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- Raise Your Standards - by You can get there from here, but first you gotta? Raise your standards.
I know at some point you had big dreams. You felt and believed that you were going to change the world in some significant way. Make things better, safer for our kids. Something.
You knew deep down that you had a special ...
Views: 1023 - New Discovery about Foot and Leg Pain - by Pain! Foot pain! Shin splints pain! Heel spurs pain! It sure isn't any fun!
How many times have you been on your feet a lot and couldn't wait to sit down? It has happened to most of us. It could have been from blisters or...new shoes which didn't fit right or...kicking a chair when wandering ...
Views: 2077 - Easier Pregnancy and Childbirth With Hypnosis - by Throughout the world, trained hypnotherapists are successfully teaching women and their birthing companions relaxation techniques that eliminate the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome which results in a more joyful, shared childbirth experience. In the absence of fear and tension, severe pain does not ...
Views: 1055 - What is Hypnosis - by Hypnosis is a natural, psychological state experienced as trance. Hypnosis may be induced through the interaction of one individual speaking to another, or to an entire group as in (group hypnosis). We can also learn to self-induce trance as in (self-hypnosis). A trance is a natural state ...
Views: 753 - Suffering for Christs Sake - by “For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.” (1 Peter 2:19)
The Divine voice of an unseen face has helped to guide many of my ancestors through the perilous oppressions they have faced.
If a man’s success is determined by the impediments ...
Views: 792 - Love Can Be Fierce - by Truth: As you grow spiritually, first you become neutralized and then you bloom sexually.
When you first start to grow spiritually, you seek balance and wholeness. So one of your initial motivations is to balance your inner masculine and feminine. As a woman, you may strengthen you inner ...
Views: 2892 - Bad Sex Is Good - by Truth: Sooner or later, even sex with someone you love can become a routine.
Sex seems to promise so much. Skin aflame with unbearable bliss. Sobbing embraces of vulnerable rapture. Transcendent merger as utter oneness. But usually, sex is fairly mundane.
Men get hard, pump and grunt, squirt ...
Views: 1750 - Job Skills 101 - by Once upon a time, bank tellers counted money, bookkeepers kept track of figures, and secretaries typed letters. An employee's job duties were narrowly defined, and decisions were left to those "higher up." THAT WAS THE PAST. Today, employers demand that employees broaden their workplace ...
Views: 2205 - What is Astrology - by Astrology - Superstition or a Key to the Future? The 21st century has started. It seems as if technology and science dominate our world. And even though, or maybe because of this, there is an incredible boom concerning astrology, although some consider it to be a pretentious science. On the ...
Views: 1568 - Cereal Mom - by I recently heard a woman say that being called a "work at home mom" was professionally demeaning. Being one myself, my initial reaction was to agree with her. "That’s right, I’m a professional, I’m not just a bored housewife dabbling with a hobby here," I said to myself.
Upon reflection ...
Views: 775 - The Fear Factor - by © Copyright 2001 Sharon Davis
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My brother-in-law is in the process of starting a home business. In fact, he's been in the process of starting it for over 2 years now.
It seems that Bill (that's not really his name, but I don't want to ...
Views: 896 - Cutting Through the Fog - by We so often communicate with one another on top of layers of unspoken assumptions and agendas, often without realizing it. The "not realizing it" piece is the killer. Unconscious assumptions present huge barriers to clear communication and understanding. One of the most powerful things we can do ...
Views: 743 - Transforming Through Conflict - by Conflict is a natural stage in the development of relationship between two people, or between members of a group. But because most of us have been taught to avoid conflict, when we encounter it in groups, we retreat to the safety of shallow relationships with one another. Conflict is often a ...
Views: 845 - Be Your Material - by Once long ago, when asked by a reporter if he had a message he wanted the world to hear, Ghandi replied, "Yes. My life is my message."
Whether we like it or not, this statement is just as true for you and me today as it was for Ghandi then. Our "presence" that we express is far richer and ...
Views: 829 - Is Your ‘Failure’ Somehow Protecting You? - by The human body, mind and spirit have incredible, deeply rooted instincts for self-preservation. People go to extreme lengths to protect themselves, often doing things or avoiding things, creating outcomes that seem to run contrary to what they think they want. You might think that your ...
Views: 871(1 vote) - Thriving Through Major Life Changes - by 1. Identify the payoffs and price of staying where you are. There are certainly good reasons you have for not already having made a transition. Do some soul searching with trusted allies or through journaling to uncover what payoffs you’re receiving for not making the change. At the same time, ...
Views: 1751(1 vote) - Finding the Way Home - by It's very frustrating to receive an email from someone that says, "I really need to work at home. Please help me."
It would be impossible for me to make any kind of recommendation to this person. I receive emails just like this so frequently that I've created a template of the response that I ...
Views: 819 - All in the Perspective - by Today I almost rented an office.
I know, I know. How on earth could I ever consider giving up working at home?
Well, I did say, “almost”. But there are days when an office looks pretty darn good.
Because I work from my home, there are distractions and demands placed on me that just didn’t ...
Views: 792 - Is Your Business Running YOU? - by I lost a client recently. When I asked why he was making a change he said to me, "Your site used to be in the top three results of all the search engines and now it's not".
Alarmed, I immediately investigated. He was right.
It was then that I realized that I had dropped the ball. I hadn't ...
Views: 665 - Why Should You, Build an Internet Business? - by Attitude, as you have heard many times, is everything. That theory has been written in thousands of books, spoken to millions of people, and driven deep into your mind. Why? It's true.
Your attitude is your own personal filter for everything that happens to you, around you, or within you. What ...
Views: 755 - The Art of Being Speechless - by A young reporter was interviewing an elderly Sir Winston Churchill. He complimented Sir Winston on his great oratorical skills. Sir Winston replied that it took a great deal of practice. Taken aback the young reporter qualified that he was referring more to the great statesman’s impromptu quips ...
Views: 866 - Discipline for Young Children - by What is discipline?
Teaching and training done for the child.
Goals?
To help the child:
Feel capable.
Learn self-control.
Learn to respect the rights of others.
Learn acceptable rules of behavior.
Learn coping skills to use throughout life.
Learn to accept responsibility for his or her ...
Views: 1622 - 20 Ways to Foster Values in Children - by "There are little eyes upon you and they're watching night and day. There are little ears that quickly take in every word you say. There are little hands all eager to do everything you do. And a little child who's dreaming of the day he'll be like you."
-- author unknown
What are values and ...
Views: 1085 - The ABC's of Parenting - by A.Accept and value yourself and your child.
B.Be consistent, honest, fair, and firm as you relate to your
child.
C.Concentrate on what you like about your child and comment on it.
D.Develop interests of your own.
E.Encourage your child to discuss ideas and goals, ...
Views: 861 - Ten Ways to Raise Children to Use Drugs - by 1.Obey their demands. Give in to their tantrums. Deny them nothing. If they want it, indulge them. Make sure they know you will always be there to get them out of trouble. If they break a toy or wreck a car, replace it.
2.Overlook, defend, or rescue them from the consequences of their negative ...
Views: 1559 - Theme Pages within Your Site is Great for Retaining Your Customers - by Remember: Mothers Day and Fathers Day are coming up. Prepare for them. Create a sense of excitement around your site. Make some extra cash.
When you do what we're going to talk about today, first you'll have a lot of fun doing it. Then, you'll begin a process of making some extra cash both now ...
Views: 728 - Use Yur New Years Eve Bash to grow Your Sales / Business Career - by Sales Tips: How to Use your New Years Eve Bash to Grow Your Sales or Business Career.
You can have some real fun with this. Enjoy.
The New Years Eve party is a once-a-year terrific opportunity to open new doors into your future, your sales career and income, your business, and that of your ...
Views: 1014 - Conduct Sales Meetings that Inspire Results - by Conduct Sales Meetings that Inspire Results To be an effective professional sales meeting, it must follow the same set up and processes as in a Professional Sales Call.
Have you ever sat through a sales meeting during which you have asked yourself "what in h... am I doing here?" Well, you're ...
Views: 5772 - Surviving Work: Feedback & Criticism - by Have you ever stopped yourself from doing or saying something in a meeting or group of friends for fear of criticism? Does your stomach drop and your heart palpitate at the mention of a job review
Do you recognize when you are giving feedback or receiving criticism? Feedback is always centred ...
Views: 3247 - Surviving Work: A Family Affair - by For anyone who does not know the term "family-of-origin", it comprises our immediate family members - mother, father, siblings and perhaps grandparents. These are the people from whom you learned the safest way to react to life situations. For each person in this family, you created a set of ...
Views: 914 - Surviving Work: A Family Affair - by For anyone who does not know the term "family-of-origin", it comprises our immediate family members - mother, father, siblings and grandparents. These are the people from whom you learned the safest way to react to life situations. For each person in this family, you created a set of behaviours ...
Views: 825 - Surviving Work: Boundaries at Work - by No one can do anything to you unless you allow it. You cannot be treated disrespectfully as if you have no feelings, are stupid, slow or unworthy unless you allow that to happen.
For the most part good boundaries ward off disrespectful treatment. A personal boundary is a soft, invisible ...
Views: 784 - Surviving Work: Are You Listening? - by What do we mean by "listening"? Listening is so much more than just registering sound received by the ear and relaying it to the brain. Listening involves three important parts; interpreting, evaluating and reacting or responding.
We interpret what we hear and this could lead to ...
Views: 1048 - Turning Your Sales Manager Into A Great Sales Coach - by Top performers today consider their manager as a resource. Managers represent a wealth of knowledge, experience and objective ideas. In order to tap this resource, many top performers help guide their managers to become great coaches so that the coach in turn may guide them to a greater level of ...
Views: 1291 - The Secret Law of Attraction - by Well, it’s not really that much of a secret anymore. Many of the cast members of the movie “The Secret” have been on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Larry King Live,” and “Ellen.” But what is it really?
There are two ways to look at this. One is ...
Views: 670 - Avoid Slipping into the Negativity of Others (Excerpt from Your Destiny Switch) - by Not long ago I happened to meet a lovely woman who, like me, was selling her house. We started to have a nice chat, and she told me that she was selling the place because she was getting divorced. It was her second marriage, and naturally she was feeling deeply sad about the breakup. She went on ...
Views: 808 - The Choice to Feel (Excerpt from Your Destiny Switch: Master Your Key Emotions, And Attract the Life of Your Dreams) - by Recently, a friend of mine named Renee was driving her seven-year old son home from school, and she was preoccupied with worry. She had a lot of bills to pay and was having difficulty making money. Her husband had been ill and unable to work, so they’d fallen behind on their mortgage. This was a ...
Views: 685 - What's It All About? - by All who ascribe to the belief that we create our own reality must be deeply concerned about the events of 9 11. What do these events tell us about the mass consciousness? What grand purpose does all this death and destruction serve?
All who have been angry with the current economic systems, ...
Views: 737 - Being Psychic is as Natural as Breathing - by I used to avoid saying what I do for a living because it can make people uncomfortable. They think I can see into their lives, what they had for breakfast that morning and what they’ll be doing tomorrow. I can, if I want to. But to look inside someone’s life without invitation is ...
Views: 1465 - How to Choose The Right Sports Camp - by Recreational - Beginner
If your child is just starting out in a sport, it is important to make sure that they are having fun. If their budding interest is not immediately associated with a good time, that enthusiasm will quickly subside. It is also important to let the child determine the sport ...
Views: 1385 - Recover Your Life Purpose From Your Childhood Memories - by Imagine trying to hang your beautiful new suit in a closet without a hanger. Or maybe trying to hang it on one of those flimsy plastic hangers from a discount store.
I see one's life purpose as a hanger to drape the rest of your life onto. If you've got none, your life will fall to the floor, ...
Views: 3578 - 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: 1592 - The DUMPED! Break-up Survival Guide - by Maybe you knew it was coming. Maybe you didn’t. You’ve been dumped.
So, other than moping around in your pajamas, spending quality time with Ben & Jerry, what can you do? Well, clear away that mountain of soggy tissues, and I’ll tell you how to get through the worst of it, the first 30 ...
Views: 1914 - The Lover's Touch - by The Lover asked: How would you like me to touch you?
The Lover answered:
I would like you to touch me as if you were going away tomorrow, far far away, and you wanted to remember the feel of my body, the texture of my skin, the hills and valleys that make up the landscape of who I am.
I ...
Views: 1551 - Meditation 101 - by Modern Day Goddess Inner-Wisdom Realization
You can experience an inner-peace, self-love and outer glow by awakening yourself through meditation.
Dear Diary:
I’ve realized my daily meditations have become an inner spa for my body, mind & soul. The other day, a friend I hadn’t talked in a few ...
Views: 949 - Pioneer A.A.'s Most Ignored, Forgotten, yet Critically Important Resource Part One - by Let's meet the woman Bill Wilson and others frequently called the "Mother of A.A." (See Dick B., Anne Smith's Journal 1933-1939: A.A.'s Principles of Success, 3rd ed, pp. ix, 10, 54, 137, 139; Sue Smith Windows and Robert R. Smith, Children of the Healer, pp. 29, 43, 152; Women Pioneers in ...
Views: 877 - Are Your Partnerships Shipshape? The Top Ten Practices of Enlightened Partners - by Partnerships are in many ways like real, seagoing ships. Just like a sailing vessel needs regular, constant care and upkeep, your partnerships need regular care and upkeep. The crew of a sailing ship is knowledgeable in the standard practices of seamanship, which is absolutely required to ...
Views: 1297 - How Do You Keep a Family Strong? - by Pick up any newspaper and read about the changing partners of the famous and not-so-famous. It’s a sad fact that the couples who remain happily together for almost a lifetime do not make the headlines. They are not ‘news.’ So whilst we can read interviews from the many who will kiss and tell ...
Views: 1408 - Domestic Violence - Are You a Victim? - by Violence in the home is a crime we are all becoming more aware of each year. In the UK a quarter of all reported violent crimes are domestic. In the US the estimate of the number ranges from 960,000 incidents of violence against a current or former partner to four million each year. But domestic ...
Views: 1144 - Divorce...and the grandparents - by We all know couples who have broken up, but it is when our own children tell us that their family is in trouble that the pain really hits. Now that the level of divorces is so high there is wider acknowledgment of the distress this causes not only to the couple, but to the children as well. What ...
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