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Money has been on people’s minds these days. The media volleys the word “recession” around. It’s like a toddler learning to say a first word and saying it again and again. Personally, I don’t believe that staying obsessed about a future fear, is staying ... Views: 1037
The following statements are for thought.
1- Changing your thoughts change your life. The statement “what we think we will become” or…” What we dwell on is what we move towards” are facts that give us vision / clarity / we feel it / so now we do it. Most people ... Views: 804
Why not start each morning with a simple thought for the day? Hold it in mind to see what perspective it gives to the day's events. Here is one for each day of the week.
Monday's Thought For The Day
When you argue with a person, are you focused on the words? What's out there beyond the words? ... Views: 1545
“Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit.” - R. E. Shay
Have you broken a mirror in the past seven years? Any black cats crossed your path lately? In nearly every culture, in every part of the world, there are some things attributed to luck: the ... Views: 2270
Taking risks is never easy to do. There are so many pros and cons involved that sometimes we quit before we have even gotten started. That job is making you miserable and you want to quit, but you are afraid to lose the security of health benefits and the transit checks. You want to do ... Views: 1068
"But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes
He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes … "
-- High Hopes, Jimmy Van Heusen/Sammy Cahn
My friend, Suzanne, is an inspiration. One of her favorite songs is "High Hopes" – as in "high-apple-pie-in-the-sky hopes."
I see Suzanne regularly at our ... Views: 741
Trust is an issue for most of us. We are required to learn lessons of trust in order to move confidently forward in our lives, to step into our greatness, to have the impact we are meant to have and to experience the joy of living that is our birthright.
There are three major elements of the ... Views: 1186
Did you ever stop to think that every thing that you see around you started out as an idea?
When I reflect on how far I have come in my journey I am overcome with immense gratification and a great sense of fulfillment. My book, my Ezine, and my consulting business all started out as ideas! ... Views: 922
Survivor or Casuality? Do You Have What it Takes?
These are challenging and demanding times for anyone trying to navigate the business and economic jungle. Attrition which is usually 10-20 %, could be 30-50% now, as foreclosures and going out of business keeps rising. It's not just the small ... Views: 709
Have you ever “poured” your life or energy into something or someone…even after you knew deep down in your heart that it wasn’t worth it?
Were you successful? What were the returns?
A couple of years ago, I faced a tough and emotional situation. My beloved Volvo car, which I had owned for ... Views: 1330
Spending three days with two lively little girls would be enough to drain the energy of any normal, red-blooded adult. I am no exception. As a single, childless grown-up, my days are spent quietly and peacefully. My typical day does not consist of wrestling, gymnastics, and ballet pirouettes. My ... Views: 569
Motivation can be defined in numerous ways, but there are two basic definitions or descriptions. It can be defined as the main reason or reasons that individuals partake in a certain behavior, specifically human behavior pursuant to the study of psychology or neuropsychology. It can also be ... Views: 6859
After twenty-six years of making monster hits together, U2 front man Bono and his band know a thing or two about making “good” work “great.” In an interview with USA Today, he recalled that an early version of their hit single “Vertigo” had been “massaged, hammered, tweaked, lubed, sailed ... Views: 779
Being an unstoppable human being means that you hold no bars nor do you take any punches. You are no nonsense individual. You know what you want and you are a go getter. You know how to be patient and persevering. There is nothing too good for you. You believe that you can get anything that you ... Views: 1645
Freedom. Countless people have valued it, fought for it and even gave their life for it. Why? Why do people place such importance on the concept of having the ability to follow there hearts, honor their own beliefs and pursue their own happiness without being told by others what happiness ... Views: 1061
It does not take a judge to make a judgment on someone, to look at the way a person chooses to live life and rain criticism down on them. We are all taking this role in life, scoring others on the systems and rules that we ourselves cannot always manage to follow. The lever of expectation ... Views: 714
Many of you know my feelings about television...
*I believe TV is a complete waste of time*
Statistics show that 98% of people will watch 3-5 hours of TV a day either early in the morning, sometimes during the day while on break at their job or when they come home in the evenings.
Some ... Views: 860
Do you want to discover your true life’s purpose? More ease? Maybe even more money? I have one simple answer, so simple you’ll push it away thinking that it could never work. Here it is:
Stop judging yourself. That’s it. End of story.
Oh, you have questions? Of course, just like me.
When you ... Views: 881
"The tiniest 1/1000th of a second!"
We all have the ability to decide to make decisions that will determine the ultimate outcome and the achievement of our WHY in life!
There is a very thin line between being a Gold Medal winner and just being there.
The Olympic games ... Views: 944
Constructive procrastination, or what I call "I'll Just Do This One Thing First" syndrome, is something I excel at. Even as I type these words my brain is busy searching for something I "need" to do first.
According to the dictionary to procrastinate means to postpone or delay needlessly. We ... Views: 738
To accomplish anything in life you need a driving force. You need something that pushes you along the path that we have chosen. Wishing to have or accomplish something is not going to get you moving, as wishing is a passive behavior that lacks the strength to cause you to act. What you need is a ... Views: 840
How often have you lost your focus, allowed others and circumstances to erode your confidence, lost your authentic voice in the midst of pleasing others, delayed pursuing your passion, and feel stuck in less that joyful lives? As women, we tend to push our dreams aside risking frustration, anger ... Views: 2200
Congratulations! You are the president of your own nation, and it is called "Imagination". This particular nation is the driving force behind your life and is the underlying factor for your future. You need to realize that you have an enormous responsibility as the President of this Nation, ... Views: 799
I recently had a conversation with someone that began, "I'm not going to do that anymore." Being the action-oriented person that I am, I asked, "That's great! How are you going to pull that off?" The person on the receiving end of the question took a moment and said, "I don't really ... Views: 1281
In today’s modern world apathy is becoming increasingly prevalent. We are constantly and consistently bombarded with all sorts of bad news, leaving many of us with a feeling of indifference and the thinking, “I can’t make a difference” or “I can’t change ... Views: 1776
Believe it or not, it is within your power to create positive thoughts allowing you to accomplish anything you set out to do. Can you really think yourself happy? The answer is a qualified yes. Here are the ways in which positive thoughts can help you accomplish many things in life.
Positive ... Views: 866
I decided when I was a young man serving in the U.S. Airforce that I wasn't going to succumb to the ravages of old age.
The 'trick' I decided was to convince my mind that getting old in the traditional way of accepting the inevitable wasn't going to happen to me.
... Views: 730
Within the first thirty seconds of meeting someone for the first time, we make many observations of which we translate into judgments about that person we are meeting. Every human being does this. We do this naturally and automatically with little, if any, real awareness of this process. This ... Views: 683
Most of us know how to manage our time. It is pretty simple really. What most of us miss are compelling reasons to manage our time. We know the “how” but miss the “why.” Here are six foundational reasons I have that motivate me to manage my time and myself properly.
It is a matter of ... Views: 1148
Be honest with yourself, what do you do when friends, co-workers, or relatives tell you what you should or should not do about your life, health, career, relationships, etc? Do you immediately move to action to change what others say you should change? How does what others think about you affect ... Views: 828
There are really three things standing in the way of having the life you desire. They are three big things, but once you learn how to work these three things in your favor, there is no dream you can’t achieve.
Let Go Of Fear
All failure comes from fear. Really. Procrastination, inertia, worry ... Views: 941
I often get questions from people who are genuinely trying to figure out what to do in a relationship or in life. While I can give people examples of what other people have done to be successful, it is difficult to give people advice on what they should do. Each person will have their own way of ... Views: 1331
Everyone lacks motivation from time to time. Often this lack of motivation is directly related to the way in which you are looking at a task. If you view a task as an inconvenience or as something that really doesn’t interest you, you will have a difficult time getting motivated to ... Views: 769
We all need help every now and then. Financial, spiritual, physical and emotional help that comes from others to get us through difficult times in our lives. Many of us are unable to recognize when help is needed or reluctant to ask for the help that others can provide.
As a very independent ... Views: 4284
People need motivation to carry them through a variety of activities. If you have ever dreamed of performing in a symphony orchestra, or playing the lead in a play; getting that book published, or landing that dream job, frustration is something you will have to deal with. So, the question ... Views: 534
Here’s a little secret. You can’t force clarity, creativity, or genius.
Yes, it’s maddening when you don’t know what you want--and no one else knows--because it’s your life.
Years ago, I felt very confused about a relationship issue. I journaled about it, cried about it, meditated about it, ... Views: 793
Life is full of problems. There is a saying that says something about for every two steps you move forward, you inevitably take one step back. It is a simple fact of life that not everything in your life is going to go perfectly, according to plan, and turn out the way you expect it to.
So, the ... Views: 2473
It is a well-known fact that life is not fair. If it were, we would not need laws and courts, or government agencies and promises of rewards in the hereafter. There will be times when you are going to face rejection; whether it is from a company, a boyfriend or girlfriend, a spouse etc. So, you ... Views: 983
When you are out in the business world, whether it be as a house painter or a lawyer, you will almost always encounter some form of office politics. If you are lucky, you will find employment with a good, decent firm that has a fine management team, but you have to be prepared for the reverse to ... Views: 580
It's a question I have asked myself so many times until I'm tired of hearing it from myself. We prevent ourselves from doing so many things because we are afraid. Afraid of what people will say, afraid that we will fail, afraid that we won't like the result, whatever. The bottom line is that YOU ... Views: 1089
The world is filled with a great deal of negativity at times. Negative people are those who see no hope for themselves and because they see none for themselves want to try to take hope from others by discouraging them. Negative people don’t want to see you succeed because they ... Views: 1489
“Bill, you asked me if I was just traveling or if I was on a journey. Aren’t they the same thing?”
“Not at all, A. J. Not at all.”
“And the difference would be...”
“When people are just travelin, they start out with the notion they’re gonna end up someplace by a certain time. They get ... Views: 631
Motivation is a word used to refer to the reason or reasons for engaging in a particular behavior, especially human behavior as studied in psychology and neurophysiology. Intrinsic motivation is when people engage in an activity, such as a hobby, with a internal desire, without obvious external ... Views: 2253
Today, it seems all too common that young people have very little appreciation for the concept of “work ethic”. The implications of this as it relates to the near crisis financial statistics in North America are huge.
Jobs are prolific and as a result, many young people don't seem to ... Views: 1356
Are you stuck in your life? Do you receive some satisfaction from staying stuck and from no one being able to help you get unstuck? If you are invested in staying stuck, why not do it consciously and deliberately? Here is your guide to never getting unstuck.
1. Make Resistance Your Guiding ... Views: 2429
One question I get all the time is, "Why do you believe in affirmations?"
People often conjure up images of Stuart Smalley on Saturday Night Live and think affirmations are ridiculous or only for people in some recovery program.
The truth is that affirmations are an extremely powerful tool ... Views: 1048
Have you ever asked yourself, "Why is this happening all over again?" The reason we run into the same roadblocks at different times in our lives is because we have not allowed ourselves to learn from past mistakes or roadblocks. Instead of exploring the potential in past hurdles, we've let our ... Views: 832
One of the simplest ways to get and stay motivated is to get interested in something. In fact, getting and staying motivated is incredibly difficult if you don’t have a strong interest in what you’re doing.
While it is possible to force yourself to move ahead with a disinteresting ... Views: 842
Have you ever noticed that when someone is “on a diet” that automatically implies that one day they will be off of it? Most likely they are thinking that this diet is temporary. So what do you think the results will be? Temporary. It’s that simple. If you think about a diet as ... Views: 940
Have you discovered one of the most important secrets to happiness? Here's how to know.
One of the few TV shows I watch is "Men in Trees." It's a comedy/drama about a relationship coach who moved from New York City to live in a very small town: Elmo, Alaska. Obviously, the cultural contrasts ... Views: 663