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- Are You Authentic? - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2010 from Karen GridleyThink of a time where you acted in haste or felt you “had to” do something from the sense of someone or something stronger than you, what was the outcome? Often when we’re in these situations we perceive there isn’t time to pause. Yet taking a breath and pausing is very powerful. In order ...
Views: 1941(6 votes) - Are you chicken about learning online? - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from Liz HardyIf e-learning leaves you feeling vulnerable, there’s nothing wrong with you. E-learning’s confronting on several levels. Some of them are bound to set off a bit of anxious clucking. Let’s look at why you might be feeling vulnerable when you learn online – and what you can do about ...
Views: 1150(1 vote) - Are You Engaged in Effort or Struggle? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorWhen you feel disempowered, you engage in struggle. What’s the way back to personal strength and power when this happens? Based on how you feel in your life right now, you know if it’s effort or struggle you’re engaging at this time. Here’s a bit more information to help you gain greater ...
Views: 1700(1 vote) - Are You Patient – or Are You Procrastinating? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2014 from Andrea NovakowskiAs my scheduled time for writing this Tip drew closer and closer, I noticed myself getting very busy. I needed to check my email. Clean out a file. Do a load of laundry. Water the plants. Trim the plants. Check my email again. I didn’t feel confident about my topic, and a small voice in my head ...
Views: 1240(1 vote) - Are You Serious? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2013 from Adrienne FikesI’m just wondering. You keep saying it but are you serious? You say you want to be happier. You say you want to lose weight. You say you want to stop letting people walk over you. You keep claiming that you’re going to start living your dream. You keep swearing over and over that you are going ...
Views: 1221(1 vote) - Are You the Historian Or the Screen Play Writer For Your Life? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Leah ShapiroWhen you think and talk about your life, do you tell the story of what has been, or do you tell the story of what you want to create and experience? If you are the historian of your life, you look at your life and tell the story of what has been, and all the things that have happened that ...
Views: 2117(1 vote) - Are you the Tortoise or the Hare? - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2010 from Mary Dee FreemanI walk my dogs every day. After I get past a certain point on the walk I let them off their leashes. Their reactions to freedom are the exact opposite. Barney likes to wander off the path. He’s a three year old Beagle so he will follow his nose just about anywhere. In fact, I have to watch ...
Views: 2056(2 votes) - Attitude of Gratitude - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Val WilcoxThe practice of gratitude as a tool for happiness has been in the mainstream for years. Long-term studies support gratitude’s effectiveness, suggesting that a positive, appreciative attitude contributes to greater success in life, better health, peak performance in sports and business and a ...
Views: 1127(1 vote) - Attitude of Gratitude: The Secret Power of the Thank You Note - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Katy AllgeyerDo you know what the most powerful words in any languageare after “I love you”? Here’s a hint: just like the words “I love you”,they are not said often enough but they carry a very powerful punch when they are said with real sincerity. The answer is “Thank you”. Sending thank you notes should ...
Views: 3469(2 votes) - Attraction and Attitude - How They Fit Into Your Business Success - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2013 from Jeannine ClontzOne of the things I enjoy most about having my own business is the freedom to choose who I'll do business with. Not that I've always enjoyed that luxury, but my business is at a point where I can be a bit picky about who I decide to do business with. Add to that a very specific 'ideal client' ...
Views: 1062(1 vote) - Be a Quitter! Eliminate Negative Self Talk Now! - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Sandra Dee RobinsonMy husband has a little plaque in his office, a gift from his father, with the words, “Winners never quit, and quitters never win!” We have all heard it. In fact, years ago that saying was uncontested, considered true as the gospel. Well, times change, and our understanding of how we can ...
Views: 1197(1 vote) - BE the Best you can be – It is the reason you are here! - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Lisa HallPURPOSE – our goals, aims and determinations, the reason we exist. Living life on purpose is living a life with purpose. The focus of the week is to embrace the purpose of your life and live on purpose by being the best you can be. Even though we all have unique talents and contributions to ...
Views: 859(1 vote) - Beautiful Moments Going Unnoticed - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2012 from Thom KingFive sensible tips on taking our time to take it all in Life in the modern age can seem to be all consuming. I know I find it that way sometimes. I can become so involved in the minutia of media, phone calls, texts and emails that the basic natural outside world seems to just disappear. I was ...
Views: 1239(1 vote) - Being Alive At Any Age - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Terry WeberBeing alive at any age has a lot to do with your attitude. What I'm talking about is an attitude toward life and the people around you that is caring. Let me give you an example of what I mean: Back in the days when the knights of old were spurring their horses toward unknown horizons, they ...
Views: 1211(1 vote) - Being Fearless in the Face of Adversity - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Chris WilliamsIn my last newsletter, “Five Must-Do Practices in Tough Times” I mentioned the importance of a good attitude, protecting business relationships, getting more creative, focusing on results and the importance of effective communication. I would like to continue discussion about leading in tough ...
Views: 5310(1 vote) - Belief: What if the Eiffel Tower Is Not Really There? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Warwick MerryDuring a recent lunch time conversation with a friend of mine, he said that he couldn’t be sure that the Eiffel Tower was really there. After a bit of questioning I almost had to agree with him. We have all heard the saying “I’ll believe it when I see it” and many people live by this, almost ...
Views: 1204(1 vote) - Believe In Your Success - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 from Ted CiubaBelieve in your success. Believe with all your heart and soul. That's Principle #2 in The NEW Think and Grow Rich—Faith! Because when you believe in your cause, in your mission, in the fact that you will be successful, why of course you have the confidence to move forward confidently. Of ...
Views: 1571(3 votes) - Best Way to Have a Great Attitude: The Attitude of Winners. - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2010 from Joe CrawfordOften times you will find the person who wins thought they could win. From athletic contests to the lottery winning is fun and provides benefits to the victor. In some cases winning requires a long process of preparation and toil. Dedication and commitment are also often precursors to ...
Views: 2185(5 votes) - Breaching the Social Anxiety Matrix - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2010 from Steven BurnsSome of you will have undoubtedly seen the film 'The Matrix' starring Keanu Reeves... Some of you may even have understood it! For those of you who haven't seen the film the basic premise is that the earth and human beings have been taken over by machines who, in order to survive, have ...
Views: 2145(1 vote) - Change is Good...Your Life Depends on It! - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2011 from bud inzerChange is Good …Your Life depends on it! By Bud Inzer Here’s an open secret—change is frightening. We don’t want to feel the sting of it but we want the new possibilities it might bring. Woody Allen tells a joke that speaks of this human dilema: a man speaking to a psychiatrist about his ...
Views: 923(1 vote) - Change on a Mastery Level - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2013 from Angela Schulz-HenkeThe Changes we are facing during the next 3 to 4 years are on a mastery level. Be the change you want to see and always be kind to yourself! People feel the disorientation. A lot of things are happening in an always shorter period of time. There is instability which confuses a lot of ...
Views: 1382(1 vote) - Change what you do to change what you get - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from George Torok"If you always do what you've always done you'll always get what you've always gotten." proclaimed Peter Urs Bender, keynote speaker and best selling author of five books including "Leadership from Within". But Bender adds this warning, "If you continue to do what you've always done - you ...
Views: 1621(2 votes) - Change Your Life in 30 days - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2012 from Harry JamesAre you ready to change your life and become the person you want to be? There are many reasons why you may want to change your life. You may want improve your relationship, suffer from confidence issues, feel under-valued at work, want to change careers, quit smoking or lose weight. Whatever ...
Views: 1727(1 vote) - Change your Mind and You Will Change Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2012 from Louis QuezadaYou look in this World and you see two different types of people. You see successful people and unsuccessful people. You see happy and unhappy people. What are the differences between the two? Why is one successful and the other one not. Why does one person always look like they have a dark ...
Views: 1254(1 vote) - Choose wisely; reap abundance - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from CSea PerkinsWe all know we control our thoughts. Have you measured your results of those thoughts recently? Are you thoroughly pleased with yourself and the world around you? If so, patent it quickly, as it could indeed be our next new and favorite breakfast cereal! Life is guaranteed to change each ...
Views: 989(2 votes) - Clarity Makes Money - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2011 from Tarik AlsharafiDeveloping a clear vision about yourself and your business might be the most important factor in determining your success as a leader. The clearer you are in what you want to achieve and the path to achieving it, the better are your chances of success and your abilities to lead others to success ...
Views: 1629(1 vote) - Clarity: It does a body good - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2012 from Joan Marie Whelan“How smart or dumb you are depends on where you’re standing,” said Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit. We do not always have the ability to think clearly or understandingly. In fact, it would be unfair to analyze others when we ourselves do not have a stable and harmonious balance in our own ...
Views: 1648(1 vote) - Clean up, or Rest and Recover, How Do we Choose? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Megan OltmanDiana Lee wrote a compelling post recently about the felt need to keep her house clean when she is home on total disability - called “I’m So Lazy: Ways We Trick & Abuse Ourselves“. I could really identify with those undermining tapes that play in our heads, telling us that whatever we are ...
Views: 984(2 votes) - Cleaning Out the Chaos of Your Mind - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Terri BrittI thought I was watching a cop drama on television for a moment this morning. I looked out my front door and standing in my yard were several deputies from the Sheriff’s Department with shotguns, hiding behind our trees. At least five of their cars surrounded our street. “What in the world is ...
Views: 1745(2 votes) - Commitment Doesn't Have to Be Painful - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from Heather DoeringThe truck was packed to the brim. The other two trucks accompanying us were also full. We were on our way to a remote lake near Lake Tahoe in California. We'd been planning this trip for a month but my mate had been talking about it for over a year. Loon Lake was the destination and he wanted to ...
Views: 1123(1 vote) - Complain Pill: Throw it Down the Drain! - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite“Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.” - Antoine Rivarol I was sitting at a local Starbucks snuggled up in a comfy chair with a good book and a piping hot latte when I heard a woman exclaim, "Traffic was a bear getting ...
Views: 1111(1 vote) - Controlling Life With The Right Mind Power Technique - by Submitted on May 29, 2013 from Tony BurnellHave you ever felt disappointed because you broke a promise to yourself or you failed to keep a resolution? Did you give up on goals because you felt you let yourself down when you were not strong-minded enough to follow through? It is easy to become disillusioned and too self-critical when all ...
Views: 1597(1 vote) - Convince people with your ideas - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2010 from Dia ThabetConvince people with your ideas Do you persuade and convince people easily with your ideas? Do you want to convince people more easily with your point of view? You are probably like everyone else want to learn how to convince people with your ideas, opinions, or point of views. Many people ...
Views: 3467(2 votes) - Could Life Be AWEsome? - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2009 from Carole HodgesStop for a moment. Dream back to the time when you were limitless. Maybe you were 4 or 5 or even 7 – before you learned the word “impossible.” You could be invisible, or fly, or walk through walls. Feel that tingle of your unlimited possibility. Could you accept that this incredible power is ...
Views: 1456(7 votes) - Creating Dreams - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowCrafting your future is such an amazing opportunity that you are bestowed with on a daily basis. You are given the chance to create the life you envision, the ability to mold your existence just the way you see fit, and it begins when you are ready to try something new. Constructing a new ...
Views: 1173(2 votes) - Cultivate Positive Thoughts and Feelings - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Robert NajemyYou need a peaceful, clear and positive mind in order manifest your needs for your self, your family and perhaps even for society and the world. Our emotions have a direct effect on our bodies. Every time we feel an emotion, our endocrine system excretes certain hormones or peptides that ...
Views: 4557(2 votes) - Cultivating The Fruits of Success in the Orchard of your Mind - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2009 from Margaret ButlerWhen you see a beautiful fruit tree and enjoy its fruits, you notice the seed inside the fruit. In this small seed, the mighty fruit tree grew. It produced the sweet fruit and created pleasure. It bore abundant fruit because it was carefully cultivated. When you think of fruit, it is easy ...
Views: 2208(1 vote) - D.E.N.I.A.L. - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2010 from Jodi Michele CooleyHave you ever heard "DENIAL is not a river in Egypt." Well I have an even better one, Denial stands for: Don't Even Know I Am Lying. It's hard to believe that denial would be classified as a feeling. I think Denial would be considered a numbing device, like Novocain for the ...
Views: 4272(3 votes) - Death in the Mountains...Is it What You Want Even Though You're Doing What You Love? - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Jake NortonDougald MacDonald - a great writer, climber, and all-around guy - wrote a brilliant post yesterday about the tragic passing of climber Craig Luebben (http://themountainworld.blogspot.com/2009/08/no-consolation.html). In it, he discusses at length the commonly-heard phrase: "Well, at least he ...
Views: 1567(2 votes) - Diamonds are Produced with Pressure - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from cedric riceMost of you probably know this but a diamond is one of the hardest substances available to man. Most of you do know that diamonds are coveted above all natural precious stones. Women value diamonds and we see them on TV all of the time. The size of the diamond on a ring or other piece of jewelry ...
Views: 1514(1 vote) - Discover Your Life Purpose - Change Directions to Find Purpose and the Joy of Life - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbMany people question their life purpose after enduring something very painful or surviving a horrific event. Any number of things can trigger the question. How many of you have lived through one or more of the following trials? Rape, sexual abuse, childhood abuse, incest or domestic violence; ...
Views: 1861(2 votes) - Do you have enough talent to become great at it? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Luc ReidFor the past two and a half years, my son and I have been studying Taekwondo. At a class a few days ago, some of us were practicing a difficult kick, and a newer student was finding she had to go through the kick very slowly. “It took me about two years to learn that kick,” said a third ...
Views: 1055(3 votes) - Do You Know What It's Like??? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Danish AhmedHi there... I know what it's like... I had times when I wasn't happy doing anything that I did. I did some great things, but I was never happy. All I knew is that I wanted to feel better, and whatever I did to try and feel better, didn't work. I felt horrible. Even though others thought I ...
Views: 2081(2 votes) - Do You Practice the "Attitude of Gratitude"? - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Rev. Elaine Torrance-GingrichHow many times have we all heard, read, or been told to develop an "Attitude of Gratitude" and our lives will be the richer for it? How many of us have actually done that? - and I mean really developed that ability to appreciate anything and everything - to see the positive in all ...
Views: 1396(2 votes) - Do You Prefer Experiencing or Learning? - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2010 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorSomeone emailed this comment to me: “They say live and learn, but I think we should just LIVE. Learning is overrated. We would never accomplish anything.” Do you agree or disagree? This comment gave me pause; and I could have chosen to go down a certain mental-emotional path of disagreement. ...
Views: 1301(2 votes) - Do You Really Understand Money? - by Submitted on May 04, 2010 from David SamuelWhat is important in getting something is understanding what it is. If you do not understand something, it is impossible to get it other than by luck, and luck is too unreliable to base your life on. You must understand money and what it can give you. Money does not only give you the ...
Views: 2569(2 votes) - Do You Want to Stop Jumping To Conclusions? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonThere is much evidence these days of people rushing into things without taking sufficient time to think. The consequences are usually not too detrimental, although sometimes the effect is less than pleasing. I know myself that I have a rather short fuse when I encounter answering systems ...
Views: 6575(1 vote) - Does Your Story Run Your Life? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2012 from Sandy Brewer, PhDIt’s resonates like an old gospel spiritual: You got a story, I got a story. All God’s children got a story. The intensity of our stories varies as does the degree of the resulting chaos. Some of us had it really rough, as did I. Yet others have had harsher lives. And for some of us, not ...
Views: 2272(1 vote) - Don't Defeat Yourself With Negative Manipulation - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Bob LancerWhen you use feelings of disappointment to manipulate someone into giving you your way, you program yourself to relate with your experience as a defeat. This costs you your freedom. There is really nothing wrong with your situation. The present offers you every opportunity. But you bind ...
Views: 3169(1 vote) - Don't Settle for Less - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from cedric riceI have settled for a lot less than I should have on too many occasions in my life for me to count. When I look back at the things that I should have fought for I realize how much that I have lost over the years and I’m sure that you do also. Sometimes we can become complacent with our situation ...
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