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Six Key Steps to Live Life To The Fullest - by Judi MoreoEnjoying Your Life Versus Simply Existing - by Judi Moreo- The Power of Beliefs - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Jerry Grinkmeyer"We cannot choose whether or not to believe; but we can choose what to believe." Unknown Our personal power is dependent on the actions we do or do not take. And before we do or do not take an action we consult a belief to see if what we are contemplating doing will create mental peace or ...
Views: 1035 - Human Relations Made Easy - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Betsy BarbieuxGetting along with others is essential to a happy, prosperous life. There are some people who just can’t wait to get up in the mornings because they are excited about the day, the people they’ll meet, and the growth they’ll experience. They generally get along with just about everyone. On the ...
Views: 952 - The Bowl of Light - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesI am going to be a first-time grandmother in August. I’m ecstatic about having my first grandchild. One of the first things I will share with my grandson or granddaughter is the “Bowl of Light” story that I learned when I was an alakai, advanced student, of Ho’o pono Pono in Hawaii. My kumu, ...
Views: 7005(1 vote) - Mistake Salad - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesA mother seeking to inspire her young son to progress with his piano lessons took him to a concert by the famed virtuoso Ignacy Paderewski. After the two took their seats, mom noticed a friend a few aisles away and went to chat with her. When mother returned, she discovered her son was missing ...
Views: 933(1 vote) - Things Are Not Always as They Seem - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesI’d like to share with you a story that my spiritual teacher and dearest friend told me. Once upon a time, there were two seekers of enlightenment climbing in the Himalayas. One seemed more surefooted and climbed at a faster speed. He was conflicted about whether to wait for his friend to catch ...
Views: 2989(1 vote) - A Journey across the Cow Pasture? How Does That Relate to Life? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesLife is an interesting game that we play. Life is a chunk of time between when we are born and when we die. Everyone that I know goes through it. Most of us do not consciously know how long this whole process will last. However, when we look at the smaller pieces of it, we know that each ...
Views: 1002 - Lessons from Legacy: Life by Design - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesCreating a Unique and Original Life In order to lead an original and unique life, we do have to think outside the box and create our own rules and guidelines for accomplishment. The best among us always have done so. It is our privilege to observe and learn from the lessons these pioneers can ...
Views: 608 - "Sacred Visitations: I Remember the Pink Poodle Tragedy - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesAt age six I learned my first lessons in karma. My first-grade boyfriend gave me a first kiss on the cheek. I got my first pair of glasses and immediately lost my first little boyfriend, whose interest in me proved shallow. I read my first books, about Dick and Jane and Spot and the others whose ...
Views: 597 - The 30-Day Point A Challenge - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIt is not about the destination or the journey. Before I go any further, I will admit that I am among the thousands who have been helped by the saying “it is not about the destination, it is about the journey.” The more I personally focused on and enjoyed the journey, the more I enjoyed life as ...
Views: 617 - You Look Like a Cow - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles“You look like a cow.” When Kristen heard this, she was delighted and clapped her hands. When Linda heard these words, she was mortified and fled the room in tears. Why? Because they interpreted the words in very different ways. Kristen was dressed in a costume she had made herself for a ...
Views: 790 - What Does Your Heart Know? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThe heart has its reasons that reason does not know. —Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) I’m beginning to wonder if the heart isn’t just as much a thinking organ as the brain. It knows so much, yet its information isn’t presented in verbiage. Have we lost its language? Is that why we can’t hear what the ...
Views: 894 - The Secret to Freeing Your Inner Child - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIt is said that we all have what is known as an inner child. Our inner child is said to be the purest part of us that desires solely to love and be loved. It is the “spirit” or “feeling” part of us. It is also the playful part of us. It is said that in relationship to our inner child, we have ...
Views: 948 - Why “Secrets to Success” Fail - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesMany individuals claim they have found “the secret to success.” But what does that really mean? How do you know which one to believe? And if there really is a secret, how come you have tried almost all of them but have yet to experience a significant, measurable change in your life? As a life ...
Views: 700 - Barbie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore! - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThere I was, with only a week to go, and I was no closer to finishing the assignment, a final requirement for my coach training and certification. The assignment was to present to my peers a physical representation of the “voice” inside my head, otherwise known as my Gremlin. “Everyone has one,” ...
Views: 3357(1 vote) - Don’t Take It Personally! - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDo you sometimes feel like there is a conspiracy and that the whole world is picking on you—your friends, family, colleagues, and even strangers? You know that they are really talking about you, even though they are making general statements. Who do they think they’re kidding? Strangers even ...
Views: 795 - What's your rate of return for investing in your personal business image - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Diane CraigWhat’s the rate of return for investing in your personal business image? Is there evidence that corporate bottom lines correlate with polished business manners? Does the manner in which an individual presents oneself, both in dress and behaviour, contribute to increased profitability? I’ve ...
Views: 1495 - Making Today’s Problem Tomorrow’s Joke: Finding Humor and Peace in Life’s Minor Crises - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Richard CarlsonMy daughters bought me a rock that says “Today’s crisis is tomorrow’s joke” engraved on it. I absolutely love it, and it’s displayed prominently in my home office. I look at it several times a day to remind me that while it’s certainly true that life is chock-full of dramas, it’s also true that ...
Views: 2554(4 votes) - Being Graceful Makes Your Life Happen - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIt is hard to put into words how much the guidance that I received from Yogi Bhajan changed my life. It all seemed so very simple. He fixed me with those eyes, full of love, and said, “All you have to be is regally graceful.” I had no idea what that meant. Graceful—what was that? At the time ...
Views: 3305(1 vote) - Assimilation Versus Accumulation: The Practice of Getting Full Nourishment from Everything in Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThe wealth of material and information available to the modern world has reached a level greater than at any other time in history. Now at the pinnacle of our ability to manipulate our environment and produce all the things we need, and many that we don’t, it’s entirely possibly that many of our ...
Views: 612 - Gifting from the Soul: Personal Development Skills through Gifting - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhat does gifting have to do with your self-development? Plenty. We are all a part of this abundant universe that revolves around giving. Abundance is truly all around us. At times you may not feel like it, but if you take a moment to see what you have all around you every single day, you will ...
Views: 788(1 vote) - Five Simple Strategies for Keeping Your Life Stuck - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesOne of the most common complaints I hear when I talk with potential clients is that they feel “stuck.” They may be in relationships that are no longer working, but they don’t know how to leave. They may have dreams of starting their own businesses, but they aren’t sure where to begin. They may ...
Views: 602 - Live Like Your Nail Color! - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWild Berry. That’s the name of my favorite nail color. To me, it says fun, bold, sexy, and just simply makes my fingers and hands look so good. It’s a funny name for a nail polish, but then, so many women’s cosmetics have funny names. There’s Mango Spice lipstick, Roaring Red blush, and ...
Views: 978(1 vote) - Take Advantage of the Internet - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWe live in a glorious time. The world’s entire body of knowledge is easily accessible and readily available to anyone who cares. A mere 100 years ago, the information now available at your fingertips was reserved only for kings and scholars, for the rich and the titled. One generation ago, ...
Views: 580 - Just Like Chicken - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesGive up. Yes, give up trying to be something streamlined, tucked, professional, more of something, less of something. It’s over. It’s done. It’s so last year. Be yourself. All of yourself. The world needs more of you. Under the layers we all speak different languages. We see, feel, and ...
Views: 798 - What Makes You Different? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhat makes you different? It’s a good bet you’ve been asked this question before. Prospects, hiring managers, and people with influence frequently ask this question when making a buying or hiring decision. Each day, we are bombarded with opportunities, advertisements, messages, and people ...
Views: 1096 - Break the Chains by Zapping the Guilt - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesMy first conscious and vivid encounter with guilt was when I was about 13 years old. It was the day of my parents’ official divorce. We were in the courthouse and, because of my age, I was assigned my own attorney. I had no idea why I had an attorney or even what was going on. My attorney was ...
Views: 989 - The Secret Power of Giving - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesYou can get anything you want out of life if you see that enough other people get what they want. –Zig Ziglar In the 30 years I’ve been studying self-improvement I’ve seen this principle proven time and time again. I’ve been most successful myself when I find out what other people want and then ...
Views: 674 - Decluttering Blueprint: Step 1 – Getting Started - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Pam WoodsAre you drowning in stuff you don’t use, you don’t love, or you don’t have a convenient place to store? It’s time to tackle your clutter! I know what you’re thinking—“Yes, but…I don’t have time to get organized and my space is so overwhelming, I don’t know where to start.” Being ...
Views: 1300 - Thoughts In Practice: The Seduction of Magic - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Mária CiprianiFix me," he said. My client, normally a resilient man in his early 50s, had been dealing with a lot in the past few months. And now he was facing a possible layoff. In moments like this, I find myself wishing for a magic pill, a magic wand, something to stave off the feeling of desperation–my ...
Views: 699 - Lead, follow, or get out of the way - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Jake TuschinskiIn the modern day world of leadership are Thomas Paine’s famous words, “Lead, follow, or get out of the way.” First and foremost, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense advocated an immediate declaration of independence, postulating a special moral obligation of America to the rest of the world. Not long ...
Views: 2155(1 vote) - The Path to Personal Power - Dos and Dont's - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Kenneth MacLeanWe live in a universe of free will, and so it isn’t possible to develop a “formula” for success that will be perfect for everyone. If there was such a formula, some brainiac in the 5,000 years of human history would have discovered it centuries ago! There are, however, some important Dos and ...
Views: 1098 - Holding the Key to Your Emotions - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesMany times, when you’re having a great day, one unexpected turn can turn that perfect day into a horrible one. Maybe it’s your coworker who sees everything as negative, the slow driver holding up traffic, or your teenager’s hormones going wild, but in that instant the positive outlook you’ve had ...
Views: 691 - Deciding to Drop the Drama - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesI had spent the better part of a week in a sleep-deprived delirium brought on by a vicious little souvenir (aka respiratory infection) I had carted home from a recent vacation. I had tried every known natural remedy to stave it off—from homeopathic elixirs to Chinese herbal tonics and from ...
Views: 676 - Persistence - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIf you were to choose just one part of your personality to develop that would virtually guarantee your success, I’d like to suggest that you place persistence at the top of your list. Napoleon Hill, in his classic Think and Grow Rich, felt so strongly about this subject, he devoted an entire ...
Views: 961 - Free Yourself by Releasing Your Emotions - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesOne of the ways that we create disappointment and unhappiness is by holding on to limiting thoughts and feelings. When we suppress our emotions rather than experiencing them fully, they linger and make us uncomfortable. Through avoidance, we prevent our emotions from flowing through us, and it ...
Views: 739 - The Doer’s Guide to Being - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles“Nothing is working—what should I do?” Have you ever had this unsettling thought? What happens when you wake up and nothing seems to be working in your life? There is no immediate crisis, but you feel “out of step.” Because you are a doer, you will begin to take a mental inventory of your ...
Views: 800 - What You Need to Know about Choosing - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesChoosing is like breathing. You do it—must do it—all day, every day. Deliberate or habitual, in matters big or small, you are always choosing—what next, what now, what if, what when. Like breathing, choosing can become so automatic that you are not certain how or why it works. You may not ...
Views: 551 - Don’t Resist: Cultivate Change! - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWe spend much of our lives establishing routines. As children, routines were part of our daily lives. Eventually, routines become habits, and habits become patterns of behavior. We repeat them over and over without stopping to see if they are still effective. Once we establish a routine, it is a ...
Views: 824 - Be Authentic and True to Yourself - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIf you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. —Henry David Thoreau No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. —Eleanor Roosevelt So many of us spend the majority of our lives trying to please ...
Views: 713 - Breaking the Same Old, Same Old Pattern - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesI don’t want to be lonely no more. I don’t want to have to pay for this. I don’t want another lover at my door. Just another heartache for my list. —Rob Thomas, “Lonely No More” (2004) How many of you relate to the words of Rob Thomas’ hit single? You want to share your life with someone, ...
Views: 791 - Real Conversations with the True You: Four Steps to the Life You WantSubmitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDo you want to break free of old, repeated habits? Have a better life? Lose weight, fear, anger, and loneliness? Then listen to what is behind those habits! This simple process can change pain into solutions in minutes. You can do it! I learned to do this from my own life experiences. I ...
Views: 529 - Creating Personal Boundaries: Commanding Respect in Love, Work, and Life! - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesMany people walk through life making career, relationship, and other life decisions in response or in reaction to others around them. This is an extremely toxic way of living because these people will never live based on their own life designs. If you never realize that you are following this ...
Views: 1843 - Unbearable Boredom: A Call to a Magnificent Life - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles“Life is okay, but I’m bored with it all. I get up, go through my morning habits, and generally keep going. During the day I smile, engage in friendly conversations, attend to the requirements of my work. After work, it’s home to watch television, eat, and sleep. In between, there’s the movies, ...
Views: 1067 - It’s a Catastrophe! The Fine Art of Catastrophizing - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesToday’s common understanding of catastrophe—a sudden disaster—is not the word’s original meaning. It first meant “a reversal of what is expected,” something altogether more broad, more benign, and perhaps more useful (you can see the connection with words like apostrophe, the etymology of which ...
Views: 3542 - Can You Believe It? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesBelief is the basis of all action, and this being so, the belief that dominates the heart or mind is shown in the life. –James Allen (Above Life’s Turmoil) You will rarely attempt something that you don’t believe possible, and you will never give 100 percent of your ability to something in ...
Views: 1510 - Breaking the Cycle - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhen I was younger, I always knew that I wanted to be two things in life: a teacher and a mom. The first came true for me as I taught swimming throughout my high school and university summers. In 1991, after three long years of trying, I finally realized my dream of being a mom! Giving birth to ...
Views: 717 - You Don’t Need Their Approval: Who Are They Anyway? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhat is approval? It is the acceptance as satisfactory. The act of giving validity. We seek approval to satisfy our desire to be loved. If someone approves of some event or occurrence that happens in our lives, we feel appreciated. Whether this appreciation comes from our parents, spouse, or ...
Views: 3090 - Using Self-Talk to Overcome Adversity - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhile living on this planet, you can count on one thing: adversity. Sooner or later, something is going to upset your applecart. The good news is that no event can add up to the end of the world unless you say so: adversity is inevitable and presents itself to test your inner strength and ...
Views: 1527 - Building My New Image - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Dr. Carol BateyIn 1998, I filed for a divorce after 21 years of marriage. I feared the unknown. Could I make it on my own? What would be my destiny? In the beginning, I was stressed out and losing faith. Financial obligations and worrying aobut my five children (then ages 9 to 18) left me vulnerable ...
Views: 1114 - What Can We Learn from Unlikeable People? - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Royane RealAll of us encounter unlikeable people from time to time. These are people who in one way or another manage to be very unpleasant to us in every encounter. Yet, even though the experience of coming across an unlikeable person can be very unpleasant, there is always something we can learn from ...
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