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- Anne Brown: Backbone Power The Science of Saying No | Books on Integrity |Books on Making Decisions |Books on decision making |Books on Codependency. Kindle Edition - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2018 from Dr. Anne BrownA No Nonsense approach to Making Decisions. A Self Help Guide to having Backbone and Integrity in all your choices, short term and long term. Is this decision going to be good for Me? To help Me be successful? How do I make the right choices? What are the effects and the outcomes. Ask ...
Views: 1943(1 vote) - From Loathing to Loving: A New Relationship With Your Body - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2019 from Kelley KosowAs we transition to warmer months, you’ve probably started to notice that bodies and skin are showing up everywhere. If you tune into daytime TV talk shows, you’ll start to see bikini fashion shows. On the bestseller list, diet books are on the rise. Gyms are full as people keep their beach ...
Views: 973(1 vote) - Zig Ziglar- A Eulogy - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2013 from Dr. Howard HallerThe Zig Ziglar Story (RIP) Insights from the Motivational Speaking Expert “Zig” Ziglar, Chairman, Ziglar Training Systems By: Howard Edward Haller, Ph.D. On November 28th, I learned the sad news about Zig Ziglar’s death in the hospital after a bout with pneumonia. I am blessed to have ...
Views: 2833(29 votes) - Leadership and Adversity: Turn Adversity into Opportunities: Senator Daniel Inouye Story [Part I of Two] - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLERThis Part I of a two part article about US Senator Inouye provides an insight into the groundbreaking proven research about overcoming adversity and the relationship it has with "Leadership and Adversity" has received extensive endorsements and enthusiastic reviews from well-known prominent ...
Views: 3422(114 votes) - Leadership & Overcoming Adversity: The Senator Hatch Story - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLEROvercoming Adversity: Senator Orrin G. Hatch Story United States Senator (R-Utah) By: Howard Edward Haller, Ph. D. The article give an insight into the groundbreaking proven research into how to Overcome Adversity and how to Turn Adversity into Opportunities by Howard Edward Haller, ...
Views: 3935(116 votes) - Leadership and Overcoming Adversity: Balancing of Justice and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLEROvercoming Adversity and Leadership: Balancing of Justice and Forgiveness I personally interviewed Major General Sid Shachnow (U. S. Army Retired), the former head of all U.S. Army Special Forces, as one of the accomplished leader participants for my Gonzaga University Doctoral dissertation ...
Views: 2642(82 votes) - Leadership: Real Life Journey of Hope and Insights of How to Overcome Adversity and Become a Leader - by Submitted on May 04, 2010 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLERThis article shares a real life example of overcoming adversity. It will show how overcoming adversity has help shape a prominent leader. This article tells the background and story of one of the leader's success at overcoming adversity (in fact she faced the multiple adversities of racial, sex, ...
Views: 3189(92 votes) - Corporate Greed- A review of recent events and the need for Corporate Ethics (Part III of III) - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLERCorporate Greed- A review of recent events and the need for Corporate Ethics (Part III of III) At Fannie Mae, the career of well-respected CEO Franklin Raines came to an abrupt end when the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight forced a very resistant Fannie Mae Board of Directors to ...
Views: 2857(70 votes) - Why is Giving Up People Pleasing So Difficult? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2016 from Dr. Anne BrownThis question fascinates me because I have observed over many years many journeys where people struggle with this task (myself included.) Let’s take a look at some of my speculations and see what your thoughts might be on why this is so challenging. Our History and Teachings For women, it is ...
Views: 1988(2 votes) - Becoming a Person of Integrity - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIntegrity is a value, like persistence, courage, and industriousness. Even more than that, it is the value that guarantees all the other values. You are a good person to the degree to which you live your life consistently with the highest values that you espouse. Integrity is the quality that ...
Views: 7911(27 votes) - ***New Year Resolutions – Making Them and Breaking Them - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2017 from Shannon PanzoAnother year has passed and you are still doing those rotten things you were doing last year. Don’t worry. If you did not know, less than 5% of people that make New Year Resolutions keep them until the following year. It is virtually a license to cheat yourself. Time is passing you by. How to ...
Views: 2406(1 vote) - The Vagrant Gift - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2014 from Ariel and Shya KaneAt age 14 I was a willowy little thing with long blonde hair and braces. Not yet old enough to drive, I was grown-up enough to ride the bus from our town of Gresham, Oregon to downtown Portland for my orthodontist appointments. I liked going to Portland - it made me feel worldly and mature. On ...
Views: 2265(12 votes) - Too nice? Have I lost my edge? - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2014 from Adele McDowellI have been called nice – a lot – frequently. I know people mean well, but nice can be…er, well…nice. It is so fluffy, so sweet, so damning with faint praise. There is no bite in nice – and that is precisely the point. Nice is toothless and gummy. It leaves no marks. Nice lacks gravitas. ...
Views: 2119(1 vote) - "Unlock Business Abundance Through the Power of Appreciation" - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2009 from Heather DominickGratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what you have into enough and more than enough. Let me share with you a bit about what I mean... Gratitude turns denial into acceptance. Gratitude turns chaos into order. Gratitude turns confusion to clarity. Gratitude creates a vision for ...
Views: 2109(49 votes) - Elizabeth Edwards Embodied The Hero Archetype - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from Mary Jane Hurley BrantMany are mourning the death of Elizabeth Edwards. I would like to share some thoughts of my own about why we are gripped by her life's story. I believe Elizabeth Edwards embodies two archetypes: the mother and the hero. I will focus on the hero archetype believing it is the more prominent. ...
Views: 2167(14 votes) - 10 Ways to Operate from Your Highest Level of Integrity - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2009 from Sharon MikrutAccording to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, integrity means to have a “firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values.” My Oxford American Dictionary defines it as “honesty, incorruptibility.” From these two simple definitions, it is obvious that one of the highest ...
Views: 2271(11 votes) - Level Two Integrity: GIT-R-DUN, by Doug Grady - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2019 from Doug GradyOne 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: 2173(4 votes) - Make a Difference Day? - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2011 from Jane SaylorDon’t get me wrong, Make a Difference Day is an incredible opportunity for people to consciously do great things, but really? A DAY? How about we shoot for creating a Make a Difference LIFE? Every one of us! Imagine what we could accomplish. Each morning you have the opportunity to make a ...
Views: 1565(4 votes) - With Patience Comes Prosperity - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from JODI NICHOLSONby Jodi Nicholson “Money grows on the tree of patience.” ~ Japanese Proverb In your life it may seem that all you seem to do is hurry up and then wait. There are many milestones that you look forward to achieving, however it seems like it can take forever for you to get to them. Why is it ...
Views: 2765(4 votes) - The Most Important Test is Pass/Fail - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from June Werdlow RogersTo some, it may have seemed to just be a conversation about a really cute orange or red or pink teddy bear. Oops, I sound like a dude – okay I’ll go with coral. Honestly, the bear was so striking that it was the thing I first noticed about the guy in the lobby of the military base store who ...
Views: 2436(17 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #2 Work Hard for What you Want - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Patty Sadallah"Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen." Lee Iacocca. There are actually two secrets in todays post: the first is to know what you want and the second is to work hard to get it. Successful people are very clear about ...
Views: 1668(13 votes) - Do You Respect Your Time? If You Don't, Others Won't Either! - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Maria ErvingHave you been experiencing that lately that people are always late to always late for meetings? That's the law of attraction in action; somehow you haven't been true to your own values. It's never about the other people really; it's about us being firm and clear about what we want and staying ...
Views: 2912(6 votes) - NOW IS THE TIME FOR TRUTH, INTEGRITY, AND PASSIONATE ACTION - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Cari MurphyNow is the time for TRUTH, INTEGRITY and PASSIONATE ACTION Are you ready to tap into a brand new, limitless flow of empowering opportunities that will powerfully pave the way for pure joy, incredible wealth, and phenomenal success in your life? In actuality, there is nothing outside of you ...
Views: 1540(12 votes) - Diabolical Science Has to End - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt's amazing how far science has gone to destroy life without being blamed. We live in the scientific age, and science's prestige has permitted it to spread far beyond the good it can do. The first shock was the atom bomb in 1945. Only people of that generation recall the deep horror that came ...
Views: 1268(13 votes) - ***Effective Ways to Give Performance Feedback - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Garrett CoanConsequences of Not Giving Effective Feedback Let's take a look at some typical examples of what goes on in work environments when managers don't give good feedback. Example #1: John has been working at his new job for one month. On his first day at work, Wilma, his boss, showed him what ...
Views: 1969(22 votes) - *** How to Tell if Your Choices Are Good or Bad - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"The unconscious is our best collaborator."- Director Mike Nichols Did you know that you have a personal GPS system within you? It will tell you whether or not the turn, the choice, you are about to make will lead you to your destination or not. It will tell you whether you are on the right ...
Views: 1735(9 votes) - Beautiful Energy - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2010 from Bernie FallonI was in a convenience store near my home in Fountain Hills, Arizona. I noticed a young girl waiting patiently. She was maybe 12 years old, with dark long hair. In this girl, I saw great qualities and specifically, energy flow. I saw appreciation, respect and patience. (She was cute.) She looked ...
Views: 1544(9 votes) - Beautiful Energy - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2010 from Bernie FallonI was in a convenience store near my home in Fountain Hills, Arizona. I noticed a young girl waiting patiently. She was maybe 12 years old, with dark long hair. In this girl, I saw great qualities and specifically, energy flow. I saw appreciation, respect and patience. (She was cute.) She looked ...
Views: 1544(9 votes) - Good Intentions Are Not Enough: Make a Commitment to Yourself - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Linda PucciHow good are you at keeping your word? Many of us try very hard to keep our commitments to others. We try to call if we say we will. We make every effort to show up when others are counting on us. We try to get projects done on time. We don't promise things we can't deliver. We want ...
Views: 7135(19 votes) - Success and Identity - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Geoffrey CanavanWe have all already established an identity. Don’t be afraid to let this identity be up for change. In many instances we find ourselves adapting to situations, almost like being different characters in a play. This gives rise to the many faces of the one person, acting out different roles in ...
Views: 2244(11 votes) - How to apologize to someone? - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from Dia ThabetWe all know what an apology is. It is an expression of remorse and guilt because of what you said or done to someone that caused him pain, hurt his feelings, or turned him down. How many times have you said something that caused pain to someone? It happens so often that when we are angry, ...
Views: 5138(12 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #1 - Be a Person of Integrity - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Patty Sadallah"To reach great heights, a person needs to have great depth." (Anonomous) When someone becomes your dream partner, they choose to actively help you to acheive success. They become your informal sales force and, done properly, you become theirs. The right person's word of mouth can be just ...
Views: 1924(13 votes) - ***Journalist for a Day (Morgana goes undercover) - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Morgana RaeI have a habit of saying “yes” to adventures. Then I have to deal with what I got myself into… Last week I said yes to being a “journalist” at a super-exclusive conference in Los Angeles, where I was invited to interview some of the most outrageously successful innovators on the planet–people ...
Views: 2176(3 votes) - ***Why Do So Many People Lack Integrity? - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2008 from Margaret Paul"By the right choice and true application of thought, man ascents to the Divine Perfection; by the abuse and wrong application of thought, he descents below the level of the beast. Between these two extremes are all the grades of character, and man is their maker and master." -As A Man ...
Views: 3875(3 votes) - Align Your Life With Your Values: Get Down to the Core - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2010 from Donna Marie Thompson“Integrity is not so much a value in itself; it is rather the value that guarantees all the other values. “ Anonymous Your core values govern the way you live and the way you respond to life. They govern the way you react to situations that present themselves. Your core values help to ...
Views: 5937(14 votes) - An Oath To You - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from Womens Recreation, Inc.I take an oath to you. What exactly does an oath mean? It is a solemn promise to fulfill a pledge and it usually involves invoking a witness. There all types of people in all different professions that take an oath. Some people don’t need to take an oath. They live every single day as if the ...
Views: 2047(2 votes) - Authenticity is Essential to Your Business Success - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2015 from Margie BeiswangerAuthenticity has never been out of business style, as it were, but it is certainly en vogue now. Everywhere you turn some business guru or marketing maven is telling you to be your most authentic self. And now, here I am, telling you it's essential to your business success that you are ...
Views: 1701(1 vote) - Be Your Own Tipping Point - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Young KimWe often remember the people who symbolize a movement, but forget all the people who came beforehand to create that movement. We remember the dates, but forget all the events that lead up to that moment to make that moment possible. These historical figures weren’t just in the right place at the ...
Views: 2203(7 votes) - Being Selfish: Is It Bad Thing? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperThe word selfish has all kind of associations, however I’m sure one of the images that comes to mind for most of us, is of the person who only thinks about themselves and is extremely self centred. This person only seems to think about what is in it for them and how it will benefit their own ...
Views: 7851(1 vote) - Being True to Yourself and Others - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Krystal KuehnCan love be real without sincerity? Most would agree that sincerity is what makes love what it is. Genuine love is true. And it is true love that we all want. We want to know we are sincerely loved for who we are. We want to know that it is with sincere motives that those who love us say and do ...
Views: 5201(5 votes) - Can You Tame Your Beast? How You Can Effectively Control Your Tongue in 10 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionHere's a riddle for you: throughout the history of humankind, people have been able to tame wolves, chimpanzees, tigers, lions, dolphins, killer whales, seals, and cobras. But there is one thing--one very small thing--each of us have that we have not been able to tame. Do you know what it ...
Views: 9283(12 votes) - Competition - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Sandra DawesGrowing up, competition was considered a good thing, healthy even. As a visible minority I was told I had to be better than the rest, because nothing was going to come easy to me, and I was going to need the upper hand intellectually in order to achieve the success I wanted. To be honest, I ...
Views: 2496(4 votes) - Green Building in the UK – OBC Building Bromley - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from OBC BromleyIt’s important for Building Companies to look at the building process as a whole when assessing the environmental impact of new builds in the UK. In recent years the focus in the building and construction industry have shifted to a more environmentally sensitive approach. Often the way in which ...
Views: 1973(1 vote) - Increase your credibility and make people trust you - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Greg FrostOne of the ways to use subtle mind tactics and the power of the human emotive matrix is to increase your credibility and this article will tell you how you can do this within the first few moments of meeting someone. The tricks of the trade are actually being used quite subconsciously by people ...
Views: 1192(3 votes) - Integrity of Clear Communication - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontIntegrity of Clear Communication Upon sheer glance, it seems that this title resounds a great deal of common sense, however, have you ever really taken the time to ponder what it means? Yes, it is a fact that communication affects every one of our ...
Views: 2663(1 vote) - Lead with Values - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Julie DonleyWhat is important to you in life? Do you know what your values are? Values are those things that are priorities. These can be anything from nature and beauty, adventure, learning, having fun, or honor and integrity. You know these things because when you see them in others, they bring you ...
Views: 2311(1 vote) - Making Peace With Time - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Susan McNeal VelasquezAre you in a losing battle with time? Do you have too much to do and not enough time to do it? Are you always running late or just making it under the wire without a moment to spare? The time issue is a struggle for many. Rather than criticizing yourself or blaming your responsibilities for ...
Views: 2674(3 votes) - Nobility - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2008 from Kenia Payano "Morales"A while back browsing thru blogs, I bumped in to one where the blogger was questioning whether noble emotions still reside in the hearts of men. I had the answer to her question but, did not want to take the time for it. Today, I'm going to share my view on the matter, in hopes that it may serve ...
Views: 1906(3 votes) - Starving For A Mouthful Of Truth - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Larry HochmanBefore I started writing, coaching and performing my juggling gig, I ran in the home business/MLM world. It was great. Exciting. Loved it. Did pretty well too. I still get my residual check years after walking away from the business. There were lots of dead bodies on the side of that ...
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