Inspiration Articles

The man or woman who wants to get more out of life strives to become more productive. When we think of productivity we normally think of a workplace contribution but productivity can apply to our hobbies and also to sport. When we talk about being more productive we are talking about getting more bang for your buck so to speak. In other words we want to get more or better work done in less time or with less effort.

from https://grandprixchampion.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/how-to-make-your-wildest-dreams-come-true-fifteen-principles-to-realise-them-3/ Article Title: How to Make Your Wildest Dreams Come True – Fifteen Principles to Realise Them (1999) Author Name: Craig Lockr Category (key words): Success, Dreams, Self Help, Personal Growth, Inspiration, Self Help Books, Personal Growth, Success Skills, Empowerment, Positive Psychology, Motivation (enough there now) Web sites: : http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4

Life is like a roller coaster. There are hills to climb and hills to coast. Your image of your life is critically important to your success. We are in control of many of the circumstances around us, but there are other circumstances beyond our control. We all go through setbacks, changes, disappointments, crisis and tragedies. We need to be able to triumph over tragedy. As I have struggled after a major life changing injury, I have learned that if I want things to change, I

Here’s something we all can use more of--- APPRECIATION. Is there anyone out there who would OBJECT to some appreciation? How about a nice ‘Thank you’ for all you do? Would that feel nice? Would it be welcomed? I’m betting YES. “The way to develop the best that’s in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.” -Charles Schwab- Try this today: Spread some appreciation. Let’s start with the owners and bosses out there...do something to say THANK YOU to your staff. See what the reaction is.r

I got the idea for this article one day as I watched an older sitcom on TV. In the program a man was really pouring on the charm as he sought to create a relationship with a woman who was a housemaid. He thought that her self esteem needed to be boosted because when he met her and asked her what was her occupation her answer was that she was just a maid. He made it his duty to give her a better impression of who she actually was and the job that she did.

I think that we can all agree that there is only one superman. I think that we can also agree that it’s definitely not me or you. So since it ain’t me I don’t have to try to pretend like it is.

Article Title: The (My) Greatest Race: “The Race of Life”: Sharing a Few Spiritual Thoughts from 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 manuscriptshttp://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/user/15565 www.racetothechequeredflag.wordpress.com www.beyondthezonespirit.wordpress.com and www.godandformula1.wordpress.com n) are at

"_a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. Jim Rohn

I saw a coaching client recently who wanted to get right down to business and plan out her new, bold life. She wasn’t sure what that life was, but she wanted to map it out, pin it down, and make it happen. She looked at me with exhausted eyes and silently begged me for light. I wanted to tell her, “Put down your organizer and step into chaos.” But she may have smacked me with that eight pound black leather day timer, so I chose another way to suggest that she let go of

Many of us understand how powerful daily gratitude is, but few of us are able to maintain daily gratitude habits through life’s up and downs. Julie Boyer’s new book, 30 Days of Gratitude, teaches us how to create a foundation of daily gratitude in our lives. This book offers insightful tips and indispensable habits that will help you on your journey to achieving your personal best in all that you do. Filled with 30 diverse topics, this book encourages you to take action based on what you have learned on each day.

Do not judge each day by what you harvest, but instead by the seeds you plant. Today’s harvest is not important, because it is the product of what you planted yesterday; what is important is that all your new seeds are well planted in fertile soil, not too close to any large bush whose roots might suffocate them, nor too far away or they will have no shade. When the roots have had time to form, grow and take hold deep in the earth they will be able to turn foul smelling man

The Reason that we need to Forgive

Learn to Walk on Water

Article Title: Sport for Peace from www.sportforpeace.wordpress.com Author: Craig Lockr Web sites: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 http://goo.gl/vTpjk (and/or http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=la_B005GGMAW4_sr?rh=i%3Abooks&field-author=Craig+Lock https://www.createspace.com/pub/simplesitesearch.search.do?sitesearch_query=%22craig+lock%22&sitesearch_type=STORE rn(paperbacks) and http://www.creativekiwis.com/index.php/booksrnr

Article Title: A “Review” of the Book ‘Bounce': How Champions are Made’ (by Matthew Sayed) from https://grandprixdrivermyblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/a-review-of-the-book-bounce-how-champions-are-made-by-matthew-sayed-2/ and www.youcanbeachampion.wordpress.com Shared by: Craig Lockr Category (key words): Books, Bounce, Matthew Sayed. Champions, Success, Success Principles, Motivation, Inspiration, Sports Psychology, Sport, Mind, Mind Control, Positive Thinking and Positive Psychology (enough there now, craig!) Web sites: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4

Making a life change is a time consuming and difficult task. Making a change is probably the hardest thing to do because to do so requires that we change the way that we think and operate. Our habits and our outlook on life have been ingrained since birth and they are hard to change. Fundamental change is so very difficult because it digs so deeply into our basic fabric.

Learning to be Persuasive

~I return to the ease and flow of life now. I let go of my judgements and opinions of the way I think life should be, and accept whatever comes as part of a Divine process. When I connect to life itself by accepting and surrendering to each moment, I experience a smooth flow of events, ease, and peace.~nn Sometimes we can become too opinionated about every little thing that happens in our lives. For example, getting extremely angry when you get stopped at a red light. Well, w

Self control is a conscious choice that we have to make. It has to be a definite choice because sometimes control is very difficult to maintain. In other words when you choose to be in control you have to have a made up mind and determination. If you don’t learn how to exercise control and do it in certain situations you will lose the battle. Self control is an indicator of maturity. The mature man or woman doesn’t become emotional and blurt out when angry or hurt. He or she will calmly evaluate the situation and rise to the occasion when they respond.

I guess it was my time or, rather, God’s time. I was 29 years old. I had a good husband and I was a successful model and dancer. By conventional standards, I had an enviable life and yet I felt somehow empty. Something was haunting me. Then, during a routine check-up, my doctor told me that my ...

Recently, a belief surfaced for me that was an aspect of a deeper issue concerning the need to struggle. This specific belief stressed that I could only learn and grow through difficulty. It claimed that it was necessary for me to experience blocks and obstacles, since that was the only way to strengthen me. It made me realize how pervasive this idea of struggle, suffering and difficulty is in our culture. From religion to business, we're conditioned to believe that life has

Dear Children of the Earth, Over the last couple of months I had a series of synchronistic events that led to a wake up call about the Earth. It's an incredible story inspired by my daughter in spirit, my clients and friends in body and the film "Pay It Forward". And it has led to the birth of a global gathering for healing the Earth at 11:11uk time on 29th of May 2011. IF WE ALL COME TOGETHER IN LOVE AT THAT TIME AND SHOW OUR LOVE TO OUR PLANET AND EACH OTHER- IT IS AMAZING WHAT COULD BE ACHEIVED: Paying It forward- Healing Earth/Heart Through The Rainbow

A powerful idea, well expressed can change the world… for the better! Words, a thought like… “I can’t do much… yet I can do something!” “You be the change you wish to see in the world.” “You can help change the world from where you’re standing.” “I make art through writing…and words are my tools.” from https://craigsbooks.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/i-make-art-through-writing and-words-are-my-tools/ and https://writingonthedge.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/sharing-a-few-thoughts-on-using-the-immense-power-of-words-and-language/

There’s a lot of talk about the Law of Attraction out there. n Sometimes people complain that the Law of Attraction isn’t working. Sometimes people try to tell you how you can “use” the Law of Attraction to get what you want. Both of the above statements are absolutely ...

You know my sister Gale once shared with me an illustration where she took a single sheet of paper, then ripping it into several pieces. Stating that was her: All torn apart. (painful situation can do that to a person) My sister, then proceeded to pull out a new single sheet of paper. I ...

As much as I hate to admit that there are faults with our generation, it would definitely be fair to say that we are an “it’s not my fault generation”. We think we’re entitled to everything and we want to blame everyone else when we don’t get what we want. Chances ...

Your actions will always reflect your dominating thoughts. Singleness of purpose is essential for success. Your enthusiasm is a vital force that impels action and inspires others. Mix enthusiasm into your everyday to stay energized and all you come in contact with will benefit. When you deliberately choose the thoughts that dominate your mind and firmly refuse to admit outside suggestion, you are exercising the highest form of self control.

I have used this term in many of the articles that I have written because I tend to write on self improvement issues and this term can be used to explain many of the causes of the circumstances that we sometimes find ourselves in. This term can refer to good as well as bad issues of life but applies to social issues more than any other. The connotation is that when you have caused the conditions that you find yourself in by your actions of doubt or faith you have created your own self fulfilling prophecy.

Hiya, Below is a 6 step Negative Belief Buster process… Possibly the number one reason people do not reach their goals, or even attempt to reach them in many cases is – negative beliefs. If you fall in to that category then in this post I aim to give you some tactics to move past them. #1 Identify them - seems obvious but a lot of the time you may be completely unaware of your own negative beliefs. Ask yourself what is holding you back, what is stopping you reach your goals at the moment?

Article Title: THE LAWS OF LIFE: Twenty-Two Universal Laws and Spiritual Truths” (from Inspirational Books) from https://beyondthezonespirit.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/the-laws-of-life-twenty-two-universal-laws-and-spiritual-truths-from-inspirational-books/ and https://craigsbooks.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/the-laws-of-life-twenty-two-universal-laws-and-spiritual-truths-from-inspirational-books/Submitted by: Craig Lock Tags (key words): Spiritual laws, Spirit, spiritual growth, law of attraction, empowerment, inspirational booksr Web sites:

I have to say that the saying that winners never quit is absolutely true. A winner must persevere in the face of overwhelming odds and be blindly determined to win whatever the encounter happens to be. A winner has to be totally sold out to the cause in order to win otherwise he or she will stop when the going gets too tough. The cause will have to be bigger than the person in the mind of the person before he or she will be willing to do everything necessary to win.

Article Title: How to Cultivate Seeds of Greatness in your Life by Dr Dennis Waitley (from Inspirational Books) Submitted by Craig Lockr Web sites: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 http://goo.gl/vTpjk (and/or http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=la_B005GGMAW4_sr?rh=i%3Abooks&field-author=Craig+Lock) https://www.createspace.com/pub/simplesitesearch.search.do?sitesearch_query=%22craig+lock%22&sitesearch_type=STORE (paperbacks) and http://www.creativekiwis.com/index.php/books The submitter’s various blogs (with extracts fromr

We all need to have some routine in our lives. Routine instills order and keep us on track when we have numerous obligations. Routine is very good in most situations and can be a lifesaver for most of us but there can be times when routine can be dangerous.

Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, famously known as Dadasaheb Phalke, was a renowned Indian filmmaker and screenwriter, popularly dubbed as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’. From an early age, he was artistic in nature and displayed great interest in the creative arts. He pursued arts for completing his graduation and later took up various jobs such as that of a photographer and a draftsman. He also tried setting up his printing business but closed it down when problems arose with hi

Article Title: What Do Muslims Believe about Jesus? (from ‘Basic Principles of Islam’) Author: Mohammed F Thompson from https://buildbridgesofunderstanding.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/what-do-muslims-believe-about-jesus-from-basic-principles-of-islam/ and www.breakdownwalls.wordpress.com Submitted (with permission) by: Craig Lockr Category (key words): religion, Islam, Jesus, faith, beliefs, peace, spiritual, spiritual growth, spiritual unity, unity of religion (religions) Web site: www.voiceofislamtv.com Submitter’s web sites:http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4rnr

The world over, there is a major issue which has been usually under-highlighted, that is, people in general have a tendency to take credit for themselves, and attribute the causes of failure to others. Not owning up failure by ourselves has been one of the causes of undesirable consequences of mankind; including under-achievement, unwelcome changes, stagnation, and under-performance. By ignoring our ignorance, what we do not realize is that we are slowly and silently perishin

I guess it was my time or, rather, God’s time. I was 29 years old. I had a good husband and I was a successful model and dancer. By conventional standards, I had an enviable life and yet I felt somehow empty. Something was haunting me. Then, during a routine check-up, my doctor told me that my ...

After my first direct experience of who I really am, I had a life-transforming dream in which I was asked to be in a garden fashion show. I was given one important instruction: “You will walk through a garden and then you will reach a Black woman sitting at a table, and she will tell you to turn ...

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 Craig’s various Articles are available at: and http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles.htmland https://www.selfgrowth.com/user/1247601rn(Personal growth, self help, writing, internet marketing, spiritual, 'spiritual writings' (how 'airey-fairey'), words of inspiration and money management, how boring now, craig!)

On the weekend, a friend and I went shopping at all of our favorite places, and after visiting all of those, we decided to check out some of the Dollar Stores that have appeared on the planet, in the last several years. There are now several variations of these stores available with different ...

We will always suffer from setbacks in life. Some of them will be drastic and some will be minor but they will occur. The true measure of a man or woman’s grit lies in the amount of resolve that they will show in order to recover from a setback. A setback will cause you to miss your dream or goals if you allow it. It is very frustrating to give your life and time to a goal only to see your dreams dashed to pieces. If you can recover you will be successful. The key is to never give up on your aspirations.

As each one of my three daughters comes home for the Thanksgiving vacation holiday, my heart expands and I am overcome by all of the amazing gifts that I have in my life. Of course, also on the top of my list of the gifts and blessings I have in my life is Debbie Ford, the brilliance she shared with the world, and the legacy that she left behind. Simply put, Debbie's work changed my life. She taught me concepts and tools that radically altered the way I viewed myself and the

So many articles and blogs focus on being successful, moving forward and how to get where you want to be but there aren’t many that talk about how you get there when you don’t have the support of family because life at home is difficult or nonexsistent. Being a young adult is difficult enough when you are beginning to navigate through life and figure things out and you don’t even know what you don’t know yet. Despite lifes circumstances, it is very possible to be a su

In part one of this article, I wrote about the reading environment you should create to help your child become a better reader. But what about how you should actually be reading? First, some good news, DON’T WORRY, you cannot do it wrong. As long as you read to your child, it’s good. You cannot mess this up.

You are living in pain, suffering. It doesn't have to be this way. You can change and you know it. You have the power to flip the script, and you are about to have a blue print of what to do next. How to take back your control and stop the needless suffering. The key here is that you recognize that you've got the power to change. Your life is in your control; you are in your control. You will build trust in yourself, believe you can. All you need do is begin.

Have you ever asked yourself, “What am I doing all this for? Why is life such a struggle? What am I accomplishing?’” I am fascinated by life after life accounts. I’ve read a multitude of books written by reputable spiritual mediums and have attended their seminars. I have personally communicated with loved ones that have crossed over. As far as I’m conce ed, there is not a shadow of a doubt that our life continues after we leave here. We are souls housed within a human body.

We are captive to the thoughts that we allow to take control of our minds. There are always different trains of thought which comes into each of our lives to influence our actions. The thought that wins is the thought that latches on and controls our actions so in that sense we are what we think.

In working with clients as a family therapist, creativity coach and meaning coach I began to see the following recurring pattern: clients would quickly lose interest in activities, projects, relationships and careers that they had started with great enthusiasm. They would even lose interest in solving the pressing problems that had brought them to me. What was going on? Why were we as a species burdened by this debilitating penchant for starting things with great energy and p

There are stories of people who have had unconventional success that have given you inspiration in life. Such stories are so uplifting that they give you positive energy that enables you to do so much in life and look everything in a positive way. May be someone won a lottery when they really needed the money and when you heard about it, you started believing that anything is possible when you believe it. A lady who lived near me once lost her job and could not be able to pay