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- Freedom to Make Mistakes - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2005 from Sally HigginsThe willingness to make mistakes is probably the single most freeing decision we can make. When you allow yourself to make mistakes, you free yourself from all constraints of seeking perfection and you open yourself up to all kinds of opportunities and possibilities. Perfection is a ...
Views: 5857 - Manifest Your Ideal Life the Mystic's Way - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaOver the past several weeks I've received dozens of email solicitations for books, CDs and videos that promise to reveal newly discovered techniques to improve my life. These emails promise a wide variety of benefits: how to get rich, lose weight, meet the woman of my dreams and buy a million ...
Views: 2211(2 votes) - 21 Actions to Ignite Your Success - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2005 from Paul FrazerTaking action is the strongest way to create success in your life. The following are the 21 Actions that you can take right now, to ignite the success in your life, business, career, relationships, or family. Take one or two of the actions that you are better at and practice them. Then, start ...
Views: 1539(1 vote) - THE ABC’S OF INSURANCE “ Complementary Health Series” hosted by Lester J. Robinson FICF .Show 26: New TV show coming to Western - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2005 from Les RobinsonTOPICS: Show 26: New TV show coming to Western New York “ Lets Go Buffalo Show The interviewers are with Shawn Liegl Managing Director and host of the show Bob Kazee. I reviewed the shows theme and mission in Western New York. They talked about how they came up with the name Lets Go Buffalo. ...
Views: 1060(1 vote) - 5 WAYS TO FEEL SUPER-OPTIMISTIC - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2005 from Michael MercerOptimism is the hidden key to your personal and business success. Optimists possess a clear vision of an exciting life, confidently work on goals to achieve their vision, and take self-responsibility. In contrast, pessimists have no clear vision of a fantastic life, and they love to complain, ...
Views: 2088(3 votes) - How to overcome your “Obstacles”. - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2005 from graham julie……I realised that I really created my own obstacles in life, and if I just got out of the way of myself and let my mind not hold me back, I could do things I never thought I could.” (Hilary Swank, as reported in the Sunday Times) Hilary Swank puts her breathtaking performance in Million ...
Views: 1617(1 vote) - Corporate Bounce! - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2005 from Rob McBrideCompanies, like people, must Bounce back from challenging situations if they want to remain in business. It is imperative to rise and roar after falling or failing in order to soar with the eagles. With his powerful, eloquent voice, Martin Luther King Jr. said: “The ultimate measure of a man ...
Views: 952(1 vote) - How to Have Fun Again - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2005 from Debbie MandelRemember when you woke up filled with enthusiasm, eager to begin your day, savoring each vibrant moment? How long has it been since you felt vital in that way? If a photo were taken of you at this moment, would you smile for the camera or look nervous and serious, uncomfortable that the picture ...
Views: 1402 - Driving Together - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2005 from Judee ReganDriving Together This is a story of a man and a woman who lived side by side and each day the two would drive to work in the man’s car. It is a story that tells of the importance of setting personal boundaries. What intrigued me is the creative way the man handled his problem…particularly since ...
Views: 1029 - How I Did It - An Average Person's Account of Weight Loss - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2005 from Jon StevensFor most of my life, or at least as long as I can remember, I have been overweight. No let me rephrase. I have been fat. Yes, fat. Not just a little overweight, not big boned, not plus sized or comfortably large. Not weight challenged or in need of loosing a few pounds. I was fat. Fat, ...
Views: 762 - Don’t Give Up! - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsDon’t let anyone kid you. The road to self improvement and personal growth is not a short, straight, well-marked, paved highway. Looking back on my journey, I see a road meandering over hills and through valleys, around sharp curves and over muddy trails, with occasional boulders blocking my ...
Views: 1346 - How Can I Find My Passion? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2005 from Ronnie NijmehRonnie Nijmeh, ACQYR.com Vladimir from Serbia and Montenegro had a great question: "Results are only one important piece of the puzzle, but there'sone thing that I'm missing. You have to feel a strong desire todo what you want. You must be "starving" for success. But how canwe make ourselves ...
Views: 6631(2 votes) - Who should win the Oscar? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2005 from graham julieWho, do you think, should win the Oscar this year? Who has been the best male actor in film this year? Should it be Don Cheadle, in Hotel Rwanda, Johnny Depp in Finding Neverland, Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator, Clint Eastwood in Million Dollar Baby or Jamie Foxx in Ray. What about Leading ...
Views: 1010 - Perfectionism - The Dangerous Trap - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2005 from Allie OchsPerfectionism – The Dangerous Trap Just when I have something figured out, along comes another how-to-article telling me how to be or do something better or even change my entire life. No matter where I turn, I am constantly reminded that I am not good enough in more ways than one. I am not ...
Views: 1415 - Making Commitments of Love and Courage - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2005 from Steve BrunkhorstThere is a story about a little girl who suffered from a serious disease. Her best chance of recovery would be to receive a blood transfusion from her five-year old brother.The doctor explained the situation to the little brother. He asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his ...
Views: 2139 - What Inspires You? - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2005 from graham julieHave you ever thought? What inspires YOU? What is it that drives you day in and day out? What is it that inspires you? We think of creative people as being inspired and ask about their work. What inspired you to paint, draw, produce this piece of work? What inspired you to make this? Usually ...
Views: 1440 - Playing With Mindfulness: Sneaking In The Back Door - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2005 from Maya FrostI often meet people who say things like, "I've been working with mindfulness for over twenty years." My response is always this: "Oh, you poor thing! Have you tried *playing* with mindfulness? It's very effective, and much more fun!" They tend to look at me like I'm some kind of kook, and ...
Views: 1163 - Hope in Humanity - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2005 from Sharif KhanLet us renew our hope in humanity. It’s so easy to lose faith when someone cuts us off on the highway, when a ‘friend’ blows us off (for the second time) and fails to show, when we get burned in a business deal, when a co-worker doesn’t do what they said they were going to do, or when a ...
Views: 1244(1 vote) - Forget Resolutions. Craft a Life Theme that Works. - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2005 from Laura SandhamHow many people do you know who, in January, enthusiastically name their resolution for the year yet somehow neglect to follow through with it a few weeks or months later? Forget making New Year's resolutions. They rarely work because they are often based on "shoulds" versus the bigger picture ...
Views: 963(1 vote) - The Gift of Gratitude - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2005 from Eileen Bodoh & Katherine SchererEvery time someone said something nice to me or did something nice for me, my Mother would pose the question, "what do you say?" She made it easy for me to remember to say thank you, and created the habit I still have today. I chuckle when I hear other parents prompt their children, ...
Views: 2924(1 vote) - A Bird's Eye View of THE ENCHANTED SELF and what it means to YOU! - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2004 from Barbara Becker HolsteinThe Rebbe Nachman of Breslow often said, “Always remember-Joy is not merely incidental to your spiritual quest. It is vital.” As the years have gone by and I’ve been in the practice of psychology over 20 years, I have become more and more convinced that he was so right, that joy is not an ...
Views: 1183 - Two Choices That can Make Next Year The Best Year of Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2004 from Margaret PaulWhat if there were just two choices you could make to insure that next year would be wonderful? There actually are, and these choices are quite simple in concept, yet not easy to do. They are not things you do on the outside, such as exercising your body (which is always a good thing to do!) but ...
Views: 4319(2 votes) - Top 5 Ways for an ADD Adult to Have a Happy Holiday - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2004 from Jennifer KoretskyHolidays have the potential to send an adult with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) into overload. Too many details to plan, kids to manage, and family to cope with can turn a good day into a stressful one. The following suggestion can help adults manage ADD during the holidays. 1. Know Your ...
Views: 1082 - Survival Kit for the Holidays: Grace, Gratitude and Random Acts of Kindness - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2004 from Laura TurnerIf you're like me, the holidays always have a way of sneakingin. And - like an unexpected visitor who shows up the week Ihaven’t cleaned my home - I’m caught in a frenzy, desperate to scrape up the tumbleweeds of cat fur and make the place look presentable. For me at least, it’s easy to ...
Views: 1138 - How to become an expert Customer Services Tester - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from James MiddletonHow to become an expert Customer Services Tester - or in other words; "How to be a complete pain in the butt anytime you order anything on the internet!" Here are the steps: 1. Always find ways to make sure the ordering process fails for you, even though it works perfectly well for ...
Views: 1492 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#12) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneHOLD THE VISION "Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know it just as well as you." --Richard Bach Within all of us there is connection with Divine Wisdom, and we have access ...
Views: 1148 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#11) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneCHOOSE HAPPINESS NOW! "Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life." - Burton Hills What if--- you could accept yourself and be happy with everything in your life EXACTLY AS IT IS RIGHT NOW? Wouldn’t that be a relief? You could stop tying up your energy with worry and ...
Views: 1119 - Achieve Your Dreams- Step by Step #10) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneCHANGE YOUR STORY, GO PAST THE FEAR What is the story you have about your life? What if that story were just one you had learned to believe, and right now you could choose another story? Silently, in a long straggling line, the 27 workshop participants climbed over and around rocks, moving ...
Views: 1048 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#9) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneSHIFT YOUR FOCUS If you’re not getting the results you want in life, it’s time to shift your focus! You may already know and understand that whatever you focus on expands. However, knowing that and actually practicing it are two different things! Right now, think about some area of ...
Views: 1065 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#8) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneTAKING RISKS And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin (1903 - 1977) Is there a longing in your heart to for some activity you want to do or some dream you want to achieve? What have you been waiting for? Be honest ...
Views: 1000 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#7) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneEXPECT A MIRACLE “Expect your every need to be met, expect the answer to every problem, expect abundance on every level, expect to grow spiritually.” –Eileen Caddy Read Eileen Caddy’s’ quote several times and really FEEL yourself shifting from expectations of lack to expectations of abundance ...
Views: 1077 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#6) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CranePOSSIBILITY THINKING “The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.” - William James, psychologist and author, early 20th century Imagine the scene in 1492 as Columbus ...
Views: 1076 - Achieve Your Creams- Step by Step (#5)WHAT’S WONDERFUL ABOUT YOU?
“You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and joyfully being what you are, you fulfill your own abilities, and your simple presence can make others happy.” - Jane Roberts, The Nature of Personal Reality
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Views: 1082 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#4) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneLIVING YOUR MISSION WITH PASSION “When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant ...
Views: 1071 - Achieve Your Dreams- Step by Step (#3) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneWhat is Your Purpose? Here is a test to determine if your mission here on earth is finished. If you’re still here, it’s not. -Richard Bach, Illusions At some point in life, we all ask the same questions: Why am I here? What am I supposed to be doing? How ...
Views: 1041 - Achieve Your Dreams- Step by Step (#2) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneLETTING GO OF LIMITATIONS Argue for your limitations and they’re yours. -Richard Bach, Illusions Growing up, we all receive comments on our self-worth and abilities. We also have experiences that leave us with beliefs about ourselves and every area of life- ...
Views: 991 - Achieve Your Dreams- Step by Step (#1) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia Crane*****Be happy with who you are and where you are right now.***** Abraham Lincoln once said, “A person is just about as happy as he/she makes up his/her mind to be.” Too often, people want to achieve something because they think the achievement will make them happy, or others ...
Views: 1760 - Trim More Than The Tree This Holiday Season - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2012 from Lisa Dalton‘Trimming away the old encourages new growth.’ This thought washed over me as I trimmed my bushes in the warm sun of a glorious late September afternoon. Not being much of a gardener, I’ve always resisted with a vengeance pulling up or cutting off anything green in my yard; clinging to the ...
Views: 1532 - 4 KEYS to Developing Courage - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2004 from Rev. Dr. Janette M. Freeman4 KEYS to Developing Your Courage Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the strength to be who and what you are-- despite the fear! Here are steps we can take to develop courage and let go of the fears that stop us from achieving our goals. 1. Recognize the fear. Don’t make excuses ...
Views: 10427 - How To Eliminate Negative Feelings Forever - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2004 from Kent SayreSpiritual Fulfillment Through Work Today I want to talk to you about how to be spiritually fulfilled at work. Work occupies a big hunk of time in our lives. It’s forty hours for most people and up to fifty, sixty, seventy, and more for others. So if we’re spending all this time at work, we ...
Views: 2134 - Is man's Next Step Like A Can Of Potted Meat? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2004 from Rita LouiseIs it the dawning of the Age of Aquarius? For years, predictions have indicated that humanity is readying itself for a golden age, a so called new age that is right around the corner just waiting to roll in. According to these forecasts, the air we breath will be clean and our environment ...
Views: 1243 - It’s all to do with the way you wake up. - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2004 from graham julieDo you start your day with anger, frustration and annoyance at the alarm and the need to get up? Do you wake up hoping the day will go away and you can get back to sleep? Have you lost the fun? The confidence to have a go at things. Are you struggling along? Are you just going through the ...
Views: 934 - How to Have a Happy Thanksgiving - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2004 from Debbie MandelMany of us are a bit wistful during the Thanksgiving holiday. Perhaps, it is because we are bullied into feeling grateful and happy. Perhaps, some of us feel alone and do not quite fit into the picture-perfect mold consisting of cherubic children and warm, loving family members seated around a ...
Views: 1299 - Is Working Good for Your Health? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2004 from Nina HamIS WORKING GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH? Nina Ham, LCSW, CPCC It’s fall in the mid-west, and the crisp chill in the air means it’s time for a taffy-pulling party. For the uninitiated, here’s what happens. Groups of kids wait impatiently while a parent stirs a pan of sugar, butter and ...
Views: 1293 - So What is Success Anyway? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsWell I’ll tell you what it’s not. Even though many of us like to periodically visit our own personal Fantasyland complete with its mansions, servants, fancy cars and trips to exotic places (check under the heading of “What I Would Do if I Won the Lottery”) most of us over the age of twelve with ...
Views: 1381(1 vote) - Finding Your Inner Flame -- Part 3 of 3 Finding Passion Series - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2004 from Skye ThomasWhy is it that some goals have a fire and a passion behind them that creates an almost self-propelled drive towards completion, while other goals are left dead in the water before they've hardly even begun? What causes that level of motivation to manifest itself? Can we harness it? Can we ...
Views: 1109(1 vote) - Finding Direction -- Part 2 of 3 Finding Passion Series - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2004 from Skye ThomasIn order to find the right direction for ourselves, we have to do some soul searching. What is it I want to accomplish? Why? What kind of person do I want to become? Is it so weird to be in our thirties or forties and ask ourselves, "So, what do I want to be when I grow up?" What would make ...
Views: 1082(1 vote) - Finding Yourself -- Part 1 of 3 Finding Passion Series - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2004 from Skye ThomasWe have been told that the things we don't like in our children are the same things we don't like in ourselves. We are told that we project our own flaws and issues onto our perceived enemies in an attempt to work them out within ourselves. We stereotype people according to who they hang out ...
Views: 1006(3 votes) - How To Marry The Right Woman - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2004 from Nancy PinaWouldn’t you like to know how to meet and marry the right woman? As a relationship expert and author, I find there are distinct qualities that attract women who possess inner beauty that radiates externally. With the materialistic bombardment from the media and society, it is easy to loose ...
Views: 6217(1 vote) - Lessons from the Drive Thru Window. The Power of Asking - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2004 from Eli DavidsonLessons from the Drive Thru Window. The Power of Asking Eli Davidson, M.A. I have an admission to make. I just polished off every molecule of a McDonalds Big N Tasty Meal. (That’s a #6 for you Mickey D’s wanna be’s.) Ahh, I loved each bite of burger and salty, soggy fry. Every mouthful ...
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