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		<title>You Don&#8217;t Need Validation for Your Choices, But It Sure Is Nice to Have It Sometimes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For entrepreneurs, bold choices are required. If you're not willing to break from the herd and make your own call, you're in the wrong line of work, my friend. We certainly felt that when we started XanGo. We had to leave our full-time jobs, put our reputations and homes on the line and dive into the deep end without a lifeguard nearby.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/leadership/you-dont-need-validation-for-your-choices-but-it-sure-is-nice-to-have-it-sometimes/</link>
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		<title>Taking It &#8220;Full Circle&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's important to remember where you come from. And it's a good reminder of the road you've traveled to get to this point in your life...and renew the direction you're headed.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/motivation/taking-it-full-circle/</link>
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		<title>Pitching In: Why It&#8217;s Good to Go Camping (Once in a While)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's no secret that I'm particular about my surroundings. I like a certain order to my environment...to my life at that. That preference is often challenged in a frenzied business travel schedule. And it's downright discarded when I spend a few days camping like did at the end of June with my son and 14 of his friends--troop 847 of the Boy Scouts of America.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/family/pitching-in-why-its-good-to-go-camping-once-in-a-while/</link>
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		<title>Let Hope, Vision and Dreams Guide You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aaron Garrity shares deeps stuggles in his life and the history of XanGo that could have led to dispair, yet through leadership and hope led to new records that were shattered. It is always the darkest before the dawn. As a leader, you can choose success. You can choose light over darkness. Choose light and rally your team to greatness.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/entrepreneurship/698/</link>
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		<title>Series: Branding Wall of Fame &#8211; Richard Branson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sir Richard Branson never seems to sleep. For him (and his empire), that’s a good thing. Whether he’s creating a new insurance company or launching the first business class spaceship, Branson is the consummate entrepreneur of our day. His latest initiative, PitchTV, levels an often impossible mountain for starting businesses down to an even playing field.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/branding/series-branding-wall-of-fame-richard-branson/</link>
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		<title>Healers of Men and Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the screening process finished, the Operation Smile surgeries began today in Chonburi, Thailand. What a day. Nearly 30 operations took place, from cleft palates and lips to facial reconstructions to the removal of tumors, the surgeons and support staff (all donating of their time and talents) worked miracles in the lives of these children in such desperate need.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/giving/healers-of-men-and-women/</link>
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		<title>Without Parents, Not Without Love</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then I catch myself in a thought of how I love to be a father. My parents were divorced when I was just one, so during my young age I grew up as many do…in a single parent home. Only now do I cherish the moments when I step back and see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/entrepreneurship/without-parents-not-without-love/</link>
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		<title>A Lifelong Principle:  Giving Always Fuels Resurgence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember when you were a child?  Waking up on your birthday or a holiday with anticipation to open presents was an unrivaled thrill.  Yet, our excitement faded once the presents were opened.  As we matured, we started to learn that “getting” was a fleeting experience.   By contrast, “giving” brings its own anticipation followed by long-lasting fulfillment.  The lesson learned?  Giving is better than receiving.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/inspiration/a-lifelong-principle-giving-always-fuels-resurgence/</link>
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		<title>Drive your Comeback through the Art of Listening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common elements of the comeback I’ve heard from leaders and rising stars around the world is the art of listening. Yes, I do refer to listening as an “art.” It requires discipline, dedication and practice. It doesn’t make a sound…yet it produces lovely moments and amazing results.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/leadership/drive-your-comeback-through-the-art-of-listening/</link>
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		<title>It Is Time for Your Comeback</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everybody loves a good comeback story…snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. The greater the odds the greater the legend of the comeback. It’s a reason to cheer, a reason to believe that no matter how high the deck is stacked, there’s a way to pull out a win. Comeback stories serve as encouraging reminders [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/inspiration/it-is-time-for-your-comeback/</link>
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		<title>XanGo Goodness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today: Be a CATALYST. Change something for the better. XANGO Goodness Video ArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArray]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/inspiration/xango-goodness/</link>
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		<title>Vulnerability: The Price of Leadership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to a XanGo leader the other day during an afternoon phone call and she said something through a nervous chuckle that really struck me: “The more successful I become, the more vulnerable I feel.” She went on to tell me about how the target on her back has grown as her business [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/leadership/vulnerability-the-price-of-leadership/</link>
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		<title>Celebrating the Life of a Great Leader:  Linda Louise McCarthy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A great leader, for XanGo and for the direct sales industry, has passed. We celebrate the life of Linda Louise McCarthy -- a great woman matched only by the greatness of her heart.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/inspiration/celebrating-the-life-of-a-great-leader-linda-louise-mccarthy/</link>
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		<title>Leveraging Technology As You Shift Back to Growth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of years into XanGo’s young life as a company, we were struggling to keep up with our rapid pace of growth.  Nice problem to have at the time, yet still a challenge.   Technology played a key role in empowering us to meet the challenge. 

As we advance into economic recovery, many businesses will face similar hurdles shifting into growth mode while still adjusting to strategic cuts made during the downturn.  Here are some technology tips to consider...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/technology/leveraging-technology-as-you-shift-back-to-growth/</link>
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		<title>Entrepreneur Takeaways: Lessons from the Saints and the Super Bowl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The storybook season of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints stands out, even among Super Bowl champions. This was an amazing, emotional win for a city that has faced utter devastation. Watching the celebration this week, I’ve been thinking about the national inspiration the city of New Orleans and the Saints have given us amid economic havoc and the challenges entrepreneurs face in driving the new economy.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/entrepreneurship/entrepreneur-takeaways-lessons-from-the-saints-and-the-super-bowl/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to AaronGarrity.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aaron Garrity hopes to share those experiences with you as well as stories I hear from others.  We’ll have guest bloggers, share interesting questions and recognize readers who share their insights. 
I welcome your input and questions.  You can connect with me on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn or send an email here. 
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		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/leadership/welcome-to-aarongarrity-com/</link>
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		<title>Aaron Garrity Judges Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before going on stage to present this year’s winner, Aaron Garrity spent some time backstage in the Green Room with Jay Leno, who hosted the gala. He gave Aaron a hard time for spending so much time on his BlackBerry.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/leadership/aaron-garrity-judges-ernst-and-young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2009/</link>
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		<title>Aaron Garrity Awarded 7th in DirectSellingLive.com Power 50</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For his founding and leading role at XanGo, DirectSellingLive.com placed Aaron Garrity in the number 7 slot for their Power 50 award.
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		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/leadership/aaron-garrity-awarded-7th-in-directsellinglive-com-power-50/</link>
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		<title>Aaron Garrity and the Human Side of Greatness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In General Session II of THRIVE ‘09, XanGo Founder and Chairman Aaron Garrity held high the banner of living, hoping and thriving. With the unique perspective of someone who has been with XanGo since it was just an idea, Aaron used his experience to unfold a success story brimming with hope.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/leadership/aaron-garrity-and-the-human-side-of-greatness/</link>
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		<title>Aaron Garrity Ringing the Bell Ceremony at the NYSE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aaron Garrity was in New York City last week meeting with the CEO Council of the WFDSA, and on October 1 the meeting happened to be in the historic New York Stock Exchange.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/leadership/aaron-garrity-ringing-the-bell-ceremony-at-the-nyse/</link>
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		<title>Aaron Honors Entrepreneurs with Ernst and Young</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, XanGo Founder &#038; Boardmember Aaron Garrity was off in Palm Springs, California assisting in the 2008 Ernst and Young Strategic Growth Forum. As a National Judge for the Ernst &#038; Young Entrepreneur of the Year program Aaron had the privilege of announcing the winner of the Emerging Category.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/leadership/aaron-honors-entrepreneurs-with-ernst-and-young/</link>
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		<title>Aaron Garrity sends encouragement to XanGo Europe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Look for leaders within your organization, both upline and downline. Pull together to create amazing, positive and exciting meetings like we saw in Switzerland and Norway. Take advantage of this momentum and strive to be a leader in your organization… which overflows in more than 20 countries. The stronger you become, the stronger your business becomes!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/leadership/aaron-garrity-sends-encouragement-to-xango-europe/</link>
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		<title>Aaron Garrity, CEO of the Year by Utah Business Magazine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[XanGo CEO Aaron Garrity is one of eight CEOs across the private, public, nonprofit and governmental business sectors of Utah to win the Utah Business Magazine CEO of the Year award. What’s more, above and beyond his top spot within the article, Aaron nabbed the cover shot of this feature issue—chosen for his unmistakable embodiment of all things a CEO should be.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aarongarrity.com/leadership/aaron-garrity-ceo-of-the-year-by-utah-business-magazine/</link>
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