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New View, New You, New Life - by Rob White5 Primal Principles of Communication - by Rob White- ***Why You Should be Arrogant - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromWhy You Should be Arrogant Each of us has something we value that we are devoted to within ourselves, that we are 'better at' than other people are because we pay attention more to that one thing than others do. This is our personal superiority, and by golly, we are entitled to it. My ...
Views: 4581(5 votes) - 5 Signs the Tide is Turning in Your Favor - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Phyllis KingI am passionate about the topic of prosperity. I do my best to give it definitions that contain real meaning for people. So often our external reality tells us what our prosperity should be or look like. It diminishes us rather than supports us. When we focus on external definitions, we ...
Views: 4565 - LIVING IN HARMONY WITH THE UNIVERSE - by "The most beautiful and most profound emotion one can experience is the source of the mystical. It is the source of all true science."
Albert Einstein
In our culture the prevalent belief is that we are separate individuals. The average person believes that they begin and end at their skin. ...
Views: 4559 - Self Nuturing or Self Indulgence? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Sharon BallSo many of us feel guilty about taking time for ourselves. The very words self care or self nurturing sound selfish. We feel guilty and selfish because we don’t understand the difference between self care/self nurturing and self indulgence. Self indulgence is similar to narcissistic behavior. ...
Views: 4558 - Communication: Is It Important To Respect Other People's Personal Space? - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperDuring those moments when one is in a crowded place, it is not going to be possible for them to maintain their personal space. The space that they need in order to feel comfortable is not going to exist. This could be something that one experiences everyday or it could be something that ...
Views: 4552 - 3 Ways You Can Make a Difference in the Lives of Others With ADHD - by Submitted on May 18, 2012 from Laurie DuparWhen you’re living with ADHD (in yourself or a loved one), every day can feel like a struggle. And when you find something that works to make everyday life run just a little bit smoother, that one tip can be a lifesaver! And if that tip was shared with you by someone else, you feel eternally ...
Views: 4545(1 vote) - How You Can Have Tremendous Joy That Money Can't Buy - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionIf I grant you one wish, asking you, "Do you want money or joy?" which one would you choose? Yes, you can only pick one. Now, carefully think it over. I know what's going through your mind; you're thinking, "If I pick money, I'll be able to have joy, too." Certainly, money can buy you ...
Views: 4518(2 votes) - How can I become more powerful and influential? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Teppie and Christina ChartomatsidisWho is truly powerful and influential? If you want to discern a person who truly has power and influence, don’t just look out for characteristics such as extroversion, popularity and pushiness. Don’t be mistaken, many people who appear to be powerful and influential by boasting of their ...
Views: 4506 - The Empowered Ego: Developing Inner Strength - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2019 from Michaiel BovenesHow to Heal and Mature Your Ego into an Ally You must develop your spiritual nature in order to mature the ego into an Adult. The characteristic of the ego at this stage is that of waking up from the trance addiction to uncover its spiritual nature. The adult ego unlike the lesser evolved ego, ...
Views: 4502(1 vote) - Article One: The Einstein Visualization Formula - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Thomas LeighArticle One Quantum Mind Information A Series of Articles on the Quantum Theory of Mind and Soul Evolution The Einstein Visualization Formula With yesterday’s science the pendulum of mankind's beliefs in any God, had swung to a dogmatic lack of any belief outside of ...
Views: 4498(1 vote) - Are Competing Commitments Holding You Back? - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2010 from Val WilcoxCompeting Commitments may be getting in the way of following your dreams. You say you’re committed to achieving a certain goal, yet your actions say otherwise. What you say and what occurs are total opposites. Your actions speak louder than words. Have you ever had this happen? Have you ...
Views: 4497(2 votes) - 5 STEPS TO OVERCOMING THE FEAR FACTOR - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Katy AllgeyerI grew up in New Hampshire where winters were always white. This was ski country and somehow I was 18 and a senior in high school before I enrolled in ski lessons (only to find every single classmate in my group was a 6-year old first grader). Those little kids were zooming down the slopes while ...
Views: 4493(3 votes) - Are You Leaving Things Better Than You Found Them? - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2010 from Dr. Robin RushloStarting with this quote today, it has touch my heart and changed my mindset forever. Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it better than you found it.Jim Rohn When you first read this quote, lots of things can come to mind. What comes to mind if you are business for ...
Views: 4488(3 votes) - Anger Management: Three Rules for Managing Your Anger - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Kristina von RosenvingeAnger is a useful healthy emotions because it alerts us to the fact that something is bothering us. It is what we do with our anger that makes the difference between handling anger well or not. Anger can be such an overwhelming emotion that people often feel that they are losing control. It ...
Views: 4478(1 vote) - The Comfort Zone is Where Dreams Go To Die - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2020 from W.T. & Pamela HamiltonThe Comfort Zone. It’s a place where ambition goes to retire. Where yesterday’s dream dissolves into the world of undiscovered possibilities. Where leaders become followers and the passionate become passive. There is no light at the end of the Comfort Zones tunnel. Just a dim haze of the ...
Views: 4466 - Sharing Some of Dr Martin Luther King’s Most Famous Words of Inspiration and Empowerment - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing Some of Dr Martin Luther King’s Most Famous Words of Inspiration and Empowerment Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): Martin Luther King Jnr, Love, Power of Love, Quotations on Love, Hope, Dreams, Peace, Inspirational Quotes, Inspiration, Empowerment ...
Views: 4448(2 votes) - What are UXO and UXB surveys? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from Elizabeth CrossUXOs are Unexploded Ordinance; a phrase used to describe buried bombs, grenades or artillery shells. A UXO survey will scan terrain or marine environments for such safety risks, ensuring construction works can be carried out without unnecessary health or financial risks. Unexploded Ordinance ...
Views: 4425 - The Keys to Unlock Your Human Potential - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2005 from Bennett MarksSo many of us go through life knowing we could have more, but unsure of how to get it!We know that we have greater potential and long for a better life; spending countless hours thinking and searching, but still frustrated because nothing seems to answer our questions! How would you like to ...
Views: 4422 - Social Media: Can Social Media Stop Us From Living In The Moment? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperWhile one’s attention can be in the moment, it can also go into the past and focus on the future. This is something that is likely to take place for most people on the planet and it could also be described as normal. At times, one will want to reflect on the past to remind them of something ...
Views: 4408 - Are You a Victim or a Survivor? - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2009 from Mary Ellen HalloranIf you’re like most people, your life has changed in some way during the past few months. Your retirement savings may have dwindled; your job may be in jeopardy; you may have been forced to cut back on movies, restaurant dining and other leisure activities; you may have had to postpone buying a ...
Views: 4401 - How To Break Free From A Dead End Life - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Greg BakerIn my role as a Pastor and counselor I encounter many people who have found themselves seemingly at a dead end in life. Not only do they lack purpose—or the purpose they have is not one they sought or wanted—but they seem to blunder from disaster to disaster on a fairly consistent basis. And ...
Views: 4396(1 vote) - Are people really choosing to stay unemployed? Really? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from JAMES MAIOHOAre people really choosing to stay unemployed? Really? These comments are from a discussion I had with a man in Michigan. How do we motivate, inspire, reach and help here? The following is a response from a man in Michigan to a community where I posed the preceding question. I have the ...
Views: 4390(2 votes) - I Love You! The Impact and the Numerology - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2010 from Kathleen LamoureuxI Love You! Do you say these words enough? Do you say them too much? Do you say them at all? According to marriage expert, Alisa Bowman, a sincere verbal expression of love at key times of the day can really have a positive impact on your "love connection." Couples who say "I Love You" on ...
Views: 4382(2 votes) - Influence Comes Down To The Three C's - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Ty BennettHave you ever wondered what makes someone influential? Why did people follow Gandhi? Or Martin Luther King Jr.? What makes leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians or salespeople influential? These are the questions I have asked myself for years. In my career I have had a chance to work with ...
Views: 4380(1 vote) - ***CONQUER YOUR INNER CRITIC - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2012 from Doris HelgeTHE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR INNER CRITIC When you hear putdowns like “You’re not good enough” or “You’ll fail,” it’s difficult to imagine that your inner critic has been slaving away, nonstop, for most of your life . . . with your best interests in mind. What? Your inner critic is misguided, but its ...
Views: 4372(1 vote) - ***THE PITFALLS OF POSITIVE THINKING . . . Transform pain into power with a proven approach - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2011 from Doris HelgeWHY TRADITIONAL APPROACHES FAIL TO PRODUCE THE HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS YOU WANT Most people are hungry for happiness. They're searching for real answers to age-old questions because much of what we've been taught is upside down and backward. For example, when people put on a happy face or try ...
Views: 4367 - Success Begins in the Mind - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Brad HessPOW’s during World War II lived in some of the most unbearable living conditions imaginable. Those who survived the Bataan Death March were among the most ill treated people on the earth. In his biography, Russell A. Grockett, Sr. tells of some of these horrible circumstances. He was on the ...
Views: 4366(1 vote) - Setting High Personal Standards - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2004 from Steve BrunkhorstIn his book, "The 22 Non-Negotiable Laws of Wellness,"author Greg Anderson wrote, "Let us be about setting highstandards for life, love, creativity, and wisdom. If ourexpectations in these areas are low, we are not likely toexperience wellness. Setting high standards makes every dayand every ...
Views: 4357(1 vote) - Can People Really Ever Change? - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2003 from Sally FranzWhen is it time to change? When you become aware of dissatisfaction in your life. What causes people to examine how they got caught up in their present situation? Often a word from a friend—not always a kind word either—a book you read, a speaker you heard. It begins when it occurs to you there ...
Views: 4342(1 vote) - ***YOUR INNER CRITIC Vs. YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2013 from Doris HelgeHave you ever said “Yes” when you wanted to say “No?” Are you ever angry because your needs are ignored? Your self-esteem will soar when you stop being who you think you “should be” and become the shining star you truly are. The world is starved for your ...
Views: 4338(1 vote) - The 3 Steps To Having The Power of Completion - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Dwayne KlassenWhat is incomplete in your life? What part of YOU are you ignoring? Do you strive on getting your goals listed and work hard to achieve them? This is both admirable and encouraged behaviour to help move you forward. We all know the power of setting and achieving goals. However, something ...
Views: 4330(4 votes) - Your Career, Your Purpose, and Your Spiritual Path - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Michael Roland"Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart." When Jalal al din Rumi wrote those words in thirteenth century Persia it is unlikely that he had any idea of the vast array of career and life choices available to a twenty-first century ...
Views: 4323(3 votes) - Cultivate Positive Thoughts and Feelings - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Robert NajemyYou need a peaceful, clear and positive mind in order manifest your needs for your self, your family and perhaps even for society and the world. Our emotions have a direct effect on our bodies. Every time we feel an emotion, our endocrine system excretes certain hormones or peptides that ...
Views: 4257(2 votes) - How to Demote Yourself - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Ian HendersonMany years ago I read Dr Stephen Covey’s seminal work ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’. It made me think about the crucial difference that exists between being efficient and being effective. I came to define efficiency as ‘doing the job right’, whatever the job was. Effectiveness, on ...
Views: 4250 - Embracing Reality - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2004 from Mary AllenAcceptance simply means "EMBRACING WHAT IS". Acknowledging the "what is"......may include yourself, your spouse, significant other, job, house, health or a set of circumstances. With ACCEPTANCE, we embrace PEACE. And, it's in this peace that miracles happen. For those of us that thrive on ...
Views: 4230(1 vote) - Death, Divorce or Job Loss: 5 Keys to Help You Move past the Pain - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Ruth SeebeckWe must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. ~Kenji Miyazawa It is a common tale. My client was upset by the tension at her job. Management changes had everyone nervous – clients and employees. “How can this happen?” “What happens next?” “Why can’t everything just be ...
Views: 4220 - *** Mission Statements, Goals, Action Plans and Timelines - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Jo Anne Bishop PhD MPA“You can’t always get what you want . . . . . . but you get what you need.” - The Rolling Stones 2009 Mission Statement, Objective, Action Plan, Timelines The Art of Accountability Manifesting Dreams into Reality By Jo Anne Bishop, PhD, MPA Definitions: Mission statement – an ...
Views: 4216(3 votes) - ***Being proactive in daily life - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2011 from Mark HarrisonSteven Covey’s bestselling book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effect People, starts off by telling us that the foundation of an effective life is proactivity. This is a term derived from Viktor Frankl’s remarkable book, Man’s Search for Meaning, in which Frankl recounts the time he spent in a ...
Views: 4212 - 11 hints for life - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2012 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriEleven Hints for Life 1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel. 2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that ...
Views: 4195(1 vote) - Feedforward or Feedback? Communication for Moving People to Action - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2011 from Germaine PorcheRecently, during a coaching session with an executive (whom we’ll call Jodie), I listened as she described conversations with her staff. The feedback that her staff gave her went something like this: “You’re hard to communicate with.” “I don’t feel empowered when you speak to me.” “You ...
Views: 4192(6 votes) - Emotionally Undeveloped: Why Are Some People Emotionally Undeveloped? - by Submitted on May 17, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperNot every part of a human being develops at the same rate, and this is to be expected. If one was to look at nature and see how a tree grows, they will soon see that the branches are not all the same length. Some are longer than others and at the same time, it hasn’t affected the tree. It is ...
Views: 4191 - Calming Your Inner Critic - by Submitted on May 29, 2009 from Jane Shure•Do you put yourself down for not being “good enough” or “smart enough?” •Do you have difficulty knowing what’s realistic to expect of yourself? •Do you compare yourself and often feel inferior or superior? •Do you call yourself names when faced with frustration or defeat? •Do you expect ...
Views: 4189 - Being Enough: Why Do Some People Not Feel Good Enough? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperThis is something that can come under many names, from self esteem, to self worth, self belief and confidence. And no matter what words are used, what it ultimately comes down to is the feeling or sense of being enough. Here one feels that who they are is enough, and this relates to who they ...
Views: 4180 - Life Balance: Tips from a Yoga Class - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Carolyn EllisIt can be tricky to find that place of balance in life. Juggling work, family, community and personal needs isn’t easy, but I believe it is part of what makes life joyful and meaningful. I’ve certainly had my fair share of days when hours spent on the phone or behind the computer whizz by and I ...
Views: 4178(4 votes) - The Achiever's Bias for Action - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2005 from William G Jr CovingtonCopyright 2005 by Dr. William G. Covington, Jr. A bias for action separates doers from mere dreamers. Action leaves something in its wake. People who leave legacies are action-oriented. They don't wait for ideal circumstances, they act regardless of what is happening around them. Action ...
Views: 4173(2 votes) - Psychological Boundaries: The Ability To Say Yes And No - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperThe term boundaries can seem unclear and even confusing at times. What does the term ‘boundaries’ mean? And how does it relate to psychological wellbeing? Are they the same as ‘walls’? And in this context what are walls? What I am describing here are psychological boundaries. So here I will ...
Views: 4167 - Committing To Excellence - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from JODI NICHOLSONBy Jodi Nicholson Success starts with desire, perpetuates through a positive attitude and belief, and is achieved by commitment to excellence and perseverance. “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather ...
Views: 4159(1 vote) - 10 reasons why Andrew Carnegie was materially and spiritually successful - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieWHERE DOES SUCCESS COME FROM? Behind every successful man is a team of people – past, present and future. You probably have heard that “Behind every successful man is a woman.” It is certainly true that a good woman can really help a man to be successful, but the truth is that behind every ...
Views: 4150 - ***What Makes a Positive life Positive? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2011 from Janet NestorLife feels positive when you experience happiness. Happiness is one of many ingredients that make a positive life positive. However, it takes many more ingredients to create the positive life you want. When you are productive, you feel positive. You feel balanced and connected to the big ...
Views: 4105(24 votes) - Happiness: Why Do Some People Believe That They Don't Deserve To Be Happy? - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperWhat makes one person happy is not necessarily going to be the same as what makes another person happy, but while their requirements may be different, they both have the need to be happy. This is something that most people on the planet want to experience; with their being many ways in which one ...
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