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Author Dan Millman and Productivity Expert Merlin Mann Highlight "Working and Living Life--Smarter" Conference in Raleigh November 30-December 1.


RALEIGH, N.C. -- Above and Beyond Language Learning Inc. today announced its Fall 2006 conference on professional and personal development "Working and Living LifeCoSmarter." The conference seeks to affect real and significant personal change through the interactive presentations of productivity expert Merlin Mann Merlin Dean Mann III (born November 26, 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a writer, and the editor and primary contributor for the website 43 Folders. He received a B.A. from New College of Florida.[1] He currently resides in San Francisco, California with his wife Madeline.  and best-selling best·sell·er also best seller  
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 author and lecturer Dan Millman, author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior, based on Dan's life, The Life You Were Born to Live, Laws of Spirit and Living on Purpose. Lions Gate Entertainment
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Mann is creator and lead contributor for 43folders.com, a 'Life Hacks' website on personal productivity featured in the New York New York, state, United States
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The conference is organized in two tracks: "Professional Development and Interpersonal Skills "Interpersonal skills" refers to mental and communicative algorithms applied during social communications and interactions in order to reach certain effects or results. The term "interpersonal skills" is used often in business contexts to refer to the measure of a person's ability ," and "Personal Growth and Family." This balanced agenda teaches attendees real, easy to adopt practices, perspectives and tools for high-performance work organization and approach, and focused family and personal attitudes and practices for living presently and with purpose.

Mann will give two presentations, "Life Hacks The term life hack refers to productivity tricks that programmers devise and employ to cut through information overload and organize their data. History
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," and "Inbox Zero," a highly-targeted presentation on the attitudes, tools, and behaviors that are critical to surviving in the age of high-volume, ubiquitous email and constant contact.

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 by the challenges of balancing their lives - finding the right balance of time, tools, and practices to get things done," Mann said. "This is a different way of thinking about how you process things in your life and the ways you address procrastination. The solutions aren't just tools. We look at what causes procrastination and explore how to fix it, including attitude and behavior. They don't sell that at Circuit City."

"Part of what I teach is a realistic and practical approach to simplifying one's life and find ones' focus," Millman said. "I remind people of what they already know at the deepest levels but have forgotten."

Millman, former world-champion gymnast, Stanford coach, martial arts This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style. African martial arts
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 instructor, and college professor, has authored a dozen books translated into 29 languages. He will deliver the keynote presentation "Peaceful Heart, Warrior Spirit: Finding a More Fulfilling Life at Work and Home" and also present "Laws for Business, Laws for Life."

"We are all peaceful warriors in training, seeking to live as individuals, families, companies and nations with a more peaceful heart," Millman said. "But there are always times when we need the warrior spirit, because the important battles are inside."

Additional presentations include: "When the Well's Gone Dry: Essential Self-Care," Deborah Bowen; "How to be a Better Husband," George Luke; and "Identity Lost and Found," Leslie Thomas Flowers.

"Working and Living LifeCoSmarter" will be held at the McKimmon Conference and Training Center at NC State University in Raleigh, NC on Nov. 30CoDec. 1, 2006. The conference fee is $199, with discounts for organizations with multiple attendees. Attendees can register now at www.aboveandbeyondlearning.com/conference.html. "Working and Living LifeCoSmarter" is sponsored by 43folders.com, Bright Path Solutions, Innerchange Magazine and Summit Strategy Partners. Additional sponsorships are available.

Editors Note: Dan Millman and Merlin Mann are available for interviews.
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