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Six Key Steps to Live Life To The Fullest - by Judi MoreoEnjoying Your Life Versus Simply Existing - by Judi Moreo- Blazing Our Own Unique Leadership Path - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"Following the path of least resistance is what makes individuals and rivers crooked. Few people drift to success." There are about as many views and definitions of what encompasses "leadership" as there are experts in this field. There is one point that most leadership researchers and ...
Views: 899(1 vote) - Blazing Our Own Improvement Path - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"The process of spiritual growth is an effortful and difficult one. This is because it is conducted against a natural resistance, against a natural inclination to keep things the way they were, to cling to the old maps and old ways of doing things, to take the easy path." — M. Scott Peck, The ...
Views: 859(1 vote) - Being All That We Can See - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim ClemmerThere is no objective reality. We don't see the world as it is, we see the world as we are. Sean was filling out a university questionnaire to help determine roommate compatibility. Beside the questions, "Do you make your bed every day?" and "Do you consider yourself a neat person?" he ...
Views: 807(1 vote) - Stop Being a Toxic People Magnet - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Andrew LeighSome of us seem to attract toxic people like a magnet. Or maybe a better image is of wasps buzzing around a jam pot, and each one packing a nasty, venomous sting they don't mind using. Skewed Perspective No surprise then, that so many toxic people magnets end up with a horribly skewed ...
Views: 4400 - Responsibility Is a Sort of Honour If We Take It Seriously - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Curtis BaumgartnerAll creatures have their responsibilites. Now and then responsibility is a sort of pressure but more often than not taking responsibilites is a sort of honour if we take it seriously. Owing to taking responsibility, timberland boots have been passionately welcomed by regulars. When thinking ...
Views: 681 - How To Control Emotions In 3 Simple Steps - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2011 from Michael LeeFrom the moment we were born, we've been a slave to our emotions. Babies cry, kids throw tantrums, teenagers rebel... However, there are times when we need to rein these feelings in and learn how to control emotions. After all, you can't exactly break down in tears whenever your boss ...
Views: 2124 - How To Find A Life Coach: 3 Proven Tips To Find The Ideal Life Coach For You - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2011 from Michael LeeLearning how to find a life coach is a big deal for whoever is involved. It means that that person is already at the stage in life where they are ready to find a purpose or meaning to everyday affairs. Life is not just about waking up and going to work anymore. It becomes something more ...
Views: 1607 - How To Calm Down When Nervous In 3 Simple Steps - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2011 from Michael LeeAbout to make a speech in front of the whole class? Going to see your girlfriend's parents for the first time? Taking a very important scholarship exam? These are just some of the situations wherein knowing how to calm down when nervous becomes a matter of supreme importance. Feeling nervous ...
Views: 2101 - Top 10 Time Taming Tips - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2011 from Sue BeckerNovember is definitely a month in which we pay attention to time: we enjoy less sunshine each day, and the end of Daylight Saving Time makes the diminished sunshine even more obvious. As we do our best to cope with seemingly shorter days, it’s a good time to work on making the most of our time. ...
Views: 1315 - ***Do You Know the Difference Between Your Throat Voice and Your Chest Voice? - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2011 from Nancy DanielsWhen most people speak, they power their voice by means of their voice box and throat. To a lesser extent, the mouth and nasal cavities are also acting as resonators, aiding in the production of voiced sound. And, of course, you probably think this is normal. It may be normal for you but, in ...
Views: 11698(2 votes) - Know about AIS: HP Storage Works - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2011 from Crystal J. BriscoeWhat is HP Storage Works AIS: HP Storage Works is a type of certification which increases your position in the information technology sector. The word AIS stands for accredited integration specialist who is a person capable to design, support and integrate business class solutions in order to ...
Views: 2238 - The Five Minute Miracle - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2011 from Willie HortonI was sent an article on lottery sales by a reader a couple of weeks back - how, the Texas State Lottery was heading for record sales of US$3.83bn this year. Yes, that's one State and that's billion, not million! You'll also see in the article that its the poorer people who spend a ...
Views: 2039(3 votes) - A Networking Must: Class Participation - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Don TalbertRemember your days in school? Do you also remember the importance placed on class participation? Well, there was a reason for that. Many of my grades were based on some level of class participation. Doesn't seem fair, does it? If you know the material, do your homework, and score well on ...
Views: 927 - Immune System May Determine How Alcohol Affects Behavior - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Jenna PopeAn Austrialian researcher has uncovered new evidence that immune cells in the brain may affect how people behave when under the influence of alcohol. This would include changes in motor function, such as difficulty in controlling the muscles that regulate walking and talking. Researchers found ...
Views: 775 - ***Do You Have Too Much on Your Plate? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Sharon MelnickDoes your ‘to do’ list feel like the never-ending stream of clowns getting out of a Volkswagen? Conventional wisdom suggests that to reduce your overwhelm you should ‘Prioritize’. But your challenge is that Everything Seems Urgent. Below is the formula to win in situations of ‘too much to ...
Views: 5520(1 vote) - Assertiveness Tips: How To Be Assertive And Take Charge Of Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Michael LeeA lot of us have been raised to believe that voicing out our opinions and asking questions are no-nos in society. We couldn't have been more misled. Unless you pick up a few assertiveness tips in life, you'll never be able to challenge yourself and move up the career ladder. The same principle ...
Views: 2834 - How To Say No Nicely: 3 Easy Tips To Say No Without Offending Anyone - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Michael LeeIt can be quite difficult to turn someone down, especially a persistent person. It's even more of a challenge to learn how to say no nicely. After all, if that guy has been bothering you for ages, don't you just want to scream "no!" at him and pour a glass of juice over his head? Or if your ...
Views: 3536 - Personal Goal Setting Tips: 3 Powerful Ways To Set And Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Michael LeeEverybody knows the importance of personal goal setting. It basically drives you to do well in life, gives you direction, and most of the time, helps you become a better person. In fact, kids who have been taught the value of goals tend to become more successful in the future as well. But ...
Views: 1795 - Amazing Face Reading Techniques: 3 Simple Ways To Read A Person Through Their Face - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Michael LeeDid you know you can decode a person's thoughts and feelings using the amazing face reading techniques in this article? In most cases, these methods are the easiest to use because a person's face is almost always accessible. And while some people can keep their expressions neutral, they ...
Views: 3196 - Positive Thinking Techniques: Unleash The Power Of Positive Thinking In 3 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Michael LeeUsing positive thinking techniques will greatly improve the way you handle situations, the way you interact with other people and the way you live every single day of your existence. You might wonder how a thought, no matter how positive, can have such a significant impact on a person's life. ...
Views: 1974 - Anger: Is It Good Or Bad? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperThe word anger and the behaviour that it creates is not something that is typically looked upon with acceptance or positivity. Anger is often portrayed as a troublesome emotion; an emotion that leads to destructive and abusive behaviour. And there is no denying that anger can be extremely ...
Views: 2806(1 vote) - Tips on Paid Volunteer Work - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Mark AOrganizations like ProWorld can help people find paid volunteer work opportunities abroad. ProWorld volunteers and interns get to participate in hands on projects around the world, where they assist in a variety of activities that boost community development in Latin America, Africa and Asia. ...
Views: 1185 - Tips for Volunteer Programs - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Mark ARSVP is the largest volunteer program for senior citizens in the US. This program is open to those aged 55 and older, and gives them many opportunities to put their lifetime of experiences to good use helping others. Over 500,000 people across the country have joined RSVP in order to tackle some ...
Views: 1090 - Volunteer Community Service Ideas - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Mark AVolunteer community service ideas include projects that kids and their families can get involved in together. For example, there are many ways for families to get involved with helping the homeless in their communities. They can organize or participate in a canned food drive, or a drive to ...
Views: 1235 - Tips for Medical Volunteer Opportunities - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Mark AWork the World is an organization that provides international medical internships and volunteer positions overseas. The focus of this organization is to provide safe, high quality placements and top quality accommodations for students in their communities of choice. As part of the program, Work ...
Views: 1240 - Tips to Volunteer With Animals - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Mark AMany organizations offer great opportunities to volunteer with animals in your local community. For example, the Montgomery County SPCA in Missouri operates an animal rescue that is entirely dependent on volunteers for all of it's services. Volunteers who are interested in working with cats and ...
Views: 1081 - Orphanage Volunteer Tips - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Mark AWorldwide Helpers is an online volunteer network that helps connect non profits around the world with volunteers who want to help out on a variety of projects. Their online projects database is searchable by country, location, assignment duration and cost. They also offer ratings for many of the ...
Views: 1951 - UN Volunteer Tips - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Mark ARegistering to be a UN volunteer is the first step in the process of joining more than 7,000 volunteers each from all over the world who serve with UN agencies in hundreds of different countries. These professional volunteers have an important role to play in the UN effort to promote peace and ...
Views: 2398 - International Volunteer Work Tips - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Mark AInternational volunteer work is available via organizations like Volunteers for Peace (VFP), which operates a variety of work projects in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the USA. This organization offers placements for volunteers in over 100 countries, and offer the benefits of working ...
Views: 1023 - Tips for the Environmental Volunteer - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Mark ANo matter how much busy your schedule is, it is possible to find some time for environmental volunteer opportunities. There are many opportunities to make positive changes that benefit the environment, whether you have only a few minutes each day or several hours per week to devote to the issue. ...
Views: 1166 - 11 Hints for Job Hunting in a Tight Market - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2011 from Anthony CalabreseExpand Your Job-Hunting Targets – If looking in one geographic area, look in others. If searching in one size of company, try others. If looking at one type of position, consider other types of positions you can do. Expect to Be “In Search” for the Long Haul – The average professional or ...
Views: 1214 - Choosing Happiness - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2011 from Adam BenedettoDuring life, we may sometimes find ourselves in a slump, experiencing sadness, emptiness, or withdrawal at times when we know our lives should be making us happy. This can be confusing. Why, if all seems as it should be, are we not happy? What is in our way or stopping us from experiencing the ...
Views: 1336(2 votes) - Stop Limping Through Life - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2011 from Willie HortonDecades of psychological research prove that about 96% of people use only 1% of their mental energy to focus in the present moment. Instead, the “normal” subconscious (the greater part of your mental energy) lives in your formative years, when you were so “sponge-like” and open-minded that you ...
Views: 2458 - Taking Action - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2011 from Willie HortonIn case you haven’t already heard, the global economy is in something of a reversal at present!! I mention this in the context of a long-standing friend mentioning to me over breakfast last Friday that his daughter “couldn’t pick up the ‘phone” to ask for some career or job-seeking advice from ...
Views: 2432 - Lesson for Self-sufficient Learner: How to Build a Solar Oven - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2011 from simple livingAre you a layman who intends to be a self-sufficient learner? Here is one such thing that you can learn to build. The ‘solar oven’ is a laughably simple design that can be built in about ten minutes. Using two cardboard boxes and a plastic oven bag, you can use the energy of the sun to heat ...
Views: 653 - Beer Making - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2011 from simple livingBeer-brewing is a sweet science developed a long time ago may be before war times as a survival skill to overcome the cold climate and get warmth and refreshment. Not only is the methodology and biology at play immensely interesting, but you get to drink the results. When you make your own ...
Views: 529 - How To Become A Leader - by Submitted on May 26, 2012 from Chris HammerHave you ever wondered how to become a leader if you're not what you'd consider "leadership material"? Can anyone be a leader? Simply stated, anyone can become a leader by having the ability and desire to take on such a role; and by having the opportunity to step into or create the role. Some ...
Views: 1123(2 votes) - How To Let Go Of Emotional Stress - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Adam BenedettoDuring life, we may encounter periods of time where we are under a lot of stress. We tend to hold onto these moments and carry them forward with us. How we felt during that period is also carried forward if we do not let go of it. That is why, even though the moment we are in may seem good, ...
Views: 1902 - How to Use Psychic Abilities in Your Day to Day Business Decisions - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Sherry AndreaHave you ever watched a video of a psychic as she or he gets ready to do a reading for someone or channel someone? What is the first thing you usually see them do? Right, the deep slow breathing that reminds you of a b-rated movie about psychics. After the few deep breaths they then open their ...
Views: 1969 - Who Knows Where the Time Goes - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Jodi ChapmanIs it just me, or do you also sometimes feel like while time may be linear, your life definitely isn’t – you instead are spinning around and around, going in endless circles. I will be the first to admit that keeping up with it all and still managing to find time for myself is one of my ...
Views: 1251 - High-Powered Career Strategies For 40-plus Professionals - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Abby LockeWhy are 40-plus professionals plagued by common stereotypes like having less energy, demand high health and life insurance costs, and are unwilling to learn new technology. I remember a time when the word "age discrimination" only came to mind when considering men and women nearing the ...
Views: 1343 - The Power and Wonder of thinking BIG - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Scott EppShoot for the Moon, You Might Hit the Stars There is a saying, “shoot for the moon and even if you miss, you’ll end up among the stars.” This is a great example of how thinking big can get you a long way to reaching your overall life goals. If you have a dream, don’t be fooled into believing ...
Views: 1789 - ADHD, Mindfulness and Me: Keeping My Head and My Body Together - All Day - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from LuAnn PierceI sat on my front porch this morning, journal and pen in hand, enjoying a bit of sunshine and quiet time. As I tuned in to the sensory-rich environment, I wondered again if others experience things as I do. I could hear a long, lonely train whistle in the ‘far distance’, the sound of the ...
Views: 2430 - Meditation Doesn't Do It For Me! - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Willie HortonMany people have said this to me - what exactly they're expecting it to do for them, however, is the rock that they think they're perishing on. Re-read that sentence - it's a loaded one. Our own thoughts and expectations can present a barrier to what we do in life. We know this already from ...
Views: 2047(1 vote) - Experience Will Transform Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Willie HortonHaving just completed another 'Client-Only' Advanced Workshop, I continue to get the impression that there is a gap between intellectually grasping and understanding the very simple and scientifically proven concepts on which my workshops, books and websites are based, on the one hand and ...
Views: 1943 - Who You Really Are - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Willie HortonThere is a well-worm saying that suggests that perception is, in fact, reality. And, no matter how most thinking people might laugh off such a notion, the fact is that for the normal mind, reality is just that - the sum total of our perceptions. How we perceive the world, how it works and our ...
Views: 2556(1 vote) - Success and Happiness: Do You Know Where You're Going? - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Willie HortonWhat steps do you deliberately take each day to ensure that you stay or track? Do you even know what 'on track' means to you? Do you know what you want to achieve? Do you know what makes you happy? Do you know where you want to go in life? Or are you just happy to go with the flow? The ...
Views: 1867 - Time Management: How to Create Additional Time - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Willie HortonI wonder how much more time you would have on your hands, to do all the important things in life, all the things that you really want to do, if you stopped doing the things that you shouldn't be doing. In conversation with a group of people earlier this year, they calculated that they would ...
Views: 1853 - What does Success mean to you? - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Yuval GorenHow do YOU define Success? Everyone wants to be successful but the image and the meaning of success is very different for different people. It is crucial though that before you start seeking success your clearly discover your definition of success. Remember, it must be your definition. Don't ...
Views: 1446 - What's the point? - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Kate BeedersThere are so many talented and gifted solopreneurs out there who are starting to have some - or having a lot – of success. The problem comes when they start becoming so overwhelmed with everything going on, that the success stops becoming fun. They’re feeling like a gerbil spinning on the ...
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