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- Are You A Disorganized Person? Learn the Truth. - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2012 from Julie GrayAre you a disorganized person? Is that what you are telling yourself when you can’t find your report in the morning or your socks don’t match or you walk in 10 minutes late to a meeting? Or are you telling yourself something worse? That you are lazy. That you are stupid. That ...
Views: 1582 - 10 Tips to Make 2012 Productive, Profitable and Blessed - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Kathleen GageThis is the time of year many professionals set goals and resolutions for the coming year in hopes of making the coming year better than the year before. Unfortunately, most goals are forgotten within a short period of time. Often this is due to trying to do too much with too little. Here ...
Views: 1581 - Skate Where The Puck Is Going - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Sandy GerouxAs we look ahead toward success and prosperity, a quote from National Hockey League player Wayne Gretzky comes to mind. Upon being asked the secret of his incredible success, Gretzky said, "I skate where the puck is going; others wait for the puck to come to them." In terms of vision and ...
Views: 1581 - 3 Mistakes in Defining Success - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Zoe RouthWhen it comes to defining 'success', there are three crucial mistakes you may be making, and it's keeping you from experiencing the abundant success you deserve. Mistake #1 - You're addicted to the adrenaline of 'achieving'. Striving for something and reaching it is satisfying. Like ...
Views: 1580(4 votes) - Steady as She Goes - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Lisa MininniOriginally a maritime reference, the phrase “steady as she goes” referred to the ships that navigated difficult waters. It was important to keep the ship steady so that it didn’t take on water. The old ships would sail along especially well in predictive seas. The first sign of ...
Views: 1579(6 votes) - How To Improve Self Confidence - The Amazing Power Of Cues! - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Robert PierceWant to learn how to improve self confidence? Here's an amazingly effective tip on how to improve self confidence in just about any situation. It's the power of cues. Many actors prepare for big or important scenes by focusing on their cues and you can to. Here's exactly how to improve self ...
Views: 1577(2 votes) - The selfless route to Self-Indulgence - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2009 from Danielle Raineor The Only Way to Get 5 Minutes Peace. Picture the scene... You’ve just collapsed onto the sofa with a drink and your favourite book/magazine/TV programme. The relaxing sigh is barely out of your mouth before you hear it....the summons. Somebody, somewhere wants a piece of you. And ...
Views: 1577(2 votes) - 5 Law Of Attraction Truths You Can Sink Your Teeth Into - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Zoe RouthAre you a chronic personal development junky? Do you have a pile of self-help books on your shelves? Are you still looking for that elusive 'secret'? How much have you actually implemented? I confess, that has been me too. I'm addicted to the self-help section. I gobble up books, programs, ...
Views: 1576(1 vote) - Risk, Reward & Resilience - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from paige arnof-fennI am a long time fan of late night television and wanted to get David Letterman as our graduation speaker (we had Tip O’Neill). I loved Johnny Carson and watched him religiously. His retirement was the end of an era, Jay Leno is fine but he is no Johnny Carson. I did love Wynton Marsalis and ...
Views: 1575 - Why Love Awareness Is Essential For Success - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2017 from Mercedes Oestermann van EssenLove is one of the most misunderstood energies of our time. Most people look at the lore of love predominantly from a romantic viewpoint. However, viewing love through this narrow lens filters out the larger picture and misses the deeper meaning of love energies. The love you have learned to ...
Views: 1574(1 vote) - 3 Keys to Achieve Your Goals and Make Your Business Better Than Ever - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2016 from Margie BeiswangerThis year just has to be better than last year, right? But how do you start? You know you're destined to build your business and yet... you have doubts that you can make things happen. You aren't sure what needs to change. Or where to start. I know how that is. I hear it from my clients ...
Views: 1573 - How to Make the Worst Decision? - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Nil CelenDo you know how to make the worst decision? If not, how can you avoid that? We do not try to make a wrong decision. We make it naturally. After a wrong decision, we are all alone with the words wandering in our mind. • What if… • If only… • I wish… Are you ...
Views: 1573(1 vote) - What Are Your Top Passions? - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2018 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.comHow would you score the following questions on a scale 1-10? (1 – never at all ……… 10 – always the best it can be!) Find out: 1. I am excited about my life and inspired by my work and leisure activities. 2. Others comment on how happy I am and what a joy it is to be around me. 3. I know ...
Views: 1573 - What is Success (from 'The Winning Mind)? - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")Article Title: What is Success (from 'The Winning Mind)? from https://mindmindpower.wordpress.com Author: Craig Lock Category (key words): Success, Success Principles, Motivation, Inspiration, Sports Psychology, Sport, Mind, Mind Control, Positive Thinking and Positive Psychology(enough ...
Views: 1571 - Attitudes that Don't Foster Success - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Karen KleinwortSuccess is attainable for those who seek it with both their thoughts and their actions. Unfortunately, people tend to give significantly more attention to their actions, not remembering that their thoughts and attitudes can dramatically impact their failure and success. Too often the negative ...
Views: 1570 - Are You Just Trying To Wait And Hang On? - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Paula GregorowiczDo you find yourself just trying to hang on and get through the recession? Perhaps you are waiting for things to turn around or something to happen (business partner make a decision, new clients to show up, reorganization at a job to work itself out) before you move forward? If so, you’re ...
Views: 1569(5 votes) - The Secrets to Becoming More Effective. Part 2 in the Achievement series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerWhat is the Goal? How effective are you in reaching your goals? If you're not as effective as you'd like to be, these life strategies are for you. Have you decided what your goals and dreams are, how will their achievement look to you? If you haven't decided on your goal, how can you ...
Views: 1569(1 vote) - Getting Along With People is EASY! - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Wayne KehlThis is an excerpt from my book: “Getting Along With People Is Easy!” EIGHTH COMMANDMENT: DO NOT BE SELFISH • If you want to get along with people think about someone other than yourself. If you are not getting along with people it is probably largely to do with your own actions and the ...
Views: 1568 - Think Your Way to Success - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2014 from D. OstaroA meager existence in a limited environment does not have to be our destiny. We should find the purpose of living and change things for the better. In fact, there is abundant supply of anything we can conceive of. We must only know how to tap it. Of course, it can be learnt. We just have to ...
Views: 1568 - ***The Typical Mind That Asks Cannot Answer - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2014 from Rob WhiteThe typical mind can easily ask a question with eagerness, but is not really looking for an answer. It is with “wrong eagerness” that it asks. It is truly only eager to give the point of view that it already holds. The question is simply leading to that. The mind that asks a thousand ...
Views: 1567(1 vote) - Essential Lessons for Today From a 13th Century Friar - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke One of the greatest literary and science works of the ancient world, rarely studied today, was the Opus Majus. The amazingly futuristic content of the Opus Majus was virtually a modern tutorial, written in the 13th century, on an array of literary, scientific and philosophical ...
Views: 1567(4 votes) - Let Go of Your Limitations - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2010 from Hannah Homer"The purpose of life is to be restored back to love, moment to moment. To fulfill this purpose, the individual must acknowledge that he is 100 percent responsible for creating his life the way it is. He must come to see that it is his thoughts that create his life the way it is moment to moment. ...
Views: 1567(1 vote) - You Hold the Key - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2012 from Charmaine HammondMy friend, and media coach, Shawne Duperon is an expert at helping people refine their message, manage their fear, and get more publicity. Shawne says “People do business with people they like. People buy from people they like. People talk about people and services they like. People post and tag ...
Views: 1567 - Criticism - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Dawn AngierCriticism There's an old adage that goes like this: to avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. If you want to get ahead in the world, you'll have to do all three. So you should expect to be criticized. The key is to discern what is helpful criticism (most isn't) and what ...
Views: 1566(1 vote) - Our Lives In 2036 - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2017 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.comI recently came across this well written LinkedIn post, “Must read article on how our lives will change dramatically in 20 years” that is extremely fascinating. It is actually based on a Facebook post by Udo Gollub who went April 2016 to the SingularityU Germany Summit in Berlin. Singularity ...
Views: 1566 - The Reviews are In: Performance Reviews Suck - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Michelle RandallEarlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reports that 58% HR professionals give their own performance management systems a grade of C or below. Some go as far as saying performance reviews are hurting companies and should stop. So why do we keep doing them? Because it’s easier than the ...
Views: 1566(2 votes) - Business Etiquette: What in the World Should I Do? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2009 from Joan CurtisLast week I taught a class on Business Etiquette. My class consisted of people ranging in ages from the mid 20’s to the early 50’s. I noticed a definite gap in how people identified “correct” behavior. The younger people seemed more relaxed with the rules. Webster’s defines etiquette as ...
Views: 1565(1 vote) - Gear Your Mindset For Success - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2008 from Evelyn LimWhat usually separates the successful from the unsuccessful has less to do with knowledge, skills or luck than a mindset difference. A mindset that is geared for success is one that has a burning desire to succeed and is forward looking even in the face of fear and difficulties. On the other ...
Views: 1565 - Lessons in Leadership, Resilience & Innovation - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from paige arnof-fennAs an entrepreneur and business owner I see examples of innovation everywhere, I think it is part of the entrepreneurial DNA! We have to solve problems every day but luckily most of them are not life and death situations. The world had an amazing lesson in innovation last month with the 33 ...
Views: 1564 - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #4 Think Big - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Patty Sadallah"Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom." Merry Browne . What is the glass ceiling of your mind? What is the highest achievement that you can imagine for yourself? For some the measure is money related. They imagine themselves making six figures while others image seven. For ...
Views: 1563(2 votes) - How Old Beliefs Prevent Success in Growing Your Business - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2009 from Loren FogelmanThe definition of a contract in Webster’s Dictionary is “a binding agreement between two or more persons.” Contracts have many purposes. We expect contracts to define expectations and purpose as well as limitations. They clarify the parameters in the agreement. Typically, they are explicit and ...
Views: 1563(1 vote) - If Only is a Very Common Thought - Does It Do any Good? Part 3 in the Inner Motivation series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerAs you saw previously in this Inner Motivation series, everybody has both a negative and a positive side to their character. The Cherokee Indians say you have a black wolf strenuously promoting the negative, and your white wolf gently advocating the positive. Following the black wolf has arduous ...
Views: 1563(2 votes) - Instant Gratification: Is Your Need For Instant Gratification Sabotaging Your Success? - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperIn today’s world, people not only want to have something straight away, they are also encouraged to have this outlook. It would be easy to see these two aspects as being separate, but part of the reason why people have this outlook is because of the society they live in. When it comes to ...
Views: 1563 - The “Quick Fix” Method for Success People - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2010 from Marc-Andre TerriaultWhen you are not satisfied with your life, you try to find a quick fix solution to make things better. You want something to happen right now! Unfortunately, life doesn’t work that way. You have to take action and you actually DO need to work and most of the time work hard in order to find ...
Views: 1563 - New Year's Resolution or Broken Promise? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Lateef Terrell WarnickTo resolve or not to resolve… that is the question! Every year we all take the opportunity to symbolically start another year with a clean slate. Many of us reflect on the past year to assess whether we had a good year or not. Did we accomplish or goals? Did we fall short? And then after ...
Views: 1562(3 votes) - No Blame; No Victimhood; No Kidding - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2017 from Rand GolletzWhenever I discuss my perspective on this subject with others, it stimulates “but what about” questions. “But what about the holocaust?” “But what about Cambodia in the 70s?” You get the idea. My retort to those people is always the same; their reaction to my retort is always the same; the ...
Views: 1562 - You Know Only 4% Of What You Think You Know - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2012 from Judy WidenerIt's 2012. In the past hundred years, we've figured out a lot of what makes the world tick. We've nearly snuffed out diseases that wiped out millions in the past. We've learned how to fly. We're feeling pretty smart. But there's so much we don't know yet. For instance, only 4% of the universe ...
Views: 1562 - The Five Factors for Success - by Submitted on May 04, 2010 from Linda PucciIf you want to be successful, look around at successful people. How do they achieve their success? There are typically five factors that lead them to their success. First, they dreamed a dream. One of the requirements of being successful is having the desire-–something that drives you to ...
Views: 1560 - The Power of Your Internal Voice - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2012 from Rand GolletzI’ve written on a number of occasions about the importance of objectivity and fact-based decision-making. In managing your business, it’s critical that you make decisions based, as much as possible, on the evidence. Intuition certainly has its place in decision-making, but it has to be ...
Views: 1560 - A Model for Business Success - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Janis EricsonThis past January, my maternal grandmother, Jessie Hunter, passed away after ninety-five exceptional years. I would like to dedicate this article to her, and share with you the model of her success. Born Jessie M. Culp in Detroit, 1911, she was president of her high school graduating class, ...
Views: 1559 - Entitlement Mentality: Can An Entitlement Mentality Cause Someone To Sabotage Their Success? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to people who are successful and those who are not, there are often a number of differences in how the behave. Some of these differences might stand out straight away, while others could take some time to appear. Clarity One thing that successful people often have in common ...
Views: 1559(1 vote) - It's Only a Test: The New Perspective on the Recession - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Ron and Denny ReynoldsWhat is your relationship to the recession? We've heard some people say, "Ain't it awful." We've heard others say, "I choose not to participate." And we've found those who live in the middle and say, "I'm fine, no matter what." Where are you? Consider the ...
Views: 1559(1 vote) - Monsters, Bees, & Dogs – How the Silly Fears Limit Our Potential - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Matthew TooneFear is unnecessary worry. Fear is a lack of self-confidence. Fear is evidence of an inability to control one’s thoughts. Fear is often the underlying reason for failure. Fear limits one’s potential because the thought of fear results in inaction. Fear, ironically, is both necessary and a ...
Views: 1559 - Success Habit: A Personal Mission Statement - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2013 from John SteelyThe power of mission statements for enterprises of all sizes has been shown again and again. Enterprises with strong mission statements have dramatically improved performance, increased value, and become industry leaders. The evidence for this is all around. Moving this powerful tool to the ...
Views: 1559 - Benifits of SEO for Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Samentha JonesGoogle Statistics, Google Website owner Tools and Google Maps are wonderful tools for that business owner to make use of and grow their sites authority and boost their overall ratings around the world’s leading internet search engine. Google Statistics is definitely a very helpful and much ...
Views: 1558(2 votes) - Goal Setting, How To Line Up Your Life With Your Goal - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2011 from Alan CurrensHave Wealth? Learn to Relax? Achieve every goal you set! In Goal Setting books and programs there’s an underlying thread of advice that seems present in most teachings and that is the concept of being “congruent” with your goal. I want to discuss this today because I think it’s so much more ...
Views: 1558 - The Power of Thought Vibration - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Gabriel PatlashenkoIn order to succeed with the Law of Attraction, you will eventually need to accept that your ticket to success is feeling good. Positive energy attracts positive energy. You need to understand the concept of thought vibration. If you are not where you want to be, you are not feeling good: ...
Views: 1558(1 vote) - Use Your Mind to Combat Killer Stress! - by Submitted on May 01, 2015 from Noelle NelsonYou hate your boss, you hate your work, your co-workers drive you crazy, and you’re convinced you’re underpaid even if you weren’t horribly overworked. You’re stressed all the time! Small wonder. . . You’re tired, achy, rarely get a peaceful night’s sleep, and now you’ve come down with a ...
Views: 1557 - Freedom of Choice? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2016 from William CottringerFreedom of Choice? By Bill Cottringer “Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.” ~Jawaharlal Nehru A perennial philosophical debate that started with the early philosophers and gave birth to all the earlier theories of ...
Views: 1555 - How to Thrive in Today's Economy-Lesson 1: The Most Adaptable to Change will Survive and Thrive - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2009 from Caroline and Craig MakepeaceThe current global economic situation constantly bombards us via the media throughout our day. News of corporation meltdowns, job losses and stock market collapses dominate our conversations. Everything is shrinking, people are hurting and times look grim. When you've lost your job or your ...
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