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A few weeks ago while I was on a run, the saying "keep your head in the clouds and your feet on the ground" popped into my head. I'm not sure why I thought of this, but once I did I couldn't get it out of my mind.

The problem of bullying is huge and is now coming under the severe scrutiny of society. People often tend to think about the young child bully when one brings up the subject of the bully. People may conjure up the image of a big, mean, strong boy who threatens and taunts another smaller socially inept boy perhaps trying to get some money off of him during recess. This picture is quite the stereotype as for today the bully takes on many characteristics and scenarios. Not only

Some years ago I walked out to my automobile with the estimate to get it fixed in hand and said aloud in a rather disappointed and somewhat angry tone “not again?” Meaning “why are you, car, doing this to me”? How often have you witnessed yourself or others speaking nay ...

Welcome to The Munyer Method® Neural Somatic Integration® What Is Neural Somatic Integration? Neural Somatic Integration: a breakthrough approach to mind-body healing that combines body-work with the latest understandings of human neurobiology.

The Winner’s Walk is a key strategy in the sport of life/business. When you meet somebody new, your perception of the person and what you feel about them is based 93% on body language. When you walk like a Winner, people will feel your presence and know you have something to offer. We all know people who are always ?lled with con?dence and walk like they have just won a Gold Medal in the Olympics. The exciting part about your walking like a Winner is that people will want to

People often associate self-worth to worldly attachments and achievements. During your life, you are always trying to get something, be it education, job, money, or other material pleasures. You feel these things represent your value. The stuff (or lack of stuff) is evidence of how successful or unsuccessful you have been in your life. When you were little you wrote in your “Rule book for life” that more and better stuff meant that you were “more better”. Time for a New Rule: “I am not my stuff.”

When we say that we are standing up to fight for gender equality, it is sure that we are called to a rebirth of our African communities.nnWe are asked to reconstruct our traditional social systems which were formed along traditional and gender lines, and to intervene the leisured life of a traditional man whose ‘REMARKABLE?society should be defeated by modern women ideals that are varied assortments of incompatible elements of information technology, diplomacy, modern evils

"I am now the most miserable man living. Whether I shall ever be better I cannot tell; I awfully forebode I shall not. To remain as I am is impossible; I must die or be better." - Abraham Lincoln

When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: "Only stand out of my light." Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand ...When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: "Only stand out of my light." Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity.

Maria, age 34, came to see me several weeks after her marriage ended. Like many women coping with recent divorce, she was still dealing with the fact that what she had hoped would be a lifelong relationship had turned out to be temporary. She was conce ed about how the split would impact her ...

The success stories speak for themselves in this book from money maestro Dave Ramsey. Instead of promising the normal dose of quick fixes, Ramsey offers a bold, no-nonsense approach to money matters, providing not only the how-to but also a grounded and uplifting hope for getting out of debt and achieving total financi

SEVEN REASONS TO LEARN TO MEDITATE Learning to meditate changed my life. I was a nervous, stressed-out middle manager in a Fortune 500 company who didn’t know how to relax, let alone get in touch with my inner self. I had no time to think about my inner self, I was too busy worrying about how my outer self was performing. The pressure I was under was tremendous. I had been brought in from the outside to start a new program of an inside sales group—we were going to sell product to smaller accounts over the phone.

The more power and influence you develop on the job, the more you will be paid and the faster you will be promoted. \ There are three types of power that you can develop on your job, all of which can be extremely helpful to you in getting ahead. \ The first type of power is expert power. The ...

It’s easy for coaches, ministers and experts to tell you it’s important to find your way and life-purpose. It’s easier said than done. Isn’t it? In my Follow the Yellow Brick Road blog piece, I told you that no matter how difficult or challenging your journey, you lack nothing.

I spent a delightful weekend reading Roy Firestone's book, "Don't Make Me Cry, Roy - Adventures in Interviewing". Roy is a known sportscaster famous for his poignant personal interviews with over 5,000 sports stars and other celebrities. You might have seen him as himself in the movie "Jerry ...I spent a delightful weekend reading Roy Firestone's book, "Don't Make Me Cry, Roy - Adventures in Interviewing". Roy is a known sportscaster famous for his poignant personal interviews with over 5,000 sports stars and other celebrities.

So you're not anorexic, you're not bulimic, and you don’t binge eat . . . most of the time. But do you love your body? According to the latest statistics, the answer is probably "no". If you don’t love your body, you may be stifling your creativity, draining your energy, and limiting your ...

"Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never harm you." LIE−A GREAT LIE. Words kill and words give life. Come along with me and tell me which of the following words are empowering, increase your self-esteem, and make you feel like the Divine being you were created to be: intelligent, kind, stupid, resilient, healthy, confident, wealthy, idiot, resourceful, creative, good-for-nothing, fool, expressive.

One leader's name was mentioned in particular, so I arranged to meet with him to learn exactly what it is that he does that achieves such great results again and again. He spoke of a range of strategies that have continually bought him, his team, and therefore his ...

I have a client, let's call her Kathy, who was in a post holiday funk. For her, nothing seemed to being going right. She was annoyed at her boss and co-workers. She was nagging her boyfriend over little things. She just didn't feel good. 2009 was not starting out with a bang for her. ...I have a client, let's call her Kathy, who was in a post holiday funk. For her, nothing seemed to being going right. She was annoyed at her boss and co-workers. She was nagging her boyfriend over little things. She just didn't feel good. 2009 was not starting out with a bang for her.

One of the phrases that helped define the 1990s is "As if!" Immortalized by actor Alicia Silverstone's character, Cher Horowitz, in the movie "Clueless", the term connotes a derisive assertion that whatever is being talked about is impossible or very unlikely. It is another way of saying: "As if that were remotely possible?" "Doesn't she wish!" "Yeah, right!" "Not!"

It’s the little things that count, it’s true. We, all of us, have myriad opportunities every day to imbue the little things in our lives with enough power to make a big difference. It’s easy, and it’s fun. In the process, you’ll gain goodwill, confidence and karma points. Ready? Here they are, 10 little, kinda slightly random but ultimately powerful things that make a big difference. 1. Say “Thank you”. Such a small thing, but the effect it has on everything around you is profound.

Love and You: The Top Ten Tips for Loving Relationships Lynda Klau, Ph.D. How many of us have learned how to build loving relationships? Where did we learn? At home? At school? There is an art and science to building strong relationships. These indispensable tips were written with romantic relationships in mind, but with a little modification you can apply them to your friendships, family and even work relationships. 1. Create a safe environment where you can trust and share openly without being afraid.

How often to you feel like a victim? If you're anything like me, probably more often than you'd like to admit. Although I usually pretend to be too "evolved" to play the role of victim in my life, I do catch myself at times feeling, thinking, and talking in that old, familiar, "oh poor me" kind of way. Can you relate? I remember one of my mentors telling me years ago, "Mike, you can't simultaneously be grateful and victimized."

Mark Twain said, “The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.” Whatever you pursue in your outer life will never fill the inner void created by feeling inauthentic; you have to fill it yourself, and first.

People fall into the trap of being people pleasers because they think they will gain the approval of others and as long as they get the approval of others they feel good about themselves. The desire to be liked, accepted and approved of is at the forefront of this need to please others. This dependency becomes like a drug leaving the individual with a need for a fix every time to feel better about themselves.

With American newspapers today reporting the news that gas prices have topped $3 per gallon all over the U.S., 25 dollars doesn't mean much anymore--it won't even pay for a full tank. But to an orphan in the slums of Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta) it means the difference between a desperate future and one of promise and possibility, as 25 dollars is what it costs to feed and educate a child for an entire month at the Free School of Kolkata. Humanitarian and educator Mo

There are several ways you can build your credibility as an expert. Develop a presence of being a go-to or knowledge expert. People are looking for people who deliver results. You must be confident in your abilities and be able to demonstrate this to others both on-line and off-line. Educate yourself to be the best: YouTube Videos or TED talks Watch videos about the expertise you are trying to develop or hone. There are many tips and techniques out there.

The other day a friend asked me how I help people. I told her, very simply, that I teach people how to crack their world open to reveal thrilling new possibilities and opportunities that they couldn't see before. She laughed and said I encourage people to become Crack Addicts. HA! In that context, I do. In fact, it's now replaced Starbucks lattes as my preferred drug of choice.

Did you know that many people retire broke? It's true. After a lifetime of hard work and having earnedliterally hundreds of thousands of dollars, they end up withnothing. So where did all their hard-ea ed cash go? The answer is,it passed right through their fingers. While schools are great ...

We all have those days where we feel down and defeated. The world sucks and you’re tired. You don’t have any motivation to do what you need to do and you may not even want to try. It is on those days when you need someone or something to touch, move and inspire you. This post is a little bit of inspiration from some great men and women who have motivated millions. Hope these quotes help you through the day and please share with others who may need a little boost. Peace

Sometimes when we are working toward a particular end result, things may not move as quickly as we would like then to move. Also, life can throw in some real curve balls that frustrate us or thwart our intentions. What can we do at times like that? Comparing yourself and your progress, to that of another person, is a trap. Your journey is meant to be your own unique journey and the lessons you learn along the way are being presented to you for a particular purpose. Very often, when making comparisons we are not looking at a true picture.

Everywhere you look; in magazines, newspapers, online and televised articles and bios of people who face challenges are examples of people who have moved beyond their challenges to create extraordinary lives. There are also plenty of examples of those who have literally and figuratively destroyed everything they have achieved. In every inspiring success story lies the common denominator of an examined life and a recapture of personal power, authenticity.

Who doesn't procrastinate from time to time? Most of us are guilty of putting off tasks like filing our taxes, cleaning the closets, calling the doctor for a check-up, or even sending out a monthly newsletter … like me ; ).

Your self-esteem is probably the most important part of your personality. It precedes and predicts your performance in almost everything you do. It is the energy source or the reactor core of your personality, and how much self-esteem you have determines your levels of vitality, enthusiasm and ...

Reconstructing Your Story Whether you realize it or not, the meaning you give to your experience is what eventually becomes your very own life-story. It is the creation of meaning that is the very movement within that story. This movement of meaning also creates its own momentum because it generates more from what it already is…. This is why it is up to us to practice conscious discernment regarding how and what we decide on as important, unimportant, valuable or inconseque

A Series of Articles on the Quantum Theory of Mind and Soul Evolution "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present" Abraham Lincoln The Quantum Hologram A BBC Programme I watched recently began: “There is a strange and mysterious world surrounding us. For most of the time it’s hidden from our senses.” So began the narrator on a BBC Horizon programme. He went on to say... “The quest to explain the nature of reality is one of the great scientific detective stories.”

It is important to note that the Law of Attraction operates on an energetic level. For instance, two smiling people who look bright and cheery on the surface won’t necessarily be drawn to each other because it is the Energy behind the smiles that is important. So, if one smiley person is ...

As I lie restless in a cold room, I can smell a strong sweet and sour nauseous scent. There are noisy electrical machines attached to my body, a long tube jammed down my throat, and fluids are being transfused into the veins of both of my arms. I wonder, “Where am I and what are they trying to do to me?”r

We can teach others how to treat us, but others also reflect to us how we treat ourselves (self-value), which is often a more subtle dynamic. Do you see how this creates a loop? Let’s bypass childhood and more extreme scenarios, as both of those are different conversations. Let’s consider you’re an adult living a non-extreme life.

I’m sure that most of you, if not all of you reading this article know that love feels good, so much better than fear. And I imagine you know that there are only two emotions in the world – love and fear. Every feeling we experience originates from these two emotions. Both are powerful and steer your life according to the foundation upon which you build each thought and word – from love or fear.

Do you remember when you learned to drive a car or ride a bicycle? At first, it seemed like a difficult task. You had to learn the basic procedures, requirements and theory. Then, you needed to apply what you learned to practical application. No matter how much you knew about driving or riding, you still had to put that knowledge into practical use, and apply the feeling part of it; that's the point where knowledge meets senses, and together, they give you the ability to maneuver the vehicle or the bicycle. You were focused and absorbed by the learning process.

Have you ever found yourself without much energy to do your daily routines? Do you feel lethargic and not “in the mood” to do much of anything? Instead you’d prefer it if you could relax with a good book or just watch a film and lay out on your couch? Instead of fighting ...

The old saying “ignorance is bliss” stems from a poem by Thomas Gray and suggests that if you are happiest being ignorant, then just stay ignorant. I beg to differ. There is a lot of pain and effort involved in ignoring information that might challenge our habits and behaviours. If you have ever walked with a little prick in your shoe, ignoring the discomfort, you know what I am talking about. Soon, the only thing you can think about is the discomfort you feel. Once you t

Fast paced life constantly under pressure? "I can't do it all to please everyone!" "There's not enough hours in the day." "I'm racing against the clock." These are but a few of the comments we utter in our stressed-out fast-paced life. Its true, even though we now have all kinds of products and services to make our lives easier it seems like its anything but easy. We feel as frazzled as a rattlesnake flipping' around on PCP.

One out of many facts about our mind is that: In contrast to rationalists, empiricists, such as Aristotle, John Locke, and David Hume, believes that the mind gains knowledge from experience. Our mind is according to mere definition “The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; then goes on.” And life that has magic insight and all it is yielding to is to use our mind to think to feel and to be aware of the world around us, but how many have come within grasp of understanding the use of the basic tool.r

There comes a time in our lives when things start taking an upward spiral as we get into a rhythm after having created our own winning formula to deal with the ebb and flow of life. There are many ways to play the game of life. However, the article below highlights the traits of the successful v/s the extraordinary approaches. Now, this is where the extraordinary people set themselves apart. The successful approach deals with a ‘play it safe’ or take an occasional risk them

When you read the article title, does it rev you up or make you want to crawl back under the covers? Let’s look at what it means and go from there. The dictionary offers several meanings for the word bold, not all of them nice. One of its definitions is fearless. There’s a difference between ...

At some point in our lives, we are all gripped with a crippling fear. Some will not admit it, but most people will. This crippling fear is that of failure. This fear is so appalling that it stops the majority of people from even taking the beginning step. They make comments like, 'What if I start a business and make a loss? What if I follow my passion of sports and fail? What if I up skill myself miss out when applying for the higher position that has come available in my company? What if I invest in myself now and don't reap instant financial rewards?

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