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- The Carrot and the Stick - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2006 from Kerul Kassel"What the heck is she talking about now?!", you're probably asking yourself. "The carrot and the stick? Is this some new schtick?" (sorry!) Well, actually, if you've heard me talk, you know I often ask you to treat yourself like the proverbial donkey - by rewarding yourself for following through ...
Views: 1277 - Styles of Saying "No" - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2006 from Kerul KasselWhenever someone asks me to do a favor, take on a responsibility complete a task, help with a chore, my knee-jerk reaction is to say "Yes, sure!" While it would be interesting to discover whether this comes from conditioning, a desire to please, or a sense of wanting to contribute, in the end ...
Views: 1413 - Learning To Breastfeed Can Be Such A Vulnerable Time - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2006 from Dr. Melanie BeingessnerLearning to Breastfeed Can Be Such A Vulnerable Time Learning to breastfeed can be a difficult and frustrating timefor first-time mothers and their babies. Under the bestcircumstances, most of us have patience and determination tolearn a new skill. However, after the physically ...
Views: 1342 - Strong Arm Sales Stop Success Cold - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2006 from Susan FriedmannIt happens more often than you’d ever guess – in fact, it might be happening at the booth right next to yours. Recent surveys of trade show attendees show that the most dissatisfied attendees are those who purchase something that they really didn’t want. Needless to say, these attendees don’t ...
Views: 1070 - Wagging the Dog : Plan Ahead for What Happens After the Show - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2006 from Susan FriedmannIt might seem a little backward. After all, why would you want to waste time and energy worrying now about things that won’t happen until the show closes? Doesn’t it seem like putting the cart before the horse? It might seem that way, but the reality is that preparing now for post-show ...
Views: 1168 - Your Language And Your Reality: Are You Creating Unnecessary Frustration And Failure In Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2006 from Alan AllardWhat pops up in your mind when you think of the movie "The Terminator?" No doubt an image of Arnold Schwarzenegger pops up in your mind, and I would probably be on safe ground to bet that it wouldn’t take long before you remember the infamous words, “I’ll be back.” That single declaration has ...
Views: 2328 - Law of Attraction: Finding a Job Using Deliberate Creation - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2006 from Lorna Sophia Levy“If I get to pick what I want to do, then it's play... if someone else tells me that I have to do it, then it's work.” Some folks are good at creating relationships, some at creating money. One thing I’ve always been able to do easily is create wonderful jobs for myself. Over the years, I’ve ...
Views: 1629 - Outsmarting Your Mind: The 5 Steps of Sacred Awareness - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2006 from Ceci MillerIt is a strange feature of spiritual seeking that once you’ve begun, the mind instantly begins putting up an endless stream of barriers to your success. Rather than call it a nuisance and throw our hands in the air in dismay, it’s possible to learn to literally outsmart the mind. The mind isn’t ...
Views: 1803 - Do you have what it takes to be an e-entrepreneur? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2006 from Stephen ThomasThese days, it seems like everyone wants to work from home and make money on the Internet. But before you even turn on your computer, the first question you have to ask yourself is whether you’re cut out for this kind of work. The fact is, building a home-based business isn’t for everyone. Some ...
Views: 1186(1 vote) - It's Time to Take Control of Your Life! - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Kimberly FulcherIn my work with clients, I’m often asked to help women balance the many demands of their work, home, and personal responsibilities. In each instance, my clients are looking for a sense of control and balance in their life. Whether I’m talking to a corporate executive or a stay-at-home mother, ...
Views: 1662 - Top 10 Signs That You Need An Artist Retreat Day - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2006 from Linda DessauChances are, if you're a creative artist, you're longing for more time to create. Even when we're lucky enough to be surrounded by our art on a regular basis, there's always more we feel we could be doing. And for many of us, the idea of freely expressing our creativity – whether it's for one ...
Views: 1081 - 5 Steps to Accepting Compliments Graciously - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2006 from Linda DessauMany creative artists are uncomfortable with praise and compliments. We can be so busy judging ourselves harshly that we don't quite know what to do with positive feedback. We almost wish people would just "come out and say it," "it" being the negative thing that they're REALLY thinking, just ...
Views: 1087 - Addiction,The Way Out - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2006 from James SterlingThe addictive mind is stuck in a mental loop, a merry go round that never stops. Addiction is like a rollercoaster that slowly picks up speed, gliding downward, and at a slight incline. By the time a person realizes what’s going on, and wants to get off, sadly, it’s usually too ...
Views: 986 - “Secrets of Seductive Selling” - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2006 from John James Santangelo PhDHave you ever been in an . . . . intimate relationship? Yes, INTIMATE! Let me ask you this, “HOW do you know?” I know, stupid question and what’s this got to do with sales? Well, nothing really. Unless you’re a mover and shaker. Then you understand the psychology of seductive sales. Or ...
Views: 2736(1 vote) - Six Ways to Overcome Fear<p> - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2006 from Marcia WiederAs you get closer to fulfilling your dreams, don’t be surprised if doubt and fear surface. The number one way we sabotage our dreams is by saying things like, “But, what if?” and imagining the worst. But, what if I . . . fail, succeed, say or do the wrong thing, don’t make enough money? With ...
Views: 1471 - Are You Closing the Right Gap? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2006 from Jeannette MawThe Gap is the space between where you are now and where you want to be. If you know what you want but don't have it yet, you’re in the gap. Getting what you want is just a matter of closing that gap - which means aligning vibrationally with what you want. Problem is, many of us aren’t making ...
Views: 1380 - Is Your Business-Speak Full of Idioms? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2006 from Dana Bristol-SmithI’ve been thinking about how we create barriers to understanding because of our language patterns and habits. Lately, I’ve worked with scientists and engineers from around the world. My workshops have had participants from China, Columbia, France, India, Sweden, United Kingdom, Ukraine and, of ...
Views: 3507 - The Radically New You! - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2006 from Fran BriggsDo look now. There is awesomeness revolving around you. Wouldn't you like to capture it and own it? If you did, you'd be a radically new, you! A radically, new you means that you chosen to replace boldacious for balking; dreaming for doing, and brimming for becoming. Picture yourself being ...
Views: 1747(1 vote) - I Feel Like I’ve Been Waiting Forever! - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2006 from Dr. Dennis NederDoc: My boyfriend and I have been together for 4 years. We have lived together for 2 years and we get along fine. We have our times but not many of them. I do everything for him: cook, clean, and everything else a wife would do. I love him very much but I want to start a family. I don't mean ...
Views: 990 - Where’d It Go? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsTime. I’m talking about Time! Where’d it go? Not just yesterday, or the week before, but last year – and the one before that – and the one before that… Wow! It seems like not all that long ago I was running through the alfalfa field on our central Nebraska farm chasing grasshoppers and ...
Views: 1254 - Can listening to music make us work better? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2006 from Mike SeddonThere are many people who like to listen to music while they work and I am certainly one of them. I find it helps me focus more on the task at hand. Of course I am sure there also people who listen to music because it helps them to NOT focus on their job. Whilst there may be many reasons for ...
Views: 882 - 10 Great ways to receive some Spiritual Help - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2006 from Michaela ScherrSometimes life gets pretty tough and dark and a term sometimes used “Walking the dark night of the soul” isn’t far from the truth. It’s during this time a sense of loneliness might be experienced; there’s no-one around to provide comfort or support and we think to ourselves no-one understands ...
Views: 1079 - 10 things your Kids and Grandkids WILL want to know about you - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Maureen from Boise, Idaho, USAThey may be absorbed in their own little world of toys and playmates right now but years from now, as they brush with maturity, your kids are going to be interested in the life you have led. They will want to know how your upbringing and the stories therein compare to theirs. They will want a ...
Views: 994 - Making Memories for your Children - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Maureen from Boise, Idaho, USAHow do you remember all the things you did with your children as the years pass and you add to your family? The pace of life these days does not lend itself to the instant recall of the many places you took your child as babies, infants and toddlers and the things they said and did. As an adult ...
Views: 909 - Hurricanes of the Mind: Finding Balance By Moving into the I - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Scott RogersLife’s Hurricanes Last year many of us experienced firsthand or read about the devastation caused by several hurricanes. In many ways the natural world outside our minds parallels the on-goings within our minds. Who hasn’t felt, at one time oranother, that their life was running headlong into ...
Views: 953 - Focusing Your Focus to Stay Motivated is an Inside Job! - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Machen MacDonaldYou have had a successful year financially but are you motivated? Most would think that the answer should be a resounding yes. But what if you answered no or not really? Is your motivation, attitude or self concept affected by your latest sale? If this is the case, you are not alone. It ...
Views: 1473 - How to Double Your Energy Levels - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Roger HaeskeHow to Double Your Energy Levels In Three Days Are you often tired, lethargic and feeling older than you should? Do you want to get more done and have the non-stop energy of a 7-year-old child? With this report, you'll learn two easy ways to double your energy levels within the next three ...
Views: 1535 - 10 Incredible Ways To Sell Your Products Now - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Stephen Thomas1. Make your reader visualize they have alreadybought your product in your ad. Tell them whatresults they have gotten and how it makes themfeel. They'll already become emotionally attachedbefore they buy. 2. Turn your ad into an article. It could be a story,or how-to article. This will lead ...
Views: 1378(1 vote) - Quick Help for Anxiety - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Terry RichardThere are steps to overcoming anxiety. The sufferer must be serious about gaining control over the symptoms. Steps require time and effort. POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS: REPEAT THE FOLLOWING UPON WAKING, SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, and AT BEDTIME: 1 - I AM GETTING CALMER. I AM FEELING ...
Views: 1126 - Parents can help prevent teen driver car crashes - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Gary DirenfeldParents can help prevent teen driver car crashes Whenever one gets behind the wheel of a car the process of risk assessment begins. This is why drivers look both ways before entering the roadway. The driver is determining issues of risk before taking action. Often, the driver is also trying to ...
Views: 1271 - Separated parents in dispute: Don’t drag in your service providers! - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Gary DirenfeldSeparated parents in dispute: Don’t drag in your service providers! Separated parents in high conflict have a way of dragging others into their dispute. Not just family friends, and neighbours, but every professional associated with the children. The parents seek to bolster their claims to ...
Views: 1137 - Wealth Building and Success - Here's Your First Step! - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Jason OmanIf you want to be more successful in any area of your life, and especially if you're into wealth building, then there is one single step you MUST take before anything else. Nothing can affect any kind of positive change on your success or wealth building journey until and unless this step is ...
Views: 947 - The Sales Training Series: Selling With A Better Strategy - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Randy DennisonDo You Have Sales Prospecting Woes? Get A Better Strategy! In sales prospecting, your objective most often is to persuade a new customer to agree to meet with you face-to-face. To gain that commitment, you must convince the prospect that you are someone worth meeting. Every customer’s first ...
Views: 913 - Promoting Your Business With People Aligned To Creating A Better World - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2006 from Neil FellowesIt was an email that made me change it all. It forced me to ask a question - a question I sent back to my friend. You see I’d got fed up with all the going nowhere, negative down talk in the media. Simply put I want to see a change in the world. So I asked my friend my question… “Well, what ...
Views: 1007 - Single Mothers and Dating - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2006 from Jennifer SowleThere will be a time when the pain of divorce or breakup has lessened and being single again feels more normal. This is when you start to notice men again as potential partners. Your friends start trying to fix you up and you begin to consider going out to meet new people… of the opposite ...
Views: 1016 - "Breaking the Debt Barrier" - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2006 from David NeagleDebt! If ever there was a powerful enemy, it has to be debt. The psychological impact that debt has on people is absolutely amazing. Some statistics show that more than fifty percent of all divorces began with financial problems in the marriage. Today more than any other time in history it ...
Views: 1304 - Fears of a New Relationship - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2006 from Margaret PaulKatie had not been in a relationship in ten years, and she was scared to death. In her last relationship, she had lost herself completely and then felt devastated when her boyfriend of three years left her for another woman. After working on herself emotionally and spiritually for a number of ...
Views: 2920 - Basic information about Cholesterol - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2012 from Linda GilesCholesterol is a waxy, fatty substance that is found in every cell of the body. It is involved in the production of cell membranes, some hormones, vitamin D, bile acids, and other tissues in the body. It also insulates nerves. Cholesterol is produced in the liver, but we also get cholesterol ...
Views: 1137 - To Attract Attention, You Have to Show Off - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from C.J. HaydenRecently, a client of mine complained, "I'm really good at what I do. I shouldn't have to market myself." In fact, he is quite good at his profession, but the problem is that not enough prospective clients know about him. Like many professionals, he is reluctant to talk about his ...
Views: 1616 - Do Nothing! - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2006 from hifzur rehmanDo nothing! Yes I mean it. But only for five to seven minutes a day during working hours. You are born to work and working is a fun activity for the successful people of the world. I am giving you the “do nothing” advice in order to keep you working and working at your full potential without ...
Views: 870 - Cant Stop Smoking, Start Drinking Tea… - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2006 from David GiustiLet me start off by saying, that this is not an article about how to stop smoking. In a way, it is quite the opposite. Whether it is a pipe, cigar, or cigarettes, some of us have found that we are smokers. Maybe you have attempted to quit, and maybe you haven’t cared enough to try. Either ...
Views: 989 - Internet Productivity--Lofty Goal or Oxymoron? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2006 from Yvonne BaileyWhen you work for yourself and do business on the internet you have to be a great strategic leader and a skilled tactician; even under the best of circumstances, it’s hard to be both. In the corporate world, goals and milestones are the absolute measure of productivity and success. But when you ...
Views: 764 - Life's Balance Beam - How To Keep From Falling Off - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2006 from Lori RadunHave you ever watched children walk along a curb, or along the railway ties lining the local playground? They walk with their arms straight out, placing one foot in front of the other, as they teeter from side-to-side. They have to stay focused in order to keep their balance. As adults, we ...
Views: 1076 - Trust and Rapport; The basis of all relationships! - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2006 from John James Santangelo PhDCan you remember a time when you met someone for the first time and it just seems to click? An instant bond between the two of you, an instant ‘like-ability’ or trust. You can literally FEEL, that connection! That connection is called Rapport! It is the basis and foundation for every ...
Views: 6644 - Money—Just Another Tool - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2006 from Kathleen FoxDo you know how to use a computer? How to make a long-distance phone call? How to drive a car? Those probably seem like insulting or stupid questions. In today’s world, it would be rare to find someone who doesn’t know how to use these common tools. Next question—do you know how to manage ...
Views: 972 - Avoiding Responsibilities in Life - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2006 from Robert VibertEvery day, in so very many ways, people from all walks of life avoid taking responsibility for their actions, using denial and obstructive tactics. Even something as simple as accepting responsibility for parking their car outside the designated zone is unacceptable to them. While there are ...
Views: 10693(2 votes) - Single and thriving: 5 secrets for a happier, more fulfilling life - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2006 from Jack ZavadaIf you're single and dissatisfied with the way your life is going, you can turn things around by seeing your situation from a new, more positive perspective. Many single people are stuck in a "victim" mentality, feeling as if outside forces are conspiring against them to make them miserable. ...
Views: 996 - Increase Male Sex Drive Naturally and Effectively - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2006 from BrianAlthough a decline in the desire to have sex among men is relatively rare, it still happens to a large number of men and can understandably cause distress both for the affected man and his partner. Fortunately, there exists in the market a wide variety of natural products such as dietary ...
Views: 19006(2 votes) - How to Go on, When the Going Gets Rough - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2006 from Jimmy RoosThere has never been a more opportune time to follow yourheart and realize your dreams. However getting to the pot ofgold is not always easy. It takes dedication, commitment andthe willingness to do whatever it takes. So how do you go on when the going gets tough. When you havedug and toiled, ...
Views: 1246 - The Promised Land - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2006 from Jimmy RoosWhen the Israelites heard that God was going to take themto the promised land they were excited as I'm sure you wouldbe too. The road to the promised land however turned out notto be, what they expected. They expected to be taken therespeedily and in comfort, but instead the road took ...
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