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- Self-doubt: An Obstacle to Success - by =================================================================
Self-doubt: An Obstacle to Success
Whether you are starting a business, changing careers, or heading off on an adventure, it is natural for a little self-doubt to creep in. Do I really have what it takes to do this? Will ...
Views: 1377 - How to have Powerful, Positive and Potent Communication - by Did you realize that you’re communicating every waking moment of your life? You communicate through your words, actions, gestures, and even your thoughts. You communicate through how you feel and what you think, even if no words are spoken.
Miscommunication happens for one of three key ...
Views: 821 - Powerful Positive Thinking - by Positive thinking has many benefits. Research has shown that positive thinking can aid in healing the sick or can help a sick person heal faster than he or she normally would. There have been clinical studies in which two groups of people where told that they had been given a drug to improve ...
Views: 887 - Five Ways to Relax Instantly - by 1. Peripheral vision
Look at the wall opposite you and find a point which is straight ahead and a little above eye level. Continue to look at this point in soft focus throughout this exercise. After a while you may find that as you concentrate on this point the rest of the room goes a little ...
Views: 1105 - Finding A Future In Your Past - by Can you find answers to your problems by remembering a previous existence? Are past life memories real? I am the living proof that you can change your life by remembering a past one. As to whether they are real, I believe they are, but everyone is entitled to make up their own mind about that. ...
Views: 977 - Talking To Your Kids About The Tragedy of 9/11/2001 - by As in any tragedy of this magnitude, much of what follows are the questions that attempt to put our families and us at ease?
Questions like; why do people do these things? what should I do to protect my family? and how will this change our world? These questions spring from our hearts as we ...
Views: 976 - Look and feel great physically and spiritually - by Exercise...the dreaded word. At what stage in our lives do we decide that physical activity is a chore and not fun?
Think about children. They exercise constantly, most even on a daily basis, yet you don't see them doing too many activities they don't enjoy. So why as adults do we think we ...
Views: 903(1 vote) - Promote joy peace and happiness in your life as well as those you work with - by It's a great feeling when you see someone smile and know you made a difference. Even if it's only for a minute. This is the idea of a random act of kindness. This world-wide phenomenon encourages people to go out and do something nice for someone, even a stranger. It could be as simple as ...
Views: 2780(2 votes) - Are you unhappy with your current career? - by These are questions most of us have at different times throughout life. While some people are able to decide early what it is they want to do for the rest of their life, the average person will change their career seven times.
There are many things to consider when determining your perfect ...
Views: 1061 - Time management can give you more free time, peace-of-mind, & enable you to get more done - by Before I started using time management ideas I ran around like a chicken with its head cut off. With studies, school related projects, and also belonging to several on-campus organizations it made me a busy camper. The problem was I did not have time for a social life, let alone any time of my ...
Views: 893 - HYPOGLYCEMIA, SUGAR IS NOT SO SWEET! - by NAMASTE & WELCOME TO THIS MONTH'S WAY UP NEWSLETTER!
THIS MONTH'S TOPIC IS HYPOGLYCEMIA
Now let's get it staight. I am no paragon of virtue when it comes to sugar. I used to live? on Hostess Pies, Snickers, Mars Bars, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Chocolate Bridge Mix, See's Candies, & Coca ...
Views: 6920 - Problem Solving Tips - by "Problems are messages ignored." Anonymous
Problems can present you with opportunities for learning and improvement. How many times have you seen a problem that keeps recurring and nothing is done about it? Start seeing problems as opportunities! Learn from mistakes that have been made, and ...
Views: 1299 - Managing Interruptions - by How many times are you interrupted in the course of a day? Chances are it is too many. Do you feel in control of your schedule? If the answer is NO, would you like to start to manage your interruptions?
Interruptions usually happen when there is a conflict of priorities between yourself and a ...
Views: 5749 - Meetings - Are They REALLY Necessary? - by Did you know:
- on an average day, there are 17 million meetings in the USA!
- 9 out of 10 people daydream in meetings
- 60% of meeting attendees take notes to appear as if they are interested
Good meetings don't just happen automatically. They should be carefully planned to ensure that they ...
Views: 905 - Simplify Your Life! - by The only way to truly Get Organised is by simplifying. This means focusing on the important things in life, and getting rid of anything that merely takes up time, space, money or energy.
How much time do you waste each week looking for things that you can't find because you have so much ...
Views: 881 - Urgent vs Important - by Learn to distinguish "urgent" from "important".
URGENT - "requiring or compelling speedy action or attention" (NOW!) We react to urgent tasks.
IMPORTANT - "of great significance or value" (GIVES RESULTS) Important tasks require more initiative and being proactive.
Sometimes urgent things ...
Views: 873 - Get Organised! - by "I must Get Organised!" How many times have you heard those four words?
Are you:
- overwhelmed by your office?
- paralysed by paper?
- is your desk a disaster area?
Clutter causes a life full of stress, frustration, chaos and wasted time. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reported ...
Views: 821 - Communicating With Your Doctor - A Guide to Doing It Right - by Have you ever come home from a visit to your doctor wondering if you really understood your medical problem or how to take your medications? In the past, doctors were in charge of your care and you were to "follow orders." These days, patients and doctors have an equal responsibility for care. ...
Views: 710 - Emperor responsible for ban on rebirth doctrine - by "It seems reasonable to conclude that the so-called ban concerning the doctrine of reincarnation is the result of an historical error and contains no ecclesiastical authority whatsoever." The German author, Peter Andreas, expresses this point of view in his book, Jenseits von Einstein. Andreas ...
Views: 3737(1 vote) - Dear Mehneer - by At the age of twenty I wrote my first love letter. It was the most intense hour of my life. Nothing else existed when I wrote it. My sister said that ‘they’ said the best letters are the ones in which you start writing, write, stop writing and you can’t remember a single word you wrote.
That’s ...
Views: 1114 - The most precious thing in the world - by Time is the most precious of all our resources. Every tick of a clock, each passing wave on the sands, the movement of the stars and the sun and moon across the sky all hint at it's passing. It's the most limited of resources we have on this earth. We could mine distant planets and dredge the ...
Views: 807 - Caring for the Caregiver: Promoting Your Own Wellbeing - by There is no doubt that caregiving, even in the best of circumstances is stressful. Stress, however, in and of itself is not bad, it is how we respond to it that can challenge our well being. What then is well being, and how can well being be supported?
There are many terms used to describe ...
Views: 825 - CURING FOR THE COLD AND FLU SEASON - by How does the body heal? How does it know when to stop healing? The directions are obviously inside somewhere. We just need to activate the directions. Here is something that works. This is an easy way to start boosting the immune system with directions for healing such things as those lingering ...
Views: 952 - WHY GOOD THINGS 'DON'T' COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT - by Now before you send me an e-mail to correct the above statement, I want to assure you that I was fully alert and awake when I wrote it.
The fact is: I disagree with the statement that 'good things come to those who wait.' Let me explain why:
Here are seven reasons why I believe that 'good ...
Views: 2751 - FOCUS - THE WINNERS ADVANTAGE - by A scientist marvelled at how a seemingly harmless magnifying glass could create such intense heat, when the suns rays passed through its glassy surface. He asked the magnifying glass, 'How can you do what you do? You have this incredible ability of tapping into the rays of the sun. You then take ...
Views: 801 - Are You an Achiever or an Excusiologist? - by It would be a fairly safe bet that if you are reading this article then you are on the lookout for something more in your life than what you already have.
Whether you are searching for a new business, a new opportunity, a part-time income or even a lotto system it all stems from one source - ...
Views: 811 - Are You "Bankrupting" Your Health? - by Recently on "The View" television program, co-host Meredith Viera said that her LDL levels (the so-called "bad cholesterol") had suddenly risen. On the show, she spoke with a doctor about dietary changes to help lower her LDL levels.
Though Ms. Viera spoke of an unhealthy diet - red meat, ...
Views: 838 - Ultimate Knowledge - by What type of knowledge is ultimate knowledge? I am not talking about the knowledge of properties of the universe, the nature and composition of plants, animals, the earth, sky, or stars. This information is available in text books. I am talking about the more intriguing exploration of how the ...
Views: 1172 - Blessings of Adversity - by When calamities come our way, we are resentful or even crushed. Yet calamities and adversities are blessings. Life's obstacles and disasters are unforeseen opportunities. For example, if Jesus Christ had not been crucified, he may have died as an old prophet and would have been long forgotten. ...
Views: 945 - Theodicy - by In the Western Hemisphere, every minute of the day, 123 people die from hunger, poverty, disease, plagues, famine, flood, accidents or other calamities. If the universe was created by a loving, all- powerful creator, why do these things happen? Either God is not able to stop these calamities in ...
Views: 1264 - How to get your business online - by This article is for all those who have asked "how do I get my business online?" or have just plain been putting it off because you dont know where to start or who can help or how much it will cost.
Why should I put my business online? Well, there are several reasons why you should.
Firstly, ...
Views: 774 - How to get more sales from your website NOW! - by The fundamentals of business are the same online as they are offline. Making income and profit is vital to the success of any business. How are income and profits generated? By SELLING products.
Is your site selling your products?
If you answered no, why isnt it? Weak copy, poor ...
Views: 762 - Does your homepage work? - by All websites have a homepage. It is the most important page of your site. It acts as the main gateway to the entire site. Most of your prospective customers will enter through it. Its vital to get it right. You dont want them to just turn around and go away again.
Take a moment to clear your ...
Views: 754 - What can the Internet REALLY do for me? - 12 KEY BENEFITS - by In my conversations with business people i've noticed a surprising lack of understanding about the Internet and its potential for their business. Most know it is important for business in general but dont really know why. Few really understand what it can specifically do for their organisation, ...
Views: 688 - What can the Internet REALLY do for me? - 12 KEY BENEFITS - by In my conversations with business people i've noticed a surprising lack of understanding about the Internet and its potential for their business. Most know it is important for business in general but dont really know why. Few really understand what it can specifically do for their organisation, ...
Views: 698 - Desperation to inspiration in thirty minutes flat ! - by Hi my name is Peter. I'm no success guru, in fact i've never written an article on this subject before, ever! So why am i writing it now you ask? To tell you of something that truly inspired me and i hope will inspire you too.
Steve and i have been best friends for about twenty years now. Like ...
Views: 787 - PLEASE! Don’t make THE BIGGEST MISTAKE on the Internet today! - by Everyday I see a common mistake being made on websites all over the Internet. It results in lost customers, lost sales, poor visitor figures, lost profits and more. In short, it has a negative impact on all aspects of the website and company concerned. Its also completely unnecessary and costing ...
Views: 705 - Shake it off and step up - by There was a farmer who had an old mule. The mule fell into a deep dry well and began to cry loudly. Hearing his mule cry, the farmer came over and assessed the situation. The well was deep and the mule was heavy. He knew it would be difficult, it not impossible, to haul the animal out.
Because ...
Views: 1894 - May Kindness feed our souls... - by Kind words compose
their own music
in our souls...
It's melody is
beautiful and sweet .
Kind words
bring comfort and relieve
to the listening being.
Kind words
make us reprove
bitter, sullen, hostile feelings.
When will we begin
to use kind words
as a rainfall?
As soothing song to ...
Views: 861 - How To Stop The Fighting In Your Relationship - by For some couples fighting is the fire that keeps their relationships alive. It lets them know the other cares. Many are determined to win a battle that never ends. Others try to right the wrongs they have experienced in the past with someone new. Unfortunately, this kind of behavior is doomed to ...
Views: 767 - WHAT IS BIOFEEDBACK? - by Biofeedback is a method for learned control of physiological responses of the body. These responses can be either in the
voluntary system, such as skeletal musculature, or in the involuntary, or autonomic, NERVOUS SYSTEM, such as heart rate,
vascular responses (frequently indirectly measured ...
Views: 1355(4 votes) - Panic Disorder and Gastroesophageal Reflux - by It is my opinion, based on endoscopy and 24 hour gastric and esophageal pH studies that the gastrointestinal problems, so very common in panic disorder are a result of abnormal bile flow. Cholecystokinin (CCK) has long been known as a central nervous system neurotransmitter involved in anxiety. ...
Views: 19929(4 votes) - The Health Benefits of Coconut Oil - by "Coconut oil is the healthiest oil on earth" says Dr. Bruce Fife, a naturopathic doctor and the author of "The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil." Modern research backs up this bold statement. Once wrongly accused of increasing cholesterol levels, coconut oil is now actually being used by doctors ...
Views: 3069 - THE PRICE OF GRATITUDE - by Long before we get to the table laden with turkey, cranberry sauce and over-sweet yams, we are face-to-face with the challenge of gratitude all month long. For most of the year we can duck and dodge the pressures of thankfulness, and most people do -- openly admitting to having a terrible time ...
Views: 1076 - Turn Your Differences into the Magic of Love - by Can love succeed based on the differences between two people instead of just what they have in common? Definitely yes. In fact, the only way we can truly feel loved is through attention and celebration for the ways we are distinctly different from our spouse or partner.
No matter how much two ...
Views: 924 - THE MASKS WE WEAR - by Have you ever put on an act? You know, trying to appear a particular way, hoping people will believe something about you, something that isn't real but you want it to be. Or perhaps there's something about you you're not comfortable with and rather than be exposed you cover it over by putting on ...
Views: 5237 - Online Medical Research (free course) - by I really enjoy your selfgrowth.com site! I am an instructor at California State University who is in the process of developing a free version of my Online Medical Research distant education course. This free course is for low-income individuals and healthcare educators. It covers:
* How to get ...
Views: 1678 - FIVE STEPS TO SUCCESS - by Achieving success begins with your attitude. A superior attitude will produce superior results. Once you've taken control of your attitude, you must exercise the following steps to develop a clear sense of direction to achieve the success you desire.
1. Visualize
Visualization is the process ...
Views: 830 - People Power - by Effective leaders are concerned with the why and how of getting power and responsibility dispersed through the organization.
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The hullabaloo over employee empowerment is no longer confined to the "elephants" ...
Views: 1178 - A Prescription to Laugh: Healing Through Humor And Laughter - by A cheerful heart is good medicine."
- King Solomon (Proverbs 17:22)
King Solomon gave us one of the earliest recorded accounts regarding the healing power of humor and laughter. In the 1300's, surgeon Henri de Mondeville reportedly told jokes to his patients in the recovery room. In the ...
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