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- Focus on the Positive - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2007 from Sjef van de LaakTake little steps Everyone would agree, positive thoughts make you feel better than negative thoughts. Your thoughts influence your feelings and the Law of Attraction teaches us that positive thoughts attract more positive thoughts. But maybe it is better to speak of focus. I would say that ...
Views: 610 - The Mind in Time - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2007 from Randolph DirectoThe mind is like time is like the mind. Like time, the mind is not what it appears to be on the surface. In the mind, we can replay a situation from the past over and over. We can predict an event from our past experience and intuition. We can even create situations in our minds that can ...
Views: 1600 - How to "Hack" Your Brain - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2007 from Paul KeetchI’m a huge proponent of coaching and mentoring as a means to living the life you want. A coach is someone who can help you identify your specific goals in any area of life and then work with you on an action plan to make it happen. A coach holds you to be accountable for your commitments ...
Views: 1027 - Harvest - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2007 from Charmaine SaundersI immediately think of Harvest Home, a celebration of plenty, the bringing in of the crop, rewards for effort and hard work. It's all about abundance, reaping what we have sown. Apart from the obvious agricultural context, how else does harvest manifest in our daily lives? To each of us, it ...
Views: 1241 - Two Minutes to a New You© - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2007 from Howard SadowskySurpisingly, you'll get the same amount of muscle toning you'd attain after hours of repetitive calisthenics. Remember, always check with your own doctor before starting an exercise program. THIS IS A SHORT WAY TO A NEW YOU! Doing this 2-minute program 5 times a day can take an inch from your ...
Views: 1146(1 vote) - Stop Suppressing Your Natural Genius - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2007 from Otto SiegelI was a very successful business owner. My company had a great reputation. My husband and I owned a large house in an upscale neighborhood. We had been married for 13 years and everyone looked to us as the role model for a great marriage. My life was very busy. There were the demands of the ...
Views: 629 - Dealing with Energy Vampires - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2007 from Craig HarperThey live among us. In human form. To the untrained eye, it is almost impossible to tell the difference. Typically they look like you and I. But they're not. They're not like us at all. They are Vampires and their modus operandi is not to steal your blood but rather, your precious energy. Your ...
Views: 1267(1 vote) - Happiness - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2007 from Andi AguirreMost of life is filled with the idea of finding someone or doing something that fulfills us. However, for many of us we are not sure what that is. Some women I know believe that having the validation of a good relationship is the key that they seek to unlock the happiness they want. Some men ...
Views: 1778 - How To Negotiate With Your Mother on Mother’s Day - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2007 from mary GreenwoodEver notice that when you get together with your Mother, you end up playing the same roles that you had in junior high? No matter how sophisticated and worldly we become, we revert to those same roles we had at sixteen. We all love our Mothers and appreciate what they have done for us by raising ...
Views: 1225 - Clearing the Fields - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Janis EricsonThe changing of the seasons always provides an opportunity for personal development. Spring is a time to reflect upon one's self and life, clear out old ideas and beliefs, and cut away things from the past to allow for new growth. From the depth of his trance, Edgar Cayce, the great ...
Views: 1397 - Truths Which Aid Forgiveness - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2007 from Robert NajemySome truths which will help us forgive others are (some are based on various spiritual beliefs or Christian concepts which might not be acceptable to you or the subject): 1. All happens according to a divine plan which brings me exactly what I need at every stage of my evolutionary process in ...
Views: 761 - Asking for What You Need - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2007 from Carolyn EllisAs I waited for my appointment at the fracture clinic, a number of worries consumed me. I can't drive for six weeks. How will I see the Great Wall of China with an air boot and a cane? I decided to take hold of my emotional state by asking myself an important question, "What is the possible gift ...
Views: 2345 - In Search of Life Purpose - by On July 6, 1946 a kid was born to a chorine and an Italian immigrant. A foreceps accident during his birth severed him paralyzed. He also suffered with rickets. At age 15, his parents' divorce, leaving him a homely, sickliest child. By this time, the kid had developed a passion to become a movie ...
Views: 1093 - Tips for Breaking Into and Succeeding In Management Consulting - by About Jennie S. Bev: Cost-Reduction Consultant, Instructional Designer and author of FabJob.com Guide to Become a Management Consultant consultant@costreductionconsulting.net
Management consulting is one of the professions that endure in a slow economy. Why? Because more than ever, companies ...
Views: 1682 - Happiness = Purpose of Life - by Harmony between Thoughts 8 Words 8 Action = Happiness ?If there is a gap (dis-harmony) between your thoughts, your words, and your action, then you might as well forget about happiness. Action speaks louder than words. Thoughts are seeds and the source of action. No activity is possible without ...
Views: 879 - Cosmo-Pathy Life Science - Happiness - Life Purpose - by Nothing happens without a purpose. This creation and the birth of each person is for the purpose of attaining total happiness in direct proportion to what each person is endowed with by the Lord God by way of body, mind, intelligence, and energy nucleus (soul).
Happiness is a sensation ...
Views: 1948 - Developing self-belief - The 10 step process - Part 1 - by To achieve any goal in life, you must believe you are going to be successful. If you do not, you are likely to fail.
When I was 27, I took the bold step of handing in my notice at work in order to set up my own business. I did not have any idea what I was going to do, but inside of me was a ...
Views: 16289(2 votes) - Developing self-belief - The 10 step process - Part 2 - by Last week, I examined why believing we will succeed is so important to our success in life. This week, in part 2 of this 4 part series, I will look at how beliefs can affect our lives in ways beyond our normal conscious control, and outline the 10 step self-belief process.
Beyond belief!
One ...
Views: 7277 - Developing self-belief - The 10 step process - Part 3 - by In part 3 of this 4 part series on developing self-belief I will look at how to apply the first 6 steps of the 10 step process in your life.
Putting the steps into practise
It's time now to get practical and put these into practise. Pick a goal which you are not sure you are going to ...
Views: 3090 - Developing self-belief - The 10 step process - Part 4 - by In this last part of a 4 part series, I will take a look the last 4 steps in the process, and review some case studies of people's experience of using it.
7) The steps on your plan must not contradict any other beliefs or values you have
Imagine the steps you will have to take to achieve ...
Views: 4220 - Developing self-belief - The 9 step process - by To achieve any goal in life, you must believe you are going to be successful. If you do not, you are likely to fail. For each your goals, in your heart of hearts, do you really believe you will achieve them? If the answer for any of them is no, the following 9 step process will help you to ...
Views: 777 - Developing self-belief - The 9 step process - by To achieve any goal in life, you must believe you are going to be successful. If you do not, you are likely to fail. For each your goals, in your heart of hearts, do you really believe you will achieve them? If the answer for any of them is no, the following 9 step process will help you to ...
Views: 686 - Happiness and Expectations - by "Sometimes, to create the life you want, you must become a detective and look for the underlying causes that could be holding you back. One area to examine is your expectations. Everyone has expectations. We use them to motivate as well as evaluate, and they are an integral part of life. ...
Views: 626 - THE ENCHANTED SELF(R) A POSITIVE THERAPY - by In my years as a psychologist, I have come to believe that most people seeking psychotherapy are unhappy not only because of earlier hurts and traumas, as well as present frustrations and problems, but because they cannot access earlier happier moments often enough, resulting in not being able ...
Views: 514 - Understanding Your Passion - by The difference between a goal and a Dream is not just setting a time frame for its attainment and then "making it happen." More and more people are beginning to realize that their old aspirations that they thought were going to make them happy actually make them even more unhappy. A new way of ...
Views: 723 - The Importance of Your Dream - by A visitor to our site asks, "Why is it important to have a Dream? I¡¯m used to setting goals and 'just doing it.'
Great question!! There¡¯s a famous quote that reads "Dreams are the songs of your heart, the children of your soul." We have seen many people who have spent their entire lives in ...
Views: 2148 - The Force Within You - by There is a special Force within all of us - within You, my friend. A Force so powerful that many who abuse it lose control of their lives and fall to the darkside. The dark side full of ego, fear, anger and hatred and greed.
But you have a quality, a special quality within you that can create ...
Views: 732 - Sailing Through the Storm - by Sailing through the storm means that you know events do not control your life. As Napolean Hill once said, "God has given us control over one thing in our lives - our thoughts." How do we use this wisdom?
Begin by asking yourself, "If this event or decision went smoothly, how would I react?" ...
Views: 731 - Masterpieces Take Time - by For some people, this can take a lifetime, for others, years. In our American culture, we've been led to believe that "overnight successes" are something to get excited about. But when you look closer at these "overnight successes", you'll notice one of two things. First, if they are truly ...
Views: 596 - Living From Trust - by What I didn't realize was that I was literally draining my energy from the present out into the future. I remember saying to myself things like, "I'll have more tomorrow if only this would change" or "If I only had more intuition...I wish I had more wisdom...maybe tomorrow..." Without realizing ...
Views: 647 - Living From Trust - by As the book Conversations with God (a deeply spiritual, non-religious book) teaches us, Our thoughts are expressions of the Divine - of God - that we are at the same time the Source and the receiver. Now, this may seem a bit too powerful for some to either understand or admit.
But think just ...
Views: 727 - The Value of Creating Your Own Journal for Your Thoughts, Feelings and Experiences - by The famous guided imagery expert and author of the "Goddess Within," Susan Castle, is quoted as saying,
"Journalling helps you grow, and flow. It helps you get in touch with who you really are...your essence. It helps put you in touch with the Dreamer in you. It nourishes your Dreamer. ...
Views: 677 - How to Develop, Listen To, and Trust Your Most Valuable Resource - by Your intuition has incredible power to "see" and "hear" and "feel" beyond your normal 5 senses' abilities. What I mean is that your hunches, those little messages that we all receive, have incredible ability to fuel our Life's Dreams and help us move beyond our so-called limitations.
Your ...
Views: 673 - Integrity - by How often are you faced with the option of speaking your Truth or backing down and "being a nice person?" When you see this movie, you'll think twice about the next time you're in a situation that requires you to do the right thing. Not the popular thing, not the easy way out, but having ...
Views: 669 - Inside You Lies Greatness - by A seed of vast potential
A place beyond the ego mind
A place so rich and fertile
that you can smell its rich fragrance
like after a cool summer rain
You can feel this pulse of life
as it pulses through you
This infinite part of you knows
like a beacon in the night
It guides you on your ...
Views: 688 - How Can I Bring More Success Into My Life? - by A Personal Story
Years ago, I used to think that success meant "getting" the things that
I was striving for. And yet, the harder I tried the more they eluded
me. There¡¯s an old adage that says "If what your doing isn¡¯t working, try
something different!" I had a feeling that something ...
Views: 863 - How to Free Yourself From Your Ego and Live From Your True Self - Your Spirit - by Q. What do you mean by the phrase "True Self?"
A. Your true self is your Spirit. The part of you that has no boundaries - no limitations. To understand this is to live your life with no fear. Only your ego fears anything. Your True self - your Spirit - knows that in order to truly free ...
Views: 2314 - Faith: Building a Bridge to Your Life's Dreams - by "In the Indiana Jones movie, The Quest for The Holy Grail, Indy finds himself at the precipice of a bottomless chasm. On the other side of the abyss stands the sacred temple in which the cup of Christ awaits him. Indy has searched the entire world for the Holy Grail, defied all kinds of rats, ...
Views: 751 - The Magic Art of Asking Empowering Questions - by A True Story
Several years ago, I used to think in a very linear fashion. I operated out of my left (analytical) brain quite often. About four years ago, after reading some very inspiring books and being open to the influence of some very special friends; I began to ask myself questions like ...
Views: 856 - How Deep Breathing Can Help You Relieve Stress and Attract What You Desire - by Why be concerned about deep breathing?
Great question. Some believe that they are already breathing properly. If you ever feel stressed or frustrated, try this simple test.
1) Lie down or sit upright and get comfortable
2) Place your hands on your lower abdomen
3) Exhale first, then
4) ...
Views: 923 - 5 Strategies for Creating Happiness - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2007 from Amy ShermanBecause women can identify and verbalize how they feel easily, they naturally know when they are happy and when they aren’t. But they may not know what truly makes them happy. The secret to being happy varies from person to person and research has shown that we may be wired for happiness by ...
Views: 810 - What is the Meaning of the Fruits of True Happiness? - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2007 from christine grayWhat is the Meaning of the Fruits of True Happiness? True happiness is said to be both an inner glow and an outer radiation that you can feel together with an utmost satisfaction. Any dictionary will give you the meaning of happiness as an emotional feeling which parallels with joy, ...
Views: 1101 - The Pursuit of Happiness is not Just your Right,<br> It’s your Responsibility! - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2007 from Ricky PowellYou may think the pursuit of happiness, as our forefathers mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, is that of a selfish search. However, quite to the contrary, it is one of the most selfless quests an individual can undertake. Although you may not realize it, being happy or at the very ...
Views: 1136 - Do You Have What It Takes To Find Happiness And Success. Part 6. - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertThe final and most important trait that you could ever possibly develop in yourself that will surely allow you to find success and happiness in life is persistence. A tenacity to keep going no matter what happens. No matter what you run up against. No matter what life throws your way. Your ...
Views: 913 - Do You Have What It Takes To Find Happiness And Success. Part 5. - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertIn the past parts of this series we duscussed some of the necessary character traits and drivers in order for you to find success and happiness. In this part we will be discussing imagination and decisiveness. Self-talk is discussed in other articles I have written. To find these articles please ...
Views: 823 - Energize Yourself - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2007 from Gini GreyWinter has been a time of turning inward, reflecting and growing within. Now Spring brings the opportunity to burst forth with our energy and enthusiasm for life. Warmer temperatures and sunlit blue skies can bring a smile to anyone’s face, but no matter what season we are in or what external ...
Views: 954 - Existential Sex for Work/Life Balance - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2007 from Barry MaherAs you can tell from the title, this article is about sex. Actually it’s more business than it is about sex. Which is probably because I know a lot more about business than I know about sex. A fairly successful individual named Warren Buffett once remarked that he worried about people who ...
Views: 2033 - Moments - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2007 from Levitea CastleThe sun comes out from behind the cloud and the warming rays fall across your shoulders. Mmmm. In the garden you select a newly opened rose and inhale its spicy sweetness while gazing at the perfect velvety petals unfurling. Beautiful! Standing at the beach you hear the crashing roar of the ...
Views: 774 - On Being Happy - by Take a moment and think: Are you happy?
Don't be surprised if you don't know. We don't often think about being happy these days. Seeking and finding happiness is more often a quest for the future -- something we'll do "later." We've decided that we can only be happy after we get the house, the ...
Views: 819 - Ten simple steps to a life filled with joy, happines and spiritual power - by 1) DO NOT DEPEND ON OTHERS
As much as possible, have confidence in yourself and do not compare yourself to others. Try not to be in need of others' compliments to feel fulfilled. Do not mistake dependence for love. True love allows our loved ones to be free.
2) RELY ON THE HIGHER FORCE
Pursue ...
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