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Below are 10 reasons why you should keep a gratitude journal: 1. Positive attitude and happier When you are grateful you feel more optimistic about life in general because you are naturally looking for the good in every experience. Also, research by Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., a leading expert on gratitude, shows that gratitude reduces toxic emotions, such as envy, resentment, frustration, and regret. This results in less depression and thereby increases happiness and joy.

There's a wonderful Forgiveness Telesummit going on this week, and I sent a couple of emails to you to let you know about it. But I really struggled with that. I was already sending emails about the release of my book, and I was concerned that some people would feel like they were getting too much. Boy, was I wrong! I got so many emails from people thanking me for letting them know about the Telesummit. I felt a little foolish after that. The truth is, I've been aware of lots

Never voice an opinion of yourself that is less than spectacular. Any sentiment less than extraordinary or amazing about yourself, you must refrain from verbalize. Expressions become impressions. Every time you express views about yourself, those views become impressed, imprinted, inscribed... tattooed onto your self-image and onto others’ minds. People usually repeat what they hear. So if they are going to hear something from you about you make it breathtaking. Make it....worth repeating.

When it comes to taking control of our lives and making them what we want them to be, our FEELINGS are more important than our knowledge. Whether you understand and embrace the Law of Attraction or not, it is still working for you. It is a Universal law that you are powerless to escape. However, you can control it – and you do that with the power of your feelings.nnHave you ever noticed that when you feel bad, more bad things tends to happen to you? On the flip side, whenev

Six years ago I made perhaps the most difficult decision of my life. After nineteen years in the semiconductor business, I realized that I was not enjoying what I was doing. In fact, I was extremely discontent and unfulfilled! I had achieved great success by society’s standards. I made ...

"Eighty percent of success is just showing up." — Woody Allen Showing up in your life is, indeed, an ingredient to success in any endeavor. How you show up, what your state of being is, defines what it is you succeed in creating, experiencing. Do you show up insecure, doubtful, full of fear or ..."Eighty percent of success is just showing up." — Woody Allen

There is much written about goal setting, moving forward, making things happen and getting things done. As a coach & entrepreneur my entire business purpose is focused on helping people create the lives and businesses they most want from the ground up...which only happens if you move from where ...

Our bodies contain treasures of important and valuable information about our lives and our careers. This body wisdom is called intuition, calling our intuition to action can help us navigate our lives with more ease and confidence. Many of us, however, aren’t in practice of hearing and ...

Title catch your attention? Want to learn how? Guess what? You already make every day exactly what you think it should be. The only difference is that your level of expectation may be a tad bit lower than it ought to be. If you wake up, get out of bed and stub your toe on the ...

No matter how athletes and fans alike say that sports is all about enjoying and having fun, at the end of the day, they are still a form of competition. This is the main reason why award items like trophies and medals exist. In every sport there is something athletes look forward to and those are the awards, whether they be for group or for an individual. If you are out there looking to buy sports trophies, there are a few things you need to keep in mind in order to get the p

You've likely heard the quote that great leaders are "born and not made." The reason this quote is popular is because people do not believe that they can be a great actor, or painter, or writer, or speaker if the talent is not inborn. I'm not sure why people believe this way, but it is something we've all been taught. While it might be true that certain proclivities are genetic, every single one of us has a leader inside us waiting to shine in some aspect. You might not shine as a singer or poet, but you could excel as a mother, or a friend, or a secretary.

La foi en l'avenir est entre les mains des jeunes d'aujourd'hui. Il est donc très important de leur apprendre très tôt à être des leaders. Pour commencer, ils doivent se soumettre à des activités de leadership pour les jeunes. Vous pouvez voir instantanément un leader né quand vous en voyez un. Très tôt, vous remarquerez qu'un leader présente certains traits comme l'indépendance d'esprit, la patience, la force, le travail et bien d'autres traits positifs. Cependant

Who will you be as a woman entrepreneur who doesn’t worry and struggle around money? Worrying about and struggling around money are major issues for most women. The majority of women under-earn so they continually worry and struggle. Under-earning is a disempowering cycle that becomes a way of life. Here are 5 big reasons that women entrepreneurs under-ea , and that are elements of the Under-earning Cycle for these gifted women: 1. You easily give your services away but hav

I’d like to start by asking a real simple question. How many of you truly love what you do for a career? Does it excite you, does it motivate you, or does it inspire you to do the best you can? I wish all of you could respond with a ‘Yes’ but I know that isn’t the case. ...

Becoming a high-quality speaker and presenter is a skill that you can learn and practice, much like someone practices any skill such as singing, skating, or writing. Even if you're not born with a natural talent for something you can practice and get better. You might never be perfect, but you can get better and become the best you can be.

During dinner the other night, one of the people in our group looked at me and asked the question I didn't want to hear - "How did you become homeless?" By now most people have heard my story of being on the streets of Dallas in the late 1970s and struggling in poverty in Houston for many years after that.Some of it is explained in my new audioprogram, The Awakening Course.rnBut I had never explained exactly how I ended up in such dire circumstances. When I answered the quest

Many of us encounter financial difficulties because we've not taken the time to closely look at our finances or learn new ways in which we can better our financial position - whether it's saving or increasing our savings, investing or starting up a business.

You may be familiar with the movie based on the book Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde. The premise of the story is that people who are on the receiving end of a good deed, in turn, pay that forward by doing good deeds for three other people, thereby creating a chain of good deeds that eventually spread around the world.

What is self-esteem? Self-esteem is much more than pride in oneself or self-respect. It is much more than how much a person likes, accepts, and respects himself overall as a person. Self-esteem is about confidence. Our confidence in our own ability to think and to cope with the basic ...What is self-esteem?

If you want to make things happen and get things done you've got to stay focused! But saying so and doing so are two very different things. The following nine tips will show you various ways to find and keep your focus, in the midst of it all! 1. Revisit Your Big Picture Make sure the ...

You had a great time over the holidays. Your favorite relatives came to town, your holiday dinner was a resounding success (even the roast was Rachael Ray perfect!), your boss gave you a really nice bonus and a couple of extra days off, you didn’t spill eggnog on your party outfit, not once, and ...

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects people in all walks of life. They are people who have been a victim of a crime, abused, involved in a natural disaster, or a war. Anything that is very traumatic can induce PTSD. The person with PTSD feels like they are always on the edge. It's as if the fight or flight reflex all humans possess is in overdrive.

Summer officially starts this week, but it feels like it is already flying by. Before Fall creeps up on you, I want to encourage you to take advantage of the hot summer days and nights. We have all seen movies about "summer love." So how about spending summer falling more deeply in love with yourself and your life? It's time to turn up the flame on your passion and stretch beyond the limits of your daily routine. It's time to step outside the status quo of your life, kick up

Are you satisfied with your achievements or is your brain blocking your success? Do you go through life just “accepting” the status-quo, even though you’re unfulfilled and yearn for more? It’s not uncommon. The fact is many people want more out of life and, they know there’s more to be had, but rarely consider themselves deserving or capable and brush their hopes and dreams off as mere fantasy.

When poise comes to you, you find that you are already in a place of strength. For in that place, you are centered and connected to yourself as you have never been before. In that center is the calm. Like the calm that is present in the eye of the storm. That is where the strength is. In that calmness. In that place of poise. It is a powerful place to be for there you find yourself unruffled and standing upright with the strength like that of a mighty oak. You are there withi

Okay, so you bought a few strips of LED grow lights and installed them in your garden. But are you sure that their distance from the plants is appropriate? If you didn’t think about the distance between the plants and the light source, chances are that you may have placed them incorrectly. The placement of the grow lights is a crucial factor for your plants , but it is a step that most gardeners overlook. Incorrect positioning of the lights, in extreme cases, can lead to th

With the recent release of 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, Vol. II, I was thrilled to receive my personal copies of the book. As a contributing author of the book I was proud to be asked for my participation and thrilled my name wound up alongside many personal growth experts I personally ...

Leadership education is often cookie cutter "team building" exercises that do not really address the needs of children in terms of true empowerment, engaging and educating children on the true meaning of leadership, much less truly empowering them to be actual leaders. The proof of this is the fact that many students who seem to have topnotch careers, as students are actually spending their lives cheating.

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Many people have been unnecessarily conditioned from early development to ask: What if I’m not smart enough, good enough, etc.? So many people have a way of repeatedly telling themselves all of the negative things they ever heard or thought of themselves in the past. These little gems are usually passed on by our own personal authority figures who inwardly talked the same way to themselves. Often these authority figures really did not know what they were talking about. So th

We often find ourselves regretting where nwe are in life. This sends us on a spiraling njou ey downward as we begin complaining nand nourishing fear which is the enemy of faith. One key area in living a prosperous life is having nan attitude of gratitude. Let’s take a look further into the ...

Today’s Habits play a major role in shaping futures. If you have the right habit in your life then it will fill your present with positivity and future with Success. Develop habits and it’ll shape your future. Whether you are in your twenties or teenage, make positive transformations in life and that will bring a good future ahead. At a younger age, you have to decide your approach to life and that determines where you belong in the future. Structure your young age with l

Don't Let the Past Hold You Back Are you looking to change your life? Then don't let the past hold you back! Without making space by letting past events go, how will you have any room for future events? Anything that you continue to hold onto will be an anchor which stops you enjoying what happens. To know how to change your life, discover how to let go of anything which bothers you. Life is a never ending series of experiences, both good and bad. Once you've completed an exp

The National Art Society is a forum created by artists themselves to assist one another in getting their work out in the public and be able to showcase their work and earn a comfortable livelihood from it. National Arts Society has partnered with other entities who share in our passion of uplifting the artists such as; American Art Society, the National Art Council, Daniel Schuetz Family foundation, California Oil Painters Association, San Diego Plein Air Society, Blick At Ma

By Jennifer Rodriguez-AllennnAt this moment in human history, one of our most controversial relationship is our natural and healthy relationship with our closest star, the Sun. We are caught between our need for sunlight to keep us healthy and happy and; a fear of the sunlight that penetrates the hole in our precious ozone layer.nHow often do we find ourselves blinded by the Sun? How often do we turn to sunglasses to lessen its brightness on our eyes? How did we lose our abil

What makes your day a great day? When you get an unexpected visit from that special someone, when pleasant surprises happen, or when serendipitous moments occur, things are great! How do you have a great day when you feel stressed, when activities become routine and mundane, or when your life feels mediocre and insignificant?nnWhen you discover the answer, you realize how simple it is. Learn to appreciate each moment. Every moment of life is a miracle, and appreciating it as

Performing on the job depends on many variables: our skill set, mindset, personality type, and attitude. At any moment, we may carry out any number of tasks that call on us to be able to think, move, and execute practically simultaneously. It's like we're in constant air traffic controller-mode having to complete one task (plane landing) while getting ready for the next (plane taking off), plus keeping our eye on the one that's a few hours away (plane approaching our air space).

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This time of year can be especially difficult if you’re someone who’s experienced a loss or find yourself separated from your loved ones. During the holiday season there is so much pressure to put on a happy face and act as though all is well. But doing so can set you back and keep you stuck. ...

Being predictable can lead you to great success. For instance, if you discovered a formula that works why not use it every time? Now, being predictable isn’t about staying the same year after year. It’s about knowing which behaviors to exercise, once you’ve discovered their success, at each stage of business growth. So, yes, you do incorporate and flexibility but there is room for predictable behavior that leads to major rewards.

I recently wrote a self-help book for teens titled, "Best Foot Forward - A Teen's Guide To Study Skills, Motivation, and Good Health." This a powerful book for this age group. The intention of this book is to empower today's youth to make for a brighter tommorrow. It is a must read. To get more information, go to lulu.com and type best foot forward. The cover of the book is an open road.... Peacefully, William "Gle " Nicholson Jr.

Recently, I had a memorable experience at the grocery store, of all places! It was not the store I typically shop at, as it's about 20 minutes from my house, however on this particular day, it was conveniently located on my way home from an appointment. It was the store's busiest day and time of the week so there were at least 8-10 people working at the deli counter. I pushed the button for my number that would determine when it would be my turn to order and fortunately, there were quite a few people ahead of me so I was forced to wait.

When a crisis hits - the end of a marriage, the loss of a job, or the death of a loved one - it throws you into a complete tailspin. Suddenly your world is no longer safe and secure. What can you, already a Sandwiched Boomer, do to pick up the pieces and take the first steps toward living a full life again?nnLisa was divorced when her son was still in grade school. Soon after, she lost her job in the wake of massive lay offs. Finding herself at a crossroads, she decided to ta

It's me, Cameron. So, being less than two, I guess you expect me to write about the rules of the sandbox. Well, you are partly correct. The rules of the sandbox are no different than the rules of the game, and the rules of the game are about the game of life. We were all born knowing the rules of life. As little kids we know and live the rules most of the time. Sure, we get selfish, and sometimes we don't share but, after all, we are human. The fact that we all violate the rules at times does not mean we don't know the rules.

As you sit there in traffic, along with the gazillion other commuters all jammed together in motorized steel boxes grinding their way to work, you daydream. Wouldn’t it be nice, you think, if weekends were 5 days long and the work week was 2 days long. I mean, whoever came up with this ...

How to enjoy a stressed-less Thanksgiving Holidayn(c) 2008 Robin G. Tramble 1. First and foremost you must remember the true essence of the Holiday. Thanksgiving is a season of giving thanks. Alert your family to the “no negative talk zone.” Yes, no negative talk zone, this is a time for an ...

I was doing a radio show last week, The Networking CEO, discussing how to win in the Trust and Value Economy, when the host, Patty Farmer, asked me why I named my business MotionFirst.rn rnI love that question! Because it gives me a chance to talk about one of my core beliefs, what I like to call the Law of MotionFirst. Yes, it is based on our good friend Sir Isaac Newton's law: An object in motion tends to stay in motion; an object at rest stays tends to stay at rest. Sir Is