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- The New Sympathetic Superwoman - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Jane WintringhamThe Sunday Times 26 April 2009 ran Ruby Warrington’s interesting article on Michelle Obama - The Power of Positive subtitled “The First Lady has shown us a new type of sympathetic superwoman. Wave goodbye to the alpha bitch.” In professions where there are relatively few female role models and ...
Views: 946 - The Benefits of Exercise - by Submitted on May 15, 2009 from Positively MAD:advice for students regarding the importance and necessity of regular exercise Exercise has many benefits. It can: •?Increase your strength and energy •?Lift your mood when you feel down •?Make your body look better and more toned •?Help you maintain a healthy weight or lose excess body ...
Views: 1422 - Are You Motivated By the Prize or the Process? - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from tremaine du PreezIf you are doing something professionally that you are good at then you should feel fulfilled. Right? Not necessarily. If I typed 10 000 words a day I’d be an excellent typist after a couple of weeks but I will still dislike typing. I have an MSc in Financial Economics (it’s a long story as to ...
Views: 694 - Are You Lacking the Self Motivation to Accomplish Your Dreams? - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Cameron CarterAre you having a hard time getting things done? Is your daily to do list getting larger because of your lack of motivation? If so, you are definitely not alone. Millions of people fail to accomplish all the tasks they need to do at work and at home precisely because they are not adequately ...
Views: 905 - How Daily Inspiration Can Help Your Self Motivation - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Cameron CarterAre you lacking the motivation to meet your goals? Don't get discouraged. Many people feel this way. The biggest problem with motivation is people have to feel inspired to go out and find motivation. It could also be that they are waiting for something magical to happen which will make them ...
Views: 1067 - Why Aren’t You Doing Something? - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from Ted CiubaYou mean you think, you are fearful, you are worried that, your head might be on the cutting block next? You mean you think your job isn’t secure? Hold it, hold it I thought that was the whole thing about having a job, was the security of it. The lie is exposed! Enough said on that point, ...
Views: 680 - “I’ll Try” Doesn’t Fly! - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from Cookie Tuminello“There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either in or out. There's no such thing as a life in-between.” – Pat Riley I’m on a rant today about one of my pet peeves and success saboteurs. I rate it right up there with shooting yourself in the foot. How many times a day do hear ...
Views: 1144(1 vote) - Warning: Smiling May Incur - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from Chrissy KohlerShocked the hell out of me. A few weeks ago I was asked the question, “Do you believe any one can be happy?” Without hesitation I answered “Yes”. The friend on the other line said, “I don’t believe that is true. I have been miserable pretty much my entire life.” Maybe it was off day? ...
Views: 770(3 votes) - Mothering Ourselves: Nurturing Yourself, Your Dreams and the World - by Submitted on May 11, 2009 from Tama KievesI have had to learn how to mother myself in this lifetime. I love my mother, more so these days than ever before, but for many years I felt like I got the short end of the umbilical cord. Like many of us, I didn’t get the movie mother in this lifetime, the tireless cheerleader, the fierce ...
Views: 985 - You Can Fly! - by Submitted on May 09, 2009 from Okhale ObanokhoOnce you make a fundamental choice to the creative force in your life, any approach you choose to take for your own growth development and success will work for you. You will be especially attracted to those approaches which will work particularly well for you. We all have choices in life and we ...
Views: 663(3 votes) - You Know Who's the Boss - by Submitted on May 06, 2009 from Ted CiubaSocial scientists have determined that there are people who look at the world with an internal locus of control, or with an external locus of control. What does all that mean? Well, locus means location—can you see the word? Briefly, an internal locus of control means that they believe they ...
Views: 705 - What Motivates You, Pleasure or Pain? - by Submitted on May 06, 2009 from Danielle LaPorteDo you work hard to avoid the embarrassment of not having enough and making good on your promises? Or...do you work hard because there's so much of life to experience and you want it all? Reputation, or self-satisfaction. What the Joneses think, or the merit of your inclinations. The ...
Views: 1227 - Today’s Promise Awaits You - by Submitted on May 06, 2009 from Kimberley CohenThe dawn of each day holds the promise for possibilities. It’s hard to believe that’s true when world seems to be filled with despair, war, recession, The Swine Flu, Listeria, company closures, layoffs, gas and oil price increases, fluctuations in stock markets, earthquakes, tornadoes, ...
Views: 1663 - 5 Tips to Start a Great Day - by Submitted on May 05, 2009 from Jodi Michele CooleyEverybody is given a bank account of 24 hours a day. The empowering idea is that we get to choose how we are going to spend that account. One of the best anecdotes for creating a great day starts the moment you wake up in the morning. One of the few things we do have control over is our ...
Views: 1665 - Motivation Overload - Are You Confused, Yet? - by Submitted on May 05, 2009 from Lovie HobbsIn writing this article I grappled with several questions and asked myself: What is my motive for writing an article about motivation? What is it I want my readers to realize about Motivation? and what behavior do I want them to exhibit after they read this article pertaining to Motivation? ...
Views: 859 - An Inside Job - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Ted CiubaAccept that life is imperfect—and that's perfect—and deal with what emerges. You know, so many people get backed up and stopped up, and then fall into the blame mode because something didn't happen the way they wanted. Someone didn't offer them what they wanted, be it that opportunity, that job, ...
Views: 626 - Susan Boyle's Beauty on the Inside - by Submitted on May 05, 2009 from Phyllis GoldbergThanks to the Internet, we all had a chance to learn a lesson from Susan Boyle when she sang "I Dreamed a Dream" before judges of the TV show, "Britain has Talent." What a surreal and thrilling moment for her. And what a wake-up call for the rest of us. Her 15 minutes of fame aren't over yet. ...
Views: 1351 - The Truth About Believing - by Submitted on May 05, 2009 from Richard BrookeOne of the biggest challenges I face in teaching people the Art of Self Motivation is leading them to understand how you and I learn to believe. By the Mach II definition, a vision is not a vision unless you have some belief that it is inevitable. Otherwise, it is nothing more than a wish, at ...
Views: 1504 - When Things Shift - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Ted CiubaI went to bed late last night… You know, I'm working very hard during this economic recession. That's a joke, of course. The truth is, as an author, I like to work different hours, odd hours. So I did go to bed late last night, and was thinking nothing about the morning. I had a few ...
Views: 609 - It's How You Attack Things - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Ted Ciuba"The light will never be green by the time you get to it," my passenger said. And of course, here's old Ted Ciuba, thinking about the Law of Attraction, thinking, That doesn't mean that I won't get through it. And you know what? That's exactly how it played out. The light turned yellow just ...
Views: 577 - ***GPS to Success - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneGPS. You are probably most familiar with GPS as in Global Positioning System. The wonderful and innovative system that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be. That’s what got me thinking. If GPS can give you directions to travel to your chosen destination why can’t we use ...
Views: 824 - ***Just Ask - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneNot long ago I was speaking to an author. I had noticed that she had an endorsement from Deepak Chopra on the cover of her book. I was surprised and impressed, and was curious how she managed to get an endorsement from the one and only Deepak Chopra. A few days later, curiosity got the best ...
Views: 626 - ***Empower or Enable - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneDo you enable or empower the people around you? Imagine for a moment that you’re having a bad day. Not too hard to do right, as we’ve all had them. Imagine now calling someone close to you, that you are needing to talk to, to help you though it. You tell them all the thoughts and feelings ...
Views: 1275 - ***Why be Ordinary when you can be Extraordinary? - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneIt’s too easy to be ordinary. Or perhaps I should say it’s easier to be ordinary. Why would you want to be or do average when you can always be so much more? When I was in school I always got A’s or B’s. Was it easy? No. I could have been average and gotten C’s but why would you want to ...
Views: 953 - ***Effort Equals Reward - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneWhat you get out is what you put in. Life rewards action. Ray Kroc, Executive and founder of McDonalds said, “Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get” A few years ago I had an amazing “Aha” moment. I was in sales for a wholesale mortgage company. My job was to ...
Views: 1137 - ***Three Tips to better decisions - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneHave you ever done something just to later look back and wonder “what was I thinking?” I know I have and I’m pretty sure everyone has at some point in their lives. You know the old adage, hindsight is 20/20. Or, how about “if I knew then what I know now I would have done things differently.” ...
Views: 545 - ***5 Steps To Out Tough, Tough Days by Success Expert Sharmen Lane - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneTough days. We all have them. Is it reasonable to think that we are never going to face adversity? Not really. I once had someone say it would be great to date a motivational speaker, there’s no negativity.” As I am a motivational speaker I can tell you, no negativity is just not possible. ...
Views: 501 - ***Flow vs Force - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneGo with the flow. That's a nice concept, isn't it? If going with the flow is so much better and easier than forcing things to happen then, why is it that we spend so much time forcing the square peg into the round hole? It has always been my experience that things work out so much better, ...
Views: 621 - ***Why do we Procrastinate? - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneHow often do we put off until tomorrow what can be done today? You know you should clean out the closet, or study for the test or prepare your will or trust. However, you find a gamut of other things to do instead. There are many reasons that we as human beings procrastinate. Here are the ...
Views: 586 - ***4 Steps to Feeling Good - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneWho hasn't heard of the Law of Attraction right? Most everyone in this day and age has because of the movie The Secret. The Law of Attraction has been around for centuries. I personally have known about and been practicing the Law of Attraction for over ten years. There are many different ways ...
Views: 605 - ***CPR…Choices and Personal Responsibility - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneHow often do you say, “I didn’t have a choice” or “I don’t have a choice?” If you start to pay attention to the words you say I would bet it’s more often than you think. What would you say if I told you that no matter what, you ALWAYS have a choice? I think it is incredibly empowering to ...
Views: 751 - ***Consistency is Key - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneIf you want to do anything well you must be consistent in your efforts. If you want to do anything great you must be consistently great in your efforts and always looking to be and do better than the day before. My most successful coaching clients are the ones who consistently make their ...
Views: 690 - ***It’s Not Personal - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneYou’ve probably heard of the book The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz. It’s a great read and I highly recommend it. One of the agreements, and the most difficult in my humble opinion, is Don’t Take Anything Personally. Easier said than done, yes, but possible nonetheless. Take a look ...
Views: 540 - ***What Makes You Tick? - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneCan you imagine doing something you love every single day? What a way to live! Right? How many get to do that? I know I do. Everyday I wake up and think I am so blessed to get to do what I love all day. That is a gift that not everyone can to indulge in. I believe the world would be a ...
Views: 650 - ***Worry less. Accomplish more - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneWorry. Nothing good comes from this emotion. As a matter of fact, most of the time only bad things come from worry. Worry usually causes stress, anxiety, sleeplessness, headaches, grey hair and wrinkles. So why, do we do it? When we worry we are doing one of two things. Either thinking ...
Views: 650 - ***5 Simple Steps to Setting and Reaching Your Goals - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneYou are probably thinking “Yeah, yeah, I’ve heard about the importance of setting goals before”… Well many of us have heard about it and few of us do it. Those who do set goals generally do it once a year, on New Years Day. And that’s not enough! Setting your goals is one thing, reaching them ...
Views: 554 - ***Four Steps To Go From Now to Wow! - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneDoes getting what you want have to be difficult? Maybe. Maybe not. What if there is a way, a process, to help you get what you want. I call this the power process. It takes you from where you are to where you want to be in four simple steps. Step One. Define your current reality. ...
Views: 607 - ***Make Success Simple - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneSuccessful people understand the difference between can’t and won’t. There is a lot of power in words. They can strengthen and empower us. They can build an army or start a war. Think about the words you use to describe yourself, and what you are capable of. Do your words say victim or ...
Views: 541 - ***How to Make Better Choices to Get What You Want - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneAlmost everything we do in life is a choice. To get out of bed in the morning is a choice. To go to work and do your job and pay your rent and take chances and risks, are all choices. To eat unhealthy foods knowing you will gain weight and increase fat and cholesterol and your risk for heart ...
Views: 580 - ***Breaking Through Barriers - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneFear is the number one barrier that stops us from getting what we want. However there are really only two types of fears. Real fears and fake fears. The saddest part is that fake fears are what hold us back far more than real ones. What’s the difference? A real fear is something that can ...
Views: 1396 - ***Planning to Reach Your Goals - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen Lane“A goal without a plan is just a wish”, said French Writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Just knowing what you want won’t get you there. Having a goal is the first step. Now you must step it up a notch if you plan to achieve it. To step it up you must have a plan and course of action to get you ...
Views: 618 - ***How to stop Procrastinating - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneThere are five main reasons that people procrastinate. However, there is really only one primary emotion for it. The first reason people put off what needs to be done is Anxiety. The anticipation of starting or ending a task causes anxiety because of what lies on the other side. This is ...
Views: 523 - ***The 7 secrets to Success - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneI like to keep life simple. There are enough things in life that I can’t control or influence, that are complicated enough so I say keep it simple where you can. That is why I wrote the book titled The 7 Secrets to Create Your Fate. What you are about to read is the cliff notes, if you want ...
Views: 602 - ***5 steps to effective Time management - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneHave you ever thought about how people are created equal? Did you know that there is one way and one way only that we are all exactly the same? That way is time. It doesn’t matter how much money you have, or what school you went to, or where you were raised… you only get 24 hours in a day. ...
Views: 579 - ***How to get what you want by following three C’s - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sharmen LaneEver wonder why some people seem to get what they want easily and effortlessly? There are some tried and true techniques to getting what you want. This process is what I call the 3 C's to Succcess. #1 Commit. Are you committed to the outcome? What is the desired result that you are looking ...
Views: 602 - WakeUpLive.com presents: First Steps - by The life you live is a journey filled with snapshots of moments in time. It is not the moments that define your life! They are just moments; the life you live is not all bliss. For, without a comparative, bliss cannot be measured or appreciated. The life you live is a choice, only you can ...
Views: 827 - WakeUpLive.com presents: “Honk,honk,”-Wake up to live! - by At age 63, two experiences woke me up to live again.
It was March of 2004. “Honk, honk!” I vaguely heard in the distant background, as I stood on the road talking on my cell phone.
“Honk, honk!”—the sound began to penetrate my brain. Phone to my ear, I was preoccupied with my call and ...
Views: 716 - 3 Tips to Become a Winner in Life - by Submitted on May 03, 2009 from Joan Marie Whelan“You cannot fix what is wrong on the outside if you do not know how to fix what is wrong on the inside. When my students learned how to heal from their past emotions, everything started to flow more fluidly --they were able to take charge over their story and direct its course; and you will be ...
Views: 1794 - Are You Trying to Do It On Your Own? - by Submitted on May 03, 2009 from Shelley Riutta"We need each other to Fly!" "I can do it on my own". Is that a phrase that runs through your mind? This very phrase can be keeping you very stuck in your life. When we are attempting to make positive changes in our life--desiring to move into our full potential--we can get stuck in ...
Views: 970 - Fearless in Difficult Times - by Submitted on May 03, 2009 from Ton PascalAm I making the right choice? Should I change directions and line of work, or should I look for another job? When things are not what you used to know, and difficult times surround you at every turn, it is normal that you start questioning yourself and your motivation. BUT it is then that you ...
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