Empowerment Articles

Have you ever felt like you needed motivation? Has anyone ever asked you to give them motivation? The word “motivation” is something that we hear much, yet sometimes we may not understand it enough or may not know how to make it work for us. While I have written two previous articles on motivation, this time I am writing to you about how you can apply (practically) motivation into your life. My point is this – it is one thing to be motivated to do something, it is another thing to take action and do that something!

Yesterday I received the email below from a close friend of mine & it resonated so deeply with me and is SO in line with what REAL BEAUTY is all about, I just had to share it with you.

I used to seek answers and guidance from all kinds of exte al sources. I spent a lot of money going for workshops, healing sessions, and I spent a lot of time reading books on spirituality and self-help. Undoubtedly, those resources played a great part in contributing to my growth as a person. But the huge turning point in my personal development came when one day, I finally KNEW that all the answers I seek are already within me. This is something a lot of us conceptually

I recently saw a wonderful video on YouTube that has been making its way around the internet of a little girl passionately affirming herself and her life in the bathroom mirror ("My whole house is great, I like my hair, I can do anything, I like my family," etc.) If you haven't had a chance to see it, check it out - it's adorable, funny, and a beautiful example of appreciation in action.r

Lesso 9 More Magic Behind the Why I want to share a real-life example with you. One of my students catapulted his life to new levels, because he discovered and applied the true power behind the Why. Now, I am going to breakdown his Why so you can feel and find the power behind it. First, he wrote “MY WHY IS . . . I am a radically successful entrepreneur that is building a massive business to leave a legacy for my family.” This is great stuff! He is announcing who he is, w

In our Modern World, life can get really busy and really fast. We spend a lot of time and energy running around, and also place a lot of importance on our left brains - our rational minds. Despite all this, somewhere, deep in our souls, we know the importance of slowing down and connecting to our inner wisdom, connecting to our right brains - that place of deep intuition and creativity that holds so many answers and so much richness for us. Here is a list of my absolute favorite top 5 ways to really settle in and listen to the treasury of wisdom that your heart and soul has for you.

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A few weeks ago I listened to a radio interview with Michael Beckwith, author of Spiritual Liberation, and he said, "A bad day for the ego is a good day for the soul." When I heard this I laughed out loud. The wisdom of his statement resonated with me deeply. I thought about a number of experiences in my life which have been quite "bad" for my ego (i.e. embarrassing, disappointing, and even painful), but in hindsight have been great for my own growth and development.

It is absolutely amazing what a little (or a lot) of self-esteem can do for a person. In fact, self esteem can pretty much make or break you. You see, we are all in control of our self-esteem and how we see ourselves. So, if you’re a person that has low self-esteem and you see the ...

Empowering leadership in children involves planned events and teachable moments that give children the opportunity to experience what leadership is like.

It is a brand new year and that represents a fresh start - new goals, new dreams and a new outlook on life. If 2010 was good, 2011 can be even better! Wipe the slate clean – it is time for a new beginning! It is time to lose that extra 10 (or 30 or 50) pounds. It is time to refocus on your business plans and career goals. It is time to have meaningful relationships in your business and personal life.

If you are like me, you cannot help but wonder what is going on with the multitude of natural disasters showing up around the world continuously. It seems that every time you turn on the TV, another monumental disaster is happening or has already happened. Our hearts break for those thousands of people who have lost all their material possessions, but our hearts are even heavier for those who have lost loved ones. People may be feeling that “enough is enough”; it’s time to stop this deluge of devastation, loss and heartache.

What is the 1st step? We all experience a number of 1st steps in our lives. Every time we take a new direction, change a plan or complete a goal another 1st step has been made or has to be made. Decades ago I was involved in a 12 step program called NA or Narcotics Anonymous.r

This past weekend, while we were away for the 4th of July holiday, I had a profound realization of how addicted I've become to my iPhone. While I love many aspects of how technology enhances our lives and allows us to connect with one another in some very cool ways, I'm also aware of the potential dark side of being so connected technologically that we lose connection with ourselves, those around us, and what truly matters.

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity but an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” Winston Churchill What does being an optimist really mean? Does it mean we always feel positive? Does it imply we have no conce s for the future? Does it suggest that we will forget our challenges and negative feelings and appear sunny no matter what?

How would you define integrity? You know it’s an admirable trait but what exactly is it? I would define integrity as:nn‘The ability to do the right thing, even when the right thing may be the hardest thing to do.’ Integrity is really about how you define it. What you see as integrity in other ...

There are many ways to help a loved one through illness Recently, I have had a few clients come to see me because they were worried about a friend or family member going through a critical illness. One woman said she wanted to be supportive, yet was conce ing about being too pushy or instructive. I told her how lucky her friend is to have such kind and compassionate support. Here is some advice if you are with a similar issue.

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Do you carry the feeling of not being your authentic self or living authentically, and a fear of doing so? If your answer is yes, here are two significant causes for this you need to be aware of.

You may have heard that a person’s attitude is very important when it comes to facing challenging situations, which life sometimes (or often) throws at us. A question that I propose to you is this; does your attitude define you, or do you define your attitude? Please have a think about that question before continuing to read the rest of this article. So, here are my 7 Steps to Creating & Maintaining a Positive Attitude

Dr. Lynda Klau A Call to All Women: more than ever, we need to choose Self-Care as our first priority in order to fulfill our potential. Dear Woman, -Are you more “burned out” than you realize, running on empty most of the time?rn-Are you too drained to be truly present with the closest people in your life?rn-When people ask you how you’re doing, do you say “Great!” even though you’re dragging yourself around with your last ounce of energy?rn-Do you feel like your needs don’t count?

Just like gravity has just one job, the Law of Attraction also has one job too. Its job is to match like energy with like energy. If you feel miserable and depressed, don’t be surprised that you experience more unwanted people, places and circumstances. Through the Law of Attraction, you ...

Colorado aspen trees have transformed their vibrant green for a golden glow, and the evening air freezes each exhale into a little cloud of crystal breath. As we prepare for winter, I am reminded of the changing nature of life. Mother Nature offers a model of how to "reinvent" oneself, how to ...

We’ve all heard the saying “living the good life”. Why would we want to live the good life when we can create the great life? I recently read the book Good to Great, Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t by Jim Collins. One of the powerful concepts that he discusses is Level 5 ...

When you think about simplifying your life, what comes to mind? Getting rid of things you really don’t need? Doing less, spending less, downsizing, consolidating? All of these are noteworthy ways to simplify, but they can have a negative undertone if it feels like you have to give something up. Without realizing it, this could be your inner vibration, so let’s look at these endeavors from a positive place.

Perhaps you are asking, “What is personal empowerment?” Put in simplistic terms, empowerment is freeing yourself from limitations or living a life of misery and taking full responsibility for every thing that is in your life. It’s about quitting making excuses for things that ...

Do you consider yourself bold or someone who goes for it with passion in life? Some of us do, but most people I know and work with, myself included, admit that they don't often think of themselves as a bold person. Or, if we've done or said bold things in our lives, they seem to be few and far between...and they also seem to scare us half to death. Hence, we often don't find ourselves going for it in our work and our life - or not nearly as much as we'd like (especially these past few years).

Moxie Up! The Secret to Extraordinary Success What do those who achieve extraordinary success – Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, J.K. Rowling, Bette Midler, Mary Kay Ash, Angelina Jolie, Howard Stern, Danica Patrick, Ellen DeGeneres and Aunti Mame have in common? Moxie Those who rise above mere success to create an extraordinary life have the guts, fortitude, the confident courage to achieve authentic greatness with unrelenting drive and passion.

I was listening to a video by an author where he defined 'self-actualization' in terms of ego or selfish individualism - a type of narcissism. This goes to show the limitations of language and how meaning can be confused. The 'self' in self-actualization, in my mind, is just the opposite. It is the freedom from the mental constructs of the ego-self. And it's an ancient concept.

We instantly recognize energy when we see it. People with energy are alive with that special something that makes them stand out from the rest of us like shining stars. They sparkle and attract people like bees around a honey pot. But why do some people have more energy and more vitality than others?

Perhaps the most powerful influence on your attitude and personality is what you say to yourself, and believe. It is not what happens to you, but how you respond internally to what happens to you, that determines your thoughts and feelings and, ultimately, your actions. By controlling your inner ...

There are times in our career that we need to take a hard look at how we do business and figure out if it’s time to make changes to get ahead. Why make changes at all? A blurred vision of the future, lack of productivity, ineffectiveness or the inability to get things done can be the culprits that diminish the success of your company. Making some changes in these important areas or re-engineering your work, can impact your company’s future and the bottom line. Effectivenessr

Since my arrival in the United States in April of 1986, it become my new home… it was not easy, it is twenty seven years of ups and downs, failures and successes, sadness and happiness…but overall it was fulfilling. It came together, I’ve arrived, I am home.

Spending an entire day at an airport dealing with one flight delay after another was once a nightmare for me. I have since learned to look for the gift in every experience. My recent, and much anticipated, trip to Italy began with such an unexpected day. Instead of pouting thinking my entire ...Spending an entire day at an airport dealing with one flight delay after another was once a nightmare for me. I have since learned to look for the gift in every experience. My recent, and much anticipated, trip to Italy began with such an unexpected day.

Patience and tolerance are behaviors and states of mind to practice, right? How well do you do with them? Questions about Patience and Tolerance came to me after I spent extended time with someone who couldn’t seem to talk about anything that wasn’t unpleasant. All of us need a dose of healthy venting at times; but what I mean here is non-stop negative chatter about anything and everything, not conversation about a specific matter that genuinely needs attention or compassion. If such chatter goes on overlong, I get the heebie-jeebies.

This particular reason keeps the same problem or problems around far longer than you ever imagined they would be. It’s also what contributes to your feeling stressed, exhausted, frustrated, and why little to no lasting progress is made, no matter what you do. Think of one issue you’ve been personally struggling with for a while, say, five years or longer. It might be money, weight, health, business or career, or something else (more about what the real issues may be in a moment).

Optimism and happiness are interconnected. With the world around us changing as rapidly as it is in our business environment these days, being optimistic can make a very significant difference. Yet, I sometimes hear online and offline comments that being optimistic is not realistic, or even “bad.” Somehow, people think that realism means we need to keep focusing on and talking about “what is,” the existing problem. Well, I agree with Einstein regarding the objectivity of “reality”: Reality is an illusion; albeit a very persistent one.

Jason is a longtime Imagine student... he's used my techniques to create success in his life a few years ago... but recently the economic downturn threw him for a loop. He got laid off... something he wasn't expecting and it happened just as he rnwas preparing to get married. Jason remembered that he could call me wh

"'People will suffer almost anything as long as it means they don't have to change." ~ Deepak Chopra Life is a series of ups and downs, twists and turns. You can approach the roller coaster of life with arms high in the air; willingly and ready for whatever comes next. Or you can grip the ..."'People will suffer almost anything as long as it means they don't have to change." ~ Deepak Chopra

Every year, millions of people become ill and find themselves headed for a hospital. Many of us live in towns where there are no “Urgent Care” facilities and the lack of affordable health insurance for some precludes them from walking into a doctor’s office. Depending on the city you live in, ...

The Law of Attraction is a theory commonly associated with New Thought and New Age philosophy. The Law of Attraction is not a new concept. Even Buddha said that ‘All that we are is the result of what we have thought.’ Again in the New Testament of the Bible, Jesus has said ‘It ...

"One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. I believe that each of us--no matter what our age or background or walk of life--each of us has something to contribute to the life of this ...

We have to be the luckiest people to have ever lived on this planet. Virtually, at our fingertips, we have access to all the wisdom the world has ever known. When I Googled “How much data is on the Internet?” The answer was 1,200 petabytes which is 1.2 million terabytes which is over a billion gigabytes. Whew, that's a lot of knowledge. Those of us not born with an iPad in our hand or a cell phone in our pocket are constantly amazed at all the information we have access t

Og writes in his third scroll that "I am a lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep." n With this sentence Og declares with finality that he is finished with his former life of going with the flow. He is finished with living by just getting by. He is finished with living ...

Boost your profits with a few key financial Ratios that provide quick visibility into your small business? Ratios come in all different is shapes and sizes and can be made to be quite complex; my intent is to keep it simple here. Why not peel back the layers to see what really is going on in your business as shown in objective data? Select a product or a process. After you start using the analysis that best suit your business, you’ll have visibility into multiple layers of your business and the information you need to boost your profits.

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I had a simple, but profound experience in the swimming pool last week - I floated on my back for the first time in my life. I do know how to swim and enjoy being in the water, but for some reaso I never was able to figure out how to float on my back when I learned to swim as a kid and as an adult it hasn't really been something that has come up as an issue in my life (although it has always been something that I wanted to learn, felt a bit embarrassed about not being able to do, and also didn't quite understand).

What is risk and why is it something to be feared, to be avoided?

As human beings, we are masters with the creation of excuses. There isn’t one person alive who doesn’t make excuses every day of their life for something. It’s so ingrained in us that we rarely realize our pattern, so it is simply a natural defense we utilize without thinking. Some of you may use it more than others, but everyone does it!

n n The Art of Living Foundation , is a non-profit, volunteer based organization founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.nMission statementnnA non-denominational, educational and humanitarian non-profit organization, The Art of Living Foundation stated mission is to uplift society by strengthening the individual through programs that create a sense of belonging, restore human values, develop life to its full potential, and encourage people from all backgrounds, religions, and cultura