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- The Art of Communicating - by The word communicate comes from the latin communis or common. We speak of a common room that everyone shares or a university commons where everyone shares the space. It indicates that two people or two groups have something shared in common but many problems and disputes can be traced to a lack ...
Views: 14038(2 votes) - The 5 Key Facets of Quality Leadership - by Many people in leadership positions struggle with understanding what makes a great leader. While articles and books on leadership are plentiful, (Amazon.com has over 9,000 references on leadership.), most are either far too complex or too simplistic to be of any practical use to leaders who need ...
Views: 1250 - How to Develop a Personal Vision - by Are you a visionary? Or do you prefer to spend your time in the here and now, solving problems and getting on with things? Achieving a balance between 'dreaming' about a desired future state and living in the current state is difficult. Many of us have a strong inclination towards one or the ...
Views: 1162 - If You Respect Them, They Will Buy - Closing the Sale - by We've all had the unfortunate experience of being convinced by a pushy salesperson to buy something we weren't sure we wanted. You may have really wanted the product, but after being pushed into buying it, you don't want it anymore. You either return it or you never patronize the store again. ...
Views: 962 - Sports CoachesNeed An Edge Too - Better Mental Development - by Sports and athletics trainers usually have very good programmes to develop a person's physical technique. You'd expect them to. They are generally experts in their field, at least you'd hope so. But often a sports coach ignores one important aspect of a person's development; mental development ...
Views: 2041 - Grandma's Armageddon Stash - by My mom told me it was because Grandma saw WW I, the Depression, and WW II. In the sixties, when she lived in a house with an attic, Grandma kept barrels of oatmeal and rice. She had canned goods of all kinds stacked in the attic. Things would get outdated, and she'd have to use them real quick ...
Views: 1586 - Why You Have a Case - by What is meant by 'making it all the way out' is:
To recover your full Super Being godlike spiritual potential, with full operating abilities, full intelligence, full power, full utilization of your skills, the full utilization of your cleverness and your being fully yourself in such a way that ...
Views: 956 - Shock: Robotic to Life - by One of the byproducts of the act of sabotage is the state of shock that is created. When a person has high dreams and aspirations in an area and an act of sabotage occurs, the resultant explosion and implosion also causes a state of shock; the being gets trapped into that shock position of the ...
Views: 997 - Fear of Loss - by All of us at one time or another, perhaps even right now have experienced the pains of losing someone. This someone could be a parent, a sibling, a child, a spouse, a boyfriend or a girlfriend. Each of us has felt the pain. Some of us feel it in our solar plexus and lose our appetite. Some of us ...
Views: 2036 - Inner Struggle - by In my experience, when one is searching for a higher self, a higher knowing, there is a struggle. Like the child letting go of the parent's hand or the bird taking its first flight so it is for those on the spiritual path. The letting go, the freeing up of, the changing of our ways, the making ...
Views: 1561 - Listening - by For most of us our daily lives are a continuous array of things to do. There are work commitments, family commitments, friends, social activities, and whatever else we choose to spend our time in and on.
Many people don't make the choice to make time for themselves. They don't choose to honour ...
Views: 807 - Shining Light - by Let your light shine!
It takes less energy to allow your light to shine than it does to allow in the darkness.
Each of us has the potential to shine. Every one of us has the necessary equipment to shine. All of us have to make the choice whether or not we choose to shine.
So what is ...
Views: 3005 - The Purpose of Conflict - by In the dictionary conflict is defined as a struggle, a battle. Mutual antagonism. Some people seem to thrive on creating conflict while others will do their best to avoid conflict. I have often pondered what it would be like in the world if everybody could just get along without all the nonsense ...
Views: 7575 - Guardian Angels - by My view of Guardian Angels and Angels
Before I get started remember that what I write is my truth. You may not always agree with what I have to say. Keep your own truths.
Guardian angels are assigned to individuals who have made the choice to live their life from a place of Love. These people ...
Views: 1056 - The Purpose of Your Existence - by The Purpose of Your existence is to do the God's Will. And God's will is simple:
That you love God, yourself and your fellow man - with no exceptions. That's it. It's simple yes. No but's, no what if's. It's plain and simple. The doing of Gods' will is a willingness to share life with God. God ...
Views: 3691 - Discovering Your LIfe purpose - by Please remember there are no right or wrong answers.
Be totally honest with yourself.
?Step 1.
List 10 Positive qualities that you see in yourself. A positive quality example: caring, gentle, loving, ambitious, etc. Note: Positive qualities are not what others think you have or say you have but ...
Views: 1415 - The Illusion of Happiness - by When I ask people what they want they invariably request that they would choose more love, more money, and more often than not they want more happiness. This led me to question, “What is happiness?
Here’s my interpretation of happiness and unhappiness.
Happiness or unhappiness is a choice. ...
Views: 4634 - Blaming God - by This week I was troubled by an email from a lady in South Carolina USA
Here is her question: (which I use with her permission)
Phil I understand you are not a fortune teller but I need some insight on these difficult times I'm going thru, first I have prayed and asked GOD to forgive me of ...
Views: 1035 - The Story of The Pea - by The Pea
One day I found a gift. In my pocket was a package of peas. How special I am to have this gift. This gift was going to bring me great joy. They were going to bring me happiness; they were going to bring me an abundance of food. Each day I spent time with my peas. I imagined a great ...
Views: 973 - Letting Go - by While sitting with a close friend the other day I heard him say repeatedly. "Well, whatever happens, happens. If it's meant to be it will be. I'm letting the Universe lead the way." In Christianity, a similar phrase is said "Not they will but thine O
father" I submit to you some insight ...
Views: 1457 - An End to a $19 Billion Problem! - by The Kegelmaster changes the lives of the women who use it. Dr. Arnold Kegel proved the value of pelvic muscle exercise in the 1940's, but his original message got "lost". A $19 billion incontinence industry has since arisen and conveniently forgets to mention that originally "kegels" had to be ...
Views: 2176 - The Avant Garde Takes on Terrorism - by There are those out there who may be wondering where New Falcon Publications (the publisher of my book) stands on the issue of terrorism. That's about to follow but here are a few of my thoughts.
With titles such as Rebels and Devils, and The Psychopath's Bible, New Falcon has always been a ...
Views: 1163 - Surviving Betrayal Requires a Leap of Faith! - by I define a betrayal as any experience, even one that should be insignificant, that produces ongoing resentment, anger, fear and helplessness. Has someone you trusted deeply ever betrayed you? Have you betrayed someone you love? We may rage and punish ourselves and the other, or deny the pain, ...
Views: 3166 - On Lying in Adolescence - by Several questions submitted recently to my web site, www.parentingadolescents.com, are from parents concerned that their children have lied to them. For
instance, a mother writes in to complain of her 13-year-old's having invited a friend over after school instead of practicing his piano while ...
Views: 2725 - Step Back to Succeed in Decision Making - by All of the greatest leaders in world are man-managers. Without exception, they command respect from those who work with them and for them. Some managers may rule with a rod of iron, others with a softer approach, but the key trait consistent in all great leaders is their charisma.
Charisma is ...
Views: 972 - The Coins In The Fountain - by I am sitting in a shopping mall, waiting for my wife to finish her Christmas shopping. Next to me is a rather pathetic-looking fountain, which contains hundreds of coins, mostly thrown in by children of irate shoppers.
I look closer and I realise that most of the coins are only pennies. The ...
Views: 986 - Be Thankful For What You Have Got - by Did you know that the 911 equivalent in the UK (999) now has call waiting? I hope that you never find out for yourself. Have you ever had to resuscitate someone? I sincerely hope that you haven’t. Have any of your family spent time in hospital? If they have, I hope it wasn’t for long.
Well, I ...
Views: 943 - The Compounding Effect of Selfishness - by Five-year-old Katie asked for a coin for her to throw into a fountain at a local shopping centre. She was given one, and duly walked over to the fountain, stopped for a few seconds, and threw it into the water, and came back to us, smiling.
“What did you wish for, Katie?” I asked, expecting ...
Views: 1213 - How to Spend Money Confidently - by Do you hate your decisions about how much and when you spend money? Does this stuff spoil your day?
Is this going to spoil your holiday season? It doesn't have to. Everyone deserves a Christmas season filled with love and self-renewal. So here are four simple guidelines you can make to ensure ...
Views: 1085 - Love your Debt - Insanity or the Path to Financial Freedom? - by Have you heard that new age maxim “If you want to be free of something you must first learn to love it”?
That sounded like pure insanity when I first heard of it – It was an Oprah Winfrey show – and I remember her response -“You mean I have to LOVE these hips? (Something like that – and I ...
Views: 1282 - Emotional Preparedness for Disasters - by In disasters, often the Red Cross and other relief workers have all they can do to tend to the physical needs of the injured and the homeless.
Often, people's emotional needs do not get addressed. There are just not enough people available to deal with all the stress.
Even the relief workers ...
Views: 955 - InnerPeace.Org Releases New Free Self-Help Chatterbot Program - by Imagine your life with more inner peace.
What would that be like?
Imagine a free chatting computer program helping you get there.
Find out what that would be like at http://innerpeace.org.
InnerPeace is totally confidential and nonjudgmental.
Tell InnerPeace your deepest issue that ...
Views: 1205 - The Value of Values - by From time to time, I find myself focused on and reconnecting with my values. Values are the qualities that are the most important to you in your life and are what make your life worth living. Values are activities or behaviors that you are naturally drawn to. There is no push or force in this, ...
Views: 1185 - The Myth of Celibacy and Spiritual Life - by If you are on the planet to become more loving and to evolve spiritually, how does sexuality fit into the scheme of things? In most spiritual traditions, sex has been held as an obstacle to enlightenment. Vows of celibacy have been praised as seekers try to conquer the "burdens" and "illusions" ...
Views: 5885 - Anxiety Letting Herbs Help - by AILMENT DESCRIPTION
Anxiety is a neurotic disorder that affects 5 % of the population. Characteristically, it is a disorder of young adults, and affects women twice as often as men. Both psychological and physiological factors cause anxiety neurosis, and evidence of a genetic influence exists. ...
Views: 1536 - STOP! Reading the Headlines and Live YOur Own Life - by © 2002 Joanne Victoria,
http://www.JoanneVictoria.com
Imagine! 40 is old. The California State Supreme Court has said that when are you are 40, employers can discriminate against employees using this age as the excuse.
I attempt to ignore all headlines in the newspapers. I try not to react ...
Views: 915 - STOP! Reading the Headlines and Live Your Own Life - by Imagine! 40 is old. The California State Supreme Court has said that when are you are 40, employers can discriminate against employees using this age as the excuse.
I attempt to ignore all headlines in the newspapers. I try not to react to how I feel when I read them.
I try I really do, but ...
Views: 1000 - Structure + Boundaries = Freedom - by Workplace boundaries will prevent you from reacting to others' interference and getting angry at their disturbances.
No matter what size your business is, you need to set boundaries and provide structure to your workday. You determine your schedule, not your clients or vendors. If you decide ...
Views: 981 - Creating Your Blueprint for Success - by Having a strong foundation enables you to build a thriving, profitable life and business. A simple method to create this foundation is with Direction, Vision, Pathways and Benchmarking, the four cornerstones of your life as well as your business.
Direction is defined as examining where are you ...
Views: 905 - Easily and Effortlessly - by Do you sometimes find that when you want something, be it money, clients, products, new jobs or relationships, that you appear to be traveling down a congested highway?
Well, that problem can be easily solved. Yes, easily. Actually easily and effortlessly.
People make too big of a thing ...
Views: 888 - Joe "MrFire" Vitale As One Of The Speakers At The Super Seminar 2001 - by All of you probably have had some episode in your life, when you felt so excited about the things you were going to hear. Exactly this kind of feeling took hold on me when Joe "MrFire" Vitale started his speech on The Super Seminar 2001 in Atlanta. For as much as I know, there is no one among ...
Views: 1054 - OPTIMAL HEALTH - by Without your good Health, nothing else matters. . .
OPTIMAL HEALTH IS ACHIEVABLE!
Never before has scientific evidence been so clear and strong that the greatest of all doctors is Mother Nature herself, and her medicines of choice are 100% safe vitamins, minerals and supplements. This remedy ...
Views: 941 - Hatha Yoga and Its Effects - by More than 18 million Americans now practice yoga, up from 6 million in 1994, according to a 1998 survey conducted by the Wall street Journal and NBC!!! Come experience the transformation of YOGA…taking you beyond! In a wonderful hour of “hatha yoga” class I include a practice incorporating 4 ...
Views: 6386(2 votes) - What is Graffirmations? - by As we step into each day we are sandwiched between the past experiences that make us and the present situations that demand our response. It is a continuum which many people are too immersed in to recognise. Our personality becomes etched in stone. We know who we are, everyone else knows how we ...
Views: 935 - Work as a Place of Power - by Each day the world is at work: working for ourselves, for others, indoors, outdoors—a myriad of situations exist. On the surface, we can look at our work as a means of survival. Our wages pay for food, shelter, necessities, luxuries and even, fun. In this article, I propose a new way of looking ...
Views: 1019 - *** Words are Just Words - by YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD it said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, a word may just be worth a thousand pictures, or MORE!!
SINCE NLP(tm) IS ABOUT how the brain works and language, it's been one of my hobbies, since I was knee-high-to-a-grasshopper, to listen to various people ...
Views: 4630(5 votes) - Dividing the Loot - by It is when the going gets better, that the going gets tough. This enigmatic sentence bears explanation : when a firm is in dire straits, in the throes of a crisis, or is a loss maker ?conflicts between the shareholders (partners) are rare. When a company is in the start-up phase, conducting ...
Views: 1006 - The Turtle Syndrome - by The mobile office is a long established reality. Today’s laptops are as powerful as most desktops and have as much memory and as many accessories. One can communicate through them, using faxing and electronic mail software. They can be connected to both mobile and fixed phones. A person can ...
Views: 1598 - The Predicament of the New Rich - by They are the object of thinly disguised envy. They are the raw materials of vulgar jokes and the targets of popular aggression. They are the Newly Rich. Perhaps they should be dealt with more appropriately within the academic discipline of psychology, but then economics in a branch of ...
Views: 1048 - Anger - The Source of Mental Health Disorders - by Most Personality Disordered people are prone to be angry. Their anger is always sudden, raging, frightening and without an apparent provocation by an outside agent. It would seem that people suffering from personality disorders are in a CONSTANT state of anger, which is effectively suppressed ...
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