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What's Your Operating System?

Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, the man who defied all odds and shattered his physical limitations, was recently sentenced to five years imprisonment for culpable homicide. He was tried for the murder of his girlfriend, South African model Reeva Steenkemp in a widely publicised case. As the case went on and his life was laid bare, a striking paradox surfaced from this man's public persona. It appeared that for all his superhuman feats, he is also a very vulnerable and insecure man.

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Are Your Thoughts Doing You Any Favors?

It was Norman Vincent Peale who said "Change your thoughts and you change your world" There's no shortage of advice on how to change your thoughts, mind-set, perception or even the way your brain is wired; on the internet, in books, seminars, courses and workshops. This is all fine and good. But whether they work or not hinges on the fact that change must come from within and anything otherwise is considered coercion.

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Is your Workforce Proactive or Reactive?

PROACTIVE Proactive people initiate. They tend to act with little or no consideration; to jump into situations without thinking or analyzing. They may upset some people because they can bulldoze ahead with what they want to do. They are good at going out and getting the job done. They do not wait for others to initiate. REACTIVE Reactive people wait for others to initiate or until the situation is right before they act. They may consider and analyze without acting. They wa

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***Gratitude - what does this really get me?

How does gratitude work? What's the point of it? Will this new craze of daily gratitude be something that changes my life? If it did, what would it change, how would I be different? Isn't gratitude some kind of religious thing? Like meditation, gratitude has been sidelined with religious beliefs to be practiced once a week, if you attend some religious facility. However, is it really? I recovered a note from a friend from 1998: Thoughts for this week: Abundance:

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Unconscious Communication For Self Growth

Sometimes, I wonder if people actually know themselves well. After all, we human beings are social beings and often, hide in the shadows of society in order to avoid many painful truths about ourselves. Do you really know you? If you haven't thought about it yet, perhaps it is time to ask some ...

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Universal Attractive Vibes - Having Positive Intentions.

When you are with someone you can sense whether or not their intentions are positive. Whether their focus is on adding value to your life or taking it away like some social leach. As the world famous personal development speaker Tony Robbins says, there’s two ways to have the tallest building. One is to tear down all the other buildings and the other is to concentrate all your efforts on building the tallest and strongest building you can.

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By Linda Paull, Subliminalmindprogram.com
Affirmations For Success - Do Negative Affirmations Work?

There are many theories about using affirmations for success. The most common theories, however, have misled many folks into believing things which simply are not true. I’d like to take a moment and set the record straight. The theory most often taught says, “the subconscious mind cannot process a negative, and therefore interprets any negative phrase incorrectly.” One of the classic examples of this is an affirmations like, “I will not get sick.” According to the traditio

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The Basic of Hypnotize Someone Fast

There are a number of variables to consider when discussing the topic of hypnotize someone, such as: how well a person responds to suggestions, what they expect, what they believe, worries, and his or her ability to trust the hypnotizer. When a person agrees to an induction, it is important not to betray their trust and to treat him or her with proper care. There are some principles for those who want to learn how to hypnotize. It is essential to start your sessions by asking the potential subject if he or she has already been hypnotized in the past.

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NLP Coaching – Overcome Your Obstacles

NLP coaching is designed to further help those who are struggling with personal issues that are holding them back from living a fulfilled life. Whether it’s financial success or improving personal relationships, many can benefit from the assistance of someone else who has an understanding of how the mind works.

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Without Anxiety The Human Race Would Have Disappeared Long Ago

As much pain and suffering that sensitive people go through because of worry and anxiety, these are traits that have actually saved humanity’s collective butt since time immemorial. What do I mean? Well, first of all you have to understand that anxiety is a thought process. It is NOT a mental disease. When you are anxious, you are thinking about what? What’s great? What’s wonderful? How everything is going to turn out better than you can possibly imagine? NOPE! You are imagining the worst case scenario.

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Do We Ever Say Thank You - Really?

How many times do we say thank you? Yes we, well a lot of us, have read and try to have an attitude of gratitude and I've written about that and how to feel grateful. But what I was thinking about this morning, over my cup of coffee, do we say thank you to those close to us? The people in our lives that are there all the time. Sitting in the morning sun, I realised, even with all my training and learning I haven't said thank you enough.

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Are you living up to your values? NLP Can Help!

Many of us spend very little conscious time thinking about our values, those principles that are most important to us. This is not to say that we don't have values; we learn from our parents, our teachers, our culture and our friends. Most of us have learned to distinguish right from wrong, to be considerate and helping to others, and to provide for those closest to us. Even if the process is unconscious, we do live, to some degree or another, according to our values.

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8 Tips To Getting Older Fabulously!

Top Eight Tips to….Getting Older Fabulously! 1. Beliefs So what do you believe about you getting older? What will you look like, no really? Or is this something you’re totally in denial about? If we are able to source your beliefs then change/shape them to be beliefs that do actually serve ...

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By Tom MacKay
Could NLP be the key to unlocking your potential?

The other day after watching an incredible gymnastic display I heard someone say ‘I wish I could do that – it must be great to be born so talented!’. I remember myself that when I was younger, I used to marvel at incredible performance and presumed it was due to ‘talent’ that people were born with. Before I became an NLP Trainer and NLP Master Practitioner, I was a professional musician – I spent 4 years of hard training at the Royal Academy of Music, where I trained as a pr

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The Myth of Perfection & the Power of Flaws.

There is often the misconception that to be effective in the world you have to appear like some slick, good looking, fast talking salesperson who projects a vibe of success and perfection in everything they do. You'll be pleased to know (unless of course you are some slick, fast talking salesperson) that this is absolutely not true. In fact striving to be perfect in the way you look, what you say and the way you say it can sometimes have a detrimental effect on your level of social influence...

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Guided Imagery - Prophesy or Imagination?

A long time ago I was one of the trainers on an advanced personal development course which involved a lot of introspection, and one of the things we used to do was called guided imagery. I have just discovered that nowadays it tends to be called a variety of other things mainly to do with meditation, guided meditation, structured meditation etc. The exercise we used to do started with an ordinary relaxation method which you may have heard of: Relax your feet, relax your ankles, relax your knees and so on, all the way up the body.

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By William Horton
How Can You Find Good NLP Practitioners for You?

You might have heard about the neuro linguistic programming or NLP. This has become quite popular these days. Lots of people are taking the training with the assistance of NLP practitioners. We all know that everything's in our head. This is the proposition which leads to the NLP. There are lots of psychologists around the world who believe in this saying and this has been the beginning of the NLP practitioner certification course. Are you interested in NLP training? But befo

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7 Proven Steps to Effectively Resolve Conflict

Is there someone in your office or workplace you just can’t seem to get along with? Do you lock heads with the same person in every meeting? Is there someone in your office that always takes the opposing argument to every point you make? Perhaps you have a conflict you simply can’t ignore any longer. Here are 7 proven steps to effective conflict resolution:

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The Pursuit of Happiness – Myth ?

In this century the concept of ‘success’ has changed. In the past financial independence and prestige represented success. In some cultures large families were regarded as a sign of success as well. Now it seems regardless of the amount of money we accumulate, the size of our families or the prestige we have: if we are not constantly enjoying our life we do not consider ourselves to be successful. By enjoying our life I refer to the elusive butterfly called ‘happiness’. There have been many books written on how to be happy; maybe you own one or two?

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Create “New Beliefs” For Greater Success

Success is NOT about goal-setting. If it were we’d all have EVERYTHING we want! It’s about creating new beliefs that create new behaviors to produce the goals you want. Can you relate to this: when I was an 8 yr old child, my father said to me; “You’re so lazy.” Now I’m sure he didn’t mean it at the time, we all tend to say things we later regret. Although THAT statement stuck with me for years. Do YOU have one of these?

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The Macho Test

Do you want a surefire strategy to convince skeptical people? Check this out Are you Macho? Not sure? Take the Macho Factor Quiz! (click on the link at the end of this article) One of the most irritating aspects of workplace politics is trying to convince someone who takes a Macho attitude. Everyone knows how hard it is to develop and share ideas with someone who knows it all or has to be the center of attention. When a person is running what we call a Macho Pattern they o

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By Jacky Chan
NLP Presuppositions, Part 2

The NLP presuppositions have formed the foundation of belief about ourselves and the world we live in. This is the guides to help us in facing every situation in life in order to maximize our capability to achieve the success. For an introduction to NLP Presuppositions, please see the article NLP Presuppositions 1. This article presents another 5 presuppositions that very useful in life. The below is another 5 that will definitely rock your world! NLP Presuppositions 6: The

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Simple Help guide to Practicing NLP Anchoring to Acquire a Confidence State Anytime, Anywhere

Having experienced in working together with a great number of certified NLP practitioners, I've realized that most of my students really enjoy Neuro linguistic programming anchoring a lot. Likely due to its convenience and its effectiveness, Neuro-linguistic programming anchoring has started the interest of many who joined my company's NLP Certified Practitioner Programs in Singapore.

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The Ultimate Forerunner

As the plot thickens in Game of Thrones season after seaso I wonder who the eventual victor will be. While there seemed to be obvious winners when I first started watching the series, they didn't turn out to be the victors. If anything they were unexpectedly slain never to return to the series again. That is part of the intrigue as it keeps me wondering what unexpected thing will happen again.

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Stop Anxiety and Panic Attacks

In order to stop anxiety and panic attacks you have to consider what anxiety and panic really are and what they are not. Anxiety is NOT a mental illness. Anxiety is a normal human process of thinking about what you do not want to have happen. It's "worst case scenario thinking" at it's worst. Your Unconscious Mind does not know the difference between what is real and what is imagined. Imagine the worst, and your subconscious reacts with all the same fight of flight bio chemistry as if the horrible future scenarios are real.

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The Psychology of Mac Versus PC

The Mac versus PC commercials have been playing on television in North America and elsewhere for quite some time. They are very engaging. Many people stop whatever they are doing to watch them. If you have not seen them, check out Mac versus PC on YouTube. They pose a challenge to Microsoft Windows and merchants of PC technology because they clearly and amusingly demonstrate the drawbacks for using a Windows operating system versus the Mac system. But why are they so powerful

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Relationships, Communication and Energy Fields: Gain Clarity

Energy Includes Three Aspects of the Body's System: Pathways – meridians, Centers –chakras and Biofield – aura. Understanding how the interaction of energy around you can affect a relationship will help you to maintain your physical boundaries. By sensing your energy field and your physical boundaries, you can greatly improve your relationships. You will be able to notice how your level of comfort with another changes depending upon how close that person is standing to you or how far. Your level of intimacy with that person will decide what distance feels correct.

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Breaking The Chains Of Trauma Pt 1

The suggestions in this section, once again, are not substitutes for professional psychiatric care. However, many people have found self-help effective for relieving the stress of trauma and taking control of themselves. Whether you choose to seek professional help or embark on a healing path yourself, know that you can break free and begin to live again when tragedy touches you. You don’t have to let trauma keep you from achieving what you want out of life. You can choose just one, or any combination of these techniques to work on freeing yourself from trauma.

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The Secret to Making More Sales

Have you ever wondered why it's always the same people who are making the sales? While you know your pitch quite well, have studied the product inside out and attend every sales training invented? Throughout my career in sales I have observed many successful and unsuccessful sales people and let me tell you that the ones that were making the sales all had one thing in common, and that was confidence. A client can sniff out an insecure sales person in seconds. They can instinctively tell if you’re unsure of yourself and don’t have confidence in your product.

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How to Build Confidence.

There’s a common misconception that people have that seriously hinders them from being relaxed and confident around people. It’s the limiting belief that they have no control or influence over the feelings and emotions that they feel throughout their body. That they just kind of happen…and they have no way of knowing whether they will feel calm about their first day in a new job or confident going on that first date… After all we have good days and bad days right? And we just have to hope that the good ones coincide with the challenges we face? Wrong!

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Does Your Attitude Create Pleasure or Pain?

“Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.”rn- Tom Blandi Perhaps as important as what you believe is the manner in which you believe it. Your attitude can turn a miserable event into a pleasant one; or a good time into a nightmare. By controlling your attitude, you have the power to control any situation and make what you want from it.

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8 principles to successful relationships

Relationships in differing contexts of our lives; love them, dread them, crave them, nurture them, run from them..... whatever you think of them, you relate! Relationships are fundamental human interactions that exist on a daily basis, the results of which impact hugely upon how we feel about our lives and ourselves. Without any exposure to relating with others in our lives, we'd be deprived of the source of the majority of our human needs. So what is it about our relationships with others that creates such highs and lows, conflicts or consensus? Well ... it’s complicated!r

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Finding Your Passion

A really good friend of mine is always saying “when you love what you do, you never have to work a day in your life”. It’s a mantra and quote that has stuck with me for many years now and words of wisdom I live by and have imparted to my kids and clients alike. The way I see it is you have at least two choices. You find your bliss or passion in a career or hobby and you go for it or you find a way to be passionate about your current career. Here are some strategies to help you find your passion:

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How to Talk to Strangers

It’s often been said that the number one fear that people suffer from is speaking in public. What is not quite as well known is that the second most popular fear is speaking to strangers. You only have to walk about during the day in a busy city to appreciate this. A buzzing metropolis of people going about their day with little awareness or apparent interest in the people they pass. It’s hardly surprising though given that we are culturally conditioned from a young age to believe statements like, ‘Silence is golden’, ‘Wait to be properly introduced’ or ‘Don’t talk to strangers’.

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Gratitude~ and that feels like what

Being grateful by definition is being appreciative or thankful I wonder how many times we actually consider what we are grateful for? Maybe if we all did this more often we would realise what we have. From the air that we breathe and the fine body we have to breathento everything else we can ...

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NLP: 5 Keys To Improve Relationships.

Relationships are fragile. You can start or end a relationship i 1 minute. If you want to end it, everyone knows how to do thisnone so I won't talk about it. Now, keeping a relationship is what almost anybody wants tonmaster: "How to stay in good terms and have bette relationships?" That's ...

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NLP Benefits - Business Consultant

This is a one of a number of of interviews NLP trainer Michael Beale, has had with successful business people as to how they use NLP in Business. This interview is with business consultant, Dean Bennett. Michael: Would you please begin by introducing yourself? Dean: My name is Dean Bennett. ...

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Tips for Public speaking With Self Confidence

Public speaking can be a rewarding experience that allowsnindividuals to showcase their skills or knowledge in a publicnforum. Public speaking opportunities can allow an individual tonhelp enrich the lives of anyone in the audience by impressingnexperiences or information that can have life ...

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Powerful Presentations: 4 Easy Steps to Making Interesting Presentations

Why is it that some speakers captivate an audience from the very start of their presentation while other speakers don’t? Great presenters have structure to their presentations and a consistent format they use to ensure fabulous presentations every time they speak to a group. Great presenters understand that individuals within the audience have different learning styles and they know how to grab the attention of each.

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Only God Can Demand Blind Faith

You have put considerable time into preparing your presentation. You want to make sure that your audience both understands your main points and comes to the right conclusions. How do you get them up to speed quickly, especially when you can predict that there will be some conscientious objectors in the group? Having worked in Europe for many years as a trainer, I had a chance to see different cultures and their presenting styles, as well as gaining an understanding of Canadi

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