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ARTArticle***Stuck? You May Have Eyes Wide Shut SyndromeI was enjoying a lovely dinner last night at a little French restaurant at The Farmer's Market in Los Angeles last night when I overheard a neighboring conversation. Ok, I was deliberately eavesdropping. I admit it. Those who know me already know that listening to how other people think is a favorite pastime of mine. In a not so covert attempt to hear better, I scooched my chair a little closer and ran smack into the void of quiet desperation.ARTArticle***The Art of Flow and How to Tap Into ItI've often affirmed, "Let go and flow." Flow generates inspiration and births the A-HA moments of your clarity and vision.ARTArticle***The MotivAct Group Adds Holistic Wellness Workshops for Caregivers to its PortfolioWhen caring for elderly or ill family members, the caregiver often ignores their own emotional and physical well being, putting their own hopes, dreams, goals and aspirations on hold. The MotivAct Group has added a customized "Mental Massage for the Caregiver" meditation/relaxation program to its portfolio of holistic wellness workshops.ARTArticle***THE POWER OF VULNERABILITYThere is a myth in our culture that empowerment involves competition and feelings of superiority. Another cultural myth says that vulnerability involves humiliation and weakness. I believe that the reality is very different. Empowerment is an interior state of confidence, not in one’s ego or personality, but in the ability to create a desired outcome without diminishing others. Vulnerability is a willingness to listen with your heart instead of waiting impatiently for a quiet moment in which to enlighten the other with your most cherished viewpoint.ARTArticle***What Thoughts Wake You Up At Night?I asked through Facebook and Twitter "What thoughts wake you up at night?" The response was varied; from nonsensical to downright scary.
"Gee, the idea of munching on some (fill in the blank with just about anything vegetarian) sounds great."
"Where is my handbag?"
"Did we lock the security gate?"
"Why are the dogs so quiet?"
And several matched the thought that woke me up the other night:
"I gotta pee."ARTArticle***Who Are You? Misguided Blockhead or Masterful Wizard?Who are you? Some say that a person is a product of his or her choices. Much like the causality dilemma of "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" that evokes questions about life and how the Universe in general began, who you are can be rooted in a circular cause and consequence pattern of experience.
Or is it?
The answer is, it depends. It depends upon how you choose. Are you creating your choices or are your choices creating you?ARTArticle#1 Success & Happiness Solution: Rubber Band Thinking#1 Success & Happiness Solution: Rubber Band Thinking
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Bill Cottringer
“I wouldn’t give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but for the simplicity just on the other side of complexity, I would give my life.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes.ARTArticle10 Blocks To SuccessSo you’ve tried everything you know of to help you achieve your dream. You’ve watched ‘The Secret’, you’ve read all the self-help books, and done everything they’ve suggested, the visualisations, the affirmations, created a vision board and more, and still you feel no nearer to achieving your desired outcome. Maybe you’re even ready to give up. What more can you do?ARTArticle10 ways to greater loveIf you truly want love then you have to consider how you approach love. Make your relationship last with these 10 loving tips.
1. Find a way never to criticize – even the type that is believed to be constructive. Instead think of ways to help and support and just do it. Always have the mindset that there must be good reasons why they behave in the way they do.ARTArticle12 Reasons to Use an Idea journal1. Using an idea journal is fast, easy, and convenient.
It will take you less than 15 minutes each day to record your ideas, goals, and dreams into your idea journal.
2. Your idea journal will motivate you to take action on your most valuable and promising ideas.
Use the idea journal to track your creative ideas. These ideas may be the launch pad to your desired future; you must have a system to record each idea in order to capitalize on it in the future.
3. Helps you to maintain a laser-focus on your goals, dreams, and ideas - you must stay disciplined and persistent.ARTArticle15 Ways to Know If You Are An Idea Person1. Ideas come to you effortlessly.
• Creating ideas is as easy for you as putting on your shoes in the morning. Thomas Edison said that ideas are waiting to be discovered. You discover ideas constantly by creating ideas without really trying to create ideas. No matter where you look you see unique solutions to improve products, services, your personal and professional life, and the lives of your fellow human beings.
2. You are always trying to find ways to do things better.ARTArticle20 Writing Tips for Better Results20 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:ARTArticle2009 – A Year for Reflection and GrowthWith the closing of yet another fast paced year in the online, and physical, world we need to take some time to reflect on what were the good things that we experienced. We need to plan for a great 2010.
We should reflect upon some of the key satisfaction factors in life, and ask ourselves how did we do? At the same time, consider what we need to change for 2010 to improve our overall satisfaction rating.
1. Enjoying time with family and friends
2. Finding Time Just for Us
3. Feeling Good or Bad in General
4. Did We Achieve Our Goals?
5. Did We Make New Connections?
6.ARTArticle25 Power Questions to Ask Your MentorsIf you have a mentor you need to make sure that you ask the following questions at some point during your relationship:
1. What are your goals and dreams (Short term and long-term)?
2. How can I help you to accomplish your goals and dreams?
3. Why did you choose to pursue these goals and dreams?
4. What books have influenced your ideas and thoughts the most?
5. What ideas or thoughts inspired you or motivated you to get started?
6. What is the one action you have taken that has accounted for most of your success?ARTArticle25 Sure Ways to Improve Communication25 Sure Ways to Improve Communication
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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.ARTArticle3 Lessons to Becoming a Better SpeakerAuthenticity. You've seen it preached here countless times as a vital component to a home-run presentation. But what if the material you're delivering isn't your own?
A colleague recently auditioned to become a certified trainer for a well-known sales guru, delivering customized versions of his popular seminars under a licensing arrangement.ARTArticle3 Reasons Why Sleep Makes You a Better LeaderSleep is apparently a little known secret to good leadership that is critical to high performance and well-being. It is not just for beauty rest; there are plenty of leadership and health reasons for getting a good night's sleep.ARTArticle3 Tips to Getting More Done with Less Stressip #1
Feeling like you can’t get it all done? Schedule Focus Time every day. This is the time you are not to be disturbed. Turn off the phone, shut down email and determine your biggest need for action at this time. Then set your timer and get it done!
Tip #2
Tired of losing phone messages? Start a new habit today. Get a small notebook and NEVER retrieve voice mail unless that notebook is in front of you. When you get voice mail, write down the person’s name, phone number and reason for calling. Then schedule a time to make callbacks.ARTArticle3-Step Inner Wizard Formula For SuccessThere are what seems to be an infinite number of books that provide a formula for success. They will tell you to work hard, pay your dues, earn advanced degrees in your education. The Inner Wizard formula for success, however, is a bit contrary to many of those strategies and quite simple.
There are 3 Essential Empowering Factors in the Inner Wizard Formula for Success:
• Authenticity: Who You Really Are & What You Want to Achieve
• Confidence: Self-esteem and Intuition
• Alignment: Mindfully Speak & Act in the Direction of your Highest GoalsARTArticle4 Effective Techniques for Employee Motivation"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."
~ Zig Ziglar
For the CEO, it is always a challenge to motivate his employees and also keep them motivated. Motivated employees are at the forefront to take up new challenges, adapt new ideas and deliver results. A self-motivated employee also contributes by sharing his own innovative ideas and encourages his colleagues to do the same.
This article showcases some effective strategies for a CEO to motivate his employees.
1. One-on-one ApproachARTArticle4 Questions You MUST Ask If You Are Looking To ChangeHi there,
A while back when I was getting ready to launch my book 'How To Change Your Life One Day At A Time' I decided to create a street video to help promote it.
I had only one question that I wanted to ask of many complete strangers. I wanted to document how different people would answer the same question, based on their own lives and circumstances.ARTArticle4 Steps to Manage Toxic PeopleDo you have people in your life who sprinkle misery wherever they go? When you spend time with them, do these people suck the life energy right out of you? Do you they make you wrong, make you feel angry, deflated, belittled, inadequate or unworthy? If so, you have become their victim. As a victim you can only create more experiences of victimization. As chocolate is poison to a dog, these noxious people have the power to reinforce limitations and low self-esteem within you that will hold you back from the successful pursuit of your creative endeavors - if you let them.ARTArticle4 ways to (still) make this your best year!As I’m writing this, it’s T-60 days until the end of the year. That means, by the time you are reading this, you’ll be even closer to making this year….we’ll maybe not your best year ever.
I’m saying that because if you’re like 92% of the world, you haven’t achieved your New Year’s resolutions for this year. However, if you are one of the 8% who have, congratulations! Either way, I’m going to give you some practical ways to actually begin making this your best year ever, even if it hasn’t been what you anticipated it would be, yet.ARTArticle5 Habits of a Confident WomanOur confidence has a big impact on how we enjoy life. People that are confident and happy with themselves unconsciously and positively affect the people around them.
Have you ever noticed the girl that walks into the room and everyone notices her?
People are attracted to her and she easily strikes up conversations with anyone in the room.
SHE IS CONFIDENT!
When a confident person enters a room, people notice.
They exude and project self-assurance and happiness. That confident person can introduce themselves to anyone, and engage everyone in conversation.ARTArticle5 Keys to Doubling Your Networking ResultsAre you frustrated with the results you’ve been seeing from traditional live networking events? Well, did you know if you run a strong online campaign that will help you convert more prospects who you meet offline? That way, the people you do meet face to face at live networking events have many ways to stay connected with you and to learn more about your area of expertise.
Here are 5 key ways to help you double your networking results:
1.) Make sure you’re networking with your target market or referral partnersARTArticle5 Steps to Stop Stressing Out for Business Owners & EntrepreneursOwning and developing your own business can be a stressful endeavor, which should come as no secret to most people. Even those who have never owned their own company will acknowledge the stress and headaches that can come with being the person at the top of a business. You are responsible for not only your own livelihood, but many of you also for the livelihood of employees who work for you.ARTArticle5 Tips for Effective Education MarketingDoes marketing ever feel to you like you’re bothering people? Does marketing make you feel uncomfortable because you feel like you’re “selling”?
People’s lives today have become so incredibly inundated with an avalanche of information, commercials and advertisements, so it is no wonder that as business owners and service professionals you can often feel like yet another unwanted interruption or worse, spam in your attempts at prospecting and marketing.ARTArticle5 Tips to Prepare a Persuasive Business PresentationGiving presentations, typically PowerPoint, is mostly a routine matter for CEOs and top managers Business leaders extensively use PowerPoint for a multitude of purposes including showcasing their strategies, presenting their business plans, declaring their financial results, persuading investors to put their money in their business or conducting different training sessions.ARTArticle5 Ways to Unlock Your PotentialThis is an interesting time to be alive. While it seems on the outside like chaos, I am seeing things in a different way. The way I see it, lots of people are getting more of what they really want by getting a big and unexpected push.
You might be scratching your head right now and saying to yourself “that gal is crazy – totally nuts”.ARTArticle6 Intentional Moves to Maximize Your Spring BreakSpring Break is finally here and you are excited. No school, classes or teachers for one whole week, I can relate to your excitement. What are your plans? Are you doing the big beach trip to Daytona Beach? Or will you just sleep in and do nothing for a week? I would like to encourage you to choose wisely, as this decision can have an effect on your future – positively or negatively.