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- POWER WORDS - by One of the most amazing areas of self-creation comes in the form of words. The things we think and say to ourselves and to others carries a creative surge of power. This is an area of creation that is often underemphasized. It is truly incredible how we can become so unaware of the words that ...
Views: 805 - The Clay Pot Connection - by I really love gardening. When we were kids, my father, rarely home as a ship’s captain, made a huge garden in our back yard. We grew lots of vegetables that I never ate, but it was the collaboration and time spent that I truly loved.
Now, as an adult, I no longer live in a house with a big ...
Views: 909 - 7 Easy Steps for Remembering Names - by Do you ever get frustrated because you cannot remember someone’s name just minutes after you’ve met them? I used to. Then I learned this simple technique for remembering names and now everything has changed.
I am going to show you seven things that you can do quickly and easily everytime you ...
Views: 2079 - When Positive Thinking Doesn't Work - by We’ve all heard it said, “Think positive, think positive, think positive!” The fact of the matter is that forcing ourselves to think positive has very little value when it comes to making any permanent changes in our lives. Sure, we can force ourselves to think positive for a few minutes or a ...
Views: 1004 - How To Become An Expert - by Have you ever noticed that experts make more money than generalists? That's because they specialize and generalists generalize. Or, as Zig Ziglar says, they are a wandering generality.
How did I become an expert in certain areas? How have others always done it? It's really simpler than you may ...
Views: 720 - It works! Knock-Their-Socks-Off, Wildly Effective Advertising - by Have you ever noticed that most ads suck?
For example, you probably saw and heard about 400-600 ads yesterday. How many of them do you even remember?
Why do most ads suck? Because marketers and advertisers follow trends. If everyone's doing it, it must be right.
Tsk, tsk. I can just hear ...
Views: 1010 - The Grey Knit Vest - by When I was little, the sun rose & set on my Grandpapa. Frozen forever in time are memories of wire rimmed glasses and a grey knit vest that almost always had chocolate covered raisins in the left pocket. Grandpapa always read to me. I'd curl up beside him and listen, spellbound.
When Grandpapa ...
Views: 912 - Change In a Right Direction - by My story begins with the harsh realization that I could no long continue working in the entertainment field, most of the years of training and experience had not prepared me for leaving so young.
All of what I did for a living was physical; and after several doctor's, It was time for my ...
Views: 939 - The secret that the self-help gurus, psychologists, and counselors haven't told us ... because they don't know it! - by All of us have had moments where we believed that we had more potential than we were using. We just knew that we could get a better job, make our marriage better and improve family relationships. Surely we could learn more - faster!
There are thousands of books and tapes urging us to get more ...
Views: 890 - Stop Talking to Brick Walls - by A new discovery called ICTech (I see tek) tells us that people are born with an automatic response to information. They feel good and understand clearly when this in-born response is used. The way your brain was born to respond to input of any kind is called the Natural Style. Research shows ...
Views: 1638 - 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: 3405 - Don 't Fight the Fear! - by In this article, I'm going to explain why so many people have so much trouble with anxiety, and what you can do to have less trouble with yours.
Anxiety is the most common psychological problem for which people seek help. The 1999 Surgeon General's Report found that 13% of the U.S. population ...
Views: 2933 - Overcoming Stagefright - by Your hands shake, and drip with sweat. Your voice cracks. Your legs threaten to collapse. Your mind races. Your heart drowns out all other sounds with its powerful thumping. Any minute now, the audience will break into small groups to discuss what a loser you are!
You've got stagefright. ...
Views: 3600 - Change the Picture, Change Your Life - by Our lives are the byproduct of what is on the inside of us. Each of us has mental pictures in our mind and soul, which have been shaped and developed by what we hear, see, and say. Many of the pictures in our lives are wrong and must be removed and replaced with new images of the way we want to ...
Views: 1008 - Change the Picture, Change Your Life - by All material presented here is protected under Federal Law. Reproduction in whole or part without the expressed written consent of the author is strictly prohibited by law. ?2000 All rights reserved.)
Introduction/Training Module #101 - How Do You See Yourself?
Close your eyes for a moment, ...
Views: 840 - What Do You Know About Fat, Skinny? - by I earnestly desire to gain weight as much as many of you reading this article would like to lose it. I believe what I am going to share with you here is both simple and yet, profound!
I am 5¡¯ 10", 145 pounds. What do I know about weight gain?
I have no secret formulas, no instant diet ...
Views: 801 - Carbohydrates - by There seems to be a lot of misconception today regarding carbohydrates. Although our bodies need carbohydrates to survive, many of us are consuming the wrong types of carbs.
Simple Carbohydrates
Complex Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates provide "fuel" for our body. Once ingested, carbs turn to ...
Views: 1284 - Real Company! Real Work! Great for MOMS! - by I have been running a bookkeeping service out of my home for 3 years and in November of last year I had found out that one of my clients wouldn’t be needing my services anymore and that meant I was going to be losing $800 a month. I was pretty scared because, we had just purchased a new home in ...
Views: 784 - The Ultimate Baby Boomer Bummer - by Medicare drying up, 401 K’s down, what more bad news can there be for middle-aged adults? The Somatopause, that’s what. The sa-mot-a-what?
The somatopause (sa-mot-a-pause) is the name scientists give to the metabolism slow-down, and loss-of-energy condition that begins in the mid-30s. For the ...
Views: 1803 - Importance of a good Coach - by Have you ever wished someone would:
Recognize your true potential?
Empower you to fully develop it?
Devise an action plan for you to achieve it?
Mentor you to fulfill it?
That someone is your personal coach!
That is the secret to the taking your personal performance to the next level. ...
Views: 3741 - INCREASING EMPLOYEE SATIFACTION AND REDUCING TURNOVER - by Employee retention and turnover are the most objective measures of employee satisfaction/dissatisfaction in organizations. Common estimates of turnover costs range from $10,000 to $40,000 per person, depending on the position; while retention actually increases revenues.
Many companies and ...
Views: 1925 - 12 Tips on Sex in Marriage for the Christian Wife - by 1. Don’t dichotomize your spiritual and sexual life. Sex in marriage is a wonderful gift to be nurtured and enjoyed. Growing sexually with your husband is a godly pursuit. Therefore get in the habit of praying about sex and praising God for this gift as much as you would (or more) for other ...
Views: 74192(7 votes) - TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MILLENIUM - by The last couple hundred years has seen tremendous technological development and change. What awaits us in this new millenium is anybody's guess. Some technology rising to the surface is actually old technology, in refined form, that went basically unrecognized for many years. An example of this ...
Views: 880 - THE STRATEGIC THINKING MINDSET - by Textbooks on strategic planning describe actions taken in the marketplace by competing companies to gain competitive advantage. Major types of strategies are catalogued and given various names by different authors. Often these strategies and tactics are so bold and innovative that they "change ...
Views: 3065(1 vote) - WHAT IS ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP? - by I use the term not just in the sense of a trademark, but more importantly to draw attention to a way of leading. I selected a chameleon for my logo because most people readily recognize it as a symbol of adaptation. Adaptation is a dynamic process of mutual influence. All creatures act on their ...
Views: 38982(11 votes) - Emotional Intimacy - by I’m confident that you recognize both the importance and the value of love in your life. The benefits of both loving and being loved are widely accepted, but have you considered what it means to be in love? Being in love means different things to different people, but true love revolves ...
Views: 1259 - Being Single - by These collages are not about art. They are not meant to be framed for a gallery. They are about me - my likes, my fears, my regrets, and my dreams. I spent my life focusing on others ?trying to please them. I was interested in their opinions, likes, dislikes and desires. I never spent any time ...
Views: 996 - What Does She Expect Anyway? - by Every woman is different, with her own personality, so what I'm writing here is just a generalization. You need to get to know the women you are with, and find out what she wants. If you aren't willing to do that, then ask yourself why are you dating her? If all she is to you is a pretty women ...
Views: 734 - the Key to super success in life! - by Like most discoveries of this type, its origin was rooted with a need to find a solution to a real life problem. As a father of young children that showed no interest or aptitude in science or to follow my profession (I was a University physics demonstrator). I began a quest to discover what my ...
Views: 1157 - Make a Superb First Impression - by It is extremely important that people have a good first impression of you. Either you make a good impression or you will suffer for it! It is going to effect how your contact views you for the rest of that conversation. It can effect how fast a friendship starts, or how fast business ...
Views: 592 - Cars - It is the Season to Save Money - by © 2002 by Kyle Busch, author of: "Drive the Best for the Price ..." www.drivethebestbook.com
It is the season when many people purchase transportation. The weather is pleasant and there is plenty of sunlight.
The cost of new transportation is expensive. However, there are several used ...
Views: 832 - MOTIVATION - FOCUSING YOUR ENERGIES ON YOUR GOALS - by Picture this: A sales manager gathers his team around him and then says something like ‘Well, um, hello guys. I have this idea that I would, um, like to tell you about. I admit it’s not all that brilliant, but times are hard out there in the marketplace and it is the only thing I could think of, ...
Views: 1285 - Enthusiasm - The Fire Within! - by In our daily lives we will often come across people of unquestionable ability and intelligence who waste their talents just jogging along, going through the motions, doing mediocre jobs. They never rise above their lowly positions, nor do they give the impression that they wish to. Theirs seems ...
Views: 4301 - Ten Great Ways to Achieve Those Goals - by TEN GREAT WAYS TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS
It is a sad fact that only a very few people know exactly where they are going in life. Only a very few ever bother to make a decision, set down on paper a list of goals, and then go for them.
The rest drift aimlessly through life, just following the ...
Views: 933 - PUTTING POSITIVE THINKING INTO POSITIVE ACTION - by PUTTING POSITIVE THINKING INTO POSITIVE ACTION!
Anyone who has any interest in the field of self-development will quickly see that there are countless books to be found on the subject of positive thinking. Indeed, this discipline has been around for so long now, so familiar, that in some ...
Views: 948 - HABITS: OUT WITH THE BAD - IN WITH THE GOOD - by Many of us would be greatly surprised to realise just how big a part habit plays in our lives. We are all creatures of habit and much of what we do depends on these to a greater or lesser degree, for often they save us the problem of consistently making decisions. Without habits every thought ...
Views: 5869 - SOME WAYS FOR MANAGING YOUR TIME - by We often see on our televisions graphic images of terrible car crashes, mostly where somebody had been speeding and come to grief. Later tests usually showed that the crash occurred because someone, in order to save time, had taken a terrible risk, and lost the gamble. But what if the crash ...
Views: 821 - MANAGING YOUR TIME - by We often see on our televisions graphic images of terrible car crashes, mostly where somebody had been speeding and come to grief. Later tests usually showed that the crash occurred because someone, in order to save time, had taken a terrible risk, and lost the gamble. But what if the crash ...
Views: 739 - Jesus Says, "Weep Not" - by In the 7th chapter of the book of Luke, scriptures tell us about an incident in which Jesus entered a town. There He found a widow crying over the death of her only child, her son. Moved by compassion, He touched the open coffin (an act which was not acceptable in those days because it was ...
Views: 1148 - 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: 2466 - Can Any Good Thing Come from Nazareth? - by He was born in Bethlehem. However, because of the politics of that day, His father, Joseph moved the family from Bethlehem to Egypt and finally into a peaceful area called Galillee, in the town called Nazareth. Nazareth was located between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea. Jesus grew ...
Views: 6585 - The Samaritan Woman - by She came to the well to seek peace, comfort, and solitude. What she found was Jesus. The Bible says that Jesus had had a need to go through Samaria that day. And although His disciples had gone into town to buy food, Jesus had chosen to stay behind.
It was approximately noon and Jesus was ...
Views: 937 - Cheers for Diversity! - by Being one to seek insight in ordinary (and extraordinary) experiences, I have to tell you what happened the other day. I was driving in my car when I heard an advertisement for McDonald's. They were seeking new employees and at the end of the commercial, the announcer enthusiastically stated, ...
Views: 1170 - Nurturing Self in the New Age - by “By the way, the hardest part of unconditional Love is accepting wherever we are at in the moment no matter how uncomfortable. The hardest part of acceptance is not the difficulty of allowing others their process (although Lord knows that can be very hard); it is allowing ourselves our own ...
Views: 1290 - Alcoholism & Codependence - by As long as we look outside of Self - with a capital S - to find out who we are, to define ourselves and give us self-worth, we are setting ourselves up to be victims.
We were taught to look outside of ourselves - to people, places, and things; to money, property, and prestige - for fulfillment ...
Views: 1064 - This Spring: Dig a Pond! - by This is the time to plan for spring gardening projects and a water feature is a wonderful addition to any garden. This article is meant to help with the planning and building of the garden pond. Building a garden pond is a family activity that is fun for everyone. Parents, children, grandparents ...
Views: 916 - A New National Holiday: Stepparents Day - by A New National Holiday: Stepparents Day
By Beth Bruno © 2001
There are millions of unsung heroes and heroines in our midst, men and women who deserve recognition but get a bum rap instead. Who are they? They are people like me.
When I met the man I eventually married, he brought two ...
Views: 6337 - IT'S HARD TO FIND A RICH HERMIT - by Beyond the knowledge of business and it's complexities - way beyond the expertise of advertising gurus and marketing mavens, there is a place where the seeds of success germinate. Find this place and success and real happiness will be yours.
Why do I say it's hard to find a rich hermit? ...
Views: 1434 - SHOOTING FROM THE LIP- It's a deadly game - by Shooting-from-the-lip is a very dangerous habit, because IF YOU MISS THE TARGET YOU'RE DEAD.
Always identify the intended target and never pull the trigger before you take careful aim. Never wound innocent bystanders.
Sometimes our "quick-draw" words not only bury us in a hole deeper than we ...
Views: 881 - Conversing for Maximum Attraction - by So you spotted someone you'd really like to know.
Maybe you're in bar. Maybe you're at the gym or Laundromat. Perhaps someone you see from work. Or maybe, even, you're out socially.
So, now you've got to do something scary, and unpredictable. Create a conversation that could launch a great ...
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