Not everyone feels good about going into exams. No matter how much you prepare in terms of learning and diligent study time, you also have to ensure that you remain calm and relaxed so as to ensure your memory and recall ability flows in an optimal manner.
Competition to get into good ... Views: 1196
When you shut down one sense the others are provided with more focus and attention and they will thereby be enhanced. In language you will often hear phrases used with promote one sense or another.
A beautiful painting might invoke in you a whole range of sound as well as visual ... Views: 1195
There are two sides to every coin. In life we are provided with endless opportunities and an equal number of choices. Some choices are easily made; others can prove to be more difficult as they evoke conflicting emotions.
Quite often the conflict involves a desire to have or achieve ... Views: 1192
Some people are addicted to excitement, fun or mischief. When I say mischief I mean a little more than regular excitement or good old fun.
A person who is addicted to fun is always looking for a laugh. Mischief in the sense I have in mind here should also be distinguished from a pure ... Views: 1190
It is rare to discover a patient who really looks forward to surgery without having a few fears trying to hide themselves in the back of his or her mind. Some manage to keep those fears well hidden but others find this task a little more difficult to achieve.
We all know that fears cause ... Views: 1189
If you've been reading any of my earlier articles you'll already know that I love the game of golf. I am absolutely passionate about this game and firmly believe that it should be a daily habit - for me, that is. I'm open to making it a twice daily event on occasions as well, without fear of ... Views: 1189
Everyone should have at least one fur blanket in his or her home. Have you noticed how these lovely soft and nicely colored accessories have seemingly appeared in every home store over recent years?
And if you spend a little time being "a fly on the wall" in these stores you'll see that ... Views: 1186
There are few people who do not feel a few nervous twinges when contemplating surgery, be it extensive or minimally invasive. The thought of having a routine blood test or vaccination can be enough to set many patients teeth on edge, let alone being subjected to anesthetic and a surgeon’s ... Views: 1179
Jealousy is a dangerous and destructive emotion which can override logical thought and motivate one to act in irrational ways. When you are feeling Jealous you can feel like you are caught up in a tornado which twists its way through your life, destroying everything in its path leaving you and ... Views: 1178
In this day and age there seems to be a lot of chatter going on about the causes of stress, the ways in which you can relieve stress and manage stress, be it emotional stress, workplace stress, chronic stress, or whatever other terminology one might come up with. Stress, stress, stress! We ... Views: 1176
Not everyone likes to be the center of attention when in a large group of people, but we all do need attention in our individual ways. We need attention as a matter of survival.
The need for attention is acknowledged by most and yet also feared at times. There are of course times in ... Views: 1171
Some people are really good about standing up for themselves and asking for what they want or need in a relationships. Others sit back and wait, relying on their belief that their partner should know what they want or need.
Some would say that if you have to ask, you are potentially forcing ... Views: 1170
Everyone has heard reference to sayings relating to the importance of not blaming one’s tools for jobs that don’t turn out quite as one planned. It is inevitably more often the fault of the workman rather than his tools. There are many variations of this phrase such as, "It"s not the arrows, ... Views: 1166
A fear of heights can prove to be very uncomfortable indeed. You can avoid some situations but at other times you can be taken by surprise and become imprisoned by your fears. There is a potential easy and effective cure...hypnosis.
A fear of heights can be extremely debilitating ... Views: 1161
How many times has your heart been broken? The answer to this question will go some way towards predicting how easily you might recover or otherwise from your broken heart. How badly your heart has been broken will also assist in predicting the difficulty or ease with which you recover. ... Views: 1150
I watched the movie "My Sister's Keeper" yesterday. It's a great film which tugs away at your heart strings. I am really glad we watched it at home instead of going out to the movie theatre; I used more than my fair share of Kleenex!
The film raised questions about death and what happens ... Views: 1139
Happiness is a state of being. You are happy or you are not happy. The question is what can you do so as to place yourself in a position whereby you are more likely to be happy than otherwise.
Happiness is in fact a feeling that you are totally in control of, so long as you appreciate ... Views: 1133
A good relationship does not hinge upon a single key factor. Rather, a good relationship requires a cocktail of ingredients that blend together in the same manner as a good recipe. Like recipes there can be variations made to the balance of ingredients that have the ability to either enhance ... Views: 1133
Anger is an emotion that most people would prefer to avoid if at all possible. Anger makes us feel out of control. Perhaps I should actually reverse the order in which that statement is made? Certainly the two go hand in hand.
Untamed and unchecked anger has the power to completely ... Views: 1131
When your body and mind are in a state of balance you will enjoy the best of health. Poor health, or dis-ease, reflects an imbalance; it is a physical manifestation of imbalance in some part of your life. It is easy to conjecture that the increase in viral disease and the speed with which it ... Views: 1129
What you do today inevitably affects what happens in your tomorrow, although at the time you can have little idea of the extent of that impact. We spend much of our lives planning for our future, imagining what we would like to achieve and hoping that we attain our goals and live our ... Views: 1116
Some people feel broken and empty when they are not involved in an intimate relationship, but these feelings may in actual fact get in the way of you finding your soul mate. The feelings of loneliness and being "broken" can effectively emit negative vibes which make you vulnerable to stepping ... Views: 1110
Losing anything is frustrating, but to lose your passport can be a particularly painful experience, depending upon where you might be at the time. We all, I'm sure, know of somebody who has experienced the stress of trying to work out how to get home, or how to go about replacing this essential ... Views: 1104
The most important thing in life is finding happiness and promoting happiness to everyone you come into contact with. There are dozens of happiness quotes. One so often hears the phrase that "you cannot buy happiness"; it's true; you cannot buy happiness. But how do you go about the task of ... Views: 1104
A lot of people talk about their desire to meet their soul mate, their other half, or the right one. Whatever terminology is used the meaning is basically the same. You want to meet that special person who is your perfect partner.
I happened to watch a dating program on the television ... Views: 1103
Any phobia causes unnecessary discomfort, some more so than others. To suffer from a phobia means to experience abject fear in certain circumstances. In the case of claustrophobia this means that small or enclosed spaces are what constitute those circumstances.
Each individual will ... Views: 1103
When you haven't slept you simply do not feel quite right. Your energy levels are depleted and you feel like you are running on a low-grade fuel. Your body feels sluggish and your mind is equally not as sharp as you would like it to be.
Sleep problems can be caused for many reasons. ... Views: 1099
In life it is easy to get this the wrong way around and remember all too easily the things that do not matter whilst overlooking the things that do really matter. We tend to tie ourselves up in knots when thinking about silly little things instead of focusing upon things that have far greater ... Views: 1098
I read a passage in a book by Neal Donald Walsh which describes the impact of your thoughts in a very straightforward manner. The passage was entitled "A Thought Is Forever" and went on to describe how thoughts generate energy which then create an impact upon the surrounding world, the universe ... Views: 1097
We all know the metaphor about not being able to see the woods for the trees. To be able to achieve success in almost anything in life you have to be able to look at things from different angles. You have to be able to see the woods and the trees, not simply one or the other.
Many ... Views: 1090
No imagination? Want to develop your imagination? Imagination is what is the precursor to reality, and so it is an incredibly important step when in pursuit of success.
Do you feel that you lack in imagination or simply cannot seem to get your imagination working as you might wish? ... Views: 1085
We repeatedly hear that your imagination paves the way to your reality. This is a pretty well known fact. But this fact can also be a source of frustration to those who just do not have a very good imagination. They want to imagine great things happening in their lives, but simply cannot ... Views: 1081
Love is all around you, or at least it seems to be when you are looking for it. Everywhere you go there seem to be couples strolling hand in hand, giggling together, kissing or smooching together. And there you are, on your own, feeling lonely. Even though you feel this way you are at least ... Views: 1074
Confidence is King. The best gift you can give to your child is confidence. We hear such edicts every day, from all quarters. We know that it's true. Being confident makes almost every experience in life so much easier to deal with.
Even so, not everyone is confident. Not everyone has ... Views: 1072
Anger is a natural response that we all experience. Some of us feel this emotion more frequently than others. Similarly, some of us control our emotions better than others.
Anger leaves a bad taste in your mouth in the sense that it transmits a lingering feeling of negativity. The ... Views: 1071
How would you like to feel a little more sure of yourself, or comfortable to speak in front of a crowd, or confident enough to speak up for yourself and disagree if you want to? A lack of confidence has the ability to affect one in so very many different ways.
Most people worry about a ... Views: 1069
When you start talking weddings the most frequently asked question is probably something to do with the type of dress the bride is planning to wear. All of your girlfriends ask if you have chosen your dress yet, what style of dress you're looking for, how you're going to wear your hair, and so ... Views: 1068
If you don't know which way to go, then stop for a few moments and listen to your heart. There are many times in life when you come to question where you are meant to be, what you are meant to do and what your real purpose in life is. In reality this only happens when your mind is too busy ... Views: 1066
Recent research by scientists at Johns Hopkins University has indicated that patients who undergo painful cancer treatments can experience pain relief by the very simple task of surrounding themselves with tranquil pictures of nature. A scene which was used frequently in this particular study ... Views: 1066
The Movie "Eat Pray Love" is based upon an individual's search to find herself. A growing number of people spend much of their time wondering who they really are and what their real life purpose is meant to be.
We in general live a life of luxury. There is little real hardship in the way ... Views: 1063
People often scoff or laugh at their dreams, forgetting that the process of dreaming is an essential part of mental existence. Your dreams are important and are able to tell you a lot.
Dreams can easily be interpreted if you really wish to put your mind to this task. Dreams can tell you ... Views: 1059
Confidence and self belief allow you to do more of what you want to do. Are you content with every aspect of your life? Is there a part of your life which you would like to change over or to improve upon? Many people suffer from negative effects carried forwards from past experiences which ... Views: 1053
Do you find yourself entering into the same type of relationships again and again? Ones which just end up in tears leaving you feeling hurt and drained? Or perhaps ones which make you feel so low and down that it's hard to get out of bed in the morning? Or maybe relationships in which you ... Views: 1053
What makes your job worth getting up for? I was chatting with a friend yesterday who had a slightly jaded look about him. His response when I enquired as to what was up with him was that he just wanted to retire. He was fed up with his job but it was a still a financial necessity. In his ... Views: 1050
Negative people often find themselves wishing that they could change and become optimistic, positive and happier. They would like to stop seeing everything that might go wrong and instead be able to see what could turn out to be great and fantastic. Lets fact it; it's a nightmare when all you ... Views: 1049
How many people do you know who are really content with their life, happy with their lot, completely satisfied with what they have got? I frequently find myself looking around in amazement as I perceive so very many people who seem to be unhappy and dissatisfied these days. Everyone wants ... Views: 1045
Sexual confidence is a personal thing. It's not something that you want to talk about to anyone and everyone. It's important to many to find a private way in which to build sexual confidence. Hypnosis downloads could be the best answer.
Some lads talk about sex a lot. But does this ... Views: 1045
Confidence is built by being systematic. Successful people are systemic thinkers. We are creatures of habit, and the key to building self confidence is to create routines and habits which work towards gaining self confidence. If you habitually do things which build your confidence then it is ... Views: 1040
How many people do you know who are dissatisfied with their life and yet at the same time they do not really know why? They are looking around for something but don't have a clear idea of what that something is.
Similarly, how many people do you know who say their prayers at night, saying ... Views: 1039
Having a strong character is synonymous with winning and succeeding in life. This involves a high degree of self-awareness and a strong self-belief. Hypnosis can help people to develop both these attributes.
Whenever you read books relating to the mental attributes associated with ... Views: 1038