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“An actor and a waiter, not just job descriptions. For everyone I know Is one or the other. Life’s waiter’s wait. They blame other people. Or even fate itself when nothing happens. Life’s actors act To make things happen believing that even fate needs a helping hand. I have been both at times that is how I know that being either Is better than being a nowhere Person.” Colin Edwards - The Star Process Samuel Jackson was once asked if he took jobs as a waiter during his strug

Jewel of the Month: Labradorite Labradorite is feldspar that obtains its iridescent colors from a fine laminate structure that bends incoming light. Labradorite represents the “temple of the stars”. It assists us in sustaining and maintaining, while providing the understanding of the destiny ...

Be perfect or be on purpose? Which one of these has been “driving your bus” so far? If you or someone you know struggles with perfectionism, can this hold you back from living on purpose? Ask someone to walk to the moon and you’ll hear, “Not realistic,” as a response. They wouldn’t have a problem giving that answer. Ask some people to be perfect and you can almost hear the inner and outer dialogue start — “You have no idea how hard I try to be just that.” What was the appropriate response to the second request?

Given the focus of my work, especially in the past five years since the release of my book Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken, which is all about authenticity and vulnerability, I’m constantly in situations where I’m talking about, encouraging, and seeing the positive impact of vulnerability.

You have a spiritual self and a material self that operates in the world. Which do you nurture first? How’s that working for you? You have a “foot in two worlds.” One foot is in the spiritual world, which is where you come from, where you return to, though, that world stays with you through your human experience. The other foot is in the material world that is heavily influenced by society. Which world is more sacred to you? Are we meant to choose one or the other?

Relating with others is a delicate balancing act between having our own wants and needs fulfilled, and making sacrifices on behalf of the other person. In other words: relationships are about give and take. The line where things grow blurry is in the everyday exchanges we have with those we care about. * When is it okay to say what we really feel – even if it’s ‘not 100% good news?’ * When is it better to “spare” the other person from our true thoughts and feelings, because exposing them might cause pain? * Is it ever right to ask or expect someone to do things differently?

In my more than 20 years experience of working with spiritual and marketplace leaders, I have seen three reasons why Christians and specifically top performers sabotage themselves with food or alcohol, whether they are 25 or 65. This produces an ability to stay focused internally and also prevents them for losing weight.

The idea of team work is at least as old as 200,000 years, a time when we first stood upright and roamed the continent of Africa. We lived in large family groups of up to 150 individuals which was almost unheard of in other animal kingdoms. We stayed together, hunted in groups, divided our tasks and cared for each other. This ensured a high success rate during hunts; it helped us to defend ourselves against attacks and helped us to care for our young ones.

Have you written your Bucket List? Have you scheduled your Bucket List? A Bucket List is a list of things you want to do before you die. It’s those things in your mind that you want but, too often, just leave as a future wish while life passes you by. At the end of life, the biggest regret people have is things not done, things not attempted, and risks not taken. At the end, it’s too late. Now is the time to do the Bucket List. First, sit down and make a list of what you’d like to do, to own, to learn, and places to go. A list for each one such as: To ownr Sports carr Ski homer

Key #4 to your Magical Life is to Clear Yesterday’s Gunk, Junk, the Gobbledy-goo and Crap you may be carrying forward from yesterday. Every morning is a great time to do this, to start your day off with vibrant, clear energy. For Your Magical Life, remembering gratitude first, (Key 1) and keys 2 & 3, Key #4 is to start off with a clear slate. Here is what I say (You can do it verbatim, make up your own way, whatever works for you): Any dis-ease in my body that I have taken

Everyone has experienced situations in their life from which they need to recover: relationship break-ups, financial problems, job issues and losses, abuse of all kinds, health disorders, and the list could go on and on. But one of the most devastating and staggering problems facing our society ...

Reconnecting With Your Soul’s Desires I hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend. I have been in Greece for the past week or so. Although I have done a lot of traveling this year, my trips, although amazing, have been full of early morning wake-up calls and jam-packed itineraries. This trip was a true vacation, especially the last five days in Mykonos. I got up on my own accord and my biggest decision of the day was which beach club to explore. I enjoyed a wonderful

When I am in social settings and people learn what I do and about the transformations I have experienced, I’m often asked about what is the first thing others can do to increase their self-esteem, self-confidence and to gain inner-peace. The answer, is simple, I answer: Be brutally honest about yourself and the negative sides of your personality that you wish you didn’t possess.

Employee engagement evolves organically from a leader’s engaging behavior and an engaging organizational culture. It is really not a “formula.” It boils down to leading and creating organizational culture in ways that stimulate trust, show interest in the individual’s wellbeing, and stimulate meaning/purpose. Going to a job that one is passionate about is totally different than going to the very same job just to collect a paycheck. While there are those who are simply wandering through life and have no vision for themselves, most people are looking for meaning.

Since it’s nearly impossible to completely eliminate stress from your life, why not look for ways to manage it. Using Stress Breaker techniques will alleviate or shorten the effects of stress on your life. Your focus on stress is what determines how you allow it to affect your life. Now don’t start listing all the reasons why your life is stressful. That does NOT serve you and this is all about empowering yourself to achieve better balance in your life. Are you ready to step into that?

We all have lived through many types of losses. Some of us handle it better than others and, there is nothing wrong with that. In today's economy, people are losing jobs, insurance, their cars, their homes, their family's, their good health; much of it due to stress. People are unable to deal with so much stress, at times hurting themselves or others. How do we deal with it all? Well, one important way is to eat a healthy diet and exercise. We need to de-stress in healthy ways. Another way is to understand that grieving any and all loss is normal and necessary.

Is this the solution to our educational crisis or just more hype? I have spent 16 years trying to solve the riddle of "Learning Disabilities." After working directly with over a thousand Dyslexic, Hyperactive, Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.) and "hopeless learning disabled students," I now ...

The POWER of NOW / Online Marketing Let’s face it, with the heavy amount of white noise all around us every day of our lives, it is easy to get overwhelmed and sometimes miss out on opportunities as a result. The average person can be so tired from trying to keep all the balls in the air, they put off until later what sometimes on a priority list would be at the top.r

About a month ago I received an email from a friend which was a story about a Mountain Daffodil Garden. It was a lovely story and I happened to notice that it was in fact a real place called The Mountain Daffodil Garden in Running Springs, CA. I did a little research and found out it was about an hour from my house and was excited because it would be open in a few short weeks. I told my friend and everyone I knew that it was going to be open soon and we should make plans to g

Vitamins are promoted in an effort to ensure that we maintain a daily healthy nutritional balance. As with anything, it is important that you follow the advise of your physician who has an accurate medical history of your physical health. Now on to the topic of vitamins. Vitamin products promote strong bones and teeth, good eye sight, growth, skin, nails, immune system, among other impressive claims. However, you can also find natural sources of vitamins through our fruits and vegetables.

Copyright 2004 by Dr. William G. Covington, Jr. A sense of purpose gives one an advantage in seeking to see dreams fulfilled. Purpose enables an individual to ralize that a difference can be made that has desirable consequences. Purpose provides the impetus to continue when the challenges get difficult. Herodotus put it this way: "It is better by a noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half of the evils we anticipate, than to remain in cowardly listlessness for

PRESENCE – how you present yourself, your state or fact of being We have all had the experience of walking in a party or meeting up with friends at a restaurant and pick up on a feeling or the ‘vibe’ that is happening. Right? It can either can be warm, inviting and comfortable or weird, cold and unfamiliar. What you are picking up on is the subtle energies of the people and what they are putting out there. Sometimes the tension or energy is so thick you can cut it with a knife. This is an example of how your PRESENCE affects the people around you.

Work on Your Waste Line Encouragement Speaker Derrick Hayes I walked in the building to clock in for work one day and I overheard two women talking about me. I don’t think I was supposed to hear their conversation. The first lady said, “He’s cute, but just a little bigger then I like them”. ...

Think, Believe, Dream, Dare Walt Disney This quote by Walt Disney has been hanging on my office wall for decades. Also in my office, are 2 checks that paid my membership many years ago when I first joined R&J Health Studio LONG before I realized my dream of owning it and a jar of coal my Dad ...

Often I hear parents say… • I wish my child would listen more in school and at home. • Why is my child so easily distracted? • All the other kids seem to get it, why doesn’t mine? • How can I help my child to focus and stop procrastinating? • The teacher says my child is too fidgety, and can’t sit still… …and on and on and on. Well first of all, depending on the age of your child, it’s SO important that you read about and know the developmental growth pattern of your child before any unreasonable demands or expectations are made.

Someone emailed this comment to me: “They say live and learn, but I think we should just LIVE. Learning is overrated. We would never accomplish anything.” Do you agree or disagree? This comment gave me pause; and I could have chosen to go down a certain mental-emotional path of disagreement. But, I chose a different one because my primary focus, fun, and fulfillment is about and comes from learning.

No limitatio There is no dry place or dry land except a dry head, nor is there a dry season except a dry mind. Dr. Henry Aghorunse There is no limitation, restriction, hereditary or genetic factors that are so strong enough to stop you to your placement in life. Whatever might be the thought or barrier, they are meant to be a stepping stone for your advancement.

In this post I will show you why it’s important to always take perfect action, what prevents people from doing everything perfectly and how to start doing things in the best way you can. Why taking perfect action is important When we do everything in the best way we can we feel at peace with ourselves and happy. That’s because the urge for perfection comes from our perfect souls. When we strive to create perfection, therefore, we get in touch with our souls.

Do you feel stuck? Do you ever find yourself thinking, “I could do so much if I could just get started”? Maybe you have some great ideas, but you just can’t seem to move ahead and put them into action. Perhaps you've taken action, but you found yourself losing momentum not long after you ...

With the start of a new year everyone is setting goals and with good reason, goals work! But in order to achieve your goals you must have empowering habits. You become what you do all the time. We all have habits, some good, and some bad. We get up on the same side of the bed, dress ...

My wife Michelle and I recently went to see Glennon Melton speak about her new book, Carry On Warrior. Glennon is a blogger from Florida who has a very successful blog called Momastery.com. Her posts are read by tens of thousands of moms like Michelle (and others) around the world. I thought I was attending the event to support Glennon’s new book and to support Michelle (since she loves what Glennon does so much). And even though I was one of only a handful of men in the sea of a few hundred women at this event, I got so much out of it.

I wrote an article entitled “True Prosperity”. True prosperity is where you are prosperous in every area of your life not just your finances but also in your health, marriage, relationships, spirit, and your mind. If any area is lacking you do not have true prosperity. I am going to write a series of articles on the nuances of true prosperity to give you the reader a deeper understanding of the subject. I will take each area one by one and expound on each to give you the reader clarity in these areas.

This video blog post (http://mike-robbins.com/take-care-of-your-animal/) is inspired by an interview with Elizabeth Gilbert and my friend Jonathan Fields on his podcast, The Good Life Project. Elizabeth talks about the importance of taking care of her “animal” (aka her physical body) so that her “supercomputer” (aka soul/spirit/creative life force) can function at the highest level. I love this simple, yet powerful distinction. If we can take good care of ourselves on a basic, physical level, not only are we healthier, but we become more open, receptive, creative, and powerful.

Are you happy with where you are in life? If not find something that you love to do and become great at it. You are not that far away from where you want to be. The assets are greener on the other side. I love what I do each and everyday. I write and speak to encourage others to be the best ...

These few days before the start of the new year have a magical and sacred quality to them. I appreciate the lull in activity that often takes place this week and the opportunity we have to reflect back on the year that is ending, as well as to create new possibilities and intentions for the year that’s about to start. It often seems more exciting to focus on our “resolutions” for the coming year than it does to look back.

Some of the top resolutions every year have to do with weight loss, getting rid of a bad habit, and money--either making more of it, making it in a different way, or getting out of debt. These resolutions rarely are ever realized and often leave us feeling like a failure or feeling guilty and ...

Mindful leadership is an idea whose time is here… now. Now is the present moment, and unless you can be self-aware enough to listen to what is present to you, here, now, you are not showing up as a mindful leader. Mindfulness takes practice, particularly in our hyperactive culture, which is full of fear, distraction and “never enoughness.” Granted, it is highly unlikely that you live every moment of your life mindfully, but for most people even if they could do it for a few moments or minutes at a time, they are ahead of the game. Actually, this is serious business.

In a beginning, according to evolutionary scientists, all of us humans were single-cell organisms wandering throughout a water-filled planet; seemingly without aim or purpose. Our then daily activities were comprised of competing for food, staying warm, protecting our “domain”, reproducing, and perhaps rising to the top of our then meager existence. We were simple creatures, selfishly guided in our aims; interestingly not so different in many ways than how we live today -

Has technological advancement forced so many of us to cast judgement from afar? You know, with all these social networks – we are seemingly ever more cautious about this person and that person, in some cases rightly so, while in others the judgement is often a reflection of our own insecurities and prejudices. Yet some of us spend many long hours trawling profiles and hopeful images of him, her, or them.

Leadership, as do people, evolves. Seeing through the eye of the leader has taken on a whole new level of meaning in light of recent advances in cognitive neuroscience. When a leader realizes that how she or he perceives their self, their team members, and the organization powerfully matters to outcomes, there is potentially even more motivation to bring clarity to their vision.

Watch What You Say What you say determines what is in your heart and eventually determines your placement in life. Out of abundance of heart speaks the mouth, since thoughts are words spoken that shapes our destiny, for better or for bitter. “How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites. So tell them, as surely as I live, declare the LORD, I will do to you the very things I heard you say: Numbers 14:27-28 You must audit your thoughts before you pronounce them because surely God will make them to come to pass.

David J. Pelzer's mother, Catherine Roerva, was, he writes in this ghastly, fascinating memoir, a devoted den mother to the Cub Scouts in her care, and somewhat nurturant to her children--but not to David, whom she referred to as "an It." This book is a brief, horrifying account of the bizarre tortures she inflicted on him, told from the point of view of the author as a young boy being starved, stabbed, smashed face-first into mirrors, forced to eat the contents of his sibling's diapers and a spoonful of ammonia, and burned over a gas stove by a maniacal, alcoholic mom.

You create your life as an artist uses color. There is no experience that you cannot change. In this miraculous life you are given the gift of a creative being. And with this gift that is your birthright you create your reality according to your beliefs. It is your creative energy that makes ...You create your life as an artist uses color. There is no experience that you cannot change. In this miraculous life you are given the gift of a creative being. And with this gift that is your birthright you create your reality according to your beliefs.

Do you give up at the first sign of difficulty? When you make a decision to do something and you stumble upon obstacles, do you lose interest, momentum and finally give up? Do you find yourself going from one thing to another because you find it difficult to understand or too much work involved? Each time you give up on something you're creating the habit of quitting and if you find that you are quitting more often than pressing through to the finish line it's time to look for new ways to overcome the habit of quitting so you can develop the habit of persistence.

When asked how to increase profits, most small business owners will readily answer with “increase sales.” I definitely agree. There is nothing like enjoying a healthy top line. And yet, while working feverishly on that goal, there are many owners who have not yet discovered the hidden profits that could be available to them simply by walking a few new profit avenues.

We’re half-way through 2009, and nearly everyone might agree shift has hit the fan. Significant change prompts significant questions.

Does happiness seem illusive? Then you need to know that happiness is a state of being that can only be experienced in the present moment. Think about the things that at are making you happy (or unhappy) at the moment. Are you feeling happy because you are healthy or unhappy because you are in ...

When you were born you came into this life with a marvelous gift – your mind. With it came the awesome power to use it any way you wish in making whatever choices you desire to make. You actually were given the ability to create your life right from your thoughts, and the experiences you experience come directly from your conscious and unconscious thoughts. Your human mind is an incredible gift that separates you from the animal kingdom!

Have you ever felt like you needed to get something done, and you didn’t have the internal resources to get it done? We all have had that feeling at some point of our lives. Perhaps it was a combination of internal resources and exte al support that you needed. Either way, the task at hand would be done much easier if you had whatever you required to get it done. My goal is to give you some very simple, yet effective tools to gain and sustain more empowerment and energy in your life.