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- HOW TO TALK TO ANYBODY, ANYTIME - by You know the situation: There you are at a business or social function and you end up with someone who you have never met before. Some people get amazingly uncomfortable with this situation because they simply don't know how to start or carry on a conversation. Yet successful people are always ...
Views: 1614(1 vote) - Winding Your Spiritual Clock - by As we evolve our consciousness, we also evolve a special gift. We become closer to the mysteries. We’re more in touch with the elemental flow, with the sacred and hidden pulse that makes life happen, with the synchronicities that make the wheel spin.
Too often we forget this about ourselves. We ...
Views: 1614 - 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: 1611 - Explosive Presentations - by The 14 points
You're seated at your desk, reviewing that day's sales calls when your phone rings. You answer it anticipating a potential customer.
"This is Frank, how can I help you."
"Great news Frank, I just nominated you as our keynote speaker for the World Wide Business Convention." It's ...
Views: 1610 - Weight Loss - It's in Your Head - by When you truly consider the weight-loss process, the battle waged is mostly in your mind. “Should I eat the corn muffin with butter or would it be better for me to have margarine or better yet, have jelly? What am I doing eating this muffin anyway? It’s so caloric and filled with saturated fat. ...
Views: 1610 - What's Einstein and da Vinci Got to do with Creativity in Business? - by On the surface, business creativity sounds like an oxymoron. Most believe, creativity applies to the art world, and is not in applicable in the realm of business. Speaking for myself, I believe business is an extremely creative form of expression. Think about it for a moment. In business our ...
Views: 1610 - Reject Rejection - by How often do you feel rejected? Think about it. The person you asked on a date said “No”, a prospect said “No” to buying the product you sell, and you’re boss didn’t like your ‘great’ idea. The list goes on and on doesn’t it? We all hear the word “No” several times a day, and we have since we ...
Views: 1608 - 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: 1605 - What is Astrology - by Astrology - Superstition or a Key to the Future? The 21st century has started. It seems as if technology and science dominate our world. And even though, or maybe because of this, there is an incredible boom concerning astrology, although some consider it to be a pretentious science. On the ...
Views: 1603 - World Healing Meditation - by I am a clairvoyant and spiritual healer. A few months ago I was awakened during the night by a spiritual master. He gave me this meditation and told me that the world was coming up on a very important time and we should use this to help us get to the next level spiritually. I have been sharing ...
Views: 1603 - 10 Tips to Change Your Attitude TODAY! - by 1. Think like you want to be!
It's tough to be happy, joyful, successful, etc. if you don't think that you are a happy, joyful, and successful person. Think it first, then do it!
2. Smile!
There's no arguing with this one -- research has shown the smiling has both psychological and ...
Views: 1601 - It Takes More than Meals to Feed Your Body - by Do you take a multivitamin?
If you do, do you actually FEEL it working? Does it have a real effect on your energy level or the way your body operates? If you don't feel it, how do you KNOW that you're getting your money's worth?
If you don't take a multivitamin, it's probably because you've ...
Views: 1601 - Keeping a Balance in Life - by In creating a new personal growth workshop, I decided to go back to an old concept, the one of the wheel. The spokes of a wheel are what keep it centered, allow it to turn, and carry its load. We need balanced strength in order to benefit from the advantage of movement the wheel gives us. If the ...
Views: 1600 - Awakening Yourself to Abundance - by The principle of abundance is revealed in many ancient teachings. Sacred writings reveal that the outer world is the reflection of the inner world -- as above so as below. We are surrounded by an abundance of love, joy, money and health. The amount of our intake, however, is equal to the ...
Views: 1596 - Aromatherapy for Colds and Flu - by With the on set of Winter one illness that seems to hit us all at some time is the dreaded cold or even worse the flu. A cold is a viral infection of the nose and throat that can lead to respiratory conditions i.e. bronchitis.
You can try Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Alternifolia) to help alleviate ...
Views: 1595 - Develop Your Elevator Speech - by You might be wondering what on earth an elevator speech is and why you would want to develop one? Simply put, your elevator speech is a concise, powerful statement clearly defining what you do, and presented in such a way that it creates a desire for more information. I call it an "elevator ...
Views: 1594 - Do You Have Scary Thoughts About Terrorism? Anthrax? Bombs? - by When you think of all the things that terrorists do, do you get upset? Do you visualize what you are fearing?
Let's say you "see" a terrorist throwing a bomb. Why not take control of that thought and see the bomb dissolve? Do you see another plane hitting a building? Why not see it bypass the ...
Views: 1594 - The Lover's Touch - by The Lover asked: How would you like me to touch you?
The Lover answered:
I would like you to touch me as if you were going away tomorrow, far far away, and you wanted to remember the feel of my body, the texture of my skin, the hills and valleys that make up the landscape of who I am.
I ...
Views: 1593 - For the Fun of It! - by "You were intended not only to work, but to rest, laugh, play, and have proper leisure and enjoyment."
--Grenville Kleiser
“I don’t know if I want to grow up”, my friend’s teenage son said to me. “Being an adult looks like a lot of work and not much fun.”
Many adults would agree with this ...
Views: 1592 - Ten Ways to Raise Children to Use Drugs - by 1.Obey their demands. Give in to their tantrums. Deny them nothing. If they want it, indulge them. Make sure they know you will always be there to get them out of trouble. If they break a toy or wreck a car, replace it.
2.Overlook, defend, or rescue them from the consequences of their negative ...
Views: 1592 - Humor, Optimism, and a Laugh at Getting Older - by The great American comic George Burns once opined, “You can’t help getting older, but you can help getting old.” I, too, believe that looking at getting older with humor is a miraculous opportunity to laugh and stay young at heart.
I wrote my first book, “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To ...
Views: 1589(1 vote) - Time Machine and Cannibalism - by Time Travel
and
Cannibalism
By
Odete Martins Bigote
Man, biologically considered, ...
Views: 1586 - Using Autosuggestion - by Using Autosuggestion - Did you know that our subconscious minds work hard towards making the things it hears a reality? With that said the question should be asked "what kind of inner dialog is our mind hearing the most of? Is it negative or positive? What kind of language do you use with ...
Views: 1584 - Encourage and Expect Individual Accountability - by Encourage and Expect Individual Accountability is a necessity in life as it is in business. I have yet to find a business professional, athlete, or parent who maintains a high level of integrity, honesty, and success without understanding this law. One of the most difficult things is to say, ...
Views: 1583 - WHY WOULD A WOMAN TALK ABOUT HER OTHER DATES? - by Hi Doc,
I was on a date with a girl, and I was thinking that she really liked me. She had invited me over to her house to watch movies and stuff like that. Then on the second date, she started telling me how she went out with some other guy the previous week. Though she didn't have anything ...
Views: 1583 - The Power of Perhaps - by Do you find that every time you think about making a change in your life you sabotage yourself by thinking it is unlikely that you'll be able to do it? Do all the negative, self-limiting thoughts come to the forefront and stop you in your tracks? You must learn to change these self-imposed ...
Views: 1582 - Panic Attacks Don't Have to Drive You Crazy - by A client wrote:
"I'm terrified something awful is happening to me. Almost every day I become really scared. I shiver, my chest hurts, my throat goes dry, I feel dizzy, faint and frightened for fifteen or twenty minutes of hell. When this happens I feel sure I'm going insane, or I'm going to die. ...
Views: 1581 - The Top 10 Nutrition and Fitness Tips for the Holiday Season - by Data indicates that the average American gains between 5 and 10 pounds over the holidays, so it's going to take some planning and effort to beat these odds. However, the holidays are indeed special, so if you don't want to enjoy them at the expense of your health, it's worth this extra effort. ...
Views: 1580(2 votes) - Book Excerpt from A MOUNTAIN IN THE WIND-AN EXPLORATION OF THE SPIRITUALITY OF JOHN DENVER, Chapter excerpted: Friends From Our - by A Mountain In The Wind is an exploration into the spirit of a man who has and to this day continues to touch deeply the lives of millions worldwide. John believed in the oneness of all life and he reached out to all through his music. It has been said that in listening to John Denver sing, a ...
Views: 1577(1 vote) - Love, Healing and Your Heart Connection - by 'Love makes the world go round. .'and 'All you need is love. .' are lovely phrases and such beautiful words to hear. Most of us are very familiar with these phases that we have heard before many times over.
But what if our own relationships at present are not so 'perfect'? Is there any way we ...
Views: 1577(1 vote) - 7 Ways to Be a Great Speaker - by 1. Be Yourself
It's great to watch other successful speakers, to see what they do and how they do it. To be a great speaker in your own right requires you to develop your own style, to speak using your own voice. Be yourself when you speak and you can't help but be successful.
2. Be Bold ...
Views: 1575 - 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: 1574 - 9 Ways to Getting the Most out of Living on Purpose - by Finally you've clarified what your life is about. You know who you are and what your life purpose is. You have even created a life purpose statement. Now what? How do you get the most out of the work you've done. How do you have your life purpose shape your life? This list will help guide ...
Views: 1572 - Creating A Memory Album - by First of all, regarding the September 11, 2001, attacks on the American people, we at The Seasons of My Life® wish to say that we are deeply sorry that so many of you are hurting and we extend our deepest sympathies to those of you who have lost a loved one, or are suffering.
Not only are some ...
Views: 1571 - So Many Dreams Are Waiting To Be Realized - by So many dreams are waiting to be realized - Maybe it's a business you've wanted to start, perhaps it's something as simple as growing a home garden, even still maybe it's a trip to another country you've always dreamed of visiting. Whatever it is you owe it to yourself to do what you have to ...
Views: 1571 - The Need for Silence in a Noisy World - by It is quite evident that we are living in one terribly noisy world and it seems to be getting worse every day. Everywhere we go we are accosted by loud, unwanted sound. When we enter elevators, malls and restaurants we are engulfed by musak. I recently had lunch at a popular restaurant and found ...
Views: 1571 - Placing Your Faith in Reincarnation - by It's hard to believe in this wide universe that there is only one chance to live in a lifetime. There are many controversial issues surrounding the subject of reincarnation. Did occultists create these issues as an "idea" to steer people away from Christianity, did reincarnation exist before the ...
Views: 1568 - Proactively Speaking Up - With a Smile - by An opportunity for advocating for yourself by speaking
up occurs every time you begin a new relationship with
any type of salesperson, an attorney, a mechanic, or a
physician.
Let's look at each of the above examples:
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The ...
Views: 1568(1 vote) - The Big Hole in Your Day - by We all have 24 hours in a day and 7 days in a week. And if you multiply that out and my math is correct (I assume it is because I’ve done this a few times), that gives us a total of 168 hours per week. And the thing about time is that it can only be spent, it cannot be saved. (Did you ever have ...
Views: 1567 - Creating A True Collaborative Environment By Honoring Your People - by We all know the benefits of creating a collaborative teamwork environment. Where we often fall though is in creating and sustaining such a united front. We often hire the brightest people, inspire them to be the very best that they can be and then we forget to do the simple things that will ...
Views: 1566 - Finding More Life, Love and Meaning by Overcoming Your Soft Addictions - by Are you like Barb? Barb has a few guilty pleasures she loves. When she comes home at night – particularly after a tough day – she clicks on TV as soon as she comes in “to help her unwind.” While half-listening to whatever’s on, she reads her mail.
Barb gets lots of catalogs and spends the ...
Views: 1566(1 vote) - Power of Belief - Speaking on the Berlin Wall - by The greatest speakers that I have ever seen were in East Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Thousands of people were risking their lives to march on the Stasi Secret Police headquarters around the city and were ransacking the arsenals of weapons and secret files they found inside. ...
Views: 1566 - Changing Destinations ... Universal Detours for a Better Life - by I recently worked with several people who are in the lowest points in their lives. It seems that everywhere they turn and everything they do creates a new avalanche of loss. Some of these people were, at one time, wealthy individuals, but, because of changes around them, they suddenly lost ...
Views: 1565 - 8 Steps to Oranizing Your Life & Business - by Copyright 2002 Terri Seymour
Your life is a mess!
Your business is going nowhere!
Your house looks like a tornado hit it!
Does this sound familiar? Are you overwhelmed? Do
you feel like your life and business are out of control
and going nowhere?
Well, if you do, you are not alone. ...
Views: 1564(1 vote) - Gratitude is Empowering for 12 Steppers! - by You've heard it at meetings, "Have an attitude of gratitude."
It's one of those sayings that gets tossed around and is often greeted with a moan or rolled eyes because it sounds so sappy. Often the mind-set behind the resistance goes something like this:
"Ok, sure, I'm grateful that I'm ...
Views: 1563 - There is a shortage of GOOD copywriters! - by There is a shortage of GOOD copywriters. Copywriting is as far from academic writing as you can get, and YOU don't have to be a writer at all to learn to be a top-notch copywriter. What YOU need are the fundamental secrets, a few tricks of the trade, and the right contacts.
Here's the first ...
Views: 1562 - A DEAD-END BOOK COVER, A LAPIS LAZULI MOMENT, A SACRED SUNRISE - by A creative dead end can produce wonders.
That was proved to me once again in a most dramatic way. It involved the cover design of my new book, a provocative biblical novel, titled, “Abraham, The Dreamer / An Erotic and Sacred Love Story.”
I had submitted my thoughts for the cover design to ...
Views: 1560 - Grief Work Transformation - by Loss is an experience that affects us all at various times during our lives. Our society tends to deal with loss the same way it deals with death and dying - as a painful event to get over rather than as a natural process that can cause growth and transformation.
Every loss leaves us with an ...
Views: 1559 - The Dance of Earth and Spirit - by All action arises from stillness.
All sound from silence.
Interval is a place of transformation. (Tom Bender)
There is a story of a traditional Japanese gardener who was hired from Japan to create a garden in the grounds of a government building in eastern Canada. He arrived and looked over the ...
Views: 1559 - One Teacher Can Make a Difference - by Our third grade class was listening to our teacher, Miss Pratt. She told us she was disappointed that we were not making the progress she had expected with multiplication tables one through nine. She explained that we really understood the meaning of multiplication but that we had not spent ...
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