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- How to maintain a positive mood - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanCertainly we are all aware of the health effects of having a positive attitude throughout life and of the improved mood we are going to experience if we remained positive yet sometimes we betray our knowledge and dwell into negative thinking for prolonged periods. I have been searching for ...
Views: 2191(2 votes) - How to gain control of your life - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanConfident people are the ones who feel in control of their lives. Loss of control over one's life is always associated with feelings of helplessness followed by depression. Finding yourself not in control of situations over regular basis can let you form false beliefs that limit your ...
Views: 2889 - How to stop worrying - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanEmotions are messages your mind uses in order to motivate you to take a certain action. Just like hunger can be a message your mind uses in order to motivate you to eat emotions are methods your mind uses to motivate you to get something done. Worrying just like any other emotion is a message ...
Views: 1280 - How to understand people - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanA friend of mine had intense hatred towards her job, she used to explain to me how much she suffers every morning on her way to the office and how horrible she feels at the end of each weekend. Whenever my friend told her friends or relatives about her problem they always gave her the same ...
Views: 1373(1 vote) - How to get rid of limiting beliefs - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanThe problem with self limiting beliefs is that they appear so real to the extent that the person can hardly tell whether he has a self limiting belief or a real one. In addition to that whenever someone attempts to help a person remove his self limiting belief the person becomes anxious, very ...
Views: 1385 - How do people aquire limiting beliefs - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from M.Farouk Radwanlimiting beliefs can negatively impact your life and change your reality to the worse. Because of the dangers of limiting beliefs and because of the bad impact they have you must be aware of their creation process so that you can do your best to avoid them. In this article i will tell you ...
Views: 1428 - This is how to break bad habits - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanUsually a person decides to break a bad habit after he gets a positive charge of motivation which lets him try to change his bad habit immediately. Thinking that will power and persistence is all what’s needed to break the habit the person tries to use them both to stop the habit but he ends ...
Views: 1158 - Learn how to get over bad habits - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanWe all have at least one habit that we want to get rid of. Whether this habit is procrastinating or waking up late, smoking or excessive drinking, negative thinking or worrying our lives become badly impacted by it. Research has shown that any attempt to not think of something by force always ...
Views: 1658 - 5 tips for improving your self confidence - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanEveryone wants to build self confidence and the reason most of them fail is not that they don't do enough effort but its because they apply the wrong advice. Self confidence is all about a set of beliefs that a person has about himself, in order to build self confidence successfully you must ...
Views: 1535 - How to get over a breakup in no time - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanBroken hearted? Don’t worry, here 10 things that you can do in order to recover in few days: 1)Kill uncertainty: People usually accept death faster than they accept breakups because when it comes to death people are 100 percent sure that the dead person cant return back once again, in short ...
Views: 5536 - Self confidence building skills - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanEveryday millions of people try to become more confident by acquiring fame, power, money and popularity but in the end most of them never make any progress and end up feeling the same. Most of those people were told to repeat affirmations, think positively or to believe in themselves but in the ...
Views: 1193 - The psychology of love - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanWhy do people fall in love? Why do we become attracted to certain people and not others? Why do we sometimes fall in love at the first sight? What is love all about?? Before studying psychology i used to think of love as something supernatural, unpredictable and that follows no rules. Later ...
Views: 1792 - The truth about happiness - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanWith all of these books around talking about affirmations psychologist became curious to know whether they work or not. They brought lots of people who have various degrees of self confidence then told them to repeat positive statements about their self confidence such as “I am confident” ...
Views: 1132 - The psychology of boredom explained - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanEver wondered why things that used to be very interesting seem boring now? Do you remember the excitement you felt the first time you started using a computer or browsing the internet? Why do you feel bored now even though you are doing the things that used to make you excited? The answer ...
Views: 2693 - Learn how to understand dreams - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanDreams can be an expression of the desires we want to fulfill, the reflection of our fears or our current emotional states or even a suggested soloution by our minds to a problem that is bothering us. One of the most common misconceptions about dreams is believing that symbols have universal ...
Views: 1325(1 vote) - How to become really productive - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanWe all want to be productive but sometimes we find ourselves procrastinating and wasting our time without intention. I interviewed many people who are known for their productivity and also interviewed some of the procrastinators I know and as a I result I discovered 7 points that could you ...
Views: 1297 - How to really become self confident - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanLots of people spent years trying to become confident without succeeding. When those people begin the quest they usually start by looking for online tips that can help them become confident quickly and this is usually what they come across: • Say "I like myself" everyday out loud Not ...
Views: 1377 - Learn how to motivate someone - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanICE What came to your mind when you read the word ICE out loud? most probably different thoughts and things that are related to this word jumped into your mind quickly. Your mind is just like a large computer that has billions of folder, once you access a folder you can reach all the ...
Views: 1504 - Can success make you confident? - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanHe is well educated He is more successful than most of his friends He even has a PHD degree but the last time he was in a social gathering. He didn't find the right words, didn't feel secure and felt like a complete loser. The man felt as if he had no self confidence and wondered, why ...
Views: 1409 - Is there any connection between self confidence and depression? - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanSome people mistakenly believe that being depressed means that they lack self confidence. While this is a completely incorrect assumption still we can't say that there is no relation between self confidence and depression. Being depressed doesn't mean that you lack confidence but in many ...
Views: 1733(1 vote) - How to use visualization to achieve your goals - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanWhen Andre Agassi won the cup and became the champion he was asked how he it feels like he replied saying: "I have already won Wimbledon at least 10,000 times before" People first laughed because they believed he was joking but when Andre explained that he had visualized himself winning ...
Views: 1362 - Learn anger management - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanI am sure you know one of those people who are always angry Why do those people shout all the time? and why do they lose their temper whenever the slightest thing happens? In this article i will explain why are some people always angry. Our perception changes whenever our emotions ...
Views: 1565 - How the media affects your mind - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanWhen I asked my friends to tell me their opinion about the movie requiem for a dream some of them said that it was the most depressing movie they ever saw, after all the movie discusses shattered dreams and people who were never able to reach their goals. What’s strange is that some people ...
Views: 2897 - How to change someone's mind - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanHow to change someone's mind During our lives we encounter many situations where we become in need to change someone’s mind about something. When someone refuses to change his mind about something it doesn’t mean that he is stubborn or annoying but it simply means that somewhere in his belief ...
Views: 4011 - The psychology of music - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanWhy isn’t the button responding?? Have you ever tried to turn your TV on then found that the button was not working? In such a case there seems to be some kind of short circuit that prevents the button from operating the TV. Thankfully Living without TV for few days wouldn’t be a big ...
Views: 2503 - Self confidence building Tips - by Submitted on May 29, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanOne of the main reasons lots of people never manage to build solid self esteem is that they never manage to determine the real reason behind their lack of self esteem. After talking to ten people who lack self esteem you will discover that each of them lacks self esteem because of a different ...
Views: 1539 - How your television affects your mind - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanYesterday i was in the gym and i had a hard time doing my regular exercises because my Ipod was out of charge and i had to listen to the romantic songs that were played there. They weren't that normal kind of romantic songs but they were the type that gives you the impression that the singer ...
Views: 2358(1 vote) - Learn How to put an end to procrastination - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanTime is the most precious asset you have and even though most of people are aware of this fact still some of them keep wasting time. Most people don't waste time on intention but instead they do some mistakes that kills their time without noticing and that's why in this article i will point ...
Views: 1347 - The psychology of music - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanHave you ever tried to turn your TV on then found that the button was not working? In such a case there seems to be some kind of short circuit that prevents the button from operating the TV. Thankfully Living without TV for few days wouldn’t be a big problem but what if one of your own ...
Views: 1046 - How to prevent people from lying - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanRecently one of my friends sent me a mail asking me whether its possible to stop lying or not. After i told him that its completely possible he replied back asking me how can he motivate someone to stop lying. In response to his message i decided to write this article so that i let everyone ...
Views: 1500 - How to convince someone to change his mind - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanDuring our lives we encounter many situations where we become in need to change someone’s mind about something. When someone refuses to change his mind about something it doesn’t mean that he is stubborn or annoying but it simply means that somewhere in his belief system there is something ...
Views: 6462(1 vote) - How your friends infleunce you - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanDo you think that if you were living alone on an island you would have been doing the same things you are doing now? A very big part of our behavior, actions and thoughts are highly affected by the people around us even if this is not apparent to us. Peer pressure or the pressure a person ...
Views: 1336(3 votes) - Why are most people unhappy with their jobs and how to be happy with yours - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanAsk anybody about the things he wants in life and he will tell you that happiness is one of them. Ask the same person if he is happy with his job and he will tell you no!! One of the main reasons people are unhappy with their jobs is the incorrect priorities they assign for different things ...
Views: 3803(1 vote) - Dealing with breakups and depression - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanI have helped thousands of people get over the depression they felt after breakups and while each one of them had a completely different story than the others they all shared one common cause for the suffering they experienced after the breakup which is having false beliefs about both breakups ...
Views: 3301(3 votes) - What motivates people? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanWhat motivates people to change Lots of theories have been developed with the purpose of explaining what motivates people to change. Some theories provided a good insight on the methods that can be used to motivate people while many others gave a very superficial explanation of motivation ...
Views: 16055(3 votes) - The psychology of Gossip - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from M.Farouk RadwanThe person who is laughing out loud, capturing the attention of everyone in the room while gossiping about someone who is not present is not as happy as he seems. From the outside he seems strong, popular, interesting and in control but if you peaked inside his mind at the time he was ...
Views: 8711 - Depression self help - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanHow effective is depression medication I have helped thousands of people to get of depression on their own by teaching them depression self help methods. Lots of people mistakenly believe that drugs are the solution for depression while the truth is that psychotherapy is usually much more ...
Views: 1846(1 vote) - Dealing with depression on your own - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanDepression self help I have helped thousands of people to get of depression on their own by teaching them depression self help methods. Lots of people mistakenly believe that drugs are the solution for depression while the truth is that psychotherapy is usually much more effective for ...
Views: 1556 - How to forget your old relationship - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanHow to forget someone you love Long ago when it used to take me more than three days to forget about someone I used to do the same wrong practices people do when they get into a relationship but as I read a lot about psychology I discovered that forgetting someone you love would take a maximum ...
Views: 3616(1 vote) - How your friends infleunce you - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanShe is really arrogant Jason has never managed to have a successful relationship with a woman. He grew up as an introverted and shy adult who believes that all beautiful women were arrogant. Sam had a similar problem, he always had troubles talking to members of the other sex which resulted ...
Views: 1374(2 votes) - Feeling Anxious Around People? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanLacking confidence around strangers Do you sometimes find yourself feeling very anxious around people? Do you sometimes manage to talk confidently to some people while in other times anxiety prevents you from properly choosing the right words to say? If your answers were yes then read this ...
Views: 2208(2 votes) - Learn How to Handle Criticism - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanI cant tolerate criticism Do you find it very hard to tolerate criticism even if it was constructive? Do critical comments make you feel bad for days and days? Do you hate to be criticized? Every normal person should not like the idea of being criticized but when you become extremely ...
Views: 2132 - Why Do People Treat Me Badly? - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanPeople have multiple identities When you play with a little child you will find yourself talking and acting in a childish way, When someone bothers you at the street you might find yourself shouting at him and when you are with the person you love you might find yourself cheerful and ...
Views: 7099 - Why is Gossip Bad? - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanWhy is gossip bad I never understood how dangerous gossip is until I studied psychology where I discovered that a word or two that we say can result in destroying the relationship of many people months later!! Your mind doesn’t see, hear or read but it tries to match what it receives from ...
Views: 3401 - What Attracts Women - Based on the Psychology of Love - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanWhat attracts women? Psychologists say that men become attracted to women who have higher reproductive abilities like more female hormones and an hour glass body shape. They also say that women are attracted to men who are resourceful and who can protect them. So to put this in another ...
Views: 14791 - Dealing with guilt - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanAlways feeling guilty I am sure you are aware of the feelings of guilt that comes when you do something that you didn’t want to do, but do you know that you could be feeling guilty for your whole life for something that you are not even aware of?? Feelings of guilt arise as soon as you do ...
Views: 1670 - Always Feeling Guilty? - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanAlways feeling guilty I am sure you are aware of the feelings of guilt that comes when you do something that you didn’t want to do, but do you know that you could be feeling guilty for your whole life for something that you are not even aware of?? Feelings of guilt arise as soon as ...
Views: 1194 - Inferiority Feelings and Class Differences - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanOne minute you're confident and the next you're feeling inferior One day Sam was walking down the street, on his way to his work. On the pavement, he saw a man in torn clothes. To himself, Sam thought: ' That's a very poor man; he can't afford to even buy new clothes instead of those torn ...
Views: 1157 - Anger Management Techniques - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanControlling anger The following is a very practical list that will help you control your anger instead of letting it control you. Note that any single technique will be effective in dealing with anger but knowing all of them will let you select whichever suits you. It will be much helpful to ...
Views: 1187 - There Is No Failure, Only Feedback - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanI Failed!! Justin was heading towards the restaurant's door in a hurry as he was a bit late. When he arrived to the door he quickly pushed it inwards but it didn’t open. He paused for a moment then tried to pull the door back, but still, the door didn’t open. He paused again and ...
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