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- Goal Setting with Self-Hypnosis - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2009 from Maureen KilloranManifest your desire and reach your goals with your mind using self hypnosis. Lets begin by taking a moment to bring something into your mind that you may be thinking you would like to change, but really aren't sure you're really motivated or have the energy to make the changes. Pick something ...
Views: 1826 - How All Limiting Beliefs are Created - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Sean SmithMost of us have limiting beliefs that are sabotaging us from being empowered or ever achieving our goals. I want to teach you how and why these unnatural, restrictive beliefs are created. The recipe is a result of three functions of the brain, each of which is positive by itself. But when you ...
Views: 1826(2 votes) - Goal Setting Quotes: How To Use Them To Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Michael LeeGoal setting quotes are a dime a dozen, but how many of them can actually play a significant role in your life? With so many wise words out there, where can you find the time to go through each one? In this article, I'll share with you a few goal setting quotes which I have personally ...
Views: 1825 - Seven Steps to Achieving your Goals - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Kim OlverI recognize the huge importance of having goals but I also think it is useless to talk about goal setting without an even stronger focus on goal attainment. Anyone whose ever celebrate the New Year has set a goal but what takes goal setting to the next level? I’d like to share with you my ...
Views: 1824 - Motivation and How to Reach Your Goals Quickly - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Thomas AndersonGoals are what a person wants to do, achieve, or become. Research shows that as many as 80% of us over-estimate our level of motivation. It’s no wonder so many dreams go unfulfilled and so many goals remain forever out of reach. So this article is going to explain how you can simply act upon ...
Views: 1820(6 votes) - What Is Your True Goal? What Is Truly In Your Heart. - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2010 from David SamuelWhat is your true goal? What is that for each of us? It is not the same for all but appears to be the same for everyone in a group who share the same goal. That is obvious, but there is more to this than just the obvious. This is a tricky article, I hope you will have patience and persistence ...
Views: 1820(9 votes) - Are You Stuck In Life? - 4 Steps To Get Where You Want To Be - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2012 from Kelly WallaceDoes it seem that you can't get ahead in life no matter how hard you try? Do things stay the same or move forward at the pace of a tranquilized sloth? Why does this happen? Why are you still struggling despite your best efforts? So many are looking for the magic answer or that secret tip that ...
Views: 1817(1 vote) - Increase Mind Power - 7 Tips for Creating Greater Success - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2012 from Lorna AtkinsonAre you still dreaming of your ideal life? A life of prosperity and abundance? Health and fitness? Achievements? Accolades? Or spiritual peace? Whatever your mind can dream of, you can attain it if you increase your mind power and consciously direct it with a bold mindset, discernment and ...
Views: 1817 - FIVE STEPS TO STOP CATASTROPHIZING AND LIVE AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE by James Mapes - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2017 from James MapesDrag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. - Mark Twain Catastrophic thinking is the imagination run amuck, worry heightened to the power of ten. It happens when we allow our emotions to dictate how and what we think. It ...
Views: 1815 - How Do You Use A Vision Board To Manifest Your Desires? - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2009 from Patrice EvansCan a Vision Board really help you to realize your goals? If the key to a successful life is to remain positively focused on your goals, then yes a Vision Board can help. What is a Vision Board? A Vision Board is a visual collection of your wish list for life. It's pictures of whatever you ...
Views: 1815(3 votes) - 4 Tips to Keep Your Commitments for Good - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Lisa MininniHave you ever made a commitment that didn’t stick? Perhaps you resolved to begin a new exercise regime but stopped it after week one. You may have even resolved to draw in more clients, but didn’t invest in yourself to learn about the latest marketing or networking techniques. Maybe you even ...
Views: 1814(1 vote) - 4 ways to (still) make this your best year! - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2014 from Thomas AndersonAs I’m writing this, it’s T-60 days until the end of the year. That means, by the time you are reading this, you’ll be even closer to making this year….we’ll maybe not your best year ever. I’m saying that because if you’re like 92% of the world, you haven’t achieved your New Year’s ...
Views: 1813 - Any Day You Wish - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 from Ted CiubaJim Rohn is one of the true greats in the motivational field. Let's look at one little quote of his right now: "What we ponder, and what we think about, sets the course of our life. Any day we wish, we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish, we can open a book that will ...
Views: 1810(2 votes) - 3 Questions to Ask Before You Make Important Decisions - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2011 from Anne BachrachWhen it comes to making decisions that positively affect your life, there is only one thing to do. First, ask yourself how you feel about the opportunity. Do you get butterflies because you’re excited or does your gut feel heavy or weighed down, as if you’ve got a feeling that something bad is ...
Views: 1809 - Goal Setting: Teaching Your Teens About Goal Setting - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Michael Van De CarrGoals are clearly the targets of success. You, for sure, have your own goals, which may have already been achieved, are in the process of being achieved, or are still to be achieved. But how about if you set goals for your kids, especially if they are already teenagers? Surely, teens would ...
Views: 1809 - What’s getting in the way of your happiness? - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Larry CraneA good number of people believe that if they do everything right that will help them be happy. While others believe no matter what they do or don’t do, that they may never really have total happiness. Some people believe they must accomplish things like having a good education, living and ...
Views: 1809(1 vote) - A Simple 8 Step Process to Build Your Business - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2012 from Jeanna GabelliniRandom acts of action in your business will lead to a fast death for profits. You may have this disease without realizing it. Often, entrepreneurs are learning business building strategies from many different sources and ending up with a big pile of ‘stuff’. They pick strategies from the pile ...
Views: 1806 - The False Assumptions That Sabotage Your Success - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Judy WidenerThere are dozens of resolutions your could set this New Year, and just as many reasons behind choosing them. The desire for a better life could push you to ask for that promotion, go back to college, stop being an emotional doormat, and be more confident. Guilt could spur you to stick to ...
Views: 1803 - HOW TO HACK YOUR BRAIN FOR MOTIVATION: The Power of Deadline - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2016 from James MapesI have realized and accepted the harsh fact that I sometimes keep myself busy without being productive, that is - I procrastinate. Recently, guilt has begun to creep into my consciousness and guilt in any form is unacceptable to me. So, here I am writing about how to break through ...
Views: 1802 - WE MUST HARBOR TRUE FRIENDSHIP WITH MOTHER NATURE OR PRAKRITI - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2013 from Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma“Mother nature can be both a straightforward serene cow or else a wrathful tigress. Lest we refrain from behaving in an unruly and unwholesome manner with it for untold time span she can nourish us with the milk of innumerable wealth it possesses but if we render it polluted and vilely try to ...
Views: 1801 - To Be Do Have Or Do Have Be? That is The Question. - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2008 from Joanne RoibuIs Be Do Have What Gets Goals Achieved? Nearly everyone will freely admit that they need to set goals in order to achieve success. However, the methods that people use for their goal achievement are vastly different. They might believe in setting achievable goals, but then they go about the ...
Views: 1800 - Is there a Difference Between A Goal and An Intention? - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2010 from Karen SherwoodIs there a Difference Between A Goal and An Intention? By Karen Sherwood We are all familiar with the importance of setting goals. It’s difficult to open any achievement-oriented book these days without finding many chapters written on the subject. But what about setting an INTENTION? Is ...
Views: 1799(1 vote) - See yourself in a whole new way! - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2012 from Larry CraneWhat do we need to do to see ourselves in an entirely new way?! How about deciding what we would like to accomplish; then, pursuing our goal until it is positively achieved. Truly these are appropriate steps in any successful goals process. Regardless if the goal includes issues related to ...
Views: 1799(2 votes) - Creating Balance in a Topsy-Turvy World - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2010 from Lynn BrowneIf the current economic climate has you putting thoughts of work-life balance on hold in favor clinging to your job because it may seem the “safe” thing to do, I challenge you to shift your perspective around that. If we’ve learned anything in the past few months, it’s that what was once ...
Views: 1796(1 vote) - Improve Your Concentration with the Help Of Hypnosis - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Christopher MontroseConcentrating all of your energy towards a common goal is the best way to succeed, however, distractions and other self destructive thoughts can get in the way and steal your focus away from your objective. Listening to an improve concentration hypnosis MP3 download will help you to become less ...
Views: 1796(1 vote) - Top 25 Creativity Quotations - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2014 from Vernon MyersWhat is creativity? Use these quotes from famous people to think about what it means to be creative. 1. "Creativity is the infinite capacity that resides within you. It involves combining information with your life experiences." - Wayne Lotherington 2. "Creativity is not in the execution, ...
Views: 1796(1 vote) - How to be Committed and Attached While Detached and Free at the Same Time - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2009 from David SamuelIf the soul, your essence, is the smallest little dot of your being and is covered by layers of ego personality and there are layers for each experience of your life, how can you ever find it? Each layer is another illusion. Illusions are how we have interpreted situations and developed ...
Views: 1793(2 votes) - Which Would Prefer? Advice on Goal Setting or Goal Getting? - by Submitted on May 16, 2011 from Willie HortonIt intrigues me – there is so much written on goal setting – and so little written on the much more important subject of goal getting. A client, Mike, recently told me that he’d been told, by his first mentor in business, that success comes from constantly setting goals. However, Mike soon ...
Views: 1793(2 votes) - Before You Invest - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Lisa ChristiansenBy Lisa Christiansen Something to think about before you invest, I have a friend who is a retired Investment Advisor; he once gave his opinion to people on investments. Since he is retired and not trying to sell you or anybody else anything, I asked for him to share his investment philosophy. ...
Views: 1791 - High Performance Habits - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2017 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.comBrendon Burchard reminds us in his new book High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way, that with the right habits, anyone can dramatically improve results and become a high performer in almost any chosen field. He writes: “High performance is not strongly correlated ...
Views: 1791 - 3 Tips to Getting and Staying Off of Losing Streaks - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Roger SeipI want to talk about how to deal with one of the most frustrating and demotivating things that happen to people- the slump. We all face them at one point or another, and how you handle yourself through a slump or “losing streak” determines how quickly you get out of it. As Dr. Suess says, ...
Views: 1790(3 votes) - A Letter to Myself - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2012 from Daniyar AhaI am 34 years young. I prefer it to say in this manner rather than the other standard way. And I’m writing this letter to myself - to my present self, and to my future self, and to my eternal self as well. This is the letter I will never forget as I want to document how I feel being thirty ...
Views: 1788(1 vote) - Brain-Compatible Goal Setting - How and Why Goals Drive Motivation - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Brian WalshIt is important to hand-write your goals on paper, the action of writing them helping to imprint them on your brain. However, before writing them - be they material, emotional, or spiritual goals - identify what price you are willing to pay to achieve them. At some point, expose to yourself your ...
Views: 1787(2 votes) - Creating the Anti-Retirement Plan - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Tim ReynoldsLast week we discussed why retiring is not something people should do. Instead of making plans for retirement, it is better to plan for a long life of happiness. An easy way to do this is to ask, "How would I have to live my life so that I would never need to retire - so I can live life to the ...
Views: 1787 - Finding Your Why - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Gerald HenthornWe have a new year coming at us, and it will be here shortly. Think of all the possibilities. Think of all the good things waiting for you. Think of all the things you’re going to accomplish over the next twelve months. I’m sure you have a list of resolutions already prepared. All too often, ...
Views: 1785(2 votes) - So You’re interested in Life Coaching, But Are You Coachable? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2014 from Porschia Parker-GriffinCongratulations! You are interested in making changes in your life and serious about getting results. This involved deciding that you are ready to invest in yourself, your dreams, and goals. Or perhaps you’ve heard a little bit about life coaching and think it could be a good fit for you. ...
Views: 1784 - Goal Setting: How To Become A Millionaire - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2007 from Jill KoenigOne of the greatest quantum leaps you will achieve in the advancement of your most cherished Goal occurs when your Goal transforms from being something that is a distant possibility to an absolute, unstoppable certainty. The good news is that you can begin creating that quantum leap ...
Views: 1782 - Goal Setting: How's Your Mid-Term Goal Tracking Progress Report? - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2007 from Mark McClureMany goal setters put a lot of work into getting the planning done but then seem to let the implementation run on some form of autopilot. Now there is a time and a place for getting out of your own way. However, remember this. Things began to happen because you initiated the goal setting process ...
Views: 1781 - Move 7 Steps Closer to Your Dreams - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Lynn RobinsonDo you know what your goals are but can't seem to make them come true? Is your life going in the direction you'd like it to? It may be time to take some action, any action! As Will Rogers said, "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Most of us feel ...
Views: 1781(2 votes) - Smart Goal Setting: How To Live A Better Life - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2010 from George TiganusSmart goal setting is the subject I will be dealing with today. It is something that, if only given proper attention, could change people's lives around. It is well known that a lack of specific aims in your life will have you going nowhere fast. So why is that goal setting helps? Because the ...
Views: 1781(5 votes) - Got Momentum on Your Goals? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2009 from Jill KoenigHave you ever set a Goal and in the following days, weeks, months or even years, took little or no action towards it's achievement? If so, you're not alone. The world moves so fast these days. Not to sound like an old timer, but back in my day... we didn't have cell phones, computers, PDA's, ...
Views: 1779 - Build an Ego in Just Three Days - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockDay One: The best-built egos are ones that are well designed, so the first step is to acquire a great set of plans. These are available at any convenient party in the neighborhood. Just mingle around and you will see all kinds of egos being built right there before your eyes, and all you will ...
Views: 1778 - Good Plan, Good Team - Engage and Execute for Success - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffSuccess rewards are much greater than the risks when leadership begins with a crystal clear objective and only then creates the plan for execution with a fully engaged focused team. Once the goal is set, a good roadmap is essential before you start building the team or training the existing ...
Views: 1778 - Finding Your Passion - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2017 from Linda CattelanA really good friend of mine is always saying “when you love what you do, you never have to work a day in your life”. It’s a mantra and quote that has stuck with me for many years now and words of wisdom I live by and have imparted to my kids and clients alike. The way I see it is you have at ...
Views: 1777 - FREE Stuff worth MILLIONS? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2010 from Deb ScottFree Book Stuff is Worth Millions to ME? OK - who doesn't love free stuff? The big question is: could free stuff really be of value to me? Just because the gift giving season is over - doesn't mean your most favorite gifts have to stop coming to YOU! Consider these three ...
Views: 1777(4 votes) - How To Never Achieve Anything In 7 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 from Lisa AndersonJust Forget About New Years Resolutions and Going After Your Goals New Years resolutions and going after your goals are highly overrated. Why not just stay where you are, where it’s nice and comfy? Just in case you get the urge to change your life here’s some proven techniques to keep you ...
Views: 1777 - Forgive Me, Forgive Me Not. Tip for the Day - Practice the Art of Self Forgiveness. - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2010 from Patricia ClappI took a poll the other day when I was teaching my class at a local community college. I asked the students what they thought in regards to the “act of forgiveness.” Since we are reading the book Tuesdays with Morrie, one of the main themes in this life lesson memoir is “forgive everybody ...
Views: 1776(20 votes) - Set Dynamic Goals - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Jeannette KoczelaIt seems like I always had a goal I was working for but it always took a long time. Sometimes I would get distracted and not even complete it. Then I would start something else. And it went the same way. What was the problem? My problem was that I didn't know how to set dynamic goals. What ...
Views: 1776 - Overcoming Obstacles in Your Life With (Non) Action - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Barnsley BrownDo you sometimes feel like your life is filled with perspiration rather than inspiration? You're working, working, and working some more, but nothing seems to get done and you seem to be going nowhere. It's like you're stopped in traffic on the interstate of your life. If you're like me, you're ...
Views: 1772(6 votes) - Reach for the Stars and Land on Uranus - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Erik Fisher“Master, what is the answer to finding Inner Peace,” the student asks the teacher? “That is for you to find, within,” the teacher elusively answers. If I had a nickel for the countless times this question has been asked throughout time… well I don’t have to tell you that I would give Bill Gates ...
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