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Is fear holding you back? How do you feel when you are not able to accomplish something because you are afraid?
Have you heard the saying that F-E-A-R is ‘False Evidence Appearing Real’ or ‘Fantasized Evidence Appearing Real’?
Perhaps you were somewhere that you wanted to get up and speak ... Views: 1222
Of course we all have questions from time to time that we need to find answers to. The need to be in the "know" keeps many people jumping from one fad to the next. We are so eager to find out information that we spend countless hours and money searching every possible facet of what ever it is ... Views: 1273
A year ago, when I heard about the book “The Secret,” I was skeptical. Having studied success and successful people for more than thirty years, I knew that there was no such thing as a single secret that could enable people to achieve all their goals.
When I finally relented and ... Views: 1300
On January 8, 2008, my beloved dog died. Gustavo was with me nearly thirteen years and during the most challenging and transformational cycle in my life. In the midst of this dreadful event in which he nearly drowned, strangers came from nowhere to assist in his departure. A remarkable ...On ... Views: 1890
Have you ever really paid attention to what you say out loud to others for one whole day or a series of days? I recommend it—you just might learn why you can’t seem to get ahead or areas in your life you are not taking full responsibility for. So often we just say things without really ... Views: 1175
When I first came to 'SelfGrowth.com' I was pretty clear about what self growth means, but being here for a while I realize that this can be seen completely differently. The ‘self’ seems to be the state in which the personality is identified with all the property gathered, all the ... Views: 1791
How many documents could you finish in an hour? Or how many emails you could read in an hour or so? In the businessworld, quality production is the key goal in earning benefits for the company. Despite this fact, many companies are also aiming for the equal quality-quantity equation. Can you ... Views: 707
What if today was your loved one’s last day here on earth, or for that matter, your last day? How would you treat your Self or the other differently? Would you forgive and let go of past pains, worries, traumas, and ill wills of your Self or one another? Would any of the past really ... Views: 2612
It can sneak up on you like a thief in night; change that is. One day, you are content and happy with your life, and the next, it's as if you find yourself living on mars.
Everything around you has somehow changed, and you haven't, or maybe you have changed and everything else has remained ... Views: 677
The sorry epidemic is flooding our world. “I’m sorry for taking too much time,” “sorry my kids are too loud,” “sorry I’m not who you wish I was,” ”sorry I…” One day I tried to keep count of all the sorry’s I heard in ... Views: 1400
Your reputation capital is the brand your name carries – the sum total of your good name, good works, and your history. As an individual, your reputation and the image it carries are important. With every move you make, you are validating in the eyes of your family, friends, neighbors and ... Views: 6630
As Peter Drucker puts it, “We live in an economy where knowledge, not buildings and machinery, is the chief resource and where knowledge-workers make up the biggest part of the work force.”
The Internet has triggered an explosion of knowledge and information. The phenomenon is a ... Views: 737
Today I offer you a gift; a gift that you have always had, and you may not even know it yet. This is a gift I speak of in my inspirational talks; a gift that is central to much of my coaching; a gift I celebrate in my life daily, a gift that continues to unfold; this gift is the gift of ... Views: 2196
You hear that to be more creative you need to think outside the box, but what is the box? It is your normal ways of thinking, and all the hidden assumptions you make. Imagine actually living in a box, and knowing the outside world only through the pictures and descriptions written on those four ... Views: 967
Planning a funeral and coping with the emotional time surrounding this event can be very stressful. Quite often after all the arrangements have been made and the services are over, the family is often left with only a vague memory of the friends and family members who gathered. Creating a unique ... Views: 1427
About a dozen or so baby alligators showed up at a pond that Janet and I visit occasionally. Mama alligator kept watch nearby because the pond is also home to some otters, and otters love little alligators! But she allowed her 8 inch long offspring some freedom to enjoy the fall day.
When we ... Views: 721
When we hit our mid-forties, our bodies stop fooling around and become serious about disintegrating! It can seem at times as if we age 20 years in the span of one or two years, which can be quite a shock if we have been so caught up with life that we haven't noticed the subtle, almost invisible ... Views: 2045
I have written about self-talk a bunch of times because it was such an integral part of me healing myself. I was on auto-pilot for YEARS and just moving through my days without really listening to what my mind was saying. Oh, it said QUITE a lot and I HEARD it but I was not conscious of what the ... Views: 1155
Old habits die hard, as the saying goes. And one habit that most of us share—and find difficult to both notice and shake—is our tendency to run “on automatic.” Unconscious patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving are often the silent saboteurs of self mastery in our ... Views: 1351
Do you ever wonder why others perceive you differently than how you view yourself? Have you been misunderstood or misinterpreted – and can’t understand how that happened? Are there some people you just can’t connect with—and some who never seem to understand your point ... Views: 1301
Victor Frankl psychologist and author of man’s search for meaning said; “Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he can not be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone’s task is ... Views: 891
In our current culture, so much “doing” and outer accomplishment is expected of us, that many people feel they have lost touch with any source or spark that once kept them going. We have become all too efficient in our technological world, and must learn again how to nurture and encourage the ... Views: 1514
Have you noticed the interest being generated in the ranks of our young people by the political races? It reminds me of the sixties when young people took a hard turn left. Many of the kids raised after this, however, took a decidedly turn right, ala Reaganites. It seem that these shifts occur ... Views: 842
The champagne corks have been popping to celebrate your promotion.
You have a well paid job you love - it's really interesting. You are using your talents to the full and your boss really values your contribution!
If you recognise yourself in the statement above - congratulations!
If you ... Views: 828
We’re all grownups here, right? How hard can it be to be a functional adult? Then why do we struggle so? Depression and anxiety disorders are epidemic in our society. Stress-related health problems threaten the quality and span of our lives. Alcoholism and drug addiction touch many of our lives ... Views: 1170
Find Places of Healing. Discover people, things, and places that nourish your soul, bring you back to center, help you heal. Life is not an endurance contest. Not anymore. We are not in a race to see how long we can go without, how much we can go without, how much pain we can stay in. Although ... Views: 1114
“Why is change so hard?” It may be the most common question I answer for clients. Change in general is easy – change is always happening. You may chip a tooth, get a bit of a tan working in the yard, or get haircut. Change is a constant. But directed change can be tough and ... Views: 1597
So I have finally succumbed and joined the iTunes revolution. I am now part of the technorati that has encompassed personal musical devices. Am I the only one who worries that we are slowly becoming more and more separated? We are in our home offices on the internet, we are listening to our own ... Views: 593
As you read this, I’d like for you to think of three people that would greatly benefit from this article.
Listen – Who are you listening to? The person that you need to listen to is you. Inside you is your heart’s desire, and I want you to commit today to truly figure out your “Why”. Your ... Views: 752
You may say that you have no such person in your life, but
most likely you do and you just don’t know who they are. The
majority of these people will not intentionally hurt you. It’s
their actual character traits and their habits that will have a
negative effect on your life.
So, what ... Views: 735
If you are a Champion (and you are), then you will be promoted to greater and higher realms of leadership. Life has a way of elevating true Champions. Just as cream rises to the top of milk, true Champions rise to the top of companies, projects, and great events. When that happens, old ... Views: 752
Many people remember learning to drive a car and hearing someone instruct, “When you change lanes, check your side-view and rear mirrors, then turn and look over your shoulder to make sure that there is not a car in your “blind spot”.
Every human eye has a “blind spot”. Where our optic nerve ... Views: 1672
During a coaching session last week, a client was beating herself up for something she judged as not being good enough.
When I asked her the question, “What do you love about yourself?” there was dead silence. I waited. A minute or so later, she told me something she does well for others. Ok, ... Views: 1368
What on earth is that ringing I hear? I’ve been waiting for a knock, the sweet knock of opportunity, but ringing? What on earth could it be? Maybe it’s the door bell, though that’s not the sound the door bell usually makes. Hmmm, maybe I should go check. But wait! I know! It’s coming from ... Views: 1502
Three Secrets to Effective Affirmations:
1 Drive your Physiology - by this I mean get yourself into a dynamic state of mine by moving your body energetically. I find walking quickly, cycling or jumping around the house while listening to loud music, all very effective for me. When you feel ... Views: 659
Florida has been hit hard by the housing downturn. At the peak of the housing frenzy, people from all over the world, legal and illegal, flooded into Florida, fueling the burgeoning job market. Banks doled out cash like drunken sailors to housing contractors and mortgage companies, and ... Views: 835
Success can be achieved in any area in life. Sport provides a great example of success.
A couple of nights ago, I was watching the 3rd round of the Australian Open... the match between a relatively little-known Aussie, Casey Dellacqua and former No 1 Amelie Mauresmo.
It was one of those ... Views: 784
Do you want to get the most out of your life and be more successful? You can accomplish these goals by using the following steps to become more productive.
You must do something with your life. Do your best at whatever you do. Stay out of jail by controlling your anger at all times and ... Views: 762
Consistency is key to successfully teaching your child right from wrong when disciplining them. It keeps small misdeeds and bad behaviors from later becoming bigger misdeeds and worse behaviors. You have to stand firm and mean it when you say, “Turn off the television now”or ... Views: 959
Christmas and New Year celebrations have drawn to a close... if not finished completely, it's certainly dwindled down to a trickle!
No matter what you did over Christmas and New Year to celebrate, it is more than likely you ended up a few more kilos (or pounds) heavier than you were prior to ... Views: 708
Mother Nature has a way of teaching us valuable lessons…if we’d only look or listen! As a personal coach, I often hear how frustrated clients, friends, and colleagues are about their life experiences. I have one friend in particular whose calls are often (unconsciously, I’m sure), disguised as a ... Views: 1388
Confidence without competence is a dangerous combination. Make it easy for yourself and only engage in Self comparison when you are assessing your progress. By doing this you will make it easier to keep at it when the going gets tough and your competence will grow day by day.
1 Spend time each ... Views: 643
If you think success, happiness and love are going to happen without learning through mistakes along the way you are mistaken.
Our brains are wired to learn from our own experiences as well as those of others. Without experience how are you going to learn anything?
Let me give you an example. ... Views: 577
Ever feel like you’re standing in the middle of a long corridor of doors, all closed, and you’re confused about what to do next? This often happens when you begin to consider making changes in your life. Doors may close before new one’s open and you discover you’re in the hallway and it feels ... Views: 1840
Creativity and vision are what distinguish the exceptionally successful person from the ordinary person. Once creativity and vision are established, energy, passion, and leadership follow. To acquire these is surprisingly easy because we are all naturally creative and visionary. Some of us, ... Views: 614
Sometimes when we are working toward a particular end result, things may not move as quickly as we would like then to move. Also, life can throw in some real curve balls that frustrate us or thwart our intentions. What can we do at times like that?
Comparing yourself and your progress, to ... Views: 2252
At 29 years of age I was a millionaire.
I owned 30 apartment units, 2 restaurants, a large, 10-room home with pool, 3 cars, a motor home, land in 3 states and 2 countries, gold and silver coins, mutual funds and the list goes on and on.
I considered myself pretty ¡"religious" and ... Views: 1428
With the right work you can get smarter, but there are also things you can do to appear to be more intelligent, and you can use some of them right now. So if you want to impress your boss or your friends with your intelligence, try a few of the techniques below. Some of them may actually improve ... Views: 775
There’s an old saying that goes, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any path will take you there.” The same is true of personal development. Everyone who starts down the path of personal development wants to grow – to evolve into something more than when ... Views: 2049
I lost my husband and best friend of 22 years when he was 59 and I was 47. We have three boys and I'd always thought we'd be together forever, however long that was, or at least another twenty years. I felt blindsided when I lost him to cancer after 11 months of illness. I had a terrible time ... Views: 911