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Are you one of those who believe in taking chances? Do you agree with the saying, old ways won’t open new doors? No doubt, life is filled with a lot of opportunities and potentials waiting to be discovered. This is what makes life worth living-- it offers each and every one of us the privilege of making our decision that will mold what we're going to be in the future. Here are some of the reasons why you should step out of your comfort zone and start taking chances: You'll Never Know What Will Happenr

Anxiety is a perfectly natural response to a perceived threatening situation, and it is inbred and rightly so for our survival. The problem arises when our bodily reaction is disproportionate to the event and so the fight or flight response kicks in and we experience panic. The Amygdala is a small almond sized organ within the brain that is if you like our anxiety thermometer. Its natural state from birth is to be in calm mode and alert us to high anxiety state only in appropriate perhaps life threatening situations, when fight or flight is definitely the required action.

It seems our culture is ridden with negativity from the media, old parental messages, or even advertising that tells us we not good, smart, or fast enough. Even outdated ideas we carry from our own past that we’ve generated all on our own can derail us off the positive thought track and ...

I worked with a client who had suffered from social anxiety for most of her life. She grew up in a dysfunctional family who emotionally abused her, and she arrived at the point of believing that there was something wrong with being her. nnAnd this is a key to social anxiety: believing that there is something wrong or bad in you or with being you.nnYou might have been bullied or had abusive experiences which led you to believe this; but the truth is that there is NOTHING, I re

How many times have you wished you had inner strength, willpower or self discipline? How many times you felt you did not have enough persistence and inner stamina to follow through with what you were doing? Most people are not are not born with inner strength, but it can be developed. Inner ...

I teach people to visualize positive outcomes and consciously create the life they desire. However, I believe we need to give the universe a creative license in how our goodness arrives. Many robust surprises that provide us with greater rewards than we thought possible are often unexpected. ...

We all have something we’ve regretted doing – or not doing – in our past. From passing up a fantastic career opportunity to hurting someone’s feelings, experiencing regret is a way for us to learn. It’s part of being human. In the past, researchers identified that the two largest areas of regret for people of all genders, socioeconomic backgrounds, and physical location were education and career. It seems that most individuals feel they could have done something better, more fulfilling, if only they’d taken advantage of opportunities to advance their schooling and career options.

At some point in life, we will all face obstacles and challenges.nIt is said that it is not what we go through in life, but it is how we handle the hard times that really matter. When bad things happen to us, most of the time we feel angry, sad or depressed. We feel like we are powerless and that we cannot change our lives for the better. Some of us even give up trying.nnThe good news is that we don't have to be depressed or give up. When bad things happen to us-whether it is

Women have made great strides in regards to employment, education, and other opportunities. Yet we still seem to be lacking in one thing: self esteem.

Have you ever simply walked away from a friend who upset you during a conversation? Do you feel obligated to stay and listen to someone venting even if their anger and frustration spills out onto you? Why We Listen

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live the life of your dreams? To wake up every morning feeling excited, inspired and passionate about your life? If you want to be more engaged in your own life you need to find the courage to pursue your secret hopes and ambitions. Perhaps you want to run a marathon, write a book, give a speech or start your own business. What’s stopping you? What’s getting in your way? Chances are your number one obstacle is you…your sho

Yesterday I had lunch with a dear friend, a marketing manager for a real estate company. Judy travels on business and has a one-year old daughter. In 2 minutes, she quickly shared the following: her nanny unexpectedly quit, she's negotiating complex business deals, she's building a house, ...

When you get to the top of the mountain, your first inclination is not to jump for joy, but to look around. James Carville Acknowledging accomplishments is an important element of the creative process. In 1982 when I studied with Robert Fritz, author of The Path of Least Resistance and a creator of DMA, a powerful course in developing the powers of our consciousness in creating our reality, I learned about the importance of acknowledging our accomplishments.

Do you wish that you could stay focused, motivated and keep a positive attitude at all time? You know, that feeling that you get and feel when have just come out of a great seminar, read a fantastic book or listened to a great audio. You feel like you can climb any mountain, swim any seas and sell ice to the Eskimos. After a couple of days that feeling fades and eventually melts away until the reality of life gets in the way. That’s when you tell yourself to think positive de

I’ve been reflecting on the ways my experience of forgiveness has deepened and expanded since Sheri Rosenthal and I launched WITH Forgiveness on September 11, 2006. Here are my reflections: What are you for giving? I recently noticed, when I was asked about forgiveness, that my thoughts automatically centered on what I am for giving. Quite simply I am for giving: love, compassion and kindness.

The universe is made up completely of energy... energy that is either positive or negative in nature. As you may expect positive energy brings about many benefits, however negative energy is a different matter. Removing negative energy in your everyday life is vitally important. Before I go any further, it's important to mention that from a human perspective negative energy comes from two different sources. Some comes from people we come in contact with; the other originates

Is your attitude pulling you down? Are you an optimist, glass half full, or a pessimist, glass half empty? nnWe have all experienced ups and downs in life. How we deal with them is what is important. How do you handle them? Do you say this business is not going to work? If so, you’re letting your attitude get in the way! When we set our minds to the negative side, we are bound for failure. nnThink about the most successful person you know! Ask yourself this, how did that pe

The Law of Attraction states that we become what we think about most. This means if we can control what we think about, we can choose the type of people, event, and experiences we attract into our lives.nnYou can be thinking many thoughts randomly each day. So how can you control your thoughts and only focus on those which can bring you more good experiences?nnBob Proctor discloses three powerful techniques that you can use. nnn (1) Observe the feelings that are attached to y

There has been a lot of controversy in the self-growth world regarding the effectiveness of reciting positive affirmations. Popular culture often pokes fun at it, like in the movie American Beauty where Annette Benning’s tragic character repeats to herself over and over “I am not a victim! I am not a victim!” Or the hilarious Stuart Smalley from Saturday Night Live - “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!” nnThe truth is many success

There are a lot of things I have around my desk and computer that I use to keep me on track -- quotes, affirmations, photos, and things like that. Some of them are thought provoking, and others may seem a little silly to the casual observer. I'm going to share one of them with you today, and ...

Above all, what we as Americans prize are magic elixirs: simple solutions, closed and totalizing systems of explanation, grand schemes at once easy to understand, applicable to everything and everyone, and which thereby reduce the heart-stopping complexity of the world to a set of nostrums or dicta that we can recite like mantras, when things go bad, to quiet the soul. Peter Marin, "An American Yearning" There are many approaches to self help and many unhelpful ones advocat

You must have faith in order to manifest any outcome. A clear understanding of faith will help insure your success in manifesting your goals, dreams and the life of your own design.nnAlthough faith is defined as an unquestioning belief that does not require proof or evidence and something you have complete trust in, it is far more than just a simple belief.nnTo begin with, whenever you want to manifest something, you need to focus some attention to the wanting itself. Wanting

Do you know what your ideal life would look like? If you truly want to change your life, that’s a big goal and you are probably well aware that until you define that goal and all its elements, your chances of attaining it are slim to none. A life-changing goal is much like a recipe: there are certain ingredients you need to mix together, perform certain steps in the right order, and then bake your creation.

If you don’t want fleas, don’t sleep with the dog! We’ve all been taught that if you want to reach your goals, you need to avoid negative people.n nUnfortunately, it’s not that simple. There is poison everywhere, like a fog permeating our lives. We live in a world where everyone has an abundant supply of criticism and loves to hand it out for free. Many people are quick to punish others with their criticism if someone is different from them.n nHow do you go about impr

Anger appears when one is confronted with frustration, unhappiness or hurt feelings, or when plans don't turn out as desired. It also shows up when coming against opposition or criticism. Anger never helps anyone. It wastes your energy, and can hurt your health, spoil your relationships, and ...

Positive thinking is a discipline that trains the human mind to change a perceived reality by repeatedly making positive mental statements. A person practices positive thinking when they derive a positive sense of well being, optimism, belonging, meaning and/or purpose from being part of and ...

Positive thinking is a discipline that trains the human mind to change a perceived reality by repeatedly making positive mental statements. A person practices positive thinking when they derive a positive sense of well being, optimism, belonging, meaning and/or purpose from being part of and ...

“Just think positive!” We’ve heard it said in one way or another so many times. But what does thinking positive or having a positive attitude actually do for us? That’s a great question that I think needs a real answer. It’s sort of like; everyone says eat more greens, so you know you should. You may even know how those nutrients keep you healthy, affect your weight, blood pressure and digestion and yet still don’t do it. It’s not until you really start to feel the difference for yourself and realize how much better it is that you REALLY start to order more salads and less fries.

If you want to develop a vibrant personality, is an important aspect of attractiveness and the most important would be quality called inner charisma or charm. Charm is the personality that comes from inside. This is usually known as 'Personal Attractiveness' and what the film makers and big companies look for is personal magnetism or internal charm. This is not a defined property, but is much more important than physical attractiveness. But when both personalities combined mi

One of my mentors gave me this priceless pearl of wisdom many years ago. He said, “The greatest determinant of your success is the voice you hear inside your head.” What are the messages you are telling yourself? Are you seeing obstacles? Or are you seeing opportunities? And how can you ...

Self-motivated people are passionate about their interests and beliefs. For instance, they could be health enthusiasts who understand why health is crucial to their success. Because they believe this, they do everything they can to be healthy. Those who are self-motivated are also advocates of discipline. Without this mind set, it’s not possible to follow a regular routine of exercise, a healthy diet, or do anything else which requires daily effort, like working toward the achievement of your goals. Lack of Energy or Self-Motivation?

In this article you will learn to tap into your internal dialogue and acknowledge if what you are telling yourself is positive or negative, and logical or irrational. If what you are telling yourself is negative and/or irrational, you will learn to replace the cognition with a more accurate and reflective appraisal. This ability to think about your own thinking is referred to as metacognition. Metacognition is an important technique to acquire in combating pessimism, low self

It is so easy to see why social workers have a difficult time maintaining morale and keeping a positive attitude under such stress full conditions. Day in and day out, they are asked to do more with less; they must improve quality of the services they provide while given less time and resources ...

What if you could change an “annoying” habit, simply by stating one word? Would you do it? Or would you regress to an old way of thinking (“Oh, right! Like that’s gonna work for me?!?!?)? What if you didn’t have to actively visualize what it is that you desire? What if… it was more simple than memorizing and repeating long, drawn out affirmations? Would YOU try it? Or maybe you would prefer to keep doing what you have been doing, and keep receiving the same result

"Life is like a box of chocolates." Everyone probably knows the famous line by Tom Hanks from the movie Forrest Gump. However I have a different view. Life is not always a box of chocolates. It's not always full of surprises. Life is not always sweet, and tasty and good that somehow you may not want to savor it over and over and over again. Most of the time it's full of dissapointment, and anguish and hatred. All the things that make life sour. nnHappiness is a hard-earned co

Out with the old, in with the new. New as in “new” way of thinking. Shed the heavy weight of an overloaded and toxic mind. Why not drop the unhealthy weight by committing to a 7-day mind detox to flush-out negativity and old patterns of thinking? Usually, when we think of the word detox, we think in terms of detoxifying our internal organs of poisons and waste. But guess what? Our mind is arguably the most important internal system in our entire body.

We live in a modern age where the use of our imaginations is so important to making a success of our lives. Any new idea that is dreamed up, whether it involves a new invention, the writing of a song or the design of a new car, they all involve the process of realizing the power of the desire to ...

Your brain is a very powerful tool that can be used to either positively or negatively impact your life. Your brain frequencies affect how you think, how you feel and how you react to life on a daily basis. What if you could control your brain so that it only allowed you to experience the low frequency states associated with relaxation, alertness, focus, happiness, awakened consciousness and manifestation? Although your brain affects your reality it is also true that your tho

How do you start? The first goal in developing yourself in to identify the areas where you believe you may have a need for growth; and everyone has room for personal growth in some areas. It would be a mistake to think that you have failings that is not the same as reflecting on areas of your ...

Set good goals There is little or no point in setting goals that you simply cannot achieve, you may never run the 100 metres in under 11 seconds, but you might lose the 5 pounds you are trying to! The beauty about setting goals is that you can se short, medium and long term goals for everything ...

The sound coming from a tuned wind chime is unique, creating an aura of tranquility and serenity that will flow through any living space. These would be a nice change from the loud, chaotic noises we hear everyday. Why don't you choose to provide the gift of serenity to your loved ones this season? Wind chimes work when wind goes through them and knocks the chimes into an object in the middle, then generating the whimsical music we love to hear. The comforting sound made by t

Are core values just a buzz term or do they have the power to change your life? Take a look at how you can achieve personal empowerment and become who you were meant to be by using your core values for positive life change. Learn to Love Your Core Values Let’s start at the beginning: identifying your core values so that you can live them. After all, you have to “be” before you can take the action of doing what’s necessary to make a positive change. You must first learn how to be the person who honors her core values.

We usually associate fatalism with a passive, do-nothing attitude toward life. However, the sense in which I mean to use it here is captured in the above quotation. Fatalism in this more positive and active sense is a gut-level belief in an ultimate outcome. nnIn general, no great and successful life could have been all planned from beginning to end. What does happen is that the man has a burning hunger, a vision, promptings, and intuitions of what is possible and gives himse

You are not a victim! There are no victims on this ride called life, only participants. You are a participant in every life drama you create or co-create. Victim and victimizer are co-creators in a life drama. Both contract in a life drama, be it robber and robbed, rapist and rapee, manipulator and manipulatee, master and slave, executor and executed, abuser and abused, etc.You attract everything in your life, what you want and what you do not want. You attract what you do no

Last week a friend invited me to lunch at her house. This was no ordinary lunch venue. The setting was her perennial garden next to a 40 acre bog, lovingly grown with hoards of bee balm, shasta daisies, and bundles of lazy clematis climbing up trellises nearby. Not to be outdone by the ...