Empowerment Articles

How and what do you feel when a writer shares an insight or technique that creates a desired shift for you at the inner and/or outer level? Exactly! You’re reading this now, which means you have a desire to provide a similar experience for others through your unique offering: articles, e-books, and even books you may write. We life coaches feel deep motivation to assist others to self-empower.

Whether you're going to gather with family or friends, many people find holiday events very stressful. Here are some simple tips to help you prepare and make this year better than your last. Make sure you do these BEFORE you go! Prep #1: Remember Whyr Holidays were created because they have meaning. Due to of all the commercialism and busyness, much of the root meanings get swept aside and the holidays become something entirely different than their original intent. However

I'm sure that you have noticed that when you dare to dream and when you dare to step out and make real changes in your life the obstacles are not far behind. I have found this law to be true many times in my life when I attempt to do something to improve myself, my life, my family, my business, etc. My vision for better things is big and it is vivid, it is fully bursting with life. I am excited, energetic and full of motivation. I have plans, lists and everything else ready

A brilliant example of collaborative leadership in action is illustrated in an article I read in yesterday’s Sunday Business Section of the newspaper entitled “Obama Tech Team Ventures Forward”: Collaborative Leadership Structure is an innovation to the traditional hierarchical structure. It is not a style of consensus, yet it has far greater flexibility than the outdated, ‘command-control’ style of leadership commonly seen within hierarchical cultures.

Ever notice the list of “have-to’s” you’ve got going? As in ‘have-to’ get up and get yourself going, ‘have-to’ get everybody fed-dressed-out-the-door, ‘have-to’ get to work, ‘have-to’ do the work, ‘have-to’ put up with a boss/co-worker/client you can’t stand, ‘have-to’ run the errands, do the chores, pay the bills, and on and on. When life is reduced to a list of “have-to’s,” it becomes a drudgery, just a long list of dutiful things you must do as a responsible adult. YUCK!!

When your boss is the office bully a very different picture emerges. It’s like dealing with a spoiled child who rants and raves knowing nobody will say anything for fear of risking the unemployment line. They act out because they can. They are insecure, compensating for little or no leadership, have a strong need for perfection, and find every reason to place blame anywhere they like.

I can’t tell you how many times I have heard people say, “One day when I do this, I will be really happy.” “One day when I retire, I am going to start traveling and I will truly be happy.” One day, when I fall in love with that perfect someone, I will finally be happy.” “One day, I am going to ...

On my Personal Development radio segment, I revealed my 7 Steps to living with Purpose & Passion. So here they are: 1. Make a gratitude list daily – you must have something to be thankful for! Make a very comprehensive list of what you are grateful for, every single day. Then read this list while feeling the gratitude. There is little point in just reading or repeating it, without being emotionally engaged. As you read each item on the list, remind yourself of how much of a positive difference it has made in your life!

You’re rolling your cart down the supermarket aisle, when you bump into (literally), your friend whom you haven’t seen in – well, awhile. She asks “Where’s your husband?” and you say “Oh, I dunno – probably doing something around the house.” Your friend laughs and says “Well, I knew it couldn’t last – the two of you doing everything together.” And that stings. Because you remember when you and your mate used to do pretty much everything together – from groceries to chores to laundry to workouts.

People often ask me how I live such a magical life. It's easy. I believe in magic. HA! The song "Do You Believe in Magic" by the The Lovin' Spoonful just ran through my head. But I digress - or do I? Actually that flash of music just proved my point. What you believe in is brought unto ...People often ask me how I live such a magical life. It's easy. I believe in magic.

Ever want to tell someone to get a grip? Tell them that they have run amok in their minds and are not facing reality? Stop them from completely 'losing it' and self-destructing? How often have you told yourself to get a grip only to later serve up more and more justification for your misguided thinking and emotions? Your very own self-sabotage?

Practice the Seven Secrets of Sales Success \ Excerpted from Brian Tracy’s Be A Sales Superstar, published by Berrett-Koehler \ There are seven secrets, or principles, of sales success. They are practiced by all the highest paid salespeople every day. The regular application of these ...

<HTML> <BODY> This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Personal Development. Personal Development is the general method used by a person who seeks to improve any or all aspects of their life through self-taught strategies, publicly available information, or techniques taught by experts.

My friend Gabrielle Be stein's new book, Miracles Now, has had me stop and think more deeply about my own relationship to "miracles" and also how to create more of them in my life on a daily basis. As Albert Einstein said, "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." This is so true! In this week's video blog, I explore this idea of miracles and share a few things you can focus on to create more miracles in your life.

Many of us in the blogosphere have a vision. That vision may be creating streams of passive income, helping others realize their potential, creating a platform for a career as an author, or becoming self-employed. Perhaps a combination of these things. One thing is for sure, we all found our way here for a reason. If you’re like me, you’ve decided that you don’t want to work for other people the rest of your life. For several years, I’ve dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur w

Money is a vehicle, not a measurement of value. Today’s culture is plush with unprecedented comforts and luxuries. Yet, it seems the more material things we have the more we want. And it takes more and more money to get the good stuff, what we think is the good life. We need more to measure up. We need more to feel more. Or so we think. In our ‘money makes the world go around’ persuasion some revolve exquisitely on an autonomous axis, others spin out of control. I find it a paradox to explore.

One of the things that can be drummed out us as we age is our ability to dream. When we were younger they came so easily. Somewhere along the way this ability, those delicious ever changing desires, ambitions and dreams become so deeply buried we seem to be unable to find them. Where did they go? They are buried somewhere beneath a huge pile of that’s not the way it’s done, it won’t work, you’ll get hurt, you’ll be a failure, you’ll starve and I told you so until finally you simply stopped dreaming and became sensible.

Hello all, Here's an article that i once wrote thinking about my own state in life. Our life is our own and to be honest it has to do with us leading our self in the right direction. We could also believe that everyone is the leader of their own life. No one can tell a person how to adjust to life since we are accountable of our very life! Enjoy reading and feel free to commentr Sincerely Yours, Juliette J Nibbs Introductionr To be a lifelong leader, you must be a lifelong learner. Excellence is not an accident, it happens when leaders call for it.r

Circumstances changes people -- for the Better. Growths are developing basic qualities like intelligence personality and expand skill, effort, strategies and persistence — it makes them more challenging. They teaches how to love hard things, persist, and master them at any given point. They don't need to be puffed. It's a life in which you fulfill your potential, you will automatically experience moment of blessed silence in your head and it's not just being happy all the time, a life of growth that is if you want to create real positive change in your lifer

Laugh at Yourself: Parents often ask me what a good coping strategy is to help them and their children get through challenging moments. As simple as it may seem, the use of humor and the ability to laugh at ourselves rank high. Laughing at ourselves is very different from poking fun at ...

The hardest job you'll ever have is being a parent. And of course you want to be the best parent you can be. How do you keep a child from being spoiled? How do you teach values, compassion, work ethic, and self-esteem? How do you foster empathy, honesty, self-reliance, self-control, kindness, cooperation and joy? How does a parent promote intellectual curiosity, motivation and passion? By being a consistent healthy role model.

"Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed." - Corita Kent Is today's business environment wearing you out, making you wish you had never risked so much to start up or remain in your business? While going to work for someone else in an undemanding, unchallenging, yet stable job may seem tempting, you know you were made for more than that. Let's see if we can help you get back some of that energy you had when you first started your business journey. What if your life was someone else's?

Did you know that we each have within us four powerful allies that can help us heal and transform our lives? They are the four archetypes that exist in every culture in the world: The Lover, Magician, Warrior, and King/Queen. When I learned about these four archetypes it helped me delineate and put a name to these old friends who have been helping me traverse my 3-year cancer journey, and life in general. I’m going to Las Vegas soon for several days with my husband Tom for

Because of fear, we are limited in our thinking and therefore limited in our experiences. Take the limits off your mind and free yourself. If you ever allow yourself to feel all the desires of your heart without the inhibition of fear or limiting beliefs, you'll find that your imagination can carry you to the far end of the globe and go places beyond your current location. Did you know that whatever you imagine you can experience? Nothing is too big for you to experience. If you can imagine it, it is already in existence in the unseen world.

The pursuit of happiness always starts with a dream and a decision doesn’t it? Making that decision is a process and likely one that doesn’t come ove ight. Once a seed is planted it needs to germinate before it gets to the point of blossoming into an actual decision for most of us. For me, it started with a feeling of something missing, boredom with the status quo, a sense of longing for something new and ultimately the news that my daughter and granddaughter would be moving to Califo ia in the near future; the seed.

There is a great deal of talk and sound evidence that boomer women today have exciting new opportunities available to us as we approach the remaining chapters of our lives. Many of us whether by circumstance or design are coming to realize how precious this time is and are eager to embrace these new possibilities. We are coming to see this special time as an opportunity to take stock of what has occurred, what no longer serves us and what we want to grow for ourselves in the future. It all sounds so easy doesn’t it?

What do you believe confidence is? Maybe you’re right, and maybe you’ll be surprised.

You’ve probably heard the phrase what the world needs now is love – it’s even a song title – and I feel sure you’ll agree with me that the world would be so very different if it operated through love rather than fear. But think about this. The word love is a noun, but isn’t love meant to be more about action? By changing the word from love to loving, it becomes an action word, commonly known as a verb.

You're blocked, stuck in your creative expression and flow, and it doesn't feel good. You hate being in this emotional state. In your despair you give attention, energy and focus to your block thereby strengthening the very block you wish to overcome. And you feel worse. You are literally and figuratively chocked in either your despair or anger over not being able to create what you are here to express, what is your purpose in life. "Every artist writes his own autobiography." Havelock Ellis May I suggest you stop blocking and literally chocking your own creative expression?

There are what seems to be an infinite number of books that provide a formula for success. They will tell you to work hard, pay your dues, earn advanced degrees in your education. The Inner Wizard formula for success, however, is a bit contrary to many of those strategies and quite simple. There are 3 Essential Empowering Factors in the Inner Wizard Formula for Success: • Authenticity: Who You Really Are & What You Want to Achieve • Confidence: Self-esteem and Intuition • Alignment: Mindfully Speak & Act in the Direction of your Highest Goals

No one can expect a cure of a physical ailment without remembering their spiritual connection within. When one believes a cure comes from anything in the outer world, it is an illusion...not so. It is only a temporary band aid for any symptom or illness. If you wish to understand more about ‘a ...

What are your why questions that you consistently ask yourself daily? Every day people communicate with their subconscious minds asking themselves why questions. Why, why, why, over and over again. The quality of your why questions are going to be the difference in the quality of your life. What ...

No one would argue that our world is in turmoil. Just pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV for a few minutes and you’ll be blasted with revolutions, violence, military action, earthquakes, tornados, flooding, tsunamis occurring all over the world. Devastation is widespread and according to astrologers, it will continue through 2012. Many civilizations are seeking democracy, which is forcing them into revolution to fight in order to obtain it. Why is so much happening at the same time?

Many people have discovered the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to relieve emotional blocks and stress. EFT was developed on the basic discovery that the cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system. Tapping with specific attention and intention to relieve an ...Many people have discovered the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to relieve emotional blocks and stress. EFT was developed on the basic discovery that the cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system.

Have you ever looked at your pet and knew exactly what he wanted to “say” to you? Have you ever noticed someone’s body language that communicated something contrary to what they were saying? Have you ever had a gut feeling that something you were about to do wouldn’t ...Have you ever looked at your pet and knew exactly what he wanted to “say” to you? Have you ever noticed someone’s body language that communicated something contrary to what they were saying?

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about this concept of unconditional love for both ourselves and others. Defined by many as “affection without limitations or love without conditions,” I sometimes question whether unconditional love in its purest form is attainable and sustainable. When it comes to unconditional love for others, many say that although there may be times when they don’t like or are upset with the people they love, underneath whatever might be going on i

Article Two: The Quantum Ghost Universe Continuing the series of articles on Quantum Mind and Soul Evolutionr Dirac's Quantum Ghost Particles Quantum Mind and soul Evolution is about personal development and success through evolving one’s mind and soul, so ensuring oneself as amongst the fittest to survive. However this ‘survival’ means rather more than it meant in the Darwinian Theory. The majority of people knowing little of this and caring less do nothing to consciously evolve themselves, which results in lives of chaos, poverty and disease.

“Leader “We come together for one purpose, To bring healing to the people of earthr To release old grievances, To help provide for others, To set reasonable boundaries, And to release all prejudice. In accord with “As Above, So Below,” We must work this healing in our own lives, By power of the Great Mother” Intror

Persistence : Any great accomplishment that has ever been achieved has been brought about and made possible by an all important trait called persistence. Have you ever thought about how many things “might have been” in our world, that don’t currently exist simply because the person or persons ...

"I've learned that the process of life - including the work, obstacles, even the hassles - is my life. Life isn't the end result - it's everything in between the beginning and the end."n - ANON Let's begin by stating the obvious - there is no such thing as work-life balance. Although there ...

I was sitting at my table enjoying the pile of fruit on my plate at an early morning breakfast meeting when all of a sudde I recognized a Wizard before me. I was there to listen to guest speaker, Krista Vernoff, Emmy-nominated, Golden Globe-winning head writer and executive producer of the television show “Grey’s Anatomy” talk about her road to success.

During a sessio I was having with my new coach last week it became clear to me that I’ve been addicted to struggle for much of my life. While I wasn’t super excited to admit this, it has actually been quite liberating to address my struggle addiction directly and to see how it impacts just about every aspect of my life and work. How about you… are you addicted to (or at least very familiar with) struggling in your own life?

Self-sabotage is not about lack of willpower; so, you can stop beating yourself up about that one. What it is about may surprise you… and empower you. Self-sabotage happens when you confront the need to move out of your comfort zone to improve your life experience or make a dream or goal happen. This is one reason willpower doesn’t work. A few words about willpower…

Life 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 34% believe they are less of a priority when parents are plugged in. Setting Realistic Limits Whether you have young kids or teenagers, the need for a cell phone grows each day. They

As you sow, so shall you reap. I’m sure you’ve heard this statement at one point or another in your life. Have you ever really thought about it though? Look at this way. Right now, in your life, you’re reaping and harvesting things you’ve sown in the past. So, we’ve actually created our lives to be exactly the way they are today. Now, I realize this might sting. Reason being, we might be thinking that our lives aren’t the way we would like for them to be. We might

One thing to always remember: “Bad association spoils useful habits.” In other words, surround yourself with positive-minded, caring, loving, and giving people, whether in your friendships, love relationships, or family. The more you surround yourself with the energies of love and ...

rnYour thoughts have energy,rnEnergy is a fuel.rnYour thoughts, and the energy they manifest, can sustain your life, or weaken it. The more you talk about what you don’t want; The more you think about what upsets you- The more you feed these circumstances and relationships, with the energy of your thoughts. Whatever you imagine over the course of time, you’ll wind up manifesting. Your thinking mind creates an energy fieldrnYour thinking mind affects the way you use your b

REIKI IS FOR EVERYONEnn©2004 Bryana C. Hillman BFP, RMT We all have the innate ability to improve the quality of our lives. When I first began to explore the areas of alte ative, complementary, and energy field medicine in the 1990’s, I didn’t fully comprehend how dependent our culture had become on pharmaceutical science to “fix” the problems we faced in our lives. Recently, America’s current medical establishment has acknowledged the mind-body-spirit connection and, as a r