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ARTArticleHow to Control Your Mind and Change Your LifeYou are the creator of your own version of reality. Decades of psychological research prove beyond doubt that how you think controls how you behave and how you behave creates your life. Your mood dictates how you feel about every situation and every person that you encounter in your life. Your mood dictates how you react to every perceived opportunity, threat, compliment or insult. And, unfortunately, at this moment in time, you are incapable of controlling your own mood because it is automatically dictated by your subconscious mind.ARTArticleHow To Create A More (W)Holistic SelfGrowing up in a strong religious household, spirituality and religion were the only things that were stressed. Granted we all had to go to school and achieve good grades, but it was all for the showy display that says Christian children do well in school and does better than their counterparts who are not Christian minded. I can remember as far back as eight years of age when I played an April fool's Day trick on my father and I received a spanking for telling a lie. Such jokes were not allowed in our house.ARTArticleHow to deal with people who mock and criticize youEveryone who is destined to succeed in life will at some time be the subject of mockery or criticism. If you are now facing this type of abuse from people, either in your personal circle or at work, it’s valuable insight to know exactly why it’s happening so you can deal with it wisely.
Mockery and criticism is a good signARTArticleHow to Find Peace of MindThe normal mind is hard-wired to ensure that you will never find peace of mind. Research confirms that each of us is peppered with, on average, some fifty thousand thoughts each day. Many of these whizz through our field of consciousness at such speed that we don’t notice them. Then there are those that we do notice that are simply random – the kind of stupid things that distract us or make us lose our so-called train of thought.ARTArticleHow to Hold an Ineffective MeetingWhether you work for pay, do volunteer work, or manage a household, meetings are a fact of life; unfortunately, they’re often an extremely ineffective fact of life. There are meetings for the business, social and volunteer organizations to which you belong; meetings at work; meetings with household service providers such as architects, lawyers or accountants; civic meetings; and meetings at your child’s school.ARTArticleHow to Kick it up a Notch at ConferencesLast week I was the after lunch speaker at a regional manager’s conference for Weingarten Realty. The theme was “The Power of Team” and my sixty minute presentation was entitled “Extraordinary Performance: The New Norm for Tough Times”. The challenge? Keeping people awake and engaged after the proverbial lunch time sugar high wears off.
No worries with this group…
We covered the five basic keys to improved performance for these property managers and their teams:ARTArticleHow To Make A Bad Day, GoodWe can all agree that a good attitude means everything. A good attitude makes positive things happen. But what do you do on those days when everything just seems to go wrong? You can shift that energy from bad to good. Here are some useful tips to help you.ARTArticleHow To Make The Next Year, The Best Year Of Your LifeLet’s turn back the clock…
What does 2010 have to do with it? I’d like to start off by saying. Be grateful about where you’re at today and what you’ve accomplished this year. Stuck in disappointment is not cute!
Be the architect of your life & design it exactly how you want it. “If you want beautiful results. You have to be willing to deal with the ugly stuff…” It’s time to skip the flowery stuff and go straight to the truth.ARTArticleHow to Set Your GoalsFor all that has been written and said about goal setting, I have met very few people who are sure of what their goals are. And, with the proliferation of self improvement books and personal development websites, you could be forgiven for thinking that, with so many people wanting to change their lives, all these people are sure of where they want to go. Not so because, in all my years working with people, it strikes me that people are more focused on running away from their current troubles – or perceived troubles – than running towards a goal that they really want.ARTArticleHow to Stop WorryingWorry is corrosive form of useless thought – that is all worry is. Yet, it turns mole hills into mountains, conjures up imaginary crises and transforms the small puddles that we have to inevitably step over in life into raging impassable rivers. Instead of looking at life’s little hand grenades for what they really are, our sad little minds turn them into weapons of mass self-destruction. Worry is not just a waste of your energy – worry, at best, is stifling the life out of you – at worst, it is the cancer that is eating you from the inside out.ARTArticleHow Useless Thought is Ruining Your LifeI’ve been running Personal Development Seminars now for over fifteen years and still, after all these years practicing what I preach, I wake up some mornings plagued with useless thoughts – or the little rascals come after me during the day when I least expect it. But, of course, I should expect them because, sad as it may seem, the adult human appears to be hell-bent on destroying our best efforts in the course of our everyday lives.ARTArticleI want it NOW! Instant gratification and how to screw up your life foreverFlashback 5 years…There I was laying on the path staring up at the sky. Just a moment before I was running. Now it felt like someone had ripped my foot off and stapled it back on. It had happened before. My right ankle would twist and there I would be staring up at the sky. Kim would joke that I have fallen down in some of the most amazing cities around the world..New York, London, Paris, LA, Rome, Honolulu and a few more. We would be walking along and suddenly there I was examining sidewalks around the world.ARTArticleI was talking to Bill Cosby yesterday...Yesterday I watched an absolute master. Bill Cosby performed at Georgia Tech
university, and I was in the front row, not eight feet away from him, as he
held an audience of thousands spellbound, just sitting in a chair
telling stories. He had us howling, crying, nodding, laughing, cheering,
and applauding...
Just sitting in a chair.
How did he do it?
He told the truth. Oh, yes, like all storytellers, he exaggerates. But "Truth" and "factual" are different things. By diving deep into his own life, he found the truth aboutARTArticleI Won’t Recommend Any More Self Help BooksEach Monday morning, I recommend a self improvement book to my Personal Development Ezine readers. But I’ve decided to stop. I’ve come to the conclusion that self help, personal development or self improvement books – whatever you’d prefer to call them – don’t work. For starters, Forbes estimates that $11 billion was spent in 2008 (that’s the latest reliable figure that I can come up with) on self improvement books and products.ARTArticleIf At First You Don't Succeed...You all know that saying: “If At First You Don’t Succeed…Try, Try Again. Are you incorporating that into you life? Do you stretch beyond the limits of your comfort zone by doing something new or different? Is the outcome always what you thought it should be?
Honestly, probably not…but that’s ok! You learn by doing, especially when it pertains to something outside of what you normally know or do. Life is filled with new experiences that you can learn from. This is how you travel along your journey of personal growth.
The Voice of the GremlinARTArticleImmaculée Ilibagiza: A Profile of Irrational ForgivenessExtraordinary every-day heroes surround us. Immaculée Ilibagiza is one of mine. Her courage to survive the Rwandan holocaust and her capacity to forgive the ones who massacred her family inspires me.
Forgiveness is one of the most difficult decisions that we, as human beings, can be called upon to make. Situations which require us to forgive challenge us throughout our lives, but most of us will never face the horror that Immaculée faced.ARTArticleImposter SyndromeThe "Imposter Syndrome" is when a person feels they don't deserve a title or identity because they are not the best in their field, or because they feel they lack some form of credential, whether the credential is necessary or not. They are the kind of people who say they are an artist on-the-side, or that they have a side-business. They believe that because they aren't making a living off of their art, that they can't call themselves an artist. Because they haven't made a million dollars off their business idea, they are afraid to identify themselves with their business.ARTArticleIn My ArmsIn my arms, I will hold you tight. In my arms, I know you’ll be alright. As a parent, once your child is born, your whole life changes. It is at that moment that you realize how precious life really is. It is at that moment you can envision all the possibilities for your child’s future holds. You promise yourself that you will try and give your child the very best that life has to offer. From the moment your baby takes their very first step, you worry when they fall. You worry about their safety.ARTArticleIn My SeatYou could be in my seat. You’re walking around aimlessly, not sure which way to go. You could be in my seat. You can review all of the court case files, yes; you could be in my seat. You can watch people come and go, deciding their fate; you could be in my seat. Sitting there, arms in shackles, you could be in my seat.ARTArticleInformational Billboards vs. Sales PortalsARTArticleIntuition in Business: Trust Your Gut; It is More Insightful Than You (Can) ThinkIntuition is helpful in business success on several levels, not to mention its usefulness in everyday living. It can help you with innovation, hiring, and even choosing your ideal clients or whom you should take on as a client.
It is being studied more in science and this is a great idea – finally progress! I notice that some people prefer the term “gut instinct” and this is fine, whatever suits you. Language can often get in the way of innovation when people have to be “right” as much of how we communicate is really quite subjective and based on our own perceptions.ARTArticleInvisible CrutchARTArticleIs Stress Blocking Your Personal Development Efforts?We all want more out of life. Some of us want to change our lives radically – some of us have things about ourselves that we want to change. But, unfortunately, for most of us, life keeps getting in the way! The stress of everyday life – yes, millions of people are suffering from stress and national health services worldwide are leaking money trying to cope with the related health problems – stop us in our tracks.ARTArticleIs Stress Messing Up Your Self Improvement?We all want more out of life. Some of us want to change our lives radically – some of us have things about ourselves that we want to change. But, unfortunately, for most of us, life keeps getting in the way! The stress of everyday life – yes, millions of people are suffering from stress and national health services worldwide are leaking money trying to cope with the related health problems – stop us in our tracks.ARTArticleIs Your Mindset Causing You to Disintegrate (Dis-Integrate)?Understanding mindset as the root of what causes your outcomes in life can be a tricky thing as its operation is often out of our awareness. One of the reasons it is so easy to overlook the connection between how we think and feel and the results that we get in life is because we are so not “integrated” in the way that we think and live our lives.ARTArticleIt's Never Too Late...I truly believe it’s never too late to live the life you were meant to live!
Not that many years ago, I made a conscious decision to step into my life and quit leaving it all to chance. After many challenging “Life Lessons,” I came to a point of really evaluating where my life was heading. I knew I did NOT want to repeat those same old experiences, but didn’t have a clue where to start or how to change things.ARTArticleIt's Not All About YouIt’s Not All About You
So a colleague bad mouthed your work, the client didn’t like your product, a friend doesn’t call any more, you get one bad evaluation after your speech.
What to do? Stop and rethink. It’s not about you.
They don’t know who you really are. They can’t get inside your head to understand your thinking. When someone yells at you for whatever reason – it’s usually about them.
It’s about THEIR fears, insecurities, problems, mood and THEIR agenda….not yours.ARTArticleIt’s Tres Chic To Run Your Own BusinessHave you ever thought of turning your hobby into a full fledge career? When I say hobby, I mean all of the things that you love to do.
If you’re not making the kind of money you desire you might want to consider being in business for yourself. Why let someone else control your destiny. You’ve put forth the effort for someone else, why not take that same effort and put it to use for yourself.
Are you tired of proofreading your resume?
Are you tired of punching the clock & getting a paycheck for doing something you hate?ARTArticleIts Never Too LateIt's Never Too Late
Are you held back by a “what if?” What if I disappoint? What if I don't, what if I do? If I were to wake up and start a new journey, no longer avoiding the fear of what if, how would my life change? Am I ready for change and is it too late for me to change?ARTArticleJealousyWhen jealousy rears its nasty head, it is not a good thing. It’s not fun, but it does go to show you how many levels there are in this life. When someone looks a certain way, maybe you use to look like that, or you want to look like that. It should be motivational if you don’t look like the way you see someone else look. Instead of trashing the other person, or starting rumors about why she looks good, or being deliberately mean to her; why you don’t look at yourself and think, hey she did it, I know I can too. But this would mean making too many changes that you are not willing to make.