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ARTArticlePerfection Is Overrated!Find the freedom that comes from giving you a break
Are you a perfectionist? If your automatic response is “no!” I invite you to take a closer look; there is a well-meaning perfectionist in every one of us!
Wanting to be the best, and see things executed to the highest level of quality is a good direction to set your business compass but, I see this quest for perfection keeping people from reaching their true potential nearly every day.ARTArticlePerfectionism: Can Toxic Shame Cause Perfectionism?There are things that are around today that are seen as being perfect but as time passes, they will be seen as imperfect. And this is how life has always been and something that will continue to take place.
What this shows is how life doesn’t stand still and that there is always something new or different waiting to be revealed. When something is new or different, it could be seen as better and as the next step.ARTArticlePersistence: Is Persistence An Important Part Of Success?There are some people who have the ability or the skill to do something and yet, that is as far as it goes. And this is going to mean that they end up wasting what they have and it will always be a mystery as to what they could have achieved.
In other cases, there are going to be people who put in the work to achieve their goals but just before they reach their target, they stop. And this can be someone who is full of ability or someone who isn’t.ARTArticlePersonal and Professional Growth: Don’t Shoot A Hole In Your Own LifeboatThe 1944 movie Lifeboat is a great American classic, but for the cast it almost became a great American tragedy. During the course of production, one actress contracted pneumonia twice and an actor nearly drowned. How ironic! Even a controlled simulation about a small group of survivors stranded in a small boat can be risky business. How realistic! Wouldn’t it be great if in the end, you, like filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, had a masterpiece to show for all your trouble?ARTArticlePersonal Power: Why Do Some People Believe They Have No Effect On Their Environment?While having complete control of one’s environment would be practically impossible, what is possible is for one to have some control over their environment. And in some ways, the more control one has, the more empowered they will feel.
Control is often seen as something negative and as something one should let go off. But if one has no control of their body or their life for instance, it is unlikely that they are going to be in a good place.
SeparationARTArticlePeter Fogel's "The 5 Commandments of Effectively Using Humor in Any Presentation!"I couldn’t believe I was going to open my presentation with that joke. Me, of all people! Yet, there I was. With my heart pounding in anticipation… I was about to bound onto the platform and speak in front of over 250 people…
Not only that, I was going to open my presentation with a bit I had just come up with! Before I continue, you need to know the back-story. I was asked to emcee AWAI’s 2009 FastTrack to Success Bootcamp Awards Ceremony.ARTArticlePeter Fogel's "The Self-Confidence Question!"I have an entrepreneur friend who is an engaging speaker. He always gets high marks on audience evaluations.
On stage, he comes off as quite confident. Watching him, you’d think he was loaded with self-esteem.
In fact, the opposite is true. And at a recent presentation, he let his audience in on this personality “flaw” right from the start.ARTArticlePoints to Ponder for Growing Your BusinessTired of working for somebody else and ready to try your hand being a business owner?
Or are you an accidental entrepreneur that has already leapt into business for yourself?
Well, You’re not alone!
Starting and running your own successful business is one of the most rewarding, exciting and nerve-racking adventures you will set out on. It has its joys and it certainly has its challenges, all of which will push you outside your comfort zone, spur your creative thinking and give you a few more gray hairs!ARTArticlePositive Thinking: Can Positive Thinking Cause Someone To Become Emotionally Disconnected?If one is into self-development, positive thinking is going to be something they are familiar with. But even if this isn’t the case, this is still likely to be something that one is familiar with.
It could be something they have heard of and that’s about as far as it goes, or it could be something that defines their life. This is going to mean that some will use it periodically and others will use it practically all the time.ARTArticlePositive Thinking: Can Positive Thinking Stop Someone From Having Empathy?If someone is into self-development, they are likely to be familiar with 'positive thinking'. This is something that is generally encouraged when it comes to living a better life.
Here, one will need to create thoughts that are 'positive' and do to everything they can to stop themselves from having thoughts that are 'negative'. Through this, one will have the chance to feel better and to behave in ways that are more fulfilling.
Two OptionsARTArticlePower of ConsistencyWe have a tendency to respond and act to situations and our circumstance in regards to the convictions and thoughts that we harbor consistently, and the formed after effects of those actions in the long run bring about the quality and conditions of our lives. We have objectives we need to accomplish; still we just work towards them when it’s favorable or advantageous. The issue with this attitude is that we look everywhere for every conceivable reason to not begin. It’s additionally the sort of attitude and approach that divides the top achievers from those who struggle.ARTArticlePractice: Does Practice Make Perfect?Human beings are often born with a certain ability or a number of abilities and these will vary from person to person. Other people may enable one to realise what they are good at or one may have to get in touch or ‘find’ what they are good at themselves.
Once one realises what they are it will then be important for them to nurture whatever they find. What this means then, is that this is active process and not something that just happens. Just sitting back and being passive is therefore not going to allow one to fulfil their strengths.
WastedARTArticlePrepare for ActionNow that you have discovered and refined your purpose for living it is time to prepare for action. This is an important step. Do not deceive yourself that just because you have defined your purpose for living that everything from now on will be downhill.ARTArticlePrinciples for Creating Your FutureYou now know yourself better than most people ever will. So, what do you do with this new found knowledge? First, ask yourself if you have enough fire in your belly to proceed as an entrepreneur in your own business. If you do, you will most likely be highly successful and will enjoy your individual endeavor. That fire in your belly can truly make the difference between success and failure in an entrepreneurial venture.
If you find you don’t have this entrepreneurial fire, consider other venues.ARTArticleProcrastination: Is Procrastination Good Or Bad?When people talk about something they have been struggling with as of late or for most of their life, procrastination is often mentioned. This could be something that is having an impact on every area of someone’s life in extreme cases or it could be something that just appears in certain areas.
One might then come to the conclusion that they have a big problem and that something needs to be done. Or they could just overlook it and come up with all kinds of reasons as to why they are this way.
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It can’t be attained and so if one is doing everything they can to be perfect, it will be important for them to stop and to reflect on that fact that it is not possible to be perfect. And if one feels like a failure because they’re not perfect, it will be important for them to realise that no human being is or has ever been perfect.ARTArticleProjection: Do You Project Your Inner Conflict Onto Others?When it comes to the conflict that is taking place in the exte
al world, one only needs to look or to listen and they will soon be aware of what is taking place. Now this could relate to something that is taking place in front of them or something that is happening on the other side of the planet.
The media, for instance, always covers different events that demonstrate the conflict that is taking place locally and globally. And as there is so much conflict, the media can only focus on certain events and as to why they focus on one event and not another, is another discussion altogether.rARTArticleProspering WordsIf you desire for your prosperity to grow, it will do so more easily if you use prospering words. Sometimes people use negative, limiting words and then wonder why they do not prosper. A lady, who suffered for years enduring very limiting conditions, finally said she'd had enough of that and, believing that she deserved a better life, sought help in achieving that. She was led to a prosperity book that confirmed what she believed.ARTArticleProsperity – It's Not About Your Money – It's About Your LifeProsperity, it's not about your money, it's about your life. For the last 30 years, since I was 17 years old, I have been a student of prosperity. I've made lots of money, lost lots of money, been happy and been miserable. And along the way I learned that prosperity isn't about the money, it's about your life. And once you get that simple bit of truth right inside your head, the money naturally flows and follows.ARTArticleProven Strategies to Accelerate SuccessYou want to accelerate your success. The very foundation of success acceleration is the fact that some of the principles you have in your belief window are not completely accurate, and they must be changed.
Change the principles in your belief window that are not true, and you will be well on your way to accelerated success.
Consistency is the best measurement of a well-managed life, and time is the great equalizing factor that establishes a demanding reality for each of us.ARTArticlePurpose: Can Having A Purpose Stop Someone From Being Distracted?There are now more ways than ever before for people to be distracted. For example, one no longer needs to sit down and watch TV or to turn the radio on, as they can simply look at their phone and become completely consumed; no matter where they are or what they are doing.
So based on this, there are not only the distractions of the world; there are also the distractions that one can create for themselves. And while being distracted from time to time is part of life, if it becomes a way of life it is going diminish ones quality of life.ARTArticlePurposeful, Passionate, PromisingWe often hear the word “purpose” in the personal development field. One of my favourite lines that I use in my speeches is “Find your purpose, and live it with passion”. Yet, sometimes we need more clarity on the word “purpose” in the context of personal development.
If I were to ask you right now, “What is your purpose in life?” would you be able to give me a clear answer without over-analysing it?
Have you ever asked yourself that question? Please take a minute to reflect on that question. What answer immediately comes to your mind?ARTArticleRadical Change in the Corner Office: 2010 is the Year of the WomanMany top organizations where I work as an outside consult or a speaker delivering professional development seminars are rushing right now to create new internal women’s leadership groups. That’s because these large companies understand that as the economy imposes changes in how they do business, it also triggers a change of leadership positions within their firms. To enhance their profit margins they are streamlining middle management and top positions – and it appears that more men are being impacted in adverse ways than are women.ARTArticleRage: What Causes Rage?It has recently been reported that rage could be the result of what is going on for someone at a biological level. And while this has been said, they have also wondered if it’s the other way around; with rage causing ones biology to change and not ones biology causing the rage.
However, whether one is an expert when it comes to biology or not, it is not going to be much of a surprise to hear that when one feels a certain way, their physical body also mirroring the experience.ARTArticleRe-Thinking PatternsI remember my grandmother’s kitchen cabinet, stacked with a lineup of white coffee cups. She would say something like, “there’s no room for colored cups there; all need to be the same, everything needs to match.” By age 12, I brought my favorite cup, a round deep blue with sunflowers designs on it. It was destined to be moved to a separate shelve because it didn't match, didn't belong with the rest.ARTArticleReaching Your Goals and the Excuses People MakeWhat Exactly are Goals?
Setting goals is the most essential element of getting to where you want to be in life. Goals have been described as a route, system, recipe, or prescription for reaching your ultimate vision. They are the stepping stones which take you closer and closer to where you want to be in life.
People who get ahead, accomplish more things, and create more experiences in their life are people who set out goals for themselves.ARTArticleReality: Can Trapped Emotions Create Our Reality?When it comes to what one attracts and doesn’t attract into their life, thoughts are often the primary focus. And when someone has this point of view, they are seen as the key to one attracting what they want and repelling what they don’t want.
So here, one needs to become hyper vigilant when it comes to their thoughts and to constantly create thoughts that are ‘positive’. And through this process, it is said that one will create feelings that reflect their thought processes.ARTArticleRecovering from Burnout and Finding Fulfillment at WorkIf you find that you are on your way to burnout or already suffering from burnout symptoms, there are things you can do to work against it. One of the most effective things you can do to fight burnout is to create fulfillment at work. This has a very large effect on you because we spend many hours of our day at our jobs or business.
The following list includes suggestions you can implement to find more fulfillment at work.ARTArticleRegression: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Someone To Regress?If defence mechanisms were mentioned, it is likely that regression would be spoken about and this is because it is one of the more common ones. But no matter what defence mechanism is used, they all have the same purpose. With the purpose being that they allow one’s mind to avoid the emotional pain of the body.
Although defence mechanisms could be seen as bad things, without them one wouldn’t last very long. They allow one to keep pain under control and to regulate what happens to them. Without them one would end up being overwhelmed by pain and life would be unbearable.ARTArticleRegret: Are Regrets Good Or Bad?Although life is rarely black and white, it doesn’t mean that some people won’t see it as being this way. And while most people are going to see it this way from time to, there are going to be others who are unable to see it differently.
They are then on one side or they are on the other and everything in between is overlooked. To see life this way is going mean that one doesn’t really have to think; all they have to do is to go with the first response that their mind comes up with.