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Leadership Transformation - by Dr. Joseph Riggio- Are We The Architects of Our Lives? - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Robert DarbyAre We Actually Conscious? Just how much of what we perceive as ourselves and our life is actually the result of our conscious, intelligent and knowledgeable decisions, and how much is the result of our automatic and unconscious response to the influences of economic, political and social ...
Views: 1617(1 vote) - Who Are You Failing to Honor by Listening to Your Fears? - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2010 from Sue KochEvery time I hit the pavement I delight in how great running is for stress relief, meditation, feeling freedom and nature (which in Chicago could be joyous or extremely irritating, even within minutes of one another…) but ultimately, for the process of generating unexpected ideas, and on ...
Views: 1461(1 vote) - Success is not Sticky - You Have to Hold On To It! - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2010 from Fred BlackFailure holds you back. If you are not where you want to be in life, then it holds you back. Everything pulls you back to where you are when you're trying to get ahead, when you're trying to improve yourself. Your situation, your friends, your family, your debt, everything... maybe not on ...
Views: 1904 - Grow Up. Move Out. Move On. Moxie Up. - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI often ask successful people what was the best piece of advice they ever got from a parent. What words of wisdom carried them forward as they achieved their personal and professional goals? Responses such as "Don't take anything for granted", "You have to work hard and struggle for success" ...
Views: 2435(1 vote) - Career Choices: Deciding for Yourself - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2010 from Willie HortonOver the last year or so, I have spoken to a number of people who have found themselves at a crossroads in their careers through no fault of their own. Economic circumstances, being in the work place at the wrong time, employers using the excuse of the economic downturn to re-structure – have ...
Views: 1821(3 votes) - Help! My Self Help Book Didn't Work! - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2010 from Sue KochHow dare they. You spend your hard earned money on those books engaging and enticing you with the exciting new joys and opportunities awaiting you, and then the author sends you off into the world without a magic genie to grant your every wish! Wouldn’t that be great? Well, that is not how ...
Views: 1572 - Making a midlife career change - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2010 from Frank BonkowskiMalcolm Forbes, founder of Forbes magazine, said: “The biggest mistake people make in life is not making a living doing what they most enjoy." It is the worst of times, it is the best of times In spite of difficult economic conditions and high unemployment, there is no better time than ...
Views: 1481(3 votes) - 5 Priorities After a New Illness Diagnosis - by Submitted on May 04, 2010 from Lisa CopenI distinctly remember the day that my life changed forever. After a few weeks of intense swelling in various parts of my body, my doctor called to give me the lab results at my place of work. She said the rheumatoid factor was positive and that this most likely was due to the fact that I did ...
Views: 1920(1 vote) - Philosophical Coaching and Philosophy - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2010 from Andre ZiziPhilosophical coaching is connected with modern science in asking fundamental questions about the nature of what we know or seem to know. Philosophical coaching is the butter and bread of freedom of thought prompted renewal of debate about moral and ethical enquiries. The objective is to help us ...
Views: 2340(1 vote) - The Art of Transformation - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2010 from Dominique HurleyThere’s a lot of talk about major changes brewing on the planet and in the lives of those who inhabit it. Some describe how the shifts in the magnetic poles affect people. Others refer to the prophecies for 2012 and the period leading up to Transformation. Many simply appreciate the seasonal ...
Views: 1902(1 vote) - How to Overcome Shyness - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2010 from John DoidgeHow to overcome shyness? Two tips. Do not be scared of people. If this is easier said than done, use imagination. Firstly, what is shyness? One definition is a feeling of the fear of embarrassment. Perhaps more fully it can be defined as a feeling of apprehension or awkwardness experienced ...
Views: 1064(1 vote) - So You Want to be an Entrepreneur? - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2010 from Cynthia KocialskiYou’ve reached a crossroad in your career. Maybe you want to reap greater rewards for your hard work, or you’re tired of working for someone else, or you want to determine your own destiny. Whatever the reason, you’ve decided to start your own company and be an entrepreneur. How do you get ...
Views: 1443(1 vote) - Lane Changing Thoughts - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2010 from Vonzel SawyerI was contemplating what could I write that would reach people and help them to get them started toward the path of life that best suits them and those connected to them. Here is what came to me, “When purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable” When we meet others and purpose is sensed ...
Views: 1618(6 votes) - Bank on Exceptionality - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2010 from Oluwatobi SoyomboAs I write this, I think of how many dreamers and wishful thinkers we have in this jet age. Active in my thought now is the number of people trying to be who they are not created to be. I hope it’s not strange to you when children identify someone they want to be like in the future. Can you ...
Views: 1360(2 votes) - Are You One of the Living Dead? Thoughts from a Life Coach... - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Leanna Fredrich“The great tragedy of life is not death, but what dies inside of us while we live.” — Norman Cousins “And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in a bud was more painful then the risk it took to blossom.” — Anais Nin “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with ...
Views: 1432 - Dreams... Do you have one? - by Submitted on May 03, 2010 from Deborah HayesOne of the things that can be drummed out us as we age is our ability to dream. When we were younger they came so easily. Somewhere along the way this ability, those delicious ever changing desires, ambitions and dreams become so deeply buried we seem to be unable to find them. Where did they ...
Views: 1543 - Take Inventory of Life’s Transitions - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2010 from Marie KirklandIn the month of February the focus was love. It feels so right to begin March – Spiritual Wellness Month by sharing how taking time out for self-care allows you share the best of yourself with your family and through your business. When you love yourself so much that you like yourself, you ...
Views: 1684(3 votes) - Procrastination? I'll Sort That Out Tomorrow - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Liz CopelandMy recent teleclass on procrastination dealt with the whys and hows, including the 3 steps to getting out of procrastination and the one essential ingredient to really get yourself moving forward. But on the call I didn’t have time to explore in detail some of the most wonderful procrastination ...
Views: 1961(2 votes) - Procrastination? I'll Sort That Out Tomorrow - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Liz CopelandMy recent teleclass on procrastination dealt with the whys and hows, including the 3 steps to getting out of procrastination and the one essential ingredient to really get yourself moving forward. But on the call I didn’t have time to explore in detail some of the most wonderful procrastination ...
Views: 1947(1 vote) - The Power of Your Story - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Stacey CurnowMany people go through life creating by default; they just aren’t clear about what they really want. They become hung up on how much is going wrong in their life or in the world. And once that happens, they start to tell a story—they construct a narrative around the grim details that have ...
Views: 1274(13 votes) - THE POWER OF CHANGE - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Tania BoutinWho am I? Is the question that comes to mind as I sit here. What purpose does this transformation serve? What is the benefit? Well, I can tell you that who I am now is not who I was 3 years ago or even last year. Along with the world changing, so am I. Looking deep within me has prompted a lot ...
Views: 1250(2 votes) - Life Change: It’s Happening All the Time - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 from Willie HortonThe vast majority of people with whom I work talk about life change, as if it was something to be desired, something out of the ordinary, something that only happens when we arrive at major crossroads in our otherwise mundane lives. How little we know about the reality of life! Viewed in its ...
Views: 1694(1 vote) - Is Your Life Working Wonderfully? How to Ditch the Fear of Success - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Liz CopelandThere are several ways of getting rid of fear. Some people advocate facing it head on. That kind of person will lead you to the edge of the diving board and then give you a push. No doubt they do the same if you are in front of them with a parachute strapped to your back and hesitating before ...
Views: 1366(1 vote) - Get Grounded While In Transition with These Three Steps - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Marlene ChismAny time you have been really caught off guard and you are in a lot of pain, there is always an awakening with lots of wonderful life lessons to follow. The world is in a financial crisis and people are losing their homes, moving in with relatives, wondering about where their next pay check is ...
Views: 1561(1 vote) - Finding Your Courage – Another Year Over And Do YOU Have A List Of Good Things? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Liz CopelandSoon we’ll be getting all those television programmes that review the year just gone. There’ll be events we thought we’d never forget about, that we now can barely remember. There’ll be other apparently trivial events that stick in our memory. And underneath it all, perhaps a nagging ...
Views: 1294(1 vote) - Change Your Life - What's Holding You Back? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Liz CopelandYou may have set our New Year’s resolutions and are determined that this year it will be different. But take yourself forward to December 2010 - will you be looking back on this year the way you looked back on the last one? Will your dreams and goals be recognised? Will you be looking back on ...
Views: 1395(1 vote) - Finding Your Courage In 2010 – One Month On And What’s Stopping You From Reaching Your Dream? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Liz CopelandIt was supposed to be the year you lost the weight/trained to be a rocket scientist/ditched the husband/married the hot chick from accounts/went global. Or at least made some money. You know, the big stuff. But somehow it’s fizzled out or been swamped by the old routine or engulfed in the ...
Views: 1303 - How to Cope When Things Go Wrong - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2010 from Willie HortonMany personal development ‘gurus’ lead people to believe that, once you follow their course of action, life will be plain sailing – only good things will happen –life will simply be one wonderful moment after the next. Nothing could be further from the truth. I recently got a call from one of ...
Views: 5868(1 vote) - Kubler-Ross Aside. This is a roller coaster ride! The ups and downs of the grief process - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2010 from Gayle LaSalleIt has been said, by those in the know, that the process of grief and loss has stages. While it is agreed these stages don’t necessarily show up in predictable patterns or in specific order, I am hear to tell you there’s much more than stages to the grief process than stages. The work of ...
Views: 1823 - The Flexibility Factor - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from Kim WiermanI would like to share with you something I have come up with called the flexibility factor. I came up with this idea from seeking peace within tension without allowing myself to be moved from the path I was trying to travel. Here is how it happened. Over the last few days I have noticed an ...
Views: 1877(2 votes) - ***How To Empower Yourself for the New Year - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteThis is the time of year when people get off the proverbial treadmill of their workday world and allow themselves some time to reflect on the past year - what they accomplished, what they didn't, what was good, and what wasn't so great. Too often people feel like they've fallen short of their ...
Views: 1457(1 vote) - Goal Setting - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2009 from Suzanne QuinnIn her new book, Own Your Life, 7 Essential Steps to Independence, author, speaker and lawyer Suzanne B. Quinn guides the reader through the seven essential steps to personal and financial security and independence. This article is an excerpt from her book, comprising one of the seven ...
Views: 1344(2 votes) - Decide to Live Your Ideal Life - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2013 from Jef MenguinWhat is your most ideal day? Do you know exactly how you want to live your life for the next five days, five weeks, five months, and five years? When was the last best day of your life? When is the next? The best day of our lives is today. The past is no longer here. We cannot enjoy it any ...
Views: 5432(13 votes) - “Shifting Gears” – Transition Tip #5 Believing that You Can Change Your Life is the First Step to Changing It. - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2009 from Patricia ClappAs I was driving in my car yesterday, I was thinking about “themes” and life lessons that keep reoccurring in my every day life. It seems that each week, there is some kind of thread of commonality that manifests and keeps trying to be recognized – with my clients, my colleagues, my kids, my ...
Views: 4916(4 votes) - ***Changing Your Ways, Keeping that Resolution You Made - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2009 from Emily Erickson-SandstromChanging Your Ways, Keeping that Resolution You Made to Change It is one thing to decide to change something about yourself, and quite another to do it. There is a concept that holds me back: that I relate to the current "I" that has to change. You, too? As if a parent needed to be defied ...
Views: 2496(4 votes) - The Ultimate Human Freedom - by Submitted on May 26, 2011 from Gail OKeeffeChanges in our life come disguised as the ultimate human freedom. Why? Because the ultimate human freedom is power to choose, to respond to change and not to remain in overwhelm, frustration and fear. Initially change does not usually appear as feelings of freedom! Based on my ...
Views: 1749(1 vote) - Finding Your Courage - New Food or Old? - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2009 from Liz CopelandI was faced with an interesting question from my younger son the other day. He meandered into the kitchen and said was it all right if he used my The New Raw Food Detox Diet book as a plate for his chocolate cake. There were so many things wrong with this question I didn't know where to begin. ...
Views: 1339(3 votes) - What brings us to a point of change?: Words to Encourage You - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2009 from Janice Brooks,What brings us to a point of change? The answer to that question can be extremely complex when we explore all the events that occur in our personal lives and the impact of society and the environment and a hundred other variables outside of our control. It is human nature to ask the question, ...
Views: 1138(3 votes) - How To Discover What's True For You! - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2011 from Paula TarrantOne of the most common outcomes of transition and transformation is that the life we used to live is no longer our reality. So, how do you reconstruct your life, when many of the things you used to hold so dear no longer have the attraction they used to? Here are 3 exercises you can use to ...
Views: 1262(5 votes) - TIME FOR A CHANGE – FINDING THE RIGHT CAREER - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Suzanne QuinnIn her new book, Own Your Life, 7 Essential Steps to Independence, author, speaker and lawyer Suzanne B. Quinn guides the reader through the seven essential steps to personal and financial security and independence. This article is an excerpt from her book, comprising one of the seven ...
Views: 1107(4 votes) - Proven Strategies to Balancing Your Life - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from Michelle PrinceIt is often said that balance is the key to happiness and the good life. When related to self-esteem, most of us are aware that we fill our lives with activities and obligations for others without thinking about ourselves and what we may need. There is a way to take care of yourself while also ...
Views: 1446(6 votes) - From Where I’ve Come (Bill’s Story) - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2009 from Bill McLeodSo here I sit, about to do my first blog for www.singledadstown.com. Heck, one year ago I didn’t even know what a Blog was. Now I’m a blogger. What a difference a year makes. Or in my case 5 years make, but I’ll get to that in a minute. I think that it is important that I let you know why I am ...
Views: 1285(5 votes) - ***Who Are You? Misguided Blockhead or Masterful Wizard? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteWho are you? Some say that a person is a product of his or her choices. Much like the causality dilemma of "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" that evokes questions about life and how the Universe in general began, who you are can be rooted in a circular cause and consequence pattern of ...
Views: 1325(5 votes) - ***Resentment and Expectations: Big Fat Life Hold Ups - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI work with a lot of people who are often in conflict with people they work, or aspire to work with, or in their personal relationships. Time and again I see people become frustrated, angry, and hostile, all a result of having fixed and expectations of one another. Some hold onto and wear their ...
Views: 2392(5 votes) - Dealing with "End of Life Issues" - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2009 from Maureen NuccitelliDealing with “End of Life Issues” There are so many wonderful things about our particular society but facing the end of life isn't one of our strong suits. We do very little to prepare for this certain event. This topic, "end of life issues", has been on my mind for some time but it has ...
Views: 2238(5 votes) - Every day's an Adventure! Step outside your box... - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Mary Dee FreemanI love the scene in Men in Black when they open the locker to find an alien world living inside. The aliens didn’t realize that there was a whole other world outside their locker. They were fine with their box. Imagine what would have happened if they took them out? It would have been ...
Views: 4417(5 votes) - I See Dead People - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2009 from Kelly WellsThey are everywhere… at your jobs, in line at the grocery store, walking down the streets in broad daylight! If you ask how they are, they say things like “Good,” “Busy” and “Thank God it’s Friday!” They seem like normal people, but they are dead, no life force, nothing to drive their ...
Views: 1277(4 votes) - How important is an Ethical Will to Boomer Women? Very. - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Kim Kirmmse TothEthical Wills have been around for many generations but seem to be regaining their strength. That may be simply because many of you are getting to the stage in life where you begin thinking about what you are passing along to your children or other loved ones. Another term for Ethical Wills ...
Views: 1383(4 votes) - How to Stay Open During Times of Change - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Lynn Fishman RNOne 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: 1444(2 votes) - How to Find and Follow your Inner Calling (from the Oprah Winfrey Show - Part One) - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Craig LockTitle: How to Find and Follow your Inner Calling (from the Oprah Winfrey Show - Part One) Submitted by Craig Lock Category/Subject: Personal growth, Oprah Winfrey, dreams, inspiration, life purpose, success, motivation. Web Site: Craig's new blog (with extracts from his various writings: ...
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