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It’s summer time again and there never seems to be enough time to get to all those things you’ve always wanted to do. How can we have the BEST summer imaginable and do it on a budget? Well let’s first see what elements make up the best summer.
Elements of Your Best Summer
It is often said ... Views: 1369
Someone once said to me, “I don’t read the articles on blogs as there is nothing of value and I am always feeling like someone is selling to me.” My thought was, maybe you need to upgrade which blogs you read!
Let’s add some value today!
Right now, without thinking about it, write down ten ... Views: 1272
Within the past 10 years, there has been a surge of scandals that have come out in the media about practices of ministers, businessmen, politicians, etc.
For example, in 2006, it was revealed that Ted Haggard, an evangelical preacher, paid a man to engage in sex with him for three years and ... Views: 1137
Do You Own Your Own Business or Does Your Business Own You?
This is a critical question to ask if you are just starting a venture or a seasoned entrepreneur. I hope this article finds you at a junction in your business that you can re-examine your positioning even if it is not one of business ... Views: 1306
Too often we allow our fears to prevent us from achieving our goals or living the life we truly want to live. Fears have no boundaries and differ from person to person. We can be fearful of anything ranging from relationships to rabbits! In this newsletter I am going to focus on facing our ... Views: 1208
If You Can Fake a Smile For 17 Seconds, You Control How You Feel
• 1. “It’s not what we don’t-know that does us in. It is what we ‘do’ know, that isn’t so, like facts, rules & principles.”
• 2. If we all knew everything about “smiling & laughing”, why would the University of Kansas ... Views: 1891
The other morning I got out of bed before my husband and, as I was brushing my teeth, I saw him get up and make the bed. Making the bed for my perfectionist husband means throwing the blankets willy-nilly back over the bed, period. What is wrong with this picture? Is that the way a perfectionist ... Views: 1749
Listen, you are not alone. You had so much enthusiasm at the beginning of that project. Your intentions were the best. You were so passionate, motivated, and excited about the impact it would have. Maybe you thought it would be more fun than it turned out to be. Maybe you got distracted by ... Views: 1379
Nowadays our economy demands a practical price
when it comes to your dream vacation.
A budget for vacation for a family isn't that big and
the good thing about it is the abundance of bargains out
there if you would just know how to look for it.
And it would be better to get a 3-bedroom ... Views: 701
Just because everyone may be going around hailing “TGIF” does not mean you have to throw in your towel and dive head first into the abundance of platters, dips and tutti-frutti drinks. The days known as Friday and Saturday seem to conjure up images of tossing in the cards in the health and ... Views: 1022
Introduction
Having a successful and productive day starts with establishing positive habits. One such habit that many successful individuals swear by is waking up without an alarm. By doing so, they take control of their mornings, set a positive tone for the day, and maximize their ... Views: 118
You want to make a change. Break a habit. You’ve tried before. You haven’t been successful. Your story? “I don’t have enough will-power, I’m not strong enough or courageous enough.” Then, you beat yourself up because you’ve ‘failed’. And then, feeling bad and inadequate, you probably do ... Views: 1553
If you’ve been listening to the news lately, you may have come to the conclusion that the outlook at the moment is bleak. You may be caught up in the gloom and doom, hopeless mindset that is more contagious than a flu pandemic.
There are some things you can do to keep yourself healthy when ... Views: 1630
In the 1970s, Dr. James Prochaska and colleagues at the University of Rhode Island developed a model on the process of changing from bad habits to good ones. They identified six stages that people go through in this process.
Generally, people don’t go through these stages in a linear ... Views: 7299
Did you know that habits are incredibly powerful tools for personal growth and success?
Think about the habits you have now and how they affect virtually every aspect of your life. Your weight and health are determined by your eating habits. Your relationships with people are determined by ... Views: 3391
Celebrating Mother's Day and mom's birthday at the beach was a gift my mom, my sister, and I gave ourselves each year. It was a Mother's Day tradition for many more years than I can remember.In 2001 we started a new tradition.
Mom’s three year journey with lung cancer had taken a toll on ... Views: 2098
Success and failure are largely the result of habit, the automatic ways you respond and react to what’s going on around you. Changing habits which are no longer consistent with your purpose is one of the hardest things you’ll ever have to do, and one of the most essential to the quality of your ... Views: 338
I make healthier choices when I act with compassion towards myself.
Here’s one simple step to better self talk now. Gently urge yourself to respond to the present moment by saying, “Now give compassion to yourself!
I find this is especially useful before any kind of problem solving.
In ... Views: 1103
"Killer surf today, Brah!" Could you imagine saying that to your boss, and he responses, "Yep, let's ride some waves." Crazy thought? But that same principle can be used with any boss, and it works every time. When you're ready to surf, you check the waves, and most surfers, even if they don't ... Views: 1181
Vince Lombardi once said, “Fatigue does make cowards out of us all”.
When you are run down and feeling drained, the choices you make are not the same as when you are feeling energized and alive. It is up to you to make yourself a priority and take consistent action toward supporting your mind ... Views: 7750
Everywhere you go, you find articles which tells you how to improve your life, books telling you what you have not been doing for your life to be what you want it to be, and pamphlets to meetings to discuss those books, what you do not come across often is what not to do. Or what you are doing ... Views: 1698
It feels like yesterday when I held Yati in my hands for the first time with the tears of joy and happiness in my eyes. I always wanted a girl child and so my husband. It was the best day of my life and surely an unforgettable moment cherish for life. I never thought I will be known as the mom ... Views: 496
It feels like yesterday when I held Yati in my hands for the first time with the tears of joy and happiness in my eyes. I always wanted a girl child and so my husband. It was the best day of my life and surely an unforgettable moment cherish for life. I never thought I will be known as the mom ... Views: 475
It feels like yesterday when I held Yati in my hands for the first time with the tears of joy and happiness in my eyes. I always wanted a girl child and so my husband. It was the best day of my life and surely an unforgettable moment cherish for life. I never thought I will be known as the mom ... Views: 825
One important fact about cravings and urges is that they will always pass. In fact, most cravings pass within with 2-5 minutes.
1. EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is emotional acupuncture without needles. This mind body finger tapping technique stimulates meridian points to balance the energy ... Views: 880
Today, many people are accepting the fact that saving extra money is the only way to live a stress free life. People with significant amount of savings are said to be better off financially than people with huge amounts of debt. Many people often find themselves with extra cash but do not know ... Views: 1322
If you truly want love then you have to consider how you approach love. Make your relationship last with these 10 loving tips.
1. Find a way never to criticize – even the type that is believed to be constructive. Instead think of ways to help and support and just do it. Always have the ... Views: 2481
“All men should strive to learn before they die
what they are running from, and to, and why.”
—James Thurber, “The Shore and the Sea”
In my new web-enhanced book - with 21 coaching video clips - IMAGINE THAT! Igniting Your Brain for Creativity & Peak Performance, you learn how to fire up ... Views: 1381
Time Attendance Devices are required to effectively monitor employee attendance. The need for a time attendance monitoring system grows with the number of employees you manage. But choosing the right devices may be a difficult task, unless you are an expert.
Listed below are some important ... Views: 692
Bad habits can cause us anger, pain, frustration, embarrassment and often get us in trouble. We waste so much energy, time, money, and comprise our health and relationships due to bad habits. Bad habits left unchecked, can bring negative consequences in many areas of one’s life. With time, this ... Views: 491
All of us live every day knowingly and unknowingly by the particular choice that we adopt our thoughts greatly influence our actions. Do you know that, if we persistently follow one thought and act accordingly that becomes a daily routine and that becomes a part of our habits. Our habits and ... Views: 327
The Pomodoro technique has proven to be an efficient way to stay organized and productive. It is based on natural body cycles and helps build the work processes harmonically into your daily routine. In short, the technique prescribes to divide the work process into 25-minute work sprints ... Views: 941
We all know the importance of communication in our life. Communication is the only means through which we can convey our feelings to the other person. Although it seems quite simple, it is not. You might have seen job requirements in the newspaper or internet where it would be written "Good ... Views: 714
18 Time Management Tips for a College Student
Do you have problems with deadlines and commitments? Do you sometimes wish for a twenty-fifth hour in a day or an eighth day in a week? You’re not alone. However, you can still improve on the most valuable resource, time. We will discuss
18 ... Views: 787
Standard dictionaries define a habit as a regular way or manner of behaving or repetitively performing an activity. The definition highlights the words “regular” and “repetitive”. This repetitive nature of habits gains even more importance when these habits are used for maintaining health and ... Views: 748
Have you ever thought that the life be live is interesting, beautiful, but at the same time very mysteries and miraculous. Sometimes, we are astonished, exited and enchanted. But the same time you are put to a series of unresolving problems, miseries, sufferings and other setbacks. It is our ... Views: 367
Your level of attractiveness determines how much appeal, desire and interest people have in you. There are many obvious ways of making yourself more appealing and attractive, ways like going to the gym, early morning exercise, push-ups, squats e.t.c but there are also other ways you're ... Views: 1060
Candles having a sensual, comforting and stimulating are definitely the best smelling candles. It is beyond imagination how life would be without candles. They have a long lasting and environmental friendly fragrance.
The life span of candles is quite short but they are available for a few ... Views: 1853
ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you
want.
FOUR. When ... Views: 621
1. Choose the Right Profession – So many people out there hate their jobs. Those who are miserable over their job make everyone around them miserable. Their unhappiness reflects in their work performance and in their attitude. It is very important that one try to work in a profession that makes ... Views: 1709
Shawn Anchor did a lot of research for this book, and it shows through in the writing. According to him, in an interesting and fresh take, we don’t find happiness, and it’s not something we should look to achieve… We are happiness.
In The Happiness Advantage, Anchor breaks down how ... Views: 506
When my younger brother and I went trick-or-treating as kids at Halloween, he was scared of ghosts. When he was very young, he had eye surgery a couple of times. All of the OR people wore white. He associated their white dress and the white sheets of “the ghosts” with pain.
Like him, we ... Views: 1377
Having you been talking to a friend lately, only to have the conversation constantly interrupted as one or both of you grab for your phone?
While we know this isn’t polite behavior, many of us do it anyway. I looked into why this was and found there are three distinct triggers that go off ... Views: 1195
In the past I have written about replacing negative thoughts with positive thoughts and ideas on how to get what you really want. Today I am going to write about Goal setting and how to use this tool to help you get what you want. Realize that it takes 21 days to make or break a habit, so if ... Views: 1123
Arrrrrgh! Stupid Mondays! You hate Mondays. Seriously, like why is it Monday AGAIN? Didn’t you just suffer through a Monday last week? I mean come on! Someone make it stop already. Did you notice how everything terrible happens on Monday? The sun is shining and you’re trying to be happy but ... Views: 1162
Announcements of office parties are met with either go-for-it’s or groans.
The go-for-it’s are the ones who enjoyed last year’s party or just look forward to any social experience.
The groans are the persons who remember last year’s with disdain or generally avoid socializing with their ... Views: 1263
The advice to show up and write every single day is everywhere. I’ve read it a dozen times. In fact, I’ve mentioned it in at least 5 of my own articles.
But let’s face it — We don’t always interesting things to write about. Do we?
In such a scenario, the ... Views: 493
“Good morning, this is God. I will be handling all of your problems today. I will not need your help, so have a good time. I love you. ~God”
Today I want to share with you three ways to help you to turn around worry.
I talked yesterday with a dear friend about how we deal with fear. Some ... Views: 923
The 3 wick candles are candles that are normally made out of wax and 3 wicks with same height. They can give a room with warmth, colour and fragrance. The ambiance and mood set by these candles appeal greatly to many people and when you add the slight scents that candles often give off, the ... Views: 4188