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ARTArticleOwn Your Space! Tried and True Tips to Command AttentionDo you know someone that enters a room with flair? They don’t just slide in…but they command a certain amount of attention and recognition. People will glance at this newcomer as they walk by. If they have not been introduced, chances are they soon will be. (Being drop dead gorgeous is not the prerequisite to create this phenomenon, by the way.)
This is the power of “owning your space”.
On a stage, on TV, in networking events or a small dinner party, being in control of your space is the platform from which you can send out clear and highly effective messages.ARTArticleParenthood: Letting go again and again and againWhen I first began doing research for Conscious Motherhood - both the book (yet to be published) and the website - I was struck by the recurrent theme among new parents about how challenging it was to let go.ARTArticlePaying Attention To Our Discomfort To Find Relief©Whether a person knows anything about EFT or not, it is possible that just reading this article and thinking about each question, can bring a certain amount of relief. Sometimes just observing the discomfort is enough to help you feel better.
I have studied Gary Craig’s videos for hundreds of hours and am still amazed at the simplicity of his brilliant successes. Something I have noticed, but is not often mentioned is the constant succession of trans-derivational searches that Gary encourages. He is having the person do these inner searches all the time.ARTArticlePenetrating The Vails Of Self DeceptionThe Textures Of Life
The Human species has raised self deception and denial to an art form, but how and maybe more importantly why? I can tell already that this will not be the easiest article I've ever written and probably won't be the easiest to read.ARTArticlePersonal Empowerment - Bye Bye Victim MentalityThe realization of personal empowerment is one of the most important elements of self improvement. After all, it’s impossible to focus on improving yourself when your attention is on placing fault with others.
Before we can evolve and improve ourselves, we must first decide to no longer be the victim of anyone or anything. Even if we’ve been victimized, we don’t have to remain victims. We always have the power of choice.ARTArticlePeter Fogel's "12 Effective Tips on How to Get the Most Out of Your Speakers Bureaus Relationships or (You Scratch My Back and I'll Scratch Yours!)"Talking to the Bureau in Person or On the Phone
Before you call a speaking bureau, do some research to figure out which ones match your goals. Just as two snowflakes aren't a like -- it's the same with speakers bureaus.
Your best plan (and you'll discover if they are truly interested in you) is to Invite the right bureaus to come to a program. Afterwards, go into schmooze moan take their representatives for lunch or a drink afterwards.
Each of these bureaus is a way for you to get more paid bookings. So the trick is to get deal with bureau individually.rARTArticlePeter Fogel's "Effective Story Telling Tips & Tactics That'll Make You a More Persuasive Speaker!" (Part One)Perhaps you've been there yourself. You are listening to a speaker drone on with facts and figures… and figures and facts. At that moment your eyes are rolling towards the back of your head. As I always say - audiences will forgive a lot of things from you -- but they will never forgive a boring speaker.
The speakers job is to engage and capture an audience's mind and tug at his heart strings. You always want to keep them listening… a great way to do that is chuck the fact and figures and use effective stories during your public speaking engagements.ARTArticlePeter Fogel's "How ANY Public Speaker Can Create a Deeper Bond With Their Audience!"The speakers people like the most, or who have the greatest impact, are said to have “presence.” Something special that leaps out at you. Certain actors have it, and that makes them "stars." Certain models (who by the way are sometime average looking people in real life) somehow "click" with the camera and it just loves them.ARTArticlePeter Fogel's "How to Quickly Become a More Confident Speaker With out Breaking a Sweat!"When you’re speaking, do you rely too much on your audience? Are you always getting negative messages from their body language and facial expressions?
When you’re speaking, do you rely too much on your audience? Are you always getting negative messages from their body language and facial expressions?ARTArticlePeter Fogel's "How to Quickly Connect With Your Audience While Giving a Speech!"The first part of connecting with the audience is to do the proper research for the event. And by that I mean, you have to do your homework.
You have to consult with the client and event planner and truly understand the reason your presentation has been arranged-- and why they chose you!
You see, past experience has shown me that a poorly prepared speaker cannot properly connect with his audience.ARTArticlePeter Fogel's "More Effective Story Telling Tips & Tactics That'll Make You a More Persuasive Speaker!" (Part Two)Welcome back to Storytelling Tips and Tactics. As I mentioned in my previous article… specificity sells and makes a story more personal!
When it comes to effective story telling give your audience a place to envision by telling them the specific location of your joke or story. For instance, say you were in Tommy's Diner in Hoboken, New Jersey -- as opposed to just New Jersey. Your audience will have a specific place to think about and will become more engaged.ARTArticlePeter Fogel's "Self-Introductions or 'How to Plan for the Unexpected When You Speak!"I always say when it comes to speaking or performing, you must adhere to Murphy's Law. What can wrong … will. I don't know who this Murphy was, but perhaps he should get in touch with Montezuma (and his revenge.)
Please note, dear reader, I am not a fatalist. I am more of a realist. Yes, you can fix the lighting the sound… even the proximity of the platform to the stage. But the challenging part is getting the host, (or organizer) who hired you -- to give you the proper introduction.ARTArticlePicking Yourself Up When You're Feeling DownWhen I'm down, down in the dumps, everything feels bad. I'm not interested in anything, don't feel like connecting with others or even going outside, don't even try to move me. Pass the ice cream. It seems that I want anything that will actually make me feel even worse! The last thing I want is to see happy, joyous people, laughing and having everything I can't have. It's like a part of me is keeping me prisoner and won't let go. Wow! That's pretty dismal. And, the fact is, I truly am down.ARTArticlePlaying in Traffic is Dangerous - Workspace Arrangements that Increase FocusWhenever I speak to audiences about productivity, be it during a training seminar or a keynote presentation, I always, always, always recommend that they face away from passing traffic. The urge to look up is so strong and whenever we fall prey to that urge, we lose our focus.
The natural tendency to look up whenever someone passes by is instinctive. It’s probably a survival mechanism long-instilled in our psyche to observe the “threat” before it consumes us.ARTArticlePower Success And Self AwarenessThe Challenge Of Self Discovery
The idea that we can live successfully without achieving a certain level of self awareness probably depends on what we think of as successful living. To me, successful living is not only about having material wealth, but also peace, happiness and spiritual well being. In a normal world where the human being is allowed to develop naturally these things might come as part of that natural developmental process. But that is not our world today.ARTArticlePower Success And Self ConfidenceWhat Do You Have Faith In?
Self confidence can be a transient experience that can depend on the balance between successes and failures or even our core beliefs about ourselves. For example; we may not believe that we deserve success, or that we are destined to be failures. But is there such a thing as total self confidence? A kind of confidence that is certain and unshakable and not
vulnerable to the results of our efforts or our core beliefs? Yes! There is such a thing as absolute self confidence and it arises from having complete faith in ourselves.ARTArticlePracticing Positive Affirmations To Develop Self EsteemWhat is halting you from manifesting the kind of life that you cannot wait to play in? What keeps you struggling with manifesting all the money you want? What is keeping you broke? Can you see the reasons you voice to yourself for the above? In the answer is the reason for why you're always in conflict with what you want. You can use Positive Affirmations Self Esteem to help you in the process of shifting your energy!ARTArticlePrice of a Worry-Free LifeOne difficult aspect of life is mastering our emotions. The concept of remaining calm in spite of what happens is easy … to agree with. Doing it is a much different thing.
What happens when we allow ourselves to panic? We instantly lose sight of the obvious, forget everything we have learned, and we become a liability to ourselves and others. Panic is the most common cause of death among new people to scuba diving.ARTArticleReach HigherWhat does it mean to "reach higher"? The phrase suggests going beyond the ordinary or doing much better than mediocre. Excellence certainly fits too. Any discussion of reaching higher would be incomplete without at least one example. Several years ago, I was in charge of a team in a large military exercise. Over the three days or so, we ran through our paces both literally and figuratively as we worked to meet operational challenges in a simulated war-time environment. During this period, my respect grew for one team member in particular as he seemed to do better the harder the scenario.ARTArticleReality And Whose Living ThereA Ticket To La La Land
For decades I thought I knew what reality was, and in a way I did. Imagine my surprise when, years later after going on a long journey of developing my awareness, I discovered that I was not only clueless but a long time resident of La La Land and didn't even know who had been living there all those years. I thought it was me, but was it?ARTArticleRelationship Attraction: Understanding The "Game" In The Dating GameComing from the mindset of the Law of Attraction, the source of what you emanate is projected or drawn directly back to you. If that's so, (which it is) doesn't it makes practical sense to get dressed with a grin prior to leaving the house?ARTArticleRelationship Attraction: Understanding Yourself So You Can Own The Dating SceneFive Practices To Stay Away From While On a Date.
1. Competition. This is not the place to judge yourself, your Ex-, your achievements, with his or hers.
2. Skill. Having to project how good you are at being a good partner is unnecessary consideration and that will manifest.
3. Chance. Recall that you were not forced to go on this date. Ultimately, there is no chance involved.
4. Endurance. A date is not a contest to see who can last the longest at being entertaining and intelligent.
5. Rules.ARTArticleRelationship Breakthroughs: Enjoy Conscious Relationships with the EnneagramType 8s are from Mars, type 4s are from Venus? They might as well be, considering the potential for misunderstanding between different Enneagram types.
The first point to understand is that we aren't wrong because we're different. If you would like to get a handle on each type, visit the Enneagram page on my website or have a look at my last article on Enneagram and relationships.ARTArticleRelationships Attraction: Becoming An Energetic Matching To What You DesireWhen you want something, like a wonderful relationship or financial independence, for example, and you've been wanting this for quite a long time -- 9 months, maybe several years, and it still has not shown up -- then there's resistance preventing you from having what you desire. There's some key factor amiss in the area of your energy level.ARTArticleRelationships Attraction: Create A Relationship By Creating Space For OneIt's always recommended to allow actual space for an unhindered relationship to manifest into your experience. That is, clean out a closet, and some drawers. Allow your space for living to be conducive for two people to live comfortable. And while that's important, it's of even greater importance to create space for your emotions.ARTArticleRelationships Attraction: Creating Effective Romantic PartnershipsFor the first time in my life, I find myself surrounded by examples of people in great partnership relationships, usually in the form of lasting marriages. Take Don and Barbara. I think they have been together for sixty+ years. I hadn't see
Barbara prior to her quite extensive hospital visit that began in late December! I eventually made sure to bring over some flowers and spend some quality time with little old Barbara. Barbara and Don are models for Robert and I. Their partnership is a perfect example of a stable, deep, abiding love.ARTArticleRelationships: Is Being Responsive To Another Person’s Self-Disclosure An Important Part Of A Relationship?When one feels close to someone, there are likely to be a number of reasons why. One may know what these reasons are, or it may take them a while to realise why they feel the way they do.
The connection they feel with the other person is likely to have built up over time. This is not to say that one can’t feel close to another without too much time having passed; as one can feel close to another without having known them for months or even years.ARTArticleReleasing Trauma - The Mind, Body, Spirit ConnectionThe Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss, PH.D is a beautiful and insightful guide into the mind/body/spirit connection. I first read this book about 10 years ago and found myself leafing through its pages once again just a few months ago searching for answers.
About 13 years ago I suffered an unspeakable trauma, something that I could never ever imagine happening, did. Yes, I did go for many rounds of counseling but other than that, I kept my trauma a secret.ARTArticleRipples on the Waters of ThoughtA splash is something that rocks our thinking. It can be the death of a friend, the loss of a pet, or an accident on the highway. It is a wake-up call, hopefully causing us to reconsider what we are doing and where we’re going.
Far more subtle and far more dangerous are the little ripples of thought. The “I can’t,” when we truly could. The “I shouldn’t,” when we really should. And the “it can’t work,” when it truly would.
As Earl Nightingale so clearly said, “We become what we think about.”ARTArticleSecrets to Attracting Your Heart's DesireI attracted emotionally unavailable men, men who lived out of state, or traveled a great deal of time. Even though my father was an emotionally absent father, I thought that since I consciously knew it, I'd consciously choose loving relationships with men that were available. Even up to the last relationship I was in prior to having my relationship breakthrough, the guy I was involved with would not commit.