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By Mark V. HansenOct 29, 20071 topic

Believe That God Has A Plan For You

It is very difficult to forgive someone else if you havenât forgiven yourself. nnI donât know about you, but I believe there is a Force greater than myself in this universe that has a plan for me. I truly feel I am a part of that plan. As I go around the world and learn about different religions and different cultures, I find myself talking to different groups about this concept. Do you believe there is Someone or some Force outside of you? nnWe donât have to agree reli

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark V. HansenOct 27, 20071 topic

Positive Language Can Bring You Luck â Banish the Word IF

To be lucky, you have to use lucky language, and lucky language is positive language. nnTo have positive language, you have to think positively. You have to see, you have to believe in yourselfâand then you have to reflect that belief in the words that you use.nnShut off all the media, the newspapers, and the television. Protect yourself from anything that promotes negativity in thought, in word, or in deed. Being positive is key. nnPeople ask me, Mark, how did you prepare

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark V. HansenDec 3, 20071 topic

Extend Your Philanthropy Past Money

Do Not Burden Your Children with Unearned WealthnWhile you want to give your money away, you want to give it to people and causes that will truly benefit from it. Unearned wealth can be a tremendous burden and stunt the growth and spiritual development of those who receive it. Wealth is earned by creating and giving value. Make sure your children learn this lesson.nnHave Fun!nBe sure to have as much fun giving your money away as you did earning it! Helping other people can be

Primary topic: Charity, Nonprofits and Volunteering

Charity, Nonprofits and Volunteering

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By Mark V. HansenOct 25, 20071 topic

Living With Class, Dignity, And Style

I have a great friend, Jim Rohn, who is probably the classiest business teacher on the planet. He is in his 70s, and has spoken to millions around the world; perhaps you have heard him speak. nnJim was traveling in Carmel, California, with his wife before they were married, and they pulled up to a gas station. The attendant cleaned the windows and offered to vacuum their car; he was very friendly. nnJim said, âBy the way, itâs a hot day, and weâd like to get a milkshake

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark V. HansenOct 20, 20071 topic

Build Confidence With Your Voice And Body Language

Body LanguagenStand tall. Use your body to project confidence. nnWhen your head is down and your chest is collapsed, you are not depicting confidence. When youâre looking depressed and youâre acting nervously shy, you do not look confident. nnLift your chin up, have good posture, breathe deeply, make eye contact, and give people a firm handshake. This will actually make you feel more confident.nnYou can do this anytime and anywhere. nnPortraying confidence in your physica

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark V. HansenOct 24, 20071 topic

Positive Working Relationships Can Move You Up The Corporate Ladder

There are some practical things that you can do to solidify your position as an indispensible asset in your organization. You can bring solutions to the table, not problems. You can build strong relationships and be a true team player. What is the benefit to these practices? Overwhelming success!nnDeliver Solutions, Not ProblemsnNever kick the problem âupstairsâ (to the boss)! Always kick the solution upstairs! Bosses love solutions, not problems. nnWhen problems arise, s

Primary topic: Business Opportunities

Business Opportunities

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By Mark V. HansenDec 12, 20071 topic

Make Fewer Decisions â Step 2 To Making Decisions

Letâs not waste our time not making decisions when we are out there in the executive world.nnWhat are some of the steps we can take in making great decisions?nnWe have all spent years and years teaching some of the most effective and successful executives on the planet how to make quality decisions. From our conversations together, we have it boiled down to eight stepsâeight things you need to know and you need to do to make great decisions. Here is the second thing:nn2.

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark V. HansenDec 7, 20071 topic

Get On With It! Step 1 To Making Decisions

It is very simple. Time spent not making the important decision is time wasted. You have to make good decisions. nnHave you ever been driving down the road behind someone who is indecisive? It is terrible; they wander up and down the road. They pull off to the side. They slow down. You know where you want to go; you want to go past them, and you want to get there.nnLetâs not waste our time not making decisions when we are out there in the executive world.nnWhat are some of

Primary topic: Personal Development

Personal Development

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By Mark V. HansenOct 5, 20071 topic

The Secret to Writingâ¦ Is Writing!

We recommend that you write out everything you know about a subject before you start researching the subject. Just sit down and write it. This approach allows for original thinking and breakthrough ideas. nnWrite what you know. Surely you have a signature story that you frequently tell to the delight of listeners. Use that to get your mental juices flowing. nnTo put yourself in a mental state to write, you may take on the persona of your favorite great writer and tap into vib

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Mark V. HansenNov 9, 20071 topic

More Ways To Make Deeper, More Sincere Friendships

Be HonestnSometimes we are afraid of hurting our friendsâ feelings. We donât tell them our honest feelings. We feel that we are protecting them. nnThink about it. nnDo you want your friends hiding their true feelings from you even if it may hurt? nnI have asked dozens of people this question. They all want their friends to share their true feelings, especially when it is about something that will help them improve or become a better person. nnLet your friends know your ho

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark V. HansenOct 19, 20071 topic

Enjoy Your Problems, Understand Your Problems, Learn From Your Problems

In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain tells the delightful story of how Tom gets all the other boys in the neighborhood to paint his fence for him.nnHe has been told that he canât go fishing until the fence is painted. What a chore!nnWhen the other boys ask if he is going, he basically says, âWhy on earth would I want to go fishing? I have a fence to paint. Nothing is more fun than painting a fence.ânnHe actually gets the other boys to pay him for the right to pai

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark V. HansenNov 7, 20071 topic

Make Deeper, More Sincere Friendships

Sincere InterestnShow sincere interest in the other person. Care about what they care about. nnYears ago in Japan I had a very close Japanese friend. As an American I was interested in how he defined friendship. So I asked him, âWhat does it mean to be a true friend in Japan?â He thought for a moment and then replied, âIf you went into a restaurant with your friend, without asking them you would be able to order a meal with which they would be perfectly satisfied. Or if

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark V. HansenOct 30, 20071 topic

Learn From Your Mistakes

Take mistakes as a learning experience. Yes, learn. If you can forget and let it go, fine; but learn from it in your forgetting process. The learning will prevent you from doing it again, and you will say to yourself, âI have learned my lesson. This I will never do again.ânnI am going to tell you a story that I seldom tell people but wish to share with you because it has helped me to let go of my own burdens.nnWhile doing business as a salesperson in Texas, I was sent to

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark V. HansenNov 6, 20071 topic

Creating True Friendships

Our Common HumanitynWe are all part of the human race. We share the resources of this world. We have so many things in common. One of the key steps to taking friendship to the next level is to treat your friends with great respect. nnTreat them as human beings, not as a source of gain or advantage. nnTrue friendship is not based on any ulterior motives we have concerning the other person. nnFriends are friends. nnThey do not need to or try to take advantage of the relationshi

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark V. HansenOct 15, 20071 topic

Boost Your Confidence By Boosting Those Around You

Confidence is also developed through lifting people around you. nnOne thing I tell people who are just starting out in careers is you canât rise above your boss. If you put your boss down, what does that make you? It makes you dumb. That is the nicest word I could think of to answer that question.nnYou need to lift the people that are around you. If the people around you are all extraordinary, what does that make you? Extraordinary.nnTo lift yourself, lift your boss, your p

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark V. HansenNov 16, 20071 topic

Step Three To Changing Your Internal Representations â Close The Distances

Now that you have distanced yourself and learned how to edit images internally, itâs time close the distance to the image you fear to see how you did.nnThis should be done one step at a time.nnFirst, move from the third to the second position. Go down from the blimp to the bleachers or from the living room to the Houston control center.nnBecome the observer. View the events from there.nnHow do they appear to you? How do you feel?nnIf you are still uncomfortable, go back to

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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