<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409</id><updated>2011-07-28T05:48:23.222-05:00</updated><title type='text'>"Mine, Your Business" Blogspot!</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-1408407126515631917</id><published>2009-12-27T12:08:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-27T13:15:58.634-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The Monster Under Your Bed...</title><summary type='text'>As a child, what scared you the most? Was it that gruesome movie series about the disfigured man with knives as fingers or the shadows on your wall at night that seemed to take shape in the eeriest of ways. Well this may surprise you (or not), but the things that actually scare people most are the things they can't even see...the monsters under the bed. The "monsters under the bed" is just a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/1408407126515631917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=1408407126515631917' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/1408407126515631917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/1408407126515631917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2009/12/monster-under-your-bed.html' title='The Monster Under Your Bed...'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-6510966444825204725</id><published>2009-11-28T12:16:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-02T19:16:55.531-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Privacy...What's That?</title><summary type='text'>Due to the recent media frenzy surrounding Tiger Woods, I felt it necessary to alter my post - just a little. (I couldn't resist. I had to jump on the topic!) Now, we all know there is a price for fame and while celebrities do what they can to dim the spotlight on their personal lives, companies are banking on the rest of the world to fully and freely relinquish their rights to privacy - and we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/6510966444825204725/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=6510966444825204725' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/6510966444825204725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/6510966444825204725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2009/11/do-you-cheaton-your-job.html' title='Privacy...What&apos;s That?'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-4708751503480135756</id><published>2009-10-31T09:34:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-31T10:26:52.900-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Professional: To Be or Not To Be...</title><summary type='text'>I was watching this young lady on a popular Judge show the other day and I couldn't help but be taken back at what I saw! She claimed to be a professional and had built a case against her former employer for wrongful termination. The kicker, however, was that she was in court dressed very provocatively, speaking out of turn and displayed some very disruptive non-verbal behavior. Needless to say, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/4708751503480135756/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=4708751503480135756' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/4708751503480135756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/4708751503480135756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2009/10/professional-to-be-or-not-to-be.html' title='Professional: To Be or Not To Be...'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-8689263856073372734</id><published>2009-09-13T13:07:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-13T14:44:17.621-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Fashion: Friend or Foe?</title><summary type='text'>Ok, I've read your ideas and the most constant topic of choice was choosing a versatile wardrobe! There's really not a simple way to put it....fashion is a science. Luckily though, it's not rocket science, just regular science. Your attire should express you and the image you want to relay. For me, my wardrobe has to "say" a lot of things. It has to say that I am professional yet fun and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/8689263856073372734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=8689263856073372734' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/8689263856073372734'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/8689263856073372734'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2009/09/fashion-friend-or-foe.html' title='Fashion: Friend or Foe?'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-8437148660286018912</id><published>2009-09-01T19:00:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-01T19:46:41.579-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Chapter Ten Blast!</title><summary type='text'>Wow, it's been a long, enlightening and nothing short of an amazing journey! If you've read the book or been following my posts, then you truly understand the evolution of a success enthusiast! A success enthusiast is one who is a fanatic about success. Fanatics don't abandon their goals and dreams, they evolve with them. Mental evolution explains how you can go from feelings of regret, anger, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/8437148660286018912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=8437148660286018912' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/8437148660286018912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/8437148660286018912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2009/09/chapter-ten-blast.html' title='Chapter Ten Blast!'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-3345887671129079649</id><published>2009-07-29T18:29:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-29T19:16:58.575-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Chapter Nine Blast!</title><summary type='text'>When you really want something, whether it's a new job, a new relationship or that long awaited "YES" to your friend request, it's hard to just sit back and wait for things to happen....isn't it? Well, did you know that acquiring patience could give you a whole different perspective on that dreaded "waiting game?" Being positive and productive behind the scenes ensures that everything on stage </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/3345887671129079649/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=3345887671129079649' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/3345887671129079649'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/3345887671129079649'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2009/07/chapter-nine-blast.html' title='Chapter Nine Blast!'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-1918527210947807778</id><published>2009-06-23T21:58:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-23T23:06:19.345-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Chapter Eight Blast!</title><summary type='text'>This is by far my favorite chapter! In Chapter Eight, I bring readers into my very unbalanced world. I discuss how my career was simmering on the back-burner while I took more than enough time to partake in social extras. I share a funny dating story and how I thought my love life needed a fast-forward button. I even share how a good friend finally helped me to realize the importance of "getting </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/1918527210947807778/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=1918527210947807778' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/1918527210947807778'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/1918527210947807778'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2009/06/chapter-eight-blast.html' title='Chapter Eight Blast!'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-744205064313190541</id><published>2009-05-11T17:53:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-11T18:07:00.756-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Chapter Seven Blast!</title><summary type='text'>Being professional is so much more than the clothes we wear and the work we produce. It's about learning to master our moods, engaging in effective two-way communication and being accountable and corrective for our mistakes. It's about understanding that work is not the place to be embroiled in feuds or to create inappropriate social attachments. Basically, it's about acknowledging the fact that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/744205064313190541/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=744205064313190541' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/744205064313190541'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/744205064313190541'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2009/05/chapter-seven-blast.html' title='Chapter Seven Blast!'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-8264889220722857722</id><published>2009-04-07T20:05:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-07T20:55:45.114-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Chapter Six Blast!</title><summary type='text'>We all, at some point, have imagined ourselves enjoying great success and we should! All great things start in the mind. However, our minds sometimes cleverly omit the details associated with acquiring that success. The next time you picture yourself behind the desk of that chic office with that amazing view, also try to visualize a strategy to help you advance. Then, physically make your "power </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/8264889220722857722/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=8264889220722857722' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/8264889220722857722'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/8264889220722857722'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2009/04/chapter-six-blast.html' title='Chapter Six Blast!'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-1130305778703526742</id><published>2009-03-09T21:24:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-09T22:36:25.655-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Chapter Five Blast!</title><summary type='text'>While gazing at amazing wonders, like a sky scraping building or a beautiful sloping mountain, do you sometimes find yourself looking from the bottom up? Why? We do this so we can see the structure in all its splendor without missing a single detail. When dealing with life and career, we sometimes move in the same fashion - from the bottom up, and this type of movement is important in the grand </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/1130305778703526742/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=1130305778703526742' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/1130305778703526742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/1130305778703526742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2009/03/chapter-five-blast.html' title='Chapter Five Blast!'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-2053023201211844899</id><published>2009-02-02T21:31:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-03T15:35:43.949-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Chapter Four Blast!</title><summary type='text'>The next time you find yourself standing in front of a mirror, ask yourself "Who am I?" Think you could answer? It's really not as easy as it sounds. The fact of the matter is we really don't know ourselves as well as we think. Consider this: What are your hobbies, your dreams, your passions? What do you find most relaxing? Who do you consider to be positive influences and motivators in your life</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/2053023201211844899/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=2053023201211844899' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/2053023201211844899'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/2053023201211844899'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2009/02/chapter-four-blast.html' title='Chapter Four Blast!'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-6030391709710463371</id><published>2008-12-09T19:09:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T20:40:30.792-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Chapter Three Blast!</title><summary type='text'>Rejection, rejection - who likes it?! I know I don't, but I have to admit that I wouldn't be who I am without it! Would you believe that most of my confidence came from being told "No" or "I'll keep you in mind?" Well, it did! At first, I almost gave into the notion of not being good enough until I realized that "no" didn't mean "never." I realized that the only person who could discourage me </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/6030391709710463371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=6030391709710463371' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/6030391709710463371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/6030391709710463371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2008/12/chapter-three-blast.html' title='Chapter Three Blast!'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-1194916264531074221</id><published>2008-11-11T21:33:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-11T22:19:03.907-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Chapter Two Blast!</title><summary type='text'>Having a "half-baked" plan is just as bad as not having a plan at all. As you may have read, I was definitely working towards something, but I wasn't quite sure what that "something" was or how I'd reach it. In the end, however, I learned that impetuousness is never the substitute for a well thought out course of action. Now that I look back, I can actually laugh at a few of my choices - like </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/feeds/1194916264531074221/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1019339201209966409&amp;postID=1194916264531074221' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/1194916264531074221'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1019339201209966409/posts/default/1194916264531074221'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://candacespicer.blogspot.com/2008/11/chapter-two-blast.html' title='Chapter Two Blast!'/><author><name>No Box</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00932472401710329580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019339201209966409.post-604844057226799898</id><published>2008-10-20T20:05:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-20T21:54:36.005-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Chapter One Blast!</title><summary type='text'>Welcome to my blog spot - the spot that encourages an opinion, creates a productive outlet and introduces an informal, interactive Book Club! Each chapter of my book, "No Box," will be up for discussion and I want to know how you feel. Let's share with a mission - to enlighten, inspire and perhaps, amuse the masses! Not much of a "book clubber?" 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