Inspiration Articles

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Inspiration can have many sources - from the everyday to the divine - but the end result of inspiration is to lift the individual to a more focused and determined pursuit of their goals. The following content relating to Inspiration has been reviewed by the editorial staff at SelfGrowth.com for quality and caliber.

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Is That Glass Of Water Half Full Or Half Empty? - by Daniel Herzner
Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Daniel Herzner
By nature, human beings are impatient. We want good things to show up in our lives and we want them to show up now. Let's face it, we live in a microwave society – we don't want to wait around for anything. When it takes longer than expected for goodness to materialize, frustration sets ...
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10 Simple Steps to Self-Improvement - by Brenda J. Crawford-Bee
Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Brenda Crawford-Bee
When you came to the 40-year stage in your life, you will suddenly realize many things. You get to ask yourself questions. How will it be when I get to the end of my life? How do I feel about the life I lived? Then someone gave you some self improvement articles while telling you that it is ...
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Inspiration for Your Business Can Come From Anywhere - by Devon Brown
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Devon Brown
There are some true inspirational people such as Martin Luther King jr, Mother Teresa, Albert Einstein, Gandhi, and so many more that the list goes on and on. For every aspect of life you can be sure that there's an inspirational person to be found. Do you have anything in common with the ...
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Entrepreneurial Leadership & Personal Success in spite of Adversity: Dr. Nido Qubein PART II - by Dr. Howard Edw. Haller
Submitted on Oct 29, 2009 from Howard Edward Haller
“Entrepreneurial Leadership & Personal Success in spite of Adversity: Dr. Nido Qubein PART II” Chairman of Great Harvest Bread Company, Chairman of Business Life, Inc., Chairman of the Miss North Carolina USA program, and President of High Point University, By Dr. Howard Edw. Haller Dr. ...
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TERRIBLE CHOICES - by William S. Cottringer, Ph.D.
Submitted on Oct 27, 2009 from William Cottringer
TERRIBLE CHOICES By Bill Cottringer “We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” ~Kahlil Gibran. There are some terrible choices we seem to have to make through all ages. Consider the following very uncomfortable choices confronting us all at different ...
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A Radical Idea - by Fireflies Team
Submitted on Oct 25, 2009 from Fireflies Team
Muhammad walked slowly down the muddy road in Bangladesh, his heart breaking as starved faces gazed at him pitifully, their blank eyes begging for help. Children who should be playing in the streets were laying helplessly, their life ebbing away from starvation. He knew that most of them would die ...
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The Journey to Success – It Comes From the Path Less Traveled - by Matthew Toone
Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Matthew Toone
There 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, ...
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There's no place like home - by Jacqui Markowitz
Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Kim Ades
As published in RISMedia: The Inauguration was witnessed by the world, and at the same time hundreds of thousands were communicating and sharing their impressions of the event online. It's a new age fairy tale that transcends Technicolor! Imagine speaking to the entire world, having your ...
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The Butterfly Principles: 9 Steps to Transform Your Life - by Wendi Gordon
Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Wendi Gordon
As I began making some changes in my life, I became increasingly drawn to butterflies. It was as if somewhere deep in my soul I knew that they had much to teach me. I had always appreciated the beauty of butterflies, and seen them as symbols of the new life that God makes possible, but suddenly I ...
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What’s Stopping You? - by Leah Grant
Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Leah Grant
You’ve been talking about pursuing your dream since high school. You’ve been stuffing a file with places you’d like to travel since you got your first job. You’ve envisioned what your boutique store would look like for years, even driving around searching for the perfect location, yet ...
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The State of the World and How to CHANGE it?... but How can a mere 'I' Make Any Difference ? - by shared by craig
Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Craig Lock
Article Title: The State of the World and How to CHANGE it?... but How can a mere 'I' Make Any Difference ? Author: Craig Lock Category/Subject: the world, world issues, social and political issues/problems Web sites: http://craiglock.wordpress.com/wp-admin/index.php?page=my-blogs and ...
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Do You Have A Big Enough Why? - by Michael Angier
Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Dawn Angier
Do You Have a Big Enough Why? Once you get clear on WHAT you want to achieve, it's crucial to know WHY you want it. If you have an important goal, it needs a big why. Otherwise, you won't have the determination and resolve to overcome the inevitable challenges you'll encounter in ...
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5 Ways to Connect to Your Inner Wisdom - by Joanna Lindenbaum
Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Joanna Lindenbaum
In our Modern World, life can get really busy and really fast. We spend a lot of time and energy running around, and also place a lot of importance on our left brains - our rational minds. Despite all this, somewhere, deep in our souls, we know the importance of slowing down and connecting to ...
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SHRINKING FROWNS AND EXPANDING SMILES - by William S. Cottringer, Ph.D.
Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from William Cottringer
SHRINKING FROWNS AND EXPANDING SMILES By Bill Cottringer “A smile cures the wounding of a frown.” ~William Shakespeare. Here are ten practical ways to reduce your unhappy failures and boost your happy successes, curing your frowns with smiles: 1. Follow the reality principle. ...
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Vitamins and Vampires - by Adele Howell-Pryce
Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Adele Howell-Pryce
I had a busy week last week and to say that I was a little ‘flat’ was an understatement. Thinking about energy brought me to today’s topic – Vitamins and Vampires! “Now what in the world has this got to do with marketing!” I can hear you say? Well, marketing and chasing your ...
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The Power of Faith - by Faizal Nisar
Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Faizal Nisar
Faith is power. Once you learn to believe in yourself, you are free from the thoughts of others and only true to yourself. You can do whatever you set your mind to and live however you desire. The power of faith lifts one's spirits and destroys all boundaries. If one's belief is strong enough, ...
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How to Dispose of Negative People in 7 Simple Steps - by Ali Rodriguez
Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Karen Kanakanui
"The Life given to us by nature is short, but the Memory of a Life well spent is Eternal! (Cesaro, Greek Philosopher) This gives us a compelling reason to dispose of people we can no longer deal with. They're toxic, they're negative, and they are sucking the life out of us. It's time to let ...
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The 3 Simplest Words You Must Use Every Day If You Want Success. - by Thomas Anderson
Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Thomas Anderson
Mindset The Power Of Your Thinking...The Results Of Your Doing! Today, we’re going to discuss what it takes to think the right way in order to achieve all your dreams. There is a particular mindset principle that we’d like to focus on in this e-book. It’s a principle based not ...
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Lessons for Acting & Life - by Sande Shurin
Submitted on Oct 09, 2009 from Sande Shurin
Coaching for Acting vs for Life is most often the same. Here are a few thoughts that work for both: • Think in terms of what is “core” and what is “essential.” It works in Life as well as for Acting. • When ego’s out of the way, you don’t have to show or prove anything. ...
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DECISIONS - by Sande Shurin
Submitted on Oct 09, 2009 from Sande Shurin
Why are decisions so difficult? Because each one has ramifications – and we are looking for our choices to be perfect…to answer every need and criteria. What a shock – they usually don’t. I suggest you look at the following: - Why has the item or event to decide upon come ...
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The Qualiadelic Experience of Higher Animals - by Tony Brussat
Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Tony Brussat
Whales, dolphins, humans and surely others (elephants? Chimpanzees?...), all once upon a time looked inward and saw the Qualia in their own minds. It was the birth of higher consciousness. Qualia, the most well known of which are color, smell, shape, is usually stuff we perceive outside of ...
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8 Ways to stay positive amidst adversity - by Stephanie Treasure
Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Stephanie Treasure
It’s inevitable that when you are on the road less travelled, trying to achieve your goals, starting a new business, career or family, you will get hit by adversity. Its life! It has its ups and downs, we all know that. But how you react to these adversities is what sets you apart from the ...
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Inspirational Leadership - by Willie Horton
Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Willie Horton
It only takes one person to believe. That statement is littered across so many texts, over so many centuries - from spiritual literature, to the chronicles of the great explorers and inventors, to the field of professional sport. That belief may sometimes be described as single-mindedness, ...
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THE ONENESS AND ALSO SEPARATE NATURE OF GAYATRI AND SAVITRI - by Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma Acharya
Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma
The Puranas or Indain Mythology while describing the process of world creation says that a lotus emerged from Lord Vishnu’s navel. Brahma the creator sat on this lotus. God told Brahma in a celestial voice: I have created you for world creation. In order to become capable of doing, so perform ...
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The Smart Ass - by Liam O'Sullivan (mnch)
Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Liam O'Sullivan
Isn’t it great to be alive? Life is all about choices. Some are easy. Some are difficult. Often we have no choice in the amount of crap life will throw at us. How we react to, and deal with it, though is definitely our choice. It is not a question of whether we will all face challenges… it’s ...
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Cultivate Your Living Seeds - by Papa Jaime
Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Do not judge each day by what you harvest, but instead by the seeds you plant. Today’s harvest is not important, because it is the product of what you planted yesterday; what is important is that all your new seeds are well planted in fertile soil, not too close to any large bush whose roots ...
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Having Trouble Solving Problems? - by Roseanna Leaton
Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Roseanna Leaton
When one wishes to solve a problem it is very easy to get tied up in the nuts and bolts of the problem itself and in this way miss out on seeing the overall picture. To solve a problem easily it is important to take a step back and thus begin to look at what is happening from a different angle. ...
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What’s Your Sauce? - by Will Marre
Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Will Marre
Yesterday I went to a funeral. Mary was the 94 year-old grandmother-in-law of one of my best friends, Michael. Mary is a fearless soul that left a big impression by simply being herself. Her life was the great American Dream. Italian immigrant. Little education. Came to San Diego from Chicago ...
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Business Affirmations that Work - by Powerteam Communications
Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Powerteam International
With the media’s projections of today’s economy, it will be easy to view the current financial situation in a state of scarcity. The good news is, you can make a choice to believe in the scarcity or the abundance in any situation, and whatever you think, you’re right! Try repeating these ...
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The 7 Steps to Creating Powerful Affirmations - by Powerteam Communications
Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Powerteam International
Successful people have successful affirmations running through their heads all day. Follow these steps to create affirmations to lead you to your access. 1. Know the Goal Tune your focus into where you want to be, not where you are. You reap what you sow, so if you are planting thoughts of ...
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The Age of Entrepreneurship - by Powerteam Communications
Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Powerteam International
Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.” –Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Enterprises. Has the state of the economy got you down? Get back up. There’s no better time than the present to start a business. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ...
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Falling Forward - by M.J. Ryan
Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Once I got an email from a woman who had just read my book on patience. She had just had a miscarriage and had discovered she had to wait for a few months before trying again. At first she was distraught and impatient. But she came to trust her body’s timing. She wrote, “Now I feel incredibly ...
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The Frogness of Music - by Arthur Rosenfeld
Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Say you see your first frog and want to understand what it is. Not so much what it’s croaking about, (although that can be interesting too) but what the frog really is. Traditionally, Westerners like us would grab the little guy and drop him into a bottle of formaldehyde, a preservative that ...
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Until You Sleep... Honoring Michael Jackson - by Nancy Rothstein
Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
After watching the Memorial to Michael Jackson today, deeply moved and inspired, the following spilled from my heart through my pen.......a message for each of us to ponder. Until You Sleep Each breath filled with promise That your next word, your next action Will be filled with ...
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CranioSacral Therapists - Lessons From an Instant Manifestation - by Sharon Desjarlais
Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Sharon Desjarlais
Manifesting is all the rage these days. It seems you can't turn a corner without tripping over one more Law of Attraction expert advising you to imagine yourself there NOW, keep the vision planted in your mind and prepare for your success. Don't get me wrong. There's a lot of truth to that. Yet ...
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Meditation and Pranic Healing improve lives of homeless - by Michael Borokhovsky, a speaker, healer, philanthropist
Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Michael Borokhovsky
Since 1963, St. John’s Hospice is a program of catholic social services of Philadelphia, a temporary home for 52 homeless residents. An all-man shelter hosts people from all backgrounds and all walks of life. My wife Natalie, my son Ben and I went there for the first time about 4 years ago. We ...
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Heal Your Life® Techniques to Change Your Life - by Patricia J. Crane, Ph.D.
Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Patricia Crane
The work of Louise Hay has transformed the lives of millions! Here are life-changing techniques from her philosophy to empower YOUR life! 1. Be willing to love and accept yourself – no matter what! You don’t need to lose the weight, have the relationship, or anything else first. Start ...
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Real Life Questions - by Seun Kilanko
Submitted on Oct 02, 2009 from Seun Kilanko
This post will be trashing out issues on how you and I have been living our lives, how we are living our lives and how we should continue to live our lives. Life is good for those who know the pathway. I must note here, however, that a good or successful life is not based on the amount of riches ...
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Just Keep Swimming - by Powerteam Communications
Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Powerteam International
“You know what you gotta do when life gets you down? Just keep swimming” -Dory, Finding Nemo In life, it is inevitable that we encounter bumps in the road. Most of the crowning achievements known to man came to fruition through persistence and determination. It is always those who ...
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Living from an Open Heart (Video) - by Lilou Mace
Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfey5CmJaBM My life has transformed. I could not have expected this. This is day 67 of season 12 of the 100-day reality challenge. I now invite you to join to live for 100 days from the ...
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Let's Be Outrageous - by Marty Stevens-Heebner
Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
I had a teacher at Cornell, Professor Frederick Marcham, who died in the middle of his 70th year – of teaching. He was 94 years old at the time he died and my mother had been his student too. Prof. Marcham was a cross between Socrates and Merlin because he helped us discover our own answers ...
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The Power of Yes - by Robyn O'Brien
Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
In a world full of "don’t" Full of “shouldn’t" and "won’t" It is easy to fear When that’s all that we hear. But what if one day, When those naysayers say, “It is futile, no less” You found courage for "Yes"? All Rights Reserved, Robyn O'Brien, LLC
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Do You "Need To Find" YOU? - by Kay Patterson
Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Kay Patterson
Or maybe you are just interested in finding "your dream"? Trouble is, you can't really hope to find your dream, until you have found "yourself"... To be more specific, what do YOU really want, and aside from health and happiness, what exactly is the "dream" that you want? One of the most ...
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Ten Rules To Live By... - by Tracey Mulry
Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Tracey Mulry
LIVING AND BEING IN THE FLOW OF LIFE Sitting down one evening to take a breath and reflect on the day that had been a total shocker, the realization of how living and being in the flow of life is not difficult. The day had started out with such promise. It was going to be a day of fun and ...
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Residing at the Helm - Being Your Own Village - by DailyOM
Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Simple survival requires us to be in possession of many skills. The pursuit of dreams requires many more. Most individuals rely on the support of a village, whether peopled by relatives or community members, to effectively address the numerous ways we need assistance. This can mean anything from ...
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Service: Another Way to Love One Another - by John Morton
Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Service is an opportunity that everybody has to contribute to the world. It's like breathing in and breathing out. Although we need to breathe in, it's equally important to breathe out. It's important to receive and it's important to give, and to give of ourselves in the way that actually serves ...
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It's None Of Your Business What Anyone Thinks of You - by Shayne Traviss
Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
“It’s none of your business what anyone thinks of you”, Love Who You are With Pride! A bold statement I know but a very true statement. A statement that I have begun to truly live my life by, because why would it be your business what anyone else thinks of you? We spend our whole lives ...
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How Giving Back Can Change Your Life - by Allison Daily
Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
I grew up in the South. As a result of that I helped my mom make a lot of casseroles and salads for those who were sick and in need. It was just what you did. We belonged to a Presbyterian church and every Sunday we picked up Mrs. Browman, a woman who lived to be 100, every week so she could sing ...
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A Tribute to Music... - by Sheer Balance
Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Every day I walk to work...to and from takes about a total of 40 minutes. This gives me a lot of one on one time with my IPod. I have over a thousand songs on my IPod...everything from Michael Jackson to U2 to Rihanna to Andrea Bocelli...you could say I have eclectic taste in music. There is a ...
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Life Will Find a Way - by Dr. Deb Brown
Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
My 96-year-old grandmother is a vibrant, sharp-minded woman who spent most of her life gardening in her large backyard in Massachusetts, and her significant contributions to the American Hosta Society have earned her over 2,500 results if you Google her name. Many spiritual Teachings tell us ...
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