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- If you've ever felt like an outsider... - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2014 from Elizabeth SpevackFor years, I’ve often felt like the outsider. Not one of the cool kids in school. Not part of the in crowd. The MBA graduate who’s definitely not pursuing the typical MBA path – and definitely, at least to this point, without the typical MBA paycheque and back account. Still not married at a ...
Views: 1282 - Are you living behind walls? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2014 from Elizabeth SpevackA few years ago, I had a dream about someone I haven’t met yet. In the dream, he and I shared a look that required no words to convey the depth of our love for each other and our acceptance of the other. We shared a soulful connection that took my breath away, a connection that was so powerful ...
Views: 1256 - Time for New Beginnings - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2014 from Elizabeth SpevackIt can feel almost automatic to hold onto the past. We may not really enjoy it, but it’s what we know, and it can feel easier than making the changes that our necessary to living more fulfilling, joyous, meaningful lives. After a while, the past can seem to take on a life of its own, gaining ...
Views: 1274 - Gratitude: Just Being Thankful - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2014 from Linda WilliamsWhat if there was a solution to stress so simple that it involved nothing more than feeling thankful for the good things in your life? In fact, there is. That solution is called gratitude. Studies have shown that people who regularly practice feeling thankful have a leg up when it comes to ...
Views: 1101 - The Gift of Listening - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, one of the greatest gifts one person can give to another is the gift of listening. It can be an act of love and caring. But too many people only hear one another. Few actually listen. What do we mean by listening? What do we mean by hearing? Is there a difference? Hearing ...
Views: 1987 - ***Are You Ready for a Change? - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2014 from Svetlana StankicI have just returned from a trip to my homeland where I enjoyed the most wonderful experience promoting my new book of poetry—my very first book of poems!If I had been asked as little as a year ago about the likelihood of this happening, I would have dismissed the possibility ...
Views: 1166 - The 5 Traits of “Sexy” Women - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2014 from Beatrice FoxWhat do “sexy” women do differently? Have you ever seen a woman who is physically less-than-perfect, maybe touting a larger schnozz or carrying an extra ponch, and yet somehow she manages to steal all of the glances in the room -- oozing sex appeal? On the other hand, the physically ...
Views: 9762 - Nine Ways to Aid the Process of Change - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, today, being aware of the ongoing changes in every aspect of our lives has become an important task for our survival and our continued well being. We see companies and organizations collapse because they have not been able to change their ways of thinking and behaving. Individuals ...
Views: 1365 - How Are Beliefs Formed? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, let me begin by giving a definition of a belief. A belief is something (a word or a phrase) you adopted about yourself after hearing it from others or something that is important to you or that you think has more power than you. A belief is something about the self that you adopted ...
Views: 1618 - How to Find Self-love - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear Friend, today I will pose this question to you, why is loving ourselves so important? Let me say up front, this has absolutely nothing to do with being arrogant. Understanding that we can’t love another without first loving ourselves is the foundation of any healthy relationship. ...
Views: 1624 - Words to Inspire You - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, with the amount of changes that are taking place in our personal lives, on a national and global scale, I thought today I’ll share with you some of my favorite inspirational quotes. I trust that they will inspire you as you read and internalize them. We have to know when to turn ...
Views: 2494 - Are You Leading, Following or Seeking? - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2014 from Linda WilliamsPsalms 37:23 says, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way.” How many times have you gotten on an elevator and if everyone is looking up, you’re either tempted to look up or you actually do look up. Then you wonder, why is everyone looking up? I don’t ...
Views: 1141 - The Media: Does The Media Cause Toxic Shame? - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to how people feel, the mainstream media can play a vital role. This is because so many people are plugged into the media and how their views of reality are defined by it. However, it is not just someone’s perception of reality that will be created for them, how they view ...
Views: 1586 - ***Self-Worth - The Best Gift You Can Give to Your Child - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2014 from Svetlana StankicOur greatest lessons in life often come from our children. I was reminded this morning of some of the things I have learned from my own children—and that it sometimes seems as if they “chose” me for the lessons I needed to learn. At the birth of my daughter some 21 years ago, I was naturally ...
Views: 1151 - How to Change Your Tomorrow Starting Now - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, your future is a manifestation of your present deeds. You can know your future by your present actions. You can transform your future by changing your present life. However, change is one of the most difficult things to experience. Many people cannot tolerate drastic changes in ...
Views: 1665 - How to Move From Pain to Power - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, when you look at a certain object, a painting for example – you won’t be able to appreciate what’s in it, what is painted and what else goes with it if the painting is just an inch away from your face. But if you try to take it a little further, you’ll have a clearer vision of the ...
Views: 1495 - How to Listen to Your Intuition - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, have you had that experience when all of a sudden you just had this huge hunch that something is about to happen, and to your surprise, that intuition was eventually translated into reality? Have you ever felt strongly about something without a logical basis to it? That’s called ...
Views: 1875 - Do You Know Any Jugglers? - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2014 from Linda WilliamsHow many balls can you keep in the air at one time and still maintain your balance? If you stop and think about it, during the course of a day you can be Mom, wife, daughter, sister, co-worker, chauffeur, homemaker, friend, neighbor…and the list can go on and on. All of these represent ...
Views: 951 - Frustrations of a Single Mom - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2014 from Jessica RectorI was a bit emotional today. My son was scheduled for his 15-month check up tomorrow. His pediatrician calls, and I miss it. I return the call, and luckily I do, because she tells me my son is no longer covered by his insurance. What? I am shocked. As I dial the number to his insurance, I can ...
Views: 1268 - The Face Of Single Moms - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2014 from Jessica RectorWhen I read a recent article citing single mothers for the recent decline in newspaper sales I was appalled. I couldn't believe Chris Powell, the Managing Editor of the Journal Inquirer, actually blamed single moms for his not being able to sell more newspapers. What shocked me even more than ...
Views: 1149 - 9 Habits of an Effective Leader - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, over the years I have often found myself taking on a leading role in organizations. I know that much has been written about leadership: rules, pointers, styles, and biographies of inspiring leaders throughout world history but there are certain leadership ideas that some of us fail ...
Views: 1487 - ***How Lucky Are You? - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2014 from Svetlana StankicSurprisingly, luck is not a matter of chance! It has been scientifically proven that we create our own luck—good or bad—and that we can change our luck, too! Last Saturday I took part in a local Toronto conference entitled Discover Your Personal Branding. I was offered a free pass, ...
Views: 1558(4 votes) - Time Management Tips - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, did you ever stop to realize that we each have? 24 hours per day? 168 hours per week? 720 hours per month? 8,760 hours per year? What a bank account! And it is up to each one of us how we choose to spend or waste it. The first step in learning how to better manage time ...
Views: 1361 - How to Be Unstoppable: 5 Steps to Becoming Your Unstoppable Self! - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2014 from LaTalya PalmerWhat image comes to mind when you think of an unstoppable person? Is it someone who’s untouchable; maybe it’s someone who’s sitting on top of the world without a care in the world; someone who’s not plagued with procrastination issues; or maybe even an super accomplished superhero in the sky ...
Views: 3268 - 3 Tools Every Woman Must Know to Get Paid What She Is Worth - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2014 from Dr. Patty Ann TublinIf you are one of the many women underpaid for your work, it is your individual responsibility to make sure you do what you can to correct this situation. Sure, there are many external variables that prevent women from getting paid what they are worth, but each individual woman must handle her ...
Views: 1077 - Unique Qualities That Make Women Great Leaders - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2014 from Cecile PeterkinFor many people, the success of a woman is primarily out of “luck”. While it is true that luck is the ultimate game changer, it isn’t enough to make a woman a great leader. A woman becomes a true great leader because of her dedication, perseverance, commitment, and intelligence. These are the ...
Views: 907 - Finding Peace Among The Broken Pieces - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2014 from Linda WilliamsWhen you are broken into a million pieces, which piece do you hold onto? We all know it hurts to have your heart broken. Maybe a close friend betrayed your trust or let you down when you needed them most. Or maybe you have that awful feeling in your gut that the person you love just doesn't ...
Views: 1144 - 7 Days of Inspirational Quotes - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, I felt drawn to do something different today. I therefore will be sharing with you some of my inspirational quotes which I have used over the years to buoy my spirit when I was faced with the numerous challenges that life presented to me. I trust that they also bring you comfort and ...
Views: 2754(1 vote) - 18 Qualities for Living a Successful Life - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, have you often wonder how a person can be so successful in life? Is it because he/she inherited the success or is it because of his/her unique character? There are certain traits that we can adopt in order to be successful in life. These are: 1.Sincerity: Being sincere and ...
Views: 1587 - 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: 2319(1 vote) - 3 Things Women Can Do to Prevent Their Talent Down The Drain. - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2014 from Belinda MJ. BrownThere is a difference of vision between men and women that is not taught in any school At an early age I discovered that women and men had to compete, at least that what I was told, and awkwardly for my friends, I chose as a woman to compete against men in male dominated industries. 18 ...
Views: 1452(2 votes) - 6 Factors Limiting Your Happiness as a Woman Leader - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2014 from Belinda MJ. BrownMany women encounter this problem but never share it with anybody. It feels strange and stupid to complain about being successful or managing a great company. But this is not something that you should be ashamed of. We know a lot of good reasons why you feel this way. And yes, feelings are not ...
Views: 2962(1 vote) - And If Feminism Was A Process And Not A fight? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2014 from Belinda MJ. BrownI bet you think feminism first started appearing in the middle of the 20th century. I dare to say you are wrong – do you know that the first recorded uses of the world date back to the 1872? And yet we still live in a world where equality is not the norm. But still “ we are moving faster ahead ...
Views: 1222 - 6 Secrets to Maximizing Your True Potential - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, we are all endowed with special gifts, talents and abilities – i.e. our potential. Some of us realize this potential quite early in life whereas, for some, it takes a lifetime to realize this. These latter people who take time to realize their potential often accept the fact that ...
Views: 2251 - How to Handle Life Challenges - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, it is quite well known to all that everything starts from our mind. The smallest thought is being generated into an idea, which takes the shape of the actions in order to be implemented. This whole process is being developed within one’s mind so that one can plan ahead. That is ...
Views: 1276 - How To Move Out Of Your Comfort Zone - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, this world is full of negativity and regardless of whatever people say, we need to face this negativity and find ways to get over it. But it is you who have to decide. Who is in charge of your life, you or your surroundings? Once you decide that you are in charge of whatever happens ...
Views: 1321 - Loving The Person In The Mirror - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2014 from Linda WilliamsWhy Is Loving Ourselves So Hard? We spend so much time waiting to be loved, hoping love will find us, searching, and yearning for that special love. Feeling empty and lost without it. Wanting someone to give us love and fill us up. Unfortunately, that’s not usually how life works. Loving ...
Views: 1047 - 4 Tips to Asserting Yourself Without Alienating Your Partner - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, asking for what you want—and setting boundaries around what you don’t want—is a key life skill. But sometimes in our enthusiasm to practice this skill, we over-do our own assertiveness and end up with a partner who shuts down, gets angry or feels resentful. Here are four tips for ...
Views: 1259 - 6 Keys to Better Time Management - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, time management is basically about being focused. Having a balanced life-style should be the key result of having good personal time management. Time management is about getting results, not about being busy. So here are six key areas of life that I would encourage you to pay ...
Views: 1802 - 6 Ways to Practice Gratitude - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, the 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 work, greater health, peak performance in sports and ...
Views: 1534 - What's bothering you? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2014 from Larry CranePerhaps you’ll agree that when something is bothering you, it prevents you from being at peace. In truth, the more we try to figure out “what-to-do” or “what-not-to-do” actually keeps the situation from changing. Take a moment and look at this consideration more carefully. Whatever we are ...
Views: 3002 - Neediness: Is Your Neediness Pushing People Away? - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperWhile having needs is part of being human, there is a big difference between having needs and being ‘needy’. When it comes to ones needs, one is going to be aware of what they are and then go about getting them met. And at times they will be met and at times they won’t be. So in this case, ...
Views: 4504 - How Well Do You Maintain Your Health? - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, if trying to maintain balance in your life makes you feel like a tightrope walker, you’re not alone. Most of us have so many demands on our time and energy; life can feel like a three-ring circus. Take this quiz to see how well you are meeting responsibilities, while also ...
Views: 1156(1 vote) - Are You Prepared to Take Your Health Into Your Own Hands? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, one of my philosophies in life is to give myself the best opportunity to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Am I still going to die? Yes! However, it makes a lot of sense to me that while I can, I must give myself the best opportunity to optimize my health which could lead me to saving ...
Views: 1198 - Are You Stuck in the Gap? Getting Unstuck… - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2014 from KG StilesA common issue clients come to me with is getting unstuck and moving forward in their life. They may have been stuck and unable to change for years. And… the pain of being stuck is costing them dearly. Your power to choose is your greatest power. Your ability to decide is what moves you ...
Views: 1448 - What Are You Doing While You’re Waiting For Something to Happen? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Linda Williams“I wish I could just get that lucky break!” “I hope tomorrow will be a better day.” How many times have you heard this? You may even say it yourself, a time or two! Unfortunately, what most people don’t seem to understand is that nothing “just happens” in your life. You've got to do what ...
Views: 1244 - 6 Secrets to Goal Setting That Every Successful Person Knows, but You Don’t - by Submitted on May 30, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, last week I introduced you to the important topic - Goal Setting. Now here are 6 proven pointers that should be taken into consideration in setting your goals and achieving them. 1.Attitude plays a very big role in setting and achieving your goals. You must ask yourself if any ...
Views: 1505 - Do You Want to Know Why Successful people Set Goals? - by Submitted on May 23, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, most of us will have tried a form of goal setting in the past and, more often than not, will have fallen short of our targets. The most common demonstration of this phenomenon is the New Year Resolution that is often forgotten a week later or the colleague who always seems to “be ...
Views: 1656 - Moving forward begins with making a decision… - by Submitted on May 22, 2014 from Larry CraneIf there is one thing that we would like to change, it would be the notion that we can change something that has occurred in the past. Perhaps you may agree that if something occurred in the past, we can accept what happened and choose to begin moving forward. We can decide to change how we ...
Views: 1493 - Stop Dusting off Your Old Beliefs - by Submitted on May 16, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear Friend, I am going to begin by asking you to think of the clothes in your closet. There are all those clothes, some of them you wear and some you haven’t worn since the year 2000. This is a bit like the beliefs that you hold. You have been gathering them up along the way and holding many of ...
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