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Sports Hypnosis for athletes?
Hypnosis for athletes was something that was unheard of some years ago, but is now considered an important tool in the elite athlete's arsenal. This applies to all activities from football to poker!
Did you know that hypnosis and self-hypnosis are actually ... Views: 4804
The Spring air is here! This is the time to get inspired, motivated, determined, disciplined and driven! Is there something you've been putting off doing or changing about your current life situation? Are you in an O.K. place in your life, but you vision much more? Have you hit rock bottom and ... Views: 1306
It’s time to learn how to step free of your inner power struggle and start living without an eating disorder.
Have you ever started your day thinking that today is the day you are going to exercise and how much control you are going to have over what you eat today?
If you have had this ... Views: 2300
We are the master’s of our own destiny. This is a famous quote I remember once said in the movie “Once Upon a Time in China”, I forgot which part though. Very well said by whoever author who coined this quote. We are the sole responsible for whatever happens to our life. Today is the outcome of ... Views: 4755
Have you ever asked yourself how come some people accomplish almost everything they dream about and other seem to struggle on every step they take? How come some people seem to go straight to the top and others remains their all life at the bottom straggling to get by?
Actually, do you know ... Views: 1797
The 5th Step to Accomplishing Your Goals
GOALS - REASONS - EXPECTATIONS - ACTIONS - TRACKING
Your goals are too important to just “wing-it.” Because you, your goals, and your life mean so much, you’ve put a great amount of effort to get to this point. Transforming your goals into greatness ... Views: 1951
Some highly successful people have been able to take control of life and get what they want without setting any goals – or so they say. They may not have sat down and followed a formal process, but in their minds they knew what they wanted. While this does work, it is not smart goal setting. ... Views: 883
Sometimes a goal looks so big, you can end up feeling overwhelmed and give up before you have even started! That is why it is so important to chunk your goal down to small manageable chunks and set yourself a target for completing each chunk.
So, say for example, you have set yourself an ... Views: 1214
Learning how to set goals effectively is one of the most important things that you can do to improve your life. Unfortunately, it is also the one area that might be holding you back if you aren't doing it right. Here are the top mistakes that you absolutely have to avoid if you are serious about ... Views: 1277
There are many benefits of goal setting. It has been found that the ability to effectively set goals throughout life is one of the most important skills that any of us can have. Based on recent studies conducting by professionals in mental health and behavioral science, it has been estimated ... Views: 15721
“So, where do you see yourself in five years?” We’ve all heard that one before. It is an existential black hole of a potentially soul-draining question. Yet it has become a staple of every job interview. And if you’re like anybody else, the answer to the question usually lies in an empty blank ... Views: 1135
The Cost of Adventure
How Much Do You Need? Recently I wrote about why you need not fear making a change to your lifestyle simply because your financial situation is uncertain. Today I am writing about what living a more adventurous lifestyle will really cost you. My family has traveled to ... Views: 1030
Galvanize, as in to arouse an awareness or action.
What if you could set up a meeting each day with someone who would help you keep your goals and dreams at the forefront of your mind? This appointment would help keep you and your goals a priority as you encounter real-life situations each day. ... Views: 1269
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending” ~ Carl Bard. Take heart and give way to the new season. This is my first article for this New Year since my website was hacked. Time flies and waits for no one. Whether you like it or ... Views: 533
I could brainstorm at least 10 strategies you could implement in your business right now to double your profits. But you'd still have to shift your mindset, up your confidence level and have courage enough to take the inspired actions.
Instead, I'm going to give you the easiest way I know to ... Views: 1865
Well, it's been a month since you made your New Year’s resolutions. How's it going? Are you making steady progress? Or, like most of us, have you given up on them?
When you made your New Year’s resolutions for this year, you might have used the formula that is very popular these days among ... Views: 1118
Well, it's been a month since you made your New Year’s resolutions. How's it going? Are you making steady progress? Or, like most of us, have you given up on them?
When you made your New Year’s resolutions for this year, you might have used the formula that is very popular these days among ... Views: 1118
Before we move directly towards this Four Finger Goal Achieving Theory, let us first get clear view about the term GOAL.
“A desirable, observable and measurable target or objective to be accomplished in a set period of time.”
- Abhishek Vijaykumar Vyas.
The Theory:
The four fingers ... Views: 1395
With the New Year upon us, health clubs are ramping up for the influx of new members, store shelves are being lined with the latest and greatest “diet” pill and countless individuals are ready to set diet and weight loss resolutions they erroneously believe will somehow be different than in the ... Views: 579
The power of self talk
Depression, sadness, killing, rape, insult, cancer, assassination, betrayal, hell, torment, rape, crying, bitterness, volcano, pain, suffering, earthy quake, poverty…
What kind of emotions do you feel now after reading these words? Do you feel some kind of pain in ... Views: 1096
Vision boards have transformed the lives of celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Oprah Winfrey – and they have the power to transform your life too. They are a modern manifestation method combining concepts taken from creative hobbies like scrapbooking with motivational mind-mapping and ... Views: 6418
Darn near everyone gripes about money. I do it, too. We each have triggers about making, spending and saving money. But the one I hear the most about is not getting paid enough. Either you have an abundance of clients but they don't pay you for the real value you give or you don't have enough ... Views: 1241
The past few decades have marked a huge change in people's perception of the world and their lives when it comes to the true meaning of success. There have been countless stories of successful people who chose to walk away from their fortune and follow their true ambitions, however "small" they ... Views: 824
I've told people thousands of times that they've just got to ask for what they want. And I find that most people only have one problem with this directive . . . They don't KNOW what they want!
You can't ask for what you want unless you know what it is!
In this exercise, I'm going to start ... Views: 833
7 Secrets to Living the Good Life
Know the 7 Secrets. There really are 7 “Secrets” that you need to know and understand before you can successfully transform your life from where it is now to where it needs to be. These 7 Secrets require that you change your long-held attitudes, your ... Views: 1361
Recently I registered for a run called the Tough Mudder, billed as the “Toughest One Day Run on the Planet.” It is 10 miles, includes 18 obstacles and is modeled after British Special Forces training. The average completion time is reportedly 2 ½ hours. In sharing this with a friend he said “I’m ... Views: 1338
The voice that says “YES, this is the right decision”, “No, let’s pass on this”, or even “Hmm, let’s mull this over a bit.” In each instance your voice within advises you to take action, even if it is in-action. But do you really listen to it, or do you scoff at the idea that you actually pay ... Views: 1836
I always ask the same question when my son comes home from school. After the hello and how are you the next question is ‘what homework have you got?’
And a couple of weeks ago I got an answer I didn’t expect – ‘We weren’t given any homework because we spent the day remembering my dead ... Views: 1079
If you want to control your own life you need to have some direction – a track to run on. Otherwise, the decisions you make will be on a random basis, based on how you feel at any given moment. If you know where you are going, and how you want your life to be, your decision-making will have a ... Views: 770
Here is a certainty: What you think about, your more likely to achieve. If you focus on what you don't want, you might get it anyway. There is nothing metaphysical about this. Again, it's simple science. Whatever images and feelings you put in your brain are the only servings of information your ... Views: 1581
My friend Kate and I were discussing milestones in life and, in particular, some of the questions we ask ourselves when we hit a certain age.
Do you remember the movie, "The Wizard of Oz"? Remember the tin man, the lion and the scarecrow and their journey down the yellow brick road, with ... Views: 2121
“There is no reason not to follow your heart.” ~ Steve Jobs
When Steve Jobs died, I knew very little about him except that he was the co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Apple, and that his store has always been the highlight of our family visits to the mall.
Usually, when my ... Views: 1173
Often when people come to one of my alcohol awareness classes, they know that they need to stop drinking alcohol. But they don’t know exactly how they should stop. Here are some tips that you might find useful:
1. Don’t hang around people who are drinkers or who might tempt you to ... Views: 5363
You would think that if goal-setting was the ultimate skill and the secret to success, that everyone would develop their own goals and learn to achieve them. Unfortunately, the world is not perfect. Continue reading to find out why...
I know with certainty that everyone will experience a more ... Views: 998
What must you do every day to finally live your goals?
To get from where you are to where you want to be or should I rather say “where you passionately NEED to be”. You must firstly be certain that you really need and want, whatever goal you are attempting to achieve in your life. You must ... Views: 1367
Laziness is a disease that eats up our lives. Laziness has two reasons. By understanding them, you can effectively resist laziness.
THE FIRST REASON
In the vast majority of cases, the reason for laziness is a lack of vital energy. Laziness is the body's natural response to this deficiency. ... Views: 528
In case you don’t already know, a comfort zone is the boundaries within which you feel comfortable. This can mean mental, physical or habitual or all three.
The reason a comfort zone is called a comfort zone, is that when you step beyond the boundaries, you start to feel a bit uncomfortable… ... Views: 1557
Have you got any idea where your life or business will be one year or five years from now, or are you satisfied to leave that to chance? You are most certainly going to arrive somewhere, one year or five years from now. My question to you is “WHERE” is that going to be. You can continue to fly ... Views: 1030
Where you focus that is where your attention will go. Because of this human phenomena when you hold an image, and visualize an outcome, you empower yourself to move in that direction.
I cannot overemphasize the importance of holding a clear picture in your imagination of what you want as part ... Views: 1335
There are two types of overwhelm: the type that’s triggered by external events and the type you self-impose. Both can be managed with the same technique.
“I’m overwhelmed,” was my client’s first comment. You’ve been in that state of mind, and so have I. And, that’s what’s important to ... Views: 6529
In reality the process of “changing” is simply making a decision to do something other than what we are currently doing. Change is a reflection of current attitudes. Sometimes we choose to make changes that are relatively simple like deciding where to eat or what to order. Surely deciding ... Views: 1464
Change is only for the purpose of making better decisions that agrees with what we are interested in doing or having, or not doing or not having. If we look at the process of change more closely, logically we can see that some changes require more time and consideration. Certainly things like ... Views: 1573
Did you make any New Year’s resolutions way back in January this year?
Did you achieve any of them?
Don’t worry - for most people their New Year’s resolutions have been thrown out, forgotten, shrugged off. There is always next year is a common rationale.
Why do most New Year’s ... Views: 1160
What obstacles are preventing you from achieving your goal? What must you do to overcome them?
Knowing what you must achieve is not enough. You have to anticipate the challenges you are likely to face. Think about what you can do to deal with those challenges and perhaps turn them into ... Views: 4544
It’s easy to waste your time on a whim
One hundred hours is just over 4 days. That’s the amount of time my fellow panel member on the BBC Sunday morning radio show had spent in the TV show ‘Big Brother’. Contrary to popular belief in the UK there are in fact more people in the world who’ve ... Views: 1354
The Appalachian Trail runs for 2,160 miles from Springer Mountain, Georgia to Katahdin, Maine. It was originally laid out in 1937 by an idealist named Benton MacKaye with the idea of creating a continuously marked trail that would stress land preservation and community. It is estimated that it ... Views: 2101
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” –Helen Keller
Throughout my journalism career thus far, I have been fortunate to meet fascinating, inspiring, daring people on a daily basis who tell me about their lives and passions. I donned a bee suit alongside the local beekeeper, followed ... Views: 1410
A good number of people believe that if they do everything right that will help them be happy. While others believe no matter what they do or don’t do, that they may never really have total happiness. Some people believe they must accomplish things like having a good education, living and ... Views: 1663
How do we find opportunities from ideas and what separates the two? There are millions of ideas a day but what are these opportunities that can lead to business success? An opportunity is an idea that’s passed the test of planning. It has potential. You can implement it. It is something that can ... Views: 1279
When you have a goal or dream in mind, do you ask yourself where the best place to start is? The answer is in the question: Where you’re going.
You’ve seen floor plan maps in public places like large malls, stores, or office buildings that let you see where shops, offices, or sections are ... Views: 981