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- There’s No Right Track - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2013 from Mike RobbinsI was talking to a mentor of mine a few weeks ago and I asked him, “Do you think I’m on the right track?” He said to me, “Mike, the issue isn’t whether or not you’re on the ‘right’ track; it’s that you think there’s a ‘right’ track to begin with.” As we talked about this more and I began to ...
Views: 1461 - When A Crisis Strikes…Survive and Thrive: Courage - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Karin VoloOften the hardships we face are here to give us courage and to find our own inner strength. Most crisis cause a major shift in your life and change the path we were on to something that is better in the long run. Everything that happens to us is there for us to learn and grow in some way. ...
Views: 1461 - We Are Eternal, Our Purpose Is Infinite - by Submitted on May 29, 2011 from Randi FineHave you ever asked yourself, “What am I doing all this for? Why is life such a struggle? What am I accomplishing?’” I am fascinated by life after life accounts. I’ve read a multitude of books written by reputable spiritual mediums and have attended their seminars. I have personally ...
Views: 1460 - Success Criteria, Part 4 - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2013 from Angela Schulz-Henke18. The ability to distinguish between important and unimportant things: Sure there are situations where tiny details can be of an immense importance, such as mountain climbing, where the slightest inattention can have fatal consequences. Usually, however, it is important in life, to direct the ...
Views: 1459 - The Dollar Store - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2008 from Veronica HayOn the weekend, a friend and I went shopping at all of our favorite places, and after visiting all of those, we decided to check out some of the Dollar Stores that have appeared on the planet, in the last several years. There are now several variations of these stores available with different ...
Views: 1459 - What Is Prayer? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2008 from Cory KempLet us pray. With these words we close our eyes, bow our heads, fold our hands together and . . then what? We wait for the minister to continue speaking. We reach out to still a squiggly child. We start a grocery list in our heads for the quick stop at the convenience store on the way home. ...
Views: 1457 - Attract Success By The person You Become - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Andrew HortonWe have an incredible ability to do whatever it takes to get exactly what we “MUST” have. The challenge is to ensure that what we are attempting to achieve is a must have verse a mere want. Search within yourself and uncover the things you “MUST” have, do and be. Ensure that they are aligned ...
Views: 1455 - Part 1. Top 3 Massive Mistakes Coaches and Counsellors make that keep them feeling frustrated, drained and stressed,and how to AVOID them forever - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2016 from Chris SpinkWould you like to be the best coach or counsellor you can be? Would you like to be the most powerful positive influence in your clients’ lives? My name is Chris Spink and I’d like to welcome you to part 1 of the Top 3 Massive Mistakes Coaches and Counsellors make that keep them ...
Views: 1455 - HARNESSING THE POWER OF PRODUCTIVE OBSESSIONS - by Submitted on May 25, 2010 from Kim CorbinIn working with clients as a family therapist, creativity coach and meaning coach I began to see the following recurring pattern: clients would quickly lose interest in activities, projects, relationships and careers that they had started with great enthusiasm. They would even lose interest in ...
Views: 1454(8 votes) - Gratitude Schmatitude - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2008 from Rev. Nina RoeThe first hundred times my various teachers uttered the words, “You must have gratitude for all that comes into your life”, I rolled my eyes and thought to myself, Yea, right. And how am I supposed to have gratitude when my father is in the hospital about to have critical surgery. The tension ...
Views: 1453 - Miracle-Making For Beginners: Starting New in 2013 - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2012 from Nicola Bunting2013! NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS TO TAKE YOU FROM CRUISE CONTROL COMFORT ZONE TO STELLAR SUCCESS AND BREAKTHROUGHS IN 2013. You have to admit there's something special and a bit magic about New Year's Eve, about that betwixt and between moment when we're poised to end one year and start something ...
Views: 1453 - Stop Blaming Your Tools - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2013 from Roseanna LeatonEveryone has heard reference to sayings relating to the importance of not blaming one’s tools for jobs that don’t turn out quite as one planned. It is inevitably more often the fault of the workman rather than his tools. There are many variations of this phrase such as, "It"s not the arrows, ...
Views: 1453 - The Gift of Dyslexia - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from James "Mac" McPartlandIntroduction It is often when you think you really know someone that true lessons begin. I have been a friend and colleague of Chris Bright for at least seven years, and have had a sense of respect and admiration that coincides with his business, family, and quality of life success. To know ...
Views: 1453(1 vote) - Public Speakers, Inspire Your Audience - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2008 from Jonathan Steele, RNThe word inspire to the ancients had reference to being of divine origin or God breathed. The modern definition includes filling with or creating within someone the ability to feel or do something, to animate someone. If the ability to inspire is a gift from God, then it is truly a divine ...
Views: 1452 - See All as Love - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Sharon EllisAll Creation is governed by Universal Law. Mind is the builder. Be aware, as related to self and others and know that in love all life is given and in love all things move. In giving, love becomes the fulfillment of desire and brings perfect knowledge of self. When we merge with the God Source, ...
Views: 1452 - 3 Ways To Be Graceful - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2011 from Jennifer UrezzioDefinition: Grace-- favor or good will 1. Saying Grace How frequently to you offer yourself good will? Today, just be aware of how often you are choosing something else over love, compassion, joy, good will, and grace. When you notice that you are not, just pause and simply say, "I ...
Views: 1451 - Being Successful in the Face of Adversity - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2011 from Cheryl FrisciaSo many articles and blogs focus on being successful, moving forward and how to get where you want to be but there aren’t many that talk about how you get there when you don’t have the support of family because life at home is difficult or nonexsistent. Being a young adult is difficult enough ...
Views: 1451 - Faith in Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2015 from Womens Recreation, Inc.When you are in the middle of a crisis, your mind rushes in with all different scenarios on how to handle the situation. Besides praying, meditating and worrying, it all boils down to you having faith in yourself. Just believing in yourself and knowing that you are capable of doing the very ...
Views: 1451 - True Stories of Unconventional Success To Inspire You - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2011 from Chris D'CruzThere are stories of people who have had unconventional success that have given you inspiration in life. Such stories are so uplifting that they give you positive energy that enables you to do so much in life and look everything in a positive way. May be someone won a lottery when they really ...
Views: 1451 - From Procrastination to Productivity - The Mini-Retreat Solution - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Julia JamesAre you a champion procrastinator? Some of us are such talented and accomplished procrastinators that we really should get an award. Honestly, we can be so creative! Where others see a pile of paperwork, we see another game of Solitaire. Dirty dishes in the sink? That’s just a sign it’s time to ...
Views: 1450 - Is There Really Happiness Over The Rainbow? - by Submitted on May 01, 2015 from JAMES MAIOHOIs there really happiness over the rainbow? What’s so special about that place over the rainbow? What’s so wrong with Kansas? Is Glenda, the Good Witch really any more special than Auntie Em’? Are the scarecrow and the tin man any better than the farm hands whom so adoringly care for ...
Views: 1450 - When Life Hands You Lemons . . . - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2017 from Rossana SneeWhen Life Hands You Lemons . . . . . . Make lemonade. You’ve all heard the saying, but what does it mean? Essentially it means to have an “I can do it,” attitude, an optimistic view in the face of misfortune, or adversity. Since lemons are considered bitter, and lemonade sweet, you’re ...
Views: 1450 - Pillars of Simplicity – Simple Life Lessons from Unexpected Places - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2009 from elizabeth cassidyEverybody has a hero or two in their lives. I remember one of my first heroes was Curly from The Three Stooges. My standards were not quite high back then, but I thought he was a big little boy who was having the best time when Moe was not clumping him over the head. He’d brush himself off and ...
Views: 1449 - The Language of Energy - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2012 from Elaine SeilerEnergy doesn't communicate in human tongues, but it does speak clearly. It speaks through the metaphors of our lived experiences, the hurricanes and earthquakes of nature, the expressions of the body’s symptoms, or the whispered message of a randomly chosen passage in a book. Energy ...
Views: 1449 - Who are you with - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from cedric riceWho are you With If you have an allegiance anywhere in life where does that allegiance happen to be? In other words who are you with? True allegiance is the closest thing possible to guaranteed success. When you are close to a person or thing that thing becomes the very fabric of your own ...
Views: 1448 - Ten Years in a Cave - The Resilience of the Human Spirit. - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Caroline and Craig MakepeaceMy travels around the world have allowed me to experience a different perspective on life. I have had the opportunity to meet and talk with many people from around the world who come from many different places. I have listened to many stories of survival, triumph, heartache, celebration, love ...
Views: 1447(3 votes) - Your Drive and Inspiration Must Come From Within - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from Andrew HortonAll enduring and sustainable inspiration must come from within each individual. That is why it so important for leaders to empower their team members and to support them to have a vision for the future of their own. As it is the inner drive or inspiration of each individual and their ability to ...
Views: 1447 - Discovering "The Road Not Taken" - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Hal PriceAll creatures come into this world instinctively knowing their TRUE PURPOSE. As humans, we allow our EGO to take us down a path that separates us from our own Divine Purpose. We lose connection with the natural gifts and talents that we came to support our AUTHENTIC LIFE OF PASSION! We ...
Views: 1446(5 votes) - Go Green: Turning Your Jealousy into Strength - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Tama KievesThe other day I read about an acquaintance, another author, I know who was featured in The New York Times. As I came upon the story, try as I might to fill my mind with the bird songs and daisies of good will, I felt sandpaper scrape my soul. Immediately, her shiny success became my ...
Views: 1446 - Do You Like Me? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanWe all want to be loved. We all want to be liked. We all want to fit in. We all want to be understood. We just do. We are social beings. We thrive in groups. We live in tribes. We have leaders and followers and pecking orders and those at the top and those at the bottom. And ...
Views: 1445 - Sharing some Thoughts on the Power of Faith - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")Article Title: from www.sharefaith.wordpress.com Author: Craig Lock Key words: spiritual, spirituality, inspiration, faith Web sites: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 http://goo.gl/vTpjk (and/or ...
Views: 1445 - MENTAL ILLNESS - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Matt MeersDwelling mentality on the objects of sense leads to attachment to them. From attachment arises desires and from desire anger from anger springs forth lack of discrimination which leads to loss of memories. From loss of memory ensues the destruction of intelligence, and the destruction of ...
Views: 1444 - DO DARE TO THINK BIG - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2015 from Dileep TiwariThought is the magnetic force. It attracts the opportunity in the form of conditions, circumstances, luck, resources and people to realize what one wants in life. Whatever you are in your present life is because of your thoughts and what you will become in future depends on where your thoughts ...
Views: 1443 - Improve Creativity and Self Expression - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffWhether you are trying to create a peace filled home for you and your family or become the next Monet or Tom Clancy, you need to surround yourself with a great deal of positive creative energy. Self expression requires plenty of desire, focus and supportive energy. Self expression is truly the ...
Views: 1443 - Thinking Like a Millionaire: The 3 Financial Types of People in the World - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2016 from Lucas ThomasThere are 3 types of people in this world when it comes to finances. They are the Perpetually Broke Person, the Well-Off Person, and the Highly-Wealthy Person. Need to Plug up Your Financials? The Perpetually Broke Person never has any money and ultimately lives paycheck to paycheck. This ...
Views: 1443 - A Celebration To Remember Forever - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2008 from Timothy SmithThis past weekend my family and I had the PLEASURE and HONOR to attend a Farewell Ceremony to 70 Soldiers who are being deployed to The Iraqi Freedom mission. Courtesy of the family and friends of the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, US ARMY, Mattydale N.Y. To witness this LIVE, was an ...
Views: 1441 - How to forgive yourself - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2010 from Dia ThabetHow to forgive yourself John has cheated on his wife a few years ago and he can never forgive himself for what he has done. He says he will never forgive himself for his behavior, for hurting his wife, and for not being loyal to her. Kelly came home tired and frustrated from her job. She ...
Views: 1441(1 vote) - What To Focus On? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2016 from William CottringerWhat To Focus On? By Bill Cottringer “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” ~Alexander Graham Bell. Regarding the title question, the answer in a word is—NOW. One very popular view of life is that we are all pawns ...
Views: 1441 - Why You Have A Good Chance Winning With Poker - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2018 from SEO SAUsually, when people think about casino games they immediately think of slot machines or Roulette. These are games which are totally reliant on luck, and basically have nothing to do with skill, talent or experience. But are all casino games affected only by luck? Should they all be referred to ...
Views: 1440(1 vote) - Thinking Like a Millionaire: The 3 Financial Types of People in the World - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2016 from Lucas ThomasThere are 3 types of people in this world when it comes to finances. They are the Perpetually Broke Person, the Well-Off Person, and the Highly-Wealthy Person. Need to Plug up Your Financials? The Perpetually Broke Person never has any money and ultimately lives paycheck to paycheck. This ...
Views: 1439 - Renewal: Martin Luther King and Barack Obama - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2009 from Barbara BowenWhat hardest of hearts could resist the voice of justice calling down the corridors of conscience in the satin tremolo of our American Dr. Martin Luther King? My indelible moment was underneath the Lincoln memorial with my now-deceased parents, my sister-in-law and eldest brother. It was a ...
Views: 1437 - 5 Factors As to why Chasing after Good results May Keep You Poor - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2010 from Albert MeloRecently ive gone through a post created by Steve Errey and submitted on Copy Blogger greatly revealing 5 Factors As to why Attempting in order to be Prosperous Will Keep You Poor, that I desired to reveal it right here in expectations that it sets off an epiphany in your life and within your ...
Views: 1436(1 vote) - Obstacles Illuminate the Path to Success - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2015 from Tony Fahkry“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.” ...
Views: 1435 - ROYALTY AND REALITY - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Theresa BehennaAs the eyes of the world focus on the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton I tip my hat (or should that be fascinator?) to an outstanding performance by the Brits. They are SO all about pomp and ceremony. And we are SO intrigued we’ve been watching it for months. Why? In this ...
Views: 1435 - Can 'Ordinary' People Effect Change and so Help Make a Better World?: The Power of ONE - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Can 'Ordinary' People Effect Change and so Help Make a Better World?: The Power of ONE Author Name: Craig Lock Category (key words): Inspiration, Empowerment, Spiritual, Words of Upliftment and Inspiration, the “Power of One" Web Site: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 ...
Views: 1434 - How to Cultivate Seeds of Greatness in your Life by Dr Dennis Waitley (from Inspirational Books) - by Submitted on May 23, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")Article Title: How to Cultivate Seeds of Greatness in your Life by Dr Dennis Waitley (from Inspirational Books) Submitted by Craig Lock Web sites: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 http://goo.gl/vTpjk (and/or ...
Views: 1434 - A walk in the park - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Ronny PrasadI came to realise the numerous benefits of exercise at a very early age. So, I have made a commitment to myself that I will run every morning, from Monday to Friday. There is a football oval near my house where I go to, for a run in the mornings. During winter time, it is quite dark when I ...
Views: 1433 - Sparkling Ideas for Delivering Holiday Cheer - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2014 from Allidah Hicks Bonnie Knuti"It’s the most wonderful time of year" for some, filled with anticipation and excitement. And, it’s the most difficult time of the year for others who are barely putting one foot in front of the other due to illness or sadness. Now’s your chance to bring some holiday cheer to someone who could ...
Views: 1433 - Why Achieving Your Dreams is More Possible Than Ever in Today's World! - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2011 from Jen EngevikI’ve been thinking a lot lately about systems of old and how they use to hold us back from reaching for our dreams. For instance, if you wanted to publish a book, you had to write a query letter and be at the mercy of limited thinking publishing companies. Or if you wanted to make a film or ...
Views: 1433 - Do What You Love – Love What You Do - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2017 from Michele MolitorIt was a series of challenging events (to say the least) and an unexpected “course correction” in my role as creative director back at the height of the dot com days in Silicon Valley, that left me bewildered, dazed and befuddled as to what was my next career step needed to be. Stressed out ...
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