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ARTArticleThe Two Halves Of LifeTHE TWO HALVES OF LIFEnBy
William Cottringer, Ph.D.
“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson.
From where I am standing do my looking today, there seems to be two distinct halves to my life. Of course I am interested in finding ...ARTArticleThe Ultimate Source for Marketing InformationAs a business owner you have all kinds of ideas about what products and services you want to offer to your clients. If you’re like me, you probably think about it a lot.
The question is, do your clients really want what you are offering? Are you meeting their needs and helping them with the ...ARTArticleThe Universe Adores You - Can You Let That In?“There is a light in you which cannot die; whose presence is so holy that the world is sanctified because of you. All things that live bring gifts to you, and offer them in gratitude and gladness at your feet. The scent of flowers is their gift to you. The waves bow down before you, and the ...ARTArticleThe Universe Loves SpeedI have often heard it said that, "The Universe loves speed" and this of course includes, the speed of your own personal vibration.
How the world responds to you and therefore the results that you produce, are reliant on the vibrational energy that you put out. You have likely observed it yourself, many times. One person can walk into a room full of people and everyone turns and notices.ARTArticleThe Warning Signals of Employee DisengagementOne of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs, managers and business owners face is retaining good employees and curbing employee disengagement. As the CEO, you may be banking on some of your high performing team members to achieve certain targets, only to find to your dismay their resignation letters on your table one fine morning.
Resignations are rarely spur of the moment decisions. The employee reaches this decision after much thought. If you are an alert CEO or manager, you will be able to spot the signs of disengagement early and take remedial steps.ARTArticleThe Will To GrowTHE WILL TO GROWnBy
Bill Cottringe
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There is one particular motivation that has a significant impact on the quality of your life; it can result in varying degrees of happiness and unhappiness, success and failure, peace and turmoil and good health and ill health. This single motivation ...ARTArticleThe writing of Acronyming POWER Your Life!After thirteen years of what I had considered to be a good marriage, I came home one day to be told, "I want a divorce." Monotone voice, flat expression. Where did that come from? One wife, two children, a thriving business, property, and possessions, I could see problems here.
At ...ARTArticleThere is a land of bad, inappropriate and totally wrong English. It is called the land of faux pas - make sure that is one land you avoid.When using the word ‘can’ is a serious faux pas. Can (Part II)
There is a land of bad, inappropriate and totally wrong English. It is called the land of faux pas - make sure that is one land you avoid.
THE IMPACT OF LITERARY ENGLISH ON ENGLISHrARTArticleThere Is No Secret To SuccessThere Is No Secret To Successnnby, TB Wrightnnn Success. Most people know that they want to be successful. Or do they? Successful? What does that mean? Don't kid yourself. In this society every time we use that word, we are immediately immersed within beliefs about success. Money, cars, houses, ...ARTArticleThinking Of Selling A Business? Keep 4 Essential Keys In MindThese days, selling a business requires as much planning as starting it. After all, you spend a great deal of your precious money and time on setting up a business; and obviously, you would not like to sell it for a loss. Not surprisingly, experts say it takes a business owner a minimum of 5 years time to implement a successful exit plan strategy.ARTArticleThreading Life's Rope With Your NeedleTHREADING YOUR NEEDLE WITH LIFE’S ROPE
By Bill Cottringe
nnn A great challenge and opportunity we all have in life is to be successful in threading our needle with life’s rope. This is our main success quest behind all that we do. The keys to this quest are in understanding the rope, ...ARTArticleThree F's and a ChallengeIt’s no secret that life is a tricky animal to understand and it’s even harder to tame it so that it delivers what you want. But from my work in the world of personal development I've figured out three simple things that can transform any situation, any problem, any issue...and any life. Three ...ARTArticleThree Successful Strategies Work-At-Home-Moms Use To Keep BalanceHave you heard the expression, “If things aren’t right at home, they aren’t right anywhere?” This is so true!
I’m a mother of six kids and we are organic dairy farmers. And if that’s not enough, I am a professional speaker and writer with my own company. When things weren’t right at home – kids fighting, house a mess, piles of laundry sitting around, and unplanned meals – everything suffered. If I worked on housework, meals, etc., I felt guilty because I wasn’t working on my business. If I spent time working on my business, then I felt guilty that our home was out of control.ARTArticleTime Heals All WoundsWhen you are going through a rough time the last thing you think about is the light at the end of the tunnel. Regardless of what the situation is, you are drowning in it. Your emotions are running rapid and you can’t quite get a grip on things. You have tunnel vision at this point and the future looks pretty cloudy.ARTArticleTime Management And Focus Management-Productivity Tips for EntrepreneursAs small business owners and Entrepreneurs you know the constant challenge that comes with having to wear all the hats. It’s no wonder how easy it is to get overwhelmed and overloaded.ARTArticleTips from Social Media Strategy ExpertsRemember the days of marketing your business before social media came onto the scene? I bet you’re thinking it was way less complicated to market a business back then. Well don’t confuse ‘less complicated’ with ‘easier’ because social media makes it easier than ever before to get people talking about your business!ARTArticleTips To Select A CEO Peer GroupThese days a growing number of people are joining CEO peer groups in the hope of getting insight and expertise of other CEOs that can help them tackle crucial business and strategic management issues and make their organizations more successful and productive. However it is extremely important to join the right CEO group which will be suitable for your needs. A wrong CEO conference is a sheer waste of your precious time and money. Here are few tips to help you choose the right CEO group:
A CEO peer group must boast of varied expertiseARTArticleTomorrow you’ll die – elimination of fear of death in 3 daysTomorrow you’ll die – elimination of fear of death in 3 daysrARTArticleTools For AbundanceThere are tools that you can use for having abundance in your life that you might not be aware of. They include: astrology, recording dreams, meditating, requesting Benevolent Outcomes, and expecting great things. Here’s how I’ve utilized them.
When I was 17, I decided I wanted to ...ARTArticleTop 5 Reasons Why Clients Hire YouClients hire you because they trust that you can help them (that’s the real secret behind the amazing race to become an expert in what you offer) and because they have a good feeling about you. In fact how what you offer makes them feel about themselves as a result of what they expect to get is THE reason why they hire you. Their expectations are:
1. For you to help them save timerARTArticleTop 5 Tips for Being Fulfilled1. Be You
Being you is just that - being you, no matter what is expected of you. It’s taking all that you are – your values, beliefs, talents, skills and passions – and making them live in the real world. Being you is not about living your life according to the roles that the world expects of ...ARTArticleTop 5 Ways to Market Your Business OnlineWhen it comes to marketing your business online, it could take you tons of time or it can take you a one hour a day with a lot of seconds used highly effectively and of course a pile of work done. So, which one of the two do you do? Here are the top 5 traffic generating marketing activities for your online presence:
1. Video MarketingrARTArticleTop 5 Ways to Maximize your e-Biz ProfitsAlthough you cannot achieve your goals alone, you can burn out on your own pretty easily if you do not utilize what is out there to help you out in your strive to make it work and make a good return from your business. Obviously you need a team but there are 5 short cuts you can try out now:
1. Model the e-biz of someone elserARTArticleTraining ROITraining ROInBy
William Cottringe
nn Today, employee training has to be more cost effective than ever. Your tight bottom line can't afford the luxury of huge training expenditures without a serious return on investment. Below are the most important goals to focus on achieving in order to ...ARTArticleTRANSFORMATIONAL THINKING: Healing The Crack In The Cosmic EggTRANSFORMATIONAL THINKING: Healing The Crack In The Cosmic Eggnby
William Cottringer, Ph.D.nnn“You can’t solve a problem with the same type of thinking that created it.” n~Albert Einstein.
My Native American Totem is the deer. What this means for me is that the deer spirit is here to ...ARTArticleTransforming JudgmentalnessDo you ever judge yourself for being judgmental towards another? Do you look back at actions, words, or thoughts you had in your younger years, or last week, and then criticize yourself? Have you ever felt ashamed that you can't live your highest truth and value system at all times? Most of us, even when attempting to live the high road, do all of these things at times. If you determine transforming judgmentalness into acceptance is one of your goals, how do you move to a new place in consciousness?ARTArticleTransforming Your Business Starts with Transforming YOUTransformation feels scary. Why? It is mostly because we’ve been conditioned unwittingly to think of change as “life threatening.” Granted, we have an instinct for survival wired into our brain, yet we have a greater authority – conscious choice – that can temper the violence of this fear-response to change. If we do not realize that we can “rewire” our brain and change this perception, we will continue to act robotically. This would not be so unhealthy if we had not been programmed with so much fear and limitation in our thinking. Who wired us? Where does this come from?ARTArticleTreat The SymptomThere are a surprising number of problems that we can solve by not seeking the deeper cause, but by simply treating the symptom. Take procrastination, for example. In some sense you may be putting off doing something because of some Freudian conflict with your parents, but this can be made ...ARTArticleTrusting OurselvesWe live in a world where information is king. Just go to the Internet and you can access someone, somewhere, who is willing to sell you information about something. The dilemma is in finding the true experts among the millions of information sellers who in the past, would have never dreamed of ...ARTArticleTruthful ThinkingTRUTHFUL THINKING
By Bill Cottringe
n“Success is what we get from what we do to get it.” ~ The Author.nnn Which is more satisfying—week-old, cold apple pie out of the refrigerator or hot, freshly-baked apple pie with cold French vanilla ice cream on top? If Mary wants chocolate cake for ...