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(excerpt from Jill Koenig's book "Goal Rush!")
With Today's fast paced lifestyle, it is crucial to embrace and implement simple strategies for achievement and fulfillment. Your job in this life is to follow your bliss, design your destiny and consciously direct the steering wheel of your ... Views: 1082
Before I started training for my first marathon, I adopted a book as my coach called "The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer". Perfect! I have always been more belly dancer than runner, so this suited me to the 't'. I opened the book and saw the training program written out on one page. That was it! ... Views: 1081
By The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online.
Live a powerful goal-driven life simply by letting the full power of your mind come out. Do you know that people only use 10% of the brain’s full abilities in everyday life? The gifted ones use only a little bit more. And already, the world ... Views: 1081
I was reading the Tortoise and the Hare the other day and it got me thinking about goal setting…
When trying to reach the finish line…
Is it better to go fast?
Or slow?
And what I came up with was that in order to Go fast… we need to at times start off slow, by putting in thinking ... Views: 1080
Setting goals is great.
They have a beneficial effect even if you do nothing more than set them and move on with your life.
But in this article I am going to show you how to address hard to reach goals that you want to highly increase the chances of getting to in the shortest period of ... Views: 1080
How to make a decision that will benefit you?
Do you know how to make a decision? Is making decisions easy for you?
Many people find themselves lost when they want to make a decision. People often do what they will do when it is clear to them what they do not want. Usually, no one can ... Views: 1080
We all want an incredible life and a large part of that is identifying and creating a lifestyle that suits us – finding our “best fit”. When embarking on this quest, we start out gung ho, excited about the possibilities for what we want our lives to look and feel like. We ... Views: 1080
The other day, I was sitting in my bedroom faced with a decision about whether to go exercise or go to the coffee shop. I used to exercise every day. Lately, so much in my life has shifted that I somehow, without even noticing, got out of the habit of daily exercise. It's been nearly three weeks ... Views: 1080
Have you noticed that successful entrepreneurs seem to know what makes them tick....
they know what they want and they know how to get there.
Only once you truly know yourself, will you be able to fully tap into your strengths & abilities each day, regardless of negative people and ... Views: 1080
Every choice that you make and every action that you take is designing your life and your career.
Whether you take an active or a passive role in the creation of your life, you’re creating it. Setting goals for things that you want but do not yet see in your life is a great way to hold ... Views: 1079
We all want to grow in life. We want to develop our potential and become the best that we can be. Sport stars all have personal coaches and trainers to help them with this. Over the last 5 years people realised that we need the same for our personal-, career- and business development. In this ... Views: 1079
The First Step Toward Riches
Great souls have wills
Feeble souls have only wishes
Chinese proverb
When Edwin C. Barnes hopped off the freight train in Orange, New Jersey, USA, more than 100 years ago, he may have resembled a tramp, but his thoughts were those of a king!
Think And Grow Rich ... Views: 1079
When you ask a toddler this question, "What would you like to be when you grow up?" With a child-like confidence they would blurt out and say, "I want to be a Lawyer, theater actress, doctor, painter, supermodel, superstar, etc". Follow that question with "What would you want to have?" And no ... Views: 1079
Do you ever feel like you’re not where you’re supposed to be? Are you working in a field outside of your true talents? Do you feel trapped and locked in a box? Are you tired of starting projects and never finishing? Does the day seem to fly by and you feel as though nothing was ... Views: 1078
Do not think of being poor. Go ahead...really try.
How'd you do? Trying to not think of being poor maintains the thought of being poor. You tend to manifest, or keep manifesting, whatever you resist.
Now, how does knowing this apply to using affirmations effectively?
One way is to take ... Views: 1077
What is self-esteem? Well, self-esteem is the contrast between the sensation of being very confident and powerful in all you do, and the emotion of being scared witless. How you perceive yourself has a huge bearing on how others observe you. The fact is, the more self-esteem you have, the more ... Views: 1077
We have been told that the things we don't like in our children are the same things we don't like in ourselves. We are told that we project our own flaws and issues onto our perceived enemies in an attempt to work them out within ourselves. We stereotype people according to who they hang out ... Views: 1076
Let me ask you a simple question…
If someone with big magical powers comes to you right now and tells you that you may wish for anything you want to have and become anyone you want to be, what and who will you choose?
Let me clear it up that you may choose ANYTHING – no matter how ... Views: 1076
Have you set yourself goals at work for this year? If you haven’t, go away and set some and then come back and read this.
Done it? Good. Now read on to see whether you’ve set the right sort of goals or whether you might be selling yourself short…
What’s the point of setting goals at work? ... Views: 1076
As you spend another Saturday night glued to the television, don’t expect Mr. or Mrs. Right to walk through the screen. Without setting goals to locate the love of your life, you'll continue to remain lonely until you put your best foot forward by outlining a plan for success. One of the best ... Views: 1076
Do you find yourself setting goals and then not following through on them? You start, then get sidetracked. Before you know it, you have fallen back into your old pattern and given up on your dream once again. If this sounds like you, don't give up. Read on...
For the first 38 years of my life ... Views: 1075
THE ANATOMY OF RISKS
Comfort Zones keep us safe from RISK. Taking a risk is when we do something new and we don’t know how it’s going to turn out. Period. If you are human, that stirs up anxiety and fear of the unknown. The “What If” Thinking often begins: “What ... Views: 1073
Finish this sentence – If I had the guts I would…
What would you do? What issues that you’ve been silently brewing on would you speak up about? What changes would you make in your career, your relationships… your life? What goals would you take on and what commitments ... Views: 1072
How quickly do you make decisions? How do you make them?
We have the opportunity to make hundreds of decisions every day. Decisiveness or lack of it impacts the success of every area of your life - your business, relationships, creativity, health and finances.
Leaders in life and ... Views: 1072
It’s natural to experience challenges as you move closer to realizing your goal. That’s part of life. Don’t be discouraged. Keep moving forward on your path. Use every opportunity to learn and grow. Wherever there is growth, there is personal power.
When you encounter challenges along your ... Views: 1072
I am an avid New Year’s Resolutions writer! In fact, I write them often. May be two or three times in a year! My success rate with them is mixed. I am more or less disciplined and hard-working person. So I keep on pushing ahead. But my Resolutions are too ambitious, you may say impractical, to ... Views: 1070
The key to a good college admissions strategy is your message. What one or two things do you want the colleges to know about you? You will continually drive this specific message home throughout your application process–in your essay, during an interview, in the short answers, and in your ... Views: 1069
Your success is dependent upon your focus. Thinking about all of the day to day demands and everyone needing your attention leads to anxiety and overwhelm. This is energy draining. You are likely to get everything done, but will feel frantic as you rush. The minor day-to-day details can get in ... Views: 1069
Fear has a purpose -- it should not be ignored, but definitely faced head on.
Whether the fear is physical, emotional or social, it can have beneficial value to protect us from possible harm. In this respect fear can serve us well. The down side is when we allow fear to consume us or shut ... Views: 1069
Are you well over 50 and worried that you won't be able to retire in security? There are 2 things you must give consideration to that will increase your chances to a secure retirement.
If you're short on retirement savings at fifty and you believe that there is no way you can afford to ... Views: 1069
When I was asked to write an article about resolutions for January 2009, I wondered what I could write that hasn’t already been said. And then I thought, ‘I wonder how many people made resolutions last January and how many people actually achieved what they set out to do?’ ... Views: 1069
Are you sleepwalking through your life or are you creating a vision for how you want your life to be?
I grew up in a small Victorian home in Detroit, Michigan. On the weekends, all I wanted to do was drive around the suburbs and look at large homes and dream. I loved going in the evening ... Views: 1069
Do you KNOW why you get out of bed every morning, eager to start a new day. Do you have a burning desire to achieve something that keeps you going against all odds until you eventually succeed. If you answered no to either of these questions, you need to find your Major Definite Purpose!
What ... Views: 1067
Do you ever get really excited about your New Year's resolutions, only to have your enthusiasm quickly turn into apathy or frustration? Or, are you so bummed out by the whole concept of New Year's resolutions that you've given up on them completely? If so, I'd like to offer you six tips for ... Views: 1066
Do you ever find yourself asking the questions, “Why am I here?” and “What is my purpose?” The answers to these questions are fundamental to creating purposeful direction in our lives.
Our purpose is always in process and is continually revealing itself in each moment. I believe that we have ... Views: 1066
There's one thing ALL self-made millionaires understand and live by.
It's incredibly important for developing the millionaire mindset and for learning how to become a millionaire.
This one concept can flat-out MAKE or BREAK your chances for wealth building or achieving success in anything you ... Views: 1064
My son wanted new toys so I responded by telling him he needed to get rid of some toys. At that time, he was 6- years old and he looked like I had told him he was to bed with no dinner. How do you explain making room for new toys to a 6- year old? We were sitting on the floor in his room playing ... Views: 1064
The ultimate success formula begins with clarity. Now that the New Year is upon us, many of us have made resolutions or have written down what they want to attract for the year. In other words you have determined what you want and desire. The question is why do you want that? What purpose ... Views: 1064
What are the goal setting steps outlined here going to do for you?
"If you do not have a plan for your life, someone else has a plan for you."-- Jim Rohn
You want to have plan of action for your life. One of the most effective ways to do that is to activate the
goal setting gene in your ... Views: 1063
I used to feel threatened by discipline.
In my youth, my greatest passion was art and my ability to
create a masterpiece was based purely on spontaneous
inspiration, which didn't always jive with discipline.
I used to think that too much discipline would interfere with my
creativity, or ... Views: 1063
Any time of year is a good time to make healthy lifestyle changes, but the beginning of a new year is a time when most of us are filled with hope and enthusiasm to make the coming year even better than the previous one. Each January is a great time to set new intentions because it offers an ... Views: 1063
In order to attain your goal(s) in life there are definite steps that one needs to follow for sure success. Granted, you may reach your goals any other way but be mindful that it can be a painful process at best or at worst the goal becomes pretty elusive. Here are suggested steps for reaching ... Views: 1062
If there’s one thing I noticed about our sheltering-in-place time, it’s that complaining did absolutely nothing about it. Zip. Nada. Complaining about the lack of work didn’t magically produce more work, ditto lack of income. Complaining about the ordeal – pardon me, challenge – of ... Views: 1062
Introduction
My friend and colleague Joe passed away suddenly from a heart attack last November. He had refused a procedure recommended by his doctor and had not told either his wife or me that he had heart problems.
All I knew was that he had high cholesterol. She and I talked later and ... Views: 1061
From time to time, we wonder about the mystery that exists in our day to day experiences and events that happen in our lives. Some parts of these events are beyond our control and some are not. We are all here to experiment the theory that we learnt before we decided to embark upon our journey ... Views: 1061
From the typical “bro jock” who always had a passion for the environment, Zack Belknap connected the dots about the hypocrisy of what he ate and being an environmentalist when he watched the movies Dominion and Cowspiracy.
Growing up, Zack was a hunter and fisherman. Yet, it never sat right ... Views: 1061
I was walking through the airport today and caught a glimpse of a great advert which showed a picture of Tiger shielding his eyes from a dazzling sun as he peered down the fairway. The caption I think related to the difficulty of making a plan of action if you couldn't see what lay ahead; I ... Views: 1060
Aiming is a process in planning which takes time and should be done before you could fire your way into into a successful career, organization, relationships, and life in general. I have seen a similar thing in some people’s professional and personal lives most of the time. Several individuals ... Views: 1059
Setting goals sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. Why is that? What makes it an effective practice, and when does it fail? It's all about how you do it, and later in this article you'll find six or seven tips on how to properly set goals. But first lets take a deeper look at the "motivation ... Views: 1059
Success in deer hunting depends on skill and practice. The more skill you have, the better chance of success rate is out there. The more you give time and spend in hunting, the better you become at. There are always scopes and chances to develop your skill. Hunting needs experience. You may be ... Views: 1059