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ARTArticleThe Corporation That Believes…. Succeeds.The beginning of every year, we as business people are obliged to set new goals for the upcoming year. I have gone through this process over 30 times in my career. During this time I have noticed one striking trend. Those who believe succeed; those who don’t, don’t. Brian Tracy in his Psychology ...ARTArticleThe Courage to Stare Down FearThe courage to stare down fear requires more than meets the eye. In fact, if you keep your focus and attention on what scares you, you will feel more afraid. Yet, you will need to face your fear, name your fear, and then tap into your spiritual power of courage. Courage is not of the head; it’s of the heart.ARTArticleThe DevastationYou drive that very long drive to the old neighborhood. You see all the familiar surroundings along the way. We are getting closer to our destination; we are still 10 miles away and are already seeing the signs of destruction. There is a line of trees that have been uprooted and stripped of branches, signs blown over and half torn. I have an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach, and it gets worse as we drive.ARTArticleThe Dollar StoreOn the weekend, a friend and I went shopping at all of our favorite places, and after visiting all of those, we decided to check out some of the Dollar Stores that have appeared on the planet, in the last several years.
There are now several variations of these stores available with different ...ARTArticleThe Ego DietThe Ego DietnBy
Bill Cottringe
nn “Learning that just increases self-importance and autonomy, isn’t really learning at that point, it is over-nourishment of the ego, just like too much food causes the body to become obese.” ~The author.nnn We pretty well understand the importance of ...ARTArticleThe End is the BeginningAllowing the audience to ask questions after your presentation is an excellent way to reinforce your message and to continue to sell your ideas. In addition, because listeners can ask for clarification, audience members are less likely to leave your presentation with misconceptions about the ...ARTArticleThe Essential Reality Repair Rx ToolboxAfter decades of both humorous and sad failure attempts to fix broken realities I didn’t like in my own and others’ lives, I think I have finally discovered a simple prescription that I wish I had known about years ago. Many needless broken bones, bleeding and bruises could have been ...ARTArticleThe Fountain Of YouthHow sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrid, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young. It will never be older than this particular day of June. . . . If it was only the other way! If it was I who were to be always young, and the picture that were to grow old! For this--for this--I ...ARTArticleThe Four Cornerstones Of A Happy MarriageTHE FOUR CORNERSTONES OF A HAPPY MARRIAGE
By Bill Cottringe
nn There are very good reasons why marriage failure is such a widespread epidemic. The four cornerstones of a happy marriage represent life’s toughest tests; and they are not lessons most people are skilled at learning right off ...ARTArticleThe Four Stages Of Organizational DevelopmentTHE FOUR STAGES OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTnby
William Cottringe
nnn The human potential movement of the early seventies employed a helpful frame of reference to understand the process of interpersonal group development. This model involves four distinct stages of development: ...ARTArticleThe Gilded Cage: How to Break FreeIf you’re feeling trapped by your wealth instead of completely free then there’s some misguided understanding of what it means to have wealth and the extraordinary opportunities it affords. Most people believe wealth buys freedom when often it’s quite the opposite. Many successful people, celebrities under public scrutiny or not, feel caged in instead of enjoying the freedom that is ‘supposed’ to come with affluence. A life of material wealth can become a paradox, a contradiction between material advantage and emotional deprivation.ARTArticleThe Importance Of Playn People all around the world work too hard. What is too hard? Anything beyond enjoyment is too hard. If you are not enjoying what you are doing, you are working too hard at it. The solution? Play. What is play? It's the "playing, action, or conduct of a game." The game is life, and the conduct ...ARTArticleThe Leader's "Trump" CardI've been a big fan of the new TV show, "The Apprentice," appearing every Thursday night on NBC. This new show is co-produced by Mark Burnett, producer of the incredibly successful "Survivor" reality show, and billionaire real estate mogul, Donald Trump in Manhattan. Though I love the business ...ARTArticleThe Loving Process(c) And The Success Of HealingThe Loving Process© and The Success Of Healingnn*From Be BAD! Do Good! How To Get What You Want In Spite Of Yourself!nnn After a lifetime of breakthrough seminar work, I thought that somehow all that wisdom was going to protect me from life's hardships. After all, I had experienced hundreds of ...ARTArticleThe Mirrorn In order to be at our maximum effectiveness, in any area of our lives, from creating the perfect supportive relationship, to manifesting a million dollars, to experiencing perfect health, we have to first determine where we are: the position, perspective, or platform we are coming from, the ...ARTArticleThe Most Important Thing To KnowTHE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO KNOWnBy
William Cottringer, Ph.D.nnn“My quest has taken me through the physical, the metaphysical, the delusional and back...~John Forbes Nash.
I am sure you all remember the powerful move, “A Beautiful Mind” (a great movie and book title!) in which the Aussie ...ARTArticleThe Most Skipped Step on the JourneyWe evolve daily as we explore our life and build awareness, getting to know ourselves better, face our fears, change habits, and make conscious choices to better our lives. We do many things to evolve: read self-help books, gathering information to improve our lives; talk to friends about our problems, receiving support to solve them; or go to a group or individual psychotherapy, gathering insights from others outside of our frame of reference. Some of us, on the fast track, do all of the above and more.ARTArticleThe Nine Laws of PersuasionThere are nine distinct laws of persuasion that govern the human decision-making process. While these laws of persuasion do not universally apply to everyone, they do apply to the greater majority of people that you will encounter. To become a great persuader and to influence people with your ...ARTArticleThe Only 3 Ways To Increase Your BusinessWould you like to increase your business? In Jay Abraham’s book, Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got, he says there are only three ways (or a combination thereof) to increase your business and make more money. They are:
1. Increase the number of your clients
2. Increase the ...ARTArticleThe Optimism Bias: Is it Bad for You?Optimism and happiness are interconnected. With the world around us changing as rapidly as it is in our business environment these days, being optimistic can make a very significant difference. Yet, I sometimes hear online and offline comments that being optimistic is not realistic, or even “bad.” Somehow, people think that realism means we need to keep focusing on and talking about “what is,” the existing problem. Well, I agree with Einstein regarding the objectivity of “reality”: Reality is an illusion; albeit a very persistent one.ARTArticleThe Organized Move For SeniorsHave you decided to move from your large 4 bedroom, 2 story home and move to a smaller home? Or are you an adult child who needs to help your parents downsize and move from their home?
Downsizing and moving to a new home, whether across town or across the country or to a retirement community ...ARTArticleThe Other Side of LifeWhat is the other side of life? It is the side that is the opposite of the life that you are currently living. Why would you ever contemplate going there? What is there to gain? You will learn compassion; you will learn strength and nobility and be humbled by what you feel. Come with me and let’s delve into what you’re missing.ARTArticleThe Passing of a PatientThe holiday's are hard for those missing their loved ones, so I wrote this to ease your soul.ARTArticleThe Plus Side of ADHDTHE PLUS SIDE OF ADHDnBy
Bill Cottringe
nnn I have studied ADHD for nearly 60 years now and am ready to share the results of one very in-depth, classic case study—myself.
As a child I would have gotten double “X’s” on every symptom checklist available. I ran and climbed constantly ...ARTArticleThe Poor Mindset ExposedOur unconscious mind is where all of our master programs lie, these are the filters which can create or block us from positive results. Learn how to take charge of the wealth program and put a stop to the wealth saboteur; stop the fear, worry and loss over money.
There are hundreds of books ...ARTArticleThe Power of AskingIf I could only give one piece of negotiating advice to someone then undoubtedly that piece of advice would be a simple three letter word:
"Ask."
This simple word is the most powerful negotiating tool you will ever have and it is the most powerful persuasion tool that you will ever have. Why ...ARTArticleThe Power Of IntentionThe steps leading to the effortless use of powerful processes are sequential, and often seem complex because there can be many of them. But just like taking the first step up a long staircase, each subsequent step is as easy to take as the preceding one. It's only when we try to view whole ...ARTArticleThe Power Of Intention In The steps leading to the successful use of powerful processes are sequential, and often seem complex because there can be many of them. But just like taking the first step up a long staircase, each subsequent step is as easy to take as the preceding one. It's only when we think we have to ...ARTArticleThe Power Of Intention IIn Once we know what intention is, and is not, this distinction allows us to become specifically aware of its location in our bodies. Just like no one puts their shoes up in the same way when they get home, everyone has a different place where they store the energy of their intentions. This ...ARTArticleThe Power Of Intention IIIIn part one of these three articles on the effective use of our energy of intention we discovered what intentions really are. In part two we practiced finding out where that energy physically originates from in our bodies, and then how to set it into motion so that that energy goes in the ...