Financial abundance is an extension of our thoughts, emotions and beliefs. Are you struggling in your career or relationships? Do you complain rather than take action? Are you pessimistic and doubtful that life is full of possibilities and opportunities? If you are not fully satisfied or not ... Views: 1109
Why do we choose shadow comfort? Because the moment in which we choose to turn on the TV or devour the chocolate bar is THE creative moment. This is the moment where you can choose to create or to go numb. It is the present moment, pregnant with possibility and often rife with a great variety of ... Views: 782
Conflict is a natural stage in the development of relationship between two people, or between members of a group. But because most of us have been taught to avoid conflict, when we encounter it in groups, we retreat to the safety of shallow relationships with one another. Conflict is often a ... Views: 786
In the past, changes (societal shifts, disasters, mergers, plant closings, promotions) were relatively infrequent and took place within an environment that gave people time to adjust to the new situations. But in today’s world, the nature of change itself is in a word - changing!
Today’s rate ... Views: 647
Mentor. Guru. Sage. Teacher. Throughout time people have sought the counsel and advice of wise men and women in order to make better decisions and achieve their goals. Today, in business, music, athletics, acting -- across all disciplines -- people are using coaches to move them from where they ... Views: 722
Loss, disappointment, failure, and grief are normal and natural accompaniments of the human experience. Bereavement, the response we have to grief and loss, is also familiar to most of us. Little has changed in terms of the emotional response to the pain of loss across the centuries. There are ... Views: 4204
This "how to" guide highlights key questions and concepts, illustrative vignettes and intervention strategies for understanding and responding supportively and therapeutically to individuals grappling with post-traumatic effects after Tuesday's "Day of Terror." The five areas outlined are: 1) ... Views: 834
Are you off to a vacation adventure this summer? Have you ever kept a travel journal?
A travel journal is where you write about your personal, family and/or business travels. It can be a separate journal where you record your experiences, details, and even your feelings about your travels, ... Views: 783
Right now many people are facing tough times. Life as we once knew it has changed and we may find ourselves confronting situations we have never dealt with before.
While we might not be able to control things that are occurring in the world, we can control how we react to what is happening. ... Views: 555
Love relationships! A joy or a curse! So much of your time and mental/emotional energy can be tied up in them. Often, people think of little else than the beloved other.
Inevitably, your heart will be broken, at least once or twice. However, you pick yourself up and then go searching for love ... Views: 755
"Every with-hold you have from someone, is a brick in the wall between you."
Do you tell the truth? What percentage of the time? 100%? Or 90%? And when you do tell the truth, do you tell 100% of it? Or 90%?
"You look great". "I don't mind". "Yes, sex is good". "Everything's fine at home". ... Views: 1052
Obsessive? Who says I’m obsessive? I’m not obsessive! I prefer to think of myself as... focused.
Okay, so when I decided to plant my first vegetable garden and nourished each seedling as if they were my own children, I had no idea that I would wind up with enough produce to feed a three block ... Views: 615
Having spent many years consulting Information Technology (IT) type companies and supervising IT projects I have learned one thing? IT people are very analytical. In fact, they can be down right difficult to communicate with.
I must admit, working with these people is not always easy and many ... Views: 568
The recent media reports alerting us to the impending terrorist attacksare an insult to the intelligence of the American people and nothingmore than sensationalism, designed to boost ratings. This is not news.Everyone in the United States above the age of reason knew that at9:00am on September ... Views: 811
If a stranger came to your door and said, "Hello, I'd like to come in. I promise to keep your kids entertained and while I'm doing that I'm going to show them graphic pictures of violence and murder and rape." What would you do? Would you open the door and say, "Great, come on it. Hey kids, ... Views: 2325
If a stranger came to your door and said, "Hello, I'd like to come in. I promise to keep your kids entertained and while I'm doing that I'm going to show them graphic pictures of violence and murder and rape." What would you do? Would you open the door and say, "Great, come on it. Hey kids, ... Views: 1746
Suppose you've just gone through a divorce and lost custody of your kids. Or a loved one has recently died of cancer. Or you struggled in school as a child because you have dyslexia.
Many writers turn difficult periods in their lives into books for children, hoping to help young readers ... Views: 776
If you don't already know this, learn it now - Complaints are Opportunities! Complaints, or rather how you handle them, can build your business as quickly as any effective form of advertising.
Complaints are all too easily ignored on the Internet. After all, you'll never likely be face-to-face ... Views: 1883
Installment #15
The Law of Attraction
The Law of Attraction can be used to facilitate success through a positive paradigm of integrity, ease, enthusiasm and co-creation rather than the all-too-familiar negative paradigm of hard work, struggle, stress and manipulation. This paradigm shift ... Views: 1150
Can love succeed based on the differences between two people instead of just what they have in common? Definitely yes. In fact, the only way we can truly feel loved is through attention and celebration for the ways we are distinctly different from our spouse or partner.
No matter how much two ... Views: 860
I recently appeared on the cover of the Colorado Free University (CFU) catalog and many people have asked how I managed to accomplish that. Actually, it was simple ? I followed a process that turned my dream into a goal and my goal into reality.
The first step in creating what we want is to ... Views: 766
I recently appeared on the cover of the Colorado Free University (CFU)catalog and many people have asked how I managed to accomplish that. Actually, it was simple ? I followed a process that turned my dream into a goal and my goal into reality.
The first step in creating what we want is to ... Views: 1747
Come Fall, more than maple leaves turn red. Ever noticed how many red-nosed people you see in the stores at this time? Kleenex sales go up, and antihistamines fly off the shelves. Chances are, even as you read this, you're trying to stifle a sniffle.
Take heart--you can win the cold war.
And ... Views: 981
As I sit here reading book 3 of Conversations With God, by Neale Donald Walsch, I feel as if I'm reading a lecture in support of turning your passion into profit. Everything I've always believed about why everyone needs to follow our truth is beautifully expressed in the "dialogue" between God ... Views: 2241
Top performers today consider their manager as a resource. Managers represent a wealth of knowledge, experience and objective ideas. In order to tap this resource, many top performers help guide their managers to become great coaches so that the coach in turn may guide them to a greater level of ... Views: 1212
During the past few years that I have been writing my weekly AskPhilippa column, my life lessons have come back to me through letters from my readers. I want to share these lessons with you as gifts for the New Year. This coming year is full of promise and unlimited possibilities. Let’s ... Views: 880
Don't read this if you're looking for touchy-feely, warm and fuzzy, hug a tree, you and me, personal achievement psycho banter. There is plenty of that nauseous stuff around to get us through the 21st century. (If you don't believe me go to any garage sale/flea market in Southern California and ... Views: 1083
Franklin Roosevelt once said, in a speech on the radio, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
He was dead right. And for the next few minutes we're
going to look at why he was right, what FEAR really is,
and how it can be turned into something strong and
productive for you with ... Views: 1036
Literally speaking, an ulcer is an open sore, often infected. Frequently this sore is in the stomach or the duodenum, the part of the intestines which connects with the stomach. These are referred to as Peptic Ulcers, and there is nothing pleasant about this experience.
The most common symptom ... Views: 1197
What type of knowledge is ultimate knowledge? I am not talking about the knowledge of properties of the universe, the nature and composition of plants, animals, the earth, sky, or stars. This information is available in text books. I am talking about the more intriguing exploration of how the ... Views: 1073
With all the talk about curing baldness, researchers seem to have forgotten the opposite problem - too much body hair. Victoria Body Works is addressing the hairy situation with Ultra Hair Away, a product thats so successful at getting rid of
unwanted body hair, people are calling it baldness in ... Views: 2710
Q. Why does God not answer some prayers of his faithful children?”
But He does!
He answers every prayer his faithful children pray. True, he does not always say “Yes.”
Often times his answer is “No.”
But, the “No” is as much an answer to the request as the “Yes,” and springs ... Views: 1224
Disconnected? Do you feel disconnected from your true self and a desire to somehow be and express more of who you really are? Do you feel a lack of connection with others, and the need for closer more genuine relating with friends, co-workers, and community? If you answered yes to either or both ... Views: 848
Marla prided herself on her rigorous routine, running five miles daily. When she reached her early thirties she started to feel exhausted, couldn't sleep at night, and discovered that her skin was showing signs of aging.
Marla was exercising too much for her health. After consulting an ... Views: 656
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: 753
Just about anytime we approach the subject of alcoholics’ and addicts’ denial regarding their substance abuse, they become defensive. There are many reasons for that. One of those is because they mistakenly associate the word denial with the word lying. This is unfortunate, because denial and ... Views: 3578
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: 1986
Same old story¡¦.Same s#*t, different day¡¦.Why does this always happen to me? Sound familiar? Do you ever have recurring dreams or nightmares maybe? Recurring experiences? Keep meeting the same kind of people?
The aim of looking at Life Themes is to acknowledge recurring patterns of thoughts ... Views: 1700
We need to understand and communicate our needs. At the same time, it is important to be able to hear, and if possible, respond to the other¢s needs. The following exercise in examining needs will help.
SOME NEEDS WE MIGHT HAVE
FROM THE OTHER
Mark your needs and add others you would ... Views: 663
Contrary to popular myth, even in the security services, terrorists are not lucid adults with a fanatical cause. The “cause” is a means and their rationality is simply the outward appearance they can give of acting in an intelligent and socially innocuous way. They are not people who have taken ... Views: 809
It is obvious that we are in a time of change. With all of the changes occuring in the world we should not be surprised when the doors of change open in our own personal life. When my doors opened I was very afraid. At first I didn't recognize them as doors of oppurtunity, I thought my whole ... Views: 1057
Many of the world’s best sales forces are the best because they have codified and developed a documented sales process. Having a map of the things we as salespeople have to do to make a sale provides a framework for sales planning and activity that reduces mistakes and shortens new hire ramp-up ... Views: 841
The difference between a goal and a Dream is not just setting a time frame for its attainment and then "making it happen." More and more people are beginning to realize that their old aspirations that they thought were going to make them happy actually make them even more unhappy. A new way of ... Views: 695
Finding the Option Method was, for me, like finally finding a bridge I had been looking for. Option is a simple, yet amazingly powerful vehicle for getting from where you are to where you want to be.
And so I began the process of questioning my unhappiness, my discomforts...my issues, with ... Views: 861
5 tips to put your life in tip top shape
Do you want to run after what you want or would you rather attract your desires to you? You have the power to become the magnet around which your life's desires manifest. Here are some tips that help transform you into the magnet:
1. Attraction ... Views: 712
Does writing a booklet make you an 'authorlette' ? Yes, it does. That is one of several key reasons to write an informational tips booklet - author status as an expert on your topic. It takes much less time, money, and stress to write a booklet than writing a full-length book, and can bring as ... Views: 633
Does writing a booklet make you an 'authorlette' ? It sure does. That is one of several key reasons to write an informational tips booklet - author status as an expert on your topic. It takes much less time, money, and stress to write a booklet than writing a full-length book, and can bring as ... Views: 664
We often hear of small actions that can make a dramatic impact on our lives. Here are ten such things which, if done with determination, will produce a revolution for you physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually and financially!
1. Drink Pure Water
Our bodies are 70% water. Drinking ... Views: 459
Numerous labels have been placed on fear in an attempt to cover the wide spectrum of avenues down which we come face to face with this, often times misunderstood, force in our lives. In our world of dualistic views and beliefs, courage would definitely be pinned as Fear's opposite or ... Views: 1227
I am drawn to people with pizzazz, that spark of enthusiasm and excitement about life that makes being in their presence a joy. They smile easily and often and laugh with great energy and pleasure. It feels good to be alive and in their company.
People with pizzazz don't have to be loud and ... Views: 674