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How To Use Momentum Thinking Tools To Deal With Adversities - By Joel Simms (Dr. Mo) Lighten Your Load And Boost Your Momentum - By Joel Simms (Dr. Mo)Ten Ways To Motivate Yourself When You Are Feeling Down - By Joel Simms (Dr. Mo)- Don't Compare Yourself to Others - by Submitted on May 28, 2013 from Larry CraneTypically when we are comparing ourselves to another, it is usually in a negative way. If you notice you are doing this, make a point to correct this habit. The good news about comparing is that we can use it to positively motivate ourselves to accomplish more. We may not realize it-- although ...
Views: 1964(3 votes) - Ebenezer - A Life Coach? What We Can All Learn from Scrooge - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2010 from Patricia ClappAs the holidays come and go, one of the most popular remakes we see on network television is the holiday classic called A Christmas Carol. Kelsey Grammar sings about days past in the musical, Vanessa Williams reconnects with her long lost friends while Susan Lucci discovers what a Grinch she ...
Views: 2155(3 votes) - Enjoying the Holidays! - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2013 from Larry CraneThis year let’s all plan to enjoy ourselves and the holidays. Why not? It’s a decision! A few of the reasons that we don’t enjoy the holidays is simply because we are reliving past holiday experiences. We are going over mental lists of what we previously happened. We are stuck in fear and ...
Views: 1543(3 votes) - Fear - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Stephanie FrankLet’s take a close look at the concept of fear. Not fun, you say? Fear isn’t your problem, you say? Are you sure? Or is that denial talking? Like many people, I had unconsciously run much of my life based on my fears. I was always finding excuses for my self-defeating behavior, unfortunate ...
Views: 1479(3 votes) - Fine Tune Your Life for the New Year or Any Time of Year - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorThere’s a simple way to re-focus your time and energy to get a better start and results in a new year—or any time of year—in any area of your life. Just ask yourself the two questions offered here. Two emails I received reminded me about the principle described below. I’d already had in mind ...
Views: 1458(3 votes) - Goal Setting Success - A Myth? Or A Whale of a Yale Tale? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Peter GeorgeI don't know how many times I have read it. Maybe I've heard it even more. Sometimes it takes place at Yale; other times at Harvard. In some cases, it was in the 1950s; in other cases, it was in the 1970s. It has been referred to in bestselling books and on college campuses. It has been quoted ...
Views: 1528(9 votes) - How to Create Your Tipping Point - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Lisa MininniHow to Create Your Tipping Point In his book, The E Myth Revisited, Michael E. Gerber said "It’s been said, and I believe it to be true, that great businesses are not built by extraordinary people but by ordinary people doing extraordinary things.” His statement couldn’t be more true ...
Views: 1202(3 votes) - How to sing like a professional - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Phillip DavidsonHave you ever pictured yourself up on a stage singing to a sold out house? Thought you could never actually learn how to sing like that? I can't promise you'll be the next American Idol, but if you love to sing, and are willing to put in the effort - I know how you can learn how to sing with the ...
Views: 1543(3 votes) - Journaling as a Reflective Practice - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2010 from Raymond JorgensenAs leaders of living systems, the ability to reflect is one of the most important disciplines to develop. Over the years we have found that, at particularly difficult times in life, when confused and disheartened, and times of exhilaration when life is filled with joy and happiness, the ...
Views: 2781(9 votes) - Learn a Big Lesson From AIG - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2010 from Rand GolletzAbout 15 years ago, I got a call from a lead partner at one of the largest executive recruiting firms asking if I’d be interested in talking to Mr. Hank Greenburg about a senior level job at AIG. That company was the big dog in property and casualty insurance and was led by an iconic figure ...
Views: 1523(6 votes) - Make the right decisions today - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Imakando MushoAround this time last year, I made a decision which today, one year later, is proving quite difficult to undo. Despite my initiative, right thinking, gratitude and all the self help theories, I still find myself tangled in the aftermath of that very unwise decision A decision made today, is ...
Views: 1190(3 votes) - Never Let Another Shatter Your Dreams - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2010 from Mandy Zadoorian“Never let another shatter your dreams”. This is what we are told while, normally, very young perhaps as we grow into our older years as well. The concept for this statement always remains the same being that it is still 100% true! "Dreams? Oh, now I get it", I remember saying to myself several ...
Views: 2410(3 votes) - Perseverance - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowYou cannot fail if you try. You may fall down and not feel on top of the world, but you can always get back up and experience another day. Let’s be realistic and not set our expectations so incredibly out of reach that they destroy our hopes and dreams. Being realistic and taking one step ...
Views: 1365(3 votes) - Risk Inclination – How Do You Compare to Others - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Jim McCormickBased on Proprietary Research ________________________________________ Ever wonder how risk inclined you are? And how you compare to others? As a part of my book, The Power of Risk, I conducted some research on risk inclination. The research involved people self-assessing their ...
Views: 1396(3 votes) - Secrets To Accomplishing A BIG Goal This Year, FINALLY! - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Dr. Cindy BrownMany of you have goals you want to accomplish each New Year, but for some reason you don’t accomplish them. WHY? Some of the reasons seem to be: • You Don’t write your goal down because you are afraid to fail, be judged by yourself or others for not completing it. • You Don’t write the ...
Views: 1905(3 votes) - Setting The Stage for Success: Developing the WINNER in your child. - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from Paulet BiedermannBecome the Chairperson of Your Children’s Board of Directors. For immediate release: By: Sandra Mills Toronto, Ontario: Author and motivational speaker Paulet Biedermann gave a stellar performance at the Elia Middle School on Thursday May 10th. Biedermann was invited by the principal ...
Views: 1469(3 votes) - Stop Comparing Yourself to Others and Start Experiencing Success for Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2013 from Larry CraneNone of us likes to admit it although that at times we compare ourselves to others. This habit of comparing ourselves to others is usually a negative trait. We have a tendency to overlook our own incredible accomplishments and mistakenly believe others are in some ways more fortunate…, more ...
Views: 2265(3 votes) - Stop Procrastinating Now! Invoke Action to Make a Creative Life - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Jason CooperIt is natural to be lazy - something that most of us can attest to. Once we are set free from the womb we immediately wish to submerge ourselves in sleep. Upon reaching adulthood we long to be totally at leisure, as it brings with it pleasure, because we are completely free from ...
Views: 1180(3 votes) - Stuck in a Rut? Let Me Show You How to Get Out of a Rut - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2009 from Mark FooHave you ever felt like your life was stuck in a rut? Are you finding it difficult to move forward in your love life, career or friendships? If this sounds familiar, it's time to do something about it. The first step is to pinpoint the areas of your life that seem out-of-balance. It's ...
Views: 1432(3 votes) - Success Secrets #1: How to Deal With Rejection - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from John HanlinIn my article titled: "5 Secrets of Successful People", I explain that there are five "success secrets" or "habits" that are shared by all successful people. The first of these secrets is about learning how to deal with rejection. Typically, when someone doesn't understand what you're ...
Views: 5309(6 votes) - The Three Core Truths to Having Abundance - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2013 from Larry CraneHere's an example of some common "I can't" feelings experienced by people who struggle endlessly with abundance: - "I always have to work hard to make money." - "No matter how hard I work... or how positive I try to be about my financial situation... I never seem to have enough." - ...
Views: 1814(3 votes) - Tip for Success: Be inspired and determined to achieve your goals every time - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2013 from Larry CraneWhat do you perceive necessary in order for you to be inspired and successful? Well let’s begin by looking at inspiration. Inspiration is anything that generates a willingness to accomplish something in a wonderful way. It includes “Only the best outcomes” and is leaving all doubts aside. ...
Views: 1578(3 votes) - Top 10 Reasons To Use An SEO Company The Competition Hopes You Never Learn - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from assassin marketingSEO stands for search engine optimization. It basically is a thought process in which you ought to use some specific marketing principals and tools for making your business unbeatable. SEO is one of the most imperative techniques needed for promoting your websites and products online. SEO ...
Views: 733(3 votes) - We Create Our Culture - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Aurelia FloresCan I brag a bit? Right now, I'm at Georgetown University in Washington, DC waiting for my son to graduate from college this weekend. As you can imagine, I'm an exceedingly proud mama right now! And at the same time, I think about how much I've worked to create what I hope will be a solid ...
Views: 919(3 votes) - What is Success? - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Adam Aulenback[ source: http://www.TheSuccessAdmiral.com/blog ] As I’m sitting here watching the lightening illuminate the sky and listening to the sound of thunder as it echoes through the night, I’ve come to a moment of clarity on what success really is. Through my many years of study, research and ...
Views: 1966(3 votes) - Winners give up wasting time. - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from JAMES MAIOHOAre you one of the many that get “paralysis by analysis”? Do you spend considerably more time sitting around planning rather than doing? Do you delay progress while over-thinking a problem or, worse yet, imagining every conceivable negative contingency? I believe that many like the “idea” of ...
Views: 1641(6 votes) - Year End Planning - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2013 from Larry CraneThe end of the year is quickly approaching. This is a time when many of us put unrealistic and often unhealthy expectations upon ourselves. If we perceive the year end as hectic, guess what… we get to be right because that is what we are holding in mind. When we are feeling pressured by time ...
Views: 1389(3 votes) - Zigzag Your Way to the Top in 2011 - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Sarah HathornIn response to the growing number of recent corporate downsizings many large companies have adopted an organizational structure that involves fewer layers and levels of corporate hierarchy than we saw during earlier decades. In order to adapt to these new developments it is important for ...
Views: 1366(3 votes) - The Ins and Outs of Risk Taking - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Jeremy Gislason“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” T.S. Eliot Entrepreneurs are known for being risk takers. It takes guts to break free from the notion of trading your hours for dollars and making someone else rich in the process. Starting a business doesn't ...
Views: 1569(17 votes) - Sprint Your Way to Success - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Janet SorrentinoINTRODUCTION Do you tend to make a list of resolutions every year and never achieve them? Do you make glorious plans and never follow through? Do you start a project valiantly, with all the best intentions and then give up at the first bump in the road? Everyone laughed at me when I ...
Views: 1000(11 votes) - Success Tip for the Day -" Notice What You Are Doing Right Today and Be Present." - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2010 from Patricia ClappSo much of our day is spent thinking about what we want to do, be or have. When was the last time you actually thought about what was going right and how well you were doing something? Maybe it's time you start.. Today I woke up exhausted. I have been going, going, going, with work for months ...
Views: 1607(11 votes) - 5 Ways to Tell If Your Personal or Professional Life is in the Dark - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Kris CavanaughAre you one of the Millions of business professionals who unknowingly run your personal or professional life blindly, or in the dark? This might seem like something that some “other” business owner or executive does, but certainly not you! Be careful of this. If you’ve got the blindfold on ...
Views: 1111(8 votes) - Conflicted about a Conflict? - Tip for the Day: How to Bridge the Gap and Not Jump Off the Bridge - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2010 from Patricia ClappOne of my email buddies wrote about something very interesting this morning that gave me yet, another morning coffee AHA moment that I would love to share with you. Just as I had referred to that annoying voice inside our heads in my last blog, how do we stifle the real life of the whiners or ...
Views: 1702(8 votes) - How to Get All the Willpower You Need to Succeed - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Steve LevinsonWillpower is one of those concepts that everyone assumes they understand. Yet most people are wrong about what it really is, where it comes from, and how much of it they have. Being wrong about willpower does more than place you at risk of losing points on a psychology quiz. It prevents you from ...
Views: 3980(8 votes) - Nike Says it Best...Just Do It! - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Caroline and Craig MakepeaceI've been thinking lately of how I could put together a list of success principles based on my travel achievements. I've lived a pretty adventurous, courageous and successful life travelling the globe. You don't do that unless you possess certain qualities and character traits. I wanted to put ...
Views: 2314(8 votes) - The Four Crucial Phases Of Home Based Business Success - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2009 from Daniel HerznerIt's probably a pretty safe bet to say that you have a desire to succeed in a home based business of your own. After all, there's a good reason why you're reading these words, right? It could be that you've already found your work from home business opportunity and now it's time for you to take ...
Views: 1566(18 votes) - Forgive Me, Forgive Me Not. Tip for the Day - Practice the Art of Self Forgiveness. - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2010 from Patricia ClappI took a poll the other day when I was teaching my class at a local community college. I asked the students what they thought in regards to the “act of forgiveness.” Since we are reading the book Tuesdays with Morrie, one of the main themes in this life lesson memoir is “forgive everybody ...
Views: 1843(20 votes) - Every day's an Adventure! Step outside your box... - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Mary Dee FreemanI love the scene in Men in Black when they open the locker to find an alien world living inside. The aliens didn’t realize that there was a whole other world outside their locker. They were fine with their box. Imagine what would have happened if they took them out? It would have been ...
Views: 4507(5 votes) - Goal Achieving and Becoming Successful The Friendship Factor - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2010 from Heather SchoolerWhen you are looking to set goals and become successful, there is a key factor that many people miss. What people fail to realize is that their friends may be holding them back from achieving the dreams, goals, or vision they have for their life. You may remember the old birds of a feather ...
Views: 2628(5 votes) - Hard Work & Sacrifice: Are These Really Necessary to Achieve Goals? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Gail BarkerAs someone who's got some pretty big goals that I'm working towards, I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately. My focus has been on some of the traditionally great thinkers in the area of law of attraction, success, positive thinking and goal achievement — you know, Napolean Hill, James Allen, ...
Views: 7961(5 votes) - How To Get Yourself Motivated - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Paul DaltonThere is one type request that I get more than any other and that is to provide strategies for generating and maintaining motivation, some people call this ‘self-discipline’. It’s actually not that common for people to ask me for step-by-step instructions on what they need do to get a task ...
Views: 2678(5 votes) - How to Make Important Life Changes - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Amber RosenbergIf you're like many of my clients, you may want to make big changes in your life - for example, a new career, more time with family or a healthier lifestyle - but you don't know where to start, life gets in the way or you end up feeling stuck. So, what's holding you back? Perhaps it's ...
Views: 1144(5 votes) - How Your Intuition Can Help You Make This Year Your Best Year Yet - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Chantal CookeDo you want to move house, change careers or improve your love life? If so, learn how to use your intuition and let it guide you in all that you do. Your intuition works in parallel to the Reticular Activating System in your brain that draws your attention to those things that are in line ...
Views: 1057(5 votes) - Reversing Problems - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Paul Dalton"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” - Albert Einstein Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to spot something that’s wrong as opposed to everything else that is working well? I’m sure we can all think of ...
Views: 1913(10 votes) - Sometimes Affirmations Work and Sometimes They Do Not Work - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Remez SassonWhen you repeat an affirmation, with which you are not in agreement, there is often a greater or smaller subconscious resistance, which defeats the affirmation. In cases of low self-esteem, difficult situations, failure or depression, your mind is often focused on your current situation, and you ...
Views: 1799(5 votes) - The Areas of Success – Ten (10) Ultimate Areas to Create Success - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Adam Aulenback[ source: http://www.TheSuccessAdmiral.com/blog ] After reading thousands of pages in books, examining hundreds of articles and studies, and comparing many other pieces of excellent information on success, I was able to determine exactly what success is comprised of. I spent many ...
Views: 9215(5 votes) - ***Moving Through Limiting Beliefs and Fear to Fulfill Your Purpose and Live Your Best Life - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2009 from Kamila Harkavy“Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being” - Rumi "There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no ...
Views: 2259(12 votes) - Is your life significant or important? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2010 from David ThompsonSignificance and Importance. The words resonate with meaning. Yet each one has a very different connotation when it comes to human relationships. Significance is defined as representing someone or the expression of what one is. For example, on the day you were born you had NOTHING but a ...
Views: 1922(12 votes) - Seven Characteristics of an Authentic Leader - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2010 from Kristin RobertsonBeing an authentic leader is a cornerstone of building a spiritually intelligent workplace. To be authentic is to be real, to be genuine. If we consider that the opposite of authentic is phony or fake, then most people would vote for authenticity. It's like a counterfeit coin, which doesn't buy ...
Views: 8972(12 votes) - 5 Secrets of Successful People - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from John HanlinThere are five fundamental habits or traits that all successful people share -- five so-called "success secrets" or characteristics that separate underachievers and the average folks among us from those who achieve great accomplishments in their lives. If you could watch a movie of different ...
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