Empowerment Articles

“I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive.” (Abraham Maslow) One of the most frequent reasons I hear from business owners to not get started on boosting profits is, “I hate numbers.”

Seven Key Things to Remember When Getting a Live Online Psychic Reading Getting a live online psychic reading can be a helpful experience or it can be a complete waste of time and money. To get the best from any phone psychic reading, there are some very important things to keep in mind. 1. Know in advance what you want the psychic to focus on. Knowing what you want to ask will save you time and money in the long run. Be advised that some psychics will ask for your name, date of birth and your question.

There's nothing you can do that can't be done. Nothing you can sing that can't be sung. Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the gamer It's easy. There's nothing you can make that can't be made. No one you can save that can't be saved. Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be in timer It's easy. All you need is lover There's nothing you can know that isn't known. Nothing you can see that isn't shown. Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy. All you need is love The Beatles (John Lennon/Paul McCartney), from All You Need is Love (edited)

One would think that such an enormous task like organizing a life would take days, weeks, even months. But 30 minutes! What’s the catch? So often we allow our minds to over-complicate things. It really is a very simple process to organize your days, in a few short steps. Once you’ve read and applied the steps below, you’ll be amazed at how much more you're able to accomplish and--you may want to sit down for this one--you’ll have more free time to spend doing the things you enjoy. Yes, it’s true.

Finding Your Soulmate As a wholeness coach, I so often hear the rather desperate sounding comments of clients who want to find their soulmate, even amongst those who are presently married. (obviously unhappily) Most individuals long for companionship, someone with whom to share their life, ...

Who are you? Some say that a person is a product of his or her choices. Much like the causality dilemma of "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" that evokes questions about life and how the Universe in general began, who you are can be rooted in a circular cause and consequence pattern of experience. Or is it? The answer is, it depends. It depends upon how you choose. Are you creating your choices or are your choices creating you?

People strive, throughout life, to build strong personal characters, traits that reflect their purpose, passions, and values. Yet, as people who would like to build a strong character, we find it difficult. The difficulty lies in our resistance to the very circumstances that would lead us to grow.nnThis article will provide insights into the following questions: How does character differ from conduct? How does personal character lead to the growth of spiritual character? Why

By Jo Anne White, PhD © 2009 It’s really not possible to be anyone else, but sometimes we try to mimic someone we believe has it better, is more successful, happy or prosperous. We can’t really know what anyone is experiencing. The truth is that our lives are more successful when we pay attention to what moves us, how we feel, think and behave and to what is unique about us. When that happens, our lives are more on track. Best of all, we feel more alive and powerful. There’s much joy when we have the courage to live life on our own terms.

I love Halloween. It is perhaps the most empowering holiday of the year. For fun, think of the person you admired most when you were a child. It could be Spiderman (or any other movie character - animated or not). It could be a favorite character in a book, a celebrity, a favorite Aunt or Teacher. Think back to when you were able to complete this sentence: "When I grow up I want to be _______." Create a costume for whatever answer popped into your mind. Wear the costume on Halloween and really get into the part. Act as if you were that person. Have fun in that role.

In a small business, there’s no denying that there are products that reach the end of their life cycle. There comes a point where sales and profits are no longer growing, but instead, they are declining. The good news is that orders are still arriving, so you have time to make a plan of action.

I was reading a blog today and came across an interesting entry about failure in business. As I read through the entry it made me think about the parallels between failure in business and the type of failure we experience when we don’t live up to our own expectations of self. According to Barry Moltz, author of Bounce, The True Path To Business Confidence, what's important (in business) is that you let go of the successes and failures, and just keep moving forward. It's not about bouncing back, because sometimes you don't come back to the same place.

You may have read books like the "The 7 Spiritual Laws of Success" by Deepak Chopra, or "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey, or "The 10 Keys to Personal Power" by Brian Tracy. Included here is The Checklist of 15 Questions To Answer YES to for Cultivating a Healthy and Fulfilling Relationship. You may notice that there are a few more to this list than those listed above.

Nothing happens by accident - I really don’t believe in coincidences - I believe that things are meant to be - or at least I thought I did - but I really didn’t ‘get-it’ until I read the poem ‘LETTING GO TAKES LOVE’. I guess it was just meant to be - my Divine needing me to ‘get-it’.

For small businesses, profits never take a back seat, and watching out for changes in your profit stream before they happen is the key to a long and vibrant life for your company. It can be easy to miss the signs though, in the day-to-day race to find and maintain customers and clients, fulfill on orders and tackle everything from marketing to employee turnover.

Another word for survival mode is stress. When stressed, we tend to become something we don’t really want to be: self-absorbed. There is a way out.

In today’s economy small business owners need solid information on productivity and time spent on revenue-producing tasks. More and more, employers are using tools to boost their profits and raise productivity. Time tracking software is a great asset to assist small business owners in tracking the true productivity of their team members (even virtual team members), both for their work hours in total and to measure time spent on each project.

One of my favorite quotes is this one from Tony Robbins: “The answer is always ‘no’ if you don’t ask.” Isn’t that the truth?! So often we know exactly what we want, but for a myriad of reasons we are unwilling to ask for it. Usually we’re scared we’ll get rejected or we’re worried about what ...

A new year, and in this case a new decade, often finds us looking back on our lives and thinking about what we’d like to be different in the future. I always get intensively reflective around this time, looking at past mistakes and bad habits, but quickly shifting my focus to the year ahead and setting new goals and commitments.

As a small business owner, profits mean having superb skills in your line of business. This is definitely a big asset, but sadly not enough to create success. The plethora of competition and the turbulent markets add tremendous obstacles to making it big.

Take a look around you. What do you see? Do you see a life filled with happiness, joy, abundance? Now take a look within. What do you see? Does it match the outside? I bet it does. Life is full of ups and downs, happy times and sad but what goes on in our head and heart is what is going on around you. The way you think about yourself and the world is what you will have in it. You and only you can bring changes and happiness into your life. You need to be the one to take contr

Are women really cut out for entrepreneurship? What advantages do women entrepreneurs have over men? rnWomen...I love them. I respect them. But I don’t understand them. Every internet marketing guru will tell you; you gain respect from the readers of your articles if you are perceived as an expert on the topic. Well... that blows me out of the water. In fairness, I understand women as well as any other man. Not a good start. But coming off a low base like that, what I do un

With protect profits always top of mind, small business owners are advised to be vigilant against possible threats and adversity. Adversity is a potential problem for a small business. You’re not sure where it came from, how much it will cost, and when it will end. Left unchecked it can undermine gross sales and eventually profits. But prepare yourself; because adversity or bad PR of any type is almost unavoidable somewhere along the line.

As a small business owner focused on profits, looking at your daily to-do list can find you loaded down with many issues to tackle during your day. This can take you far off your primary profit course if you let it. After all, you have to handle customer service issues, respond to potential business ventures, deal with your team – and you have to be on your best game and impress your customers or clients with the best possible product, delivered with impeccable service, in an overall friendly environment, every day.

Have you noticed how when you are in that kind of high from a new relationship, that all sorts of things start happening for the good? We have the tendency to claim it was because of this new person in our lives. We tend to give our power away to the relationship.

For those who take life too seriously The fact is life is supposed to fun! Do you see fun on the faces of most of the people you come into contact with during a day? And what do they see when they look at your face? As a speaker specializing in personal empowerment, I find most audiences ...

1. You have to have big dreams, really big dreams. Decide what you want and go after it. No one who has achieved greatness had little expectations. You must expect more than anyone else expects from you. 2. You must have total control over your thoughts and actions. You have to believe in your ...

Quite a mouthful isn’t it? Say it fast and you’ll trip over the words most likely. I saw this phrase on a church marquis as I was driving and it sparked my interest to the point that I thought about what it could mean. Here are my thoughts. To aspire simply means to have a yearning or desire to ...

Many people understand the importance of personal language. There have been several articles and books showing that successful language can help you achieve success. If you are focused on seeing positive sides and using positive language to describe any situation you find yourself in, you soon discover that there is always a positive side. In every problem there is a solution and usually a lesson that will move you closer to success. If you are only at the start and currently

Do kids pick on you? Do they make fun of you, spread nasty rumors, or make insulting gestures? Do they hit you or threaten you? Do they exclude you from their group? Wouldn’t it be great to live a life in which no one bullied you? Schools all over the country have been adopting anti-bully ...

What if you knew no one would slice off your right leg if you made a big mistake? What if you were rewarded for the courage and confidence to fail? I want to introduce you to the one person who can give you this gift. I also want to help you surround yourself with group support during this ...What if you knew no one would slice off your right leg if you made a big mistake? What if you were rewarded for the courage and confidence to fail? I want to introduce you to the one p

Are You A Warrior Or A Worrier? These two words look like the same word when you quickly glance at them but the definitions behind them couldn’t be more different. Warrior - a man engaged or experienced in warfare Worrier - to feel or express great care or anxiety The Difference Between a ...

‘With most people unbelief in one thing is founded upon blind belief in another.’nGeorg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-99)nnAt the start of 1954, the sporting world did not believe that a human being could run a mile in under four minutes. Such a feat was deemed impossible and beyond human endurance. However, on May 6 1954, the English athlete Roger Bannister became the first person to break the four-minute mile barrier. It was seen as an astonishing achievement in the face

You have had a loss...you are in pain, depressed, sad, and just feeling alone. You feel like nobody really understands what you are going through. Have I got it right? Guess what? People do understand what you are going through, because odds are, someone in this world has gone through exactly the same situation as you are; however, this is your loss. This is what makes every loss individual. The good news is, is that there is help out there. There are things that you can start doing immediately to help you accept a loss and move forward. I am not saying it is easy, but it is possible.

The continual doom and gloom news of the financial recession in America can bring down even the most lighthearted among us. This is especially true if you have experienced some setbacks due to the economy such as a lay off, a pay cut, or loss in investments. Even if you're generally a positive person, when you allow the doom messages to play over and over in the recesses of your mind and affect your daily actions, you are in effect a victim of your circumstances.

One of my family members recently emailed me to ask me this question. It's a questio I've been asked many times over the years. It's usually asked by people who are just beginning to assert themselves. My family member provided the details of her particular dilemma. She is having a ...

On the Brink of Breaking Up Your Relationship? If you are now facing rocky times in your relationship, you could very well be on the brink of a break up. What can you do to bring it back?

How self-confidant are you? Most of us think we are pretty self-confidant, yet we often wonder why we aren’t getting more out of life. What stops us from taking risks? What keeps us stuck in dead end jobs, or unhappy relationships. Could we possibly be less confidant than we think? Why not take this quiz and find out? Ask yourselves these questions, and answer with a yes or a no.

Job stability seems a rare promise these days. Downsizing and resizing companies continues to be a predominant sign of our economically-challenged times, and there is plenty of worry about the axe falling when you least expect it. However, on the other side of the coin, you may be hanging onto a job that is actually doing you more harm than good.

People who excel in life are said to be emotionally intelligent. This means you have greater self-control, compassion and awareness for other people’s feelings in relation to your own. There are several parameters to determine your EI Quotient. The following are the guidelines to ...

My first Day on earth, totally at the mercy of my mother, a beautiful person who loved and nurtured me. Everything I needed to develop my body and mind, she has provided. Now the cord is cut and I already feel a sense of freedom and adventure, an enthusiasm and anticipation for life. Cradled in my mother’s arms, she is gentle, she feeds me, another new experience after taking my first breath.

Do you ever wonder if or wish there was an On-Off switch when it comes to negative thinking? Maybe if you know what causes it, you can find the switch and flip it.

Cooperation is a critical skill for life success that requires communication, compassion, and respect. Even a young child three-and–a-half to four years old begins to cooperate. By the age of five or six, they start to understand the true value of cooperation in accomplishing tasks, and it progresses from there. Below are ten ways you can help nurture cooperation in children and help them grow into productive adults:

If you listen closely to the words imbedded in things you say everyday – to yourself and others – you will discover distinct stories. Your stories. The human mind makes up stories in an attempt to explain and understand what is going on in each particular moment. These stories are neither good, ...

Being a woman entrepreneur and professional myself has given me a genuine hands on perspective of what it means to succeed in business and yet stay at the top of my game with my professional skills. In my case, I was a practicing eye surgeon who right out of fellowship training took a corporate job for a couple of years, just long enough to get my practice up and running. After over two decades of owning and operating my practice (I had also acquired my mentor's large practice when he retired), I sold it to do what I am doing now.

Many people don't realize that their fate as well as their destiny is proclaimed in the people they associate with. Your friends and associates can stimulate you to help you reach your highest potential or they can bring you down. When we look as birds of the kingdom, we realize that there are significant differences in their lifestyle and associations. We’ve all heard that "Birds of a Feather Flock Together". That’s absolutely the truth. And People in many ways are similar.

For me, 2010 will be the year of the heart. In the West, most people think of the mind as being the source of insight, wisdom, knowledge and guidance. People think that the mind is where they will find the answers to life’s most important questions; it is where they think they will discover how to live. And yet for most people the mind is the seat of ignorance, confusion, and difficulty. In other traditions, and in my own experience, the heart is the true seat of wisdom and knowledge. The mind get confused; the heart loves. The mind questions; the heart knows.

There are women who are noticed by many every time they walk into a room. They have an air of authenticity and confidence about them that is attractive. Others who frequently comment, "No one remembers I was even there." One has ‘presence’. One does not. Strong personal presence is cultivated by a combination of many things. It is not a simple formula. In my opinion, the three biggest factors are: 1. Being present in the momentrn2. Being present in your body rn3. Being pr

(Note: Mental photography is also known as subliminal photography in the U.S.) Ask yourself… “What can be BETTER than READING?” How about 10,000% better than reading? Assimilate information at least 100 times the average reading speed? With 100% retention for life...and 100 times the impact ... (Note: Mental photography is also known as subliminal photography in the U.S.) Ask yourself… “What can be BETTER than READING?” How about 10,000% better than reading? Assim

The majority of people drive a car or have at least been in a car so you can envision this comparison. The rear view mirror is very small, and typically you spend less than five percent of your driving time looking behind you. However, your windshield is huge, because you must have clarity and visibility in front of you to be able to drive your car and arrive at your destination safely. The number one rule of driving is to always keep your eyes on the road, and a clear windsh