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Six Key Steps to Live Life To The Fullest - by Judi MoreoEnjoying Your Life Versus Simply Existing - by Judi Moreo- How To Spend More Time With Your Family - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiIt's been a year since my 15 year old son Trent, completed his first triathalon. What was rewarding was the journey he went on to achieve this milestone. (Hang in there with me as this story has great relevance to you and your challenges in your business and your life). You see if you had ...
Views: 907 - The 80:20 Rule - Learn It For Success - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2008 from david doyleThe Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, observed in 1906 that 20% of Italy's population held 80% of that nations wealth. Vilfredo also found similar relationships in his garden. He was an avid gardener and loved fresh peas, it seemed. He also found, suprisingly, that 80% of his beloved peas came ...
Views: 1067 - Spring Forward In Gratitude - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Denise Starrett“Spring forward.” That’s a little phrase to remind us which way to turn the clocks at the end of daylight savings time. Some see this clock changing business to mean the loss of an hour. Personally, I’m grateful for the time change because it means we are coming into springtime. We can learn ...
Views: 1054 - Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs & Behaviors - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2008 from Sondra WhittThere are a couple of things that every person I know struggles with in one way or another — self-limiting beliefs and self-defeating behaviors. Most of the time the things they’re struggling with aren’t obvious unless they tell you about them. On the other hand, sometimes the things they’re ...
Views: 4252 - Strengthen Your Intuition With Visualization - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from iain leggYour intuition can be a powerful guide in any situation, helping you to avoid dangerous and detrimental experiences – or even leading you to the best opportunities to improve your life. However, as with any skill, the strength and intensity of your intuition will fade with disuse. If ...
Views: 933 - Boost Your Confidence with Visualization - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from iain leggLack of confidence has the power to cause great problems in your life, not only because it makes you feel powerless and out of control, but also because it triggers you to act in ways that are usually counterproductive to what you want to accomplish. You’ll find yourself shying away from ...
Views: 835 - What Is Creative Visualization? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from iain leggCreative visualization is the process of generating images in your mind, and is often used as a tool for self-improvement and stress relief. Athletes, celebrities and successful people from all walks of life have touted visualization as an effective way to improve performance, enhance skills and ...
Views: 888 - How To Deal With Loud Neighbors - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 from Lisa AustenAnyone who has ever rented property has probably had to deal with neighbors on some level and the most common complaint amongst residents is dealing with noisy neighbors. We can all relate to having the family of four upstairs whose children seem to run marathons right above you, the drummer ...
Views: 2748(1 vote) - Should We Question Authority? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWhat are our authorities? The Church, our government, law enforcement . . . our boss? And why should we question them? Better to leave well enough alone and just follow along - much safer. Plus, there is a certain amount of security in just following along, and it’s easier than questioning; ...
Views: 2194 - The Politics Of Change And Sandwiched Boomers - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2008 from Phyllis GoldbergThe soaring rhetoric from presidential candidates has been about the concept of change - and the electorate is energized by the buzzword. But is the idea of change really so new? In 1944, the Republican governor of New York, Thomas E. Dewey, ran for President against three-term incumbent ...
Views: 1079 - Are We Ready For "A New Earth" The Book by Eckhart Tolle - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2008 from Tina FieldsImagine for a moment that you and millions of others could read a book that would awaken you to your life's purpose. You would feel connected to the Universe and have hope for a future that is full of peace and kindness. You would have a better understanding of the human spirit and how the ego ...
Views: 893 - Altered Awareness - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2008 from Andrew Starsman ReissUnconventional Page Last Updated: Feb 14th, 2008 - 16:34:33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AN OddWorld,Altered Awareness,Intuitive,AndrewReiss323-6918777 By Andy Reiss Intuitive,ArtistWriter.Altered AWARENESS. Feb 6, 2008, 11:20 Email this ...
Views: 1045 - 7 Steps For Overcoming Personal Resistance To Change - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Afsaneh Noori1. Allow yourself to feel your emotions and recognize them as protective, self-preserving signals from your subconscious. 2. Accept your emotional reaction to change and give your feelings expression. Expressing your feelings is healthy, as long as it is not at anyone else’s expense. Cry if ...
Views: 7505 - Job Skills--The Answer To Many Problems - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Billy ArcementThere is no panacea for all the ills facing society today. However, the successful implementation of one community effort would do much to ease the pains caused by today’s social ills. The answer—successfully educating every individual. What is education? One important element of being educated ...
Views: 1102 - The Power Of Personal Development - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Albert LeSomething that most of us come to understand is the path to personal growth. However our journey to that realization may be varied. Experiences in our day to day lives teach us the importance of paying attention to what we are learning from challenging and something painful situations. As we ...
Views: 585 - Change Your Questions Change Your Results - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Judith BaxterChange Your Questions Change Your Results. We know that if you change your thoughts/beliefs you change your behaviours; change your behaviours you change your results; change your results and you change your life. We all have times when we would like to change our life. We know that we can’t ...
Views: 1356 - 5 Days To Overcoming Procrastination - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Dennis HartingProcrastination is something that creates a lot of havoc in people's lives. Most people know exactly what they need to do for success. The path to achievement in any endeavor is already paved. What separates those who achieve what they desire versus those who fail to do so is the action ...
Views: 1852 - Face Your Fears - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Judith BaxterFear is an acronym for – False Evidence Appearing Real and this can be applied to all our fears. We all have them – so what is it you’re afraid of? Is it - • Fear of public speaking – identified as the No 1 fear for most people • Making decisions • Changing jobs – or any change • Growing ...
Views: 1405 - To Adapt Or Not To Adapt, That Is The Question. - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Craig HarperGiven the opportunity, most (if not all) people will reel off a list of things that they would like to change about their life. That's not to say (necessarily) that their current reality is intolerable or in immediate need of change, but rather that there are areas of their life which could do ...
Views: 937 - Put A Ribbon In My Hair?!? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Tuck SelfToss out the “roles” and discover your freedom. As a woman from the south, born in the ’50s, I was raised to be small, quiet, polite and inauthentic… a perfect southern belle. The instructions were to look and act pretty, speak when spoken to and keep a low profile, ...
Views: 1210 - The Inner Child - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Daphne WhitehouseWe all have an inner child and for a lot of us that child feels lost, lonely, rejected, unloved and very frightened. Most of us have spent our lives criticising and berating that little child – when all that child wants is to be loved unconditionally. Most of us learnt as children not to ...
Views: 2201 - We're Taught Average Skills For Love - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Joseph StuczynskiWe’ve all been in situations when we make a bad decision or do something that goes against our better judgment. Getting involved in bad relationships whether it be work, romance or friendship, is not specific to education, class, stature, income level, race, sexual preference or age, we ...
Views: 1396 - What Would It Be Like To Show Up At Your Very Best, Each And Every Day? - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2008 from Terri MeyerDoes this sound like you? You wake up in the morning after pushing the snooze alarm for 20 minutes. You’re groggy from a poor nights sleep and consequently you’re, now, in a rush to get to work on time. You head into the bathroom and start the shower. While waiting for the water to warm up you ...
Views: 753 - Focus On Your Mental And Emotional Side To Gain Self Improvement - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2008 from Nicholas TanNot everyone believes this but the emotional and mental aspects of a person, when combined, leads to better self improvement. Emotions love to dominate our actions and reactions, even though we do not want it to happen sometimes. The society often see emotions as a sign of weakness, so people ...
Views: 1055 - The Great Shift In Consciousness And How To Navigate It - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2008 from Fatima BacotWe are living during extraordinary times. The air is rife with possibility and consciousness is exploding. Everyday people are waking up as if from a deep, deep sleep, questioning to what values and systems they have given their power, energy and attention – and wondering what lies ...
Views: 3603 - The Person Responsible For Your Health, Wealth & Happiness… - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2008 from Jevon DangeliThere is a “universal truth” called THE LAW OF ATTRACTION, which states that you get what you focus on. Well, they make it sound that simple in the popular movie which came out last year called “The Secret”. The real truth is that you get what you believe in. The outer condition of your life ...
Views: 1346 - Inner Child - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Daphne WhitehouseWe all have an inner child and for a lot of us that child feels lost, lonely, rejected, unloved and very frightened. Most of us have spent our lives criticising and berating that little child – when all that child wants is to be loved unconditionally. Most of us learnt as children not to ...
Views: 1320 - An Article About Nothing - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThis article is about nothing. Therefore, after you read it, you won't know anything more than you did before reading it; it will be a total waste of your time because I have nothing to say. I mean, what can be said about mountains so high that the snow never leaves their peaks, and as we gaze ...
Views: 701 - Creating Boundaries Or Barriers - Where Do You Hang Out? - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2013 from Jeannie CampanelliWhat I’ve seen as a professional coach is that much of our personal power (‘claiming our life as our own’) relies on setting clear boundaries – listening to our own values, asking for help, and knowing what we want and don’t want. There’s an art to setting ...
Views: 1348 - Connections, Closeness, And Community - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2008 from Denise StarrettMost women value connections, closeness, and community. We are hard-wired this way! Women tell me going to live in another country, especially initially, they lose important connections. They miss the closeness to family and friends. They find it hard to feel a sense of community. So, ...
Views: 989 - Stop Fighting For Your Limitations - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2012 from Robin GardnerStop fighting for your limitations, unless of course, you want to stay stuck with the same results. If you want to take your life to the next level, you have to be willing to let go of all those excuses…all the reasons why you CAN’T do something. Some examples of what we usually do are as ...
Views: 781 - Journaling Your Way To Self Improvement And Personal Development - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2008 from Ivy and Amanda PrestonWhy Journaling Works: Journaling works because you write what comes to mind allowing your thoughts to evolve and surface. This is known as stream of consciousness writing and it's the purest form of writing because it reaches the paper unedited. By writing a little every day, you are in ...
Views: 2451 - Thinking Like A Winner - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2008 from Brian TracyYou become what you think about most of the time. You are successful on the outside in direct proportion to the way you think successfully on the inside. The degree to which you feel in control of your life will largely determine your level of mental well-being, your peace of mind, your ...
Views: 4198 - Challenge Routine - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2008 from Rob McBrideFor better or worse our routines direct our destiny. Frequently, we think about routine as something monotonous and undesirable. Even so, we all have routines and not all of them are bad! While there are certain routines and habits we would like to change, like smoking and eating too much, ...
Views: 1202 - Which Ways Do You Limit You? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2008 from Joseph BernardI keep on finding my mind returning to the recent talk I attended by English Poet David Whyte. His words about being fully human struck a strong cord in me. He talked about humans being as the only species that isn’t fully who they are. My observations are that we humans do a variety of ...
Views: 658 - The Third Level Of Education - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockAsk any educator today about the purpose of teaching, and they will more than likely say that it is to bestow knowledge, not much different from programming a computer. But is that the true purpose of teaching, or is that only an obsession with past, dead information? Another educator might say ...
Views: 644 - How To Get A Photographic Memory Fast - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2008 from Greg FrostThe adage that knowledge is power rings true ever more. Companies are looking for people who are intelligent, and able to apply this intelligence to their work. Having a photographic memory comes into play here, as the advantages of being able to recall every minute detail as if you had the ...
Views: 1723 - Procrastinate...Later - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2008 from Michele WoodwardPeople certainly beat themselves up for procrastinating. Well, when they get around to it, they beat themselves up. But what if procrastinating wasn't that bad? Just think: what if procrastination could actually be good for you? Example One: You procrastinate about buying that house you toured ...
Views: 1108 - Entitled To Be Exceptional - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2008 from Douglas EbyBeing exceptional - unusually skillful, smart, creative or otherwise more capable than the norm - may include a judgment both by others and ourselves as being an “outsider.” Gifted and talented people can experience a self-defeating aversion to expressing talents that might separate ...
Views: 952 - Mediocrity. Are You Making This Mistake With Your Life? - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2008 from Bayo AOTrue success in life can only come by not settling for mediocrity. It's important that you understand this because true success in life can only come when you refuse to settle for mediocrity. Your job is to consistently aim to achieve and get the most out of life that you possibly can. True ...
Views: 2355(1 vote) - Understanding Ourselves - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockHow do we go about understanding ourselves? This is a very important question because if we don't understand ourselves, how are we going to change? Do we wait for divine intervention to create our pure hearts, or do we do something proactive? If we are not sure, then why not try both ways and ...
Views: 818 - Our Basic Problem - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThis is an article about the root problem that forms the basis of our many problems, from the shooter who randomly kills on campus, to the worry that plagues us daily; to the restlessness we feel when we are bored. This problem is seldom explained adequately. Tragedies are usually explained by ...
Views: 905 - The Paradox Of Belief - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2008 from Gisele MichelAny time is a good time to assess where you are relative to those things that are important to you, such as business, career, life, family, health, relationships. It seems especially right to do so at the beginning of the year. It’s early enough to set benchmarks and there seems to be ...
Views: 1590 - Are You In Love With Your Life? - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2008 from Sherri Hughes,What do we mean when we say we are in Love? How is the love for my child different than my love for a partner or even my love for chocolate? If love is so good then why does it have so much pain? Ever ask yourself these kinds of questions about Love? Well I have and probably have hundreds ...
Views: 1105 - Turn Luck Into Skill - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2008 from Phil JohncockIntroduction When researchers “asked creative persons what explains their success, one of the most frequent answers – perhaps the most frequent one – was that they were lucky” (Csikszentmihalyi 46). Creativity theorists like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi agree that “luck is without doubt an ...
Views: 1717 - A Step beyond Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockA positive attitude is a great benefit. With a positive outlook, we can psychologically reap the advantages of happiness without relying on necessarily positive results. Even if things fall apart, our positive outlook regarding how good things will be in the future keeps us satisfied. For ...
Views: 893 - Self-Esteem Versus Self-Acceptance - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Peter ShepherdA common misconception is that the assessment of a person's competence and ability is equivalent to a value judgment of the worth of the actual person. Any self-esteem that results from such an identification is a house built of cards that may instantly collapse, when the next action is judged ...
Views: 2189 - The Best Way To Predict The Future Is To Create It. - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Chuck GallozziImagine being a wizard. If you were, you would have the powers of creation and transformation. You would be able to bring things into existence and transform what you dislike into something you do like. If you had such powers, what would you create? What would you change? If we would awaken ...
Views: 1287 - Declutter... 5 Tell-tale Signs I Need To Do It! - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Jeanne MayIf you are anything like me, you tend to have things piling up around you... in your office, your closet, your desktop, your working space, your house, your anywhere and everywhere! And I know many of us have very legitimate reasons for having things pile up. We run out of time, too busy, ...
Views: 801 - What Are Personal Values? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Joseph StuczynskiWhether you realize it or not, your life is guided by a set of core values. We all have a subconscious list of principles that steer us down different paths of life; unfortunately most of us aren’t fully aware that they exist. Some may have been developed during difficult periods of our ...
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