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- What's Your Dream? Write a New Chapter in Your Life! - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2011 from Saskia RoellWhat’s the ONE thing you’re dreaming about? That thing you want so badly and that you know would change your life forever if you had it? For you, it might be that you’ve always wanted to write a book. Or maybe you deeply want to find true love; or perhaps you’re ready for a career change; or ...
Views: 976 - What's Your Opinion about Opinions? - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2008 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorBill Bullard said, “Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge…is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world.” Our society seems to admire highly ...
Views: 4960 - What's Your PITA Score? - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2021 from Tim RhodeWhat do you bring to the table of life? Are you someone others want to be around? Do people and companies want to do business with you? Are they happy when you call or text them? Or, in the reverse, do you often feel slighted or ignored? Sometimes it’s hard to evaluate our own selves… so ...
Views: 728 - What's your signature story? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2012 from Barbara EdieEvery life has a story; and every story can change a life. This week I helped a client write her signature story, something I think is important for every leader, businessperson or organization to do. Your “signature story” reveals WHY you do what you do. And as Simon Sinek succinctly ...
Views: 2993 - What’s Your Word for 2014? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2014 from Andrea NovakowskiAt the beginning of each of the past two years, I’ve come up with a word using Christine Kane’s powerful workbook, “Your Word of the Year Discovery Tool.” Last year, I chose the word spaciousness. It became an impetus for doing things differently, and it led to me making five changes in my ...
Views: 1135 - When Being Arrogant is a Good Thing - by Submitted on May 20, 2015 from Ricky O' SheaI have always been a big believer in modesty and keeping an even keel (emotionally), whether you are experiencing great success or painful failure. Many people would agree that a modest person has an inner confidence that does not need to be flaunted; a sign of strong character. At the same ...
Views: 875 - When Control Gets Out of Control - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2014 from Melissa HeislerMargie was the best hostess. She greeted everyone at the door. She passed appetizers and offered drinks. Margie ensured that everyone had a good time and that absolutely everything was perfect. The problem was - this was not Margie’s party. She was a guest at the party like everyone else and yet ...
Views: 1298 - When everyone else thinks you’re crazy, you must be doing something right - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2017 from Art MurrayDid you know that the West Coast Offense in American football began as a mistake? In his book, “The Score Takes Care of Itself,” late NFL Hall of Fame Coach Bill Walsh recalls how a botched play led to a major change in how football teams run their offense. It goes back to a time when he was an ...
Views: 2822 - When Everything Is Going Downhill - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2017 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.comWhen things don't go well, frustration with other people or with yourself often comes up and our mood goes downhill fast. Have you had those days? Well, you are not alone. While we cannot control other people and all situations, we can manage our own emotions and how to deal with things ...
Views: 1646 - When is a Leader in Charge - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from cedric riceMany will say that if a leader is not visibly causing movement all of the time he or she is not in charge. I believe that a leader is effective and in charge when that leader has the group moving in the right direction. If a leader has a group moving to accomplish a goal then that leader is ...
Views: 1289 - When Law of Attraction Fails - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2013 from Joe VitaleHybrid cars are coming out of the floors and ceilings these days. While I’m still excited (and still waiting) for the Scorpion, that incredible hydrogen-gas super exotic car being made for me, I’m also keeping my eyes open for other green auto innovations. When Porsche announced its 918 Spyder, ...
Views: 851 - When Leadership Veers Off Course - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2012 from Asa BeaversIn case you’re wondering, leaders make mistakes too. Leaders can veer off-course just like anyone, sometimes creating havoc in their wake. They’re human just like you and I, but the difference is, they chose to put themselves front and center. Whether leading a large company or institution, a ...
Views: 1333 - When the going gets tough …the tough get going! - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2016 from Rupa ShendeIts cliched but so true! It is also true that when the going gets tough, the toughest thing to do is to become tough. I so understand you! I am totally with you on this one. It at times simply adds to misery when people advise you to do ten different things to come out of the tough situation – ...
Views: 1639 - When the Going Gets Tough...Just Keep Going - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Ben NelsonThere is no denying that along the path to success there are many obstacles, and there will be tough times along the way. If anyone ever gives you a "secret" to success that they say involves no pitfalls and no struggle or work, they are either lying to you or they have never actually tried it ...
Views: 2129 - When You Are “Satisfied” With What You Have, You Might As Well Be Dead - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Dr. Rick SchaeferWe hear a lot of messages that we should be less materialistic and just be satisfied with what we have. Well that simply is not our human nature. Every part of us… psychologically, physically, emotionally, spiritually… desires expansion and growth. If we finally achieve doing ten pull-ups, we ...
Views: 1178 - When You Believe - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Anne DeidreThere are many realities. In this energy, in your life, now more than ever, you can experience miracles, everyday. This may sound far fetched. There can be miracles when you believe. Who knows what miracles you can achieve, when you Believe. I am reminded of the beautiful duet that Mariah Carey ...
Views: 1407 - When You Fall off the Horse Don’t Lose Your Blackberry: Five Steps for Excelling in Tough Times - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanIt was a beautiful day in Costa Rica, the sun was shining and I was on the back of a beautiful horse named Diablo. I had been horseback riding numerous times before with no problems, so I wasn’t prepared for what would happen next. As Diablo and I hit full stride galloping across an open ...
Views: 1529 - When Your Back is Against the Wall… - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2015 from William CottringerWhen Your Back is Against the Wall… by Bill Cottringer …Or when you are caught between a rock and hard place and can’t get any lower because you are already lower than a snake’s belly. This is a horrible place to be in life, but only the lucky few escape these painful experiences. Most of ...
Views: 1770 - Where Are We? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Vickie GriffithDriving home to Virginia from South Carolina with our six-year-old exhilarated granddaughter in tow. For nearly three months she had been marking days off the calendar anticipating her visit with us in Virginia. Getting into the truck she was ready to be in our home,yet we had a seven to eight ...
Views: 1478 - Where Do We Go From Here? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Mark TingIn 2011, Medicare Supplement plans are changing. That doesn’t mean that we are going to suffer. After months of debate in Washington, healthcare reform is finally a reality! What does that mean to insurance companies? Is it the right thing? Is it a bad thing? Is it a mixed bag? From my ...
Views: 944 - Where does Integrity Start? - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Andrew HortonIntegrity is similar in meaning to a word we all encountered in math class at school, namely the word integer. As you remember, an integer in math means a whole number and similarly, integrity means wholeness or always projecting one set of standards to the world. Over the years the true meaning ...
Views: 1765 - Where Is There A Gift In A Serious Health Challenge? - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2008 from Judith Poole"In no way is cancer a gift!" The vehemence with which a member of my writing class made this assertion today caught me by surprise. First of all, she had misheard me, and projected on me her own animosity to the idea that there was some potential benefit in having cancer. That territory is a ...
Views: 893 - Where lies the Happiness in Life? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2020 from Sri TulasiEach one of us has a different kind of making themselves happy. I make myself happy by writing somethings. A friend from another site gave me the inspiration to write. This is what she said to encourage me It is not about the narration or use of words when an optimistic person like you writes ...
Views: 709 - Where to find a man? Top five places - by Many women have asked where I can find a man. What are the really juicy places to find your future husband? The truth is, most places to find really good men are within your grasp. In this article, we will look at the top five places to find a man.
Where to find a man Spot # 1 - Where to find ...
Views: 86 - Where you are...Where you want to be....How to get there! - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2014 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Life is pretty easy to figure out; we just complicate it by reading too much into it. We are wired to figure things out which work for us and we try a new approach if it isn’t working. A large part of getting to where you want to be is envisioning yourself already there. If you are a ...
Views: 2215 - 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: 1673 - Whether Work Or Play Put Everything Into It - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonOne major reason why successful people are successful is that they have harnessed the ability to focus 100% of their energy and attention into the things that they are doing. They see a vision and they focus their attention upon it. They are not easily distracted. Many of us are not ...
Views: 1179 - Who are you really? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2013 from Samantha G MartinWho are you really? When you talk to someone, or listen to someone, what perspective are you doing that from? I’m not talking about being a friend, a parent, a lover or even a nemesis; these are roles we play throughout our lives. I am talking about your true core, your personal truth, the ...
Views: 1093 - Who is Sitting in the Bleachers Seats of Your Life? - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2012 from Debbi DickinsonI find that my confidence level has a direct correlation to the positive attitudes of those people I am around. It doesn’t matter if they are at the office or my personal life. If I am constantly around negative people, overtime doubt and fear start edging their way into my life and my ...
Views: 1185 - Who is the best professional soccer player of all time? - by Any conversation about who is the best professional soccer player could go in a number of different directions. How many ways are there to judge who is the "best"? Which player has been on the team with the most wins, or perhaps the player with the most incredible personal stats?
Or you can ...
Views: 148 - Who is to blame? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Milton DeWayne BensonWho is to blame? One statement that always makes me laugh is when I hear someone say "You made me do it" or "You made me mad". DO you see anything comically wrong with these statements? Certainly when uttered as children those statements seem apropos. But I outgrew childhood in my childhood ...
Views: 1138 - Who Will You Choose to Be In 2023? - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2022 from Noelle NelsonThe great thing about a New Year is we get to make a fresh start. The not-so-great thing about a New Year is we get to make a fresh start. Which we often abandon within a month or so. We then feel guilty or bad about ourselves for not being able to stick with whatever it was. But what if you ...
Views: 504 - Who You Really Are - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from Paul Dalton"Everyone in this world shares the same innate source of wisdom, but it is hidden by the tangle of our own misguided thoughts." - Sydney Banks One of the coolest things about Transformative Coaching is that it encourages us peek behind the façade of our own story telling. That is, when we are ...
Views: 1664 - Whoa, Slow Down your Pace - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2010 from Deborah McIncrowReady, set, go! Do some mealtime occasions feel like you are on the run from the enemy? Could you possibly enter the Guinness Book of World Records for speed eating your evening meal or your lunch time delights? There’s no one by your side encouraging you to finish your meals in record time ...
Views: 1426 - Wholesale Computer Parts Distributor - Make Big Profits Selling Computer Parts - by Looking to be a wholesale distributor of computer parts? We'll tell you where to get your wholesale goods from, how you can successfully sell computer parts to others, and a business model that absolutely does it!
So where do we get the wholesale products from? Well, you may want to consult ...
Views: 163 - Who’s Running Who? - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Sharice HarrisWho’s Running Who? “Whenever I climb I am followed by a Dog called ‘Ego’ -Friedrich Nietzche Learning how-to love and accept ourselves at any given time is a never ending course in self-mastery. With the ever looming super-ego spouting out more than 3000 adverts filled with subconscious ...
Views: 1138 - Why a Positive Attitude is So Important - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Aboubakar PefouraHaving a positive attitude is always important, because, in the words of Lisa Nichols, what we “think” about, we “bring” about. That’s one of my favorite attitude quotes, maybe because it is one of the easiest to remember, but, also because it is true. If you want proof that it works, you ...
Views: 3698 - 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: 1618 - Why are compliments so hard to receive? - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from roslyn alperHave you ever noticed that when you receive a compliment you feel the need to discredit it? "Ah its old, I’ve had it for years." I find this interesting since I would imagine that most of the time when we leave the house, we have made an effort to wear something we like, or something we feel ...
Views: 2906 - Why are good leadership courses so important? - by Any business is only as good as its employees and this also applies to running that business. Managers must possess excellent leadership skills and be able to lead their teams and use all of their skills to motivate their staff to perform well and meet their objectives. Without effective ...
Views: 185 - Why are permanent eyelash extensions in vogue today? - by Submitted on May 06, 2020 from Wajahat AliWomen only wish for more technological advancements that facilitate their beauty and elegance. Today, they have many options to fix their eyes. These methods are temporary, semi-permanent, or permanent. As for improving the appearance of eyelashes, women can try permanent eyelash extensions. In ...
Views: 386 - Why are so many stuck in their old beliefs? - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from Manfred JohannsenAn old Zen story tells that you must empty your cup before you can achieve something new. This applies also to your life situation. You must dare to give away in order to make room for something else to replace it. If you have a garage filled with old car tires, an old furniture, or ...
Views: 1562 - Why did he leave me? - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2020 from Pearls of WisdomWhy did he leave me by Beth Shepherd psychic and therapist I met George six years ago and we hit it off instantly, he was everything I wanted in a man, sensible, bright, caring, loving, sexy, good looking, kind, great job, good with money, responsible and mature! I was over the moon and we ...
Views: 627 - Why Did the Dog Cross the Road? - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Cheri AlguireIn ancient times, lessons were taught via stories told around the campfires at the end of the day. The wise elders would tell and retell fables that turned into modern stories such as "The Hare and the Tortoise" where the moral of "slow and steady wins the ...
Views: 2650 - Why Do I Attract Negative People and Things? - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Terry WildemannWhy Do I Attract Negative People and Things? Article by Terry Wildemann, CEC, CPCC When negative people and things constantly come into our lives – at home and in the workplace – take notice how much you could be contributing to attracting them due to negativity in the form of YOUR words, ...
Views: 3958 - Why Do I Suffer? - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2016 from Dawn Howard WeaverWhy Do I Suffer? As I wake up each morning I have to remind myself not to listen to the voice in my head. It is a constant barrage of negative thoughts about my life. Luckily, this morning in particular that very wise part of me reminded me to “Thank, don’t think.” I have shared this with ...
Views: 985 - Why Do We Wait For An Expert To Tell Us The Answers We Already Know? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2012 from Razan Z. KilaniHave you ever postponed some thing you really wanted or needed to do until you had a long Wanna-Do List later that never got fulfilled? Have you ever wished for extra time to sleep a bit more, read longer, or do something different? After you’ve finally found the time, have you found ...
Views: 1251 - Why do women have crystal ball readings? - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2021 from Pearls of WisdomWhy do women have crystal ball readings? It often depends on how seriously a person takes their life. Some can be very laid back and leave it to luck to sort out their aspirations and problems - of course, those are usually the ones whose life never improves and gets worse or stays bad and ...
Views: 643 - Why do you settle for less when you could be extraordinary? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2015 from Clement McGrathWhat does it mean to live in an extraordinary life, in your own unique way? First of all be aware that it does not mean you have to be larger than life and be involved in super-human achievements. Nor does it mean you have to be famous and stride across the world stage for all to see and admire. ...
Views: 1470 - Why Having a Positive Attitude toward Life Is Your Greatest Asset - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2011 from Greg FrostA positive attitude refers to the habit of looking at situations and things from the bright side of life. It is simply the habit of remaining very optimistic in life despite the fact of some challenges that may be staring you at the face or the ugly situations you may be living with. You can ...
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