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- Business Conviction - by Submitted on May 29, 2012 from Mark Bowser"Burn it down" "Excuse me sir?" said the young Lieutenant. "You heard me. Burn it down" "But General, if we burn the bridge then we will have no way to get back home." "Lieutenant, there is a way. We must win this war and capture the enemy's ships. Then, we will be able to go ...
Views: 1679(1 vote) - Stop Feeling Down - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2009 from Robert (Bob) CannonToday it is snowing again and we are expecting another foot of snow on top of what has already been a record breaking year for snow. Sometimes the winter feels soooooooo long. Today I talked to the President of a client company. For them, business is down over 40%. I have talked to business ...
Views: 1678 - How Does Your Attitude Impact Your Success in Business - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2010 from Diana SamalotIt is an unfortunate fact that as a result of the recent recession, many business owners have been thrown into a state of panic about the future of their business. Yes, it is sensible to make ourselves aware of any financial issues which may or will affect us directly, but by adopting a negative ...
Views: 1676 - 3 Barriers to Success - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2012 from Maria Khalife"Choose your thoughts carefully; they are the builders of your life." ~ Anonymous How many times have you set out with a fabulous plan for success and within a short period of time found yourself mentally kicked to the curb wondering why? You are not alone. Many people find it tough to ...
Views: 1674 - ***Career or Job? - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from Kevin BurnsI met Wendy years ago when I took a job as a restaurant manager. For me, the management position was a job. It wasn’t my career as I hadn’t prepared myself to become a restaurant manager. Heck, I’d never even worked in a restaurant prior. But I had eaten in plenty of restaurants. I had a good ...
Views: 1673 - I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. ~Henry David Thoreau - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2014 from Dr. Anne BrownKeep making those Requests Making requests may seem like such a simple thing. Of course I do that you say to yourself. Check again it can be the root of many negative emotions especially resentment. I have a friend of many years who as a teenager was experimenting with a rocket that exploded ...
Views: 1672(1 vote) - The Two Sides of Hope - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2012 from Marquita HeraldI recently read an article that stated, according to research, despite unemployment and any number of economic and social indicators to the contrary, 80% of the population holds “unrealistic, optimistic beliefs” about their own future. It really got me to thinking about the two sides of ...
Views: 1672 - Attitude Is Where It All Begins - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2008 from Julie ChristiansenWhen you think about stress management, what do you think of? Do you picture white sandy beaches and azure blue oceans? Do you think of soothing music, candles, and a warm tub? Or perhaps you are picturing yourself laying on a plush leather couch while you free-associate about your childhood. ...
Views: 1671 - 3 Ways to Jump-Start Unspeakable Joy! - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Dr. Deana MurphyHow many seconds, minutes, hours, days, years, and decades have we wasted our lives on trivial like grumbling and whining about one thing after another. Then there’s the criticizing, judging and pointing fingers. And don’t leave out the infamous triplets … should’ve, could’ve, would’ve. Say yuk ...
Views: 1670 - Advice for Raising Responsible Citizens for Tomorrow - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2012 from Beverly OMalleyWe all want parenting advice that provides us with the tools we need to raise happy healthy children. Good parenting does not result from using a standardized recipe or cookie cutter approach to the many challenges our offspring present to us. Good parenting really comes from learning as ...
Views: 1670 - Events & Stories - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Steve DahlWe have often heard they hurt my feelings or if that happened I would finally be happy. What someone did or what happened is just an event, it is our story about it our beliefs about it that create our feelings. Some clarity on the difference between events and stories. Events just are what ...
Views: 1670(1 vote) - Passion Plus Patience Equals Successful Blogging - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2012 from Ken MuiseI started writing online about 5 years ago. I was so ignorant then of how to blog or find writing jobs that, in hindsight, I lost out on a lot of stuff I could have been doing like growing a brand and building up personal sites as well as adding to my portfolio. I wouldn't call it wasted time, ...
Views: 1670 - Seeking Personal Goals as Parents While Investing in Our Children's Interests - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2017 from Tyler JacobsonWhen we become parents, it's hard sometimes to remember that our children are separate individuals, with unique abilities, talents, and personalities. Yet it's extremely important to learn how to balance our own goals for them with the interests they have for themselves. Let's talk about how we ...
Views: 1670 - What I Learned From Yucky Fish - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2014 from Noelle NelsonWe’re great at giving our very best in the hard moments, the crises. We pull out all the stops to save a loved one’s life, rescue a child from a burning building, salvage our marriages on the brink of divorce. We are truly, then, the shining example of what a human being is capable of. But ...
Views: 1670 - Whining and Connection Theory - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Shelle Rose CharvetThe weather has been unusually bad this summer. Either rain or it’s too hot. Or too humid. And summer doesn’t last very long anyway. The price of gas goes up on long weekends. And don’t get me started on the dollar! When it hit + 10 percent over the US dollar last year I lost a huge amount on my ...
Views: 1670(7 votes) - 3 Key Mental Strength Questions to Stay Focused in Turbulent Times - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Gregg SwansonThe economy, global warming, corporate downsizing, obesity, etc…WOW! With all this all this perceived horrible situations it’s not wonder that our society is paralyzed with fear. After all, if you listen to the news it sounds like we’re in the worst situation every, right? Wrong! ...
Views: 1669 - How overcoming the fear of death helped me overcome my fear of life. - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2015 from Rikky D. T. MaasWhen my aunt passed away a couple of years ago, I fought the grief and confusion the way I know best: by drowning it in information. I read everything I could find about lungs, oncology, death, and even funerals. In my search for answers I stumbled upon a book by Irvin Yalom called 'Staring at ...
Views: 1669(1 vote) - Tickled Pink - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Ungenita Katrina PrevostPink is in this season! What’s your favorite shade? If you were to look in my closet you’d see that I was “Tickled Pink”. It’s one of my favorite colors and from the looks of the runways it’s more fashionable now than ever. Flip through any magazine and you will see hot pink dresses, magenta ...
Views: 1669 - Keeping Creative - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from David ScottCreativity is a mysterious word. In life creativeness is not limited to human beings. Animals have been highly creative not only in survival but in having a fun time of living. Watching a group of birds play at the ocean begins to look like choreography only where is the master creator there? ...
Views: 1668(2 votes) - Shift Happens - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Camille StrateThe ability to reach out and ask for help isn’t something that comes easily to some folks. Pride keeps them from showing their vulnerabilities. Fear keeps them stuck. But when they make that little shift and see that the asking is as much a gift as it is a favor, everything changes. ...
Views: 1668(2 votes) - Bolster Self-Determination- 4 Cornerstones to Strengthen Self-Discipline - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Beth Tabak"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination." Tommy Lasorda How would your life be different if you strengthened self-discipline? For some people ‘discipline’ sparks negativity so I will use ‘self-determination’ instead. Strengthening ...
Views: 1667 - Dr. Romance On Your Heart's Desire - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2017 from Tina TessinaYour heart's desire -- what could it be? So many people, including many of my clients, are searching to know what it is would satisfy them, to give their lives focus and direction. "To find in ourselves what makes life worth living is risky business," writes Marsha Sinetar ...
Views: 1667(1 vote) - BE KIND TO YOURSELF - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Jennifer Elizabeth MastersSelf Deprecating Comments Have No Place in Your Head On the path to the heart it is important to love yourself. Loving yourself is more than saying “I love you” in front of a mirror. Loving yourself provides a deep feeling of being grounded and inner peace. Not that long ago, I was ...
Views: 1665 - 15 ways to be happy - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Dia Thabet15 ways to be happy What is happiness? Do you want to be happy in your life? How can you be happy? Most people want to be happy, yet they look for it in the wrong places. What you should know about happiness that it comes from within and that it varies from one person to person. However, ...
Views: 1664(1 vote) - An Attitude of Gratitude - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Melvina HarrisonHow many times do you say “Thank You”, during the course of a day? From an early age, we were taught to always say, “thank you” when someone shows us kindness, be it a gift, a ride, a loan, a meal, or through kind words. Even today as adults we say, “thank you” to our elders, family, friends, ...
Views: 1664(4 votes) - Be YOU To The Full - Your Rock Solid Power to Achieve All of Your Goals in No Time at All - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2015 from Donald PillaiThis is the day you know you're really going to do it. You have made your choice; you have made up your mind. You are determined, unstoppable and committed to living that choice. Come what may. Nothing or no one is going to change that because it's really not a 'mind'-thing, it's something from ...
Views: 1664 - 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: 1664(3 votes) - Common Sense Or Good Sense? - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2015 from William CottringerCommon Sense Or Good Sense? By Bill Cottringer “Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.”― Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It seems to be a sad common consensus today that common sense is not so common anymore. But, the validity of that conclusion really depends ...
Views: 1664 - Give Up Control - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from Angela Schulz-HenkeWhy is that so important? And why is it so difficult? Most of us had good role models concerning control. Parents control their children and more of them even ignore them on the other side? You might ask “What is worse?” You might even control your spouse and your co-workers. Just think ...
Views: 1664(1 vote) - Going With The Flow - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2013 from Joy IdriesAs the river winds and wends its way downstream towards the sea it is flowing in the direction of least resistance. Is your own life flowing in a similar direction? If so, then you will find that your life is one of ease. More often than not, things will turn out the way you want them to, ...
Views: 1664(1 vote) - What is holding you back in life? - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2015 from Emese BodiHave you ever wondered why some people get great results, while others don't? Why is it that for some, achieving goals is easy, while for others, it's a struggle? It all has to do with your subconscious beliefs. Your beliefs are the foundation on which your thoughts, behaviours and actions ...
Views: 1664(1 vote) - Your Field Of Influence - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2010 from Holly Mae HowardHello, You Beautiful Snowflakes! You are one of a kind, even if you feel ordinary today. Your field of influence is HUGE! You may only know a few people, and you may only associate with fewer than that, but if you open up and see how large your energy field is, you'll start to remember that ...
Views: 1664(3 votes) - Are you Living with If or When? - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2013 from Merna Throne, M.S.Here we are again meeting on a beautiful morning sharing our thoughts to loving the life we have, while dreaming of more. Is that the tape that is running in your head? Or is it a more defeating one? I have been using these very questions with many aspects of my life. Let’s look at these ...
Views: 1663(3 votes) - DEVELOPING THE PROPER MENTAL ATTITUDE - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2011 from Melodie WilliamsSuccess is in the blood. There are men whom fate can never keep down they march forward in a jaunty manner, and take by divine right the best of everything that the earth affords. But their success is not attained by means of the Samuel Smiles-Connecticut policy. They do not lie in wait, nor ...
Views: 1663(1 vote) - Our Lives are a mirror Image of the Little Decisions we Make - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Todd SmithOver my career I have read and heard thousands of quotes from great leaders, but there is one I replay in my mind more than any other. Jim Rohn, one of the greatest personal development teachers of our time said, “Success comes from making a series of good decisions over time, while failure ...
Views: 1663(1 vote) - The Secret of Flying - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from John GilmoreSometimes the weather gets rough up there. What do I mean by “up there(?),” you may ask. I mean up there--high in the sky when you dare to spread your wings and learn the secret of flying. Sometimes I feel that life is only to teach us how to, “transcend the human condition of the common ...
Views: 1663(2 votes) - How your perception is being shaped by your beliefs - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2015 from Emese BodiAre you tired of continuously trying but never succeeding? Do you sometimes feel that the harder you try the further you get from your perceived destination? It's not because you don't have enough willpower or because you are lacking something. It's because your subconscious beliefs, thought ...
Views: 1662 - Tennis...A Lesson in Life - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2010 from Barry RobertsI play tennis about four times a week. One of the guys I play with, always starts the day by tossing the ball to make his serve and announcing, “Enjoy, gentlemen!” I usually reply with, “Thanks Jon. I’m rooting for you to come in second.” (Unless, of course, Jon is my doubles partner.) Our ...
Views: 1662(3 votes) - The Trap - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Our world is full of wants and needs. When you don’t have material things, you feel underprivileged. When you don’t experience the same pleasures as others, you feel underprivileged. When you get older you start to acquire the things you lacked growing up. Your path in life changes and the ...
Views: 1662 - Accountable Equals Powerful - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2009 from Joel MilneHow much of your life do you hold yourself accountable for? Consider your level of responsibility for the results in your life, on a percentage basis. Is the answer 25%? 50%? 75%? Now ask yourself this, why not a 100%? If your not in charge, responsible, held accountable for each and every ...
Views: 1660(1 vote) - Enjoy - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2012 from Patricia ReedDo you know what it means to enjoy? That’s a word so commonly used that perhaps we take it for granted. Maybe it’s time to think about this and allow ourselves to know what it means to enjoy. What does “enjoy” actually feel like? The definition of enjoy: to receive pleasure from; take ...
Views: 1660(2 votes) - We Are The Cause. What is the Effect? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2019 from Brad YatesWe live in a world of cause and effect. I can imagine your response… “No kidding… tell me something I don’t already know!” We all know about cause and effect. But looking at how most people seem to be living and responding to life, I feel it bears repeating. (And maybe I’m the only ...
Views: 1660 - "It Starts With Ourselves" - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2012 from Susan FoxleySince I was a very young child, I was given the gift of deep compassion for other people’s pain. For some reason it was almost as if I could jump into other people’s bodies and see through their eyes and hear through their ears. I knew how they felt and it would literally break my heart. ...
Views: 1659 - ***Criticism and Language By Judi Moreo - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2018 from Judi MoreoCriticism, for many people, carries the same meaning as judgment. In fact, one of the top synonyms of criticism is judgment. And, one of the top synonyms of critic is judge. No wonder people have such a hard time with this term! Who wants to be judged? Obviously, people get defensive when ...
Views: 1659 - ***Tips to Eliminate Negativity and Increase Positivity - by Submitted on May 03, 2018 from Judi MoreoHere are a few tips that can help you eliminate negativity and help you to bring a positive spin to your life and make positive thinking easier:eliminate negativity Read books about positive thinking. When you read books that are positive and uplifting, it helps you to be more positive. ...
Views: 1659 - How to Adjust Your Attitude - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2018 from James Mapes“A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” -Patricia Neal, American actress How does your attitude meter read? Do you generally have a good attitude towards life, expecting the best and tossing aside the garbage that inevitably comes ...
Views: 1659 - How to Let Go - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2012 from Pam GuthrieWhat’s gonna happen next? Do you know? Yeah, me, either. But aren’t we cute? We think we do! We all hold the belief that we know what is going to happen next. Chances are good that the next thing will be similar to the current thing, but that’s just a change, it’s not knowledge. We ...
Views: 1659(2 votes) - It Sounds So Easy, But Where Do I Start? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2009 from Pat MussieuxThere is no passion to be found... in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ~ Nelson Mandela I was just on a phone call with a very close friend and we were discussing the content of my articles over the past few months. The title of this article is actually ...
Views: 1659(9 votes) - Keep Pushing Your Limits - by Submitted on May 13, 2013 from Anita AlleyneMy daughter is always suggesting new applications for my phone, so under protest I downloaded MapMyRun, one of a series of fitness apps. Being in my fifties and barely finishing 2.5km each run, my attitude has been to do it while I still can. Logging my performance was in the past, when I ran ...
Views: 1659 - Learning from a Dumb Bunny - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Sally MarksI have heard the expression “Dumb Bunny” used for years. Our pet rabbit does not appreciate this term. Tinkles is a sensitive creature and a tad grouchy. I don’t want to upset him so I try not to use the “dumb bunny” idiom. In fact, our pet is not only a smart little hopper, he was a catalyst ...
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