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	<title>Sampsa Lopponen &#124; Music Maker Extraordinaire &#124; Music Producer &#124; Music Director &#124; Music Composer &#38; Songwriter &#124; Music Arranger &#124; Music Coach and Mentor &#124; Life Coach and Mentor</title>
	<link>http://www.samlop.com</link>
	<description>Blog about stimulating conversations about life and music.</description>
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		<title>Knowledge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p></p>
 KNOWLEDGE
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Knowledge and information are useful tools when it comes to improving our problem solving skills as well as our overall quality  ... <a href="http://www.samlop.com/2009/11/knowledge/"><strong>Read More</strong></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.samlop.com/2009/11/knowledge/</link>
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		<title>Purpose</title>
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 PURPOSE
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">God creates nothing that does not have a purpose. If we embrace this  ... <a href="http://www.samlop.com/2009/11/purpose/"><strong>Read More</strong></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.samlop.com/2009/11/purpose/</link>
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		<title>The Power of the Why Question!</title>
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 Why Question
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">If you can ask the right question, from the right place within yourself, you will find  ... <a href="http://www.samlop.com/2009/11/the-power-of-the-why-question-2/"><strong>Read More</strong></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.samlop.com/2009/11/the-power-of-the-why-question-2/</link>
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		<title>Eight Ways to Ruin Your Social-Media Strategy</title>
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<p>So you’ve set up a company fan page on Facebook and you’re letting your employees fire off messages to the world via Twitter — or you’re at least thinking about it. Well, congratulations! You’re part of the social-media revolution, which can offer unparalleled access to word-of-mouth buzz among those you  ... <a href="http://www.samlop.com/2009/11/eight-ways-to-ruin-your-social-media-strategy/"><strong>Read More</strong></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.samlop.com/2009/11/eight-ways-to-ruin-your-social-media-strategy/</link>
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		<title>Avoid Investment Mistakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>The mutual fund manager was a stock-picking savant who churned out staggering returns with remarkable regularity. In his fund&#8217;s first seven years, he delivered a 285 percent cumulative return — nearly twice that of his peers. The New Yorker pronounced him &#8220;the stock market’s certified golden boy.&#8221; Investors&#8217; money, of  ... <a href="http://www.samlop.com/2009/11/avoid-investment-mistakes/"><strong>Read More</strong></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.samlop.com/2009/11/avoid-investment-mistakes/</link>
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		<title>5 beliefs that limit productivity—and how to overcome them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>5 beliefs that limit productivity—and how to overcome them</p>
<p>When I work with people in my business productivity practice, the first question I ask them is, &#8220;What&#8217;s stopping you from being more productive?&#8221; The answers that keep coming up are pretty much the same from everyone.</p>
<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll take a  ... <a href="http://www.samlop.com/2009/10/5-beliefs-that-limit-productivity%e2%80%94and-how-to-overcome-them/"><strong>Read More</strong></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.samlop.com/2009/10/5-beliefs-that-limit-productivity%e2%80%94and-how-to-overcome-them/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Leave It to the CEO: How Mid-level Managers Can Drive Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>by Jeremy Dann</p>
<p>Don Sull interview:</p>
<p>I wrote this book to make it scalable to folks at different levels of an organization. Some lessons are focused on people in the C-Suite, but there are a set of things that you can do if you are running a business unit, a function, or  ... <a href="http://www.samlop.com/2009/10/427/"><strong>Read More</strong></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.samlop.com/2009/10/427/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to Sampsa Lopponen Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WELCOME TO SAMPSA LOPPONEN BLOG AND WEBSITE
Stimulating conversations about music and life
<p style="text-align: left;">Please leave comments ans start conversations. Looking forward to meeting &#38; seeing you here.</p>
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		<link>http://www.samlop.com/2009/05/welcome-to-sampsa-lopponen-blog/</link>
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