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ARTArticleAre You Neglecting Your Network?As a business owner you know a lot of people, and you continue to meet new people. This is your network. But what are you doing with it? How often do you connect with people in your network? Do you have a plan to stay in touch consistently and develop your relationships?
If you’ve ...ARTArticleAromatherapy For Stress Relief At WorkMost people work a 40 hour week so we can estimate that we typically spend about 2,000 hours at work each year. And many people work even more than this. Yet we often don’t take the time to ensure that our job setting is a pleasant place to be. Our jobs are often very stressful and stress is ...ARTArticleArticle on Work Life Balance: Find Time for YourselfLadies, here's the sad truth.. Many women feel that time for themselves is stolen time in which they are playing hokey from more important endeavors! We often feel as though we have to get sick in order to take time for ourselves. Actually scheduling self-nurturing activities is a way to trick ...ARTArticleAsk Your HeartIn the course of my work, I ran a lovely Faery Wisdom workshop recently. I do love running those. They're a real treat for me, and people seem to go away inspired by what they find too. During the workshop we use guided meditations and oracle cards to help us find our 'wisdom', and one of the exercises I like to do before we 'choose' our card is to 'connect to our hearts'. As usual, when you run these things you don't always have time to practise what you preach and it's not an exercise I've done much lately.ARTArticleAssimilation vs Accumulation: Getting full nourishment from everything in your life.Western culture has reached a level of material wealth greater than at any time in history. We include in this material wealth, wealth of information as well. Currently, at the pinnacle of our ability to manipulate our environment and produce all the things we need, and many that we don't, it's ...ARTArticleAttentionn There seem to be a certain number of hard wired skills we have, and one of them is our attention. Our attention isn't what we focus upon, but rather, our ability to stay focused on something. It is innate, natural, and isn't going to change, so we don't ever need to conce
ourselves with ...ARTArticleAwakening and EnlightenmentEnlightenment, a term more common in the eastern world rather than the western, describes an awakened spiritual state of consciousness where one is liberated from the illusions of the 3-dimensional world, freed from the limitations of physical, emotional, and mental pain and suffering based on attachment. One is released from the bondage of desire and attachment to people, things, beliefs, achievements, etc., experiencing an expanded state of oneness with the whole of creation.ARTArticleBalance Your Life For Stress ReliefStress is a natural part of life. We need some stress to maintain our energy for living. But we must find a balance and manage our stress or it will manage us and our lives. Stress is a very personal experience for each one of us because it is based on our personal perceptions. It is our body's ...ARTArticleBe Brief!Centuries ago great speakers often spoke two hours and more. But today when sound bytes on television news are the norm and serious problems are solved in an hour on a television drama, audiences are most interested in speakers that get their points across in a short period of time. In a ...ARTArticleBe grateful for corrupt politicians. 10 reasons why you should be grateful for them from The Science of Getting Rich by William WattlesTHE BENEFITS OF BEING GRATEFUL
1. Grateful souls are closer to God.
Get closer to God when you are grateful. The soul that is always grateful lives in closer touch with God than those who never look to God in thankful acknowledgement. The mental attitude of gratitude draws the mind into closer touch with the source from which the blessings come.
2. The whole mind benefits from gratefulness.ARTArticleBe Like Oprah and Surrender: Tips for Dreaming Big and Letting GoWhen we think of surrender, many of us think of "giving up." By surrender, I don't mean give up and lie in bed. This is not, "I can't do this, so I quit!" QUITE the contrary. This is about Positive Expectation while allowing the Universe free rein on how to bring it on!ARTArticleBe thirsty for knowledge my friend. 5 lessons from the propelling force of thirstMake use of the propelling force of being thirsty
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THIRSTY?
If you have gone all your waking hours without a drink, you will appreciate that wonderful elixir called water when you do get the chance to quench your thirst. Now take this thirst and have a thirst for learning. Only knowledge and more knowledge will quench that thirst and just as we need water every day and lots of it, we need knowledge.
PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM (PBUH))rARTArticleBe Yourself For Ultimate Success and Happiness"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."rn- Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you find yourself in a rat race of getting ahead of others and impressing people, you tend to portray yourself as someone you are not. You say things which you don't mean, you do things which you don't intend to do; all this in an effort to impress someone or the other and make someone like you and in the process you begin to lose your own individuality.ARTArticleBeating the Holiday Rush for Stress ReliefBeating the Holiday Rush for Stress Relief
Fall is the perfect time to take stock and make preparations for a healthy low-stress holiday season. Now is the time to clean and get rid of all the clutter. The cold weather brings us indoors more so it makes sense to make our environment as ...ARTArticleBeautiful love: 10 blessings of love, beauty and jou
eysBEACONS OF BEAUTY BLESSING
B: Beautiful life, beautiful love – we can express it all.
L: Lap up the beauty and love all around and say thanks and give thanks for all you see, feel and what touches you.
E: Exceptional beauty abounds – etch the bounty of beauty upon your mind and soul and let it stain you with goodness.
S: Stains of beauty upon the soul are the best stains to have – stain it so much that your soul of beauty is recognized by all.
S: See the beauty in all situations because in 99 per cent of situations there is some beauty.ARTArticleBecome a Powerful Persuader with Meta ProgramsIn this article I would like to show you how you can take your ability to persuade others to a completely new level. By reading on you will discover how to become a powerful persuader using Meta-Programs.
As human beings we have a tendency to be creatures of habit. This doesn’t just apply to ...ARTArticleBecome An Expert ...Write An ArticleOne of the easiest ways to become well known in your field, and the least expensive, is to have your own byline. A published article will promote your expertise, after all, if you've written about it, you must know what you're talking about.
Getting started…
Now you ...One of the easiest ways to become well known in your field, and the least expensive, is to have your own byline. A published article will promote your expertise, after all, if you’ve written about it – you must know what you’re talking about.
Getting started…ARTArticleBecoming Single-MindedBECOMING SINGLE-MINDEDnBy
William Cottringer, Ph.D.nnnn“Self-consciousness creates the illusion that there is a separate self from the rest of reality. That would be the funniest mistake in the world if so many people weren’t so convinced that the illusion is really true.” ~ The author. ...ARTArticleBecoming Your Signature SelfBECOMING YOUR SIGNATURE SELFnBy
Bill Cottringe
nn What do Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Jack Canfield, Tiger Woods, Nichole Kidman, Katie Keric, and Alex Rodriguez all have in common besides being extraordinarily good looking, rich and famous, and masters of their trades? Better yet, what ...ARTArticleBeing A Witness To Our Thoughts And ActionsI received the following question from one of my subscribers recently and I am posting my reply in the event that my answer may serve others who read it.
Veronica: Would you please help me understand the concept by Eckhart Tolle of “how to be a witness to our thoughts and actions”. ...ARTArticleBeing CertainBEING CERTAINnBy
William Cottringer, Ph.D.nnn“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” ~Philip K. Dick.
The other day my daughter Abby was given a question to answer by the instructor of her epistemology class as a high school senior. The question was ...ARTArticleBeing Happy Without MoneyBEING HAPPY WITHOUT MONEY
Byn Bill Cottringe
nn“If you can’t be happy poor you can’t be happy rich.” ~ The Author.
Are we all really capable of achieving great financial wealth like The Secret proponents and all the wealth books and wealth gurus profess? Are we all meant to have wealth? ...ARTArticleBenefits of Joining a CEO Peer GroupYou must have heard of the phrase, 'It is lonely at the top'. Well, this phrase holds so true for CEOs and other top ranking people of an organization. When you own a business it is highly unlikely that you will share your fears or challenges in front of your employees. And even if you do so, it is unlikely that your employees will provide you with genuine suggestions. This leads to frustration where you desperately search for guidance over your business strategies and decision making process.ARTArticleBetter business writing – 13 waysEFFECTIVE WRITING IS A LEARNABLE SKILL
THE FACTS OF THE BUSINESS WORLD
Think about it – a significant part of your job consists of communicating with others. This communication will be both speaking and writing. Email, letters, memos, proposals, office materials, promotional copy and a wide range of other documents. Here are 13 tips to improve your writing impact.
1. Brief is bestrARTArticleBody Image: Ego or TranscendenceHow is your relationship with your body? Are you dissatisfied with the way you look? Do you secretly or openly say you want your body to be different? Maybe you criticize your complexion, hair, or the shape of your body? Maybe you weigh more than you did a couple of years ago, have to constantly watch the scale to maintain your current weight, or are at the other end of the continuum wanting to gain weight? Do you focus on your body image much of the time, watching your diet and exercising, yet your weight does not budge?ARTArticleBottle up patience not anger. Five things Hazrat Ali (AS) teachesBLESSINGS FROM THE WISDOM OF HAZRAT ALI
B: Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy. (Hazrat Ali SA).
L: Learning is one of the five pillars Hazrat taught: Learn to admit ignorance and learn what you do not know.
E: Endurance and patience go hand in hand if you want to build the highest values and live the highest life.
S: Sin is the only thing you should fear, so drive out sin with goodness.
S: Success comes to those who are patient, although it may take a long time to reach you.ARTArticleBring the Backstory to the ForefrontReveal the “Why" Behind
These days, almost every company is scouring the balance sheet, looking for savings. The value of business meetings, for example, is seriously scrutinized and presenters are asking themselves: “How can I create a presentation that delivers real bottom-line results?”
For an answer, first imagine a presenter who says the following:
“We need to develop an optimum contract agreement with our South American distributor in support of our 2016 subsidiary conversion plan.” Would that motivate you to get the job done?ARTArticleBuild a Mistake HierarchyMagicians provide an excellent example of a ‘mistake hierarchy.’ A good card magician knows that many tricks depend on luck and that luck is a fickle friend. So, you tell the audience you’re going to do a trick. Without telling them what kind of trick, you go for the ...ARTArticleBuilding Self-Esteem in YouthAsk any second grade class of students, "Do you love yourself?" and most children will raise and wave their hands and say, "Yesss!" By high school that number has taken a considerable dive. Developmentally the adolescent's job is to begin separating from the family to become an independent individual capable of making choices and being able to take care of her or himself. This is difficult to do when one is emotionally hurting and has self esteem issues.ARTArticleBuilding Sound CommunicationThere is more to good communication than simply expressing your views and opinions or hearing another's words in a conversation. Believe it or not studies show that about 10% of communication between two people is actually the words spoken. What makes up the rest? Roughly 40% of the message sent is one's tone of voice and the last 50% is body language. The next time you need to do some serious communicating with another, do it in person, or else you will miss half of the message.