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- Reconciliation of Inner Conflicts - by Part 1
Discovering our Inner conflicts
Robert Elias Najemy
We occasionally experience internally conflicting needs, desires or beliefs. In such inner conflicts, when our "sub-personalities" or "personas" have conflicting needs, we are not sure what to do or which decision to make. Some ...
Views: 636 - An Appeal - by Dear Friends,
Today civilization is standing at a crossroad. The best of the best and the worst of the worst is unfolding in front of our eyes. I pray that God may give us the insight to know what is good and auspicious and the courage to do it. May God give us the strength to actively embrace ...
Views: 635 - The Ultimate, Proven Principles for Success - by In a day and age when most people are striving for success, wouldn't you like to know what are the time-tested, proven principles for success? If there were some proven success principle that can improve the quality of your life, would you give them a try? I sincerely believe that every person, ...
Views: 635 - Internet Jungle Frightens Me - by Hope so this relates to YOU. If not thanks God. Fearand frustration are biggest obstacles towards success.Newbies caught by these two F's results into failureand ultimately quitting.
Tremendous Confusion When Started -- Several Questions...
* How to get started?
* Can I make money online?
* ...
Views: 634(1 vote) - Oh Those Pesky Bad Habits, Part II - by Okay, now that's you've read part 1 and have your list of good, positive habits together, it's time for part 2 and back to those negative pesky habits again .
What I have discovered that grabs our attention the most are those pesky habits, both small and large, that seem to get in the way of ...
Views: 634 - Passion Pushes You Forward - So Do What You Know and Love! - by The process of starting a business or choosing a career is very enjoyable and stressful at the same time. It's a good type of stress, but stress nonetheless. One way to keep your sanity in the midst of growth is to do what you know!
Let's say that your vision is to teach business, personal ...
Views: 634 - Ten Ways to Simplify Your Life - by In this very fast paced world, it seems impossible to simplify our lives. But think about this, how much time and energy do you waste on the unnecessary? How much time do you waste because you can't find things? How much energy do you waste telling yourself all the things you should do? We often ...
Views: 634 - The World's Most Unusual Therapist - by Two years ago, I heard about a therapist in Hawaii who cured a complete ward of criminally insane patients--without ever seeing any of them. The psychologist would study an inmate's chart and then look within himself to see how he created that person's illness. As he improved himself, the ...
Views: 634 - What You See is What You Get - by H. Jackson Brown Jr. once wrote, “Your mind can only hold one thought at a time, make it a positive and constructive one.” As simple as these words may seem, they are in fact, very true. You see, if you are looking for a way to feel better at any given moment, all you have to do is change ...
Views: 634 - Physician, Heal Thyself - by Through words, through music, and pretty much any tool I can conjure up, I try to incite people to reach towards what they want in their lives, inviting them to relax into their own dreams and happiness. And I try to do that in my own life as well, both because I want to live that way and ...
Views: 633 - MEDIA ALERT! - by One of the first and one of the most valuable steps in obtaining my freedom was to stop watching the news on TV or listening to it on the radio.
It's amazing the speed at which you can begin to regain your power and mental freedom by not subscribing to the media. It helps you off the emotional ...
Views: 632 - Step By Step To Top Success! - by Think Big! Think Positive!
You, too, can become very successful!
Nobody will stop you, if you decide, Today, that you want to acquire the characteristics and talents of super successful people.
If you make this decision that offers you not only respect and admiration, but also a worry- ...
Views: 632 - Make a Superb First Impression - by It is extremely important that people have a good first impression of you. Either you make a good impression or you will suffer for it! It is going to effect how your contact views you for the rest of that conversation. It can effect how fast a friendship starts, or how fast business ...
Views: 631 - Life Mission - by What is your purpose in life? What is your unique contribution to the world, one that is genuinely yours? What gets you out of bed and fired up on those days when life doesn't seem so wonderful? And what do these questions have to do with attracting and building your ideal relationship?
When ...
Views: 630 - Oh Those Pesky Bad Habits, Part I - by One of the things I ask every new coaching client to examine is their everyday habits. Why? Basically because good habits strengthen and empower. Negative habits weaken and harm. While positive habits add to our lives, negative habits simply detract, derail and disempower us from truly living a ...
Views: 630 - Limitations of Our Beliefs (Book Excerpt) - by As remarkable as it is, even the human brain has its limitations. When we examine the types of beliefs that typically cause us trouble, we find they fall into three categories. We will briefly explore each of
these now.
Hopelessness
In this case, the desired change is not possible, there is no ...
Views: 629 - The Blocks to Employees' Productivity - by Many factors, separately and in combination with others, will build walls to block employees’ productivity. Most people intuitively and instinctively want to be productive. It makes sense. They will get more from life and so will their employer. My experience, after eighteen years of speaking ...
Views: 629 - The Right Tools for the Job - by Most people think once they meet the right partner they will automatically have a great relationship. They don't realize creating a great, long-term relationship requires the right tools for the job.
Let me give you an example. Peter has had many short-lived romances, or flings. He believes ...
Views: 628 - You have the Courage - by As a Minister, Spiritual Teacher and one who is fortunate enough to be clairvoyant, I am often involved with the "death" process. A strange expression? Not really. You would not object to my saying the "moving process" in regard to your relocating. You rully accept the various steps that have to ...
Views: 628 - Disagreeing to Agree - by Falling in love is so wonderful. Everything she says is
sublime, every word he utters is magical. You agree on everything, you and your new romance - never have you felt so understood, valued, appreciated. Then, of course that awful day comes when - NO - It couldn't be - you
disagree! It ...
Views: 627 - You are the child, you are the parent - by I always believed myself to be this open, enlightened father in relation to my daughter, Thom. I was genuinely convinced that during the first 4-year period of her life, I had not made any significant errors that had adversely affected her growth and development. She's a happy, bright and ...
Views: 627 - Step Out - by Living your successful life requires you to step out. I remember as a teenager, right out of high school, learning this valuable lesson. Now - 15 years later - my life is the result of habitually stepping out.
The scene is Naval Recruit Training Center in San Diego, Ca. There I am, standing ...
Views: 626 - Receive... and you shall be given more... - by Has someone given you a compliment lately?
It could be a simple straightforward statement such as "What a beautiful shirt you're wearing".
I guess they did.
What was your response to the compliment?
Something along the lines of:
Oh, it's an old one...
Oh, it was cheap...
Oh, it's my ...
Views: 624 - Change Your Attitude and Change Your Life - by If we are the products of our attitudes then it is important for us to examine our attitudes, both positive and negative, to discover the impact they are having on our lives. This is even more important if we are determined to maximize the potential that is ours, a potential which, in the vast ...
Views: 623 - Escaping the Two-Income Trap - by "The Two-Income Trap -- Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers are Going Broke," by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi, describes an escalating condition in American family finances:
“…the people who consistently rank in the worst financial trouble are united by one surprising ...
Views: 623(1 vote) - Our Journey is Our Work (Book Excerpt) - by A role as God’s messenger is not what came to mind when I thought of myself prior to age fifty. Nor is it what most of my friends would say of me today. Yet, we are all messengers.
This book is you, and it is me. Yes, you will find yourself, like it or not, in this book. Yes, we are in denial, ...
Views: 622 - Tracking down your Soul Mate - by Sure, we all dream about meeting the right person. . . the one that we are meant to be with forever. Dreaming about it is all fun and easy, but the real question is, where do you find this soul mate of yours? Fate? Well yes, if you believe in fate, then yes, it will have something to do with it, ...
Views: 622 - Ayurveda and Relationships - by Ask anyone and you’ll get the same answer: What’s the most important thing in life? Love! We want to be in love, and we want that love to last. So how do we go about finding that one person to share our lives with? And how do we live happily ever after with that person once we find him or her? ...
Views: 620 - Never Too Late To Learn--BACK UP! - by It happened to me...
My computer crashed today.
First thought is, "This can't be happening to me"! In my effort to prove that reasoning correct, I reboot. First line of defense. Hmm. Still no response.
Oh no! What now? What will I do without my computer?
I call our computer techie. He ...
Views: 620 - Success Teams Maximize Your Potential - by Did you ever stop to think that “self?improvement projects could actually be accomplished better with the support of others? I’m excited about a new project I’m working on with a colleague: creating a Mentoring Academy for a professional women’s organization. One aspect of this process is the ...
Views: 620 - LIFE LINES - by "The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart."--Elisabeth Foley
Much has been written about friendship. That's because friendship is fundamental to our species' survival. Its roots are biological and tribal. But friendship also has ...
Views: 619 - Masterpieces Take Time - by For some people, this can take a lifetime, for others, years. In our American culture, we've been led to believe that "overnight successes" are something to get excited about. But when you look closer at these "overnight successes", you'll notice one of two things. First, if they are truly ...
Views: 619 - Are You Leaking Energy? - by Something was wrong in my kitchen. Very wrong. As I opened my freezer door I came face to face with a horrible reality. My friends, it was true: My strawberry ice cream had melted.
This wasn't the first time that $5 worth of delicious dessert was ruined before I was able to enjoy single ...
Views: 618 - Don't Blame Yourself For The Shortcomings Of Self-Help Programs - by With the start of the New Year and a new millennium, you may consider embarking on a self-help program in a quest to improve the quality of your life. If you strictly adhere to a "proven" program that has succeeded for others, however, and fail to produce the results you want, you may become ...
Views: 618 - On Creating Excellence No Matter What - by If you hate your job, your relationship, or some other part of your life, you are not exactly a rarity. Many people are caught up in their own personal crisis. In such a situation, it becomes all too easy to moan, grumble, and seek to undermine others. Essentially, you do as little as possible ...
Views: 618 - Stop Struggling and Start Soaring - by There is so much to do every day- pick up the dry cleaning, put gas in your car, get to the gym and still get your work done. Often it can seem that life is full of struggle. We struggle to find time to meet deadlines, get to bed at a decent hour, have time with our partner or children and to ...
Views: 618 - Take Charge of Your Health - by The Human Energy Field
Everything that is alive pulsates with energy and all of this energy contains information. Your physical body projects an energy field that extends as far as your outstretched arms and the full length of your body. It is both an information center and a highly sensitive ...
Views: 618 - The Angel Called "YOU" - by Michelangelo looked down at the boy and smiled. "Why," he said kindly, "I'm going to let the angel out."
Not only am I deeply impressed by the artist's perception that the angel already resided in the marble, but I also feel that by chipping away at our own rough edges, the angel within us ...
Views: 618 - Choose A Bigger You - by Last week, I heard myself saying, "I'm an emotional person. That's just who I am." I gave this justification during an intense, messy situation with a friend. I would have felt much happier if I could have responded in a detached, intellectual manner. The next day, I heard one of my clients ...
Views: 617 - Internet Jungle Frightens Me - by Hope so this relates to YOU. If not thanks God. Fearand frustration are biggest obstacles towards success.Newbies caught by these two F's results into failureand ultimately quitting.
Tremendous Confusion When Started -- Several Questions...
* How to get started?
* Can I make money online?
* ...
Views: 617(1 vote) - On Being A Conscious Single - by Unfortunately, being single today is not easy. Understatement, I guess in light of the many single ads, books, services and options which attempt to address this life status. There are two fundamental problems here. One, it is difficult, for a number of reasons, to be at peace with being single. ...
Views: 617 - 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: 617 - The Healing Power of Laughter - by www.motivationalplus.com/store.html
Laughter isn't just fun and enjoyable, it's good for our health. Each month modern medicine is
discovering more about the therapeutic dimension of humour and laughter and is encouraging us
to add them to our wellness program.
The Health Benefits of ...
Views: 617 - 10 Simple Ways to Experience Outrageous Joy, Guaranteed! - by 1. Participate in activities you loved as a third grader. Were you in the class play? Take an acting class! Did you love basketball? Join a basketball league. No excuses, simply do it!
2. Take a mid day break everyday with a Gratitude Partner. Get outside, get moving, and be grateful together ...
Views: 616 - Ten Compelling Visions To 'Want For' Yourself or Others - by We all know what it's like to want for things, both tangible and intangible. It is often the first step in moving from where we are to where we want to be. Wanting 'for' someone else, however, is a powerful concept, both for you and the other person.
'Wanting for' another person transcends the ...
Views: 616 - The Power of Stories - by 2. WORKING THOUGHTS: Powerful Stories
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"That’s the story of my life."
"What’s your story?"
"I want to hear the whole story."
"The rest of the story."
"That’s his story."
"A likely story."
These phrases attest to the power of story. Stories shape our ...
Views: 616 - Step Out - by Living your successful life requires you to step out. I remember as a teenager, right out of high school, learning this valuable lesson. Now - 15 years later - my life is the result of habitually stepping out.
The scene is Naval Recruit Training Center in San Diego, Ca. There I am, standing ...
Views: 615 - Regrets, I have a few... - by "Gee, I feel so bad. I really should have done this, and when I think back, I really wish I'd never said that to her, and if only I had jumped at that opportunity, maybe I wouldn't be in this situation ..."
Regrets. I don't know many people who are not carrying
around a few. Just thinking ...
Views: 614 - Are You Storing Up Trouble? - by Like me, you've probably been offered a fair old number of these by now.
And, if you're like most people, chances are you maybe own at least one or two.
They always seem to put in an appearance at just the right (or wrong) moment...
It might be Saturday and you've just seen the clothing ...
Views: 613 - Becoming More Conscious - by You are creating your life experience every single day. Your life is formed from what you think about all day long. The beliefs and attitudes that are so habitual that you don't even notice them shaping your experiences. Instead of responding to situations from an awareness of All Potentials, ...
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