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- Six Tips to Manage Sticky Situations at Work - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Joan CurtisWhen your boss asks you to do something that you feel is unethical, what do you do? If you spot two co-workers having an intimate lunch, what do you do? How do you handle telling a long-time employee that his job has been eliminated? One of the biggest headaches any manager faces is ...
Views: 2343(1 vote) - The Unstoppable Go-Getter and The Rocking Chair Woman - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Ellen BessoI have been pushing past my point of comfort for a long time now. It doesn’t come easy to me but somehow I need to keep doing it. Two parts live in me: The Unstoppable Go-Getter and The Rocking Chair Woman. The Unstoppable Go-Getter is the one who dreams the dreams and carries them out. ...
Views: 1421 - How to Choose a Couple Therapist - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Mark KauppWith couples divorcing and splitting up at the highest rate modern time, quality couple therapy is a must. And, finding a qualified couple therapist is essential. Only 14% of therapists in the United States that state they do couple therapy have actually had training in how to do couple therapy. ...
Views: 1814(1 vote) - Couple Challenges: The Series - Infidelity - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Mark KauppFew issues a couple may face have a more devastating impact as an affair, infidelity or cheating. Infidelity erodes the basic foundational reason the couple exists; their emotional bond. This emotional bond is substantiated by the couple's believe that they are the most important person in their ...
Views: 1791(2 votes) - How Do I Channel? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Donna WatkinsHOW DO I CHANNEL? The secret to channeling is just to quiet your conscious mind so that you can hear Spirit speaking to you. In meditation and trance we are connected to our Higher Self and to our guides and angels. Channeling is really very easy to do. The most important part of ...
Views: 1885(2 votes) - How Much Exercise is Good Exercise? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Bette DowdellExercise can kill you. Well, so can lots of other things, but people tout exercise as all good, all the time. Before couch potatoes get excited here, life as an inanimate object doesn’t get excellent results either. Well, then, obviously, some middle ground exists. However, since slugs ...
Views: 1836 - Classical Feng Shui: How Much of Your Success is Determined By Your Environment? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Rupal Mehta TurnerIn Asian countries, it is believed that there are three types of luck. Each of them affects one-third of your life; together they rule your fortunes. These three forms of luck are: * Heaven Luck * Man Luck * Earth Luck Heaven Luck: This is the luck we are born with. It can be ...
Views: 1560(2 votes) - Belief Changing Techniques - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Aimee YawnickAs soon as we commit to making our personal growth and development a priority it can seem as if all our old patterns and limiting beliefs come out of the woodwork in their attempts to maintain the status quo. The voices in our head get louder and it can feel like an all out battle is going on in ...
Views: 1604(1 vote) - An Emergency Response Plan Requires Preparation Plus Information - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Jacques HabraNo one wants to experience an emergency but everyone should be prepared for one by creating an emergency response plan. Making sure you have the proper supplies and information needed to survive a serious event means routinely updating your supplies as well as your field guides. While food ...
Views: 974 - Tips for Designing a Eebsite - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Mark AlterWebsites are designed with different objectives. People use them to disseminate information through textual content or videos and also as e-commerce stores that allow the customers to move around and pick up the merchandize just as they do in brick-and-mortar stores A website built to ...
Views: 2071(1 vote) - ***Great Marriages Require Unencumbered Time - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Make no mistake about it – great marriages require unencumbered time! You have read our musings about the fundamental predisposition of every human being to have time alone – to have time only to their private thoughts. In our book, Golden ...
Views: 4135(37 votes) - CIA Model of Stress Reduction - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Roger SeipA saying that you’ve probably heard a lot in business, in sports, and human performance in general is controlling the controllable. What does that actually mean? I wanted to take this concept of controlling the controllable, which is actually really good advice by the way, and take it out of the ...
Views: 8267(4 votes) - *** Home Organization on a Budget - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Get OrganizedGetting your home organized on a small budget can sometimes be a difficult challenge. Many products that seem like they would work well are costly, and the products that fit your budget can sometimes not get the job that you need done. However, with patience and a little bit of creativity, you ...
Views: 1443 - *** Creatively Blocked? Let Go of "It Has to Be Good" - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteThere you are again, staring endlessly at the blank canvas or page. Perhaps you are sitting at the piano, clueless as to where to place your hands. Are you struggling with how to develop your character in the role you've just landed? Are you frozen with a creative block, stuck in ...
Views: 1464 - Playing Life Forward - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Keith BrayPlaying Life Forward (and loving you). Life moves forward whether we want it to or not. It never plays in reverse. The past is past. Over. Finished. Our job is to move with the flow of the present. We are propelled by what went before, but we do not try to swim against the current of our ...
Views: 1376(2 votes) - One Fat Nation Under Food, Indigestible, with French Fries and Donuts for All - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Ken SchwarzWhat do you think of a nation that got fatter and fatter? Just look at these statistics: 66.3% of adults over 20 are overweight or obese. This is an increase from 47.1% in 1976-1980. 32.9% of the 66.3% are obese. Obesity increased from 15% in 1976-1980. We spend $33 billion annually ...
Views: 1233(1 vote) - Manual for Life - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from joanna WarwickWhen faced with decisions a battle commences between our hearts and our heads. Our heads are full of so called ‘common sense’; others people’s ideas of how we should exist. The should’s and oughts’s of society, culture and family. ‘What will other people think if I do this?’ mentality. But it is ...
Views: 1720(3 votes) - 5 Simple Secrets to Increase Online Sales - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Sean ShokatYour online business depends on your expert sales and closure technique. Simply put, the better you are at selling your product, the more money you will make! In fact, a good salesman is almost impervious to failure in the world of business. Here are 5 time tested, proven techniques and sales ...
Views: 796(1 vote) - The Truth About the Credit Crunch - Revisiting the 28/36 Debt-to-Income Ratio Rule - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Christopher MusicDo you know where the 28/36 rule comes from? If you have ever applied for a mortgage, you may well have wondered about where that 28/36 debt-to-income ratio rule came from that the mortgage broker talked to you about. And whether it makes sense... Read on to discover some surprising ...
Views: 1193(4 votes) - Go For Your dreams! - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are all born dreamers, but as we become adults and we inevitably meet life's hardships, our self confidence and our ability to achieve can be altered. As we grow older, some of us no longer dare to dream for fear of appearing childish or being disappointed. In addition, we as human beings are ...
Views: 828(2 votes) - Are You a Tweeter? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThanks to intent.com, I now am. I figured if a community that I love and respect and appreciate, like intent.com, joins Twitter…. I better check it out. I’m still not sure I get it. Why would someone who doesn’t know me want to follow me? Is it more for the famous and stalkers of the ...
Views: 852(2 votes) - Gifts From the Garden - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs a child in Ohio, I gardened with my grandmother learning of the cycles and seasons of life. As I ate my sandwich made from a tomato that I planted, watered, nurtured and picked, I came to appreciate the fruitful rewards of hard work, patience, nurturing, weeding and pruning. I still garden ...
Views: 841(2 votes) - Tips to Make Cooking Faster and Easier - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe following are some practical and efficient tips to help you cook faster and easier. Cook enough food for two dinners. Most food can be easily reheated. Consider steaming to reheat food. Place a bit of water in a pan and place food on it. Cover. Check frequently to ensure that the ...
Views: 2291(4 votes) - How to Become a Great Free Ebook Author - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Amy AndersonWriting an ebook should not be considered to be an easy task. Creating a free ebook is not as simple as choosing any topic and writing about it. There are a number of things that need to be considered for making big money online through publishing ebooks on the Internet. These are not commonly ...
Views: 811(1 vote) - How Can I Make Use of Online Event Management Software? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Rayzz agriyaWhat can I use an event management software for? Is it really worth it? How can I use it? In what way will it benefit me? These are the common questions that generally arise in one’s mind before buying an event planning software. The answer is so simple; it makes your job easy, and saves time ...
Views: 856 - 2 Amazing and Easy To Follow Steps Toward a Winning Affiliate Marketing Plan - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Franck SilvestreA big mistake made by beginners is that they don't have a solid affiliate marketing plan. It's not their fault. Nobody told them the right way to do it. If you want to take your home business to the next level, you need to write this down. A good marketing plan is essential to your online ...
Views: 822(2 votes) - Accept Uncertainty - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsUnemployment occurs when a person is available to work but is without work. The unemployment figures are growing worldwide, in US it is 8.1% ( Feb 09) Vs 4.8% ( Feb 08) and many articles describe this phenomena as the biggest threat to the world, bigger then war. Yesterday I spoke to friend ...
Views: 905(2 votes) - Getting Through Holidays After Divorce - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraHolidays have always been special, joyful times for everyone. That is, until things got rough and you ended up divorced. Celebrating it is always challenging, but holidays after divorce, are without doubt extra-challenging. Some people are quite lucky—not all their friends are in a relationship. ...
Views: 1139 - Brave Spirits: Remembering Who We Are - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost of us are familiar with the idea that we are not human beings having spiritual experiences; instead, we are spiritual beings having human experiences. We hear this and even though we may experience a resounding yes in our bodies, we may not take the time to really acknowledge the truth of ...
Views: 847(1 vote) - Try Plum Perfect Teas - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOrganic Plum Oolong Tea My original intent for this post was to share tasting notes about two Plum teas from Rishi Tea that I’ve been sampling. Yet, as sometimes happens when writing about edibles, the focus stirred in a new direction. After my initial tasting of both blushing beauties, I ...
Views: 701(1 vote) - Do You Ever Feel Small? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Alan AHave you ever gone outside at night and looked up at the moon and stars and realized just how small you really are? It’s almost a feeling of insignificance but it’s not related to low self-esteem. This realization, this feeling of being small, immediately diminishes our self-importance leaving ...
Views: 2050(2 votes) - The Persistence to Run Your Own Business - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraAre you the kind of person who is more likely to give up and surrender after only a half-hearted attempt, or are you the kind who works problems through a satisfactory ending? If you’re described as the former, you better get working on becoming the latter because it is through determination ...
Views: 951(2 votes) - How Do You Know When It's Spring? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!” ~Mark Twain I’m so happy I’m so happy I’m so happy!!! It is the first day of spring. Woohoo. ...
Views: 1008(1 vote) - You Don't Need To Be Perfect, Just Be Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI grew up in the midst of the women’s movement, with Marlo Thomas’ “Free To Be…You And Me” record playing daily in the background. I vividly recall days the house key dangled from my red yarn necklace and phoning my working mother the moment I returned from school. Other days, I sat under her ...
Views: 1697(2 votes) - Why Use Twitter? It Comes Down To "Preferential Attachment"... - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEverybody is talking about Twitter lately. It seems the phenomenon has well surpassed its “tipping point”. But why bother using Twitter? At first glance it just appears to be another time-suck. But when you look a little deeper it has some very interesting upsides. Some argue that 140 ...
Views: 817 - Is This Economy Your Opportunity? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis economic situation has everyone reeling, it seems these days. On the news we are hit with a constant barrage of dire predictions, plunging stocks, unemployment, etc. It truly is uncharted territory we are treading on right now. No one really knows what President Obama's stimulus plan is ...
Views: 1015 - Owning Disowned Aspects of our Being - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are certain voices that we have all disowned. The clue to discovering that a voice is disowned is when we can’t get in touch with it. We just have a difficult time. For example for me it was the voice of the Judge. I discovered that I had disowned this voice back in 1983-84, when I was ...
Views: 1413(1 vote) - 3 Ways To Live In a Changing World - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen everything looks hopeless we do have the chance to grow into something better: what the caterpillar calls the end of the world, we call a butterfly! But, like a butterfly, the journey to such growth can be a difficult one, including having to transform ourselves as completely as a ...
Views: 685(1 vote) - Addicted to Spending? Try the Yogic Way of Greedless-ness - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe cover headline of AM New York newspaper reads today, “Need for Greed”. The article that follows discusses about the bonuses given to AIG executives, Citigroup’s multimillion office renovations, and how greed plays itself out in these big companies, for these big people. But what about ...
Views: 1113(1 vote) - Learning Style is Important When Learning New Golf Skills - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Gail SmirthwaiteHOW WE TAKE IN INFORMATION AS INDIVIDUALS IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR SUCCESS WHEN LEARNING NEW SKILLS… The actual vocabulary we use is so important when it comes to the internal conversations we have or what I call our ‘self-talk’. The words we choose to use can have a profound impact on our ...
Views: 1571 - Golfing “In the Moment” - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Gail SmirthwaiteZen Proverb – ‘Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind’ The word Zen has become part of the English language, but what does it actually mean? It is much easier to answer ‘WHEN is Zen’ because it is all about being in the NOW! The whole point of Zen practice is to become fully aware ...
Views: 1458 - Visualise Your Way to Golf Success! - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Gail SmirthwaiteSee it … Do it! You probably have often heard me say that you create your own reality. How many times do you see a hazard as you are about to take a shot, and combined with your self-talk, you have already decided that is exactly where your ball is going to end up? Let’s imagine that you ...
Views: 1444 - Social Media Stragedy Necessary for Small Business Marketing - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Usher CraneNowadays, it has become extremely difficult to achieve any measure of success for important keyword phrases without the use of social media. Though Search engine optimization has changed dramatically over the past few years and social media are late comers, search engine optimization and social ...
Views: 1212 - Do You Have a Home Business Mentality? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Christopher KeenanWhat can you expect when you’re starting a home business? Well, to begin with, there are two types of people in the workplace. Those that work for somebody else and those that choose to be their own boss. My personal experience reveals that those who choose not to work as an employee have ...
Views: 773(1 vote) - The Puppy Moment - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAshton Kutcher recently released a video on his fan page telling the story of a woman's experience during the Holocaust. She and her little brother boarded a train as they were told to do. Her brother lost his shoes somehow and she continuously called him stupid throughout the trip. Well, turns ...
Views: 824(3 votes) - Are You Being Too Frugal? 12 Warnings Signs - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are all fans of saving money and responsible spending, especially in this current recession. But are you being too cheap? Here are 12 warning signs. 1. You’ve been procrastinating on buying that new roll of duct tape to repair your boots--and your windows--and your car. 2. You ...
Views: 1160 - Self-Confidence and Dating - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have very low self esteem which makes it hard to meet guys. How do I gain enough confidence in myself to overcome this issue. Sherri's Answer: I have worked with all types of people, and I can assure you that even models and C.E.O's have some type of insecurity, oftentimes ...
Views: 1213(6 votes) - Be Wary Of The Payday Loan Lender - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraPut a person in the right situation, and he’ll do things so extreme that you wouldn’t think possible. The same idea applies to a person in a financial fix. If in desperate need for substantial amounts of cash, he’ll do almost anything to get his hands on it, like rob a bank. Not everybody has ...
Views: 1027 - Third Dimension Stimulus - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"Stimulus is the missing third dimension in all theories of motivation." David Freemantle With all the discussion of economic crisis going on today, there is little recognition of the even deeper poverty of heart which like a creeping malaise impacts the very core of our wellbeing, our ...
Views: 820(1 vote) - Losing My Religion - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I need some clarity on a sensitive matter. I am 35 years old with 2 beautiful children and my own successful business. Since childhood I strongly believed (or led to believe) that going to church every day to the organised church activities is the path to salvation. After reading 5 ...
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