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By Leo FosterOct 16, 20081 topic

Law Of Attraction And Money Magnet Technique

nThis technique will work a lot better and a lot faster when you FIRST get rid of your limiting beliefs/values regarding YOU and MONEY.nnThe degree of success you may expect to achieve using this technique will heavily depend on (1) the number of limiting beliefs/values you can identify and eliminate, and (2) how consistent you are using the technique explained below.nnThe FORMAT you will be instructed to use is one that is seldom even mentioned by most gurus and experts. It

Primary topic: Wealth - Creating Wealth and Building Wealth

Wealth - Creating Wealth and Building Wealth

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By Suzanne WiebeRecently published1 topic

Surviving and Thriving after Betrayal and Relationship Breakup

One of the hardest things to handle in a relationship is betrayal. It doesn’t matter whether you were stood up by a date, or your marriage ended horribly. Betrayal hurts. I’ve heard so many women say ‘I can’t trust anymore.’ I don’t want to try again. The pain can be deep and self-esteem shattering. It can cause people to set up emotional barriers, and create walls that are difficult to pull down. These barriers have the power to affect every future relationship until we confront them and deal with the pain and issues.

Primary topic: Dating

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By Dorie WicklundFeb 27, 20131 topic

Top Five Challenges Parents Face with Teenagers

In a matter of only a few months, your once loving and thoughtful child has become an unruly mess who spends equal times crying on their cell phone as they do sulking. Even if your child has not become the typical angst ridden stereotype, there are several issues that parents of a teenager can expect to face. 1. Change in Behavior and Friends:rnâ¢ Teenagers may be trying different activities and making different friends. Many parents fear that as they branch out and make fri

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Nancy DanielsRecently published1 topic

***5 Factors That Can Affect the Health of Your Voice

Have you ever noticed that when you are extremely fatigued, your voice is much weaker than if you are energized? Not surprisingly, your vocal health is determined by the health of your entire body. Thus, if any of the following 5 factors are typical of your lifestyle, so too will the following 5 factors have an affect on your speaking voice.

Primary topic: Public Speaking

Public Speaking

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Numerology & The Number 11: What It Means & Why It’s So Challenging

Seeing the number 11 over and over in your daily lifencan mean many things. It’s possible you have prominent “11” in your comprehensivennatal and, or timing charts, which would mean the number 11nis especially important to you. It’s common for people to favor certain numbers, or for ncertain ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Milica BarjaktarovicRecently published1 topic

Receiving Deep Tissue Massage

What can you expect and how can you prepare for receiving deep tissue massage? There are some massage and bodywork techniques which are deep tissue by definition - for example, rolfing. There are some which can be deep or light, depending on the needs of the receiver, like lomilomi or shiatsu. ...

Primary topic: Holistic Health

Holistic Health

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By Vivian HarteRecently published1 topic

***6 Easy Actions to Take to Encourage Self-Confidence in Children

Children need to feel good about themselves. They need to be accepted and valued by the adults in their lives and their peers. Children with high self-confidence feel that the important adults in their lives care about them and would go out of their way to make them safe and well. They feel that these adults would be upset and miss them terribly if anything were to happen to them. Here are some tips in encouraging self-confidence in children. Make Them Feel Valued

Primary topic: Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

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By denis-waitleyRecently published1 topic

How to help a depressed friend or loved one

A practical article connected into the broader SelfGrowth topic graph.

Primary topic: Depression

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By Dean CaporellaAug 23, 20071 topic

Infertility Symptom - Tips You May Be Infertile

Is there such a thing as an infertility symptom? Symptoms are present in many conditions and a tell tale sign that something may be amiss. But how do you tell if you are infertile?nnThe truth is, infertility cannot really be determined by symptoms, I mean, what are you looking for; a rash, a cough, a sore toe. The fact is infertility is usually only confirmed following a series of tests which could span several months or even a year and beyond.nnAs far as an infertility sympt

Primary topic: Pregnancy

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By Dr Deepak AcharyaRecently published1 topic

Herbs of Sillewani Ghats, Chhindwara District- Madhya Pradesh, India

Introduction Chhindwara District is situated on Satpura plateau at 1550-3820 feet above the sea level. The District lies between 18 8'- 20 9' E. The arrangements of the plateau varies in altitude from 760-1030 mts. Sillewani-Ghat is situated at Chhindwara- Nagpur road about 32 km away from Chhindwara. Villagers still practice herbal medicines in this area. The knowledge of these medicines is age old. For them, use of herbs is the cheapest way for cure of various health disorders.

Primary topic: Herbal Remedies and Herbs

Herbal Remedies and Herbs

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By Mary WatersRecently published1 topic

***Financing Your Small Business

Small business financing is no more a tough task these days. Looking at the worsening employment market, more people are taking interest in developing their own business. This is a common trend of the socio-economic market that people prefer to start their set up as a small initiative which can slowly grow into a larg…

Primary topic: Business Start-up

Business Start-up

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By Amy DyslexRecently published1 topic

How To Write An interesting Introduction?

What is an Introduction? Introduction is an opening paragraph of an essay or research paper. It gives an idea about the title or the focus of a piece of writing. It should be designed in an attractive manner in order to grab the attention of the readers. Introduction is an important section of an essay or a paper but writing an introduction does not involve any specified rule or a general formula. Here is a brief guideline on how to make an introduction more appealing for your readers. A Guide to Grab the Attention of the Readersr First Sentence that Sizzles

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Steve TruetonRecently published1 topic

Everything is Energy and Vibrates at Different Frequencies

Albert Einstein's famous equatio E=mc2 proved that everything in the universe is energy. The physical existence of our reality and the abstract reality of our mind are made from an energy pattern. The concept of a universal energy is not a new one. Chinese people call this energy chi and the ancient Hindus called it prana. Two of the arts that developed in those two cultures - t'ai chi and yoga, are based on the art of tapping into the flow of energy and using it to balance one’s self.

Primary topic: Self Realization

Self Realization

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By Melanie GrimesRecently published1 topic

Summer Camp or Staying Home: Pros and cons for families

Summer camps are a wonderful way for children to meet new friends and develop new skills. Staying home also allows children to develop new skills, some of which involve deepening family relationships and leading a less structured life. There are pros and cons to both summer alte atives. Summer Camp Pros Focus on an interest. If a child has a special interest, there is probably a camp for that. Whether its photography or football, sailing or swimming, biking or horseback riding, many camps focus on one or a few core activities. Learn about a new place or geographyr

Primary topic: Holistic Health

Holistic Health

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By LincythomasJan 10, 20121 topic

How to Explain a Romantic Friendship

Romantic friendships are caring and supportive.rnA romantic friendship is a passionate same sex relationship that excludes sexual activity. Explaining a romantic friendship can be difficult because romance is fused with erotic desire in contemporary culture. However, you can explain the nature of romantic friendship by placing it in its historical context, as romantic friendships were socially acceptable in earlier centuries. Romantic friendships are also famous in literature

Primary topic: Men's Issues

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By Jessica BennetRecently published1 topic

Mortgage Reaffirmation After Chapter 7 - What's it All About?

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Primary topic: Mortgage and Home Financing

Mortgage and Home Financing

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By David BruceJul 5, 20031 topic

Victim Behavior and What You Can Do About It

Ok, so what do I do about it? Here we go and lets get right down to it! Mental Chatter versus Emotions Victim Behavior is associated with many emotions, Shame is probably the most prevalent. Feeling overwhelmed is another. Feeling shame and being overwhelmed isn't particularly useful-nso let's divide and conquer by breaking this down into 5 bite-size steps: Summary Step one- Identify your dysfunctional characteristics -- habitual (recurring), problematic behaviors. Step tw

Primary topic: Addiction and Recovery

Addiction and Recovery

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By John VickiNov 12, 20111 topic

Effective Techniques to Get Your Ex Boyfriend Back from Another Girl

The pursuit to date your ex boyfriend is usually not easy, but getting him back from someone else is even more difficult. Not just do you have to surmount his love for this new girl; however you have as well got to make him interested in you again in the first place. What are the best ways to get your ex boyfriend back from another girl? You are in luck because this article reveals all that. While I don't attempt mind tricks or advocate playing games to win an ex back, when y

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Kyre AdeptRecently published1 topic

The Computer Analogy

Computers are made in the image of people, just as people are made in the image of God. Every creation is, in some respects, a self-portrait of its creator. So although we are not limited to the mechanical functions of computers, we work in similar ways. Of course, we humans are also our own programmers, as well as being the data, hardware and software that runs those programs. The three main components of a computer are hardware, software and information or data. Let’s start with hardware… the components that make up the physical equipment:

Primary topic: Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

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By André ThunaApr 25, 20121 topic

How to Use Body Language to Keep a Guy Wanting More

There is a power that only the woman possesses and when she knows how to use it, she can keep her guy wanting more and more. Each woman in or out of a relationship should know the powerful art of body language to not only get what she wants, but, to keep it. There is nothing in the world greater than a relationship, and when the relationship has the respect, sex, love, companionship, and mutual attraction of both partners it is a truly amazing relationship. The role of the wo

Primary topic: Body Language

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By Dr Deepak AcharyaRecently published1 topic

Environment Conservation Programmes in Danielson College, M.P., India

Established in 1970, Danielson College has been involved in various Environmental Conservation activities for a long time back. Dr M K Rai was the first man who laid foundation to environmental activities in the college. He started a programme called Environment Conservation Programme (ECP). This programme was aimed to spread knowledge on environment conservation among the tribal people of the area. AIMS OF THE ECP to develop awareness attitude and skills among the school children and tribal folk;

Primary topic: Herbal Remedies and Herbs

Herbal Remedies and Herbs

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By David SnapeRecently published1 topic

An Alternative To Root Scaling And Planing Worked For Me

Recently, I was looking at some 'official' information about gum disease and gingivitis. One of the sites implied that gum disease was the result of poor brushing and flossing habits. I think this is possibly an untrue and potentially dangerous statement to make because it may lead people to believe they will be safe

Primary topic: Health Products and Services

Health Products and Services

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By Md.mizanur RahmanMar 17, 20101 topic

Tips to 1st Date for maximum success

Do you want time and now you're panicking about how to do go - and what you do... Sure, it's a special event and the memory will stay with you for life, so we have to do it properly, yes? The first thing is to relax - not accept your time this way - like you - who love the person who was, when requested, so it's a good sign. It is true that February 14 is about romance, these pressures may leave very specific to the date stamp for the first time. Needless to say, it can be te

Primary topic: Dating

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By Krystal KuehnRecently published1 topic

7 Common Negative Labels & The Hidden Strengths They Reveal

We all have strengths and weakness. Our strengths are usually referred to in positive terms such as "smart," "strong" or "talented." Rarely do we view our weaknesses or deficits as potential clues to our strengths. Some common and negatively perceived characteristics can actually help us discover some very positive qualities and underlying strengths. Following is a list of 7 common negative labels and some other ways we might look at them:

Primary topic: Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology

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By Carol C. DenbowRecently published1 topic

Can Stress Kill?

Most of us suffer from stress at some level, but can stress really lead to death? The answer might surprise you. Many people assume that traumatic experiences like the death of a spouse or loved one, buying a home, or losing a job would be the greatest cause for stress. But everyday ...

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Marty SchupakMar 26, 20121 topic

TEACHING YOUTH PLAYERS TO CATCH FLY BALLS

It has always amazed me how tee ball coaches approach teaching their players the skill of catching fly balls. They will have their players, ages five and six, take turns while coaches will either hit or throw soft covered balls to them. And of course it is inevitable that one or more kids will get hit in the head or face. Even getting hit with these soft covered baseballs can hurt, and worse can leave an emotional scar and negativity towards baseball. I have seen kids get hit

Primary topic: Sports

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By Valery SatterwhiteJun 8, 20081 topic

Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset - Which One Do YOU Have?

There is a lot of discussion in today’s enlightened era about mindset. Our mindset creates how we view our world and dictates our emotional intelligence. What is the attitude that we bring to our work and relationships? Are we naturally optimistic or pessimistic? nIt is our mindset that creates our future and determines whether or not we achieve our goals.nnThere are two different mindsets: The Fixed Mindset and the Growth Mindset. A person with a fixed mindset views th

Primary topic: Mind Power

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By Steve TuckerRecently published1 topic

What Are Your Sex Expectations? 20 Ideas Of Discussion For Sex Expectations

Our lives are full of expectations, dreams and goals we want to accomplish. We all have expectations, dreams and goals for our marriage and many of those are in the area of sex. Unfortunately, many couples never take time to sit down and actually discuss their sex expectations. We may feel embarrassed about some of our expectations or even think that our spouse might think we are "dirty" or "perverted". Therefore, we stay quiet and only dream about our expectations and even get frustrated with our spouse because they can't figure it out.

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Dan MorganJan 14, 20111 topic

5 Great Reasons to Become a Teaching Assistant

We have compiled a list of 5 good reasons why you should consider becoming a teaching assistant. Whether you have been weighing up whether or not you should apply to be a teaching assistant or have never considered it before hopefully the following points can help you make up your mid and clarify your thinking. It’s Rewardingr One of the main reasons people choose to become a teaching assistant is because of the incredible satisfying feeling you experience from helping under

Primary topic: Achievement

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By Heather BuckleyRecently published1 topic

Train the Trainer Tips - training difficult people

Teaching the person who doesn't want to be there. Sometimes when delegates on your training course are negative, disinterested or even disruptive it is often because they have been sent by their employers but are not interested in learning.Also having confided in you, you have begun to earn their trust.This should be done in a break or to one side, never in front of the group.

Primary topic: Seminars and Workshops

Seminars and Workshops

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By Pat HeydlauffRecently published1 topic

5 Good Characteristics of Productivity

Productivity - a magic word in anyone’s business vocabulary. When applied positively to the performance of an individual, it can reduce stress, be encouraging and lead to greater success for both the individual and the business. The obvious outcome for every individual and every business is to improve productivity. But, how do you do that? Perhaps the reverse is also true? If you can reduce stress, be encouraged by self or others and improve your performance will productivity increase?

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Piercarla Garusi, Life Coach & NLP Practitioner, Director of PG Coaching LtdJul 6, 20061 topic

HOW TO OVERCOME SOCIAL ANXIETY

I worked with a client who had suffered from social anxiety for most of her life. She grew up in a dysfunctional family who emotionally abused her, and she arrived at the point of believing that there was something wrong with being her. nnAnd this is a key to social anxiety: believing that there is something wrong or bad in you or with being you.nnYou might have been bullied or had abusive experiences which led you to believe this; but the truth is that there is NOTHING, I re

Primary topic: Positive Thinking

Positive Thinking

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By Joanie WinbergRecently published1 topic

7 Ways to Rediscover Your True Passion After Divorce

Going through a divorce is a very challenging time in a person's life. It is hard to adjust to being single again, as well as living "out of the habit" of being married, especially if you have been married for many, many years. Eventually, you begin to think about dating, but it is suggested ...

Primary topic: Life Coach and Life Coaching

Life Coach and Life Coaching

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By Yvonne FinnRecently published1 topic

"Make Me Feel Special !"

"Make Me Feel Special" This quote from George Cummings, says it all. "Every person you meet in life has a flashing sign on theirchest. It says, 'Make me feel special'." There is no greater thing that we can do in each human interactionthan to make the other person feel special. Now, this is ...

Primary topic: Dating

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By Joshua NyamacheRecently published1 topic

Steps of Staffing Function of Management

Every organization has to do staffing because without it the productive efforts of any organization resources would be difficult or minimal. In fact it’s through the combination of materials, money, machines and men that ensures the growth and survival of any organization. The success and failures of organization depends on them. The employment of suitable manpower is necessary for efficiency use of your organization resources. This is only possible through staffing function of management.

Primary topic: Internet Marketing

Internet Marketing

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By Imran ZafarJan 9, 20121 topic

Batch Operating System and Timesharing Operating System

Batch Operating System: In early computer systems, the user did not interact directly with the computer system. The data and programs were first prepared on the input media such as punched cards or punched tape. The data and programs prepared on the punched tape or punched cards were referred to as jobs. These jobs were submitted to the computer operator. The computer operator would arrange the jobs into proper sequence known as batches and run the batches through the compute

Primary topic: Learning

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By Ruth PurpleFeb 19, 20091 topic

Friendless After Divorce

Divorce has many undesirable side effects. Whatever you had, you seem to lose. First you lose your spouseâs love and affection. Then you lose respect for one other. Next is the house, the carâeven the kids. Sometimes it feels like you could lose your sanity. And, if thatâs not enough, you lose your friends. The first losses were expected and didnât come as a shock, but the friends? Itâs the cherry at the top of your sundae of losses. Losing friends is often an unexp

Primary topic: Divorce

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By Charles MartinNov 11, 20111 topic

Interview Tips: Interview Feedback Questions

Repeated failures in the interviews may disappoint the candidates. Although every rejection will help you learn new things, understand the areas where you must make improvements, it also will make the candidate to lose his confidence. Also, if the wrong techniques are employed, it will not make any difference to your performance in the interviews. It is important for you to make a list of the things that you were unable to answer or lack in giving satisfying answers to the in

Primary topic: Interviewing Skills

Interviewing Skills

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By Denise MistichRecently published1 topic

Christian Spiritual Healing

Christian spiritual healing is vital in all aspects of life, including your physical health. Can you imagine how great you would feel if you had never made bad choices? What if you had never experienced grief or had never been abused? Imagine having no guilt to carry.

Primary topic: Religion

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By Micki KahlonJun 20, 20071 topic

Ballerina Green Tea

Green tea is a beverage which has been around for ages and comes in various assorted one of which is ballerina green tea. It is renowned for treating numerous medical conditions from headaches to cancer. Green tea is a beverage which is popular with Asian countries like China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and the Middle East. Research has been conducted both in Asia and in the West regarding the benefits of drinking green tea and ballerina green tea.nnThe Journal of the Na

Primary topic: Dietary Supplements

Dietary Supplements

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By Dr. LaVe e AdekunleRecently published1 topic

Faith, Family, Friends

The Acceptable 3 F’s (Faith, Family, and Friends)” Our focus today should be faith, family, and friends. I want to emphasize the importance of all three because each increases the quality of your life. Find time out of your schedule for each priority of faith, family, and friends. These three things will create a foundation for happiness. When you are overly busy with work and rushing from place to place, you will realize that an important area of your life is keeping in touch and connecting with your faith, family, and friends.

Primary topic: Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology

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By Dr. Irina WebsterRecently published1 topic

Mom, Please Help: a True Anorexia – Bulimia Story.

Well, I guess it was 11 years ago I started to notice something was not right with Amy. She had just turned 13 when I caught her always looking at herself in the mirror. She would ask me if I thought she put on weight. I told her of course not, she always looked just right for her age. You ...

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Vaishali NikhadeRecently published1 topic

Running – Best Exercise To Lose Weight & Stay in Shape

Starting running is like embarking on a new adventure – particularly for people who are not runners. Like any adventure, a lot of thrill is in the journey itself. At the end of the journey, you are surprised at how far you have come and what you have accomplished. When you arrive at the ...

Primary topic: Fitness and Exercise

Fitness and Exercise

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By Emma MartinJun 26, 20081 topic

The Handshake Induction - Mastering The Art Of Rapid Hypnosis

If you are familiar at all with the ideas of hypnosis, you have probably heard of the handshake induction. It is a rapid hypnotic induction technique first developed by master hypnotist Milton Erickson and it is also the favored technique of stage illusionists such as Derren Brown due to how impressively showy it is in front of an audience. Also called the handshake interrupt, the handshake induction depends in large part on the automatic mirroring that people do towards each

Primary topic: Hypnosis

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By Anthony CarterRecently published1 topic

3 Reasons Why It’s Important to Write Down Your Goals

Goals are powerful tools that you can use in order to realize your dreams. The act of setting goals is good but you can increase the effectiveness by writing your goals down. Here are reasons why it is important to write your goals down.

Primary topic: Personal Development

Personal Development

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By Dan BainbridgeRecently published1 topic

Train Your Subconscious Mind With Subliminal Messages

Your mind is like an iceberg: Your conscious mind is only a tiny proportion of your minds total function, with 90% of processing done "under the surface" by your subconscious mind. We are all constantly taking in new information, processing it, and storing it every day. This is how we learn, and ...

Primary topic: Subliminal Messages & Subliminal Learning

Subliminal Messages & Subliminal Learning

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By Ron PawlowskiOct 7, 20101 topic

Retailers Are Experiencing a Shift in Customer Expectations

It's of little surprise that in these challenging times, consumers have made pricing their top priority in making their buying decisions. Many retailers have in response to this, created the perpetual discount price point. Week after week sales go on until after a couple of years of this strategy, customers have become wary of the perpetual sale in so many stores. They wonder whether they're really getting a bargain after all.rnA recent survey in Australia revealed that the p

Primary topic: Business Consulting

Business Consulting

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By Karen VaughanRecently published1 topic

Vinegar, Muscle Cramps, Blood Sugar and Acids

The New York Times just published an article indicating that pickle juice (made of salt, vinegar and spices) was helpful at relieving muscle cramps. In a very small trial, 10 men exercised until dehydrated then were electrically stimulated until they cramped, and were given either pickle juice or water. Pickle juice relieved cramps significantly compared to distilled water. The trainers thought that the pickle juice replaced fluids and electrolytes lost during exercise. The researchers thought it was the vinegar.

Primary topic: Herbal Remedies and Herbs

Herbal Remedies and Herbs

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By Puneet ChawlaRecently published1 topic

Apply Vaastu for Home to Create Positive Energy all around of you

Today I would like to give you some energy related tips of vaastu for home. Friends, we can’t ignore the importance of positive energy in our life. Houses with less positive energies become store of negative energies. And the inmates of such houses always struggle with problems like- stress, depression, illness, financial problems etc. You see, we don’t like to stay on a place where we feel uncomfortable, where there are negative energies flowing all around.

Primary topic: Life Balance

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By Jill StewartSep 11, 20071 topic

Special Exercise For Impotent Men

An old exercise that restores muscle tone in women who have just given birth can do wonders for impotent men.nnBritish researchers said pelvic floor exercises or Kegels, named after the South Californian gynecologist Dr. Arnold Kegel, can help men suffering from impotence, premature ejaculation, and those who “dribble” after urinating – a condition know as urinary incontinence.nn“Historically, women have been advised to perform pelvic floor exercises e

Primary topic: Men's Issues

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