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Did you ever think that you are not playing the role which you should play in your life?
Don’t you think that you are born to play a leading role, a much bigger role in the real drama of your life? What is holding you back then? Your own short sightedness!
In order to play a bigger role in ... Views: 986
Don't Give Up
When things look sad and bleak
When you have no one to speak
When friends suddenly turn away
Don’t ever give up, you’ll find a way!
When despair looms large in the face
When happiness disappears without a trace
When all sunshine seems to fade away
Don’t ever give up, you’ll find ... Views: 863
"I don't know what I want (in my career / creative passion / relationships/ all of the above)."
"I know what I want to create next but I AM scared and I don't know how to do it so maybe this means I shouldn't do it."
"I sense rumbling change brewing but I don't know what to do with this ... Views: 1151
It was the summer of 2004 when I finally decided to live a positive life. In fact, I'll never forget the day it happened.
It started off like any other summer day. After lunch, I decided to take my boys to the neighborhood pool. They were excited because the pool had just opened for the ... Views: 1488
…you are, he is, she is, they are… But you knew that already, didn’t you? Or have you really stopped to think about it recently – or ever for that matter?
Huh?
I guess we need a little clarification on this. So…do this. Touch yourself. That’s right, go ahead and touch yourself. ... Views: 1189
One Saturday morning, at age 15, I looked in the mirror and was horrified to see a huge, red pimple on my forehead. To a teenager that is a major crisis, especially when half a tube of Clearasil only makes it look worse. Who would have predicted that this zit would teach me a life ... Views: 1305
Affirmations for success are powerful and effective in their own right, and when used together with music, it's a double whammy!
Music penetrates our mental barriers and influences the deepest areas of our mind. The right music, combined with the right success affirmations, can have a huge ... Views: 1272
Thinking is usually a mixture of words, sentences, mental images and sensations. Thoughts are visitors in the central station of the mind. They come, stay a while and then disappear making space for other thoughts. Some of these thoughts stay longer, gain power and affect the life of the person ... Views: 1852
Since Paul Anka wrote Frank Sinatra’s great hit song, My Way, everyone now has done it “My Way”. I attend wedding receptions, karaoke nights, birthday parties, anniversary parties, and the never ending list gets bigger. What do I find but someone singing, My Way. I hate it! I hate the people ... Views: 1131
Wonder:
~~To think or speculate curiously
~~To be filled with admiration, amazement or awe; marvel
~~A cause of surprise, astonishment or admiration
~~A feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration.
So what is it about wonder that is so remarkable and valuable? I ... Views: 1299
You are where you are in your life right now because of the power of words.
Stop for a moment and take stock of where you are in your life's journey right now. Picture where you are on the staircase of your own life's destiny. Imagine for a minute, your goals and your dreams, of where your ... Views: 1288
There is a story told by the Zen master Seung Sahn. Many years ago there was a young man living in Korea, and the young man felt that his life was quite empty. So he shaved his head and went up into the mountains to live the life of a monk. He studied diligently for a number of years, but still ... Views: 2612
Inner peace. Is that possible? I mean, doesn't the word "peace" sort of conjure up the feeling of boredom? If we're at peace, then that means nothing bad is going on, right? Not necessarily, and I'll explain why in a bit. But inner peace is not an easy thing to have, let alone to have at ... Views: 1771
Prayers Help Stroke Survivor “REBOOT”
Rev. Steve Albert is the former leader of the Alpine Unity Church in Alpine CA and has been an invited guest speaker at New Though Churches across the country since 1991. He is the author of the book TALK ZONES, TALK ZONES In The Classroom as well as the ... Views: 1390
“It is never too late to be what you might have been. “(George Eliot)
I have found that truly successful people surround themselves with the support that makes them excel. Over years of working with clients I have found that people struggle when they put their businesses and their lives in a ... Views: 1107
I had the privilege of meeting an eight-year-old hero named Sean. It turns out that Sean has had more trial and anguish sent his way, than most who have lived eight times his eight. Our relationship began when I was heading home on the last plane of the day and he and his father and I shared the ... Views: 1017
People’s behavior and judgment is based on their perception, they don’t see reality it self. They interpret what they see and call it reality. ~ Rahim Poonjani
Read this Article to understand:
- The process of perception
- Internal and external factors, which influence the process of ... Views: 19742
My grandmother used to say that the secret to living a good life is maintaining a flexible spine and a flexible mind. Whether we’re talking about joints or brains, there’s just no room for rigidity.
Mark Twain once made a comment that illustrates my grandmother’s idea perfectly. He said: ... Views: 2155
It is the time of year when people are talking about New Year resolutions. It is also the time of year when many resolutions have already been broken. Chances are if you’ve made a resolution you have already struggled to keep yourself committed to it.
What happens next is crucial to your ... Views: 1179
A Perfect Life - Step 1
In the last few issues, we have talked about creating instead of coping in our lives. Last week I gave some examples of how to do this.
Find it here.
Beginning this week, we are going to talk about creating a complete - and perfect - life.
Before we begin this ... Views: 12664
The holidays are right around the corner. With presents to buy, gifts to wrap, parties to attend, dinners to make, family to visit, it’s no wonder that the holidays bring on the flu and cold season. Our bodies are worn out, our minds are mentally exhausted, and with the added stress of the ... Views: 2593
It is just amazing the amount of people who don't have the
courage to go after their dreams.They sit around living a life
they are not happy with and still they do nothing about it.
And the funny thing is that if you should ask them the reason
for this, they start finding excuses left, right ... Views: 1331
Take a look around you.
Take a LOOK at your LIFE!
What do you notice?
Try this on for size ...
As a world community of ONE people, we are continuously evolving, as is the Earth we live on. We are constantly changing, growing, and sharing in the energies that bond us in being-ness.
Now, ... Views: 1206
Principle I: Attitude
Tip 1: Look for the Positive Side
An important lesson to learn in life, as well as in the sales profession, is that everything that happens to us is for a reason. I suggest there is a positive reason for everything that happens to us. It may not always be as obvious as we ... Views: 1789
(Excerpted from Barbara's latest book) If you've ever had a pleasant daydream or seen yourself in a scene you created, you have what it takes to dream big. The key question is, do you believe and expect to get it? Or do you dismiss it as idle ... Views: 1207
"90% of the positives are lost because you were too shy to ask."
Have you ever wanted something so much but were to afraid to ask? Or have you ever thought of all the negative responses and convinced yourself that a "no" answer was an inevitability so you never bothered to take the first step? ... Views: 1248
When you fall, do you get right back up? Do you learn from your mistake and move on? Or do you kick yourself so hard in the butt that you just mope around for days in your PJs and wonder why you're so miserable? Come on! Get a grip!
Okay, okay, that was uncalled for, but seriously, the more ... Views: 6453
The other day I bought an unusual piece of software: It runs positive affirmations on my computer, so they can influence me while I work. Sentences like “I am full of confidence” or “I love everyone I meet”. The kind that is supposed to help me so that I stop being negative.
I liked the ... Views: 1496
Our lives are overflowing with negative information from the newspapers, magazines, television and radio. Nations are at war, thousands are dying of starvation and hundreds are killed by natural disasters. There is no avoiding or ignoring the facts. We even receive negativity from our own ... Views: 1215
"The Power of Words" was the theme of one of my speaking engagements that I had scheduled in Atlanta. Little did I know that I would personally go through a challenge, that had me live what it is that I teach.
I had an engagement that I was hoping to get confirmed. I left several messages and ... Views: 2030
What you worry about determines the course of your life. Free yourself from the tyranny of your negative "What if..." scenarios, and you will discover that you have everything to lose, and everything to gain!
A number of years ago I had a client who came to me in a really bad stressed out ... Views: 1282
Are there any pre-defined terms of Life, when adhered to , can make our lives better or makes the world around us a better place to live. To come to think of it, Yes - there are certain basic fundamental truths of life and the best thing we can do is to accept some of the time tested ones ... Views: 3319
Does it sometimes seem like no matter how hard you work, little gets done? It does to me.
Last week it seemed like every time I looked around we were either having to redo something or some new semi-crisis would present itself. All work towards building the barn got put on hold to fix a broken ... Views: 1424
You’re about to begin an important project --- and suddenly all the chores you’ve been ignoring demand immediate attention. This happens whenever I head towards my computer for some serious writing. Dishes, laundry, plants that need repotting – anything and everything keeps me from my ... Views: 1699
Have you ever heard someone say, “I don’t have the money” or “I don’t have the time.” Have YOU ever said that to other people? Here’s a bold statement: Time and money are never issues - they are only excuses. Why? Because both time and money are concepts we, as humanity, have invented. They ... Views: 2536
If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following.
There would be:
57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south
8 would be Africans
52 ... Views: 939
Killing Procrastination Instantly
Have you ever had a great idea but did not act upon it? And then later you saw that product or service out in the marketplace, perhaps earning the founder/inventor millions of dollars? Fortunes are lost due to procrastination but that’s not the only reason ... Views: 1460
Our beliefs frame our thoughts and our thoughts create our reality…do you know what you’re thinking?
Personal and professional development is a passion, as well as my business, and I often hear people lamenting about this or that problem, expressing a desire to see change in some aspect of ... Views: 2315
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How do you feel when someone unloads all of their problems and complaints on you? Not very uplifting and energizing, is it? The truth is, nobody likes to be around a complainer -- except, perhaps, other complainers.
Of course, all of us complain at one time or another. The important question ... Views: 10704
Fear can be broken down into three categories: real (healthy), imagined (thought-based) and worry. Although fear can get in your way by interfering with your hopes, dreams and desires; fear is not always a bad thing. Admitting you’re afraid of something can be quite enlightening. It gives you a ... Views: 1689
Whatever your opinion of Michael Jackson may be, we can all agree on one undisputed fact: In the history of this planet, few artists have produced more hit singles, gathered more fans or sold more records than he has. That is a fact no one can argue with. I mean, if you can count, you can't ... Views: 2572
Quite a number of years ago, I stumbled across a phrase in a magazine that really piqued my interest. The phrase simply said "never complain, never explain.” From the moment I read it, those four words really hit home with me. To my way of thinking, they summed up the philosophy of all winners. ... Views: 32621
I will explain why positive affirmations work for some people sometimes, and why it doesn't for some other people, some other times. I will also introduce a powerful new alternative twist to positive affirmations that works - almost as instantaneously or quicker than what mere repetition of ... Views: 21916
Anyone that has read my column knows well that I am a
collector of success stories. I believe they are extremely
important to us. Not to look in awe at others, but instead
to gain strength from them and in turn apply their lessons
to the challenges we face as we set out towards our ... Views: 1482
The "Magic Bullet" seems to be what so many marketers are
looking for. They want a secret technique or method to
guarantee their success.
I'll let you in on a secret. They're looking in the wrong
direction.
True success and prosperity start on the inside. It comes
from within yourself, not ... Views: 1538
"...in spite of everything I still believe that people
are really good at heart."
~ Anne Frank, 1944
Have you ever wondered why some people feel down and defeated when faced with difficult situations, while others feel challenged and hopeful? Or why some people get all worked up and angry ... Views: 1801
So you've read "Think and Grow Rich", and you've got an intellectual understanding that you "become what you think about". You have a list of affirmations about wealth, and you recite them every day.
But you still have no money. Wealth doesn't seem to be anywhere around.
What's the deal here? ... Views: 2054
Have you ever noticed that authors of "how-to" best-sellers created their own rituals? They design their own form of visualization, affirmation, or just walking outdoors. Creating a ritual adds energy and purpose to your goals far more powerfully than following someone else's.
What are ... Views: 2374