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- Fatten Up Your EQ: 6 Exercises To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2008 from David BohlHave you ever felt out of touch with your own emotions? Do you wish you could emphathize more with the way others feel? Try these six exercises to improve your emotional intelligence and become an emotional Einstein! Take an Emotional Inventory During a typical day, you probably feel dozens of ...
Views: 10395(2 votes) - What To Do When You've Outgrown The Club Scene - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2008 from David BohlI was out with friends for dinner and when we decided it was too early to call it quits, we went to a dance club adjacent to the restaurant for a drink. While we walked over, we laughed as we recalled our previous experiences in clubs. When walked in, we were stunned to find that we felt ...
Views: 1238 - Are You Focusing On The Message? (What The 2008 Presidential Election Can Teach Us about Living on the Offense) - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2008 from David BohlAs I watch the U.S. presidential campaigns — complete with polls, interviews, focus groups, and pundits — it occurs to me that each candidate’s basic message has been lost. When you’re starting out in business, or in sales, you’re taught to focus on one solid message, and to share this message ...
Views: 864 - Laughing In The Face Of An Economic Recession? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2008 from David BohlOur nation is going through some troubling economic times right now… but you do not need to follow suit. The economy today is a horror story of financial bailouts and golden parachutes. Is the government going to bail you out if you make some not so good decisions? This is why you need to ...
Views: 969 - Opportunity Magnified: The Value In Seeing What Others Miss - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from David BohlI know it sounds cliche… but the power of positive thinking really does bring an avalanche of wonderful things pouring into your life. From your job to your marriage to your social life to your personal interests…it pays to start listening to what your Inner Opportunist has to say. Think for a ...
Views: 1055 - How To Get The Attention Of People Whom You Want To Emulate - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from David BohlMaybe it’s a famous wedding planner, talk show host, or a local business man or woman. Whoever it is you admire, and want to be like, has qualities that you want to possess. You may already have these qualities but just haven’t freed them from within yourself yet. Selecting someone who you look ...
Views: 1224 - Become The Change You Want To See - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from David BohlAll of the major changes in life and society, like the Civil Rights Movement, the call to save the environment, and even women obtaining the right to vote, did not just happen on their own. People didn’t just sit back and say, “Man, that isn’t how it should be. I’m just going to stand back and ...
Views: 1412 - Become A Savvy Consumer: Save Time, Energy & Money! - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from David BohlWhether economic times are abundant or tight, it's always an advantage to be a savvy consumer. And whether or not your budget is abundant or tight, it's always beneficial to know how to shop effectively. I remember reading The Millionaire Next Door and was surprised to find that a common trait ...
Views: 1034 - What To Do When Your Life Is Falling Apart - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from David BohlYour marriage is on the rocks. You lost your job. Your best friend isn't talking to you. You hurt your back. You are one month away from foreclosure on your home. Your child is sick. Your father died. Any one of these experiences is traumatic. More than one occurring at the same time could put ...
Views: 1170 - How To Use The Power of Intention For Success - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from David BohlIntentions differ from desires, and consciously focusing on your intentions can go a long ways toward achieving success. Simply put, intentions are goals. Another way to look at intentions is as thoughts that help us fill a need. The need can be such things as money, property, love, or ...
Views: 1137 - Time Or Task- You Choose How To Get Things Done - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Colette RobicheauWhen it comes to adding things to the To Do list think in terms of describing your goal as a time or a task. Remember we can’t do a project. We have to break it down in to smaller manageable pieces. Time is when you designate an amount of time in hours or minutes and you simply stop when you ...
Views: 925 - Sticky Do’s And Sticky Don’ts - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Colette RobicheauWe sure have a love affair with adhesive notes. Expanding from the original yellow square note pad, they now come in many colors, sizes, shapes, and specialty varieties (super sticky, page tags, divider tags.) Sticky notes can be a great tool to trigger your brain or to keep frequently used ...
Views: 1208 - The Power Of Focus To Reach Your Goals - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2008 from David BohlFinding One Center Until Success I just created this acronym to give a visual of what focus means. How often do you find yourself multi-tasking, doing several things at once only to find nothing gets completed? How many times have you set a bunch of goals, planned some action steps, only to get ...
Views: 981 - Exercise Can Make You Happy & Healthy - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2008 from David BohlIf you thought exercise was merely a necessary evil to keep your body slim and healthy, you’re missing some essential elements of what exercise is about. If you thought exercise was something you had to squeeze in between the demands of life and work because it’s supposed to be “good for you,” ...
Views: 7991(2 votes) - Learning the Lesson: Getting Passed Painful and Difficult Experiences - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerThere are moments in our lives when we’ve all asked it of ourselves, why does this keep happening to me? I know I’ve had my fair share of breaking point moments. And it took a good while, along with a string of difficult and painful experiences, for me to realize that a better ...
Views: 1143 - Make An Appointment With Yourself - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2008 from Mishel Austin,Have you been putting everyone else’s needs first? Does your schedule fill up fast with appointments to meet everyone’s needs except yours? Is that a warning signal I hear in the background? “Danger, Danger” If you are not on your own radar screen to energize and prop yourself up, you are on the ...
Views: 2352 - Sleep Better, Feel Better - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2008 from Amy RoyceIt has happened to the best of us. You’re lying in bed staring at the ceiling. You have to be up in six hours, but you just can’t seem to fall asleep. Here are a few tips that can help. Take a hot bath before going to bed What better way to relax your body than a nice hot bath. Once the kids ...
Views: 450 - Reflecting On The 2008 Lean Transformation Summit - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2008 from Liz GuthridgeEarlier this month, more than 350 LEAN thinkers from 21 countries attended the second annual Lean Transformation Summit in Orlando. This year’s theme was “Applying Lean Thinking Across the Enterprise.” The Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) again was the summit’s sole ...
Views: 879 - Create A Life List~ - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2008 from Leslie Gail"Make a life list" If you knew with complete certainty that you were going to take your last breath tomorrow, what would you do? Would you call all of your loved ones? Would you travel the globe? Would you spend some time thinking about everything you wish you had done in your life? We all ...
Views: 1407(2 votes) - Hold Onto Reason - Tips For The Holiday Season - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2008 from Kathy Jo PollackWith the holidays fast approaching, are you curious as to how not to get drawn into the stressful, expen$ive daze of the season? Ignore the hype and simplify with three steps: 1. Assess what is important to you and your loved ones. Start with a meeting and include those close to you with ...
Views: 3360(4 votes) - Accepting Gifts - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Melissa McCreeryWe're approaching a season of giving--an appropriate time of year to examine how well you allow yourself to be given to. Yes, receiving--the ability to fully accept gifts and enjoy and appreciate being given to--is an essential part of the human relationship equation. It is the complement of ...
Views: 3163 - Good Decision-Making - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2008 from William CottringerGood Decision-Making One of the most important skills in life and work to perfect is decision-making. Successful outcomes are always based on good decision-making but good decision-making is not a skill you can learn overnight or learn from a book. It takes great thought, patience and ...
Views: 1057 - The World Isn't Kind Just Because You Are! - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2008 from Alberta ParishOctober 11, 2008 The World Isn’t Kind Just Because You Are! by Alberta Parish From the time we’re little girls, we’re taught and even brainwashed to always be polite. We must always be on our best behavior, and put forth our best face. No matter how someone treats you, ...
Views: 715(2 votes) - How To Open And Use An E-mail Account Efficiently - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2008 from Todd HicksDo you just use the Internet to shop, do research or play games? Are you looking for a job while occasionally seeing employment ads that want you to E-mail your resume? Would you like to communicate with others electronically while helping the environment and saving money on postage costs? Has ...
Views: 992 - Wake Up, People! Abundance Is All Around Us - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2008 from Cookie Tuminello"How many of us go through our days parched and empty, thirsting after happiness, when we're really standing knee-deep in the river of abundance?" - Sarah Ban Breathnach At a recent retreat I attended, I had one of my famous ‘Wake up, Alice’ moments from David Neagle. He was speaking about ...
Views: 866 - When A Shoe Thing Is No Longer A Good Thing - When to Say Goodbye To Those Extra Pairs - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2008 from Colette RobicheauMany gals have a shoe thing. A shoe thing is more than just having a reasonable amount of shoes to wear, it’s about collecting them and not letting any of them go. It’s hard to let go of items that have memories attached, cost a lot of money or were a gift from a loved one. Most people, ...
Views: 980 - Seniors Moves Mean Planning Ahead - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2008 from Colette RobicheauYour senior years should focus on carefree living. For many older adults this means downsizing to an apartment or assisted living accommodations. A larger home may no longer suit your needs; requiring more maintenance and house cleaning than a smaller home. Staying in your current home may ...
Views: 1009 - Prevent Fires In Your Home With These 11 Safety Tips - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2008 from Marilyn BohnOrganizing clutter in our homes is important as it creates space and gives us peace and happiness. It can also help to prevent fires. As we go about organizing clutter from room to room I suggest we also take a look at what we can do to keep our homes free from fires. October 5-11 is Fire ...
Views: 1240 - Wasting Time Or Enjoying A Diversion? - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2008 from Liz GuthridgeSeven areas of waste. Seven deadly sins. They collided for me this week in a dramatic, disturbing and disruptive way. Every time I paused to consider what task to do next, I got distracted by the Eliot Spitzer sex scandal. And even when I was working, including talking to a client on the ...
Views: 644 - Happiness Is Real - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2008 from Betsy LandauHappiness need no longer be an illusion. It can be as real as the earth we stand on. Still, if we seek happiness directly, we will not find it. Yet, it's important to do the activities that will make us happy. In a recent article it was reported that the "simple" pleasures are what lead to ...
Views: 620 - Things That Go Bump In The Night - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2008 from Steve KovacsIt’s two in the morning and you’ve just turned off the horror movie you’ve watched for the last two hours. It wasn’t great, but you just couldn’t seem to stop watching it. You’re exhausted and can hardly keep your eyes open as you head towards your bedroom. For some reason you feel tense as you ...
Views: 1387 - The Five Second Rule . . . Not For Food But For Safety! - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2008 from Steve KovacsMost everyone knows about the five-second rule. This unwritten rule says that when you’re cooking or preparing a piece of food and it falls to the ground and it stays no longer than five seconds, it’s okay to serve or eat it. Six or seven seconds—throw it away, but five seconds ...
Views: 1539 - Take A Vacation From Life - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2008 from Leslie GailWith everything going on in the world, from politics to the economy, to life's stressors, it is important to take a break from it all. I prefer calling it taking a "vacation from your life". My husband and I and our children are going to Disney World this week, and it could not have come at a ...
Views: 1749 - Exchanging Fear For Progress - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2008 from Pat BaroneLots of changes are occurring in our country right now. Elections, financial institutions failing, the Dow plunging, mortgage loan crisis, home prices deflating… What does it mean? Is there more than one way to react to these events? Fear might be the natural impulsive reaction when ...
Views: 1106 - The Perils Of Being Right - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2008 from Renita KalhornWatching the US presidential debates last week, I marveled at the intense conviction of the candidates -- each shaking his head in utter disbelief at the other’s wrong-headedness – in trying to prove that his world view, his opinions were “right,” and the other’s “wrong.” Of course, that is the ...
Views: 868 - A Book That May Change You And Your Life. - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2008 from Michael WashReview Even if not a fan of self-help books, any reader will find 54 Simple Truths with Brutal Advice at least enjoyable. This also because probably “self-help” genre is not properly the right category to place this book in. Self-examination is not what this book is about. If anything, this ...
Views: 756 - Successful Leaders' Tool For Success - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2008 from Charlemagne Solanor“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.” Stuart Chase Today’s economic condition is making a lot of people wary and hopeless. For some enterprising individuals the bubble has finally burst and they feel that they are ...
Views: 531 - Routines Rock! - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2008 from Colette RobicheauHaving a routine doesn’t mean your life will be boring or predictable. Routines are an awesome way to get more out of each day and to allow us to do more of the things we really want to do. Complete everyday activities in the most efficient way so that you have more free time to be ...
Views: 990(2 votes) - Never Worry About Losing Your Keys Again - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2008 from Colette RobicheauIt seems like the items we spend most of our time searching for are the ones we need and use daily. The best example is our keys. How many of us spend 20 extra minutes every morning before leaving the house searching for our keys, or five minutes waiting outside the front door before we can ...
Views: 1079 - Manifesting by Divine Selection And Other Musings - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2008 from Tamiel McAfeeIt is possible for life to be experienced and lived as easily and gracefully as ordering breakfast at one’s favorite eatery .Picturing vividly each item desired for the banquet in exquisite detail. Visualize, with the knowing and expectation that the ordered items are to be made manifest with ...
Views: 1565 - Prevent Carjacking - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2008 from keith hutsonCarjacking of parked vehicles depends on the car owner being inattentive to their surroundings. Carjackers, like street robbers, prefer the element of surprise. Most victims say they never saw the carjacker until they appeared at their car door. To reduce your risk of being carjacked, we have ...
Views: 1061 - Maximize Your Strengths And Minimize Your Weaknesses - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2008 from Rosemary ReinWhat does it take to go from Now to WOW! in Business and in Life? It comes down to maximizing your strengths and minimizing your weaknesses! I can recall receiving D’s and F's in my first few years of elementary school due to my seeming lack of connection with mathematics. It only got worse with ...
Views: 5187 - Pain: Learning To Attract Its Opposite - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2008 from Joy IdriesWhen it comes to pain you have a choice. How you react to pain can make it your enemy or your friend. So it might be a good idea to take a look at the way you view pain and what meanings you give to whatever is happening in your body. What is it about the pain that you find yourself focusing ...
Views: 1803 - How To Overcome Shyness: 3 Shyness Busting Tips To Live Your Life To The Fullest - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2008 from Michael LeeYou’ve been staring at your cup of coffee for ten minutes now, trying to ignore the beautiful girl who’s having pancakes over at the next table. Your instinct is telling you to go up to her and introduce yourself, yet your legs won’t move. No, you’re not paralyzed; not ...
Views: 602 - Purposeful And Directed Imagery - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Thea WestraThe power of the mind to influence the body is quite remarkable. Imagery can be helpful in 90 percent of the problems that people bring to their doctors or counselors. Images are the most fundamental language we have. Everything you do, the mind processes through images. When we recall events ...
Views: 2941 - Metamorphosis And Reflexology - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Cindy SilverlockMetamorphosis is a self-healing art and a philosophy on creating greater consciousness within. We use the concept of reflex points to address the unconscious genetic and karmic patterns that arrive at conception that create disease and disharmony in our lives and in our collective experience. As ...
Views: 3583(2 votes) - Using Crystals For Healing - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2008 from Darlene SiddonsThe use of crystals for healing dates back to the ancient Greeks and Indians who believed there were large gems that gave light to another world under their known world. So using crystals for healing today is not really all that new, however, it is still very effective and even more refined ...
Views: 1336 - Never Lose Your Cell Phone Again! - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2008 from Colette RobicheauAlways running around looking for your phone? Do you have to search madly for you cell phone when it rings? Here are some tips to help you never lose your cell phone again. When you are out, always store your cell phone in the same pocket of your coat, purse or briefcase so that way it will be ...
Views: 1427 - Learn & Play Guitar | Free Beginner Guitar Lessons Online - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2008 from Paul GianHave you ever wanted to pick up the guitar and start strumming your favorite songs but procrastinated? What about admiring musicians who are performing on stage? Perhaps you would have even asked yourself: “How can I be like them?” Well, the first thing you got to do is to take action and learn ...
Views: 812 - Techniques To Use For Self Defense - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2008 from Todd HicksDo you ever hear or read about someone being stabbed, beaten or strangled to death? If you do, do you realize you could encounter that situation even if you mind your own business? Do you already have interest in learning physical self defense but do not have the time or money to attend a ...
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