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Addiction can show up in many forms and is described as an obsession or compulsion towards abusing a substance such as alcohol, nicotine, drugs or even food. Psychological addictions are just as common and include addictions to video games, sex, gambling, work or pornography. People who are addicted often feel imprisoned by their obsessions and therefore unable to stop. But, there is a very effective addiction treatment known as Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT.nnOvercome

April 10, 2009

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You can have great relationships, wealth, possessions, and a rewarding career but if you're plagued by pain or illness, it makes life difficult to enjoy. When you're in poor health it affects everything else in your life. The good news is that a cutting edge energy healing technique that uses the acupressure points on the face and body can help you return to normal health and well-being. The technique is known as Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT.nnClear Ancestral PainnnOur

April 10, 2009

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What if there was a way to improve your vision and get rid of your glasses without surgery and without resorting to wearing contact lenses? Well there is, with a cutting edge energy therapy known as Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT. A few years ago, Master EFT Practitioner Carol Look conducted an experiment to see if vision could be improved using this remarkable therapy. What she found was that for many of the participants in the study, emotional upset was causing their v

April 10, 2009

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We all want more abundance in our lives right? More time, money, friends, opportunities, love and so on. Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT is an ideal tool to help you activate the Law of Attraction and bring more abundance into your life. EFT is a meridian based therapy that requires tapping on various points on the face and body to "un-do" the kinks or blocks brought on by stress, negative beliefs or traumatic memories. When EFT is applied to limiting beliefs around money

April 10, 2009

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If you've ever experienced a panic attack, you know how terrifying they can be. Your breathing becomes restricted, your mind races, fear wells up seemingly out of nowhere and you begin to think that you'll completely lose control. You may also experience, sweating, shakiness, an inability to swallow and an intense fear that you'll die or have a heart attack.nnPanic attacks occur because the fight/flight mechanism gets activated from too much stress. The Sympathetic Nervous Sy

April 7, 2009

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Job Interview Question #1: Why Are You Leaving Your Current Position?nnThe above question is one that sometimes trips people up. If the reason you're leaving is because you are unhappy with your current job - try and keep your answers positive. Otherwise, you'll only come off as someone who is negative or difficult to deal with. An example of something positive would be to say that you are looking for a new challenge and that after researching different opportunities, you fee

March 31, 2009

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Sample Job Interview Question #1: What do you know about our company?nnThis question is usually asked in the beginning stages of the interview process. To prepare for this question, you'll want to research as much as you can about the company beforehand. You can search for information in the most obvious place - the web or call the company ahead of time and request a company brochure. The things that you'll want to zero in may include; the industry, their length of time in bu

March 31, 2009

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Preparing for a Job Interview: The Mental PreparationnnLet's face it! There is lots of competition out there in the job market today. Not only do you need to be prepared for the questions you may get asked but you also need to be emotionally prepared. If you are nervous or lacking confidence, then the interviewer may not have a lot of confidence in your either. Mentally prepare for those questions by rehearsing your answers beforehand while thinking about how they may be rece

March 31, 2009

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Job Interview Tip #1: Research The CompanynnRead as much information as you can about the company and the position. Look them up on the web or call them to obtain company brochures and their annual report. If you obtained the interview from your response to a job posting, the job posting itself will often provide you with information about the company. This will help you to respond intelligently to the interviewers questions as well as allow you to formulate questions that yo

March 31, 2009

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Job Interview Technique #1: Maintain Eye Contact & SmilennSmile, and when the interviewer reaches out to shake your hand give him or her a firm handshake. Maintain eye contact with the interviewer while he or she is talking. Be conscious of your body language. Try and sit up straight and keep your hands on your lap or on the table in front of you. You can "break the ice" by commenting on the weather or remarking on a photograph that you see in the interviewers office but it i

March 31, 2009

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If you’ve been having trouble landing a job or switching careers, if you’ve been out there pounding the pavement for months or weeks and can’t figure out why you’re still unemployed, here’s a check list of things you may want to improve upon.nnYour resume. Your resume is your most important job search tool. If you’ve been sending out hundreds of resumes and been getting very little response, it may be that your resume is the problem. Have someone else read over yo

March 11, 2009

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Now more then ever, you need to take control of your stress levels and negative emotions. A lot of people are freaking out about the economy and worried about their financial future. This article outlines several techniques that you can use to calm and re-centre yourself.nnRemember to breathe. Panic and anxiety attacks are often caused by shallow breathing up in the chest. Become consciously aware of your breathing habits and notice if shallow breathing is habit of yours. If

March 11, 2009

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