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Working on Relationships
I reached another fork in the road this year that really made me think about what I wanted to do. This time it was with my family. I...

Risel Furtado
Oct 26, 20211 min read
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Being Successfully Single
I never thought I would be thanking God for the long years of being single. I was reminded this morning that single people are very...

Risel Furtado
Oct 22, 20211 min read
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Understanding Single People
I am going down memory lane these days remembering what it was like to be single. I was single for a long time and found that I was...

Risel Furtado
Oct 19, 20212 min read
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Today is the Last Day of Being 49!
Today is the last day of being 49 years old. In my 20's I used to wonder what being 50 is like, physically, emotionally and financially....

Risel Furtado
Oct 14, 20212 min read
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One Year In Portugal
If you'd like to discover what or who is truly meaningful in your life, leave home for a year and embark on the journey of a lifetime....

Risel Furtado
Oct 12, 20214 min read
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Everything Will Work Out Excellently
There are many things that are all up in the air in my life right now. I could allow it to preoccupy my mind, but I chose to let it all...

Risel Furtado
Oct 8, 20211 min read
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Celebrating Success!
Yesterday I completed my first real estate deal as a realtor in Portugal. The first of anything is memorable and something to celebrate....

Risel Furtado
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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Culture Shock
Last week I recognized two instances of culture shock. When we arrived in Lisbon, I felt as if I came out of a time warp. Being in the...

Risel Furtado
Sep 21, 20212 min read
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The Wisdom of My Mother
Very early this morning I was thinking back to a memory from January 2020. I was about to fall asleep again when I felt this nudge to...

Risel Furtado
Sep 16, 20212 min read
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Goodbye Santa Maria da Feira!
After almost a month and a half in Santa Maria da Feira, we are on the road again heading south to Lisbon. After spending almost 5 months...

Risel Furtado
Sep 14, 20212 min read
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Don't Stop Believing
Don't stop believing and dreaming. I was recently looking a photograph of the 5 year and 10 year vision of my life. I wrote it in 2016...

Risel Furtado
Sep 9, 20212 min read
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Ignite The Spark
Last year I knew that my life had to change drastically in 2021. I simply could not go on in life being the same old me. In the journey...

Risel Furtado
Sep 2, 20211 min read
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Where There Is Hatred, Let Me Sow Love
I feel despair, sadness and helplessness for what is happening all around the world. I wish I could take people's pain away, save or...

Risel Furtado
Aug 31, 20213 min read
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Courage
On September 11th I will be speaking about courage on my Zoom webinar. The date will be 20 years since the tragic events in New York. In...

Risel Furtado
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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My Success List
I've abolished the never ending To-Do List and replaced it with what I call My Success List. It's not the same thing. My To-Do List could...

Risel Furtado
Aug 24, 20211 min read
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The Answers Lie In The Questions
This Year of Change is really teaching me many new things. The year started with a change in mindset from Success Intelligence. This is...

Risel Furtado
Aug 19, 20212 min read
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The Power of Words
In Proverbs 18 it says "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit." I found an email I had...

Risel Furtado
Aug 17, 20211 min read
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10 Months In Portugal
Yesterday marked 10 months of being in Portugal. Choosing to travel to another country is a call for expansion and learning in every area...

Risel Furtado
Aug 11, 20212 min read
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Mirror Mirror On The Wall
Tomorrow I am hosting a Zoom meeting to speak about "Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Let's Talk About Our Image". This is a topic that was...

Risel Furtado
Aug 6, 20211 min read
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Success Is Being Slow
Today I am reminded about a line in a poem that I wrote after I completed the Success Intelligence Mastermind. It goes like this "And now...

Risel Furtado
Aug 3, 20211 min read
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