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- Book Review: Re-Create Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2009 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Self-Esteem and Self Confidence. Self-Esteem consists of the self relevant beliefs and emotions which shape one's individual feelings and worth of him/herself. Morty Lefkoe is the Official Guide to Self-Esteem and Self ...
Views: 1711 - Definition: Self-Esteem and Self Confidence - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2009 from Douglas PakIn psychology, self-esteem reflects a person's overall evaluation or appraisal of her or his own worth. 1. Given a long and varied history, the term has, unsurprisingly, no less than three major types of definitions in the field, each of which has generated its own tradition of research, ...
Views: 8826 - Book Review: The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Empowerment. Empowerment is increasing the spiritual, political, social or economic strength of individuals and communities and often involves developing confidence in one's own capacities. Valery Satterwhite is the Official Guide to ...
Views: 1727 - Definition: Empowerment - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakOne is empowered when one lives life from a position of responsibility. Knowing, with certainly, that they are the creator of all of their life experiences whether good or bad. An empowered person is Victim to no one and no thing. An empowered person is authentic, stands centered in the truth ...
Views: 5166 - Book Review: Prescription for Nutritional Healing - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Natural Health. Natural Health is a branch of alternative medicine which focuses on a system of natural therapies concerned with building and restoring wellness through healthy lifestyles. Certified Natural Health Professionals, Inc. ...
Views: 902 - Definition: Natural Health - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakNaturopathic medicine (also known as naturopathy, or natural medicine) is a complementary and alternative medicine which emphasizes the body's intrinsic ability to heal and maintain itself. Naturopaths prefer to use natural remedies such as herbs and foods rather than surgery or synthetic drugs. ...
Views: 3420 - Book Review: Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Law of Attraction. Law of Attraction is a theory commonly associated with New Age and New Thought philosophy. It posits that one should never dwell on the negative, as the metaphysical principle of life is embodied in a "law of ...
Views: 646 - Definition: Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakThe phrase Law of Attraction, although used widely by esoteric writers, has a variety of definitions. Turn-of-the-century references conceptualized the law of attraction as relating to physical structure and to how matter develops. A more modern consensus among New Thought thinkers is that the ...
Views: 830 - Book Review: 10 Secrets My Dog Taught Me - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Men's Issues. Men’s issues are the topics related to men’s health, concerns, and lifestyles. The ManKind Project is the Official Guide to Men's Issues. 10 Secrets My Dog Taught Me: Life Lessons from a Man's Best Friend, ...
Views: 1298 - Definition: Men's Issues - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakMen's Health Issues - A Global Concern By Rose Windale Biological make-up and different character traits spell the difference between men and women. As although men tend to have more physical endurance and capacity than women, men have the tendency to neglect their bodies and consequently, ...
Views: 1608 - Book Review: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Marriage. A marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate, and often created as a contract. Drs. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz are the Official Guides to Marriage. The ...
Views: 1187 - Definition: Marriage - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakMarriage is a social, religious, spiritual, or legal union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock. Marriage is an institution in which ...
Views: 1059 - Book Review: Love & Respect - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Love. Love encompasses a wide array of meanings, connections, and relationships which center on the emotions and experiences that create a sense of strong affection or profound oneness. Margaret Paul is the Official Guide to ...
Views: 1037 - Definition: Love - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Douglas PakOverview Love is any of a number of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection. The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure ("I loved that meal") to intense interpersonal attraction ("I love my ...
Views: 1368 - Book Review: A New Earth - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of New Age. New Age is a general term covering a wide variety of alternative spiritual and philosophical movements and beliefs often involving metaphysics and holistic approaches to personal health. Deborah Leigh is the Official Guide ...
Views: 810 - Definition: New Age - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Douglas PakNew Age (New Age Movement and New Age Spirituality) is a decentralized western social and spiritual movement that seeks Universal Truth and the attainment of the highest individual human potential. It combines aspects of spirituality, cosmology, astrology, esotericism, complementary and ...
Views: 1910 - Book Review: Dream Talk - Your Hidden Biography - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Dream Information. Dreams are a series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during sleep, and may be analyzed and defined to give subconscious thoughts, desires, and fears meaning. Irene ...
Views: 1412(1 vote) - Definition: Dream Information - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Douglas PakDreams are sequence images, sounds and feelings experienced while sleeping, particularly strongly associated with rapid eye movement sleep. The contents and biological purposes of dreams are not fully understood, though they have been a topic of speculation and interest throughout recorded ...
Views: 1612(1 vote) - Book Review: The Art of Possibility - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Transformation. Through the process of transformation, you can change yourself into the person you want to be. Werner Erhard is the Official Guide to Transformation. The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal ...
Views: 1831(1 vote) - *** Definition: Transformation - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Douglas PakA WAY TO TRANSFORMATION By Werner Erhard, 1984 The subject of this article is transformation – a deep, profound and committed choice about the way we live our lives. Transformation is the possibility for a breakthrough in our living, a clearing for aliveness to show up in our everyday ...
Views: 4126(2 votes) - Book Review: The New Rules of Marketing and PR - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Marketing Strategy. Marketing Strategy is a business’ approach to marketing its products and services, forming the basis for developing a marketing plan. Paul Keetch is the Official Guide to Marketing Strategy. The New Rules ...
Views: 780 - Definition: Marketing Strategy - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Douglas PakA marketing strategy is a process that can allow an organization to concentrate its limited resources on the greatest opportunities to increase sales and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. A marketing strategy should be centered around the key concept that customer satisfaction is the ...
Views: 22190(4 votes) - Definition: Organizing - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Douglas PakOrganizing is the act of rearranging elements following one or more rules. Anything is commonly considered organized when it looks like everything has a correct order of placement. But it's only ultimately organized if any element has no difference on time taken to find it. In that sense, ...
Views: 9680 - Book Review: On Grief and Grieving - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Grief and Bereavement. The death of a loved one is one of the most difficult emotional experiences a person can undergo. The process of Grief and Bereavement helps us honor the dead while moving forward with our own lives. Sandy ...
Views: 1394 - Definition: Grief and Bereavement - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Douglas PakGrief is a multi-faceted response to loss. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, and philosophical dimensions. Common to human experience is the death of a loved one, whether it be a friend, family, or other close ...
Views: 3954 - Book Review: What CEOs Expect From Corporate Training - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Corporate Training. The design and delivery of learning to improve performance within organizations using a variety of styles and methods. Barbara Giamanco is the Official Guide to Corporate Training. What CEOs Expect From Corporate ...
Views: 1066 - Definition: Corporate Training - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Douglas PakCorporate Teams Need Training Just Like Sports Teams By Jon R Taylor Have you ever watched your favorite football team practice before their games? You do not realize what great shape they are in until you watch some of the things they can do. For example, running up and down the bleachers and ...
Views: 4847 - Book Review: Subliminal Communication - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Subliminal Messages & Subliminal Learning. Subliminal learning is Subliminal learning is a learning technique complimentary to subliminal messaging where the subject receives information in such a way that it passes below the normal ...
Views: 1383 - Definition: Subliminal Messages - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Douglas PakA subliminal message is a signal or message embedded in another medium, designed to pass below the normal limits of the human mind's perception. These messages are unrecognizable by the conscious mind, but in certain situations can affect the subconscious mind and importantly, the unconscious ...
Views: 22743 - Book Review: Human Development - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Human Development. Human Development refers to the process by which an individual matures over their lifespan: physically, emotionally, mentally, and psychologically. Eleanor Haspel-Portner is the Official Guide to Human ...
Views: 1919 - Definition: Human Development - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Douglas PakScope of human development It is about much more than the rise or fall of national incomes. It is about creating an environment in which people can develop their full potential and lead productive, creative lives in accord with their needs and interests. People are the real wealth of nations. ...
Views: 10813(2 votes) - Book Review: Energy Leadership - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Coach Training. Coach Training prepares students to become professional coaches themselves – giving them the knowledge, resources and motivation they need to become effective coaches and build their coaching careers. Bruce D ...
Views: 5418 - Definition: Coach Training - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Douglas PakMotivate Others Through Life Coach Training By Mike Selvon There are always amazing opportunities to triumph over failure or a tragic event. Some people allow those events to break them and defeat their sense of purpose. Others rise to the challenge and live through the incident. It is what you ...
Views: 2283 - Book Review: Now, Discover Your Strengths - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Career Coaching. Career coaching focuses on the needs of individuals to find fulfillment and satisfaction in their career. Many of us try to improve our lives by improving or changing careers. The section is dedicated to resources on ...
Views: 761 - Definition: Career Coaching - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Douglas PakGet on the Right Career Path With a Career Coach By Ralph King Are you planning to make a career change? If so, you might want to consider working with a career coach. A career coach can help you create a plan for achieving your career goals while also providing you with the support and ...
Views: 12666 - Book Review: Instant Self-Hypnosis - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Hypnosis. A trancelike state resembling sleep that heightens the subject's receptivity to suggestion used in medicine and psychology to recover memories and/or modify habits. The Hypnosis Network is the Official Guide to ...
Views: 2123 - Definition: Hypnosis - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2008 from Douglas PakHypnosis is often thought to be a wakeful state of focused attention and heightened suggestibility, with diminished peripheral awareness. According to the American Psychological Association's Division 30, hypnosis may bring about "...changes in subjective experience, alterations in perception, ...
Views: 1157 - Book Review: Healing Visualizations - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Visualization and Imagery. Visualization is the practice of seeking to affect the outer world via changing one's thoughts. By forming mental images of the material goods you’d like to have or the life circumstances you’d ...
Views: 1437 - Definition: Visualization & Imagery - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2008 from Douglas PakVisualization, or guided imagery, involves a series of relaxation techniques followed by the visualization of detailed images, usually calm and peaceful in nature. If used for treatment, the client may visualize his/her body as healthy, strong, and free of the specific problem or condition. ...
Views: 4620 - Book Review: Eat, Pray, Love - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Women's Issues. Topics related to women’s health, concerns, and lifestyles. Scout Wilkins is the Official Guide to Women's Issues. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, is a valuable resource for people interested in Women's ...
Views: 947 - Definition: Women's Health / Issues - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2008 from Douglas PakWomen's health refers to health issues specific to human female anatomy. These often relate to structures such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, females. Women's health issues include menstruation, contraception, maternal health, ...
Views: 6259 - Book Review: On Earth As It Is Heaven - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Channeling. Channeling is the process of receiving and relaying information from an outside entity (usually purported to be the spirits of the dead) while in an altered state of consciousness. Carrie Carter is the Official Guide to ...
Views: 1072 - Definition: Channeling - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Douglas PakThe term "mediumship" denotes the ability of a person (the medium) to apparently experience contact with spirits of the dead, spirits of immaterial entities, angels, or demons. The medium generally attempts to facilitate communication between non-mediumistic people and spirits who may have ...
Views: 2327 - Book Review: I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Faith. Faith is the confident belief in the truth, value or rightness of an idea or religious system, without resting on logical proof or material evidence. Janet Daughtry is the Official Guide to Faith. I Don't Have Enough Faith to ...
Views: 1111 - Definition: Faith - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Douglas PakFaith is a belief in the trustworthiness of an idea. Formal usage of the word "faith" is usually reserved for concepts of religion, as in theology, where it almost universally refers to a trusting belief in a transcendent reality, or else in a Supreme Being and said being's role in the order of ...
Views: 1101 - Book Review: How To Chart Your Life BACK to a Happy Life - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Life Coach and Life Coaching. Life Coach and Life Coaching is the practice of assisting clients to determine and achieve personal goals. A coach will use a variety of methods, tailored to the client, to move through the process of ...
Views: 998 - Definition: Life Coaching - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Douglas PakLife coaching is a practice with the aim of helping clients determine and achieve personal goals. Life coaches use multiple methods that will help clients with the process of setting and reaching goals. Coaching is not targeted at psychological illness, and coaches are not therapists nor ...
Views: 11302 - Book Review: Love in 90 Days - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Dating. Dating is the social relationships between people in a cordial environment. Dr. Diana Kirschner is the Official Guide to Dating. Love in 90 Days, by Dr. Diana Kirschner, is a valuable resource for people interested in Dating, ...
Views: 1031 - Definition: Dating - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Douglas PakDating is any social activity performed as a pair or even a group with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as their partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse. The word refers to the act of agreeing on a time and "date" when a pair can meet and engage in some social ...
Views: 2627 - Book Review: Sex Lies and the Internet - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Relationship Advice. Relationship advice concerns any guidance or suggestion about how to better manage or reconcile differences, reach agreements, and coexist peacefully in a relationship (whether that relationship is romantic, ...
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