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- Extra Terrestrial Seeding: What it Means and ET Implantation - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2013 from Aryana HudsonSo we have the crop circles and the Ziggurat symbols of hyperspace math given again in successive generations that have been forgotten and then re described by history in increasingly inaccurate forms of information from the original accounts beam projected onto fields with beautiful intricacy ...
Views: 3199(1 vote) - Bernie Madoff is the Bear - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMore than 100 years ago, it was an annual tradition in some Native American tribes to capture a large bear, tie him to a stake, and then begin dancing around him. There was also a bonfire and drumming. Then, one by one, members of the tribe approached the bear and confessed their sins. After ...
Views: 768 - Learn From This 12 Year Old! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWell folks, what I can tell you is that you are in for SUCH a treat this week! I've recently been back in touch with some high school friends through Facebook (of course). One friend, Keith Cendrick, CLEARLY has a special daughter named Rachel. This dynamite 12 year old, as you are about to ...
Views: 669 - Controlling Binge Eating - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I've been struggling with a negative body image/unhealthy relationship with food for about 5 years. Recently it has spiraled out of control and I feel like I've hit my lowest point. I tried going to therapy but didn't find what I was looking for, so about 9 months ago I turned to ...
Views: 1789(1 vote) - When You Indulge, Indulge - Buy the Most Expensive Chocolate You Can Afford! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFrom "Un-edited Q & A Series" Question: Hello, My name is K. C. and I am a journalism student. I am currently writing a piece on holiday chocolate purchases, and have discovered that, despite tight budgets from the economy, chocolate sales have increased this year. I'm wondering if ...
Views: 583 - Say Goodbye to Dangerous Personal Care Products - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you are the average American woman, you expose yourself to over two hundred synthetic chemicals that are found in the products you use as you prepare yourself for the day. These products do not simply sit on your skin; approximately sixty percent of these ingredients get absorbed into your ...
Views: 1086(1 vote) - Today's Astrological Forecast: Left Brain - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWelcome to Friday the 13th! It's also the last full day that Mars is in the Air sign of Aquarius, a placement the Action Planet rather enjoys. The Moon also trines Mars this afternoon, as if to highlight its importance. Tomorrow, Mars will move into a Water sign, where it isn't nearly so ...
Views: 783 - Boo! Is Friday the 13th Really Hazardous to Your Health? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday is Friday the 13th. It's okay to admit this date gives you a twinge of anxiety. Bad things happen on Friday the 13th, right? An entire horror film category is based on this date -- Part XII - yes, 12! - in the eponymous movie series was released last month, opened at #1. As many as 21 ...
Views: 711(1 vote) - Holding Daily Life in Comfort - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Gail McGonigalHOLDING DAILY LIFE IN COMFORT using a “RELAXED HOLD” Gail McGonigal B.Sc.O.T., M.Sc.Health Is living life comfortable for you? Or does performing routine daily tasks result in pain or discomfort in your hands? It happened to me several years ago, when I began feeling pain in the base of ...
Views: 2466(2 votes) - Releasing and Fulfilling Your Purpose - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Debi HebelDid you know that Physics has a term for unused energy? Potential energy or stored energy is known to be energy that has not yet taken action. Wow, think about that for a minute. Imagine an apple seed. As small as it is, it has an enormous amount of stored energy. That little seed has the ...
Views: 1181 - You Have the Ability to Choose - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanI recently received an e-mail from a friend of mine regarding choices specifically a person's ability to choose their own attitude of mind and how one can look at any situation either positively or negatively and its direct effect on the outcome of that particular situation. Even though we ...
Views: 4261 - You Can Only Be Replaced If You Let It Happen! - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanIt was 1994 when the papers were delivered to my apartment; I had just joined the ranks of 50% of the population when my wife filed for divorce. As a single father my biggest fear was that someone would come in to my ex-wife's life and that person would eventually replace me as the figurehead ...
Views: 1573 - Striving for Excellence: “What We Do and the People We Touch” - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanAs healthcare providers few people understand what we do and the people whose lives we touch including ourselves. If we are striving for excellence as providers our own personal issues become less important and something magical suddenly happens. We find out that we have the ability to change ...
Views: 3193(1 vote) - Thoughts on Starting a Nonprofit - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pamela HawleyHere are some questions I was recently asked regarding starting a nonprofit. I didn’t address the fact that this economy also presents a very, very challenging landscape in which to start a nonprofit and to attain solid funding. However, anyone with true passion will find a way to bootstrap ...
Views: 1213 - Think Out of the Money Box, and Into the Meaning Box - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pamela HawleyBeyond Money and Into Meaning We’ve lost more than 2 million jobs in the past three months. Companies are not only shutting down budgets but even shutting down themselves. So instead of jumping right back into the job market, why not take some time to think more about your life? In many ...
Views: 1502 - The Workshop Is Over - Now What......? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Lynne JenrowA friend of mine is completing the seven day yoga intensive. He is staying in a hotel and all is simple and easy in that he is able to eat at the requisite time so that he can do his yoga on an empty stomach. On the last day of the series he learned that in order to receive the benefits of this ...
Views: 1368(2 votes) - 6 Tips for Surviving an Economic Crisis with your Self Intact - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall6 Tips for Surviving an Economic Crisis with your Self Intact One Path Will Fragment Your Consciousness, The Other Will Set You Free. The unemployment rate has reached its highest levels in recent memory. Major US and international companies are restructuring, laying off employees, or just ...
Views: 2471(3 votes) - How to Improve Your Website Ranking Through Article Marketing - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pragya KatariyaArticle writing is one of the most popular mediums for improving website ranking in search engine results. Yet, over a period of time the rules of the game have changed, which means that you can not just get away with posting content aimed at just search engine spiders. Search engines now ...
Views: 884(2 votes) - Duplicate Content Can Negatively Impact SEO Initiatives - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pragya KatariyaConsult the experts and they will unanimously agree that well-written, quality content is the best way to increase its search engine optimization. Having said this, it is also important to point out that creating duplicate content can have the opposite effect. In other words duplicate content ...
Views: 889 - What Are They Like Over There? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Terrie AndersonAs I am a traveller, I am often asked by people 'What are the people like, in this place or that place?' My answer is always a simple one ' How do you find the people where you are now?' The truth is - how you find the people where you are right now, is how you will find the people ...
Views: 2330(2 votes) - Fear: Understand it and Defeat It! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Terrie AndersonTo understand and accept fear, we must first embrace the concept that we experience fear because we are in our ego. Most fear, or fear disguised and justified as ‘worry’ will never actualise, it just will not happen. If the feared outcome does happen, then it will happen, it is what it ...
Views: 2753(2 votes) - Are you a Parent or a Commander? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Terrie AndersonIt's absolutely a parent's responsibility to guide their child into a responsible and contributing adult. It is necessary for you to have some disciplines, and not to give your child everything they want, even if you can afford it. You should ask your child to do small jobs for you even from ...
Views: 2648(1 vote) - Transformational Leadership Should Lead Market Recovery - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Terrie AndersonYou are probably as fed up, and frustrated, as I am with corporations to whom you entrusted your hard earnt money, and who are not returning solid results, but instead trying to confuse you with beautifully scripted results and announcements that portray a positive future and a one time ...
Views: 3332(2 votes) - Coping with Migraine: Claims of a “Cure” - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Megan OltmanI was recently presented with a dilemma here on Free my Brain. I want to encourage dialog and exchange of ideas, but I don’t intend to provide an open marketplace for sale of migraine “cures.” (Though I will gladly support and even promote helpful products and services.) Migraine is a complex, ...
Views: 1207(1 vote) - The Ten Beliefs You Want to Have to Succeed in Business and Life - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Catherine FranzBeliefs are the foundation from which we stand. They are formed through experience, observation, heritage, and environment. They dictate our reactions and actions. If we are stressed it is due to a belief plus an experience for which we gave a meaning too. If we are angry, it is because we had ...
Views: 2461(3 votes) - All You Have is Now - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2009 from Sonya Triggs-WhartonAll you have is now. That’s important to remember. All you really have is right now. Tomorrow is not promised and yesterday is a far-away dream. A dream because you cannot reach it, touch it or taste it. It only exists in your memory. And, until we find a way of traveling back to the past, ...
Views: 1364(1 vote) - You Learn By Doing - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2009 from Sonya Triggs-WhartonHow do great speakers become great? How do Olympic athletes get so good at what they do? Practice, practice, practice of course. But there's one, often overlooked factor - they learn by doing. It's important to prepare for the big events in your life. Say, for example, you are asked to ...
Views: 1108 - Leadership and Keeping Your Customers - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Ray MillerJeff was desperately trying to fix it this time. He knew the risks were incredibly high. If he didn’t handle this situation correctly it would mean the loss of one of his most valuable clients. He knew that he had to resolve this issue once and for all. The problem had happened before and this ...
Views: 1469(3 votes) - You Don’t Have to Be Great to Be Great, But You Have to Believe You Are - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Jeff BrownOne of the key inhibitors to success is doubt, especially self-doubt. In order to achieve, especially at the highest level, you have to virtually ignore what people say about you. Not that you should ignore criticism-that which will help you improve-but if you've worked diligently at a goal, ...
Views: 1758 - The New World of Work - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Ann Ronan, Ph.D.In a brilliant book entitled "Job-Shift: How to Prosper in a World Without Jobs,” William Bridges says we are living in a jobless society. What you ask? There are no jobs? Let me explain. In the U.S., the concept that we have of jobs has only been in existence for about the last 150 years. ...
Views: 1293 - 7 Keys to a Successful Life - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Stephanie FrankMuch has been written on what it takes to win the game of life. A lifetime of experience says it’s not as complicated as most people make it. Here’s my list. Take what you want. 1. You can’t succeed alone. Every story of success is a story of people working together, each contributing their ...
Views: 1878(5 votes) - The BIGGEST Mistake Women Make with Men (without even realizing it!) - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Cherry NorrisGina is a great coach. She's smart, beautiful and successful. She's well traveled and well respected. She has great friends. Gina's life is full. Gina loves to make people feel special. She loves sharing ideas and giving advice. When Gina meets a man she likes, she gives him phone calls, ...
Views: 2311(5 votes) - Three Quick, Easy and Effective Meditations to Relieve Stress at Work - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pamela LipeAre you so stressed out at work that you do not even have time to think about relaxing? Are the demands at work building up fast and causing you to feel overwhelmed? Are you so busy you do not have time to learn a new stress management strategy? Here are three quick, easy and very ...
Views: 3141(5 votes) - Do You Believe in Yourself? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Keith BrayDo you believe in yourself? "We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves." -- Orison Swett Marden Each week I receive an idea generator from my coaching mentor, Dr. Randin Brons. Seldom does Randin send something that does not provoke thought within me and usually it takes me back ...
Views: 996(2 votes) - The New Rules to Wholesaling Real Estate - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Terence YoungIt seems that the rules have changed when it comes to wholesaling. I remember when you were able to find the ugliest house on a good street, put it under contract, and sell your contract for a nice profit. I mean, you can still do that, but with so many foreclosures on the market, your good deal ...
Views: 789 - Breakdown Breakthrough - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Kathy CaprinoAre you a professional woman longing for a radical change? You are not alone. According to my research—a yearlong national study in partnership with the Esteemed Woman Foundation—seven out of 10 women today, particularly those in their middle years, say they are facing a major turning ...
Views: 1199(2 votes) - Build it and They Will Come - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Christina WatsonIn the fictional movie, “Field of Dreams” a voice told Ray, “Build it and they will come.” Don’t worry, I am not talking about a ball field for disembodied players. I am speaking about your future. Whatever it is that the voice says to you. (Just listen…) Whether it be your business idea, ...
Views: 2042(5 votes) - Taking Your Gift to the World - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Christina WatsonI just finished teaching a class on this topic and I was so impressed with the absolute brilliance of my students. The funny thing was few of them knew it. Our brilliance is mundane to us. We live with it every day. But when it is presented to others, they are wowed. That is the gift ...
Views: 1135 - “Focus on the “Low Hanging Fruit” - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Fabienne FredricksonFollowing up on leads is 90% of the game, right? At least that’s what we hear. You spend all this time networking, marketing yourself, making cold calls, looking for the right client, but what’s the point of it all if you don’t follow up on the leads you DO have? This was a major obstacle for ...
Views: 1770 - Unlimited Income Opportunities for the Disabled American Veteran - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Hugo DiNunzioThe Disabled American Veteran who qualifies for a 50% disability may only receive $770 a month from government. While the US Department of Veteran’s Affairs is doing what they can to take care of the military members, sometimes it is simply not enough. However, you will find there are many ...
Views: 1091 - To Build Muscles Fastest Should I Avoid Cardio Workouts? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Tim RyanA typical dilemma for any active sportsmen who lifts weights and wants to gain muscle mass is that they know there goal to build muscle mass conflicts with the fact that they do a lot of cardio-vascular work. How can someone like this build muscles fastest whilst still doing cardio, indeed is it ...
Views: 1823 - The Restructuring of American Business Means the Restructuring of American Careers - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Brad TaftWhat do new, future-focused careers have in common? They represent America’s highest needs. They require a reasonable investment in time and credentialing in order to qualify. The time to plan is NOW if you want or need to continue to work THEN! The restructuring of American business ...
Views: 1320(2 votes) - Change or Be Left Behind - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Ruth SchwartzIt is not your imagination. Business has changed. In fact, life as we know it is different. It started sneaking up on us only a few years ago. What happened? In "The World is Flat", Thomas Friedman talks about the triple convergence. 1. There are now enough PCs, bandwidth, storage and ...
Views: 801 - How to Determine When You Meet Your Personal Goals at Work - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Todd HicksIs being successful at work something you are interested in? Do you like to set personal goals on the job and measure how you are meeting them? You will learn how to evaluate your personal goal performance. Do you take an interest in finding true friends at the workplace? Having plenty of ...
Views: 1769 - Supervisor Training – First Steps in People Management - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2009 from Kate TammemagiThe first key to being a successful Supervisor involves getting a good appreciation of the concept of ‘People Management’. Successful Leadership involves both elements of this term, that is ‘people’ and ‘management’. This article provides the first steps in People Management, putting in the ...
Views: 2679 - Telephone Skills – Top Telephone Tips for Professional Offices - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Kate TammemagiThe impression a telephone caller forms when they first contact your Professional Office can have a direct influence on your success. The busy secretary or receptionist can quickly adopt attitudes and habits on the telephone that are, to say the least, discouraging to your Clients. Here we offer ...
Views: 7467(3 votes) - Chronic Back Pain Treatment - Is There Relief? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Alvin HopkinsonSuffering from chronic back pain can ruin your vacation plans, your summer and pretty much a good time. For many people that do have chronic back pain, treatment options are limited for one reason or another. Your medical care provider will determine the best treatment for you. In many ...
Views: 758 - *** Practical Car and Travel Organizers - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Get OrganizedIn can be a challenge to organize the items in your vehicle in order to create a practical and efficient space for traveling. With the right products, however, organizing your car, van or truck can be accomplished with little effort. By dividing your car into three sections, the front seats, the ...
Views: 1827 - Your Patterns and Default Setting - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Roger SeipIn the coaching relationships I have with our clients, the major problem I see is that individuals end up in the same place - over and over and over again. They mean to save money and build wealth, only to end up (again) with “too much month at the end of the money.” They’ve lost the same 15 ...
Views: 1659(3 votes) - Free your human creative genius - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Blanca VergaraReason number one why the UNESCO considers a construction to be part of the world heritage is that it represents a masterpiece of human creative genius. Why are they just built in the past and not today? Why is disengagement rampant today? Why do we have a financial crisis? Because we don't pay ...
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