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- The Fallacy of The A - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2016 from John SteelyAs a teacher, I have observed students for many years. Over and over again, students are more stressed over test grades than any other grade, and this stress is caused by a lack of perspective. Tests are not the most important grade in a typical course; in fact, they are often not given the ...
Views: 1363 - Are You Holding Yourself Back From Achieving Greater Success In Life? - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2013 from Ewen ChiaIf you are reading this right now, I believe you have dreams and aspirations. Now the question I have for you is, are those dreams and aspirations easily achievable? If they are, then they are not big enough. Look, we were not called to be mediocre in life. We were created for greatness. Are you ...
Views: 1362 - E-Reputation with On-line Internet Content - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Maxn EiffelThe craze to go digital has brought with it the threat to save oneself from the net related abuse of personal information of an individual or an entity. E reputation thus has changed from a luxurious facility to build brand name and create an image or reputation Internet to a necessity to save ...
Views: 1362(1 vote) - How Do You Know You're Ready - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Lisa MininniAnyone who knows me, knows I ask a lot of questions. Thankfully, my clients have said they appreciate it because I seek to understand and pose questions that help generate ideas. I guess I’ve been curious all of my life. When I was little, I remember spotting a mound of ants. I noticed ...
Views: 1362(1 vote) - 5 Things You Should Do Immediately to Prepare for Challenging Times - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Judy PearsonFirst what you don’t want to do... panic! Panic and anxiety will zap the life right out of you. Whether you are facing downsizing, health, relationship or financial issues taking immediate appropriate action will make all the difference in the world. Making those decisions with a clear mind and ...
Views: 1361 - Work on Self - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from James Renford PowellWhat is the beginning and end of our work on Self? What can the individual do to begin the work on Self and take advantage of the roadmap left by the Great Masters. How do we access this higher thought which has such transforming power? How do we begin the process of transcendence and benefit ...
Views: 1361 - 9 Simple Solutions for Procrastinators - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Christine KanePeople who say that procrastination is about laziness are probably the same people who think that anorexia is about not eating enough. Procrastination isn’t about laziness. It’s about fear. It’s about perfectionism. It’s about overwhelm. We all experience it, and there are some tricks to ...
Views: 1360 - #1 Way to build market reach, position expertise and generate great revenues is with speaking - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2016 from Kathleen GageIf you love to speak on the platform, you’re really good and you have outstanding material, getting paid to speak is a great way to make a living. The dream of many experts is to have a full calendar of paid speaking engagements. Nice dream and yet, for some, it is far more profitable to ...
Views: 1359 - 21 Inspired Quotations About Discovering Your True Self - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Marquita Herald1. “I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can’t find anybody who can tell me what they want.” – Mark Twain 2. “There is no satisfaction that can compare with looking back across the years and finding you’ve grown in self-control, judgment, ...
Views: 1359(1 vote) - One Simple Step to Smart Delegation - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2014 from Joy ChudacoffThe one question I get asked over and over from women entrepreneurs is, "How do you know what to delegate to an assistant?" I love this question because it tells me you realize that you can't (and shouldn't) try to do it all in your business and your ready to get the support you need. Nearly ...
Views: 1359(2 votes) - Practice Meat - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2010 from Barrett Clemmensen PowellA few times a year, every year, I brush off the patio furniture in the back yard, remove the cover from the propane gas barbecue and wipe it down. My friends begin to arrive; we break out the wine and beer, chips and salsa, deviled eggs and the pickle tray. I open the valve to the propane tank ...
Views: 1359(3 votes) - Stop Assuming Home Buyout Programs Are Bogus - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2018 from Mike KalisThe home buyout industry has a bad reputation, and it’s no wonder why. Drive around any town, and you’ll come across cheap signs posted at intersections or nailed to trees that read, “Cash for homes fast!” The person behind these efforts probably went to a real estate seminar where he or she was ...
Views: 1359 - The Raw Truth - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2009 from Zoe RouthFor the last few weeks I've been reading various blogs where folks are baring it all - speaking the deep truth about who they are, and what they really think. Even if it upsets a few people. This kind of authenticity and courage is rare, attractive, and compelling. When someone stands in ...
Views: 1359(9 votes) - The Secret to Lasting Business Success - by Submitted on May 29, 2015 from Margie BeiswangerAs entrepreneurs and business owners, we want our efforts to have a lasting impact. We want our businesses to withstand the test of time and be successful. We want sustainability. So what's the secret to lasting success? How and why do some businesses survive the ups and downs, weather the ...
Views: 1359 - Why are you in the business you are in? - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Kathleen GageHave you given thought to why you do what you do? Why are you in the business you are in? What motivates you to work with the clients you work with? In the last few years the energy of business has shifted dramatically. With all the spirit-driven businesses currently in existence and those ...
Views: 1358 - Why Wait? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from John G E FryeI was drawn to a posting made by an inspirational friend on Facebook recently; she drew my eye to the subject of ‘regret’. Now this is a subject that I have expressed opinion on before. Anyway, my mind is inclined to work overtime, become supercharged once stimulated, and just before entering ...
Views: 1358(1 vote) - Can You Really Dream It Live It? - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2012 from Cynthia HatcherLife is a journey. There are so many questions to answer. What is your destiny? What is your purpose? What are your goals? What are your strategies? Now I am here asking another question…can you really dream it live it? In life there is choice after choice. Sometimes we choose wrong. ...
Views: 1357 - What Good is a Mercedes-Benz if You're Jabba the Hut? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Rand GolletzI recently read a staggering statistic. More than 40% of college graduates never read another book after they graduate – EVER – FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES! If you are not among that 40%, congratulations; you are among the living. If you are among that 40%, how are you growing? How are you ...
Views: 1357 - Words That Live On and Touch the Soul - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from John Carinci(taken from my book) "It was September 18, 2007, a normal Tuesday in the lives of many millions of people. But on this date a computer science professor, Randy Pausch, Ph.D., gave what is now known as “The Last Lecture.” It actually was the professor’s last lecture, given at Carnegie Mellon ...
Views: 1357 - 7 Questions To Help You Think Differently When You Are Sick - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2008 from Michelle VandepasI like to continually challenge myself to grow. To do so, I find it very beneficial to not allow myself to get “stuck” in the same thought patterns. For that reason, this Think Different Challenge instantly attracted my attention. If I find that I am perplexed about a given situation, then I ...
Views: 1356 - Enthusiasm is Contagious! - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Michael JonesHave you ever seen a speaker who thrilled you down to your toes? How about just the opposite? I’ve seen both and unfortunately, the boring ones far outweigh the exciting ones! Let’s examine two people; Ferris Bueller and his teacher - played by Ben Stein. The teacher just plodded ...
Views: 1355(1 vote) - Just Five Ingredients - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Young KimOne of my tango instructors once told me that there are basically five simple step to tango: forward, side, backwards, cross, and ochos. If you can do these five steps well, you can dance with anyone. I am by no means the best tango dancer, not even close. But I do know that many women have ...
Views: 1355(3 votes) - Manifesting Abundance - Are You Sick and Tired of Failing With the Law of Attraction? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2010 from Ike LoveLet's face it. You KNOW that the Law of Attraction works for manifesting abundance. You've heard too many stories of people whose lives have been transformed by it, and you've met too many people who said that it has worked for them that it would be stupid for you NOT to believe in ...
Views: 1355(10 votes) - Don't Let Go! - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Charmaine HammondI have had the opportunity to hear Professional Speaker and New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Nichols tell her incredible story of perseverance. Through trial and tribulation she never gave up and overcame her struggles to achieve great success. Over the years I have heard many stories from ...
Views: 1354 - Everyday Discipline - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from cedric riceDiscipline is the most basic building block of success. There can not be success without discipline. You may be successful without having other personality traits but you can’t be successful without discipline. Discipline will cause you to have habits which may not be convenient for your ...
Views: 1354 - Finding Your Mental Sweet Spot - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2008 from William CottringerFinding Your Mental Sweet Spot by Bill Cottrigner Sitting in two overgrown cedar rocking chairs watching the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River go flowing by in quiet North Bend, WA, two people—one intellectual and the other very practical—were just talking about troublesome life ...
Views: 1354 - Three Of The Best Self Improvement Tips - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2013 from Ewen ChiaDo you constantly look for ways to grow and improve as a person? If you are, then we share the same passions. I love to find ways to grow and improve. Improving yourself is the most ideal way to grow. You will find fulfillment in life as you strive to become a better person. Check out three of ...
Views: 1354(1 vote) - Success is an Inside Job - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Geoffrey CanavanThe past got us to where you we now but that doesn’t mean that our present has to decide our future. The external circumstances of our world do not determine the kind of person internally we are. Everybody has a choice for change. Make your choice in the knowledge that you can be in a far ...
Views: 1353(2 votes) - Training Our Brains for Success - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2010 from William DiedrichChanging our thoughts from a predominantly negative to a predominantly positive orientation has physical implications. According to brain research expert, Dr. Pat Wolfe in Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice, the brain is the only organ that sculpts itself. Our ...
Views: 1353(2 votes) - Strategic Living: What is your Strategy? - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Rita BotesDo you sometimes wonder why you made a specific decision? Looking back on what happened, you cannot find the reason for doing what you did? Why did I say ”X” to him or why did I not do “Y”? Everything that you do involves making use of a strategy to get to a certain result or effect. Does ...
Views: 1352 - The Journey to Success – It Comes From the Path Less Traveled - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Matthew TooneThere is a path, called ‘the path to success,’ which everyone is traveling on. Scattered randomly throughout the journey are occasional forks in the road that require us to make difficult decisions. Both paths of these diverging forks bring with them certain appeal, rewards, risks, ...
Views: 1352(2 votes) - Marketing 101: Let People Know What You Have to Offer - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2010 from Ruth HegartyMarketing is THE key ingredient to your business success. No matter how good you are at what you do, if nobody knows you are out there doing it, they can’t hire you. So marketing is the number one activity you can engage in to benefit your business regardless of what business you’re actually in. ...
Views: 1351 - How Small Business Can Flourish During a Recession - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Peter GeorgeYou've probably heard or read some of the nerve-wracking headlines that have been leading the financial news. The gloom and doom includes "Caterpillar, Inc. Joins Other Large Corps Warning of Recession." "Broad Profit Woes Spark Stock Plunge On Recession Fears." "Shares Tumble as Fears of ...
Views: 1351(2 votes) - Setting Priorities For a Successful and Profitable Business - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2013 from Carrie GreeneI was on a flight headed to Atlanta. I had my laptop out and was doing some work as I passed the time. I glance across the aisle at the woman seated there. She had what seemed to be a pile of dog-eared business cards and scraps of paper in front of her. It looked like she was sorting through ...
Views: 1351 - The SECRET Truth Accountability Plays in Success - by Submitted on May 10, 2010 from Kris CavanaughAccountability: Whether you love that word or hate it, it is invariably one of the active ingredients for personal and professional success. The importance of accountability is proven in corporate situations where the C.E.O.s are held accountable by a Board of Directors. They have to report ...
Views: 1351(1 vote) - Three ways to reach real success - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Janet Perez Eckles“Don’t you just hate her?” some have said at the way Nora Roberts has reached real success as an author. But her story goes just a tad beyond success. Five books a year? Insanely impossible. Not for her. She just threw a party to celebrate her 200th book out. And, the millions each sold no ...
Views: 1351 - Increasing Your Authenticity & Success through Acknowledgement - by Submitted on May 23, 2012 from Michael McIntyreOne of the most important thing that you can do to increase your Authenticity Ratio and ensure your success is to ACKNOWLEDGE the people you interact with on a day to day basis. It's a principle that is so rarely used that some might even regard acknowledgement as a "secret". You might be ...
Views: 1350(1 vote) - Mental Toughness Versus Excuses - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from Phil PearlWhat’s your excuse? Can we really change who we are and how we think and behave? Can a leopard change its spots? I recently had this conversation with someone who wondered whether a therapist is merely painting over the “leopard’s spots” and that underneath we all stay the same. Well, the ...
Views: 1350 - Smart Women Have Their Own “Hermageddon” - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2011 from Joy ChudacoffDid you hear about “Carmageddon?” Several weeks ago, the 405 freeway (noted to be one of the busiest freeways in the nation) that runs through Los Angeles closed for a weekend period of 53 hours for repairs. This created a frenzy here in Los Angeles called “Carmageddon” which forced residents to ...
Views: 1350(3 votes) - The Economics of Spirituality - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2008 from Phyllis KingA wise friend of mine shared a mantra she uses to maintain conscious of her creative process. It goes like this, “ORDER IT UP!” What order it up means, is that every second of every day your thoughts, words and actions dictate what you are “ordering” from the universe. ...
Views: 1350 - Dilemmas of Being in Business #8: Success – Where does it lead? - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2012 from Rosie KuhnHarvey, a client of mine for over four years, lives and works in LA in the television industry. Brilliant, creative and kind, he makes everyone feel appreciated by his character and presence. Harvey has finally arrived at his dream. Not only does he have the dream job for himself, he’s also ...
Views: 1349 - Everlasting Motivation - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2007 from Ralph Jean-PaulI’m sure you’ve been there. You have a goal in mind that you are excited about reaching. Maybe you finally decided to lose weight or you are inching towards the place you want to be in your career. But as the time goes, so does your motivation and drive. We all need motivation in order to ...
Views: 1349 - SHE LOST HER PHONE - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2019 from James MaloneOne fascinating aspect of what we call the subconscious mind is that it can work on a problem or challenge without our conscious awareness that it is doing so. Recently I had an incident that demonstrates this beautifully. Let me start off by saying that when you offer professional hypnosis ...
Views: 1349 - Your Life is What You Focus On - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Deborah HillYesterday I was working in my office when a truck pulled up behind my home. It parked in front of my garage and directly in front of the “no parking” sign, blocking my exit. This happens frequently at my place, when workers and delivery people in the neighborhood use my drive as a parking and ...
Views: 1349 - Article Title: “Say ‘YES’ to your Potential” (a Self Help Book by Skip Ross): A SUMMARY - by Submitted on May 31, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")Article Title: “Say ‘YES’ to your Potential” (a Self Help Book by Skip Ross): A SUMMARY from https://youcanbeachampion.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/say-yes-to-your-potential-a-self-help-book-by-skip-ross-a-summary-4/ Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): Success, personal growth, ...
Views: 1348 - ***A Tale of Two Managers: Command versus Commitment - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Organizations should be built and managers should be functioning so people can be naturally empowered. If someone's doing their job...they should know their job better than anybody. They don't need to be 'empowered,' but encouraged and left alone to be able to do what they know best." — Henry ...
Views: 1348(6 votes) - Success and Opportunity - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Geoffrey CanavanBegin each day by realising that you are for your Self. Be powerful in the presence of who you really are and what you want to be. Align your Self with your birthright, which is success. Fear comes from feeling inadequate and it’s quite natural for all of us to feel this way. It doesn’t mean ...
Views: 1348(3 votes) - A Business for a Lifetime - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2015 from Margie BeiswangerThe Question That Says It All: How? It's no secret that in this day and age keeping a small business open and thriving is not an easy task to tackle. You have to overload yourself with knowledge in order to be successful and remain fresh to your target market. What's the first step to staying ...
Views: 1347 - Achieving Internet Success – 3 Basic Principles - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2012 from TJ PhilpottAchieving internet success as an entrepreneur is more a product of trust building than technical skills! In fact the better you are in this area the more successful you'll likely become establishing a solid money making business online! Although the internet environment may be a little different ...
Views: 1347(1 vote) - Letting A Good Idea Incubate - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanI was playing Pictionary the other night with my husband and picked the word, incubate. I drew test tubes, a beaker, and a thermometer to show the heat. While weren't able to guess it before the time ran out, it did get us thinking about the other meanings of the word. The meaning that stuck ...
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