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- 5 Steps to Choosing the Right Martial Art for You - by Submitted on May 07, 2003 from John MooreOne of the questions I get asked most frequently, in several different variations is about which martial art an individual should study. Generally which martial art, and more importantly which school to choose are fundamental decisions someone should make. My answer is usually something along ...
Views: 62165(10 votes) - Dynamics of a Retailing Career - by Submitted on May 07, 2003 from Subhashis Das GuptaRetailing is a dynamic, vital, and important segment in the economy. Retailing is defined as the timely delivery of goods and services to consumers at the right price and place. Whether a firm sells to consumers in a store, through the mail, over the phone, through television, door-to-door, ...
Views: 876(2 votes) - Two Unbreakable Laws of Public Speaking - by Submitted on May 07, 2003 from Paul EvansTwo years ago I sat captivated in an audience listening to one of the best speakers on the circuit. He almost hypnotized us with his cadence of style and charisma. Leaning toward the stage I began to study his methods in order to learn and apply some of his techniques. He seemed to possess every ...
Views: 2494(1 vote) - You Are the ONE - by Submitted on May 07, 2003 from Paul EvansThe #1 excuse or fear I hear the most is, "Who am I to speak to this group of people? I'm nobody special." First, you are the one to speak if you WANT to be. Every professional speaker began at level none. But they did one thing: They decided. They decided to be the one. One day they told ...
Views: 840(1 vote) - Making The Connection: Tips For Getting Noticed - by Submitted on May 06, 2003 from Antoinette (Toni) ColemanChances are that you have had a wide variety of experiences in your quest for meeting singles. These can range from an event that yields several nice interactions and at least one offer to get together for a date, to going home feeling frustrated and convinced you are destined to be a dating ...
Views: 772(1 vote) - Blueprint for Success- So You Want To Be in Amazing Shape? - by So you want to be in amazing shape? Try taking a page from Gordon Borges’ book. At 75 years of age, 209 lean pounds, 14 percent body fat, with arms measuring 18 ½ inches and a chest that spans 47 ½ inches, Borges is an awesome picture of Healthful vitally. He has been working out consistently ...
Views: 1006(1 vote) - My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable - by One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd."
I had quite a ...
Views: 2217(1 vote) - The Hand - by The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment -- to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful. Most of the class might be considered economically disadvantaged, but still many would have things that they were thankful for. But Douglas made a different kind of picture. ...
Views: 1105(1 vote) - FINDING A BEST FRIEND - by Have you ever looked for a best friend? Probably not. Best friends generally just seem to appear. But if you did look for a best friend, what criteria would you use? Here are a few that I think might be important.
1. A best friend will care about you. To use the word "care" is somewhat ...
Views: 4024(1 vote) - Eating Smart for Your Heart - by February is American Heart Month--and with coronary heart disease still ranking as the #1 killer among Americans, it's time that we stop and take a look at how we can prevent this deadly disease. Although having a family history of heart disease does increase our risk, it's important to banish ...
Views: 1037(2 votes) - Reiki healing: an overview - by Reiki healing: an overviewReiki (pronounced ray-kee) is a form of 'hands on' energy healing from Japan. Literally translated it means universal energy.A reiki practitioner channels energy and directs it into the recipient's energy field and body. This is similar to other healing systems that ...
Views: 1037(1 vote) - The Evolution of Coping - by Submitted on May 06, 2003 from Deborah MartinLast week, two people told me they are “coping.” That concerns me. The first time I heard this, I grab the dictionary and I learned that to “cope” is “to struggle or deal, esp. on fairly even terms or with some degree of success.” Even though I read the words “even terms” and “degree of ...
Views: 842(1 vote) - Seasons of a Career: Springtime! - by Submitted on May 05, 2003 from Cathy GoodwinWhen we're struggling with a career, or settling into an unfamiliar new residence, we're most likely to think of winter: cold, bleak and endless. At some point any life transition feels like being buried under a coat of ice, hibernating through long, dark days. Hopefully we learn to see the ...
Views: 866(1 vote) - Opening Your Heart To Forgiveness: The Path To Manifesting The Right Relationship - by Submitted on May 02, 2003 from Nancy Pina“A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.” Proverbs 19:11, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION Forgiveness is a gift you present to yourself. It is a release from the burden of anger and pain. When resolving to forgive, you choose to live in the present instead of ...
Views: 1097(1 vote) - Are You Missing Your Chance to Work at Home? - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Sharon DavisAre You Missing Your Chance to Work at Home? (c) Copyright 2003, Sharon DavisHave you missed the turnoff that leads to your dream of working at home?Wouldn't that be disappointing? No one likes to think that they have wasted their chance, missed their opportunity. But that's exactly what ...
Views: 1032(1 vote) - Adult Attention Deficit Disorder - by Submitted on May 01, 2003 from Jeannine VirtueAttention Deficit Disorder tends to focus predominately on children, leaving the ADD adult population largely under served. Most of the information presented about Attention Deficit Disorder focuses on children, parenting and school issues. All but one ADHD medication currently on the market ...
Views: 3572(1 vote) - A answer to lonliness after the Big "D" of death or divorce. - by Submitted on May 01, 2003 from Bob ChaunceyFor many who are happily married, they never think about the day... one day maybe not as far off as they have thought in the past... when they will again be single. What will they do, how will they adjust, who will be there to help them and how will they get over or thru it? These are all ...
Views: 1359(1 vote) - Multiculturalism: The New Reality - by Submitted on May 01, 2003 from Susan DunnMulticulturalism is a reality in the US and for those of us who do business globally. The US has more legal immigrants yearly than all the other countries in the world combined. Also there are vast cultural differences among "native" Americans living in the US for several generations, as you ...
Views: 1089(1 vote) - Pay Yourself First - Why Time Is Like Money - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2003 from LISA BALDWINWhile reading an article about financial planning, it struck me that money management and time management have a lot in common. Here are some of the ways we can apply money sense to time management. Pay yourself first Too often we tend to put our own health and well being last and treat ...
Views: 896(1 vote) - Massage Your Mind!: Beardless Philosophy for Daily Living - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2003 from Maya FrostI read a quote in one of those celebrity columns recently that just blew me away. It’s not that I believe everything I read, especially when it comes to Hollywood, but for the sake of discussion, let’s assume that the quote was correctly stated. It was attributed to Angus Young, member of ...
Views: 927(1 vote) - Be Content Yet Never Satisfied - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2003 from Charlene RashkowMany years ago a particular phrase came across my desk and caught my full attention. It was at first a bit confusing to me since the utterance seemed incongruent. The phrase was "Be Content Yet Never Satisfied!" Interestingly enough, as the years go by it becomes clearer to me that they are in ...
Views: 796(2 votes) - Yajna, the Vedic sacrifice (offering) - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2003 from Octavian SarbatoareThe present paper attempts to discuss the nature and role of Vedic sacrifice in Vedic literature and the ways this topic is expressed by relevant commentators on the subject. Issues of Vedic practices will be discussed along with their purpose, in so taking into account the historical approach ...
Views: 4002(1 vote) - How to Get Women's Phone Numbers - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2003 from Don DiebelAfter you have made contact with a hot & sexy single woman you are attracted to and have talked and gotten to know each other, the best way to ask her for her phone is say, "Let's meet for lunch or dinner sometime, can I have your phone number?" Hopefully, you will get an immediate ...
Views: 15389(1 vote) - Life issues Pt. 3 - An Attitude of Gratitude - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2003 from Nicholas Dixon============================================================ Special Requirements For Reprint: Article may be freely reprinted in your ezine, in your e-book and/or on your web site with the authors resource box included and without any ...
Views: 907(1 vote) - How To Resolve Relationship Conflicts - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2003 from Nancy PinaWhat blocks you from resolving conflicts? As difficult as it can be, finding a constructive manner in which to air grievances provides an open and honest relationship. Burying issues, and avoiding conflict and disagreements, do not have a place in a healthy relationship. Accept the fact that ...
Views: 5540(1 vote) - No Title - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2003 from Kathy GatesAs complicated as we all try to make it out to be, successful results depend on just three things: Small steps, focused energy, and consistent action. Permit me to share a real life story with you about this. Almost a year ago, my husband and I went to a baseball game with a couple from his ...
Views: 810(1 vote) - Learn - Do - Teach - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2003 from Michael RawlsLearning is finding out what we already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers and teachers. Richard Bach How Insight Becomes Example Most lessons in life come as "lightbulb moments" - a flash of ...
Views: 891(1 vote) - Self-Improvement and Self-Transformation - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2003 from Tom RussellThe difference between self-improvement and self- transformation is one of scale. Self-improvement is constructive change on the first story of a tall building, the first story representing the connecting level to the temporary world of projects and people. Self-transformation begins on the ...
Views: 1054(2 votes) - Do you have a soft addiction? - by After a tough day, do you come home and flop in your easy chair, grab a bag of chips and zone out in front of the television? Or maybe you compulsively check your e-mail, spend hours surfing the Net or stay up late chatting with strangers in chatrooms. Whether you get lost in cyberspace, over ...
Views: 10037(3 votes) - Finding More Life, Love and Meaning by Overcoming Your Soft Addictions - by Are you like Barb? Barb has a few guilty pleasures she loves. When she comes home at night – particularly after a tough day – she clicks on TV as soon as she comes in “to help her unwind.” While half-listening to whatever’s on, she reads her mail.
Barb gets lots of catalogs and spends the ...
Views: 1016(1 vote) - What are Soft Addictions? - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2003 from Judith WrightExcerpt The following is an excerpt from the book There Must Be More Than This: Finding More Life, Love and Meaning by Overcoming Your Soft Addictions by Judith Wright Published by Broadway; March 2003; $23.00US/$35.00CAN; 0-7679-1339-6 Copyright © 2003 Judith Wright What are Soft ...
Views: 2480(1 vote) - Boost Your Luck With These 6 Simple Strategies - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2003 from Vicky WhiteIn life some people appear lucky. In Feng Shui it often appears as if things happen by magic for some. Co-incidences seemly appear from nowhere. You're thinking about a new direction for your business and you just happen to be introduced to the perfect person to help you move in that ...
Views: 4638(1 vote) - RELEASE, SHIFT & MOVE ON without Analysing - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2003 from Michael CohenHi, I'm Michael Cohen, Bioenergy Healer and Teacher...welcome to the world of energy medicine and energy healing. I work within the field of Bioenergy using a technique known as Bio Plasmic Manipulation (BPM). My website will take you through the different applications and techniques that i am ...
Views: 803(1 vote) - Love, Healing and Your Heart Connection - by 'Love makes the world go round. .'and 'All you need is love. .' are lovely phrases and such beautiful words to hear. Most of us are very familiar with these phases that we have heard before many times over.
But what if our own relationships at present are not so 'perfect'? Is there any way we ...
Views: 1079(1 vote) - Blueprint for Success - by So you want to be in amazing shape? Try taking a page from Gordon Borges’ book. At 75 years of age, 209 lean pounds, 14 percent body fat, with arms measuring 18 ½ inches and a chest that spans 47 ½ inches, Borges is an awesome picture of Healthful vitally. He has been working out consistently ...
Views: 845(1 vote) - Mourning Bands - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2003 from Paul VillanuevaThe business world does not recognize mourning in the workplace very well. Once we bury our loved one, we are expected to go back to our jobs to continue, as if we were unchanged by their death. We do not see widows wearing black clothing in the business world, and men certainly do not mourn ...
Views: 5712(2 votes) - Success (A Perspective) - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2003 from Mark ThompsonI've been thinking a lot about success and achievement lately. I've come to believe that our success is not something that “just happens”. Our success or lack of success is a direct result of the decisions we make. If we want to become wealthy, we must make wealthy decisions. If we want to ...
Views: 670(1 vote) - Healing from Cancer, and Transformation - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2003 from Martin BrofmanEvery symptom has a certain way of being with which it is associated. In order to release a symptom, one must release the way of being associated with it. Thus, the process of healing implies a process of transformation. Anything can be healed. One or two months to live. ...
Views: 999(3 votes) - Five Keys to Raising Nonviolent Children - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2003 from Tammy CoxParents are very concerned about violence these days and with good reason. While the evidence shows that our schools are still some of the safest places for our children, any incidence of school violence is very disturbing. When we send our children off to school each day we have every right ...
Views: 2182(1 vote) - Find Passion In What You Do - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2003 from Josh HindsFind something you feel passionately about - Ok, I'll readily admit that on the surface this seems like a no-brainer. Yet it never ceases to amaze me by how many people I talk with that feel as though they're just going through the motions with regards to the events in their lives (both business ...
Views: 861(1 vote) - Do You Remember To Send Nice Notes? - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2003 from Maria MarsalaIn the past few years, the look of marketing has changed - for the better I believe. Money businesses spend on Public Relations (PR) has increased and has become a marketing priority. Even on the Internet, people want to connect with you – to see your picture and the pictures of your staff. I’ve ...
Views: 1300(1 vote) - ARE YOU SUPER-CRITICAL? TAKE THIS SHORT TEST - by There are many names for people who criticize to excess. Some are called nags, bossy, perfectionists, picky, and other terms of a more graphic and profane nature. Some people know they are critical and others never see it. This test will give you an objective way to test yourself. It is meant to ...
Views: 1970(1 vote) - The Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself in Specific Situations - by As we encounter a situation, our mind-set greatly affects our outcome. Asking ourselves the right question can help us to look in the right direction, and so find the right answer.
1. When meeting someone new - What can I learn from this person?
2. When a situation distresses you - Is this ...
Views: 819(1 vote) - The Seven Sisters of Success - by I recently had a chance to interview several groups of extremely successful people. A handful are famous athletes, several are nationally known artists, writers or politicians, and all are multi-millionaires. I asked them for the keys, or essential factors that allowed them to accomplish so ...
Views: 820(1 vote) - Don't Die With your Dreams Still Inside You - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2003 from Fran BriggsI write and talk a lot about dreams. Primarily because I know they serve an awesome and amazing purpose. We all have a desire - a dream - to do something great, go somewhere incredible, achieve the unachievable, beat the unbeatable or meet the "unmeetable." Unfortunately, more often than not, ...
Views: 1543(1 vote) - Thousands Have Been Laid Off But Millions Are Being Made! - by Read the headlines in any newspaper; catch on your evening news; millions have lost their jobs and many more are expected to be laid off, downsized, or just plain fired! This national, financial cleanse has forced people to look at self-employment as their only option of survival.
A lot of ...
Views: 801(1 vote) - On The Road To Wealth with Suze Orman - by I’ve been extremely lucky to live a lifestyle that allows me to interview self-made millionaires and bestselling authors. One of my favorite persons to talk to is superstar Suze Orman who came from my hometown, Chicago.
Suze says, “Money affects each and every one of us, and it is the currency ...
Views: 2438(1 vote) - The Top Ten Things Employees Say They Want & How Managers Miss the Mark by Low Emotional Intelligence - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2003 from Susan DunnA major problem for employers today is getting the best employees and then keeping them. How do you do this? By understanding what it is employees really want. Being able to sense what others feel and want is empathy, an emotional intelligence competency. SOMETHING THAT HASN’T CHANGED IN 50 ...
Views: 22041(2 votes) - Ethical Conflict Resolution - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2003 from Doug StaneartConflicts are inevitable, but the more we know about human nature, the more positive the outcome of a conflict might be for both parties. We know that different people have different priorities and different ways of dealing with situations that may occur, but in general, human beings have ...
Views: 1024(1 vote) - What Do You Believe is Truth? - by The Universe is Love. Love is the only reality. This may not be new, but an awareness of an incredible process may be. We are here to remember, or, rediscover, ourselves as part of the Universe – as Love. We remember who we are as we experience what Love is and what Love is not. Both help us ...
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