Why do we fail to do the good that we know we should? Why do we fall below our own standards? Why do we try so hard to make progress in life and yet have little to really show for it?
In Yoga philosophy, the term AVIDYA is used to describe the condition that causes this tendency within us. It ... Views: 1409
Learn to distinguish "urgent" from "important".
URGENT - "requiring or compelling speedy action or attention" (NOW!) We react to urgent tasks.
IMPORTANT - "of great significance or value" (GIVES RESULTS) Important tasks require more initiative and being proactive.
Sometimes urgent things ... Views: 837
When someone is upset at you, the most important thing you can do is to get their upset communicated. Get it said. Get it out in the open.
As long as an upset is kept inside, it does damage. The person creates distance and destroys love. The moment an upset is communicated, the upset loses ... Views: 3384
1. Just for a day, carry an index card with you. Every time a self-limiting thought like "I'll never get ???” pops into your head, turn it into a strategy statement. Example: "I'll never get promoted.” Change to “I’ll probably get promoted if I do a bang-up job on this new project."
2. Learn ... Views: 976
We live in an increasingly service-oriented economy. A better phrase might be an “attention-oriented economy? No doubt you already understand the importance of serving your customers well in order to retain their repeat business and referrals. However, the key factor that seems to be ... Views: 825
Your home is a shelter, a safe haven and a place to hang your hat. It is also a reflection of your soul, of who you are and what you value. Your home should be a sanctuary where you can feel nurtured and refreshed. Coco Chanel was fond of saying, "An interior is the natural projection of the ... Views: 933
Sales Tips: How to Use your New Years Eve Bash to Grow Your Sales or Business Career.
You can have some real fun with this. Enjoy.
The New Years Eve party is a once-a-year terrific opportunity to open new doors into your future, your sales career and income, your business, and that of your ... Views: 984
A great man once said that a life worth living is a life worth recording. With this truth in mind, let us examine the time-honoured method of keeping a Journal as a powerful tool for self-improvement.
Firstly, understand that a Journal is NOT a diary. Although the line is definitely blurred, a ... Views: 781
The acronym USP (Unique Selling Proposition) was created by Rosser Reeves, marketing expert in the 1960's. Over time, his concept has been used by others, called different names by different individuals and pretty much has taken on a life of its own. You might know about this concept, but call ... Views: 690
It's not uncommon for people today to have an overwhelming feeling of isolation in a world paradoxically focused on new communication technology. I come across many clients in my practice who suffer from loneliness. They anguish over not having more closeness in their lives, over a certain ... Views: 1538
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: 1497
People involved in interpersonal conflict in both business and industry are often too close to the problems to be of any great help in solving them. They feel insecure, uncomfortable and threatened when it comes to expressing their feelings and offering possible solutions. “What will the boss ... Views: 3171
In my coach supervision group, an ADD (attention deficit disorder) coach who has ADD and vision challenges made the statement "I can't see how to use drawing with my clients." The following exercise can be used by the coach for herself and with any client who tends to "interrupt" their movement ... Views: 1203
As a career coach, I meet people who feel they are standing at a fork in the road, seeking guidance on whether to turn right or left. Accept this job offer? Resign from a frustrating job? Return to school?
"I know the answer is within me," they say, "but how do I gain access to my inner ... Views: 900
The Internet has opened many doors for people with a multitude of information swirling around, waiting to be accessed & downloaded. While a sizable amount may be deemed junk by those unfamiliar with the net, anyone must agree that there is a ton of good as well out there. A key area of good net ... Views: 910
Science and Metaphysics agree. The essence of all things is vibration. Science reveals that everything in the manifest universe is ultimately composed of packets of energy; quantized units vibrating at specific frequencies. Esoteric wisdom reveals that in the beginning, all things were created ... Views: 688
One evening at a church I was attending the pastor had us all get involved in some congregational participation. We were asked to share verses that showed the blessings of obedience. Had I not known anyone there it would have been a fine sampling of the vastness of blessings that the Scriptures ... Views: 900
I wish to pay tribute to one of my hero’s. Though he is not known as a hypnotherapist, his theories and counseling techniques can be used by hypnotherapist. In an address on Hypnosis and Religion, Augustin Figueroa said, “Though he may or may not be a hypnotist, Victor Frankl's Logotherapy ... Views: 1388
"You can go 60 miles an hour in the car- but you can go 60 miles a minute on the phone."
Selling is about how many times you can get in front of how many potential clients to create how many opportunities to ultimately earn business.
But who says that getting in front of prospects has to be ... Views: 1608
Tip: These herbs are the highest and most common sources, certainly not the only ones. Do a word search in a major search engine on the nutrient and the herb to find more specific information, or follow links from Naturodoc to more nutritional sites!
Vitamin K: Alfalfa, Plantain, Shepherd's ... Views: 1022
With each day more people are turning to herbs and vitamin supplements to ease their pain and/or enhance their overall health. People are taking control over their own health and we're telling the medical profession that they are NOT the only answer. We are pressuring our doctors to become more ... Views: 539
With each day more people are turning to herbs and vitamin supplements to ease their pain and/or enhance their overall health. People are taking control over their own health and we're telling the medical profession that they are NOT the only answer. We are pressuring our doctors to become more ... Views: 808
DEVELOP A PLEASING VOICE
In our highly visual culture, many of us underestimate the power of our voices. The sound of our voice will either draw people toward us, or repel people away. Our voice is a very strong, often unconscious, motivating factor. It can help people decide whether or not ... Views: 5025
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: 718
It's time for the "mainstream" to WAKE UP. The alarm clock is ringing, they keep hitting snooze, and in the meantime, the life they could be living is passing them by.
Day after day, millions of people go through their lives wishing and hoping and dreaming that things could be better, with ... Views: 939
You are ready to go on your job interview, your first date, your first meeting with the in-laws. What are you saying to yourself? What picture of yourself are you projecting? What kind of pitch are you pitching in your mind?
If your thoughts are "Why am I doing this? I know they won't like me. ... Views: 721
You've already made up your mind that there has to be more to life than careers, cubicles, and commuting. Yet, the prospect of making a major life change when you're already feeling caught between a "clock and a hard place," feels overwhelming.
On the off-chance you don't win the lottery, your ... Views: 783
What if I could show you a clear roadmap toaffiliate riches in 6 simple steps - would YOUbe excited?
If you are ready to put in some efforts,patience, passion, persistency and determination,I guarantee your success.
Follow these 6 simple steps to create multiplestreams of autopilot income. All ... Views: 895
What if I could show you a clear roadmap toaffiliate riches in 6 simple steps - would YOUbe excited?
If you are ready to put in some efforts,patience, passion, persistency and determination,I guarantee your success.
Follow these 6 simple steps to create multiplestreams of autopilot income. All ... Views: 1282
Leads are not just leads, they are your CUSTOMERS! If you treat your leads well, they will be your customers for life.
Part of treating your customers well is to continually build a relationship with them. As your relationship builds, so will the trust and loyalty your leads have for you. One ... Views: 776
Leads are not just leads, they are your CUSTOMERS! If you treat your leads well, they will be your customers for life.
Part of treating your customers well is to continually build a relationship with them. As your relationship builds, so will the trust and loyalty your leads have for you. One ... Views: 698
Should you be seeking real excitement, try calming the tornado of thoughts flying through your mind. That is the heighth of excitement.
It's easy enough to do. Start with the thoughts you have at this precise moment. As soon as you identify one, drop it and move on the next arriving thought. ... Views: 789
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In today’s fast-paced environment, decisions need to be made swiftly and accurately. While many top executives won’t publicize it, intuition is a key part of their decision-making success. Once thought of as the domain of the "gifted few," it is, ... Views: 1656
Michael refuses to offer a free trial consultation. "They can read my articles or ebooks," he shrugs. His business is booming.
Marilyn offers her clients a full half-hour of free consultation. She has few takers.
Michael and Marilyn send high-quality articles to ezines. Michael's opt-in list ... Views: 947
Often you try one tip, then another, then a few more, only to see your business holding steady or slipping backward. Unfortunately, only the most savvy entrepreneurs see the real problem that his holding them back.
You can't be successful until your true, inner creativity is free. While this ... Views: 649
Where Do They Sell Creativity?
He left us in 1970, but his brilliance still leads us.
Abraham Maslow, professor and serious author, is famous for his Hierarchy of Needs, how we are motivated to act.
In his last book, “The farther reaches of Human Nature”, he instructs us: “The whole ... Views: 999
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: 701
"Now don't you go getting any ideas, Harold".
"Don't you get any ideas either, Terry".
"Don't you two get any ideas".
The young mother's words to her small children echoed in my head for several days. While I realized she was probably warning them to not do something against her wishes or ... Views: 854
The Summer vacation is a great time for swimming for kids. Keep it fun by considering the following water safety advice from SafetyEd International
SWIMMING POOLS
Never allow children to be alone around swimming pools. This also means you should not be chatting on the phone or reading a book ... Views: 829
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: 726
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: 1038
Whether you are in a relationship or single, rarely will Valentine's Day pass by without your notice. If you are single and even if you think the day has no significance, on Valentine's Day you will think about and want a relationship more than usual. If you are in a relationship and Valentine's ... Views: 1451
Do you enjoy one-on-one networking, however, the thought of walking into room full of people you don't know horrifies you? You're not alone. Yes, even a social butterfly, President of the Social Committee in High School and avid networker knows how you feel. Here are some of my tricks. And they ... Views: 698
These days bring a certain amount of uncertainty and chaos. As we are forced to evolve, our resistance to change threatens our very progress as individuals, cultures, nations, and as a species. We somehow thought (because we are a thinking species) that we were exempt from the natural ... Views: 717
What do you look for in an online profile when deciding whether to contact someone?
Is it easier or harder for men versus women to make the first move in online dating?
How do you maximize your odds of getting a positive response back from someone?
So much has been written about face-to-face ... Views: 785
It is one of the paradoxes in life that we learn best from the worst. In "The Prophet," Kahlil Gibran put it this way: "I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange-I am ungrateful to those teachers."
A person who has had ... Views: 753
My husband Theo always takes the change out of his pockets and puts it in a big jug in the corner. It used to be that I'd look at that jug longingly any time I had to do laundry or needed change for some other reason, and I'd get tempted to take some money out. "Just some quarters," I'd tell ... Views: 724
My husband Theo always takes the change out of his pockets and puts it in a big jug in the corner. It used to be that I'd look at that jug longingly any time I had to do laundry or needed change for some other reason, and I'd get tempted to take some money out. "Just some quarters," I'd tell ... Views: 1606