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- In A Rut? - by Question: ``I feel like I'm stuck in a rut. Any ideas on how to get out of it and move on?''
Answer: Most of the time when we are ``stuck in a rut'' it's because we are thinking very habitually; the same thoughts stream through our minds over and over again. The same things bother and frustrate ...
Views: 688 - Top 10 Lessons every person should know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - by Saturday, December 29, 2001 was my Birthday. I thought I would do something different this year. I want to give YOU, as a gift from me, the Top Ten Greatest Lessons I have learned so far in Life. I hope you enjoy them. Let me know what you think.
1. If your life is a mess, it is your ...
Views: 688 - Your Challenge is to Achieve ! - by Several years ago I read the book "The Achievement Challenge - How to be a 10 in Business". The authors, Don Beveridge Jr. and Jeffrey P. Davidson outlined ten specific activities and personality traits hat will help you reach that goal. In this article, I've given examples for each of these ...
Views: 688 - Flipping The Switch - by © 2002 Elena Fawkner
So, you work from home. Good for you! No boss looking over your shoulder, no wasting time commuting to and from the office, no-one setting your hours for you or telling you what to do. No one to care if you're wearing your rattiest clothes or don't take a shower before ...
Views: 687 - The Transforming Power of Mirroring - by What is Mirroring?
In this millenium, we have new sources of power that drive technology at ever increasing speeds. As rapidly as we expand the horizons of our technological forces, we move away from a source of power that exists within all human beings.
The power to transform, to catalyze ...
Views: 687 - 10 Secrets to Becoming a Catalyst for Personal Transformation - by 1. Make living on purpose your only way of being. No matter what role you are playing, job you are taking, always be endeavoring towards your larger vision.
2. Reach inside when you hit obstacles. Instead of looking outside yourself, playing a subtle blame game, go deeply within yourself. ...
Views: 686 - Beauty Myths - by We live in an increasingly aesthetic age in which ¡®beauty¡¯ is given exalted value. We have been indoctrinated to believe that youth and good looks are the most precious commodities we can possess. A leisurely perusal through a glossy, fashion magazine can induce feelings of inadequacy and ...
Views: 686 - BREAST CANCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT WITH NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE - by Hi Doc,
I have been dating this woman seriously for the past three months. Recently she has gone through some stressful times - for example: she got into a fight with her mom, a friend informed her that he had cancer, and she's had difficulty with some of her college classes.
Another male ...
Views: 686 - Integrity - by How often are you faced with the option of speaking your Truth or backing down and "being a nice person?" When you see this movie, you'll think twice about the next time you're in a situation that requires you to do the right thing. Not the popular thing, not the easy way out, but having ...
Views: 686 - Life Lines - by "The possible's slow fuse is lit by imagination."--Emily Dickinson
Following Emily Dickinson's reasoning, achievement begins with being able to imagine a goal. The Olympian who wins a medal imagined it first, maybe even as a child. It was this vision of the possible that motivated and ...
Views: 686 - T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Lowers Blood Pressure - by Many students comment how the t'ai-chi they practice in our classes has helped them to keep their blood pressure under control. But, Dr. D. Young from Johns Hopkins University was surprised that t'ai-chi significantly reduced blood pressure. In a 12 week study, she found systolic blood pressure ...
Views: 686 - Taking Responsibility – A Step Toward Progressive Leadership - by Recently, I was asked to facilitate a meeting and offer coaching to 20 executive members at a company’s strategic conference. As I sat quietly and observed everyone in the room, I began to notice that all conversations seemed to revolve around placing blame.
Can you picture the setting? A long ...
Views: 686 - Focus of Our Attention - by "A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things but cannot receive great ones."
- Lord Chesterfield
The focus of our attention determines our life experiences. Where we put our attention, we put our energy. Where we put our attention, we put our consciousness. We seed the ...
Views: 685 - Is Your Business Running YOU? - by I lost a client recently. When I asked why he was making a change he said to me, "Your site used to be in the top three results of all the search engines and now it's not".
Alarmed, I immediately investigated. He was right.
It was then that I realized that I had dropped the ball. I hadn't ...
Views: 685 - THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE - TAKING THE PRESSURE OFF YOUR BODY - by “Stand up straight!?“Pull your shoulders back!?As children, we were told to have good posture. Yet we were seldom taught effective ways to accomplish this. Indeed, we were often not even told just what “good posture?is.
The consequences of this information gap can be seen all around us: stiff ...
Views: 685 - You are not your stuff - by We humans are a funny, funny breed. We spend our entire lives working and working and working to acquire ‘stuff? We buy and surround ourselves with the biggest, fanciest this or that when all the while what we really need and want is something you can’t buy anywhere. The thing we all spend our ...
Views: 685 - Authentic Success: Your Way - by A More Effective Way
I own a stack of self improvement books ten feet tall. Achievement seminars I've attended number in the dozens. I had been trying to improve myself since the second grade when Mrs. H. burst my young bubble. Although I went on to fourteen more years as a star pupil, I never ...
Views: 684 - Eight Ways To Great Days - by If you need a little help on the way to success, try on these eight steps.
Although there is no such thing as instant success, research in peak performance has uncovered working techniques common to any high-achiever. Success is predictable. I'm committed to the belief that you can have more ...
Views: 684 - Here's A Quick Way To Double Your Affiliate Check! - by What I will tell you next is one of the secrets that could *double* the amount of money you now earn from affiliate programs.
Doing this simple thing will remove the mental block that is preventing people to buy from 'affiliates'.
Are you interested in finding out more ?
The results of my ...
Views: 684 - HeartLogic - by Do you have repeating relationship patterns? Do you attract the same kinds of people again and again? Do you wonder why you can't find available partners? Do you complain that you can't meet anyone? Do you have relationships that only last a few dates? Are you suffering with some other ...
Views: 681 - Living Full Out, 100% No Matter What - by My teenage son and I were watching the video of Braveheart, starring and directed by Mel Gibson. It's one of my favorites. Brad told me that he and his buddies used to watch it often at his school in Maine. It had been a couple of years since I'd seen it.
It's the story of the legendary ...
Views: 681 - Networking - Made Simple - by One of the things about networking is that there can be a lot of mystique attached to it. There is the idea that networking is something you do in a strict business setting where you exchange business cards, etc.
Actually, networking is simply building and developing relationships with other ...
Views: 681 - Ten Ways to Evolve, Part 1 - by Over the past decade, I've worked with thousands of individuals seeking ways to improve their ability to attract their ideal mate. As a result, I've created a list of ten most commonly prescribed personal development steps I recommend for those wanting to attract and create their ideal ...
Views: 681 - Dream Interpretation for Healing: An Exercise In Patience and Self-Love - by "The greatest book of study is that of your own, written by the soul upon time and space - that of your dreams."
~ From the book Season of Changes, Ways of Response
Using your dreams for healing and soulful direction is a process in patience and self-love that is well worth the time and ...
Views: 680 - First Date Checklist: - by First dates sometimes offer a range of emotion from thrilling to terrifying! Here are some tips that will help things go smoothly:
#1: Be on time! Timeliness is expected, but being late (or too early) makes a bad impression. If you can't help being a little late, call before the expected ...
Views: 680 - Get up and Get Over it! - by Ok. So life has thrown you a curve ball. You have fallen and your feel like you can’t get up. You lost your job, your money and your honey. What do you do? My advice is: "Get up and Get Over it!" Yes, you read right. Let me say it again, "Get up and Get Over it!" When will you realize stuff ...
Views: 680 - How to use an excuse! - by Every article you've ever read on excuses has probably been negative. I am going to show you how you can use an excuse to buy you some time and change your life.
Over six years ago I walked into my attorney's office and explained to him how my life had become a mess. I had gone from early ...
Views: 680 - Personal discipline and the Home-Based Business Owner - by © 2002 Elena Fawkner
Allow me to let you in on a little secret you're probably already wise to anyway. As often as not, the inspiration for article topics comes from struggles with my own personal demons. Writing about them is my way of giving myself a good talking to (a.k.a. kick in the rear ...
Views: 680 - You and Your Doctor--It Takes Two to Tango - by You may not think of your relationship with your doctor as a dance, but it is. When you and your physician are in step with one another good things happen. Your doctor listens to you, makes a diagnosis and offers information about your condition and its treatment. You feel free to ask questions, ...
Views: 680 - Asking for support - challenge and reward - by I was presenting a course about how we create our own reality. During a break, I shared with one of the participants about my desire to paint our house. The house is big and I hate painting!!! In actuality, I have never painted before, but the thought of paint tins and plastic cover-alls, hard ...
Views: 679 - Book Summary: How to Work with Just About Anyone - by “I just can’t seem to get along with this person!”
Every office has that one difficult person to work with, who affects productivity due to a terrible attitude, chronic tardiness, or simply drives everyone else up the wall. Here is the answer to common problems in conflict ...
Views: 679 - Doing the work that you love - by As a child, I remember my father, sitting in his room, surrounded by his books, writing. His work was his love. Later in his life, when most people have retired, he was up early in the morning, busy with his work. It gave him, both a meaning to life and kept him young.
My mother never liked ...
Views: 679 - Love Makes The World Go Round - by I must admit to being a whole half of one of those really soppy, wonderful marriages you see on rose tinted TV.
It never really rings true with me when people say , 'I'm one half of a whole'
One of the wonderful things in our relationship is the fact that we are two 'wholes' that make up a ...
Views: 679 - The Fine Art of Delegation - by “No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”
--Andrew Carnagie
Success in delegation is not measured by how you go about delegating, to whom you delegate, or how often you delegate. Your success will be judged by the results you ...
Views: 679 - Tips Booklets - 15 Key Questions About Writing Your Own - by Everyone has something they want the world to know about and a tips booklet is a great way to do that. More than 500,000 copies in three languages of a tips booklet called '110 Ideas for Organizing Your Business Life' have been sold, all without spending a penny on advertising.
Here are some ...
Views: 679 - * THE BEATLES' TOP 10 REASONS TO HIRE A PERSONAL COACH * - by Do you want to know a secret?
There's a hot new group of folks out there called personal coaches that will help you reach your professionals goals while ensuring that you are living a very cool life as well.
Please please me by reading on to discover the Top 10 reasons how working with a ...
Views: 678 - ...On Losing Your Job - by =================================================================
...On Losing Your Job
Getting downsized, right-sized, laid off or "let go" can be very difficult to handle. Here are five ideas to implement as soon as you learn you that you are losing your job:
1. Be angry......but only for ...
Views: 678 - 10 Simple Things To Do To Create An Incredible Life - by Let's face it; life is not complicated. The most important things are often the most basic. We humans like to complicate life with "issues, excuses & clutter." Are you interested in simplifying your life? The following suggestions, done on a regular basis will create incredible results for you: ...
Views: 678 - BUSINESS ON PURPOSE - by One of the megatrends of the 90s is home based small businesses. Millions are finding new levels of independence and freedom from being their own boss. Unfortunately, many new business owners also are finding that working for themselves isn't always as rewarding or fulfilling as it could be. ...
Views: 678 - Catching the Tradewinds: A Journey Towards Purpose - by When I was in high school I moved from the safe, comfortable town I was raised in, to a place completely across the country.
There were hardly two towns as different as Glen Ridge, New Jersey and Dana Point, California. All my life I had been raised by my Western Parents that New Jersey ...
Views: 678 - Developing a Successful Joint Custody Arrangement - by You've finally got your divorce decree and you feel you can now breathe a big sigh of relief. You may even be thinking, "no more divorce attorneys, no more divorce
negotiations and no more custody battles!! - I can finally get on with my life without my ex."
For the most part, you are right - ...
Views: 678 - On Embracing Impermanence - by Sadness came a hold of us, Terrified was I, but good things will come of this, Good things will blossom out of this,
I know it.
-- Sapier Jamie Behr, Grade 5
In the wake of recent events, I keep hearing how things “will never be the same again.” I agree. However, like Miss Behr, I believe ...
Views: 678 - Giving It A Personal Touch - The Secret To TRUE Success - by Okay, so you want to be an online professional. Great!!
Professional: (adjective)
2: exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace 2 a : participating for gain or livelihood in an activity or field of endeavor often engaged in by amateurs.
Looking ...
Views: 677 - Money Woes - by "Money makes the world go 'round" may be a great song title, but all it seems to do in your household is make things come to a screeching halt. It's the holidays, and you can't believe you and your wife/ girlfriend/husband/boyfriend are fighting about money - again. She goes out and buys this ...
Views: 676 - Faith... - by Faith is unquestioning belief, especially in God.
Faith is something one must have to survive. Even if you cannot see it coming or happening with the natural eye, Faith, will allow you to know it is coming, it can be seen with the spiritual eye.
Have Faith in God. Have Faith in yourself. ...
Views: 675 - Bringing Romance Back - by Romance dies, that’s a fact, right? When you find the love of your life, you'll both settle into a daily routine of financial, household, and child responsibilities, forgetting you are a couple, right? Romance will only last through the initial crush of the relationship. After that you and your ...
Views: 674 - Compassion, Part 1 - by "Before we can feel compassion for anyone else, we must learn to feel compassion for ourselves."
~Unknown
Webster's Dictionary defines compassion as the sympathetic consciousness of other's distress. But the first step toward having compassion for others is having compassion for yourself. It ...
Views: 674 - Do You Question Your Success? - by As sure as the sky is blue, the water is clear and the trees are green, you are entitled to have success within your capacity to choose in life.
Once your success comes, it is easy to look back in hindsight and think you knew it would happen all along. However, some of us know that it is ...
Views: 674 - Identifying Stress: Why Good Health Leaks Away - by Most of those who are open to the so-called alternative or complementary therapies are familiar with the many studies showing how stress is related to disease and dysfunction. Stress could be defined as a force that strains or deforms, in our case it hampers our ability to stay balanced and ...
Views: 674 - Love At Home - by It's Valentine's Day. This day focused on expressions of love can be wonderful. Unexpected flowers arrive. Gold embossed boxes of delicious chocolates are given. Cute stuffed animals proclaiming love are exchanged. Great start! A good beginning. The important question, though, is: "Do you ...
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