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Why Positive Thinking Doesn't Work
One of the great fallacies in the self-help industry is the notion that you can change your life with "positive thinking."nnThe purveyors of positivism, starting with Napoleon Hill and including the people who now promote The Secret, contend that we all have, at our conscious disposal, the means to transform ourselves into walking, breathing success machines.nnSome self-help gurus sell positive thinking because they know it is one of the most lucrative products to put in the
April 15, 2008
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Using Daily Task Lists To Accomplish Your Goals
I didn't always plan my days. For most of my career, in fact, I didn’t.nnI had written goals. And I referred to them regularly. My goals kept me pointed in the right direction, but I was always moving back and forth. Often for no good reason.nnDriving to work in the morning, I would think about my goals. That helped motivate me and often gave me specific ideas about what tasks I should accomplish that day. I’d walk into work meaning to complete those tasks... but
February 25, 2008
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Are You Setting Goals... or Still Dreaming?
We all have dreams. We all carry movies in our minds about how life could be for us in a better world. Sally dreams of a big house with a built-in pool. Harry dreams of an eight-car garage filled with vintage Porsches. Jill fantasizes about painting pictures at the seashore. Jack wants that corner office with the view.nnChances are, Sally and Harry and Jill and Jack will never get what they dream about. They will go on playing those mental movies for themselves or talking abo
February 5, 2008
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Reinvent Yourself
Here's your challenge: a car race from New York City to Las Vegas. If you get there within a certain amount of time, you win millions of dollars and a completely new and better lifestyle.nnSounds like fun? Good.nnHere's the problem: You don't know how to get there.nnThe countdown has already begun. In a few minutes, hundreds of other cars will be screeching away from the starting line. What should you do? Go out and buy a map? Have a navigation system installed in your car? O
January 28, 2008
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What I Have Learned About Goal Setting
Every January, I write down a set of goals. Some are financial. Some relate to my business. And some are personal. When I put my new list down on paper, I feel powerful and confident. Here are the things I will accomplish this year. Clean and simple. I imagine how I will feel when they are completed, and that feeling is good.nnWhen I first started using goal setting as a means to success, I made one big mistake: I was too specific. Since then, I have learned that goals are be
January 24, 2008
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Is âDividendsâ A Dirty Word?
âThe Fed Saves Wall Streetâ is the headline everyone wants to see. But the ones theyâre getting are more akin to the headline that ran in last Thursdayâs New York Times. The headline â âWall Street is Questioning Whether Bernanke is Tough Enoughâ â sounds like a rant against Bernanke. It wasnât. It simply made the point that Bernanke doesnât have nearly the trust from the investing community that he has from the academic one. nnWell, duh! Bernanke has been
January 21, 2008
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Bear Market Bernanke Strikes Again
Last Thursday the market reacted negatively to yet another presentation from the Fed. In what should have been an opportunity for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to spur a rally, the market didnât cooperate.nnIn his testimony to the House Budget Committee, Mr. Bernanke said he supports an economic stimulus package that will help avert a recession. He joined President Bush in endorsing such a package.nnYou would think that this would have helped the market, but you would be wrong
January 21, 2008
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Diabetes And The Drugs To Control It Could Shorten Your Life
I'm often asked, "How can I live to be 100 years old?" My answer is simple, "Just say no to prescription drugs and learn how to control insulin and blood sugar." nnWhy? Because the populations that live the longest are naturally highly sensitive to insulin. Conversely, those who die the youngest from conditions such as obesity , diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer are grossly insensitive to insulin or are taking a prescription drug.nnIn the US, the biggest threat to long
January 17, 2008
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Stealing Time For Yourself: 6 Ways To Find The Time You Need to Change Your Life
"How many of you get up before six a.m.?" I asked the 80 people who came to last year’s Wealth Building Conference. Twenty-six hands went up — many more than I had expected. "And how many are up before seven?" Another 32.nnI suppose it shouldn’t have surprised me that two-thirds of the group were early risers. Studies show that successful people get up early. In fact, more than one study has shown a direct relationship between how early executives rise and h
January 14, 2008
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Processed Meats Declared Too Dangerous For Human Consumption
The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has just completed a detailed review of more than 7,000 clinical studies covering links between diet and cancer. Its conclusion is rocking the health world with startling bluntness: Processed meats are too dangerous for human consumption. Consumers should stop buying and eating all processed meat products for the rest of their lives.nnProcessed meats include bacon, sausage, hot dogs, sandwich meat, packaged ham, pepperoni, salami and virt
December 10, 2007
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Avoid This Forgotten Back-Breaker
Experienced weightlifters know most of the tricks needed to protect your lower back during a workout. But even seasoned gym rats often overlook a common cause of back injuries. Those who are new to weights should also pay close attention here before you pick up your first dumbbell.nnBecause it's how you pick up that dumbbell that matters. nnWatch people pick weights up off the floor. That's where you see some of the ugliest form in the gym. Most people pick up weights by bend
December 5, 2007
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Antioxidants May Stop Fat Cell Formation
New research from Taiwan suggests that antioxidants put a halt to fat cell formation, at least in a laboratory.nnIn the study, published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 15 phenolic acids and six flavonoids were exposed to mouse cells. Phenolic acids and flavonoids are classes of potent plant chemicals that exert multiple health benefits as antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. The researchers wanted to see if these antioxidants would have an affect on the fo
December 5, 2007
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