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I am often asked, “How do I know that I am getting the most bang for my buck when running an ad in any particular advertising vehicle?” The answer here is that it depends. There are many factors to consider in determining if you are on the right track. Following are some tips that ...

FIVE “HELPING” THINGS WE ALL WANT FOR OURSELVES AND NEED TO LEARN HOW TO GIVE TO OTHERS Byr Bill Cottringer “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” ~Dr. Seuss I have been involved in the helping business on both ends of giving and receiving for nearly 5 decades now and here is my short list of what counts most in regards to truly effective helping. These five acts are the most important things we all want for ourselves and need to learn how to give others abundantly and effectively, to make a difference: 1.

“The field of consciousness is tiny. It accepts only one problem at a time.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

25 Sure Ways to Improve Communication Byr Bill Cottringer “The greatest problem with communication is the illusion it has taken place.” ~George Be ard Shaw. Communication is the main currency in the today’s Information Age, but sadly, miscommunication is our number one failing problem. Good communication involves quality thinking and it can be achieved with a plan and a little effort. Here are twenty-five practical ways to improve your communication and achieve more success in what you are trying to do at work, home or play.

It doesn’t matter who you know, how much money you have, the skills and abilities you possess or the environment in which you were brought up in. How You answered Your question, “Will I be successful in my online business venture?” Is what will be the end result. Been There Done That. If you’re at square one and your brand new to this industry that’s OK, cause guess what? We’ve all been there, everybody. Step by step, little by little You Will achieve the level of

CONTROLLING VS. MANAGING BEHAVIOR Byr Bill Cottringer “One of the biggest sources of frustration comes from trying to control the uncontrollables; on the other hand, great satisfaction comes from gradually learning to manage the controllables better.” ~The author. Control: To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; to direct or command. Manage: To succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship; to exert influence over for the better.

Human communication is rooted in the need for a response. It's no less for thousands of bloggers to share information to remind the reader comments holds true for writing. However, one has to do when blog readers are not forthcoming with his answers blogger? Question for the blogger, here are some tips to help blog readers to post comments.

SEE IT BIG, BUT KEEP IT SIMPLE By George M. Graham Jr. A wise man once taught me a great principle to utilize when I was confronted with an apparent overwhelming obstacle in my life. He told me that I needed to “see it big, but keep it simple.” By endeavoring to heed his advice in several difficult situations, I was finally able to comprehend what he meant.

I love speaking in the Greater Sacramento area. Aside from travel being eliminated from my schedule, the biggest benefit of not leaving home is the great audiences I encounter all over the Sacramento area. Being a local Sacramento speaker allows me the opportunity to speak to my neighbors about ...

The world will often tell you that the problems in your life are not your fault. Thousands will chime in with excuses that can convince you to give up on yourself. It’s popular today to talk about how ‘circumstances’ are very different from the past; when opportunity was prevalent at every street corner. In spite of the fact that our brains are more evolved than ever before, shying away from taking responsibility has become a main event in the minds of so many. Your first du

Meeting Your Thoughts with UnderstandingnnThe Work is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question the stressful thoughts that cause all the suffering in the world. It consists of four questions that you apply to a stressful thought. It’s a way to understand what’s hurting you, a way to end all your stress and suffering. It works for everyone who is open to it, and it has a profound effect on your whole life. It will affect not only y

A few years ago, I had the privilege of purchasing a block of coaching sessions from one of the top executive and personal coaches in the United States. The individual who worked with me was up to date on the most powerful and cutting-edge techniques of both personal coaching and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). He not only had breadth of knowledge in both fields of expertise; his competency in the techniques developed through that knowledge was exceptional. I’ve retained

Slowing Down to Understand the Real Purpose of Life Byr Bill Cottringer “The purpose of life is not to be happy, successful and have peace of mind; but rather to learn how to be happy doing the few things that will result in a sense of progress at having greater happiness, success and peace of mind.” ~The author.

The word ‘discipline’ is being used very commonly these days. People are heard saying that discipline in the country needs a check-up. We also say that such and such nation is very well disciplined. The word ‘discipline’ is derived from the Latin word ‘discipulus’ which means to learn or obedience. Thus a discipline is expected to follow his guru. When we talk of discipline we relatively speak or think of some rules and regulations and obedience of those is called

Empower other people to empower yourselfr To empower people means to motivate and encourage them In this world, do you think you can become very successful without the help of the others? Of course not, you definitely need them. There are mainly 3 types of people you will need to fill them with empowerment in order to leverage their skills and capabilities to achieve your goals in a shorter period. They are namely 1) your closest people around you every now and then,2) the p

High-performing teams and organizations balance the discipline of systems, processes, and technology management on a base of effective people leadership. Here are some keys of the key distinctions between the two: The Management-Leadership Balance Management ........................................... Leadership rnSystems, processes, and technology.......People - context and culturern rnGoals, standards, and measurements.......Preferred future, principles, and purposern rnCon

Fairytales may not be quite as fanciful as they appear at first glance. Think of the frog who was really a handsome prince, or the Sleeping Beauty and Snow White who just needed a kiss to restore them to life.

Home based professionals, solopreneurs and small business owners do a unique juggling act. There’s nothing like commuting to the next room, a dress code that includes pajamas, and getting to kids’ concerts and games. But, the flexibility of working from home has a front and a back. The front is ...

Can you really increase your prosperity easily? Absolutely! You can definitely use an intention for money to help improve your financial situation. This type of prosperity intention has been used by many people (including me) and they have received wonderful results. There are seven simple steps that you can follow to create a powerful intention for money. The following is a brief explanation of each step and a sample statement for each one. STEP ONE – Understand the Truth of Life

[ source: http://www.TheSuccessAdmiral.com/blog ] As I’m sitting here watching the lightening illuminate the sky and listening to the sound of thunder as it echoes through the night, I’ve come to a moment of clarity on what success really is. Through my many years of study, research and exploration of success, many people have offered their opinion, ideas and thoughts on the subject.

It's funny how we perceive money. Not 1 in 10 people can tell you where money comes from, what it is and what it is good for, let alone how and why we get it. The most common error that most people make is to equate money with wealth. That is, they believe that if one has a lot of money, one is ...

Every CHOICE has a consequence! Just ask Genarlow Wilson. Freed on October 26, 2007 after spending more than two years in Georgia State prison for a teen sex conviction, Genarlow became a "lighting rod" for Choices, Change and Consequences on many fronts. According to CNN, "Wilson was an honor ...

Twenty-five years ago, Robert Fulghum published a simple credo—a credo that became the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Now, seven million copies later, Fulghum returns to the book that was embraced around the world. He has written a new preface and twenty-five essays, which add even more potency to a common, though no less relevant, piece of wisdom: that the most basic aspects of life bear its most important opportunities.

We are all addicts. Yes, you are. So am I. We are addicted in many ways to many things. It is easy to identify the obvious physical addictions; drugs, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, sugar, etc. In addition to being the easiest to identify, these physical addictions are also the easiest to kick. If you think that kicking the heroin habit is tough, try kicking your addiction to one of your core beliefs. You'll scream. You'll fight. You'll rant and rave. You'll suffer delirium tremors.

These are very interesting times. The world seems to be polarized - truly feast or famine. Businesses are going under and the cries of “the economic crisis” ripple through the planet like waves ripple out when you drop a rock in the water. Fear, failure and the world’s obsession with dramatic events blanket the airwaves. It’s almost impossible to ignore. But there’s something else going on - something nobody’s talking about. On the other side of the fear and failure are people and organizations that are experiencing massive success.

This world is an amazing place. The principles you are about to discover are the ones I learned back in 1995 while still in medical school. I had never heard of such success ‘gurus’ as Napoleon Hill, Anthony Robbins, Wallace Wattles (heard about them for the first time in 2002). Yet ...

The next evolutionary step in human development will entail the change in mass mind consciousness from seeing ourselves as mere creatures existing within universe to seeing ourselves as conscious creators of universe. In other words, we will stop blaming the existence of the universe (and how it unfolds) on some cosmic accident or some deity; and we will start accepting the responsibility for how the universe is being created anew in each new moment.

Making Relationships Less Difficult Byr Bill Cottringer “Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.” ~Anonymous.

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” ~Arthur Schopenhauer. This article is both a description of failing and a prescription of succeeding. Back in the early seventies two therapists ...

Who told you life was going to be easy? There are lots of troubles, irritations, and pains in life. Things happen. Things go wrong. People don’t always do what we want them to. Don’t depend on other people for your happiness. Depend on yourself. Be who you are. Do the things you want to do. Get for yourself the things you want to have. Don’t wait for someone else to be it, do it, or get it for you. The only places you will find knights in shining armor on white horses are in

Byr Bill Cottringer “Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.” ~Lawrence Clark Powell.

20 Writing Tips for Better Resultsr By Bill Cottringer Excellent writing has never happened by chance. It takes open-mindedness and an insatiable drive to continually learn how to improve what you are trying to say and the hard work that goes along with that challenge. Excellent writing is clear, concise, complete, concrete, correct and compelling—with the right content and style to maximize understanding and impact. Below are some useful tips on producing better writing to help you go from getting good to excellent results:

"Our passion for productivity increasingly depends upon the productivity of our passions. We can't divorce commitment and caring from efficiency and effectiveness." — Michael Schrage, co-director of MIT Media Labs' e-market initiative and author of Serious Play What gets people really ..."Our passion for productivity increasingly depends upon the productivity of our passions. We can't divorce commitment and caring from efficiency and effectiveness." — Michael Schrage, co-director of MIT Media Labs' e-market initiative and author of Serious Play

LIFE”S HARDEST LESSON Byr Bill Cottringer. “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.” ~Rick Warren.

Worry Is A Dangerous Pastime Worry is imagination, dangerously misused. Why would I call worry dangerous? Because our thoughts not only create our reality; they are our reality! So, by imagining the worst, you set the stage for that feared outcome to happen. When it happens, your worry then ...

There they were, 60 freshly painted white doors with black trim in my thirty-unit apartment building. Great job. Except for one minor detail: this was the opposite of what I asked my maintenance guy to do. I specified BLACK doors with WHITE trim. I don’t usually fly off the handle, but this mix-up really torqued me. My first impulse was to chew him out, but the BPOR (Better Part Of Rob) took control and said, “take a walk.” So I headed across the street to stroll around our

Employees are now judged by the way they multi-task. Does this means the more skills I have the better? Or should I focus on sharpening my skills rather than learning too many skills? Multi-Taskingr Today's employers seek people with experience in diversified fields and skills in many areas. More than 85% of the graduates now do not work in the field that they chose in university. Some blame it on mismatch of industry and university, but most employers agree that current graduates are not skilled in their respected fields.

Best Perspective For Success In Closing The Gap That Matters Most Byr Bill Cottringer Success is not— What you do, What you get, Or what you have; But what you attract, From being who you are. “Success is a certain sense of progress accumulated from making all the right little choices in becoming your best self, so that you can share that best self and your success with others.” ~The Author.

In a previous article I mentioned how the psychological qualities associated with chakras form an excellent psychological blueprint for success. Before we start looking at how we can improve these traits let's revisit the concept of chakras and the success qualities associated with them. It is believed amongst many cultures that all living creatures have a subtle energy body or aura that governs the physical body. The energy body permeates and gives life to the physical body.

Are There Still Differences Between Male and Female Psyches? Byr Bill Cottringer

Discussing Politics & Religion Byr Bill Cottringer “Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.” ~Mahatma Gandhi.

7 Locked Doors to Un-Doing Problem Behavior Byr Bill Cottringer “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” ~Mark Twain.

Little Laws 4 BIG SUCCESS Byr Bill Cottringer “We don't see things as they are; we see things as we are.” ~Anais Nin. A long time ago an MIT Math professor friend introduced me to a very intriguing engineering term called perturbation point. These are the few key stress points in a building where small explosive devices can be strategically placed to cause a quick, easy and effective implosion of the whole building. At the time, I had no idea of how this little principle would open my eyes to much bigger ones.

“In learning something new, a man improves himself. He either acquires a new skill or becomes more proficient at an old one. In studying, a man acquires new knowledge but this new knowledge need not make any difference to him as a practical man.” – D.C. Lau

This summer has been particularly momentous for me. As you know, I’ve been passionately finishing up my next book, And Then I Met Margaret. The creation of this book has been an incredibly reflective and enriching process, but it has by no means been all smooth sailing and sunshine. During the course of my writing odyssey I have been tested by life. My less-than-perfect response to a particular incident prompted deep personal reflection. Without getting into the sensitive de

I don't need to be a gypsy fortune teller to tell your fortune. I can tell with a 95% certainty whether or not a person is (or is going to be) successful. All I need is 20 minutes of conversation or a few email interactions and I know. It is easy to do. You can do it too. Yes! You can actually ...

“Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.” – Evan Esar At some or other point in our lives, we’re likely to be called upon to make a speech, be it for a family wedding or a presentation at work. While maintaining a degree of spontaneity is crucial, winging the whole thing probably isn’t the best idea. Instead, taking the time to prepare something solid can leave a memorable impression for a long time after you’re done. Dale Carnegie suggests the following: 1. Research the audience.

Don’t Let Your Ability Get In The Way Of Your Capabilityr By Bill Cottringer “You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'” ~ George Be ard Shaw. Is your current limited ability interfering with your desire and effort to explode into your unlimited capability? Is there a gap between the current you and the ideal you that you want to be and know you can be? Are you having trouble seeing past the roadblocks and obstacles in your way? Or do you just not know how to get started?

Knowledge is an ocean of information which never ends. No matter how much its stored in your heart, you will get more to absorb. That is the beauty of this particular term and this is why; students today are taking keen interest into this field of study.rn rnKnowledge management covers wide array of subjects which is obviously not easy to deal with. Same is the case with knowledge management dissertation . You have to be a machine in order to immerse yourself into the ocean o

We all find areas where we can really compromise ourselves. We perfect that process and those patterns and it becomes second nature in how we live and what controls our lives. We repeat the same mistakes in the same areas over and over again, keeping us trapped and un-free as the apparent shackles of our existence hold us in a pattern of frustration, confusion and unclear destiny. But opportunities for change are always present. Replace the sadness with an addiction to the successful You, regardless of circumstances.