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- Predictive Miracles - by Aren't there any other alternatives?
This question points to whether or not you have any options which may be different, hopefully better, than to the way things are now (as in your present circumstance).
My personal philosophy is not to let current circumstance dictate each response. Each ...
Views: 814 - The Essential Vitamin "C's" for sales people - by As we celebrate Thanksgiving and head toward the end of the year, we are well aware that this is not only the Christmas season, but the flu season as well. Many people consider Vitamin C the secret weapon not only to combat the cold, but prevent it as well. We drink orange juice, eat citrus ...
Views: 814 - The Isolation Monster and How to Slay It - by © 2002 Elena Fawkner
Like most people, when you think about what it would be like to work from home, you probably think of the obvious benefits such as working your own hours, not having to face a stressful, tedious commute every day, actually seeing what your garden looks like in daylight ...
Views: 814 - GOOD THINGS - by Do good things always happen to bad people, and bad things happen to good people?
The most valuable lesson I learned from Psychology 101 was, "It Depends!"
Good things happen to those people who CREATE good things to happen to them.
The sower of the seeds EXPECTS these good things to ...
Views: 813 - Knock, knock ... - by My mother had a little throw-away line she would add to any statement that had to do with the future - holidays, babies on the way, money expected - that kind of thing. She'd say, "If it's meant to be." My dear mother died aged only 40, so perhaps she felt something the rest of us did not.
As ...
Views: 813 - One Step Ahead - by Well, it's that time of year again where we get ready to send our children off to school. I just saw my oldest manchild off to his 3rd year in college. At age 22 he's really a man, but he'll always be my child. So I lovingly refer to him as my "manchild". One thing Bible College has taught him, ...
Views: 813 - Out with the Old - by Think back to a situation where you felt resentful. Or think back to the last time your heart was broken. The next time you encounter a similar situation, will you be free to choose how you act, or will you instead automatically attempt to protect yourself? If you are like most people, the ...
Views: 813 - Rites of Passage - by "I'm not sure what exactly my point in writing this is going to be other than to voice my frustration to someone who has been there, and would understand.
"Like many, I've been considering starting up some form of a home business. Or at least some way to boost the income. So over the past few ...
Views: 813 - 10 Worst Dating Mistakes Made by Singles, Part I - by Sometimes the best way to learn is from other's mistakes. Especially others who may now be living a life you want.
This week I interviewed clients who are now in loving relationships about their worst dating mistakes as singles. Then I added some of my own dating mistakes to the list.
These ...
Views: 812 - 6 WAYS TO BLAST YOUR HOMEBASED BUSINESS TO THE STARS!! - by #1. Get into a business that has exclusive rights to sell products that will in the near future be in high demand in the world's marketplace and provides you with a top notch website. Getting into a business that produce such products reduces competition and leaves a wide open niche market for ...
Views: 812 - About Journaling Keeping a Journal - by Keeping a Journal
Writing, expressing can heal us. It can focus, support, and enhance our lives and well-being. Whether we laugh or we cry, whether through sorrow or joy, we can understand more about ourselves, and each other, through keeping a journal.
Some Benefits of Keeping a Journal
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Views: 812 - Critcs Killing Your Dreams? Turn Wet Blankets Into Comfort Quilts - by You've embarked on a major transition and your enthusiasm is growing. Just when you get a small fire going, someone comes along with a heavy wet blanket.
"You'll hate it."
"I turned down that job two years ago, but it's perfect for you."
"Nobody makes a living that way."
Strategies to ...
Views: 812 - PR/Publicity Tips - by There's no denying that the Internet is allowing more and more entrepreneurs to start their own businesses and effectively market their new products. However, there seems to be an increasingly common misconception when these businesses try to generate media attention and publicity for their ...
Views: 812 - SPIRITUALITY: JUMPSTARTING A CYCLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION? - by There is a general consensus that spirituality is good for you. This may be the only point of agreement about spirituality these days. Traditionally associated with religion or the occult, spiritual belief and practice in the 21st century are variously and personally defined. There is much ...
Views: 812 - You are what you eat, you are what you think - by It is true: you are what you eat, you are what you think
It is our choice, our choice solely to become whatever we wish to become through the power of our thoughts and through what we consume within our bodies. Most human beings do not understand that it is vital to watch what we each think ...
Views: 812 - Do You Have Faith in What You Are Doing? - by Starting out on any venture whether it's a new business or a trip to the local supermarket requires faith.
We live by faith or we do not live at all. Either we venture or we vegetate. If we venture, we do so by faith, simply because we cannot know the end of anything at its beginning. ...
Views: 811 - Is There No End To Inhumane Actions? - by Today's attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon are yet another striking example of humankind's inhumanity to humankind. Is there no end to it?
When will we learn to live in peace with compassion for each other?
We must start with ourselves. Why? Because that is where everything ...
Views: 811 - What Is Average? - by You might say that, on an average, if a person has one foot on a hot stove and the other in a bucket of ice, he is comfortable. See the fallacy in that statement?
Or, the statement saying the average family has two and a half children. What happened to the other half of a child?
What defines ...
Views: 811 - Where's The Map, I Think I'm Lost!! - by How many times have you begun the year with grand ideas of things you needed to do? The calendar changes a little bit, and we have this sense of a new beginning. You know what I'm talking about, those silly things we call "New Year's Resolutions".
"New Years Resolutions", okay I confess I've ...
Views: 811 - Your Happiness Is Critical To This World - by I have a theory. No, it’s more like a dream, a hope, a strong desire. It’s not a unique dream. Many have dreamt it. It’s the desire for the all those on this planet to be loving towards each other. For peace and tranquility among mankind. For a song, which if heard by distant planets, would sing ...
Views: 811 - A Blueprint for Effective Presentations - by Presentations skills are the lifeblood of a successful executive. No matter how good a business person is technically, if he cannot communicate his qualifications to be hired or his findings once retained, his success will be limited.
Effective presentations start with effective preparation. ...
Views: 810 - 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: 810 - SECRETS FOR A LASTING MARRIAGE - by Some of us think that marriage will last forever when we first fall in love. It does not take too long to find out that once the romance wears off and you get down to reality, it is not as easy as you first thought. Well, don't give up, there are strategies and things you can do to make it last ...
Views: 810 - Success Tips for the Entrepreneur - by Entrepreneurs are a rare breed. They embody the American Dream. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the majority of people in this country owned and operated their own business. And while today, its easier to find employees than business owners, entrepreneurs are still the backbone of this ...
Views: 810 - There Are No Wrong Emotions - Thoughts and Observations about Dealing with Our Crisis - by I am a big believer in living in the moment. I am not big on focusing on what could have been or should have been. I believe it is important for each of us to bless the events of our recent past - not forget them - and look up and out toward what now calls us forth. However, given the magnitude ...
Views: 810 - Are you taking Supplement Combinations or Synergistic Formulas? - by Are you taking Supplement Combinations or Synergistic Formulas?
Convenience foods are a part of our diet, so why not convenience supplements? Many companies now provide supplement formulas intended for specific health needs. This saves you the trouble and expense of taking multiple pills for ...
Views: 809 - Don't Look for Your Soul Mate - by If you look for a soul mate, you are likely to find a relationship that leaves you bewildered and alone soon after it begins. Instead, look for a partner and a best friend to whom you are attracted.
I hear it over and over again; "We were so compatible...we fell in love at first sight...we ...
Views: 809 - HOW TO MAKE YOUR LIFE SOAR - by Fifteen years ago as I walked through Martin Place in Sydney, on the way to my office, I wondered what the hell I was doing with my life. I remember despairing that I would ever find my unique purpose. Even though I operated an extremely successful business that achieved record sales, I felt as ...
Views: 809 - Laser Beam ?'s - by Focused Questions are the laser beams of human consciousness. It was Albert Einstein who said, "The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has it's own reasons for existing." One of the most important things you can do in your life is ask focused questions.
If you live your life ...
Views: 809 - Steps to Achieving Your Dream - by Dream it - Everything begins in the heart and mind. Every great achievement began in the mind of one person. They dared to dream, to believe that it was possible. Take some time to allow yourself to ask "What if?" Think big. Don't let negative thinking discourage you. You want to be a ...
Views: 809 - Surviving Work: Boundaries at Work - by No one can do anything to you unless you allow it. You cannot be treated disrespectfully as if you have no feelings, are stupid, slow or unworthy unless you allow that to happen.
For the most part good boundaries ward off disrespectful treatment. A personal boundary is a soft, invisible ...
Views: 809 - Arranging Your Own Love Life, Only You Can Make This Happen - by Imagine for a moment that you have grown up in a country where marriages are arranged by parents. It is likely that your parents have chosen your partner soon after you were born. The criterion by which their decision was made was based upon a variety of culturally correct items, including ...
Views: 808 - Destination Success - by A few weeks ago I got a phone call from a fellow asking about Success Coaching. He wanted to know if coaching could really help him achieve success.
Experience tells me the answer is "yes." In the 3 1/2 years I have been a professional Success Coach (and the 20 years of study and work ...
Views: 808 - Real Company! Real Work! Great for MOMS! - by I have been running a bookkeeping service out of my home for 3 years and in November of last year I had found out that one of my clients wouldn’t be needing my services anymore and that meant I was going to be losing $800 a month. I was pretty scared because, we had just purchased a new home in ...
Views: 808 - The Benefits of Practicing Hatha Yoga - by YOGA is the oldest form of physical training and is part of the ancient Indian Science of Ayurveda. There are primative drawings on the walls of the caves in the Indus Valley in northern India where the very first pictoral descriptions of Hatha Yoga were recorded about 5000 years ago, according ...
Views: 808(1 vote) - Analyze Anyone from His or Her Handwriting Samples - by HANDWRITING ANALYSIS for FAMILIES
How to analyze your family’s personalities from handwritings
DEFINITION OF GRAPHOLOGY, HANDWRITING ANALYSIS:
Graphology is a scientific system of identification and assessment of character and personality of someone through detailed examination of, and ...
Views: 807 - anger as a tool for growth in Relationships - by In relationship, Anger can be either healthy or unhealthy. Anger is just an emotion. How you process it is what determines whether it becomes a tool for growth or a source of pain and destruction.
In this society anger is perceived as a negative emotion. If you are a person who expresses ...
Views: 807 - How Could "They" Do This To "Us?" - by What was your reaction when you heard about the plane crashes? And the horrific loss of life? And the fact that it was an obvious terrorist attack on America?
My experience was one of shock and disbelief. And then sadness. Followed by fear and anger. I found my mind immediately plotting what ...
Views: 807 - Laughter Really is the Best Medicine - by You've all heard the saying "Laughter is the best medicine" - well, it's a proven medical fact that whilst it may not be the best medicine, it's importance simply cannot be underestimated. There are many studies and treatment facilities that have demonstrated the effect of humour on the ...
Views: 807 - Make Your Experiences Better! - by Do you know how to take a good experience and make it better?
Look at the picture in your mind of what the good experience was. In other words, relive it in your mind.
Now, when you’ve done that, look at how far away your picture is from you. Not the actual happening, but the picture you are ...
Views: 807 - Seperated giving the vibe??? - by HI,Im recently seperated getting divorce for sure and I am trying to date. I am above average looks and confident, have money and really love to treat ladies good. Now I keep blowing it because of this stupid GAME we need to play. I was the master before I got married now Im a disaster. In NJ ...
Views: 807 - An Introduction to Personal Planning - by Most of us know a little bit about planning, because whether we realize it or not, all of us plan at some level and in some ways. Do you fill your gas tank before going on a long trip? Do you invite guests over for a visit? Do you get food on the table for a meal? Whether you think about taking ...
Views: 806 - Don’t Set New Year’s Resolutions - Take Action in The New Year - by It’s that time of year again when we start talking and thinking about New Year's Resolutions even though they’re old hat and we instinctively know they don’t work. Because your friends, family and colleagues may chat about what Resolutions they’re going to make, do you find yourself wondering ...
Views: 806 - LEAVING ONE'S COMFORT ZONE IS NO SMALL CHORE! - by When I was younger I had the good fortune of learning the value of doing what you enjoy. If you happen to be stuck in a place in your life where you're not particularly happy, please don't take this as though I am rubbing it in your face (I certainly know in my past I've done things I didn't ...
Views: 806 - Stress Relievers 1 - by 1. Enjoy the work, not the fruits
Learn to get the pleasure right in the work itself that you are doing and not in the fruits. As fruits are not in your hand and only in the hands of the Almighty, you should never depend on the fruits for your pleasure. In case you worked hard and did not get ...
Views: 806 - The Courage to Care - by I got to poking through some of the old things I'd saved and came across a wonderful little article from an issue of "Guideposts Magazine." It's by Arthur Gordon and is titled "The Rewards of Caring."**
He tells the story of how once, as a small boy, he was witness to a near-tragedy. At the ...
Views: 806 - What I Learned from "Monsters, Inc." - by Despite the ribbing of my friends, I went to see the new Disney film, "Monsters, Inc.," this weekend. It's the movie about the monsters who scare children at night. Surprisingly, the monsters are just as afraid of the children as the children are afraid of them. Havoc ensues when a "poisonous" ...
Views: 806 - 10 Best Tips to Survive Your Breakdown - by I had been 26 years in the front line, half of them in the vital interface of Head of Department in a secondary school. I was one of those cheerful ever present cogs in the system doing his bit to keep the machinery in motion when I suffered a catastrophic breakdown. It was over a week before my ...
Views: 805 - Life, Death and the Truth of the Matter - by Now, my boys are at an age where death is a really scary concept. Of course they have been told our religious beliefs about death, but it is still very much an unknown. They have never experienced the death of a friend or family member. We can't try comfort them and by explaining that death only ...
Views: 805 - 21st entury Career Success - by When it comes to modern career development, one thing we can all count on is change. With the advent of technology, telecommuting, and E-commerce, how work is performed is in a state of reinvention. Self-employment and small business development will become more the norm than big business. And ...
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