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Six Key Steps to Live Life To The Fullest - by Judi MoreoEnjoying Your Life Versus Simply Existing - by Judi Moreo- Your Positive Thoughts and Acts of Influence How to Maintain Your Commitment - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Paul BrooksMaintaining your commitment to your positive thoughts and acts of influence presents many challenges and obstacles. You may experience some failures (though not permanent) in your journey. It is very difficult at times to hold steadfast to your commitment. Of course achieving anything ...
Views: 1167(2 votes) - Routine Destruction of Your Spirit - by Submitted on May 24, 2010 from Jack HatfieldThe alarm clock goes off. Snooze. Alarm again. Snooze. Alarm again. Off. Shower goes on. Wash body, shampoo. Shower off. Brush teeth, hair, dress. Eat. Drive. Sit. Work. Eat. Work. Drive. Eat. Sit. Sleep. Rinse and repeat daily for the worst results. Does this seem like you? Is this ...
Views: 1488(7 votes) - ***Healing Social Phobia - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Margaret PaulWhat is Social Phobia?Social phobia - or social anxiety - is the fear of interacting with others in various situations: groups, work, school, parties, on the telephone, in a market or store, and so on. People with social phobia experience extreme anxiety or panic when they know that they have to ...
Views: 5252(5 votes) - ***Addictions: Talking as a Form of Resistance - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2010 from Margaret PaulI am sitting with Bryan at one of my 5-Day Inner Bonding Intensives. Bryan is talking about one thing after another, and I cannot follow him at all. Nor can I connect with him. My loneliness in sitting with him is giving me important information - that he is in his head, in his wounded self, ...
Views: 5137(3 votes) - ***Don't Worry, Be Healthy - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Sylvia LafairCompanies could do a lot more to remove the triggers that bring patterns forward for most people. Stress is subjective. Performance evaluations, for instance, inspire a tremendous amount of dread. Although honest feedback is both healthy and helpful, evaluations are usually structured such that ...
Views: 1699(3 votes) - ***Healing Love and Approval Addiction - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Margaret PaulAre you love or approval addicted?Do you often feel empty inside if you are not in a relationship?Do you often feel empty inside even if you are in a relationship but your partner is not paying attention to you?Do you get anxious when a person you are dating does not contact you when you expect ...
Views: 4945(3 votes) - ***Moving Beyond Emotional Dependency - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from Margaret PaulAre you ready to be your own person? Are you ready to move beyond neediness and into emotional freedom? Are you ready to stop needing others to make you feel that you are okay? Are you ready to learn to fill yourself with love and define your own worth?I hope so! Being emotionally dependent is a ...
Views: 5512(3 votes) - Addiction to Distractions - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Margaret PaulWhen we were growing up, we experienced many life situations that caused us deep heartbreak. Any time we lost someone we loved, or we were yelled at, ridiculed, shamed, ignored, not seen or connected with, physically or sexually abused, or treated in any other unloving ways, our little hearts ...
Views: 5750(3 votes) - Career Choices: Deciding for Yourself - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2010 from Willie HortonOver the last year or so, I have spoken to a number of people who have found themselves at a crossroads in their careers through no fault of their own. Economic circumstances, being in the work place at the wrong time, employers using the excuse of the economic downturn to re-structure – have ...
Views: 1861(3 votes) - Confidence And Believing In Yourself - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2011 from Adam BenedettoA lack of confidence is caused by the idea that we need something more to be who we are. Yet we already are everything we are meant to be. The lack of confidence comes from not believing this. It is seeing yourself through clouded eyes and not believing in your potential as it already is. ...
Views: 1269(3 votes) - De-clutter your life and increase your confidence - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2011 from Charlotte HowardMany people carry around with them a lot of “burden” or “scatter” in their minds. When I say this I mean that they still hold the things they say they should do but do not. Get rid of the could have and should haves that are holding you prison. These people carry around with them a lot of ...
Views: 1106(3 votes) - Do You Practice Self-Help or Shelf-Help? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorYou invest in a book or program to improve something about you or your life. Do you take what it offers as far as is appropriate for you or as far as the bookshelf? Does this pattern show up in other areas of your life? We all have things in our lives we move forward on with no problem, ...
Views: 1324(3 votes) - Feeling great - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from TRAN NGUYEN NGOC TRANGGreat Garlic! Although garlic gets a bad rap for causing bad breath, the health benefits definitely outweigh the negatives. The key ingredient in garlic is something called allicin. Allicin is known to have superior properties in four areas: as an antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and ...
Views: 1035(3 votes) - Get Started With Affirmations in 3 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2017 from Dante PetrillaWhat we say to ourselves and how we say it have such a tremendous power to shape our lives. In fact, as you take a close look at your life right now you need to realise that who and where you are right now is the result of what you have thought up to this moment. That’s right, every action ...
Views: 1568(3 votes) - How To Accept Differences - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Dr. Rick SchaeferPerception is far more important than reality. My seventeen year-old son James and I were talking about playing tennis this weekend and our focus went to how it feels to hit a tennis ball with the racquet. I described it as similar to swinging a badminton racquet with the strings and the ...
Views: 2487(3 votes) - How to be a Life Coach at 25 - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2009 from Willie HortonI recently received an email from a journalist in the US asking me what I knew about people gaining an online certification for life coaching. And a few weeks back, one of my clients mentioned to me that he'd been approached by a life coach who had "qualified" following a weekend course and ...
Views: 1800(3 votes) - If At First You Don't Succeed... - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Val WilcoxYou all know that saying: “If At First You Don’t Succeed…Try, Try Again. Are you incorporating that into you life? Do you stretch beyond the limits of your comfort zone by doing something new or different? Is the outcome always what you thought it should be? Honestly, probably not…but ...
Views: 994(3 votes) - It's Never Too Late for a Happy Childhood - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Deborah SandellaRemember when you started school for the first time and were scared to death. You were separated from your parents’ love and protection and your uniqueness may have seemed more like being “different.” Not long ago, a client of mine came in feeling she was different from everyone around her ...
Views: 1364(3 votes) - Never Give Up Quotes: 3 Awesome Quotes To Ignite Your Passion To Succeed - by Submitted on May 19, 2010 from Michael LeeNever give up quotes contain powerful words and emotions which can inspire change. These are quotes that have stood the test of time and that have affected the human race profoundly. If you feel like you’re on the verge of defeat or if you feel like there’s no hope left, these words will ...
Views: 4429(3 votes) - On Playing To Our Weaknesses - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Christopher EdgarWe hear a lot in personal development circles about how it’s important to “play to our strengths,” instead of wasting time trying to improve our “weak” areas. I want to rethink that notion a bit in this post. It’s probably true that we all have our natural aptitudes. It’s hard to dispute, ...
Views: 934(3 votes) - Peter Fogel's "How to Enhance Your Storytelling Prowess!" - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2010 from Peter FogelFrom an audience perspective, there is nothing more boring than listening to somebody drone on and on, using correct but unexciting language and ruining what might otherwise have been an interesting subject. And there is nothing more mind numbing than having to listen to somebody drone on ...
Views: 1608(6 votes) - Positive Change Is Yours To Manage - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2012 from TJ PhilpottMany if not most people are looking /hoping for a positive change in some aspect of their life be it personal or professional! Many expect that the good changes they seek will happen in due time and therefore do nothing at all to help make things better! This is a big mistake since it is up to ...
Views: 1351(3 votes) - Sharing Practical Professional Experiences - Article I: Politics in the Workplace - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Odette MuratThroughout a career that evolved over a period of almost 3 decades in the United Nations System, I have been a manager and advisor in the areas of Human Resources, Finances and General Administration. I consider myself an expert in the domains above and I am happy to be able to coach employees ...
Views: 1759(3 votes) - Success Benefits From Creative Visualization Techniques and Step by Step How to Visualize Your Success and Positively Affect the World Around YOu - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2021 from Leon EdwardCreative visualization is the practice of attempting to alter your thoughts in order to positively affect the world around you. There are many ways that this can be done but the basic principle is usually the same. The purpose is to improve one's surroundings via positive thinking. While ...
Views: 2535(3 votes) - The Faith to Change - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Joeel A. RiveraWe were not born knowing how to walk, tie our shoes, use words to communicate with others, or ride a bike, yet we probably are good at doing these things today. As a child, we had to learn and change in order to acquire these skills, yet somehow as adults we tend to resist learning new things or ...
Views: 1307(3 votes) - Why Personal Development? - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from Vic JohnsonA philosophy I picked up when I was 25-years-old from a very extraordinary man named Earl Shoaff was, “Success is something you attract by becoming an attractive person.” It’s not something you pursue. What you pursue more often than not eludes you. In leadership I teach to attract ...
Views: 600(3 votes) - WHY YOU NEED LOTS OF GOOD QUALITY BRAIN JUICE, AND HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2010 from Anna AparicioEver wondered how your brain works? While we don’t know everything about it, what we do know is this: The human brain weighs about 7 lbs and is about the size of a small head of cauliflower. It is a knot of 100 billion neurons and support cells. We can store a lifetime of memories there. We ...
Views: 3443(3 votes) - You ARE Unique and Have Special Talents! - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Karin VoloMost people are their own worst critic, unfortunately. We have an inner dialogue with ourselves that is continually judging, criticizing, comparing, and putting down anything that you do. Sometimes we are aware of this but mostly the dialogue is running on autopilot. Often it’s the only voice ...
Views: 2006(3 votes) - Choose Your Friends Wisely - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Albert GaroliThis article is a continuation of a previous one entitled “You Are Who You Frequent” in which the focus was directed to overcoming one’s negative habits by changing or reformatting a social group. Your social network is a sum of the members of your family and the people with whom you work, ...
Views: 2154(7 votes) - Re-establishing Motivation in Your Goals - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Albert GaroliGoals are a crucial factor for achievement and success. They are the general guidelines we use to maintain focus in our work and persist enthusiastically in what we do. They are usually long-term ambitions with global visions and are composed of smaller objectives we aim for to reach the goals ...
Views: 2427(7 votes) - Does Your To-Do or Goals List Overwhelm You? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorLists are handy to help you stay organized. But, what if your list leads you into overwhelm instead of focus, achievement, and fulfillment? One of my newsletter readers emailed that he was not able to focus or move forward on any of his goals, and included a list of almost thirty items he’d ...
Views: 1381(4 votes) - How to Achieve Financial Freedom - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Willie HortonOver the many years that I’ve been working with clients who want to better their lives I’ve come across the goal of “financial freedom” – people looking for an end to financial worry (over 905 of males claim that it is their greatest source of worry), people looking for “passive income” or ...
Views: 3404(4 votes) - Reiki: A System of Mastery - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Andrea ConnellMastery; a foreign concept in our western way of thinking. It’s a word that is hardly relevant to our understanding of how the western world functions today. In our new world we assess achievement with diplomas, certificates and degrees and aggressively climbing the ladder to success. In the old ...
Views: 1695(4 votes) - Success in Four Steps - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2012 from Tina TessinaIn my private counseling practice, clients often tell me, "I want to be happy!" We then set about making it a reality. As a psychotherapist, I know that your habits, your relationships, your environment, and especially what you think about them determine more about how happy you are than your ...
Views: 1892(4 votes) - How to Focus Your Mind and Change Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Willie HortonOver seventy years of psychological research proves conclusively that we live automatic lives. "Automaticity" is what psychologists call our extremely efficient ability to perform routine tasks without paying attention to them. Stop for a moment to reflect on how much attention you paid, ...
Views: 1665(5 votes) - Taking Courageous Decisions - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Willie HortonWe’re in our eighth great year living in the French Alps. When we upped and left Ireland in 2002, many friends and clients remarked that we were taking a courageous decision – after all, our children were thirteen, eleven and eight years old at the time and were establishing their own little ...
Views: 2379(5 votes) - 4 Cornerstones to Doing Any Personal Development Program RIGHT - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Danish AhmedHi there everyone!! Before we begin, let me say that I use the term "personal development" very loosely. Anything that we are doing in life that helps us to grow personally, is personal development. So, taking a new cooking class is personal development . . . Deciding to travel to a new ...
Views: 2737(6 votes) - Handshakes Really Do Matter - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2010 from Todd SmithThe impression you make on people through your handshake influences how they feel about you. A proper handshake is even more important when meeting people for the first time. First impressions are lasting impressions. The manner in which you extend your hand, the degree of firmness and the ...
Views: 2395(6 votes) - Healing Emotional Dependency - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from Margaret PaulYou are emotionally dependent when your happiness, sense of safety, and sense of worth are dependent upon others' love, attention, and approval.When you were growing up, perhaps you heard statements like: "What will the neighbors think?" "What will__(so and so)__think if you do ...
Views: 10266(6 votes) - Hurt Feelings vs. Hurt Heart - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Margaret PaulClifford, 42, married with children, told me during a phone session that he was tired of not feeling happy and joyous. "As a small child, I remember being so happy and excited about life. But my parents didn't receive me at all. They were indifferent to my creativity and ...
Views: 6272(6 votes) - What Is Your Gift, and Do You Share It? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2010 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorYour gift is what you do in your unique way. Ironically, you may do it so naturally, you don’t recognize it for what it is or realize what you might do with it. Whatever you do in life, you can have a more joyful, meaningful experience if you shine the light on and share what is unique about ...
Views: 1255(6 votes) - Understanding People Through The Way They Communicate - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Sharon MikrutHave you ever wondered why someone's words don't always match their body language? Observing the way people communicate, both verbally and nonverbally, can help you to assess what they might be feeling at the present moment. It can also help you to get to the heart of the issue, make someone ...
Views: 3575(7 votes) - Are You Hearing What I’m Saying? – 10 Tips That Will Help You Improve Your Listening Skills - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Sharon MikrutErnest Hemingway once said “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” How true that is. How many times has someone asked you how you were, but doesn’t take the time to listen to your response? They may cut you off, start talking about themselves, or walk away. If ...
Views: 3503(8 votes) - The Coach Training Bonus – Personal Development - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from Ally WieserOne huge benefit of registering for a coach training program is that you will grow and obtain wisdom beyond your years with regard to your life, your personal development and your role on this planet. You are sure to obtain these pearls of wisdom through any course you take at ...
Views: 1535(8 votes) - Do You Feed Negativity? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorWhen negativity knocks at your door, do you recognize it and send it away? Or do you invite it in for dinner, or worse, to stay with you as long as it likes—possibly for your lifetime? First, be clear that being the manager of negativity in your life isn’t about the fact you have negative ...
Views: 5131(25 votes) - ***Loving Yourself First - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2009 from Margaret Paul"I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line."--Lucile Ball, 1911-1989, Comedienne and ActressLucile Ball was a very smart woman!Do you believe that if you put others first, they will love and value you and you will feel ...
Views: 10654(18 votes) - Real-World Self-Defense: A 2-Sided Approach For Mastering Personal Protection - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Jeffrey MillerMost people, including karate and so-called self-defense experts really don't know where to start when it comes to mastering the ability to protect yourself against a real-world violent attacker. This article takes a look at the two-fold approach that I suggest for clients who are serious about ...
Views: 1746(9 votes) - 10 Words to Delete from Your Vocabulary - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Barbara J. HenryWords are powerful because they shape our thoughts, determine our actions, and chart the course of our lives. This is true whether the words are positive, giving hope and encouragement, or negative utterances that steal our joy and confidence. Wherever we are in our lives, personal ...
Views: 15957(30 votes) - 8 Reasons to Start Your Daily Mental Workout Now. - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Henry OkwoIn today's fast paced world as more and more pressures seem to pop up every day, it's vital to reduce the negative effects of stress on the body. Just as we intend to keep unwanted weeds from our manicured lawn, the effects of stress can cripple your brain function. A daily mental workout will ...
Views: 1072(1 vote) - The Results of Personal Development - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2013 from (Sir) Charles CaryWhat do you need personal development for? Whether you are trying to better yourself because you just want to, or whether it’s because you want to get a promotion on your job…I take my hat off to you. It would be great to just jump right into a book about purpose, extract all the nuances ...
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