Inspiration Articles

I like to pick a word that represents what I want to experience in any given period of time. It can be a new word for a new year, or a new month, or a new season, whatever you like. You could also choose a word at the start of a new project or even a new relationship. Whatever word you choose ...

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as In am, then I can change." --Carl Rogers I just finished reading Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl. I had read about the book many times and finally got around to reading it. Victor Frankl was a psychotherapist living ...

For years, after I became disillusioned with "Christianity" as I knew it, and learned of other, more ancient teachings, teachings which, in fact, were embedded withi Christian teachings, I fervently "sought enlightenment." Once we come to know what we don't want, we then go searching for what we do want, for what makes more sense to us. And that search can last for years, or the rest of our lives, unless it doesn't; unless we get a different perspective on the subject.

Despite the dangling participle in the title of this essay, about which my favorite high school English teacher would cringe, and I too, perhaps you're wondering why I would ask that question in the first place, and why I feel that it's important for you to answer it in the second place.

What can a sales person, marketer or business person learn from the martial arts? The answer: A lot! There are five tenants that make up the core of Tae Kwon Do. These tenants are: -Courtesy rn-Integrity rn-Perseverance rn-Self Control rn-Indomitable Spirit This article is the first in a series of articles that will focus on these tenants and the impact they can have in the business world. As a practitioner, these tenants can do wonders in building self confidence. They also

Do you understand your WHY? I recently watched a presentation by Greg Habsritt where he talked about how most companies market themselves based on ‘What‘ they do, a smart minority market themselves on ‘How‘ they do what they do, and a smarter, smaller minority market themselves on ‘Why‘ they do what they do. It got me thinking about my Why. At the risk of sounding ‘schmaltzy’ – it really is because I want to inspire as many people as I can to realise that they CAN do it, whatever IT is, they just need to know HOW. Why is that my why?

I have been around for a few years and one thing that I am learning is that relationships require work. If any relationship is to be positive at all both parties are going to have to put in a lot of extra work.

I am now reading a new book written by Mark Victor Hansen (of Chicken Soup For The Soul fame) and Robert G Allen (of Nothing Down Real Estate fame) called Cash in a Flash. Their book has about 15 chapters, and the first 8 have almost nothing to do with making money. The first half of the book is about changing your mindset and how you think. They believe, and I completely concur, that most of being wealthy is between your ears, not in your bank account and wallet.

Life came first before belief. We need to survive before we can reason why. Belief is based on individual choice, and it can be reasoned that in life we can decide on how we wish to see our value and purpose. These values are based on choices and come from the mind, a place that has freedom ...

Bucket lists can conjure up all sorts of adrenaline fuelled ideas and it wouldn’t be much of a bucket list without at least one or two! But we need to keep it real. Achievable desires and goals must be the key if we are to tick them off before we depart this mortal coil. All too often people compile these lists when they’ve been dealt a devastating blow; their time here on Earth is running out. It becomes their focus and a reason to fight on, ticking off their dreams as t

Is there a mind in which we can think or only a body in order to experience the physical? What is surface value? How do most people see the world? Imagine that you are proceeding along in life and all that you consider within your mind is your daily activities that you either experienced ...

The first thing that you must do is to divorce your mind of all hostility. Hostility in your mind will come through in your conversation, attitude, and demeanor even if you try to hide it. The best way to handle this is to just divorce your mind of all negative thoughts about the person that you want to reconcile with, even if you feel that they are justified. Find good qualities in that person and focus on them. If it takes you a while to clear your mind then take all of the time that you need. We all have good and bad points. Just remember that you have your bad points also.

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I grew up in the Catholic tradition & really experienced my faith through music as I played piano & sang for all the masses at my all-girls Catholic school in Hawaii. I remember one day as a teenager when I found out one of the girls in my rock band was not Catholic. In fact, she did not go to any church at all. This totally confused me since I thought she & her parents were some of the coolest people in the world AND they did not practice any religion.

Author Hugh Prather from the Quiet Answer states, “you need never fear your desires or run from your fantasies.”r

My company’s tag-line is also my motto in life. It’s a philosophy that guides me, because passion and dreams make life AMAZING! Many years ago, my friend Miriam spent a year in Chile. Around the same time, I discovered my passion for Salsa dancing and Latin culture. Within our friendship, a dream emerged to travel together through SouthrnAmerica. So, I enrolled in a beginner Spanish course. Then years went by and nothing much happened. But whenever we met or talked on the

During a past life of owning a copier sales and service company Equipment Leasing was the preferred manner of purchase for over 90% of our equipment sales. Over 80% of U.S. businesses use equipment lease financing to acquire equipment for their businesses. Using Equipment Leasing improves your business’ cash flow and increases capital You can keep your normal cash flow, leave your money in the bank, avoid major out-of-pocket expenses incurred by purchasing the equipment up-

Noah benShea’s Ten Commandments for Tough Times 1. Being broke is not the same as being broken, losing money is not the same as being lost,rnand finding your balance is not something you can do on a balance sheet. 2. Don’t confuse having less with being less, having more with being more,rnor what you have with who you are. 3. Slow down. What you’re chasing may be trying to catch you. 4. Prayer is a path where there is none. 5. Put your faith and not your fears in charge

For most of my life I sought to earn my sense of self-worth from others. That seemed to be the way the world worked. I sought approval from those "over me," those whose approval seemed necessary, or at least helpful, to moving my life forward. But there were so many different, often conflicting, demands to be met. And in all of this, I was always at someone else's mercy. No matter how hard I tried, my life and my future were always in someone else's hands and outside of my control.

The Power of Positive Thoughts Let me begin this article by saying one thing. Negative thinking will never do a thing to get you out of a negative situation. Even when things are bad and negativity is the order of the day it won’t help you at all to harbor negative thoughts. Negative thoughts will never ever help you out of a bad situation. You must think positively and aggressively pursue a course of action that will help you. You can’t allow the negative to get traction in your mind because if you do it will take control of the situation and take you down

I’ve seen many healers, spiritual teachers, life coaches, motivational teachers, gurus, etc for over 20 years. As of now, rock climbing has been my Guru. The only person to move you up that mountain and get through any obstacles you may face is YOU. Each climb to the top is like a metaphor for different experiences in life. You have a partner at the bottom belaying you. Trust is involved for your partner, the climbing equipment and yourself. It’s just you and your thought

SEO or search engine optimization is not only for the big companies. Small businesses can also take advantage of this marketing tool. Google does not differentiate between a big company and a small one. As long as you let Google see and feel your presence, you will land a spot on its search engine results pages and attract potential customers. However, the beauty of SEO is unknown and confusing to many. Most people do not even know where to start. Local SEO should not be too

Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war. ~Al McGuirer We all want our kids to be successful. And we are willing to do just about anything to make that happen. Here is a way to help your child succeed that is a lot of fun. Simply put, get them involved in sports. It is amazing how many researchers have studied the effect of sports on academic achievement and how almost each and every study found the same thing – kids who are involved in sports are more successful.

We live in a time where we are taught instant gratification. The industrial age has changed the very fabric of our being. The information age goes hand in hand in with this change or what I call a reformation. In past times people very seldom ventured far away from the place of their birth. There were some good points which were the result of this. The best point is that people formed bonds which were not easily broken. There was a time when a man or woman’s word was a thing of value just like silver or gold. These days it seems that it just doesn’t matter at all.

Article Title: The (My) Greatest Race: “The Race of Life”: Sharing a Few Spiritual Thoughts from http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/user/15565 www.racetothechequeredflag.wordpress.com www.beyondthezonespirit.wordpress.com and www.godandformula1.wordpress.com Submitted by Craig Lockr Key Words: Spirituality, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Thoughts/Writings, Awareness, God, Positive Thinking, Mind, Mindpower. The submitter’s various blogs (with extracts from his various writings: articles, books and new manuscripts) are at

Hi everyone, I came across this company that gives away power malls for Free! What is a power mall? These power malls that this company created consists of more than 1000+ stores. When power mall owners shop in their own malls they receive cash back on every purchase as rebates for the same ...

After the historic vote on Nov 4th, it is clear that there is a vibrant movement for a different, more loving world that works for everyone. Now more than ever, people are ready to roll up their sleeves, open their hearts, bring their brilliance forward & serve the greater good! If this inspired time has at all moved you, then RAISE ME UP, the newest album release from Emmy-winning Singer/Songwriter, Faith Rivera, is the music for you.

I have decided to start a "Noticing Abundance" journal. I took a regular 99 cent lined notebook and covered it with some beautiful flowered card stock and named it my "Noticing Abundance journal". I decided to do this because lately I have been aware that more and more delicious things are ...

When I use the term better life here I am not going to attempt to put my own definition on it for you. A better life for me may not be a better life for you. Some people see a better life as a life of luxury. Some see it as a life of comfort. It may be a life of happiness or contentment to others. My definition of a better life is a life of peace.

Article Title: “Say ‘YES’ to your Potential” (a Self Help Book by Skip Ross): A SUMMARY from https://youcanbeachampion.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/say-yes-to-your-potential-a-self-help-book-by-skip-ross-a-summary-4/ Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): Success, personal growth, Skip Ross, motivation, life purpose, human potential, success principles, spiritual, inspiration, empowerment Web sites: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=la_B005GGMAW4_sr?rh=i%3Abooks&field-author=Craig+Lockr

Being in a sailboat in the middle of a stormy sea isn’t my favorite thing to do. Last week I was sailing in the British Virgin Islands during a very windy day at sea. We had to cover nearly 15 miles, with the seas averaging 8-11? swells, complete with huge crashing-rocking-and-rolling waves and high winds.nnWe had our friends Arielle and Brian with us on the boat and although they were great troopers, there came a point when it wasn’t as fun as the first 15 minutes in rou

Discipline is the most basic building block of success. There can not be success without discipline. You may be successful without having other personality traits but you can’t be successful without discipline. Discipline will cause you to have habits which may not be convenient for your feelings but these habits will get you the victory in life.

This article presents a very powerful "secret" for goal achievement. The "secret" is to make your action-plans easy enough for you to follow through on. Goal achievement is the fruition of a process that is totally reliable: 1. Take action in line with what you want 2. Learn from your experience to make improvements in your approach as you go 3. Persistr And your goal achievement is virtually guaranteed. What holds most people back from goal achievement is failing to take a

Article Title: How to Make a Million - THINK like a Millionaire (Part One) Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): Success, Self Help, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking, Attitude, Wealth, Money, Million. Web Sites: http://www.selfgrowth.com/experts/craig_lock.html Other Articles are available at: http://www.ideamarketers.com/library/profile.cfm?writerid=981 and http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles.html

The Gurumaa Ashram is an outstanding and unique place for self transformation for a better self, better health and wealth. It is the residing place of the enlightened Mystic – Shri Anandmurti Gurumaa, and the place where she imparts her spiritual guidance and knowledge to all visitors and disciples.nnI had a visit to the ashram a few days ago and my stay there was of around 3 weeks. I was very impressed by the meditative atmosphere of the ashram and the bliss that prevails

My answer to that question is a resounding yes! You can learn to be confident. As a matter of fact confidence is the result of learned behavior. We have either learned to be or not to be confident based on our experiences in life. The confident person has learned that they in fact can overcome adversity or the problems which people and circumstances in life will present to them.

A sexual relationship is an act of sharing sacredness of body and mind with the partner. It is very much important relations in almost everyone life. There are certain aspects of sacred that you do not want to share with anyone. These aspects, such as memories, weakness and of the same, are your private matter in your life, and you only want to share with the person whom you trust a lot and have a deep love for them.

Article Title: “Say ‘YES’ to your Potential” (a Self Help Book by Skip Ross): A SUMMARY from https://youcanbeachampion.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/say-yes-to-your-potential-a-self-help-book-by-skip-ross-a-summary-4/ Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): Success, personal growth, Skip Ross, motivation, life purpose, human potential, success principles, spiritual, inspiration, empowerment Web sites: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=la_B005GGMAW4_sr?rh=i%3Abooks&field-author=Craig+Lockr

Goal achievement is not just practical; it's magical! Even though it is the result of something that is, for the most part, easy to comprehend, when we watch a dream turn into reality it feels like the essence of real magic and inspires us with enchantment. As I have explained in a previous article, the process of goal achievement basically comes down to something extremely simple: persistently take the best action you can, aimed at accomplishing what you want. As I also ex

Unconditional love is the path to fulfillment. Is it possible to find in life a love that holds the test of time? That no matter what happens through experience that this love will continually follow us through all that we do. This love comes firstly from deep within, a self love based on the ...

Life has sent more than what I consider my fair share of stumbling blocks my way over the years . My great friend and mentor Les Browns says “When you fall try to land on your back because if you can look up, you can get up. But the problem is most of the time the fall is totally unexpected. nPeople don’t get married to get a divorce, they don’t start school to drop out. They don’t start a business to go bankrupt. But the reality of it all is bad thing

It seems to me in society today there seems to be so much focus on what the definition of beauty is, and the sad thing is the message is always geared to what we see on the outside of someone and it makes me sad. We have young girls who see and hear that message everyday and that message leaves these girls with no self esteem, no confidence, and for some it leads into the world of eating disorders and so many other horrible things in life.

The winner wins many of his battles because he has learned to manipulate his environment. This is essential and many victories have been lost simply because the person fighting the battle did not take advantage of every element of his environment.

In a prior article I discussed how you can change how you feel about your job, please take time to read them if you haven’t already (copy and paste the links into a new browser so you can retai THIS article). DO YOU HATE YOUR JOB? REALLY? http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/do-you-hate-your-job-really CAN YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR JOB? http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/can-you-fall-in-love-with-your-jobrnr

Many people want to have things in their life. If you crave to bring certain things into your life, you have desires but first, you must appreciate what you currently have. For instance, don’t focus on the negative aspects of your life because that is all you will get. However, if you focus on appreciation aspects of life, then you get more things to appreciate. Now the question becomes, “How can I appreciate something I don’t have?” You can do this by appreciating th

Sharing some Spiritual Thoughts and Principles from Neale Donald Walsh’s ‘Conversations with God’ (Part Three) from https://beyondthezonespirit.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/sharing-some-spiritual-thoughts-and-principles-from-neale-donald-walshs-conversations-with-god-part-three-2/ “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”rn– Pierre Teilhard de Chardin “Religion is for those who fear going to hell; whilst spirituality is for those who’ve already been there.”rn– ano Submitters’s Note:r

What is the difference between creative expression and a true contact with Divine Consciousness? nnThis is a fascinating question to ponder, but a question that deserves the attention of all of us who are either creative and/or claim to have inspirations filled with Divine Wisdom. The answer to this question has many aspects worth considering. Entire books have been written about creativity and inspiration, but in this blog post, I will share some personal thoughts that I hav

Whatever Controls Your Heart Controls Your Destiny rnYour human compositional makeup consists of three main components: your heart, brain, and body. Each part has a level of importance and plays a distinct role in your existence. Even though they are independent in their responsibilities; they are interconnected and must rely on each other for you to think and act as a normal individual. Of the three, your heart is the most important and dominant player. Not only does it dete

The person who has a multitude of friends pays the price to keep them. Friends are like a garden. You have to plant the seeds, water them, fertilize them, and periodically you must pull up the weeds that get in between. The popular person must devote the majority of their time to maintaining their friends. Popular people are people persons. If you want friends you have to be willing to sacrifice time and effort that you could devote to other ventures to maintaining and cultivating those friends.

I am drawn to Sri Aurobindo because he was an independent thinker and did most of his spiritual work on his own. On my spiritual journey I have been a bit of a loner, always sidestepping teachers who told me what to do or how to think. It is not that I do not want instruction, but I have never wanted any teacher to try to fit me into a mold. In other words, I do not like a cookie-cutter approach to teaching. I have always sought out teachers who would not try to make me accep