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- Do You Elevate The Buying Process? 8 Techniques For Selling Your Way To The Top - by “I doubt there is a suggestion more frequently made to sales professionals than “sell higher,” says Bill Stinnett, CEO of Sales Excellence and the author of Think Like Your Customer. “Participants in my workshops ask more questions about this than all other topics combined.” Selling higher ...
Views: 1015 - Perfectionism - The Dangerous Trap - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2005 from Allie OchsPerfectionism – The Dangerous Trap Just when I have something figured out, along comes another how-to-article telling me how to be or do something better or even change my entire life. No matter where I turn, I am constantly reminded that I am not good enough in more ways than one. I am not ...
Views: 1450 - ONE SENTENCE YOU SHOULD COMMIT TO MEMORY - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2005 from Pauline Wallin“Wouldn’t it be nice if there was an Easy Button for life?” This question is the tag line to a TV commercial by the office supplies store, Staples. The ad depicts people in various predicaments, including a bewildered boy called on by his teacher, a dad trying to change two babies’ diapers ...
Views: 2514 - Just For You - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2005 from Edie WeinsteinA few days ago, I was speaking with a co-worker about miracle consciousness. My full time job is as a social worker on an in-patient psychiatric unit. Every day, I meet with people whose souls have been wounded by abuse, illness and addictions. They sit in my office with its wall-to-wall ...
Views: 1302 - Making Commitments of Love and Courage - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2005 from Steve BrunkhorstThere is a story about a little girl who suffered from a serious disease. Her best chance of recovery would be to receive a blood transfusion from her five-year old brother.The doctor explained the situation to the little brother. He asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his ...
Views: 2172 - Hire Divorce Lawyer or Use Online Divorce Forms? - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2005 from Scott MorganHire Divorce Lawyer or Use Online Divorce Forms?When do you need to hire a family law attorney and when is it okay to just use an online divorce form website to save a little money? This article will provide a few pointers to help you decide whether to do it yourself or retain a divorce ...
Views: 1632 - What Inspires You? - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2005 from graham julieHave you ever thought? What inspires YOU? What is it that drives you day in and day out? What is it that inspires you? We think of creative people as being inspired and ask about their work. What inspired you to paint, draw, produce this piece of work? What inspired you to make this? Usually ...
Views: 1467 - Natural Remedies for Problems in Breastfeeding - Part 1 - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2005 from Lyn Prowse-BishopWith the resurgence of interest in breastfeeding, there is increasing demand for natural remedies for the minor problems that accompany nursing. These remedies, taken from my book Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year, offer simple, safe ways for nursing women and their infants to counter ...
Views: 3093(2 votes) - Seven Simple Exercises to Invite the Extraordinary Life - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2005 from Guy Finleyexcerpted from Guy Finley's newest book "Let Go and Live in the Now." Red Wheel/Weiser, 2004. I can think of no greater encouragement than the self-evident Truth that there dwells in each of us the opportunity to explore and know the Extraordinary Life. The meaning of Extraordinary I wish to ...
Views: 1509 - The True and Magnificent Power of Giving - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2005 from Michael LeeYou've probably heard of the popular saying "It's better to give than to receive." But do you actually know what hidden power lies within this magnanimous act known as "giving?" When you give something from your heart without expectinganything in return, you release a powerful force that will ...
Views: 1243 - 5 Steps to Adjusting Expectations - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2005 from Dr. Tony Fiore5 Steps to Adjusting Your Expectations Dateline: January 4th. Orange County Anger Management class participants review anger triggers of the week. Jane, age 23, engaged to be married: “My boyfriend openly flirts with other women in front of me.” Jim, age 40, an IT professional: “a work group ...
Views: 14997(1 vote) - SEO Copywriting Makeover: Good Rankings but No Sales Part 1 of 2 - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2005 from Karon ThackstonKaron Thackston © 2004-2005 http://www.copywritingcourse.com It's been a myth for as long as the Internet has been in existence. Get good rankings and your site will be successful. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that has never been the case. What you get when you achieve good ...
Views: 1293 - Getting Organized for Stress Relief - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2005 from Susan StewartIf one of your main sources of stress is the sheer number of things that need to be done, being organized should help you feel more at peace. A good sense of organization will also make you more efficient. Simplifying will help you feel less overwhelmed. Everyone has their own personal style, ...
Views: 1459 - Playing With Mindfulness: Sneaking In The Back Door - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2005 from Maya FrostI often meet people who say things like, "I've been working with mindfulness for over twenty years." My response is always this: "Oh, you poor thing! Have you tried *playing* with mindfulness? It's very effective, and much more fun!" They tend to look at me like I'm some kind of kook, and ...
Views: 1198 - Vitamins for the Soul - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2005 from Colleen LangenfeldWe are all into wellness these days. Personal fitness is all the rage. Many resolutions start with 'lose ten pounds' or 'exercise more'. Now, physical health is all fine and dandy. But what about our emotional and intellectual health? Maybe it could go something like this... Daily ...
Views: 1160(1 vote) - Is Your Computer Strong Enough For A work From Home Internet Business - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2005 from Tom WorsleyIf you are planning on doing business online with one of the many work from home based businesses available on the internet, then you are going to want to make sure your computer is up to the task. Although it is possible to get by with a Pentium 1, at today’s prices there is no reason to do ...
Views: 1232(1 vote) - Offering Quality Support is it About Us or Them? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2005 from Elizabeth TullThe Coaching Catalyst December 2004 “Offering Quality Support, is it about Us or Them?” Giving support. What does that look like for you? If you are a private practice professional such as a coach or therapist, you may already be clear on the boundaries and standards you operate from. In my ...
Views: 1076(1 vote) - The Purpose of Creation: The Kabbalah of Transformation - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2005 from Shifra Hendrie”I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts; the rest are details”. – Albert Einstein “…I would ask, ‘Why was the universe created?’ Because then I would know the meaning of my ...
Views: 1444(1 vote) - The E.P.E.G.S. Goal Setting Formula - by There is an art and science behind goal setting which few people discover and utilise. There are those that do seem to magically achieve their goals all the time. The rest of us have a tendency to set goals and become frustrated in our attempts to achieve them.
Recently in a seminar I gave on ...
Views: 1415(1 vote) - Strive or Strife? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2005 from Nicholas DixonThat 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: 2808(1 vote) - My Identity Crisis - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2005 from David LeonhardtWhen 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: 1506(1 vote) - What Parents Can Teach Their Children About Money - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2005 from James Allan"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: 3073(1 vote) - The Mysterious Problem of Goals - by 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: 855(1 vote) - From The Heart - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2005 from Kay KopitThe 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: 2038(1 vote) - Dealing with Inner Anger: An Exercise in Letting it Go - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2005 from Deborah MooreAnger 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: 12328(1 vote) - 2005... Got Goals? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2005 from Paul ShearstoneAsk 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: 1277(1 vote) - Identifying Loneliness & Rising Above It - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2005 from Liara CovertLoneliness 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: 4572(3 votes) - Do You Apply These 8-Steps To Your Goals? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2005 from sam webbAs 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: 1040(1 vote) - The Secret of Life Is to Get On Board - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2005 from Mary Ann BaileyOne 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: 1056(2 votes) - The Mystery Of Your Existence - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2005 from Andrew Lawrence"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: 1896(1 vote) - Resolutions - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2005 from Linda BinnsWe 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: 1329(1 vote) - Seven Chakra Bracelet - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2005 from Linda FoltynArticle 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: 8112(1 vote) - Self Improvement for 2005: First Things First - by 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: 823(1 vote) - Networking on the Net - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from C.J. HaydenNetworking 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: 1670(1 vote) - Networking on the Net - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from C.J. HaydenNetworking 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: 1670(1 vote) - Leaders Click It Into Gear! - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2005 from Richard GorhamEver 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: 1639(3 votes) - ASK for the JOB Interview Techniques for the 21st Century - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2005 from Patricia DorchAre 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: 1607(1 vote) - If anything is worth doing, it’s worth screwing up - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2005 from Selby Evans(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: 1114(1 vote) - Hope in Humanity - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2005 from Sharif KhanLet 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: 1274(1 vote) - The Purpose of Relationships - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2005 from Balbir ChaggerIt 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: 17781(1 vote) - A Happy Professional Chooses Clients - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2005 from Dorene LehaviMany 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: 1146(1 vote) - What does true love mean to you? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2005 from Dr. Ulla SebastianMost 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: 4938(1 vote) - Frankie The French Fry Hatches a Plan - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2005 from Ridgely GoldsboroughFrankie 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: 1418(1 vote) - The Achiever's Bias for Action - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2005 from William G Jr CovingtonCopyright 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: 4426(2 votes) - Benefits of Lavender Green Tea - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2005 from Gerald McCarthyBenefits 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: 6415(1 vote) - Budgeting Made Easy - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsWell, 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: 1488(2 votes) - Sales professionals - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2005 from Kelley Robertson“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: 913(1 vote) - Differentiation -- Smart Marketing Strategies for the Solo Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2005 from Terri ZwierzynskiAre 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: 1269(1 vote) - The Brilliant You, Unreleased! - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2005 from Fran BriggsYou'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: 1798(1 vote) - Bounce or be Bounced? - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2005 from Rob McBrideThe 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: 986(1 vote) - Are You Holding Your Breath? - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2005 from Gregory NewmanTake 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 ...
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