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- Choose What You Wnat In Life! - by Choice. It's all about freedom--the freedom to pick one thing over another. Are you choosing what you want from life?
"Oh no," comes the reply. "I can't because?I haven't got enough education. …I need to look after my family. …I don't have enough money. …I don't have the time." What's your ...
Views: 1025 - Choose Your Target Audience Because You Care - by As I started my coaching company, I knew that one segment of my target audience would be small businesses. These were the people that I loved working with and for in my previous occupation. I simply cared about these people.
As I began to work on my marketing plan, I went back to take a look ...
Views: 719 - Choosing The Right Home Business For YOU - by © 2002 Elena Fawkner
Pay any attention at all to your email inbox and you'd be forgiven for thinking that the only way to run a business from home is on the Internet. Sure, many people are running spectacularly successful Internet-based home businesses. Many, many more are doing so even more ...
Views: 772 - Choosing The Right Web Host – Your Business Depends On It - by There seems to be a lack of information on the subject of Web hosting. It amazes me, because the Web host is literally the backbone of your site. If you get stuck with a shoddy host your site won’t appear on the ‘Net. Your email won’t come through. Your shopping cart won’t function. Without a ...
Views: 748 - Citizens of The Land of Opportunity - by "-The Declaration of Independence"
In a crowded, airless room in the city of Philadelphia 223 years ago this week, a group of men solemnly stepped forward, one by one, and affixed their names to a single sheet of paper -- each man knowing that if they faltered in their collective vision, ...
Views: 715 - Civility - by My goodness! Where has civility gone? Is it still here? Is it in hiding or has it been stomped on so much that it can't get up and function? Perhaps it is all of these. I believe civility is still here but only practiced on those occasions when we want to present ourselves in a good light. Then ...
Views: 1631 - Claiming YOUR More than 15 Minutes of Fame! - by You are a small business owner, alternative health care professional/doctor, and/or selling health-care related products. GETTING AND KEEPING THE WORD OUT that you exist IS and should be your Number One Top Priority. As part of your total marketing plan, you probably advertise in various places, ...
Views: 799 - Clammy Hands and Racing Heart - by Blushing furiously, my daughter's friend raised her hand. When the teacher called her name, her soft-spoken reply was barely audible. As she realized her answer was in correct, my daughter's friend's eyes filled with tears. For shy kids, simple social interaction, like answering a teacher's ...
Views: 1841 - Clarify Misunderstandings with a "Reality "Check" - by As a communicating creature, you can bet your life on the possibility that misunderstanding is the rule, not the exception.
We communicate with words and voice tone, as well as all sorts of non-verbals like time, space and body language--all of which are imprecise in conveying our unique felt ...
Views: 9759 - Clarifying Who You Are Seeking - by People usually get what they want in one of two ways. Some people have vivid clarity about their desired outcome and it seems to magically materialize. Surely you know someone like this, or perhaps you are even one of these people. To learn more about how to attract an ideal mate in this way, ...
Views: 862 - Clarity about Clutter - by I'm an organized person-just ask anyone who knows me. In spite of my talents at organization, clutter loomed its ugly head during our recent move.
You see, I'm committed to making the most from what I have and I can find a use for practically anything. As a result, I'd turned our home and my ...
Views: 922 - Clarity or Blame? - by Have you ever tried to figure out things you cannot understand ... the "mysteries" of life?
There is hope in understanding it all, however, the unlimited comprehension can come only from heaven above. Learn to tap into this.
You now possess a limited quantity of knowledge, understanding and ...
Views: 827 - CLEARING UP AN “INCURABLE” SKIN CONDITION - by Do you really believe that your
skin condition is incurable? You might have some prescription creams and
ointments … but are you satisfied with the temporary relief they give
you? Whether you have psoriasis, a rash, eczema or dermatitis, just
reading this article may make your skin ...
Views: 5493 - Climb That Mountain - by I was riding my mountain bike the other day with my three year old son in the child's seat. As we rode along the edge of the TPC golf course we noticed a boy running up and down these three little hills on the edge of the golf course. I knew what was coming next. My son said "Daddy, I want to ...
Views: 870 - Climbing The Internet Kilimanjaro - by If you stretch your imagination a little you might be able to picture St. Peter, sleeves rolled up, still processing the millions of poor souls that were liberated by KGB thugs. Tortured to death, multitudes revealed their innermost thoughts.
Duly recorded, these secrets now lie buried under ...
Views: 844 - Climbing the Listening Ladder - by I wrote in my book " Embracing the Mystery " that there was nothing as flattering or as rare as the undivided attention of another. The fact is that people just don't listen well. I think it was Mark Twain who wrote that a bore is someone who wants to talk about himself when I want to talk about ...
Views: 4469 - Clinical Hypnosis Applications in the Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - by It is essential that anyone who wishes to treat people experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) be properly trained or experienced to do so. In some cases, it has become apparent that previous training as a therapist or counsellor can serve as a disadvantage. This is because of the ...
Views: 764 - Closing the Feedback Loop - by In previous articles, I spoke a little about the supreme importance of becoming a good listener. I went as far as to suggest that listening was the most important communication skill of them all.
It should be so simple. Yet, it's not simple.
As we all know, the ability to listen is not a ...
Views: 1026 - Clutter Loves to Hide - 7 Places to Look for it! - by In Feng Shui, the first thing to do is remove the clutter. Until clutter is removed, any Feng Shui enhancements you apply will not be effective. And, if all you ever do is get rid of your clutter, you will be boosting your prosperity, improving your health and relationships, and upgrading all ...
Views: 1069 - Clutter's Four Big Questions - by To make the decision process for getting rid of clutter a lot easier ask yourself these four key questions:
1) When was the last time you used this item? If you can say 13 months or longer, this item is suspect for not being truly useful. Could you borrow or lease if you ever need a like item ...
Views: 1335 - Co-Creation - by It occurred to me as I was driving up the highway to buy berries at a local farm that all creation is co-creation. I’d been musing about the difference between times of ease and forward momentum and times of struggle. At the risk of oversimplifying things (and keeping this week’s quotes firmly ...
Views: 875 - Coaching and ADD - by This month we will look at the criteria for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Six or more of the following criteria must have persisted for at least six months or more to a degree that impairs you in your everyday situations. The six can either be in the first group of questions on ...
Views: 1102 - COACHING AND EDUCATION FOR A GLOBAL SOCIETY - by The Puget Sound region has always been know for its quality of life. From the air we breathe to how we live in the Pacific Northwest. Quality of life is paramount for humankind and society as a whole. We must remember in this age of advancing technologies, that we are becoming a global society. ...
Views: 1350 - Coaching Millions - by Many coaches enter this field with a certain “baggage”– tandards and rules they learned on their path to coming a coach. They put themselves in a “box,” which limits their creativity and makes true business growth much more difficult.
Larina Kase, a business psychologist, marketing coach, and ...
Views: 915 - Coaching, Part I: What Does a Personal Coach Do? - by Permission is granted to reproduce article if byline and links stay intact. Courtesy copy appreciated.
Personal coaching has burst upon the scene. Everyone’s got one. You think you might want one. But what do they do? Here’s one example.
Charles M. Schultz, Creator of “Peanuts,” said: “I ...
Views: 801 - Cold Calling: Is it really worth it? - by For many sales people, the fear of Cold Calling is only slightly less than that of death-by-drowning or public speaking. The idea of contacting a prospect by phone for the first time may cause even the most aggressive sales rep to break out in hives. The good news is that there are several ways ...
Views: 964 - Color Me Colorful - by As you are reading these words, you are taking part in one of the wonders of the natural world. For you and I belong to a species with a remarkable ability. That ability is language. Man's most important cultural invention. With nothing but words, we can reliably cause new ideas to arise in each ...
Views: 1087 - Combating Post Traumatic Stress, Depression and Suicidal Thoughts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the New York Worl - by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
My view of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is where a witnessed event or series of events is so traumatic (foreign to what we are used to and extremely severe) so that an emotional and possible autonomic response is implicitly embedded into our unconscious mind ...
Views: 1833 - Come Home: A Message of Repentance and Hope - by There is an old song that is in the pubic domain. It is titled, “Softly and Tenderly”. The words are as follows:
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
Calling for you and for me
He’s waiting and watching
Watching for you and for me
Why should we tarry
When Jesus is pleading
Pleading for you ...
Views: 2513 - Commandment (for all are affected by terror here and abroad) - by Commandment
Thou shalt not just stand idly by
while others might be saved
or take freedom for granted still
while others are enslaved
Thou shalt not forsake others
who through sickness are in need
or overlook the famine
and the many we could feed
Thou shalt not through indifference
miss ...
Views: 951 - Committing Fun – Creatively Building Relaxation Into Your Life - by Through words, through music, and pretty much any tool I can conjure up, I try to incite people to reach towards what they want in their lives, inviting them to relax into their own dreams and happiness. And I try to do that in my own life as well, both because I want to live that way and ...
Views: 987 - COMMON SIGNS OF BURNOUT - by COMMON SIGNS OF BURNOUT Dr. Beverly Potter
Negative emotions
It's normal to feel frustrated, angry, depressed, dissatisfied or anxious occasionally. But if you're caught in the burnout cycle, you usually will experience these negative emotions more and more often, until they become ...
Views: 1248 - Communally Effective - by Work real hard, then play real hard with joy. Your best times in life are when you are in community with others. It is important to continually build community. The more we get to understand other people, the more we can understand ourselves and grow to become more productive adults.
"To live ...
Views: 778 - Communicate with your partner. Please! - by Another ‘Save Your Marriage’ free monthly E-zine brought to you by Trevor Barre – Life and Relationship Coach.
Issue 10/2001
Once we are married, or have entered into any serious relationship, we think we already know the other person quite well. We in fact know very little. I put it to you ...
Views: 1193 - Communicating in Stressful Situation - by Deadlines. Commitments. Obligations. Time constraints. Terrorists. Business and personal goals. Wait a minute! Did I say terrorists?
What were your sources of stress on September 10, 2001? How well did you communicate with your colleagues, staff, managers, supervisors, family and friends? How ...
Views: 3355 - Communicating Our Power - by Women in the United States today have more freedom and power than ever before. Not only are the laws on our side in seeking to eliminate gender-based barriers, but serious inroads have been made into the Old Boys?Club in many areas of our professional and social lives. However it takes a long ...
Views: 750 - Communicating With Your Doctor - A Guide to Doing It Right - by Have you ever come home from a visit to your doctor wondering if you really understood your medical problem or how to take your medications? In the past, doctors were in charge of your care and you were to "follow orders." These days, patients and doctors have an equal responsibility for care. ...
Views: 719 - Communicating Your Business in 60 Seconds - by “It took me eight months before I finally got my first lead from this networking group,” a woman (we’ll call her… Megan) said at one of my networking meetings. I was shocked. Eight months! My first sale had come in the first meeting and nearly every meeting after that. What were we doing ...
Views: 3470 - COMMUNICATION 101 - by As a congressional staffer, I read hundreds if not thousands of letters and I answered hundreds of phone calls from constiuents. It was quite evident that people "sound off" to their elected officials. It was equally evident that every topic imaginable was fair game, whether it was related to ...
Views: 1396 - Communication Skills - by Communicating is one of the most important things a couple can do together to keep their relationship strong and full of vitality. In fact, without communication there is no intimacy in a relationship. Intimacy -- or literally "in-to-me-see" -- cannot exist without both partners revealing ...
Views: 971 - Communication Skills and Relationship Advice: Reward Yourself For the Rest of Your Life - by Verbal and especially non-verbal communication is often over-looked. Using these simple ideas could bring you more meaning, fulfillment, and success in life. Ever heard?
"We need to talk."
If you're like most people you just got chills. Why? Because usually this phrase has an implied ...
Views: 1148 - Communication Skills, II - by If your conversations tend to be one-way or marked by defensive reactions from those on the receiving end, it's time to review and improve your communication skills. Last week, we addressed the importance of creating a context when initiating a conversation, particularly a difficult ...
Views: 976 - Communication: WomanSpeak: Women Need Communication Tips Men Already Know! - by Women learn to speak from imitating other women in nearly every culture in the world. Thus, certain lacks and gaps in speech communication haunt women from one generation to the next. Additionally, studies show that male students are often somewhat favored over female students at every ...
Views: 1258 - Communing With The Universe - The Power Of Oracles - by Until recently, scientists were giving us an increasingly mechanistic view of the Universe. The "billiard ball" model of reality - namely, that certain knowable causes always give rise to certain predictable effects - increasingly dominated all areas of our society. Scientists expected that one ...
Views: 1177 - Community - local, national and global - by I’ve known the subject of my second column for a few days now, but I am going to pretend. I am going to pretend that I wrote this column prior to 9/11/01. I am going to pretend that my subject of community is perfectly appropriate as we settle into the shorter days of fall and the transition of ...
Views: 691 - Community after Tragedy - by One Friday in November, I began a journey from New Jersey to downtown New York City to visit old work friends. It was my first visit since the tragic September 11th attack. Although I've traveled this same route--the commuter train to the Hoboken station from 1996-2000--there were now, of ...
Views: 1081 - Compassion, Part 1 - by "Before we can feel compassion for anyone else, we must learn to feel compassion for ourselves."
~Unknown
Webster's Dictionary defines compassion as the sympathetic consciousness of other's distress. But the first step toward having compassion for others is having compassion for yourself. It ...
Views: 674 - Compassion, Part 2 - by Having compassion toward others is a gift of connectedness you give yourself and a gift of presence you give others. While difficult to define, compassion is a way of being, and you will see the definition emerge among the three concepts presented here.
1. Compassion involves seeing others as ...
Views: 700 - Compatibility & Matchmaking through Graphology - by "Hollywood's Handwriting Expert"
This page is for determining Compatibility from handwriting. This procedure is called Handwriting Analysis or Graphology. You can learn to analyze anyone's personality from his or her handwriting. Anyone's...lover, child, parent, boss, friend, enemy, babysitter, ...
Views: 6299 - Complain Your Way to Success - by Learning how to complain effectively can be a great asset to your career. The steps are simple -- understand the problem, come up with a solution and present both the problem and the solution to your immediate supervisor in written form. So let’s take the steps in more detail:
1. Understand ...
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