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- Ethics in Speaking: A Practical Point of View - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2004 from Stephen BoydOften managers have to deliver presentations with unpleasant content. The vice president has to announce that there is a hiring freeze or a downsizing. The human resource director speaks to the employees about a benefits package with fewer benefits. Because executives are often speaking in ...
Views: 1225 - Checklist for Success - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2004 from Sophie MelansonThere are many ways to stay on track with your goals and keep moving towards creating the life of your own design. Making a list of what you value most in life, and then being true to those things you value, is one of the best ways to get you from where you are to where you want to be. This list ...
Views: 999 - Memory Improvement Techniques from a Grand Master of Memory - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2010 from Mark ChannonIn 1995, Mark Channon created a memory improvement game show for BBC1 called Monkhouses Memory Masters and came sixth in the World Memory Championship, ranking 3rd in the world as one of the first International Grand Masters of Memory. In the competition there was a one hour event in which you ...
Views: 4025 - 10 Ideas to Jump Start Your Self-Confidence - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2004 from Skye ThomasTo begin feeling that first spark of self-confidence within you, try as many of these as you like. It's important to enjoy yourself along the way. Have fun! 1. Correctly do 25 pushups, 50 sit-ups, or 1 cartwheel. 2. Learn all of the words to a fun new song on the radio and sing it aloud ...
Views: 1176 - What If I Fall Flat On My Face? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2004 from Skye ThomasI hope you do. Sounds awful, I know. But I really think the best thing that can happen to you is for you to take a timid little leap and fall flat on your face. Then, I want to see you get back up, evaluate what you did wrong, and jump again. Keep on taking that leap of faith and learning ...
Views: 1197 - Checklist for Success - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2004 from Sophie MelansonThere are many ways to stay on track with your goals and keep moving towards creating the life of your own design. Making a list of what you value most in life, and then being true to those things you value, is one of the best ways to get you from where you are to where you want to be. This list ...
Views: 932 - Tell the World About You - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2004 from Kent ButlerYou have a new website, or a new business, or both – or your site isn’t getting the kind of traffic you want and need. How are you going to tell the world about what you have to offer and where to find it? If you have deep pockets, you can start buying ads in newsletters and ezines and hope ...
Views: 909 - Four Words That Create Unstoppable Power and Success - by Did you ever stop and wonder what life would be like if Wilbur and Orville Wright hadn't given us the airplane? What about Thomas Edison and the light bulb?
Helen Keller was deaf and blind before the age of two. Yet she accomplished great works that have benefited others tremendously and ...
Views: 1115 - Rapport = Successful Communication - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2004 from Jan NoyesOne of the most important ingredients of successful communication is rapport. Whether your communication is with one person or several hundred, to be effective and get the outcome you want, harmonious relationship is essential. Next time you go to a restaurant, observe the people sitting with ...
Views: 3825 - Be Brief! - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2004 from Stephen BoydCenturies ago great speakers often spoke two hours and more. But today when sound bytes on television news are the norm and serious problems are solved in an hour on a television drama, audiences are most interested in speakers that get their points across in a short period of time. In a ...
Views: 1169 - A Short Guide to Effective Public Speaking - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2004 from Stephen BoydDelivering an effective presentation to 20 or to 200 people is difficult. Because listeners have better access to information since the internet became commonplace, audiences expect more content from speakers today. In addition, because of the entertainment slant of most media today, audiences ...
Views: 1683 - Seven Aspects of a Making Brilliant Decisions: The Relationship Between Work and Self - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2004 from Connie ButlerWork\werk\n: an opportunity for discovering and shaping; the place where the self meets the world. Regardless of what business we are in, what projects we are working on or what interests we have in the world – we are all in the business of relationship building. In business we are always ...
Views: 881 - Helping Others When You Need Help - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2004 from Phillip MountroseFor those of us who do help others, an uncomfortable question inevitably arises: how can I help someone else when I’m messed up myself? If I’m overweight, have bad habits, relationship issues, fears and phobias, who am I to offer my assistance to someone else? We are all on the journey to ...
Views: 1140 - ON BEING A BORN LEADER - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2004 from Josh Hinds(c) 2004 "Leaders are born, not made." Right? Let me ask you a question: do you believe that? I'll give you mine: I *don't* believe it. AND HERE'S WHY... Reason Number One: Look Around You Look at the military, businesses, schools and other organizations. They are hiring people who ...
Views: 2026 - TIME MANAGEMENT? NO! - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2004 from Dorene LehaviMany people want to be coached to manage their time better. I say NO! to that. You cannot manage time anyway; it just keeps ticking away no matter what you do. What you can do is manage yourself based on the two concepts I keep mentioning: self-knowledge and self-acceptance. Following are four ...
Views: 928 - GET OUT THOSE LEGOS - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2004 from Dorene LehaviMany of my clients are working harder than smarter. This is not a put-down of their intelligence. It is a statement about the conventions of the way most of us live and work. Without a concerted effort to step back and take an objective look at how we function day in and day out, we find ...
Views: 922 - Top Ten Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2004 from Dorene Lehavi1) Listen without judgment. The key to good communication is listening well. Save your judging for later after you have heard and understood what was said. 2) Listen with the willingness to be swayed to the other person's opinion. No obligation to actually being swayed, but stay open to the ...
Views: 13437(1 vote) - Is it Positive or Negative? You decide - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Katharine C. GiovanniIt was the summer of 2004 when I finally decided to live a positive life. In fact, I'll never forget the day it happened. It started off like any other summer day. After lunch, I decided to take my boys to the neighborhood pool. They were excited because the pool had just opened for the ...
Views: 1588 - LOVE IS NOT A POWER STRUGGLE - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2004 from Noelle NelsonYour husband grips the remote with a mighty hand, surfing the channels relentlessly for something to pique his interest. You say “Oh, that looks interesting;” he says “Boring.” After half a dozen (failed) polite attempts you snap at him: “Well I’m getting dizzy from all the channel-surfing, ...
Views: 1160 - "Are You Mentally Retarded, But Don't Know It?" - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2004 from Terry GossIs your own mind secretly keeping you from the good life? Are You Mentally Retarded, But Don't Know It? When I mention ...
Views: 28227(2 votes) - Workplace Stress - Expensive Stuff - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2004 from Dale CollieWorkplace stress can cut productivity and costyour company thousands of dollars annually. Harvard Business Review writer A. Perkins, advisesthat 60-90 percent of medical problems areassociated with stress. Princeton, NJ insurancecompany Foster Higgins Co., reports that 45percent of corporate ...
Views: 3007(1 vote) - NO MORE VICTIM: STAND UP FOR YOURSELF IN LIFE - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2004 from Shoshanna KatzmanHow many times have you been victimized or witnessed it happening to someone else? No matter what the particular situation, someone is the victim while the other is the victimizer. This can develop into a mind-set called “victim consciousness” that can become a pervasive trap that is difficult ...
Views: 13452(5 votes) - 9 Ways to Motivate Yourself When You Just Don't Feel Like It - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2004 from Skye Thomas9 Ways to Motivate Yourself When You Just Don't Feel Like It Achieving the really big goals and dreams always involves breaking it down into do-able little steps. Assuming that you've picked a goal or dream that you really love working at, then most of the steps are a delight to take. No ...
Views: 1444 - Three Steps for Positive Goal Setting - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2004 from Donald WetmoreAs I conduct my Time Management Seminars all over, my audiences consistently tell me they want more out of life. Almost everyone I speak with has a yearning for improving several aspects of their lives. They have dreams and goals about their futures that are as yet unrealized. Many come to the ...
Views: 1010 - Pulling Sales with Your Ad Copy - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2004 from Elizabeth mcgeeOne of the best marketing tools available to your internet business is good sales ad copy. This can pull in sales faster than just about anything. If you’re not a writer or cringe at the thought of writing your own sales copy, you can always hire a professional, however if you’re on a budget ...
Views: 1056 - 7 Critical Keys to Goal Setting Success - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2004 from Rod MooreHaving conducted an intense study of goal setting Techniques and strategies over the last few years, andreceived feedback from the more than 5,000 users of Goals Magic, I have discovered that there are 47 keysto goal setting success. All 47 of these keys will berevealed in my soon to be released ...
Views: 3909 - Are You In Over Your Head - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2004 from Dale CollieStress is tricky. It drives you toward successand makes you feel good about youraccomplishments. Of course, you need stress toreach goals and protect yourself in times ofdanger, but too much stress is tough on your body. In times of stress, your brain produces steroidhormones that get your ...
Views: 1301 - Evaluating your Goals - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2004 from Rod MooreWhen you have set your goals in writing its important that you evaluate each of them to ensure they empower you for SUCCESS! In goal setting its important that you set yourself up for success rather than failure. We all know someone who has tried goal setting once before, not achieved their ...
Views: 1264 - Music for Cross Cultural Accelerated Learning - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Anne Thornley-BrownThe Search for the Right Music Ever since Georgi Lozonav, the noted Bulgarian physicist and accelerated learning pioneer, conducted his ground breaking studies about the impact of music on accelerated learning, trainers around the globe have been trying to find the perfect musical formula to ...
Views: 1681(1 vote) - Our Worst Enemy - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2004 from Michael LeeWho do you consider as your worst enemy? The criminals roamingthe dark streets? Your boss who's killing you mentally andemotionally with stress and harsh words? The people in office who are engaging in graft and corruption, instead of helpingthose in need? We have many implications of who ...
Views: 960 - Formula To Achieve Success. - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2004 from Patric ChanCopyright by Patric Chan 2004. I’m writing this article because I thought you might want to know my formula for success. This sounds very simple and yet, it mightchange your whole mindset. It applies whetheryou are working in a job or building your own business. Throughout my journey to ...
Views: 6937(2 votes) - Creating Assets: Spark Your Thinking With These 16 Comprehensive Questions - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2004 from Catherine FranzHere are some questions to get your thoughts and cash flowmoving that will also keep your product creating aligned andfocused. Find your gold mine in your surroundings by looking at anypromotional literature you have created, audio or videotapes you have produced, press releases or articles ...
Views: 1254 - Six facts you should know to empower your teaching. - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2004 from Emmanuel SeguiAs parents and teachers, we need to enhance our abilities tocreate a relationship of trust with the students or thechildren we interact with. The task sometimes seems hard and we often feel discouraged. Fortunately, there is hope with the visionthat both teachers and children can discover the ...
Views: 1748(1 vote) - NLP with a dash of shamanism for resourcefulness all the time - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2004 from Susanna BelliniYou’ve all learned a lot about state control and will know the first principle, ‘you go there first’ and then you take the other person with you. How exactly do you do that? Well perhaps you’ve answered something like – you know what the state feels like, so you get that feeling and maybe you ...
Views: 3082(2 votes) - Too wide. Too thin. Too short. Too tall. Too fuzzy? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2004 from David LeonhardtBody image is a big issue for some and a small issue for others...but it is an issue of some kind for almost everybody. Some people feel they are too wide. Others feel they are too thin. Some are too bald. Others too graying. Some too tall. Others too short. Celebrities are not ...
Views: 2197 - Busyness is Not a Long-Term Health Plan - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2004 from Joan Friedlander"I'm really busy right now, but it's a good busy." I heard theseexact words quite a few times the first few weeks of the year.Every time I heard someone say it, it made me wonder what thatreally means. When I heard it from one person after another, Ibecame quite curious. Although I knew that I ...
Views: 1354 - Using The Right PDA - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2004 from Catherine FranzWhen we think of writing it triggers many thoughts and visions depending on our framing. It could trigger a lone man with a full astray, unshaven, staring at an old plunking typewriter with white blank crisp paper waiting in anticipation for his words. If a mother or younger, it could conjure ...
Views: 1415 - Harnessing the Power of the Unknown: Move from Repeating the Past to Re-inventing the Future - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2004 from Connie ButlerThe Unknown - it is scary territory for many, something to be avoided for others and shameful for those who feel they are supposed to know everything. What is your relationship with the Unknown? Take a moment to ponder it because your attitude towards and experience of this is what governs ...
Views: 1026(1 vote) - Discovering YOU CAN - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2004 from Danish AhmedWhat has people feel empowered? What has people make things happen? Choice. We become conscious of the options that are available to us, we pick something, and then we act upon that choice. It's simple, but it's not easy. Are you with me? Let's take a closer look at what we're talking ...
Views: 1026(3 votes) - Twelve Reasons Why You Should Never Neglect People Skills - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2004 from Peter Murphy1. Exceptional people skills and the ability to start a wonderful conversation with anyone you meet are essential life skills. Your success and happiness are directly related to the development of these social skills. These skills are not optional unless you want to be excluded from what is ...
Views: 1176(1 vote) - Make Time to Write: Five Ways to Write Now! - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2004 from Cynthia MorrisAfter a full day, you fall into bed exhausted. You realize that another day has passed without making time to write. You vow to do it tomorrow. Yet the next day continues much like the one before and do not make time to write. As a coach, I work with writers who claim lack of time as their ...
Views: 1072(1 vote) - Chaitua Palayan (Migration): A Problem of Tribals of Patalkot - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2011 from Dr Deepak AcharyaChaitua Palaayan: It’s a common word among the tribals of Tamia and Patalkot valley of Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Chaitua, a word derived from Hindi “Chait” means beginning of summer. Tamia, a hilly block of Chhindwara is rich in flora and fauna. The Tamia region of ...
Views: 5752(1 vote) - Communicate With The Heart - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2004 from Michael MurphyCONNECT WITH THE HEART I was recently on a speaking tour in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Being spring break, my 13 year old daughter, Courtney, had requested that she go along with me for the 10 day journey. After encountering a fall on the ice, a bruised ego and a rather stoic, staunch and ...
Views: 1650 - Use Your Time Wisely! - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2004 from Michael LeeWhen I was small, I have never considered the importance of time.I would just laze around, watch TV, lie in bed, and play videogames. As I grew older, I thought about the things that I haveachieved. To my surprise, I haven't accomplished a lot. I resolved to myself that I will do things ...
Views: 2285 - Going On A Word Diet - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2004 from Catherine FranzThere are three ways to write a first draft. One is to inkwhatever surfaces, in whatever order without regard togrammar, spelling or staying on topic. After the freewrite, the points, and message extracted for notes or anoutline. Time is its adversary and clarity chisels its wayforward ...
Views: 1278 - The Skydive from Hell - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from James MiddletonCopyright 2004 james@hypnosis.demon.co.uk The Skydive from Hell - or in other words; "Sh*t happens!" Heck it seemed like it was going to be just another ordinary skydive. With 560+ skydives and over 5 1/2 hours freefall time under my belt, I wasn't concerned as I strapped on my ...
Views: 1063 - The Skydive from Hell - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from James MiddletonCopyright 2004 james@hypnosis.demon.co.uk The Skydive from Hell - or in other words; "Sh*t happens!" Heck it seemed like it was going to be just another ordinary skydive. With 560+ skydives and over 5 1/2 hours freefall time under my belt, I wasn't concerned as I strapped on my ...
Views: 1268 - Who Me, Stressed? - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2004 from Noelle NelsonYou love your family dearly, but right now, they are driving you positively buggy. You’re waging the battle of the belly-button/nose/tongue piercings with your teenage daughter, your husband is jammed with deadlines at work and can’t help out with chores; your five-year-old has a persistent case ...
Views: 851 - A Tricky Supervision Challenge - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2010 from Laurie WeissMany managers believe that treating their team members as responsible adults will assure excellent results. The truth is that while this usually is effective, some people need much firmer limits than others to perform their jobs. Ellen, the manager of a rehabilitation hospital unit, was ...
Views: 2665(1 vote) - WHAT IS YOUR PASSION - by Submitted on May 25, 2004 from Nancy AndersonBased on: WORK WITH PASSION By Nancy Anderson (850 words) Finding your passion is like solving a mystery; you need to know how to interpret the clues that indicate you are on the right track. Following are five passion clues, as well as five signals that let you know that you are headed in the ...
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