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- WHY GO AGAINST THE VERY THING THAT MADE YOU SUCCESSFUL? - by Hey Doc,
I'm a freelance designer in my thirties who has been working for a company off and on for about six months. At this company, there is one girl in particular that I've grown very fond of.
Lately, I've been a little flirtier with her and she's responded with smiles. I haven't ...
Views: 661 - AVOID BECOMING THE SURROGATE BOYFRIEND - by Hey Doc,
I have had a platonic relationship with a girl for four years. We have done almost everything together, even vacations. Things have gone very well - until about a month ago, shortly after she met her current boyfriend.
When she first told me about the new man in her life, I told her ...
Views: 4084 - IF SHE LOVED YOU SO MUCH, WHY DID SHE MOVE AWAY? - by Hi Doc Love,
I wrote to you before and your advice helped a lot. I have another question for you.
I've been in a relationship for eight months. Three weeks ago, my girlfriend moved to the West Coast, while I'm still stuck here on the East Coast. Just to keep her interested in me, and to keep ...
Views: 10355 - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE HER FRIEND? - by Hi Doc,
I'm recently divorced and just now starting to date again. So, I'm out of practice and need some advice.
I recently went on a blind date with a woman. Though I wasn't overly attracted to her, I really enjoyed her company and conversation. I'm not sure what she thought of me, but I ...
Views: 741 - AS THE SONG TITLE SAYS, GIRLS: "STAND BY YOUR MAN" - by Hi Doc,
Got a stumper for you. I met my fianc? at a time in my life when I was financially set, carefree, and had lots of time to shower her with attention. I asked her to marry me and move to Missouri to be with me (she lives in Rhode Island). True - she had to give up a job, her family and ...
Views: 697 - WHY WOULD A WOMAN TALK ABOUT HER OTHER DATES? - by Hi Doc,
I was on a date with a girl, and I was thinking that she really liked me. She had invited me over to her house to watch movies and stuff like that. Then on the second date, she started telling me how she went out with some other guy the previous week. Though she didn't have anything ...
Views: 1573 - CAN A WOMAN BE COAXED INTO TAKING THE NEXT STEP? - by Hi Doc,
I've been talking to this girl for about a month now and we hit it off real well. We have a lot in common and we talk a lot on the phone.
The problem is that when I ask her if we can take our relationship to the next level and be a couple, she tells me that I need to take it slow ...
Views: 964 - JUDGE JUDY SAYS, "HEARSAY DOESN'T COUNT!" - by Hey Doc,
Every Saturday night, I go to a certain club with a group of my friends to have fun. Every once so often, I see this attractive woman who is always with a new guy that she doesn't seem to be involved with. One nigh while I was on the dance floor, she gave me a "buying signal" by ...
Views: 1700 - 10 Lifestyle Habits That Acid Reflux Sufferers Should Make - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2007 from Evelyn LimIf you suffer from acid reflux and have not been paying attention to how you are living, then it is time to make some important changes. Acid reflux sufferers generally find it useful to adopt specific lifestyle habits to help alleviate the symptoms that they face. Here is a brief summary of 10 ...
Views: 1105 - WHEN ARE WOMEN THE HAPPIEST? - by Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen
Dear Doc Love,
I just discovered your Internet column in Askmen.com; the one entitled "A Dose of Male Perspective on this Romantic Love Stuff." As a babyboomer single (divorced) woman, I disagree on one aspect: "The woman is happiest when she does the ...
Views: 2286 - Guys, Has a Woman Ever Bewildered You with Any of These Lines? - by "Can't we just be friends?"
"I don't kiss on the first date."
"I need someone who is more exciting."
"Did I tell you about my present lover?"
"I think you're a nice person, but…"
If you have heard any of these lines, you're in luck because I have the medicine to cure your case of ...
Views: 875 - THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO BE IS HER FRIEND - by Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen
Hi Doc,
I'm currently a sophomore in college. Back in high school, I met this girl that I really liked. Though we never saw each other outside of school, we would always talk and have a good time in class. During our senior year I tried desperately to ask ...
Views: 709 - What Can the Gigolo Teach Nice Guys about Romancing Women? - by Hey Doc Love,
I have this friend who has the ability to talk women into buying him things. He does not buy them anything or tell them he loves them but they still give him stuff. Recently, a woman bought him a pair of shoes that cost 300 dollars!
How can I get girls to buy me things too? I ...
Views: 3908 - Can a Kiss Between Friends Ever Be Forgiven? - by Success Coach - by Hey Doc Love,
I'm a college student who considers himself a "nice guy," and I've been seeing a girl for about two months now. We started out as friends, but I actually wanted more (though I was afraid to tell her so). Luckily, she made the first move and kissed me.
We both successfully got ...
Views: 1940 - Is Love Stronger than Prophecy? - by Hi Doc,
I need help on how to approach a woman at my college. Her name is Elizabeth and I wish to ask her out to dinner, but I am worried that she will say no. Why? Because a man at her church prophesized to her that she would marry a preacher some day and travel the world with him, and she ...
Views: 845 - How to Deal with the Bait and Switch at Work - by Success Coach - by Hi Doc,
I'm a Desktop Support Technician for a major company and I'm attracted to a woman in my office. This started when I serviced her computer one afternoon, and she struck up a conversation with me. Her idle chatter and the way she kept leaning over me while I worked made me think that she ...
Views: 1038 - THE "SYSTEM" GIVES YOU THE WINNING EDGE WITH WOMEN - PART ONE - by Success Coach - by Guys, are you dating someone special and you don't want to lose her like all the others? Are you getting bad vibes because your girlfriend of six months only gets migraines when you try to kiss her goodnight at her doorstep? Does it bother you that your wife is meeting too many perverts in chat ...
Views: 961 - Does a Guy Have to be Cruel to be Kind? - by Success Coach - by Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen
Hey Doc,
Sometimes I think the advice I get from you and put into practice may work too well. I sometimes unintentionally attract young ladies that I'm really not interested in. When I learn of their crushes, I treat them coolly until they get the message. I ...
Views: 2111 - Do Some Women Flirt While Their Boyfriends Are Away? - by Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen
Hi Doc,
I met a girl at a nightclub whom I was sure had interest in me. This was due to her body language, and the fact that she told me almost everything about herself within 45 minutes of conversation.
I invited her to my upcoming graduation party, and she ...
Views: 741 - How Does an Old Fashioned Girl Show She's Interested? - by Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen
Hi Doc!
My name is Mark. I'm 27 years old and I've read your Dating Dictionary. I live in a rural Christian Homeschooling community - which is kind of like an Amish community, except we like to drink and smoke cigars.
The families here practice "Christian ...
Views: 4924 - Could George Costanza Have Avoided the Telephone Time Waster? - by Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen
What's up, Doc!
I read your articles every week in askmen.com and I consider myself a follower of The "System." I wonder if you could help me out. My brother's girlfriend told me about this girl she works with. She told me that we had a lot in common, ...
Views: 834 - Do Men who Understand Women have a Game Plan? - by Guys, are you dating someone special and you don't want to lose her like all the others? Are you getting bad vibes because your girlfriend of six months only gets migraines when you try to kiss her goodnight at her doorstep? Does it bother you that your wife is meeting too many perverts in chat ...
Views: 590 - Energy, The River of Life - by We are each filled with universal life force energy. It is the essence of our being, our consciousness, our soul. As the flow of life force energy moves through the physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies, it can become imbalanced, stagnant, or blocked. We experience what is called dis-ease. ...
Views: 805 - Candida– It’s Not Just a Yeast Infection - by Candida Albicans or a yeast infection, both digestive and systemic, is a health problem of which answers to its elimination are far and few between. Literally millions of men and women have a potential yeast infection that is causing, directly or indirectly, a significant number of health ...
Views: 731 - No Nonsense Nutrition - by At the turn of the century, America's relationship with food changed dramatically, with fast or convenience foods becoming a staple for many. Woman alone, account for a substantial percentage of convenience foods purchases, with sales exceeding 4.5 billion dollars annually. When natural and ...
Views: 778 - The Key To Optimal Health - by During the past 20 years, we have heard a lot about controlling disease through diet, exercise and food supplements, but not much is being said as to how to prevent disease before it occurs. We are all are born with both inherent strengths and weaknesses as part of our genetic inheritance. All ...
Views: 600 - Living In Wholeness - by A warm breeze blows across an open field. The tall blades of green grass and brightly colored wildflowers that fill this open space bow their heads gingerly, allowing the heated air to rush by. Then as if orchestrated, these precious gems one by one return to their original position, standing ...
Views: 808 - Making Miracles - The Chewy Surprise Inside - by In the Bible, there are many recorded instances of miracles occurring. In the Old Testament, Moses is said to have brought plagues of frogs and locusts upon the Egyptians, parted the Red Sea, and rained "manna" from the sky. Likewise, in the New Testament, Jesus said is to have turned water ...
Views: 659 - Adopt a newborn a baby on your own and save $5-10K or more - by Adopt Now On Your Own………Anything but Conventional. How can you minimize the long days and never-ending months waiting to have a child when adopting through agencies and attorneys? It’s simple; just get rid of them. Something new and unconventional is now available to anyone who is interested in ...
Views: 2227 - Transforming Shadow Comfort - by Why do we choose shadow comfort? Because the moment in which we choose to turn on the TV or devour the chocolate bar is THE creative moment. This is the moment where you can choose to create or to go numb. It is the present moment, pregnant with possibility and often rife with a great variety of ...
Views: 854 - The Law of Attraction - by Have you noticed that when you need something, if often just falls-into-place or comes to you from an out-of-the-blue phone call? Perhaps you have met the perfect client or life partner – just by being at the right place at the right time? All of these experiences are evidence of the Law of ...
Views: 961(23 votes) - Success—two critical questions to ask, and answer - by Success is one of those words that we all understand, or at first glance, we think we do. We hear that someone is a big success, and we nod in agreement and apparent understanding. But what is success? Webster defines success as reaching a conclusion, usually a fortunate one. OK, what is ...
Views: 716 - Protecting Our Beliefs - by A client of mine reflected: I noticed something about myself the other day. I get angry when I feel threatened, and I often take my anger out on some innocent person who has merely expressed an opinion to which I am obviously reacting!
That we react in anger when feeling threatened is really ...
Views: 868 - Conscious Creation: What to do when, and when to do what? - by You discover you have the amazing ability to create your reality. You begin to let yourself dream of an idyllic (or at least pleasant) future. And you want to “do it right!?What to do? And, when to do it? ?These are two questions that arise, time and again.
Many people ask about when to ...
Views: 866 - IT TAKES MORE THAN TALENT TO SUCCEED ?10 STEPS TO CREATING ALL THE SUCCESS YOU WANT WITHOUT STRUGGLE, SACRIFICE OR SELLING YOUR - by A number of years ago I read a book by a (now very famous) author in the self-growth arena whose name you would instantly recognize. It was his first book, and as I slowly turned the pages I was in awe. It was horrible! Bad grammar, hard to follow, rambling - he had made every writing mistake ...
Views: 896 - WHAT I WISH SOMEONE HAD TAUGHT ME LONG AGO - by I used to believe in black and white. Right and wrong. True and false. Then I opened to my spirituality, and discovered metaphysics (the world beyond the physical). And I realized appearances are deceiving. All that I thought was true and solid in my world suddenly wasn’t.
And the most ...
Views: 1388 - The Miracle of Manifestation...Wishful Thinking or Reality? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2013 from Boni LonnsburryI remember the first time I read a book about conscious creation. I was flabbergasted. I had been a “you show it to me and I’ll believe it?kind of person. I thought you created things in your life by hard work and education and a few lucky breaks. I believed sometimes good things happened, ...
Views: 2033 - The Ten Steps to Financial Success - by The ordinary (and perhaps even lazy) person's sure and steady way to wealth and happiness.
The "secrets" to better money management and perhaps even "riches". No, really there are no secrets. It's all simple basic common-sense.
I have seen statistics that reveal that 95% of Americans after ...
Views: 7392 - How to be Successful - by Dream big dreams.
Have a goal and plan to achieve.
Love doing what you do.
Listen to the advice of your spouse/partner.
Seek help from those whose skills you don't have.
Believe you are a winner, or one who CAN be.
Work smarter, not necessarily harder.
Fly with the eagles, don't scratch with the ...
Views: 701 - How to realise your wildest dreams (and stay a little bit sane) - by Article courtesy of MediaPeak, http://mediapeak.com
According to Bill Gates there are 3 keys to success in any new venture:
1) Being in the right place at the right time! (You could well be already there!)
2) Have a vision of where the industry/business you're working in is going!
3) Taking ...
Views: 1220 - Some Time Management Tips - by HOW TO GET MORE FROM LIFE EACH DAY
* Focus on one day at a time.
* Live the moment.
* Forget yesterday and look forward to tomorrow. If you are guilty about what happened yesterday, or are anxious about what might happen tomorrow, your energy will be dissipated.
* Plan your work, then ...
Views: 728 - Your Self Image - How to get a healthy one! - by The Man In The Looking Glass
"When you get what you want in your struggle for self and the world makes you king for a day Then go to a mirror and look at yourself and see what your face has to say for it isn't your father, or mother or wife who judgement upon you must pass the one who means ...
Views: 1033 - SETTING GOALS (Part Four) - by PART FOUR. Summary of all that’s gone before and winding up.
GOALS
1. If it's not in writing, it is not a goal. It is a New Year resolution.
2. If it's not specific, it's not a goal.
3. 'Goals must be believable, inspirational and expandable'.
4. An effective goal is an exciting challenge. ...
Views: 1155 - SETTING GOALS (Part Three) - by More Goal Tips
* Start first with longer term goals and break them down; if you start with short term goals you will end up with more of the same.
* Focus first on the overall outcome, not how you will achieve the goal or you will limit yourself.
* Don't be obsessive about goals- let them ...
Views: 753 - HOW TO GET A GREAT ATTITUDE TO LIFE (PART ONE)? - by WHERE DO YOUR ATTITUDES COME FROM?
I believe that heredity (the genes that you inherit) have some part in forming attitudes. However, most important in shaping them, is the family environment, especially in your early childhood: the impressionable years up to the age of seven. Also critical ...
Views: 875 - SETTING GOALS (Part Two) - by What is really important to you right now in your life? In other words, what do you really value?
The main headings are: PEOPLE- THINGS- OTHER, e.g.. career. Also finances. That word money.
Areas of goals- These can be divided into short, medium and long-term; these respectively being six ...
Views: 704 - THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS - IN WORK AND IN LIFE - by We hope that the following article may be informative and/or helpful for your e-zine, or on your web site. Craig Lock's other articles (internet marketing, self help, writing and money) are available at:
http://www.bridgeniche.com/ebooks/Ebooks.htm
"I share what I know, so that others may ...
Views: 713 - HOW TO SET GOALS TO ACHIEVE WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF LIFE (PART TWO) - by What is really important to you right now in your life? In other words, what do you really value? The main headings are: PEOPLE- THINGS- OTHER, e.g. career. Also finances. That word MONEY again!
Areas of goals:
These can be divided into short, medium and long-term; these respectively being ...
Views: 1645 - HOW TO SET EFFECTIVE AND ACHIEVABLE GOALS (PART ONE) - by Oh no, not another article on goalsetting!
'There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to possess it.'
- Napoleon Hill (author of the classic book, 'Think and Grow Rich')
'Nothing happens, no ...
Views: 901 - What to do about Stress - the "Thirty Point Plan" - by 1. Be positive - see problems as opportunities. Have goals and visions. Have a positive mental attitude.
2. Play sports and step up your exercise.
3. Talk things over with someone.
4. Determine what causes you stress and try to eliminate it.
5. Become physically fit.
6. Balance work, ...
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