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- What Makes The Best Wedding Anniversary Gift? - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2005 from Renee MichaelsChoosing a wedding anniversary gift that wows your husband or wife can rate high on your anxiety list; your anniversary is an occasion where the thought counts even more than the gift. The idea that your loving spouse should “know what I want" can lead to disappointed expectations, as men and ...
Views: 952 - Think twice before you're nice. - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2005 from Tama KievesA few months back I had a disturbing dream. In my dream a woman with stringy blonde hair rang my bell. She asked if she could come in. I didn't want to open the door. But I felt guilty about my reaction. So I let her in. She pulled out a hand gun and shot me. I woke with a start and a racing ...
Views: 1236 - Have Fun, Make Friends, Be Happy - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2005 from Debbie FriedmanI always marvel at the way people shine when they break through a roadblock in their lives. It's brilliant and it's also incredibly attracting. There's a sense of joy and freedom that is almost palpable. Val is a great example. When she started in my workshop, she was feeling overwhelmed ...
Views: 776 - Treating and Preventing Acne - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2005 from elizabeth mcgeeAcne is a common skin condition that almost everyoneexperiences at some point in their lives. While it is most common in teens and young adults,over 80% experience at least some mild form of acne.Most people outgrow their acne by their 20's, however,some people, especially women can experience ...
Views: 823 - Using the Language of Self-Hypnosis - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2005 from Adam EasonWords are just a part of our lives aren’t they? Why do we needto think about them? When I teach people self-hypnosis, the language they use in self-hypnosis sessions is very important. What's more, the kind of language used in self-hypnosis can be used outside of formal self-hypnosis too, to ...
Views: 1641 - The Importance of Having a Mentor - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2005 from Larry DenisWhen you first start your business everything can be quiteconfusing. There are many pitfalls and problems that aredifficult to work out on your own. Choosing the rightbusiness for you. How to get the edge on your competitors?What to do first? How to really make money and escape that9-5 job? ...
Views: 1058 - It won't hurt!! - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2005 from Kyna MorrisonIt won’t hurt! In today’s world we all appear to be rushed. As we all begin asking the same question of life as we know it... “What did we do prior to all this modern technology?” Knowing very well the world still revolved, just as it does at present. The difference is in the speed. Not the ...
Views: 779 - Dealing with stress. - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2005 from Debbie WallerWhat is stress? We all respond to stress differently and we all see different things as being stressful. Some of us love to create and cook a complicated dinner party menu, have twenty children round for a sleepover, or even go bungee jumping. For others it would be their worst nightmare! We ...
Views: 1012 - Seven Sets of Documents You Need For Your Divorce - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2013 from Scott MorganSeven Sets of Documents You Need For Your Divorce This article is designed to give someone who is considering or planning for the possibility of divorce an idea of what documents are needed. Even if you believe your case ultimately will be agreed to and settled without a trial, you will be ...
Views: 1272 - Mindfulness and Flirting: Seizing The Moment - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2005 from Maya FrostHave you ever been called a flirt? Good for you! You see, flirting is an excellent indication that you are Paying Attention. In fact, it is impossible to flirt without being mindful. You can’t be all wrapped up in your thoughts, or distracted by worries about tomorrow. You are Right ...
Views: 2048 - How To Walk On The Path Of Peace (Part 1) - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2005 from Jin DhaliwalIf you are praying daily for wisdom, for peace, a fuller realization of Truth, for happiness and that which you are praying for is still far from you, then you are praying for one thing while living out in thought and action something else. Begin to think and act in the spirit of that which you ...
Views: 977 - SMILE YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2005 from hifzur rehmanSmile brings beauty to your face, charm to your personality and money to your pocket; apart from being your recognition as a cheerful, friendly, loveable person. When you smile you also bring smile to the faces of other people around you. And that is a great service to the mankind. Smile, even ...
Views: 940 - Manage Your Gray Moments - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2005 from Gerry McRaeShort-term memory lapses are a fact of life as we grow older. Would you believe memory loss begins increasing at age 25? For every fact of life there's a management solution! Do you find yourself forgetting such little things as unplugging the iron, leaving groceries or animals in the car, ...
Views: 1350(1 vote) - Aboriginals changed his life. They could change yours. - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2005 from Robbie HolzDr. Gary Holz is an award-winning physicist in the field of high-energy physics. He became founder and CEO of Holz Industries, Inc., in the early 1980's. His company designed high-frequency microwave components used in satellites and other high-technological devices around the world. Dr. Holz ...
Views: 2295 - Men Are From Mars - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2005 from Kelley Robertson“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.” John Gray penned this phrase many years ago to help men and women communicate more effectively. Since this book was written, it has been determined that both genders not only communicate differently, they also buy differently too. Learning how to ...
Views: 988 - Top Ten List of What to Do and What Not to Do in Relationships - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2005 from Kim OlverMost of us who have been intimately involved with someone beyond the infatuation stage know that relationships are like a rollercoaster ride. When things are good, they are very, very good. When things are bad, they are very, very bad. As a relationship coach, I have developed Top 10 Lists---one ...
Views: 1338 - "5 Ways To Ensure You Will Have a Happy Life After Divorce" - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2005 from Karl AugustineLife after divorce is something that most people who are going through divorce think about. Thinking about having a life after divorce or thinking about how your life will be after divorce, are common because people tend to fear for themselves. In fact, think about having a life after divorce ...
Views: 4550 - Getting more out of your Massage with a Epsom Bath afterwards! - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2005 from Dawn MarieAs a massage therapist, I often recommend taking a Hot Epsom salt Bath after a massage because of several factors. One I have moved alot of metabolic waste as I manipulated the muscle tissues. Drinking water will help flush these toxins out, but you still may feel achey and sore for 24-48 hours ...
Views: 12065 - How To Eat Less and Exercise More - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2005 from Carol SolomonI don’t know how many “experts” I have heard say “The only way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more” (yawn). While this may be technically true, it simply does NOT tell the whole story. Why then, when you go on a crash diet, do you not always lose weight? (hint - because your ...
Views: 1183(1 vote) - Life Balance Coaching: Balance Work and Life Like a Pro - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2005 from Christina Winsey-Rudd“Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.” --Samuel Lover One of the most common complaints of clients who want life balance coaching is that their plate is fuller than full. From professional to business owner to home maker, having a quality ...
Views: 793 - Easy stress relief solution - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Daniel NoyesStress relief is easily within your grasp. What if you could access a way to energize, find balance, joyful calm and stress management on a regular basis in your daily life? The art of practicing meditation or yoga can be a great technique to release stress. Unfortunately, we can not ...
Views: 1414 - The Truth About Motivation - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2005 from Susan LynnImagine this scenario. You are an incredible athlete. You’ve been training in your sport since you were thirteen years old and you’re on the fast track to being at the top of your game. You’re winning race after race and well on your way to being the absolute best you can be. You’ve also ...
Views: 2595 - How Changing Your Focus Can Finally Get You What You Want! - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2005 from Laura BryantWhat do you choose to focus on during the day? Your future? The present? Fear and anxiety? Do you even know? Your focus can impact your thoughts and actions. It can hinder your progress and keep you stuck or allow you to achieve amazing results. The key to getting what you want is to ...
Views: 1002 - Transform your Life into a Work of Art. - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2005 from Gabrielle AlizayAs published in The Visionary Life Ezine, December 2004: This is a very captivating idea—-to live life, manifest dreams, and reach goals in an easy and relaxed way and in a positive and healthy manner. Clearly, this stress-free behavior indicates a skill bordering on the art of blissful ...
Views: 2060 - Excerpt: Growing Up Too Fast: The Rimm Report on the Secret World of America's Middle Schoolers - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2005 from Yolanda CardenMagazine Messages There are dozens of teen magazines, but almost all of them are directed toward girls. And although these magazines are theoretically targeted to teens, there's no doubt that they encourage and attract tween readers as well. Four best-selling teen magazines that target girls ...
Views: 1410 - Turning Your Services into a Product - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from C.J. HaydenOne of the biggest challenges in selling professional services is that what you are offering is intangible. Your product can't be seen, touched, or tasted. Until your prospective clients experience what you do, they have no way of knowing if it will turn out, whether they will like it, and how ...
Views: 1370 - Managing the Emotional Leftovers of Work - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2005 from Michele DortchMany working mothers accept the idea that career success comes at a cost, and that cost is the deterioration of her private life. In order to thrive in the corporate setting, she is forced to make choices that sacrifice her personal needs and that of her family. Yet, this is not always an ...
Views: 931 - How to Maximize the Value of Every Visitor to Your Website - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2005 from Eric GrahamWhile most marketers are beginning to understand the critical importance of maximizing conversion rates, few are tracking or working to maximize another critical measurement of website effectiveness. Visitor value… Visitor value is simply a representation of how much money you make per visitor ...
Views: 1028 - Parents Need to Vent Anger! Try These 4 Steps to Serenity - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2005 from Linda MiloParents are losing their self-control to anger. A friend called me today and told me a very troubling story. She told me on a T.V. news program she heard of a mother who was driving with her four year old child. The mother became angry with her child and couldn’t cope anymore with her child’s ...
Views: 968 - The Many Benefits of Green Tea Extract - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2005 from Oktay OzadamThe Benefits of Green Tea Extract: Anti-Aging, Anti-Cancer, Weight Control One of the great advancements in nutrition in the twenty-first century is the scientific confirmation of the many benefits of green tea extract. Here are just a few. Green tea:Lowers cholesterolSlows arthritisPrevents ...
Views: 1832 - Speed Reading is a Science - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2005 from Hal WechslerWhat ‘Instinct’ Produces Speed Reading? Instinct What’s a 3rd grade definition of ‘instinct’? Is it reflex? Which is closest - ‘intuition’, ‘hardwired’, ‘gut-reaction’ or habit? In college we get this definition – a biological-drive, an inborn pattern of behavior shaped by ...
Views: 1262 - The Farmer's Milk - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2005 from Dr. Dennis NederHello, I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for almost 11 months. Just the other day he tells me that he thinks we should just remain friends and nothing more. Two days later he called me and we talked about our relationship and he told me that I do make him happy and he enjoys our ...
Views: 910 - Really Scary Stuff… - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsWith the probable exception of some basic instincts – or motivation toward self-preservation – we’ve just flat learned to be afraid of about all the rest of the stuff we’re afraid of. I know, the word “about” is a cop-out but I’m using it because I’m not really sure where this next mega-fear ...
Views: 1496 - Psychotherapist - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from John Goldhammer, PhDThe Artist and the Tidal Wave How Dreams Can Save Your Creative Life by John D. Goldhammer, Ph.D. "Inside you there’s an artist you don’t know about." - Rumi For many years the occasional dreams I remembered appeared to be either unintelligible nonsense ...
Views: 1542(1 vote) - Basics of Affiliate Marketing - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Matt BacakWhether you realize it or not, if you've been on the Internet today, you have encountered affiliate marketing. If you have ever “clicked thru” one site to order something from another, the first site probably received a portion of the sale. For instance, independent booksellers have limited ...
Views: 1187 - 5 Top Tips To Boost Your Spirits - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Chris GreenIf you’re feeling like everything is getting on top of you, or you’re finding it difficult to cope or function, or you’re feeling down in the dumps, then try these 5 easy-to-do tips to relieve tension and stress and boost your spirits: 1. Take a relaxing bath. Add music, candles and a glass of ...
Views: 868 - 5 Tips To Gain A Winning Advantage In Life - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Chris GreenDo you wish you could live your dream life? Here’s 5 top tips to help turn your dream into reality… 1. Invest in your dream. This will mean investing time to develop the necessary skills and investing money to develop skills - equipment, books, courses, seminars - to take you closer to your ...
Views: 1018 - Are You Taking Responsibility? - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Debbie FriedmanIt is time to take responsibility for our actions and the results we create in our lives. It’s time to stop expecting someone else to do for us what we are unwilling to do for ourselves. It’s time to remember that no one is doing it to us and no one is going to do it for us. We have the ...
Views: 1174 - Contemplating Change - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Annette ColbyDo you ever have the sense that there has to be more to life than what you are presently experiencing? Those are the moments in time where you become consciously aware of your problems, and awaken to the possibility that change could occur. Perhaps you’ve noticed yourself seriously considering ...
Views: 1156 - Re-defining Success in Midlife - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Debra BetterlyWhen entering second adulthood, many women will begin a journey of re-defining personal and professional success for themselves. In midlife, success takes on a new meaning than it had in our 20’s and 30’s when it was most likely being defined more by others, the current culture, the past, hope ...
Views: 1489 - The Fountain of Youth and Your Hormones - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Jay ChatterjeeEveryone has heard of the mythical "Fountain of Youth", but very few realize that it actually does exist. And even fewer realize that it exists inside every one of us. Yes, it's there right within you, just waiting to be activated !! Juan Ponce de Leon, the Spanish explorer sailed around the ...
Views: 1171(1 vote) - How to Deal with School Daze - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Debbie MandelAlthough the weather is hot and steamy, it is almost back to school and in many locales, classes are already in session. Just the thought of lunch preparation, after-school enrichment activities, homework supervision and report cards make us get a sinking feeling in the pit of our stomachs. Not ...
Views: 1390 - How To Generate Unique Business Ideas That Make Money? - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Abel ChengEvery money making opportunity that you see boils down to one common thing: idea. As you know the best ideas pay. The most creative ideas pay. The best thing about ideas is it's free and everybody has the capability to think of ideas. In order to be creative and innovative about ideas, you ...
Views: 1031 - Improve Your Workplace to Make Your Life Better - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Kabarow NicholasWhat does “quality of life” mean to you? If you want to improve it, you have to define and measure it. Most people think of it in terms of lodging, car, financial income, medical services, and social position. That point of view, however, is not fully complete. An average person is spending more ...
Views: 894 - Optimism: The Tremendous Benefits of a Positive Attitude - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Anna WhiteHow many times have you heard someone say, “Hey, cheer up!” or “Turn that frown upside-down!”? Unconsciously we all seem to know that optimism is a virtue and that a negative outlook is something to be concerned about. And did you know that there are actually a host of concrete reasons why this ...
Views: 1156(1 vote) - What My Teenagers Taught Me About Marketing "Stuff" - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Charlie CookMy kids taught me a lot about marketing communication when they were teenagers. My son had me playing 20 questions. When I asked what he'd done at school or out with his friends the night before, I'd get one of two classic teenage responses; "Stuff" or "Nothing". I'd have to pepper him with ...
Views: 1072 - How To Get Free Publicity For Your Business - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2005 from Matt BacakYou don't have to spend thousands of dollars on advertising to build an effective campaign. In fact, you can get great publicity that will drive customers to do your door absolutely free of charge! One of the best ways to do this is to attract press coverage. You don't have to pay for ...
Views: 1367 - Ear tubes - Are they Safe? - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2005 from James HendrixIt is so simple, tikes who are young as well as babies occasionally have a operation for ventilation tubes inserted into their ears. This process is usually for chronic ear infections. As the toddlers get older, their hearing looks to be at a normal stage.Sharp medical experts have said, ...
Views: 1450 - The Ultimate Short Sale Secret - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2005 from Richard OdesseyBuying foreclosures can be extremely profitable for real estate investors. However, most of these homeowners are mortgaged to the hilt. They have no equity, and big loan payments. In fact, many actually owe more than the property is worth! Most investors will walk away from these deals ...
Views: 921 - Negotiating A Short Sale – The High Road to Huge Foreclosure Profits - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2005 from Richard OdesseyBuying foreclosures can be extremely profitable for real estate investors. However, most of these homeowners are mortgaged to the hilt. They have no equity, and big loan payments. In fact, many actually owe more than the property is worth! Most investors will walk away from these deals ...
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