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- Which Of Your "3 Minds" Are You Really Using? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYour entire body consists of 75 to 100 trillion cells. 100 billion of them are brain cells (Spread out, their surface area would cover 4 soccer fields). Your brain snakes out of your skull as your spinal cord (which contains another billion nerve cells) and then it branches out through the rest ...
Views: 493 - Inspiration & Motivation - Similar But Different - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Gian Fiero |One of my favorite movies of all time, Jerry Maguire, features Tom Cruise as an agent with a major sports management firm. He's enthusiastic, successful, a great negotiator and people like him. But it begins to dawn on Jerry that there's something wrong with what he's doing, and not long after a ...
Views: 1880(1 vote) - Strengthen Your Mind - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Weak minds lead to weak actions. A strong, disciplined mind, which anyone can cultivate though daily practice, can achieve miracles. If you want to live life to the fullest, care for your thoughts as you would your most prized possessions. Work hard to remove all inner turbulence. The rewards ...
Views: 7735(2 votes) - The Power of Stating Your Intent - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLike many around the world, the last few months for me have carried a sense of uncertainty and quite frankly, stress. As an entrepreneur of a young company that I feel totally passionate about, the decline in the global economy has been unsettling. I am fortunate to have a stellar team at ...
Views: 547 - Overweight,Obesity, Chronic Depression, Or Other Illnessesl? - Effective Strategy For Achieving Results - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbHow many of you have experienced something very painful? Have you been too ashamed or guilty to discuss your unpleasant issue with others? If so, why do you think that has been the case? Would you agree that everything we learn in life comes from the teaching of others and our own experiences? ...
Views: 1263(2 votes) - The Business Case for Hope - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from M.J. RyanThink hope is not something we need in the hard business world? Think again. In these challenging times, says psychologist and hope researcher Shane J. Lopez, it’s a crucial business skill. Here’s why. When we’re faced with challenges, as I describe in AdaptAbility, it is crucial that we think ...
Views: 1078(2 votes) - Helpful Heavenly Angels among Us - Is it Possible They Are Guiding Us? - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbWe have all heard stories about mysterious angels who have appeared in times of crisis, helping humanity with support or constructive messages. According to a recent Washington Post article, which cited a 2008 survey by Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion, over half of ...
Views: 2006(4 votes) - You're Not Going to Believe This - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Fireflies TeamHow many times have you been discouraged because someone else didn’t see the brilliance of what you created, thought of, or wanted to do? How many times have you walked away from something because you decided it wasn’t a good idea, too? Consider these… • The movie Star Wars was rejected by ...
Views: 675 - Treasure Seeker's Surprise - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Fireflies TeamHow many balls of clay do you know? A man was exploring caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, ...
Views: 968 - The Genius Inside ~ Is It You Or Something Else? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Camille StrateThe ancient Greeks believed that no artist, poet, musician was fully responsible for his work. Each was thought to be 'assigned' a daemon, a spirit that lived in the walls of the artist studio, and gave him access past the veils of this world, into the world of the gods. There, the artist could ...
Views: 730 - Stress Help: Inspirational Quotes That Can Help You Cope during Challenging Times - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Elisabeth KuhnStress makes us lose perspective, while inspirational quotes can help us get it back. So here are a few quotes to keep around when the going gets rough... When you're going through hell, keep going. -- Winston Churchill When you don't see where you're going, when you don't think you can ...
Views: 2239(2 votes) - Ho’oponopono Helps You Succeed in Business - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Mabel KatzWhy is bringing your true self important when it comes to making money, or having a successful business? Wouldn’t you like to be always in the perfect place at the right time? Wouldn’t you like to attract the right people to work in your business? Attract the best customers? Manifest money ...
Views: 3814 - Don’t Let Negative Thoughts Stop You - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Jennifer DavidSix tips to start taking positive action. Your thoughts are things. Do you realize that the things that you think about the most always seem to come to you? Isn’t that strange, and what’s more strange is that we always seem to remember the bad or negative things. Saying things like, I knew ...
Views: 1664 - Inspired Living - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Elizabeth ManuelThe word entheos is the root word for enthusiasm and means “in spirit”. When we are filled with the spark of enthusiasm, we are literally filled with our true essence and this is why we feel so alive and energetic. I urge you to make a list right now of the things that make your heart sing. What ...
Views: 924 - How to Live Without Asterisks - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPost written by Alex Blackwell. Connect with me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter. I don’t want to leave anything on the field. On my last day, I want to be carried off with my chin strap still tightly fastened. I don’t want to come off the field knowing I didn’t live my life to the ...
Views: 575(2 votes) - What to Do When You Expect the Worst - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe world has changed and you are probably feeling de-stabilized and out of alignment. What should you do when the fortune cookie you crack open is negative? Throw this one away and open another fortune cookie. No one lives in reality because you live in your perceptions. Getting the mind and ...
Views: 588(1 vote) - Taking a Field Trip: Capturing Life's Flavor - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen we were children, few words were more exciting to hear than the phrase "field trip." Field trips were a break from schoolwork and an opportunity to go on an adventure with friends. Now that we are grown ups, taking a field trip can be just as fun and memorable - if only we were willing to ...
Views: 532(1 vote) - Today's Economy - Pain Or Profit - The Choice is Yours! - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Mabel KatzThe United States has already slipped into such a deep recession that it could be the most serious since World War II, said Martin Feldstein, President of the Cambridge group, who is considered the official word on economic cycles. If we continue with current trends what can we expect? ...
Views: 981(2 votes) - He Started What? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Fireflies TeamPierre was born in Paris, France and attended a bilingual school so he was able to speak English when his family moved to the United States when he was six. Pierre’s family lived in the Washington, D.C. area for most of his schooling. Although his parents were separated when he was about 2 years ...
Views: 661(1 vote) - How Sharp Are Your Goal Antennae? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Lynn MooreRemember when you suddenly had a great idea? Think back. What was it? Do you remember what you did with that great idea (a 'great idea' is a goal in its infancy)? If you grabbed hold of it with both hands and feet and parlayed it into something fulfilling and wondrous, then you probably don't ...
Views: 1015(1 vote) - The Bhagavad Gita on Fire & Smoke - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“It is better to perform one’s own duties imperfectly than to master the duties of another. By fulfilling the obligations he is born with, a person never comes to grief. No one should abandon duties because he sees defects in them. Every action, every activity, is surrounded by defects as a fire ...
Views: 1271(1 vote) - Discovering Your Passion Through Humble Practice and Outrageous Play - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Mark GorkinA playful challenge from an audience member helps bring to life the importance of searching for and developing your passion, whether in the face of skepticism, long periods of self-doubt and/or having to accept (even better, learn to play with and laugh at) your own flaws and foibles. Setting ...
Views: 1514(1 vote) - Finding Success in Little Things - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Greg ReidFind joy in the little things. Success comes from knowing that you lived a life lived well. It seems that in today’s fast pasted, multi taking society; we forget to follow the time tested adage of simply ‘stopping to smell the roses.” How many times have we let the glory of a sunset pass, ...
Views: 1489 - Go Green: Turning Your Jealousy into Strength - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Tama KievesThe other day I read about an acquaintance, another author, I know who was featured in The New York Times. As I came upon the story, try as I might to fill my mind with the bird songs and daisies of good will, I felt sandpaper scrape my soul. Immediately, her shiny success became my ...
Views: 1226 - Stop Comparing Yourself: Dive into Your Own Sweet Life! - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Tama KievesSome years ago, I sat at this wedding and met a younger woman who had gone to two Ivy League schools and had a masters and a doctorate and had run marathons and traveled in countries like Cambodia and Vietnam. Not only that, but she was strikingly pretty, could belt out Hip Hop at the karaoke ...
Views: 772 - One More Message on Wellness: Share Your Opinion With Others! - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs our theme on Intent.com this week is defining the meaning of wellness, I cannot emphasize enough how important it is for each and every one of us to articulate our own personal definition of what wellness means to us. This is the first important step in changing ourselves for the better. This ...
Views: 510(1 vote) - 8 Signs That You Are Avoiding "YOU"... - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHere are 8 signs that you're in reaction...you're moving away from a feeling or experience rather than moving toward wholeness in that moment: 1. You’re suffering. Your motivation is to get away from the pain or discomfort - whether it is physical or emotional - not because you’ve ...
Views: 696(4 votes) - Listen. Trust Your Voice! - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life." ~ Leo Buscaglia A little good news to start off with ~ last Friday my partner and I eloped! Everything aligned and in one moment we decided to go with the flow of the universe. Within 72 hours of deciding, we followed our hearts and got ...
Views: 622(2 votes) - Seneca on the Importance of Focus - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“To be everywhere is to be nowhere.” ~ Seneca from Letters from a Stoic Love the fact that was said by a guy who lived 2,000 years ago. (Apparently multi-tasking/over-working has been around for awhile. :) There are obviously a lot of ways we can look at this: from the frenzied pace we ...
Views: 721(1 vote) - Find Happiness - By Bringing the Pain - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Doug HartGood day, I would like to talk today about something I read recently concerning happiness, or better still, the lack of it. Normally when we think of pursuing happiness it’s within the context of striving for something positive in life, such as a goal, an ideal, a behavior, or something ...
Views: 911(1 vote) - Real Change Happens - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWow, it was a great workshop this past weekend in Los Angeles. It made me see something about the seeking mind. When you really watch it in action, particularly on the task of seeking truth, it’s an amazing and beautiful thing to see. The “mind that seeks the way” can be so sharp and so ...
Views: 582 - BeadForLife: Getting Out of Poverty By Making Paper Beads - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMillie lives on $1 a day earned from crushing rocks in a quarry, and she has asthma. This is enough for one meal a day for her whole family. She lives in a 4x7 hut with her 6 children, 2 of which are AIDS orphans she has adopted. They have no water, no electricity, and no possessions. It is so ...
Views: 730 - Learn From This 12 Year Old! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWell folks, what I can tell you is that you are in for SUCH a treat this week! I've recently been back in touch with some high school friends through Facebook (of course). One friend, Keith Cendrick, CLEARLY has a special daughter named Rachel. This dynamite 12 year old, as you are about to ...
Views: 526 - Striving for Excellence: “What We Do and the People We Touch” - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanAs healthcare providers few people understand what we do and the people whose lives we touch including ourselves. If we are striving for excellence as providers our own personal issues become less important and something magical suddenly happens. We find out that we have the ability to change ...
Views: 2791(1 vote) - Know How Good You’ve Got It - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhy is it that what someone else has usually seems to look, taste, feel, sound and smell better than what we have? For example, I notice that I illustrate this point a lot when I’m dining out with my husband. Although I usually like what I have, the dish he orders always seems to look and taste ...
Views: 532(1 vote) - The Nature of Government - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI rang Lao Tze this morning to ask his help sorting through the befuddlement I'm suffering at the hands of the media and its endless stream of bad economic news. I told him I was confused about current events, didn't understand what was happening to the economy, and was half blinded by fur ...
Views: 521 - Live Life, Love Life - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2009 from Oluwatobi SoyomboI was walking down the street when I saw LIVE LIFE, LOVE LIFE boldly written on a lady’ shirt. I paused to think about the powerful statement when I saw it. I asked myself: Am I living and loving life? Many are people who do not live in line with what the four words above are saying. We just ...
Views: 1026 - Handling Frustrations - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Dawn Angier“I’m sooo frustrated!” These words—or something perhaps even more colorful—are things we’ve all said at one time or another. Several times over the past few days, I said them myself—at least in my head. We recently incorporated a new computer into our network, and it raised all kinds of ...
Views: 748(4 votes) - Reset Your Phases - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Sande ShurinReset for a long life, for enthusiasm, for vitality. The natural order of things is to complete life/career projects, relationships, places we live in. The natural order also has us RESTORE and begin again. Completion is thrilling for some, depressing for others. The one sure thing is that ...
Views: 840(1 vote) - Michael Jackson’s Comeback – Why You Can’t Wait to Show Your Gifts - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Lisa RickwoodLove him or hate him, Michael Jackson left a huge legacy in the world. He was a father, entertainer, genius, abused child, wounded man, humanitarian…He was a man with many sides – more than two and a man on mission to re-enter the world of entertainment after a long delay. The world was ...
Views: 1201(3 votes) - Decide Your Own Destiny - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Gerri D Smith"Destiny is ours to create. It is a living masterpiece designed by the heart." - Flavia Weedn Human nature is created so that you can choose your destiny. In order to know your destiny you must realize that your life is in a constant state of change. The key to deciding your destiny is to be ...
Views: 2053(1 vote) - Let Go and Let God-- A Spring Cleaning Affirmation - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI first learned of this valuable strategy from my good friend and mentor Richard Sutphen, author of Radical Spirituality. Many try to change outer circumstances instead of working with the law of attraction and changing their inner world. Often trying to change the outer world will work ...
Views: 1971(5 votes) - Is Life A Big Sky Dive? - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWatching the video…how do they do this Sky Dive? This is my first time ever to “jump out of a plane” …attached to a complete stranger…. Yes, you go in tandem, with an instructor….you are harnessed together before the jump….. “Josh and Kay”…that is us…now we get outfitted….. these harnesses ...
Views: 827(3 votes) - Noah benShea’s Ten Commandments for Tough Times - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsNoah benShea’s Ten Commandments for Tough Times 1. Being broke is not the same as being broken, losing money is not the same as being lost, and finding your balance is not something you can do on a balance sheet. 2. Don’t confuse having less with being less, having more with being ...
Views: 1219(2 votes) - What the Future Holds: A Blue Sweater - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe future feels uncertain right now, but we may be able to glimpse it through a child's blue sweater. The child, a little girl, wore the same blue sweater to school every day. She loved it because of the African scenes with zebras in the front and mountains across the chest. The time came when ...
Views: 680(1 vote) - Frugal Living, but with Compassion - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBy Alex Blackwell. The Blackwell family recently passed their own Economic Stimulus Package. The slow economy and resulting recession is playing havoc with our family budget. The rising cost of groceries (I paid over $4 for a box of breakfast cereal last night) is putting a substantial dent ...
Views: 634(1 vote) - Secrets Revealed By a Master Attraction Practitioner on How You Can Change Your Daily Results - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Catherine FranzYou already know the laws of attraction can bring in your desires. When you are expanding your universal energy to attract more of your desires, it is important to live in the law in all your waking moments. You can learn to practice living using the laws 24/7. To shift to invite more into ...
Views: 1510(3 votes) - 25 Inspirational Keys to Strengthen Your Courage in Economic Hard Times - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Gerri D SmithQuote - A dream written down with a date becomes a GOAL. A goal broken down into steps becomes a PLAN. A plan backed by ACTION makes your dream come true. -Greg Reid If you could plan your future, what would it look like? What are your hopes, dreams and images of financial success? What is ...
Views: 2603 - Livin' in the Moment with Yeah Dave - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI trust any yoga teacher who knows how to make me laugh. And as a self-proclaimed chocoholic, I also trust any yoga teacher who truly believes that chocolate can be used as a gateway for reaching our highest spiritual potential. I had the honor to speak with Intent Voice David Romanelli, more ...
Views: 555(2 votes) - Abundant Beauty - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s that time of year in Arizona when the Northern Mockingbird again claims its territory as he seeks a mate, and I have been lucky enough to be blessed with one who has claimed my back yard! I just LOVE listening to this bird sing his heart out every night, all night long, with his trills, and ...
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