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- Change Habits to Change Life- How to Shift Habits and Attain New Results - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2007 from Beth Tabak"The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them." Albert Einstein Make substantial changes in your life by paying attention to your habits and shifting them as needed. About 90% of daily actions are a reflection of habits. Thoughts produce and ...
Views: 1531 - How the Victim Loses Power - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Marlene ChismOn the Drama Triangle (Dr. Stephen Karpman), there are three major roles that people play: Persecutor, Rescuer and Victim. The diagram as Dr. Karpman originally developed it is an equilateral upside down triangle. The victim is at the bottom point. That is because the Persecutor and the ...
Views: 1530 - Pay Yourself First and Get Your Life in Order - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from David VogelsangYou might have noticed that money comes directly out of your paycheck before you even receive it, at least in the United States. The government understands the concept of “Pay Yourself First” (or paying itself first), by taking out taxes before you get your hands on your income. However, this ...
Views: 1530 - Television Is A Thief - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2007 from David Oswald www.theoutsourceking.com“Cause Life is So Brief and Time is a Thief” – Rod Stewart from the song, “Young Turks” I had the great fortune of deciding to no longer watch television about two years ago. I was going through a time in my life where I was taking a very deep look at what it would take for me to go to a ...
Views: 1530 - What was I thinking? The dilemma of the impulsive buyer - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2011 from Tele OpakunleThe joy of shopping to some is like the sweet savor of good wine. Package and baggage - all delights of one hasty decision to taste another forbidden fruit. Dresses, shirts, shoes, perfumes and unlimited categories of buyables. Excuse my coin word but in this era of credit cards flying all over ...
Views: 1530 - Good Nights, Better Mornings and Great Days! - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Hunter PhoenixOne of the best pieces of advice that a coach ever gave me was "Never begin your day before it's finished on paper." Over the years, this has served me extremely well. Whenever my day is not flowing smoothly, or I'm generally unproductive or "feeling a little lost" chances are it is due to poor ...
Views: 1525(4 votes) - Into Every Life - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2014 from Tina TessinaAs a parade went by, one of the horses pulling a float entry left a memento in the middle of the road, right in front of where we were watching from the sidewalk. From that point on, every band or group that came marching down the road marched bravely on, right through the pile of horse manure. ...
Views: 1525 - Making Life Changes and Breaking Habits - Is Willpower the Only Way? - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2011 from David Bonham-CarterWe live in a society which puts great emphasis on success and failure and the related concept of willpower. Often people tend to think they should be able to make changes easily - that it is only a question of willpower. The problem with this is that if you don't succeed as quickly as you'd like ...
Views: 1525 - Stop Shifting Gears and Stay Focused - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffResearch shows that a three second distraction doubles errors and a four-and-a-half second interruption triples errors. Are numerous daily distractions wreaking havoc on your productivity and efficiency? When was the last time you placed a “do not disturb” sign on your door? If the answer ...
Views: 1523 - Make a Decision! - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Rena GreenbergHave you ever had a habit that you wanted to get rid of? Maybe biting your nails or smoking cigarettes or snacking? Or perhaps right now you have a positive habit that you want to create in your life – maybe you want to start exercising, or become a better listener, or start eating healthier ...
Views: 1521(1 vote) - Beliefs: The Invisible Fence - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Susan Crampton DavisWhat allows someone to achieve the results they desire in the workplace – or in life - while others strive, but stop short of their dreams? I believe it revolves around choice. Sometimes we make a conscious choice to let our dreams go, but more often, it’s the choices at the unconscious level ...
Views: 1518(4 votes) - Seven Deadly Sins of (Not) Listening - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Badmapriya MurugesanSeven Deadly Sins of (Not) Listening Listening well is a crucial soft skill and can help a manager get more ROI from his staff. Don't make these critical mistakes. If you recognize your own actions in any of those below, it may be time to give your own listening skills some attention. ...
Views: 1517 - Procrastination to SELF Motivation (in less than 5 minutes)! - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Troyann WilliamsDo you use procrastination to avoid doing things that you actually WANT to do? Do you procrastinate things such as... Exercising? Doing the dishes? Writing a report? Making networking or sales prospecting phone calls? Writing articles and blog posts? How about something as seemly simple ...
Views: 1516(2 votes) - Are you Resistant to Change? - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from cedric riceNow in this article I will really put myself on the line because I am terribly guilty of being resistant to change. Change isn’t always good but it is good most of the time. I like to feel like I have mastered my daily routine which is the exact cause of my problem. We like routine because it ...
Views: 1515(1 vote) - Backup Plans - by Submitted on May 26, 2015 from Jeanna GabelliniWhen you have a goal or desire that is important to you, do you ever go into mental overdrive before you see the results? I know I have. I watch my clients do it, too. You can go into overdrive in several ways: *Think about every scenario possible that could go wrong *Think about ...
Views: 1515 - Leadership: Passion and Balance - by Submitted on May 31, 2013 from Kate SinerHow do those who are deeply passionate about their work balance their lives? I have written a few articles on the topic of balance and could list several ways “to balance your life” but that does not seem to answer the deeper question that is being asked. This question I suspect is much more ...
Views: 1515 - Managing your time Effectively - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from cedric riceI have noticed as I have grown older that there just doesn’t seem to be enough time. Time flies by so quickly and once it’s gone it won’t come back again. I have developed a very low tolerance in my latter years for people or activities which waste time. I grow irritated when I deal with people ...
Views: 1515 - Do You Own Your Own Business or Does Your Business Own You? - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2013 from Andrea CallahanDo You Own Your Own Business or Does Your Business Own You? This is a critical question to ask if you are just starting a venture or a seasoned entrepreneur. I hope this article finds you at a junction in your business that you can re-examine your positioning even if it is not one of business ...
Views: 1514(1 vote) - Personal Development Tips – Three Habits That Successful People Have - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2013 from Ewen ChiaI am glad that you are interested in reading personal development tips to improve yourself as a person. That is a good habit to have. Speaking of habits, let me share with you in detail three habits that successful people have. They may not have had it all their lives, but one thing’s for sure, ...
Views: 1514(1 vote) - Are You A Dog With A Bone? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2007 from Lorraine CohenHave you ever tried to get a bone away from a dog that is intent on hanging onto it? They sink their teeth into the bone and hold on. They can play with it for hours before walking away or burying it somewhere. That’s how I feel sometimes when I’m holding onto something that I won’t release. I ...
Views: 1511 - Coaching: 5 Limiting Habits that block you from success - by Submitted on May 31, 2013 from Kate SinerThere are some habits that get in the way of our taking our next steps and achieving our goal. This article addresses three common limiting habits: negative self-talk, fear, and disbelief and suggests alternative behaviors that are more supportive of the success you desire. Negative ...
Views: 1511 - Do You Have a Victim Mindset? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2017 from Sarah DarenIf you’re like most people, then you probably feel like coming home and venting to a friend or family member when you’ve had a tough day. Most people like to talk about their problems from time to time, to work through them and get sympathy from loved ones. That’s normal! There’s a big ...
Views: 1510(1 vote) - 90 Day Plan - 3 Tools You Need to Guarantee Your Success! - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2010 from Dan PickensFor a 90 day plan to succeed you need to understand that most of the work is done before you get started! Most people fail plans (like the p90x) because they trust that they succeed at random! In reality it's because they are either lazy or don't know any better or both! That's not going ...
Views: 1508(1 vote) - Break Free From Your AC - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2008 from Ruth HaagDiscussions of home energy savings usually focus on using less energy to heat and cool a house, in order to achieve a lower utility bill. We like that, too, but we also like to think about how many days each year we can be independent of energy use in our home and office. We ask ourselves, ...
Views: 1508 - Change Begins With Choice - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Dax Moy"What most fundamentally characterizes the well-adjusted, or highly sane person is not chiefly the particular habits or attitudes that he holds, but rather the deftness with which he modifies them in response to changing circumstances." - Wendell Johnson What a great quote, huh? Really makes ...
Views: 1508 - NINE KEYS TO ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH COMMUNICATION (PART 1)) - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2019 from James MapesAs a gift for the holidays and for the New Year, I want to give you something I consider far more important than achieving resolutions. When you master successful communication, you have the principal tool for building exceptional relationships. The dictionary defines communication as “a ...
Views: 1508 - What are you convinced of? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Ann Ronan, Ph.D.What are you convinced of? What do you hold as true for you right now? Are you convinced that work is hard? Are you convinced that you'll never be able to work from home? Are you convinced that, on some level, it's wrong to be prosperous? Or are you convinced that you are always at choice ...
Views: 1507(3 votes) - How to Start Your Day on the Right Foot - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Tom WeberFor most Americans, their day begins by being jolted awake by a 500 decibel alarm clock which they precede to pulverize by hitting the snooze button 4 to 5 times to get that so crucial extra 6 minutes of sleep. Then sleepwalk into a boiling hot shower to scald themselves awake, right into a mad ...
Views: 1506(4 votes) - Change, Change, Change... - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2015 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.comSo, change...what is it? When we talk of change, we talk about starting something new, becoming and making something different, replacing someone or something; from little things such as putting on different clothes, driving a different car to bigger transformations such as changing daily ...
Views: 1504(1 vote) - HEALTH Relaxation and its benefits - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Elizabeth McNallyAs promised, here is your sequel to . You’re a go-getter. You’re constantly striving to reach your goals. You’re a determined achiever and feel pride and joy at performing well. You confidently move through difficult challenges with passion. Burnouts happen to the best of us. Just take ...
Views: 1504 - Success Development - Why Financial Goal Setting Is Essential - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2012 from Tony BurnellOne of the barriers to success development is the inability to handle money. Money is a necessary commodity and if we do not learn to control it, it will control us. Even if you do not have a goal to be wealthy, you do need to learn basic financial goal setting to achieve your other goals. You ...
Views: 1504(2 votes) - Good Habits are the Essence of Success - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from cedric riceOne thing that I believe that all successful people have in common is that they have established a daily routine of good habits which serves to keep them on top. We are trained at a young age to do our homework after school. If you ask me this is the most basic building block to success. Those ...
Views: 1503 - How to Make Happiness Your New Year's Resolution - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Rhonda RabowBy this time in January, statistics tells us the most people have already broken their New Year’s Resolution. Is it because they are all weak and not motivated, or maybe those resolutions are just not realistic and people haven’t plugged in a strategy they can use that will enable them to ...
Views: 1503 - Are you Change Resistant? - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Adele Howell-PryceAs a business coach I often come across people who are “stuck”, for whatever reason, and resisting change with every fibre of their being. Even when they know that things have moved on and markets have changed, they stubbornly refuse to change they way they have always done it. One easy way ...
Views: 1502(1 vote) - Whoa, Slow Down your Pace - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2010 from Deborah McIncrowReady, set, go! Do some mealtime occasions feel like you are on the run from the enemy? Could you possibly enter the Guinness Book of World Records for speed eating your evening meal or your lunch time delights? There’s no one by your side encouraging you to finish your meals in record time ...
Views: 1502 - Make the Right Choices - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from cedric riceMake the Right Choices Every choice that we make in life whether it is big or small has consequences attached to it. We are not in control of everything that happens in life but the overall responsibility is ours. The sum of our choices generally is the reason that we are in whatever place ...
Views: 1500 - Cherish People Not Perfection - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2013 from MaryEllen TribbyIt’s Christmas week and we are all busy. Unfortunately, many people hear the word ‘busy’ and think ‘stressful’. Well, this does not have to be the case. As a matter of fact, busy should mean fun, joy and excitement. I want you to have less stress and more joy this holiday season. ...
Views: 1499 - Planting the Habit in Your Life to Deserve, not Need. - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2013 from Youarn BellThere is a fundamental law that is present throughout all of our existence. The law is: “The world responds to ‘deserve’ not ‘need’”. We see the evidence of this law every day. This law is responsible for food on our table, money in our bank account, friends in our circle and much more than I ...
Views: 1499 - Entrepreneurs: Motivated Procrastinators? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Karen KleinwortIt may sound like an oxymoron, but entrepreneurs can be the best at two things: procrastination and motivation! Entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs for the simple reasons they are passionate about what they are doing, get a thrill or high from stepping out into the unknown, have a higher level of ...
Views: 1498(1 vote) - Highly Scented Candles - Outstanding Aromas And A Lot Of Purposes - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Walter FeickThe majority of highly scented candles employ perfume oils, which means the intention would be to perfume the environment of a room or space. Still, you can have also highly scented candles that use essential oils. This sort of candles possess numerous curing functions as aromatherapy candles. ...
Views: 1496 - Staying Motivated in Your Space - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Chris HammerI write a lot about motivation because its something I’m always struggling to capture and hang onto myself; and its elusive nature interests me. I’ve talked about various ways of looking at and trying to capture motivation; and some work better than others at different times in different ...
Views: 1496 - Menopause and the Mind - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Gisele GuenardMenopause and the Mind. The LOA Mind Body Connection From brain plasticity to menopause and the mind... health leaders are making the mind body connection like never before. Tips on how to stay positive, including law of attraction meditation skills are perfectly suited for this time in a ...
Views: 1495(2 votes) - Stop Being a Networking Dork - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2010 from Max-Marc FossouoWhen I decided to enter the niche of Relationships Coaching, my main goal was to just in lighting up individuals and corporates on the way they handle their business relationships. However, the more I dug into the subject and learned and trained myself through books and practice, the more it ...
Views: 1491(2 votes) - 4 Effortless Tips to Organize Clutter the Easy Way - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnIt has been many years ago but I still remember it as though it was only last month. I was in the sixth grade and we were told by our teachers that we were going to sell magazine subscriptions. This excited me and I was raring to get out and start selling because of the promised prizes we could ...
Views: 1490(1 vote) - You Are Not Your Habits - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Rena GreenbergHow often have you compared yourself to someone else, only to fall short in the comparison? Do you imagine that if someone else doesn’t have the destructive habit of perusing through the fridge at midnight that they are somehow more evolved than you? We are all a collection of habits. We ...
Views: 1490(2 votes) - Food… A necessarily evil or a welcome friend? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2019 from Lana NelsonFood. On the one hand, one of our greatest pleasures. On the other hand, one of our greatest challenges. We love to eat, and more than that, we have to eat. Food, air, and water are primary requirements to sustain life. Yet, it’s the kind of foods we consume that can either help us or ...
Views: 1489 - Creating Conscious Choice in Business - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Marie KirklandHave you found that while aligning your life that you have shifted but your resources have not? One of the great joys of being a conscious entrepreneur is that you absolutely know that you can create the lifestyle you desire. When I consciously made the decision to not only align my ...
Views: 1488(6 votes) - UP AMONG THE BIRDS: Higher self living makes you wanna live - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieUPLIFT THE FUTURE BLESSING B: Base your life on positive possibilities that you can envisage, dream, work upon and create. L: Let your feelings come from the beauty that is inside of you. Look forward and embrace the limitless future as it arrives one day at a time. E: Envelop your ...
Views: 1488 - Book Review: Changing for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forw - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2007 from Debbie MolisThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Habits. Habits are recurrent, often unconscious patterns of behavior that are acquired through frequent repetition. The section is dedicated to resources on both positive and negative habits and how to live with your habits. Dan ...
Views: 1487 - How to Spruce Up Your Life By Making Your Home A Happier Place - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Amy ClifftonDuvet covers are ridiculously popular in Europe and around the globe, dating back two hundred years ago. Currently, they are extremely popular in Northern Europe and are becoming even more popular in the United States. The duvet cover engulfs a comforter filled with down and is used to preserve ...
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