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- The Trap of Comparison - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from Mike RobbinsHow often do you compare yourself to others? If you're anything like me and most of the people I know and work with, probably more than you'd like to admit. And, as you may have noticed (like I have), this comparison process never seems to feel very good or work very well, does it? Last ...
Views: 1364(1 vote) - The Wheels on the Bus Again - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Gerald AnthonyHave you ever had strange experiences that turned into revelations? This week I had the chance on a rather interesting bus ride. This time the drivers did not change in the middle of the shift, but the adventure was equally as entertaining. On my way to deal with matters I decided to ...
Views: 2279(2 votes) - Three steps for dealing with negative people - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Dia ThabetThree steps for dealing with negative people? Have you met someone who keeps nagging? Have you seen someone who plays the victim role and blames others all the time? I am sure you have. People with negative behaviors are every where. People with negative attitude usually have low self-esteem ...
Views: 1358(1 vote) - Time And You - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2011 from jesse wadeTime --- Personally, I am a very firm believer that “time itself” does not exist...I am convinced that it is only a very necessary invention of mankind! Having said that, most of us never even consider the fact that every second we waste is gone forever...shot, dead, never more to be ...
Views: 984(1 vote) - Time for Action: What’s Stopping You from Achieving a Promotion in 20 - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Sarah HathornEven before the big ball dropped in Times Square to celebrate the advent of 2011, the media had been bombarding us for weeks with advice about our New Year’s resolutions. Lose a few pounds. Get back in shape. Kick a bad habit. Spend more quality time with your kids. Make better choices in your ...
Views: 995(2 votes) - Timeless Wisdom on Health and Anger Management - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2010 from William F SmithI recently read a book first published in 1796, entitled “The Immortal Mentor.” The preface was written by George Washington, praising the author’s work. The first section was about health, and the premise that our extremes of lifestyle shorten our lives by many years, while moderation in all ...
Views: 1646(1 vote) - Tips & Guide for A Successful Career: The 5 Small Steps To Take - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Yun Siang LongThe Background In my work as a department head, I have to provide guidance for my staff in terms of their career growth. Unfortunately, when it comes to the topic about successful career planning, they feel that it is some big project that requires deep analyses in order for career planning to ...
Views: 1347(1 vote) - Tips for Overcoming Poor Habits - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2010 from CB MichaelsEverybody has a habit or personality trait that they wished they could be rid of. Smoking, nail biting and hair twirling are all good examples of these kinds of habits, which can seem difficult if not impossible to overcome. I personally believe that all behavior can be changed, however, and the ...
Views: 1478(1 vote) - Training In MLM – The Importance Of Having The Right Mindset - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2012 from Ewen ChiaAre you struggling with network marketing? Well if that is you, please read on. I will give you some training in MLM today as I talk about why it is important to have the right mindset in your business ventures. How successful you become really depends on whether you have the right mindset or ...
Views: 2729(2 votes) - Unintentionally Sidelined - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Deborah McIncrowWith all the to and fro of the holiday season, the shopping, the wrapping, the celebrating, the card addressing, not to mention the preparation of the house and the grocery runs back and forth for all the last minute selections, it is no wonder that some days just don’t equate into what you were ...
Views: 1052(2 votes) - Value: Let it Initiate with You - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2010 from Mark Ting“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.” - William A. Foster Loads of people begin out as average students. We were continually daydream at ...
Views: 1060(2 votes) - WALKING DEAD LIFE LESSONS - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2016 from Dubhe Ann KatalbasLast Monday, I just watched another hair-raising season finale of the Walking Dead. I watched this series from the beginning and I am always pleased how they usually end its season. A t.v. series that shows about zombies invading the world is quite new and interesting because you can only ...
Views: 1188(1 vote) - Want to Get Through a Business Slow Down? Apply 6 Strategies That Will Help You Thrive - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Charlene RashkowI seriously doubt that anyone reading this article hasn't found his or her business dropping off dramatically during this soft economy. The phone may have stopped ringing, your e-mail box has nothing but advertisements, and it appears as if your business has come to an end. But, don’t despair. ...
Views: 1380(2 votes) - We are all Prisoners In The Vicious Circle Tit For Tat Bullying Tag Game - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from William CottringerWe are all Prisoners In The Vicious Circle Tit For Tat Bullying Tag Game By Dr. Bill Cottringer, in association with Storm Door Productions. “Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.” ~Benjamin Disraeli. Bullies Bullies come in all shapes and sizes— Countries, religions, girls ...
Views: 2004(2 votes) - Weekend Whistle - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowAll too often you may find yourself really pushing the envelope and towing the line Monday through Friday only to reach the infamous time of the week known as “The Weekend.” Unfortunately, somewhere, somehow our dreams seep out of the window when the weekend rolls around and we lose sight of ...
Views: 1081(1 vote) - Weight Loss and Beauty Secrets of A-List Celebrities - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Denise Duffield-ThomasI love watching the Academy Awards. Even though I'm usually in the wrong timezone, I always stay up to marvel at the beautiful dresses and the tanned gorgeous bodies of the celebrities. I know a lot of work goes into the big day for them, and probably thousands of dollars too. It would be like ...
Views: 1124(1 vote) - Welcome Back Kotter (Likeability)! - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from William CottringerWelcome Back Kotter (Likeability)! By Bill Cottringer “Welcome back, Your dreams were your ticket out. Welcome back, To that same old place that you laughed about…”~John Sebastian, Lov’n Spoonful. One of the most popular TV programs of my generation was “Welcome Back Kotter.” I can ...
Views: 2228(1 vote) - What are you creating in your life and how do you feel about it? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Jennifer HallBack in December 2008 I was sitting on my deck in the shade working and writing, enjoying the most delightfully hot steamy Queensland day. This is how it played out: “The waves are lapping gently on the concrete retaining wall as the tide is almost fully high. I have soft relaxation music ...
Views: 1276(1 vote) - What Baseball Can Teach Us About Life - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Mike RobbinsWith all the excitement of the playoffs and the World Series (which, thanks to the success of the San Francisco Giants, we get to experience directly here in the Bay Area), I've been thinking about, watching, and appreciating the great game baseball a lot these past few weeks. As someone who ...
Views: 1480(1 vote) - What Did You Learn Today? - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2012 from Marquita HeraldEvery day is an opportunity to learn something or discover something or someplace. Be curious, play, go out on a limb, walk a different way to work, try a new food at dinner and keep learning and growing. ~Sandra Magsamen If you ask someone what they learned today, most people will focus ...
Views: 1050(1 vote) - What Does Q-Tip Have to Do With Personal Development? - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2010 from Val WilcoxQ.T.I.P. Is your curiosity peaked? You never know where or when an important message will present itself. Last weekend I heard such a message. Patricia Clason, a speaker and Business Coach, talked about different triggers you can utilize to empower yourself in any circumstance. The ...
Views: 6957(2 votes) - What Exactly Is a Miracle, and Why Should We Even Care? - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from Dr. Rick SchaeferThere are two ways to live your life - one as though nothing is a miracle, the other as though everything is a miracle. -- Albert Einstein Is it just a random event that the Earth rotates perfectly on it’s axis and orbits perfectly around the sun? Is it just a coincidence that the planet ...
Views: 1485(2 votes) - What If You Were 5? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Lynn MooreAttempting to set and achieve goals under stress and worry doesn't work. If the words in your head are saying something like, "I really have to have $5,000 before the end of July or I won't have the tuition to send Mary to College! What on earth is going to happen if I don't get it? I ...
Views: 1119(4 votes) - What is the 1st Step - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Milton DeWayne BensonWhat is the 1st step? We all experience a number of 1st steps in our lives. Every time we take a new direction, change a plan or complete a goal another 1st step has been made or has to be made. Decades ago I was involved in a 12 step program called NA or Narcotics Anonymous. And even ...
Views: 1635(1 vote) - What Is the Role You Are Playing in Your Life? - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Maria Khalife"I must say, I don't feel very qualified to be a pop star. I feel very awkward at times in the role." ~ Edward de Bono As we live our lives, we have the option of playing a lot of different roles. Some we choose. Some, we just seem to slide into, like the role you played in your family. We ...
Views: 772(1 vote) - What's Your Worldview? - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from Becky RichardsonAlbert Einstein said that the most important question we will ever ask ourselves is this: “Is this a friendly universe?” I love Einstein! He was a genius. (Actually, he really was a genius!) I also love that question. It helps me put things into perspective. There are so many things that ...
Views: 1219(1 vote) - When Bad Things Happen to Good Business Owners and Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2009 from Michele PW Pariza WacekIt's an unfortunate fact of life (and business). Out of the blue you get a nasty email from someone. Sometimes it's about an article you've written. Sometimes it's accompanied by a refund request. Sometimes it doesn't seem like it's tied to anything at all. Or maybe you discover someone ...
Views: 783(1 vote) - When Can the Bad Actually Become the Good? - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Beau HendersonInto each life some rain must fall is a line from Longfellow’s poem entitled “Rainy Day.” It’s true, isn’t it? There are going to be problems in life that may seem insurmountable. Challenges that almost knock us right out of the game. There will be times in our lives that are dark and dreary ...
Views: 1316(1 vote) - When Life Hands You Lemons… Facing Life’s Challenges as a Happily Married Team. - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2013 from Yvonne and George LevyOh yeah, we’ve all been there… The moment something goes wrong in our lives and we hear someone recite the famous quote by Dale Carnegie: “If life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” Well, yes, it is true that we can all be happier if we see the positive side of every situation, no matter ...
Views: 1478(1 vote) - When The Law Of Attraction Does Not Work - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2012 from Paulin SoleymanThe Law of Attraction does not always work. This is an unfortunate reality for many who attempt to apply this principle to their lives. Of course, the pain of failing again and again at applying the Law of Attraction is frustrating and can cause even the most determined people to abandon this ...
Views: 2143(2 votes) - Why Positive Affirmations May Not Be Working For You - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2009 from Laurie BrennerAre you one of those people with little post-it notes and sayings pasted around your mirror or on your bulletin board? Do you have any posted on your refrigerator so that every time you open the refrigerator door you find a positive affirmation staring you in the face? Are you saying the words ...
Views: 1462(1 vote) - Why Teamwork is a Bad Idea - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Kevin BurnsBefore you think teamwork is the answer and spend large sums of money on “team-building” exercises, maybe you should consider whether your place of business needs teams at all. Perhaps more would get done by leaving your people alone to do what they already excel at. Forcing people to join teams ...
Views: 1831(1 vote) - Wipe Away Immediately - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen I was younger and couldn’t go to sleep at night, my dad told me when he couldn’t sleep he would close his eyes and imagine a big black chalk board. And every time something was written or drawn on that chalk board, he would quickly get his eraser and erase it so he could focus on nothing. ...
Views: 745(1 vote) - Within You Lies All You Need - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2012 from Ubong Essien,Within is the person we really are. Within lies our very existence. And only from within can we make it happen. This is where our very all subsists. Within you is the ability, the “what it takes” to make it all happen for you, just the way you want it. WITHIN! WITHIN!! WITHIN!!! Oh what a place! ...
Views: 1789(1 vote) - Work Hard, Go to College, Get a Good Job - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2010 from Willie HortonThis is the conventional “wisdom” that has been foisted on so many children during their formative years – when we all formed our view of the world, how it works and our place in it. It suggests that hard work will be rewarded and that you have to work hard to be a success. It suggests that ...
Views: 1677(1 vote) - Would You Rather Be Right or Happy? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2010 from Peter WinslowWhy do some people need to be right, even if it adversely affects their relationships or degrades their own health and welfare? Lately, I’ve become all too aware that I’m very fond of being right. As I pondered the premise, a real poser fell into my lap. What if there is no wrong? What if ...
Views: 1699(2 votes) - You Choose: Laugh or Cry - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2009 from Marnie GreenSome days are filled with one challenge after another. Today was one of those days. What made it so challenging? Here are a few of the highlights. I woke up late with a four mile run ahead of me. I’m training for another half-marathon and if I don’t get the requisite miles in I’m going to be ...
Views: 753(1 vote) - You Don't Get to TIVO Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Gladys AndersonThe first book I read by Erma Bombeck was "If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits". I was hooked after that. And when her poem, If I Had My Life to Live Over came along, I was even more inspired by a woman who could write such a profound poem after being diagnosed with ...
Views: 1874(3 votes) - You Have To Start Over - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2009 from Dawn AngierYou Have to Start Over Someone asked me awhile ago what I was really good at. Half kidding, I responded, "Starting over!" The reason I was only HALF kidding is because I am very familiar with starting over. I've started over in business. I've started over in marriage. I've ...
Views: 1775(2 votes) - You Must Eliminate Toxic People From Your Life! - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Pat MussieuxDo you remember your mother telling you "birds of a feather, flock together!"? She was right! "Research confirms - and quantifies - it. Your chances of becoming happy increase by at least 15 percent if someone in your immediate social circle is happy." - Dr. Mehmet Oz You know that you are ...
Views: 2166(2 votes) - You Win Some & You Lose Some – Dealing with a Difficult Client - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Charlene RashkowSo often people write articles about how to win over clients, how to achieve success, and how to build a business, yet one subject is often overlooked. That subject is dealing with a client you can’t please. What happens when you have a client that cannot be satisfied and how are you supposed ...
Views: 1651(5 votes) - YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS IS RUNNING YOUR LIFE...AND YOUR LOVE LIFE - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2019 from Dominique NicoleThe way we live and see our lives is created out of the very beliefs we have about ourselves and the world...our perceptions. When we can truly understand this, we have the power to change our circumstances...and our lives. Our unique belief systems our formed under the surface of what we ...
Views: 844(1 vote) - “ STAY WITH IT! ” - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2012 from Ubong Essien,I walked out of his office inspired. All I could immediately recall were those soft-spoken words, “STAY WITH IT”. They were from no less a person than Rev. Sam Adeyemi of Success Power fame, on whom I had gone to pay a courtesy call. The first time we met was two years earlier when he came to my ...
Views: 2504(1 vote) - “As I Have Shifted My Focus from What is Wrong with the Planet to What is Right, My Creativity Has Exploded.” - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Jerry GrinkmeyerI met the author of the quote that serves as the title of this article the evening of my 40th high school class reunion. We’d spent some time in the same fishbowl all those years ago but in a school of 3,000+ students it’s easy to miss someone. She was talking to my wife while the two of them ...
Views: 1460(1 vote) - “That’s Just how I Am”, Why you may want to change before mainstream media runs away with you - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2010 from Sandra Dee RobinsonPerception of behavior is innate, we have been evaluating behavior and movement since our cave dwelling ancestors relied upon discernment for survival. Actually, in some ways we still rely on acumen for our well being on a daily basis, but now we may not even realize what we are doing. Working ...
Views: 1576(2 votes) - New Etiquette or Just Plain Laziness? - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2010 from Gayle LaSallePerhaps I’m feeling a bit sensitive to this topic at the moment, as I recently had a holiday party at my home. A party to which numerous people did not RSVP and some who responded positively, didn’t attend – with no apology or explanation. But, my thoughts did not start with this event. I’ve ...
Views: 1716(10 votes) - Patience leads to successful leadership - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Debra Slover“Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard So many people equate successful leadership as the act of achieving results. Having patience can help you achieve results because it is the ability to tolerate frustration that can come about ...
Views: 10409(8 votes) - The Great Power of Optimism - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Ali BrownThe power and force of optimism can never be underestimated. In fact, your personal development and growth over your lifetime depends upon it. When you are able to see the positive in every situation, you are better equipped to recognize and take advantage of opportunities that come your way. In ...
Views: 1280(7 votes) - Whining and Connection Theory - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Shelle Rose CharvetThe weather has been unusually bad this summer. Either rain or it’s too hot. Or too humid. And summer doesn’t last very long anyway. The price of gas goes up on long weekends. And don’t get me started on the dollar! When it hit + 10 percent over the US dollar last year I lost a huge amount on my ...
Views: 1537(7 votes) - Learning from a Dumb Bunny - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Sally MarksI have heard the expression “Dumb Bunny” used for years. Our pet rabbit does not appreciate this term. Tinkles is a sensitive creature and a tad grouchy. I don’t want to upset him so I try not to use the “dumb bunny” idiom. In fact, our pet is not only a smart little hopper, he was a catalyst ...
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