Personal Development Articles

Last week I hired a contractor to help me with the remodel of my family room which we have putting off for a long time. He just completed his first day of work and of course everything that could go wrong – did. Murphy’s Law at work. When he went to leave our house, his truck wouldn’t start ...

“To All Divorcing Parents Your children have come into this world because of the two of you. Perhaps you two made lousy choices as to whom you decided to be the other parent. If so, that is your problem and your fault. No matter what you think of the other party-or what your family thinks of the other party-these children are one half of each of you.”

As we get older, we start hearing the little pit patter of feet in our minds. We start having dreams of having a husband, two-door garage complete with two point five kids. You may say that you are ready for a relationship. You are not getting any younger and after all you are a good catch. ...

Taking risks is never easy to do. There are so many pros and cons involved that sometimes we quit before we have even gotten started. That job is making you miserable and you want to quit, but you are afraid to lose the security of health benefits and the transit checks. You want to do ...

A wake-up call is a resounding signal received that change is necessary in your life. Often we get this type of call when a crisis or deeply challenging situation has emerged. n Clients ask me, "What is crisis in our lives? How can we tell we're heading into crisis, versus simply going ...

I had a guy who embezzled several hundred thousand dollars from me. I'm not going to go into the specifics of the situation, but because of the fact that he did it to some other people, the law may still settle the score differently than things look right now. I have no idea. This I do know. I did some business dealings with the man, and he presented himself in a position of honesty, integrity, counseling, and advice. I accepted him at face value—he did come highly recommended from someone I respected. And then it turns out that he was doing fraudulent things, unlicensed things.

Most people view time management as little more than a list of rules that involves the scheduling of appointments, goal setting, planning, creating things to do lists and prioritizing. Taking a broader perspective, personal time management involves everything you do; with the ultimate desired outcome of creating a balanced life-style. To put it another way, personal time management is about achieving rewarding results, not about being busy. Following are the six specific areas of focus in personal time management:

Over the years I have had the opportunity to study and learn the various traits of a successful, fit and healthy lifestyle. I would love to share with you now some of the things I have learned and practice in my own life. If we want to get fit or stay fit and healthy as we age we need to begin to look at our daily habits and choices. Here are a few of those habits that might encourage you to get on board and start living your life with more va va va boom!

Have you ever found that you suffer from low self esteem? If something happens to you, something negative, do you beat yourself up over it constantly? Do you find yourself thinking 'That was stupid' or perhaps "I'm fat" or even "No one could ever love me"? These are only a few good examples of course, and there are actually quite a few more. The point however is that negative statements like this can suck the life out of you.

Last night I attended a satsang. I would imagine that most of you reading this know that a satsang is a gathering of people around a teacher, usually of Eastern thought, to listen, meditate, chant or whatever the teacher guides the group to do. Although I left euphoric and feeling a bit like a hog after soaking in the beautiful vibratio I experienced there, I also left a bit disappointed.

Self Imposed Ignorance The idea that there is a connection between the thoughts generated by our mind and the physical phenomenon we experience has never received much attention. Awareness of this particular reality carries too many potentially dangerous implications for those of us who have a vested interest in maintaining a certain level of ignorance in this area.

So often we hear the "But I don't have money!" cry. Well, neither did Colonel Sanders. He wasn't traveling around the country in his 60s trying to sell his chicken recipe and sleeping in his car because he wanted to sleep in his car. He was sleeping in his car because he had no money. Social Security wasn't paying for his lavish accommodations. And by the way, age is another excuse people use for not trying to succeed. W.

“Letting go of our suffering is the hardest work we will ever do. It is also the most fruitful. To heal means to meet ourselves in a new way -- in the newness of each moment where all is possible and nothing is limited to the old.” -- Stephen Levine “Fear of the pain blinds us to the goal of healing. Only by seeing our problems clearly and experiencing them can we do something about them.” -- Bob Hoffman “Wounding … opens the heart for compassion.” -- Andrew Schneider When we are suffering due to illness, injury or abuse, it’s easy to feel victimized. “Why me?” we cry.

I didn't write it, but I would like to have written it. I'd like to take credit for it, but it's from the Early to Rise newsletter. I just got an email from them, and the subject line—which of course is the title—is, "Why You Need a Little More Evel Knievel in You." It's always a sales letter coming from them—they're a very professional, very well-organized publishing house. I have to say I didn't read the email or look at the website. All I needed to have and experience to share with you was the title. By the way, that indicates how good they are, right?

by Andrew Schneider Are you often puzzled by what happens in your life? Do you wonder why you have experiences you do not really want? The Law of Attraction, a universal law, determines the kind and character of our experiences. And we participate in this law by our very nature. We attract what we are. What we are is our personality nature. We also attract who we are, and who we are is our soul nature. We need to understand how both of these natures function. If we are 'reactors' we will attract people and situations that trigger our reactions.

Taking risks is never easy to do. There are so many pros and cons involved that sometimes we quit before we have even gotten started. That job is making you miserable and you want to quit, but you are afraid to lose the security of health benefits and the transit checks. You want to do ...

Drupal has gained the recognition of most trusted and advanced content management system owing to the features like custom URL’s and flexible architecture. It is known for transforming numerous international websites from few page Photoshop based websites to highly interactive and content rich payment gateway integrated portals. Such global banking on Drupal has given an enormous rise to Drupal Development companies. In this way, it is essential to find the best way for ava

Live, Love, Grow: One of the most heartbreaking things about the current world is that there is a growing number of people who have harvested a lot of negativity in their lives. This negativity comes in all forms- anxiety, low self esteem and depression being the most common. These negative qualities prevent people from attaining their true potential. Personal growth is the most powerful tool that one can use to overcome these obstacles. How is personal growth different from

Position yourself for a market recovery. Hey come on—don't buy into the prevailing sentiment. This is the stuff that Getty and Rockefeller talk about. When 80% of the people think everything is going to get worse and it's crashing, and there's no light at the end of the tunnel, when 80% of the people are believing that—it's time to buy! It's time to get active. There will be a market recovery. Don't take my word for it; take all of recorded history for it. Business cycles come and go.

We hear this quite often, don’t we? But what usually happens when we hear this? Well the most common response for people who don’t get their results would be: “Well I don’t want ‘x’ to happen”, “I don’t want to stay in debt” “I don’t want to be ill anymore” I hear this all too often when ...

I was watching my six and nine year old daughters playing the other morning when suddenly there was a barrage of I Hate You and I Don't Like You Anymore statements flying about the room. Of course, it was just a moment of disagreement in child play, but the thoughts and feelings were real enough to them at that moment.

“Desire is the Starting Point of All Achievement” - Napoleon Hill ______ Pop Quiz: Can success be sped up? Is there an antidote to slow outcomes despite arduous planning and actions taken? What is the secret for seeing huge results right now?! I get versions of these questions frequently from people who feel frustrated at sluggish progress in their success journey — despite all the know-how and principles they rigorously employ. First, let’s get one thing straight…

Grief is one of the hardest jou eys that we might have to face. The fact is that grief changes us in a way that will never be the same. But we can learn to use grief as a healthy tool, and move forward in life. First, while you must grieve, you can't stay there. The question that you have to ask yourself, is how to get past the grief, and move into an place were joy can come back to our lives? Here are some things that you can do, to move from grief, to joy.

Have you ever been so sure about something, like a relationship or a job direction, when someone says something to make you question it? When we are following our own truth, no matter what, and are moving in the direction of our dreams, it feels pretty darn good!! But, when someone we love ...

We've each got our favorite periods of history we identify with, and our favorite personages and activities. And one of my favorites, from early childhood—the very first things I remember reading in depth, so I had to be in the first, or presumably, the second grade—were the stories of Sir Lancelot and the Round Table. King Arthur, Sir Parzival—there are variant ways to say it. Most people say Sir Perceval. I prefer the German pronunciation, Sir Parzival. There's a book in the German language, written by Wolfram von Eschenbach, called Parzival.

Ultimately there is a Purpose to Life and having a clearly defined Purpose is vital in order to get the best from it. In order for your Life to have meaning you need to know what your true Purpose in Life is otherwise you will drift through Life with no direction. Ideally there needs to be a ...

Actually, it has little or no cost at all. For you see, the ability to live well or have quality in lifestyle depends on where your Human Thermostat is set and the standards and values you hold for yourself. We are all in business and we all have a life to live. Our business is securing the sustenance required to surv

Look at your life, your relationships, your prosperity, your happiness level. Your creative mind has supplied you with exactly what it is programmed to accomplish. If you are not satisfied with it in every respect, then it’s time to supply your creative mind with some new orders. What programs your creative computer? Many things do. It begins in infancy, becomes considerably saturated by age eight, and never stops being influenced. It is programmed by your parents, your teachers, your peers, your television, and everything in your environment.

For people who often complain about the unfair fate, think in fact they missed many opportunities in life. Today, we see an interesting experiment. Fortunately, in a research study, Dr. Wiseman to give people a newspaper and let them visit again and say there are many pictures. Everyone felt a piece of cake, most people have spent more than 2 minutes time. In fact, they could in a few seconds can be the answer. Because the second page of the newspaper published a message that

Power Lost? These days the perception that we as individuals have little power over the quality and direction of our lives is common. As our society gets larger and larger our lives get more and more complicated, which is a kind of trickle down affect as a result of the fact that the infrastructure of society gets more complicated in proportion to the growth it experiences. This seems to always translate into less and less efficiency on the part of the bureaucracy and more and more frustration for the average citizens.

The Many Faces of Leadership! With the advent of Social Media many quiet and unknown leaders have come to the surface to influence our thinking, behavior, and guide us through very challenging times. The phenomenon is not so much on the platform, but in the opportunities social media has created for many known and unknown leaders to show their true character and abilities.

I enjoy doing different types of exercise and like to experience different forms. This year I did yoga which was on my list of things to try. Well, okay. I’ve done yoga lots of times before but it’s been a while and I really had to commit to make this one a reality and ended up finding a great yoga place right by my house; really good classes and I love how good it is for my back and my body in general. Most recently I took a Pilates class – my very first time; I thought it is a great workout and also difficult.

Climbing the corporate ladder and reaching the top is what most people think of when the word “success” is brought up. While this is a well-established fact, reality seems to tell us otherwise. Socioeconomic changes for the past few decades shape what we know about ones’ success and career path. For what we know, the idea of a “company man” climbing the “corporate ladder” for success may just become an outdated idea in the near future. How and why? Career Shifts

What are you gonna say? I was caught between a rock and a hard place the other day. It was with a person I've got a certain debt with that I've been working with—which is a business debt. No issue, cash flow management, the rest of the stuff—but we've never called him and said, "Hey, it's tough economic times, we're having hard times." We've never been, to my knowledge, late on a payment—and again, with the ebb and flow and flux of business, the U.S. Postal Service, etc., I don't consider a few days or even a couple of weeks late.

The saying ”Act or be Acted Upon” holds such truth that the importance of being aware and in tune with your life, should always be at the forefront of your thought process. Life moves on everyday, and you are either actively moving along with it, or are passively being led by an invisible hand. Funny how one does not realize how habits, whether good or bad seem to set in and stay for years unless you are consciously aware of them. Being pro-active in your daily happenings, as opposed to being re-active, and just letting life happen, sets the stage for life satisfaction.

The first thing to recognise is that fear is normal. There are many things that generate appropriate feelings of fear within us all. Some part of us recognizes danger and reacts accordingly. These feelings get us to avoid unreasonable risks and motivate us to change things. Sometimes however, fear takes over in situations that are not truly dangerous. This is sometimes referred to as a phobia (the Greek word for fear). Examples such as public speaking, heights, storms, flying, spiders etc., etc., the list goes on.

Do you have a desire or a big “want” in your life that is taking a long time to manifest?

You're on your way to a week of sales calls. On the plane you sit next to a lady with a large mouth (talks a lot), full lips (generous, sensuous), and has large sparkling eyes (emotional, moody). Do you want to start a conversation (she will do all the talking–about her family), rest or work? After getting settled in your hotel room, you want to go out to dinner. Where do you find the best restaurant? Just ask someone with a round face and body, that person should know. After dinner you decide to walk back and get lost. Who do you ask directions from?

As a Canadian-American, New Zealand always appeared magical in my mind whenever I heard about the country or met Kiwis. I took a month long solo odyssey traveling through NZ in December 2004. As I explored NZ, I also explored my own inner landscape which caused many wonderful changes for me. It ...

Meditation Mindfulness and Mules When it comes to meditation it is easy to get confused as to just what is going on and how to figure it out.

To truly influence and maximize the power within your grasp, you need to become "one with it." Huh? Let me tell you a story. A few years ago, I took an off ramp, circling around to a huge overpass when I hit black ice. Now, most of you reading who live where there's snow understand what black ice is. It's ice that is basically invisible. Well, I hit this invisible ice going about 60 mph when my SUV fish-tailed almost to a 90 degree angle with the road. Going over the side o

Those of you that are familiar with the pet rock craze of the 1970’s will probably need glasses to read this article. At the time an advertising executive named Gary Dahl bought ordinary gray stones at a builders’ supply store and marketed them as real pets, complete with a manual on how to ...

You know how to work with Photoshop, aren’t you? Are you satisfied with the Photoshop version you are using? Yes! Then, don’t be because a latest version of this image software has come out. In fact, when people think that this Photoshop has given them sufficient wonderful feats, its latest baby comes. Have you any idea what the name of this baby is? It is Photoshop CS6. Now the question is what is new in this software, right? So let’s have a look! This new image editin

Thanks to an increasingly global economy and technological advances regarding online commerce, home business opportunities are becoming very popular. With careful planning and implementation, a home business may be successful on many levels. Finding the right home business opportunities takes research and preparation but could produce financial success if it is done correctly.

You’ve faced challenges. Solved troubles in your own special ways. Dare to use all that! When you allow yourself to engage right now in growing, it can be from whatever’s happening in your life. For example, hard lessons you learned from. Especially areas where you move forward with hope, adding to and fine tuning your ways of handling this and that. When you keep on developing habits about how you respond, that helps you live well in the present moment. Dare to set your own

Statistically, at least 85% of people looking for goods and services on the Internet find websites through search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN. As the owner of a blog or website, why this matters to you is the higher your page comes up in search engine results, the greater the potential for traffic to be directed to your site. That's what search engine optimization is all about.

Many people take to the internet with dreams of business prosperity that eventually ends in their online failure! Why does small business success seem to elude so many trying to effectively use the internet as their primary marketing platform? Well in many cases the answer can be found in 3 certain behaviors people tend to display when working within the internet environment! Let's have a look at how many people are sabotaging their own small business success by the 'approach

Uploading your very own articles to different areas on the web to promote your site is good for SEO purposes. But spreading a single article to many different areas can prove to be harmful if you want to get the top position of Google's search results. This can be a problem for people that are not very good or just refuse to write unique variations of their articles over and over again. This is where article spinning can come in handy because it can create dozens of articles out of a single article very quickly.

Did you play on a see-saw as a child? nnGrowing up, my little brother and I spent hours pushing each other up and down on this playground apparatus. And our game went like this…nnWe would take turns holding each other up in the air while one of us weighted the board down in the dirt - until that got boring; or we would see if we could hold the see-saw still and balance each other- until that got boring; or we would just see-saw up and down – until that got boring. nnIt ne

You can compare being successful with playing a game. Let's take a football game—whether American-style or soccer-style, it doesn't really matter. You know, that's a game where you have to be good to compete at the higher levels, and where you take it seriously. And you know, the interesting thing about it is that the rewards we talk about for the winners are huge. The paybacks to the participants who don't win are really rather paltry, so you need to want to be on the winner's side. The same thing is true when you go and play Monopoly.