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- Managing the Out of Balance Moments - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Barbara AlexanderTo be able to manage the out of balance moments of our lives is a skill that everyone can use! Once we understand that we are always creating, you can learn how to support yourself when those "out of left field" things come around in your life. I was listening to a CD about energy and the ...
Views: 1569 - 3 Clear Steps to Radically Change Your Life for the Better Today - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from Valencia RayCollaborative leadership, networking, team building and communication skills are all considered valuable and vital to business success in the evolving workplace. Typically, when a person decides that he or she wants to learn skill sets related to these areas, they proceed to learn techniques. ...
Views: 1431 - Building Your Business-It's Like Solving Rubik's Cube - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2012 from Marcy StahlDo you want to build a bigger business? This is actually a profound question. I meet a lot of people who repeatedly say they want a different business (or boyfriend, or body shape) but they never take any action toward that new thing. Remember the Rubik's cube from the 80s? You've probably ...
Views: 2907 - Your Success “Blind Spot” - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from Judy WidenerSuccess is a quality, not a quantity. The quality you call success is a feeling. Totally separate from the stuff you accumulate. You could have 10 cars and a great title, but if the feeling of success is missing, you're not successful. You feel successful when you attain anything you deem ...
Views: 1401 - How You React or Respond to Crisis Can Make or Break Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2012 from Valencia RayYour true potential will be elusive if you are fearful of change. In fact, if you want to expand the vision for your life, you will have to stop looking for the status quo. Most people have warning signs that they need to move on before things get to the point of crisis. Yet they tend to react ...
Views: 1052 - Happiness Helps Your Business – and Health – Bottom Line - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Valencia RayHappiness is a perception that is subject to how one sees life, how one interprets their circumstances. Brain research essentially shows we create our reality by assigning the meaning to our lives. Research shows that our ability to create and manage positive emotions is one of the foundations ...
Views: 1036 - 2 Quick Tips for Turning Consults Into Clients - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2012 from Michele McGrewTo the big-hearted healer, there's nothing sweeter than the sound of the telephone ringing. That's the gift you get when you've written your website so wisely that potential clients feel compelled to call YOU. Your job on the phone then is simply to confirm their hunch that you're the right ...
Views: 1087 - How to Be Different and Live Your Dreams! - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2012 from Agu JaachynmaMost people’s disposition and expressions are determined by the circumstances of life, thereby dictating their responses in this life. But you are not ordinary, circumstances and people do not determine who you are. You’re a master in life. You’re born to reign! You are a king over the ...
Views: 1085 - Leap To Find Your Bonus - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2012 from Debra Woog,I heard too much yakking about Leap Day (February 29) being an “extra” day this year. A “bonus” day. A day to do something special. Every time I heard this notion from someone in person, on the phone, or on the media, I wanted to scream, “Don’t you get it? Every day is a bonus day!” Perhaps ...
Views: 909 - Does Leadership Really Have a Gender? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Valencia RayThe topic of leadership is being discussed online more than ever these days, or perhaps it’s just that I’m paying more attention now. Since we are undergoing rapid change in our social institutions, the need for real leadership is more urgent than ever before in my lifetime. I’ve noticed more ...
Views: 1076 - ***The Physiology of Emotions-How & Why You Feel What You Are Feeling - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from Nancy PhilpottThe Physiology of Emotions-How & Why You Feel What You Are Feeling The mind-body connection of our personalities is the physiology of emotions, or our ability to understand why we feel the way we do. It has only been in the last few decades or so that we have looked at the mind-body as ...
Views: 7944(1 vote) - What is Femininity and How to Connect with Your Feminine Essence - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from Vanessa HalloumFemininity is freedom and any woman who truly understands the fundamental importance of maintaining their feminine core, if their core is more feminine, will understand exactly what that means. It means that being rigid and structured to such a high level can degrade a woman’s personal ...
Views: 7368(2 votes) - It Could Always Get Better - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Debra Woog,Lately I find myself frequently recalling a particular Jewish folk story. It’s typically entitled something like “It Could Always Be Worse.” In case you’re not familiar, here it is (with thanks to The Bonai Shalom website for sparing me rewriting it from memory): A poor man lived with his ...
Views: 1214 - I Believe What I Believe Until… - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Valencia RayI believe what I believe until I change my mind. Seasons change. And you have a birthright and choice to change yours too when it is expedient to do so. It’s not about what you believe as right or wrong as much as it is expanding your sense of self-actualization (as Maslow would have said), ...
Views: 926 - Do Girls Have Equal Opportunities in Sports Today - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Loren FogelmanI love it when someone accuses me of playing like a girl because these days’ girls play a lot tougher than when I was growing up. Title IX was just making an impact on athletic programs when I was in school. In 1972 when Title IX, a federal law requiring high schools and colleges that receive ...
Views: 1680 - What Is Normalcy Bias and Why Is It So Dangerous? - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2012 from Anna MossNormalcy bias is a natural, but uninformed response to the unknown, unrecognized risks in a situation. For 15 million women a year, it’s an incapacitating response to abuse in relationship. Normalcy bias can be described as inaccurate, inadequate thinking that makes things worse. It surfaces ...
Views: 5030 - Imagine For A Moment - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2012 from Donna WebsterWe all walk many different paths in life and we each have a story to tell. Some of us have faced horrible things in life that we wouldn't wish on our worst enemy and some of us have had an easy road so far. But the fact is we all are on a journey of this thing we call life, and we all have a ...
Views: 1416(2 votes) - Tips on how to appeal to women in higher education - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2012 from Careyer EichstedtWhen it involves attracting ladies presentation is all the things. But in the event you're unlikely to be mistaken for any film star, really don't be concerned it's not your that seems aren't important here; it is the way you carry by yourself which is. No matter how great a guy you will be, ...
Views: 837 - The Sharp Edges of Expansion: Why Your Life Purpose Hurts Sometimes - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2012 from Christine KaneSomewhere along the way, we learn to avoid things that are uncomfortable. “Hey look at this,” we think. “If I just stay here in the middle – away from the sharp edges – then I don’t get too banged up.” Slowly, our passions and goals cease being about what we want to create or who we dream ...
Views: 1185 - What Are Women In Business Do To be Noticed - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2012 from Johnny ThompsonTired of being a face within the crowd? Done with the "You’re-a-wall-flower" therapy? Before you consciously make efforts to get noticed, the very first factor you have to do is determine who should be noticing you. Who Truly matters? Who do you would like (or need) to impress? Knowing ...
Views: 775(2 votes) - Success Coach Reveals Mind Blowing Technique For Self Discovery - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Shirley KerkowSuccess Coach Reveals Mind Blowing Technique For Self Discovery! When you look in the mirror what do you see? How do you discover whats on the inside? Who would you like to be? Success coach reveals mind blowing technique for self discovery. What does this mean? If you dont know who you ...
Views: 1112(1 vote) - Managing Your Time - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2012 from Karen KleinwortTime management is essential for success in any profession; however, for Human Resource (HR) people it is a matter of survival. And this is also true for those who have chosen to stay at home or pursue starting their own business. Managing your time can actually give you more time. For one, ...
Views: 1486(2 votes) - Create the Life you Deserve - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Kay HoldsworthCreate the Life you Deserve to Live What would gaining more inner-confidence give you? How could feeling more confident improve your life? Are you ready to really go for it? To take a good long, hard look at who you are? To not just skim read through this article, but to actually do the ...
Views: 1069(1 vote) - Beautiful Inside - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2012 from Donna WebsterIt seems to me in society today there seems to be so much focus on what the definition of beauty is, and the sad thing is the message is always geared to what we see on the outside of someone and it makes me sad. We have young girls who see and hear that message everyday and that message ...
Views: 1228(1 vote) - Natures Lessons - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Kay HoldsworthHere are some simple ways to start learning how to believe in you: 1) Try Even When You Still Think You Can't Do It Because you have pattern of not believing in yourself, this will take a little work. Make a vow to yourself today that you will try your best at any opportunity that comes ...
Views: 1061(1 vote) - 7 Ways to Overcome Creative Blocks - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Kay Holdsworth7 Ways to Overcome Creative Blocks 1. Accept that you have to be a beginner When you are starting out and learning something new, one of the worst things you can do is compare yourself to others. Especially if you compare yourself to people who have perhaps been doing what you want to do ...
Views: 1096 - Valentine's Day Around the World - A Day of Love and Gift Giving - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Dr. Erica GoodstoneValentine's Day of the Day of Love is a global holiday. Not always celebrated on the same day or in the same way, most countries and regions around the world enjoy their own version of love customs. Sometimes the love is for children - giving gifts to children as we do at Christmas in the ...
Views: 1917(2 votes) - Going Through Hell? – Keep Going! - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2012 from Valencia RayEmotions are contagious, and how you focus your attention can either keep you stuck on how you feel or switch gears to where you want to go. It is our attention that is sitting in the driver’s seat of our mind. Most people seem not to know this. They think that if they keep talking about ...
Views: 959 - Build Your Team with a Book Club - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2012 from Marcy StahlLooking for a new way to improve your team’s skills? Want a deeper understanding and deeper relationships with other women in your company? Want to improve your business skills or your attitudes about success and money? Start a business book club. The benefits to you and your team ...
Views: 1218 - Ten Coaching Tips for Career Women - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from John AgnoHere are ten coaching tips to reduce stress and increase the energy required to face your daily challenges. 1. Women’s Stressors are Unique Women’s hormones and biology make them different from men. Women have different stressors from men and tend to react in different ways to stress. ...
Views: 2126 - Uh-Oh Marketing - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from mandie crawford“Uh-oh” is the repetitive expletive that carries with it the foreboding, stomach wrenching realization that something is wrong. “Oh-oh” - the sound of doom. All of us have been known to utter instantaneous expletives (usually four letters like “darn!” or “crap!”) immediately as something ...
Views: 928 - Why is it so Hard to Take Time for Yourself? - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2012 from LaTalya PalmerWhen you let people down . . . .. Everyone's depending on you to come through. Your parents want you to be a success, your partner wants you to be the everything woman, your children need you to be supermom, your employer requires you to be a stellar performer, your business demands all that ...
Views: 1285(1 vote) - How To Succeed Without Succeeding - Or, By Wearing the Right Shoes - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from Teri GoetzOk, did I get your attention? What I mean is, have you ever considered that we might better succeed by NOT getting what we think we want? That sounds counter intuitive to all the counsel I give about thinking positively, dreaming our dreams and writing affirmations – ALL of which are hugely ...
Views: 2061 - Using hit and miss strategies in your Business? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from mandie crawfordMarketing is not a hit and miss strategy – it is 24/7/365. Surprised? Don’t be! Too many businesses don’t have good marketing strategies to begin with – so how can they market 24/7? I have seen it over and over, small business owners buy marketing on a hit and miss basis. They see a sale on ...
Views: 1006 - Positive Self-Talk in Place of Defenses - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joan ChamberlainA Deeper Look at Personality and Relationships. Often, we don’t understand how powerful our thoughts are about ourselves. That’s because usually we’re not aware of them. When other people give us messages about our appearance, abilities, performance, etc., we can actually hear them. ...
Views: 1336 - 3 Key Ingredients in a Client-Rich Website - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Michele McGrewCandace spent 2 months crafting the perfect website for her healing practice. She chose soothing colors. Serene photos. Inspiring quotes. Then she spent 6 months wondering why she didn't get any new clients from it. Have you invested time, energy and money in a website that's not attracting ...
Views: 1099 - Know the Amazing Plans for Your Incredible Life - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Pamela ChapmanFor I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Ref.: Jeremiah ...
Views: 1673(1 vote) - Jobless: You’ve Got Seven Options to take immediately! - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Dr Amicitia (Cita) Maloon-GibsonExecutives Women Success & Career Strategist Real Results What do you do when after years with the same company, you walk into the office and a memo is on your desk "blaming" the recession for letting you go! I am so glad you asked - don't panic below are some immediate actions you should ...
Views: 1087(2 votes) - Believe in Yourself - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2012 from Shann Vander LeekBelieve in yourself. You already know what to do. You are poised for so much greatness. I see that you are suffering not knowing what will be. Yet, I trust you to be patient as everything unfolds before you. You will not suffer this dark night for much longer. You must trust yourself and ...
Views: 2024(2 votes) - The Rarely Traveled Path to Likeability - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2012 from Valencia RayLikeability is good for your relationship health. I’m reading “The Likeability Factor” by Tim Sanders, and he also gives lots of WIIFM (What’s In It For Me) reasons why one should choose to be likeable. It will impact your health, wealth and relationships — the “big three” for most people. I’m ...
Views: 811 - The Miracle Is in the Obstacle - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Marcy StahlIs there a problem in your life? Something big or annoying, that you've been wishing and praying would disappear from your life ASAP? Maybe you've been thinking: •If only I were more self-confident then I could really market my work.... •If only I had more money then I could get the ...
Views: 1254(2 votes) - Stop Telling Stories! Tips for Changing Yours - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2012 from Teri GoetzWe all have our own stories. Have you ever heard yourself tell your personal story to someone else, almost as if you were talking about another person, like it was a script? You might have felt disconnected with the story (because you’ve told it so many times that even you’re bored with it). ...
Views: 1767(1 vote) - Disrupt Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2012 from Alicia MarieDisrupt your life, business, relationships, or even your body, and engage in the power of a new year! You may have noticed that we as human beings have a limited ability to pay attention – you know, really be present – which is why we benefit from declaring publicly what we will pay attention ...
Views: 1319 - Your Money Beliefs Are Holding Down Your Income - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Marcy StahlWhy am I not earning as much money as I’d like? This is one question that just about every client asks me! There’s no single answer for any client; it’s a multi-faceted answer that includes practical strategies AND beliefs. One giant influence on your income is your money mindset. I ...
Views: 1187 - Better New Year's Resolutions for Women - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Marci RinkoffIt's New Year's Resolution time in the air. Why not re-examine this whole resolution process? Are you making the same ones over and over? Here's some I'd like to offer. You be the judge as to whether or not these qualify as Better or Worse. Better New Year's Resolutions for Women? You decide. ...
Views: 700 - Ready, Fire – Got Aim? - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from Valencia RayBefore you do another thing, are you clear about where you are going and why? We’ve become a society of frantic doers, not taking the time to reflect and get clear before taking massive action. And even when we do create a strategy, it is often in the old way of thinking, and so our plans have ...
Views: 1008 - How to Get Going with Personal Development After a Divorce - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from Diane AdkinsThroughout life there is always times when you will want to improve, strive for a bit more, and concentrating on your own personal development will help you attain those goals. This is especially valuable after a divorce. It is critical to take time to grieve your divorce, but then there comes ...
Views: 3939(1 vote) - Female Prime Ministers of Asia - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from keeny AliTo understand the distinctions, consider three different female prime ministers:Gro Harlem Brundtland was prime minister in a parliamentary democracy. In the Norwegian government, the prime minister acts as both the executive and legislative head of the government. He or she holds the most ...
Views: 2168 - Power, Roses and Play - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Carolin HauserHow do these three words pertain to personal growth and a woman’s healing journey? Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day and, as the name suggests, we all should pause on that day and reflect on what we are grateful for. Not just reflect, but to truly feel the gratitude in our deepest core. Well, ...
Views: 1136 - 5 Simple Steps to Expressing Your Vision for 2012 - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2011 from Debra Woog,As 2011 winds down, thoughts begin turning to 2012. Go with it! Now is a perfect time to express your vision for next year. This way you’ll be ready to step into it by New Year’s Day! Here are 5 simple steps, especially for Brilliance-Based Businesswomen. 1. Review your Unique Definition ...
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