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- Making Your Time Count (Part 2) - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2006 from Duncan GotobedSelf-Management? Project Management Effective time management requires planning and organization. Just as a project manager schedules all aspects of a project, you also can plan aspects of your various deadlines using similar tools. One important aspect of time management is committing your ...
Views: 813 - The Power of Etheric Light from Egyptian and Hawaiian Sacred Traditions - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2006 from Anita CoolidgeIt was 1978, not long before I became interested in alternative healing techniques. One day, my 5-year-old daughter, Rachel, had a stomach ache and was lying down on the couch. I had worked in an emergency room and felt this was not a serious condition; nevertheless, of course, I didn't want ...
Views: 3105 - ABCDE Method of Prioritization - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2006 from Alex CleanthousIn this fast paced world we constantly have more and more demands placed on our time. And it seems the closer we get to our goals, the more and more things we have to get done each day. With only so many hours in the day it is impossible to get everything done. Naturally, we want to get the ...
Views: 4194 - The Mirror of Relationships - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2006 from Margaret PaulNedra, one of my clients, was quite upset when she received an email from her friend, Roxanne, ending their friendship. The email was quite blaming, telling Nedra that she was narcissistic, selfish, and uncaring. Roxanne complained that Nedra just talked about herself and was never there for ...
Views: 2599 - Weight Loss Psychology - Tips For Easier Dieting - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2006 from Anne CollinsIntroduction Losing weight is 100 times easier if you are mentally prepared for it. This may sound elementary, but in my experience most dieters quit their weight loss plan not because they feel hungry or have difficulty with the menus, but because of psychological reasons. Either, they become ...
Views: 1711 - ***Acing The Interview: The Positive Approach To Tough Questions - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2010 from Ford MyersAs a Career Consultant, I work with clients on all the tools and techniques that are needed to succeed in the job search – including interviewing skills. One thing I have noticed over the years is that candidates often get “trapped” in certain interview questions that are designed to make them ...
Views: 1221 - Success is a choice - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2006 from Tim ConnorSuccess is a Choice Achieving sustained success is not all that complicated, unless we choose to make it so. Success is truly a choice. For many, the benefits of success are illusive. These people struggle, search and try year after year to create a life filled with financial security, ...
Views: 1082 - Use Enthusiasm to Achieve Great Things with Your Speech - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2006 from Jonathan Steele, RNEnthusiasm is an exceptional excitement, interest, or devotion. In public speaking, excitement about your subject will make a speech come alive. It will enable you to capture the attention of your audience. That not only makes you more persuasive or motivational, it makes you a more ...
Views: 1913 - How to deal with difficult questions or difficult audiences - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2006 from Jeannette KavanaghAnyone who’s had the pleasure, honour and challenge of teaching adolescents can face any audience! So first up: here’s to the noblest profession on Earth, our teachers. In most instances when you’re hired to make a presentation to a group, the group will behave in a civilised manner. Being ...
Views: 3451 - "Sorry, What's Your Name Again?" Six Steps to Relieve the Most Common Memory Worry - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Roger SeipIf you live in fear of forgetting prospects' names, sometimes within mere seconds of being introduced to them, you're not alone. Surveys show that 83% of the population worries about their inability to recall people's names. Ironically, while most of us hate having our names forgotten or ...
Views: 2946(5 votes) - Growing Up Rich - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2006 from Rita PickeringThere is one part of family planning often forgotten when deciding to have a family. That is, what are the preparations you need to make NOW to produce a financially wealthy child? Most of the road-blocks to wealth are developed as a baby. These are responses to two basic environmental ...
Views: 829 - Acupuncture Shows There’s More to You than Meets the Eye - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2006 from Ananga SivyerDid you know that there are unseen channels running through your body that you can use to feel better? Acupuncturists have been using them for centuries, and now you can too. It’s easy to learn how to use a simple set sequence of acupuncture points that give relief from physical and emotional ...
Views: 823 - Sexless Relationship, Missing Boyfriend - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2006 from Dr. Dennis NederDear Dennis, I met this incredible guy 6 months ago. He and I have much in common; we both work two jobs and I have two small children. Needless to say, our time is limited. We have not had sex yet because, (mostly by his request), we wanted to really get to know each other first instead of ...
Views: 1118 - A Healthy Diet - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2006 from Nehemiah MaxwellYou will never be healthy, eating healthy foods occasionally. You have to make a healthy diet a habit if you want to obtain nutritional health. I have been doing push-ups five days a week for over 25 years. My arms are pretty strong but it did not happen overnight. I did not do push-ups for a ...
Views: 1265 - Arthritis Relief with Tea Tree Oil - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2012 from Kathryn BeachThe term "arthritis" is used to refer to one or more of a group of over 100 rheumatic diseases. Quite often, arthritis is caused by the deterioration of cartilage in the joints. Tea tree oil is very good for arthritis as it is able to penetrate and desensitize irritated nerve endings. The ...
Views: 1122 - Making Lemonade: Starting A Business After Ending A Career - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2006 from Liz SumnerWhat do you do when the money tree starts sprouting lemons? It’s increasingly common these days to find middle-aged, mid-level managers suddenly faced with huge shifts of circumstance. Down-sizing, bubble-bursting, plant-closing, and consolidating are just some of the forces creating a class ...
Views: 1135 - Challenged by your relationships? Good! - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2006 from John RobsonChallenged by your relationships? Good! by Andrew Schneider Why are our relationships such a challenge? By their very nature, relationships always push us toward duality, toward the opposites. They take us into both the light of our souls and the darkness of our subconscious. They force us to ...
Views: 1203(2 votes) - How to Change a Nasty Habit: The Obstinate Person's Guide to Self-evolution - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2006 from Anandra GeorgeWe're talking emotional and mental habits, mostly. That's not to say the advice couldn't apply to, say, nasty habits like chewing tobacco or not washing your hands before you eat. However, I'm primarily talking about habitual negative patterns we engage in our hearts and minds, our personal, ...
Views: 1532 - Your Eye Vitamins Report - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2006 from Richard BurckhardtAs doctors, it is our duty and responsibility to remain aware of new products and procedures that assist in decreasing vision loss and maintaining healthy eyes. While there is no single pill that will restore perfect vision or optimal eye health, there is new evidence from Bausch and Lomb ...
Views: 1998 - Relax, A Volatile Stock Market Is Your Dearest Friend - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2006 from Steve SelengutMost people never forget their first love. I'll never forget my first trading profit! But the $600 (1970 dollars) I pocketed on Royal Dutch Petroleum was not nearly as significant as the conceptual realization it signaled! I was amazed that someone would pay me that much more for my stock than ...
Views: 2104(1 vote) - Speaking Skills, Learn and Master Sense Stress - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2006 from Jonathan Steele, RNHave you mastered the speaking skill Sense Stress? Growing in public speaking ability requires learning numerous skill sets. Sense stress is one of the more important ones to learn. Spending just a few minutes of practice will provide the mental preparation to start mastering it when giving a ...
Views: 4545 - Soul Calling For Expansion - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2006 from Neil FellowesWe're met by many challenges in life: mental, physical, economical, environmental, community, cultural, political etc. And sometimes these challenges become painful. This article is about how we face these challenges. On Monday, around 2pm, in Bristol, I hit threshold. By my own standards I'd ...
Views: 849 - Decision Making Made Easy - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2006 from Margit StreifenederDamn, I wish I could make a decision ... why can't I make up my mind? Sounds familiar to you? Then NOT reading this article could be the wrong decision! We've all been there. A decision has to be made and we just can't get our head round it. Did I consider all the important facts? Shall I ...
Views: 772 - Business Communication - The Power of PREselling - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2006 from Margit StreifenederWhy do 99% of Small Business Owners fail online? Because they write to sell, not to communicate. Does your web site get the sales you want? Then this article is not for you. If not, then you might want to learn more about the business communication skill #1: "PREselling". Due to the lack of ...
Views: 901 - The Only Definition That Matters - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2006 from Jeannette MawMost of us weren't encouraged early in life to explore what we want for ourselves or what our version of success looks like. But it's not too late to check in on what you're up to and whether it will lead you to the happiness you seek. Have you ever chased something (or someone) only to ...
Views: 1330 - How Goal Setting Unleashes Your Potential - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2006 from Jim MeisenheimerBraxton Bilbrey is a seven-year-old boy. He lives in Glendale, Arizona. He read about a nine-year-old boy who swam from Alcatraz Island to the city of San Francisco. I imagine he started thinking if he can do it so can I! So, he established a goal to swim the 1.4 miles of chilly waters from ...
Views: 991 - She Moved the Can of Shaving Cream - by My wife moved a can of shaving cream and one of my positive habits disappeared!
Sounds pretty strange, right? Here is a strange, but true story that can change your life....right now! As many of you know, positive habits can be created with the help of habit triggers. What are habit triggers? ...
Views: 888 - Six Tips for Quitting Smoking, Once and for All - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2006 from Dada VedaprajinanandaIf you are currently a smoker, quitting the habit could be one of the most important things you will ever do in the next part of your life. In fact, if you quit now, you will most likely be adding seven years to your life. While many people try to quit and fail, it is not an impossible task. ...
Views: 1140 - What You Are Marketing Is Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from C.J. Hayden"Call us today and change your life," proclaimed the hot pink flyer on the bulletin board. It was signed "Sunrise Hypnotherapy" with a phone number and a blind email address. No practitioner's name appeared anywhere on the flyer. Posted near it were numerous other leaflets, advertising ...
Views: 1543 - The Power of Intention - by I am a self-help junkie, admittedly, and there was a tip I read from Brian Tracy in a course that I’m taking online. He asked me to catalog my fears – and then to imagine that I didn’t have this fear. The moment you are feeling anxious or nervous about something, he said, you can simply stop and ...
Views: 662 - Forming a Positive Outlook - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2006 from Brandon PeeleForming a Positive Outlook Looking back over the last few years of rapid transformation I've been experiencing, I've noticed several trends emerging. One is that my worldview has become increasingly more integral, complex and comprehensive; this is clearly driven to a large extent by ...
Views: 930 - Well Loved: How to Get Rid of What You Don't Want - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2006 from Liz SumnerI’m appreciating used things. I got a great gas barbecue on Freecycle; a practically new John Deere lawnmower for $50; a beautiful Le Creuset cast iron shelf from a friend’s basement, a lovely leather purse from the thrift shop. They feel like blessings. I get all the joy of something new plus ...
Views: 987 - Belief levels and the path of a healer - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2006 from Jacob GorbanIn this article I'd like to discuss the changes in the belief system of a person as required to advance in parapsychology studies and its applications, such as healing.What the bleep are you talking about?It is obvious that most people live below the personal level of awareness needed to even be ...
Views: 1316 - The Veiled Gift of Envy - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2006 from Jennifer LoudenI once spent a year obsessed with another writer's success. Envy whispered in my ear, "You should have what she has and right now." I was aghast at my obsession, especially given that I didn't particularly like her book, and yet envy wouldn't go away. It was (almost) comical how each time a ...
Views: 1158 - The Secret Of How To Make A Marriage Last - by I hear it all the time. Couples come to me after going through every other marriage improvement method under the sun and tell me they experience a brief sense of relief from a certain program, but with passing of time, they fall back into their old ways.
This got me thinking. With the millions ...
Views: 2076 - The First Down - Approaching a Man or Woman - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2006 from Jaci RaeYou see a man or a woman who strikes your fancy but you aren't sure how to approach him / her or get to the "first down." This can be a very intimidating and awkward moment, but you can succeed if you are sincere and confident (but not cocky!). Step 1. Occasionally glance over at him / her and ...
Views: 1689 - Managing Business Strategies - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2006 from Samuel LarteyManaging Business Strategies through Project Management By: Samuel Lartey, Project Manager. Projects are a means of organizing activities that cannot be addressed within the organisation’s normal operational limits. They are often utilized as a means of achieving organizations strategic ...
Views: 846 - Stop Spending Your Money on Higher Gas Prices - Use the Internet - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2006 from Andrew MalekGasoline prices continue to rise, costing you money. At the risk of dating this article, previously unseen U.S. gas prices of over $3.00 are now common in some areas. I know those in Europe and elsewhere pay much more, but we can agree over the past year that many countries have recently seen ...
Views: 1659 - Detox Is Not a New Concept: Did Our Ancestors Know Better? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2006 from Rand KhalilDetox, a term previously used exclusively in connection with coming off alcohol, or "substances" withdrawal, has become the health buzzword of the 21st century. It's a favourite topic amongst the cognoscenti in the global alternative health community, where it is hailed as a major breakthrough ...
Views: 1447 - Your Pets and Your Guardian Angel - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2006 from Tom MooreIf you are like most people, you consider your pets to be part of your family. You love them and receive much love in return, and you distress when they become ill or lost for even a short time. Below I’m going to give you some unique suggestions on lowering your stress level when events seem ...
Views: 1332 - Eight Great Dating Tips for Men - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2006 from Kevin UrbanDating tips for men wouldn’t seem like something you have to read about in an article; after all, you can ask your buddies for their advice, right? But perhaps that’s why so many of your buddies are still single. These days it seems like the rules of dating have become so complicated that the ...
Views: 1325 - Live Easier This Summer. - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2006 from Julie Clark Robinson“Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” --Henry James When I think of summertime, I hear a lazy, engaging lyric taunt me with “…and the livin’s easy…” But then reality hits and I realize I needed to be ...
Views: 677 - Your Favorite Activity is a Key to Managing Stress - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2006 from David TomaselliAs I walked out of the office building towards my car, all I could think about was the task that lay ahead of me the following day. Being a product manager and architect for a software company, there were always interesting challenges presented to me. In this case it was finding a solution to a ...
Views: 904 - 4 Ways to De-Stress Your Wait Time - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2006 from Pauline WallinHow do you feel about waiting in line, waiting on hold, and other forms of waiting? Is it stressful? Do you get impatient or angry? Does your "inner brat" demand that the wait be over? If so, you're not alone. Several years ago a Pittsburgh research firm estimated that each of us spends over ...
Views: 1400 - How To Make The Most Of Your Success Machine - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2006 from Anne CurtisHow To Make The Most of Your Success Machine I use my energy-recycling success machine often - it works like magic! It weighs absolutely nothing, can be taken anywhere, cannot be seen by anyone else, is very simple to use and best of all - is amazingly powerful - causing you to create success ...
Views: 1480 - Learn to Love and Accept Yourself - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kristin GerstleyHow many people can actually say that they love and accept themselves just as they are? Learning to love yourself is quite possibly one of the hardest things to accomplish in your life. And that is when there is nothing wrong with you. Imagine having an eating disorder. It is even harder ...
Views: 1842 - Watch Your Language - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2006 from Linda NashWatch Your Language If that sounds like your mother, she was correct. Words you use are indicative of your state of mind and truly create your reality. Even when joking, you betray your inner feelings with word choices. What does this have to do with business or your career? Plenty. How ...
Views: 864 - Eating Disorders and their Causes - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2006 from Anne WolskiEating disorders have become a major health problem in recent years and, according to the health professionals, they are caused by many different factors. Every person with an eating disorder will be affected by these different factors in their own way. These include social and cultural factors, ...
Views: 3248 - Anxiety- Best Way to Cure Yourselves - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2006 from Britton Raj“Get over it” or “Smarten up” is that what we tell, or at least think, when one of our friends or a family member has let a situation or event linger? Do we ever consider that they may not be able to just get over it or smarten up; they may be dealing with a real illness and need real help, not ...
Views: 4445 - Make Time Count (Part 1) - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2006 from Duncan GotobedCommunicating to Save Time You may be tired of hearing rhetoric about how everyone needs to improve communication skills. However, are you aware that how you communicate can have a direct impact on your time? Clear communication is often the first step in ensuring that activities are finished ...
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