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- Freedom to Make Mistakes - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2005 from Sally HigginsThe willingness to make mistakes is probably the single most freeing decision we can make. When you allow yourself to make mistakes, you free yourself from all constraints of seeking perfection and you open yourself up to all kinds of opportunities and possibilities. Perfection is a ...
Views: 5668 - P is for Priorities - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2005 from Gail McMeekinYour choices determine the quality of your life experience. The act of making choices implies the chance or the power to select one option over another. Positive Choices are life choices elected to support your body, mind, and spirit. Negative life choices, such as doing unsatisfying work or ...
Views: 773 - What If You Had Concentration Power? - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2005 from Steve GillmanCan You Learn Better Concentration? Imagine how much more productive you would be if you could have total concentration whenever you wished. The good news is you can learn how to concentrate better. In fact, you can do so right now. Concentration Is Automatic When you start working on ...
Views: 753 - Is this your time to take action? - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2005 from Caroline JalangoIf you are sick and tired of the dreaming phase of things and are ready to take some action and get results...here is what to do. 1. Believe in yourself. It is a fact that you become like the person you think and believe you are, and you achieve only what you think and believe you can ...
Views: 945 - What Are You Dismissing? - by I had lunch with a dear friend the other day. While I enjoyed the company and the food, I left feeling a little lower in energy.
When I thought about it, I realized my friend was brilliant at dismissing every book, concept, guru, self-help method, or healing approach he had read or heard ...
Views: 1055 - The ART of CONVERSATION - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2005 from Danish AhmedThree Steps to The Art of Conversation Do you want to feel more love and connection in your life? One way to accomplish this is to have more conversations! It's that simple. Think about it... Have you ever been in elevator with a dozen people and nobody said a word to each other? Why do we ...
Views: 1202(2 votes) - Handle the Money, honey! - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2005 from Karen VizerMoney often shows up as an area of concern for my coaching clients and may be a concern for you. The STRESS that goes along with not having enough, having low or no reserves or not managing what you do have can impact every other area of your life. Conflict about money is one of the main ...
Views: 728(1 vote) - The Energy of Ignoring - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2005 from Karen VizerThe Energy of Ignoring Throughout my life I was told, as I am sure you were, that if something was bothering you to ignore it. If you were feeling badly about something that happened or the way someone treated you, "ignore it" was the parental prescription. Little did our parents or the ...
Views: 697(2 votes) - Manifest Your Ideal Life the Mystic's Way - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaOver the past several weeks I've received dozens of email solicitations for books, CDs and videos that promise to reveal newly discovered techniques to improve my life. These emails promise a wide variety of benefits: how to get rich, lose weight, meet the woman of my dreams and buy a million ...
Views: 2043(2 votes) - 21 Actions to Ignite Your Success - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2005 from Paul FrazerTaking action is the strongest way to create success in your life. The following are the 21 Actions that you can take right now, to ignite the success in your life, business, career, relationships, or family. Take one or two of the actions that you are better at and practice them. Then, start ...
Views: 1362(1 vote) - Are You Part of the Wake Up Crew? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2005 from Keith VarnumMany people living on the planet right now have volunteered to accept the opportunity to play teaching, healing, inspirational and leadership roles during this current planetary transformation. These assignments have been accepted by the individual’s soul prior to birth. Most folks have a kind ...
Views: 1028(1 vote) - Listening Skills - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2005 from Gwen Nyhus StewartThe Communication Process Communication is defined as a process whereby information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behaviours. Human communication is the process of making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others. The process ...
Views: 1282(1 vote) - ***Successful Leaders Top 10 Skills - by Submitted on May 08, 2013 from Jim AllenStruggling to achieve success? Maybe you need to hone some skills. What skills exactly? Well, after some intensive reading and study of successful leaders in business, industry, government, and personal development, I've found that there are 10 core skills that the most successful leaders ...
Views: 4754(5 votes) - Harvest Your Sweetest Dreams This Spring. - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2005 from Nancy BishopThe sweet smell of Spring is in the air. Breathe deeply. The days are getting longer now and the sun sits higher in the sky. The sugar maples stretch after a long cold winter. Soon their sweet sap will run and the fires will be lit at maple sugarhouses for all night boiling vigils. The fires ...
Views: 1040(1 vote) - House Buying Tips Utlizing Feng Shui - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2005 from Linda BinnsHouse Buying Tips Feng Shui isn’t just something you do to a house once you own it. These powerful principles should be considered as you search for a new home. Review the tips below to help ensure that you don’t end up with a “house of horrors.” •Location, location, location... Do not buy a ...
Views: 2251(1 vote) - 5 Tips to Step Boldly into the World & Set Yourself Apart from Others - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2005 from Beth Tabak"Real champions believe in themselves even when no one else will!" Author Unknown To take your life and business to a level that makes you ecstatic there is a good chance you will need to step boldly into the world and stand distinctively apart from others. Here are 5 tips to support you to ...
Views: 1256(1 vote) - THE ABC’S OF INSURANCE “ Complementary Health Series” hosted by Lester J. Robinson FICF .Show 26: New TV show coming to Western - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2005 from Les RobinsonTOPICS: Show 26: New TV show coming to Western New York “ Lets Go Buffalo Show The interviewers are with Shawn Liegl Managing Director and host of the show Bob Kazee. I reviewed the shows theme and mission in Western New York. They talked about how they came up with the name Lets Go Buffalo. ...
Views: 945(1 vote) - 5 WAYS TO FEEL SUPER-OPTIMISTIC - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2005 from Michael MercerOptimism is the hidden key to your personal and business success. Optimists possess a clear vision of an exciting life, confidently work on goals to achieve their vision, and take self-responsibility. In contrast, pessimists have no clear vision of a fantastic life, and they love to complain, ...
Views: 1987(3 votes) - Getting the Confidence to Be Your Best - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2005 from Steve ErreyNearly 3 out of 4 of us (73%) would love to be more confident but don’t know how to go about it, a recent study shows. The sheer quantity of choices and opportunities for thirtysomethings is greater than ever before and for the people polled, seeing through these opportunities and finding ...
Views: 989(1 vote) - How to overcome your “Obstacles”. - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2005 from graham julie……I realised that I really created my own obstacles in life, and if I just got out of the way of myself and let my mind not hold me back, I could do things I never thought I could.” (Hilary Swank, as reported in the Sunday Times) Hilary Swank puts her breathtaking performance in Million ...
Views: 1507(1 vote) - The Bath as Metaphor - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2005 from Victoria MoranI used to think that if I read one more magazine piece telling me to take a candlelight bubble bath, I’d perish from terminal cliché. That was before I understood that a bath, when you see it right, isn’t just a bath. It is rather a metaphor for renewal. Every time you bathe (or shower, for that ...
Views: 5878(2 votes) - Be a Star in Your Own Life - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2005 from Catherine FranzDo you have the charactertics to be star in their own life? What characteristics below do you have or don't have already? Give each item a rating from 1 to 10 with 10 being you have this characteristics 100%. 1. Believe anything is possible. The universe is your oasis, see everything as vast ...
Views: 1335(3 votes) - Marketing Lessons from a Woman's Magazine - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2005 from David LeonhardtIt's amazing what you can learn about marketing if you can just find the time to spend in a dentist's waiting room. I was reading a certain woman's magazine, which will remain nameless because of my allergy to lawsuits. The magazine obviously has figured out what sells well, given that it ...
Views: 1566(3 votes) - Corporate Bounce! - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2005 from Rob McBrideCompanies, like people, must Bounce back from challenging situations if they want to remain in business. It is imperative to rise and roar after falling or failing in order to soar with the eagles. With his powerful, eloquent voice, Martin Luther King Jr. said: “The ultimate measure of a man ...
Views: 846(1 vote) - How to set goals and achieve them - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2005 from Winston SagaWe use only 5% of God's given potential, 95% of them is not used. Why not tap the 95% of our Creative Intelligence and achieve our desired goals. Our goals are limitless because of our creative imagination. You have to commit to your goals. If you don't have a goal , your life will be a failure. ...
Views: 756 - Because I Choose To - by Copyright © 2004 T.D. McKenzie. All rights reserved.
For many science fiction fans, 2003 was the year of The Matrix, where we saw not one but two sequels released in the same year: The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions were follow-ups to the sleeper hit The Matrix, which was released ...
Views: 661 - 10 Compelling Reasons to Stop Singing the Blues - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2005 from Cynthia BarnettAre you: feeling unfulfilled and dissatisfied with your life? ready to stop holding yourself back from success? Is it time to: get rid of self-sabotaging thoughts that keep you down? say goodbye to the blues and take control of your life? Then the ...
Views: 1658 - Passport to Passion - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Kimberly FulcherYour passions are the passport to the life of your dreams. Passion is a feeling of excitement and intensity. The energy of passion fuels a fulfilled life, and supports the growth and development of our personal purpose and potential. When was the last time you felt pure passion? Do you ...
Views: 1248 - Ideas Can Be Life Changing - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2005 from Donna Doyon"Ideas can be life changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea." --Jim Rohn {American Business Philosopher, Author & Speaker} Where are you when you get an idea? Are you driving in your car? Lying in bed? Shampooing your hair in the shower? Are you in a ...
Views: 1435 - Making decisions - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2005 from Fatimah MusaYou lost your job. Your partner left you. Your car was re-possessed. You find your life barren like the desert. Your self-esteem plunged. You don’t think you are good enough for anything. You will never find another job because you lack the education and the skills required. You are too old ...
Views: 1281 - Relationships True Love and the Transcendence of Duality - by An Interview with Eckhart Tolle By Kim Eng
During my travels, one of the most frequently asked question is "What is it like to be in relationship with an enlightened being?" Why this question? Perhaps they have the idea or image of an ideal relationship, and want to know more about it. Perhaps ...
Views: 9711(1 vote) - How to Plan for Effective Screw-Ups - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2005 from Selby EvansSilly idea. People don’t need to plan screw-ups. They get plenty of experience at it. But you can get more out of screw-ups by planning. Start by knowing what you are dealing with. What is a screw-up? It is when things are not working out the way you intended. And you are going to have ...
Views: 781 - How to Have Fun Again - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2005 from Debbie MandelRemember when you woke up filled with enthusiasm, eager to begin your day, savoring each vibrant moment? How long has it been since you felt vital in that way? If a photo were taken of you at this moment, would you smile for the camera or look nervous and serious, uncomfortable that the picture ...
Views: 1275 - Abundance Flourishes in an Atmosphere of INTEGRITY - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2005 from Michael Losier© 2003-2005 All rights reserved. There's no way to fake INTEGRITY. You are either are IN INTEGRITY offering a PURE positive vibration which the Law of Attraction responds to. Or you're OUT of INTEGRITY which creates a negative or mixed vibration, which the Law of Attraction cannot ...
Views: 1394 - How to make "Self-Improvement" Work Every Time! - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2005 from Bob DoyleHow to make "Self-Improvement" Work Every Time! There is an inherent problem with the approach most people take to self-improvement of any kind. There is a presupposition that there is something wrong that needs fixing. Perhaps it is true that there are areas in their lives that they wish to ...
Views: 1501 - God Doesn't Say "No"...YOU Do! - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2005 from Bob DoyleGod Doesn't Say "No"...YOU Do! There are a couple of things you've probably heard said over and over. The first is, "Why doesn't God answer my prayers?". What you'll generally hear next is the response which goes something like, "God DOES answer your prayers. Sometimes he just says 'No'". The ...
Views: 1788 - HEALTHY BODIES MAY DEPEND ON HEALTHY HOMES: - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2005 from Linda BinnsWe all know that exercise and diet are important to our health. But many people are unaware of the role our homes, gardens and offices can play in creating and maintaining a healthy body. The ancient practice of Feng Shui, often called “the art of placement,” links your physical environment to ...
Views: 1099 - Driving Together - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2005 from Judee ReganDriving Together This is a story of a man and a woman who lived side by side and each day the two would drive to work in the man’s car. It is a story that tells of the importance of setting personal boundaries. What intrigued me is the creative way the man handled his problem…particularly since ...
Views: 900 - How I Did It - An Average Person's Account of Weight Loss - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2005 from Jon StevensFor most of my life, or at least as long as I can remember, I have been overweight. No let me rephrase. I have been fat. Yes, fat. Not just a little overweight, not big boned, not plus sized or comfortably large. Not weight challenged or in need of loosing a few pounds. I was fat. Fat, ...
Views: 692 - The 3 Pillars of Personal Power: Passion, Clarity, and Self-Love - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2005 from Keith VarnumWhat’s missing? I don’t get it! I chant and pray. I meditate, exercise and do yoga every day. I go to a godzillion workshops. Why don’t I feel better? Why don’t I have the love, money and health I want? Where is the direct connection with Spirit I crave? Sound familiar? If so, help is on the ...
Views: 1394 - 4 Steps to Set Your Mind for Success - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2005 from Beth Tabak“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” Marianne Williamson How long have you waited to be happy at work? Or to write a book? Or bring home the income you deserve? Are you your own best support system or biggest diversion? ...
Views: 1130 - Real Solutions For Combatting Extreme Shyness - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from Royane RealMost people experience some degree of shyness from time to time in certain situations. In fact, only about 7% of the population claims that they never feel shy. For the rest of us, shyness can range from being an occasional, minor inconvenience, to being a major problem. Some people ...
Views: 17009(1 vote) - Don’t Give Up! - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsDon’t let anyone kid you. The road to self improvement and personal growth is not a short, straight, well-marked, paved highway. Looking back on my journey, I see a road meandering over hills and through valleys, around sharp curves and over muddy trails, with occasional boulders blocking my ...
Views: 1198 - Keep Your Sales Opportunities "Moving" - by Are the opportunities in your current sales pipeline "moving" or "stopped"? It's really easy to tell the difference. Take a look at your day planner, or personal digital assistant (PDA), or whatever you use to schedule appointments. Do you have a date and time on your calendar for each ...
Views: 906 - Is this sales opportunity qualified? - by For many sales professionals the question, "Is this deal qualified?" is one they dread to hear. It comes from fellow sales people, from pre-sales and marketing types, from his or her own boss, and from their boss, and their boss, and their boss. It's a question that is difficult to answer ...
Views: 764 - Sales presentations that "hit home" - by Have you ever spent all night – or what seemed like all night – putting the finishing touches on that perfect presentation? You arrive the next day, deliver your message with conviction and flair, and leave for home feeling great, only to discover later that they decided not to buy. It bugs you ...
Views: 810 - Understanding your customer’s buying process - by Many of the world’s best sales forces are the best because they have codified and developed a documented sales process. Having a map of the things we as salespeople have to do to make a sale provides a framework for sales planning and activity that reduces mistakes and shortens new hire ramp-up ...
Views: 869 - Cold Calling: Is it really worth it? - by For many sales people, the fear of Cold Calling is only slightly less than that of death-by-drowning or public speaking. The idea of contacting a prospect by phone for the first time may cause even the most aggressive sales rep to break out in hives. The good news is that there are several ways ...
Views: 920 - 10 Ways to Accelerate Your Customer’s Buying Process - by 1. Sell Higher. Get to the decision-maker. Don’t get stuck selling to a middle manager who has to consult higher-ups and committees. Middle managers are more concerned with not being wrong than going out of his way to take a risk. Find someone who is motivated to get the buying process ...
Views: 943 - How To Reverse-Engineer The Buying Process - by The term reverse-engineering is quite familiar to some, but not to all. It’s the process of analyzing a finished product, or the end result of a work process, in order to determine the way in which it was made or completed. Reverse-engineering is usually done to replicate a product or process, ...
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