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- Educating Our Young - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Linda ThompsonAt a recent meeting of the Future Business Leaders of America Advisory Council, I heard some interesting, or should I say, disturbing comments. At least they were to me. We were discussing the need for a new program in high school education titled "Business Operations Support and Assistant ...
Views: 1532(1 vote) - Following your intuition - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Sandra Dawes“What does your gut tell you?” It’s often a question we are asked when we are struggling to make a decision. If you are anything like me (or my former self anyway), decision making is not your strong suit. Even on the simplest things, where the choice seemed obvious, I just couldn’t commit to ...
Views: 1531(1 vote) - PMP Certification Courses – Options for 2012 - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from John LeePMP certification courses - Will you be prepared? What PMP certification courses do you want to acquire your certification in challenge management? Properly, that reply relies upon really substantially on whether or not you fulfill all of the PMP certification needs or not. Should you have a ...
Views: 1531 - 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: 1531 - Angels and Spirit Guides - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Danielle DaoustAngels and Spirit Guides come in all shapes and sizes, and from many dimensions. The Angels keep us connected with our Source, and our Guides help us find the way back home... all we have to do is ask.... There are legions of angels and guides ready and willing to help us along the ...
Views: 1530 - Growing Roots in Adopted Homeland - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Bercedeh StarkNew country, new life, new challenges. A person experiences all of these things when he or she decides to migrate, regardless of whether the migration is internal within one's own homeland, or far away to some distant foreign country. Because living in a new place can be an incredible ...
Views: 1530(2 votes) - Only the Strong Survive - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Joan Marie Whelan4 Ways the Manifestation Method can help you Achieve Prosperity There's wisdom in the 1969 hit, Only the Strong Survive, singer Jerry Butler sings “There’s a lot of opportunity out there just waiting for you, but you’ll never succeed if you’ve given up…Only the strong survive, only the strong ...
Views: 1530(1 vote) - Spring-Clean Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Sheeba RiyasEver wondered how we keep adding more stuff into the gray matter between our ears each second and never really worry about how long it could hold it all in together? Yes, it is undeniably the most sophisticated storage system to be found in the Universe but we do need to leave room for better ...
Views: 1530 - Not Good Enough - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Joan Marie WhelanToday you may have a financially-sound career and you may have earned the respect of your colleagues. But when you get home at the end of the day, you feel like something is missing from your life. Perhaps your personal life is empty – even if you have a significant other or “friends” on ...
Views: 1529(1 vote) - Organizing Myths - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Holly BoydGetting Organized is always top on the list of New Years resolutions. It is important because it will decreases stress, increase productivity, confidence, competence, and free us up to focus on what is TRULY IMPORTANT. And you know me, I like to get right to it so... What organizing really ...
Views: 1529 - The Hunt - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2013 from Dotun AdewunmiThey knock only once. At everyone's door. If you're quick enough, you catch 'em. If not, they leave you. Not everyone recognizes them. Many abhor them, thinking they're hard work with no real justification that they're gonna work out for the better for you. I recognized them. Two huge ones. I'm ...
Views: 1529 - Fatherly thoughts - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2015 from Adele McDowellOver eight days in June, there is the trifecta of Father’s Day, my father’s birthday, and the anniversary of his death 36 years ago. If alive, my father would be 101 this year. This particular trio activates memories of a father who graduated a Jesuit college as a philosophy major (and, boy, ...
Views: 1528 - Embrace - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2015 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Embrace who you are as there is only one you. Embrace all of the endless possibilities that each new day brings. Embrace chance meetings and other unexplainable events. Embrace change and all of the events that take place because of that change. Embrace love, regardless if it is for ...
Views: 1527 - How to Move Through Your Fear - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2010 from Mike RobbinsFear is something that we all experience, especially on our journey toward deeper authenticity, fulfillment, and success in life. Being who we really are, expressing ourselves boldly, and going for what we want in life can cause a great deal of fear in us. I get scared all the time - ...
Views: 1526(1 vote) - Manipulation by our Televisions - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Vincent TreacyI remember Boy George's appearance on Top of the Pops. Like many others I sat and watched in disbelief. Was this a boy or was this a girl? It was a pivotal moment for transvestites and cross-dressers as the BBC had opened the floodgates and just about everyone has entered the TV screens ever ...
Views: 1526 - Resume Services - How to Quit Gambling! - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Bruce PickettProfessional resume services offered by well trained and qualified individuals, by some people, are thought to be not needed and not worth the price. Well, I guess my first question might be, "Are you interested in gambling with your future on developing your own resume?" That wonderful ...
Views: 1526 - A Wish for You - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2013 from Womens Recreation, Inc.I wish you love, peace and joy. I want to throw in some strength, comfort, and warmth to help you on your journey through life. I also wish you tenderness and hugs, when life gets cold and your struggles get rough. I wish you a trinket box full of all your fondest memories, to call upon when ...
Views: 1525 - Even a Teacher Might Have Ego - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2013 from Vinod AnandEven a Teacher Might Have Ego (Vinod Anand) No one is completely devoid of ego and self-esteem. For example, if a guru does not have a well-functioning ego, then perhaps no seeker would ever listen to his discourses and the former would be left alone in his ashram. Whether you are a ...
Views: 1525 - Regain your Inner Power - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2011 from Joan Marie WhelanHave you ever strolled along the beach and spied a treasure hunter with his metal detector? It is kind of funny when you think of it. After all, what are the chances that someone will actually find a huge hidden treasure? In fact, more often than not, the treasure seeker may just be lucky enough ...
Views: 1525 - The Wordallogic: "Love or Security; A Personal Decision" - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2013 from Aleasa WordThe Wordallogic: Love or Security - A Personal Decision by Aleasa M. Word Copyright 2012 All Rights Reserved Each day we are faced with choices. Sometimes it’s very hard to decide which road to travel on. On second thought forget that I said sometimes and instead replace that with most of ...
Views: 1525(1 vote) - We’re building towards a VERY RARE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE of a SUPERMOON IN ARIES - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2015 from joan pancoeHAPPY FALL! We’re building towards a VERY RARE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE of a SUPERMOON IN ARIES this Sunday, September 27th, at 10:50 PM EDT. And while all FULL MOON Eclipses ratchet up the intensity uncomfortably and bring at times explosive endings, this one is going to be a doozy! Not only is ...
Views: 1525(1 vote) - Why you are not wealthy (of Mice and Men) - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2015 from lennox cadoreIn my graduating year of high school, I stated my ambition was to become the world’s richest black man. A couple of weeks later I recanted that statement. I wanted to be the richest person period. Growing up in what was then called Metro Housing. I thought being rich would make me happy and ...
Views: 1525 - Do People Ignore You? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2012 from NARENDRA GOIDANIDearest Darling Friends, “u know whats ur speciality…. u think for others standing in their position….n for urself standing in ur own position. so simple….n beautiful. lesson learnt …thank u…. luvvvv uuuu” I received the words presented above, in a mail from the incredibly talented and ...
Views: 1524(1 vote) - Forgiveness Sets YOU Free - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Rhonda JonesWhen I was a teenager, I used to fight with my sister a lot and it was almost always about using the computer. At that time, we only had one and I was somewhat addicted to an online game. Every day without fail, we would quarrel about who gets to use the computer first and for how long. Every ...
Views: 1524(1 vote) - health - To know and not do is to realy not know - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriHEALTH / HEALING We squander health In search of wealth; we scheme and toil, and save, then squander wealth In search of health; and all we get is the grave. The system has made us secondary with our primary care physician. Sugar and spice are not very nice. Health begins with a good ...
Views: 1524(2 votes) - I Am Home - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from ROBERT RIDEOUTWhen I arrived home from work the other day, I sighed to myself, “I am home” as I closed the front door and began taking off my work boots. Then the significance of those words hit me like a powerful mantra; I Am Home! Stop for a moment to consider the deeper levels of interpretation this ...
Views: 1524 - How Powerful Are You? Become Your Own Super Hero. - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2011 from Margie WarrellThere isn't a super hero "out there" who can save you from your situation, fix your problems, or take away your fears. You have to tap into your own super hero; to identify the fears that are holding you back and to make a decision not to reclaim the power they have wielded. I recently ...
Views: 1523 - Never Give Up! - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Susan SheppardOverwhelm is something everyone faces at one time or another. When things seem like they are insurmountable, what do you do? I was at Bridesworld Expo talking with hundreds of brides to be, their mothers, sisters, bridesmaids and husbands to be. It was very interesting to observe how ...
Views: 1523(1 vote) - Age like a super star, the 10 Best things you can do right now, that won’t cost you a cent! - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from wendy mickleWe all are aging every second of every day that sounds depressing doesn’t? It does not have to, you can age like a super star and below are 11 ways you can do that and it won’t cost you a cent. 1. Walk-One of the easiest forms of exercise is walking; most of us do it every day. I walk 5 to 6 ...
Views: 1522(1 vote) - Dealing with our dark side - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Sandra DawesBetween watching Star Wars for the millionth time and finishing the book The Shadow Effect, I have been in heavy contemplation about the dark side, more specifically, in terms of The Shadow Effect, my dark side. There was a time when I would have denied the existence of a dark side in me, the ...
Views: 1522(1 vote) - Morning after - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Suzanne MontpetitThe morning after we always want to assess what we did or did not do the day before. We wonder, we wander, we go forward with change and we regress from those changes that we find are to hard to digest. its too bad we cannot develop a pill that mentally helps us stimulate the process of change ...
Views: 1522(2 votes) - Organizing for a Crisis... just like the movie JAWS! - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Holly BoydI will never forget the first time I read a book, then saw the movie afterwards. It was "Jaws" in 1975, I was in 5th grade. It was so neat to know what was coming, yet anticipating seeing it come alive in front of you, even if you knew parts were going to be scary. And it's here again, just ...
Views: 1522(1 vote) - The "Rock Bottom" Myth - Learn How to Raise the Bottom - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Judy HerzanekYeah, when he hits bottom he'll be ready. A user has to hit bottom before he will change. Sooner or later she will hit bottom. Then she'll be ready to get some help. Raise the Bottom. This whole idea of "hitting bottom" is out of date. Some people will wait years-even decades-for their ...
Views: 1522(2 votes) - What Would YOU Write in a Letter to Yourself? - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from Diana FletcherThe other day, I started to write a letter to myself to read when I reach the age of 90. Let me explain a little about writing a letter to myself…. My parents are both ninety years old. I have been observing them for quite awhile. I have also observed other older people including my ...
Views: 1522(4 votes) - Contentment Is The Key To Open Source Connection Complete - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2018 from Jennifer WebbContentment is the Key To Open Source Connection Complete! By finding a state of contentment, one finds the spiritual key that opens the door that leads to the reward that is the state of being content with ones life! This knowledge is called forth from a convergence of all positive space ...
Views: 1520 - Smile! It’s Good For Your Health - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2012 from Noelle NelsonIt has been a miserable day. You overslept, your hair-dryer died in a brief flash of evil burning smell, you forgot to get gas on your way home last night and had to wait in line at the pump this morning. Your boss has a new favorite (and it’s definitely not you), the team meeting dragged on ...
Views: 1520 - Walking with the Wound - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from John PayneFrom the depths of our deepest wounds emerge our greatest gifts. Similarly, contained within the fate we were given, emerges a destiny when we choose to work with the fate. However, destiny cannot emerge until our fate is submitted to. That means standing back and looking at everything that was ...
Views: 1520(1 vote) - You Are Where You Live - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Albert GaroliThe word “entourage” comes from the French word “entourer”, referring to the verb “to surround”, or “entour”, meaning “the surrounding”. In the English language, entourage is defined in two ways. The most common use of the term is the social group, friends, peers or associates with whom you ...
Views: 1520(9 votes) - Caregiving from Inner Beauty and Sexuality - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Betty LouiseHave you always been a caregiver in your family? Many women live this role of caregiver from a very young age. That was certainly my story, and I have no blame or upset with my parents for how this played out in my life, however I am aware of the impact of my falling into this role since I was ...
Views: 1519(6 votes) - Clap Your Hands and Have a Great Day - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Nick GrimshaweWhen I talk to people about starting a daily practice just about the first objection I encounter is: "I don't have time to do that." For someone just beginning their search for self-improvement and growth that is a valid argument. For anyone who wants to find success, however they might ...
Views: 1519(1 vote) - Maybe An Addiction Problem? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Keith BrayDo you have an addiction problem? You’re reading this because you are looking for information about “addictions”. I address this to two groups of people in particular. * The person who thinks s/he has a problem. * The person trying to drink/drug/behave in moderation. Many are here because ...
Views: 1519 - SOLUTIONS TO LOSE WEIGHT WITHOUT THE STRUGGLE - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2012 from Lynne TiedeOur overweight society is always trying to find a quick and easy fix to the weight loss craze. A Non-Diet weight loss approach does not always seem like a popular solution because it is not one of “Instant Gratification”, but let’s see how we can make it work for you! The Non-Diet Approach is ...
Views: 1519 - The God Particle - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2013 from Robin RobertsScientist’s recreated the big bang in an attempt to find the God particle haven’t heard how that went but given I wasn’t sucked into any black holes I would assume all is okay. I am sure Creator is upstairs thinking he/she has tuned into the Universe’s version of extreme makeover. Lets tear her ...
Views: 1519 - An Eccentric Lifestyle Popular in the Early 19th Century Has Left Us the Simple Graham Cracker and More! - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke An Eccentric Lifestyle Popular in the Early 19th Century Has Left Us the Simple Graham Cracker and More! The Presbyterian Reverend Sylvester Graham, an early 19th century proponent of an extreme, aesthetic lifestyle, is largely forgotten today. During his life, however, ...
Views: 1518 - Fight For Your Health Even If You Have To. - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2013 from Sonny JuliusFight for your Health is a book written by Byron J.Richards and it exposes the FDA's betrayal of America. This is a stunning expose' into the secret world of the FDA, Wall Street and drug companies. At stake is the health and well-being of all Americans. Adverse reactions, even deaths, are ...
Views: 1518(1 vote) - Want More Serenity? - Be Like Water - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from Mahindra Raj"Be like water, you pour water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You pour water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Be like water." - Bruce Lee Reflections I remember vividly being 14 years old in my high school swim team. What stood out the most about those days were the morning training ...
Views: 1518(5 votes) - HOW CAN WE MANAGE EXPECTATIONS? - by Submitted on May 13, 2013 from Alan KeyseExpectation and disappointment are often two sides of the same coin but the experience between expectations in our businesses as opposed to our personal lives can be very different indeed. BUSINESS vs PRIVATE EXPECATIONS In business, we actively invite positive expectations from our ...
Views: 1517 - Honesty Is Not Something We Flirt With - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Michele LandersHonesty is not something we flirt with. We must be married to it” As we go about our daily lives, tending to jobs, families and obligations of one sort or another, how many of us stop to examine the path we’re on and whether or not it is truly the one we want to take, or are even meant to ...
Views: 1516 - Let's Talk About Resolutions - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2012 from Dirrick WilliamsThe book “LAUNCHING A LEADERSHIP REVOLUTION” written by: Chris Brady & Orrin Woodward, has in it an interesting story about Ben Franklin, one that I will paraphrase. The authors wrote, when Ben Franklin was a young man, around 20 years old, a friend told him he was so disliked people would cross ...
Views: 1516(1 vote) - Two Powerful Tools for Success - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2011 from Kathleen HanaganIf you know you have gifts to offer and are still in hiding, let me tell you about this story of the Golden Buddha. In 1957, a group of Tibetan monks were informed that a highway was being built through the area of their shrine and they would have to move this very large and heavy clay ...
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