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- Self Talk: The Essential Element of Self Help - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Kathleen Howe"The mind is a terrible thing to waste." I bet you can remember this slogan being used by The United Negro Fund. It was on television more times that I could count - for years. It was memorized through subliminal message by many a boomer. But the mind IS a terrible thing to waste and not just ...
Views: 1682(2 votes) - Is There a Place for Honor in the Twenty-First Century? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Jonathan HuieWhat images come to mind when you visualize Honor? Medieval knights jousting for the hand of a fair maiden? Sir Walter Raleigh laying his magnificent cape in the muddy street so his lady's feet don't get soiled? Soldiers riding off to war to defend the "honor" of their country? A working ...
Views: 1967(2 votes) - Basement Design Ideas that Creates Valuable Home Addition - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Reneson AndrinoYour basement is a crucial renovating area when you want additional living space. At present more persons are using this space in a variety of innovative and useful ways. A superbly finished basement remodeling job can propose a great space for entertaining, a chamber for family activities, a ...
Views: 623(1 vote) - Choices and Decisions - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Terrianne SmallLife is About Choices and the Decisions We Make Life is like a road. There are long and short roads; smooth and rocky roads; crooked and straight paths. In our life many roads come our way as we journey through life. There are roads that lead to a life of single blessedness, marriage, and ...
Views: 2363(3 votes) - Align the Mind – Gain without Pain - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Ted Ollikkala (Spiritual Chicken)We all know the battle of the mind vs. the senses… is the tail wagging the dog or did we simply forget to hitch the mule to the cart? In a sense (pardon the pun), it's the popular theme of mind over matter – a very powerful concept akin to the word of God (logos) that created the world. Now ...
Views: 1818(3 votes) - 16 Steps to Turning Your Life Around- A Christian Perspective - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2009 from Mackenzie PearceWe have all been there- somewhere we do not want to be and know we should not be. I am no exception. Whether it is in a job that drains us emotionally, a relationship that is bad for us or if we just have a habit that we know we should be “breaking” permeate, the solution is same: Start from ...
Views: 4159(2 votes) - My Tortured Path to Creativity - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from Royane RealToday if anyone asks me, "Who am I ?" I can answer that I am a writer. It wasn’t always this way. For many, many years, I ran away from being a writer. I was terrified of putting pen to paper, or fingers to computer keyboard, even though I knew since I was a little kid that I was desperate ...
Views: 1491(2 votes) - Daily Wisdom - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2009 from Christine SherborneThinking back over last month, ask yourself what did you learn? From that lesson work out what you need to do differently in order to repeat a success or to avoid another mistake. Introspection is a great tool to build a better future for yourself. Look into your own actions, examining the ...
Views: 1860(4 votes) - A Model for Success - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Susan BrownIf you're looking for the ultimate model or surefire system for success, you will be disappointed. It's like trying to achieve the impossible task of building the perfect house to meet everyone's needs and personalities. The good news is that much like the solid architectural requirements for ...
Views: 1057(4 votes) - Top 10 Habits of Happy People - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Cindy .HolbrookHappy people have a different way of thinking and doing things. They maintain a positive attitude about people, things and life in general. They interpret the world that they live in differently than the average person. Happy people generally have the following habits that express their ...
Views: 5101(5 votes) - Keeping Our Minds Supple: Questioning Everything - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA lot of people feel threatened if they feel they are being asked to question their cherished beliefs or their perception of reality. Yet questioning is what keeps our minds supple and strong. Simply settling on one way of seeing things and refusing to be open to other possibilities makes the ...
Views: 464(2 votes) - *** Metaphysics: A New Religion? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Christine BreeseDid you know that Metaphysics is considered a “new emerging religion” by the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) of the United States? Representatives of the IRS explain that they do not determine what a religion is or is not. As long as no crime is being committed, all religions are considered valid ...
Views: 2972(9 votes) - Get Your Credit Cards and Credit Score Under Control! - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Theodore HendersonDebt. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver. ~Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911 Credit card debt for even those of us lucky enough to remain employed can be a massive financial yoke around our necks in the present and a destroyer of wealth for those you ...
Views: 2312(1 vote) - Improve Your Life from the Inside Out! - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Nigel CoatesI was recently at the circus. The ring-master bellowed a terrific introduction for the next act - A man with lightning fast hands. He started by juggling 3 balls, then 4, then 5... The crowd seemed suitably impressed and responded with enthusiastic applause. 6 balls, 7 balls... Amazing! ...
Views: 2203(6 votes) - Let Your Creativity Flourish with Your Inner Magical Child - by Submitted on May 19, 2015 from Astra NiedraWe all have different facets to our psyche and by the time we become adults we identify with only a few of them, having pushed away those we either think we no longer need or those parts of us we find problematic in some way. Creativity is something we all had as children but because it is an ...
Views: 1453(3 votes) - Organizing Your Fall Schedule - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowSensible Planning; fall is just around the corner and possibly your schedule is about to begin to rock and roll with the sights and sounds of school buses, falling leaves and the back to school hustle and bustle. Taking the time to create your cooler weather schedule, thinking about what’s ...
Views: 973(1 vote) - Your Future is Built on a Bedrock that is Unchanging - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from M.J. RyanTom Heuerman is an organizational consultant who recently wrote about the qualities of sustainable organizations: they “continually adapt to the external environment…. [and] have a core identity of purpose (why they exist) and values (guiding principles) that provide stability and continuity as ...
Views: 1416 - Why Journaling Improves Clarity, Creativity and Inner Connection - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from John RobsonMany well-known speakers and authors consider journaling to be 'the best hidden secret to success.' Why? Here are some insights as to how journaling so powerfully meets our needs. Slow your mind down so you can see how you think. Journaling quickly captures our flighty thoughts (about ...
Views: 2129(5 votes) - 3 Key Components to Effective Time Management - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2009 from TJ PhilpottEffective time management is a necessity commonly needed by anybody expecting to successfully manage the typically busy lifestyles we live today. Coordinating business, social, and family activities can be a very stressful task. Without establishing some sort of time management system you are ...
Views: 1267(1 vote) - ***Unlock Your Potential Through Self-Awareness - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Garrett CoanSigns of Discontent You don't need a degree in psychology to know when you're off-track, but sometimes it creeps up on you. It can seem like you wake up one day and realize that things are not right. These are a few of the signs: You don't want to get out of bed. You have a hard time ...
Views: 1056(3 votes) - ***How to Be Less of a Perfectionist and Enjoy Life More - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Garrett CoanYou will have the greatest success if you read the first newsletter and take some time to observe your own perfectionist patterns. Once you have accomplished that, choose a few of the strategies outlined here. Keep working at it until you understand what you need to do to accept your ...
Views: 1269(2 votes) - Fitting In or Having the Life You Desire - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Sumner DavenportA few years ago in a conversation with a friend, she asked how I was as I was moving through a problem that had come into my life. I replied that I was focusing on solutions. She responded that she would do the same but since everyone else was complaining about everything, she felt she wouldn’t ...
Views: 1612(1 vote) - Aromatherapy for Natural Headache Relief - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2011 from Marge ClarkSinus, tension, & migraine are three types of headaches that may be amenable to natural headache relief methods via aromatherapy. Since the causes vary, the aromatherapy remedies also vary. Battling a sinus headache? A combination of several different essential oils works best to alleviate ...
Views: 4504(2 votes) - Aromatherapy for Natural Headache Relief - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2011 from Marge ClarkSinus, tension, & migraine are three types of headaches that may be amenable to natural headache relief methods via aromatherapy. Since the causes vary, the aromatherapy remedies also vary. Battling a sinus headache? A combination of several different essential oils works best to alleviate ...
Views: 4504(2 votes) - Living Life without Limits - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Lakeisha McKnightLife is composed of many opportunities that we can take advantage of. Many doors may open while others may close. There are different paths in life that we can take. This is why I am completely convinced that there are no limits in life to what you can do. It does not matter where you live or ...
Views: 3591(2 votes) - Congruence and Gratitude - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Sumner Davenport“You can tell a person, not by what they say they are gratitude for, but how they respect what they claim to be grateful for.” ~ Mrs. Donna Priscott~ My mother was of my greatest examples on how to live life with honesty and integrity. This quote was one of her favorite sayings. Long ...
Views: 1782 - Talking Feet - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Yvette EastmanYour feet are story-tellers. As a Reflexologist, I can tell so much about you by observing your feet for lines, creases, callouses and markings. Let’s discover some of this foot-chatter. Are your feet cold? “Cold feet relate to fears or stress you are dealing with – financial, relationship, ...
Views: 3177(8 votes) - Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP): An Indispensable Tool in Coaching - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Ligia HoubenAbstract In order to be an excellent coach one has to acquire valuable skills to provide the best service to the client. It is my purpose, with this paper, to introduce the concept of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) as an effective tool in coaching, for both the client and the coach. Many ...
Views: 3513(2 votes) - How To Generate Original Creative Ideas On Any Subject - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Milo BonoRandom Word Stimulation is a powerful technique that provides a practical method of accessing your subconscious mind and utilize the wealth of information it contains to generate fresh new original ideas. Regular practice causes the brain to expand its neural network to accommodate this ...
Views: 1540(1 vote) - Life is a Choice - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Louise LeBrunLife is a choice! Every single day, from one breath to the next, we are given the opportunity to direct our experience down any path we choose. The sad news is, so many of us have come to believe that our life just is a certain way - and that we’re caught in it! I’m a big believer in ...
Views: 1390(1 vote) - The Intimate Depths - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from jenny parkerAt some level, most people defend against intimacy or receiving too much love. However, many of us have different ways in which we express and engage this resistance. How do you defend against being loved? Do you avoid deep intimacy because it is scary? Is your life passionless? Do you find it ...
Views: 874 - How Do You Measure Pleasure? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from James LeGrandLove, money, laughter, accomplishment, & fame are what we typically think of when we want something pleasurable in our lives. But do they really bring us pleasure? Within all of them lies a way to find temporary or permanent pleasure. With friends, family, commercial television and movies all ...
Views: 1940 - To Make Life Choices Listen to Your Heart - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2020 from Amanda HarveyMany of us find making life choices a difficult and daunting task. Some of us put off choosing for so long, that by the time we finally pluck up the nerve to decide, that particular opportunity has passed. Choice can be a scary word. It seems so final. You have made your decision and you are ...
Views: 2074(2 votes) - Top 10 Daily Habits for Revolutionizing Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Tracy PhaupWe're all looking for ways to create massive momentum in our lives. There are daily habits to begin our days with, to use throughout the day, and to end our days with that will create the foundation needed to propel us forward at the velocity of transformation. 1. Start your day with ...
Views: 952(2 votes) - Organizing Myths - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Holly BoydGetting Organized is always top on the list of New Years resolutions. It is important because it will decreases stress, increase productivity, confidence, competence, and free us up to focus on what is TRULY IMPORTANT. And you know me, I like to get right to it so... What organizing really ...
Views: 1473 - Patience... or Patient? - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2009 from Holly BoydYou choose. It wasn’t that long ago that I was choosing the path of little resistance, which is what happens when you don’t make a decision – or even realize that there is a choice. My life and my health were spinning out of control and I was the first one to say “hey, if you had my ...
Views: 2249(1 vote) - Organization in your Life - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowArrangement; we are all thoroughly aware that when our life and it’s components are sorted out and arranged in order our everyday chores, responsibilities and ability to handle our on goings becomes much smoother. Not to mention our stress level subsides, our outlook is brighter and our ...
Views: 928 - Pain is Inevitable, but Suffering is Optional - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe more troublesome the nation’s economic woes become, the more each of us seems to complain about all the bad things “happening to me”. The distinction between happening in the world and happening to me may seem specious or trivial or even irrelevant, but in fact it could not be more ...
Views: 743(1 vote) - The Greater Cause: Some Good Reasons for Doing Good - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWith all that takes place in our lives, it can sometimes be easy to overlook the fact that we’re part of something greater than ourselves—a collective consciousness, the Universe, a greater cause. Because of our tendency to forget this, we might make decisions in our lives that don’t reflect ...
Views: 1779 - To Do Your Best Work and Have a Joyful Life Ask for What You Need. - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Alvah ParkerCindy was a new manager in a mid-sized company. She had worked for years for a manager who had discussed strategies with her and encouraged her to try new things. He had given her constant feedback and approval. When her manager got promoted Cindy was promoted to her manager’s job. ...
Views: 1110 - The Power of Observation - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Gian Fiero |If experience is the greatest teacher, and hindsight is 20/20, then what can be said of observation? Observation is defined as: 1 a: an act or instance of observing a custom, rule, or law b: observance 2 a: an act of recognizing and noting a fact or occurrence often involving measurement with ...
Views: 8097(6 votes) - Corporal Punishment Causes Unacknowledged Damage - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Dorothy NeddermeyerCorporal punishment can be defined as a painful, intentionally inflicted (typically, by striking a child) physical penalty administered by a person in authority for disciplinary purposes. Corporal punishment can occur anywhere, and whipping, beating, paddling, and flogging are specific forms of ...
Views: 7621(2 votes) - Leadership by the Tao te Ching - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Tom WeberI thought I would share with you a view on Leadership that I hold near and dear to my heart. It is from the book the Tao Te Ching, the traditional Chinese text of philosophy written around 6th Century B.C., Verse 66. Even though this text was written thousands of years ago, it still holds ...
Views: 3368(7 votes) - What's More Important - Health, Wealth Or Time? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Debi DavisThere are three areas by which we humans are guided. They are health, wealth and time and we're usually not focused on all of them at once. We pick one and base our life around it whether consciously or subconsciously, but which is the most important? The debate is on about which holds the ...
Views: 6648(12 votes) - Our biggest "toxic asset": ideology - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe government is trying to solve the problem of toxic assets that have infected America's biggest banks. But apparently it hasn't disinfected its own toxic asset — political ideology. It was ideology that made House Republicans vote against the first bailout in September, a bailout proposed by ...
Views: 528 - Words for Hard Times - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI don't think there are many people left on the surface of the globe who haven't noticed that times are not as cheerily affluent as they were about a year ago. Yet not all of us are gloomy. Joseph Campbell famously observed that we would all be well advised to "follow your bliss. You can ...
Views: 654(2 votes) - How Your Appearance Impacts Your Success - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Gian Fiero |Look the part. That's what people from my grandmother's generation used to say. It meant looking like the professionals who belonged to the group that you wanted to be a part of. It also meant carrying yourself, through your demeanor, in a manner that's consistent with the expectations of the ...
Views: 2452(6 votes) - Endings And Beginnings - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Christie PenningtonEndings and beginnings are not always what they appear to be. Endings are simply disguised beginnings, it is the circle unending. Sometimes we see what we perceive as an ending in the distance like a train with its shrill whistle racing toward us down the track. We try not to look at it, ...
Views: 1335 - The Silver Lining of The Crisis: Affordability and Humility - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s hard to find much good news nowadays, surrounded as we are by doom and gloom attitudes and news at work, in the media and in conversations. However, I see at least 2 important areas where the current trend is positive for us as a society: Housing Affordability and Humility. First, as a ...
Views: 505 - Wondering How To Live A More Successful Life? Taking These 4 Actions Will Help - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Daniel HerznerWhy do a very small number of people live a life of success and fulfillment while the vast majority struggle daily just to maintain the status quo? Have the successful amongst us been somehow "chosen" by the Gods of achievement and abundant living? Is there some deep, dark mystery behind a truly ...
Views: 1462(1 vote) - This Is How You Can Enhance Your Conversation Skills - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Andrew RondeauIn life we meet up with people with whom you have very little in common. At random times you find yourself sharing the same room at which stage you are forced to acknowledge the existence of that person. Striking up a conversation can be difficult, small talk won’t help, especially if it is ...
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