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- Vist Costa Rica - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Nelson OvallesYou might ask yourself, Why choose Costa Rica for my next vacation spot? This is a very easy question to answer. You see, Costa Rica offers travelers and tourist a blend of authentic as well as modern accommodations to whoever visits here. You can be a beach bum, you can see the beautiful ...
Views: 904(1 vote) - Wanna Be Happy? Practice! - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2013 from Noelle NelsonIf ever there was a miserable day, this is it: your six year old threw a tantrum because her favorite socks have a hole in them, your SO forgot about an early meeting, so you had to take the kids to school rushing all the way, hair still damp from your shower because who had time to dry it, much ...
Views: 1494(1 vote) - Want to be like Walt? Apply his Secrets to Success in your Business and in Life - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Maria MartinezWhile attending this week’s meeting of the American Business Women's Association, I had the pleasure to listen to motivational speaker Pat Williams. In his book “How to be like Walt: Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life” Williams, who is the senior VP of the Orlando Magic, draws out ...
Views: 1060(1 vote) - We Can Have Too Much - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen we think about all the things we have in all areas of our lives, we may not see how much we really do have unless we write it down. If we were to write down all the money we have made in our lifetime, if we were to calculate all the time we have accumulated or all the friends we have made, ...
Views: 1058(1 vote) - We Can’t Manage Time, But we Can say NO! - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2009 from Diana FletcherWe can’t really manage time. We can work within its boundaries, though, in a manageable way. Key to getting things done and accomplishing what we want to accomplish, is to create the space in your life to let those things happen. To get the results you want, you have to create space for good ...
Views: 1207(1 vote) - What Are Some Important Reasons To Get A Church Logo Design? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Tammy BeckerLogos are the best way to represent a business globally; best thing about them is that they come in every shapes and sizes so that you can use them anywhere you want to. Organization uses them to highlight their unique selling proposition to the world. Drastic increase in the marketing efforts ...
Views: 1157(1 vote) - What Are The Best Places To Use Advertising Logos Design To Get Maximum Exposure? - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Tammy BeckerThere are a number of advertising agencies working both nationally and internationally to render their services for different companies by coming up with unique publicizing strategies. Therefore, every single person today wants to either work in such agency or want to have his ...
Views: 874(1 vote) - What Are The Major Lacking Aspects Of A Cosmetics Logo Design? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Tammy BeckerTo look beautiful is every woman is desire from the very first day the world was created which has given way to the emergence of cosmetic industry. If you want to be a small entrepreneur and have a little sense of the demands and requirements of today is women you can easily launch a line of ...
Views: 694(1 vote) - What Are The Major Lacking Aspects Of A Cosmetics Logo Design? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Tammy BeckerTo look beautiful is every woman is desire from the very first day the world was created which has given way to the emergence of cosmetic industry. If you want to be a small entrepreneur and have a little sense of the demands and requirements of today is women you can easily launch a line of ...
Views: 707(1 vote) - What Happens When Both Parents Work Too Much? - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2008 from Daphne CarrawayIs it necessary for both parents to work? How are children affected with both parents at work? What can we do as working parents to minimize their suffering? I am reminded of a story a friend told me once. She worked over 50 plus hours a week just to make ends meet. She hated taking her ...
Views: 14136(1 vote) - What we want vs what we get - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Suzanne MontpetitSo how do we decide what we what and how is it sometimes we don't get it at least in the way we imagined it? Sometimes life brings us what our self conscious wants and desires and we unconsciously can't change it. Why is that? well because we don't have the life skills to understand how the ...
Views: 1191(2 votes) - What your social media manager does not know can hurt you. - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Madeline FosterWhen it comes to hiring a social media consultant for most businesses, it is a kind of hit and miss situation as to whether or not they are actually qualified enough to do so. The truth of the matter is,many fail to understand the true meaning behind social media and have no idea what the ...
Views: 1437(1 vote) - What’s That “One Thing” In Your Life? - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Anthony CalabreseMany years ago I enjoyed seeing the movie “City Slickers”. In the movie, Billy Crystal plays a man named Mitch going through a midlife crisis. As a way to get away from things, along with two of his buddies, he goes on an adventure which involves being part of a cattle drive. While Mitch and ...
Views: 751(1 vote) - Who is Draining Your Emotional Energy? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2013 from Debbi DickinsonWe all have people in our lives that have a tendency to drain our emotional energy. It may be a family member, a child, our boss or a friend. What I have come to understand is that everyone wants to be loved. People do not come into our lives purposefully to drain us emotionally. We allow ...
Views: 1216(1 vote) - Who's “To-Do” List is It?: Dealing with the stress of Too Much to Do - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Aila Accad, RN,Every fall, I began to feel the constricted pressure of having too much to do and no time to get it all done. One year, I had an epiphany about why this happened and what to do about it. It was a crisp, beautiful fall morning. For me, it was the kind of weather that makes me want to get up ...
Views: 2557(4 votes) - Why Clutter Happens - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from A.J. Miller"You can't fix it if you don't know what's broken." That expression is particularly fitting if you're trying to get or stay organized. Looking for a remedy for your clutter before you know its cause is a prescription for failure. In order to overcome clutter and create a system and solutions ...
Views: 2164(3 votes) - Why Do We Manifest Lack? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2012 from Jennifer BloomeIf we live in an abundant universe, and money is just energy, and we are Source and therefore have access to all the resources of Source…then why do we still experience lack? If the key to running a successful business is to have structures, marketing tools, connections to Social Media, a ...
Views: 1668(1 vote) - Why I Don't Want Balance! - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Jo Della PennaBalancing your life is not an easy task, is it? We are super busy with growing and managing our business. We have our personal lives to attend to, as well. If you have growing kids, like I do, you know it takes creative time management to fit in all the extracurricular activities on top of ...
Views: 916(2 votes) - Why living away from the city for a year will help your mental health - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Kevin GardnerPeople often associate the great outdoors with physical vitality. And to be fair, there's a lot of truth to the idea. Being outside often gives us a chance to really stretch our muscles and get some exercise. But most people would find a surprising health benefit if they lived away from the city ...
Views: 1320(1 vote) - Work Harder - Not Smarter! - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2009 from Willie HortonI know, I bet you that you think the title of this article is the wrong way around - but, unfortunately, that's how the vast majority of so-called "normal" people approach their daily routine. A recent survey of US employees by Gallup found that 74% of people don't like their work or workplace - ...
Views: 1762(1 vote) - Work-Life (Un)Balance - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2011 from Jennifer PeekThe idea of work-life balance is so appealing. This is especially true when you are feeling out of balance - when you feel like you are just barely keeping your head above water. Yet striving for someone else's definition of work-life balance can be stressful itself...especially as we approach ...
Views: 1076(2 votes) - Working from Home - Top 5 Mistakes People Make - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Serena CarcasoleWorking from home has several benefits and can be one of the most rewarding experiences for not only yourself, but for your family. However, if you are thinking about establishing a home office, it is important to understand what this would ultimately mean to you. Taking your personality and ...
Views: 1375(1 vote) - Workplace Stress - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Lisa HaishaRead or listen to any news report these days and you’re sure to get negative information: workers being downsized, employees being forced to take pay cuts, big companies seeking bailout money, and yet another business closing its doors. With so much negativity dominating the nightly news ...
Views: 1412(1 vote) - Write A Newsletter As An Authentic Marketing Tool to Get More Paying Clients! - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2010 from Iona MeadeA Newsletter can be an easy and effective authentic marketing tool to keep in touch with your past clients and turn potential clients into paying clients! The best thing is, it is a no or very low cost authentic marketing strategy. You can use on or offline formats. If you combine a well ...
Views: 1091(1 vote) - You and Your Stress - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Karen KleinwortIt does not matter if you’re in business for yourself, high powered exec or a stay at home mom ... stress can get to you. Your understanding and personal experience help you define what stress means to you. As an entrepreneurs you may be challenged with what it means for you personally the ...
Views: 1341(1 vote) - Your Crystal Ball - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Jeanna GabelliniI always thought it would be cool to have the super powers to look in to a crystal ball and see my future. As I grew up I was educated that there was no such thing as a crystal ball. Now I believe there is a way to see into my future. Anything I can see in my imagination can become my ...
Views: 1380(2 votes) - Focusing on Your Presence of Mind with Mindful Affirmations - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Arlene UngerWhat is Mindfulness? The concept of mindfulness has actually been around for thousands of years. Its origins can be found in the earliest Buddhist teachings (2500 years ago). It has been used over the centuries in traditional eastern contemplative practices like Hatha Yoga and other ...
Views: 6495(14 votes) - 10 Ideas to Take Care of You - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost of us are so busy with work, family, friends and life in general, we sometimes forget to take time to nurture and love ourselves. Maybe we find ourselves getting angry easily, or frustrated with things around us that we can’t control. Or maybe we are moving non-stop from waking in the ...
Views: 1359(6 votes) - ***My Ghetto Roots and Why I Like It That Way - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2009 from Emily Erickson-SandstromMy Ghetto Roots and Why I Like It That Way Oh, you poor thing, you grew up in that terrible ghetto. Wrong! We ghettoites have a secret advantage, the same advantage the weeds have over the cultivated posies, the same advantage wild animals have over ones of the same species who were ...
Views: 2992(5 votes) - Three Quick, Easy and Effective Meditations to Relieve Stress at Work - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pamela LipeAre you so stressed out at work that you do not even have time to think about relaxing? Are the demands at work building up fast and causing you to feel overwhelmed? Are you so busy you do not have time to learn a new stress management strategy? Here are three quick, easy and very ...
Views: 3023(5 votes) - Are you a Chronic E-mail Checker? Yeah me too. - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Julie GrayLast night I got the chance to relax on a beautiful backyard porch home to a number of potted tomato plants, herbs and ivy – even the occasional rabbit. Trees and singing birds surround its high walls - it is a little haven of nature in the middle of the city. Being from the country, I ...
Views: 1067(4 votes) - Detox Your Inbox! - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Hunter PhoenixWith Labor Day passed and September into full swing, many of us are once again busier than ever! When time is so precious, one of the biggest culprits and thieves seems always to be email. Do you remember when you first started using email….roughly. Or more to the point, do you remember a ...
Views: 1378(4 votes) - How to do a Career Tune-up Every Season - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from JOYCE SCHWARZMost of us get our cars tuned-up every 30,000 miles or so -- or at least once a year. Yet many of us fail to tune-up our careers until they are stalled or worse! A good auto tune-up insures that your car continues to run smoothly, that it's getting good gas mileage and checks to prevent severe ...
Views: 2660(8 votes) - Kindness Is The Most Important Thing! - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Father TimeMore important than work, money, careers, success, or anything...is KINDNESS! Being kind to others; your family, your friends, even total strangers, is the most important thing in this life! What do YOU think of a person who makes tons of money, and is successful by the world's standards, ...
Views: 7044(8 votes) - Tipping the life-work balance - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Awakening Potentials Inc Drs Tony and MarcelleLife gets crazy, doesn’t it? It’s so easy to be overwhelmed by your goals – wanting to reach a state of perfection – that things start spinning in circles around your head. This happens to me sometimes (even though I know it’s crazy to expect so much) and momentum can be a hard thing to ...
Views: 1044(3 votes) - "Networking to create money or working for Net?" - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from SCOTT LIFERSeptember 25th, 2009’ “Networking to create money or working for Net?” Simply put, our schools and their curriculums will no longer be viable for this mega information era we are in with the internet, social media and network marketing taking over as our medium of exchange. In the ...
Views: 1590(6 votes) - FUN: What is This; Why Do I Need It? Part #1 - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Carolyn Bates"If you don’t have any Fun in your Life, then all you have is a bunch of Thursdays?" (Movie, Rumor Has It) Starting with the end of childhood, moving into being a working adult and, finally, into the fifty plus stage with retirement on the horizon, our amount of Fun typically decreases. ...
Views: 3594(3 votes) - Life and Career Coaching Trends Now In Greece - Live Seminars Towards a Successful Business Mindset Development - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from Joanna VaiouLast night I was wondering, how many days per month can a person feel inspired and motivated to keep doing and improving whatever they are into… As I am running my personal development home based business from my lap top, usually from my living room, and less often out at my favorite ...
Views: 3383(3 votes) - Personal Time Management: The Key to a More Rewarding Life - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Marquita HeraldMost people view time management as little more than a list of rules that involves the scheduling of appointments, goal setting, planning, creating things to do lists and prioritizing. Taking a broader perspective, personal time management involves everything you do; with the ultimate ...
Views: 1156(3 votes) - Proven Strategies to Balancing Your Life - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from Michelle PrinceIt is often said that balance is the key to happiness and the good life. When related to self-esteem, most of us are aware that we fill our lives with activities and obligations for others without thinking about ourselves and what we may need. There is a way to take care of yourself while also ...
Views: 1480(6 votes) - Running Late - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Robin WrightLiving a life out of balance can become a habit. A life that lacks focus and direction will soon become unbalanced. When this repeatedly happens this unbalance actually becomes the norm. It can begin to feel comfortable. One major area that tends to quickly become unbalanced is your daily ...
Views: 1513(3 votes) - Slow Down! Enjoy More - by Submitted on May 10, 2010 from Susan DerryWe live in a fast paced world particularly in the western hemisphere. There is a song, “I’m in a Hurry” by Alabama that aptly describes many of our lives: “I'm in a hurry to get things done Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun All I really gotta do is live and die But I'm in a hurry and ...
Views: 1984(3 votes) - Taking Back Your Life - by Submitted on May 29, 2013 from Dr. Michele BrennanIn today's world control over your own life can become a battle. With technology making everyone instantly reachable 24 hours a day, the constant demands we face to be accountable for work, family, friends, and everything else can become a challenge. Most people are unaware of just how little ...
Views: 1164(3 votes) - The Importance of Unplugging - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Mike RobbinsWhat percentage of your waking hours are you "plugged in" (i.e. checking things on the internet, doing email, texting, playing with your wireless device, watching TV, posting to Facebook or Twitter, and more)? If you're anything like me and most of the people I know and work ...
Views: 1713(3 votes) - Why Managing Time Sometimes Fails? - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2013 from Pierre Ah-FatWhy Managing Time Sometimes Fails? By Pierre Ah-Fat ‘If you control your time, you control your life’ Alan Laiken (1973) ‘Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.’ (Mother Teresa) ‘You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you ...
Views: 2098(6 votes) - Your Power Living Life List (PLLL): How to Start - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadOver the past 30 plus years, I have had the privilege of working with a great many people from all walks of life. Despite the wide range of demographics I could categorize them all by saying every one of them would have benefited from establishing their own PLLL. Life is a journey, not unlike ...
Views: 1007(3 votes) - Zen; the cure for the rat race? - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2009 from Nathaniel ReesChasing happiness has become an all too common practice in our modern world. If it is not the promotion we are chasing it is the boat or the car. Why is it that many of us are always in pursuit of those last few pieces of our lives that we believe will give us our ideal life? Why is it that ...
Views: 1268(3 votes) - Success Tip for the Day -" Notice What You Are Doing Right Today and Be Present." - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2010 from Patricia ClappSo much of our day is spent thinking about what we want to do, be or have. When was the last time you actually thought about what was going right and how well you were doing something? Maybe it's time you start.. Today I woke up exhausted. I have been going, going, going, with work for months ...
Views: 1528(11 votes) - ***3 Tips For How to Get More Free Time - For Busy Women Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from Leslie Cunningham“When my husband and I began dating we would often have a ‘veg out’ Saturday. It would involve sleeping in, watching or renting movies, playing games and eating left over's. It was quiet, relaxing and also very fun. Fast-forward 7 years of married life with 3 daughters … it surely has ...
Views: 2911(5 votes) - Can You Hear Me Now? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Marie KirklandIn the past few years, the way we communicate has expanded so much that it has affected everything we do. A lot of the processes we use to communicate are not new. Think about it; the first telephone was invented in 1876, the first television in 1925, and the first computer 1939. They have all ...
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