That is the question I have been asking myself since the
first day of this year dawned. Prosperity and adversity is
experienced each day by everyone but how can we keep the
former in our lives?
The successful among us know and use certain traits in order
for them to achieve their goals. Now ... Views: 2703
When we are young it is all so simple. We know exactly what I want to "be" when we grow up.
You know what it's like: "I want to be a fireman." I want to be a ballerina." "I want to be a movie star." "I want to be a nuclear physicist specializing in embryonic schisms in post-menopausal ... Views: 1409
"It Takes A Minute to Borrow Money, But a Lifetime to Pay It Back: Common Sense Lessons For Parents To Teach Their Young Adult Children"
Parents want their children to have their best chance at success. They want their children to be schooled in every aspect of adulthood. According to a ... Views: 2957
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The Mysterious Problem of Goals - by Matt Clarkson, Author of "Secrets of Meditation, Health and Manifestation," www.SecretsofMeditation.com
Submitted on Jan 19, 2005 from
Why is it that some people successfully achieve their goals and New Year's resolutions while others don't?
Why is it that sometimes we get what we want and other times we don't?
Since Tony Robbins, motivational guru after motivational guru has told us the same story:
1. Consciously decide ... Views: 782
The rough, russet carpet of the front room of our tiny apartment was threadbare. My brother John, age 7, and I, age 9, scooted and ran around this space, unaware that we lived below the poverty line. Our father had recently deceased and my mother was desperately trying to support the two of us ... Views: 1928
Anger is just one of many emotions that individuals experience. Anger is also an emotion that many try to deny. “I am not mad at him,” This type of thing happens all the time.” “It’s really not her fault.” “It’s not that big of a problem.” These statements are just some of soothing phases ... Views: 12211
Ask anybody on January 2nd 2005 if they have New Years Resolutions or goals and nine out of ten will say, "Yes!" ...Ask the same people about their resolutions three months later and they'll look at you like a small goat discovering a new fence for the first time.
All good intentions aside, ... Views: 1198
Loneliness describes a sense of incompleteness within us. This emptiness is separate from physically being alone. We can experience it even when surrounded by friends if we fail to connect with them, ourselves, or to strengthen our relationships. Most people normally know intermittent ... Views: 4493
As we approached the end of 2004, many of us used this as an ideal time to reflect on the year past and also to look forward to the year ahead. The beginning of the new year seems an obvious time to set our goals and resolutions and to look back at our performance of the last year.
Many of us ... Views: 980
One of this year's box office hits was the movie, Polar Express. It's a wonderful story about the power of believing.
It is Christmas Eve and a little boy waits in his bed hoping to hear the bells of Santa's sleigh. As he anxiously waits for the reindeer to appear, a mysterious train ... Views: 974
"Who am I ... and why am I here?" is the ancient mystery of our existence, the spiritual question of the ages, asked by men and women in every generation since Adam and Eve. The question has never been satisfactorily answered. Until now. Having pondered the question for 40 years there is now an ... Views: 1813
We all start the New Year with good intentions. How many of us have resolved to get organized, exercise more or lose weight, starting on Jan. 1? These extremely common – and truly beneficial – resolutions are some of the hardest to keep, often because they require fundamental changes in ... Views: 1238
Article on Seven (7) Chakra Bracelet
What It Means and What It Does
Article Written By: Linda Foltyn
This bracelet will help balance and align your chakra's. Chakra's are energy centers located in the aura level of your body that correspond to different emotions, and parts of the body: ... Views: 7972
This is the perfect time to reflect on what you've accomplished in 2004 and to start planning for this New Year. The key to getting the most out of life in 2005 is to first have a clear picture of where you're at right now. For example, if you wanted to go on a trip across the country, you'd ... Views: 757
Networking is one of the most effective ways to find clients for any consulting or professional services business. But if you limit your networking to only what you can do in person, you'll be missing out on a huge number of possibilities.
Networking is more than entering a room full of ... Views: 1576
Networking is one of the most effective ways to find clients for any consulting or professional services business. But if you limit your networking to only what you can do in person, you'll be missing out on a huge number of possibilities.
Networking is more than entering a room full of ... Views: 1576
Ever wonder how two people can be in the same meeting, hear the same speaker communicate the same message - yet once the meeting is over, each person's perception of the event is totally different?
Why the different perception? How can one individual think the meeting was terrific and leave ... Views: 1518
Are you searching for a job? Trying to take the next step up the corporate career ladder? Worried about that upcoming interview? Worry no longer: for your convenience, here is a book that can help you answer all of the pressing questions that come with meeting potential employers and how to get ... Views: 1529
(Another collaboration of the Engineer and the Un.)
Oh, sure. The Shudoffs would say it’s worth doing well. Well, that’s their job. They sit around in your head and tell you what you should do. Or, better yet, what you should have done. They want you to wait till you are sure you can to ... Views: 1043
Let us renew our hope in humanity. It’s so easy to lose faith when someone cuts us off on the highway, when a ‘friend’ blows us off (for the second time) and fails to show, when we get burned in a business deal, when a co-worker doesn’t do what they said they were going to do, or
when a ... Views: 1191
It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them Anthony Storr
Definitions of relationship
• the state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance
• a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional ... Views: 17673
Many professionals do not refuse clients out of fear of losing money. However, there is another side to the coin -- the high price of the negative effect of accepting everyone who walks in the door.
One happy professional I know, a lawyer, always has a clear view of both his service and his ... Views: 1059
Most people long for or have an image of a true love that they nourish or search for all their life.
Depending on the level of consciousness, true love can mean something completely different for different people.
On the level of the physical well-being, love is the satisfaction of vital ... Views: 4797
Frankie The French Fry hatches a plan.
Frankie saddled up to the bar at the We-Stuff-Em-All Diner, official headquarters of Fat For A New America. He turned to his most portly friend, Bubba the Burger, and launched a tirade.
“If we don’t do something now, we could lose all our progress, ... Views: 1315
Copyright 2005 by Dr. William G. Covington, Jr.
A bias for action separates doers from mere dreamers. Action leaves something in its wake. People who leave legacies are action-oriented. They don't wait for ideal circumstances, they act regardless of what is happening around them. Action ... Views: 4335
Benefits of Lavender Green Tea with Larch
In Health
Organically grown Green Tea is rich in polyphenols and anti-oxidants that fight free radicals that damage cells and tissue. An 8 oz. Cup of Green Tea has as much potency as a cup of blueberries, a best source of anti-oxidants and as much ... Views: 6317
Well, dang! From what I’ve heard and read, it looks like we’ve reached an all-time world-class new record in the amount of personal debt on the books. Now it’s probably not quite as bad as we’ve been led to believe, however many of us have managed to tromp further than we should have into the ... Views: 1387
“Get the sale at any cost.”
“Make more calls.”
“Tell them what they want to hear.”
Sales professionals in virtually every industry are under tremendous pressure to close sales. It is not uncommon for them to hear comments similar to ones above from their sales manager, supervisor, or boss. But ... Views: 837
Are you ever frustrated or hesitant when you talk to prospective customers because you can’t readily explain why they should come to you rather than go to your competitors? Sure, you might have your 30-second elevator speech, but then they ask you that dreaded question, “So what makes you ... Views: 1164
You're a remarkable person. But, you knew that already. Still, buried among apathy, unbelief and inhibition, is the brilliant "you" waiting to be released. You already knew that, too. A few disappointments here, several temporary defeats there, and POOF! just like that, you settled for ... Views: 1685
The most important thing in life is not the daily ups and downs we experience, but rather our reaction to those events. Our capacity to Bounce back from challenging situations determines our direction and destiny.
To be “Bounced” can also have another meaning. The term is also used to ... Views: 900
Take a moment right now to notice your breathing. Is your breath frozen? Are you breathing shallowly into your chest? Is your breath moving fully and freely in and out of your relaxed abdomen? There are no right or wrong answers. Just notice, without judgment, how you’re breathing.
I once ... Views: 1266
There could not be a better time to mull over the changes needed in our lifestyles than at the beginning of a New Year. This is also a good time to set yearly goals and make resolutions. Each year, according to statistics, almost a third of us make some kinds of New Year Resolutions. ... Views: 1601
The ladder was braced against the railings going to the basement. I started climbing up. I had to get to the ceiling and this was my Rube Goldberg way of doing it without having to put up scaffolding. I made it up two or three rungs before coming to my senses. It would be so easy for the railing ... Views: 1042
The ringing in of the New Year is very special to me. To begin with, I met my wife on New Year's Eve. In addition, her birthday is December 31.
But the New Year also signals the start of a five-month period that I think of as the Window-of-Opportunity Sprint. If you're serious about ... Views: 857
THE ABC’S OF INSURANCE “ Complementary Health Series” hosted by Lester J. Robinson FICF.
TOPICS: Show 17: Natural Eating with Carolyn Cole
The interview with Carolyn Cole will go over how eating organic and natural grown food, and putting together a healthy life style helps you stay ... Views: 1018
“Mom, we’ve got to have a family meeting. We need to vote. We have to give our charity money to the children. We have to send it right away.”
Those excited words were uttered by eight-year-old Madison Willow, who was moved to action by viewing the tragic outcomes resulting from the recent ... Views: 1618
Breast cancer is at an all time high in the twenty-first
century, especially for women. Listed below are ten
preventable causes for breast cancer along with methods
to help you reduce your risk.
1- Avoid exposure to carcinogenic radiation (x-rays).If
you must be x rayed, either at the dentist ... Views: 1776
How many people do you know who, in January, enthusiastically name their resolution for the year yet somehow neglect to follow through with it a few weeks or months later? Forget making New Year's resolutions. They rarely work because they are often based on "shoulds" versus the bigger picture ... Views: 917
Let's talk about sex, baby
Let's talk about you and me
Let's talk about all the good things,
And the bad things that may be
Let's talk about sex
- Salt N Pepa (1992, Written by Herby Azor)
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Let's Talk About Sex...
Sex can be an uncomfortable topic for some people. How are ... Views: 1974
In my counseling practice, I often hear the question, “How do I end a relationship without hurting someone’s feelings?” Whether it’s a romantic relationship or a friendship, ending it gracefully is generally a challenge.
The problem arises because so many people see it ... Views: 2432
There comes a time when the meaning of life begins to make sense,
At first we may not understand why things happen the way they do,
The sky at first may look dark,
The path one needs to walk down may be hard to see,
Remember the stars are the brightest when the nights seem the darkest
Look up at ... Views: 1621
I am not a web designer or search engine optimizer, nor do I play one on TV. However, I do know that the driving force in bringing qualified traffic to your web site is dynamic high value content. That means compelling, interesting, approachable, and immediately useful information, especially ... Views: 1429
Majority of the email messages we receive today either ends
up in our saved messages folder or goes straight to the
trash can. The more dominate and familiar messages are
usually associated with past business or personal contacts
is why we save so many emails in so many folders that it
creates ... Views: 1414
You ALWAYS get what you want
You ALWAYS get what you want
The role of the subconscious in secretly shaping your
life.
If you’re like me, you’re probably thinking “I definitely don’t always get
what I want!” I hear you, but hang in there a minute, open ... Views: 1323
When the word "networking" is used, we tend to think of upwardly mobile college graduates with a bursting day timer in hand chatting up the competition at business meetings, conventions, or workshops. The average blue/pink/white collar worker disconnects, feeling that they could never be that ... Views: 1178
Is neediness ruining your love life? By John Gray, author of Men are from Mars Women are from Venus
In a recent survey conducted at AskMarsVenus.com, ... Is neediness ruining your ... Views: 13773
Is neediness ruining your love life? By John Gray, author of Men are from Mars Women are from Venus
In a recent survey conducted at AskMarsVenus.com, ... Is neediness ruining your ... Views: 13773
Why is my Match still Searching? You met a great guy online and have gone on several dates with him. You think things are really starting to heat up, so you decide to hide your on-line profile, but, before you do, you take another look at his and ... Views: 4898
Investigating
the False Intimacy of Online Dating
Is
online dating really what we think it is?
Everything moves so fast in today’s
world, and dating is no exception. Online ... Views: 3766
Investigating
the False Intimacy of Online Dating
Is
online dating really what we think it is?
Everything moves so fast in today’s
world, and dating is no exception. Online ... Views: 3766
Investigating
the False Intimacy of Online Dating
Is
online dating really what we think it is?
Everything moves so fast in today’s
world, and dating is no exception. Online ... Views: 3766
Is your partner having an affair? What are the signs you should look for... Something feels different at home lately, although you aren’t able to quite pinpoint what’s up. You and your partner are suddenly ... Views: 2252
Why Isn’t He Ready to Get Married? Learn how you can get a few steps closer to walking down the aisle! You’ve dated for 3 years, lived together for 1 of them and are really beginning to wonder if this man of your dreams, your soul ... Views: 14120