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- 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: 2190 - Negative Thinking. Do You Do That And You Don't Even Know It? - by Do you have the problem of thinking negatively, instead of positively?
Worse, what if you really don’t get it, don’t think of negative thinking as a problem? Read on.
Is this you?
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You don’t like it when people say *it* will be OK, and you KNOW *it* won’t be? You think to ...
Views: 2188(2 votes) - Applied Spirituality - by "Hum log geeta ko maante hain, geeta ki nahin maante" implying we believe in the Bhagvat geeta more in the letter than in the spirit - anything moral and legal that leads to peace, happiness and equanimity comes under the purview of applied spirituality. Focus should be on correct thinking & ...
Views: 2184 - When the Seas of Life Get Stormy, Use These Tips to Ride the Waves to Fun and Happiness - by When the sea of life gets stormy, how can you stay shipshape and ride the waves?
You’re the CAPTAIN of your ship. Being empowered means having a deep sense of confidence that you can take charge and handle whatever comes up.
And every good captain has a CREW. Who will you have with ...
Views: 2178(1 vote) - Dealing With Depression - by Andrea Yates shocked the nation when she admitted to systematically drowning her five children in their Texas home. This 36-year-old mother had previously been diagnosed with depression and consequently was prescribed antidepressants. Depression is an ancient and prevalent mental condition that ...
Views: 2176 - STOP and BREATHE - by Take a moment and think about how you coax an excited or emotional child to calm down. You might say, “relax” or “calm down.” The most effective technique is to ask someone to “take a deep breath.” Try to remember how you were advised to calm down and how you currently calm yourself. Do you ...
Views: 2176 - How Guys Screw Up First Dates - by How Guys Screw Up First Dates ...OR...
"The One Thing NEVER To Do With A Woman" By David DeAngelo I get a lot of guys who write in to ask me how to behave around women. Many of those questions focus on the first meeting or the first date.
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Views: 2175 - How to Assess Your Resume - by If your current resume is not generating the interview offers you want, it is time to start assessing it.
Check to see that the following descriptors apply:
· Begins with a succinct, clearly stated career objective tailored to the particular job for which you are applying.
· Highlights ...
Views: 2174(1 vote) - *** The Inner Critic Kidnaps The Artist Soul - by “Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your Soul.” - Walt Whitman
For many artists, challenges are very personal. And one of the biggest challenges is the Critic in the room, the Inner Critic. This gnarly Inner Critic is the voice of your self-doubt and fear. It is the ...
Views: 2168(4 votes) - What I Know For Sure About Love - by Here's what I know for sure: finding true love is possible for any one at any age if you're willing to prepare yourself, on all levels, to become a magnet for love.
This wonderful Universe of ours is set up to deliver the people and things we draw to us that are consistent with our personal ...
Views: 2164 - How Many Colors Do You See - by “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.”
John Muir
I just returned from a ...
Views: 2161(1 vote) - The Importance of Your Dream - by A visitor to our site asks, "Why is it important to have a Dream? I¡¯m used to setting goals and 'just doing it.'
Great question!! There¡¯s a famous quote that reads "Dreams are the songs of your heart, the children of your soul." We have seen many people who have spent their entire lives in ...
Views: 2160 - The Office Bully Part I - by The Office Bully: What's a Manager to Do? Part I
Pauline A. Salvucci, M.A.
Sometimes they resemble a pit bull on a bad hair day. Cross their path at the wrong time and you'll receive a tenacious bite in the form of a scalding tongue lashing. At other times their relentless criticism and ...
Views: 2155 - Giving Is Not Giving In! - by Recently, a reader of my ezine inthe UK (let's call her Sally) e-mailed me with a seemingly desperate plea for help.
"For the past few months, I have been attending a course in communicating," she began.
"We learned some techniques for assertiveness, and with strangers they work. But the ...
Views: 2150 - Overcome Performance Anxiety, Stage Fright & Self-Conciousness Through Singing - by Art Nefsky, internationally acclaimed performance coach, vocal instructor and performance anxiety specialist has been said to be to the Conservatory of Music what Patch Adams is to the medical world.
If you are someone who, by desire or necessity, has to make a public presentation of any kind, ...
Views: 2137 - Early Marital Slippage - by Sal and Gloria were married for twenty one years. They had two sons who were presently away at college. They were married quite young and when Gloria initiated counseling, they were both in their early forties. It was already too late. Their marriage was over. Sal had informed Gloria the week ...
Views: 2127 - 7 Easy Steps for Remembering Names - by Do you ever get frustrated because you cannot remember someone’s name just minutes after you’ve met them? I used to. Then I learned this simple technique for remembering names and now everything has changed.
I am going to show you seven things that you can do quickly and easily everytime you ...
Views: 2125 - Meaningful Coincidences How You can Tap into the Magic of Synchronicity - by While I was a television news reporter for eighteen years,running down stories about everything from government scandals to housefires, I had coincidences so remarkable, my co-workers dubbed itWellington Luck. I had it almost every day, and totally relied on it.
One cold winter day ...
Views: 2120(2 votes) - New Discovery about Foot and Leg Pain - by Pain! Foot pain! Shin splints pain! Heel spurs pain! It sure isn't any fun!
How many times have you been on your feet a lot and couldn't wait to sit down? It has happened to most of us. It could have been from blisters or...new shoes which didn't fit right or...kicking a chair when wandering ...
Views: 2120 - Does a Guy Have to be Cruel to be Kind? - by Success Coach - by Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen
Hey Doc,
Sometimes I think the advice I get from you and put into practice may work too well. I sometimes unintentionally attract young ladies that I'm really not interested in. When I learn of their crushes, I treat them coolly until they get the message. I ...
Views: 2116 - Definition: Landmark Schools - by Landmark Education's Charter refers to the organization as "a global enterprise whose purpose is to empower and enable people and organizations to generate and fulfill new possibilities. We create and provide programs, services, and paradigms that produce extraordinary results for our ...
Views: 2115 - If God is within me, where was He when I needed Him, or His power, to take away my suffering? - by Isn't it interesting that although we believe in God's divine nature, we want Him to behave in human ways, like a super hero that fixes all ills, all problems and overcomes all difficulties. This is something we all need to contend with - the nature of God. Is God really a superhuman that sits ...
Views: 2112 - Taming the Beast - Improving the Narcissist's Quality of Life (Part 1) - by Many textbooks (and many patients ...) claim that the psychodynamic therapies when applied to personality disorders are ineffective. Functional (cognitive, behavioral) treatments should be preferred in certain cases and regarding certain aspects of the disorder.
To a Narcissist, I would ...
Views: 2112 - Your Attitude to the Addicted Person - by (excertped from Chapter 8, 'When Someone You Love is Addicted to Alcohol or Drugs' www.yourselfhelpprocess.com/summaries8.htm )
The attitude 'I know best' is often a difficult one to overcome, simply because, it is obviously best for the addicted person to go in to recovery and you do know ...
Views: 2111 - Learn the 3 steps to heal your heart from grief - by Grief is commonly held back within our heart chakra and
lead to several
"physical ailments or discomforts" when not released and healed such
as:
crying, lungs congestion, oppression or even sudden anxiety attack.
Why finding ourselves in such turmoil? Simply because we internalize ...
Views: 2108 - Spark Innovation & Creative Power - A Dialogue with Arupa Tesolin - by What made you decide to write about the feminine side of creative power?
Primarily because the world of ideas and innovation is so focused on more masculine models of ideas.When I say masculine I mean the concept of "ideation" which focuses on getting an idea out there and making it happen. Our ...
Views: 2108 - Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome - by We all went through a traumatic event last week. Something unthinkable happened, and it touched us all in ways that we never dreamt were possible. We have all been filled with feeling of grief, horror, and extreme sadness. That is normal and expected in the face of the events of last week.
Now ...
Views: 2100 - Stay Sane: Keep Your Molehills Small - by When it came to increasing the size of everyday molehills into large mountains, I’d indeed secured the coveted titles of champion and grand prize- winner. This was not an easy victory with lackadaisical requirements. Practice demands were challenging but I took advantage of every opportunity. ...
Views: 2097(1 vote) - What is Optimal Thinking? - by Optimal Thinking is the mental technology that empowers you to be your best. It stops you from settling for second best.
One of the most exciting aspects of Optimal Thinking is that at this very moment and at any time in the future, you can optimize your thinking. Just as you can choose to ...
Views: 2085(4 votes) - Understanding Anxiety - by Anxiety may consist of a feeling of agitation or yearning to
face a certain situation that is ill anticipated and/or impending. In essence, it can best be described by a person suffering from a state of mental unrest. The level at which anxiety is felt depends on how the person chooses to react ...
Views: 2076 - Top Five Time Management Mistakes - by In my thirty years as a Time Management speaker and consultant, I have observed a lot of what we can and should not do to increase our daily result. Here are the Top Five Time Management Mistakes we should all avoid.
1. Start your day without a plan of action. You will begin your day by ...
Views: 2075 - Learn 4 simple and effective tools to uplift your Spirit everyday! - by You can uplift your Spirit by using the followings tools on a daily basis:
1- The power of breathing colors
2- The essential oils
3- The flower essences
4- The alchemical oils of Melusine
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These various natural therapies act not only ...
Views: 2074 - PLAYING IT SAFE ONLINE - by The Internet has become the hot new place for smart, eligible people to find romance, and those looking for love are swarming into cyberspace. As a result, many individuals have begun relationships online with people they have not met and know little about.
With so many people communicating ...
Views: 2066 - Recovering from Emotional Shock or Trauma - by The tragedy that occurred last week has left all of us reeling in shock and overwhelmed with emotion. Like you, I have found it challenging to resume a "normal" life. It was through this quest for comfort that I created and experienced some custom aromatherapy blends that will help bring the ...
Views: 2066 - The Slim-Me Weight Control Program - by The Fundamentals of Weight Control
Do you ever wonder why it is so difficult to lose weight? You count calories, measure food, eat smaller portions, and you end up gaining weight instead of losing it. Don't get discouraged. You're just another victim of dieting! Almost everybody has experienced ...
Views: 2066 - Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking - by Knocking knees, butterflies (who came up with that word?) in your stomach, sweaty palms, quavering voice. We’ve all been there – some of us more than others. I’m going to share with you some of the tricks of the trade to help manage and reduce your anxiety before and during your presentation. ...
Views: 2059 - Parental Influence Takes Precedence Over the Media in Anorexics - by Walk down the corridor of any junior high or high school today, and you are bound to see clusters of stick-thin youngsters “sprayed” into skin-tight clothing, some showing the skin of a pancake-flat belly, figures reminiscent of the Barbie dolls so many of them played with not too many years ...
Views: 2059(1 vote) - The ABC's of Time Management - by Time Management. This seems to be the focus of the 90’s and probably the new millenium as well. We have more time saving devices available to us yet we seem to have less time. We spend millions of dollars annually on time management books and seminars but we still seem to have too much to do in ...
Views: 2057 - Give Yourself Permission to Feel: How to Lessen Post-Holiday Blues - by This time of year you often hear stories on the TV news about holiday depression and how to cope with it. Though the holidays are a rough time emotionally, I've never seen many people who suffer from what could objectively be called holiday depression. Clinics like ours see many more depressed ...
Views: 2055 - Using Movie Magic to Design your Adventure - by Do you know you are playing a part in a real movie?
It’s true. Your reality -- how you perceive the world -- is a series of events and circumstances that make up a living, breathing movie experience. Your internal filters determine the quality of this movie: your five senses, your ...
Views: 2053(2 votes) - Feel Your Grief - by I recently asked a friend of mine who has been single for several years if she was complete with her past relationships. It's been my experience that one cannot move forward into healthy new relationships until they are complete with their past. My friend said she had no feelings left about her ...
Views: 2049 - I'm Afraid .... I'm OK - by All that stands in the way of our great actions is our fear of them, of what will happen if...
Our great actions may not necessarily bring us fame or fortune. It can be a great action to consciously choose with your partner to bring a child into the world, or to object to someone’s cruelty, or ...
Views: 2048 - 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: 2047 - Creating Love and Harmony Through Massage - by Massage brings people together. Where there is conflict and misunderstanding, it calms tensions and creates unity by engendering feelings of closeness and tenderness.The following story illustrates this point.
In ancient Japan a recently married young woman had, according to custom, moved into ...
Views: 2046 - 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: 2042 - Ten Common Misconceptions of Success - by 1. Some people can't be successful because of the background, education, etc.
Anybody can be successful. It's a matter of wanting to, then doing what it takes to achieve it.
2. Successful people don't make mistakes.
Successful people make mistakes just like we all do. They just don't ...
Views: 2040 - The Newsletter Explosion - How to Write a Newsletter Without Doing All The Hard Work - by Newsletters have become an increasingly popular way to communicate and it isn't hard to see why.
Back in the days when printing was the only method of publishing a newsletter, the rules were different.
The production costs (print & distribution) were high and this excluded many people from ...
Views: 2036(1 vote) - How to Diffuse Hostile or Aggressive Behavior - by The hands of the clock (tha pages of the calendar) are going faster than we would like. How in the world am I going to finish this -- in time? How am I going to get through all this traffic -- in time? How am I going to be able to pay my bills -- in time?
I'm dreading class tomorrow. I have to ...
Views: 2034 - When Spirit Guides - by Have you ever wondered about your spirit guides? Who are they? Whatrole do they play in your life and spiritual development?
My spiritual awakening began when I was six years old and gravely illwith pneumonia. I fell into a deep slumber and quickly flew through atunnel toward an incredible ...
Views: 2033(1 vote) - Make Fear of Failure Your Work In Progress - by Fear of failure has played an important role in the lives of many children, athletes, parents and businessmen around the globe. Fear of failure has inspired some of the greatest feats on this planet. This fear has also crippled many from pursuing their dreams. People see failure as a weakness. ...
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