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How Core Beliefs Run Your Life - For Good or BadFoolproof Ways to Use Assertiveness to Request a RaiseTips for Using Social Media in a Healthy Manner- Getting over the fear - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2006 from Wayne PoeWhat's your fear? Is it fear of being laughed at in front of a large crowd? Is it fear of being rejected? I'll tell you what my fears were (still are): * Fear of being humiliated, laughed at in front of a crowd * I fear being rejected by friends, family and new people I meet The ...
Views: 984 - Getting Rid of Your Public Speaking Fears for Good - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2018 from Steven StasczakIf you could get rid of a fear that has been plaguing you for many years wouldn’t you try to remedy it if you had the opportunity? I always hear people saying oh every time I have to speak in front of an audience I go blank or I get so nervous I cannot concentrate or I freeze up and so on. The ...
Views: 1625 - Give Courage to Your Inner Voice - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Jo Anne WhiteMoment to Moment: How we view each moment and what we think about and what we tell ourselves affect how we feel. I realize this isn’t new information yet it can remind us of our own singular and powerful role in the unpredictable scheme of our current lives. The interconnected link between mind, ...
Views: 1610 - Give Your Self-Esteem a Boost - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2009 from Doug HartSomething has been bothering me lately, something I saw on a news story just the other day. There was this story about how popular a certain type of plastic surgery was, and it sounded as if quite a few people are getting this procedure done nowadays. Yes, very popular. We must really value our ...
Views: 1157 - Give yourself credit! - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2014 from Andrea NovakowskiAt the start of every coaching session, I ask my client: what’s gone well for you since the last time we sat down together? It’s a chance for them to pause, recognize their achievements, and celebrate their progress. But for some reason, people often have a hard time with this question. My ...
Views: 1394 - Give Yourself Permission to Become a Success - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Doug StevensonYou are huge. You are enormous. You are magnificent! I’m not talking about your girth; I’m talking about your talent. I’m talking about your passion and depth of feeling. I’m talking about your potential to be an amazing speaker, communicator or leader. Have you given yourself permission to ...
Views: 1228 - Giving Up: Is Giving Up Good Or Bad? - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperThere are a number of things that one can be told when it comes to being successful, and what they may have heard on more than one occasion is that they should never give up. This could be something they have heard from their finds and/or family, or they may even have heard it from someone ...
Views: 1340 - Go from Faking It to Making It in Business - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2013 from Donald MitchellWhen it comes to “making it” in business, many people feel as if they have more to hide than to display to impress employers, bosses, colleagues, and customers. To compensate for lacking credentials, skills, knowledge, and experiences some insecure businesspeople wish they had, some of them ...
Views: 1798 - Goals are Damaging to Your Future - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2014 from John Di LemmeCan you relate to setting goals and not achieving them? Have you ever been frustrated by trying to set goals when you know in your heart that you will never reach them? You even say to yourself, “Who am I kidding? I will never accomplish this goal.” That’s why I’m here to tell you that goals are ...
Views: 925 - Going With Your Gut - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2015 from Peter KirwanA Quick Preamble: You’ve heard of a “womans’ intuition”, right..? First, it really does exist and second, and as a matter of fact, it isn’t just women – sorry ’bout that ladies – that have this particular power and experience it…men and even kids experience it and use it on a pretty ...
Views: 1218 - Great Body. Pity About The Rest. - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2007 from Craig HarperThis might seem like an unlikely discussion coming from a bloke who has spent the best part of his (working) life owning and running gyms and helping people create their best body, but working along side thousands of people for a quarter of a century (good grief) has taught me many (many, many) ...
Views: 1035 - Greatness: Do Only Some People Have Greatness? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperThere are both general and specific ideas and opinions around what greatness is. And what will form these ideas and opinions will be influenced by the age that one lives in, the society they are raised in and what one values themselves. This can range from the current societal models, such ...
Views: 2434 - Greatness: Should Someone Have To Hide Their Greatness In Order To Avoid Offending Others? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough someone can be good at something, it doesn’t mean that they feel comfortable letting other people know. But if this doesn’t relate to what they can do, it could relate to their appearance. In this case, one could feel the need to cover up their body, or to hide their face in some ...
Views: 1354 - Habitude: Practice, Practice, Practice - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Holly BoydOh we say it all the time: "I have to get to band/choir practice", "My son has little league practice", "We have to get Susie to band practice" It's how we get better. It's how EVERYONE gets better! Let's not forget when we go to the Doctor we are entering into a Medical practice! If we need ...
Views: 2487 - Halloween and Low Self Esteem: How to Be Confident in Who You Really Are and Take Off the Mask - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2012 from Jennifer SarpongPutting on the Mask Because of Low Self Esteem It’s Halloween in the United States, October 31st is fast approaching. I believe there are lessons in Halloween that show exactly what low self-esteem is. This is a time where people like to dress up as other characters, and people. Sometimes ...
Views: 1812 - Happiness And Success Guide For Young Men - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2013 from Ashton RobsonSuccess and happiness are two things that are not easily obtainable in today's cutting throat competitive world. Young men are in a rush to make their career and earn more money in order to enjoy a luxurious life. As a result, happiness is missing somewhere from their lives, which is affecting ...
Views: 970 - Happiness Is More Than Feeling Happy - A Recipe for Juicy Joyful Happiness From a Mixture of Emotions - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2010 from Lisa McCourtTo measure happiness, you must first define it. Do you really want all your life circumstances to show up perfectly to your satisfaction at every moment in time? Would that result in happiness... or abysmal boredom? We’ve been indoctrinated to believe that the smiley, giddy sensation of ...
Views: 1400 - Happiness Starts With Unconditional Self-Love And Creates True Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2008 from Beth Banning and Neill GibsonHave you ever wondered what unconditional love actually means, or what it would take to give yourself or someone else this kind of love? We believe everything in your world is a reflection of YOU. And that's the good news! Why? Because if everything starts with you, then you don't have to FIX, ...
Views: 1626 - Happiness: Are Your Perceptions Creating Cataracts of The Soul? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Valencia RayHappiness and peace of mind seems to be on many people's minds. After all, happiness and peace of mind are two elements that make for a life well lived. The challenge though is being clear enough to stay focused on principles that allow us to avoid getting pulled into the trap of "common ...
Views: 901 - Happiness: Do Some Peoples Childhoods Set Them Up To Feel Guilty For Being Happy? - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough someone can have the need to be happy, it doesn’t mean that they will feel comfortable being happy. Consequently, they can end up doing just about everything that they can to make sure that they are never happy. Still, while they will be sabotaging their own happiness, it doesn’t ...
Views: 673 - Happiness: Should Someone Take Advice On How to Be Happy From People Who Are Attractive? - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperIn today’s world, it is not uncommon for people to look for advice on how to be happy. In fact, it could be said that some people see this as being the purpose of life, and as a result of this, it is not going to be something that they can simply overlook. In The Past Fortunately, there ...
Views: 1268 - 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 ...
Views: 4359 - Happiness: Why Do Some People Believe That They Don't Deserve To Feel Good? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperIt is often said that human beings want to experience pleasure and to avoid. Based on this outlook, each person on this planet is going to have the same intention, and even if their actions are not allowing them to experience pleasure in one moment, they are going to hope that they will lead to ...
Views: 1540 - Harmony Through Conflict - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Trish LayWhen I was three years old, my adoptive mother was holding me as we stood in line at the grocery store. A gentleman in front of us turned and said what a pretty little girl I was…I then replied with, “no I’m not…I’m adopted.” Being adopted weighed on my shoulders for decades. Rejection and ...
Views: 1742 - Have you ever had a psychological sucker punch? - by Submitted on May 27, 2013 from Lynette CraneHave you ever had someone explain to you, coldly and logically, why your dream or vision is impossible, and can never come true? Well, I have. Most recently last week. As it happens, I had stopped focusing on my stress management programs during the last year, while I finished my book, The ...
Views: 1178 - Have you ever had a thought, or were even told, that you could not sing… but really had the desire to do so? - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2017 from Diana YampolskyWere you also, perhaps, ordered to keep your mouth shut and not to sing…ever…? For the majority of you, it was happening in your childhood, but had this “minor insult” really left your mind now that you are in your adulthood? Not really… as it appears to be. More and more people are inquiring ...
Views: 1084 - Have you ever had one of those days? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2013 from Elizabeth SpevackHave you ever had one of those days where you’re halfway through it and you think it might be best for all involved if you just go back to bed and throw the covers over your head? You know, the kind of day when the words just aren’t flowing, the brain just won’t really focus, yet you have to ...
Views: 1082 - Have You Let Someone Else's Comments Affect the Way You Are? - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2007 from Kay DrummondDo you constantly doubt your own capability? There are many people who do, and the amazing thing is that your problem may be caused by a passing comment spoken years ago by a friend or family member. This comment may have stayed with you and become embedded in your subconscious to affect you ...
Views: 871 - Have You Let Someone Else's Comments Control Your Life? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2007 from Kay DrummondDo you constantly doubt your own capability? There are many people who do, and the amazing thing is that your problem may be caused by a passing comment spoken years ago by a friend or family member. This comment may have stayed with you and become embedded in your subconscious to affect you ...
Views: 880 - Having A Challenge Executing A Strategy? Personal Development And Growth - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2018 from Steve ScottTo move forward in business, you or your organization must be good at execution. It sounds so simple, yet time and again the execution of a strategy or change fails. How come? Any time you seek to execute a change in the strategy you are asking yourself and others to change your human ...
Views: 1055 - Having Self Confidence, Through Life Training, Creates a Fulfilling Life - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Gary EbyWhenever I look in the mirror, I see a “stud ... not a dud!” If honest confession is good for the soul, in order to be truthful, sometimes I see a “dud not a stud.” Tiredness, mental fatigue, spiritual doubts, inhibitions and poor nutrition ... all of these can play a part. But we always have ...
Views: 1066 - He Had Something To Teach Me! - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperWhen I was on a course in 2009, there were moments when we all had to pair up with someone to practice the technique that we were learning. I would try to work someone who I felt comfortable with, and was something that just about everyone else did. Towards the end of the course, we were ...
Views: 1198 - Head vs Heart: Is The Head Just Scared? - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2015 from Reece PryhodaHave you ever made an irrational decision, and then wondered what made you do it? It went against every logical aspect of your being, but you did it anyway. You justify it with statements like ‘it felt right’, or you ‘just knew’ that it was the right choice for you. Have you ever stopped to ...
Views: 1909 - Healing Journey: What Are The Signs Of Growth On The Healing Journey? - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperFor some people, their early years were a time when they received what they needed to receive in order to become a resilient, integrated and secure adult. Thanks to what took place during this stage of their life, their adult years may be pretty ‘normal’. So, they could have gone through the ...
Views: 768 - Healing The Heart - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2008 from Arielle FordWhether we endured a difficult childhood or experienced rejection from a hurtful lover, we all have emotional wounds in need of healing. As part of the preparation for magnetizing your soul mate you must now decide to actively begin healing the deepest wounds of your heart. Please note that I ...
Views: 920 - Healing Your Self-Esteem Issues, By Choosing Different Words - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2008 from Jennifer UrezzioHealing your self-esteem and accepting your value in the world WILL transform your life. About 85% of the people on this planet suffer from some kind of low self esteem problem and because of those issues are struggling to achieve their desires. What you say is a reflection of how you ...
Views: 1066 - Healing: Can Someone’s Adult-Self Heal Their Wounded Child-Self? - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhat someone is likely to find is that there are times in their life when they react. When this takes place, something inside them will have been triggered and they will do something that they wouldn’t usually do. Therefore, instead of responding to something; it will have been as though they ...
Views: 794 - Heart Song - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2009 from Lori Lite“When Susan Boyle sang… the world stood still..” Like an angel plucking the string of a harp, her song struck a heart chord that could be felt around the world. When Susan Boyle sang on the stage of Britain’s Got Talent, the world stood still. Young and old, successful or struggling, popular or ...
Views: 1552 - Help -- I'm 35 But I Sound Like A 12-Year-Old! - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2008 from Nancy DanielsHave you ever considered the sound of your speaking voice and what it says about you? Have you given any thought to the fact that your speaking voice could be holding you back from landing a particular job or getting that promotion? Take this scenario for example. There are two candidates ...
Views: 2737 - Help With Decision Making - How To Make The Right Ones For You - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2012 from Julianna GauthierMaking decisions can be overwhelming sometimes and cause a lot of undo stress. Especially when you base the decision on what other people want you to do. The decisions that make you happy and bring you success are the best decisions. Many times we need help with decision making. While this ...
Views: 1126 - Help Your Self To Help... For Success - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Bob LancerSelf help is absolutely crucial for your success. To achieve all the success that you desire, you need to do all that is within your power to help your self to achieve your goals. Over relying on others, or even on God, will only lead to your disappointment. Self help alone is never enough, ...
Views: 1109 - Help Your Self To Help... For Success - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2011 from Bob LancerSelf help is absolutely crucial for your success. To achieve all the success that you desire, you need to do all that is within your power to help your self to achieve your goals. Over relying on others, or even on God, will only lead to your disappointment. Self help alone is never enough, ...
Views: 1147 - Help: Can Toxic Shame Stop Someone From Asking For Help? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperIf one was to buy a new bed and their bedroom was upstairs, they may find that need someone to help them to take it there. Yet even if the bed hasn’t been built, they may still find that it is too heavy for them to lift by themselves. It will then be normal for them to ask someone to help ...
Views: 1744 - Helpless: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Feel Helpless? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperWhile one is constantly having an effect on their environment, it doesn’t mean that they are able to accept this. Some people will be able to see that this is the case and there are going to be others who believe they have no effect whosever. And when someone experiences life in a way that ...
Views: 1693 - Here's what REALLY makes you stronger - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2017 from Andy KayYes: I will hereby tell you what really makes you stronger. But of course, it's not gonna be without a little background for reference...: See, back in the 19th century, there was a profoundly cool, albeit rather eccentric man - (a Ger-man!) - by the name of Friedrich Nietzsche. While he ...
Views: 925 - Hiding: Does The Fear Of Being Harmed Cause You To Hide? - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperIt has been said that one of our greatest needs is to be seen who we really are, and what this shows is that we are not here to hide. Therefore, when it is not possible for someone to fulfil this need, it is going to cause them to suffer. Part of Life There are going to be people who are ...
Views: 1327 - High Self Esteem - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2016 from Dave AbbottHaving high self esteem means already knowing one is responsible for one’s life. It is this profound knowing that allows one to create a life worth living or another way to say it, to know who we are and to follow one’s bliss! It also means the days of being a victim of one’s circumstances ...
Views: 1245 - Hiring Remote Software Developers? Dos and Don'ts for Start-ups - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2020 from Kuldeep KundalOne of the biggest challenges that business founders or start-ups find is enticing quality developers to work on their website, application, software, or other products. Early-state companies have something peculiar – they may not have the monetary muscles to fund high-end developers yet ...
Views: 808 - Hold On... Help is On the Way!!! - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Johnny MorneySome of you know that I was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Navy assigned to an Aircraft Carrier where I served in the Aviation Department. This allowed me to work on the dangerous and fascinating flight deck (aircraft runway). For those of you that remember the movie Top ...
Views: 1070 - Holiday Social Events--Do It With Pizzazz! - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2011 from Rita RockerHoliday Business Social Events - Do It With Pizzazz! How you speak, look and act at social events can have consequences on your career. Holiday parties are one of the most important places where executives and managers are rubbing elbows and where you may be seen by individuals that you may not ...
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