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What do the sun, a lighthouse, a police officer, and a Christian have in common?
They are all lights of the world, providing warmth, guidance, warning, and exposing darkness. The sun brings warmth and delight, a lighthouse aids and guides, a police officer maintains order by warning and ... Views: 2768
As we go through life, sometimes we lose the idea of hope; we give up on things changing, on ourselves, on our world becoming better. We lose the hope that resides within, so that we can come to terms with what has already happened thus far in our lives. We see what has come before and assume ... Views: 2768
Why is motivating students to learn so important? Well, young children always seem to be very curious, always eager to learn and experience new things.
But as they grow older and start school, this passion dwindles and they become less and less interested in learning. Education for them ... Views: 2768
Moving Through Change
Part One – 9 Attitudes that Keep You Stuck
Have you become proficient at “managing stuck?” Have you given up on “plan A, B, C and D, abandoning dreams of what you thought your life would be like? Are you stuck in managing stuck?
Picture this: you’re in a rowboat ... Views: 2768
Sometimes, all you need to succeed in life is positivity. More specifically, positive attitude quotes. These are just little things you can carry around with you all day. Whether these quotes are in your head or written in your daily planner, they undoubtedly have strong inspirational power. ... Views: 2767
“Stress is the pressures of life and how one perceives, believes, reacts, and copes with these pressures.” -- Dr. Don Colbert, M.D.
By definition, then, stress is not always a negative force. It can be positive, negative, chronic or acute. By illustration, stress can be compared to music played ... Views: 2767
I was watching Oprah last night, and she had Nadya Suleman as a guest. She had octuplets a couple of years ago and, as you might imagine, was feeling extremely overwhelmed and worried about how she was going to continue to care for her family.
In this show, Oprah talked about how our society ... Views: 2763
I often hear from my clients that they feel overwhelmed. Generally, feeling overwhelmed means one of three things:Overwhelmed by their feelingsOverwhelmed by time pressuresOverwhelmed by how to do things ‘right’The feeling of overwhelm is generally caused by how we are treating ... Views: 2763
Nothing is more frustrating than trying to better yourself and being constantly beaten backwards. Embarking on the adventure of personal development can sometimes seem similar to trying to scale Mount Everest and finding that, every time you make a little progress, you suddenly start sliding ... Views: 2761
Graphology Handwriting Analysis of President Barack Obama
By
Joel Engel
President Barack Obama’s huge signature is eye-catching. Graphologically speaking, this reflects a tremendous desire to be the center of attention. The rightward extensions at the end of his first and last names ... Views: 2759
The ego is a fact of life. People identify with their thoughts, beliefs and perceptions and will staunchly defend their resulting identifications. The core of the ego is attachment, resistance and separation. In the context of organisation development, we have to deal with the ego as it is. The ... Views: 2759
You might be wondering how NLP persuasion techniques can change your life. First things first, NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. It basically involves influencing change over yourself and over the rest of the world from within.
NLP persuasion techniques have gained massive success ... Views: 2757
I recently attended a conference and one of the speakers was David Stanley, who lived with Elvis Presley as his stepbrother since David was four years old. His book, about his experiences with Elvis, called “Conversations With the King,” just got published. The book is co-authored by ... Views: 2755
“Success is what you get from using common sense; failure is what you get from using everything else.” ~The author.
Success is built on a firm foundation of good old common sense (which unfortunately isn’t so common these days); failure follows the crumbling of a weak foundation built on ... Views: 2755
The Five Love Languages
By Stacie Campanelli
How many of us are familiar with the 5 Love Languages? Are you curious or interested to learn & discover or re-discover what your first Native language is? According to Gary Chapman, best selling author of the book The 5 Love Languages, we ... Views: 2754
Today is a new day – one that has never happened before, a unique day that will never be repeated. Now is a new moment. And, in this new moment, you have a choice. You have a choice - which thoughts you are you going to pay attention to just at this moment in time? The probability is that ... Views: 2752
The term ‘Energy Vampire’ can conjure up all kinds of associations and meanings.
What Does Energy Vampire Mean?
The question is: What does the term Energy Vampire mean? The logical answer would be to describe someone that causes another to feel emotionally and mentally drained and ... Views: 2748
Is there anything you really wanted to change about your life. Any old habit you wanted to break or any new habit you want to develop? Think of how much richer your life could be if you developed new more fulfilling habits. Maybe you want to quit smoking, learn a new language, meditate everyday, ... Views: 2747
Anyone 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: 2741
Is it loving or unloving to be controlling? It all depends on your intent, on which part of you is trying to control, and what you are trying to control.When Controlling is UnlovingWhen you are coming from an ego wounded part of yourself and your intent is to control others to get them to do ... Views: 2739
Your mental focus is your strongest weapon when it comes to using your mind to it's fullest potential. The way we direct our focus determines what we achieve at this moment and eventually in our lifetime.
The Law of Attraction says what we focus on grows in our life. That's the reason why it ... Views: 2738
I often hear women say, "there's just not enough hours in the day", "where did the time go", "it seems the more I do, the less I get done" and my favorite, "I just need more time to get everything done".
Have you ever found yourself saying any of these things? Are you spinning your wheels ... Views: 2738
If you had to choose, which word – or words – from the following list describes your voice?
Whiny – high in pitch - nasal - hoarse - throaty - gravelly - scratchy - whispery - soft - loud - shrill - strident - thick - thin - childlike - old - muddy - chirpy – sharp - raspy - tight - wispy - ... Views: 2737
Hi 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
There are many confusing and false messages bouncing around in cyberspace about life coaching. After coaching 600 people over the past 13 years, talking with dozens of coaches and surfing the websites of about 100 more, I'm sharing my take on what coaching is—and isn't. I'd like to say upfront ... Views: 2736
It started off badly. I took a phone call from a sales rep who talked really quickly and wanted me to sign up on the spot for the unbelievably-amazing-super-duper-offer. My spider senses were tingling, and I backed off and used the great pause button, "I must talk with my husband."
Not taking ... Views: 2735
If we took 100 successful people from all walks of life and put them in one room, we would notice that they all have similar qualities and habits in common. All these people have derived certain characteristics from their personal development that has enabled them to become successful in their ... Views: 2734
In order to develop intuition you have to first realize that you already have it and just need to free your intuition. If you previously had a premonition about something then it's known as intuition. In other words when your mind imagines more things which you are not consciously aware of is ... Views: 2730
Importance of Symantec Certifications
Symantec is the leader in Symantec Exchange. As you know that Symantec is the largest 250-410 exam preparation material provider for Administration of Control Compliance Suite 11.x certification exam in the world. The demand for Symantec Certified ... Views: 2729
First Impressions Aren’t Everything
Have you ever heard this phrase?
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression”
If you lived through the 80s,
You may remember the Head and Shoulders ads that drilled this into our heads.
(No pun intended)
It is SO ... Views: 2726
For those of us who consistently forget things as well as even individuals who claim to have a high-quality memory, the importance of vitamins for the memory cannot be disregarded. Once your brain starts to decrease in size, your memory will start grow weaker and it will be impossible for you to ... Views: 2725
I wonder whether you noticed an article by the columnist David Brooks in the New York Times entitled the "Sandra Bullock Trade". It certainly caught my eye as it focuses upon the interactions between personal and professional success with levels of happiness.
Over the last few decades much ... Views: 2724
I would often try to control the nature of my relationships with men in subtle ways. If I met a guy I felt attracted to I put much of my energy into hoping he would call me, or I’d try to orchestrate a way that we could meet again, rather than let go and trust that if he is interested he would ... Views: 2720
Adab is the foundation stone of developing the essence of ones being such that one can grow in an opening manner to receive ever increasing wisdom using the inverted pyramid as the analogy. As the pyramid continues to grow, it gets wider and wider until it is so wide it can encompass all things ... Views: 2719
"If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance." - Dale Carnegie
It's common to hear people say that they can't ... Views: 2718
It's easy to influence anyone if you know the right persuasion tactics to use. Here's a list of 7 powerful techniques to get the most out of your persuasion efforts.
Persuasion Tactic # 1: Start your discussion on the right track.
One of the biggest mistakes people make in persuasion is ... Views: 2714
Too many people are unhappy with their appearance, their abilities or their intelligence. They have measured themselves and found that they are lacking; that somehow they are not good enough, smart enough, wealthy enough, or attractive enough.
Far too many people look for acceptance outside ... Views: 2714
How do you achieve lasting peace of mind? Well, the answer is in both the question and the title of this article. You find it within, in your mind, where else would you expect to find it! It doesn’t matter what is going on around you, what is happening in your life or who is doing what to ... Views: 2714
If you want a New Year’s Resolution that can improve your life, both professionally and personally, you might consider voice training. I am sure that you are questioning how this is possible. What is fascinating about the techniques for discovering your ‘real’ voice is that those techniques ... Views: 2711
“Back in the day” most children were taught to say “please” and “thank you.” They were also taught to ask permission before taking or doing something, open doors and pull out chairs at the dinner table for ladies, assist elderly people, wear suits to religious functions and to dinner with a ... Views: 2711
I have spent the last few months questioning why my customers, as well as the subscribers to my newsletters, consist of 75% men and only 25% women. If you look at the picture objectively, we women often sound like ill-tuned violins. (And, it is certainly possible that this is one of the ... Views: 2708
It is often said that human beings are inherently selfish and the only thing they care about is themselves. There are going to be some people who agree with this and there are going to be others who don’t.
If a being from another planet landed on earth and heard this outlook from a human ... Views: 2708
What is it that you most want, but are afraid of speaking up about? Has there been something that you've kept locked away from all your friends and family members simply because of a fear of being judged or ridiculed? Is there some sort of secret fantasy life you wish to live yet you don't ... Views: 2707
A lot of us have been raised to believe that voicing out our opinions and asking questions are no-nos in society. We couldn't have been more misled. Unless you pick up a few assertiveness tips in life, you'll never be able to challenge yourself and move up the career ladder. The same principle ... Views: 2704
The law of allowing is one crucial aspect to the path of success. It’s one of the anchors of the universal laws and is basically what its namesake suggests - giving permission and accepting yourself and others.
There’s nothing complicated about the law of allowing. It’s just in the basic ... Views: 2702
Wouldn’t it be nice if you can learn how to make your kids behave and listen to you with just a single glance or a word? Unfortunately, that’s not usually the case in the real world. More often than not, your kids will just ignore you and go on doing what they’re doing.
Then again, that’s ... Views: 2698
Want to learn how to socialize at a party? Do you consider yourself a wallflower? Fortunately, you don't need to exert much effort to have a great time.
You simply need to find the courage to mingle around and the know-how to interact properly. To help you with that, here are 5 easy steps on ... Views: 2697
How do you write positive affirmations for success? When do you write them and where do you post them? With all these questions ringing in our head, it’s no wonder most people haven’t started anything at all yet.
Now that you’re here though, it’s time you learn how to come up with positive ... Views: 2697
We have all been in situations with people who seem to be talking at us instead of with us. They just open their mouths, take aim, and commence to rapidly moving their lips. It doesn't matter that we don't (or have the chance to) interact or interject, they just keep on going...and going...and ... Views: 2697