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As a Certified Image and Etiquette consultant, for over 20 years I’ve watched the definition of etiquette evolve and expand, especially in the world of business.
Thirty years ago, anyone using the word etiquette in everyday speech might have been laughed out of town. Let’s face it; etiquette ... Views: 2297
Have you ever wondered if teenage addiction to alcohol and drugs equal to bad habit? Yes, it is a bad habit that is not only endangering their physical health but also their mental health. Nations are losing man power as a result of illness and death related to alcohol and hard drug addictions. ... Views: 2295
Emotional eating is a common response to stress. Do you find yourself reaching for comforting foods when you are stressed? You may also find that the harder you try to control emotional eating, the worse it seems to get. When you understand the forces behind emotional eating, you can see why ... Views: 2289
Are you one of those people who know precisely how many accounts you have with different companies and institutions? Do you have all of the details for each account duly noted and recorded in some organized fashion?
If you are and if you do, you are likely in the minority.
For purposes of ... Views: 2288
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: 2287
I was talking with my fiancee yesterday and she was sharing a story of one of her friends whose image has diminished because of her activities and the quality of status updates she puts on her Facebook page. After the sharing, we then realized the impact Facebook can have in people's lives when ... Views: 2270
What is the difference between compulsive spending and the kind of spending most of us do?
My definition of compulsion is if you can’t control when you start or when you stop a behavior you have a problem. Most of us splurge occasionally, but compulsive spenders find the urge overpowering and ... Views: 2269
Why bother to make resolutions and then feel disappointed or guilty for breaking them? Do you get excited and resolve to change, but within days or weeks lose interest and can’t motivate yourself? Wonder why you get sidetracked by distractions or become easily discouraged when quick results ... Views: 2265
Are you choking on the dust of your own regret, for all the great opportunities you have squandered over the years? Is this attitude or philosophy serving you in any positive way? Can you see how living in the past, focused on what might have been, complaining about all the challenges that have ... Views: 2248
Many people lament that they want to take a new path, however, it is too scary when the outcome is unknown. When you can’t see something does not mean it does not exist. Humans are adept at limiting their awareness with a strong aversion to the existence of what is unknown or unseen.
What you ... Views: 2248
If it often sad that if one can’t say no, then their yes doesn’t mean anything. And while having the ability to say yes is clearly important, so is being able to say no. They both have their uses and this will often depend on the context that one is in.
To say yes can become a habit and ... Views: 2244
Intuition -- Survival Signals
Intuition: direct perception of truth, fact, independent of any reasoning process; or immediate apprehension, a keen quick insight.
In our western society intuition has many times gotten a bad rap. Talked about in a negative way mainly referring to "women's ... Views: 2235
"We first make our habits, and then our habits make us." - John Dryden
A coaching client was recently talking to me about her struggle to establish a regular meditation practice. She asked me how in the world I ever got to the point where I am right now - meditating for an hour or more each ... Views: 2231
An exciting new diet can certainly nourish your optimism. But it won’t change reality.
The truth is, a new diet is nothing more than a fresh set of restrictions that you probably won’t stick to any better than you stuck to the many (once fresh) sets of restrictions that came before it. "Not ... Views: 2217
If you want to create new habits, leave the bad habits where they are, and start to create completely new habits.
In short, focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want. Give up your desire to find old habits and behaviors to fix, and become fascinated with creating new ones.
The ... Views: 2204
Are you proud of yourself that you no longer lose your temper, bite your fingernails, or have a messy desk? Perhaps you feel as if you have finally arrived since you no longer wait until the last minute to "do your homework". But have you ever thought that you were finished with a pesky old ... Views: 2195
There is something very magical that we were all blessed with at birth…and that is the ability to envision something and turn it into a reality for our business which I like to call, ‘Vision Marketing’. If you can see yourself doing a certain something in your mind, you can make it happen. It’s ... Views: 2183
THE BENEFITS OF BEING GRATEFUL
1. Grateful souls are closer to God.
Get closer to God when you are grateful. The soul that is always grateful lives in closer touch with God than those who never look to God in thankful acknowledgement. The mental attitude of gratitude draws the mind into ... Views: 2176
Are you constantly feeling tired and lacking in energy? Do you feel drained at the thought of the things on your to do list? Are you looking for a way to overcome tiredness and loss of energy? What are your first thoughts of the day when the alarm goes off? Do you smile and bounce out of ... Views: 2175
Inspiration is that fire in your belly, which drives you to begin taking the necessary action to realize your dreams. Sustaining that initial momentum and to keep effectively traveling on the path of achievement, requires you to develop a success habit set, to help you sustain your daily ... Views: 2170
5 Great Phoning Tips Everyone Can Use!
With e-mails, tweets, blogs, texts and other easy electronic forms of communication becoming more mainstream, I couldn’t help but think now might be a great time for some old-fashioned, back to the basics, and tried and true tips for PHONING! Everyone ... Views: 2161
Stress is an emotional and physical response to external factors, and lessening stress is the secret to a longer, healthier, life. We know that stress isn't good for us, and we know that everyone experiences stress every day, but once we're aware of how long-lasting stress impacts our physical ... Views: 2160
Beliefs are the foundation from which we stand. They are formed through experience, observation, heritage, and environment. They dictate our reactions and actions. If we are stressed it is due to a belief plus an experience for which we gave a meaning too. If we are angry, it is because we had ... Views: 2155
Self-improvement: What do you think of when you see that term? A lot of us want to do it, but we don't really have any idea of how to actually go about it. Jeff Olson's Slight Edge Formula tells us just how to accomplish that.
The thing is, many of us want to work on self-improvement, but we ... Views: 2149
Six months into your fiscal year is a half way point for many small business owners to assess their performance compared to the goals and objectives that they set at the beginning of the year. This intermediate assessment acts as a pivotal point in time to determine whether or not your plans ... Views: 2148
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Habits. Habits are recurrent, often unconscious patterns of behavior that are acquired through frequent repetition. The section is dedicated to resources on both positive and negative habits and how to live with your habits. Dan ... Views: 2141
If I were to rank all the factors that go into creating a likable personality, I would have to place a friendly smile at the top of the list. A warm, authentic smile communicates feelings that words alone can’t possibly accomplish. A great smile radiates warmth, puts people at ease and makes a ... Views: 2138
As we enter a New Year it is customary and valuable to reflect on where you have been and on where you are going. It is time consider what you want improved in your life, what you want to be different, and what you wish to change. In that spirit many of us make New Year’s resolutions. But the ... Views: 2130
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Passover and Easter are upon us. New Year’s Day is a fading memory and so, probably, are those New Year’s resolutions for change and self-improvement. One of the most common resolutions is to achieve a healthier lifestyle—eating the right foods, ... Views: 2127
It was a cold sunny day in New Jersey and the first thin layers of ice were forming on our pond. We were scheduled to go to Pilates that day, our private exercise class with a trainer, but we liked doing some cardio workout first. Usually, weather permitting, we would take a walk through town ... Views: 2116
“When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name.”
Those words were reportedly spoken by the British Baptist preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon, a famous smoker and ... Views: 2110
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I want a Long Ting .... on my head that is!, naturally long flowing tresses and if you ask most women regardless of their heritage they want the same, we would like to throw away our extensions, they cost to much time effort and money to maintain but are a necessary evil ... Views: 2101
Do you remember how a car runs when the brakes are on? Do you push harder on the gas to overcome the drag of the brake? That is how most people run their lives. But you simply release the brake and with no extra effort you start to go faster.
People drive through life with their psychological ... Views: 2101
What if I told you that you have the power to create heaven on earth when you MASTER SELF? Would you believe it? If not, let me explain.
YOU ARE the most powerful person in the Universe! More importantly, you don’t have to search for your power. Your power lives WITHIN. Your power is your ... Views: 2096
Successful people have developed success habits. Those are the people you want to study and emulate. Do what they do. Read what they read. If they are local see if you can take them to lunch and ask questions. If not get a hold of some of the things they have written about or listen to ... Views: 2092
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: 2091
Personal excellence is gained by the gradual result of always striving to do better.
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential, these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
Personal excellence is not about being a perfectionist. ... Views: 2090
“The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.” Feodor Dostoevski
It is a well-established truth that the habits which we pick up unknowingly gradually grow upon us and may even dominate our lives. No wonder many communities ... Views: 2076
Akin to a second home, your office is also where your heart is. Which is why having a clean office space is important for you and your employees. We all want to work at a place that is clean, free of dust and allergens (especially the sneezer types) and free of clutter. But why does having a ... Views: 2075
The old saying “ignorance is bliss” stems from a poem by Thomas Gray and suggests that if you are happiest being ignorant, then just stay ignorant.
I beg to differ. There is a lot of pain and effort involved in ignoring information that might challenge our habits and behaviours. If you have ... Views: 2072
Planning is a critical piece of the puzzle in reaching your goals. Planning makes you more productive, because you have written down, and know exactly, what the major and the minor tasks are that you must accomplish each day.
How many times have you actually thought “Oh don’t forget to do ... Views: 2071
Some people have bad habits they can't easily break. Bad habits are things that could hinder your advancement and self-growth.
Do you want to break free of your bad habit?
A short verse
Sow an act, reap a habit;
Sow a habit, reap a character;
Sow a character, reap a destiny.
Do ... Views: 2062
Most of us want more out of life. This is not to say that you’re unhappy with what you have. Indeed, the secret to happiness is wanting what you already have! But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be constantly striving to scale higher heights of happiness and success because there is no ... Views: 2051
Each of us has been fortunate enough to have had someone in our lives have a positive affect on us. Some of us remember a teacher that made a difference at a critical time. Some had parents, grandparents or other relatives to lean on. For others, it may have been a rabbi or pastor. We had the ... Views: 2049
I was at the gym the other day, and I happened to step on a treadmill where the electronic display was broken. See that the gym was so full, I was glad to have a treadmill at all, and I just started jogging. I had no idea exactly how fast I was going, what my heart rate was, what incline I was ... Views: 2045
One of the most valuable aspects of taking on and completing the 30-day challenge is becoming aware of your tendencies- realizing where and how you tend to get stopped. Let me share with you one of mine. I tend to have an “all or nothing” mentality. If I can’t do something full on, why bother? ... Views: 2040
When faced with any obstacle, change, challenge or roadblock, examine them just long enough to uncover the difficulty they present and immediately change your focus to look for what you can do to overcome them, prevail and turn them into opportunities. All challenges you encounter are ... Views: 2033
Do you eat to live or live to eat? We all have a relationship with food and it can represent much more than nourishment to keep our bodies alive and healthy. Take a look at your eating habits. Do you eat just the right amount of nutritious food to maintain a healthy weight, to feel good, and ... Views: 2024
Procrastination – probably the number one cause for people to be disorganised, for not achieving what they want, for not being the best they could be. What people don’t realise, however, you only need the right tools to conquer it.
Procrastination is a little bit like an addiction, once you ... Views: 2019
You don’t always get it right. I don’t always get it right. We make mistakes and fail at times. It is a natural, albeit annoying part of life.
And it feels poorly. Who am I kidding. . . .it is horrible! Depending upon the situation, it is either disappointing or gut-wrenchingly ... Views: 2013