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New View, New You, New Life - by Rob White5 Primal Principles of Communication - by Rob White- Which of Your Selves Is More Sacred to You? - by Submitted on May 25, 2012 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorYou have a spiritual self and a material self that operates in the world. Which do you nurture first? How’s that working for you? You have a “foot in two worlds.” One foot is in the spiritual world, which is where you come from, where you return to, though, that world stays with you through ...
Views: 1390(1 vote) - Whither Your Resolutions? To fulfill those New Year’s Resolutions, you need to Harness Your HabitForce - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Matthew CossolottoIt’s late January 2010. Do you know where your New Year’s Resolutions are? I know we’re only a few weeks into the New Year, but I’m betting that most people reading this article – yes that means YOU! -- have already begun to give up on their New Year’s Resolutions. If you’re thinking ...
Views: 1369(1 vote) - Who checks Facebook before you get out of bed? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2012 from Janet McNallyHey Friends, Wanted to send out some thoughts on achieving what you set out to do daily. With everything at a fingers touch or click away, I found that every now and then we can easily lose focus on what we need to complete that day (myself included!). The result of losing focus is that the ...
Views: 1233(1 vote) - Who Deserves the most effort and Attention in your Life? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2011 from Andrew HortonWhen you strive to give this person as much attention as possible, you dedicate a portion of your time every day, exclusively to them and you worker harder on them than on anyone or anything else, everything in your life will improve. This person I am referring to is you. When you make the ...
Views: 1828(1 vote) - Who Do You Want to Be in the Future? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Cindy Powers Prosor“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.” ~Buddha Did you know that you are where you are today because of yesterday’s thoughts? You’re feeding your tomorrow with what you’re thinking ...
Views: 9735(1 vote) - Who Has Your Power and How You Can Take It Back - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2013 from Suzanne HosangPower is the ability to act. When you give your power away, what you essentially do is take the reference point off you and put it out there to the thing that you give your power to. Now this is significant because in order to be powerful, you need to have the ability to make choices that come ...
Views: 1030(1 vote) - Who is That Little Devil? Tapping to eradicate it! - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Michelle Lee, CHDoes it ever feel to you that you have a little "devil" inside sabotaging your best efforts? This obscure part of you that wants the exact opposite of what you have desired for the longest time seems to be constantly lurking destroying any hope for your perfect life. This little part of ...
Views: 1815(1 vote) - Who’s in the Driver’s Seat of Your Life? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Cindy Powers ProsorLet’s say you’re ready to leave an uninspiring job that is not in line with your values. Part of you knows how to gather valuable information, helping you to responsibly make this decision. From here, you check out the job market and work on your resume. You begin talking to trusted friends ...
Views: 1541(1 vote) - Why Argue? Disagree and Increase your Personal Power Instead. Part 2 in the Change My Life series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerYou argue when you both decide the other person is wrong. Two people are needed to argue, yet stopping an argument actually only requires one. You both insist you are right, which causes the argument. And from the viewpoint you each have on the issue, both of you are right. But are you ...
Views: 1395(2 votes) - Why do US Politicians Support the UN's Global Gun Grab? Part 12 in The Right Response? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerIs the Sandy Hook tragedy being used by the administration to implement the United Nation's Arms Trade Treaty - the global gun grab? Many other shooting sprees have resulted in equally cynical gun ban attempts across the world. Are gun laws to control guns, or to control people? The British ...
Views: 2041(2 votes) - Why Do We Have Digressions? What To Do When We Slip Up And Do Not Follow Through On Our best Intentions, Resolutions And Decisions - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2012 from Shahina LakhaniToday's post is for those 99% of the people who set goals but find that the road to follow through is a treacherous terrain. This article will give you one key reason for failure and one proven strategy to turn your slip ups into your thumbs ups. As the New Year continues on it pretty soon ...
Views: 1241(1 vote) - Why Write Articles That Speak Your Mind - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from TJ PhilpottIn the vast majority of cases when people write articles to publish online it is usually for promotional purposes pertaining to a particular niche. There are time however when the article writer has more of an interest in publishing content that reflects personal thoughts and not promotional ...
Views: 1643(1 vote) - Will Dictating One Single Policy to Each State Solve the Problem? Part 10 in The Right Response? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe Problem of Prescriptive Solutions Management theory is clear, prescriptive solutions do not work. Why not? A solution imposed from outside stops you creating your own solution tailored to your circumstances. Since you are unique, different to everybody else, how can one size fit you and ...
Views: 1715(2 votes) - Will Disarming Responsible Citizens Solve the Problem? Part 11 in The Right Response? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerSandy Hook was a Gun Free Zone Despite Connecticut's gun carry laws at the time, there was nobody armed at Sandy Hook to protect the slaughtered children and teachers. In practice, Sandy Hook was a gun free zone. So was the 2012 Batman movie mass slaughter which killed 12 and injured 58 in ...
Views: 1784(1 vote) - Within you is the power to change the world! Or at least your world! - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieWhat does it take to change the world or your world? Have you thought about this awesome concept. Or do you shrug your shoulders and give up? What do you have to do? Well firstly you have to tackle your thoughts. Only if you change your thoughts can you begin to change your world and then ...
Views: 1788(2 votes) - Wolves - the Cherokee Indian viewpoint on the Enemy Within - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerCherokee Indians have an interesting insight on your internal motivation which can change your life. They say two wolves live inside everybody : a black wolf and a white wolf! The black wolf feeds on negativity, it lives to bring you undesirable experiences. It's the enemy within, also known ...
Views: 2219(3 votes) - Women and Empowerment - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2010 from Rhonda RabowWe, as women, are brought up to be nurturers, to take care of everyone else. We are so good at reminding our spouse or boyfriend, to call his mother on her birthday, get the perfect gift for his boss, and make sure he doesn’t forget about his doctor appointments. We tell our children to ...
Views: 1804(2 votes) - Would Armed Security Guards at Every School Solve the Problem? Part 8 in The Right Response? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerLawmakers in a number of states realize that disarming responsible citizens is an ineffective way of stopping shooting sprees by criminals and deranged individuals. They are now considering a far more intelligent response to massacres of the unarmed: How to terminate ineffective laws and ...
Views: 1662(2 votes) - Writing your own story - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2010 from Shelley MurphyGrowing up is not an easy thing to do. Children negotiate a world full of obstacles one of these obstacles is adult expectations. Through this negotiation an understanding of how the world works is born. This knowledge is then used as a foundation for adult life. As time poor adults we don’t ...
Views: 1506(1 vote) - You are more than just a Maid - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from cedric riceI got the idea for this article one day as I watched an older sitcom on TV. In the program a man was really pouring on the charm as he sought to create a relationship with a woman who was a housemaid. He thought that her self esteem needed to be boosted because when he met her and asked her what ...
Views: 1489(1 vote) - You Are Not Broken - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhen Errol Campbell and I were doing live videos about a year ago, he said that it wasn’t just about us giving advice. While this was part of it, he also said that we were there to hold the space so that the people on the call could find their own answers. At the time, I found it hard to get ...
Views: 904(1 vote) - YOU are the Playwright of the Roles You Play on the Stage of Life ... - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Bishop CarolMaryBrigitand have the power and the Heart to DARE to change the scenery, the dialogue and the venue that the play occurs with, from and on so that the world can be a place that works for all with no one and nothing left out!!!!! "YOU AND I POSSESS WITHIN OURSELVES, AT EVERY MOMENT, UNDER ALL ...
Views: 1316(1 vote) - You Can Be Power-Full - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Lori Anne ChancePower can mean a lot of different things to different people at different times. It’s a term often used in the corporate world – think of how many times you’ve heard the phrases “power suit” or “purchasing power”. It can also refer to the electricity that fuels our homes or the mechanical energy ...
Views: 3195(1 vote) - You Can Create A Fab Life Effortlessly And Easily - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2017 from Dorothy NeddermeyerDo you have a sense you are meant to have a fuller, more expansive life than the one you’re living? Do you have a sense your life could have more freedom, abundance, good health, joy, and peace of mind? If you know what you would love to be, do, have or give in your precious life, but ...
Views: 1784(1 vote) - You Can Do That: The Key to Your Life’s Successful Path - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Have you ever faced a situation that caused you to question yourself? Did you confront a teacher that you disliked or a fellow student who badgered you? Have you dwelt with co-workers that made you tear your hair out? Welcome to the human race! When I grew up, my ...
Views: 1090(1 vote) - You Can't Avoid Creating Results - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2018 from Dorothy NeddermeyerYou can't avoid creating results…. What does that mean? For example, if you decide to stay in bed all day with the shade drawn, you create a day of being in bed with the shade drawn! You are creating moment to moment whether you believe it or not. You are creating something with your ...
Views: 1828(1 vote) - You can't Delegate your Workout, nor Delegate your Thinking! Part 1 in the Personal Power series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerLife is difficult. What an awesome start to psychiatrist Dr. Scott Peck's seminal book, The Road Less Travelled. So Much to Learn! Life is also complex, so much to learn and so many rules to follow. There are so many laws and regulations on the books in America it's been said that, reading ...
Views: 1488(1 vote) - You Want the Truth . . . But Can You Handle the Truth? - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2014 from joan pancoeWhen I was much younger and more naive, I used to buy into the New Age belief that we create our personal reality 100% of the time based on our thoughts. But, I've come to realize that this is only a partial truth. And, while our beliefs certainly do influence and affect our experience of ...
Views: 1786(1 vote) - You'll Face the Consequences, so Beware of Believing Others. Part 7 in the Change My Life series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerAchieving anything needs personal power which comes by increasing your awareness, as we saw previously in this Change my Life series #6. So how do you become more aware? Start Noticing Start by noticing more. The more you notice, the more you realize there is to notice. As the brilliant ...
Views: 1851(2 votes) - You're Unique, so why try to Duplicate Another? Part 2 in the Secret of Success series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerYou do all kinds of things which are necessary in your life. Yet one thing remains common and that is your consciousness, a golden thread running through all your actions. Your body changes and your actions change, but you're there unchanged. When you change your context by increasing your ...
Views: 1831(2 votes) - You're Wrong is *Not* the Secret of Success. Part 1 in the Disagreements series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDo you disagree with other people much of the time? This is not to ask if you're generally disagreeable, that's a separate question for some other point in time. The Negativity of Disagreements Whenever you find yourself disagreeing with what someone else is saying, or with one of their ...
Views: 1445(2 votes) - Your Inner Life Elevates Your Outer Life - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Back in our college years, my younger brother cut himself shaving one morning. He bled all over the washbasin. Blood ran down his neck and into the drain. (Everyone hits some “deep” snow on their journey through life. You can choose to get stuck in it or keep ...
Views: 1034(1 vote) - Your Inner Wizard - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Angel TrueOver the last month I've been doing a lot of work to clarify my business ideas and practices. In the process I stumbled across (or rather was led by my own coach to) this idea of the "inner wizard". For me the inner wizard is the idea that we all have a little magical ability inside us that we ...
Views: 1742(1 vote) - Your Inner World is Very Different. Part 4 in the Personal Power series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerBe Logical Our society teaches that it's right to be logical and, when dealing with the outside world, being logical is indeed very valuable. There's always at least one opposite, and logic deals very well with the opposite. You can change your life by investigating the possibilities and ...
Views: 1571(2 votes) - YOUR NEW LIFE STARTS NOW! Start Living Your Life On Purpose. (Intentionally and By Design) - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2011 from Raymond ShinaultWhat I believe our goal should be is to start living your life on purpose. Another meaning would be living your potential. Your Passion your Purpose in life. Of all the great pursuits in life, to me this is the most important. Robert Louis Stevenson said it more than a hundred years ago: “To ...
Views: 2237(1 vote) - Your Truth, My Truth – How this makes sense for me today - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2013 from Carolina IglesiasAlmost three years ago I decided it was time to know what was TRUE for me, who I really was, regardless of what was true for the world and the people around me and regardless of what the world and the people around me were telling me should be true for me. It was much stronger than a decision, ...
Views: 1042(1 vote) - Your words are more powerful than you think - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2014 from Elizabeth SpevackIt can be easy to say that words are just words. Once you’ve said them, it’s like they evaporate into thin air and leave no real impact on the world. This way of thinking, however, is in fact far from the truth. Once you’ve said it, there’s no taking it back. Maybe you’ll feel bad or ...
Views: 2390(1 vote) - Your Words Are Your Wand: Choose Them Well - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2010 from Camille StrateSeems to me that folks don't pay much mind to their words. You hear things every day that are proof of this. Stuff like: “My back is killing me.” “I hate my life.” “I wish somebody would kill that jerk.” “I'm dying to meet him.” “I'm sick and tired of....” Very common little phrases ...
Views: 1519(2 votes) - “Organic Philanthropy” - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Juliette Nibbs“Leader “We come together for one purpose, To bring healing to the people of earth To release old grievances, To help provide for others, To set reasonable boundaries, And to release all prejudice. In accord with “As Above, So Below,” We must work this healing in our own lives, By power ...
Views: 1677(1 vote) - Relationships: Why Do Some People Try To Rescue Others Instead Of Rescuing Themselves? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperWhen someone is experiencing some kind of inner pain or drama, they can take a closer look at what is taking place and start to look for solutions, or they can focus on what is taking place around them. Through placing their attention on something or someone else, it can allow them to avoid ...
Views: 829(1 vote) - The 8 steps to be unhappy, miserable, and depressed! - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Justin CrinerThe 8 steps to be unhappy, miserable, and depressed! So… people ask me all the time what they can do to be unhappy, more miserable, or depressed. There are so many people in this world that need the answers to these important questions. I decided that I would dedicate my time and vast ...
Views: 9759(10 votes) - Where Did My Breakthrough Go?? Understanding (and Outlasting) the 'Bounce-Back' Effect - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2012 from Rob BrooklerThere's an energy dynamic common to personal healing and growth that's easy to misinterpret. It's part of the natural momentum of the healing and pattern-breaking process that can, however, lead us to believe we've relapsed when in fact we're nearer than ever to completion. If you've ever had ...
Views: 1458(7 votes) - The Power of Choice - by Submitted on May 06, 2010 from Kristine TimpertIf the path of one’s life is already predetermined and our choices cannot change the outcome, doesn’t that cause you to feel disempowered? I have to offer gratitude to my friend for asking me this very question. It is an excellent question. Can we really be disempowered to know that our ...
Views: 2560(5 votes) - Are you Unhappy? These 7 Steps Lead to a Living Hell - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Don NenningerAre you chronically unhappy? Are you unconsciously taking the seven steps to depression, unhappiness & dissatisfaction? Are you living life from the subconscious programming you;re accustomed to even if it's a block to the experience of a good life? Do people always have ideas about how to ...
Views: 1357(4 votes) - Life Balance: Tips from a Yoga Class - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Carolyn EllisIt can be tricky to find that place of balance in life. Juggling work, family, community and personal needs isn’t easy, but I believe it is part of what makes life joyful and meaningful. I’ve certainly had my fair share of days when hours spent on the phone or behind the computer whizz by and I ...
Views: 4579(4 votes) - Vampire Thinking Tricksters - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2010 from Carol GignouxLast week I introduced the concept I recently coined called Vampire Thinking. Vampire Thinking is the compulsion we all have to suck the juice right out of our possibilities and opportunities. Instead of acting on a good idea, we excel at finding a slew of reasons we should kill it as soon a ...
Views: 3311(4 votes) - Nobody Who? - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Karen MonroyMy passion is to show folks that everything is energy. You are energy--your body, your thoughts--everything around you is energy. Of course money is energy also--a different form of energy. In learning that everything is energy, we must come to see that in our relationship to any energy we are ...
Views: 1605(13 votes) - Your Expanded Self, Unified Field & Evolving Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Dr. Cynthia MillerIn the past, healing has been viewed from the Newtonian view of the universe. This is the mechanistic thinking that the body is like a machine. Take a pill, cut something out, or fix a certain part of the body. Healing and psychology are beginning to catch up with quantum physics and the unified ...
Views: 2043(3 votes) - 3 Ways to Jumpstart Your Intuition For Success - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2018 from Pearle LakeWhy agonize about making decisions or solving problems when you have your intuition to help? Everyone can benefit by knowing how to access this valuable resource. Apply the following ideas and watch your confidence level soar! 1. Enjoy your work or recreational activity. The enjoyment you ...
Views: 2129(3 votes) - Are You Revealing TOO Much? 5 Steps To Telling the Truth - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.When is enough enough? Is your ‘truth-telling’ getting you in trouble? What happens when you first meet someone? Do you get diarrhea of the mouth? Do you clam up not saying a word? There’s a fine balance between truthfully representing your personality and making a good first impression. You ...
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