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The Antidote for procrastination
Hey mummy, I’m here! Writing about how I finally managed to find myself happy to finish things! Yes, it’s me and I know I am the kid that would always dig under my clothes to find my books, last minute before I went to sleep. I know I went to school only for ... Views: 1485
When you are working hard at your business (whatever business that may be), it is very easy to just pay your bills and go with the flow. This is particularly true when you are in network or multilevel marketing. When was the last time you really seriously looked at your bank statement? When was ... Views: 1484
The alarm rings. Too early, much too early. A whole hour early. You know you should get up. You promised yourself you’d start working out. Today’s the day! Huzzah! Yesterday it seemed like such a great idea. You even set out your gym gear, ready to get going first thing.
Groan. Aargh! You ... Views: 1484
Procrastination is hiding in the shadow of the future when you should deal with “now”. It is all about delay tactics, which turn seven days journey into seven years. Procrastination thwarts growth and hinders progress. It is a canker worm that thrives on excuses at all times and in every ... Views: 1482
Motivation needs goal setting to accomplish anything in life. You cannot have one without the other. You can be really motivated, but if you do not know why you are motivated then you not accomplish anything.
Goal setting needs motivation too because you cannot set a goal and stop at that ... Views: 1481
Do you want a life of excitement and achievement? A series of suitable goals can help you attain this lifestyle. No, you won't become a millionaire or find success overnight. Instead, you will gradually increase your abilities and experiences. Then you can get closer and closer to the kind of ... Views: 1481
If you are easily distracted, the one thing you need—focus—is not always easy to find.
I call it a helicopter brain and maybe you experience the same thing. I have gotten so busy lately, and there are so many thoughts in my head, that I have to schedule absolutely everything so I don’t ... Views: 1480
During this challenging period of world wide changes, people I work with seem to be struggling more than ever. I see clients that are finding it difficult to find work, other’s who are going through horrible divorces, and many that are dealing with health crisis’s. The emotions that seem to be ... Views: 1479
For over thirty years Neuro Linguistic Programming, also called NLP, has developed many processes and techniques to help people achieve excellence. All of our patterns and habits are anchored in our neurology and our language patterns reflect what is going on in our brain. For example a person ... Views: 1478
If you’re thinking of going to grad school, it’s important to know what to expect. Are you truly ready for graduate studies? To make sure that you’re prepared for a graduate degree, there are a few things you should think about.
Know how your grad degree will be different from your undergrad ... Views: 1477
Self-criticism is pretty common as we are usually the world’s number one experts on our own faults and shortcomings.
However, continually sending ourselves self-hating messages which can be caused by self-criticism generally leads to misery more often than to motivation. It also leads to ... Views: 1477
An Interview with business-leadership expert, public speaker and trainer, Steve Diggs.
1. Where did the idea for (insert name of your company or organization) come from?
I chose Fast-Forward Leadership™ because I believe every successful person should strive to develop what I call the ... Views: 1477
Anything can happen and everything does happen during the NBA Playoffs. The Miami Heat are hot! They have prepared for the worst and are pulling out all the stops. The winning determination of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James is scoring points on the court.
The Heat’s dream team was originally a ... Views: 1477
Why write a mini business plan over a long drawn out thirty page document? Because it's easier and you are more likely to do it! Think about things you would rather do every day. Email – you respond to emails that are easy to get out of the way. Phone Calls – you call the people that don't ... Views: 1477
What if failure and winning go hand in hand similar to peanut butter and chocolate? At first glance it appears to be an odd match. So many highly talented athletes needed to experience failure in order to become great. Whether it is in sports, business or life, failure is necessary for the ... Views: 1476
In the everlasting journey called life, human beings are almost amusing in a strange kind of way. Most people think and believe that they have to “live up” to another family member, relative, or screen idol. Some even have become envious or jealous of popular celebrities and want or even aspire ... Views: 1476
Life coaches specialize in helping individuals create the life they most desire. Within that process is visioning, goal setting and creating strategies to achieve those goals.
One of the strategies I use with clients is to view the goal achievement as a path to success. Just as in a cross ... Views: 1475
"Do not underestimate the thrill of trying." ~ Julia Cameron
A few days ago, I got an idea for a book. I sat down at the computer and an outline flew out of me. It felt like this was the book I was born to write. In the process of writing the outline I entered that "flow state" where I felt ... Views: 1474
Method No 2: Specify Goals
Make a list of your goals; the things that you would like to accomplish, create, manifest, improve or obtain. Include all aspects of your life – physical, material, emotional, mental, spiritual, social, familial, relationships, professional etc. Consider what you ... Views: 1473
Success, simply defined, means getting whatever you want. However simplistic that definition may be, most people would agree that a person who is successful in a certain field or area is so because he or she has managed to achieve something specific, and that something specific is a target or ... Views: 1471
Sometimes it seems the Universe is not hearing your requests. Your powerful self may feel like it's on vacation because you can't hear its voice. Loneliness sets in. This sets the stage for all the mischievous, lying, bad news Gremlins to come in talking their smack.
These are the moments when ... Views: 1470
Improve your personal and business life with the right lists - 9 ways
CONNECT WITH POSITIVE POSSIBILITIES
1. 10 IMPROVEMENTS. Make a list of at least ten improvements you could make. Consider health and fitness, career, home, business, family, hobbies, education and training. Come up with ... Views: 1470
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is a success…”-Henry Ford
Anyone who has been in multilevel marketing for any length of time realizes quickly how important relationships are to your business. Not only are the relationships with your customers ... Views: 1469
We live in a world where it’s hard to be perceived as a success, where being wealthy necessitates enormous amounts of money, where being good in sport necessitates huge acclaim and fame. This in turn can become an attack on the truth of who you really are. When you place heroes on a pedestal, ... Views: 1469
In most cases the fear of failure 'intimidates' people and this is why it can turn so many away from their intentions or goals! On the other hand this same fear can also help strengthen or renew your motivation as well! People often use the benefits they will experience if they successfully ... Views: 1469
If you are dissatisfied with your progress toward the goals you set, or just dissatisfied with your life in general, you probably need to look at the issue of "self-sabotage."
People tend to operate at two levels. They consciously have a direction they want to go, but subconsciously, there ... Views: 1468
By creating an intention, we become clear about what we want to accomplish and at the end of the day, we know how to measure our progress. When we set an intention, we connect with the deeper meaning of our desires and we pause to make our actions meaningful. This allows us to progress towards ... Views: 1468
4 Critical Success Factors
If you’re like most people…
When you first set a goal it’s pretty easy to stay on track, right?
You’ve got a plan…you’re working the plan and your motivation is strong…
As time goes on however, you lose steam and get off-track…
So to help you stay on ... Views: 1468
How do you envision your relationship in five years? Ten years? Twenty years? Many times we have a plan and a vision for other areas in our lives, like our career, business, or finances.
It is much less common to have a clear picture in our minds of what we envision our relationships ... Views: 1468
It’s that time again. Time to look back at your business during the past year and put together a plan for the upcoming year. How can you let go of what’s not working and make room for what you really want: a different approach to your work, more emphasis on areas that are the most profitable, ... Views: 1467
Today is a fresh start.
Every day, as they say, is a fresh start.
Only sometimes it doesn't feel that way, does it?
Too often it seems as though you'll never reach your goals - especially the ones that matter to you the most.
It seems like your goals and dreams are still out there in ... Views: 1467
Gaining others’ acceptance of your ideas can be difficult, and even downright frustrating without the proper approach. Why do you think so many companies look to a marketing or advertising agency to promote their products and services?
Planning an effective persuasive strategy can be ... Views: 1466
Where can you use the 80/20 rule in your work and life?
In one part of my life I work as a consultant in the public sector. In another I work as a coach; with both life coaching and corporate clients. I also have other businesses in completely unrelated fields including pet supplies, ... Views: 1466
Do you have everything in your life you ever wanted? Are you were you expected to be at this age and have the relationships, job or health you thought you would?
Join me in a new life of Self growth and how you can manifest your desires. Be part of something fulfilling.
Be part of our ... Views: 1465
New Year's Eve is the traditional time to make resolutions for the upcoming year. Most resolutions are about something we really, really want. Even if you are not the type who makes New Year's resolutions, notice that somewhere, quietly, in the back of your mind, you are probably making one ... Views: 1465
“I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts.” Og Mandino
As New Years Day approaches, many people are readying their resolutions in earnest; the lure of the New Year incites the best of us with the opportunity to ‘start over’ and ... Views: 1465
There are many ways to be perpetually miserable. Although we are all vastly different in many ways, we share common themes around the subject of misery. In fact, misery is a pattern than emerges in many people's lives far too often. I've outlined some manifestations of misery here and filed them ... Views: 1465
Earlier this year, a client expressed excitement that Oprah, the woman who has everything, was going to admit that even she couldn’t lose weight and keep it off. I didn’t know what Oprah was going to say during her January show about her weight and living her best life. I only know what is true ... Views: 1464
It takes as much energy to set a large goal that will stretch you, as it does to set a very small goal, which does not challenge you at all. When you set worthwhile goals they should feel a little daunting and require a stretch to achieve. An effectively set goal is one that clearly states the ... Views: 1463
Do you believe that you can succeed? Do you believe that you can reach your goals? That is probably the single most important question that you can ask yourself, because if you don't believe in your own abilities, you are always going to struggle to reach your goals. Your success in life - ... Views: 1462
In reality the process of “changing” is simply making a decision to do something other than what we are currently doing. Change is a reflection of current attitudes. Sometimes we choose to make changes that are relatively simple like deciding where to eat or what to order. Surely deciding ... Views: 1462
Our dream or others' dream, any way we live in a dream. The only difference is the one who chooses the dream.
I always prefer driver's seat instead of being a passenger. When driving, I have the control of movements and the destination. I can also decide to choose a short cut or change the ... Views: 1460
Goal setting is the framework for personal achievement. It is the backbone of becoming a person you desire to be. Setting and achieving personal goals will guarantee you success. Most people who do set goals have little to no understanding of goal setting and as a result fail to achieve them and ... Views: 1459
Are you missing out on experiencing the good life because you have a badly organised schedule? Are you skipping through the day wondering why you don't have time to do the things you really want to do? In reality, staying organised is easier than you might think; all you need to do is start ... Views: 1457
Some people are not in a position to work with a coach right now. Some are stretched financially, while some are still using the "lone ranger" method. Other people might be uncertain about trying something new.
So here is a brief, simple process I often use with clients that you can apply to ... Views: 1457
Depression is a trap; you must recognize it and get away from it. Depression is a time bomb that leads to self-destruction. Don't let it take you over.
We are mostly depressed because we WANT but we CAN'T.
You can help it by not wanting anything, by living a simple life. Some people can do it, ... Views: 1456
Regardless of what you think, you need to be a leader. That means everyone: solopreneurs and employees, too. And no matter what stage you find your business in, start thinking of yourself as a leader if you want to see increased profits.
Each of you is a 'leader of self;' the leader of your ... Views: 1455
John Di Lemme
Life-Altering Decision #1 - Talk - Champions talk differently than everyone else. They use different words. Their words empower them to grow beyond limitations. Their words also breathe life into others. Success is an accent. Champions develop their success accent through what ... Views: 1454
Imagine how much more of your brilliance you could share if you released it when it was good enough. Count the hours and the days and the months and maybe even the years that you may have held on to your wisdom because you believed it was not good enough.
My background includes many years ... Views: 1453