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- If You're in a Hole, then Stop Digging! Part 2 in the Do What Works series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerStop Digging! Not doing what doesn't work is a fundamental secret of success. This focus on effectiveness is behind the simple aphorism: If you're in a hole, then the first thing to do is to stop digging. This is the natural law that many politicians in many countries just ignore, they run ...
Views: 1578(1 vote) - Your Therapy Business Thriving On Your Quirks - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2016 from Suzanne ZachariaDo you have your own quirks, mannerisms, and eccentricities that you hide fro your therapy clients? It is your own special traits and uniqueness that make you different from anyone else in your business. In the same way, these differences, however strange, unwanted, or insignificant they may ...
Views: 1578 - How I Became a Libertarian - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2014 from Rand GolletzHere's my story: When I began voting in the 1970s, I was a staunch Democrat. My view of life was idealistic rather than tragic ("tragic" as in the context of Greek tragedies), and my belief was that government could be a force for good. Over time, as I assessed the results of government ...
Views: 1576 - Are They Even Listening? Part 1 of the 5 Steps to Mastery - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDinner with a New Date Without being too obvious, I'd successfully checked out my suspicions. My brand new strategy had worked and my inner smile was vast! I was enjoying dinner with a new date and she seemed to be listening politely. But was she more interested in talking rather than ...
Views: 1574(2 votes) - Human Power Versus Forced Power - It's Time To Switch - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2017 from Alexandria JoyPower. What is it? How do we use it? Who is seeking it? Why do we have a love/hate relationship with it? "Power is just the ability to effect change." Martin Luther King "Powerlessness is the most dangerous state that we could ever ...
Views: 1574 - Leave the Drama to your Mama… - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Edward MunozSeveral years ago I received an e-mail with the following quote from Henry Ford: “Never Complain, Never Explain.” Below the quote it recommended that we print the quote on a piece of paper and hang it on a wall where we would see it every day. We were only allowed to take it down when an entire ...
Views: 1573 - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #6 Promote your Values - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Patty Sadallah"When you achieve complete congruence between your values and your goals, like a hand in a glove, you feel strong, happy, healthy, and fully integrated as a person. You develop a kind of courage that makes you completely unafraid to make decisions and take action. Your whole life improves when ...
Views: 1571(3 votes) - Visualize And Affirm Your Desired Outcomes: A Step-by-Step Guide - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2007 from Jack CanfieldYou have within you an awesome power that most of us have never been taught to use. Elite athletes use it. The super rich use it. And peak performers in all fields are now starting to use it. That power is called visualization. The daily practice of visualizing your dreams as already complete ...
Views: 1571 - Are You Asking The Right Questions? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2011 from William CottringerAre You Asking The Right Questions? By Bill Cottringer “Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.” ~Tony Robbins. Success in life, in the three primary areas of work, play and relationships, requires getting successful outcomes to solving ...
Views: 1570 - How to Develop Real Vision - Mark Bertolini's Story - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2015 from Rand GolletzThe concept of “change” is incremental and limited. It’s an extrapolation of the present with some new stuff added and some current stuff extracted. By anchoring to “what was” as a starting point, it’s often insufficiently ambitious. “Transformation” on the other hand, begins with a vision of ...
Views: 1570 - Journaling Short-Cuts: Tap into Your Visual & Kinesthetic Learning Center with The STEPS Program! - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Dr. Len LopezWe all know the benefits of journaling. How it helps us keep account of ourselves, helps motivate and inspire us. How it can help us with our health, career, relationships, even our spiritual walk. In fact, every self help guru and motivational speaker swears by and encourages everyone to ...
Views: 1570(2 votes) - Ten Best Ways to Build a Quality Work Culture - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2015 from William CottringerTen Best Ways to Build a Quality Work Culture By Dr. Bill Cottringer “To win in the marketplace, you must first win in the workplace.” ~Doug Conant, Campbell Soup. There has been a revolutionary interest in looking for ways to improve the quality of work environments, which lead ...
Views: 1569 - Life Lessons: Recognition - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Willie HortonWe all have the ability to recognize – someone we already know, a difficult situation when we see one, an opportunity that’s staring us in the face or a problem that needs our attention. However, our psychological ability to recognise is just as much a curse as it is a blessing. We take in raw ...
Views: 1568(21 votes) - A Master Knows it from All Angles. But How do You Get There? Part 5 of the 5 Steps to Mastery - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerGreat, you want to be a Master. But how do you achieve mastery? There's a big difference between authentic knowing and mastery, what is that difference, how do you bridge the gap? As with all the other steps, willingness to invest yet more effort is one secret of success in this last step to ...
Views: 1567(2 votes) - Are you Scuttling your Future with your Negative Self-talk? - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2012 from Andrew HortonResearch has shown that there is a constant stream of self-talk going on in our minds all day. This constant of barrage of input into our minds, only seems to stop during certain parts of our sleeping cycle. This constant stream of talk is so habitual and part of who we are, that we seldom even ...
Views: 1567 - Business vs. Project Management Process - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Mark ReedAll attendees of "Project Management . . . by the Numbers" know that every project is a project within another project(!). In other words, every project we manage is a part of another bigger project. So, what is the difference between a business process and a project management process? ...
Views: 1566(3 votes) - 15 Questions To A Breakthrough - by Submitted on May 04, 2010 from Zoe RouthEver got stuck mulling a problem over and over and over? And then tarted thinking about it again only to get stuck all over again? Yup - been there, done that! It's not that there is no solution, but you need to change the way you are thinking, how you are focusing. And the quality of ...
Views: 1565(3 votes) - Better Professional Relationships -- Giving and Receiving - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2010 from William DiedrichEvery professional relationship has a purpose, and often we don't really know what the purpose is. We may think different relationships have different purposes. The purpose of a relationship with a potential customer may seem to be to sell a product or service. The purpose of a manager-staff ...
Views: 1565 - Closing your Mind to Negativity - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Albert GaroliMany experts will provide various ways for people to think, act and speak positively about themselves as a form of auto-suggestion. If you walk the walk and talk the talk you become what you put out. Express positivity and you will feel good about yourself and a constant upward ...
Views: 1565(15 votes) - Digital Distractions: Learn to Unplug - by Submitted on May 04, 2017 from Tyler JacobsonLife has many variables to consider and most of them require our regular attention. A cell phone is an amazing tool to manage the constant flow of life. But is it worth our continuous attention? According to a recent study, 54% of kids think their parents spend too much time on their devices and ...
Views: 1565 - IAS Exam – Syllabus and Preparation Tips - by Submitted on May 18, 2011 from Radhika SinhaIt is a dream of many to get in to the civil service. One needs to prepare well for the exams. Once a person passes these exams, success is sure shot. Civil service exams are given by individuals who want to become civil servants, i.e. work for the government. It is very important to pass the ...
Views: 1565 - Is He Really a Master, or is She Just Pretending? Part 7 of the 5 Steps to Mastery - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerAre they really a Master? Have they been through all the five steps to mastery themselves? Or are they just pretending? Do They Have the Wisdom of Experience? An author who has no experience lacks credibility, his articles have no authenticity. Yet his pretense of expertise is not ...
Views: 1565(3 votes) - Power of Positive Thinking - by Submitted on May 08, 2010 from Dia ThabetPower of positive thinking Can your thoughts affect your surroundings and events? Can your words affect your life? A child who receives poor grade in Science usually his parents, teachers, or someone told him that he is not good at the subject. Do you think these negative statements by ...
Views: 1565(2 votes) - Start Your Own Booming Logo Design Business Online - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Alferd MichealHave you ever noticed that there is a logo printed on every business card and website? A logo is a clear mark which helps customers in associating it with a particular logo. The business or company logo becomes a part of their corporate culture. It is very interesting if you can become a part of ...
Views: 1565 - Success Methods for Winners: Standards plus Rituals Equals Success - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2011 from Sharon ProsperityMediocrity does not equal success! Mediocrity is all around us and it doesn’t need to be. It’s very likely that you may genuinely begin to enjoy your life using a few of my success guidelines. I know so many other people around me who want more, but are not getting what they want and I really ...
Views: 1565 - Do You Really Understand? Or are You just Informed About it? Part 3 of the 5 Steps to Mastery - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDo you understand the information you've been given, or are you just informed about it? There's a crucial difference between being informed about something - just knowing about it - and understanding it. Do you Just Have the Information? When you've just received some information from ...
Views: 1564(1 vote) - Millionaire Women Look Ahead - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,You might be surprised to learn the general profile of a millionaire woman. In the book “Millionaire Women Next Door,” Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D., the New York Times best selling author of The Millionaire Next Door, found that many people cast millionaire women in a stereotypical ...
Views: 1564 - <b>Never Look Down or You May Rise</b> - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2012 from Nil CelenKeep your eyes on the Goal “Never look down, keep your eyes on the goal”. That was the advice of her father when she first took the piton in her hands at the age of 7. She was a rock climber who never looks down for over 20 years until she had to turn her eyes down as a reflex one day. She was ...
Views: 1563 - Five Tips for Creating a Healthy Balance in Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2009 from Sharon MikrutMy mother once said that “The older you get, the faster time will fly.”How true that is! Perhaps this is why people try to cram as much into their day as possible. However, when you become too busy and forget to set aside adequate time for yourself, it will take its toll on you physically, ...
Views: 1562(2 votes) - Is There a Preimmant Principle Among the 13 Universal Principles? - by Submitted on May 13, 2012 from James Renford PowellAmong the 13 Universal Laws can we say that one is more important than the others? Can anyone one of the invariant principles exist without the other? Certainly, there are groups and teacher of imperfect understanding that proclaim one is more important that the other. They claim one is ...
Views: 1562 - The Real Meaning of BUT - the Other Way of Saying No! - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerMelody was particularly attractive, and it was a challenge not to stare. I was very interested since I was dating no-one. After chatting for a while, I asked her if she would like to have dinner with me that night. She smiled, "I'd love to have dinner with you tonight, but..." Although she ...
Views: 1562 - Are Leaders Managers or Are Managers Leaders - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Dr. Rick (Eric) JohnsonThe concept of management is actually fairly complex. The terms manager and leader are often used interchangeably but they are also often confused and misinterpreted. Management implies control in its traditional sense. It has always had a dictatorial connotation and implied a boss employee ...
Views: 1561(2 votes) - Are you responsible? Totally responsible for your life? Part 1 in the Choice Series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerAs an adult, are you responsible for the circumstances of your life? Or someone else? It's comforting to believe that someone else is responsible, but is it true? Other people and situations have had some influence, large or small, but you are responsible. Why? Because you did whatever you ...
Views: 1561(2 votes) - Don't Let Challenging Times Keep You From Accomplishing Your Goals - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2010 from Erik TherwangerPeople often look at challenging times as obstacles in their path to accomplishing goals. I have found that difficult situations can actually be the catalyst for much greater things, if you let them. I wrote my first book, "Think GREAT: 5 Steps to a Greater Life" to tell the story of my wife’s ...
Views: 1561 - The Gullible are Positive, but Can Be Deceived. Part 5 in the Approach to Life series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerIf the cynical stance is not the best approach to life, then does being gullible give better results? Being gullible is the complete opposite of cynicism. Here you're very positive about what might happen in the future. You may not know much if anything about it, but you subscribe to the view ...
Views: 1560(1 vote) - The Goldilocks Principle of Success - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Cindy DachukAlthough Goldilocks may not be the model of 'Success' that would first come to mind, she had one clear insight that we could all benefit from. She was a strong proponent of the value of recognising when things were 'just right'. For those of us striving to achieve a given level of success in our ...
Views: 1559 - LEARNING ENGLISH IS EASY? There is more to English than meets the eye - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieIS THERE ONE ENGLISH LANGUAGE? It is often said that the UK and US are two countries divided by the same language. This comment is usually attributed to playwright George Bernard Shaw. The reason why there are differences is because both are living languages, absorbing words and inventing new ...
Views: 1558 - Program Development, Implementation & Evaluation - Top 10 Areas to Address - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Sharon MikrutIn the nonprofit field, the development of a new program generally begins with receiving some type of grant award. Of course, nonprofits can develop programs without being awarded a grant, but the money needed to create and implement any type of program will need to come from a philanthropist or ...
Views: 1558(3 votes) - Dysfunctional Habits Of Highly Functioning Leaders - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Rand GolletzMy mission is “to help business leaders discover and achieve their potential.” One of the things that I discover is that many business leaders – more than half – limit their success because of inadequate attention to reflection and self-examination. My clients would say that I’m not prone to ...
Views: 1557(1 vote) - You Are Who You Frequent - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Albert GaroliYour entourage is a profound definition of who you are and can be defined in two general ways. The first is based on your geographical environment in which your physical surroundings, your manner of living, and your general adaptation are considered. The second is based on the social group with ...
Views: 1557(11 votes) - Seminars… Teleseminars… Webinars… Summits: What the heck is the difference? - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Keith JennisonThe real answer is nobody really knows. All these terms are used interchangeably for different types of events. This makes it very difficult for when you get invited to speak at one of these events because you really don’t know what you are getting in to, and more importantly, what you may ...
Views: 1556 - Leadership Starts Within - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Dr Richard NorrisThe global recession, directly or indirectly, will impact leadership – yours, your market, your competition, your region and, yes, your nation. Why?... Because leadership is ubiquitous. It is all around us. It is of primary importance. Yet, it is seemingly underserved, undervalued and under ...
Views: 1555(1 vote) - Stress Explored, Explained, Beaten - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2018 from Willie HortonThere are only a few days left in April… just a few days left of Stress Awareness Month and, no doubt, pretty much just as many people are suffering from stress at the end of the month than there were at the beginning… the WHO says stress is an epidemic and that it will be the single biggest ...
Views: 1554 - Your Game Face is Costing You - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Michelle RandallOn a recent Mastermind call, the discussion was about self-management and putting on a game face in difficult situations. There’s a problem with the game face when it’s used to neutralize our emotions. As a result, we can begin to be complacent by tolerating behavior that we would not accept ...
Views: 1554 - Action Speaks Louder than Words - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from cedric riceThe biggest hindrance that most of us face in not achieving our goals and objectives is that we don’t act aggressively enough to accomplish them. I used to think that if God is on my side every accomplishment would be easy. There is nothing further from the truth and I have learned better now. I ...
Views: 1553(1 vote) - Cosmic Ordering for 2009 - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2008 from Patricia CraneThe beginning of the year always feels so full of promise and excitement, a time when unlimited possibilities open up and all the dreams you’ve ever had seem achievable. You can feel the energy of this new beginning pulsing through your body and you set all kinds of intentions for how you’ll ...
Views: 1553 - 4 Principles Of Success You Can Adopt To Achieve The Life You Desire - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Daniel HerznerIs the word success synonymous with the word wealth? To answer this question, who do you bring to mind when you think about success? Do you envision somebody like Donald Trump or do you see somebody like Mother Theresa instead? I'm sure we'd all agree that, with the wealth and high profile ...
Views: 1552(1 vote) - 5 Key Ingredients Needed to Become Successful - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2010 from TJ PhilpottFor anybody looking to become successful in any endeavor of their lives there are certain ingredients absolutely needed or success will elude them. This is a fact and it is plain and simple! In every case the 'road to success' must first be planned out, otherwise your progress will be severely ...
Views: 1552 - The Best You - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Avil BeckfordOver a period of five years I have interviewed several successful people to uncover the secrets to their success. One of the many questions that I ask is “in your opinion, what is the formula for success?” Another question is “What are some lessons that you have learned so far?” I culled 10 ...
Views: 1551(4 votes) - ***Managing Perfectionism - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from Garrett CoanThis is the first of two newsletters that address perfectionism. In this issue, we will explore what perfectionism is and why it is destructive. In the next one, we will take a look at some strategies for both controlling the need to be perfect and living a more relaxed, satisfying life. What ...
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