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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- Lesson 3 of 10 Life Lessons on How to Find Your Why NOW & Achieve Ultimate Success - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2014 from John Di LemmeLesson 3 The Habit of Giving People often ask me things like, “John, what is the main habit of multi-million dollar entrepreneurs, life-changers and dream achievers?” There is no question at all in my mind that the number one habit of all of those people is giving. Before we move on ...
Views: 1667 - Lesson 4 of 10 Life Lessons on How to Find Your Why NOW & Achieve Ultimate Success - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2014 from John Di LemmeLesson 4 It is All About the “WHY” Yes, you read it right. It is all about the WHY! A strong enough Why will pull you through every situation and will make you a true conqueror and victor in every occasion. It will lift you far above the average. It makes you go where others stop. It ...
Views: 1759 - Lessons in Leadership, Resilience & Innovation - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from paige arnof-fennAs an entrepreneur and business owner I see examples of innovation everywhere, I think it is part of the entrepreneurial DNA! We have to solve problems every day but luckily most of them are not life and death situations. The world had an amazing lesson in innovation last month with the 33 ...
Views: 1564 - Let Bad Habits Fall Away - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Anna GoldsteinAs summer ends and autumn begins, the sun sets earlier and the days get shorter. Trees prepare for winter as their leaves change colors and eventually fall to the ground. Nature responds naturally to the changing seasons. Let today, the first day of fall, inspire you towards personal ...
Views: 1542 - Let Go of Perfectionism in 5 Ways - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2011 from Evelyn LimDo you make perfectionism your goal or way of life? It is important to distinguish the differences between perfectionism and doing your best. I admit it. I have been a perfectionist. Having awareness has helped me avoid the crippling effects of perfectionism, which used to cripple me. Allow ...
Views: 2998 - Let Go of Your Past: Release The Ideas that Hold You Back - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2008 from Peri EnkinAt some point in life, usually as young children, we forget who we really are. We acquire a self concept based partly on what we feel inside and partly on what others feel about us. In greater or lesser degrees we begin to accept what others tell us about ourselves. Sometimes we grow up with ...
Views: 798 - Let the Force Be With You: Reconnect With Your Inner Power - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2013 from Linda HamptonHave you found yourself asking is this really what I want to be doing. Maybe your daily to do list is keeping you from participating in the activities you really want to focus on? You may have momentary glimpses or aspirations of feeling inspired. But you struggle to get moving in a positive ...
Views: 916 - Let Your Feelings Guide You - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhen I was reading ‘The Integrity Of Personality’ by Anthony Storr, there were a lot of things that stood out. This is a book that came out a few decades ago, but it is full of great information. And one of the things that stood out was when he basically said that a therapist can’t make a ...
Views: 852 - Letting go of Guilt - Improve confidence and self esteem - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2010 from Kate IrwinFeeling guilty can have a huge negative impact on your self confidence, self esteem and happiness. It has a draining effect and in reality, serves no useful purpose. Furthermore, these feelings can start a vicious circle - feelings of guilt are a sign of low confidence and self esteem, ...
Views: 5720 - Letting Go Of Wanting Your Own Approval - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from Peter MurphyEver had a time in your life when those closest to you disapproved of your behavior? It is very uncomfortable is it not? In a moment, peace of mind can vanish in a puff of smoke and you crave approval more than anything else. This time in the wilderness seems to last forever and when it is ...
Views: 732 - Letting Go Off Self-Hate Doesn’t Happen Overnight - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperEven though someone may hate themselves, it doesn’t mean that they will actually realise this. What this means is that this will be something that is just outside of their conscious awareness. However, not being aware of this won’t mean that their life won’t be affected by what is taking ...
Views: 721 - Letting Go: Do Some People Only Know Who They Are When They Are Holding Onto The Past? - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperIf one can drive, they will know that they can either go forwards or they can go backwards; what they can’t do is to go in both directions at the same time. In the same way, one can either stay stuck in the past or they can embrace the present. Therefore, in order for one to be able to live ...
Views: 1241 - Letting Go: How Can Someone Let Go Of The Past? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperWhile there are experiences that one can have that won’t stop them from being able to carry on with their life; there are other experiences that can stop them from being able to move forward. When this happens, time will pass but their point of focus is going to be on what took place in the ...
Views: 1513 - Life Changes Can Be Your Choice To Greater Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2013 from Sonny JuliusHave you reached a point in your life when life is no longer exciting any more? Could it be that you haven't yet planned your retirement and really don't know what your life is going to be like when that time comes about? I remember discussing this subject with some of my friends when I ...
Views: 1503 - Life Coach Relationship Advice to Infidelity Victim: Fix Your Self Esteem Before Your Relationship - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Dr. Joseph AbrahamCan a Marriage Counselor help a couple get through and overcome such an upsetting event as Infidelity? In most cases yes, but there are two ‘but’: first, the underlying causes and the unhealthy aspects of the relationship need to be addressed. Second, in the course of working through the ...
Views: 3127 - Life Coach Tells Understandings and Quick Hints on Empowering your Practice with the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from Nanette GeigerStart the day with a clear intention to feel well. Before your feet touch the ground, take 3 conscious breaths and then list five to ten things you appreciate. You may think this is radical, but try it and see how you will get your day off to a flying beginning. Bless your toothbrush and ...
Views: 765 - Life Coaching: When you Spot it, Acknowledge it - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2008 from Matthew FerryWhen you spot something synchronistic acknowledge it. Get yourself in high alert today. Be alert to the miracles that are happening. Notice how you think of people and they call. You think about something and it happens. You have this power. You have the power to influence reality. When ...
Views: 826 - Life IS Too Short: Find Success Doing What You Love to Do! - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2008 from Sharon CapehartI’d like to start by asking a real simple question. How many of you truly love what you do for a career? Does it excite you, does it motivate you, or does it inspire you to do the best you can? I wish all of you could respond with a ‘Yes’ but I know that isn’t the case. ...
Views: 946 - Life Skills for Children – Why You Should Start a Family Business With Your Kids - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2010 from Stephen CraineTeaching life skills to your children can be fun, give them great lessons for life, and give your family some real quality time together. One way to give this important life coaching to your children is to teach them the basics of running a business. You don’t have to be a successful business ...
Views: 1830 - Limiting beliefs and success - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2012 from M.Farouk RadwanWe all know the famous story of Thomas Edison who kept trying and trying to invent the lamp even though everybody was against him until he succeeded. The story of Thomas Edison is no different than the story of any other successful person. In the beginning he finds something that he believes in ...
Views: 1654 - Live As If Your Soulmate Is About To Come Into Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2008 from Arielle FordThe Law of Attraction states that you will attract to you those people, events and experiences that match your state of being. If you focus on having gratitude for the love, companionship and joy you have in your life right NOW, you will attract more of that into your life. If you focus on what ...
Views: 1340 - Living a Complete Life When You Are Sensitive - by Submitted on May 01, 2009 from Antonis RemoundosOne day on the way back from visiting some friends out of town, I turned on my favorite radio station. Like every Sunday it was playing a play list; nobody was talking. After a while I noticed that although I was listening to music I really love and that usually stirs up emotions, this time I ...
Views: 1427 - Living From The Centers - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2008 from Carrie EdwardsWe talk or hear about the importance of being centered in order to not get swept away as we lead our daily lives in our ever-changing world. And, it’s easy to agree to its importance. We know how uncomfortable it is to feel ‘off-center.’ But how does this platitude become a felt reality in ...
Views: 657 - Living In The Mind Leads To A Very Unstable Existence - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperAfter a conversation I had with someone the other day, it made me think about how different it is to live in the body compared with the mind. In a way, living in the mind is similar to being on a bouncy castle, while living in the body is similar to being a tree. The reason for this is that ...
Views: 1036 - Living In The Moment vs. The Beta-Male Imagination - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2008 from Paul RothenbergThe ability to think on one's feet is the most prized attribute in the American consciousness. Its mastery is a prerequisite to elected office. Its proficiency is the simplest path to wealth. People land promotions when they inspire confidence, they get women when they're charming. It's the ...
Views: 1454 - Locus Of Control: Do Some Peoples Childhoods Set Them Up To Develop An External Locus Of Control? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperThere are people that believe that they have control over their life and then there are people that don’t. Due to this, these people are likely to have two very different experiences on this earth. When it comes to the people that fit into the first category, it could be said that they are ...
Views: 705 - Looking Good: Why Are Some People Obsessed With Looking Good? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperOne doesn’t have to look very far to see how obsessed people have become with looking good in the western world. And this is not limited to one gender; both men and women are involved in this. For a woman it could relate to: the kinds of clothes they wear, make-up, body shape, hair style, ...
Views: 2453 - Looking Perfect: Can Toxic Shame Make Someone Want To Look Perfect? - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperThe mainstream media has been presenting images of people that have been edited for years, and as time has passed, social media has also allowed people to present images that have been edited. As a result of this, someone can go from being manipulated by the media at one point in time, to being ...
Views: 1452 - Loss: Why Is It Harder For Some People To Handle The Loss Of A Parent? - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIn the same way that getting older is generally part of life, experiencing loss is also part of life. And while getting older can be difficult, experiencing loss can be something that is even harder to handle. This can be put down to the fact that aging is a slower process, which allows ...
Views: 951 - Love and Marriage - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Pam WhiteThe other day I was sitting in my living room having a wonderful cup of coffee I had just made and suddenly I felt myself be twenty years old, listening to a song about love and yearning. I remember very well what I was yearning for. It had nothing to do with my past, nothing in my past was ...
Views: 1055 - Love is All You Need... Could it be That Simple? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2010 from Karen Schachter"Fear will stop your love; Love will stop your fear" (Morcheeba) We all long for connection, validation and understanding ("love") in our relationships, but often times, something triggers an old fear or ...
Views: 2832 - Love Says "Trust Yourself" - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2019 from Mary HorsmanWe make hundreds if not thousands of decisions each day. And we all do the best we can. We make our decisions by going through a thought process that has largely become habit. If we do not consciously make the effort to change the way we think, we will continue to do the same things we ...
Views: 677 - Love the Person You Are and Hate the Person You’ve Been - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2006 from Angie LewisDid you know that love is a choice? We choose to love or not to love. It's that simple. But I believe the non-loving choice is not our "true selves." The non-loving self is absorbed in anger, judgment, resentment, and all kinds of things that we allow to control how we love. We haven't let go ...
Views: 999 - Love You Tender. - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2011 from Carly CooperFor one reason or another, many of us suffer from low self-esteem. Whether you were picked on in grade school for wearing glasses or you experienced some big rejections in your adult life, we all have something about ourselves that make us want to eat an entire box of Oreos. Perhaps you were ...
Views: 1071 - Love Yourself and Authentic Happiness Will Follow - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2009 from Beth Banning and Neill GibsonDo you ever find it difficult to love yourself because you think you're unlovable, you're a failure, or you're just not worth the time? Does your inner critic put you down when you fail live up to your own expectations? If so, and you're looking for a way to win the inner battle with yourself ...
Views: 2475 - Love: Why Do Some People Find It Hard To Love Themselves? - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperJust because someone would like to love and appreciate themselves, it doesn’t mean that one finds this easy or even possible to do. But, this love is not an adaption and what appears when one doesn’t love themselves. Here, something known as unhealthy narcissism can appear; with one having ...
Views: 3064 - Loving Ourselves - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2007 from Robert NajemyWe lack giving and receiving love. Our feelings of isolation and loneliness breed mistrust, misunderstandings, competition, antagonism and the whole series of health destroying emotions such as fear, anger, hatred, jealousy, bitterness, resentment etc. These negative emotions build up a ...
Views: 1402 - Loving Ourselves First - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2015 from Randi FineSelf Love Comes Before All Else "You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." ~Buddha So many women struggle with the concept of self-love. Women by nature are nurturers, caretakers. Many of us believe that it is our duty to give and give, ...
Views: 1487 - Loving Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from J CostaLoving Yourself The way I have always understood about loving yourself is loving your body, your face, your personality, etc. I have always thought that I loved myself but every spiritualist kept saying no. I could not understand it and thought maybe because I am overweight. That is part of ...
Views: 925 - Loving Yourself Part I - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Loren Gelberg-GoffI am not talking about egotistical love. I am talking about the kind of love that is compassionate, understanding, and nonjudgmental The kind of love we all look for in life; the kind of love we all wished for as children growing up; the kind of love we hope we're giving to our children and ...
Views: 1980 - Loving Yourself Without Weight Loss! - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Steve BetsworthBeing overweight is something that many of us suffer from. You are not alone. Whether you have a little bit of puppy fat or physically obese both your body and mind are affected. Whilst losing weight is something that should be done from a health point of view often people want to lose weight ...
Views: 1675 - Low self confidence issues - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2012 from Laura SilvaYou may find a few people who are just extraordinary with their skills and they know various methods to improvise tasks with excellence. They are heading numbers of organizations and some others are considered to be very highly talented because of their great achievements. You may think that ...
Views: 1715 - Low Self Esteem - The Silent Assassin - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from Alan WattAt any one time more than half of the population will claim to have low self esteem. That is a very high number and quite frankly astonishing given that it is eminently treatable. Low self esteem is a curse which impacts on lives where it doesn't need to. It blights millions of people's very ...
Views: 750 - Low Self Esteem Help: Ways To Improve Confidence - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Neelima ReddyAre you feeling down with low self esteem? Well, you should not, and you are not alone. There are a lot of people all over the world that are facing low self esteem. Because of this, there are a growing number of people who need low self esteem help. Do not ever think that this is something that ...
Views: 2795 - Low Self Esteem Signs - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2012 from Julianna GauthierSelf esteem can mean many things to many people. As a whole, it can be defined as how worthy we feel to ourselves and to the world. If an individual feels a low level of worth, their attitudes about themselves and the world will be negative, bitter, and disapproving. While in contrast, one who ...
Views: 1202 - Low Self-esteem Symptoms and How to Deal With Them - by Submitted on May 25, 2011 from Eran RosemanSelf-esteem is one of the hallmarks of a happy person. If your self-esteem suffers so will other parts of your life. They are all interconnected in a symbiotic relationship and one cannot thrive without the other (happiness and high self-esteem). Some low self-esteem symptoms are easier to spot ...
Views: 784 - Loyalty: Is Being Loyal Good Or Bad? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperOne of the reasons why people have dogs is because they are loyal companions. And while this is one of their strengths, it can also cause them to be taken advantage of. Yet, even though this can set them up to be treated badly, it doesn’t mean they will simply run away. Instead, a dog is ...
Views: 8266 - Luck has nothing to do with it - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2017 from Andy KayThat’s right: Luck has nothing to do with it, as some allegedly “fortunate” people say. And in this case, “it” doesn’t just mean confidence. It means life. Life as you'd like it to be. And the life that we see someone leading, when we immediately consider them "lucky". See, whenever ...
Views: 1265 - Lucky's Gate - by Submitted on May 25, 2005 from Larry Hochman"Dad, do you know the story about Lucky the Dog?" "Yes, Jill. I do." "No, not that one. The other one." My two girls had just come back from several days with my parents and had been regaled with stories from the past. So naturally they wanted to share them with me. I'd grown up with ...
Views: 1219 - Maintaining Self Control - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from cedric riceThe Importance of Maintaining Self Control Self control is important to each of us. The controlled person seems to sit above a situation or circumstance of life. He or she does not allow the circumstance to dictate to them. They dictate to the situation. The person who exercises self control ...
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