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- Are You a ‘Lone Ranger’ Woman in Business? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Julie JohnsonIn a previous article I explored the myth that all you need to succeed is the strategy and know how. The myth I’m exploring today is that of the Lone Ranger woman in business – thinking you should be able to do everything yourself; that the way to succeed is to rely on no-one but ...
Views: 1262 - Myth Busting For Female Entrepreneurs – Who Do You Believe? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Julie JohnsonSo many women entrepreneurs I speak to and work with have fallen into the trap of believing that having the right information and knowledge and getting your strategy right is the key to guaranteeing a successful business. But for the majority of women in business this just isn’t the case. I ...
Views: 1310 - Women Business Owners – Get Ready to Leap! - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Julie JohnsonIn my previous article we considered what it means to leap and whether you’re ready for a leap, and today I want to explore how you can get ready. This is important to women business owners if you’re not happy with the status quo, if your current business or life is causing you anxiety or worry; ...
Views: 1123 - Women Entrepreneurs, Are You Ready to Leap? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Julie JohnsonBefore we explore your readiness to leap I want to ensure you understand what I mean by the words ‘step’ and ‘leap’. The difference between a step and a leap. A step is a small change where you’re fairly certain of the outcome, and as a consequence it holds little risk. It’s a decision ...
Views: 1210 - Finding Opportunity Between Negative Thoughts - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Teri GoetzThere's a moment when negative thoughts arise in your head, unbidden. In that moment, you need to decide how you are going to think about a given situation or person. You know what I'm talking about. It's that moment where you feel the urge to indulge in a negative thought or say a negative ...
Views: 1538(2 votes) - Surrender Negative Attitudes Into Ones Of Gratitude - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Kimberley CohenWhat creates, or is creating, a negative attitude in your life? Perhaps you are worried, concerned, or frustrated about your financial situation, your child, your relationship, your health or someone else’s. Maybe you are doubtful about your present or future circumstances, or angry or ...
Views: 1419 - Replace Your Shoulds With Coulds and Increase Your Happiness - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2012 from Georgiana CarollusDo you have an incessant personal judge that constantly tells you what you should or should not do? We each make choices every day about the words we use. Language is a powerful force and simple word choices can have an enormous impact. Create more freedom and less stress in your life by ...
Views: 1075 - Help To Feel Happy - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonHappiness is a state of being. You are happy or you are not happy. The question is what can you do so as to place yourself in a position whereby you are more likely to be happy than otherwise. Happiness is in fact a feeling that you are totally in control of, so long as you appreciate ...
Views: 1360 - What's Next? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2012 from Corinne Blum2012 has been a year of transition and many of us are undergoing shifts and changes. Change can create uncertainty and confusion. We know we don’t want to be where we are now but what next and how to get there? All change eventually leads to the greater good but it is within the process, the ...
Views: 1699 - Don’t be Disappointed by Setbacks - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2016 from Michele RousseauIt is said that if your goals are too easily accomplished, you’re probably not challenging yourself enough. On the other hand, you don’t want to set unrealistic, unattainable goals. So, how do you know if a goal is challenging enough and worth striving for? It should fill you with excitement. If ...
Views: 1924 - Yahweh God's "an Eye for an Eye": What Does This Principle Mean, and Does Jesus' "Turn the Other Cheek" Contradict It? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2012 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionQuestion #1: Yahweh (Jehovah) God Almighty operates on this principle in His justice system: "You must take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise." (Exodus 21:23-25). What does this principle ...
Views: 3804(2 votes) - Change Your Life in 30 days - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2012 from Harry JamesAre you ready to change your life and become the person you want to be? There are many reasons why you may want to change your life. You may want improve your relationship, suffer from confidence issues, feel under-valued at work, want to change careers, quit smoking or lose weight. Whatever ...
Views: 1765(1 vote) - Stop Doing These 7 Things Forever! - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2012 from Kristie BlankenshipThere are some things in our lives that we just need to stop doing. They aren’t good for us and they mess with our mindset. I don’t know about you, but I have found that some things I have done for so long that I just do them without thinking. Yet, some of those same things are just ruts ...
Views: 2565(1 vote) - Even Executives Need Coaching - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2012 from Charles EduardosCAREER DEVELOPMENT: Coaching provides support for leaders, prepares them for future opportunities Just like writers need editors and children need parents, current and future executives need ... coaches. And executive coaching or one-on-one business mentoring isn't just for a company's top ...
Views: 1582 - Is Your Life Really the Same Old Thing? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2012 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorDo you ever say or get the response to the question about how things are going, “Same old, same old,” or something similar? What does this really mean? I woke and, still under the covers, said my statement of “Good morning. Thank you for another day.” My ego-mind followed with the thought, ...
Views: 1474(1 vote) - Don't Pray For, Pray FROM: The Most Effective Form of Prayer - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2012 from Janbreathe@aol.com Janbreathe@aol.comI was playing cards with my husband recently and it was my turn to draw a card. I needed a queen of hearts, so I decided to imagine and generate the energy of what it would feel like to draw the queen of hearts: my body softened and relaxed, my breath became smooth and easy, and a Mona Lisa ...
Views: 1786(1 vote) - Inspiration in the Check-Out Line - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Trisha SugarekDo you remember when I wrote, ‘when something or someone inspires you, grab hold and don’t let go? inspiration, writing, story telling, blogging, blogs, short stories,, short plays, life The other day I was standing in line at the grocery store, minding my own business…preoccupied that ...
Views: 1218 - Qualities of a Profit Purpose Hotel Manager - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2012 from Ram GuptaThe changing global economic dynamics has had its impact not only on fiscal aspect of conduct of a business but a very severe effect on the business leaders – the managers personally. While this effect converts into physical and emotional pressure on the manager, it can also act as a key factor ...
Views: 1092 - Acknowledge and Celebrate Your Accomplishments! - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Georgiana CarollusDo you find it’s easier to notice other people’s successes than it is to acknowledge your own? Do you even acknowledge your accomplishments before you raise the bar even higher for yourself and set another goal to achieve? By neglecting to acknowledge your accomplishments, you may be missing an ...
Views: 3002 - How to Be a Friend to Yourself - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Georgiana CarollusDo you constantly criticize and belittle yourself? Are you your own worst enemy? How would you treat yourself differently if you treated yourself like a friend? The advice to love yourself is a common self-help theme. This is of little help to most people, especially those who expect they ...
Views: 1738 - The Connection of Fear and Courage - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Betty LouiseI have seen many quotes start out this way. The ending is what caught my attention. "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all. From now on you'll be traveling ...
Views: 1080 - Never give up on your dreams! 12 principles to make dreams happen the Imran Khan way! - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieGentleman Sportsman Imran Khan is Asia’s most successful cricket captain and in the top ten of most well-known sportsmen in this continent. Gentle Giant Blessed with more than his fair share of charisma, charm, affability, eloquence and powerful, driven passion, Imran is a legend in the ...
Views: 4611 - Help To Control Anger - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonAnger is a natural response that we all experience. Some of us feel this emotion more frequently than others. Similarly, some of us control our emotions better than others. Anger leaves a bad taste in your mouth in the sense that it transmits a lingering feeling of negativity. The ...
Views: 1301 - Entrepreneurs!Shocking Truth About Boring Topic-Follow - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Lalitha BrahmaHave you ever provided your name and email address for receiving a Quote for Insurance OR Refinancing a Mortgage? Have you ever watched a FREE presentation/Webinar after providing your name and email address? Have you ever bought products online? If you answered YES, then I am sure you must ...
Views: 1540 - Replace Your Self-Criticism with Self-Compassion! - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Georgiana CarollusDo you believe that you need to be hard on yourself in order to succeed? Do you think showing yourself compassion is a weakness and only a feel-good way to coddle yourself? Would you change your mind about this if you learned that self-compassion can increase your sense of well-being and ability ...
Views: 1209 - YOUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON YOUR DIET - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Shiroko SokitchI was at the Farmers Market with a friend the other day. We were having a great time, laughing, talking, hanging out, when she suddenly began to look as though a cloud had come over her face. She looked like she was angry and sad. I thought she might cry at any moment. I asked her what was wrong ...
Views: 1686 - Leaders Play the Hand That They Are Dealt - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2012 from Vernon MyersIn a card game, the dealer shuffles a deck of cards and deals a card out to each player. The players don’t know what cards they have until they pick up their cards and turn each card over to assess its value. Just like card players, oftentimes, leaders don’t know what resources they have ...
Views: 1498 - The Power of Choice and What You Choose - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2012 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorWhat we choose not only influences us in the moment, but beyond it. How well or often do you practice the power of choice? I was walking along on a beautiful morning, while my ego-mind was busy playing old tapes and imagining unpleasant future moments, when I noticed that I was allowing this ...
Views: 1935(1 vote) - How Your Idols Can Help You to Improve - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2012 from Ben JacklinBefore getting into the heart of the point I'm going to try and make in this article, I want you to think of your idols. Evaluate who the people you admire most are and the areas of your life they have already affected. What is an idol? In my book, somebody i idolise is simply somebody with ...
Views: 5730 - Self-awareness - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2012 from Angela Schulz-HenkeThis is a good mantra to remember this week as it may be very tempting to say things you will regret later. This is the perfect Mantra for this week: "When I learn to change from the inside out I no longer need to scream and shout, At other people to get my way, I just tip my hat and ...
Views: 1515 - Attitude Is Everything - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from WEE DILTSAttitude Is Everything If you don’t adjust your attitude, your life will continue as it is today. Oh yes, you’ll have periods when it seems like you’re better off than you were a year ago and then Bam! You’ll realize you’re exactly the same. Nothing has changed. That’s because your bad ...
Views: 1888 - Tips on finding time for yourself to gather perspective - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Katherine LevineFinding time for yourself can be difficult. Here are some exercises that, once learned, don't take long, and can really have a positive impact on your day. Tip one: Calming Breath is a basic Take a Break Strategy. When tense or annoyed we often take a quick breath in and then forget to let ...
Views: 1365(2 votes) - Shameless Self-Promotion: An Oxy-Moron? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Tammi MetzlerA lot of marketing gurus talk about "shameless self-promotion." I saw something the other day that was aimed at entrepreneurs giving them the opportunity to shamelessly promote their products and services. And it got me to thinking, is there such a thing as shameless self-promotion in ...
Views: 815 - The article writing services are provided by quantity of different teams of writers - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2012 from Albert SpinnerWebsite content writing is an expression used to scheme the good possessions of a website into such constructive wordings that the active readers of the aperture get a clear representation about the intricate information of the website through the black and white pages filled with loads of ...
Views: 1163 - Shine Bright - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2012 from Angela Schulz-HenkeOften for many, fear and trepidation are provoked by what dwells in the unknown space of darkness. It is as if there is something waiting to swallow us up and reshape us into something, hopefully not ugly... Oh, how we avoid what is often so rewarding, what is so essential, and what is ...
Views: 1539 - Why Am I More Stressed Out Than You? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Cecelia BrownEmotional and cognitive stress is a subjective response, experienced by the body, to a particular situation or thought. Stress can motivate us to perform at optimal levels, and it can also cause us to feel helpless and we emotionally shut down. How we perceive a stressful event or thought ...
Views: 1706 - LUCKY YOU. I BELIEVE IN LUCK. DO YOU? 10 Secrets for more luck in your life! - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHE LUCK OF THE DRAW You should believe in luck because luck can make or break your life. Lucky Breaks Good luck gives us opportunities and good events, while bad luck has the opposite effect. What is Luck? Dictionaries define luck as something that happens to us, affecting our ...
Views: 2155(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I Think I'll Be Eternally Grateful - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2012 from Tina TessinaThank you, Dear Dr Romance: I've stumbled across your website, and think I'm going to be eternally grateful for having done so. Your advice is a pleasure to read, with helpful action-plans for effecting change. I love your articles on relationships with parents/children, being one's own best ...
Views: 2022 - How One Minute Can Change Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2012 from David OrmanThough I have been earning a living via the Internet for the past 14 years, I am by no means a computer geek. Competent to a degree? I can go along with that but a career with Microsoft is not in my future. When the network went down last night, needless to say, I was not very happy. Leaving ...
Views: 1457(1 vote) - The Secret to Optimal Nourishment of Body, Mind, and Spirit - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2012 from Janbreathe@aol.com Janbreathe@aol.com“Never eat with people you don’t like because your state of awareness will influence how your food is metabolized.” This is what Deepak Chopra said in a 1993 interview with Oprah Winfrey. He talked about a study that was done where rabbits were fed a diet that was extremely high in cholesterol. ...
Views: 1565(1 vote) - Your Focus Equals Your Commitment - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2012 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorIf you ever feel your focus is faulty, check your commitment. But, also look at what else is going on in your life. It was a Sunday, a day I’d planned to relax and do as little as I could get away with. There were good programs and movies on, and I wanted to slounge (sleep and lounge) the ...
Views: 1858(1 vote) - Become Childlike Once Again – Turn Anger into fascination - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Andrew HortonI am sure that you are like everyone else and you want to experience real positive and meaningful changes in the results you are currently enjoying in your life. The best way to this is to make a small shift to the way you view things. It is time for you to change your casual interest in ...
Views: 1392 - More on Happiness: Myth… Fiction…or Fate! - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2012 from Larry CraneMore on Happiness: Myth… Fiction…or Fate! What is your belief of what happiness really is? Is happiness some sort of myth or fictional reality that we only get to experience for brief periods of time and then it disappears? Is happiness only available to us for limited times? More and more ...
Views: 2356(1 vote) - Why It Matters That Men's and Women's Brains Are Different - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2012 from Lee GerdesIf you've been keeping up with the news, you know that the issue of women's roles is a hot potato right now on two fronts: political, and religious. I want to comment on the current furor from a neurological viewpoint. I believe it's crucial for the future of our world that we acknowledge ...
Views: 2705(1 vote) - Tolerating Allowing - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2012 from George SewellTo tolerate, or not to tolerate, that is the question. Well, yes it is a question. To tolerate means, in this sense, to endure and put up with someone/something (unhappily.) In effect, “I don’t like (it, you, them, etc., ) but I won’t (can’t) waste anymore of my time fussing with (it, you, ...
Views: 2070(1 vote) - Where's Your Focus? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Carrie GreeneI like to believe that I know what's most important to concentrate on. After all, the reason people hire me as their business coach is to help them get focused, set priorities and keep them motivated and productive, so that their projects get done and their business grows. So why have I felt ...
Views: 1767 - Happiness in Business - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2012 from John PerrinWhat’s your definition of happiness? Sales is about ensuring the customer is kept happy and that they leave with your offer still happy and they remain happy for the rest of the time they use your service or product. So are you ready to be happy? Age Matters It’s a simple fact that when we ...
Views: 1361 - Leaders Go Above and Beyond - Go the Extra Mile! - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2012 from Vernon MyersHave you ever been in a situation where you saw a leader take a specific action, yet you had no idea "why" or "how" the leader decided to take that specific action? Well, I have too! That's why I decided to study various leaders that I have worked with over 22 years and before long, I started to ...
Views: 3659 - Leaders Are Proactive, Not Reactive - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2012 from Vernon MyersHave you ever been in a situation where you saw a leader take a specific action, yet you had no idea "why" or "how" the leader decided to take that specific action? Well, I have too! That's why I decided to study various leaders that I have worked with over 22 years and before long, I started to ...
Views: 2179 - What You Are Made Of - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.What makes us the kind of person that we are today? It is a number of things! Who we are is a combination of our past, present and future thoughts and actions. Let’s look at it more closely. Your past-regardless if you had a great childhood with only minor struggles or if you had a hard ...
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