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- The Pursuit Of Personal Excellence - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2017 from Mitra ShahidiPersonal excellence is gained by the gradual result of always striving to do better. The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential, these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. Personal excellence is not about being a perfectionist. ...
Views: 2254(1 vote) - The Healing Power Of True Forgiveness - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2017 from Mitra ShahidiTrue forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience’. True forgiveness is not an action after the fact; it is an attitude with which you enter each moment. True forgiveness is a promise not a feeling. When we forgive other people truly, we are making a promise not to use ...
Views: 1851 - How To Stop Having Negative Thoughts - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiLet go of negative thinking as it can become a habit of mind, and it can have a serious, sometimes devastating impact on all aspects of your life. It seems unfortunately that with most people, positive thinking requires some effort, whereas, negative thinking comes easily and often ...
Views: 1706 - How To Give To Others Builds Our Spirit - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2017 from Mitra ShahidiTo give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love. Blessed are those who are able to give without remembering and to take without forgetting. Give to others builds human spirit. Every act of generosity and the willingness to give of our time, our interest, concern, ...
Views: 1653 - How To Let Go Of The Past And Forgive Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2016 from Mitra Shahidi“In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.” ~ Deepak Chopra There is no life without emotional scars; no one escapes flawless; no one can claim perfection without committing mockery upon himself. Jesus, the great example of humility for ...
Views: 1613 - The Truth About Lie - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2017 from Mitra ShahidiA lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. A single lie discovered is enough to create doubt in every truth expressed. If you tell the truth, it becomes a part of your past. If you lie, it becomes a part of your future. We all know how difficult it ...
Views: 1570 - The Truth About Lie - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2017 from Mitra ShahidiA lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. A single lie discovered is enough to create doubt in every truth expressed. If you tell the truth, it becomes a part of your past. If you lie, it becomes a part of your future. We all know how difficult it ...
Views: 1499 - Personal Motivation Is the Key to Success - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiPersonal motivation is what pushes us to achieve our goals, feel more fulfilled and improve overall quality of life. Personal motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Personal motivation is the key to success. It is a combination of determination, expertise, and ...
Views: 1487 - Control Your Anger - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiControl your anger or it will control you. Control your anger as it can cloud your ability to make good decisions and find creative solutions to problems. It can negatively affect your work performance. With insight about the real reasons for your anger and learning anger management ...
Views: 1436 - Positive Mental Attitude - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2017 from Mitra ShahidiWe control our mental attitude by positive attitude not by rules. Change your mental attitude, and the world around you will change accordingly It is our own mental attitude which makes the world what it is for us. Our thought make things beautiful, our thoughts make things ugly. The whole ...
Views: 1326 - Bring Joy And Fulfilment Into Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiBring joy and fulfilment into your life. Life can be as joyous and meaningful as we choose to make it. Joy is what makes life beautiful. It runs deeper than mere ‘pleasure’, is more enduring than mere ‘fun’, and is more intense and thrilling than mere ‘happiness’. Joy is what helps us to get ...
Views: 1322 - How Do You Define Success? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiHow do you define success? Is it about wealth? Is it about power? Is it about happiness? Success means something different to every person, like beauty, it exists in the eye of the beholder. It depends on every one of us to determine what success means to us and do something to bring it forth ...
Views: 1292 - Finding Meaning in Life, Key to atisfaction and Fulfilment - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2017 from Mitra ShahidiMeaning in life is found by finding your purpose in life. To discover meaning in life, we have to find the meaning we give to life by the unfolding of our powers. People from all walks of life share an inborn urge to find meaning in life; to discover direction and purpose in their ...
Views: 1265 - Living a Balanced Life - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiLiving a balanced life. To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life. ~ Elizabeth Gilbert Living a balanced life is essential for personal effectiveness, peace of mind and living well. We have to realize that we can’t have everything and do everything at the same ...
Views: 1248 - Enjoy Life to the Fullest - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiEnjoy life to the fullest, it has an expiration date. Life today should mean pleasure, but our modern concept of living is often just the reverse; negative in concept and implying the resignation of one’s self image. Modern living often means abandoning satisfaction because of a phantom called ...
Views: 1247(1 vote) - How to Learn to Love Yourself - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiWe have all heard this statement many times: “You have to love yourself before you can love anyone else”. In order to bring health into your life, to experience true closeness and connections with others, you need to be taught to love aspects of yourself again and again. You need to see yourself ...
Views: 1213 - Do You Truly Practice the Meaning of Friendship? - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiDo you truly practice the meaning of friendship? What is a friendship? The philosopher Aristotle said, “In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. They keep the young out of mischief; they comfort and aid the old in their weakness, and they incite those in the ...
Views: 1185 - Basic Human Needs - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiBasic human needs are that of recognition. To be appreciated, seen, loved and respected for who we are. “There is nothing, absolutely nothing, more important than meeting our basic human needs. If we focused less on retina display ipads and more on the vision of a world where all people’s basic ...
Views: 1155 - Love Is A Symbol Of Eternity - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiLove is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end. Love is a type of eternal bond in which one tries to bring joy for other at the ...
Views: 1155 - How to Build Your Child’s Self Esteem - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiHow to build your child’s self esteem. Self-esteem is about liking who we are, and how we value ourselves. It is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think we are to others. Self-esteem affects our trust in others, our relationships, our work, and nearly every part of our ...
Views: 1149(1 vote) - Give Yourself Permission To Live A Life - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiGive yourself permission to live a life – Most people around the world have sacrificed their passion or creativity in order to fulfil their responsibilities. So often in our lives we lose touch with our inner selves, with how we feel and what we truly desire in our lives. Then we start asking ...
Views: 1103 - Personal Empowerment - Empowerment In Action - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiPersonal empowerment is seeking the solution rather than fixating on the problem. Personal empowerment is taking control of our own life, setting goals, and making positive choices. Personal empowerment is a collection of beliefs, actions and skills all working together to help you live a ...
Views: 1058 - Becoming a better you - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiBecoming a better you requires willingness and open-mindedness for change and growth. One thing about life is that it is never static. Change is inevitable, it happens all the time. If you ever want to become that person you ever wish to be then you have to keep pace with changes. On my person, ...
Views: 1043 - Continuous Personal Growth - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiContinuous personal growth involves a lifelong of reflecting, connecting, and learning which enhance our understanding of who we are, the world around us, and provide us with more and better opportunities to improve our quality of life. To be able to improve we have to accept that something ...
Views: 1025(1 vote) - How Emotions And Thoughts Can Affect Your Mental Health - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiMental health consist of our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is usually used as a substitute for mental health conditions, such as ...
Views: 1025 - Creative Living - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiCreative living starts when people realize that by setting purposeful goals and make it a daily habit to achieve them, their lives will have meaning. They must learn that life is more than a succession of twenty four hours of nothingness. The major enemy of creative living is the passive scheme ...
Views: 1010(1 vote) - How Emotions And Thoughts Can Affect Your Mental Health - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiMental health consist of our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is usually used as a substitute for mental health conditions, such as ...
Views: 1010 - Trust Yourself - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiTrust yourself. You know more than you think you do. ― Benjamin Spock Trusting ourselves means trusting our intuition or our gut feelings. Intuition is a great self-help tool as it is with us at all time and can tell us what we really want or don’t want in our life and what we need to be ...
Views: 1000 - How We Find Happiness in Life - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiHow We Find Happiness in Life. Happiness is life’s most desired goal. But we can never achieve it while we continue to look outside of ourselves, as it is an inside job. “Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every ...
Views: 993 - How to Build Your Child’s Self Esteem - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiHow to build your child’s self esteem. Self-esteem is about liking who we are, and how we value ourselves. It is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think we are to others. Self-esteem affects our trust in others, our relationships, our work, and nearly every part of our ...
Views: 990(1 vote) - How to Build Your Child’s Self Esteem - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiHow to build your child’s self esteem. Self-esteem is about liking who we are, and how we value ourselves. It is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think we are to others. Self-esteem affects our trust in others, our relationships, our work, and nearly every part of our ...
Views: 983(1 vote) - Tips On How To Beat Depression - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiTips on how to beat depression. Depression is a prolonged feeling of sadness, moodiness and hopelessness. It affects your thoughts, your emotions, your behaviours, and your overall physical health. It makes life more difficult to manage from day to day. “Depression is a prison where you are ...
Views: 976 - Do You Truly Practice the Meaning of Friendship? - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiDo you truly practice the meaning of friendship? What is a friendship? The philosopher Aristotle said, “In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. They keep the young out of mischief; they comfort and aid the old in their weakness, and they incite those in the ...
Views: 946 - Change your thoughts and you change your world - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiChange your thoughts and you change your world. / Norman Vincent Peale In life, you are always filled with choices. You may opt to have a pessimist’s view and live a self-defeated life or you may decide to take the optimist’s route and take a challenging and fulfilling life. So why ...
Views: 927 - The Spiritual Growth of Modern Times - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiTo grow spiritually in a world defined by power, money, and influence is a Herculean task. Modern conveniences such as electronic equipments, gadgets, and tools as well as entertainment through television, magazines, and the web have predisposed us to confine our attention mostly to physical ...
Views: 923 - Active Living - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiActive Living is about getting more out of life by giving more of yourself every day. Having lived by this philosophy for as long as I can remember, I know firsthand how life changing it can be. We all have the power to live a life that we love, and achieve amazing things. “We become happier, ...
Views: 918 - Practicing Mindfulness - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiPracticing mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to things as they are. Jon Kabat-Zinn Mindfulness is the energy that helps us acknowledge the conditions of happiness that are already existing in our lives. We don’t ...
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