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- Expectations - by We expect people and circumstances to conform to our desires. Is this realistic?
We have limited control over circumstances or other people. People normally do the best they are capable of doing at that particular moment. Circumstances and events happen over which we have little or no control. ...
Views: 844 - What Is The Key To Success? - by Is it knowledge, money, physique, intelligence, persistence, commitment, charisma, enthusiasm, skill, desire, need or attitude?
Or is it some combination of these?
All of these have a bearing on success. Your attitude does much to define your level of success.
You may have any or all of ...
Views: 1222 - Looks Can Be Deceiving! - by Are things black, white or gray, or do our perceptions color them? You see something on a trail in the twilight and immediately think it to be a snake. It is only when you further investigate that you find it is only a harmless piece of rope.
You observe a person wearing outrageous clothing or ...
Views: 3899 - Self-Improvement As It Applies To You - by How does self-improvement apply to each of us? There is no one system or technique which applies equally across the board. There are numerous books, articles, teachers, techniques and schools of thought to guide us in our quest for self- improvement.
There are a number of common threads ...
Views: 878 - Choose A Bigger You - by Last week, I heard myself saying, "I'm an emotional person. That's just who I am." I gave this justification during an intense, messy situation with a friend. I would have felt much happier if I could have responded in a detached, intellectual manner. The next day, I heard one of my clients ...
Views: 667 - Dare to Dream - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2007 from Ellen Besso“ Most of us have two lives. The life we live and the unlived life within us.” – Steve Pressfield You know that feeling we all get sometimes…that niggling urge to do something new and different? Or perhaps it’s a scream, a loud and urgent demand for change. ...
Views: 1016 - A Word of Consciousness - by How highly do you prioritise your responsibility toward sustaining the well being of our planet, or do you bypass this issue as the concern of others than that of your own?
When you envision the state of our environment, for example, in the next 20 years, what image is it that you perceive? A ...
Views: 611 - How A Simple Mirror Can Make You Successful In 28 Days! - by I know what you are thinking right now. “How should a mirror help me to become successful?” “Is that possible at all?”
Well, I can tell you – it is possible!
Let me explain what you have to do.
Everyday, for the next 28 days, stand before a big mirror and with the following exercise, learn ...
Views: 664 - Step By Step To Top Success! - by Think Big! Think Positive!
You, too, can become very successful!
Nobody will stop you, if you decide, Today, that you want to acquire the characteristics and talents of super successful people.
If you make this decision that offers you not only respect and admiration, but also a worry- ...
Views: 706 - Where Ever You Are, Be There - by At my daughter’s softball banquet a couple months ago, the coach was continuously interrupted by numerous cell phone calls to members of the team.
My wife, Patti, went to a farewell dinner with a friend who was moving away. She spent most of the dinner answering and talking on her cell phone. ...
Views: 1264 - When you come to the fork in the road, take it! - by This quote by the great New York Yankees catcher and manager, Yogi Berra, about choice, is a great summary of part of my life philosophy. Life is a journey molded by the choices we make and the paths we follow.
We all make numerous choices every day. Our choices are one of the few things that ...
Views: 921 - Creating Prosperity - A Holistic Approach - by Prosperity doesn't just show up. You have to be at the right point of consciousness to create abundance in every area of your life. And once you are there, you have to take action to change your thoughts, beliefs, emotions and behavior patterns in order to allow a new condition in your life to ...
Views: 775 - WHY GOOD THINGS 'DON'T' COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT - by Now before you send me an e-mail to correct the above statement, I want to assure you that I was fully alert and awake when I wrote it.
The fact is: I disagree with the statement that 'good things come to those who wait.' Let me explain why:
Here are seven reasons why I believe that 'good ...
Views: 2837 - FOCUS - THE WINNERS ADVANTAGE - by A scientist marvelled at how a seemingly harmless magnifying glass could create such intense heat, when the suns rays passed through its glassy surface. He asked the magnifying glass, 'How can you do what you do? You have this incredible ability of tapping into the rays of the sun. You then take ...
Views: 859 - Do You Think Or Are You Being Thought? - by So much of what we do is governed by the opinions of others, or out of concern for what others might think. However, there is something much more pervasive going on. There is a process operating in the lives of all human beings called "social proofing" which basically means that we derive most ...
Views: 793 - Using The Law Of Vibration To Manifest Your Vision - by Science and Metaphysics agree. The essence of all things is vibration. Science reveals that everything in the manifest universe is ultimately composed of packets of energy; quantized units vibrating at specific frequencies. Esoteric wisdom reveals that in the beginning, all things were created ...
Views: 785 - On Having A Mentor - A Lesson from Alexander The Great - by It would seem that Alexander was a devoted reader of Homer's great epic poems, The Odyssey and the Iliad; particularly the latter. The Iliad deals with Ancient Greek ideals of hero, warfare and glory in the context of the war against the city of Troy. Alexander, it would seem, read these stories ...
Views: 999 - Point of Decision - by How many decisions do you make daily?
Think about that for a moment. Isn't everything a decision? Do I get up as soon as the alarm goes off in the morning, or do I hit the snooze button? Do I wear my pants today, or my skirt? Do we smile or scowl at the people around us first thing in the ...
Views: 662 - The Top 7 - How Well do you Speak? - by The ability to speak well can enhance your career, clinch a sale, sell a point of view and increase an executive's productivity. Coach Sandra Schrift, founder of the first national speakers?bureau in San Diego, shares a few insights on making a presentation.
1. The most important objective of ...
Views: 759 - Attention - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2007 from Tom WrightThere seem to be a certain number of hard wired skills we have, and one of them is our attention. Our attention isn't what we focus upon, but rather, our ability to stay focused on something. It is innate, natural, and isn't going to change, so we don't ever need to concern ourselves with losing ...
Views: 713 - Understanding WORK - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2007 from Johan CampbellThe first thing that you have to understand about work is that you are not working for someone else. Sure someone else is paying your wage, but you are really working for yourself. You go to work to sell your services so that you can earn an income that you use to maintain your lifestyle. You ...
Views: 974 - Ring Your Bells - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2007 from Rebecca SheldonWhere do we begin when we stand alone on this knife-edge of creation if what we want is to reach down and help others to “see the light”? No matter the endeavor, when one stands at the forefront of thought, the crowd is a small one. So what can one do to include as many humans as possible in our ...
Views: 1030 - Feelings, emotions and creative visualization - by Most of you have probably heard or read about creative visualization. Some of you have may have tried it too. The idea is that by concentrating on the mental image of an object, it is possible to attract it. Circumstances, events, and behavior can also be influenced and changed by the power of ...
Views: 1181 - The Office Bully: What's a Co-Worker to Do? Part II - by You're on your way to work. You feel tightness in your chest, a knot in your stomach and tension in your shoulders. You haven't even stepped foot in the office and already there's physical chaos in your body! You're aware of the dread you feel, and of of how nervous and jittery you are. You ...
Views: 10897(3 votes) - The Office Bully Part III - by Workplace bullying is a silent epidemic in corporate America. Studying anti-social behavior isn't new. It has been researched and evaluated widely over the years, and continues to be studied by psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, behaviorists, criminologists and educators. More recently, ...
Views: 3504 - The Office Bully Part I - by The Office Bully: What's a Manager to Do? Part I
Pauline A. Salvucci, M.A.
Sometimes they resemble a pit bull on a bad hair day. Cross their path at the wrong time and you'll receive a tenacious bite in the form of a scalding tongue lashing. At other times their relentless criticism and ...
Views: 2218 - Identifying Our Individual Needs - by Identifying Our Individual Needs
by Kevin Ryerson © 1997
Unless we can clearly define our needs, we can't fulfill them or communicate them to others. The best way to identify our needs is by meditating on them. If we calm ourselves and reflect deeply on the eight needs, any need that isn't ...
Views: 1566 - Making Mistakes and Redefining Success - by One of the most common reasons we don't set and achieve goals is our fear that we might make a mistake. We want to be guaranteed that we will succeed before we step out and take any risks. Yet in waiting for this elusive guarantee we overlook a basic truth: mistakes are the way we ...
Views: 720 - On Embracing Impermanence - by Sadness came a hold of us, Terrified was I, but good things will come of this, Good things will blossom out of this,
I know it.
-- Sapier Jamie Behr, Grade 5
In the wake of recent events, I keep hearing how things “will never be the same again.” I agree. However, like Miss Behr, I believe ...
Views: 728 - * THE BEATLES' TOP 10 REASONS TO HIRE A PERSONAL COACH * - by Do you want to know a secret?
There's a hot new group of folks out there called personal coaches that will help you reach your professionals goals while ensuring that you are living a very cool life as well.
Please please me by reading on to discover the Top 10 reasons how working with a ...
Views: 739 - Are You Leaking Energy? - by Something was wrong in my kitchen. Very wrong. As I opened my freezer door I came face to face with a horrible reality. My friends, it was true: My strawberry ice cream had melted.
This wasn't the first time that $5 worth of delicious dessert was ruined before I was able to enjoy single ...
Views: 684 - Real Estate Agents: The Top 10 Strategies for Dealing With First-Time - by Depending on your marketplace, up to 75% of the buyers are first-time home purchasers. If you're looking for some strategies to reduce "first-timer jitters," try the following.
1. Recognize that "first time jitters" are almost always due to fear. When clients are fearful, ask them if there's ...
Views: 750 - How to Create Your Ideal Life - by When I lost it all, I felt powerless. During my darkest hours, I wrote letters to God asking “why?” I received answers in writing.
If you have either lost it all, or you are not passionately thrilled with your life, here is how you can turn it all around. It is easy!
If you stop to consider ...
Views: 1223 - 5 Keys to Fulfilling Work - by Can you have fulfilling work? You bet! Here¡¦s 5 steps to get you started.
1. Define what fulfillment means to you. Only you know from your deepest core what a fulfilled life looks like. When you hear the word fulfillment, what do you imagine? A huge bank account, a luxurious home, a loving ...
Views: 712 - Success Teams Maximize Your Potential - by Did you ever stop to think that “self?improvement projects could actually be accomplished better with the support of others? I’m excited about a new project I’m working on with a colleague: creating a Mentoring Academy for a professional women’s organization. One aspect of this process is the ...
Views: 662 - MULTIPLE SKILLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY - by I find it's important to not walk into the 21st Century without multiple skills. But what I also find is that if you are already in sales, network marketing or have an entrepreneurial business (or plan to in the future), you can gain the needed skills for the future while you create your income ...
Views: 547 - THE FOUR EMOTIONS THAT CAN LEAD TO LIFE CHANGE - by Emotions are the most powerful forces inside us. Under the power of emotions, human beings can perform the most heroic (as well as barbaric) acts. To a great degree, civilization itself can be defined as the intelligent channeling of human emotion. Emotions are fuel and the mind is the pilot, ...
Views: 622(1 vote) - KEEPING A JOURNAL- ONE OF THE THREE TREASURES TO LEAVE BEHIND - by If you're serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual, keep a journal. Don't trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it down.
I used to take ...
Views: 1038 - WHERE DO YOU GO FOR YOUR INTELLECTUAL FEAST? - by Pity the man who has a favorite restaurant, but not a favorite author. He's picked out a favorite place to feed his body, but he doesn't have a favorite place to feed his mind!
Why would this be? Have you heard about the accelerated learning curve? From birth, up until the time we are about ...
Views: 826 - NINE THINGS MORE IMPORTANT THAN CAPITAL - by When starting any enterprise or business, whether it is full-time or part-time, we all know the value of having plenty of capital (money). But I bet we both know or at least have heard of people who started with no capital who went on to make fortunes. How? You may ask.
Well, I believe there ...
Views: 2701(8 votes) - The Formula for Failure and Success - by Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. We do not fail overnight. Failure is the inevitable result of an accumulation of poor thinking and poor choices. To put it more simply, failure is nothing more than a few errors in judgment repeated every day.
Now why would someone make an error in ...
Views: 719 - THE TIME TO ACT - by Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action. You don't need to be hasty if it isn't required, but you don't want to lose much time either. Here's the time to act: when the idea is hot and the emotion is strong.
Let's say you would like to build your ...
Views: 610 - Surviving the Transition Zone that Accompanies Change - by To significantly change in our lives, our subconscious minds and our belief systems must change. As these changes occur, we find ourselves in a transition zone, a place of the unknown, the lull, the fog, the void, the dead space. It is like being between first and second base on unsafe and ...
Views: 644 - Ask and you shall receive! - by I have discovered a secret so powerful, I just had to share it with you. Do you desire for more out of life? Do sense that there is more to life than what you are presently experiencing? Recently, I was evaluating my own life. Simply reflecting back on all the things I have experienced in the ...
Views: 775 - 10 Winning Strategies for Life! - by 1. Get an early start.
The earlier you start at preparing for the life you want, the better off you will be.
2. Develop a road map.
"You will never get to where you want to go unless you know where it is you are going."
3. Don't reinvent the wheel if you do not have to.
If you have an idea ...
Views: 779 - THE TOP TEN STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE - by 1. MAKE YOUR INTUITION YOUR ALLY
How does your intuition speak to you? Do you receive information in words, feelings, a body sensation? Do you just know? Ask your intuition questions and pay attention to the answers and act on the information you receive.
2. PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT BRINGS YOU ...
Views: 774 - Top Ten Ways to Attract Prosperity - by "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives." - William James
1. Be Clear About What You Want
What would your life look like if you had all that you wanted? Sometimes in the midst ...
Views: 730 - Top 10 Lessons every person should know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - by Saturday, December 29, 2001 was my Birthday. I thought I would do something different this year. I want to give YOU, as a gift from me, the Top Ten Greatest Lessons I have learned so far in Life. I hope you enjoy them. Let me know what you think.
1. If your life is a mess, it is your ...
Views: 746 - The Ultimate, Proven Principles for Success - by In a day and age when most people are striving for success, wouldn't you like to know what are the time-tested, proven principles for success? If there were some proven success principle that can improve the quality of your life, would you give them a try? I sincerely believe that every person, ...
Views: 700 - Breakthrough: Guaranteed Secrets to Create an Extraordinary Life! - by Would you like to know the amazing secrets that millions of Americans use to live an extraordinary life? If you knew the time tested, proven, secrets that can produce the life you have always dreamed of; would you use them?
Imagine driving your dream car. Living in your dream house. Working in ...
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