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- 239 Days - by My wife and I have great news in our life. We're having our first child! This news has brought mixed feelings for us from elation to sheer terror. One fear that struck us this morning is we only have 239 days left while it's just us - fewer by the time you read this.
This realization of 239 ...
Views: 804(1 vote) - Case In Point: Consistent Response Rates of 50% - by We are all so inundated with advertising these days that we barely take note any more. Statistics show that it takes an ever-climbing number of impressions before our customers take note of us, too. The quest for new, attention-getting mediums is one that every marketer pursues. The Holy Grail ...
Views: 804 - Measure of Faith - by Does the quantity of your faith (how much you have) determine the quantity of your results (success)?
If it does, and I believe it does, how do we get some more of it ... and faith in what?
"And the apostles said to the Lord, "'Increase our faith!'" And the Lord said, "'If you had faith like ...
Views: 804 - What Are You Committed To? - by Look at your life right now and ask yourself this question, "What am I committed to?" You won't have to go far to find answers; they'll virtually leap up at you. Perhaps it will be easier to see what you're not committed to. For example, I'm committed to having an organized working environment. ...
Views: 804 - Worry for Success - by Worry for Success
Worry can spark action if you worry and realize a plan of action needs to be initiated-- and you act. Under those circumstance worry is serving you well.
Worry can spark your imagination. Sometimes having a cerebral cortex is not much fun. Imagination can litter our internal ...
Views: 804 - A Healer's View of AIDS - by We are each an energy system. Energy flows through our being, and is directed by our consciousness. When we are healthy, or in balance, the energy flows smoothly. The flow of energy is regulated by seven energy centers, called chakras.
Any illness or disease can be described as an ...
Views: 803 - How You Can Achieve What You Truly Want In Life - by The key to getting the most out of life is to first have a clear picture of where you're at right now. For example, if you wanted to go on a trip across the country, you'd obviously take out a map, determine your point of departure and THEN chart the course to your destination. Life is no ...
Views: 803(1 vote) - INTERNATIONAL DREAM CONFERENCE JULY 6-10, 1999 ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF DREAMS WWW.ASDREAMS.ORG - by Overview of dreams and dreaming
Dreams . . . from the beginning of recorded history dreams have been a source of curiosity and inspiration to humankind. Everyone dreams -- whether we remember them or not.
Dreams are far more than strange experiences we have every night. Throughout recorded ...
Views: 803 - Putting Lipstick On A Pig - by Technology can help tremendously with time management, and many examples of this are seen everyday: It can make changing calendar appointments effortless. Also, with the click of a button, many people can be emailed an announcement of a meeting change. Potential uses are enormous. But, time and ...
Views: 803 - 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, dont give up, there are strategies and things you can do to make it last ...
Views: 803 - Becoming Gold-the launch of a virtual support network for survivors of childhood sexual abuse - by I welcome you to visit our website! When I say our website, I refer to all survivor's of childhood sexual abuse, who will hopefull use this site as a resource, a support, a creative outlet for expression of feelings, or somewhere to find information to educate themselves and others. Welcome, I ...
Views: 802 - Case In Point: A New, Profitable Way To Share Your Knowledge - by Every good marketer is always looking for new and profitable ways to create residual streams of income. Viki Nygaard of Mount Evans Designs (http://www.mountevansdesigns.com) has discovered one such way. Let’s eavesdrop on our conversation to find out how you can share your knowledge in a new, ...
Views: 802 - Connecting To Your Personal Power - by When you see the words “personal power? I wonder what you think. The word “power?has such strange connotations these days: power lunches, power ties, power bars?the word has become virtually meaningless in today’s society. Unless, of course, you feel power-less, or you are the one with all the ...
Views: 802 - Decisions, Decisions, Decisions - by In all parts of our lives, we must make decisions. Little decisions, big decisions, monumental decisions. Some "decisions" are so natural that we may not even consider them decisions. Decisions are choices. Decisions focus our attention.
A Higher Vibration
It is not your imagination, there ...
Views: 802 - Excerpt from Grow Your Own Love - by There are several steps one needs to take to promote a soul bond between partners. The first, and probably most important, step is to cherish your mate as you would God, for indeed, your partner truly is an element of this Infinite Spirit. Given that we are all interconnected through the bond of ...
Views: 802 - How to open up while staying safe - by When you've had your heart broken in a relationship, it can be difficult to open up to love again and entrust your heart to another person.
Similarly, when your partner hurts you, it can difficult to open up and bring trust back into your relationship. It's hard to give your heart back to ...
Views: 802 - Learning About Relationhips - by As a psychologist it is apparent to me that when most people marry they believe their relationship will remain rewarding and loving; they do not expect to divorce. Yet the divorce rate is about 60% for first marriages, and is even higher for second marriages. So, we have a situation where people ...
Views: 802 - Nurturing your self esteem - by Self esteem is an important part of our emotional health which, just like our physical health, needs to be taken care of and kept in good shape. Both can take a knocking from long periods of stress and cause us to feel low, depressed, lacking in energy and confidence. The physical and emotional ...
Views: 802 - So What's Your Excuse? - by I'm not sure what the history of "excuses" is, except to know that a majority of the time excuses equal some sort of self-dishonesty.
They're part of what we thought we "should do" vs. being a "must do"! Excuses come from us not being able to take our own "no's". They're what we say to people ...
Views: 802 - Top 5 Strategies to Make Your Mark on the World - by Would you like to make your mark on the world? That's the theme of my new website (http://www.michaeldpollock.com). It's also the focus of my coaching practice from this point on.
I could give many reasons why you'd maybe want to make your mark on the world, but chances are you don't need a ...
Views: 802 - UNDENIABLE CHANGE - by Do you desire to have what others have?
Some people do not realize how well they are provided for now in the present, and how MUCH opportunity is right there in their midst.
Wanting what somebody else has is insignificant relative to striving toward your purpose for Being.
I was in casual ...
Views: 802 - Watch How You Speak - by When you were born, you were a full expression of love, but you knew nothing about the physical universe. You then began the exciting adventure of discovering life.
As life unfolded, you made decisions about the way life is. You made decisions like, "I’m creative" and "I like myself." You also ...
Views: 802 - Coaching, Part I: What Does a Personal Coach Do? - by Permission is granted to reproduce article if byline and links stay intact. Courtesy copy appreciated.
Personal coaching has burst upon the scene. Everyone’s got one. You think you might want one. But what do they do? Here’s one example.
Charles M. Schultz, Creator of “Peanuts,” said: “I ...
Views: 801 - Dating Tips to Help Men Succeed With Women - by TIP #1 - SOME SINGLE WOMEN CRAVE A MAN WHO IS DOMINATING, "MACHO," AND EVEN JUST A LITTLE BIT CRUEL! - It's important to sensitively explore the unfulfilled needs of the woman you have met. At times, in the nature of being just a wee bit unpredictable and complex, you may act dominating, bossy, ...
Views: 801 - Fantastic Follow Up - by As a business success coach I assure you the factors that contribute to the success of any business are the same whether you are in the business of selling copiers, counseling sessions, or chimney sweeping services. In most cases in any non retail purchasing situation, once the interest and ...
Views: 801 - Mindfulness and Love In Your Role As A Caregiver - by Mother Teresa said, "It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into doing it. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into the giving."
Your intentions in caring for your loved one are very important. If you have been thrown into this role, there most likely wasn't enough ...
Views: 801 - THE NEW HERMITS: Into Deserts of Their Own Making - by In the spring of 1996, Sarah Holbrook moved to a place as basic as the life she wants to live.
A forty-four-year-old entrepreneur who had parlayed her intelligence, charm and wit into an annual income approaching six figures, she sold her house and flourishing business in a major city to ...
Views: 801 - Things I Have Learned About Relationships. Part II - by Here are some more lessons and concepts learned by me, my clients and friends in the process of attracting and creating great relationships. Which one resonates with you and if applied would immediately change your relationship for the better?
Sexual intimacy has very little to do with ...
Views: 801 - Are your Words Getting in The Way of Your Communication? - by Communication is usually thought of in terms of inanimate technology: computers, fax machines, E-mail, chat, phones, pagers, etc.. This is curious because most decisions and deals are still made through personal contact. Unfortunately, most of us continue to perform rather poorly in ...
Views: 800 - Consistency - by Since this is the time of year for Resolutions, I would like to share with you the ONE resolution that I have made for 2002. Perhaps it will impact your life, in the same way that it has already impacted mine.
My Resolution is: "I will be consistent." Now, before you protest, I know this goes ...
Views: 800 - Declutter Your Home in 11 Easy Steps - by Feeling overwhelmed at the thought of organizing your home? Start on a smaller scale instead and it will be a whole lot easier.
For example, instead of starting with the entire house, commit to starting with one room.
Follow these 11 steps, and you're well on your way to an organized home: ...
Views: 800 - FIBER FIGHTS MANY EVILS - by Fiber accomplishes many beneficial tasks not the least of which includes supporting the digestive system. As research and studies continue it is clear that you can only benefit your health by consuming a high fiber diet. Fiber has been shown in studies to help reduce the rates of some forms of ...
Views: 800 - Selling In The Midst of Terror Tuesday - by The economy is not some esoteric thing. We are the American economy. It is we. Each and every one of us.
We must rally together for our country and continue to spend. Do not hold back. Even I considered, at first, taking back a large purchase I made the day before terror Tuesday. I have ...
Views: 800 - The Power of Anticipation - by Permission to use this article for publication is granted provided the bio/contact information at the end of the article is included and no editing of the original is done.
“When traveling at the speed of sound things happen so fast we'd be in a ball of fire on the desert floor before we ...
Views: 800 - Waiting To Be Born - by This is a pleasant place to be as I wait to be born. It seems such a long time that I am floating in my space. However, it is cozy with a soothing sensation, and I shouldn’t complain.
I hear sounds around me. When my mother plays the piano, I am happy. “Greensleeves” is one of my favorites. ...
Views: 800 - When the Chips Are Down, That's When You Know - by I have long thought that when the chips are down and things are not going my way is the perfect time to see who I really am. Recently, I had an incredible opportunity to find that out and to take a huge leap in evolution at the same time.
I completed a project, for which I was partially paid, ...
Views: 800 - Your Life The Leaf - by You brush by it every day on your way to the car or the store. It sits mutely, unnoticed and unobstrusive. Perhaps sometimes you give it a glance, and if it’s done something notable, like change color or sprout a new leaf, you give it a closer look. But even these feats are commonplace, so more ...
Views: 800 - Addiction: Recovery or Re-Discovery? - by It took a long time to come back from that not-so-slow descent into illness, depression and a loss of interest in being alive. Fortunately, when these moments were at their most intense, I had not yet become a mother. The greatest damage was done only to myself and given my existing state of ...
Views: 799 - Claiming YOUR More than 15 Minutes of Fame! - by You are a small business owner, alternative health care professional/doctor, and/or selling health-care related products. GETTING AND KEEPING THE WORD OUT that you exist IS and should be your Number One Top Priority. As part of your total marketing plan, you probably advertise in various places, ...
Views: 799 - Do You Know You How To Model? - by Did you know that if you model someone else's physiology -- their body language -- you'll experience new ways to think, feel, and act?
You already experience different physiologies all day long. For instance, if you are angry, you stand a certain way. If you are concentrating on something, ...
Views: 799 - Marketing or Manifesting? - by A friend was working with a marketing coach, chosen for his hard-nosed, no-nonsense approach. Disappointed with the results, she suggested there might be a more fundamental problem, such as positioning or lack of a sizeable target market for her product. The coach responded, "You are being ...
Views: 799 - Overcoming Stage Fright - by Public speaking is a great way to express your personal Brand to your target audience. Yet, people rank fear of public speaking above the fear of death. So, if stage fright has been keeping you from using public speaking to express your Brand, use these ten tips to be more comfortable in front ...
Views: 799 - Pessimism - by ¡°You may already be a loser¡±.
(Sweepstakes letter received by Rodney Dangerfield.)
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Oh the almost painful din! The extravagance! The swirling, writhing masses of hysterical cheering people! The Magnificent trumpet fanfare! Cecil B. Demills ...
Views: 799 - Secret Plan to Achieve Your Desires - by Secret Plan to Achieve Your Desires
Copyright© Lisa van den Berg
Do you want the secret to attaining all you desire? Keep your thoughts targeted on what you wish to attain and the means for their attainment will flow to you.
Although the plan I will present to you is easy enough to ...
Views: 799 - The Top Ten Tips on Storytelling and Making an Impact - by All great communicators are great storytellers. Listeners are more open to receiving when they hear the message delivered in a story format - they can lower their walls and defenses because the message is coming to them in a safe and indirect way. Wherever you want to make an impact, tell a ...
Views: 799 - Timesavers - by QUESTION: Many of us now believe, as you seem to, that "time saving gadgets," such as fax machines, cell phones, e-mail, and super-fast computers, while serving a purpose, aren't the ultimate answer for slowing down our lives. If not, then what is?
ANSWER: You're right. Those tools you ...
Views: 799 - Water, water everywhere, now what drop dare I drink? - by Water, or "aqua vitae" is literally the "Water of Life". All known life forms require water to live. Our bodies are made up of approx. 70% of water. Water is involved in every body process, including digestion, absorption, circulation and excretion. Water is the natural way we receive nutrients ...
Views: 799 - Wounded America: Action Steps for Caregivers - by Before you reach out to help others, please look to your own emotional condition. No one is immune to the pain and horror of terrorist attacks.The people around you may be suffering and needing help. Yet, you also have experienced an emotional trauma.
Consider these suggestions for preparing ...
Views: 799 - 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: 798 - Developing self-belief - The 9 step process - by To achieve any goal in life, you must believe you are going to be successful. If you do not, you are likely to fail. For each your goals, in your heart of hearts, do you really believe you will achieve them? If the answer for any of them is no, the following 9 step process will help you to ...
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