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Remember when you were young and played “pretend”? You could be anything that you wanted to be, there were no boundaries or obstacles. Do you recall the fun that you had being free to decide your path? It was fun wasn’t it? If so, why did you stop? Perhaps because it was time to “grow up” and be ... Views: 942
Like improvement efforts, effective reward and recognition is an integrated process, not a bolt-on program. Since you can't make your team or organization into something different than you, it has to start with you.
Whose needs are your recognition and reward systems designed to serve? What ... Views: 787
Taking an honest look at your inspiration and motivation levels, seting goals for a definate purpose, and finding the right networking group might be a turning point in the growth of your business and personal motivation. Let us take a closer look at the three keys to self-improvement and ... Views: 818
You may well have heard the old story about a peasant farmer who's only real possessions were a small plot of land and his old horse that worked the land. One day the horse disappeared and all the neighbours said how unlucky the man was. The man simply said 'we will see'. Not long after, the ... Views: 794
As you read this article you are going to learn about Socrates’ amazing philosophy of marriage and how you can use it to conquer your fear of failure and achieve higher levels of success.
Who on earth doesn't fail?
We all fail. The most important thing is knowing how to face and handle ... Views: 862
Let me ask you this question, "Are you motivated to achieve great accomplishments in your life?" The following are ten action steps you can apply today to achieve more success in in your life:
1. Positive Affirmations
Our subconscious mind is a wonderful tool for success or failure. It will ... Views: 900
The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for." Maureen Dowd
Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness.
Back in my early ... Views: 1591
There are basically two kinds of motivation. The first is “away from”, as in “get me out of here!” The second is “towards”, as in “I want that!”
Each has its place, that is, each is useful in certain circumstances. “Towards” is what ... Views: 781
Article Title: Is Your Attitude Right? How to get the Right Attitude to Life (Updated)
Author: Craig Lock
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Category (key words): Self Help, Personal Growth, Success,
Attitude, Motivation
Web Sites: http://www2.webng.com/writernz/books.html ... Views: 4598
Did you ever try to do away with a harmful behavior, only to fail? There is a lengthy list of widespread problem behaviors that people often try to alter or get rid of using self-hypnosis or NLP. Possibly the most common are: Overeating and weight loss; stop smoking; quit chewing tobacco; stop ... Views: 774
What is purpose? Purpose is the reason why you are here on this earth. Your purpose is what helps you to move on in life, no matter what storms or problems come your way.
The toughest thing to do for a lot of people, particularly the youth, is finding their purpose and knowing what it is. ... Views: 2400
Standing still and watching the scenery is no way to get where you want to go. We’re reaching mid-year and a lot of people start to feel stuck around this time. Even the word feels sticky in your mouth as you pronounce it. Our temperatures are getting hotter and the air is getting thicker. ... Views: 1023
People talk about work ethics. Today i had an interesting gentlemen visit me at my office. He was fuming. He was a very religious person and he was annoyed of the fact that a charming girl in her twenty's wearing tight jeans was reading the sacred book of Bhagavad Gita in the same bus in which ... Views: 904
INTANGIBLES:
What are they? Intangibles are things that you can’t see, or touch. What do they mean to you? Are they real? Is the wind real? Is the wind tangible? Is God real to you, can you touch him? Are your thoughts real, your feelings your emotions. What about pain or your ... Views: 1262
The greatness of an individual lies not in what he accumulates but what he gives. Jesus is great because he suffered on the cross so that we are saved. Gandhi was great as he fought for freedom and equality. Mother Teresa was great as she spent her life serving poor, sick and destitute.
You ... Views: 849
The following is a book excerpt from THIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love (How One Harvard Lawyer Left It All to Have It All!) by Tama J. Kieves (www.ThisTimeIDance.com) reprinted by permission of the author.
I invite you to this dance. We live in times that cry out for love and ... Views: 870
Recently a client of mine was sick of "having faith" while it seemed she slogged towards her dream in thick molasses. "I just want to get there now," she screeched, scoffing at all her previous progress. I felt sad. This wasn’t the combustible kind of frustration that would help her take ... Views: 796
Discover how you can improve your own personal development, money, career, job, health, lifestyle and relationships. For the first time ever I have produced a programme which will quickly and effortlessly guide you through 'Secret Techniques' that will bring you riches. Using certain techniques ... Views: 905
There are many problem solving skills that can make you a more effective and creative problem solver. Knowing how to direct your attention and use visualization are two of the best. Here are some examples of how to use these tools, and how to develop them.
Problem Solving Skill: ... Views: 929
Why are people not getting in shape, losing weight and keeping it off, and reaching their goals? It's because they're not being told the "truth" and their not being given the "facts."
The truth is that America is more overweight now than at the turn of the century because:
They consume over ... Views: 721
Today I'm stepping out on to the cyber high-wire.
I'm performing a high-risk blogging manoeuvre.
No safety net.
No cyber-harness.
I'm going to write a brief opinion piece on the Law of Attraction (LOA).
Possibly a no-win situation for me.
Aah well.
Advocates (of the concept) will disagree ... Views: 1015
Daily motivation, why is that important? Consider this, what is the likelihood that you will even attempt any goal without some sort of motivation? Lack of motivation has stopped more people from achieving their personal greatness than anything else.
Daily Motivation keeps you focused. ... Views: 1515
World Peace Day on The Winter Solstice
World Peace Day occurs on the Winter
Solstice each year.
This year it will fall on Thursday,
December 21st. Don Orne,
the Coordinator of World Peace Day
since 1994, invites
everyone to celebrate the Winter
Solstice with prayer and
meditation in his or ... Views: 3015
Article Title: Summary of the Book "Say 'YES' to your Potential" - Part Five (by 'Skip' Ross with Carole C. Carlson)
Submitted by: Craig Lock
Category (key words): Success, Personal growth, Motivation, Life purpose, spiritual, spiritual gifts, inspiration, Skip Ross
Web site: ... Views: 713
Let’s start with a startling question, what is really stopping you from living the live you envision? Having the career of your dream or the quality relationship you deem great for you or the business rewards that reflect your potential.
Simply said, over 80% of adults don’t live up to their ... Views: 732
Who said starting a business was going to be easy? For those of you who are about to give up,let me share with you the story of 2 people who never gave up and came out on top! The first one is about a lady by the name of Mrs.Debbie Field's,she is the C.E.O of Mrs Fields' Original ... Views: 648
The door was closed. He tried hard to get in but could not. The door just would not open. He started banging the door. Five minutes later the owner of the house opened the door and slapped him hard on his face. He fainted. He did not dare to push the door again. He never returned back... Ten ... Views: 650
Everyday at 9.45 pm in the night my son comes to me holding his favourite storybook. He is six years old. Invariably, i am busy during that time doing something important.... " You go to bed i will be with you in five minutes..." I say. He keeps persisting... I then raise my voice and say " Go ... Views: 683
Now I have to say at the start of this column that I can’t stand gardening. (That little fact is just for my wife as I know she reads my articles.)
A little while back we moved into our new home and over the following months the other houses were built and subsequently more people moved into our ... Views: 1051
God wakes up at 3.30 am in the morning. He takes a stroll from New York to Mumbai . He covers this distance in less than forty five minutes. Maybe he stops the clock during that time, who knows ! He then opens a envelope . It has six names written on it. "Wake them up !" he orders the angels. ... Views: 793
Good friend and business partner PH asked these questions:
"How do you get out of a rut? Regain passion for your work? Get yourself up for each day? Have you thought about this? It happens to me often. I find it makes me miserable. I feel guilty and useless, because I tend to piss away the day. ... Views: 811
The story has been told and retold countless times about the battle of Waterloo. Poems have been written and songs have been composed detailing every conceivable aspect about it. The English tell it one way and the French share it from a slightly different point of view.
History and legend has ... Views: 630
“The Yesterday’s Road Method”
by
Peter Thomson
Some years I sold one of my businesses for just over $7,000,000. Today that’s still a decent chunk of change – back then it was whole load of money! The deal I’d agreed with the purchaser, a London based publicly quoted company, was $4.7 million on ... Views: 1538
It is so easy to see why people have bad attitudes. A quick peek at the headlines reveals the current states of hopelessness and despair. Is it even possible to maintain a healthy, happy attitude when surrounded by all of this negativity?
Sure it is! It is possible to stay positive. It is ... Views: 1337
In this miraculous new world in which we live there are those who believe that we have gotten, as a collective humanity, a little too big for our britches. Many feel humanity has created a stress inducing monster of a culture that surely will be the tipping point for another fall from health to ... Views: 916
Like the song by Linda Ronstadt, “a dream is a wish that your heart makes." To lose a dream is to die a little yourself. It means closing down the part of you that can soar above the reality of your current life to see new and exciting possibilities.
Whenever she walks down a street, a ... Views: 787
Legend has it that Robert the Bruce of Scotland was losing the battle and he barely escaped with his life. His soldiers were hard pressed to keep up the fight as many were wounded and dying. The Bruce, tired, dismayed and broken-hearted found a hidden cave where he took refuge.
He threw down ... Views: 638
Every human being has the right to be happy. Every person is born with that right. We can be - and are - as happy as we will allow.
And yet when we look around us, we see so many people who claim no happiness at all. Or if they do, it seems so fleeting; so elusive. Being happy and content ... Views: 1127
It was not much of a job, yet, everyday she was there. The little bake-shop always seemed to be open and she would greet me, whenever I went in, with a sad smile. Then one day, I moved to another part of the country and quickly forgot the bake-shop and the woman with the sad smile.
Beginnings ... Views: 698
To be precise, exacting and clear, let us together explore the symphony of the healthy human body. As music could not exist without the ears to hear, the body will begin to retreat to non-existence without the proper playing of the notes of wellness. Can you name a necessary counterpoint to the ... Views: 1177
There Is No Secret To Success
by, TB Wright
Success. Most people know that they want to be successful. Or do they? Successful? What does that mean? Don't kid yourself. In this society every time we use that word, we are immediately immersed within beliefs about success. Money, cars, houses, ... Views: 882
A house is only as strong as its foundation. My husband, a home builder, taught me this important piece of wisdom. Without a well designed, solid infrastructure, a house is doomed to constant problems and costly repairs. Do you remember the hilarious movie, Money Pit? The newlyweds idyllic ... Views: 945
Article Title: How to Make the Most of Your Mind
- How to Get What You Most Want in Life
Author: Craig Lock
Web Site: http://www2.webng.com/writernz/
Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles.html
(Personal growth, self help, writing, internet marketing, words of ... Views: 807
Stuckness
By, TB Wright
At one time or another we all have said that we were "stuck." Let's examine this declaration, because saying those words is exactly what it is: a stand for being stuck. So what does it mean to be stuck? It usually means that there's somewhere we want to be at, either ... Views: 2066
With more people gambling in online casinos, the number of those suffering from gambling addiction has grown, but no more then would be expected is terrestrial casinos opened in every town.
But let's take a moment to see why many people become addicted to gambling.
A majority of the people who ... Views: 1223
Just yesterday a small business owner called my office, his voice rather hopeful when he asked, ¡°Jane, do you have some sort of video I can show to my employees to get them motivated?¡± A couple of key things about motivation that this and every manager should know are: you really can¡¯t ... Views: 1694
A few years ago, a management and sales expert came up with what he considered a first-rate idea. With so many unhappy, lonely people in the world, he figured he could provide them with a little comfort and make money at the same time by offering them personalized, written advice on their ... Views: 802
It’s the new millenium. Are you ready to finally realize your dream? I’m talking about the desire that you carry deep down inside of you that you attribute to some adolescent fancy. It’s the dream that isn’t practical and can’t possible be fulfilled. Well, it is possible to fulfill it and the ... Views: 812
We all begin life at GO, and all roads lead to a final rendezvous; the difference is what we do en route. Paths chosen, actions taken, and a host of decisions made lead ultimately to a unique legacy.
It's non-negotiable: You will leave a legacy. The question is not
whether you'll leave a legacy ... Views: 982
One of my Ezine subscribers recently sent me this question: "I really struggle with the highs and lows of field sales. Most days I feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders. In this economy, especially, it's difficult to stay positive. Any suggestions?"
This is one of those rarely ... Views: 1031