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- Using Self-Talk to Overcome Adversity - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhile living on this planet, you can count on one thing: adversity. Sooner or later, something is going to upset your applecart. The good news is that no event can add up to the end of the world unless you say so: adversity is inevitable and presents itself to test your inner strength and ...
Views: 1512 - Can You Believe It? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesBelief is the basis of all action, and this being so, the belief that dominates the heart or mind is shown in the life. –James Allen (Above Life’s Turmoil) You will rarely attempt something that you don’t believe possible, and you will never give 100 percent of your ability to something in ...
Views: 1493 - Hypnosis: Taking Performance to the Next Level - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesSo, Doc, you gonna make me bark like a dog or quack like a duck?” Kevin handed me the clipboard with his pre-session questionnaire as he sat down in my “client recliner.” “No, I think we’ll skip that today,” I said smiling. “And please call me Dave. I’m not a doctor.” I could see he was ...
Views: 1489 - Seven Simple Steps to Beat Your Depression and Take Back Control of Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDepression affects many of us at various stages of our lives. If it hasn’t affected us personally, we know someone who has been affected by it. We can feel sad and depressed for a variety of reasons such as relationship difficulties or being rejected by a lover, losing a job, divorce, workplace ...
Views: 1488 - ***Growing with Change - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesChange happens. And while we can't control much of the world changing around us, we can control how we respond. We can choose to anticipate and embrace changes, or resist them. Resisting change is like trying to push water upstream. Generally we're quick to point to others who resist change. ...
Views: 1487 - Newly Discovered Nutrients Significantly Impact Overall Health of 98 Percent - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesToday, we are living in a society riddled with disease, illness, and disorders, and many of these are a result of a malfunctioning immune system. In fact, just about everybody seems to have a condition or disease that they are being treated for, even children. This was not the case just a decade ...
Views: 1482 - Caring for the Whole Body with South American Herbs - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDespite the environmental stresses we face daily, our less than ideal lifestyle choices, and our genetic challenges, we can reap impressive health results through consistent use of therapeutic herbs, which can strengthen the structures and functions of our bodies. Many Americans are familiar ...
Views: 1446 - The 10 Assumptions That Kill Success - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesOne of the biggest factors affecting whether or not a person will fail or succeed at any particular endeavor is the belief he holds in his mind when he embarks on it. My experience as a life coach is that most people have a remarkable knack for making assumptions about their goals that are just ...
Views: 1427(2 votes) - ***Timeless Leadership Principles in a Changing World - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"There are no new truths, but only truths that have not been recognized by those who have perceived them without noticing. A truth is something that everybody can be shown to know and to have known, as people say, all along." — Mary McCarthy, author and critic I write these words as I sit in ...
Views: 1413(34 votes) - ***Weak Leaders Try to Use Money as a Motivator - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Managers tend to use compensation as a crutch. After all, it is far easier to design an incentive system that will do management's work than it is to articulate a direction persuasively, develop agreement about goals and problems, and confront difficulties when they arise." — Michael Beer, ...
Views: 1409(4 votes) - How to Overcome Your “Inner Loser” and Finally Achieve Your Dreams - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesHave you ever started to let yourself dream up something you wanted, only to hear that inner voice tell you all the reasons why you can’t get what you want? You say to yourself, “I’d love to start a new business because I just can’t afford to take any time off, and I’m sick of my job.” Then, ...
Views: 1409 - Hybrid Vigor: Integration of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) into the Therapeutic Community Part 4 - by Submitted on May 06, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhat We Have Learned: Mindfulness Meditation and the TC Perspective From a historical perspective, the social organization of the TC is designed to address the whole person through surfacing and raising awareness of negative behaviors (Arbiter & Mullen, 2002). Remarkable changes in lifestyle ...
Views: 1409 - ***Breaking Out of Our Mental Prisons - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. And there were always choices to make. Every day, every hour, offered the opportunity to make a decision, a decision which ...
Views: 1398(2 votes) - How to Get More Work Done in a Day - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesHow do you achieve employment security in a world where there is no employment security? I start with a question: do you consider yourself to be honest and at least reasonably intelligent? Okay. As an honest, intelligent person, do you, as a general rule, get about twice as much work done on the ...
Views: 1397(1 vote) - ***Balancing Technology, Management, and Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order." — Alfred North Whitehead, 19th century British mathematician and philosopher As Achieve (my first consulting company) was working with our Clients to implement Toward Excellence (the cultural change ...
Views: 1376(35 votes) - The Paradox of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesTo forgive or not forgive? Your decision could affect your health and the quality of your life. Studies prove that people who choose not to forgive have more stress-related illnesses, lower-functioning immune systems, and increased likelihood of heart disease than people who forgive. A ...
Views: 1372 - The Fairest One of All: Breaking the Bonds of Female Competition - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIt happens between mothers and daughters, female coworkers, sisters and gal pals—women constantly comparing themselves to others. Whether consciously or unconsciously, most women question who is more beautiful, more successful, or has the most possessions. At the root of a woman’s misguided ...
Views: 1359 - ***Cultivating Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesOver the last two decades I have consulted to, provided workshops for, and delivered keynote presentations on leadership to a variety of restaurant chains and individual restaurant managers. I continue to be surprised by the general confusion between management and leadership. Managers push, ...
Views: 1353(38 votes) - Energy Psychology - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThe term energy psychology refers to a number of related energy therapies that are based on the Chinese meridian system of medicine. Energy psychology quickly and thoroughly relieves mental health problems by eliminating emotional traumas or blockages from the mind-body continuum by touching or ...
Views: 1351 - ***Why Most Change Programs and Improvement Initiatives Fail - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"I can't say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days." — Daniel Boone, American frontiersman and pioneer Many team and organization change and improvement efforts are lost or badly bewildered. Decades of studies have consistently shown that 50–70 percent are failing. There ...
Views: 1346(8 votes) - ***Growing the Leader in Us - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"For what we've discovered, and rediscovered, is that leadership isn't the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women. It's a process ordinary people use when they're bringing forth the best from themselves and others. Liberate the leader in everyone, and extraordinary things happen." — ...
Views: 1345(25 votes) - ***Change Management Can Lead to Rigidity and Resistance to Change - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Today's successful business leaders will be those who are most flexible of mind. An ability to embrace new ideas, routinely challenge old ones, and live with paradox will be the effective leader's premier trait. . . Leaders will have to guide the ship while simultaneously putting everything up ...
Views: 1343(19 votes) - ***A Checklist for Changing Me to Change Them - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The cruelest lies are often told in silence." — Robert Lewis Stevenson, 19th century Scottish poet, novelist, and essayist We can't build a team or organization that's different from us. We can't make them into something we're not. Failing to follow this principle is the single biggest ...
Views: 1323(24 votes) - Life is a Trip, But Where Are You Going?: The Art of Choosing “Who to Be” Rather Than “What to Do” - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhenever I mention to people that I teach stress management, meditation, and life mastery skills, they almost always say to me, “Boy, do I need that!” We live in a very fast-paced world. Information, opportunities, and challenges are expanding exponentially every day. Life is full, to say the ...
Views: 1309 - Knowing Addiction and Doing Recovery: “The Slugger’s Path” - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesAnyone who has lived with an addiction or has had a close-up experience with someone struggling to overcome addictive behaviors knows that all of the theories and research are of little consequence. The real-world, nitty-gritty fight to reclaim one’s life is beyond the lab, the classroom, or the ...
Views: 1307 - An Introduction to Energy Healing - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesEnergy healing is a practice that promotes positive change. It involves an exchange of subtle energy that enables change toward greater peace, harmony, health, and vibrancy. Energy healing is practiced in many forms; some are modern, while some are drawn from ancient practices reaching back to ...
Views: 1302 - Seven Ways & Seven Days to Renew Your Life - by Submitted on May 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesTo renew and reinvent our lives, WE NEED A PLAN! Here it is: a seven-day process to work with over and over. This plan incorporates physical, mental and spiritual work. Use the whole seven-day process, or choose any one of the days to work with as you create the life you want. DAY 1: ...
Views: 1293 - ***Change or Be Changed - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesGeorge was 53 when he had his first attack. He'd smoked for almost 40 years, was badly overweight, had an extremely high fat diet, and handled stress poorly. This warning shocked him into joining a smoking-cessation program. George and his wife also learned about healthy eating and improved ...
Views: 1289(15 votes) - ***Changing Me to Change Them - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"We must be the change we wish to see in this world." — Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader who developed the practice of nonviolent disobedience that forced Great Britain to grant independence to India in 1947 I can think of all kinds of ways to change our kids, my ...
Views: 1289(30 votes) - ***Balancing Top-Down and Bottom-Up Change Processes - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Grass-roots change presents senior managers with a paradox: directing a 'nondirective' change process. The most effective senior managers in our study recognized their limited power to mandate corporate renewal from the top. Instead, they defined their roles as creating a climate for change, ...
Views: 1287(15 votes) - Integration of Mindfullness-Based Cognitive Therapy into the Therapeutic Community: Implications for Trauma Treatment Part 3 - by Submitted on May 06, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhat We Have Learned: Mindfulness Meditation and the TC Perspective From a historical perspective, the social organization of the TC is designed to address the whole person through surfacing and raising awareness of negative behaviors (Arbiter & Mullen, 2002). Remarkable changes in lifestyle ...
Views: 1284 - Stevia: A Better Alternative to Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesMost medical experts would agree that one of the best ways to improve your health is to reduce your sugar intake. Doing this can help decrease your chances of getting diabetes and being overweight or obese—both epidemics in this country with adults and children alike. Consider these facts: * ...
Views: 1284(1 vote) - ***Timeless Leadership Principles - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhile interviewing the legendary Jack Nicklaus, a reporter once remarked, "Jack, you have had a spectacular career. Your name is synonymous with the game of golf. You really know your way around the course. What is your secret?" Nicklaus replied, "The holes are numbered!" If only leadership ...
Views: 1283 - ***From Phase of Life to Way of Life - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us." — G. K. Chesterton, British author, Fancies Versus Fads Marti was driving through her neighborhood to work one morning when a genie ...
Views: 1279(14 votes) - The Power of Appreciation - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesYou hate your supervisor. There—you finally said it. You’ve been pussyfooting around it (and her) for long enough now. That’s it, you’ve had it! Let the truth be told—you hate your boss. Your reflection in the mirror scowls back at you. You sigh, stop waving your toothbrush around, and stick ...
Views: 1265 - ***Leaders Give People Space to Grow - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being." — Goethe I enjoy perennial gardening in our yard. As I have tended our gardens over the years, I am continually struck by how some plants will do well in some locations and terribly ...
Views: 1255 - Rise Early and Catch the Golden Worm - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesEarly morning hath gold in its mouth. –Benjamin Franklin Every successful businessman that I know (or about whom I have read) gets up and gets to work early. It’s such a universal trait of accomplished individuals that I’m tempted to say it is a secret for success. “Early to bed and early to ...
Views: 1252 - ***Soft Skills, Hard Results (Part 2) - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"We should take care not to make the intellect our god. It has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. It cannot lead, it can only serve." - Albert Einstein There's not a lot we can do about the processing power between our ears. For the most part, we're stuck with whatever ...
Views: 1251(24 votes) - ***A Tale of Two Managers: Command versus Commitment - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Organizations should be built and managers should be functioning so people can be naturally empowered. If someone's doing their job...they should know their job better than anybody. They don't need to be 'empowered,' but encouraged and left alone to be able to do what they know best." — Henry ...
Views: 1219(6 votes) - ***Leaders Foster Individual Passion for Change and Improvement - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can fire forth its spark." — Henry Amiel Strong leaders are very good at aligning individual interests, strengths, and goals with the work that needs to be done. To ...
Views: 1218 - Posture and Pain: From the Feet Up - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThe ideal body has a framework of curves and arches that, with the joints, support and balance the body’s weight. When spinal curves or foot arches flatten or are exaggerated, our center of gravity is shifted. The result? Pain! The more self-imposed problems often come from poor ergonomics ...
Views: 1218 - ***Paradoxical Balancing Acts in Organization Improvement - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart go together." — John Ruskin, 19th century English critic, artist and social reformer Too often, we see the world in narrow binary, either/or terms. Odd or even, closed or open, introverted or extroverted, individual or group, ...
Views: 1214 - Your Strata Zone - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesYour skin is your largest organ and a part of your immune system, containing a variety of nerve endings, sensitive to your environment, providing an excellent barrier against viruses and pathogens, regulating body temperature (by dilating blood vessels for heat loss or constricting blood vessels ...
Views: 1214 - Letting Go of Stuff - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesHave you ever lain awake at two o’clock in the morning, feeling stressed and overwhelmed because your dreams are not being accomplished? Do you constantly remind yourself that you have made mistakes in the past? Do you worry about whether or not you are making the right decisions about your ...
Views: 1211 - ***Soft Skills, Hard Results (Part 1) - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesLeadership deals with the world of emotions and feelings. It is more of an art than a science. Like artists, leaders have the ability to share their vision of the world. Leaders influence our perceptions and help us look at situations in new ways. These skills – and the leadership principles ...
Views: 1209(28 votes) - Taking the Bully by the Horns - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesBullies are people we deal with 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They’re our coworkers, neighbors, acquaintances, strangers, and, yes, even family and friends slip on their bully masks from time to time. (Some more than others!) No matter who, where, or why, bullies can make you feel miserable and ...
Views: 1205(2 votes) - ***More Change Demands More Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Leadership is about coping with change. Part of the reason it has become so important in recent years is that the world has become more competitive and more volatile...doing what was done yesterday, or doing it 5% better, is no longer a formula for success. Major changes are more and more ...
Views: 1188 - You Are Your Own President - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesCongratulations! You are the president of your own nation, and it’s called Imagination. This particular nation is the driving force behind your life and is the underlying factor of your future. You have an enormous responsibility as President of this nation. You must always focus on the future, ...
Views: 1183 - ***Career Development – The First Ninety Days in Your New Career Development Plan Can Be Very Important - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhen you are changing careers, the first ninety days of your new job are very important. Once you are hired, the first ninety days or three months is considered your probation period. During this time, either you or your new employer can change your mind. Just because you got hired, does not ...
Views: 1171 - ***Change Management is an Oxymoron - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesA dubious consulting industry and "profession" has developed, claiming to provide "change management" services. Those two words make about as much sense together as "holy war", "non-working mother", "mandatory option", and "political principles". Many of the books, models, theories, and ...
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