Jean-Paul Cortes
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How To Break Your Limiting Beliefs
Imagine that you believe that you won't be successful because you weren't fortunate enough to get into the school of your dreams. Without a doubt this thought, if left unchecked, will end up ruling your mind, your decisions, goals, aspirations and behavior. False beliefs without a doubt, hinder any progress that you want to achieve. Limiting thoughts about ourselves, about what we can achieve and do in our lives end up turning into a self-imposed prison sentence without the p
February 18, 2011
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7 Tips On Overcoming Self-Doubt
Say you need to cross the street at a busy intersection, you get to the corner, look to the far side, see that you have a green light and start walking into the street; suddenly, to your horror the light turns red. You look to your right and see a red car speeding towards you, you have to jump back up on the sidewalk to not get hit. Once more, you see the green light and you start walking, as you're in the middle of the road the light turns red again and you have to run back
September 17, 2009
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If You Don't Know What Creative Emulation Is, How Are You Solving Your Challenges?
Can you imagine having a multi-talented team of experts at your call, working on solving your biggest problems? Depending on what you are doing, you can have exactly just that, well not exactly…It might just be better. nnYou probably heard that “Success Leaves Clues?” Have you asked yourself what this means? Most people haven’t; it’s a shame because that probably leaves out three quarters worth of what we already know works. It’s a given, a
October 17, 2007
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How To Turn On Your Creative Switch
"Instead of pouring knowledge into people's heads, we need to help them grind a new set of eyeglasses so that we can see the world in a new way." -- J S Brown.nnMost people believe that creativity is something reserved for artists and geniuses. The fact is, that we are all born with a creative genius; the problem is, at some point when we're growing up, we lock the door on it and throw away the key. Pretty soon our creative juices dry up like a prune. nnJust think back at whe
October 11, 2007
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Advice To People Who Want To Live A Healthier Lifestyle
Proper nutrition is essential to overall good health and optimal performance. People of all ages and at all levels of health are affected by good nutrition. nnAlthough this may be a well known fact, a grand majority of people still feel like they're fighting a losing battle when it comes to adopting and living a healthy lifestyle. And judging by the latest obesity statistics, it's clear that something needs to done about it...now. nn 58 Million Overweight; 40 Million Obese; 3
October 10, 2007
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Are You Born To Win?
We are all born with the seed of success, and yet as we grow up we seem to be pulled back by the weeds of our self-created limiting beliefs. nnIf you have everything in you that you need to succeed; what then makes a winner? nnAt the heart of the matter, lies a deep understanding of yourself and your connection with others. Notwithstanding circumstance, we are compelled towards becoming responsible whole persons. nnAt first sight, this may seem simple enough; in practice, ass
October 9, 2007
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What Is The Secret Shared By All Who Succeed?
There's an enigmatic lining behind the personality of successful people; if you look closely, you'll find that most share an ability to focus on the positive. nnYou may think that some people are simply natural optimists, and while this may be true if you think about it, many great leaders, who are usually confronted by the most harrowing of circumstances, seemingly always look, and find, the bright side of things.nnLet's look at some examples:nn Sir Ernest Shackleton . There
October 3, 2007
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