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Leadership Transformation - by Dr. Joseph Riggio- Success or Satisfaction? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Morrin BassIt is an adventure, writing an article on my special presentation Success Or Satisfaction. Everyone wants them both, success and satisfaction. And everyone questions, is it possible to have them both? But nobody thinks that satisfaction is possible along with success. I know many people ...
Views: 1345 - Practical Ways to Cope with Job Transitions - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Theodore HendersonThe daily news about the American economy is not rosy and it may be that you are concerned about your present position, have lost your job due to layoff, or are taking on a new job. If you are facing any type of job transition consider these tips to help you cope with present day stress. I ...
Views: 1338(2 votes) - Success or Satisfaction? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Morrin BassIt is an adventure, writing an article on my special presentation Success Or Satisfaction. Everyone wants them both, success and satisfaction. And everyone questions, is it possible to have them both? But nobody thinks that satisfaction is possible along with success. I know many people ...
Views: 1337 - When A Crisis Strikes…Survive and Thrive: Courage - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Karin VoloOften the hardships we face are here to give us courage and to find our own inner strength. Most crisis cause a major shift in your life and change the path we were on to something that is better in the long run. Everything that happens to us is there for us to learn and grow in some way. ...
Views: 1337 - Success and Loss - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Geoffrey CanavanMy brother was diagnosed with cancer in May. By June he had passed away. Initially the situation was one of horror, shock, sadness and anger but as we went through the weeks and as his failing health became more evident, we also realised that anything we needed to talk about would have to be ...
Views: 1334(3 votes) - Success and Who You Are - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Geoffrey CanavanSometimes circumstances give us an opportunity to reflect on where we are and to choose once again how we want to live. Having run a very large business, employing close to a hundred people and turning over many millions, I found myself in a situation where the business no longer existed and my ...
Views: 1333(2 votes) - 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: 1332 - The Power Of Forgiveness To Heal Your Heart - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2011 from Paula TarrantI had a client once who was struggling to let go of the lingering anger she was still feeling for her former boyfriend who had broken up with her a few months before. The good news was that because of this break up, my client's life was literally exploding with exciting new possibilities and ...
Views: 1331(6 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: ...
Views: 1330(3 votes) - I am Woman... I can do Anything! Or is that Everything? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from The Footprint of a WomanAs women we truly believe that we can do anything which is true but we get lost in trying to do everything. We are trying to fill so many roles, those of our past and those of the future we want. For those women in the baby boomer era, they are dealing with a lot of confusion and guilt – who ...
Views: 1329(4 votes) - 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: 1328(1 vote) - Making Room - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2011 from Meghan GehanYou have to be willing to let go of the life you’ve planned in order to have the life you were meant to have. ~ Joseph Campbell This week, while my boys are with their dad on a fancy Caribbean cruise, I will be home, cleaning my house from top to bottom, inside and out, in that yearly ...
Views: 1323(2 votes) - Success or Satisfaction? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Morrin BassIt is an adventure, writing an article on my special presentation Success Or Satisfaction. Everyone wants them both, success and satisfaction. And everyone questions, is it possible to have them both? But nobody thinks that satisfaction is possible along with success. I know many people ...
Views: 1323 - See the World in a Grain of Sand – Get Uncomfortable for Things to Change - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Kevin ChiuTo us, pearls are a thing of beauty, a valuable article. However to an oyster or mollusk, it is nothing more than a reminder of an irritation and discomfort. Pearls form when a foreign entity gets lodged within an oyster. This can be a grain of sand or a parasite that causes irritation. If the ...
Views: 1316 - A Statement of Purpose - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Neil CroftsIt is normal to slip through life just sliding from one thing to the next, not quite sure why we studied this, not quite sure why we took that job, no big reason for living where we do and so on. This is normal. Apart from normal there are those whose talents happen to coincide with ...
Views: 1315(1 vote) - 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: 1315(5 votes) - New Beginnings - Just Moved Back To Seattle - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Maureen Brennan MercierNew beginnings are happening here and now for me since I just moved back to Seattle from Saugerties, NY. This is a new season in my life as I received what I needed for my growth and healing these past three years of living in the Catskill Mountains. In fact everyday is a new day, a new ...
Views: 1312 - 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: 1312(13 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: 1309(4 votes) - When A Crisis Strikes…Survive and Thrive: Be Nice to Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Karin VoloBe kind to yourself, especially during difficult times. This is so easy to forget! Often we are our own worst enemy and critics. We need to learn to love ourselves and have patience. You must learn to listen to your needs and accept them as they are. So when a crisis strikes and you feel the ...
Views: 1307(1 vote) - Success or Satisfaction? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Morrin BassIt is an adventure, writing an article on my special presentation Success Or Satisfaction. Everyone wants them both, success and satisfaction. And everyone questions, is it possible to have them both? But nobody thinks that satisfaction is possible along with success. I know many people ...
Views: 1302(1 vote) - 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: 1299(5 votes) - The World Is Changing... Are You? - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Michele LandersThe world is changing at lightning speed. We know this and since everything is our mirror, I wonder how many of us are reflecting this change internally? Are we embracing new ways of doing, seeing and being in our world or is it the same old, same old? Are we waiting for our lives to change ...
Views: 1299 - The Reward of Pushing Against the Tide - by Submitted on May 29, 2011 from Randi FineThe number one reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have gotten.” ~ Vaibhav Shah When I first read this quote it rang true for me; I think we all can relate to it in some way. But then I found myself reading ...
Views: 1297(1 vote) - Reach Out To Your Grandchildren - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Sara DillingerI just returned from a trip to Worlds of Fun with my grandson Thomas to find a blog posted in my email that proclaims “Grandparents and grandkids are connecting”. John Agno, who writes the “So Baby Boomer” blog had older grandkids in mind. He mentioned the use of Facebook and you have to be ...
Views: 1290 - Women and Retirement: Planning for Structure can Ease Transition - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Judy JuricekUndoubtedly, you are a very busy person with a lot of structure in every day. You wake up with a plan for the day, check email, voice mail and probably social media. You read the news, you eat breakfast (sometimes on the way to work) and you arrive at work at basically the same time every day. ...
Views: 1288 - Processing Through Life Challenges - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Laurie MartinDarkness was strangling me. I was inside a cocoon of fear. I tried to think good thoughts and write down positive affirmations, but the web was just too thick to escape. It had been a full year since I resigned after fifteen years working in corporate America. I had left to pursue my dream of ...
Views: 1285(2 votes) - Judy Backenroth, MS, Sp ED - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Judy BackenrothTeaching pre-vocation skills to the special needs population should be a primary focus for educators. The school years come and pass, and during this time we put our heart and souls into teaching our students everything we can. But as these precious years of active learning march on, we need to ...
Views: 1282 - The Secret Role of Intuition for the Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from ALLAN KATZThe lure of the next “get rich quick” scheme seizes me – the hype and the false flattery of strange bedfellows beckons. It seems the poor lead the poorer – the rich lead the poor and the super rich lead the rich. Each with their grand schemes of wealth creation based on the brittle foundation ...
Views: 1281(6 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: 1280(2 votes) - Transition Coaching: How Is My Transition Meaningful? - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2014 from Porschia Parker-GriffinChange often comes whether you want it, pursue it, or ask for it. Major events can seem like pivotal moments in your growth and development. It’s natural to feel some disillusionment and wonder, ‘Where do I go from here?’ Change can simply be defined as a difference between two things. A ...
Views: 1277 - Midlife Career Changes-It’s Time to Continue Your Learning - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2010 from Anthony CalabreseIt has been almost 3 years now since I moved on from my first career in corporate America. When I reflect back on that period of time, one item that becomes very clear to me is that my thirst for learning is greater than it has been in many years. Much of that has admittedly been attributable ...
Views: 1276 - Dream It...Live It! - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Val WilcoxWhen you discover what it is you feel destined to achieve, go for it! Even if at first it’s a vague concept in the back of your mind, be sure to nurture it, embrace it, and allow it to expand. As you focus on your dream…start to live it! Open up to all the possibilities that are presented to ...
Views: 1269 - SIX SIMPLE SUCCESS HABITS - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Rhonda HamiltonMilton Berle said, “I’d rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I’d rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might-have-been has never been, but a has-been was once an are.” What a profound statement that embodies ...
Views: 1266(1 vote) - Why it Seems So Hard - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Terri MarieI've found that when things seemed hard - for a good portion of my life - it was because I hadn't hit my stride yet. I hadn't believed in myself enough to let go of situations, people and places that weren't for my highest good. BUT they actually were. Hard things were necessary rungs on ...
Views: 1265 - Veterans: take advantage of job search avenues employers utilize most - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2011 from kathryn marionAs we prepare to celebrate Veteran’s Day, our government and the Labor Department push to create jobs and employ our military men and women. This is one issue that even politicians can get behind, but the implementation of this task has been challenging as America still struggles in the ...
Views: 1262 - 4 Tips for Easing Your Family into a Parent’s Return to School - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from Clifford BlodgettGoing back to school as an adult can be very stressful. There are a number of things a parent must consider before attempting to adjust their family’s lifestyle, schedule and budget. A complete family effort is essential to accommodate any parent looking to return to school. These 4 tips will ...
Views: 1261 - Students with ADHD Anxiety: Help Ease the Transition Back to School - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Sherrie HardyAs the end of summer approaches, some students with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder begin to dread the first day of school. They become anxious and worried without being able to pinpoint the reason. They get headaches or stomach aches at the mere thought of walking in the school ...
Views: 1261(1 vote) - Your Inner Circle - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanWho do you allow into your inner circle? A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about our happiness levels being the average of how happy our top few friends were. This is so interesting to me, and it really brought home the fact that we are all so sensitive to the energy around us. (You can read ...
Views: 1261(2 votes) - How to Change the Ways of Your Life - Motivation - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Matt MarescaOne of the great things about being human is that we can change. We are in complete control of the way we live our lives. Unlike the other species on this planet, we do not live based on instincts. Our process of thinking is controlled entirely by us, and then we control how we act on these ...
Views: 1259(2 votes) - 10 Steps to Start Working From Home More Easily and Enjoy What You Do - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2010 from Michaela Sibanda1. Take time out to imagine the possibilities. Remember when you were a kid and mom, dad, teachers and other adults would tell you to get your head out of the clouds? It was spoken to you so much, you stopped dreaming and you got a 9 to 5 or 8 to late job that didn?t feed your soul. You forgot ...
Views: 1255(9 votes) - The Girl Who Traveled to Nowhere Fast - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Debbie IngleAt eight years old she was playing in large groups of friends, giggling with the other girls about which boy was the dorkiest. At 16 she was so fearless and quite the sassy teenage girl who stood strong for herself and her worth. When she was 24 she had these vivid visions of her amazing ...
Views: 1254 - Ageism…Between Truth and Consequences - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Gwendolyn WardI spoke to a woman in her late 50’s who was humorously telling me about ending her 30-year marriage. Her husband had an affair and, after she confronted him, he asked her was she happily married prior to the discovery? She said, “Pretty much,” and he then confessed to having other affairs over ...
Views: 1253(1 vote) - Five-Step Year-End Ritual for Busy Working Moms - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from Julie ZeffFor a busy working mom, the holidays can be a wonderful time to spend time with friends and family and to drink in all the joy and festivities of the season. And as joyful as this time of year is, it can leave you feeling more rushed and depleted than ever. Maybe you find yourself busily ...
Views: 1253 - Sheep in Wolves' Clothing - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Roni LipsteinSo ya wanna save the world…… Well, we’re definitely living in a world that needs saving…..but…..the world, our Universal Family members making up this world, aren’t so keen on CHANGE, FEAR has them gripped by the throats, like the big bad wolf in “Little Red Riding Hood”, and though they beg ...
Views: 1252 - Break out of the Work Mold and Start Living! - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Lily MarsSo many people have taken the courageous step to walk away from careers that no longer provide them with intrinsic or energetic rewards, literally choosing personal happiness and inner fulfillment over the need for a high paying job that leaves them emotionally bankrupt. For example, a ...
Views: 1250(2 votes) - When A Crisis Strikes…People Helping People - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Karin VoloMany times we tend to focus on the differences between us—and that causes all sorts of problems. If we focused on how much we have in common, it would be easier to understand each other and have compassion. The Dalai Lama said it so well when he stated we are humans sharing an experience on ...
Views: 1249 - Anticipating Joy - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from anne marieWhen my daughter sees a dog or a playground or anything she’s come to associate with joy, she goes into full body excitement mode, in complete anticipating of the fun she’s about to have. Big smile, squealing, legs kicking, arms flailing and pointing … the fun begins before we even pet the dog ...
Views: 1247 - Navigating Change - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Belinda LamsI remember being a young mom and finally getting my baby on a routine. Oh, I've got it down now. I just need to feed him at 7, change his diaper, and put him down for a nap from 9-10:30. I have a whole hour and a half to take my shower, do the dishes, make phone calls... Finally! I ...
Views: 1241(2 votes) - New Year, Be You - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Mike RobbinsWith the New Year still in its first few weeks, the annual "new year, new you" phenomenon is all around us - in the worlds of advertising, media, self-help and more. And while this time of year can be a great catalyst for positive change in our lives, what if we made a commitment to live our ...
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