Empowerment Articles

Many years ago, I read a quote by the legendary Jim Rohn who said “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” That is so pertinent to almost anyone alive today. What is a risk anyway? It is the exposure to the unknown. It is being vulnerable to loss. It is a gamble. What is the opposite of risk? The opposite of taking a risk is called certainty. Please think about the following questions for a moment: • Are you mostly taking risks in life? • Are you mostly looking for certainty in life?r

Borrowing money with bad credit is achievable however remember of a few issues. The interest rate that you spend will be higher. There may well be costs to getting a loan. And you may have to give up some sort of security. If you need to have funds right away and it's a little amount, payday loans or cash advance loans might be a alte ative for you. There are charges and interest involved with that most of the time and they vary from lender to lender. Options For Rebuilding Credit

In a culture of stick-thin models, our young adolescents are embarking on a dangerous path of dieting, bingeing, and purging. The Statistics: 80-90% of adult women dislike their bodies. 15% of women say they would sacrifice more than five years of their lives to be thinner. 81% of ...

I imagine you’ve seen the movie ‘The Secret’ So…what do you think? Can we really attract and become what we think about? Is the law of attraction real and how do we apply it to our life? The ‘Law Of Attraction’ seems to have been the buzz word over the past few years with movies like ‘What The Bleep Do We Know’, ‘Beyond Belief’ and ‘The Secret’. The thought of attracting and creating anything we want in life is certainly exciting and inspiring. I personally believe in the Law Of Attraction and the power of creating our own future.

What is your motivation to discover or define your life purpose? Is this influenced, in any way, by the opinions of others? Someone I believe to be in her forties, shared that amid the busyness of her life, she’s trying to figure out what to do for the rest of her life (I suspect she really ...

Stephanie Chandler wrote in her book, “From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur” that a survey indicated nearly 80 percent of Americans would like to write a book. That’s a stunning number of potential writers. There are a variety of reasons why some do what’s needed to become a writer and why others ...

Who likes conflict and dealing with difficult situations? I don’t know anybody who does! That’s why it’s called difficult and why most people spend a lot of time and energy avoiding them, often without realizing it. What would be possible if you could reclaim all of that time and energy, and funnel it productively? Unless you try it, you will never know. This is what it is like to be “zapped”: One of my clients dreaded going into her job every day because she was wo

Are you sick of trying different things that don’t work? Or, have you tried and given up before even giving yourself a chance? There’s a true old saying that I love;rn ‘A winner is someone who gets knocked down 7 times...and gets up 8.’ There’s a few cliché’s kicking around regarding ‘giving up’, ‘failure’, ‘persistence’ etc. As an example, “A winner never quits...a quitter never wins”, “Failure is feedback”. It’s true. Persistence is the key to your success in anything.

During the holiday season, it's easy for us to get caught up in the stress of decorating the house, preparing for parties, and rushing around to buy gifts for everyone. Many of us will spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on holiday presents. Instead of just giving the important ...

You look in the mirror, expecting to see that same not-perfect-but-familiar face - and freak! That’s not you, that couldn’t be you! That face staring back at you has a wrinkle, right there, at the corner of your eye. You’ve never had a wrinkle. You can’t have a wrinkle, already! Here you are, ...

Emotional intelligence helps us to be smarter about our emotion. Emotion is a part of our mind-body connection. It is another expression of our intelligence. Feelings are the effect of our emotional perception. They add color to our lives. I say "perception" because how we look at a situation determines the meaning we assign. Let's keep this simple; there are only two classes of emotion - love or fear.

Few people realize that the best way to achieve your goals of happiness and success is simply through raising your self esteem. It’s surprising nowadays how many people genuinely suffer from very low self esteem, and it’s a problem that most people feel holds them back from enjoying their lives and achieving their goals and ambitions. Most people feel like their self esteem cannot be changed, and that if it’s low it’s likely to remain low, but this is simply not true,

You all know that saying: “If At First You Don’t Succeed…Try, Try Again. Are you incorporating that into you life? Do you stretch beyond the limits of your comfort zone by doing something new or different? Is the outcome always what you thought it should be? Honestly, probably not…but that’s ok! You learn by doing, especially when it pertains to something outside of what you normally know or do. Life is filled with new experiences that you can learn from. This is how you travel along your journey of personal growth. The Voice of the Gremlin

I hope you are enjoying the beginning of summer. I am literally moving very slowly into summer since I had a procedure a few weeks ago that has curtailed my normal activity. Several years ago, I had a pain in the area of my lower abdomen which was so acute that at times I could not sit up straight. After seeing several doctors, they determined I had a growth on my ovaries. At the time, they treated it with antibiotics and made the decision to monitor it regularly. Since the m

It’s been said repeatedly that you’d have most of what you want in life if there wasn’t a belief, or more than one, blocking you. One of the biggest blocks for many is the one that says, “I don’t deserve.” Anyone who’s practiced attracting what they want knows they have to allow it; they have ...

You’re in the middle of a screaming yelling fight with your mate. You can feel your heart racing, your blood pressure rising, and after the fight, even though you smoothed things out, your stomach is still a mess. You think “I can’t do this anymore. This is just not good for me!” Or it’s that ...

They may be hard to see but if you're willing to look you'll see that even in bad times gifts abound! Here they are in short form: 1. Gift of Choice: You have a choice, even in bad times...which road are you going to take? Your response to bad times is always YOUR choice. Will you see what's ...

How "powerful" are you?nnDo you ever cover up how you genuinely feel? Do you ever say what you think you "should," say, based on how you want others to perceive you?nnDo you ever think you "should" be a certain way?nnWhy?nnI’ll share with you why I did in the past. I "thought" I "should" be a certain way, say certain things, act in the manner that I "thought" would bring me either the results I was attached to, or the acceptance of those I wanted.nnHow powerful was I? About

"You are here to find your true place in life, and to give of your talents to the world. You are here to expand and unfold in a wonderful way, according to your God-given potential, and to bring forth spiritual, mental and material riches that will bless humanity in many ways. Learn how to surround yourself always with beauty and luxury... You are not here to earn a mere living. Life is a gift to you"nn--Joseph Murphy, Your Infinite Power to be Rich nnnnCome with me on a jour

In my last article, I discussed the role that fear plays in our lives and introduced the idea that we can transform it into a positive force that works for us. Fear often creeps up when we are ready to pursue a compelling, juicy goal. Sometimes our fear is so big that it rears its head before ...

Our world today seems to be too busy for our own good. Day after day is a balancing act with tons of demands on your time such as working, personal relationships and maintaining your health just to name a few. With all these priorities, a very important area of life gets put on the back burner. That is exercise. nnnUnfortunately, for a lot of busy people, exercise is viewed as an impractical burden that complicates rather than complements a busy life. More than 60 percent of

If you feel stretched, pulled and overwhelmed please don't pull out that gorgeous hair of yours! There is a way to handle LIFE and BUSINESS that puts you in a cool state of calm and definitely in control! 1. Make a list of ALL there is to do, including decisions you have to make. More than ...

We all know that a pot of gold will not fall out of the sky and make us rich, yet films like “The Secret” lead us to believe that we can draw a picture of a bicycle, and then one day, Grandpa will conveniently knock at the door with a new gift for us (yes, it’s that bicycle ...

A friend once told me about a conversation she had with a man who worked for peace at the United Nations. He said to her, “How can I work for world peace? I have no idea of how to have peace with my wife.” For me, the core of Living Transformation is our human evolution as individuals. In my life as a psychologist, coach, workshop facilitator, leader, author and speaker, I have been devoted to the evolution of humanity. I have helped people evolve not only themselves, but their lives, their relationships and their work. Who we are is inspiring.

If you're one the lucky ones you get to wake up in the morning and head into your day feeling on top of the world because you're doing exactly what you want to be doing in your life. You own your own business, run your own show, and you love every minute of it. Or do you? No matter what size ...

No doubt you've gotten fired up about using the Law of Attraction to manifest some cool stuff in your life, but eventually after a few days or a few weeks or trying, you gave up and then told yourself... “this stuff doesn't work”. Maybe you got lazy and couldn't be bothered to keep ...

I always thought I was weird. I felt like an outcast in middle and high school, Girl Scouts, college, and most of my jobs. I still feel weird sometimes. I never felt twelve when I was twelve, I never felt 25 when I was 25, and I don't feel like I'm 48. Whatever those ages are supposed to feel like, all I knew was that I didn't think or feel like anyone else. When my friends were writing notes back and forth about the latest drama, I participated just to be part of the "in" cr

The Law of Attraction states that you draw towards you whatever your attention is focussed on. So, to attract health, wealth and happiness – for instance - you only need to focus your attention on health, wealth and happiness and think only healthy, wealthy and happy thoughts, and you are ...

Good fat? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Yes and no. Good fat is essential to a healthy heart, developing soft, younger looking skin and for the storage and delivery of fat-soluble vitamins. Good fat also has many other health benefits when eaten in moderation. If you are on a weight loss journey, however, reducing all fat intake is recommended.

Networking and personal power are vital to growing your business and being a successful leader. This is true whether you are a one-person business, a professional, or a corporate leader running a billion-dollar business. Nowadays, this is truer than ever. We have systematically been taught in the past (which means it is a part of most people’s habitual way of thinking, whether they realize it consciously or not) that rugged individualism and “logical” thinking is the path to “success.” Of course, that depends on what one means by success.

Women have choices on how they approach change. Often they pretend it isn’t happening, particularly when the change is unknown. What are the faces of change? Instability, lack of control, discomfort, loss of rights, inconvenience and, yes, that age-old monster, fear, just to name a few. Change is the inevitable. Change is the one thing that remains constant, but human beings continually try to avoid it, to control it, and to force it. The one thing you can do to preserve y

Have you ever noticed that the more you focus on being grateful, the more you have to be grateful for? It’s true. The more we practice counting our blessings, the more blessings we will find to count. And that is one of the beautiful things about gratitude. It builds on itself. All we have to do is be mindful of practicing that “attitude of gratitude” by focusing on looking for what’s right, since… gratitude happens naturally when we stay in the presence of rnthe ma

Everyone if you asked them wants to be rich or at least very well off. No one in their right mind wants to struggle through life. No one wants to be in heavy debt living from pay check to pay check. Everyone wants to live the good life. Being able to jet around in a nice car, have a fancy house, and lots of money in the bank. Being able to eat at the best restaurants and taking a vacation anywhere in the world.

Newspapers from my hometown said there had been a rise in suicides. Crisis centers were straining. Thousands were suddenly out of work. Factories that had given Akron its nickname, "The Rubber Capitol of the World," were shutting down. No retirement would go to those who dreamed mainly of it.nnI was stationed with the army in northern Italy at the time. I found a place to be alone and I wept. I lost weight while I got used to the idea, over the next few weeks, that my dad was

Our life purpose platform needs to be built on a foundation built upon the rock of our truth, who we feel (with heart) we are, not just who we “think” (head) we are. Belief is based more in a sense of feeling, not thinking, actually. I’ve discovered the hard way, that allowing society and others to set my priorities can be deadly for living with clarity, confidence and peace of mind. It also can swing you on both sides of the financial spectrum, for those of you who are money-motivated and still believe that money is the golden formula for a happy life.

Looking back over my childhood I can remember numerous things I perceived were said or done “to me”. While they seemed trivial and insignificant to the other person(s) involved, they played major roles in my life decisions and direction because of their impact on me at the time. How many of you have had childhood happenings that impacted your life? Think about it. That time your friends or other siblings got to do something you weren’t allowed to do.

What’s in a word? Is it worth a thousand pictures? Lots and could be. Words are approximately 7% of our communication so what makes them so important? Because without them we would struggle to get our point across or hear that all-important feeling or thought someone is trying to share. Power language and power conversations make you powerful. When you use powerful communication, verbal AND non-verbal, the world begins to see you as a force to be respected. 3 ways women use language that undermines their power.

If your reason for changing is to please others, then you’re in for some serious disappointments and you’ll be forever changing your life to win the favour of others. For when you think that you’ve finally arrived to where they think you should be, there’ll be something else you’ll have to change in order to receive their praise.

Emotions are contagious, and how you focus your attention can either keep you stuck on how you feel or switch gears to where you want to go. It is our attention that is sitting in the driver’s seat of our mind. Most people seem not to know this. They think that if they keep talking about something, resisting it, pushing it away, worrying about it, or even thinking about it, somehow they can get rid of it or prevent what they fear from manifesting.

Personal power is not often linked to the types of feelings that we have. In fact, most people would rather not acknowledge their feelings at all, which is unfortunate as research has shown that the magnetic energy of feelings is 5,000 times greater than that of thought. Our culture overemphasizes thinking and underestimates the power of feeling.

Our culture considers asking for help a sign of weakness. You're supposed to be able to take care of things by yourself. And most people were taught that "God helps those who help themselves," which discourages turning even to God for assistance. So, you work to become self-reliant and try to bootstrap your way through the challenges of your life without any assistance. But there's a place where you can always go for help. Within you, there's an innate core of creativity and

You stand in the doorway, hands on hips, staring at your husband excitedly playing some stupid game involving shooting up a bunch of aliens or colored balls or who knows what this time. “Honey!” you say, straining to be heard above the over-indulged sound effects blaring out of his computer. ...

Good morning my friends…. Here we are ready to face another day of giving and making a difference. We started our day very early this morning. I’m not sure why we all woke up so early but I have great expectations for this day. Let’s get started – It’s been put on my heart to speak about “painful memories.” Oops, it even hurts to say those words. Who wants to go there? Not me. However I sense that someone somewhere is struggling and needs some encouragement.

The lines are drawn. The savings account passbook lies between you, mute witness to the debate. Arms crossed, you stare at your (usually beloved) husband across the table. "A new dishwasher," you announce. "A new set of golf clubs" he retorts. "Huh!" you exclaim, "How can you be so selfish! At ...

Do you have expectations of anyone in your life? Do others in your life have expectations of you? Do you have certain expectations of yourself? Today, we will look at some (not all) aspects of expectations. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines expectation as "The act or state of expecting". For the purposes of this article, let’s focus on expectations on a person-to-person basis. First, let’s break it down into two common types of expectations:

Saving the world is such an easy way to get motivated. You have to, or you're done for. Not to mention the grandness of it all, so much better than doing it 'because I want to'. That is just considered selfish. Right? There are a lot of things I would like to do. What stops me from getting them? What will make me cross that bridge from 'wanting to' to 'needing to'? rn~ Factors to consider: ~ -> Judgment