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Dear friend, are you looking for a better life? Pain may sometimes be the reason why people change. Getting failing grades make us realize that we need to study. Debts remind us of our inability to look for a source of income. Being humiliated gives us the ‘push’ to speak up for ourselves to ... Views: 1480
Two more people who were close to me or someone in my family have passed in the last month. This brings the number to five for 2011 and I'm pondering the meaning of it all for me. Is it my age and what I should prepare myself to experience more and more? Is this my year to learn some deep ... Views: 1480
Without appreciation, life feels dull and lifeless.
All the beauty, goodness, vibrancy, peace, light, love, kindness, mystery, magic and miracles go unnoticed and, what a shame that would be.
It's important to acknowledge and share appreciation because there is much in life to be thankful ... Views: 1480
One of the keys that I have found helps me immensely during periods of change, is the ability to surrender to what is, no matter how unsettling it may feel. I simply allow the situation to become part of the greater plan. I remain flexible and shift gears if necessary, perhaps revaluating my ... Views: 1479
This NPR program was aired in November of 2010.
I’d finished writing a “Deeper Look” movie review of “The Blind Side” last night. But, now it’s Sunday morning and I’m planting shrubs in my back yard. I’m hoping to turn my mud spot into a sea of green; it would feel so much better when ... Views: 1478
NOW THERE WAS AT JOPPA, A CERTAIN DISCIPLE NAMED TABITHA, WHICH BY INTERPRETATION IS CALLED DORCAS: THIS WOMAN WAS FULL OF GOOD WORKS AND ALMS-DEEDS WHICH SHE DID . AND IT CAME TO PASS IN THOSE DAYS; THAT SHE WAS SICK AND DIED. (ACTS 9;36-37)
I HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT MINISTRY IS NOT JUST ... Views: 1478
Life Coaching in Service of Wellness
By Coaches 4 Success, Inc
Wellness is the foundation for living optimally. Without wellness, it is difficult to enjoy a good quality of life or to pursue one’s life passion. Life coaching with an emphasis on healthy living can assist clients to ... Views: 1478
I got to thinking about self-interest the other day. I was interested to note that I immediately saw it as a bad thing – I saw it as selfish.
It’s easy to see why, I remember growing up and hearing people talk about someone being “too self-interested” and so on. I’m sure I’m not the only person ... Views: 1477
As children we grow up with dreams and as adults it is important that we continue them as it is when we stop dreaming that we start to whither and die. Man was born to dream; he was also born to achieve. The more dreams we have the more alive we are, although we don’t always have to achieve ... Views: 1477
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Thomas A. Edison
I’ve failed a lot at many things before in my life. I’ve failed in jobs, relationships, businesses, sports and yet only a few times have I considered myself as a failure. Not anymore. While growing up and ... Views: 1476
Remember as a child how you questioned everything, to the point where your parents and teachers were tempted to duct tape your mouth? Why do I have to? Where are we going? How do you know that’s true? Why can’t we do it differently? If I do this, why does that happen? Why, why, why…?
And ... Views: 1476
There are basically two motivation strategies that people use. Moving away from or moving towards something. We have all developed this on a deep biological and physical level. Most of the time one of these will be more dominant. Motivation direction is a mental program that has a great effect ... Views: 1475
What does being great mean. Well I guess that it means many different things to many different people but for me the concept of being great is the commitment to do everything that you do as well as you can. Do them as if you were great. Just remember that you become great by doing all things ... Views: 1474
Everyone can say they’re right. Everyone can believe that they’re in the right . . . to defend their beliefs, their land, their way of life.
Yet this thinking doesn’t get us far in terms of the goals of peace and joy and a more Loving world.
So I want to draw attention to the fact that we ... Views: 1473
One gap between your capabilities and the repetitive tasks that can cause you discomfort over time relates to the placebo effect.
You’ve heard of the placebo effect: a percentage of test subjects get better when they’re given a sugar pill. The reverse can also happen. The nocebo effect causes ... Views: 1473
1 ) Location, location, location! This is known as the number one rule of real estate for a reason. Make sure your office is located close to where you clients live and work.
2) Your office also needs to be in a place where your signs can attract new clients. You want a place where there is a ... Views: 1472
I’ve been swimming most of my life, and have loved it from the very beginning. I remember my first swimming lesson at around age 5, where we had to put our faces in the water and then turn our heads to the right to learn to breathe. The teacher pointed at me and said, “Yes! Everyone look at ... Views: 1472
Three years ago, after a rewarding and successful career as a healthcare executive leading rehabilitation services and hospitals, I shifted my focus to follow my entrepreneurial spirit. Over the years, I had the opportunity to learn from the world’s best in the personal development area—mind, ... Views: 1472
Whether it be at home in the office both professional and personal boundaries are important. So what do I mean by boundaries. Understanding what is expected of you and what you expect from someone else, knowing what you will accept and will not accept when it comes to how people speak to you, ... Views: 1472
Give me a good book to read and I have a slice of heaven in my hands. One of my favorite types to read is true stories of survival. I'm hosting a book club at my house this month and my book choice is the mack-daddy survival story of all time: Unbroken. It follows Olympic athlete Louis ... Views: 1471
Over the past several years, there has been huge growth in the life coaching and business coaching industries. This includes people who have always been the "great listener" amongst their friends; the corporate manager, trainer, or HR professional who's been downsized right out of a job; or ... Views: 1471
Every December and January, millions of people sit down with a pen and paper to write out their goals for the year. Many of the goals are exciting because they’re fresh out the creativity pool. Other goals are quite irritating because they’ve been on the goal list before and didn’t come to ... Views: 1470
The only constant in life is change I was told many years ago. Change in both your personal and professional life is inevitable and can be energizing or frightening.
Many times, change happens “to you” versus you actively seeking out the change. This can be very stressful and ... Views: 1470
Thoughts of vacation to exotic spots, enjoying the world's most mouth watering foods, meeting wise, other-worldly shamans and living with love attraction are what terrific books and flicks are made of. Are they simply fantasies? Do they just come about to award-winning journalists and the like? ... Views: 1469
As a life coach, I help clients understand what their true passion in life is, and then help them set their life up so that their passion can exist within the structure of their life.
Now, this is not easy, because our life is currently designed to perpetuate the commitments that we've ... Views: 1468
righteous truth? you are brilliant.
Choosing your path is in part heart, soul and DNA: For me, there was never a name for it; one part seer, one part compassion, another part seeker/driver. I was once nicknamed “Norma Rae” and even belonged to a union…well, actually two.
... Views: 1468
You can choose joy as easily as you can choose any emotion. But you won’t enjoy your life as much as you could unless you include one key ingredient.
Do you enjoy what you have: your key relationships, material items, spiritual awareness and connection to Source, personal traits and ... Views: 1468
Dear friend, this may well be the most important step as you progress through your life’s journey.
You must learn to give freely of the things that you hold, be they thoughts or material things.
Nothing that you have is really yours. You hold it temporarily, you are the temporary ... Views: 1467
Did you know that your values are an integral part of who you are? If you didn’t have the values that you have, your entire attitude toward life would be different.
However, your most important values, maybe your top two or three, should be absolutely non-negotiable. I call these your core ... Views: 1466
Warren Buffet is without a doubt one of the most successful investors in the history. He is known for his savvy investments that have earned him billions of dollars. Although he literally has got nothing to worry about in terms of his finances, because he’s got lots of money, he must be very ... Views: 1465
When I started reading business books, one of the genre I picked up was biographies/life stories/success stories of successful people. Gates! Jobs! Buffet! But not all of us can be those people; nor will our circumstances be the same as theirs when they were able to achieve phenomenal ... Views: 1465
It’s all about Cash Flow!.....Most Small Business Owners do not realize that there is a massive amount of financing options currently available for small businesses to help them enhance their cash flow. Business credit is one financing type that works perfect for many businesses.
Here are ... Views: 1465
In the past, to succeed in business, salespeople had to work 80% of their time prospecting new market and only 20% of their time working on their relationship management. Today, it’s all different. To succeed in business, to create more life opportunities, you need to work mainly at creating, ... Views: 1464
• Today Coaching is on everyone's lips as more and more businesses are
asking that coaching should be provided for their employees as a way of
ensuring that all their valuable resources are operating at peak
efficiency.
• People who have coaches are ... Views: 1463
Your life satisfaction can affect every aspect of your life – how you approach things, how you interact with others, how much you enjoy anything you do and so much more. When you are not satisfied with your life, research has shown that you are more susceptible to depression, an often ... Views: 1462
How I Met the Wizard of Oz!
Before I joined the Empower Network, I had lost all confidence in myself. The reason why? Life had rained down on me extremely hard and in the process, like the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz, my brain became rusty and simply stopped working!
I stopped being able ... Views: 1462
Every woman who wants to leave an abusive relationship should be able to without fear. Unfortunately, it’s just not that easy for most of them. Abusers have tormented their victims with threats of harm if they try to leave. You think about escaping, but you don’t follow through.
I used to ... Views: 1462
Most of us have fond memories of playing at the playground when we were kids. There was the swing, the slide, the seesaw and playing in the sand. And most important the other kids. Once you felt safe, you let go. Before you knew it, it was time to go home. Some days you didn’t want to ... Views: 1461
I never tire of stories of survival of any kind. I like to learn from them the values, beliefs and actions that supported them to come out of a crisis situation where it seemed the “odds” were against them.
A recent afternoon lecture by Phillip Bialowitz proved to be one of those inspiring ... Views: 1461
The 8th of March, is the International Women’s Day, in memory of a protest that took place on the 8th of March 1857, held by women textile workers in New York, asking for better working conditions. However, nowadays the International Women’s Day, has lost its political background, turning into ... Views: 1461
Doctors have probably heard about Life Coaching and may be wondering what it is and if it might be useful for them, but something has held them back from exploring the option of hiring a coach. Perhaps they thought it was a bit ‘wishy-washy’ or too ‘touchy-feely’.
They may have wondered if ... Views: 1460
Once upon a time there was a song, The Glamorous Life by Sheila E.? I loved that song. It’s probably one of the reasons glamour is instilled in my brain. So what does it take to live a glamorous life? The lyrics resonate with me “she’s got a lot on her mind, big thoughts and big dreams”. Sounds ... Views: 1460
Angel Metatron reminds you to use your mind for positive and healthy thoughts and deeds. If you do not have something nice to say, don't say anything at all. Just smile.
A little science lesson…
How befitting to have an Angel named Metatron - "Meta" being representative and "tron", which ... Views: 1459
If you are like most people, you're inclined to believe you will feel happier if you just had more money and prosperity in your life. Yet, at the same time, you no doubt have often heard the phrase "money can't buy happiness" and intuitively you may feel that really is true. But what happens if ... Views: 1457
In your lifetime you will reach many “forks in the road.” There are times when you must choose which path to take but other times your path is chosen for you. In times like these you might be afraid, scared what your future holds. It’s the old saying “the devil you know versus the devil you ... Views: 1457
Life coaching: When “Friend” meets “Teacher”
Human life has been made ridiculously complicated, yet more exciting. We are in an age when we don’t have time to think about anyone- including ourselves. Let’s be honest. Most of us have made ambitious plans and dreamed of greater success in all ... Views: 1456
We should admit it - we are now more concerned about our livelihood, jobs and careers than anything else. This could be explained by the fact that we are all just bouncing off from the recession, which made us all realize the importance of everything we have. The problem, however, is that the ... Views: 1455
Now don't get me wrong, I am an extremely patient man by nature, (most of the time) however there are times when patience is not a virtue that I possess.
I would like to let you in on a little secret that will give you a little insight into the title of this article, Feeling Stuck – Shut Up, ... Views: 1454
Wouldn’t it be great if there were a magic formula you could follow to know what actions to take, and when, so that you could always get the best results in every project or business you focus on?
There really isn’t a cookie cutter, step-by-step plan that you can use to prioritize action ... Views: 1454
Here are some self improvement ideas for transforming yourself into a better person which can be daunting – especially if you’re older, and you’ve had several “interventions,” and you do not feel as energetic as you were when you were a fresh-faced (or pimply-faced, as the case may be) ... Views: 1453