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Six Key Steps to Live Life To The Fullest - by Judi MoreoEnjoying Your Life Versus Simply Existing - by Judi Moreo- What Are You Worth? - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVInvest in yourself to achieve the best. In the world of work, some people earn a little and some people earn a lot. What is the difference? This question has been studied for more than 100 years, and now we know the answers. People who earn a lot—the top 20% in any field—make a greater ...
Views: 572 - Napoleon’s Key to Victory - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThe only real measure of business leadership is results. This requires the ability to act boldly with no guarantees of success. The greatest obstacle to overcome is fear of the unknown. The Key to Confidence Most fear however, is rooted in ignorance. The more knowledge or skill you have in any ...
Views: 766 - Your Success is an Inside Job - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from Dawn Angier“An investment in yourself will pay dividends for the rest of your life. It won’t depreciate, it will appreciate. It will never be devalued or stolen. Clearly, your inner portfolio is the best investment you can make.” We spend a good deal of time and money on the outside of our bodies. We pay ...
Views: 944(3 votes) - The Law of Clarity - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVClarity accounts for probably 80% of success and happiness. Lack of clarity is probably more responsible for frustration and underachievement than any other single factor. That’s why we say that "Success is goals, and all else is commentary." People with clear, written goals, accomplish far ...
Views: 589 - The Key to Charisma - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThere is a close association between personal charisma and success in life. Probably 85 percent of your success and happiness will come from your relationships and interactions with others. The more positively others respond to you, the easier it will be for you to get the things you want. The ...
Views: 733 - Your Ideal Self and Life - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVYour self-concept is made up of three parts, each of which affects each of the others. Understanding these three parts enables you to put your hands on the keyboard of your own mental computer. When you learn to take charge of the development of a new and positive self-concept of selling, you ...
Views: 799 - First Aid for Life - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from Alan John ThompsonThese techniques, like medical first aid, are only a first steps guide that offers an outline; the intent is to provide a practical beginners guide to moving towards success in life. This is a first aid trained engineer’s “how to” in the basic foundations from which you can build a ...
Views: 779 - The New Mental Diet - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVOne of the most powerful personal programming activities you can engage in is positive self-talk. Be your own cheerleader and talk to yourself positively all of the time. Think About Your Dreams As it happens, the average person talks to himself in a negative way. As much as 94 percent of your ...
Views: 558 - Parkinson’s Law - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVWhy People Succeed or Fail Parkinson’s Law is one of the best known and the most important laws of money and wealth accumulation. It was developed by English writer C. Northcote Parkinson many years ago and it explains why most people retire poor. The Way the Law Works This law says that, no ...
Views: 708 - Be A Negative Optimist - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThe most important quality for success in entrepreneurship and in life is the quality of optimism. Optimists have an unrealistic expectation of success. As a result, they are willing to try far more things without becoming discouraged. In addition, because of their unrealistically positive ...
Views: 658 - Accepting Yourself Unconditionally - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVHow Are You Treated By Others? Self-acceptance begins in infancy, with the influence of your parents and siblings and other important people. Your own level of self-acceptance is determined largely by how well you feel you are accepted by the important people in your life. Your attitude ...
Views: 1143 - Developing A Great Character - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVBeing the Best In Every Area What is character? Your character is the degree to which you live your life consistent with high, life-enhancing values. A person who lacks character is one who compromises on higher order values in favor of lower order expedience, or who has no values at all. Your ...
Views: 739 - Responsibility Does Not Mean Blame - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Drew MaughanI will say it again: responsibility does not mean blame. Having begun immersing myself in personal development three years ago, a painful recurring theme - and one of the biggest bumps in the road I came across - was this idea of being "responsible" for everything in my life. Whether it was to ...
Views: 4700 - Optimal Thinking Protects You from Financial Despair - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from anne optimalthinking.comMany people jump into get-rich-quick schemes, create ruinous debt, and fail to employ solid strategies that serve their best interests. So what really happens to disappoint and frustrate these people? How do they sabotage their financial success? Many positive thinkers judge, suppress, and ...
Views: 1174(3 votes) - 5 Mistakes to Avoid for Your Optimal Growth - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenEverything occurring in your life is precisely the right timing for your optimal growth. When things are running smoothly in your relationships, your career, your finances, your health, and your personal enjoyment time, it's quite easy to feel that you're in the right place at the right ...
Views: 1084 - How to Remember Names Easily - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Laurie Wilhelm"If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance." - Dale Carnegie It's common to hear people say that they can't ...
Views: 2740(2 votes) - Not Sure What to Say When You Meet Someone You Know? - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Laurie WilhelmIt may sound surprising, but not everyone knows how to greet others. Whether you're approaching someone or someone has approached you, a greeting is an expression of pleasure in seeing them. It's an opportunity to show that they matter to you. A deliberate, friendly greeting establishes a good ...
Views: 2664(2 votes) - How to Give Compliments that Attract People to You - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Laurie Wilhelm"I can live for two months on a good compliment." - Mark Twain When you make people feel good about themselves, they're more likely to want to be in your company. Paying a compliment is a verbal gift; it’s an expression of praise, approval and encouragement that is meant to acknowledge an ...
Views: 5023(2 votes) - Apologizing isn’t Easy, But it’s Necessary - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Laurie WilhelmAs anyone who has ever made an apology knows, saying "I'm sorry" is no sign of weakness but it can take a great deal of courage. While it can be difficult to accept blame and take responsibility for our offending actions, apologizing to those who are affected by them is an essential social skill ...
Views: 1653(2 votes) - Make Friends by Listening to Them: Three Easy Steps - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Laurie Wilhelm“The less you speak, the more you will hear.” - Alexander Solzhenitsyn Throughout our schooling, we've taken classes to learn and improve our writing and reading skills. Unfortunately, we received little encouragement to develop and refine our listening skills and, as a result, we’ve become a ...
Views: 1297(2 votes) - Attune, Ask, Appreciate, Amen, Act - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Ted CiubaGood day! Today's engagement is one that we have engaged with before. Actually, like all the themes that we talk about, we'll engage with this one over and over again. We've engaged with this recently—the same five points of Meditation, because it's so important. Everything we talk about is ...
Views: 593 - The Continuous Improvement Formula - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVPut Your Career on the Fast Track There are many things you can do to put your career onto the fast track. You can set clear, specific goals for each area of your life and then make plans to accomplish them. You can plan your work and work your plan. Ask For Greater Responsibility You can ...
Views: 1095 - Feedback and Discipline - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVHow You Can Be More Effective in Giving Feedback to Your Staff An important part of business communication is giving feedback, correction and discipline to your staff. One of the jobs of the manager is to be a teacher, and in some cases a disciplinarian. This means that, in order to do your job ...
Views: 675 - Letting Go of Resentment May Not Be Easy, But it is Simple - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2009 from Beth Banning and Neill GibsonDo you treat your friends with love and respect, but when it's their turn, they let you down? Do you end up feeling resentful when your friends just don't give into the friendship as much as you do? Knowing how to deal with this resentment in a positive way--or even better, avoiding it ...
Views: 4582(4 votes) - How to Enhance Relationships, Increase Fulfillment & Empower Yourself by Being Authentic - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2009 from Mike RobbinsHow often do you not say or do something because you're worried about how it'll be perceived? For most of us, myself included, this happens more often then we'd like to admit. We live in a culture that is starving for authenticity. We want our leaders, our co-workers, our family members, our ...
Views: 448 - The Secret of Life - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Raymond SalasWhat is the secret of life? Often, we ask ourselves this question when we find ourselves in a situation or faced with a problem that doesn't feel good, usually related to some health, money, work, career, relationship, family, or other issue. Other times, we ask this question when we get ...
Views: 1060 - Awaken Your Inner Child - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Beata Antoszek"How you feel in your heart can show up in your body, for your heart and body are more powerfully connected than you have ever realized.” Don Colbert, MD Is your inner child happy and content with you and your life? How can you tell? It is relatively easy to tell. If your inner child (or in ...
Views: 3769(1 vote) - Personal Magnetism - 5 Tips to Have More Magnetism and Charisma - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Jeannie CrabtreeThe thought of having personal charisma and personal magnetism is often based on having an attracting energy that flows through your body and mind. While that is certainly true, there are other aspects to it. Many people think you are either born with it or you are not. It is not a matter of ...
Views: 1639 - The Four-Fold Path to Enlightened Life Change - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Roy Biancalana.Change is a tricky matter. One the one hand, it's human nature to want to better our lives, whether it's our bodies, our careers, our income or our love lives. Even enlightened beings like Jesus, Buddha and Mother Teresa were people of mission who meant to bring change to the world. On the other ...
Views: 1971 - The Beauty of Imperfection - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Deborah HillBeing a lifetime perfectionist, it’s taken a lot of bumps and turns in the road to accept the perceived imperfections within myself and in life. I’ve learned that it’s the imperfect qualities that often set us apart from the pack, define who we are and teach us. Laughing at my mistakes is a ...
Views: 2338 - How to Get Where You Want to Go - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Lois Marie GacherDoes someone else’s opinion of you determine how you feel about yourself? What determines your value: what you think of yourself or what others think of you? Self Esteem is your opinion of yourself. Good Self Esteem is believing in yourself. It means having an inner security that won’t be ...
Views: 1039 - Saga of a Firetender - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Russ Reina, a firetender (Healing Arts)Not terribly long ago, I came to the conclusion that my life's work is all about seeking the healing arts wherever they are found. The overwhelming thing about the concept was that I found them everywhere! All of the individual paths that I had thought I had been on in my life were just one big ...
Views: 1032 - Growing Through Divorce - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Darlene LancerDivorce is a process of separation and transformation - a process that long precedes the dissolution decree. It is important to understand its stages, the cognitive, emotional, physical, legal and spiritual, which, if worked through, can substantially lessen the painful aftermath. ...
Views: 4023(1 vote) - Feminine Lessons on the Road - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Kris SteinnesI’ve been the director of a women’s organization and conference for 17 years, and providing opportunities for women to find their passion, dreams and their voice is an important mission for me. I’ve learned many lessons on this path of helping other women, but none quite as powerful as the road ...
Views: 1391 - 5 Steps to Happiness - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from Bill LangAre you happy? What makes us happy? Can you cultivate happiness? These questions are difficult to answer, but psychologists like Martin Seligman from the University of Pennsylvania are trying a new approach to shed light on these questions. Psychology for most part of history has concerned ...
Views: 1601(1 vote) - Why it's Crucial to Get into the Core Issue - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Artur RybowiczThe internet is full of quick solutions to any problem you mention. And you probably know by now, that they do not work as promised. Why, you may ask ? Is it because they are not true, spoofed and hyped chats? Most of them, may be, but there is more and more quality content and tips worth ...
Views: 1539 - Personal Growth: The Key to Getting There - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Marc AdamsTraining yourself to be self-disciplined is possible, but it will take a little willpower! Whether you're an athlete, a concert pianist, a business person, or a professional dog trainer, if you are going to be great at what you do, and live the life you've always wanted to live, you must become ...
Views: 1173 - Harness Your History - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Daren WrideWhat have you done with your past? Yes, I know we shouldn’t live in the past. But neither should we ignore it, run from it or suppress it. If you were to make a list of the key events in your life that have shaped you, made you the person you are today, that list would be a mix of positive, ...
Views: 1089 - Vibrational Essences for Getting “Unstuck” - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Marion MazzocchiA friend recently said to me that she was tired of being “stuck” in the same situation that she has been in for a few years. Later that day, another woman was complaining of the weather and how she hated this time of year, but couldn’t do anything about it as she was “stuck” in this area. Many ...
Views: 839 - Goal Setting and Goal Getting - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Ryan RogersWhy do we set goals? A goal is a destination and without knowing our destination, it is almost certain that we will never get there. The purpose of this article is to provide some effective advice on how to define your goals. Firstly, all goals should be SMART, ie. Specific, Measurable, ...
Views: 859 - Emergency Tool Kit - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Christine McDougallWe all have times when out thinking, emotions, feelings and life in general are not moving the way we would like. We may be in a down spiral of negative thoughts, our emotions may be frayed, and life might feel stuck, or horrible. We may suffer from anxiety or depression. It is in these times ...
Views: 877 - Woman’s Greatest Strength Can Be Her Biggest Weakness - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Rachael Jayne GrooverI once heard this wise teaching from a mentor of one of my mentors. She said; “Your biggest weakness is just your greatest strength turned up too loud.” For example: Your greatest strength could be your strong leadership ability and natural charisma that attracts people. However, if you turn ...
Views: 7487(3 votes) - If Worry Worked, I'd Weigh 115 lbs and Be a Multi-Millionaire - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2013 from Anastasia NetriI believe that people are sent here to learn particular lessons in each lifetime. I know for me, part of what I'm here to learn in this life is trust and balance. I also believe that the way that we learn these lessons is by overcoming the opposite experience. I've been worrying all of ...
Views: 1005 - Using Gratitude to Feel Good - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Tracey BurchardWhen I woke up this morning, I could hear the birds singing outside (very clearly since the windows were open). I realized how lucky I am to live in a country where life is so easy. I know - you’re thinking “Easy? Times are rough right now!” Let’s put things in perspective, though. Yes, ...
Views: 1813 - Beyond the Drama/Trauma Playing Field of Life - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Rebecca SkeeleDid you play on a see-saw as a child? Growing up, my little brother and I spent hours pushing each other up and down on this playground apparatus. And our game went like this… We would take turns holding each other up in the air while one of us weighted the board down in the dirt - until that ...
Views: 1186 - 5 Things You Should Do Immediately to Prepare for Challenging Times - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Judy PearsonFirst what you don’t want to do... panic! Panic and anxiety will zap the life right out of you. Whether you are facing downsizing, health, relationship or financial issues taking immediate appropriate action will make all the difference in the world. Making those decisions with a clear mind and ...
Views: 1265 - Why Can't You Get A Good Nights Sleep? - by Submitted on May 27, 2010 from Dr. Jeanette RaymondInsomnia Jeopardizes Merdith's Job The future of Meredith’s business depended on one simple thing. Getting a good night’s sleep. If she wasn’t on the ball, she would lose the marketing contract for a prestigious corporate firm. There was no way Meredith was going to let that happen. She ...
Views: 1649 - Your Control Center - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Lucy Grace YaldezianTaking a road trip anytime soon? Whether you are driving alone, or with family members, here’s a creative way to pass the time. Imagine that somewhere in your body-mind is a Control Center where all of your body’s systems are monitored. Imagine that this Control Center also monitors the full ...
Views: 1041(2 votes) - The Self-Confident Person - Cause or Effect? - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Brian WalshHow would you describe a self-confident person? Generally, many people consider a self-confident person to be a perfect know-it-all, who is the center of attention, and never shows weakness. Some folks confuse the terms self-confidence with self-esteem. The former is cosmetic, and may not be ...
Views: 2210 - Choosing to be Chosen - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Terri Britt“Okay, ladies, today we’re going on an adventure!” I exclaimed to a small group of women sitting in front of me on the patio of a local bookstore. All of them were excited, but had no idea what to expect. This wasn’t any ordinary group. These women were a part of my intensive Enlightened Mom ...
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