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- ***Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from John AOVTHIS ONE IS BIG!!!! Fail to plan, plan to fail. It is as simple as that. And by plan, I don’t mean have some idea in your head about your business or your career. When I say plan, I mean have a REAL plan. A written plan . . . that you work on frequently. People always ask me how to get ...
Views: 708 - Making Powerful Life Choices - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2008 from Sharon GoodOne of the hardest things we do in life is making choices and decisions. But it's also one of the most powerful. Choices are the hinges upon which the paths of our lives turn. You can probably remember a choice you made sometime in your life that set your life on a completely different course ...
Views: 708 - There Are Some Reasons To Design Shirts For Charity Events - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2020 from Asad ShehzadCharity is what makes people become a more functional human being in their society. By giving their excess wealth to others who need them, they can contribute greatly to society. When a charity exists within our society, there will be a lower risk of crime. It's because those who need money or ...
Views: 707 - 7 Ways to Keep Organized on a "Working" Vacation - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2021 from Angela AshWhether you have a scheduled business trip, have decided to turn digital nomad, or simply need some time to unwind, you should know how to stay organized during your vacation. Sadly, for many people, switching off their gadgets is not an option. In the hectic world of today, work just won’t ...
Views: 706 - Designing a Process for Success: Applying Chemical Engineering to Business (Part Two) - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Drew GerberIn my article, “Life’s Lessons as a Square: Applying Chemical Engineering to Business (Part One)”, I talked about how my degree in chemical engineering relates to me as an entrepreneur. So, how do you design a process for success? This might seem obvious, but, believe or not, people try to ...
Views: 706 - Sit in a Room and Read--and Read and Read! - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMoyers: “How do we know these things [how experience bliss]?” Campbell: “I’ll tell you a way, a very nice way. Sit in a room and read--and read and read. And read the right books by the right people. Your mind is brought onto that level, and you have a nice, mild, slow-burning rapture all the ...
Views: 706 - White Noise Of The Mind - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorMaybe you’re like me and you’ve been diligent about letting go of limitations in an area or areas of your life. You’ve experienced and continue to experience the shift as a result of your focused thoughts, words, feelings, and actions. Though I’ve been working with this for years (okay, ...
Views: 706 - Opportunities in a Shoe Box - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from Lori RandallEver feel like you are always in the wrong place at the wrong time? Like, your big opportunity my have already passed you by? Or the opportunities that come your way never happen in a timely manner, when you really know you could take advantage of them? Have you ever felt too old, too young, too ...
Views: 705 - Boost business with best conference and motivational speakers at ProMotivate - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2020 from Jeanne smithA speaker is someone who talks to control, entertain and educate the audience. Everyone is a speaker but a professional speaker is one who plays a crucial role in person’s life in motivating him and becoming a role model for him. ProMotivate have the best motivational speakers which can suggest ...
Views: 704 - May The Next Year Be A Period Of Beautiful Transformation - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2019 from Christine Blackledge“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”- George Bernard Shaw What is life’s purpose? Only you know the answer, and everyone’s answer is different. However, this is not at all a bad thing, because it suggests that everyone has different goals that they would like to ...
Views: 703 - Sohba Digital Marketing Agency - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2020 from mike thomsonSohba Digital Marketing Agency Who We Are We bring together some of the most talented and experienced designers, writers and marketers to help you connect with your audience online. Our range of skills and services, combined with the coverage we can provide on sohba digital marketing agency, ...
Views: 703 - Positive Thinking Doesn't Work - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2008 from cindy silbertRecently, a client told me about a conversation she had with her brother. She shared the personal transformation work she was doing with him and how it was helping her business. He responded with, “You know…this positive thinking stuff doesn’t work.” And then he went on to say that no matter how ...
Views: 702 - What "Cut Throat Kitchen" Can Teach You About Business - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2013 from Michele PW Pariza WacekI'm not a huge reality television show watcher, but what I do like to watch are competition shows. Whether it's sports or competitive cooking, I like watching how people respond to pressure. (After all, as entrepreneurs we're always under pressure - it's just not as condensed as it is on ...
Views: 702 - How to Stay Motivated - by Motivation is a hot topic these days. There are countless books, audio, videos, seminars and coaches that all offer the latest strategies in getting you to be laser focused allowing you to achieve your goals.
Let’s face it – staying motivated isn’t always easy even after implementing the ...
Views: 701(2 votes) - Starting Big- 5 Steps to Making It Real - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2015 from Dawn ShulerSome time ago, I went through an exercise from a great article online from Meredith Eisenberg, "The Reverse Funnel - How to Dream BIG and Start Small." It's basically a product development/marketing exercise to get you thinking differently about your products and programs flow. Long story ...
Views: 701 - The Success Instinct - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“A squirrel does not have to be taught how to gather nuts. Nor does it need to learn that it should store them for winter. A squirrel born in the spring has never experienced winter. Yet in the fall of the year it can be observed busily storing nuts to be eaten during the winter months when ...
Views: 701(1 vote) - How to Choose the Best Plastic Mold Company - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2020 from Farrukh KhurshidWith the number of plastic mold company to choose from is extremely important. With that many options, you must do your homework to ensure that you are getting the right one for your needs. Searching the Internet can be a great way to find a mold company in your area. Not only will this save you ...
Views: 699 - Want to Grow Your Business In Just 5 Minutes? (Here’s How!) - by Submitted on May 13, 2013 from Jo IlfeldDo you fill that extra 5 minutes you have before phone calls or appointments with checking your email or facebook page one more time? Keep reading for a much more productive way to put your spare 5 minutes to use! While in the US, we often think of our annual Thanksgiving holiday dinner as the ...
Views: 699 - Going Out Of Your Mind To Find Your True Sanity - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2010 from Ken DonaldsonBear with me for a moment on this one, it really does make sense. Einstein once said, “We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." I have found this to be so very true. You can’t do something over and over in the same way and get a different ...
Views: 698 - How to improve your Cold Calling - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2013 from Andrew HortonHow prepared do you think you need to be before you call on a prospect? Do you think it is OK to just arrive unprepared and ask them to tell you about their business? There is no easier way to turn a prospect away than arriving unprepared, not knowing anything about them or their business. We ...
Views: 698 - Why Team Motivation Must Be A Staple In Every Organization - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraYou may agree if I say that based on our own countless experiences (and of course, research) tell us that team motivation boosts employee productivity regardless what kind of business or company one manages or handles. Team motivation is a very essential or vital skill a manager or leader must ...
Views: 698 - Work Motivation Tips For Greater Productivity - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2008 from Peter MurphyEnter any child’s classroom and you are likely to find at least a few boys and girls who are motivated to write the best story, draw the best picture, do the most interesting dramatization in the class play. Classroom motivation seems so easy compared to work motivation. With work ...
Views: 698 - You Can Fly! - by Submitted on May 09, 2009 from Okhale ObanokhoOnce you make a fundamental choice to the creative force in your life, any approach you choose to take for your own growth development and success will work for you. You will be especially attracted to those approaches which will work particularly well for you. We all have choices in life and we ...
Views: 698(3 votes) - 7 Exercise Motivation Secrets That Will Get You Fit - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2007 from Peter MurphyMany people start their exercise program with good intentions. Most often it starts in the New Year when you become aware of the Christmas over-indulgence catching up with you. Your clothes don’t fit as well as they did a few weeks early and so you embark upon a diet and with that you ...
Views: 697 - It Is The Thought That Matters? - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2008 from Derrick SimTo be more precise, it is rather the after-action that arises from your thought that really does matter. Well, what is the definition of thought? A thought is the act or process of thinking; a concept or idea; a hope or intention of achieving something. In short, it is just a thinking which ...
Views: 696 - Spirituality Information - Just Five Minutes Longer - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2007 from Vish WriterThe story has been told and retold countless times about the battle of Waterloo. Poems have been written and songs have been composed detailing every conceivable aspect about it. The English tell it one way and the French share it from a slightly different point of view. History and legend has ...
Views: 696 - Best Motivational story Of Trishneet Arora - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2021 from Anu BhardwajThe CEO and founder of TAC Security, Trishneet Arora, is one of the brightest young entrepreneurs of India. He is also the writer of several books about ethical hacking, web defence, and cybersecurity. At just 25 years of age, he has a net worth of $1milliion-$5million. Apart from helping ...
Views: 695 - Buddha Says: Little by Little - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLittle by little a person become evil, as a water pot is filled by drops of water…Little by little a person becomes good, as a water pot is filled by drops of water.” ~ Buddha from The Dhammapada I hart that. Seriously. We all want everything soooo fast. Including self-mastery. Which is ...
Views: 695(2 votes) - Weekend With the Girls - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2008 from Terri MeyerSpending three days with two lively little girls would be enough to drain the energy of any normal, red-blooded adult. I am no exception. As a single, childless grown-up, my days are spent quietly and peacefully. My typical day does not consist of wrestling, gymnastics, and ballet pirouettes. My ...
Views: 695 - Close Your Ears & Dream On! - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Close your ears to all adverse suggestions. Never mind if people call you a fool and a dreamer. Dream on.” ~ Wallace D. Wattles from The Science of Being Great Did you know the guy who invented the radio (Marconi) was thrown into an insane asylum when he told his “friends” that he could ...
Views: 694 - From Work To Mastery - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2008 from cindy silbertWhat’s your relationship with work? Is it “I owe, I owe, it’s off to work I go” or “Work is what I do for a living” or “My work is my passion” or “I’d love to but I have to work today” or “I’d love to go back to work” or “If only I didn’t have to work” or “I love working”? Whether you love your ...
Views: 694 - The Three Core Conflcits - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2021 from William CottringerThe Three Core Conflicts by Bill Cottringer “Unresolved conflicts usually return as noisier versions with more intensity, vengeance and difficulty.” ~The author. There are three core conflicts for humans: (1) Us vs. life (2) Us vs. others, and (3) Us vs. ourselves. We all ...
Views: 694 - Unleash your Inner Power - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2013 from Andrew HortonAs you know, nothing happens to you, everything happens, because of you. So if any future dream is to be converted from that electrical charge of possibility, which exists in your brain right now and converted into something, real and tangible, then you must live by the old adage of, “If it is ...
Views: 694 - The Key to Success is Knowing You Can - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2010 from TJ PhilpottThe key to success in any endeavor starts with a positive mental attitude. There is a saying that goes 'if you think you can you can and if you think you can not you are right' and this is so true. Have you ever noticed that people with positive attitudes are always so upbeat and motivated? In ...
Views: 693(1 vote) - Beat Procrastination In 5 Simple Ways With Smart Goal Getting - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Peter MurphyThe setting of goals is a step in the right direction toward achieving anything. It clearly shows that there are some good things present; such as, a purpose and some determination. But as horrible as it may sound, it achieves very little until the next step begins to be taken. This article ...
Views: 692 - Motivation, a need to succeed - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2020 from ravi ranjan goswamiMotivation is the experience of desire or aversion…You want something, or want to avoid or escape something. As such, motivation has both an objective side – a goal or thing you aspire to – and an internal or subjective aspect: it is you that wants the thing (or wants it to go away). ...
Views: 692 - Best Motivational Story Of Remo D’Souza - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2021 from Anu BhardwajRemo D’Souza is a reputed Indian Choreographer and director of the Indian Film Industry. He was born on 2 April 1974 in Olavakkode, which is located in the Palakkad district of Kerala. He was named their baby Ramesh Gopi by his parents K. Gopi, and Madhviyamma. K.Gopi being an Air Force ...
Views: 691(1 vote) - Do you play the waiting game? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2011 from ashwani kumarDo you spend your days waiting Do you spend your time doubting and hesitating Do not wait but make your own fate Seeking and not waiting will make you truly great Do you keep waiting? Do you always keep waiting and hoping that someone would come to solve your problems? Do you keep waiting ...
Views: 691 - How To Stay Motivated In The Face Of Setbacks - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2007 from Peter MurphyIt is hard to stay motivated with your work when you are faced with several setbacks. How can you get back up from a hard fall? If you are aspiring to become a doctor, how do you continue studying after failing the medical bar twice? If you want to become a pilot, how can you make it happen if ...
Views: 691 - Two Personality Powers for Motivating Others - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVThere are two powers of personality you can develop that will increase your charisma and your ability to influence others. There are two powers of personality you can develop that will increase your charisma and your ability to influence others. Decide Exactly What You Want The first of these ...
Views: 691 - Morning Motivation: Beyond Human Judgment - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne of the common lessons found in all spiritual Teachings is the idea that reality is far richer and deeper than human conceptions of good and bad, right and wrong. We as a society spend a lot of time passing judgments on people: Carrie Prejean, Father Alberto Cutie, Britney Spears, John ...
Views: 690(2 votes) - How To Get Motivated When You Have An Off Day - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2008 from Peter MurphyWhat can you do on days like these? Is there a way to get motivated and stay motivated? There are three simple yet powerful ways to pull yourself out of a slump. And best of all you can start using these strategies today. 1. Complete Something It is very important to start and finish ...
Views: 688 - Morning Motivation: The Impossible Is Achieved Every Day - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are often told that an intent or goal is impossible, so we shouldn’t even try to achieve it. But every day, people are achieving the “impossible.” Someone is meeting an impossible deadline. Someone is celebrating a positive pregnancy result after doctors said it would be impossible. Someone ...
Views: 688(2 votes) - What Do Bill Gates and the Poorest of the Poor Have in Common? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from hazel christine herberBill Gates, one of the world's richest and the poorest of the poor? Simple...we all have 24 HOURS. But why the great discrepancy? The difference? OPPORTUNITY. And the will to make something out of that opportunity and time. So what does this tell us? It's how we make our minutes count ...
Views: 688 - Be Encouraged By The Shortness of Life - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Ted CiubaAmidst all the luxury of the RMS Titanic, amidst all the tragedy and human errors, I'm reminded of the fact that life is brief—surprise! I've seen murals, I've seen photographs of some of the victims, all the way from very young people on up. I've seen a young boy in a suit and tie who looks to ...
Views: 687 - Morning Motivation: You Are Divinely Loved - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe next time you’re having a really bad day (or a rough Monday morning,) remember the spiritual Teachings’ reassurance that each of us is deeply, completely, divinely loved. Think about the intense and protective love that a mother has for her child. One of The Sayings of Muhammad is, ...
Views: 687(3 votes) - What Procrastination Is And How To Beat Distractions - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Peter MurphyStaying motivated enough to be able to see things through to completion is something that is needed more and more today. In an age of instant food, instant movies, instant cash from ATM's, and instant messaging, it is almost no wonder that we get distracted so easily. Satisfaction comes, so ...
Views: 686 - Choose What Works For You When It Comes To Staying Motivated - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraWhen it comes to tons of tips and self improvement advice (usually online), you may be confused of what to follow especially when it comes to motivation genre. Take note that we are all created differently, and what works for me may not work out for you. The best advice in staying motivated? ...
Views: 686 - You Got This! - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2022 from Noelle NelsonMy morning was supposed to be devoted to writing a report for one of the trial attorneys I consult for. The work takes concentration and focus, as my conclusions influence how the case is developed. It’s important, it matters, I need to do it well. But “life” was having none of it . . . The ...
Views: 686 - How To Get Fired From Procrastinators Anonymous - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2008 from Peter MurphyWelcome to the procrastinator's anonymous club! This club will accept anyone who is willing to make an excuse. It only takes one - that will do. Quitting even before you get started will put you in the leadership positions of the procrastinators anonymous club - guaranteed a promotion! Now, ...
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