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- Do You Know Where You're Going To? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2007 from Hollis PolkThere are basically two kinds of motivation. The first is “away from”, as in “get me out of here!” The second is “towards”, as in “I want that!” Each has its place, that is, each is useful in certain circumstances. “Towards” is what ...
Views: 715 - Is Your Attitude Right? How to get the Right Attitude to Life (Updated) - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2007 from Craig LockArticle Title: Is Your Attitude Right? How to get the Right Attitude to Life (Updated) Author: Craig Lock Line Space: 65 characters Category (key words): Self Help, Personal Growth, Success, Attitude, Motivation Web Sites: http://www2.webng.com/writernz/books.html ...
Views: 4477 - Desire, Decision, And Learning – How To Quickly Get Rid Of Harmful Behaviors - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2007 from Alan B. DenskyDid you ever try to do away with a harmful behavior, only to fail? There is a lengthy list of widespread problem behaviors that people often try to alter or get rid of using self-hypnosis or NLP. Possibly the most common are: Overeating and weight loss; stop smoking; quit chewing tobacco; stop ...
Views: 740 - The Discovery Of Purpose - by What is purpose? Purpose is the reason why you are here on this earth. Your purpose is what helps you to move on in life, no matter what storms or problems come your way.
The toughest thing to do for a lot of people, particularly the youth, is finding their purpose and knowing what it is. ...
Views: 2350 - Stuck Like Glue - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2007 from Katie MattsonStanding still and watching the scenery is no way to get where you want to go. We’re reaching mid-year and a lot of people start to feel stuck around this time. Even the word feels sticky in your mouth as you pronounce it. Our temperatures are getting hotter and the air is getting thicker. ...
Views: 945 - Work Ethics , My Foot ! - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2007 from Vish WriterPeople talk about work ethics. Today i had an interesting gentlemen visit me at my office. He was fuming. He was a very religious person and he was annoyed of the fact that a charming girl in her twenty's wearing tight jeans was reading the sacred book of Bhagavad Gita in the same bus in which ...
Views: 855 - Intangibles - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2007 from (Sir) Charles CaryINTANGIBLES: What are they? Intangibles are things that you can’t see, or touch. What do they mean to you? Are they real? Is the wind real? Is the wind tangible? Is God real to you, can you touch him? Are your thoughts real, your feelings your emotions. What about pain or your ...
Views: 1196(1 vote) - Lamp Gives Light, Tree Gives Shade - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2007 from Vivek RayThe greatness of an individual lies not in what he accumulates but what he gives. Jesus is great because he suffered on the cross so that we are saved. Gandhi was great as he fought for freedom and equality. Mother Teresa was great as she spent her life serving poor, sick and destitute. You ...
Views: 807 - Creative Inspiration: Avail Yourself of the Most Untapped and Unsung Resource on the Planet - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2007 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: 826 - Three Steps to Overcoming Self-Attacking Beliefs: An Authentic Life is Not a Linear Process - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2007 from Tama KievesRecently a client of mine was sick of "having faith" while it seemed she slogged towards her dream in thick molasses. "I just want to get there now," she screeched, scoffing at all her previous progress. I felt sad. This wasn’t the combustible kind of frustration that would help her take ...
Views: 746 - Learn the Secrets How 'Hidden Keys' Unlock Life's Riches - by Discover how you can improve your own personal development, money, career, job, health, lifestyle and relationships. For the first time ever I have produced a programme which will quickly and effortlessly guide you through 'Secret Techniques' that will bring you riches. Using certain techniques ...
Views: 849 - Two Problem Solving Skills - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2007 from Steve GillmanThere are many problem solving skills that can make you a more effective and creative problem solver. Knowing how to direct your attention and use visualization are two of the best. Here are some examples of how to use these tools, and how to develop them. Problem Solving Skill: ...
Views: 889 - You can do it too! - by Why are people not getting in shape, losing weight and keeping it off, and reaching their goals? It's because they're not being told the "truth" and their not being given the "facts."
The truth is that America is more overweight now than at the turn of the century because:
They consume over ...
Views: 681 - The Law of Attraction should be renamed The Law of Distraction - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2007 from Craig HarperToday I'm stepping out on to the cyber high-wire. I'm performing a high-risk blogging manoeuvre. No safety net. No cyber-harness. I'm going to write a brief opinion piece on the Law of Attraction (LOA). Possibly a no-win situation for me. Aah well. Advocates (of the concept) will disagree ...
Views: 976 - Daily Motivation For Goal Attainment - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2007 from Demond JacksonDaily motivation, why is that important? Consider this, what is the likelihood that you will even attempt any goal without some sort of motivation? Lack of motivation has stopped more people from achieving their personal greatness than anything else. Daily Motivation keeps you focused. ...
Views: 1473 - WORLD PEACE DAY /WINTER SOLSTICE DECEMBER 21, 2000 - by World Peace Day on The Winter Solstice
World Peace Day occurs on the Winter
Solstice each year.
This year it will fall on Thursday,
December 21st. Don Orne,
the Coordinator of World Peace Day
since 1994, invites
everyone to celebrate the Winter
Solstice with prayer and
meditation in his or ...
Views: 2940 - Summary of the Book "Say 'YES' to your Potential" - Part Five - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2007 from Craig LockArticle Title: Summary of the Book "Say 'YES' to your Potential" - Part Five (by 'Skip' Ross with Carole C. Carlson) Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): Success, Personal growth, Motivation, Life purpose, spiritual, spiritual gifts, inspiration, Skip Ross Web site: ...
Views: 678 - Jump into Your Professional and Personal Success - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2007 from Vincent KitukuLet’s start with a startling question, what is really stopping you from living the live you envision? Having the career of your dream or the quality relationship you deem great for you or the business rewards that reflect your potential. Simply said, over 80% of adults don’t live up to their ...
Views: 692 - Never Give Up! - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2007 from David WyattWho said starting a business was going to be easy? For those of you who are about to give up,let me share with you the story of 2 people who never gave up and came out on top! The first one is about a lady by the name of Mrs.Debbie Field's,she is the C.E.O of Mrs Fields' Original ...
Views: 605 - Spirituality Information - She Opened The Door For Me .... - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2007 from Vish WriterThe door was closed. He tried hard to get in but could not. The door just would not open. He started banging the door. Five minutes later the owner of the house opened the door and slapped him hard on his face. He fainted. He did not dare to push the door again. He never returned back... Ten ...
Views: 609 - Spirituality Information - It Might Be Too Late Before You Get In .... - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2007 from Vish WriterEveryday at 9.45 pm in the night my son comes to me holding his favourite storybook. He is six years old. Invariably, i am busy during that time doing something important.... " You go to bed i will be with you in five minutes..." I say. He keeps persisting... I then raise my voice and say " Go ...
Views: 647 - The Grass Is Greener - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2007 from Justin HeraldNow I have to say at the start of this column that I can’t stand gardening. (That little fact is just for my wife as I know she reads my articles.) A little while back we moved into our new home and over the following months the other houses were built and subsequently more people moved into our ...
Views: 973 - Spirituality Information - Do You Fit Into God's Daily Schedule ? - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2007 from Vish WriterGod wakes up at 3.30 am in the morning. He takes a stroll from New York to Mumbai . He covers this distance in less than forty five minutes. Maybe he stops the clock during that time, who knows ! He then opens a envelope . It has six names written on it. "Wake them up !" he orders the angels. ...
Views: 766 - How to Get Out of That Damned Rut - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2007 from Alexis TrbovichGood friend and business partner PH asked these questions: "How do you get out of a rut? Regain passion for your work? Get yourself up for each day? Have you thought about this? It happens to me often. I find it makes me miserable. I feel guilty and useless, because I tend to piss away the day. ...
Views: 759 - Spirituality Information - Just Five Minutes Longer - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2007 from Vish WriterThe story has been told and retold countless times about the battle of Waterloo. Poems have been written and songs have been composed detailing every conceivable aspect about it. The English tell it one way and the French share it from a slightly different point of view. History and legend has ...
Views: 601 - The Yesterday's Road Method - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2007 from Peter Thomson“The Yesterday’s Road Method” by Peter Thomson Some years I sold one of my businesses for just over $7,000,000. Today that’s still a decent chunk of change – back then it was whole load of money! The deal I’d agreed with the purchaser, a London based publicly quoted company, was $4.7 million on ...
Views: 1494 - 7 Tips for Maintaining a Positive Attitude - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2007 from Kathy EubanksIt is so easy to see why people have bad attitudes. A quick peek at the headlines reveals the current states of hopelessness and despair. Is it even possible to maintain a healthy, happy attitude when surrounded by all of this negativity? Sure it is! It is possible to stay positive. It is ...
Views: 1248 - A Healed World In Every Breath - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2007 from Rebecca SheldonIn this miraculous new world in which we live there are those who believe that we have gotten, as a collective humanity, a little too big for our britches. Many feel humanity has created a stress inducing monster of a culture that surely will be the tipping point for another fall from health to ...
Views: 860 - Keeping the Dream Alive - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2007 from Thelma MarianoLike the song by Linda Ronstadt, “a dream is a wish that your heart makes." To lose a dream is to die a little yourself. It means closing down the part of you that can soar above the reality of your current life to see new and exciting possibilities. Whenever she walks down a street, a ...
Views: 735 - Spirituality Information - A Matter Of Inspiration - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2007 from Vish WriterLegend has it that Robert the Bruce of Scotland was losing the battle and he barely escaped with his life. His soldiers were hard pressed to keep up the fight as many were wounded and dying. The Bruce, tired, dismayed and broken-hearted found a hidden cave where he took refuge. He threw down ...
Views: 609 - The Motivation To End Pain - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2007 from Mark Ivar MyhreEvery human being has the right to be happy. Every person is born with that right. We can be - and are - as happy as we will allow. And yet when we look around us, we see so many people who claim no happiness at all. Or if they do, it seems so fleeting; so elusive. Being happy and content ...
Views: 1048 - Spirituality Information - A Matter Of Courage - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2007 from Vish WriterIt was not much of a job, yet, everyday she was there. The little bake-shop always seemed to be open and she would greet me, whenever I went in, with a sad smile. Then one day, I moved to another part of the country and quickly forgot the bake-shop and the woman with the sad smile. Beginnings ...
Views: 668 - The Baroque Exercise - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2007 from Rebecca SheldonTo be precise, exacting and clear, let us together explore the symphony of the healthy human body. As music could not exist without the ears to hear, the body will begin to retreat to non-existence without the proper playing of the notes of wellness. Can you name a necessary counterpoint to the ...
Views: 1100 - There Is No Secret To Success - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2007 from Tom WrightThere Is No Secret To Success by, TB Wright Success. Most people know that they want to be successful. Or do they? Successful? What does that mean? Don't kid yourself. In this society every time we use that word, we are immediately immersed within beliefs about success. Money, cars, houses, ...
Views: 848 - Would You Like to Have More Success and Fulfillment in Your Life? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2007 from Diana Long M.S.ACCA house is only as strong as its foundation. My husband, a home builder, taught me this important piece of wisdom. Without a well designed, solid infrastructure, a house is doomed to constant problems and costly repairs. Do you remember the hilarious movie, Money Pit? The newlyweds idyllic ...
Views: 899 - How to Make the Most of Your Mind - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2007 from Craig LockArticle Title: How to Make the Most of Your Mind - How to Get What You Most Want in Life Author: Craig Lock Web Site: http://www2.webng.com/writernz/ Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles.html (Personal growth, self help, writing, internet marketing, words of ...
Views: 762 - On Being Stuck - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2007 from Tom WrightStuckness By, TB Wright At one time or another we all have said that we were "stuck." Let's examine this declaration, because saying those words is exactly what it is: a stand for being stuck. So what does it mean to be stuck? It usually means that there's somewhere we want to be at, either ...
Views: 2021 - How to Not Become Addicted to Online Gambling - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2007 from Edward CurtisWith more people gambling in online casinos, the number of those suffering from gambling addiction has grown, but no more then would be expected is terrestrial casinos opened in every town. But let's take a moment to see why many people become addicted to gambling. A majority of the people who ...
Views: 1180 - Art of Motivation - by Just yesterday a small business owner called my office, his voice rather hopeful when he asked, ¡°Jane, do you have some sort of video I can show to my employees to get them motivated?¡± A couple of key things about motivation that this and every manager should know are: you really can¡¯t ...
Views: 1642 - A Failed Plan: Speaking of Positive Motivation - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2007 from Barry MaherA few years ago, a management and sales expert came up with what he considered a first-rate idea. With so many unhappy, lonely people in the world, he figured he could provide them with a little comfort and make money at the same time by offering them personalized, written advice on their ...
Views: 762 - What Are You Waiting For? - by It’s the new millenium. Are you ready to finally realize your dream? I’m talking about the desire that you carry deep down inside of you that you attribute to some adolescent fancy. It’s the dream that isn’t practical and can’t possible be fulfilled. Well, it is possible to fulfill it and the ...
Views: 764 - What Will You Leave Behind? - by We all begin life at GO, and all roads lead to a final rendezvous; the difference is what we do en route. Paths chosen, actions taken, and a host of decisions made lead ultimately to a unique legacy.
It's non-negotiable: You will leave a legacy. The question is not
whether you'll leave a legacy ...
Views: 929 - Staying Motivated in Challenging Times - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2007 from Dave KahleOne of my Ezine subscribers recently sent me this question: "I really struggle with the highs and lows of field sales. Most days I feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders. In this economy, especially, it's difficult to stay positive. Any suggestions?" This is one of those rarely ...
Views: 953 - Putting Your Career in the Proper Perspectiver - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2007 from Chrys PagePutting Your Career into Proper Perspective By the time my own career started to take off, I was past 30 and had 2 small children. When I look back now, I think I may have unwittingly put them 2nd, indeed, even neglected them at times. I tell you this because I think it's important to keep your ...
Views: 781 - Bench Press for Your Brain - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2007 from Craig HarperWe all understand what happens to our body as it ages. Without intervention (an exercise/activity program) we know that our muscles waste, our lung capacity decreases, our heart gets weaker, our bones become brittle, our flexibility and mobility decrease, our reaction time slows, our posture ...
Views: 1059 - Making Your Resolutions a Reality! - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2007 from Beth Banning and Neill GibsonHow do you keep your New Year's resolutions, or any new resolutions? How many of your top 10 New Years Resolutions ever made it into March? New Year's resolutions are the most popular variety people make, and break, but we constantly set new intentions for our lives. What would you be able to ...
Views: 864 - What Do You See - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2007 from Adebola Oni“All improvement in your life begins with an improvement in your mental pictures – Brian Tracy” I once watched the advert of a bank and it opened with a POWERFUL question. What was the question? “When you look into your future, what do you see?” This question ...
Views: 1269 - The Words We Use - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2013 from (Sir) Charles CaryOur words are beautiful, because they describe our feelings emotions and our thoughts (the way we communicate). God knew exactly what he was doing when he gave us the freedom to choose and create. Our words can also be the difference between night and day, right and wrong, or pleasure and ...
Views: 1176(1 vote) - Siegfried and Roy - A lifelong journey of fulfilling dreams - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from derrick sorlesThose who dare to dream accomplish great things. Just ask internationally acclaimed illusionists Siegfried & Roy. I had the honor of working for them for about 7 years, right up until Roy’s tragic accident in 2003. They were an amazing and inspiring team with a beautiful inner spirit. Roy ...
Views: 1684 - Monday Momentum: The Best Way to Begin Your Week! - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2007 from Jill KoenigLet me ask you, how did you begin your day today? And how do you approach your week? With positive determination and strength, eager to seize the day and opportunities before you? Or with apprehension, dreading all you have to do? Do you guide the direction of your week based upon your ...
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