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- Get into the Modern Style of Sales and Trash the Old School Way of Selling - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Mark TewartThe truth is that most of sales gurus are peddling old fashioned information. They’re only teaching 25 tips, or 10 rules, or a “road map” to sales success. That’s the old school approach. The reality today is that sales success takes more than sales skills. You need proficiency beyond the ...
Views: 1016 - Sundown, Letdown - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowSundown, letdown; why is it that when the sun sets, the dishwasher’s ready for its evening spin and all is quiet in your home that the desire to consume food is such a powerful force? It’s as though when twilight is upon us it stirs up feelings, thoughts and behaviors inside our mind, body and ...
Views: 1077 - Lose the Deprivation and Lose Weight - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Suzanne ReilleyBy now it seems that most of us know how to eat healthfully. Well then why aren’t more of us content with our eating habits and living at a healthy weight? There are a number of factors at play here, and I’d like to mention one in particular. For many people, food choices are a bit black ...
Views: 804 - Reduce Your Workout Resistance - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Suzanne ReilleyIt’s such an amazing time of year. The sunshine is finally warming the air, and everyone is out with their flip flops, sunscreen, and flowers. Since many of us have been cooped up all winter, this can be a great time to re-evaluate our workout routines (or lack thereof) and shake off some of ...
Views: 838 - 7 Tips: Have Good Karma with Your Caffeine - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSince we’re on the topic of energy this week, I thought I would dedicate at least one blog entry to caffeine. Commonly found in coffee and tea, caffeine can also be found in chocolate, energy drinks and soda. According to Wikipedia, 90% of North American adults consume caffeine on a daily ...
Views: 1032 - A Personal Reflection on Ways to Increase Energy - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors1. Maintain adequate hydration: While it used to be said that the average sedentary person should drink 8 X 8 ounce glasses of water a day, this has come into question. Some experts say that this includes foods that contain water. In addition, while the thirst mechanism is said to kick in ...
Views: 754 - What are Your Unconscious Commitments? - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsUnconscious commitments are agreements that we make with the Universe at a very young age. They are, primarily, based on how we perceive the world. For e.g., if there is a lot of chaos around you as a child, you will decide "the world is chaotic." Unconsciously, you then become committed to ...
Views: 1206 - How to Keep Your Energy Up and Your Optimism High - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am always asked how I keep my energy up, how I maintain great energy and how I stay optimistic even though circumstances would appear otherwise. Here are my suggestions: 7 Tips to Keep Your Energy Up! Remember: Mood and energy follow blood sugar so ~ stay away from the sweets. Candy ...
Views: 583 - Complementary Energies: Balancing Self with Family Life - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany of us have a hard time balancing taking care of ourselves with taking care of our family responsibilities. For people with young children, this can be especially challenging, but even people without children have obligations to care for extended family, partners, pets, and the home in which ...
Views: 811 - 12 Steps to Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMichelle tossed me her lucky charm, a box of "Sobriety Test Gum" as we dashed into the car and off to the Dodgers game. Why was it her talisman? The tiny print told all. "Check Ya Self Before You Wreck Ya Self." Now, those are word to live by. Americans are addicted to the positive strokes of ...
Views: 1156(1 vote) - Is it Possible for Women to Preserve Their Fertility? - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe women’s movement of the 1960’s brought about many great economic, educational and social improvements. While we all agree that this is a great accomplishment, our human biology unfortunately didn’t agree with this. With these new societal gains, came delayed childbearing so that one can ...
Views: 1157 - Why the God Delusion Won't Go Away - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA Baltimore mother accused of joining a cult and starving her child says she was acting on her religious beliefs. What's the difference between extreme religious conviction and delusion? Between a religion and a cult? Children believe that their mothers love them. The proof they have is the ...
Views: 801 - Confronting Your Fears - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRecently, an interviewer asked me what my greatest fears were. I said I didn't have any. He seemed surprised, but this is how I see it: If you label something as a fear, then it creates fear when sometimes it's not a fear but a concern. For example, I know just as well as everyone else that New ...
Views: 1031 - Fill Up on Mealtime Gratitude - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYesterday, I woke up to a typical morning: a walk on the beach at sunrise, brisk swim in the sparkling ocean, sliced a bowl full of fresh, organic strawberries and bananas. And then the untypical... As I sat down to eat, spoon in hand, I checked the label on the box of strawberries—which I’d ...
Views: 562 - The Life Force Diet: Go Bananas with Your Health! - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThanks to the low-carb craze, bananas have gotten a bad reputation. I've even had clients swear them off only to devour chocolate bars laden with sugar, preservatives, and artificial flavors. Not a good idea. Bananas are nature's fast food: they're pre-packed and ready to eat at a moment's ...
Views: 601 - Food Waste and Composting - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAccording to the US Health Department, approximately 25% of the food Americans buy becomes waste. That’s about one pound of food, per person, per day. What is alarming is that the rotting food in landfills produce methane, a major source of greenhouse gases. Methane , like carbon dioxide, ...
Views: 1017 - Family, Finances, and Fear - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFear. It’s the four-letter word that infiltrates our families, our job market and even our economy.. And while few of us enjoy fear, it is actually a very powerful and beneficial emotion. Why? Fear shows us that we need protection, and it outlines a coming threat – be it real or imagined. The ...
Views: 1043(3 votes) - Boost Your Thyroid and Your Energy! - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSo you´re not feeling well, you have low energy and a host of other symptoms of thyroid deficiency. Perhaps you even visit your doctor who tests you and verifies that your thyroid hormone levels are low. You and your doctor might automatically decide you need to be on a synthetic thyroid, when ...
Views: 667 - Give More Energy to Get More Energy - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you want to get more, you just gotta give more. The more I give, the more I realize that giving is a wonderful karmic boomerang that loops right back to where it came from. This principle, I believe, applies to energy as well. If you want more good energy in your life, you must maximize ...
Views: 749 - Un-Ask the Question! - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI asked myself a koan: "What is a koan?" "A koan," my mind says, "is a question that burns itself out (a tip of the hat to U.G.*); and the left-over ash-less-ness is the essence that is the answer, the very answer that compelled the mind to ask the question "What is the koan?" in the first ...
Views: 1817(1 vote) - Sat, Chit, Ananda - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Now, I came to this idea of bliss because in Sanskrit, which is the great spiritual language of the world, there are three terms that represent the brink, the jumping-off place to the ocean of transcendence: Sat, Chit, Ananda. The word “Sat” means being. “Chit” means consciousness. “Ananda” ...
Views: 1589 - How to Be Healed God's Way - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2013 from Philip JonesTo receive your healing you must first know it is God's will for you to be healed. Isaiah 53:4,5 says, "Surely he hath borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses and distresses), and carried our sorrows (pains, grief and sorrows): yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But ...
Views: 1578 - How to Overcome Fear God's Way - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2013 from Philip JonesHow to overcome fear God's way? Jesus Christ redeemed you from the curse of fear according Galatians 3:13. To overcome fear God's way and overcome all the attacks of the spirit of fear you have been given mighty divine weapons: prayer, thanksgiving to God for answered prayer, the name of ...
Views: 8470(8 votes) - Creating Unlimited Energy - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI wanted to leave a thought or two on how to get more energy into your life. Our culture constantly reinforces the impulse to do something external when we suffer from fatigue. Do you need to improve your diet and exercise routine? Or perhaps take more supplements? Sleep more? Although all of ...
Views: 790 - Relearning How to Pray - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I grew up in the church and up until two years ago, I didn't leave the house in the morning or go to sleep at night without praying to God. I have had an awaking of sorts in the past couple of years and my idea of God has expanded. I am grateful to have undergone this experience, ...
Views: 665(2 votes) - How Self-fulfilling Prophecies Can Unlock Your Energy - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have been reading a fascinating book about “self-fulfilling prophecies” – these are simply predictions that, by being made, cause their eventual realization. For example, when the media erroneously reported that there would be a gas shortage in California year ago, people began flocking to gas ...
Views: 681 - A Quick Glance at the Lhasa Apso - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraThis breed was said to have originated from Tibet, and considered to be exclusive – meaning not everybody could get their hands on this cute dog. It was kept amongst the noble families, and was never available for sale. The only way you could get one was if it was given to you, but the odds of ...
Views: 1230 - 9 Tips: How to Drink More Water - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany health experts will agree that drinking more water will help give you more energy. (Read here from Michelle Schoffro Cook on why you should drink more water.) In celebration of this week's theme on keeping up your energy, here are my personal tricks on drinking more water. * Make it a ...
Views: 948 - How To Lose Weight God's Way - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2013 from Philip JonesGet to the Root Cause Yes, He wants you to lose weight God's way. It is not God's will for your life to be hindered and shortened by unwanted weight gain. God wants you trim and healthy. He has given you the solution to this weight problem in His magnificent manual for healthy living, the ...
Views: 5765(1 vote) - Silence: The Digestive Power of Taking Some Time - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI find myself craving silence. Not just a moment of silence or the thought of silence or some time when I’m not talking, but the kind of silence that I can wrap myself in like a blanket. It’s the kind of silence that doesn’t involve going to a yoga class in a studio where a teacher provides ...
Views: 842 - The Tao of Energy - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEverything you do in life depends on your level of energy! It cycles from low levels to medium levels to high levels and then back to low. It powers your movements, your thoughts, your feelings and even your responses. Contemplate how almost nothing may bother you when your energy is strong and ...
Views: 874 - Beautiful Bucks - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place.” ~Stanley Weiser Stop what you’re doing for a moment and examine the contents of your pockets or purse. Dig deep and you might find your house or car keys, a pack of stale gum or lint covered breath mints, a ...
Views: 729(1 vote) - Palmistry Lines: Reading the Heart Line - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe key points to remember when looking at the lines on the palm are that lines shift and change, and that the quality of a line is one of the most important indicators of a line’s interpretation. Some authors say that they view the lines as energy power lines or as rivers as a way of ...
Views: 10090(4 votes) - A Message of Light - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"Light! More light!" howled Goethe before he died. Dear Loved Ones, You have been called to be who you are -- the whole luminous light. No one can dim your light when you are fully present to the depth and breadth of it. No one can say no to a light so bright. No one can deny who you are ...
Views: 871(1 vote) - The Power of Gray: Six Succulent, Winning Ways to Power Up - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI consider myself an optimistic person. When I was a very little girl the movie Pollyanna hit the screens and I loved it, and I took it in on a cellular level. Pollyanna starred Jane Wyman (Ronald Regan's ex-wife), Karl Malden (one of the most dynamic actors of all time), Hayley Mills (loved ...
Views: 630 - Be A Pro At Dreamweaver Web Design - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraIn the past, having a web site is an option for any company especially when your business is not really relevant to the internet industry. However these days, building a web site has become a need for many companies even for offline businesses. Bosses of big companies suddenly realized the need ...
Views: 660 - A New Model - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBuckminster Fuller, that wily genius: “You never change things by fighting the existing reality,” he said. “To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” A friend just called me. He was down in the dumps because he’d ended a nascent romance that took a turn ...
Views: 619 - "Ancora Imparo"( I am still learning.) - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Barbara J. HenryLeonardo DaVinci,by any one's standard,was perhaps one of the most gifted and prolific men who ever lived. A painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, musician, scientist,and natural philosopher,he is credited with saying "ancora imparo,"which means:"I am still learning." It is said that he made ...
Views: 7236(1 vote) - From Self Care to Self Destruction to Self Care at Last - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBy now, with all the self help books, classes you have taken, TV shows you have watched, specialists you have seen, information you have gathered, and diets that you have been on, you know what constitutes “self care”: a balanced diet, healthy lifestyle, exercise, adequate sleep, meditating, ...
Views: 554 - Are you Living Your Ideal Life? - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"The way to choose happiness is to follow what is right and real and the truth for you. You can never be happy living someone else's dream. Live your own. And you will for sure know the meaning of happiness." ~ Oprah Winfrey (this quote is in the centre of my vision board and has been a pilar ...
Views: 724 - A Young Warrior You Should Know - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsKairol Rosenthal is a quintessential warrior, fighting not only for her own life, but for all of us who’ve been kicked by cancer. She entered my life through a mutual acquaintance when I was writing Help Me Live…, and the then-29 year-old Kairol penned an incisive and beautifully written piece ...
Views: 506 - A Circular Autopsy of Absorption - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsKnut Hamsun wrote: "My soul broods. Mechanically I walk over to a tree, pull my cap low over my eyes and lean with my back against the tree, hands clasped behind my neck. I gaze and think, the flames from my fire dazzle my eyes, but I feel nothing. For some time I stand in this meaningless ...
Views: 594 - The Rotted Snake or the Truth Loved and the Madonna with Child Complex - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from Aryana HudsonHow sad the soul must be in a moment that has forgotten inspiration that alights the eyes while the DNA sings replicating immortality. Such a clean moment is then destroyed with self consciousness, gossip, fear and demented emotionalism in an individual who has not climbed out of the pit. Fear ...
Views: 2031(2 votes) - How To Lose Man Boobs - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Kardy LagudaIf you have man boobs you may find them quite unappealing and would like a simple way to lose them. They are just excess fat the majority of times so combining good food and activity would be a good place to start to shrink those fat cells in the chest. This method eliminates extra fat in the ...
Views: 1115(1 vote) - How You Can Take Your Leap of Faith to Get the Life You Want - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumImagine this: You are standing at the edge of a cliff. Deep inside there is a rising desire to jump. You know in your heart that if you can get to the other side of the canyon, there are amazing gifts and rewards waiting for you. Gifts that will make your heart sing. You just know it. ...
Views: 1231 - Four Ways to Help Reverse Your Teen’s Habitual Patterns of Displaying Borderline Personality Traits - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Ugochukwu UcheIn the field of behavioral health, there is a reason persons under the age of eighteen cannot be diagnosed with a personality disorder, (Axis II). The reason is, with intensive psychotherapy and familial support; young persons have been known to make significant changes to detrimental aspects of ...
Views: 2662(1 vote) - Five Actions to take to prevent your teen from using drugs - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Ugochukwu UcheDrug use is an epidemic; then again the term epidemic might be misleading considering that mind altering substances have been around since the dawn of mankind. As a Professional Counselor, who has spent a significant portion of his career working with teens that have developed a dependency for ...
Views: 1564(1 vote) - Three Ways to Handle Your Child Throwing a Tantrum in Public - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Ugochukwu UchePicture this: A ubiquitous cashier’s counter at a grocery store. A mother and her young child (let’s go with five years of age), have pulled up with their shopping cart by the cashier’s counter. As the cashier begins ringing up the mother’s items, the child spots an assortment of candy bars on ...
Views: 1750(2 votes) - Three Lessons to Teach Your Teen About Sex - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Ugochukwu UcheIn a sad way, I find it somewhat amusing when mass media and some parents routinely propose or actually go ahead in giving their teens leniency in regards to breaking universal rules and values around dating and sex. I find this amusing because I routinely have young girls come in to see me or ...
Views: 1905(3 votes) - Burn Belly Fat with a Total Body Workout - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Jennifer EdenThere is a myth floating around that people can actually lose weight and get a flatter stomach just by doing thousands of crunches. In reality, in order to burn off belly fat, and other body fat for that matter, a person needs to do a total body workout. In order to really strengthen those ...
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