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- It's Not Polite to Point! - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Charmaine HammondThe reality television show Parking Wars is an interesting way to learn about human reaction in crisis, frustration and about how people accept (or don't accept) responsibility. One evening I popped into the show briefly. During the portion I watched I observed a young woman state that she ...
Views: 1766 - Is Sexism Sin? - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2011 from June Werdlow RogersAs an author of a book about the double standards that women face, my attention recently turned to the descriptions and reactions of Arizona Governor Janet Brewer’s long silence during a debate. Describing it as the “longest 16 seconds of my life”, Brewer seems to recognize the “freeze” as ...
Views: 1765(1 vote) - A Prayer for the Capable - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Samantha BennettA PRAYER FOR THE CAPABLE And as you stand there On time and Appropriately clad for the event With a high-fiber bar in your bag And extra pens Let us take this moment to applaud you. You, the prepared. You, the accomplished. You, the bills-paid-on-time and the-taxes-done-in-March. You, who ...
Views: 1764 - Pros and cons of websites for business promotion - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2018 from Julia PoltavetsThe world is not what it used to be thirty, twenty, or even two years ago. Globalization has led to the increase in the number of companies competing with each on the planetary scale. Some of those are multinationals with lavish budgets and tremendous opportunities for advertising and marketing. ...
Views: 1764 - ***How To Stay “Revved Up” By Judi Moreo - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2018 from Judi MoreoDo you find that there are certain hours of the day when you feel depleted of energy? Would you like to remain “revved up”, clear-headed, alert, and ready for anything all day long? Most of us experience our highest energy levels during the first four hours of the day when we are refreshed ...
Views: 1763 - ***Lovin’ It! Do What You Love, Love What You Do by Judi Moreo - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2017 from Judi MoreoDo what you love, love what you do. If you can’t love what you are doing at least, do it with love. We’ve had a couple of months to live up to our New Year’s resolutions. Many of them have already been forgotten or deliberately set aside. One of the biggest reasons we don’t stick to our ...
Views: 1763 - Hibernating - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2015 from Royce GomezHibernating (from the cold).....What's it good for?? As I travel on my spontaneous journey, I am eager to see the places I am visiting. I have made some sacrifices to take this journey so I want to get all the pleasure from it I can. I am currently in the city I was most looking forward to ...
Views: 1763 - How To Activate the "Law of AS IF ..." In Your Business - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Heather DominickRemember the story of the "Little Engine That Could"? This little train had always pulled small loads, but one day it was called upon to deliver something greater. First, it had a hard time getting the load to move at all so it cheered itself on by puffing, "I think I can, I think I can, I think ...
Views: 1763 - Making your 2010 Goals Work - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2009 from Harlan GoergerOvercoming the Avoidance Motivators In the last article, the reason most goals do not work was uncovered. (Why We Can't Change) This article will give you specific steps to overcome those barriers and accomplish more in 2010! Interested? Read on… People motivation is complicated and ...
Views: 1763(1 vote) - To be a Success – Just Let Go - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2010 from Willie HortonIf you want to achieve effortless happiness and success, you’re going to have to let go. You’re going to have to let go of your normal ideas of success, you’re going to have to let go of your attachments to the things that you want that, only when you get them will you feel successful. Above ...
Views: 1763(8 votes) - When you feel you can’t... Find Balance and how much You Can with LiberatingTouch - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Ranjana AppooThose who do not have the power over the story that dominates their lives, power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as times change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts. Salman Rushdie Everyone has multiple talents and everyone can ...
Views: 1763(1 vote) - ***Letting Go: How to Eliminate Negativity by Judi Moreo - by Submitted on May 17, 2018 from Judi MoreoPeople tend to hold on to negativity in their lives, even though it makes them miserable. Why do they do this? Why it is so hard for them to let go?eliminate negativity One of the reasons for this situation, is the fact that a lot of times, people feel like they have no control over ...
Views: 1762 - Dear Dr. Romance: I can now free myself and enjoy helping people - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2014 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I came across your web site when I was desperately looking for motivation. I'm a salesman selling first class products but I couldn't get motivated and it's been a problem for months. It's been getting worse. I read "Motivation and How to ...
Views: 1762 - Happiness and Continuous Learning - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Pat MussieuxAccording to Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company, "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young." At a recent event that I spoke at, sitting up front and center, was Florence - a lady who introduced herself to me, telling me that she ...
Views: 1762(4 votes) - Swearing Excessively is Just Not Cool - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonWhen you spend your time in different places you tend to become very aware of their different cultures. Having just returned to England from America I was once again hit by the amount of swearing that goes on. Swear words are used more frequently than punctuation is any given sentence, it ...
Views: 1760 - The myth of the Complex Woman - Part 3 - The Fertility Cycle - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from George ForderThe age cycle, like Shakespeare's Seven ages of man speech, is interesting in a sort of detached way. Far more evident, pervasive and dangerous is the second cycle, The Fertility Cycle. As a female design feature it links in with survival of the fittest, and the notion of planned ...
Views: 1759 - 5 Lessons to Live, Lead, & Communicate - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Cory CouillardMartin Luther King, Jr. left us a legacy. He not only taught us through what he said, but also what he did. He is an example of a leader with exceptional character; his words were backed by significant action. He taught us how to live intentionally and make our words mean something. If you ...
Views: 1758(1 vote) - 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: 1758(1 vote) - How to Bypass Your Big Bad Belief Detective - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2009 from Debbie ThomasDo you feel that you harbor beliefs about yourself that are sabotaging your success? What if there was a way to get past the Belief Detective that is guarding those old beliefs and not allowing you to become the person you want to? When we are first born, we are an open book so to speak, we ...
Views: 1758 - Where's Your Focus? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Carrie GreeneI like to believe that I know what's most important to concentrate on. After all, the reason people hire me as their business coach is to help them get focused, set priorities and keep them motivated and productive, so that their projects get done and their business grows. So why have I felt ...
Views: 1758 - Emotional Attaching - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from Kathy WilsonMany years ago I was crying on the shoulder of one of my dear, wise friends about... what else... a man I'd been dating who'd done me wrong. She let me go on for a while as I told her in graphic detail about this latest in his history of being a rat. And I reminded her of several instances in ...
Views: 1757 - Work Hard, Go to College, Get a Good Job - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2010 from Willie HortonThis is the conventional “wisdom” that has been foisted on so many children during their formative years – when we all formed our view of the world, how it works and our place in it. It suggests that hard work will be rewarded and that you have to work hard to be a success. It suggests that ...
Views: 1757(1 vote) - Would You Rather Be Right or Happy? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2010 from Peter WinslowWhy do some people need to be right, even if it adversely affects their relationships or degrades their own health and welfare? Lately, I’ve become all too aware that I’m very fond of being right. As I pondered the premise, a real poser fell into my lap. What if there is no wrong? What if ...
Views: 1757(2 votes) - Being Grateful For What Didn't Happen - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2011 from Jeannette KoczelaWhen practicing the Laws of Attraction, most people know that a big part of it is being grateful for what they have as well as what they want to happen in the future. Recently something happened to me that reminded me of another aspect of the gratitude principle, and that is, being grateful for ...
Views: 1756(1 vote) - The Ain’t it Awful Club - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from Lyn McDonaldDo you know somebody in “The ain’t it awful club”, you know the one where life is a drag? Well we all have choices, so we can decide to join it or despise it. Many people complain and blame external circumstances for their own lack of decisiveness. They will go to work and complain about their ...
Views: 1756 - The Game of Life - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Susan McNeal VelasquezI have great admiration for professional golfers. They have a mighty career task. They plan their schedules a year in advance, hire their own caddies and make their own travel arrangements. They play in a professional-amateur tournament the day before competition begins, which requires being ...
Views: 1755 - Unleash your Creative Power - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Andrew HortonOur thoughts determine the size and scope of our expectations, our expectations drive our creative capacity and our commitment, perseverance and creative energy eventually turn into the reality we get to experience. Are you guarding the thoughts that you are thinking, ensuring that you focus ...
Views: 1755(1 vote) - 5 Success Strategies You MUST Implement to Resolve Issues with Money, Health, Weight Relationships, Career, Time Management, Procrastination & More… - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2014 from KG StilesDISCOVER WHAT’S HOLDING YOU BACK from realizing your dreams! Here are the Five Success Strategies you must implement to Experience Success in any area of your life. Use these Five KEYS for Success to resolve your issues with: MONEY HEALTH WEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS CAREER TIME ...
Views: 1754 - Are You Here Only To Be Truly Helpful? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2017 from Dorothy NeddermeyerMany people say with pride—“I’m a giver.” However, no one announces, “I'm a receiver”—albeit there are more receivers than givers. The age old question— “Is It better to give than to receive,” is a miss nomer. The truth of the matter is, while you are giving you are receiving and while you ...
Views: 1754(2 votes) - Red Pill or Blue Pill? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2011 from kodwo brumpon“The one who asks the way does not get lost.” – African proverb In your palm are two pills, the blue pill and the red pill; and you must swallow one. When you choose the blue pill, you will stick to your comforting delusions and biases and continue to live an average life. Swallowing the red ...
Views: 1754 - Eliminate Prople that interrupt You and Save Your Sanity - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan HaynerWith spring-cleaning time on its way, we are all in the mode to clean those closets, get the built-up and hidden areas of our homes cleaned, organized, and eliminate all of the stress points in our lives. How many of us think about cleaning out annoyances in the form of needless ...
Views: 1752(2 votes) - Helping people find a lasting relationship - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2010 from Bruce MillsWouldn’t it be nice to have a guide or map to a relationship like a golf course has for a golf hole? The below info or guide I got from a friend on Facebook and wanted to pass it on. Many of my friends really liked it and said that it helped explain why things their past relationships have ...
Views: 1752(3 votes) - Learning to be Decisive - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from cedric riceI think that people gravitate towards those who are decisive because it shows a confidence in their own knowledge and abilities. We choose a leader whom we have confidence in because we like the safety and security of being around someone who seems to be in control. We want a leader who has the ...
Views: 1752 - 3 Steps of Manifestation - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2012 from Patrick IrvineSo I had an interview today about my next project, which is tentatively called the 12 laws, and I was asked a question that I get asked every time I talk to people and I just realized it. “Why do you think most people never get what they want?” My answer, “because most people never ...
Views: 1751(1 vote) - Body Acceptance Part 1: An Unexpected Lesson from Star Wars - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2016 from Ericka MartinAnyone that saw the movie poster for Star Wars: Episode One could have been easily mislead into thinking this would be an epic movie. The image of Darth Vader's shadow lurking beside the figure of innocent Anakin Skywalker is thought-provoking and thrilling! ...
Views: 1751 - Staying Positive in a Negative Situation - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Bettina GoodwinSo you’ve made the decision to be more positive and upbeat in your life as a step to feeling happier and maybe achieving some goals you’ve set. And it’s all going really well, until you step into an environment, perhaps your job, your family situation or some other experience, that is full of ...
Views: 1751(4 votes) - The Naysayer, by Doug Grady - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2011 from Doug GradyI remember several years ago calling on a prospect in California. When I introduced myself over the phone, he asked, “Are you the guy who sings and plays the banjo?” My reputation preceded me, how cool is that? I smiled and said, “Yes, that’s me!” He said, “Uh, yeah, I saw you last year, I don’t ...
Views: 1751 - Who You Really Are - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from Paul Dalton"Everyone in this world shares the same innate source of wisdom, but it is hidden by the tangle of our own misguided thoughts." - Sydney Banks One of the coolest things about Transformative Coaching is that it encourages us peek behind the façade of our own story telling. That is, when we are ...
Views: 1751 - Having Hindsight Ahead of Time - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Paul DaltonThere seems to be an unwritten rule that states if you are going to be taken seriously in the field of personal development as a therapist, coach or trainer, then you have to have been completely screwed up at least once in your life! Well, I’m not convinced that this is absolutely necessary ...
Views: 1750(4 votes) - 7 Year Plan - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2010 from Bobby GarrettRoy McDonald's Seven Year Plan I have created a seven year plan, which has at its foundation, very deep, strong beliefs that build a very solid structure leading to the long-term financial success I believe you desire and deserve. We must move towards the fundamentals of financial success, and ...
Views: 1749(1 vote) - Changing My Mind - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Lori Kirstein, Speaker/"Emotional Linguist", Author, ActorIn January, on the heels of the death of one of my dearest, closest friends, I quit my office job. Well, the job was godawful to begin with, anyway, but the false money-guru in my head kept saying, “But I need the money, but I need the money!” And I stayed. Until Randy died. Then I said to ...
Views: 1747(4 votes) - The Purpose Behind Your Goals - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Hannu Pirila”People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals – that is, goals that do not inspire them.” - Anthony Robbins There is no question about it. Just having a goal is not enough. It’s like a motor without the fuel – it just won’t run. The fuel to keep your motor running is your purpose, ...
Views: 1747 - 14 Natural Fat Burning Foods – The ultimate secrets to weight loss REVEALED Part 1 - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2013 from ethan chongOkay, do you know how you can lose weight successfully? Well, to lose weight successfully, you must combine these two methods that complement each other which are nutrition and exercise. Countless people have been scammed by online websites selling magical weight loss pills that are proven NOT ...
Views: 1746 - Hate studying online? Try these solutions! - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from Liz HardyWhen you hate studying online, your course seems to last forever. It’s a million times harder to find the motivation to keep going. It’s a lot easier to just turn on the TV, and put off doing any reading for another day (or week). So if you hate studying online what can you do? There ...
Views: 1746(1 vote) - The Power of Thanks - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Stuart RosenGracias… Danke… Merci… Thanks. It’s not HOW you say it, but THAT you say it, that changes everything. Gratitude has the power to bind and to build… and if you’ve ever had someone actually thank you, you’ve felt its power. “Thank you” isn’t just something that comes with “have a nice day” ...
Views: 1746(2 votes) - How to change people - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanSelf-concept has many definitions but they all have the same meaning, which is, your perception of yourself and of your abilities. When I ask you to describe yourself in one page, you will dump all you think about yourself. The way you view your capabilities is called "Self-concept". Examples ...
Views: 1744 - How to live sane in an insane world - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Bruce SullivanIn Viktor Frankl's book, "Man's Search for Meaning," he gives the vivid and detail account of his experiences in a concentration camp of World War II under Adolf Hitler's reign of terror. The descriptive's are emotionally moving and will evoke fear in anyone who reads this work. It is the ...
Views: 1744(3 votes) - ***Enjoying Your Life Versus Simply Existing - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2018 from Judi MoreoOne of the common desires that people experience in their lives is summed up in a well-known saying – “I want to thrive, not just survive.” This can also be interpreted as enjoying life as opposed to simply existing. When there is a deep need for people to change their way of life, the world has ...
Views: 1743 - How to Practice Blessings to Increase Abundance - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2010 from Terri MariePractice Blessings As you bless your food, your dreams, your mission, your purpose and your goals, your life magically improves wherever you are. (It's not really magic.) If you were God wouldn't you love to give things to someone who appreciated everything you did for them? I believe ...
Views: 1743(7 votes) - Review: Dr. Walter E. Jacobson's Forgive To Win: End Self-Sabotage. Get Everything You Want - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2011 from Norm GoldmanAuthor: Walter E. Jacobson M.D. ISBN: 978-14528341 Dr. Walter E. Jacobson's Forgive To Win: End Self-Sabotage. Get Everything You Want resonates with a basket full of insightful advice that for some of us may even sound familiar, provided we were fortunate enough to be raised by wise and ...
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