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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- There's No Negative In My Program Part2 - by Well you know about the young hero who saved his brother, but that was just the beginning of the incredible feats of these young men.
His younger brother arrived at the hospital with a broken back. The doctors told him he would never be able to compete again.
The interviewer asked the young ...
Views: 911 - Getting it - understanding how to achieve success - by Success! How does that word make you feel? It might inspire you ?or even depress you because you think it is something that does not (and cannot) apply to you. Some people will associate it with tremendous wealth, others might see it as freedom from the stresses of modern day life, still others ...
Views: 840 - When Positive Thinking Doesn't Work - by We’ve all heard it said, “Think positive, think positive, think positive!” The fact of the matter is that forcing ourselves to think positive has very little value when it comes to making any permanent changes in our lives. Sure, we can force ourselves to think positive for a few minutes or a ...
Views: 1044 - PUTTING POSITIVE THINKING INTO POSITIVE ACTION - by PUTTING POSITIVE THINKING INTO POSITIVE ACTION!
Anyone who has any interest in the field of self-development will quickly see that there are countless books to be found on the subject of positive thinking. Indeed, this discipline has been around for so long now, so familiar, that in some ...
Views: 972 - Adversity Gives You Strength - by How can you stay motivated in the midst of turbulent times and a sluggish economy? How do you persevere when many companies are reducing spending and customers seem to be holding on to every last penny in fear of an economic downturn? Every challenge you encounter in your life comes with the ...
Views: 1092 - Mental Toughness - by I had a track coach in high-school named Coach Arnold. He used to hold a lot of meetings before practice. He would tell us that half the battle in sports is mental toughness. He expected the basics of discipline. We were to be on time to the locker room and keep our grades up so we would stay ...
Views: 813 - The Choice - by To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.
- Abbie M. Dale
According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary - choice suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely.
The Key word being - freely. It’s all about ...
Views: 856(1 vote) - Five Easy Steps to Creating Your Dream Relationship - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2007 from Rod LoudenMillions of singles across the world are looking to create relationship bliss. It takes time. It requires energy. It mandates desire. A lot of people have all that. What they don’t have is a valid and reliable Roadmap to Relationship Success. Whether they’re accessing Yahoo Maps or their ...
Views: 886 - How to Use Self Talk in a Constructive Way to Attract Your Goals - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2007 from Cornelis BoertjensHave you ever noticed that little voice in your mind? You know; the voice that right now is saying “what little voice?”… You probably know what I am talking about. Every one of us has some kind of internal dialog going on most of the day. Mine drives me nuts sometimes! To keep ...
Views: 1318 - What is Your True Beauty Style? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2007 from Kim SnyderYou can spend your life time always doing something that looks good on someone else or have you taken the time to find your own beauty style? It maybe harsh words but everyday you are hit from all sides with something new to do or try. It gets very hard to get confused on what looks good. Try ...
Views: 1005 - Components of A Balanced Life - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2007 from John EdwardsThe difference between a wish and a goal is that in the case of the latter, we create a specific plan in which we strategize and work towards its attainment. A wish usually takes on a fantasy-oriented role and is internally excused with words like “unrealistic.” Part of ...
Views: 3197 - Fit to be Tied - by There comes a point in every mom's life where she needs to get out of the house. After a day of dealing with a late husband, spam calls from various window companies and my dog's ear oozing with some biological warfare, I decided that today was the day.
I was standing in my bedroom half dressed ...
Views: 644 - The A-C-T Formula for Positive Change - by "You can't change what you don't acknowledge and it's hard to change what you don't measure." Few people would say they don't want to make changes in their life. No matter how good things might be going, we want to make them better.
And yet, we resist change—sometimes consciously and often ...
Views: 693 - Your Life The Leaf - by You brush by it every day on your way to the car or the store. It sits mutely, unnoticed and unobstrusive. Perhaps sometimes you give it a glance, and if it’s done something notable, like change color or sprout a new leaf, you give it a closer look. But even these feats are commonplace, so more ...
Views: 790 - Hold Yourself Up To The Highest Standard - by This life can seem so real it’s difficult to understand at times that it is only an illusion. But in fact, that’s what it is. All the things you know for a fact, all the immutable laws, everything that seems to comprise reality, is only something you’ve constructed.
Now, this can seem ...
Views: 1806 - Gifts from The Universe - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2007 from Mary KraemerI have noticed that whenever I'm making decision I am 'rewarded' or given some tangible indication that the Universe is supporting me. A couple of years ago I was contemplating moving. Mind you this decision did not come easily. I knew it was necessary for me to move for financial and health ...
Views: 990 - Tuning Forks and the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2007 from Lynn GrabhornWay back in the thirties a couple of guys in the Orient were attempting to prove that thoughts were real things, and that different kinds of thoughts create different kinds of vibrations. So they decided to see if they could actually photograph vibrations of thought. And by golly they did, right ...
Views: 2360 - Destroying Apathy - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2007 from Hieu DoanThe battle within the self is between apathy and purpose. Apathy kills purpose. Purpose kills apathy. Apathy is a terrible and poor companion for life, business or romance. Why anyone would choose it deliberately is ludicrous. It is only when we seek to avoid effort that we find reasons to ...
Views: 1990 - The Law of Attraction: Getting anything you want and desire - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2007 from Cheryline LawsonThere is both a natural law and spiritual law and they both work together to give us what we need in life. However, the mind controls all of this and it is up to us to use our minds to work the law of attraction to our advantage. Some people call this “karma” and some call it “like attracts ...
Views: 1958 - The Secret Power of Music to Change Beliefs - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2007 from Marcia BreitenbachWhy Isn’t All My Hard Work Paying Off? If you are reading this, I am sure that you are motivated and have some dreams and goals you have been working towards. You read books, take classes, listen to teleseminars, and you apply these principles to your life. Perhaps you wonder why you aren’t ...
Views: 6570 - Develop Your Own Positive - Driven Splinter - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2007 from John CarinciWe’ve all had a painful splinter sometime in our lives. A splinter that throbbed, it seemed endlessly. Without us paying attention to it, it would hurt, sending pain signals to our brain. Well, very successful individuals, for thousands of years, have used the laws of nature to reverse the ...
Views: 1162 - Right Speaking - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2007 from Elaine SonneOne of the paths I return to again and again is the Buddha’s Eight Fold Path because it seems to catapult me up to the High Road and wake me up from sleep-walking in everydayness. This path is also known as the Middle Path for it avoids the extremes of self denial and self indulgence that most ...
Views: 1564 - Words Are Powerful - Do Your Words Help Or Hinder? - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2007 from Lynne LeeHave Your Words Ever Got You Into Trouble? Words are more powerful than you realise. They have the power to wound or heal discourage or encourage tear down or build up Do you ever think about the words you speak and the power they carry? I challenge you to monitor your words for a day. ...
Views: 9069 - Don't Be a Humpty Dumpty - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2007 from Mitch McCrimmonAre you setting yourself up for a great fall like poor old Humpty perched on his wall? The wall I’m talking about is unrealistic expectations, hopes or dreams. Everyone needs aspirations, goals to work toward and challenges to tackle. It is when we think we have unlimited power to achieve ...
Views: 1190 - When You Need A Gentle Push... - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2007 from Iain LeggYou've been misled... It's ok NOT to think positive all the time. It's natural. We all have biorhythms, and that means our moods swing up and down each month. Naturally. Trying to think positive thoughts all day when you're feeling down will drive you insane! Make the most of your positive ...
Views: 837 - Danger: Pitfalls of Positive Thinking And How To Avoid Them - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2007 from Tim RyanAlthough I am a great believer in the power of positive thinking I also realise the dangers and pitfalls of this approach. If you have ever tried to kid yourself that everything will be fine and glossed over certain issues because you wanted to avoid them, or did not know how to deal with ...
Views: 716 - What is The Good in This? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2012 from Catherine PulsiferI truly believe there is good in everything that happens to us. We sometimes have to look hard to find it, but it is there. If we don't find the good, if we focus only on the negative, our stress levels can go dangerously out of control. The story below is one which could have created a lot of ...
Views: 621 - A Serene Atmosphere to Savor by Michael Levy. - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2007 from Michael LevyIt is always a pleasure to go out to a nice restaurant with friends and enjoy a good meal. We arrive at the restaurant where the Maitre d' greets us with a friendly welcome and shows us to a table. We have the best view in the house overlooking a wonderful garden filled with exotic plants and ...
Views: 785 - The Perfection through Perceived Imperfection - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2007 from Kidest MengistuLove is blind they constantly try and tell us. I disagree. I think Love, in all its ways, sees the essence of our inner truth. It sees past the distorted perceptions of our ego. Truly it is the ego that miserably fails see the exquisite beauty of all that we hold within us. And it is this that ...
Views: 1667 - Three Hot Tips to 'Think and Grow Rich' - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2007 from Tim RyanIf you've ever come across a book by Napoleon Hill called 'Think and Grow Rich' you will undoubtedly be aware of the fact that you can deliberately create wealth in your life by manipulating the thoughts in your mind. In fact this remarkable book claims to have launched a million millionaires ...
Views: 718 - No Limit Thinking Breeds Success - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2007 from Demond JacksonThere are two questions truly successful people ask themselves regularly. The first is, “What would I do if I had no limits?” The second is, “What can I do to destroy those limits?” Ask yourself those questions. Take time to really think about it. If you had ...
Views: 1388 - The Case for Positive Energy - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2007 from Jon GordonPositive Energy….It’s a term being talked about a lot more frequently in classrooms, board rooms and locker rooms. After all, when business legend Jack Welch says that great leaders have loads and loads of positive energy and Pete Carroll, coach of USC football credits positive energy as a key ...
Views: 1955 - Is 'Stinkin Thinkin' Sabotaging Your Success? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2007 from a bOnce upon a time I was so depressed and so convinced my life was going nowhere that I quit my job and lay helpless in bed for three weeks feeling sorry for myself. What I was unable to realize at the time was that my depression was largely a result of my ‘stinkin thinkin’. My mind was a ...
Views: 1887 - Persistence the key to success - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2007 from John PhillipsOver the last several years I have had the opportunity to meet many successful people. It has been my pleasure to meet every type of person from real estate professionals to movie stars. Each one of these people have a different story but they have one thing in common. PERSISTENCE! I have also ...
Views: 1318 - What if Today's the Day? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2007 from Craig HarperMy job means that I spend much of my life working with people who want to change something about their reality. People who would like to be fitter, healthier, leaner, lighter, happier, wealthier, less stressed, more fulfilled.... people who want to create some kind of positive change. I always ...
Views: 690 - Moulding the Life You Love - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2007 from Neil FellowesThe treasures inside are infinitely greater than the scraps of the material world Eckhart Tolle Before I sat down to write this, I was on the sofa with my eyes shut. As I lay there, relaxing and enjoying what I can only describe as a magnificent moment, I thought of a way to make it ...
Views: 807 - Are you a winner? - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2007 from John PhillipsOver the last several years I have had the opportunity to meet many successful people. It has been my pleasure to meet every type of person from real estate professionals to movie stars. Each one of these people have a different story but they have one thing in common. PERSISTENCE! I have also ...
Views: 961 - Using Quantum Physics to Stay Positive - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2007 from Kevin StirtzRecently I've been learning more and more about quantum physics. And while I can hardly claim to be an expert, what I'm learning is very useful as I run my business and live my life. Here's something I learned you might find helpful. Quantum Physics tells us that everything is made of energy. I ...
Views: 3344 - Mani-MESS-tation - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2007 from Stuart RosenOK, so you bought your copy of The Secret, you watched it diligently and you started your visualization. Life is good. Then all of a sudden – bam! A downward spiral kicks in, everything goes wrong and you're right in the middle of a total mess. You're not sure what happened, but you ...
Views: 1595 - The Game of Life - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2007 from Rob McBrideLife is like a game and each morning we cast the die. Sometimes we hit double sixes; other days, it is snake eyes. What is important is not what luck throws our way, rather our reaction, response and reflection. Let’s suppose in a moment of distraction, someone rear-ends our car while we are ...
Views: 798 - The ULTIMATE Success Strategy - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2007 from RAJA HIREKERI would argue that one of the most important and powerful success strategies that anyone can own, is having the proper mindset. It doesn't matter if you know all the greatest marketing secrets on the planet, it doesn't matter if you have the best product or service going, it really doesn't ...
Views: 1358 - Reframe Your Beliefs About Commitment - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2007 from Paul KeetchWhat are you committed to? As you attempt to answer this question you may encounter some internal conflict or confusion. It’s the difference between what your head “thinks” and what your heart “knows” that causes this confusion. This happens because your brain wants you to think you are ...
Views: 759 - The Power of Conscious Breathing - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2007 from Shelby CollingeI have studied the human mind and psyche for over a decade now and this one technique I find is the most important by far. Do you consciously breathe throughout your day? Do you even know how to consciously breathe? I define conscious breathing as ¡¥a deliberate deep breathing inhale, then a ...
Views: 2774 - Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2007 from Kevin EikenberryWe’ve all faced a negative attitude or work environment. Perhaps your experience was short lived, or maybe it seems to be the standard operating mode for you. Perhaps you are the culprit of the negativity, or maybe you’re the victim. Whatever your experience, I’m sure you can agree, that a ...
Views: 4362 - Three Ways to Pursue Your Dreams - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2007 from Laura SandhamHave you ever wondered what it would be like to live the life of your dreams? To wake up every morning feeling excited, inspired and passionate about your life? If you want to be more engaged in your own life you need to find the courage to pursue your secret hopes and ambitions. Perhaps you ...
Views: 5874(1 vote) - How To Make And Keep A Purposeful New Years Resolution - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2006 from Tim RyanYes it's that time of year again. Time for making and breaking yet another promise to yourself! Ring any bells? Here's what generally happens. You pick a random subject that is your current sore spot. You make some sweeping promise such as 'I'm going to drop five dress sizes' or 'I won't eat ...
Views: 2049(2 votes) - The Second Step - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2006 from Stuart RosenEveryone acknowledges the importance of that first step. Volumes of books are written on the subject. Empires are built upon them. But there is another moment, that is just as important; if not more so. It’s that second step. The second step not only defines our direction, but also the pace, ...
Views: 1702 - The Best Kinds of Affirmations - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2006 from Adam GefvertThere has been a lot of controversy in the self-growth world regarding the effectiveness of reciting positive affirmations. Popular culture often pokes fun at it, like in the movie American Beauty where Annette Benning’s tragic character repeats to herself over and over “I am not a victim! I am ...
Views: 5200 - The Power of Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2006 from Tim RyanPositive thinking is an amazing tool which can enable anyone to achieve a more fulfilling and successful life. Through harnessing the power of positive thinking your mind is tuned in to expect success. In fact it will make you feel sure of it so that you know deep down you WILL succeed in ...
Views: 690 - How To Combine Positive Thinking And The Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2006 from Tim RyanThe 'Law of Attraction' is at the very corner stone of positive thinking. It is one of the reasons why positive thinking works so well. In a nutshell it can be explained as: "You are what you think. You attract what you think; your life is a product of your thought and belief; nothing in the ...
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