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Why are decisions so difficult? Because each one has ramifications – and we are looking for our choices to be perfect…to answer every need and criteria. What a shock – they usually don’t.
I suggest you look at the following:
- Why has the item or event to decide upon come about?
- ... Views: 969
It’s inevitable that when you are on the road less travelled, trying to achieve your goals, starting a new business, career or family, you will get hit by adversity. Its life! It has its ups and downs, we all know that. But how you react to these adversities is what sets you apart from the ... Views: 7377
It only takes one person to believe. That statement is littered across so many texts, over so many centuries - from spiritual literature, to the chronicles of the great explorers and inventors, to the field of professional sport. That belief may sometimes be described as single-mindedness, ... Views: 1819
The Puranas or Indain Mythology while describing the process of world creation says that a lotus emerged from Lord Vishnu’s navel. Brahma the creator sat on this lotus. God told Brahma in a celestial voice: I have created you for world creation. In order to become capable of doing, so perform ... Views: 1685
Isn’t it great to be alive? Life is all about choices. Some are easy. Some are difficult. Often we have no choice in the amount of crap life will throw at us. How we react to, and deal with it, though is definitely our choice. It is not a question of whether we will all face challenges… it’s a ... Views: 2111
Do not judge each day by what you harvest, but instead by the seeds you plant. Today’s harvest is not important, because it is the product of what you planted yesterday; what is important is that all your new seeds are well planted in fertile soil, not too close to any large bush whose roots ... Views: 1238
When one wishes to solve a problem it is very easy to get tied up in the nuts and bolts of the problem itself and in this way miss out on seeing the overall picture. To solve a problem easily it is important to take a step back and thus begin to look at what is happening from a different angle. ... Views: 866
Yesterday I went to a funeral. Mary was the 94 year-old grandmother-in-law of one of my best friends, Michael. Mary is a fearless soul that left a big impression by simply being herself. Her life was the great American Dream. Italian immigrant. Little education. Came to San Diego from ... Views: 865
With the media’s projections of today’s economy, it will be easy to view the current financial situation in a state of scarcity. The good news is, you can make a choice to believe in the scarcity or the abundance in any situation, and whatever you think, you’re right!
Try repeating these ... Views: 2862
Successful people have successful affirmations running through their heads all day. Follow these steps to create affirmations to lead you to your access.
1. Know the Goal
Tune your focus into where you want to be, not where you are. You reap what you sow, so if you are planting thoughts of ... Views: 1057
Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”
–Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Enterprises.
Has the state of the economy got you down? Get back up. There’s no better time than the present to start a business.
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) ... Views: 844
Once I got an email from a woman who had just read my book on patience. She had just had a miscarriage and had discovered she had to wait for a few months before trying again. At first she was distraught and impatient. But she came to trust her body’s timing. She wrote, “Now I feel incredibly ... Views: 1277
Say you see your first frog and want to understand what it is. Not so much what it’s croaking about, (although that can be interesting too) but what the frog really is. Traditionally, Westerners like us would grab the little guy and drop him into a bottle of formaldehyde, a preservative that ... Views: 669
After watching the Memorial to Michael Jackson today, deeply moved and inspired, the following spilled from my heart through my pen.......a message for each of us to ponder.
Until You Sleep
Each breath filled with promise
That your next word, your next action
Will be filled with ... Views: 612
Manifesting is all the rage these days. It seems you can't turn a corner without tripping over one more Law of Attraction expert advising you to imagine yourself there NOW, keep the vision planted in your mind and prepare for your success.
Don't get me wrong. There's a lot of truth to that. ... Views: 1068
Since 1963, St. John’s Hospice is a program of catholic social services of Philadelphia, a temporary home for 52 homeless residents. An all-man shelter hosts people from all backgrounds and all walks of life. My wife Natalie, my son Ben and I went there for the first time about 4 years ago. We ... Views: 2755
The work of Louise Hay has transformed the lives of millions! Here are life-changing techniques from her philosophy to empower YOUR life!
1. Be willing to love and accept yourself – no matter what! You don’t need to lose the weight, have the relationship, or anything else first. Start ... Views: 1399
This post will be trashing out issues on how you and I have been living our lives, how we are living our lives and how we should continue to live our lives. Life is good for those who know the pathway. I must note here, however, that a good or successful life is not based on the amount of riches ... Views: 676
“You know what you gotta do when life gets you down? Just keep swimming”
-Dory, Finding Nemo
In life, it is inevitable that we encounter bumps in the road. Most of the crowning achievements known to man came to fruition through persistence and determination. It is always those who ... Views: 1106
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My life has transformed. I could not have expected this. This is day 67 of season 12 of the 100-day reality challenge.
I now invite you to join to live for 100 days from the ... Views: 669
I had a teacher at Cornell, Professor Frederick Marcham, who died in the middle of his 70th year – of teaching. He was 94 years old at the time he died and my mother had been his student too. Prof. Marcham was a cross between Socrates and Merlin because he helped us discover our own answers by ... Views: 653
In a world full of "don’t"
Full of “shouldn’t" and "won’t"
It is easy to fear
When that’s all that we hear.
But what if one day,
When those naysayers say,
“It is futile, no less”
You found courage for "Yes"?
All Rights Reserved, Robyn O'Brien, LLC Views: 693
Or maybe you are just interested in finding "your dream"?
Trouble is, you can't really hope to find your dream, until you have found "yourself"... To be more specific, what do YOU really want, and aside from health and happiness, what exactly is the "dream" that you want?
One of the most ... Views: 971
Simple survival requires us to be in possession of many skills. The pursuit of dreams requires many more. Most individuals rely on the support of a village, whether peopled by relatives or community members, to effectively address the numerous ways we need assistance. This can mean anything from ... Views: 803
Service is an opportunity that everybody has to contribute to the world. It's like breathing in and breathing out. Although we need to breathe in, it's equally important to breathe out. It's important to receive and it's important to give, and to give of ourselves in the way that actually serves ... Views: 657
“It’s none of your business what anyone thinks of you”, Love Who You are With Pride!
A bold statement I know but a very true statement. A statement that I have begun to truly live my life by, because why would it be your business what anyone else thinks of you?
We spend our whole lives ... Views: 2495
I grew up in the South. As a result of that I helped my mom make a lot of casseroles and salads for those who were sick and in need. It was just what you did. We belonged to a Presbyterian church and every Sunday we picked up Mrs. Browman, a woman who lived to be 100, every week so she could ... Views: 1410
Every day I walk to work...to and from takes about a total of 40 minutes. This gives me a lot of one on one time with my IPod. I have over a thousand songs on my IPod...everything from Michael Jackson to U2 to Rihanna to Andrea Bocelli...you could say I have eclectic taste in music. There is ... Views: 660
My 96-year-old grandmother is a vibrant, sharp-minded woman who spent most of her life gardening in her large backyard in Massachusetts, and her significant contributions to the American Hosta Society have earned her over 2,500 results if you Google her name.
Many spiritual Teachings tell us ... Views: 1720
Do you have a dream that keeps resurfacing yet you ignore it or immediately dismiss it?
Why do you push it away? Do you think it is too grand?
Do you shy away from it because of what other people might think about you and what they may say, "Who does she think she is?"
Recently someone ... Views: 1207
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Marie Curie, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa … there are many people throughout history who have changed the world through responding to inner inspiration.
We call these people geniuses. They are the ... Views: 2363
When I was in my second year of college living on campus (at Columbia in NYC) with 4 suite mates, every time the phone rang, there was a race to answer it. Everyone wanted to be the guy to hear the “hello” on the other side just in case it was my friend Michael Jackson calling.
Most of those ... Views: 753
Today June 25, 2009 is truly a sad day. Today is the day that the world lost a legend as Michael Jackson passed away from a cardiac arrest. People may know him as a lot of things, some good and some bad: a singer, a songwriter, a dancer, an actor, a businessman, a father, a humanitarian, an ... Views: 671
A lot of people struggle with turbulent emotions and addictive behavior. They spend years in psychotherapy and at times they are able to overcome addictive habits through will power, only to have a recurrence and go back to old ways. From my experience, and also through observation of many ... Views: 725
Intent is defined in the dictionary as: firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed. As I began to think about what my first blog was going to be, I decided to ask my twelve year old son what the intent was for his life. He said, "I want to fall in love when I get older, get married and have a job ... Views: 655
It is in the stillness of our heart that we find the peace we seek in the world. It is the connection deep within to the very source of our being where we recognize the oneness of life. It is here that we transcend the duality of perceived right and wrong thinking, judgment, control and ... Views: 1772
My role model, the man that I take after, the person with whom I share so many qualities, is my father. And bless his heart, my 70-year-old father will make his first parachute jump on July 1st, Canada Day. Why? Perhaps it’s his unending energy, his fierce spirit, or his eternal showmanship, but ... Views: 959
We’re all in the same boat. We just have different paddles, and perhaps we find ourselves on different rivers. We all live in human bodies. These are the vehicles in which we move through our world. We are all made of flesh, blood, and bone, with brains, hearts, and lungs to power us. Our ... Views: 905
With my Thriving Through Tough Times tip, “Give to your community so you can fully recover,” I had been trying to justify it a bit backwards. With the other techniques, I noticed their appearance in many different traditions and thought, “Ah ha, a theme!” For example, surrounding yourself with ... Views: 723
During the eulogy for Senator Ted Kennedy by his oldest son, Ted Kennedy, Jr., the son offered this story:
“When I was 12 years old I was diagnosed with bone cancer, and a few months after I lost my leg there was a heavy snowfall over my childhood home outside of Washington, D.C. My father ... Views: 1201
Stop blaming economy and take complete responsibility for every thought you think and action you take. However much we may try, it is impossible for us to change any one or the, circumstances. Make a commitment to stop blaming economy, people and environment. The only thing that you have ... Views: 1420
Focus on what inspires you all day every day! It feels good, it radiates good, and it brings you to new levels of success!
Filling up on motivational and inspirational thoughts and staying far away from negative thoughts can completely reshape your day, especially if you start as soon as you ... Views: 8727
I Love New York: A Positive Point of View
On a recent trip to NYC, I had breakfast with a colleague who said something that really made me stop and think.
Mike Foster (www.MikeFoster.com) holds the title of the top trainer out of 450 seminar leaders at a major international training ... Views: 1125
It seems almost silly to have to say it, but to improve at anything practice is almost always essential. Right? Even if you want to get good at doing nothing, you still need to do a lot of it! Most people know that if you want to be physically fit, you need regular exercise. If you want a ... Views: 602
There are many variations on the story of stone soup, but they all involve a traveler coming into a town beset by famine. The inhabitants try to discourage the traveler from staying, fearing he wants them to give him food. They tell him in no uncertain terms that there’s no food anywhere to be ... Views: 795
Procrastination and wasting time are common ailments. Even if you lose only a few hours a week to them, it can be annoying. Why? Because you may realize that you didn’t really ENJOY the wasted time. If you had actually planned to take that time off, you might have done something much more ... Views: 1425
"I've given up shaking hands, forever!" announced my friend E.Dan. He said it to a small group of friends at a pre-wedding party yesterday. And he meant it. He no long shakes peoples hands.
Instead, E.Dan gives hugs. For the past five weeks, he has been retraining himself to not reach out his ... Views: 675
While we were recently in England we were invited to a dinner party that was also attended by Monica Lewinsky (yes, that Monica!). She struck us as being a beautiful, intelligent and confident woman, having attended the London School of Economics.
As we left we thought about how tough it can ... Views: 707
A $2.4 Million Personality
According to an Associated Press story, the headline above is true.
It seems that Gwen Butler, a bartender in an upscale restaurant in Boston’s Beacon Hill section, made quite an impression on one of her patrons—a multimillion-dollar impression.
Gwen is a ... Views: 965