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- Help Break Bad Habits With Hypnosis - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2013 from Roseanna LeatonWhat is more to the point, would you like to create good habits instead of the bad habits that you are fed up with? Habits come in many shapes and sizes. Good habits are great, whereas bad habits can cause discomfort and frustration. When thinking about habits it is important to ...
Views: 1886(1 vote) - Anxiety Is More Common In Women Than Men - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonResearch has shown that females are more prone to anxiety than men. Studies indicate that women are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety and that they have far more stress triggers than do men. Women it seems have on average four times more anxiety triggers than men. Through experience ...
Views: 1317(1 vote) - Creating Calm - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonSome people thrive upon adrenalin, whilst others do not. Some people love the hustle and bustle of city living and find that to be calming to their temperament. Others find the busy streets anything but calming to their soul. One person can relax and unwind in an open countryside, whilst ...
Views: 1362(1 vote) - Cure Insomnia Naturally With Hypnosis - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonListening to a hypnosis download may prove to be your elusive key to a guaranteed good nights sleep. Myriad medical research supports this fact. There is little worse than going to be feeling tired, if not exhausted, but then finding that sleep eludes you. As you toss and turn you start to ...
Views: 2035(1 vote) - Do You Know The True Impact of Your Own Thoughts? - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI read a passage in a book by Neal Donald Walsh which describes the impact of your thoughts in a very straightforward manner. The passage was entitled "A Thought Is Forever" and went on to describe how thoughts generate energy which then create an impact upon the surrounding world, the universe ...
Views: 1241(1 vote) - Extra Motivation to Exercise - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonSome people enjoy exercise just because it is exercise; they do not think deeply about why they enjoy it so much. They just know that it is enjoyable and that it makes them feel good. Much research has been carried out as to why exercise makes you feel good. Scientific research has proven ...
Views: 1112(1 vote) - Help To Overcome Claustrophobia - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2013 from Roseanna LeatonAny phobia causes unnecessary discomfort, some more so than others. To suffer from a phobia means to experience abject fear in certain circumstances. In the case of claustrophobia this means that small or enclosed spaces are what constitute those circumstances. Each individual will ...
Views: 1248(2 votes) - Help To Overcome Exam Stress - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonNot everyone feels good about going into exams. No matter how much you prepare in terms of learning and diligent study time, you also have to ensure that you remain calm and relaxed so as to ensure your memory and recall ability flows in an optimal manner. Competition to get into good ...
Views: 1313(1 vote) - How To Build Confidence By Standing Tall - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonBuilding confidence make you feel taller and stand taller. This is a fact. The body language of confidence is portrayed in standing straight and tall, walking with a spring in your step, easy eye contact and an altogether comfortable image. People can feel "on a high" with confidence or they ...
Views: 1535(1 vote) - Is Social Drinking Becoming a Big Issue? - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonSocial drinking has become acceptable in a big way. You can hear many justifications made about it being part of how business is performed, or how "it's only wine; no hard spirits", and so on. But it is clear that these familiar comments are uttered with a rather defensive demeanor. The ...
Views: 982(1 vote) - Letting Go Of Emotional Baggage - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonSometimes we experience emotional overload and find it difficult to cope. It's impossible to completely wipe your memory clean but what you can do is change your emotional reaction to your memories and circumstances. Emotional baggage can reach a great weight or even enter the category of ...
Views: 2523(1 vote) - Lose Weight Easily by Drinking More Water - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonTo lose weight easily there are many different things which we can do. In reality, although we tend to search for new and revolutionary ways in which to lose weight without making any effort, we know the basics of what is required of us. Losing weight means cutting down on calories, sweet ...
Views: 1114(1 vote) - Running Away From Reality - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonHow does one run away from reality? You might say that you can turn a blind eye or deaf ear and simply neither see nor hear what is going on. Alternatively you might perhaps see what is happening but not allow yourself to feel any emotional response to the situation. You could see something ...
Views: 5432(1 vote) - Soul Searching - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI watched the movie "My Sister's Keeper" yesterday. It's a great film which tugs away at your heart strings. I am really glad we watched it at home instead of going out to the movie theatre; I used more than my fair share of Kleenex! The film raised questions about death and what happens ...
Views: 1294(1 vote) - Stop Watch and Listen - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonChristmas is that time of year when everyone seems to be rushing around all over the place; too many things to do and too little time to do it in. Why does this happen to us before a holiday? The point of a holiday is to have a rest, not to kill yourself during the preparation process! ...
Views: 998(1 vote) - Weight Loss With Gastric Band or Without - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonWeight loss happens in a similar way whether you risk the dangers of gastric band surgery or go it alone, losing weight naturally through adjusting to a healthier lifestyle, diet and exercise. After you have had gastric band surgery you still have to adjust the foods you eat and drastically ...
Views: 953(1 vote) - Why Are You Not Losing Weight? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI noticed something the other day on MSNBC.com relating to weight loss. Various reasons were provided for why so many people fail to lose weight successfully. The biggies all focused in upon ones mental approach to weight loss as opposed to changes of pure habit. It was good to see this ...
Views: 1702(2 votes) - Would You Like To Have More Driving Confidence? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonMy mom stopped driving for good immediately after she asked me which pedal was the accelerator and which was the brake; my brother and I swiftly removed both keys and car from her possession (with her agreement). At that point she had not driven for a year or more; she had become nervous after ...
Views: 1006(1 vote) - You Can Do It - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonThis is probably the most powerful affirmation you can make, the most empowering thought to hold in your mind or comment to hear from someone whom you look up to and respect. This belief opens up doors which would almost certainly otherwise be closed, locked and sealed. For example, do you ...
Views: 1047(1 vote) - Discoverign Yourself Through Hypnosis - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonThe Movie "Eat Pray Love" is based upon an individual's search to find herself. A growing number of people spend much of their time wondering who they really are and what their real life purpose is meant to be. We in general live a life of luxury. There is little real hardship in the way ...
Views: 1183(1 vote) - Do You Want to Stop Jumping To Conclusions? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonThere is much evidence these days of people rushing into things without taking sufficient time to think. The consequences are usually not too detrimental, although sometimes the effect is less than pleasing. I know myself that I have a rather short fuse when I encounter answering systems ...
Views: 6532(1 vote) - Fighting off Negativity - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonAll of my friends know that I really loathe negativity. It is just so terribly destructive. I think for me what adds insult to injury about negativity is that it is in fact unnecessary. The only positive thing that negativity does is to demonstrate the importance of having a positive ...
Views: 2705(2 votes) - Have You Worked On Your Goals For This Year? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI had an interesting experience yesterday when I settled myself down to write in detail about my goals for the year. I had five or six things which I had decided were really important to me; important enough to me to create a hypnosis recording for myself to use to ensure that I fully focused ...
Views: 991(2 votes) - How To Find the Best Stop Snoring Solution for You - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonWhen you start researching stop snoring solutions you begin to realize just how many different approaches are available for you to try. They range from stop snoring sprays to mouthpieces which are designed to keep your airways open to pretty drastic surgeries. You can be forgiven for feeling ...
Views: 1027(1 vote) - How Well Do You Use Your Mind? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Roseanna Leaton"When you use your mind, it's a useful tool, when your mind uses you, you're a useless fool." A. Bryce I can across this quote the other day and it made me wonder how much our minds do use us instead of the other way around. The fact is that we know so very little about how our minds ...
Views: 1012(1 vote) - Hypnosis Helps You To Sleep Well And Overcome Insomnia - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonWhen you haven't slept you simply do not feel quite right. Your energy levels are depleted and you feel like you are running on a low-grade fuel. Your body feels sluggish and your mind is equally not as sharp as you would like it to be. Sleep problems can be caused for many reasons. ...
Views: 1235(1 vote) - Learning How to Fantasize - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonWhat would your life be like if you did not have the ability to create fantasies? What if Obama never allowed himself to imagine what it might be like to be President? Or if Bolt couldn't imagine beating a world record? Or if Tiger never dreamt of shooting consecutive (significantly) sub-par ...
Views: 5887(2 votes) - Only Insecure People Find It Hard To Say Sorry - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonGetting used to saying "I'm sorry" is something which we are usually taught as a child when we are in the process of growing up. Some learn this lesson more quickly than others! To have to say that you are sorry is essentially a spoken acknowledgment of you having been in the wrong over ...
Views: 1394(1 vote) - The Importance of Rest and Relaxation - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonFor those of us who are used to being constantly on the go it is easy to forget what it actually feels like to kick back and truly relax. There are many things which we do that we kid ourselves are relaxing when in reality this is not the case. For example, we tend to assume that sitting on ...
Views: 1415(1 vote) - The Secret of Being Happy - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonThe most important thing in life is finding happiness and promoting happiness to everyone you come into contact with. There are dozens of happiness quotes. One so often hears the phrase that "you cannot buy happiness"; it's true; you cannot buy happiness. But how do you go about the task of ...
Views: 1240(1 vote) - What's Stopping You From Achieving Your Goals? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonI was walking through the airport today and caught a glimpse of a great advert which showed a picture of Tiger shielding his eyes from a dazzling sun as he peered down the fairway. The caption I think related to the difficulty of making a plan of action if you couldn't see what lay ahead; I ...
Views: 943(1 vote) - How To Overcome Agoraphobia - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonOne of the most debilitating things of all must be to suffer from agoraphobia. To not be able to go out and walk around freely, or to just pop to the shop to buy a pint of milk or simply cross a street makes life very, very difficult. People who suffer from agoraphobia are affected in varying ...
Views: 3188(3 votes) - Confidence Building Tips - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonConfidence is built by being systematic. Successful people are systemic thinkers. We are creatures of habit, and the key to building self confidence is to create routines and habits which work towards gaining self confidence. If you habitually do things which build your confidence then it is ...
Views: 1177(4 votes) - How to Build an Indomitable Spirit - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonI am sure that you, like me, have been closely following the events in Japan which are currently unfolding. The horror of having to deal with a huge earthquake, closely followed by a tsunami and a potential radiation leak from a nuclear plant would for most of us be almost too much to bear. ...
Views: 1408(2 votes) - How To Stop Thinking About Him or Her - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonDreams can be extremely enlightening, so long as you attend to the emotional messages which they convey. A friend was recounting a dream the other day which told a familiar tale; she dreamed that she had bumped into her boyfriend who she had recently split up from, and he looked like a tanned ...
Views: 5824(6 votes) - Imagination Is More Important Than Knowledge - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonDo you wish that you were more creative or had a better imagination? When you were a child can you remember playing endless games with imaginary friends or creating entire sub cultures in your mind? Have you come across the following quote by Albert Einstein? "I am enough of an artist to ...
Views: 1624(2 votes) - What Creates The Most Impact In Life? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonWe are all connected and are therefore affected by every single happening to some degree or another. Sometimes the impact can be felt in an extreme manner like being caught in the eye of a hurricane; at other times it will barely be felt, like the vaguest ripple upon the surface of the ocean or ...
Views: 1029(2 votes) - Your Emotions Are Your "Truth-o-meter" - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonThere are many ways in which one may be deceitful and every single person will have succumbed to its shadowy presence to one degree or another. In a strange and mysterious way we are usually more deceitful to ourselves than we are to others. We have the ability to kid ourselves into thinking ...
Views: 2183(2 votes) - What Is Your Key To Success? - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonThere are many steps to success in life, be it in business success, financial success or relationship success. One factor which is at the heart of success is that of perseverance. Most people think of success in terms of their business or acquisition of wealth, although ultimately most will ...
Views: 948(4 votes) - Boosting Your immune System By Using Your Mind - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonWhen your body and mind are in a state of balance you will enjoy the best of health. Poor health, or dis-ease, reflects an imbalance; it is a physical manifestation of imbalance in some part of your life. It is easy to conjecture that the increase in viral disease and the speed with which it ...
Views: 1270(5 votes) - Are You Consumed By Social Envy? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonEnvy can be likened to a tape worm gnawing away uncomfortably at your inner emotions; and like this parasite which takes up residence in whatever host it can wriggle itself into, envy can feel like an alien being living within your mind and body. A tapeworm lives within the intestines and envy ...
Views: 1531(4 votes) - Are You Living Your Dreams or Your Night Mares? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonBoth dreams and nightmares tend to be intense in terms of their visual, auditory and emotional impact. Nightmares however tend to have the most impact. They feel in every way extremely real, and you tend to awaken from a nightmare with a real jolt, sometimes aware of your own screams or ...
Views: 1098(2 votes) - Asking For What You Want In Relationships - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonSome people are really good about standing up for themselves and asking for what they want or need in a relationships. Others sit back and wait, relying on their belief that their partner should know what they want or need. Some would say that if you have to ask, you are potentially forcing ...
Views: 1287(1 vote) - Be All That You Can Be - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI was reading something yesterday which reminded me just how many people purchase goods, be they books or audio courses, designed to assist in self development or success systems. This is a huge business; millions of people buy these types of products, which is indicative that there is a clear ...
Views: 1116(2 votes) - Being Stalked On Facebook - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonBeing stalked on facebook is not a pleasant experience. I wonder in actual fact how many people have been stalked on facebook? When one thinks about stalking the first scenario which pops to mind is one of a man obsessively following a woman with some sort of physically abusive intent. But ...
Views: 3439(1 vote) - Curing Needle Phobia - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonSome people are really comfortable around needles, whilst others are overcome by a burning desire to run away to another planet when faced with the spectacle of a needle. You can also be perfectly ok with needles in one context and yet not at all comfortable when that needle is encountered in a ...
Views: 1176(2 votes) - De-Clutter Your Mind Just For a Moment - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonIf you don't know which way to go, then stop for a few moments and listen to your heart. There are many times in life when you come to question where you are meant to be, what you are meant to do and what your real purpose in life is. In reality this only happens when your mind is too busy ...
Views: 1189(1 vote) - Do You Know What You Are Looking For? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonHow many people do you know who are dissatisfied with their life and yet at the same time they do not really know why? They are looking around for something but don't have a clear idea of what that something is. Similarly, how many people do you know who say their prayers at night, saying ...
Views: 1168(1 vote) - Does Love or Fear Motivate Your Actions? - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonI don't know about you but I am becoming ever more aware of the number of people whose actions are motivated by fear. Fear is a very human emotion which we are all vulnerable to, but there is no denying that it is an extremely destructive force. Fear can be translated into many different ...
Views: 1682(3 votes) - Flirting Guide - You Got Her Number, Now What? - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonWorrying seems to come naturally to many of us, and we get uptight about the most unlikely things. How to impress a potential mate is one of those things, with the focus of anxiety ranging from where to go to what to do to fears about an inadequate sexual performance. "What if I don't ...
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