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- 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: 1789(1 vote) - When Everything Is Going Downhill - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2017 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.comWhen things don't go well, frustration with other people or with yourself often comes up and our mood goes downhill fast. Have you had those days? Well, you are not alone. While we cannot control other people and all situations, we can manage our own emotions and how to deal with things ...
Views: 1789 - How Are You at Building Reserves? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Marsha EganHow well do you build reserves? And we’re not just talking about money, although the concept is the same. Do you have reserves of time, resources and energy? Are you running your life, or is your life running you? We are all familiar with the concept of building financial reserves. Your ...
Views: 1788(3 votes) - You Sure About That? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2015 from John JohnsonAlmost two decades had passed since I last saw Leroy. So when we finally met to catch up no topic was off limits. We spoke about all kinds of things. Our conversation eventually steered itself towards the subject of perception and how it informs our beliefs and actions. I told Leroy about an ...
Views: 1788 - 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: 1787(1 vote) - 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: 1786(3 votes) - 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: 1784 - Refresh Your Optimism - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2014 from Sally MarksHave you ever wished you had a “refresh” button for your life? We acquire a fair amount of knowledge from study and personal experience, but at times it seems all it takes are a few setbacks, and poof, we revert to our old bad habits. It happened to me. I was in a car accident a year ...
Views: 1784 - Staying On Point - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2015 from Nancy Gentle BoudrieWhether you classify yourself as a “go getter” or not we all desire to accomplish or achieve certain goals and experiences. When we do not reach our objective within the time frame we want, our mental, and emotional state of being becomes frustrated and often irritable. Here are some ...
Views: 1783(1 vote) - New Beginnings - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Dr. Carolyn PorterMany of you are at crossroads in your life - big changes are eminent. It could be with your job or career, an important relationship, where you live, your financial status, or even your health. You are being forced into making choices about things you perhaps didn’t expect, and you may be ...
Views: 1782(1 vote) - The Negative Response to Positive Endeavour - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2011 from John G E FryeFor some of us, we don’t always see positivity for what it is. It is not that unusual to find that those who live their lives in a positive way, express positive mantras and are regarded as positive role models, will often attract hostility, jealousy, suspicion and other negative ...
Views: 1782(1 vote) - Success and the Truth of Who You Are - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2010 from Geoffrey CanavanNever deny your own value, no matter what experiences you have had so far. Your value is an immeasurable gift to give yourself for the future, starting in the present. It really is one of the most outstanding conditions of what you are. It is here you will gain total freedom of what you can ...
Views: 1781(7 votes) - How to Be More Attractive to Men - Ladies It's Time to Loosen Up and Get Your Mo-Jo Back! - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Rebecca MillsIf you are a lovely lady stuck at home on Saturday night wondering where all the decent men have gone, you may be just a few steps from meeting Mr Wonderful! Ladies are always looking for ideas on how to be more attractive to men. However sometimes it's the simple things in life that make all ...
Views: 1780(5 votes) - Happiness | Kathryn Crawford Wheat - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from Kathryn WheatI have come to the realization that our problems in life can be the very thing that ultimately bring us happiness. When we face tragedy, dig through our pain, and eventually come out of it on the other side, we are renewed. In a way, it’s the pain that helps us feel joy. I believe that sometimes ...
Views: 1778(2 votes) - Long Run Abundance - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2016 from Jeanna GabelliniMy business has taught me a lot about abundance. For instance as we've all heard, even if you don't own your own business you need to outsource the tasks that aren't your strength or are time hogs. This allows you to do what you do best and therefore attract more money. But sometimes it can ...
Views: 1778 - Success and Admiration - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Geoffrey CanavanWe live in a world where it’s hard to be perceived as a success, where being wealthy necessitates enormous amounts of money, where being good in sport necessitates huge acclaim and fame. This in turn can become an attack on the truth of who you really are. When you place heroes on a pedestal, ...
Views: 1778(3 votes) - Life Coaching: What to Tell Yourself When You Don't Think You Are Good Enough - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2015 from Cecile PeterkinLife is too good and too short to keep whining about your problems and difficulties. There's no way you can get the best out of life when you keep looking at your defeats and refusing to see the brighter side of your life. While it's impossible for anybody to be happy all the time, you shouldn't ...
Views: 1777 - The Unspoken - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Lyndsey ShafferTwo common phrases used to describe the impact a person has are “your words speak volumes” and “your silence is deafening”. However, the opposite is true as well. Silence speaks volumes. Inaction and the unspoken evoke results in the same ways as spoken words and actions. It is often more ...
Views: 1777(7 votes) - Moving Past Negativity and Hopping into Happiness - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Sally MarksMy spouse, CB, and I watched a mama bunny prepare a nest for her soon-to-be babies. It was fascinating to watch the cotton tail hop back and forth and bring twigs into the borough she prepared. Afterward she removed little rocks and sifted through the dirt to prepare the abode for her new ...
Views: 1775(1 vote) - 8 Characteristics of a Great Business Owner - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2012 from Michelle GutierrezOne of my favorite authors and speaker of all time is Charles Swindoll. I think that his written work inspired me in many ways because of the simple way he uses the best qualities in human beings to make his stories come to life. He also reminds me of my uncle who was an integral part of the ...
Views: 1774(1 vote) - Eoungh Already....Are You a Leader or a Follower? - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2012 from Melanie Benson StrickI’ve been seeing a lot of “information” lately about being a leader or a follower. What I’ve come to understand is a lot of mentors, gurus and marketers need you to be a follower. Followers do what they are told. Which means followers will probably spend a lot more money with their “guru” and ...
Views: 1774 - 3 Positive Ways to Succeed in a Shutdown - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2013 from Joey FaucetteJust because the U.S. government can afford a shutdown doesn't mean you can. You have a family to provide for, bills to pay, and hopefully a retirement to fund. So despite all the news about the federal shutdown, what can you do to succeed in a shutdown? Check out these 3 Positive Ways to ...
Views: 1773 - Perfect Equation: See- Believe- Become + Do- Create- Attain = Manifestation - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2017 from Lori Snyder“Everyone holds within them the magic to make their dreams come true, but sadly few realize this. When your energy, passion, vision and practical side come together with your inner beliefs, dreams can be created and achieved.” Lori Snyder, CPC YOU can think, you can wish and you can create a ...
Views: 1773(3 votes) - Are You in Drive or Reverse? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorAre you traveling through life or are you on a journey? Are you looking forward or at the past? Your answers reveal a lot about the direction you’re going in and what kind of experiences you’ll have. Maybe you can relate… It was a major life change for me to move from New York City to my ...
Views: 1772 - The Art of Being an Overcomer - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2011 from Antoinette SykesTop of the morning to you! Hi there! Good morning! Morning! These are some of the few ways I greet you online and in person. Sometimes, it’s accompanied with a hug, but always with high energy and a big smile. So, this morning I hope you feel my sheer joy, enthusiasm and thankfulness to you, as ...
Views: 1772(1 vote) - Timeless Wisdom on Health and Anger Management - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2010 from William F SmithI recently read a book first published in 1796, entitled “The Immortal Mentor.” The preface was written by George Washington, praising the author’s work. The first section was about health, and the premise that our extremes of lifestyle shorten our lives by many years, while moderation in all ...
Views: 1772(1 vote) - 10 Love List Strengths... How to Love Yourself When Your Brain is Wired for Negativity - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2012 from Renee HeigelWe’ve all heard the stories – the young girl who was hit by a parent and vows it will never happen again. She moves forward, creates a life of success and then, one day, wakes up to find herself in an abusive relationship, wondering how in the heck she got there. She obviously didn’t want this ...
Views: 1771 - How to Be a Friend to Yourself - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Georgiana CarollusDo you constantly criticize and belittle yourself? Are you your own worst enemy? How would you treat yourself differently if you treated yourself like a friend? The advice to love yourself is a common self-help theme. This is of little help to most people, especially those who expect they ...
Views: 1771 - It's Not About Age....It's About Attitude (Reflections on my 57th birthday) - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2008 from Jacqueline WalesAttitude has been a driving force in my life, and as I approach my fifty-seventh year, it is even more important. I have always believed that aging is a state of mind, and throughout my life, I have held firmly to the belief on each birthday that I was too young to be this old. My work with ...
Views: 1771 - *** Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2008 from Alexander GreenGentlemen, Stop Your Engines Dear Reader, While in France a couple years ago, I bumped into my colleague Addison Wiggin, an American publisher (and now filmmaker) who was living in Paris at the time. During our chat, he told me about a French co-worker who had just returned from her first ...
Views: 1768 - A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Jo Anne MeekinsYOU ARE AN OVERCOMER Happy New Day! You have overcome and are still here to face a new day with all of its good, bad, and ugly by the grace of God, who is faithful and true to His word: (Romans 8:36-37) As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep ...
Views: 1768(1 vote) - Are you interested or are you committed? - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2012 from Lena ChenI was listening to an audio from the Healing with the Masters series (http://www.healingwiththemasters.com/audio.htm) by this guy John Assaraf whom I have never heard of before. I was multi-tasking and didn't hear every word he said, but this question he posed to the listeners called out loudly ...
Views: 1768 - Are You Waiting on the World to Change? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Cookie Tuminello“You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.” - Les Brown I was listening to a song on the radio the other day by John Mayer called, ‘Waiting on the World to Change.’ Well, good luck with that. Sitting back and waiting in resignation for ...
Views: 1768(3 votes) - Small Business Owners - Do You Get Stuck by Doubt When You Want to Put a Price Tag On Your Services? - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2010 from Lalitha BrahmaHave you ever got excited about doing something and got stuck? It could be offering your expertise and charging for the same or selling your own product or someone else's product as an affiliate. The first question that comes up is What is the guarantee that my expertise/services/product will ...
Views: 1768(1 vote) - Be Your Own Cheerleader - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Mike RobbinsI recently saw a wonderful video on YouTube that has been making its way around the internet of a little girl passionately affirming herself and her life in the bathroom mirror ("My whole house is great, I like my hair, I can do anything, I like my family," etc.) If you haven't had a chance to ...
Views: 1767 - Lessons Learned From The Naked Neighbor - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2015 from Royce GomezOn a Saturday night at home while relaxing with friends, things turned interesting quickly. A dog showed up at the house. In an attempt to find the rightful owner and return the dog, we knocked on the door of the rightful owner and a naked man opened the door. This was the start of an ...
Views: 1767 - Three Ingredients for Misery and Their Antidotes - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2014 from Debra PayneThere are many ways to be perpetually miserable. Although we are all vastly different in many ways, we share common themes around the subject of misery. In fact, misery is a pattern than emerges in many people's lives far too often. I've outlined some manifestations of misery here and filed them ...
Views: 1766 - ***25 Best Inspirational Quotes for Ambitious Professionals and Lawyers - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2020 from Tsion ChudnovskyHave you hit a wall or stalled out in your career as a professional or lawyer? It can be easy to get buried in work and lose inspiration and sight of the big picture. Looking back, when I’ve been doing the same thing and not getting results at my criminal defense law firm Chudnovsky Law, ...
Views: 1764(1 vote) - Has Education Today Become a By-Word for Our Indoctrination? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2016 from Christopher EvansIt was Albert Einstein who once had this to say about education, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” The education system remains an exercise in micro-management that provokes memories of the ...
Views: 1764 - Find Courage Yourself to Deal With Change and Choose Happiness - by Submitted on May 14, 2010 from Barnsley BrownHow Do I Change My Life? Are you happy? Please note that I'm not asking if you FEEL happy. I'm asking if you ARE happy. Happiness does not have to be a fleeting emotion that we feel when everything's coming up roses. Instead, it is something you can have, right now, no matter what's going on ...
Views: 1763(1 vote) - Going All the Way - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2010 from Deborah McIncrow"Fast, hurry, quickly, immediately” are all words that can appear extremely attractive and luring when they spring by our ears regarding weight loss. If you’ve got a horrible toothache then these words are extremely welcoming for immediate aid, if you break down on the side of the road then ...
Views: 1763(1 vote) - Have You Looked in the Mirror Lately? (article and assessment) - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Kris CavanaughHow important is it for you to get a medical checkup? It may not be the most pleasant experience you can have done, but it is certainly necessary to help ensure proper health for your body. The more frequently we have our teeth assessed, our eyes assessed, and all areas of our physical form ...
Views: 1763(2 votes) - Is Your Website Content Getting You Customers? If not, Change it! - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2013 from SUSAN FOXby Susan Fox © 2013 Susan Fox You want more customers. Your website or blog professionally tells all about your valuable offer. But if it doesn’t contain useful information for your site visitors, your content might actually repel them. What might you do? Change your website content. ...
Views: 1763(2 votes) - Past Performance Does Not Guarantee Future Results - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2013 from Kenneth Vogt"Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future." ~Oscar Wilde If you have ever bought shares of stock, a bond, or shares in a mutual fund, you were presented with the disclaimer, "Past performance does not guarantee future results." The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires ...
Views: 1763 - Be a Dream Promoter - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2010 from Bruce MillsDreams are like the Candy above, they make you feel good. So are you a dream promoter or crusher? Do you support your dreams and dreams of others or do you crush them like stepping on a grape on the floor? I really work on not being judgemental of others dreams. I do hear everyday from people ...
Views: 1762(10 votes) - Good Business Attitude Comes from Consequences - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Kevin BurnsConsequences are the guideposts of your moral compass. If there were no consequences, people would run roughshod over each other. Items in your garage would be stolen by your neighbors. Police forces would become irrelevant. You would leave the doors unlocked because, what’s the point? Business ...
Views: 1761(1 vote) - My AB's Bigger Than Yours - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from CHARLES GLASSMANFor as long as I’ve been writing my weekly messages and my book Brain Drain, readers have asked me whether I have read so and so’s work or watched a particular TV show that they felt related to my work. Naturally, those inquiries would fire up my automatic brain (AB) with thoughts like, “What ...
Views: 1761(5 votes) - No Fear: Overcoming Fear One Fright at a Time - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jeff BrownYou've seen the "No Fear" clothing stickers on cars helping to coach those who want to overcome if not ignore fear. But to ignore it or to say it doesn't exist is only healthy if you are aware of it, its purpose and need, for understanding fear and how it's used in our lives is one of the most ...
Views: 1761 - Change you and your life changes - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2012 from Angela Schulz-HenkeWith every breath, I start a new life. In the darkness I find the light! ~ Tom Lescher It is really true that you can change your life with each new breath. Because You can change your thoughts and your feelings intentionally. Even if you are in the sadness, depression or burnout, you can ...
Views: 1760 - You Win Some & You Lose Some – Dealing with a Difficult Client - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Charlene RashkowSo often people write articles about how to win over clients, how to achieve success, and how to build a business, yet one subject is often overlooked. That subject is dealing with a client you can’t please. What happens when you have a client that cannot be satisfied and how are you supposed ...
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