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- Abusive Behavior Part 4 - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Wayne MisnerHow an abuser can become accountable to friends and family – Most important is that both parties achieve “Emotional Maturity” in their adult life. This one giant step may be the magic pill that you have needed all your life. ...
Views: 3140 - Abusive Behavior Part 3 - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Wayne MisnerAbusive Behavior Part 3 By Wayne L. Misner (MenDontListen@aol.com) 18. Were you abusive with your children? The breakdown of the 94.71% who answered: Male Female ...
Views: 1686 - The Purpose of Living... - by Very often we find ourselves searching for answers as to why we need to be alive and so on and so forth. This question keeps arising as long as we feel a vacuum or a void in our lives which we try and fill constantly but to no effect! That one void which the creation feels can only be filled ...
Views: 1721 - Abusive Behavior Part 2 - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Wayne MisnerAbusive Behavior Part 2 By Wayne L. Misner (MenDontListen@aol.com) 12. Do you physically force or emotionally coerce your partner to have sex? The breakdown of the 98.43% who answered: ...
Views: 1891 - Awareness of Eye Movements: Your h-EYE-r Self - by For audioversion please visit www.bodymindcare-online.tv>sessions>eyes I>audiodownload
In this session you are invited to nourish your MindBody by attending to the movements of your eyes and to the relationship between the eye movements and your breath, as well as by palming, self-massage and ...
Views: 1438 - Abusive Behavior-Part1 - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Wayne MisnerIt's very possible the questionnaire can be skewed in various ways. For a number of reasons more women have filled out the form. It’s possible that men who have been abused may be too embarrassed to admit it. Mirroring the old joke of men not asking for directions, it seems they ...
Views: 1882 - Blissful Breath - by Breath is life: when the breathing process ceases, life is quickly extinguished. Yet we take breathing very much for granted. According to yogic tradition, life expectancy is related to the frequency of breathing. The Gheranda Samhita, a yogic source book of the mediaeval period, states, that: ...
Views: 2044 - Introducing WorkforceDNA - by In May 2001, I took a livelihood risk. I left my old ways of coaching behind in favor of a powerful, new system called WorkforceDNA. This system is the brain child of Sandra Seich, whose 8 years of research and development resulted in this 'first of its kind' assessment. The slogan is "business ...
Views: 1773 - The Transforming Power of Mirroring - by What is Mirroring?
In this millenium, we have new sources of power that drive technology at ever increasing speeds. As rapidly as we expand the horizons of our technological forces, we move away from a source of power that exists within all human beings.
The power to transform, to catalyze ...
Views: 740 - 10 TOTALLY UNHEALTHY EATING BEHAVIORS TO AVOID! - by Many women today are victims of very serious unhealthy eating behaviors. Ironically, many of them know their behavior is consequential, but would rather jeopardize their health to 'look good' than to try and follow a healthy eating regimen. In a nutshell, this type of ritualistic behavior is ...
Views: 6902(2 votes) - Gym Ettiquitte Crimes That Should Serve As Eye Openers! - by So ladies, you've been training for some time now at the same gym. You're feeling good and making progress. You actually enjoy every workout now and you even have the girl at the front counter feeding you compliments with each visit. In a sense, you feel like you got a little bit of poll going ...
Views: 4208(1 vote) - A Fat Loss Recipe That Will Guarantee YOU Success Both Physically and Mentally - by GUEST ARTICLE! Okay Ladies! Guest Article Number One Is Here! You Bet Ya! Here It Is! A Fat Loss Recipe That Will Guarantee YOU Success Both Physically and Mentally Written Exclusively By former Ms Interior Italia BC and now currently Miss British Columbia, Canada. May I introduce you to Nadia ...
Views: 1359 - Simplify Your Life: Say Goodbye To Shoulds - by Do you spend your day rushing from appointment to appointment without the time to appreciate the world around you? Do you go to bed at night fretting over all the things you did not accomplish and wishing there were more hours in the day? Do you wake up tired and weary, dreading yet another ...
Views: 1087 - How to do Everything - by "I guess I'm going to have to get used to the idea that I can't do everything I want to do," my coaching client said.
At first, I didn't say anything about this, and we continued talking. His statement stuck in my mind, so much so that, a few seconds later, I stopped him in mid-sentence. "Wait ...
Views: 801 - Loosen Up Your Mind With Gratitude - by Did you know that our brains are full of cow paths? Robert Fritz begins his book _The Path of Least Resistance_ by explaining how the streets of Boston were laid out; they do not seem to be the result of any planning.
Long, long ago in Boston, grazing and wandering cows walked the easiest ...
Views: 1243 - Every Hero Begins as Fool - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Tama J. KievelI wanted to encourage you to be a little bit more “foolish” in your life. There is power in daring to be different. Great advances have never come from the conventionally minded among us. It’s always comes from us idiots who believe in love and freedom and goodness and peace. ...
Views: 1094 - The Next Best Thing - by I'm the first to admit that I spend a lot of time helping people focus on goals. How to define goals, set goals, and get goals.
But goals are not the be-all and end-all of personal development.
They're just another useful tool we can use to help us get from where were are to where we'd like ...
Views: 765 - 10 Lessons of the 2002 Winter Olympics - by 1. Sometimes, the number 1 is the biggest number there is.
Eleven countries in the 2002 Winter Olympics were represented by a "team" of just one athlete. To these athletes, from countries like Cameroon, India, and South Africa, the glory was not just competing for the medals, but in ...
Views: 796 - 10 Great New Year Things-to-Do - by All right, the new year is here and it's time to get busy!
Oh, I don't necessarily mean just with your resolutions (although, if you made 'em, they can definitely be added to this list), but just in general.
The new year is a great time to tackle new projects, finish up old ones, and take ...
Views: 764 - 10 Tips to Asking for the Help You Need - by Everyone needs help from time to time, but not everyone knows how -- or feels comfortable -- asking for it. Here are ten tips to help you learn how to get the help you need:
1. Remember, if you don't make the request, it will NEVER happen.
Wayne Gretzky once said, "One hundred percent of the ...
Views: 824 - Preemptive Defensiveness - by A Memo by Speaker Allen
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The major cause of abuse, of every type, is an attitude we call preemptive defensiveness. Preemptive defensiveness is the result of powerful internal decisions reinforced by strong victim-type feelings. The decisions ...
Views: 1135 - Success is Okay! - by Did you know that it's perfectly alright to be successful?
It is.
It's also entirely okay for you to have found the perfect job, to be in the ideal relationship, to not have to worry about money, to be able to spend your time "playing" in the garden when you want, or go to your kids' early ...
Views: 733 - I Never Fail When Dancing - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Tama J. KievelWhen I first left my prestigious legal career to dare the writing life, part of me was terrified that I would fail. Of course I didn’t want to starve. But worse yet for my precious ego, I couldn’t bear looking stupid. I dreaded feeling like I’d chased a hint of a rainbow and ...
Views: 1125 - 7 Ways to Be a Great Speaker - by 1. Be Yourself
It's great to watch other successful speakers, to see what they do and how they do it. To be a great speaker in your own right requires you to develop your own style, to speak using your own voice. Be yourself when you speak and you can't help but be successful.
2. Be Bold ...
Views: 1632 - Ten Great Life Skills to Have, to Get, to Use, and to Improve! - by It takes a lot of skills to negotiate through life. Many of them we pick up along the way, others we need to develop, and some we just need to polish a little bit.
Here are ten important life skills:
1. Listening
2. Giving compliments
3. Accepting compliments
4. Thinking positive
5. ...
Views: 803 - Shoot & Move - by Back when I was a videographer in the Air Force, videotaping various training activities and shooting military documentaries, one of the basic filmic principles I used was the "shoot and move" method.
It worked like this: I would record a shot from a specific position, at a particular angle ...
Views: 764 - 10 Thoughts on Leading Teams into the 21st Century - by 1. Make sure that your team IS a team, and not a group.
There IS a difference... Do you know it? If not, try reading "The Top 10 Key Differences Between a Team of Individuals and a Group of Individuals" (AE244) on http://www.TopTen.org/ .
2. You don't build a team. It builds itself.
What ...
Views: 928 - 10 Tips to Change Your Attitude TODAY! - by 1. Think like you want to be!
It's tough to be happy, joyful, successful, etc. if you don't think that you are a happy, joyful, and successful person. Think it first, then do it!
2. Smile!
There's no arguing with this one -- research has shown the smiling has both psychological and ...
Views: 1674 - 10 Tips to Improve Your Attitude Today! - by 1. Think like you want to be
It's tought to be happy, joyful, successful, etc. if you don't think that you are a happy, joyful, and successful person. Think it first, then do it!
2. Smile
There's no arguing with this one -- research has shown the smiling has both psychological and ...
Views: 2344 - The Future's Not What It Used To Be... - by I don't know about you, but I'm a bit miffed. I mean, here it is, the 21st century and we STILL don't have flying cars! Can you believe it? We're still driving around on four little wheels. Incredible!
See, when I was a kid, everyone was promising flying cars in the 21st century, not to ...
Views: 974 - Top Ten Things I learned from the Presidential Election - by By the time you read this, it may all be over, or... they may still be counting votes. Regardless, it's not too soon to start learning from the recent 2000 Presidential election. After all, life lessons can be found everywhere, even in the hurly-burly world of national politics.
Here are a few ...
Views: 933 - The Top 10 Lessons from the Year 2000 U.S. Presidential Election - by By the time you read this, it may all be over. Or, they may still be counting votes and going to court. Either way, it's never too early to start taking some lessons from one of the most intriquing elections in American history.
Here's what I've learned....
1. You have only what you have... ...
Views: 824 - What's Behind Your Goals? - by Let's be honest, you're serious about getting the things you want from life. You've got plans. You've got goal and you know why they are useful, how to set them, and how to go after them. But have you ever thought about where these goals come from?
You may think this is silly. After all, if ...
Views: 994 - Ten Tips to Preparing a Super Speech - by 1. Start early.
If you have to give a speech, start preparing it sooner not later. The more time you have to prepare, the more confident you'll be.
2. Research your audience.
Find out everything you can about WHO you will be speaking to.... What things do your audience members have in ...
Views: 2038 - 10 Tips to Improve Your Reading Skills - by In the modern age of information, reading truly is a fundamental survival skill. Here are ten tips that anyone can use to improve their reading skills:
1. You don't have to be a great reader to get the point.
Some people read fast and remember everything. Others read slowly and take a couple ...
Views: 53679(5 votes) - The Top 10 Ways to Get Some Peace & Quiet - by If you'd like to try, here are a few ideas to get you started:
1. Plan daily "quiet time".
The best way to quiet down is to plan 30-minutes (or more) of daily quiet time. Time you can spend quietly, with yourself and your thoughts.
2. Create a noise-free zone.
Designate one room of your ...
Views: 887 - 10 Tips to Getting Out of Your Own Way - by 1. Face Facts: YOU may just be the bump in the road that's slowing you down.
Often the most difficult step in getting out of one's own way is recognizing that you are indeed, in it. When you encounter problems in achieving your goals, carefully consider whether or not you are the source of ...
Views: 772 - Good Grief, I Learned A Lot, Charlie Brown! - by For 50 years the daily comic strip 'Peanuts' entertained millions of readers. Every day, the adventures of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus and the whole gang provided many laugh-out-loud moments while at the same time offering a daily inspiration and lessons on life.
With the recent death of ...
Views: 1149 - The Positive Power of Quitting - by I'm a big believer in quitting. I think it's a good thing. You should do more of it.
Yes, I did say quitting and -- yes -- I did say you should do more of it!
Sound odd? I'm not surprised. Maybe it's that neat-o 'survival instinct' of yours kicking in. Or maybe after years and years of ...
Views: 751 - How to Quit Life and Start Living! - by 1. Recognize that LIFE is what you get when you're born...
...LIVING is what you do with it!
You can sit back and wait for life to happen to you or you can make it happen yourself. As Maya Angelou once said, 'Life likes to be taken by the lapel and told, I'm with you kid. Let's go!'
2. ...
Views: 895 - Spiritual Nourishment - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from flo magdalenaScience now defines and communicates “new” ways to view our bodies, our connection with each other, and our world. These theories involve energy fields measurable in and through the body, as demonstrated through acupuncture, shiatsu, watsu (water shiatsu), tai quon dow, tai chi, and ...
Views: 1304 - The 10 Things in Life You Control - by There are just a few aspects of life that we can truly control, and it's useful to know just what those areas are. If you don't know, you'll spend a lot of time blaming others for your own failings. Try and exert too much control in areas you shouldn't and the universe will create some ...
Views: 938 - Ten Common Misconceptions of Success - by 1. Some people can't be successful because of the background, education, etc.
Anybody can be successful. It's a matter of wanting to, then doing what it takes to achieve it.
2. Successful people don't make mistakes.
Successful people make mistakes just like we all do. They just don't ...
Views: 2112 - Tracking Developmental Progress - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Rodger BaileyAs part of our consulting practice specializing in the developmental process, we needed a method for tracking developmental progress over time. The result is our Developmental Checklist. Our clients use it to track the developmental progress of their child. It is helpful for parents of children ...
Views: 3788 - Beyond Anon: The Next 12 Steps - by Some 65 years ago, Bill Wilson the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, proclaimed that during one of his darkest times, “a bright light” appeared to him with the 12 Steps of AA, offering him sobriety. And since that date, millions have found help through the program! Likewise, there have been many ...
Views: 2365 - Relationship Expert - by There are many times when you are so concentrated on finding ways to learn about your mate and please them that you have completely forgotten about learning how to love yourself. The first focus you should have is yourself. In getting to know and love yourself, you will then determine whether or ...
Views: 907 - How to Invest in Your Children This Summer - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Chick MoormanMy neighbor recently purchased a $400 sandbox for his young children. How can anyone spend $400 dollars on a sandbox, you might wonder. Simple. It's a state-of-the-art sandbox with a swing set and slide attached to it. It's high quality through and through. With all due respect to my neighbor ...
Views: 1041 - Mining Your Diamonds - by I consider Sept 21, 1991 as the day that God gave me a second lease on life. I call this portion: Adele, The Sequel. In this journey of self discovery and exploration,(let me add that it is not over yet!), I have learned that deep within me, and deep within all of us, we have these buried gems, ...
Views: 1041 - Playing the Sporting Game - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Chick MoormanSpringtime means Little League, soccer, and other sports as children head to the out-of-doors to join teams that that help then have fun, get exercise, and learn to work together with teammates. But are the results of joining a team always positive? Can’t the experience be embarrassing, shaming, ...
Views: 1072 - KILLING OR INJURY TO CHILDREN ON RISE NEW WEB SERVICE HELPS PARENTS PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM POTENTIAL ABUSE - by The Internet has become the hot new place for smart, eligible people to find romance, and those looking for love are swarming into cyberspace. As a result, many individuals have begun relationships online with people they have not met and know little about.
With so many people communicating ...
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