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Issue # 475, Week of October 16-17, 2007
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In this issue:
-- Quotes of the Week
-- Personal Growth Products and Services
-- Article: Empowerment Changes Your Life Forever - By Lisa Whatley
-- Article: Is Good Enough Really Good Enough? - By Cari Vollmer
-- Book Review: Leaders' Playbook: How to Apply Emotional Intelligence--Keys to
Great Leadership - By Reldan S. Nadler, Psy.D.
-- Brief News of the World
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*** Quotes of the Week ***
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We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch. - John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th
President of the United States
Opportunity rarely knocks on your door. Knock rather on opportunity's door if
you ardently wish to enter. - B. C. Forbes, 1880-1954, Scottish-born Financial
Journalist and Author
A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a
step at a time. - Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American Writer and Humorist
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*** Article: Empowerment Changes Your Life Forever - By Lisa Whatley ***
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Perhaps you are asking, "What is personal empowerment?"
Put in simplistic terms, empowerment is freeing yourself from limitations or
living a life of misery and taking full responsibility for everything that
is in your life. It's about quitting making excuses for things that aren't
going right in your life and DOING something about changing them! It's about
choices, the choices that you make on a daily basis regarding all aspects of
your life. It's about being in control of what you allow in your life, who
you associate with, what you read, what you watch on television and at the
movies, who your mentors are, what music you listen to, what you eat, etc.
Why are these choices so important to empowerment? ... You literally ARE
your choices.
A general definition: empowerment is a process that helps people gain
control over their own lives.
Therefore, empowerment is about learning there are choices, in which you
have the right to be the healthiest and happiest person you can be in this
now. The past is the past, and it cannot be changed; therefore, the focus is
placed upon what you can do in this very moment. What choices can you make
to empower yourself NOW? As you exercise your choices and take
responsibility and action, you will gain increased control over your life. I
had a million excuses for everything crummy in my life. I even blamed my
addictions to cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol on other people. I blamed
everyone for everything because that enabled me to justify in my own mind
that it was O.K. I was slowly killing myself to avoid having to face my
problems, the exact problems that I was creating by the choices that I was
making. It's a vicious cycle, but empowerment can change it!
Let's take a look at a list of empowerment key words:
* Self-Mastery
* Personal Development
* Positive Thinking
* Mind Power
* Self-Improvement
* Spiritual Growth
* Enlightenment
* Responsibility
* Law of Attraction
* Self-Power
* Self-Acceptance
* Self-Reliance
* Self-Esteem
* Self-Discovery
* Self-Strength
* Self-Love
* Self-Confidence
* Self-Control
* Own Choice
* Independence
* Own Decision Making
* Being Free
* Awakening
* Capability
* Choices
* Power Into Action
This is a small list, but as you can see, it's a list that outlines
qualities that cannot be found outside of ourselves because empowerment
comes from within. I was looking outside of myself. That is where I went
wrong and where millions of others are going wrong too. When we activate
this power within ourselves, we have the strength and courage to make
choices and act on issues that we define as important. These issues can
relate to any and all areas of our life: relationship, financial, personal,
spiritual, and physical. It's very important to understand that empowerment
is a multidimensional process which includes all levels of our being:
mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual, and each of these areas must be
brought into balance.
The empowerment process may be facilitated and supported through outside
sources such as utilizing the assistance of a person specializing in life
coaching, learning energy healing and mind techniques, attending self-help
groups and seminars, home study programs, reading books, etc. It is very
important that these programs teach you and give you the skills on how to do
these things independently for yourself after the program has been
completed. You are looking for independence, not codependency within the
system, because empowerment is a process that develops as we work through
it. It is impossible to dabble in empowerment, expecting life-changing
results. It must become a path, journey, lifestyle, or way of life for
complete liberation of all pain and suffering.
I have a "rags to riches" true-life story. I learned how to overcome
poverty, addictions, and abuse to create the life that I once thought was
completely impossible for me to have. I have beaten the odds because I dared
to believe and listen ONLY TO MYSELF, which IS the power within! Guess what
I have accomplished since I learnt the secret of self-mastery and
empowerment? I'm now a successful entrepreneur, a published writer, an
international life coach, energy healer, and empowerment specialist. Not too
bad for a once "high-school dropout, sexually and physically abused,
druggie, alcoholic, welfare case," huh? That's what empowerment is! It's
about making choices that improve the quality of your life.
With empowerment comes wisdom, and by wisdom I do not mean knowledge of
facts so much as the ability to perceive and understand facts, and to judge
soundly and act right in all matters relating to life. Wisdom is the power
to perceive truth and the ability to make the best use of the knowledge of
truth.
With wisdom comes poise and the power to think right, to control and guide
your thoughts, and to avoid the difficulties which come from wrong thinking.
With wisdom you will be able to select the right courses for your particular
needs, and to guide yourself in all ways as to secure the best results.
The beauty of empowerment is the ripple effect. Through personal
empowerment, you have the potential through leading by example to teach
those around you to empower themselves as well! You not only manage to
change yourself, but also contribute to changing the lives of your children,
family, and friends. You have the ability to break the chain of poverty,
addictions, abuse, and suffering within your own family. You are able to
show them that where you once were powerless, you were able to gain full
control over your life, improving your situation by taking full
responsibility and action over your own mastery. This will show them that it
can be done because YOU did it! You lead by example, and your children are
only learning and repeating what you teach them. Lead them into empowerment.
So what can be more empowering than gaining control over self? I invite you
to start today, right NOW!
About the Author:
Lisa Whatley is a highly successful business woman who has a deep
understanding of life and a unique way of explaining and simplifying complex
subjects. She's an International Energy Healer, Empowerment Specialist,
Spiritual Life Coach, and Published Writer specializing in personal
transformation growth programs. She works with individuals who have a
commitment to making positive changes and awakening a greater sense of
purpose and fulfillment in their lives. Lisa believes that everyone can
manifest their own reality and take control of their life. She has helped
people all over the world achieve happier, healthier more prosperous and
fulfilling lives.
http://www.InfinityLightHealing.com
Lisa's spiritual path and connection with the Universe has led her to a
place of knowing that all things are possible! She has a real-life "rags to
riches" story, having to overcome many obstacles, which included poverty,
addictions, and abuse, in order to make her own dreams come true. Today her
passion is showing others how to do the same. As a single mother of four
children, she was able to dramatically transform her own life using the same
self-empowerment teachings and techniques that she now offers in the highly
successful 12 Month Self Mastery Home Study Program.
Some of her work has been published in the Sedona Journal of Emergence and
Mystic Pop Magazines. She resides in the beautiful countryside of Southern
Ontario, Canada with her four beautiful children.
Check out the Experts page for Lisa Whatley, the Official SelfGrowth.com
Guide to Empowerment:
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*** Article: Is Good Enough Really Good Enough? - By Cari Vollmer ***
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I used to sit and cry because I couldn't keep up with everything I was
supposed to do as a wife, mother, and working woman.
I would actually get so frustrated by my inability to "do it all" that I
would be unable to do anything at all. I would freeze, be unable to move,
and then feel like a failure.
As sorry as it sounds, I'm not kidding. I made myself miserable because I
thought I should be doing so much more. Not only that, I thought I needed to
do everything I did "just right."
Sound familiar?
I expect more women relate to this "perfection paralysis" than men, but I
have known a fair number of men that suffer from it too.
Perfection Paralysis, as I define it, is what happens when your personal
expectations are so great, you get stuck because you can't seem to figure
out how to do what it takes to meet your expectations.
For example, there are no answers to be found on how to easily cook a
beautiful and delicious Food Network-type meal for 10 while cleaning your
house until it shines the day before you leave for a weeklong business trip.
Nope. I never found the how-to manual for juggling it all easily and
beautifully, but I did find something better.
I discovered two words that saved me, and they'll save you too.
Good enough.
When I began using those two words in my life and career, it was as if the
weight of the world was lifted from my worried shoulders.
Now I know that "good enough" isn't always actually good enough, especially
if you're an airplane mechanic, heart surgeon, or Martha. But for day-to-day
living, and even for a fair amount of day-to-day business activities, good
enough is good enough.
Think about it, good enough doesn't mean "less than." It also doesn't mean
haphazard, lazy, or irresponsible.
"Good enough" means you have worked carefully to create an outcome and with
a good dose of common sense and self-confidence, are able to see that your
best really is good enough, and no more is needed to make it better.
Most of us who suffer from the need to do things "perfectly" probably had a
mother and/or father that expected perfection in some area of life. It could
also be that other adults in your life, like teachers and team coaches,
expected perfect behavior and/or perfect performance.
In any event, perfectionism is often a trait passed down through the
generations. It is closely tied to the belief you can control things down to
the finest details. There are many reasons for it, but it doesn't need to
rule your life. Not anymore.
Two powerful words, good and enough, have the power to make you feel better,
relax, and enjoy life more. You may not be living a "perfect life," but
then, who does?
Consider declaring the following:
I am GOOD.
I am ENOUGH.
I am GOOD ENOUGH!
Feel better?
About the Author:
Cari Vollmer, founder of LifeOnTrack.com and creator of
InspireYourSuccess.com, simplifies personal growth by showing you
step-by-step how to create and live a life that works well and feels great!
To sign up for her FREE how-to articles and no-charge 5-Day Feel Great Now
E-Course, visit http://www.LifeOnTrack.com
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*** Book Review: Leaders' Playbook: How to Apply Emotional
Intelligence--Keys to Great Leadership - By Reldan S. Nadler, Psy.D. ***
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Having studied many leadership books over the years, I thought I had seen it
all. In my mind, there was nothing new under the sun in this field. Then, I
read this book. While I had heard of Emotional Intelligence before, I really
did not appreciate its impact on success. I thought it was more new-age
mumbo jumbo about how we should all act reserved and professional. Boy, was
I wrong.
In "Leaders' Playbook," author Reldan Nadler gives us a quick overview of
Emotional Intelligence (EI) and the numerous studies that show its tight
correlation with success in business and sports. More importantly, he cuts
away the complexity and extracts the four key EI competencies most closely
related to leadership and explains how each contributes to one's success. To
illustrate his points, Nadler analyzes numerous public figures from
business, sports, and politics to determine their relative strength in each
of the four EI competencies, then shows how their actions in life act as
evidence of these ratings. He doesn't just focus on the superstars with
strength in all four areas; he also tries to teach us what can go wrong if
we are weak in one or more of these areas with profiles of notorious public
figures who suffered from a low score in one or two competencies.
Overall, I found this book to be a very readable and well-explained treatise
on how to self-analyze one's strengths in these four areas and then to
prepare an action plan to develop the competencies that need work. As Nadler
points out, IQ is innate, but EI competencies can be learned. I will keep
this book handy as I work on my own EI development. --Kevin Aguanno, TCM
Reviews
Check out the Experts page for Reldan Nadler, the Official SelfGrowth.com
Guide to Emotional Intelligence:
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*** Brief News of the World ***
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Positive:
* Gates Foundation gifts $100 million for grants: 5-year program will fund
treatments for health problems in poorer nations *
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will commit $100 million over five years
to fund fast-track grants for treatments against health challenges facing
poor countries. "The initiative's goal is to encourage scientists worldwide
to explore creative, unorthodox ideas that could lead to major
breakthroughs," the foundation said in a statement. (Click here for complete
news story)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21208495/
* Al Gore, UN panel share Nobel for Peace *
Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change jointly won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their
efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and to lay the
foundations for fighting it. Gore, who won an Academy Award earlier this
year for his film on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," had been
widely tipped to win the prize. (Click here for complete news story)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/ap_on_re_eu/nobel_peace;_ylt=AhmWjVHYnuQBysV8lAz.wcADW7oF
* Blood Test Might Spot Alzheimer's Early *
An international team of scientists has developed a blood test that could
reveal which patients with mild cognitive impairment will go on to develop
Alzheimer's disease. If replicated and validated -- and assuming the
development of effective treatments against Alzheimer's in the future --
such a test could open the door to medicating at-risk patients earlier and
slowing or limiting neurological damage, explained Dr. Allan Levey, chair of
neurology at Emory University, Atlanta. (Click here for complete news story)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20071015/hl_hsn/bloodtestmightspotalzheimersearly;_ylt=Av5acgFSCpqzgtBhFJAZoufVJRIF
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Other:
* Job perks galore for twentysomethings: Employers scramble to hire Gen Y
talent as baby boomers head out door *
Warning: If you are a baby boomer or part of Generation X, you might not
want to read this column. I'm telling you, folks, it's going to make you
mad. Today's workplace is all about Generation Y when it comes to
recruiting. At least that's how employers see it, and they're beginning to
shower this group with perks unheard of by older workers who battled to get
their collective feet in the career door. (Click here for complete news
story)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21209301/
* Nutty About Peanut Butter: Shopping, eating, and cooking tips for peanut
butter, an all-American favorite. *
As American as apple pie, peanut butter has made its mark on American
cuisine since the early 1900s. Whether it's partnering with jelly on bread
or is the featured ingredient in cookie dough, it's an enduring favorite.
Most households have a jar of it in the kitchen at all times. But is peanut
butter good for you? Well, like most nut butters, peanut butter is high in
fat and calories (with around 190 calories and 16 grams of fat per 2
tablespoons). But the good news is, you get a lot of nutrition for your
190-calorie investment. Nuts and nut butters are a great source of protein,
fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. (Click here for complete news
story)
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/nutty-about-peanut-butter
* Tips for an environmentally aware child, home: 'Parenting' magazine lists
easy, fun ways to help your household go 'green' *
Interested in getting your family more concerned for the environment? Not
sure where to start? "Parenting" magazine lists 10 simple and smart ways to
get your child involved in the cause: 1. Be artful. Stock your child's
coloring table with used printer paper and empty cereal boxes. He can draw
on the unprinted sides of the paper, and the insides of cereal boxes are
great for finger painting. Bonus points for turning his artwork into
wrapping paper. (Click here for complete news story)
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/20994930/