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ARTArticleThe Art Of Successful Livingn If I were to ask you what it means to live successfully, what would your answer be? Success means different things to different people, but in general, most people would agree that to be physically healthy, have healthy relationships, and have enough money to live comfortably and not worry ...ARTArticleThe Avatar's AdvantageA traveler meets two bricklayers and asks each what he’s doing. The first mutters, “Working for a buck.” The second proclaims, “Building a school that will educate children for generations.” Both bricklayers are doing the same work, but the work of the second is imbued with more meaning, because ...ARTArticleThe Best Way to Approach New ClientsAs a business owner you know the kinds of clients you want. Why not go one step further and make a list of actual companies you would like to have as clients? Then, get clear about who it is you want to contact within each company. What position does the person hold? Is it the owner? Is it ...ARTArticleThe Central Conflict That Spills Over Into Everything ElseThe Central Conflict That Spills Over Into Everything Else BynBill Cottringe nn After decades of studying and experiencing personal conflicts in a variety of work and domestic relationships, there is one that is more bothersome and difficult to talk about than any other. The strong ...ARTArticleThe Coaching Experience - So What Is This Thing Called Coaching?"I have ceased to question stars and books. I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me." - Herman Hesse (prologue to Demian) Without a doubt, one of the most powerful tools to maximize your potential to produce better results is coaching. A client may initially hire a coach ...ARTArticleThe Current Flows EndlesslyThe morning I wrote this, I woke up like I usually do to a radio alarm clock—and the talk show host told me that Paul Harvey had died at 90 years of age, after a radio broadcasting career of 70 years. A true icon, he's been on the radio much longer than most of us, myself included, have even ...ARTArticleThe Day That Superman DiedI still remember the day that Superman died. It's been a few years ago now, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was traversing the airport in Reno, Nevada and I saw the headlines. There were about 12 different newspapers for sale—they were all in their machines—and I caught the headlines: ...ARTArticleThe Difference Between Those Who Succeed and Those Who FailI want to tell you the difference between those who succeed and those who fail. And it's a whole lot simpler than you might think. You know, there are so many excuses that have been bandied out there—depending on sex, race, religion, age, intelligence, resources, contacts, parents, the ...ARTArticleThe Drama of the “Helpful Child”A common form of dysfunctional behavior exhibited by parents is one where they take advantage of the child(ren) who has a tendency to be helpful. These child(ren) have fallen victim to the Helpful Child Syndrome (HCS). This is where a particular child, regardless of their age, realizes that he ...ARTArticleThe Emotional Brain and Leadership That ResonatesThe term “Resonate Leadership” reminds me of the ability it requires to play my piano skillfully. When I play the notes in harmony, it is soothing and harmonic. When played out of alignment and ignorantly, instead of music to my ears, it becomes unpleasant noise. This concept of “Resonance and Dissonance” is a good metaphor for skillful—or not—leadership and relationship skills. Feelings have a “vibe.” They are transmissible.ARTArticleThe Familiar Habit of ProcrastinationHabits begin with a decisionr We may not think of procrastination as making a decision yet this is exactly what happens. We decide to put off what needs to be done for a later time. We rationalize why we are doing this and believe it. According to Bob Proctor,”the only thing worse than an excuse is a really good excuse.” What excuses do you have for putting off those things you know you must do?ARTArticleThe Feeling That Masquerades as Good SenseIn a recent conversation with my friend Wendy Robbins, she brought up one of the important topics that I address in The NEW Think and Grow Rich: "I'd love for you to talk about procrastination more, because I think a lot of people really raise their hand straight up if you ask them, 'How many ...ARTArticleTHE FIVE C’S OF SUCCESSFUL REALITY REPAIRTHE FIVE C’S OF SUCCESSFUL REALITY REPAI By Bill Cottringe n There is a mighty roadblock in the way of successful reality repair—fixing broken realities (social problems, economy crises, wars) and creating new and better ones we want (equal access to and enjoyment of abundance and ...ARTArticleThe Flashing Red Flags of Fatally Crashing RelationshipsThe Flashing Red Flags of Fatally Crashing RelationshipsnBy Bill Cottringe n You may wonder why anyone in their right mind would miss these blatant red flags before they found themselves stuck in a fatal relationship; but the real problem becomes more of how to get out of such a ...ARTArticleThe Four Crucibles of SuccessThe Four Crucibles of SuccessnBy Bill Cottringe n Every success has four crucibles that make nothing go to something, and close the gap between dreaming and reality: The Head, Heart, Soul and Hands. We know now, the energy that is transformed between these four crucibles is what shows up ...ARTArticleThe Genius ProjectMy good friend Jay Niblick, founder of Innermetrix International, recently completed a study called The Genius Project. His study became the basis for his latest book, What’s Your Genius? The Genius Project grew out of a desire to better understand two things: 1. What was the cause of the ...ARTArticleThe Genius Project: The FindingsBefore we talk about what my good friend Mr. Jay Niblick did find in the Genius Project, let’s look at what he did not find because it’s actually quite important as well. After crunching all of that data, and conducting all of those interviews, what he did not find was a single attribute, or ...ARTArticleThe Great I AMThe Great I Am’s Please answer a few questions to help us uncover your great I am’s If you were describing yourself to someone that didn’t know you (personality, physical characteristics)- what would you say? n______________ is ...ARTArticleThe GREAT NEWS about ALL the BAD NEWSThe GREAT NEWS about ALL the BAD NEWS nn(Ideas to increase your wealth when the stock market is down) Every optimist will tell you that there is always the opposite side of bad news… good news. There is always a silver lining. The needle is somewhere in the haystack , if you look hard ...ARTArticleTHE HARDEST LESSON IN LIFE TO LEATHE HARDEST LESSON IN LIFE TO LEARNnBy Bill Cottringe n“It isn’t what you think you know that is most important, but rather how you feel about what you think you know.” ~Unknown author. What is this hardest lesson for us all to learn in life? Learning what to take seriously and what to ...ARTArticleThe Hidden Messages in Negative Pattern BehaviourYou find you are in the middle of a dissatisfying life. You are consistently feeling betrayed. You are attracting chaos to yourself and cannot figure out why…. There are pieces of you that screaming for attention and to be healed. The messages are louder and louder and are showing up in the form of vast self sabotaging actions. These actions are reverberating out in to your relationships at the speed of light. One relationship after another is not working out. Life is lacking in passion. Embitterment is beginning to become a regular state of being.ARTArticleThe High Leverage Way To Use Affiliate ProgramsIn this edition, I'm going to talk a bit about affiliate programs on the Internet. Now, I know this is not our normal subject, but you know, I'm an Internet marketer—and I get a lot of questions on this. Besides, making money is our usual topic. And being smart about it is the only way to ...ARTArticleThe Hurricane That Disrupts All Relationships“Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.” ~William James. What is this hurricane that disrupts all relationships at work and home? In two words: Wrong ...ARTArticleThe Imaginary Walls Between Religion, Spirituality And PsychologyThe Imaginary Walls Between Religion, Spirituality And Psychology BynBill Cottringe n “There are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil.” ~Alfred North Whitehead. Why do religion, spirituality and psychology try to tell ...ARTArticleThe Inspired Thought That, When You Get It, You Know It's YoursIntuition is not just a mystical and entertaining, topical, religious, or female kind of feeling. No, no, no—intuition is our consciousness guiding us, telling us what it knows to be right. Hey, everybody's got an opinion, and there are certain systems set up. For instance, you grow up, get a ...ARTArticleThe Key Driver of Creative SuccessWhat drives you to succeed as a creative person? Is it the dream of fame, wealth and recognition? Is the thought of seeing your name up in lights what propels you out of bed in the morning? Having such a strong and clear goal is a definite motivator and, if you work hard and pay your dues, you ...What drives you to succeed as a creative person? Is it the dream of fame, wealth and recognition? Is the thought of seeing your name up in lights what propels you out of bed in the morning?ARTArticleThe Law of Sacrifice; a Foundation for SuccessWhat do you really want? Once you get clear about this the Law of Sacrifice comes into play.ARTArticleThe least Applied Solution to Relationship Conflicts Worth ConsideringThe least Applied Solution to Relationship Conflicts Worth ConsideringnBy Bill Cottringe n“The only way to mange the destructive affects of anger and hatred are to cultivate the positive antidotes of patience and tolerance.” ~The Dalai Lama. In any intensely close personal or work ...ARTArticleThe Master Key is YouWith all of the talk on the news and just about anywhere one goes, one would swear that a collapse of some kind–economic, political, whatever–was not only immanent, but happening at this very moment! For a while now I have been receiving calls and emails asking about these ”tough economic ...ARTArticleThe Measuring Sticks of Success“It is an inexorable Law of Nature that bad must follow good, that decline must follow a rise. To feel that we can rest on our achievements is a dangerous fallacy. Inner strength can overcome anything that occurs outside.” I Ching I am a pretty amazing woman – I may not be an Olympic woman of ...

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