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- How to Make 2009 Your Best Year Ever - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2008 from Andrew RondeauOver the last weekend, my wife and I finished all our Christmas present shopping (and we wrapped it!). Now we simply have to give the presents. We finish all our Christmas shopping nice and early every year. The closer and closer it gets to Christmas the shops get busier and busier – and ...
Views: 1658(1 vote) - How To Face Your Fears And Light Your Inner Candle - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2008 from Mercedes Oestermann van EssenThe Buddha said: Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared" But happiness increases 10 fold when it is shared. Those of you who are familiar with Dr. David Hawkin's work will know that ...
Views: 1020 - The Ultimate Security: Doing What You Love - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2008 from Tama KievesHere is my dearest hope for our changing times. I hope more of us will turn our eyes away from the crumbling wreckage of conditions we knew, and turn our eyes toward what is now available. Alfred Lord Tennyson said, “The shell must break before the bird can fly.” Many of us put our ...
Views: 820 - Motivational speaker: Boxing Legend George Foreman - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2008 from George TorokWhen he was a boy his sister taunted him, "You'll never be anything." He skipped classes and slept during the day. But that taunt hurt him. It angered him. It awakened the fighting spirit within him. He wanted to change but he didn't know how. George Foreman became heavy weight boxing champion ...
Views: 1610 - The True Meaning Of Good. Balance.Compassion. Action - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2008 from Oscar Basurto CarbonellThe Superior Power has established the laws for a perfect equilibrium. The order and balance of nature must not only be external, but also internal. And it is here where Good plays a fundamental role, since it is not only theory, but also practice. And is not only desire and intention, but also ...
Views: 3384 - How to Get Motivated - What is Motivation? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2008 from Devlyn SteeleAs a life coach, people are always telling me why they are stuck and why they can’t do certain things. “I don’t like to workout.” or “I’m too forgetful.” Basically what they’re telling me is, “I have no control over my own behavior.” ...
Views: 1674(1 vote) - The Power of Dreaming Big - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2008 from Troy FontanaCan you remember when you were a child and the child-like dreams you had and the journeys you’d embark upon in your imagination? Maybe you had dreams of being like your heroes or others you looked up to. Then somewhere along the way life came along and those dreams took a back seat. I still ...
Views: 2236 - Visualize to Accelerate Successful Results - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2008 from David SchaeferThe use of visualization is one of the most effective ways to accelerate the achievement of a goal, but it is probably the most under-utilized success tool available. Unfortunately, most people simply do not take advantage of this powerful technique to advance their desired results. But that ...
Views: 1044 - Achieve Your New Years' Resolutions -- or Any Goal! - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2008 from Jody Johnston PawelEvery New Year, many of us set goals and resolve to meet them — only to become discouraged and quit. Here are suggestions for removing the most common barriers blocking our success — in parenting, our careers, marriage...and Life! First, set attainable goals. To illustrate, consider ...
Views: 1023 - The Trickster Mind: Letting Go of the Past - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2009 from Ralph P. BrownThe Trickster is a well known character to Indian people. The Trickster is both figurative and literal, symbolic and allegorical. Awareness of him can be life-changing. At one point or another, the Trickster touches each of our lives whether we are aware of it or not. Here is a story to expose ...
Views: 2145 - Jump Start Your Employee Motivation: 10 Secrets to Empower Your Team - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2008 from Ed SykesOne of the important keys to employee motivation is to empower your employees to be successful. An empowered employee leads to the following benefits: * Increased creativity * Increased productivity * Increased teamwork and motivation * Increased initiative * Increased ownership of work * ...
Views: 1064 - You Will Be Judged by Your Cover - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2008 from Michael BrownOne of the key reasons I have been able to pull myself out of poverty and into a life filled with personal and professional success is that I have always maintained an extremely high level of vigor in everything I do. Even when I found myself slipping and becoming bitter, acting less than ...
Views: 926 - Trading Your Life - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2008 from Ted PayneWhether you realize it or not, the way you choose to spend your day is ultimately a trade off. You are literally trading the minutes, hours and days of your life in exchange for your current activities. Most of us spend 40 (and often more) hours per week trading the precious moments of our life ...
Views: 707 - Impatience? Or a Peaceful Heart? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2008 from Andrea ConwayImpatience comes naturally to most business owners. We like taking action, being in charge, and feeling super productive. Those are terrific traits that bring big visions into reality. But when you add impatience to the mix, it's like cruising down the highway with your foot on the brakes. ...
Views: 573(2 votes) - You Can't Get It Till You Have It! - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2008 from Andrea ConwayEver notice how impossibly difficult it is to attain something you believe is lacking in your life? Look at all the people who work two jobs, both jobs paying minimum wage, trying to get some money. It doesn't work! What's going on here? The metaphysical idea of the "Mental Equivalent" provides ...
Views: 542 - The Best Investment Right Now Is In You - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2008 from Andrea ConwayRight now the best investment you can make is in yourself -- in your inner security, your inner peace, and your inner knowing that you are an integral part of this universe. Your desires matter and are responded to. You are more important to the universe than the economy. Believe it! But you ...
Views: 624 - Where Money Really Comes From - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2008 from Andrea ConwayWith all the negative financial news and concerns, our society (in the U.S. anyway) is having a breakdown about money. Take heart, because breakdowns are always followed by breakthroughs. Regardless of what the financial picture looks like right now -- in the world, in your country, in your ...
Views: 588 - Age with Grace by Embracing Change - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2008 from cindy silbert“There’s nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” -Buckminster Fuller The essence of nature is perpetual change and as a product of nature you are also forever changing. The aging of your body is no different than nature yet when aging begins happening to you, it ...
Views: 871 - Hope: It Does a Soul Good - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2008 from Joan Marie WhelanAs some of you may be (and should be) following the current presidential campaigns and issues of the times, Many high profile people have made it their mission to present a positive and powerful message of hope. Remarkably, it is this heartfelt communication of optimism that has moved the masses ...
Views: 929 - We Are Capable Of Amazing Things - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2008 from Dr. Mario Barrett IIIAs a young African American man, I was moved to tears as I witnessed a black man become president of the United States. Even though our community has made tremendous strides in many areas, there are many areas that still require a great deal of improvement. This assessment made it difficult for ...
Views: 1381 - How To Achieve Your Personal Best Body - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Alison FadoulWhile it's true that your body is never quite the same after pregnancy, achieving your personal best body is an attainable goal once you make up your mind to do so. If you aren't mentally ready, you won't be successful. Your wheels may spin, but you won't get anywhere. How do you know when ...
Views: 1281 - The Language Of Love - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from cindy silbert"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you love." - Rumi Love is our purest desire and the purest source of energy in the Universe. When we allow ourselves to be drawn to what we love, we're following our true desires. As we connect with our true desires we're instantly ...
Views: 753 - A Practical Guide To Employee Motivation - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2008 from Timothy ThomasMotivating your employees is key to the success of your company. Here are seven ways you can effectively increase your employees' motivation - starting today! 1. Ask each of your employees for what and how they'd like to recognized. Do they want to be recognized for the quality of their work ...
Views: 1013 - Experience Living Liberation by Cultivating Jivanmukta - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2008 from cindy silbertAmong the many books at my bedside is, “Sacred Sanskrit Words, for Yoga, Chant and Meditations”. Sanskrit is the ancient language from which all words originate from the primordial sound of Om. Although I’m new to chanting, I’m a firm believer that these words and their sounds, truly transcend ...
Views: 861 - Emergence of the Diving Feminine - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2008 from cindy silbertThere was a time in ancient history when feminine power reigned and was worshiped. Somewhere, somehow a cord was broken, a connection was lost and feminine power was forced to succumb to the harshness of masculine power. As a result, we’ve become fragmented from altering, twisting and contorting ...
Views: 694 - Making a Daily Divine Connection - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2008 from cindy silbertMaking a connection with the Divine is not new for most of us. We’ve prayed, made wishes or have been in binds and have been miraculously supported in unexplainable ways. Or, experienced those moments of unexplainable comfort, felt chills or your body surrounded by warmth and your heart filled ...
Views: 630 - Looking Out For List Number One - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2008 from Jamee TenzerYou know those things you want to do someday? Here is my partial list: Learn to speak Spanish, write a book, Take belly dancing lessons, complete a baby scrapbook for each of my three children, read the stack of books by my bed, help my daughter with her knitting and so much more. My list ...
Views: 791 - Misplaced Motivations - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2008 from Daniel MassicotteEver have one of those days where everything goes right? Motivation is more than a few reasons you want to get something done. Most people use money as their primary vehicle for motivation. I certainly did that during the three years I studied business at McGill University. I quickly realized ...
Views: 544 - Ten Ways To Re-motivate Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2008 from Doug HartThe past few weeks have been sort of unproductive for me, mostly because of certain distractions that for the most part were beyond my control (scheduling problems, personal things that needed attention, the usual). Now I look back and say “how could let myself do this?” I feel as if ...
Views: 906 - The Microwave Is Too Slow - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2008 from Scott ThayerOne of my favorite things to do in life is watch movies with my children. And of course what’s a movie without popcorn. That’s like trying to swim without water; it’s possible, but nowhere near as fun. So there I was, anticipating a great time with my 3 children who at the time were ages 9, 8 ...
Views: 537 - If Barack Obama Could Inspire People Of All Races, So Can I - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2008 from Valerie GreenOne thing that astonished me so much about this whole election was how Barack Obama was able to inspire not only black people, but people of all races! The way this country is and the negativity of seeing a black person at such a high position, it was amazing how a black person could have such a ...
Views: 584 - Get What You Want- Now! - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from cindy silbertWhat if you could have anything you wanted right NOW? Knowing what you want is essential but your intention determines when you’ll get what you want. What is your intention for when you will get what you want? Do you think about it happening some day, or expect it will happen five years from ...
Views: 1816 - Feeling Trapped In Life? Free Yourself Now - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from cindy silbertWe truly have all the freedom in the world to do, be and have anything we want. However, without realizing, we subconsciously confine ourselves to live within limits. Our subconscious thoughts and ingrained behaviors become a straight- jacket, keeping us from fully engaging in life. We ...
Views: 3466 - Who's Stopping You? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2008 from Jessica McGregor JohnsonOften when I am working with clients and they are having problems making the decisive move I see that it is ‘everybody’ that holds them back. The ‘everybody’ I am talking about is the ‘everybody’ that is in our mind, that acts as our internal censor. The “What will everybody think is if ...
Views: 1047 - What Kind Of Crazy Idea Is That!? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2008 from Gregory Anne CoxEver have anyone ask you that in reference to a new hair color, career move, or big purchase you were considering? How about when you were younger and you were trying on the idea-of-the-moment around "what do you want to be when you grow up?" Perhaps at one point you thought of becoming a brain ...
Views: 900 - Harness And Create Motivational Forces - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2009 from Raj GavurlaTo evolve to a New Best Level™, try an Open Communications structure. You and I, the people we interact with, and all things stimulate unique motivational forces (a feeling) in our being. In some cases, the motivational forces are stronger. However, before motivation come five other steps (1) ...
Views: 1195 - 5 Ways To Feel Good, Now - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2008 from Angelo CampioneHow often do you get up in the morning and feel great? For most people, the answer is not very often if ever at all. The standard mode is getting out of bed because you have to and from there living the rest of the day with a low level feeling of unease. Joy and generally feeling good doesn't ...
Views: 713 - Positive Thinking Doesn't Work - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2008 from cindy silbertRecently, a client told me about a conversation she had with her brother. She shared the personal transformation work she was doing with him and how it was helping her business. He responded with, “You know…this positive thinking stuff doesn’t work.” And then he went on to say that no matter how ...
Views: 676 - Finding Your Next Step in the Midst of Fear, Pain, or Chaos - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2008 from Tama KievesSometimes life feels like a tornado touched down on an ordinary day and left broken shards of everything you knew. Change is often sudden and all-encompassing. When a major shift comes into your life, you may feel vulnerable and frightened. But keep this in mind. When a lobster grows, it sheds ...
Views: 1776 - An Invitation To The Dance - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2008 from Tama KievesThe following is a book excerpt from THIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love (How One Harvard Lawyer Left It All to Have It All!) by Tama J. Kieves (www.ThisTimeIDance.com) reprinted by permission of the author. I invite you to this dance. We live in times that cry out for love and ...
Views: 935 - Make That Difference Today - How Taking Action Is Vital To Your Success - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2008 from Paul Alexander WoodI believe action is be one of the biggest factors that separates success from failure, action is the difference between living the life you want from the life you don't want. From having what you want to going without. Whether action is reading a book, writing a book, creating a website, ...
Views: 1063 - From Work To Mastery - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2008 from cindy silbertWhat’s your relationship with work? Is it “I owe, I owe, it’s off to work I go” or “Work is what I do for a living” or “My work is my passion” or “I’d love to but I have to work today” or “I’d love to go back to work” or “If only I didn’t have to work” or “I love working”? Whether you love your ...
Views: 660 - Gratitude Is The Essential Practice Of Now - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2008 from cindy silbertWhether you’re working the Law of Attraction, practicing Buddhism, becoming an Eckhart Tolle groupie, aspiring to be a yogini, or just seeking happiness in the simplicities of life, there’s one place all the teachings promise to take you and one place that holds the riches of consciousness and ...
Views: 653 - Six Daily Motivation Tips - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2008 from Steve GillmanHow do you achieve a more consistent level of daily motivation? Use the following powerful techniques, beginning at the start of your day. 1. Start The Day Motivated Have a morning motivation routine. Experiment a bit and see what gets you going. If it has to be coffee, then so be it, although ...
Views: 747 - In Search Of Balance - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2008 from cindy silbertWhat’s your number one challenge? Let me guess, “balance”. So many of us are in search of balance. but we have no idea how to get there. It’s because balance isn’t a function of what you do, how much you do or even how much time is spent doing it. Balance is a function of your relationship with ...
Views: 624 - A Guide To Taking Action And Creating The Life You Want - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2008 from Stephanie RussellThere is a life out there with your name on it and it is beyond even your wildest dreams. I can barely express in words how much I want for you to love your life! I want so much for you to experience the sublime joy that is yours when your life is your own. I however, can't do it for you. Only ...
Views: 713 - Sacramento Motivational Speaker Bill Loyd - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2008 from Bill LoydI love speaking in the Greater Sacramento area. Aside from travel being eliminated from my schedule, the biggest benefit of not leaving home is the great audiences I encounter all over the Sacramento area. Being a local Sacramento speaker allows me the opportunity to speak to my neighbors about ...
Views: 1915 - What Life Are You Living: Your Best Life Or The One You Happen To Have? - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2008 from Stephanie RussellThere is a life that is meant for you. A life that is filled with all the good that you want for yourself and for others. That life is your dream come true, it is your best life. So many people are not living their best life. They live lives of quiet desperation. They believe that they don't ...
Views: 843 - How To Start Your New Healthy Lifestyle Today - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2008 from Alison FadoulHave you ever noticed that you can always find a reason to put off 'til tomorrow what you can do today? This is especially true when it comes to starting a new healthy lifestyle. Maybe you have a girls trip coming up, an anniversary to celebrate, a birthday party to attend, or it's Wednesday ...
Views: 6586 - The Microwave Is Too Slow - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2008 from Scott ThayerThe Microwave Is Too Slow By: Scott Thayer One of my favorite things to do in life is watch movies with my children. And of course what’s a movie without popcorn. That’s like trying to swim without water; it’s possible, but nowhere near as fun. So there I was, anticipating a ...
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