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Criticizing the Law of Attraction
In criticizing the law of attraction I ask: Does it really work? Is it just a scam perpetrated by it's promoters to make money? Or is it kind of like the placebo effect:; you get what you expect, whether there's been a real change or not. If you are reading this you probably know the basic premise of the Law of Attraction is that everything that happens to you is because of your own thoughts. I think the answer is Yes to all of the above.. Yes, it does really work. But not in
April 9, 2010
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The Roots of Self Esteem
Self Esteem is more than feeling good about yourself. It's having self confidence and self respect. You can feel confident in doing a particular thing, but unworthy to receive the benefits of your success. The opposite is also true. You can feel worthy and deserving of success and / or wealth, but have no confidence in your ability to obtain it. Self confidence itself is more than just feeling able to perform some job, function or act. It's a more universal belief in your abi
January 31, 2010
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Change Positive Thinking to Positive Believing
Affirmations alone don't work. Almost everyone has heard of positive thinking being a key to success. You are to start out repeating affirmations or trying to catch your negative thoughts and re-phrase them to a positive outlook. When your life doesn't change quickly, you quit. You tell yourself it doesn't work.nnWhat you may not realize is that your sub-conscious is a little voice inside you that's telling you the affirmations are wrong. It's all a lie. You know better. You'
June 3, 2009
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Are Your Beliefs Keeping You from Achieving Your Dreams?
Blocking beliefs are beliefs that keep you from achieving your goals. nThey can be obvious like "I'm not good enough". Or more subtle like "Life should be easy".nnBeliefs are very powerful. They can help you. And they can hinder you. They can help you reach your highest goals. Or they can lead you to depression and helplessness. But most often they just leave you treading water because many of them are contradictory. n nHere are a few contradictory sayings, I'm sure you can t
February 17, 2009