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ARTArticleThe Creation (and Destruction) of Your Stressful Story“People want you to be happy. Don’t keep serving them your pain!” Rumi
You may have noticed that the articles I write are not the usual advice offered under the heading “self-help.” The term “self-help” has become, in general, a collection of works that often seem to keep people stuck in ...ARTArticleThe Obesity EpidemicObesity is a serious health issue that has reached epidemic proportions. A recent Parade Magazine Poll asked if the US Government should pass laws to fight Obesity. 66% responded yes, noting it is a public health threat. But anyone with a weight issue knows that losing weight is not as simple as reducing calories and exercising more. The sad truth of the matter is that our food is making us fat.ARTArticleThe Psychopathology of Normal“What we call normal in psychology is really a psychopathology of the average, so undramatic and so widely spread that we don’t even notice it ordinarily.” This is a quote by Abraham Maslow, the theorist who gave us the idea of the hierarchy of needs (once your basic needs are met you begin to ...ARTArticleThe Purpose of Exte
al Accountability is...I asked the question “What is the purpose of exte
al accountability?” Many of you didn’t have an answer, and if you are like most people you were wondering why I included the word “exte
al” in the question.
Well, today the answer shall be revealed. And it will change the way you feel when someone else helps to keep you accountable or when you ask someone to be your accountability partner.
Think about this, why would we ask someone to hold us accountable?ARTArticleThe Secret Science of ChangeMost people have an Inner Critic that tries to brow beat or guilt them into change. You may hear that little voice saying “You should . . . “or “You shouldn’t . . . .” I call this shoulding on yourself. It’s not very much fun.
If you feel bad enough, you may make temporary changes, but then ...ARTArticleTypical Kinds Of Love AddictsIn the last decade, a lot has changed in the world of love addiction. Not that love addiction itself has changed. It is pretty much the same insidious disorder it always has been. What has changed is how the world looks at it. Twenty years ago, our understanding of love addiction was still ...In the last decade, a lot has changed in the world of love addiction. Not that love addiction itself has changed. It is pretty much the same insidious disorder it always has been. What has changed is how the world looks at it.ARTArticleUse Brainwave Entrainment When Willpower Doesn't WorkBrainwave entrainment is a process that allows you to alter your dominant brainwave frequency to a state of consciousness that will help you actually achieve your goals, when willpower alone has let you down.
Every year about this time, just about everyone world- wide, takes a look at their life and decides to make some changes. These resolutions are heart-felt at the time but seem to fall apart down the line-and not very far down the line.rARTArticleWhat is the Purpose of Exte
al Accountability?Accountability is one of the most powerful tools and motivators that many of us have at our disposal. Most of us have had either an accountability buddy, coach or manager that held us accountable from time to time. But most of us do not realize that there are different types of accountability and that they each have a separate purpose.
We are all familiar with exte
al accountability. That is when someone else holds us accountable. We must understand its purpose before we graduate to the next level of accountability.ARTArticleWhat is Your Purpose?What is your purpose?
A good friend of mine recently asked me that a question. He couldn’t have asked me at a better time because, at that junction of my life, I had lost my motivation, lost the “why” behind the things I was doing and lost the directio
I was heading.
Can you relate? Do your actions feel empty at times?
Many people think that they know their purpose. Then, in times of hardship when that purpose is challenged, they suddenly realize that that purpose does not motivate them anymore.ARTArticleWhat's Your Suggestibilty? Knowing Your Personal Style of Communication and How You Process InformationSuggestibility is a term that can be used to describe how much you are influenced by something or someone. However, another explanation was developed by psychotherapist and hypnosis expert, John Kappas, PhD, who believed your suggestibility is also about how you receive and process information as well as communicate. This may seem unimportant, but actually it's helpful for most people to be aware of how they process information and communicate as it allows one to be more successful in relationships, work situations and any interaction with people.ARTArticleWhy Try Brainwave Entrainment?First of all, you may wonder, what brainwave entrainment is and why you would want to try it.ARTArticleWhy Would Someone Choose a Non-12-Step Recovery Approach?If you were a woman with breast cancer, you’d probably want to know that there were several treatment options you had: radical mastectomy, lumpectomy, radiation, chemotherapy, holistic services, nutritional approaches, some combination of these options, or doing nothing, with new options emerging continually. You might be inclined to let your physician decide what to do.
However, most individuals would want to make a decision of this magnitude for themselves.ARTArticle"The Secret" on SteroidsWith all the buzz about the popular book and video called "The Secret," a primer on the laws of attraction, more and more people are realizing that the quality and meaningfulness of their lives is directly associated with the quality of the thoughts that they think. We can individually and collectively take responsibility for our future. We can use our creative power to create the condition of our own lives and to assist in the evolution of the communities in which we live and work.ARTArticle5 steps to becoming a better public speaker1. Speak about what you know
Many years ago when I started as a writer I was given a very good piece of advice: “Write about what you know”. It was, in fact, one of the best pieces of advice I have ever had and I try to stick to it. The same piece of advice I am going to give to you is to present and speak about what you know.ARTArticle7 steps to overcome procrastination, set goals and make good decisionsProcrastinators always have poorly defined goals and successful people always have clearly defined goals. Successful people do not want to waste energy going nowhere in particular.
It is imperative that in being a good decision maker you start the whole process by clearly defining your goals. Procrastinators often get into trouble when they start decision making by not having clearly defined goals so they are like a yacht at sea without sail, directionless.ARTArticleA Marital IssueAccording to statistics for first marriages listed as “very happy,” there has been a decrease from over half in 1976 to a little more than a third in 1996. I recently attended a conference where the presenter stated “half of marriages end in divorce, while another third of the remaining are ...ARTArticleA Theory Of Addiction Relapse PreventionWhen I first decided to write an article about relapse prevention, I felt anxious about what to include or exclude. I initially thought about all the material I have on relapse prevention, and how I could integrate it into one article. The truth is, I consider everything I do in treatment as ...ARTArticleA Tree for LifeA Tree for Life
Will Parfitt describes, in this extract from his new book ‘The Complete Guide to the Kabbalah’, describes how our relationship with trees goes back to the origins of humankind, and how trees are a potent symbol for the creative growth process both on a personal and collective ...ARTArticleAge like a super star, the 10 Best things you can do right now, that won’t cost you a cent!We all are aging every second of every day that sounds depressing doesn’t? It does not have to, you can age like a super star and below are 11 ways you can do that and it won’t cost you a cent.ARTArticleAnger ManagementHow do you know if you have an anger management problem?
Anger is a tough issue for many men. Males are hard-wired to act when threatened. In times past, that may have meant defending themselves against a wild animal or an enemy intent on harming them or their families.
These days, the ...ARTArticleAre we living for working or are we working for livingAs a last argument in a debate, my best friend asked her husband: - “Are we living for working or are we working for living?” You can guess; the argument was about how much time they spend with working and how much they have left for the family.
How many of us are in the same situation? The economy is quite challenging lately, we want to maintain, even flourish our businesses, no matter if they are currently small or large. We try everything what we can to make it happen; but for what price?ARTArticleAre You Afraid to Get Well?I believe that to get well we have to face our fear. In 1982, when a friend suggested I go to a 12-Step program, I blurted out, “I can’t, I’m afraid they might cure me.” Little did I realize what I was saying about myself.
It was years before I was able to face the fear I expressed to my ...ARTArticleAwakening To A New Day©“Are you a man or a god? Buddha replied, “I am awake.” Great people always seem to have a way of giving indirect answers. But, their responses leave you to think twice and then realize why they are great. Wisdom doesn’t come from the ego, it flows out of our higher Self. To fully understand ...ARTArticleBeware Of NarcissistsNarcissism is a personality disorder. It stems from childhood abuse. When children decide that the world, and the people in it, are bad and that they are good, they have a skewed vision of life. They see the whole world as revolving around them. They see others as objects to gratify their needs. ...ARTArticleBrain Wave Entrainment Can Change How You Really AreThe expression of who we are, our personality, is housed in our mind, our life data processor.
As we experience life, our brain changes as it learns and adapts to what is happening to us, and how we feel about it. If it didn't do this, we wouldn't survive.
Brain matter is malleable or plastic and is shaped by our life experiences and how we process them.ARTArticleBrain Wave Entrainment Helps You Get What You WantFor the most part, your subconscious mind determines your reality. You'd think that it would be your conscious mind that called the shots, but no, it's the part of you that lays hidden, and can only be accessed under a certain frequency, that will have you doing its bidding. This mysterious place is the holder of all that impacted you when your were young and impressionable--the gatherer that molded you into what you are now.
Your reality is based on what your subconscious believes is real. Your reality is formed from an unconscious belief system and is played up in your everyday life.rARTArticleBrain Wave Entrainment Is The Secret To Being ThinThe secret to losing weight is all in your mind.
It really is, and brain wave entrainment, will give you access to that secret easily and quickly. It will tune your brainwaves to specific frequencies that will provide positive, long lasting results that will eliminate the sabotager lurking in your subconscious mind.ARTArticleBrain Wave Entrainment: Easy For Even The Laziest DogThe brain is a follower, likes new information, loves repeated rhythms, and will mimic this type of stimulus, in the form of entrainment, changing its dominant brain wave frequency and state of consciousness, to match said stimulus (Frequency Following Response--a scientific principle).ARTArticleBrainwave Entrainment Is A Natural ThingBrainwave entrainment is based on the principle in physics that proposes that two cycles will naturally synchronize with each other in order to work more efficiently. The brain's natural frequencies will attempt to duplicate or entrain to the frequencies of an outside stimulus.
This is called Frequency Following Response. Sound and/or light patterns or rhythms produced in a specific way for a specific effect are presented to the brain. Shortly thereafter, it copies that pattern and produces the same specific effect.
Simply put, like attracts like.ARTArticleBrainwave Entrainment: Why It Really WorksDo you want to know why I think it works?
I believe it works because there is physical evidence, if the brain is stimulated in a repetitive, rhythmic manner, that it will physically change, growing new blood vessels and neural pathways, and you can see all of this on a brain scan. New brain pathways produce new states of consciousness. The brain physically changes with repeated stimulation.