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- Your Monthly Aromatic Horoscope: July, 2001 - by Create your own special aromatherapy blend developed especially around your monthly horoscope. Use these recipes to enjoy more energy, more laughter, and less stress this month.
Each recipe should be made by pouring the oil essences into a 10-ml bottle, and then adding vegetable oil to fill. ...
Views: 1336 - Indulge Your Skin with Three Home-Made Facial Masks - by Facial masks are a wonderful way to make your skin glow, even out its tone, and help it appear more youthful. And you can make healthy, all-natural facial masks right at home. I've created three simple recipes to share with you to bring out the natural beauty of your skin. I suggest you use ...
Views: 987 - Using Aromatherapy to Overcome Loneliness - by It's not uncommon for people today to have an overwhelming feeling of isolation in a world paradoxically focused on new communication technology. I come across many clients in my practice who suffer from loneliness. They anguish over not having more closeness in their lives, over a certain ...
Views: 1747 - Manifesting Your Heart's Desire - by What is it we lack the most in our lives? What are the most prominent wishes that seem to manifest our thoughts? Many of my clients tell me, and I'm sure most of you will agree, there are two distinct desires that most of us strive for in our lives:
-To be loved and to love
-To become ...
Views: 1529 - Your Monthly Aromatic Horoscope: June, 2001 - by Create your own special aromatherapy blend developed especially around your monthly horoscope. Use these recipes to enjoy more energy, more laughter, and less stress this month.
Each recipe should be made by pouring the oil essences into a 10-ml bottle, and then adding vegetable oil to fill. ...
Views: 1265 - Three Easy Recipes to Overcome Insomnia - by Stress, anxiety or nervous tension can lead us to a night of sleepless torture, leaving us without an ounce of energy the next day. But you can overcome the most persistent insomnia simply by preparing the following aromatic recipes. Whatever the cause of your restless suffering, I offer these ...
Views: 1747 - Enhancing Self-Love in Your Daily Life - by Rituals have always played an important role in society. Many cultures use rituals to feel more in-tune with their Higher Self, and also help them understand their own inner sacredness. Perpetuating rituals at home on a daily basis will help you bring harmony, balance and serenity into your ...
Views: 1489 - Your Monthly Aromatic Horoscope: May, 2001 - by Create your own special aromatherapy blend developed especially around your monthly horoscope. Use these recipes to enjoy more energy, more laughter, and less stress this month.
Each recipe should be made by pouring the oil essences into a 10-ml bottle and adding vegetable oil to fill. ...
Views: 1613 - Fears are the Life's opportunities for self-growth - by Fears are often viewed as failures and weaknesses. But from a spiritual level, they represent our Life's opportunities. Fears highlight the issues we need to work on this Life and by facing them and understanding their pattern, we free ourselves and allow change to occur. The topics mentioned ...
Views: 872 - The Void - by Most of us spend the first half of our lives getting busier and busier. There is so much to do! Get and education, establish a career, create a home, manage a family – by the time most women reach mid-life, we have not a moment to ourselves. We are busy meeting others’ expectations.
Keeping ...
Views: 1097 - Tooth Truth - by Getting to the root cause of a physical symptom can be a lot like pulling teeth. In my case, it involved literally pulling a tooth….
There was no apparent reason for the eruption of my left upper eye tooth in 1987. It had been crowned along with its neighboring teeth the year I first teamed ...
Views: 1227 - Counselor to Healer - by I was well into a busy private practice when I first read we teach best what we most need to learn. I was sure it did not apply to me. I had become a counselor to help others, not myself, and was trained to be objective in my work. If a disproportionate number of patients seemed to have issues ...
Views: 1884 - COUNSELOR TO HEALER - by I was well into a busy private practice when I first read we teach best what we most need to learn. I was sure it did not apply to me. I had become a counselor to help others, not myself, and was trained to be objective in my work. If a disproportionate number of patients seemed to have issues ...
Views: 923 - Reach For Success Instead - by As a business success coach and speaker, I listen to audio cassettes, watch videos, read books and go to workshops all in order to learn how people can improve their possibility for achieving success. When I hear the stories of successful people, I look for the "gold nugget" that has universal ...
Views: 794 - Create Urgency to Create Success - by Regardless of what kind of business you are in, you face the challenge of trying to bring business in quickly. Creating urgency is the ability to facilitate the quick closing of business with potential clients in your prospecting pipeline. The ability to get business to close fast effects ...
Views: 964 - How to Overcome a Confidence Crisis - by A confidence crisis can be caused by normal life transition such as getting a new job, moving to a new city, starting a new business, or starting a new relationship. Life's losses can also cause confidence to sink - the loss of a relationship, the loss of a job, the loss of a big client, the ...
Views: 21621(4 votes) - Fantastic Follow Up - by As a business success coach I assure you the factors that contribute to the success of any business are the same whether you are in the business of selling copiers, counseling sessions, or chimney sweeping services. In most cases in any non retail purchasing situation, once the interest and ...
Views: 865 - Embrace Rejection - by The last two weeks I have been waiting for an answer from a potential client on a large piece of business. While playing the waiting game I have been thinking a lot about the sales process. I realized I have not been turned down much lately. Before I got too excited I also realized I had not ...
Views: 864 - The Power of One Day - by As I speak to different groups I hear what makes a difference in people's lives--how one conversation, one sentence, one meeting, one phone call, one radio program can put an idea in someone’s head that sticks there and won’t leave until action is taken and things become different.
There is ...
Views: 733 - Stop Struggling and Start Soaring - by There is so much to do every day- pick up the dry cleaning, put gas in your car, get to the gym and still get your work done. Often it can seem that life is full of struggle. We struggle to find time to meet deadlines, get to bed at a decent hour, have time with our partner or children and to ...
Views: 679 - Do it Now - by It is winter time, a great time for reflection, introspection, hot chocolate by the fire and long conversations with far away friends. Combine that with all the shopping and holiday activity, and business activity can slow down this season unless you are a caterer or you are in a retail ...
Views: 652 - How to Write and Deliver a Speech That Will Get You Clients - by Tips for Writing a Great Speech
1. The first step is to ask yourself what you hope to accomplish with your presentation. Without an outcome in mind, your speech may be bland and even boring. Once you know what you hope to accomplish, you can begin.
2. Decide the major "must make points" of ...
Views: 10290(2 votes) - Keep Your Clients Coming Back - by As a business success coach and a sales coach, I work with business people whose clients are everything from large companies in California that have been in business for decades to micro businesses that have started in the last two years.
Whoever your clients are, it is far more cost-effective ...
Views: 1033 - Igniting Creativity in The Workplace - by If you want to add more success, spunk and pizzazz to your work, your writing or your meetings, creativity is the answer. Creativity will spruce up your project, your day and if you let it, every aspect of your business. and your life.
Mary Lou Cook, an environmentalist and educator said " ...
Views: 2731 - How to Build Business Relationships Fast - by Solid business relationships rarely occur instantly as a result of a short initial interaction between two parties. They take time to develop. Use the following strategies to speed up your ability to cultivate strong and lasting business relationships.
Remember and use people's names
If you ...
Views: 1407 - Living Without Regrets - by When you approach my front door you can't help but notice the bright white awning with green lettering that reads "No Regrets Apartments". An energetic, friendly and eccentric woman owns my building, it is the theme by which she lives her life. She has lived in the same neighborhood all her ...
Views: 812 - Boundaries, why are they needed? - by Imagine a child who lacks ownership of his own life, has no self-control, and lacks respect for others. If these were the qualities of your son, how would you feel for his future wives?
Yes, wives is plural, this is one major reason we need to set boundaries for our children – their future. ...
Views: 1068 - Boundaries- Why Are They Needed? - by Imagine a child who lacks ownership of his own life, has no self-control, and lacks respect for others. If these were the qualities of your son, how would you feel for his future wives?
Yes, wives is plural, this is one major reason we need to set boundaries for our children – their future. ...
Views: 13168(1 vote) - Emotional Support for Line of Duty Death Survivors - by Editor's Note: This article has appeared in the Los Angeles Firefighter magazine, Responder magazine, the BackUp (Law Enforcement CD-ROM), and the Police Stressline.
The headlines report the grim news of yet another "fallen hero". The death of a firefighter or law enforcement officer who ...
Views: 1853 - 7 Shocking Truths About Job Satisfaction - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2007 from Jeff GartonAfter decades of unsuccessful attempts to solve the job dissatisfaction problem, dissatisfied workers still expect to be made satisfied, and it’s still not happening. While the problem appears unsolvable, the author proposes a solution that requires a simple shift in expectations and attitudes. ...
Views: 4279 - Keys to Problem Solving - by "The problems of the world today are so complex that even teenagers don¡¯t have the answer"
Feeling stressed and worried? Many people are these days, but don't let worry consist of just 'spinning your wheels'. Focus your anxiety and find solutions! First list all your worries, then organise ...
Views: 813 - Stress and your weight - by "I'm putting myself on a strict diet. I'm not going to eat between snacks"
"Lose 30 pounds in ten minutes!!" scream the banners and book titles. "The miracle way to guaranteed weight loss!! The bad news? There are no quick fixes for being overweight - or for the stresses of modern life. ...
Views: 728 - 8 Tips For New Grads Everyone Should Know - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2007 from Jeff GartonFollowing are a few important points about career for everyone, not just new graduates. These were probably not discussed in school, or it didn’t seem important at the time. It should now. Careers are discovered and evolve through trial and error. • No one can tell you what you’re career ...
Views: 1044 - Stress is a Laughing Matter! - by "We don't laugh because we're happy - we're happy because we laugh!" William James:
Laughter is great stress medicine. Like intense exercise, it increases brain levels of calming substances such as serotonin and endorphins - it's natural prozac! Feeling tense and uptight? Hold the valium, ...
Views: 774 - How to Worry-Write - by "The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater their power to harm us" - Voltaire
Worry today is almost an epidemic - about 60% of patients consulting their family doctor have anxiety as the cause of their distress. We certainly have a lot to worry about, but perhaps we worry too much. ...
Views: 1037 - High School Stress - by High school years should be a great experience, but many demands and rapid changes can make them one of the most stressful times of life. Students today face increasing amounts of schoolwork, a rapidly changing curriculum, assignment deadlines and exams; they worry about selecting careers and ...
Views: 21482(4 votes) - Happy Families - by ¡°Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family...in another city!¡± George Burns
Many people rate work as their main source of stress, but for some, the routine of work is actually relief from the stress and chaos of their home life. This is especially tragic because the home ...
Views: 1449 - Who Gets Hired – Best Qualified or Most Liked - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2007 from Jeff GartonDue to Federal and State laws prohibiting job discrimination, there are very few if any employer’s in America that would tell you they hire anyone less than the best qualified. But is this really what happens? The answer may surprise you. My entire career has been devoted to gaining a deeper ...
Views: 1038 - Dealing with Work Overload - by "I have a very flexible boss. He lets me come in anytime I want before 9 and leave anytime I want after 5". (Source unknown)
These days many employers are demanding a boost in productivity -which usually boosts employee stress levels as well! How can you avoid burning out when your workload ...
Views: 3416 - The Stress of Difficult People - by "They call him a wit. They¡¯re half right!". Obnoxious, nasty people - they're a big part of our stress load, at work or at home. They might be a boss, a customer, co-worker, neighbour or spouse. Any peaceful workplace or family can be disrupted by one person with a grudge, a mental illness, ...
Views: 789 - After the Terror - by As we now are only too aware, "stress' sometimes means a lot more than just feeling uptight or upset about everyday life. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD) is a very unpleasant, sometimes disabling problem which often affects those who experience or witness horrific events as well as ...
Views: 712 - How to Relax - by Talk your way out of a stressful situation
"I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant!" - Anon
Poor communication causes huge amounts of stress - families are miserable, marriages break up, doctors and ...
Views: 742 - Reduce Stress...Communicate! - by Talk your way out of a stressful situation
"I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant!" - Anon
Poor communication causes huge amounts of stress - families are miserable, marriages break up, doctors and ...
Views: 904 - Active Waiting - by We are impatient people. It is difficult to wait for answers, solutions, times to change, the winds to shift, to get our heart's desires. We all know the angst of hoping the significant other will propose marriage, waiting for the wedding day, the college diploma, the job offer to come, the ...
Views: 5194 - On Being A Conscious Single - by Unfortunately, being single today is not easy. Understatement, I guess in light of the many single ads, books, services and options which attempt to address this life status. There are two fundamental problems here. One, it is difficult, for a number of reasons, to be at peace with being single. ...
Views: 702 - I'm Not Crazy. I'm Just Not You! - by Has anyone ever told you that you were crazy for trying something or thinking something, or even doing something? What they are really saying is that what you are doing is something they would never do, therefore it must be crazy. Not true. It simply doesn't work for them. They are merely ...
Views: 865 - Guilt Feelings - by I guess there isn't one person who hasn't experienced feelings of guilt and some people carry a constant, deep engraved guilt feelings regarding this aspect of their life or another. Guilt feelings are often related to as a negative emotion - but what are they, why do we breed them in ourselves ...
Views: 7446(1 vote) - A Powerful New Therapy for Relief From Trauma and Intrusive Memories - by EMDR, a powerful new therapy modality, is becoming more widely used by therapists, as more and more people have experienced its ability to help them change painful emotions and self-limiting beliefs. With this modality, people are finding that they don't need years of psychotherapy to get the ...
Views: 3952 - EMDR: A Powerful New Therapy for Healing Emotional Pain - by EMDR was developed 13 years ago to deal with the after effects of trauma. It was used and tested mostly on Vietnam Veterans who were suffering from intrusive memories from the War. Since then, it has become increasingly popular due to its ability to move the process of psychotherapy along at a ...
Views: 5292(1 vote) - Menopause Management - by As little as fifty years ago, this title would have been useless. Nobody needed menopause management! The "why" is crucial for today's women to understand.
As an example: My grandmother died in her sleep the month before I was born, in 1945. She was forty-three years old! Now, I can look at ...
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