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- The most common mistake in Goal Setting - by Submitted on May 11, 2006 from Philip GoslingIn a recent Reader’s Digest article, best-selling author and ex-teacher Philip Pullman put his finger on what’s gone horribly wrong with the teaching of English in schools today and points the way to a common goal-setting mistake made by millions of people. It’s the mistake of turning ...
Views: 1408 - How You Can Get Anything You Want In Life In 68 Seconds - by Submitted on May 06, 2006 from David CameronLet's keep this simple. As simple as can be. What do you want? More money? A new house? A nice luxury car? A holiday in France? A new boyfriend or girlfriend? An athletic body? Whatever it is, it is a physical result, is it not? Physicality. Why? For what feeling? So you can feel secure? ...
Views: 5773(1 vote) - Akeelah and the Bee - by Submitted on May 02, 2006 from Jill KoenigI am a sponge. I am always learning, no matter what activity I am engaged in. I derive inspiration from everyone and everything around me. I heard a great deal of positive buzz about a movie called "Akeelah and the Bee" which was just released in theaters in America so I went to see what it was ...
Views: 3547 - Why is it important to set goals? - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2006 from Debra LohrereHaving a goal enables you to focus your energies on devising ways to achieve it. When someone makes a decision and begins focusing on achieving a specific goal (and even better in a specific period of time), the powerful subconscious mind goes to work and begins playing with ideas and ...
Views: 10209 - Ten Things To Do Instead of Binge Eating - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kristin GerstleyWhile we all reach for food for many different reasons, there are big consequences associated with binge eating. Various health problems and obesity are just a few bad things that can happen to a person that binges regularly. Below are some suggestions of what you can do the next time you ...
Views: 5418 - A Powerful Millionaire Mindset Factor To Help You Succeed! - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2006 from Jason OmanThere's one thing ALL self-made millionaires understand and live by. It's incredibly important for developing the millionaire mindset and for learning how to become a millionaire. This one concept can flat-out MAKE or BREAK your chances for wealth building or achieving success in anything you ...
Views: 939 - A Dream to Make Your Heart Sing - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2006 from Marcia WiederA dream is simply something that you want. Where dreams come from, are from inside of you. Some are based on need, such as your need to put your kids through a good school; or to make money, and some are based on desire, something that makes you happy. The most profound dreams are those that are ...
Views: 1139 - A Twist on Goal Setting: Bare Minimums - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2006 from Jennifer LoudenRecently I asked my Self-Care e-newsletter readers to share what helps them "turn toward their truth." I've also called this 'minimum self-care requirements' in other issues. As a result, this is what I wrote today to be included in my upcoming book: Between survival and a fully humming ...
Views: 999 - Are You Living On Purpose? - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2006 from Marcia WiederYour Purpose is who you are, what gets you excited; I might even say that your Purpose is remembering why you're here. If you're like a lot of readers, you might say, "I want to make my dreams come true, but, between you and me, I don't think I have a Purpose." Your Purpose is not a big, ...
Views: 1127 - A Goal A Day - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2006 from Jill KoenigHow do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. When I look at my list of 101 Goals, some of them seem downright daunting. Especially the long term goals. Some people have absolutely amazing ideas but they abandon their goal because it seems too overwhelming and they quit because they become ...
Views: 1036 - The Fast Goal Setting Formula - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2006 from Enzo MucciThe Fast Goal Setting Strategy To Achieve Your Wildest Dreams What are goals? I am going to answer that question by telling you a story. The story of Sylvester Stallone and what having a goal can create for you. Stallone was not good looking, he had little acting experience and his speech ...
Views: 1506 - The Fine Art of Shooting Yourself in the Foot - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2006 from Shawn DriscollIt’s mid-March already. How are those New Year’s Resolutions or intentions coming along? Are you like most people who have long-since abandoned their resolutions (sometime around Jan 28th) or are yours limping along, but with less vim and vigor than you would like? If you are going strong…you ...
Views: 1034 - Goals, Be Open To Possibility - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2006 from John HaldermanAs you are aware, there are two sides to everything; good and bad, positive and negative, yin and yang, action and inaction, force and allow, rigid and flexible. In all of life there is a balance between the two polarities, sides or aspects that must be mediated in your pursuit of happiness and ...
Views: 1110 - From Goal Setting To Goal Getting - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2006 from Gregory JohnsonShow of hands, please; How many of you out there cringe when youhear the phrase: New Year's Resolution? Or even better, do youremember how you felt the last time someone asked you what your2 year or 5 year plan was? What about "Where do you see yourselfin five years from now?" I don't know ...
Views: 755 - Pursue Your Dreams - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2006 from Eric GarnerIf you want to achieve the things you dream of, then you have to develop 5 qualities to a very high degree. The good news is that you don't have to look very far to find them. They're already in you. The not-so-good news is that you'll have to work at them if you want to get anywhere. But if you ...
Views: 1410 - Just Do It! - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2006 from Sharon GoodIt was a Saturday afternoon, many years ago, during the time when I was in the midst of my acting career. My plan that day was to send out some pictures and resumes for possible jobs, but I was feeling anxious about doing that. Instead, I was doing crossword puzzles, my "drug of choice" at the ...
Views: 770 - Internet Productivity--Lofty Goal or Oxymoron? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2006 from Yvonne BaileyWhen you work for yourself and do business on the internet you have to be a great strategic leader and a skilled tactician; even under the best of circumstances, it’s hard to be both. In the corporate world, goals and milestones are the absolute measure of productivity and success. But when you ...
Views: 678 - How to Make Friends with Your Finances During a Life Transition - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2010 from Cathy Goodwin“Kevin” was experiencing sticker shock. After years of life in the corporate world, he had accumulated a healthy nest egg. The kids were grown and gone. Time, he said, to launch an Internet marketing business. “But everything is so expensive!” he exclaimed. “Take this weekend seminar. Over ...
Views: 1432 - Resolving To Make Positive Changes in the New Year - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2006 from Sophie MelansonThe beginning of the year is always a great time to make New Year’s resolutions or set goals, and there are ways to be successful in making your resolutions stick and turning your goals into reality.1) Set Realistic Resolutions And GoalsWRITE a list of the goals you really desire, believe and ...
Views: 1011 - Diagnosis: Business Insanity - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2006 from Nicole DeanAre you insane? Most everyone has seen the following definition of insanity, accurately described by Albert Einstein - “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Are you doing the same things with your business repeatedly and expecting different ...
Views: 586 - Goal Setting for Happiness - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2006 from Sanjiv SahayGoals are the key to achieving anything in life and so it is with achieving happiness. Happiness comes from a steady progress towards meaningful goals which are highly desirable to the individual. Overall goals need to be broken up into specific goals for each aspect of your life e.g. health, ...
Views: 747 - Motivations and Plans for Goal Setting - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2006 from Kerri Wood“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” –Dale Carnegie As you know, it is a new year! The year 2006! Every year more than 90% of americans come up with New Year’s ...
Views: 1694 - Guaranteed Goal Achievement! Easy New Year Reolutions. - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2006 from Adam EasonOne of the amazing gifts that we have as people is the desire to have dreams of a better life, and the ability to establish goals to live out those dreams. What is even more amazing is that we have also been given the ability to not only dream but to pursue those dreams and not only to pursue ...
Views: 1542 - The Power of Goal Setting - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2006 from Amy BiddleGoal setting is a tool to use to have more fun in life. Life is perfect as it is. It is perfectly itself, whole and complete, lacking nothing. That may seem like a funny way to begin an essay on goal setting. "If my life is fine the way it is," you may think, "why bother with setting goals?" ...
Views: 925 - Why not realize your goals? - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2006 from Fatimah MusaHave you forgotten what it is you want to become and have? Probably you have made a few attempts, found that your strategies didn’t work and lost yourself along the way. Why not give yourself another chance to realize your goals? It all starts with the goal. Define and describe it. Write ...
Views: 1206 - Are You Achieving Your Goals? - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2006 from Roger CarrHave you found yourself setting goals every year but eventually losing interest. Did you have every intention to make a difference by accomplishing your goals but then not following through? It is easy to get frustrated when this happens. Because of your frustration, it is less likely you will ...
Views: 1329 - Resolutions Year 2006 - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2006 from Lynne DeanDo you believe in New Year’s resolutions? Do you think it’s just another commercialization? Just a lucrative time for businesses? Well, maybe. However, resolutions are good. New Year’s is a great time to look back on your life and think about future endeavors. Between you and me, you ...
Views: 800 - New Year Goals - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2005 from Devlyn Steele“Action Steps To Success” By Devlyn Steele Life Coach Advice Think back to the beginning of 2005. Like most, you started the new year with many goals. What goals did you set? Maybe 2005 was the year you were going to lose weight, get a better job, make more money, meet someone or quit ...
Views: 1307 - 5 Simple Ways to Kick Start Your Goal-Setting - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2005 from Michaela ScherrIt’s that time of year again where many pause and reflect on the previous year and consider what, if any, changes are needed and appropriate for the new one. There are five important, yet simple steps to follow, which I believe are necessary for seemingly impossible goals to be achieved. Step ...
Views: 778 - Top 10 Ways to Ensure Success with your Resolutions - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2005 from Lori RadunIt has been said that 60-80% of New Year’s resolutions will be broken within the first two weeks. Personally, I am not a huge advocate of New Year’s resolutions because I believe in setting and achieving personal goals all year around. However, I do respect the fact that New Year’s resolutions ...
Views: 1104 - Goal Setting and How You can Guarantee Success - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2005 from Rich DouglasWe all know how important it is to have goals? But what isit that separates success and failure when endeavoring toachieve your goals? If I’m to point to one specific thingthat can surely sabotage your goal success it’s ambiguity.It’s a lack of being specific. It’s that vague paledefinition that ...
Views: 969 - Changing Focus For A Spectacular New Year - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2005 from Amy HaleDid you meet all of your goals this year? If you’re like most of us, there are some goals that were successfully achieved and some that still elude us. With 2006 already upon us, how can we make this year different and more prosperous? By March, the majority of people, surveyed regarding New ...
Views: 1455 - How to Set Bullet-Proof New Year's Resolutions - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2005 from Curtis G. SchmittIsn't it early to be thinking about New Year's resolutions? Yes, if your M.O. is to flake out like most people. But if you really want to bullet-proof your New Year's resolutions, begin today with my five-step process. 1. Take an inventory or your successes and setbacks in 2005 Don't squander ...
Views: 861 - Ten Things to Do Before Year End - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Kevin EikenberryWe attach significance to the turning of the calendar, and when the calendar turns to a new year, it means more than learning to change a digit when we write a check – we’ve started a new chapter. It is instructive for us to think about how we can get the most from the end of chapter 2005. ...
Views: 1175 - Using “Self-Talk” to Fulfill New Years Resolutions - by There is something truly special about the coming of a New Year. Another twelve months present the perfect opportunity to start over, transform or change your self in some way. Regardless of what you resolve to do, be it to improve your health, develop better relationships with friends, make a ...
Views: 798 - Gaolamania - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2005 from Lynne DeanIt never really occurred to me that goal setting was not an option. I don’t know when or how it started but it’s always been a blessing in my life. It gives me a sense of accomplishment and hope. I also always assumed that goal setting is something that everyone does, but it appears not. ...
Views: 836 - Unstoppable! Removing the Possibility of Failure - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2005 from Micah MorrisA friend of mine likes to raise and show dogs. I mean that he and his wife like to take them to dog shows, where prizes are won for the best looking dogs. Preparing the dogs for this event involved training them from birth through their later years, from potty training to doing whatever dogs ...
Views: 703 - A Horse Named Focus - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2005 from Micah MorrisMany people choose a goal, a plan, and pump themselves up enough to take action … for a while. But most people find that their focus varies from day to day and circumstance to circumstance. In fact, most people eventually lose their focus altogether and fall right off the horse. Remember the ...
Views: 853 - The Goal versus the Journey - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2005 from Robyn SpeedDoes your dream demand that you bring it to fruition, or that you take the steps to bring it to fruition? It is often the case that the journey, the steps, are what is important, for it is that journey which teaches you the most. Your journey teaches you about your own passion, commitment, ...
Views: 1253 - Hire A Dream Coach to Find & Fulfill Your Dreams - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2005 from Marcia WiederDefinition of Coaching Coaching is an ongoing professional relationship that helps people produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers, businesses or organizations. Through the process of coaching, clients deepen their learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of ...
Views: 794 - Why Can't I Achieve My Goals? - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2005 from Curtis G. SchmittI heard some advice the other day that completely changed my perspective on goal setting and achievement. I feel like I finally understand why I sometimes don't achieve my goals. I was listening to an audio program by Brian Tracy called 21 Secrets of Millionaires. All of the secrets were ...
Views: 1369 - How You Can Get Anything You Want In Life In 68 Seconds - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2005 from David CameronLet's keep this simple. As simple as can be. What do you want? More money? A new house? A nice luxury car? A holiday in France? A new boyfriend or girlfriend? An athletic body? Whatever it is, it is a physical result, is it not? Physicality. Why? For what feeling? So you can feel secure? ...
Views: 1334 - The Action Web—12 Strategies for Goal Achievement - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2005 from Curtis G. SchmittSo, you decided to make a positive change in your life. Great! Now what? How do you make sure you stick with it? How do you make sure this goal doesn't become another one of those "good ideas" that gets forgotten about in a week or so? Create an Action Web to support you. An Action ...
Views: 1207 - A New Conversation About Dreams: Who’s Directing Your Life? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2005 from Marcia WiederWhile aspects of you encourage, “Go for your dreams,” simultaneously other parts threaten, “Don’t you dare.” A cast of characters lives inside of you and at different times you may receive conflicting or contradictory messages. If you are want to be happy, successful, and fulfilled, consider ...
Views: 741 - How Changing Your Focus Can Finally Get You What You Want! - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2005 from Laura BryantWhat do you choose to focus on during the day? Your future? The present? Fear and anxiety? Do you even know? Your focus can impact your thoughts and actions. It can hinder your progress and keep you stuck or allow you to achieve amazing results. The key to getting what you want is to ...
Views: 892 - FULFILL PROMISES YOU MAKE TO YOURSELF - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2005 from MARY KAY BUTTERYI believe innately we all do our best. We work with the tools available to us at the moment. With that in mind, a lot of us do let one person down a lot..look in the mirror. Yes that is the person. We do try. Yet often we fall short of the commitments we have promised ourselves.. Here are some ...
Views: 988(1 vote) - Applying Action To Your Inner Desires! - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2005 from Annette Colby"I know what I need to do, but I’m scared that I won’t succeed.” Who among us hasn’t been stuck in this scenario before? We know what to do, but we don’t put knowledge into action. The end result is the frustration of staying stuck in the current reality even though change is desired. The ...
Views: 783 - How to find and realise your life purpose - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2005 from Dr. Ulla SebastianDo you have a life purpose? Are you aware of your goals and dreams and do you know how to achieve them? A life purpose is like a light that helps you to focus your energy towards a distant goal and to overcome hindrances and blockages on the way. A life purpose may be like a key word that runs ...
Views: 1019(1 vote) - Blogging Your Way to Goal Success - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2005 from Ellesse ChowIf you have always been procrastinating on how to get started or going with your goals, try this interesting method. Write a blog. “What? You are asking me to publicly declare my goals?” Before you start thinking that this is another fruitless suggestion, would it convince you if we are to tell ...
Views: 818(1 vote) - 5 Steps to Make the Rest of 2005 Extraordinary - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2005 from Steve ErreySo here we are in July. Where did the first half of the year go? It only seems a couple of weeks ago that I was drinking festive egg-nog, wearing my Christmas sweater and humming 'Sleigh Ride' too loudly in line at the supermarket. It's kinda scary to think that there's just six months of 2005 ...
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