You have assessed your strengths and weaknesses and made a list of your past accomplishments. You have committed them to memory so that they are readily on the tip of your tongue during interviews. You have examined your previous jobs to gain insight into what is important to you and motivates ... Views: 1240
Communication is one of the most important aspects of our lives that, ironically, many of us pay the least attention to. Regretfully, the main reason is that many of us have never been taught how to communicate in a way that benefits us and the person we are communicating with.
From the moment ... Views: 2896
Do you know the difference between hoping and knowing? Hoping has you wanting a new outcome—knowing has you living it. Hoping comes with skepticism—knowing stems from conscious intention. Whatever you call that Higher Being in your life, it is always delivering according to the strength and ... Views: 7696
In one form or another, distance education has been around for well over a century. It was an effort to bring formal training to students who could not otherwise attend school. Starting with postal service, educators soon added the telephone, radio, and television to their tool belts.
For ... Views: 1200
Stepping outside the box is a term used to describe the creativity and innovation of entrepreneurs from all professional fields. Outside-the-box thinking often provides solutions to complex problems or allows entrepreneurs to develop new methods of doing business that can increase profits, ... Views: 1499
As I sit here now, I feel the warm sun on my face and hear the children afar. I notice the walkers, bikers, skaters, and strollers all scoot by me. I hear the humming of the highway adding to the noise behind me and birds of many kinds in the trees above. I see the sand as it runs into the ... Views: 1871
Intuition is the quiet inner voice or feeling that consistently guides us toward being and doing our best in every moment. So how do we know that voice or feeling is truly authentic? That it belongs to us? That we are getting the “right” information? Here are 10 indicators to help you know your ... Views: 9245
Let us not deceive ourselves here . . . if any of us think ourselves to be wise based on popular standards of this age, think again. But we can be smart. Oh, we can be real smart about what it takes to bring our bodies to a state of good and even great health!
We already know to give our ... Views: 880
There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.
I believe in the latter.
—Albert Einstein
Need a miracle?
You have the resources to create your own! Whether you need a miracle regarding your health, finances, or ... Views: 1715
There are 100 other ways to improve your life in this book. We all have our own needs and aspirations and will be drawn to those chapters we feel most relevant and appropriate for us. I hope this is one of them, for whether you are looking for new skills, ideas, and perspectives or are seeking ... Views: 1774
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The Social Butterfly
It seemed to John that Jane spent at least as much time away from her desk as she did at her desk. It seemed like every time he walked down the hallway he would see her speaking with someone. And she never made it through the company cafeteria without stopping to ... Views: 1019
“The only thing constant is change itself,” Heraclitus the Greek once said, and so right he was. Our societal lives demand flexibility. The average citizen makes many significant transitions within a lifetime. As sure as life and death, as definite as paying taxes, changes are inevitable. ... Views: 2245
Dear Friend,
We here at Inferiority Control have been informed that you are concerned about the “monsters” and “tyrants” wreaking havoc in your life. I have personally spoken with several of these monsters, and here is what they had to say regarding this slander.
Fear assured me that it is ... Views: 934
If your dream is to become a full-time writer who works in the comfort of her own home, sitting at the computer in cozy pjs or a sweat suit all day, then you need to make sure you are ready for the writer’s life. Mainly, you need to ask yourself this question: Do I really like to ... Views: 1085
How do you typically embrace the world? Are you constantly waiting for the storm to arrive, or do you look forward to a day of uncertainty? Do you typically see the good in most situations, or are you constantly looking over your shoulder?
I am a firm believer that the lens through which you ... Views: 2104
“Experience is the best teacher” may be a time-tested proverb, but in reality, learning from life’s experiences is not always as simple as the conventional wisdom suggests. We each learn different lessons from life’s experiences based on the knowledge we use for making sense of things that ... Views: 1246
During the 20 years in which I worked with various people helping them to overcome numerous health problems, one question I was frequently asked by my patients and clients was “once I have regained better health, what can I do to keep it?” Reaching a healthful state is only half the journey. ... Views: 2841
If you are in business, chances are you have a business card. It is certainly one of the most basic and common business tools, so useful both as an introduction and reminder.
Consider how much information is generally available on a business card: your name, of course; how you can be reached ... Views: 713
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.
—Andrew Carnegie
I grew up playing sports, particularly baseball and football. ... Views: 1091
At age six I learned my first lessons in karma. My first-grade boyfriend gave me a first kiss on the cheek. I got my first pair of glasses and immediately lost my first little boyfriend, whose interest in me proved shallow. I read my first books, about Dick and Jane and Spot and the others whose ... Views: 536
Life is an interesting game that we play.
Life is a chunk of time between when we are born and when we die. Everyone that I know goes through it. Most of us do not consciously know how long this whole process will last.
However, when we look at the smaller pieces of it, we know that each ... Views: 882
Before we get to know each other any further, I think it best to get one of the best-kept secrets about me out in the open right away: I failed grade 10 math class. It was not really due to my inability to learn. It had more to do with my ability to dream away my time, thinking about my future. ... Views: 954
Relationships generally begin when both people are in the “alone stage.” Although I am aware that affairs often begin when one or both partners are involved with someone else, it is my contention that relationships have a greater chance of success when both parties have spent some time alone and ... Views: 647
Life presents each of us with a seemingly endless series of tests and challenges. It often seems that just when we catch our breath, the next challenge hits us. But regardless of our circumstances, we always have the power to choose how we will respond to life’s difficult moments. Choosing to ... Views: 6644
Even though you can identify it easily in today’s world, anger may not be what you think it is. All you have to do is spend a minute with the headlines and you come in contact with many forms of anger. For many of us it is felt much closer than the anger the headlines report: We feel anger ... Views: 808
I met Angie in December 1993, on a cold, cloudy day, on the train destined for Beijing, after attending the funeral of my father in my hometown, the City of Lanzhou, some 1,200 miles west of the Chinese capital.
As the wind howled and darkness descended, the steam engine–powered train puffed ... Views: 1297
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
In today’s society of successful people, there is a lot of talk about goals and the importance of goal setting. Yet for many, there is no real understanding of the most important ... Views: 941
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost;
that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
—Henry David Thoreau
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
—Eleanor Roosevelt
So many of us spend the majority of our lives trying to please ... Views: 638
What would it mean to you to achieve greater success? Studies on happiness and success reported by the Psychological Bulletin of the American Psychological Association state that “happiness contributes towards reinforcing positive emotions, which also motivates people to undertake new goals and ... Views: 777
To find your passion in life requires that you follow that path. The Universe will present the trail, you need only look for it and follow it. Wherever you are, you will find the forks in the road. One will take you toward your goal. The other will take you back to where you are.
In 1965, I ... Views: 1008
I don’t want to be lonely no more.
I don’t want to have to pay for this.
I don’t want another lover at my door.
Just another heartache for my list.
—Rob Thomas, “Lonely No More” (2004)
How many of you relate to the words of Rob Thomas’ hit single? You want to share your life with someone, ... Views: 712
Have you been holding on to feelings that bother you? Have you been struggling with whether or not to communicate those feelings to someone whom you care about? This article may help to give you some foresight on whether you should unleash those feelings.
Communication is good, right? ... Views: 703
A human being consists of many forces and potentialities. Each individual has many possibilities and limitations endowed by circumstances. A person may be likened to an automobile with a top speed of 100 miles per hour. To start the car, the ignition key has to be inserted. Fail to do this, and ... Views: 736
“If you complain, it will remain.” My 84-year-old mother shared these words of wisdom with me recently. That message, close kin to the statement “what you resist persists,” set my mental wheels in motion, wondering what my world would be like if I gave up complaining. So here, in this public ... Views: 915
One day, as I listened to a life coach teach on the power of transformation, somebody asked him, “How can a person do all you’re talking about if they’re in constant physical pain?”
His response shocked me. He condescendingly said, “Just do it.” I was incensed by his insensitivity and lack of ... Views: 1358
Did you know that you were brought to this earth for a specific reason? You are the only person who can fulfill the purpose and mission for which you were born. What is your purpose? What is your mission? You have within you the ability to create anything that you can imagine. The fact that you ... Views: 1349
I was at a point on the rock face (about 60 feet from the ground) where the next foothold was just out of reach. In order to keep going up, I needed to reach it. I carefully stretched for it but could not make it. I searched for alternatives and tentatively kept retrying for the hold out of ... Views: 789
The only way you have achieved any success you have had in your life is by making commitments. When you make a commitment to anyone, including yourself, you have set your goal, and you can then start achieving it.
I am sure you, just like everyone else, have many different successes to ... Views: 898
After many years of attempting to “manage time,” I have come to the realization that it is not time that needs management!
Time moves on—a second, a minute, an hour comes and goes. It never stops—it is very consistent. In one day, 86,400 seconds. So what is all this about time management then? ... Views: 976
Every once in a while, we hear a sports hero, celebrity, or person of prominence decry: “I am not a role model.” It is an interesting statement because role models, like heroes and mentors, often are not labels we give to ourselves—they are badges of honor given to us by people who find us ... Views: 1127
In my 30 years of professional experience as an analytical chemist, toxicologist, microbiologist, professor, speaker, specialist in natural medicine, and consultant for large companies, I decided to complete my doctoral degree specializing in stress management at the University of Toronto, ... Views: 1615
As we travel through life, we eventually encounter that most unwelcome of all companions—loss and heartbreak.
There are many kinds of losses: a job, a move that separates us from friends, a death. The loss of a love relationship ranks near the top of stressful life events. It is so devastating ... Views: 817
Sometimes life becomes so routine that we do not have to think about a thing we are doing throughout the day. We are programmed to run on automatic. It is important to shake things up every once in a while to get the creative juices flowing, to give us an added boost of energy, or to give us ... Views: 1563
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
How much would your life change if you knew that achieving your wildest dreams could take as little as 12 minutes a day?
Think of the unlimited possibilities that provides! Most of us believe ... Views: 1559
How does a busy professional like you cope with the mounting demands and pressures of achieving your passionate vision while all around you, life intrudes? We are constantly sabotaged by nonproductive energy wasters that contribute nothing substantial to our success. Whether you aspire to start ... Views: 791
How much do you think you can improve your memory? The answer may surprise you.
Did you know that your three-pound brain (approximately 1.4 kilograms) contains 100 billion brain cells that can form gazillions of connections? According to Karen DeBord, PhD, “there are enough brain cells to learn ... Views: 1869
Love relationships start as the biggest thing in life, but relationships change as time goes by. Suddenly, when you find your partner has become strong and dominating and you are weak and inferior, you ask yourself, how do I successfully create the long-lasting love relationship that I am worth ... Views: 3977
Did you know that you can achieve your dreams using mind power or thought energy enhanced and strengthened with the natural energy of plant extracts, meditation, and affirmations? The life force energy of the blood of the plant can help you focus and amplify the energy of your thoughts to better ... Views: 11103
A few weeks ago, I took my boys to the neighborhood pool. When we got there, I quickly found some chairs near some acquaintances of ours and started to chat with them as the boys swam.
About 20 minutes went by when I began to notice that everything my friend talked about was negative. She said ... Views: 1007
Maria, an employee in a high tech company, thoroughly enjoys what she does in her marketing communications position. However, a recent merger has had a negative impact on the company culture. In fact, the changes are so dramatic that she does not feel she can be herself at work anymore, and she ... Views: 540