Empowerment Articles

Like so many people here in the United State and around the world, I've had a very strong reaction to our election. Given the pre-election polls, I was shocked by the outcome, and given how I voted, I was disappointed by it. As I've ridden the roller coaster of intense emotions over the past week and listened to reactions, read articles, and talked with people in my life - I've been struck by the profound level of division and disconnection in our society, which actually conce s me as much as almost anything else right now.

I have to say that affirmations are a personal favorite manifesting tool. Once you start to use affirmations, you realize just how easy they are, and what an affect they can have on your life. An affirmation is simply a positive statement. You can create an affirmation about just about ...

Over recent years, I have come to realize that the complete elimination of fear is unlikely. There was a point, not too long ago, that I believed I could learn to get rid of fear and then life would be grand. Well, not exactly. I still have fears, but guess what? Life is grand anyway.

Only a few people have it. More than half the population would like to get it. The future of America depends on it. \ This priceless gift is the ability to create good paying jobs. It’s rare and fragile. It’s fleeting and precious. It’s the foundation of our economy and our only ...

The difference between a winner and an 'also ran' isn't extra ordinary skills or talents. Let's face it, people who are at the top of their field excel at their game be it sports, business or personal achievement. In the sports world there are two champions, titans of athletes, who share one ...The difference between a winner and an 'also ran' isn't extra ordinary skills or talents. Let's face it, people who are at the top of their field excel at their game be it sports, business or personal achievement.

When I'm in the mood for a little inspiratio I seek out extraordinary people speak their truth from the heart. These are the thought leaders who fully express their Moxie - the confident courage to achieve authentic greatness with unrelenting drive and passion. In this abundant content drive Web 2.0 age it only takes a few clicks of a mouse to bear witness to their words of wisdom.

Financial worries are at the top of the list for most people in our present times. Many of you have lost a huge amount of money and assets due to the downward spiral of our economy, and if you’ve been paying attention to what’s going on in our world, it doesn’t seem to be getting better; it seems to be getting worse. A lot of fear surrounds many of you as you look to the future, wondering what it will be like for not only yourself, but for your children and grandchildren.

"I’m leaving you!”

Have you ever heard the statement, “Thoughts are things?” Many people say these words without consciously realizing just what the meaning of the statement really is. Our thoughts ARE energy and they are as real as the vibration of light, heat, magnetism, sound and electricity. When we think, we ...

Why do we worry? Why is it so hard to stop? These are the questions I often hear from my clients. They tell me how it affects their lives on a daily basis, how it depletes their happiness and stops them from being all they could be because of their fears. They describe this worry as an endless loop of negative, fearful thoughts that they can't seem to shake or ignore for more than a short period of time. Even when there are joyful times, they say that they can't really enjoy it because they worry about it stopping.

To have a competitive edge today, companies are taking on a different strategy,and turning to different models rather than the traditional ones. Many old models of leadership, doing business and multiplying wealth are no longer effective. We have to turn elsewhere not just to stay afloat, but to stay on top. Empowerment can generate high performance, excitement,in-house cooperation and healthy competition- all occurring at the same time.

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to point at and click a Delete button at what clutters your inner space? Our days would be so different if we could.

When you see your body through the eyes of the Spirit, you begin to see and treat your body differently. Your body should not take the attention away from who you truly are inside, but it should be seen as a visible means of expression of the Spirit and of your talents, abilities and inspiration. All thought and desires alone without your body remain in the invisible realm. But when the body is involved you enjoy the physical manifestation of those desires.

May 16, 2013 (For this week’s audio podcast, click here.)

Perhaps you’ve never thought about having a gap between your thoughts and maybe cannot imagine it right now. After all, our thoughts tumble one right after the other, oftentimes overlapping. I’ve heard we can entertain hundreds of thoughts per minute but only about 5 or 6 ever reach our mind to register as a thought. So how could there possibly be any gap between thoughts? There is always a gap, or space between every thought just as there is a gap between every step into the next step that you take. You never think about it most likely; you just do it without realizing there is a gap.

In a secular or a non-Buddhist context enlightenment is often used to mean full comprehension of a situation, or having gained spiritual insight. Enlightenment is also construed as being a state of freedom from suffering, desire and ignorance. The term enlightenment has been broadly and loosely used to indicate the opening of one’s eyes to a spiritual realm. Almost all religions and philosophies have some concept of a blissful state to which they believe we should aspire.

This is a question many of us ask once or maybe a thousand times. It’s also a question that can only be answered by each of us for ourselves. This article isn’t about Barbara Sher’s Scanners, but I want to mention them first before I go on to what I want to say. If you have ever felt conce ed ...

A suggestion is like a seed...once it is thrown onto the soil of your mind, it can grow into a mighty tree; it can even create a forest, with trees bearing nothing but the fruit of that suggestion. There are places and people that are constantly broadcasting gloom. Avoid exposure to anyone or anything promulgating pessimistic views; for their gloominess can vine onto you and in no time, the tree of pessimism will be rooted, miles deep, into your mind.

What you say is what you get. Have we simply forgotten the amazing power and potential of our words? The amazing manifestation that comes to life when we speak our deepest desires aloud seems a long lost secret. As I help women cipher through the code of their lives, unveiling their own ...

The value and benefit of emotional detachment must not be understated. We all need to feel valued, important, a sense of recognition... THIS IS ME! 'Me' is important, however allowing the emotional 'Me' to determine your sense of wellness and positive self-image in place of just being, just knowing, just accepting who you are may habitually become a boil on your psyche that may need to be lanced. Consider what I am trying to say by looking at how the website Facebook controls how some of us behave.

How comfortable are you with being uncomfortable? I know this may seem like a paradoxical question, but it's not. In fact, Michelle and I took a workshop this past weekend where they emphasized the importance of being uncomfortable - related to expanding our growth, success, fulfillment, and more. Over the past few days I've been taking some real inventory of my own life and looking at how willing (or unwilling) I am to be uncomfortable myself. I notice that in certain areas of my life, I'm quite willing to be uncomfortable; while in others, not so much.r

We find ourselves torn between confusion and conflict, and by affirming and denying that we are afraid by letting our pride dictate what is our reality. We are afraid of the Universe in which we live, suspicious of people around us, uncertain of the World future and of our own salvation. all ...

Women are learning the value of successful negotiation. However, men initiate negotiation four times more than women. Because of poor or nonexistent negotiation skills, women leave approximately $2000 on the table when buying a car. Women are more pessimistic about the rewards of negotiation than men. These and similar statistics are reflective of a woman not knowing her worth and having low expectations of her capabilities. Before you begin the negotiation process and expect success, you need the following top 5 "negotiation" understandings to get what you want.

The beauty of the mind can also be its downfall. One cannot overstate the significant importance of the human mind. Anyone can harbor anger and animosity at someone next to him or her and not be obvious about it. The mind is one instrument of amazing capacities that the human have control over, with complete privacy. One can have one thing in mind and report that he/she has something of the total opposite; and nobody can dispute what is reported because nobody is in his/her mind to know for sure.

Somatic Experiencing® is my first relationship and commitment to understanding the physiological knowledge and instincts of myself and others. Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a organic approach to the completion and healing of trauma. Developed by Dr. Peter Levine and author of Waking the Tiger. ...

WHAT IS EMPOWERMENT? When I meet new people and I tell them what I do, I'm often asked what an Empowerment Coach does. It's an interesting word this word empowerment, no? If you look up the definition you will find: to give power to; to make powerful; to sanction; to authorize; to allow. I've come to discover that I really love the word empower because it is such a, well... powerful word. I can even feel something inside myself shift and get excited at the mere thought of it!

If there is one ingredient that sets the successful apart from the rest, I would have to say it would be their passion. The dictionary says that passion is a strong liking or desire for, or devotion to some activity, object, or concept. One thing I have noticed over the years is that anyone ...

To me, Quest Makers are women in their 40s and beyond who've declared "now it's my time," and then set off on personal journeys to achieve their dreams. One such Quest Maker is Hilary Cooper-Kenny. From being a nurse at a maximum security prison to becoming a master weaver, Hilary’s own next quest began in 2000, when she was 53. "Everyone has a dream. Crazy as a Loom Weaving Studio is mine. In a historic 1790 home located in the little hamlet of Kingsbury, New York, I have

I’ve been fascinated by the recent sensationalized stories in the media about “Balloon Boy,” the White House party crashers, and the various alleged mistresses of Tiger Woods coming out to tell their tales.

They travel throughout the region, visiting with local leaders, finding out what each village or town needs and providing services that really help. That's how the members of the Mobile Volunteer Ministers Center of Tamil Nadu, India have come to be known, and why they are becoming an institution in the region. In almost every case the local leaders request seminars based on the chapter of the Scientology Handbook called "The Technology of Study." One school principal recen

A song that the group, Sister Hazel sings is called: Change Your Mind. I wanted to share the chorus with you. "If you want to be somebody else, If you're tired of fighting battles with yourself, If you want to be somebody else. Change your mind . . ." These powerful lyrics were written by lead singer Ken Block when he was going through a very hard time in his life. These lyrics have helped many people "change their mind" and their lives but is it really that simple? Can we really just change our mind and then everything is better? Or, is there more to it than that?

It's nice to say that at work you're environmentally friendly, but what do you do when you go home? Are you 'playing' at it?

An e-book can satisfy your desire to write, act as a business building tool, and provide true value to others in many ways. There are guidelines should you use to guarantee its quality. Here are several key points you want to use to improve or guarantee value for readers. Consider them before you write or type the first word of your e-book or any other product you intend to sell to or share with readers. While you read these, notice how they apply to how you can market what you offer more effectively, as well. You’ve decided on your topic.

For years my life was filled with negative drama thriving on the attention it brought me. Everyone around me would jump right in to try to help me solve my dilemma of the day. It seemed I couldn’t make one decision in my life without getting feedback from every person I came into contact with. Being a hairstylist, then teacher gave me a large pool of people to emote to.

ATTITUDES AND CHOICESn It is important to explore different pragmatic approaches to life's problems. We all know there is no one right way to life issues. We actually do ourselves and the world we live in a disservice when we are closed minded or one track minded. There are ...

Every year ushers in another birthday and another notch on the headboard of your life. And each year brings another challenge in dealing with growing older. As you enter or work through midlife, you are experiencing many drastic changes. Your body parts are shifting, you're gaining or losing ...

Barely two months in 2010 and already many a New Year’s Resolutions have been broken. Why are they so difficult to keep? I call February, the forgotten month. Resolutions will have long disappeared until a birthday or the festive season closing into another new year. Achieving your goals requires you to really understand what you want, why you want it, the emotional connection you have attached to it (i.e the price you are willing to pay to do it as opposed the price of suffering having not achieved it). It requires guts to take action because it will mean a change of habits.

5 signs that you need to make peace with your body So you are not anorexic, and you are not bulimic, and you don’t binge eat most of the time, but do you love your body? According to the latest statistics, the answer is probably “no”. And if you don’t love your body, ...

You've been hearing over and over that you should take inspired action. So, what's the difference between inspired action and regular action? Everyday you're taking action. You may be engaged in some sort of activity but the activity still does not bring you closer to your goal. You find yourself doing everything else and being stressed but still accomplish nothing. Difference between inspired action and regular actio So inspired action will be those activities that you take which brings you closer to your goal.

Everyone knows that marketing is really a fancy business term for “putting yourself out there”. And, true to human nature most people have some degree of resistance to becoming as visible as necessary to achieve success. Fact – if you want to make more money – you have to build tolerance and capacity for being “out there” publicly.

Empowerment of the self is the philosophy by which I run my coaching practice. It is the concept involving the transformation of one's being, in order to achieve true balance amongst the mind, body, and soul. Its strength lies in the ability to trust our instinctual behaviors and eliminate the idea of total control within our immediate worlds.

To have the best life available you need Knowledge, Love and Inspiration. As you acquire Knowledge you can learn to do things for yourself and for others that make your life and the world a better place. With Love you can do these things with compassion, caring and humility. With Inspiration you can do things with zest and live life to the fullest. Combining knowledge, love and inspiration is often more difficult than it seems, for at times we spend time in a state of 1 of the three areas, but rarely all 3 at the same time.

Have you ever said or thought these words … “I know I have a book in me, but I don’t have the time to write it” or, “I know my story would help lots of people, but it costs too much money to publish a book”? There are lots of people out there in the same boat and they are trying to find the answer. r

1. Debt Since we are in America, we must look at the primary means of setback for most Americans. America is designed for all adults to be in debt for most, if not all, of their lives. If you are over 18 and do not understand this concept then you may be headed for trouble. When you tu 18 you are bombarded with credit card offers because the corporate machine says you MUST have them. All your young life you were told to get a "good" education, so the lure of overpaying for college is another noose waiting for you to stick your neck in.

Taking Your Life Back: The Power of Intentionality We don’t grow automatically, John Maxwell says. We only grow older. The human brain is wired to accomplish tasks as efficiently as possible. Our default setting is neutral. Most of us spend most our lives with autopilot engaged. The winds of circumstance determine our destination. The rudder and compass of our lives remain slack, the helm unattended, the captain asleep in his cabin. I love the film “The Big Lebowski.” L

Many of us find making life choices a difficult and daunting task. Some of us put off choosing for so long, that by the time we finally pluck up the nerve to decide, that particular opportunity has passed.

We live in an age that wires us to worry. We get way too much information from the tv, radio, and especially the internet. There are no more secrets and almost everyone has 900 "friends" keeping them busy every minute of the day. There is never enough time to do the things we want to do. We often feel rushed, overwhelmed and frustrated that it is never good enough, fast enough or satisfying enough.

Who hasn’t seen or read “The Wizard of Oz” a fairy tale, an innocent child’s fable. But is it? The metaphors, analogies, and symbolisms that are used in this film are unsurpassed. It was produced in 1939, in a time when sound and color film was cutting edge. Its message was loud and clear then and is still relevant today. Unfortunately, I can’t take the time in this piece to point out all the life metaphors I see—that would create a whitepaper. However, I’ll share what resonates in me this morning for you.

How easily do you grant your trust to other people? What factors play into your ability or inability to trust cert ain individuals around you? What do people need to do to ea your trust?r

“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?” - Benjamin Franklin The most exciting place to discover and actualize your talent is in yourself. What does it mean to realize your talents, and how do you do it? When you actualize your talents you understand ...“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?” - Benjamin Franklin