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Snapshot Management: Leaders under the Spotlight Use Emotional Intelligence - By Reldan Nadler- Child Abuse: Can Someone Hate Themselves If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperAs a result of being abused and/or neglected as a child, one may find that it is a challenge for them to feel good about themselves. Their time on this planet is then going to be anything but fulfilling. In fact, it could seem as though they are in hell as opposed to hell being somewhere ...
Views: 773 - Communication: Can Someone Use Their Imagination To Improve Their Communication Skills? - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone wants to improve their communication skills and to make it easier for them to talk to others, a number of ideas could enter their mind. Firstly, they could think about getting a book on communication, and secondly, they could decide to go to places where they can talk to ...
Views: 676 - Healing Journey: Do We Repeat The Past Until We Heal It? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIn the world of self-development, it has been said that there is no such thing as a new problem; it is just an old problem that is being played out again. Upon hearing this, someone could find it hard to understand how this is so. One could have a number of challenges in their life and these ...
Views: 735 - GREEN, YELLOW & RED LIGHTS - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2020 from William CottringerGREEN, YELLOW & RED LIGHTS By Bill Cottringer “Three things cannot be long hidden: The sun, the moon, and the truth.” ~Buddha. The sheer power of the number three, or dividing things into thirds, is probably one of the first governing principles of the universe discovered and ...
Views: 1074 - FOUR CRUCIBLES OF SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2020 from William CottringerFOUR CRUCIBLES OF SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP By Bill Cottringer "A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better." ~Jim Rohn. The four crucibles of successful leadership include: Becoming an expert at ...
Views: 1205 - The Media: Does The Mainstream Media Only Need To Repeat Something For People To Believe It? - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperNowadays, there are so many different media sources, and so many of these sources come out with the same thing. There have even been videos made where different newsreaders from different news stations are saying exactly the same thing. After watching a video like this, it will be perfectly ...
Views: 565 - Neglect: Can Someone Carry A Lot Of Emotional Pain If They Were Neglected As A Child? - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was a neglected as a child, there will have been the pain that they went through for many years while they were younger and, now that they are an adult, there can be all the pain that they experience. What took place will have happened a long time go, that much is clear, but time ...
Views: 756 - Depression: Why Do Some People Get Depressed When They Give Up Extreme Sports? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIn recent years, a lot has been said about mental and emotional health and how so many people are not in a good way. Largely, the focus has been on the inner challenges that the average person is trying to deal with. Along with this, there have been times when different celebrities have come ...
Views: 830 - Neglect: What Beliefs Can Someone Have If They Were Neglected As A Child? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough someone might not realise that they were neglected as a child, it doesn’t mean that what took place will be firmly behind them. Their physical appearance will have changed and they might even live in a totally different environment, but their adult life could have a lot in common with ...
Views: 762 - What Indian Vedic astrology tells us? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2020 from Sri TulasiAstrology's etymological meaning is ' Astron ' means star and ' Logos ' means science Overall; it's the science that studies the stars within the horoscope of each person. It's been prevailing not only in India but also all over the planet. However, India has been paid importance for the study ...
Views: 956 - 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: 803 - Break Through Your Barriers in 2020 - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2020 from Melinda UrbanThere are times in our spiritual journey when we find ourselves grappling with the most intense inner conflicts. Rather than confront them, we would sometimes prefer to hide under the covers. We can try to deny that there’s an issue waiting to be addressed, or pray to be rescued, but deep down ...
Views: 978 - An insider's information to Seoul: from pet restaurants to disco bowling - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2020 from muller lukacsIt is difficult to learn what to produce of South Korea; several are aware of what a modern and interesting state it is. Usually overshadowed by the histrionics of their cousin to the north, it has amazed economists with its rags-to-riches transformation. The Korean peninsula was divided in ...
Views: 616 - Why Do You Want To Achieve Something? - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperNow that a New Year has just begun, there is a lot being said about goals and making this a year that is unlike any other. This is something that you may have heard online and/or something that the people in your life have spoken about. When I hear anything like this, it makes me think about ...
Views: 977 - How We Weaken Relationships or Strengthen Them - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2019 from Kare AndersonWhen things go wrong, we tend to blind ourselves to other’s feelings. We are more likely to fall into a destructive behavioral trap. Sadly, when we do, we cannot be empathic. We weaken that human bond that’s vital to re-grouping and resilience. These blinding mindsets make us feel dumb, ...
Views: 842 - Anxiety: Does The Modern-Day World Make People Anxious? - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperAlong with depression, anxiety is one of the most common mental, as well as emotional and physical, problems in today’s world. Emotional and physical was used above as both depression and anxiety is not always just a mental problem. Like depression, anxiety is often something that affects ...
Views: 853 - Unmet Childhood Needs: Can Someone Spend Their Adult Life Trying To Receive What They Didn’t Receive As A Child? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone is an adult, it could be said that their childhood is firmly behind them. Along with looking different, they won’t have the same needs as they had when they were younger. That doesn’t mean that some of their needs won’t be the same, but a lot of them will be different. With this ...
Views: 716 - Anxiety: What Causes Anxiety? - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone has anxiety problems, they may have a strong need to find a way to change their life. Then again, they could simply tolerate what is taking place and do the best that they can to keep it together. Undoubtedly, it is going to be far better if someone has a strong need to change ...
Views: 1942 - Being: Do Some Peoples Childhoods Stop Them From Being Able To Just Be? - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperEven though someone will be a human being, it doesn’t mean that they will be able to just be. As a result of this, they will be a human being in name only; they won’t actually be able to act like one. Ergo, instead of being able to do nothing and to feel comfortable doing nothing, they will ...
Views: 908 - Child Abuse: What Beliefs Can Someone Have About Their True-Self If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperOne thing that can happen, that’s if one was abused and/or neglected as a child, is that they may have disconnected from their true-self. Due to what took place, they can believe that they have to hide who they are. Therefore, while living in this way will stop them from being able to be an ...
Views: 789 - Child Abuse: What Beliefs Can Someone Have About Other People If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was abused and/or neglected as a child, they might not have a favourable view of their fellow human beings. As a result of this, they will be part of the human race but they can feel the need to keep their distance from others. Through being this way, their life is likely to be far ...
Views: 813 - Child Abuse: What Beliefs Can Someone Have About Their Own Worth If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperOne of the effects of early abuse and/or neglect is that one can have no sense of their own value as an adult. Deep down, they can feel as though they have absolutely no value whatsoever. As a result of this, it will probably be hard for them to feel comfortable in their own skin and they ...
Views: 730 - Victim Mentality: What Beliefs Can Someone Have If They Have A Victim Mentality? - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone is unable to see that they have an effect on their life, they can have what is often described as a ‘victim mentality’. Other people are then going to being in control of what does or doesn’t happen to them. Through experiencing life in this way, it is likely to mean that their ...
Views: 740 - Self-Sabotage: Can Someone’s Fear Of Overshadowing Their Parents Cause Them To Sabotage Their Life? - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperEven though someone can have the desire to move forward in their life, it doesn’t mean that they have been able to get very far. Now, this could be because they simply haven’t taken action. Thus, their desire to change their life will be there, but they won’t have taken the time to do ...
Views: 733 - Overcome Shame and Guilt with Mindfulness - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2019 from Julie PotikerOne of the core elements of mindfulness is learning how to identify where emotions are occurring in the body. Emotion is not just an experience of the mind, after all. It is a visceral, whole-self experience. And when you can notice and become aware of the emotions in your body, you can treat ...
Views: 1342 - How to Excavate the Hidden Wounds to Help you Heal Shame - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2019 from Sheryl Paul“Whatever we have taken from them, the founding story of our lives, imposed on us by a mother and father who in turn inherited a faulty script from their own parents, isn’t even ours.” – Derren Brown in Happy There is an element of your shame that is not yours. It was drip-fed down through ...
Views: 1092 - How To Take Action And Live Without Regrets - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhat someone could find is that when they look back on their day or their week, there are a number of things that they wished they had done. They could spend hours wondering why they didn’t do something and beat themselves up in the process. The months are then going to go by and one is not ...
Views: 848 - Do The Things That Empower You - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperJust as someone can need to eat certain things to function at their best, they can also need to do certain things to be able to feel empowered. As a result of this, if they don’t do certain things, they won’t be able to feel strong and alive. However, if someone has felt disempowered for a ...
Views: 773 - Neglect: Can Childhood Neglect Cause Someone To Feel Worthless? - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperThere are people on this planet that have a sense of their own value and then there are those that don’t. It can be as though some people were born with this in place, while others weren’t. Still, even though it might seem as though this is something that someone is born with, there is far ...
Views: 930 - Child Abuse: What Beliefs Can Someone Have About Their Own Existence If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was abused and/or neglected as a child, it may have stopped them from realising that they deserve to be here. As a result of what took place, it can be as if they have no right to be on this planet. What took place at this stage of their life will then define how they experience ...
Views: 800 - How to succeed at situational judgement tests in five easy steps - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2019 from Emily WatsonA situational judgement test is a type of psychometric test designed to unpick how candidates react in different situations commonly seen in the workplace. As a result, they’re a popular tool for employers looking to hire decisive, efficient, logical thinkers. The test normally involves a set of ...
Views: 660(1 vote) - Victim Mentality: Why Is It Hard For Someone To Let Go Of A Victim Mentality? - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone has the tendency to believe that the world is against them and that they play no part in what takes place in their life, it is likely to show that they have a victim mentality. Through having this outlook, one is going to be nothing more than an observer of their life. Their life ...
Views: 621 - Mortified by My Mistake Yet I Learned - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2019 from Kare AndersonTo this day I’m mortified when I see a box of chocolates. I was in the Antwerp airport, heading back to San Francisco. Before settling into a seat at my gate I bought two indulgences for the flight home, John le Carré’s Our Kind of Traitor and a box of Pierre Marcolini truffles, one of the most ...
Views: 869 - Your Wounds Are Your Gifts - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperOne thing that one may have heard, if they are into self-development or on the healing path, is that their wounds are their gifts. Now, if one is in a lot of pain, it can be hard for them to get their head around this. This could be a time when they are struggling with the fear of ...
Views: 712 - How to Honor Someone in Ways That Uplift Many Others - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2019 from Kare AndersonAfter the priest moved to a new parish he approached his superior to ask, "Would you mind if I smoked while praying?" and was turned down. It is wise for us to learn how to ask for something in a way that enables others to agree. For example, the priest might have said, "Would you mind if I pray ...
Views: 940 - Child Abuse: Can Child Abuse Cause Someone To Dissociate As An Adult? - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIn recent years, a lot has been said about the importance of being present and living in the moment. Numerous books have been written about it and there have even been programs on TV that go into this. This surely shows that this is something that is a challenge for a lot of people; if this ...
Views: 838 - Reach Out For Support If You Need It - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperThere are many books and films that talk about how important it is for someone to keep going and to keep getting back up, no matter what happens. This is something that is often mentioned when it comes to being successful and being able to overcome challenges. Another ability that is often ...
Views: 728 - You Are More Than Your Circumstances - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone has had a certain challenge for a long time, they can believe that there is nothing that they can do. Therefore, due to how long something has been in their life, it can be seen as something that is permanent. As a result of this, they are just going to have to tolerate what is ...
Views: 707 - Neglect: What Can Happen If Someone Was Neglected As A Child? - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was abused as a child, it might be possible for them to see that their childhood was anything but nurturing. However, if they were neglected during this stage of their life, this might not be possible. The reason for this is that when it comes to abuse, someone might be able to see ...
Views: 813 - Child Abuse: Can Someone Live In Different Survival Modes If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperAs a child, one would have been powerless, dependent and not equipped to deal with their emotions or too much arousal. This is why they needed caregivers who were loving, caring, and emotionally in tune. Yet, as they were abused at this stage of their life, they wouldn’t have received what ...
Views: 776 - Child Abuse: Can Child Abuse Cause Someone To Live In Fight Mode As An Adult? - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough someone could live in an area that is relatively safe, they could behave as though their life is constantly under threat. What this means is that they could have the tendency to be aggressive. As a result of this, they could routinely get into heated arguments and even fights. So no ...
Views: 734 - Child Abuse: Can Child Abuse Cause Someone to Live in Freeze Mode As An Adult? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperAs an adult, one will most likely have the ability to take action by moving their body and to speak by using their voice. Therefore, they will have the ability to just be and to do nothing, and they will have the ability to do and to express themselves. However, while this could be the case, ...
Views: 700 - “Without A Body, I Am Nobody” - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperTowards the end of last year, I read the ‘The Divided Self’ by R.D. Laing and, before this, I read ‘The Integrity of the Personality’ by Anthony Storr. In one or both of these books, it went into how someone felt like a nobody as they were disconnected from their body. One then had a physical ...
Views: 704 - Emotionally Unavailable Fathers: Can A Man Have A Lot of Unmet Needs To Grieve If He Had An Emotionally Unavailable Father? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperJust because a man’s early years are behind him, it doesn’t mean that what took place during this time in his life is no longer affecting him. This may have been a time when his father was physically there, but emotionally absent. What this means is that even though his father was around at ...
Views: 946 - Gut Health, Anxiety, and the Holidays Made Simple - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2019 from Sheryl PaulI’m delighted to share this guest post by Dianne Rishikof, a registered dietician and licensed nutritionist, where she shares her extensive knowledge on the connection between anxiety and gut health. I first read Dianne’s incredible book, “Health Takes Guts: Your Comprehensive Guide to ...
Views: 983 - Child Abuse: Can Affirmations Help Someone If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to the tools that are held in high esteem in the self-development world, affirmations are right at the top. There are even people that believe that one can transform their whole life by using these alone. For others, they will be seen as powerful but they won’t be seen as some ...
Views: 708 - Child Abuse: Can Child Abuse Set Someone Up To Believe That It Is Not Safe Enough For Them To Exist? - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough someone will have a body and live on planet earth, it doesn’t mean that they will feel comfortable being in their body and living on the earth. This can be due to what took place when they younger. If this is so, thanks to what they went through as a child, they won’t be able to ...
Views: 709 - When The Student Is Ready, The Teacher Will Appear - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone is going through a tough time or is unable to handle a certain obstacle, they can have the need to find a way through what is taking place. Regardless of what it is, their life might not have been this way for very long or it may have been this way for quite some time. Either way, ...
Views: 687 - Child Abuse: Can Child Abuse Cause Someone To Have A Fear of Being Seen? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhile it can seem as though being seen is a normal part of being human, it doesn’t mean that this is actually the case. So, just because someone’s being can be seen by others, it doesn’t mean that they will feel comfortable with being seen for who they are. There is then going to be a big ...
Views: 755 - Indeed, you deserve the credit - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2019 from Ketan PWhen you are about to do something unique and aimed to achieve something great,then you end up achieving all that by your own alone. It may happen that you lose the support from the others and there’s only you who have to go through it. In this case, you have not given up and accepted the ...
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