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- A Messenger From Spirit - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Jean TindleI spent almost a month in Tucson recently at the Gem Show. Behind the apartment complex where I stayed was a small expanse of desert. I was staying there with my partner Scoop and a good friend. My friend went out in the mornings to say prayers in the desert and meditate in nature. Sometimes ...
Views: 909(4 votes) - Claim What You Want! - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Terri Britt“God, I am ready to receive my tenant TODAY!” I was finally clear and eager to accept what my heart truly wanted. I wasn’t sure for a while. I got remarried last summer and had put my home up for sale at that time. But due to one foreclosure after another in our neighborhood and after months ...
Views: 1367(2 votes) - Living with Multiple Sclerosis - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Brigid IsmailAfter months of tests to determine the cause of a weakness on my left side and my sudden propensity for falling, I was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Since then, I have been living with this disease which is slowly progressing and has been changing my life in many ways. ...
Views: 544 - 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 ...
Views: 968(6 votes) - When Push Comes to Shove You See What You're Made Of! - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Dr. Erika DuffySo many people are being challenged right now. Changes are happening because they are "supposed" to happen. Change is all there is. People have lost or changed jobs; and because of this the're being challenged with relationships and health issues. You may have been one of those personally ...
Views: 1338 - Achievement - Do You Have the Belief That You Can Achieve Great Things? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan MallochSetting goals and achieving them is one of the most satisfying feelings that you will ever experience. If the feeling is so wonderful, then why doesn't everyone in the World achieve great things in their lives? Unfortunately, there are people who simply don't and won't set goals and will ...
Views: 1204 - 7 Tips to Achieve What You Want in Life - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan MallochDreamers are thinkers. Achievers are thinkers and doers. If you want to accomplish great things in your life, then you must decide what you want, and then take action. Here are 7 tips to help you achieve what you want in life, and to convert your dreams into reality. 1) To begin the ...
Views: 856 - The Happiest Person is the One Who Has Learned to Control Their Mind! - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Dr. Erika DuffyThe mind is a terrible thing to waste and boy, do we ever waste it!! No one teaches us how to use our minds constructively. We should learn this in Grammar School. Instead we use our minds destructively; totally living from the unconscious mind instead of the present place we are in. Our minds ...
Views: 1102 - The 4 Secrets of Successful Relationships - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Gudrun FrerichsWouldn't it be great if we were born with an inbuilt manual that shows us how to relate successfully to others? Although everyone has the capability to relate successfully to others, often people react in ways that are distorted by past experiences. The culprits are usually one or all of the ...
Views: 1995(1 vote) - Caution! Words Don't Disappear into Thin Air! - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Azriel WinnettTry an experiment. Start a conversation on any topic with your spouse or best friend. After you’ve been talking together for a few minutes, interject with something along the lines of: “Hey, what are you talking about? You’re a real idiot!” Next, hasten to explain to your partner that of ...
Views: 1021(1 vote) - Success: Is it All in Your Mindset? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Mary TownsendSuccess may not be ALL in your mindset but it certainly starts there – and can end there too if you don’t take positive action to prevent it. Your mindset, your beliefs about wealth are at the very heart of your success. On the surface, we all want to run successful businesses. We want be ...
Views: 487 - Testing: The First Rung on the Ladder of Your Financial Success - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Mary TownsendTesting is a powerful principle that should be the driving force behind every piece of marketing that is undertaken. Testing eliminates the unnecessary risks that rob you of your financial success. Traditionally, part of the entrepreneurial profile has been to risk all in search of a dream, but ...
Views: 422 - Business Relationships at Work that Work! - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Clive LewisApapted from the original provided by Keith Dugdale and David Lambert co-authors of ”Smarter Selling - Next generation sales strategies to meet your buyer’s needs - every time”. The main focus for the ground-breaking book Smarter Selling is external customers. This focus emerged as a result of ...
Views: 964(1 vote) - Keeping Yourself and Team Motivated - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Clive LewisKeeping yourself and your team motivated Motivating employees is vital if employers are to achieve maximum performance, productivity, loyalty and levels of engagement. Motivation is not just a management tactic; it’s a personal responsibility in any individual’s life. In business the overall ...
Views: 1136 - HIV-AIDS: Honest Intent Vanishes with Acquired Integrity Deficiency Syndrome - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Johan CampbellThere is a tremendous focus on HIV/AIDS these days, yet there is a different strain that is causing much more chaos, affects many more people and is a disease of even greater irresponsibility. It is Acquired Integrity Deficiency Syndrome. You get this when you see what you can get away with, ...
Views: 1465 - What We Can Learn from Riptides - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Neil TepperI went to the beach yesterday. It was an act of courage. Courageous, not because of the whipping winds and high surf that were forecast for the day here in Hawaii, but because I had the brave audacity to ignore the threats and taunts that screamed at me from the stacks of paper and to-do lists ...
Views: 1072 - When We Need to Say "No" - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Uzi WeingartenThere are times we find ourselves in the unpleasant situation of needing to refuse a request. We explain the reasons for why we can’t do it, and still the person making the request is angry and upset with us. The least effective thing to do in such a situation is to get into an argument. Such ...
Views: 992(2 votes) - Taking Interpersonal Realtionships to a New Level - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Azriel WinnettI want to tell you a little story. Not about anything dramatic. On the contrary, it's very ordinary. So ordinary, in fact, that the many onlookers who must have been standing around didn't bat an eyelid when they overheard this brief conversation in a busy butcher shop. Hardly surprising that ...
Views: 989(1 vote) - Communication Tips for the Office - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Louise GoddardDo you ever have a great idea you want to express at a meeting but find yourself posing it as a question? Example: “What do you think about doing x,y,z…?” “Have any of you thought of doing x,y,z…?” This can seem like a good way of putting forward an idea without seeming overbearing or pushy, ...
Views: 930(8 votes) - 6 Keys to Choosing Your Book Title - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Terri MarieThe title of your book is the billboard for the words and ideas you are giving to people. Those four to seven words or so are most critical of all the words you write. A dear friend of mine, John Harricharan, author of best-selling, “When You can Walk on Water, Take the Boat,” explained to me ...
Views: 1137(2 votes) - *** Warning: Is MP3 Deleting Your Subliminal Messages? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2010 from Susannah LippmanIf you listen to subliminal programs on your computer, iPod or other digital device, there’s a good chance you may be deleting the subliminal messages when you import – and thus destroying any chance of results. Have you ever wondered how such a tremendous amount of music and other sound can ...
Views: 12371 - *** How to Resolve Instead of Just Solve Problems - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!” - Dr. Seuss In these hectic, often stressful days, many people measure themselves on ...
Views: 1008 - The Five Best Hero Lessons from My Hero Column - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Terri MarieI wrote a column called “Heroes Among Us” for the Orange County Register, Sun Post News for years. The stories focused on people who did heroic things, so that we may all learn from them. Every year I wrap up with the best hero lessons. From well over 100 hero lessons each year, the following ...
Views: 948(2 votes) - The Escape from the Shoebox - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Steven KraghmannAs if blindfolded within a claustrophobic shoebox where it is hard to breath... The shoes you find inside are mainly wining, victim playing “why me”, media brainwashed and “negative news” addicted. Eternally dwelling on lack, self-limiting and self-destructing beliefs. Most of them remain ...
Views: 563 - Stop Trying…Damn It! - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from John AOVDear High Achiever: I’VE GOT IT LOCKED UP somewhere in my visual and auditory memory bank. I don’t know who, what, where, when, why or how it got there. But it’s there. And I’m grateful. “What is it?” you ask. It’s a reminder. And it’s - A very real picture. Of? Of a whiney, wimpy voice of a ...
Views: 681 - Tax Time Acronyms To Stimulate Your Thinking - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from John AOVADDING INSULT TO INJURY. As you prepared (prepare?) to comply with Wednesday’s IRS April 15 filing deadline, did you feel just a little annoyed about funding the bailout of folks who have been at least a bit irresponsible in the way in which they handled their finances? Me, too. But fortunately ...
Views: 933 - Inspiration is Nowhere - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from John AOVDear High Achiever: OH, MY APOLOGIES. Since this weekly FYI is intended to mean For Your Inspiration as well as Information, did you think that I had a pretty outrageous typo in the headline of today’s message? Or did you recognize this version of a challenge we’ve put forth in this Ezine from ...
Views: 793 - That Motivation Stuff Doesn't Work! - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Dawn Angier“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” - Marcel Proust I ran into an old acquaintance of mine awhile back and in the course of our conversation we got around to asking what each of us was doing. When I told him ...
Views: 594(3 votes) - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - the Female Condom is a Barrier Method for Safer Sex - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2012 from Beverly OMalleySexually transmitted diseases are infections that are transmitted through sexual activity. Any sexual activity can transmit the pathogens that cause STD's. Penile vaginal contact is not a requirement for transmission. You can pick up a sexually transmitted disease through oral genital ...
Views: 1168 - No Matter How Much or How Little! - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Jody MaleyI believe that when someone is speaking about abundance the true key is that ‘No Matter How Much or How Little’ you have right at this moment you should be truly thankful! When I was first introduced to this concept I have to admit I was definitely on the ‘too little’ side. These are some of ...
Views: 1420(1 vote) - ***Discover How to Have a Deeper, Richer Speaking Voice - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Nancy DanielsWhen we think of the great speaking voices, those that come to mind are the likes of Vin Diesel, Kathleen Turner, James Earl Jones, Cher, Sean Connery, Morgan Freeman, Demi Moore, Barry White, and John Rhys-Davies. What distinguishes these particular voices from those of many other great ...
Views: 7050 - Are You Ready for a Life Coach? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Evan MoneyThe answer is YES! The real challenge is most people do not have a strong enough self image to hire a coach. They simply hide behind the ”I can’t afford it” or the ”When I get successful, I'll hire a coach.” That’s like a div 1 college saying when we win a football championship we will hire a ...
Views: 663 - See All as Love - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Sharon EllisAll Creation is governed by Universal Law. Mind is the builder. Be aware, as related to self and others and know that in love all life is given and in love all things move. In giving, love becomes the fulfillment of desire and brings perfect knowledge of self. When we merge with the God Source, ...
Views: 888 - How To Increase Self Esteem with Inner Child Dialogues - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Dr. Jane BoltonBefore describing how to use dialoguing with your Inner Child to increase self esteem, I'd better say what your Inner Child is, for those who may not be familiar with the term. What is an Inner Child? We all have an Inner Child. It is who we are when we were born, our natural core self. That ...
Views: 2902(3 votes) - Owning Your Jaw-Dropping Magnificence - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Tom BiesanzA frumpy, middle-aged woman with bushy caterpillar eyebrows walked in nervous determination onto the stage. In front of millions of viewers of the TV show, Britain’s Got Talent, she declared that her dream is to be a professional singer. People snickered and rolled their eyes. Then she began to ...
Views: 652 - Life Achievement and Success: What Your Washing Machine Knows About it That You Don't - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Barnsley BrownAs a fledgling mom, laundry is something I do a lot. Into my sixth load the other day, I adjusted that dial yet again and realized that this was a teaching moment. Yes, my washing machine knows a great deal about success—-and I would do well to pay attention. Sounds a little crazy, I know. ...
Views: 1029(1 vote) - Finding Neverland - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Rob MaharryThis was written for a Son and then the understanding that it was written also for the writer, for the neighbor and for anyone who has wondered. It was written for all of us who have experienced regret, loss or the pursuit of something not really known. It is for all of us that it is posted ...
Views: 814 - Reclaiming Your Creative Courage - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Gail McMeekinAre you haunted by unfinished creative projects or dreams? Make a list of the major ones. Are you still interested in pursuing one or more of them? Note which projects/pathways, if any, are still compelling to you. Creativity is about magnetism and commitment. If you are not going to move ahead ...
Views: 1229 - Mindfulness and Well Being - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Linda SimmonThe current movement of “integrative medicine” encourages us to focus on maintaining a state of optimal mental and physical good health rather than simply attempting to alleviate symptoms as they pop up. According to psychologist Jon Kabat-Zinn (founding director of the University of ...
Views: 1009 - A Burning Desire - The most necessary ingredient to success.... - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Darel RutherfordA Burning Desire The most necessary ingredient to success... by Darel Rutherford Everyone wants something from life that they don't have. So what do you want? • More income? • A Better job? • Better health? • Happier relationships? • More self-confidence? If any one of the items on that list ...
Views: 1982(1 vote) - Thriving vs. Striving in This Economy - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Vicki Miller"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama Are You Thriving or Striving Right Now? Everywhere we turn each day, there's more negative news about the financial markets, ...
Views: 1077 - Success: A Simple Choice - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Sharon SinclairSUCCESS: A SIMPLE CHOICE There are many programs, seminars, books and methodologies to achieve success in any given endeavor. Many of them work and are very helpful in one’s pursuit of their goals. However, they all take time and energy to implement. If you engage in how the human mind works, ...
Views: 659(2 votes) - The Upside of Change in a Downsized Economy - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Theresa BehennaAre you tired of hearing nothing but doom and gloom about the economy? Perhaps you’ve recently lost your job and all you’ve heard is how many other people are out of work and are now competing for the same job. Don’t you wish the media would start focusing on some uplifting practical solutions ...
Views: 905 - Introverts: When in Doubt, Have Fun with It - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Joanne Julius HunoldI spend a lot of time making decisions. I suspect you do too. You know how it goes: you analyze the pros and cons (and you're so good at seeing both sides of every argument, your pros and cons come out dead even). You ask yourself whether each choice is aligned with your values (you ARE aware of ...
Views: 745 - Introverts: Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone; How Often, How Far? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Joanne Julius HunoldHow many times have you read or heard the following (or something similar)?: "Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new." ~ Brian Tracy This is a great, succinct bit of advice, and I agree with it up to a ...
Views: 3533 - How to get Beyond your Negative Thoughts - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Beth and Lee McCainThe power of thought. Isn't it amazing how whatever you focus on becomes the life you lead? Every thought that you invest in becomes your reality through the Law of Attraction. So why is it that the negative thoughts just sneak in and do their best to derail all that you've been thinking ...
Views: 4191(2 votes) - For Every 'Don't' There is a 'Do' in the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Beth and Lee McCainYou know what you don't want but do you know what you do want? Isn't it funny how when you ask a group of people where they want to go to eat they can immediately tell you where they don't want to go, but finding the answer to where to go seems to take forever. It's great to know what you ...
Views: 857 - Taking Care of your Inner Self - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Beth and Lee McCainI remember the days when I was always trying to catch up, constantly feeling as if I was always chasing down my dreams and my life. Time seemed to get away and I felt like I never had enough time to get it all done. This was before I found the knowledge of what life really is about, and when ...
Views: 1953 - Love and Romance: #1 Tip for Creating the Relationship of Your Dreams - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Sherri Nickols"As you continue to send out love, the energy returns to you in a regenerating spiral... As love accumulates, it keeps your system in balance and harmony. Love is the tool, and more love is the end product." ~Sara Paddin Hidden Power of the Heart Love and romance are in the air along with ...
Views: 783 - Stop Chasing Your Life and Let it Come to You - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Beth and Lee McCainAre you working so hard, visualizing, meditating, pushing, pulling, doing everything you can to make your dreams of the life that you want manifest into your life? Do you figure that by putting more attention toward it ? and giving it your all ? that it will bring it all that much faster? You ...
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