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- Is Hiding Your Ambition Hurting Your Beautiful Business? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2020 from Samantha Morris“Why do people have prejudiced opinions about women who accomplish things? Why is that perceived as a negative? - Reece Witherspoon In Australia, CGU’s ambition index revealed that 70% of those surveyed do not like to talk about ambition. How are we to push forward and be successful in ...
Views: 23 - How Your Business Mindset is Affected by Your Desk - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2020 from Samantha MorrisI ask myself this as I look at the state of my desk. Working from home these past few months has really made me miss the trek to the office. At first, it was great not having to sit in Melbourne traffic to get to work. This wore thin over time and my work hours began to blur. As any business ...
Views: 13 - Don't Quarrel - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2020 from Rick HansonIt's one thing to stick up for yourself and others. But it's a different matter to get caught up in wrangles, contentiousness, squabbles . . . in a word: quarrels. Similarly, it's one thing to disagree with someone, even to the point of arguing - but it's a different matter to get so caught ...
Views: 17 - What are the ways to become peaceful in a negative environment? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2020 from Dada BhagwanOur mind is the part of an internal functioning mechanism where thoughts arise. The daily life can be busy, hectic and overwhelming. It is constantly on the go with thoughts, memories, and emotions. Finding peace of mind in the modern world is a significant challenge. And not knowing how to deal ...
Views: 30 - Forgive - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2020 from Rick HansonForgiveness is a tricky topic. First, it has two distinct meanings: To give up resentment or anger To pardon an offense; to stop seeking punishment or recompense Here, I am going to focus on the first meaning, which is broad enough to include situations where you have not let ...
Views: 28 - Say Thanks - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2020 from Rick HansonWhat do you feel when someone thanks you for something? For a comment in a meeting, a task done at home, an extra step taken, an encouraging word. You probably feel seen, appreciated, that you matter to the other person. Maybe a little startled, maybe wondering if you really deserve it, but ...
Views: 30 - Ways to Pull More Joy Into Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2020 from Kare AndersonTry six research-based tips for turning the page to the next chapter of the adventure story we are truly meant to live. 1. Live Your Greatest Passion Despite Inevitable Risk "Life is like a 10 speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use," Charles M. Schulz once wrote. Gretchen Rubin ...
Views: 87 - Dealing With Doubt - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2020 from Lora YoungPeople have their share of amazing attributes. Whether it’s acts of kindness, bravery, courage, altruism, or selfless love, these qualities can make others believe in the goodness of humanity. Self-doubt is a difficult thing to handle, not just because of its cynical nature, but also because ...
Views: 59 - Speak Truly - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2020 from Rick HansonIt's been said that the most powerful tool for physical health is a fork (or spoon), since the choices you make with it determine the good or bad things you put into your body. In the same way, perhaps the most powerful tool for your mental health - and certainly for the health of your ...
Views: 35 - Relax, You're Going to be Criticized - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2020 from Rick HansonThe title of this practice is a little tongue-in-cheek. What I mean is, most of us - me included - spend time worrying about criticism: past, present, and even future. Yes, try hard, keep agreements, "don't be evil," etc. But sooner or later - usually sooner - someone is going to point out the ...
Views: 36 - Pinchus Gold’s 4 Golden Keys of Success in All Relationships - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2020 from Pinchs GoldIn life, everything is connected. Be it our health, wealth or relationship, if one of them takes a hit, the other two suffer as well. Here, however, we shall be talking about the aspect of relationships and how we can maintain them successfully. Hello, I am Rabbi Pinchs Gold, and I will be ...
Views: 106 - Keep Your Eyes on the Prize - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2020 from Rick HansonHave you heard this saying? The most important thing is to remember the most important thing. What are the most important things to you? In your life as a whole? During a particular interaction with someone? Right this minute? The most important things often get pushed to the sidelines. ...
Views: 50 - Give No One Cause To Fear - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2020 from Rick HansonWe evolved to be afraid. The ancient ancestors that were casual and blithely hopeful, underestimating the risks around them - predators, loss of food, aggression from others of their kind - did not pass on their genes. But the ones that were nervous were very successful - and we are their ...
Views: 98 - Put No One Out of Your Heart - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2020 from Rick HansonWe all know people who are, ah, . . . challenging. It could be a critical parent, a bossy supervisor, a relative who has you walking on eggshells, a nice but flaky friend, a co-worker who just doesn't like you, a partner who won't keep his or her agreements, or a politician you dislike. Right ...
Views: 72 - Leaders Shamelessly Lost - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2020 from Paul DunionLeaders Shamelessly Lost Paul Dunion Leaders are especially vulnerable to the cultural mandate that they are not supposed to be lost. Laurence Gonzales’ seminal work, Deep Survival, suggests that when leaders are lost, denial of being lost is inevitable. “Being lost then, is ...
Views: 130 - Take a hiking Vacation - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2020 from Hotels Etc.comIf you are in the mood for a hiking vacation then you will probably want to consider the many trails in either the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee or Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Of course, there are many other parks and trails throughout the United States but ...
Views: 134 - 10 Ways to Keep Your Mind Positive While Living in a Negative World - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2020 from Linda PlunkettRecently, we have been bombarded with news of many negative worldwide events; news involving the Covid-19 pandemic, violent demonstrations, quarantines requiring the wearing of masks, and potential school closures. Many parents are feeling pressure to work and still be able to provide care and ...
Views: 189 - Try a Softer Tone - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2020 from Rick HansonLinguists like Deborah Tannen have pointed out that most communications have three elements: Explicit content – “There is no milk in the refrigerator.” Emotional subtext – Could be irritation, blame, accusation Implicit statement about the nature of the relationship – Could be one ...
Views: 58 - COVID-19 : Targeting Cells For Treatment - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2020 from APRN WorldCOVID-19 is still affecting many people worldwide. The precautions to be taken are well known to the society by now. Across the globe, the governments are hard at work establishing the physical infrastructure to fight the pandemic. At the same time, many laboratories across the world are ...
Views: 86 - Stop Comparing Your Struggles - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2020 from Jasmine Rice“Your story is unique to you…It’s not worthy of comparison” We all experience pain, sadness, grief, and hurt, but why do we feel it’s necessary to compare our struggles, I’m not sure anyone wants that first medal, and as a runner, I sure do love me a medal! I have felt guilty throughout my ...
Views: 115 - See the Good in Others - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2020 from Rick HansonMany interactions these days have a kind of bumper-car quality to them. At work, at home, on the telephone, via email: we sort of bounce off of each other while we exchange information, smile or frown, and move on. How often do we actually take the extra few seconds to get a sense of what's ...
Views: 66 - Sodium Ascorbate Ultima C - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2020 from Eul QuinzVitamin C is an essential vitamin, meaning your body can't produce it. Yet, it has many roles and has been linked to impressive health benefits. It's water soluble and found in many fruits and vegetables including oranges, strawberries, kiwi fruit, bell peppers, broccoli, kale, and spinach. ...
Views: 80 - Healthy doctors during COVID times. - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2020 from Radhika MurugesanMost of our doctors feel the need to be selfless and many a time feel guilty for taking time off to eat, drink and rest when work awaits. Though this may seem to be a very commendable trait, in the long run it may lead to lesser work output and burnout.it is imperative that doctors put their ...
Views: 110 - How To Stay Positive And Easily Manifest Your Desires: 10 Positive Manifestation Techniques - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2020 from Iona KristinaTen effective ways on how to stay positive in life – daily habits that you can adopt in your thoughts and actions in order to create a positive atmosphere around you and easily manifest your desires into reality. These are simple manifestation techniques that can assist you in amplifying the ...
Views: 220 - Seeking Balance - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2020 from Paul DunionSeeking Balance Paul Dunion What is balance? Is it a good thing? If so, how is it acquired? Before addressing psychological balance, let’s explore the analogy of physical balance. We say that if you can stand on one foot while holding the other foot uplifted, you have ...
Views: 109 - Ask Questions - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2020 from Rick HansonMy dad grew up on a ranch in North Dakota. He has a saying from his childhood - you may have heard it elsewhere - that's: "You learn more by listening than by talking." Sure, we often gain by thinking out loud, including discovering our truth by speaking it. But on the whole, listening brings ...
Views: 64 - Cooking As An Anxiety Relief During Quarantine - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2020 from Logan SandersRecently, many people have needed to adjust to spending more time indoors during the quarantine. However, this can often make us feel anxious and stressed, especially if you don’t know when the restrictions will be eased. Thankfully, there are a few activities that you can do at home, to relieve ...
Views: 146 - What Can Gardening Teach You? - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2020 from Logan SandersA small intro. This piece was inspired by our self-isolation as well. Requested by my wife. Gardening can be a great hobby, helping you add some color to your yard or create a reliable source of food. However, you’ll also learn a lot of life lessons by working in the garden. To try to ...
Views: 114 - Stay Right When You're Wronged - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2020 from Rick HansonIt’s easy to treat people well when they treat you well. The real test is when they treat you badly. (Much of what I say here applies to concerns about injustice or mistreatment that threatens or happens to others, from someone bullying a child to an oppressive government, but I will focus on ...
Views: 63 - How to Be More Calm and Optimistic - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2020 from John Patrick PajarinEverything passes us so easily from time to time that it feels like we're sitting in a train with our everything slipping by like the view outside the window. We will usually rush from commitment to commitment to our busy timetables. A few days, though it's dark in the first part of the day, we ...
Views: 87 - Self-Care: Create your own recipe - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2020 from Jasmine RiceBeing “Being authentic”, having “Healthy boundaries” and “Practicing self-care” are three phrases that I honestly never really heard until two years ago. While I agree with all of them, after reading and hearing those phrases so many times during my divorce I joked with a friend that if I ...
Views: 277(1 vote) - Feel Cared About - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2020 from Rick HansonEveryone knows what it’s like to care about someone. Remember being with a friend, a mate, a pet: you feel warmly connected, and want him or her not to suffer and to be happy. On the other hand, you’ve probably had the sense, one time or another, of not being cared about. That you didn’t ...
Views: 90 - How To Be Less Moody In 5 Ways - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2020 from Trevor DumbletonLife may at times throw challenges in our way that may be hard to deal with. During these times, our moods are most likely to be affected negatively. Bad moods are not only bad to ourselves but to the people around us. Every effort, therefore, should be made in avoiding moodiness or at ...
Views: 156 - Speak From The Heart - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2020 from Rick HansonOne Christmas I hiked down into the Grand Canyon, whose bottom lay a vertical mile below the rim. Its walls were layered like a cake, and a foot-high stripe of red or gray rock indicated a million-plus years of erosion by the Colorado river. Think of water - so soft and gentle - gradually ...
Views: 105 - Tune Into Others - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2020 from Rick HansonImagine a world in which people interacted with each other like ants or fish. Imagine a day at work like this, or in your family, aware of the surface behavior of the people around you but oblivious to their inner life while they remain unmoved by your own. That's a world without ...
Views: 90 - Be Friendly - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2020 from Rick HansonFriendliness is a down-to-earth approach to others that is welcoming and positive. Think about a time when someone was friendly to you - maybe drawing you into a gathering, saying hello on the sidewalk, or smiling from across the room. How did that make you feel? Probably more included, ...
Views: 98 - How to change the negative thoughts? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2020 from Sri TulasiIt's quite common for both negative and positive thoughts to pop up in your mind . Here is an activity through which you can deal turn each negative thought to positive thought is Write down your thoughts Take a sheet of paper write your negative thought and next to it write anything ...
Views: 175 - How spirituality changes your life? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2020 from Sri TulasiSpirituality should not be taken as a form of convenience, in the sense that one must relate to it when they feel comfortable to do so. The maintenance of one's spirituality is like the nourishment of one's own body. Much like we have food for the body, (believe it or not) there is food for the ...
Views: 268 - Time and Your life - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2020 from Sri TulasiTime is an illusion. You can't find something that's not real. You make time. There are 3 types of beings in 3rd Density, (1) of the body, I call them Bronze (Physical). (2) Silver of the Mind (Mental) and last Gold of the Spirit (Mysticism). If you are of the body you will find a distraction( ...
Views: 111 - Yoga : More than Physical Excersize - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2020 from Sri TulasiYOGA BASIC MOVEMENTS These movements are very useful to beginners, who want to start doing yoga but don't have any experience of yoga or any other exercise. There are several joints in our body, which needs lubrication and movements. The food we consume supplies the lubrication and Yoga ...
Views: 141(2 votes) - How Positive Psychology Will Help You Get Through 2020 - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2020 from Girish ShuklaEver since the coronavirus pandemic has spread all around, the world has come to a standstill. With the rising number of cases and deaths and an economic turmoil in businesses, it is proclaimed that a bigger pandemic concerning mental health is set to affect the people worldwide. The uncertainty ...
Views: 146 - A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Mental Health - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2020 from Brooke WhistanceDespite being in the 21st century, many people are still hesitant when it comes to taking the necessary steps to ensure that their mental health is up to the mark. This is normally due to the stigma that surrounds the subject in many different parts of the world. However, there are millions of ...
Views: 122 - Have Compassion - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2020 from Rick HansonCompassion is essentially the wish that beings not suffer - from subtle physical and emotional discomfort to agony and anguish - combined with feelings of sympathetic concern. You could have compassion for an individual (a friend in the hospital, a co-worker passed over for a promotion), ...
Views: 105 - 6 Easy Things to Lift your Mood in Isolation - by Submitted on May 27, 2020 from Jaclyn TengThere is no doubt that staying at home and socially distancing, though critically important at the moment, can take its toll. Experts advise that many people are suffering from increased anxiety, depression and other mental health problems at this time. Even if you’re stuck at home, this ...
Views: 123(1 vote) - See the Person Behind the Eyes - by Submitted on May 25, 2020 from Rick HansonMost of us wear a kind of mask, a persona that hides our deepest thoughts and feelings, and presents a polished, controlled face to the world. To be sure, a persona is a good thing to have. For example, meetings at work, holidays with the in-laws, or a first date are usually not the best time ...
Views: 114 - Affirmations & Nonduality: Can Affirmations Change My Life? - by Submitted on May 23, 2020 from Kate JarosinskaQ. Can affirmations change my life? A. When we wake from the world of form, for some time the process can be very messy. The ego structure is now stronger than ever because it is unraveling the word of form - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Everything during a period of post-awakening (which ...
Views: 152 - Dealing with Grief and Loss during COVID-19 part 2. - by Submitted on May 19, 2020 from Lee OdescalchiWelcome back! It means a lot that you take your time to be here, especially right now when we're all juggling new responsibilities on top of our old routines. We started talking last time about feelings of loss, and I invited you to write down some of the feelings of loss you've been noticing ...
Views: 159 - Tell The Truth, Play Fair - by Submitted on May 11, 2020 from Rick HansonPerhaps like you, I’ve been worrying lately about what it will take for all of us to live together in peace. I remember what I’ve heard many teachers say to their students: Tell the truth. Play fair. This is what we ask our own kids to do. It’s what we look for in a friend, a boss, and a ...
Views: 121 - WHAT ARE THE WAYS TO KEEP MY MIND PEACEFUL IN A NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENT? - by Submitted on May 09, 2020 from Dada BhagwanOur mind is the part of an internal functioning mechanism where thoughts arise. The daily life can be busy, hectic and overwhelming. It is constantly on the go with thoughts, memories, and emotions. Finding peace of mind in the modern world is a significant challenge. And not knowing how to ...
Views: 116 - Temperature and Humidity monitor for warehouses and other properties - by Submitted on May 04, 2020 from Chris MillerOptimal temperature and humidity level is important for almost all industries and departments. If we talk about warehouses then they are on the top requirement where it is important to maintain the ideal temperature or humidity level. It can be maintained as per the requirements with the help of ...
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