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Sometimes it’s hard to describe in detail what I do, other than I help people build a foundation of self-love so they can let go of whatever might be holding them back from whatever they might want to do or be. The reason it’s tough to describe is that Loving & Letting Go might mean something ... Views: 1282
Have you read Letting Go Part 1... what does it mean to you? Maybe you tried out the idea that when you are in the moment of a stressful situation, you look for the good, just for a moment. Maybe in that moment, an idea came to you about how you could lessen the stress or resolve the ... Views: 1217
By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
January 03, 2017
Discover how loving yourself can not only lead to the manifestation of your dreams, it can also lead to manifesting kindness and caring on our planet.
"Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events." – ... Views: 1614
Of The classifications of animal, vegetable or mineral, where do we fit? According to most scientific authorities, we are the human animal.
AS WE LOOK into the animal kingdom we discover more often than not there exists a herd. Some people call it a tribe-same thing. And the herd has the ... Views: 2760
Of The classifications of animal, vegetable or mineral, where do we fit? According to most scientific authorities, we are the human animal.
AS WE LOOK into the animal kingdom we discover more often than not there exists a herd. Some people call it a tribe-same thing. And the herd has the ... Views: 4039
A few years ago Leeza Gibbons devoted the entire hour of her daytime talk show to an investigation of the causes and cures for prejudice. I had been on the show before talking about how beliefs cause most of our thoughts, feelings, and behavior, so she asked me to come back to discuss the ... Views: 867
Using affirmations is a key component to building new mental habits and beliefs about yourself. What you tell yourself about yourself is directly related to your self-confidence, how you feel about yourself and what you believe you can accomplish. By repeating positive affirmations, you ... Views: 7227
"I don't fit in, especially with my family." "I feel like an outsider.”
“I felt ok until I got to high school but then I lost my self-confidence. I didn’t belong to the popular crowd, and I did not belong to the ‘geek' clique.” “I began to feel like a loser. I knew I wasn’t a loser, that I ... Views: 9329
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
February 29, 2016
Are there people in your life and wounded parts of yourself who want to limit you from being in your personal power?
How many of you had the experience growing up of being told in various ways to not claim your personal power and instead limit ... Views: 1643
While there are various methods and suggestions as to how to make your voice deeper in pitch, the difference between those approaches and the one that is correct lies in the word make. As soon as you make your voice do something it shouldn’t, you are forcing it. When you force your voice into ... Views: 3447
In the 1970s, Dr. James Prochaska and colleagues at the University of Rhode Island developed a model on the process of changing from bad habits to good ones. They identified six stages that people go through in this process.
Generally, people don’t go through these stages in a linear ... Views: 7624
Studies show that at least 85% or more of the world’s people suffer from some degree of lacking self-esteem. Although one might think that such challenges are only characteristic of the poor, uneducated, or lower socio-economic members of society, people from all walks of life can suffer ... Views: 2880
The Lefkoe Occurring Process (LOP) and the Lefkoe De-conditioning Process (LDP) are the two newest processes that constitute The Lefkoe Method (TLM). I’ve mentioned them before in other posts; today I will summarize each of them and describe how each offers a unique benefit not found in any ... Views: 1847
When I was a child, I had a favorite cousin, Bobbie. She was pretty, smart, kind, and really fun to be around. We always looked forward to spending time together.
As we grew older, we lived in different cities and didn’t get to see each other so often. I lived closer to my grandmother than ... Views: 1303
I wrote about three types of organizational change in my book, Re-create Your Life many years ago. Let me draw from several passages in that book because the business applications of this distinction should make the personal applications even clearer.
Organizations, as well as individuals, ... Views: 1916
For years I’ve thought that our lives—what we do, think, feel, and perceive—were the direct result of our beliefs and our conditionings. When I looked at the lives and beliefs of over 13,000 clients, I noticed a very close correlation.
In the past few weeks I’ve had reason to rethink that ... Views: 2204
For years I’ve thought that our lives—what we do, think, feel, and perceive—were the direct result of our beliefs and our conditionings. When I looked at the lives and beliefs of over 13,000 clients, I noticed a very close correlation.
In the past few weeks I’ve had reason to rethink that ... Views: 2111
I remember when I came to the realization that I frequently didn’t do what I knew I should do, and that I often did things I knew I shouldn’t do.
It was 1982 and I had just gotten married. I was taking stock of my life. I realized I was totally committed to exercising regularly, I knew all ... Views: 2769
In this post I will answer a question I hear frequently in various forms: What should I do to get what I want?
To begin with, there is no single “right” way to accomplish anything. What works for some people, won’t necessarily work for others. And what is effective today, won’t ... Views: 1506
If you’re reading this article here you probably are interested in transformation. But I suspect that what you mean by transformation is very different from what others mean by the same word.
I’m a member of the Transformational Leadership Council, a group of “transformational” leaders, and ... Views: 1922
Most of our beliefs about ourselves have come from outside sources: people, education, and experiences. Many of us have allowed the opinions of others to become our opinions of ourselves. We’ve listened to people tell us things about ourselves and then we’ve internalized, processed, and ... Views: 1482
Why Journal: A new year has just begun. Now is the perfect time to establish, renew or continue the habit of stating your dreams and goals, chronicling your life’s events, recording your great accomplishments and collecting ideas – yours and other peoples.
More than just a history or memoir, ... Views: 1801
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could own cupid’s magic arrow with an arrowhead filled with love and shoot people with it when they are being mean, hateful, nasty, or spiteful. When the arrow hit them, it would spread love and joy throughout their heart and entire body. They would immediately ... Views: 1797
When you realize that you never saw your beliefs in the world, that you only saw events that had no inherent meaning, it becomes clear that you create your beliefs—and, ultimately, reality as you experience it. Thus, everything we say is “out there”—other than what we sense (in other words, what ... Views: 2162
Even if you have tried many strategies and failed, know that your time and efforts have not been wasted.
All of your story has brought you to this perfect place and time, for a new beginning.
If you break these rules and follow the easy but definite ... Views: 7167
The minister at my church once told me “Worry is a form of prayer and the form most people practice often.” I’m sure he didn’t mean to be negative, but he wanted me to realize what people focus on is what they bring about. Worry is fear. Worry is a state of mind which is often brought on my ... Views: 1127
Most of us were taught we should be concerned about what others think about us and should seek their approval for all that we do. We sometimes hear a little voice in our head that actually says, “What will they think?” or “If you fail, you’ll look like a fool.”
I bet you can look back at ... Views: 1224
Life is not easy. It’s downright hard. There are lots of troubles, irritations, and pain in life. Things happen! Things go wrong! People don’t always do what we want them to.
Don’t depend on other people for your happiness. Depend on yourself. Be who you are. Do the things you want to ... Views: 1124
Life is an adventure to be lived. Today is a new beginning. Imagine the exciting things you can do, the wonderful relationships you can have, the places you can go, and who you can be when you give up your fear. Choose success! It’s just as easy…if not easier…than failure, Based on my ... Views: 969
Becoming a Perpetual Student and Allowing Difficult People and Challenging Situations to Be Your Teacher
By Dr. Joe Rubino
While the vast majority of people view the daily challenges that life throws across our paths as inconvenient at best and a real nuisance that we should attempt to avoid ... Views: 1031
Connecting With Others
By Dr. Joe Rubino
CEO, Http://www.CenterForPersonalReinvention.com
All too often, we live our lives in a state of isolation, keeping others out in an effort to protect ourselves from losing our identity and a sense of control. Although we crave intimacy, connectedness ... Views: 4050
Do you criticize yourself? Do you say mean and disrespectful things to you? Do you look at yourself and think nasty things about who and what you are?
STOP IT! Stop talking to yourself in a negative voice. And, stop talking to others about your negative traits. The more you concentrate ... Views: 1400
Duct Tape!
Well, I wish fixing a broken surf board and your life was as easy as a trip to your local hardware store and a clever taping job, but sometimes a wave drops down on you so freakishly hard it breaks you and your board. The result, some broken bones, deep bruises and shattered ... Views: 1496
You will be under pressure once you come across a Korean woman who has a flawlessly beautiful skin. Ever wondered why? It is because Koreans usually care for their complexion as their biggest investment, worthy not only of their money but also of their time.
Skin care in Korea is somewhat a ... Views: 1334
The journey of the corporate world introduces you to several challenges, from its very commencement. These are the changes that you need to endure positively to mark an absolute impression of yours. Moreover, the joy of joining the new office brings along the nervousness of the first day. Your ... Views: 850
To begin feeling that first spark of self-confidence within you, try as many of these as you like. It's important to enjoy yourself along the way. Have fun!
1. Correctly do 25 pushups, 50 sit-ups, or 1 cartwheel.
2. Learn all of the words to a fun new song on the radio and sing it aloud ... Views: 1367
10 KEYS TO AWAKENING PASSION, PURPOSE, CLARITY, LOVE, & LIGHT!
1. Get in Touch With Your Passion & Real Reason for Living! So many just go to work every day and dream about becoming something bigger but never create thier dreams. Is this really living? Passion in life is connecting with ... Views: 1240
In a recent session I conducted with performers on what they wanted out of their performances, I found that many of the performers in the group were big believers in the Perfectionists’ Creed:
Perfectionists’ Creed: “If I try hard enough and I am very careful and I follow all of the ... Views: 4061
Our self-esteem is a measure of our self-worth or the value we attribute to ourselves as human beings worthy of attracting happiness, abundance, love, and fulfillment into our lives. It includes yet goes well beyond just our self-image to encompass every aspect that makes up our unique ... Views: 10044
When you feel empowered you can accomplish anything you desire. Empowerment for women doesn’t mean you have to burn your bra or spit at the end of the bar. It doesn’t mean you need to be aggressive or stare down the nearest competitor with vigor. But there are a few things you can do to set ... Views: 1599
1. Know what you want! What are you passionate about? What could you do 24/7 and not feel tired or upset? That’s what you should be doing.
2. Believe you can have it! Believing you can have something starts by believing in your self. Healthy self esteem is absolutely necessary to achieve ... Views: 979
Self esteem is something that can be improved by systematic effort by the person itself. Below there are 10 self esteem exercises that can be followed by a couple to improve each others' self esteem and develop a more quality relationship between them.
1. The unconditional acceptance
The ... Views: 2030
Many people ask me what’s the single most important component in one’s life success? My answer is undoubtedly always a resounding “SELF CONFIDENCE.” I know I know, that’s so cliche you say! But sorry folks, it’s the truth. No doubt about it, self confidence is a massive factor in anyone’s ... Views: 771
Here are some quick tips to increase your self esteem and become more confident.
- Stop telling lies. It never pays off. By lying you are creating a stress that multiply comes to you, every time you communicate with the person you recently lied. Than it creates a tension not to tell the truth ... Views: 1033
Did’ja hear about the Petersons? Their son Skeeter was kicked out of school, caught smoking something illegal and now he just stays up ‘till all hours of the night in his bedroom day in and day out in his Snuggie!
So, when did the Petersons’ kid become “that kid” and what could the Petersons ... Views: 1600
10 Ways to Deal with Difficult People
By Mike Martin
We may always have difficult people in our lives but we don't need to let their negative energy dominate our lives at home or at work. We can try and change them but that would truly be difficult. The easier and softer way is to change ... Views: 1564
The ultimate way to transform your life and also earn the admiration of other people would be to enhance your self-esteem. This isn't a really difficult task. The only thing that it requires is great guidance. Listed below are 10 suggestions for improving your self-esteem.
1. You need to ... Views: 1228
10 quick and practical methods to increase your confidence, here we go:
1. Think about someone who is confident and act, talk and walk like him or her. Model their mannerisms and behaviour. It works for them; it will work for you.
2. Smile a lot more. That doesn’t mean putting a silly ... Views: 633
As parents, spouses, children and friends, we are always so concerned with those around us, but often lose sight of taking care of the person that matters most.
We usually don't even consider ourselves to be one of our own top 5 priorities.
However, as we have heard repeatedly...
"You ... Views: 1485
At first glance, it would seem that positive thinking and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) have nothing to do with one another. But many of us with ADD develop negative thinking patterns because we become frustrated by our challenges and frequent feelings of being overwhelmed. This negative ... Views: 817