exactly that- to find joy you need to find your purpose and ask yourself, If I look back on my life, what difference did I make in this world?' ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>April 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2011-05-02T18:03:09+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/a56a745a727f8674595aafd60689c431-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/a56a745a727f8674595aafd60689c431-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Most people I know spend their lives trying to keep up with the Jones's, buy what the media sells them, and never have time for family and friends. 

...I have heard so many people this month talk about how devastated they would be if they lost their house, car and all possessions in a natural disaster. 

...As we spoke about this as a family, we all started realising that the worst thing that could happen is if we were separated and didn't know if the other person was alive. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>March 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2011-04-03T13:34:44+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/5ac84dc34477db5437142c43a7c3dbb1-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/5ac84dc34477db5437142c43a7c3dbb1-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Three different stories, the first more food for thought, and the last two aimed at 'us' older folks and our relationship with the youth of today - thought you might enjoy some lighter insights for a change too! 


...Also, I have completed a new mini book, called, How to be Successful: Tips and tricks to achieving your goals. it's completely free and you can download it from my website by clicking here.


...I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way I would ever the same boring stories on my kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it! ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>February 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2011-02-27T15:38:26+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/300169ae3332ca6493e4c73ddf3f505d-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/300169ae3332ca6493e4c73ddf3f505d-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This is all part of it, and this is where it is important that you don't take what they say personally, but merely be there to support them by listening.


...Most of the time we tend to become so sad and worried about their wellbeing that we get caught up in our own thoughts and forget to ask them what they need. 

...So while everyone else is running around, why don't you take your video camera and ask that person if there is anything they would like to say. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>January 2011 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2011-01-31T11:24:14+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ea71592f5c70b3ee9ebb701e7d388076-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/ea71592f5c70b3ee9ebb701e7d388076-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Many people are thinking of the obstacles and challenges ahead for the new year, and this morning I found a great saying which I posted on my Facebook page, "As you go into 2011, remember that fear is the opposite of everything you are, and so has an effect of opposition to your mental and physical health. 

...Sabrina asked me a while back, what it meant that I billed myself as a 'Change Management Expert', so we chatted about it and I asked her to write down her thoughts on change. 

...Taking a break now over Christmas I have caught up with many friends on Facebook and have numerous comments about how exciting my life was in 2010 with all my travelling, pics and posts on Facebook. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>June 2010 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-06-01T21:51:10+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/1e0cd751861700996ad772781e8149df-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/1e0cd751861700996ad772781e8149df-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The day your children look into your eyes when you are 75 - do you want them to see regret, or do you want then to see contentment and happiness which they can build on in their lives?


...Although I try practice a life of non materialism and often talk about it in my Keynotes, it hits a nerve when you start packing up your parents stuff and realise that we come into this world with nothing, and leave with nothing. 

...As someone recently put it to me:  it's all a lie sold to us by governments who want us to have debt so that we are forced to work so that we can pay tax in order for them to create wars, line their own pockets and be corrupt. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>July 2010 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-07-01T21:49:48+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e354abf00b9e824955eaaf84d1c6687e-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e354abf00b9e824955eaaf84d1c6687e-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But it's not just the first world, with the internet and globalisation, many people have suddenly been exposed to a different 'man made and controlled' way of life which they believe is what life should be about. 

...Don't get me wrong, there are many wealthy people out there who are just the opposite, but they are in the minority -  Warren Buffet is one of them. 

...I want to make friends with people that want to know me for who I am, not for my status or what they can get out of me. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>August 2010 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-08-01T21:45:32+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/0bd30af98345f0de35e1d8f5509bb52e-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/0bd30af98345f0de35e1d8f5509bb52e-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[By the end of the year, Koko had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Koko became one of her "teacher's pets." 


A year later, she found a note under her door, from Koko, telling her that she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.  

...Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from the university with the highest of honors. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>September 2010 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-09-01T21:43:40+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/97df1b55900fe52609ceb0fdc1dba7ca-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/97df1b55900fe52609ceb0fdc1dba7ca-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A few months ago I shared a story about a man that stopped at his front door before entering, and hung up an 'invisible' something on the tree in the pot plant next to the door. 

...I immediately thought to myself whether the parents had spent time with those children the night before, or whether there had been arguments in the home instead, or even stress and depression about work? 

...A typical scenario today is that if everyone is at home, the children eat their dinner in front of the TV, the mother eats while cleaning the kitchen, and the husband eats in front of his computer while answering some emails. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>October 2010 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-10-01T21:41:23+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/c606d78c46c3458f45fb3e79065c1fbd-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/c606d78c46c3458f45fb3e79065c1fbd-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This I feel is so important in today's world if we look at all the wars, general hatred and intolerance towards others that seems to cover most of the news today. 

...However, I firmly believe that most people are inherently good - it's just life that has thrown them a curve ball, and they have never had anyone that has helped, or taught them how to deal with it. 


...By you imagining every morning for 3 weeks that you are throwing the hatred way from you and it disappears, you are releasing the grip the thorn has in your subconscious wall. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>November 2010 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-11-01T21:39:23+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/8e77da3d318025c615edb63ffff1a2fa-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/8e77da3d318025c615edb63ffff1a2fa-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[To tackle this topic in a monthly newsletter such as this, with limited space is actually quite difficult, but it also gives me the chance to focus specifically on certain core issues, of which I will cover a few essential tips for you to become more content with who you are and the world we live in.


...Don't get me wrong, money, the mass media and technology all have their place in today's society, but it's the application of these where things have gone wrong - hence this ever growing feeling amongst people today that something is missing.


...However, if you as a younger person can grasp and understand the concept that the memories you create now, and the time you spend with family, friends and co-workers - especially the good times - will be the ones that give you wealth later on in life. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>December 2010 &#x27;Useletter&#x27;</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Free Inspirational Useletter Archives</category><dc:date>2010-12-01T21:37:09+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/25e191a30aa353ba149fcea42cfb3ffe-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/25e191a30aa353ba149fcea42cfb3ffe-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes the world has changed, and times are tougher, but if nothing else, the last two years have taught me to appreciate every moment of my life and to make the most of every opportunity that comes my way. 

...When comparing yourself to others, remember that you never really know what goes on in their minds - usually it's all a show and a case of keeping up with the Jones'. 99% of the time they are not happy - so why would you want to be like them.&nbsp;


...When you keep saying you are busy then you will never be free, when you keep saying you have no time, then you will never have time, when you keep saying that you will do it tomorrow, then your tomorrow will never come.&nbsp;
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Important considerations when booking a Speaker</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Press Articles</category><dc:date>2010-11-01T21:34:15+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/65e851173e18b28767b5bedb65a45045-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/65e851173e18b28767b5bedb65a45045-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This does definitely not mean that an established speaker who has been working the circuit for 10 years, is better than a newcomer in the industry, but it gives you an indication of the track record of that person. 

...On the subject of reviews, do they reflect the overall personality and content of the speakers message, or are they merely statements such as, &ldquo;Great, Different, Enjoyable, etc&rdquo; How often have you read newspaper reviews or listened to radio/TV advertising about a certain entertainer. 

...If it is to fill a gap in your program and you are doing this as an after thought, with a restricted budget, rather ask one of your senior executives to talk on a topic of his/her choice! ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>10 Rules to Happiness for 2011</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Press Articles</category><dc:date>2011-01-01T21:33:05+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/c3a7aa1f500a1414b749c1a90287113b-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/c3a7aa1f500a1414b749c1a90287113b-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[With everything that is happening in today&rsquo;s world, many of us need to take a step back and look at life from a different perspective. 

...If you have not achieved your dreams up until today, and are still following the same routine you have been doing for the last few years, guess what &ndash; nothing will change. 

...But, by doing what is right, rather than what is easy, even if someone doesn&rsquo;t like you &ndash; they WILL respect you.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Speaker Newsletters - Do&#x27;s &#x26; Don&#x27;ts</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Press Articles</category><dc:date>2010-11-16T11:52:37+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e1f4580125f7377f11a47e9b45bfed58-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e1f4580125f7377f11a47e9b45bfed58-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I don&rsquo;t know about you, but I get very irritated with spam emails, to the point that I either delete it as it comes in, or send a rude email back complaining. 

...Using a reputable auto-responder company, firstly enables you to add a &lsquo;subscribe&rsquo; form on your website, plus proof that each person who has received your newsletter, actually asked for it. 

...The recipient must feel that they are getting something for nothing and that you are not sending it out as a self promotion, but rather as a &lsquo;give back&rsquo;. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Being Thankful &#x26; Practicing Unconditional Love</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Press Articles</category><dc:date>2011-01-10T11:46:56+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/bef5e4672beacb6e3791e7521797f815-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/bef5e4672beacb6e3791e7521797f815-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Never take for granted all the things in your life, and most of all, enjoy what you have every day.&rdquo;


...Give thanks to those little things that brighten up your day, a smile shared with a stranger, a hug from your child, or even a joke shared amongst friends. 

...Do what you do in life, because it is your passion, and you love doing it. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Lighter Side of Flying</title><dc:creator>wolfgang@wolfgangriebe.com</dc:creator><category>Press Articles</category><dc:date>2011-01-27T11:43:37+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e91e4da2e28c8c397d8571a9adec6d1a-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wolfgangriebe.com/Blog/files/e91e4da2e28c8c397d8571a9adec6d1a-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A few seconds later the captain came back on the intercom and said, &ldquo;Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier, but while I was talking, the flight-attendant brought me a cup of coffee and &nbsp;spilled the hot coffee in my lap. 

...Being a typical male who appreciates a beautiful woman, I naturally headed for this particular check in counter, even though it wasn&rsquo;t my airline) &nbsp;and asked the lady on the other side, &ldquo;Is the mistletoe for the passengers or for the staff?&rdquo; 

...Nevertheless, about an hour after we took off the son, who had been looking out the window, turned to his mother and said, &ldquo;If big dogs have baby dogs, and big cats have baby cats, why don&rsquo;t big planes have baby planes?&rdquo; ]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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