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How to win minds
Winning minds is something you would like to achieve very frequently. For example, you want to win someone's mind to get married, interviewers' minds to get a job, minds in meetings to influence your ideas, etc. Don't you want to get some tricks to be a mind winner? Here you go the trick. The only trick you need to do is to master all inputs to the mind. DHAAA!! Well, let me simplify it a bit. Every mind has defined inputs which are called senses. Minds won't get any input form any other source but the senses.
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Successful Communications
There is no doubt that communications is the most influencing aspect in our lives. Via good communications, we achieve peace, we have good families and we achieve success at work. On the contrary, few words in bad communications lead to war, unstable families and failing business. The question is, how do we define good communications? In another way, what makes communications good? I have worked on a formula that I tested during one of my project on all employees, contractors, clients and even family.
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***10 Things I Know About ... Benefits Of Massage Therapy
10. IT CAN BE A DAY AT THE BEACH You can listen to crashing waves or Bob Marley on the sound system to make you feel like you're at the beach — with no chance of getting sand in your underwear! 9. IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR HEAD ... You can manage anxiety and depression by boosting your neurotransmitters, serotonin and dopamine, and also releasing endorphins — the body's natural mood enhancers. 8. … AND YOUR BODY Massage therapy reduces swelling and boosts the immune system by improving lymphatic drainage. It also lowers your blood pressure.
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***10 Things I Know About ... Copyright
(Note: The following information should not be construed as legal advice.) 10. Establish Best Practices Copyright is very fact based; every situation is unique. 9. Paying Attention Is Crucial It's easy to search, copy, cut/paste, and send without giving a thought to who owns the rights to the work. But it's also easy for the copyright owner to track down illegal use of their intellectual property. Financial penalties for copyright infringement can be substantial. 8. Copyright Is Automatic
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***10 Things I Know About... MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES
10. IT’S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY. A flexible work schedule may be just as motivating as a bonus. Invest in your staff in creative ways. Enable work/life balance. 9. GIVE CREDIT AND THANKS. Encourage and acknowledge individual contributions to the team effort. 8. ALLOW EACH PERSON TO HAVE A VOICE. At meetings, encourage individuals to make comments in support of an idea without fear of criticism. 7. SHARE INFORMATION. As much as possible, share information from upper management. This helps the staff feel part of the big picture.
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***In Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, Historian Details How Music Helped United People in 1960s America
For the past twenty years, music historia Tom Ingrassia has lectured on the role music played in bridging the gaps between blacks and whites during a turbulent time in American history. Now, in this 50th anniversary year of the historic March on Washington, Ingrassia's multimedia lectures have even more relevance.
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***Make 2014 the Year When Everything Falls Into Place
Are you prepared to turn life's obstacles into opportunities--and to make those opportunities your own? Will 2014 be the year when everything falls into place--just the way you visualized it? Do you have a blueprint to get from where you are now to where you want to be in life? If you are like many of us, you spend countless hours coaching and encouraging others to develop the skills to clarify, set and achieve their goals.
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***The MotivAct Group Adds Holistic Wellness Workshops for Caregivers to its Portfolio
When caring for elderly or ill family members, the caregiver often ignores their own emotional and physical well being, putting their own hopes, dreams, goals and aspirations on hold. The MotivAct Group has added a customized "Mental Massage for the Caregiver" meditation/relaxation program to its portfolio of holistic wellness workshops.
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Don't Forget Your Own Personal and Professional Development
Are you prepared to turn life's obstacles into opportunities--and make them your own? Will this be the year when everything falls into place--just the way you envision it? If you are like most of us, you spend countless hours encouraging your colleagues, staff, family and friends to develop the skills to clarify, set, and achieve their goals.
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Embracing the Struggle
Embracing the struggle doesn’t mean to enjoy struggling. It means to learn from the struggle. So often we don’t learn from what we are going through nor do we take the time to enjoy what we have because we are too busy hoping for what we don’t have. Therefore at every moment of our life we are ignoring the present and always longing for a better future not realizing that we are draining the power from the present moment.
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Fall In Love Again...
Never stop doing what you did to fall in love. Today, many relationships fail because we stop doing what we did to fall in love in the beginning. We get in the relationship, we get familiar with our partner, and then we get complacent.
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Love Vs. In Love
Love is so many things! By the actual definition of love it ranges from a sexual attraction or affection for someone all the way to being “in love.” There is a lot of couples that love one another but are not in love with one another and don’t know it yet.
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New Book "One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams" Guides Readers Through Stories, Self-Assessments, and Jou aling
Are you looking for a vehicle to break through the roadblocks and detours that have sidetracked you on life's highway? Entrepreneurs Tom Ingrassia and Jared Chrudimsky provide a step-by-step guide in their new book, One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams. One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams presents the inspiring stories of sixteen people who have triumphed over seemingly insurmountable odds in order to live into their dreams and achieve their goals. Many are sharing their stories publicly for the first time.
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The Path to a Lifetime of Success is Through God
I'm 10 days away from my South Africa speaking engagement. I'm excited beyond words. I was thinking this morning though. I said to myself, who am I to be flown into South Africa with my security and to be paid some people's year salary to speak? Who am I not to have a college degree and no plaques on my wall validating my existence? Who am I to be 29 years old and an international speaker and coach? Then a small still voice said to me, "Who do you serve?" I answered, "Jesus Christ." Then the voice said, "That's your answer."
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Water the Seeds within you!
The ability to change your life doesn’t just show up, it was always there. You don’t have to go looking for it, all you have to do is discover it. Discover the ability to water the seeds that already lie dormant in you. There are gifts that you were born with that can change your life. They just need to be identified and cultivated.
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7 Stress Management Tips to Live a Quality-Driven Life
Stress Management Tip #1: Remember What's Important. Define Your Priorities and Adjust Your Schedule to Reflect Your Values. No matter how frantic life gets, no matter how much frenzy seems to be present, the truly successful people are able to rise above the pandemonium and maintain their ...
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Article on Work Life Balance: Find Time for Yourself
Ladies, here's the sad truth.. Many women feel that time for themselves is stolen time in which they are playing hokey from more important endeavors! We often feel as though we have to get sick in order to take time for ourselves. Actually scheduling self-nurturing activities is a way to trick ...
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Don't Just Delegate, Eliminate!
Don’t Just Delegate Eliminate If you’re going to create more time for what matters you’re going to have to eliminate those tasks, requests, people and other time-stealers that suck your precious time. You have to structure your work so that you’re focusing your time, efforts and energy only on ...
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Don't Just Delgate, Eliminate
Don’t Just Delegate Eliminate If you’re going to create more time for what matters you’re going to have to eliminate those tasks, requests, people and other time-stealers that suck your precious time. You have to structure your work so that you’re focusing your time, efforts and energy only on ...
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Sanity Saver #11: Balance Being and Doing
Remember when your mother or father said, “If something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well”? Well it’s not quite that black and white, especially not today. There are very few things worth doing well and there are an endless number of things not worth doing at all. But in between are numerous ...
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Sanity Saver #8: Set Limits
In order to restore your sanity you have to know what your bottom line is. You may be wondering, how do you determine this? Surprisingly your feelings, especially feelings of anger, frustration and resentment are messengers that will bring you valuable information. Anger often signals that you ...
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Sanity Savers For The Holidays
Sanity Savers for the Holidays Sanity Saver#1. Remember What’s Important. Remind your family members about what the true meaning of the holiday’s are, compassion, generosity of spirit, gratitude and giving. Suggest a gift exchange in which each family member randomly chooses someone for whom ...
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Slow Down
Sanity Saver# 6 Slow Downn There is more to life than increasing its speed. Gandhi Most of us live as if we are careening down a freeway. Think about how much you miss when you’re traveling at warp speed. We need to take the first available exit and pull into a quiet country lane, slow ...
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Thinking Outside the Box
Outside the box thinking is a magnificent ability that can help you to solve very complicated and complex problems, by changing your perspective as this allows you to come up with solutions no one else had thought of. Even scientists and inventors make use of the principle to think outside the box that allows them to view things from another perspective, for instance by observing and analyzing Mother Nature. But how does it work to “think outside the square”? 1. Question things
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The Principles of Time Management
The key principles of effective time management consist of organization, such as scheduling and planning; prioritization of the upcoming tasks accordingly to their importance and urgency and the elimination of unnecessary, time-wasting tasks. #1 Organization The importance of organization can be clarified by envisioning the time-consuming results of not being able to organize one’s daily-schedule and the upcoming tasks. A lack of organization results in chaotic working methods without being able to get an overview, which finally causes a loss of time.
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14 Simple Statements That Can Change Your Perspective on Life
Did you know that you can make your life better simply by thinking? Do you realize that by reading some very basic ideas, placed in a certain order, you can raise your awareness, charge up your motivation, and even totally change your life. Your beliefs are powerful. Your thoughts can take you to wonderful and unexpected places in life.
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Improving Self Confidence: 3 Surefire Strategies to Boost Your Confidence
Improving Self Confidence: 3 Surefire Strategies to Boost Your Confidence Have you ever wondered if there is an invisible force that affects the way you live your life? Are you aware that you can harness this power? I’m referring to self confidence and if improving self confidence is something that you would like to develop, I’ve got 3 surefire strategies to boost your self confidence to help you live your best life.
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Letting Go Of Clutter: A 3 Step Solution To Declutter Your Life
Tick Tock, Tick Tock. Does time seem to be speeding up the older you get? There may be an unlikely culprit keeping you stuck in life’s holding pattern – it’s physical and emotional clutter that has crept into your life over the years. In this article, I’m going to provide a three step solution you can use today to start letting go of the clutter and declutter your life. We all have excess material things and even people in our lives that may cause us chaos. When you’re constantly focused on the clutter, you don’t have the energy to do the things you want.
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Staying Motivated When You're Trying to Lose Weight
Recently, I was asked for help on getting motivated to stick to a weight-loss plan. This young man expressed difficulty in following through with eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly. He cited having a chaotic schedule and running into moments of weakness which ruined his effort causing him to slide back into his old behavior--a problem all too familiar to so many people who struggle to maintain the motivation to continue on a long-term weight-loss plan. This is an overview of my answer to him. * * *
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The Simple Way to Beat Procrastination and Get Things Done
Almost everyone has struggled with procrastination at some point in their lives. Today's busy lifestyle seems to encourage procrastination by forcing us to instantaneously prioritize according to our hectic schedules. However, this leads to a false sense of accomplishment, because we are not prioritizing in the right way. Many important tasks are left undone because other things appear to be more important at the moment. Eventually, the undone task becomes critical on our to-do list, but there is no time to get it done.
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Why We Procrastinate and How to Beat Procrastination
When the goal is to beat the procrastination habit, it's best to really understand what causes procrastination in the first place... The art of breaking any negative habit and replacing it with a more positive habit, begins by understanding why we developed the negative habit in the first place.
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2.3. Prepare for Action: Talk
You are about to change the total direction of your life. You are going to move from a life of relative idleness to one of ambition and perhaps even sacrifice and the transition can be scary. You need to talk. Some people will think you are nuts if you declare your intention to make a difference with your life. You probably do not need therapy, but you do need to discuss your thoughts, aspirations and conce s with someone who will listen.
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2.4: Listen: How to Receive Advice
“Do not under any circumstances leave for Africa without sufficient funds raised to sustain you for at least three years.” That was the advice given me by a seasoned missionary as I considered taking my young family to Africa. It was good advice. We saw how good it was when we arrived in Lusaka Zambia and spent some time with a missionary couple who left for Africa before they had sufficient funds. We saw them struggle so were thankful we listened to the advice given us.
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2.5. Prepare for Action: Establish Principles
“Would you like to know a quick and easy way to disce right from wrong?” I asked the students in a college class I was teaching. Every head bobbed enthusiastically up and down indicating they were interested. “Before I tell you, let me say this.” I paused as the room went silent. The students leaned forward as I spoke in almost a whisper, “You already know right from wrong.”
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2.6: Prepare for action – PLAN
Have you ever ridden in a multi-million dollar executive jet? My brother has been a professional pilot all his life. I once flew with him from Colorado to Florida in one of the most technologically advanced executive jets ever built. He had been flying this magnificent airplane and his billionaire employer all around the world. He was thoroughly trained and had hundreds of hours of experience flying this particular aircraft. Yet, without fail previous to take-off, he and his co-pilot always went through a predetermined checklist. I asked him why.
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2.7 Prepare of Action – Count the Cost
Do you know the difference between price and cost? The terms “price” and “cost” can be confusing. The two terms are related, but quite different. The price is the amount you pay for a product or service. When you pay a price for something, the price represents the value of what you give up in order to purchase the product or service. The cost is the amount spent by the business to make the product or deliver the service. Let’s say you want to buy a candy bar.
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2.8 Prepare for Action Set Real Priorities
Would you like a simple definition of priorities? Here it is: The things that matter most. That may be far too simple a definition for a time management expert, but many books, blogs, songs and poems use that definition.
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3.0: Protect Your Mind – Section 3 Introduction
Your mind is the singularly most powerful tool for success that you own. It is powerful beyond measure and more valuable than the combined wealth you could ever earn in your lifetime. So, like anything of value, you must protect your mind. But protect your mind from what? From the six enemies of your mind, that's what. They are: disinformation (lies), depravity, garbage, shallowness, self-criticism and ignorance. Each of these enemies will be dealt with over the next few editions of this column. Here is a brief over-view of each of them:
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3.2 Protect Your Mind from Depravity
Do you watch those mystery documentaries where they take a crime and re-live it, then follow through to the capturing of the perpetrator, his/her trial and ultimate incarceration? We do. One especially gory episode we started to watch featured a variety of hideous acts that led to the brutal deaths of a whole family. Before the story got too far along I grabbed the remote control and shot it toward the TV with great vigor, pressing the OFF button.
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3.3: Protect Your Mind from Garbage
“Take out the garbage!” was a command my mother shouted at me when I was a kid. Today I stuff much of it down the garbage disposal; hit the “on” switch for a few seconds and it all goes down the drain. The rest I wrap tightly in a Walmart grocery bag, place it in the garbage can out back, and once a week a big truck comes by and hauls it all away. Why take out the garbage? Because it is not worth keeping and I don’t want it to rot, stink and spoil everything else in my refrigerator. Oh that we would do the same thing for our minds: take out the garbage, and for the same reasons.
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Acquire Confidence - Part 1: How Confident are You?
How confident are you? It makes a difference, you know. The measure of your self-confidence is revealed in a variety of ways: your voice, the language you use, your body language, your grooming and much more. Self-confident people have a natural magnetism about them. They can be identified almost immediately when they enter a room. They walk with buoyancy, stand with dignity, speak with conviction, and love with passion. They know where they’ve been, where they’re going, and why. They believe they are able to solve problems, overcome obstacles, and achieve goals.
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Acquire Confidence - Purpose for Living: Who are YOU?
Who am I, and, why am I here? Those are the two most important questions you can ask yourself. Let’s answer question 1, “Who am I?” Some say you’re the product of a bit of slime that squirmed its way out of some prehistoric bog and evolved from this to that, then to something else until one day, some fifty-million years later, “YOU” appeared. That’s the good news. The bad news is that after fifty-million years of evolution you’re given only a stingy seven or eight wearisome decades until they stick you back into the bog you allegedly came from? What a deal!
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Acquire Confidence – Looking Ahead
This weekly column is a portion of a book soon to be published under the title, "Acquire Confidence: What Confident People Do That You Can Do Too!" When the book is complete it will have six sections with several of the columns as a part of each section. The following is a summary of each section:
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Cancel All Holidays!
All holidays cause some insidious angst and distress in the hearts and lives of many people so I'm calling for their abolition. I'm not the first person to notice the evil of holidays. Several years ago some private school in New York decided to exclude the celebration for Mother's Day because some of the students didn't have mothers. Madonna, Ellen DeGeneres and most of the not-very-feminine women of the feminist movement have already declared fatherhood a meaningless institution of antiquity so cancel Father's Day.
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Danger Ahead: Extreme Responses to Loneliness
Everyone endures bouts of loneliness from time to time. They are usually short-lived because the causes are either social (broke up with their girl/boyfriend, got a divorce, had a fight with their best friend, etc.), or geographical (moved to another job, town, school, etc.). Mentally healthy people adapt quickly to new situations and are able to establish constructive relationships. Sometimes, however, loneliness can trigger either one of two extreme reactions: isolation or obsession.
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Evidences of the God Who Created You
Ninety-two percent of Americans believe in God. Why? Because the evidences of a Creator God are immediately available to anyone with an open mind willing to consider them. Evidence 1: The intricacy of creation. Have you noticed that it appears that nearly everything on earth has a purpose? How did that happen? Logic tells the honest mind that “things” display intention, they have a reason to exist or they would not be here. These “things” also require a designer who had incredible intellect and calculated will.
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Five Levels of Friendships
Smarmy quotes about friendship posted on Facebook walls do nothing to clarify the meaning of this serious human yearning. Friendship is experienced on at least five levels. Passing friendship is the first level. The interesting person you sit next to on a long flight or the stranger who assists you in a moment of need would be passing friendships. After my freshman year in college I took a train from Julesburg, Colorado to Columbus, Nebraska.
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Five Quick Steps to Stronger Self-Confidence
Awkward, shy, indecisive. Do those words describe you? Do you often interpret non critical comments as critical? Are you perpetually pessimistic about people, places and events? What you need is stronger self-confidence, a more honest sense of your own self-worth. Here are five quick steps you can take that if implemented over time will create within you a stronger self-confidence.
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Five Realities of Loneliness And Five Actions You Can Take to Overcome It
Barbra Streisand sang in her portrayal of Fanny Bryce in Funny Girl? “People who like people are the luckiest people in the world.” Notice she did not sing, “People who are liked by other people are the luckiest people in the world.” Yet that is what many lonely people think. Barbra’s lesson is: You must like people first then they will like you. There are five realities of loneliness that every lonely person must come to terms with, and there are five actions you can take to overcome it. The Five Realities of Loneliness
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Four Cheap and Futile Ways to Acquire Confidence
Google "self-confidence" and you will get three-bazillion web pages that suggest a variety of ways for you to gain self-confidence. Some promise instant self-confidence if you do this or act like that.
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Four Good Reasons to Be Thankful
By Ron Ross Feasting, football games, and of course, Black Friday sales often bury the true meaning of Thanksgiving. I must confess that at our house during the Thanksgiving weekend we do feast, I watch a little football, and my wife does some shopping. But through it all we do take time to give thanks and you should too! Here are four good reasons you should give thanks, not only on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of the year.
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Garage Sale Tactics
“Garage Sale of Biblical Proportions” was the sign our neighbors (Jeff & Marie) erected to announce their garage sale last weekend. The wife and I figured this was a real can’t miss event, so we ambled over to see what goodies they had that we couldn’t live without. Fortunately, there was no treasure in their trash so we went home empty handed.
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Getting organized
A considerable number of people are struggling trying to find ways to trim their bodies. They are desperately seeking for ways to shed off significant amounts of weight. This is because when a human body is left on its own it gravitates towards disorder. A bright and magnificent set of brains left on its own tends to degenerate thereby turning reprobate. Anything on this plane left to itself, more often than not, drifts down towards disorientation making disorder the order of the day.
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How to Enter the Friendship Zone and Have All the Friends You Want and Need
Loneliness ends when friendship begins, right? So, how do you go from all alone to all the friends you want and need? The solution, though not quick and easy, begins with you, within your own heart and mind. Here are five steps you must take to enter the friendship zone and create and maintain as many real friendships as you desire:
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How to leave a legacy of excellence
“No person was ever honoured for what he received. Honour has been the reward for what he gave.” Calvin Coolidge When we go through life we subscribe to different value systems; some people place much emphasis on having a lot of money. Some consider relationships to be more important than everything else. There are those who consider outward appearance and making a good impression to be the most important possessions, sometimes without considering the cardinal principles of character.
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How You Define Yourself Makes a Difference
“I’m just the bastard son of an L.A. whore.” The comment startled me as I conversed with a handsome gentleman before church began. His definition of himself makes clear my assertion that how you define yourself makes a difference. The easiest way adults define themselves is by their profession or trade. “I’m a truck driver,” or “I’m a dentist,” or “I’m a housewife,” or “I’m just a lowly clerk.” Another way people define themselves is by their physical characteristics: color of skin, height, weight, hair color, age, etc.
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I’d quit my church if...
Flipping through the channels the other day I stopped briefly to watch a tattoo-covered “artist” rap about abusing women and hating cops while he grabbed his genitals to the fast beat of loud noise pretending to be music. His appearance was disgusting, the lyrics depraved, and his music was awful, but that’s not what upset me. What activated my indignation was what was hanging around the guy’s neck – a great big gold cross. Nothing the so-called artist said or did had anything to do with the meaning of this most sacred symbol of Christianity.
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Part 2.1: Pray: Seek wisdom from the source of all wisdom
You pray, not because you are a wimpy, helpless, crybaby who is so insecure you think you must depend on some invisible power in the sky to get you through the day. No, you pray because you have, or at least you desire, a personal relationship with God. You believe God lives and he is interested in your life. But more than that, you are convinced God wants a close relationship with you because he created you and he loves you.
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Part 2.1: Think - a Five-Step Process for Problem Solving
If you want to do something significant with your life, you are going to have to do some real thinking. The mission you have been given is too important to leave to irrational thoughts, emotion-filled guesswork or hasty judgments. Since you have been given a mission you also have the ability to fulfill that mission but before you do anything, THINK. Here is a five-step process for problem solving:
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Perceive a Better You
How you perceive yourself will contribute to or detract from your success and happiness in life. Most people call this self-esteem. They suggest you need a vision of your life as you would like it to be so you can move toward success. They are right; however, consider with me another word-phrase to substitute for "vision." The word-phrase I prefer is "self-perception", a concept with greater depth of meaning than vision, self-esteem or self-confidence.
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Prepare for Action
Now that you have discovered and refined your purpose for living it is time to prepare for action. This is an important step. Do not deceive yourself that just because you have defined your purpose for living that everything from now on will be downhill.
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Self-confidence and self-esteem – the real way to get it
“9 Self-assuring Affirmations for When You Need a Little Boost,” boasted the headline. I clicked on it hoping I might learn something new. I didn’t. It was a series of nine little pictures with clever sayings on them. The “writer” provided no content beyond a short introductory paragraph that ended with this: “If you’re looking for a little encouragement, check out the self-assuring affirmations below. Then take on the world with the knowledge that you’re capable of anything.”
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Seven Stupid Things You Think About Yourself
Those stupid things you think about yourself pollute your mind, limit your achievements and corrupt your confidence. For some reason, the loudest voice you hear, the one that speaks with the most authority and does the most harm to you is not your mother’s voice, it is your own. Here are seven of the most popular stupid things people say about themselves.
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Six Super-Duper Resources for Discovering Your Purpose for Living
The coffee table I built in wood-shop in the 11th grade has never wanted to be a ladder, dining room table or a boat. It has had one purpose in life, and has been quite content to be a coffee table. OK, I used it once or twice to stand on to change a light bulb, however that did not make it a ladder. But we humans are not inanimate objects like coffee tables or couches or clocks. Our individual purpose for living is more complex and many need help disce ing it.
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Success Equals ???
What is your definition of success? There is nothing more personal than the definition of success. Quite honestly, the dictionary definition is inadequate, and though your mother’s opinion is probably still important, only you can define success for you! And that definition can change literally from day to day and even moment to moment. If you’re broke, success equals wealth. If you’re sick, success equals health. If you’re lonely, success equals friendship. If you’re homeless, success equals a place to live. If you’re lost, success equals being found.
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Texting Addiction – How bad is it? Part 1
She: “You hang up first.” He: “No, you hang up first!” She: “No, YOU hang up first.” If you are over 50 years old you might remember that little game teenagers played back in the 50s, 60s and 70s. A boyfriend would call his girlfriend, then after 45 minutes or maybe a couple of hours on the phone, one of their mothers would chide them into hanging up, and the game would begin. Back then parents got upset about the unending phone conversations, but no parent worried that their teenager was lonely because he or she spent too much time on the phone.
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Thanksgiving at Grandma’s House
Back in the 1950s my brother and I loved going to Grandma and Grandpa’s house for Thanksgiving Day. When I was ten years old we took one of those memorable trips from Norfolk, Nebraska to Julesburg, Colorado where Grandma and Grandpa lived in a small white house just catty-co er from City Park. On Thanksgiving Day Grandma spent most of her time in the kitchen cooking up a wonderful meal. A big brown turkey had been carefully chosen, and it was artistically basted a dozen or so times as it baked in the oven.
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The Obituary of Mr. Common Sense
Today we mou the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the worm; life isn't always fair; and maybe it was my fault.
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The Quickest Cure for Loneliness
The quickest cure for loneliness is to find a friend. Like everything worthwhile, it is easier said than done. Lonely people need a few guiding principles in their pursuit of friendship. Here are five principles that will help you develop good friends. Principle No. 1: You must diversify your activities. Find a variety of ways to get involved with others: take your lunch break with someone new, join a group involved in playful activity, volunteer to meet some need you identify with, or join a study group. To make friends you have to get out of the rut you are in.
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The Top Ten Excuses for NOT Talking to Your Mate Part One
What three qualities make for a great relationship? In nearly every survey one word will always appear: communication. Then why do so many couples make every effort to avoid talking with each other? Here are my top ten excuses men and women use to avoid meaningful personal interaction. The list is not in any particular order except excuse #1, which shall be revealed in the next column.
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The Top Ten Excuses for NOT Talking to Your Mate Part Two
Last week I began listing the Top Ten Most Common Excuses for NOT Talking to Your Mate. Here is a brief review of Excuses 10 – 6: Excuse # 10: The Smartphone. A text or phone call is allowed to interrupt anything. Excuse # 9: The job. For some, the dirty little secret is that one partner is happier at the office than at home so he or she seeks out projects to keep them at work. Excuse # 8: Exercise. Health is a good-enough excuse to avoid the difficult issues that arise between people who love each other.
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Three Reasons Why You Are Shy and the One Thing You Can Do About It
“I’m shy. That’s just the way I am,” said a young lady I spoke to recently. To her, shyness is in the same category as the color of her eyes or the size of her feet – something she cannot change. But she can change, and so can you. You do not have to be stranded alone in the corner of a room while everyone else has a good time. Here are three reasons why you are shy and one thing you can do about it.
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Trinkets of Treasures
By Ron Ross jack-s-drive-i Jack’s Drive-Inn in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1958 was not anything like the fancy diners and ice cream stores we now have. It was a large added on section of a house that stuck out into a parking lot that could hold not more than four or five cars. Jack made hamburgers, French fries and perhaps the world’s best malted milk. On a hot, muggy afte oon not far from the Missouri River there was nothing better than a malted milk at Jack’s Drive-Inn.
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Two Sad Reasons Many Live Boring and Insignificant Lives
There is great potential within you! Yet so many prefer to live only ordinary lives; to live as if each day has no importance and each year can pass without anything significant happening. Why are so many so content to live lives of quiet desperation? Two reasons: Why do so many people live lives of quiet desperation? First of all, most people do not actively seek meaning in life. They are content to let life happen to them rather than take the effort to make something meaningful out of each day or week or month.
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Where do You Find the God Who Created You?
To answer the question, “Who am I” requires you ask, “Where did I come from?” Many try to answer that question with a genealogical search. That only answers part of the question. A genealogical search may teach you about your ancestors but it does not tell you anything about your origin.
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Who is Responsible for Your Loneliness?
“What do you do that causes her to treat you that way?” was a question my counseling professor, Fr. Dr. Robert McEniry (Creighton University), taught his students to ask in a marriage counseling situation. The question presupposes that the responsibility for what happens between married partners is on each of them, not just one of them. A lonely person should ask a similar question: What do I do that causes people to treat me the way they do? All emotional healing begins with self-inventory and an acceptance of personal responsibility for who you are, how you act, and what happens to you.r
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You Are Here For a Reason
You were no accident. You’re not the descendent of an ape nor will you one day return to earth as a butterfly, a Billy goat, or a British Lord or Lady. You’re here at a specific time living in a specific place with a specific mission to accomplish. Your life has meaning – you are here for a reason. You already know this is true. Deep inside the depths of your soul you sense an ete al-ness, an awareness of destiny, a feeling that you really are somebody very unique in the 10,000 year history of humankind.
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You Can Live With Faith
Wikipedia’s explanation of faith begins with this line: “Faith is belief in an idea that is unsupported or contradicted by evidence … largely reserved for concepts of religion.” Humbug. That’s not faith, that’s stupidity. Faith is not something for weak minds or emotional morons. True faith engages the mind, emotions and will for a confident anticipation of advantage.
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You Can Solve Any Problem
“I suppose you think you’re problems are worse than mine, right? Well let me tell you something, pal – you don’t know anything about having problems until you’ve taken a good look at MY problems, so cut me a little slack here, OK?” Is that how you feel about your problems? Do you think no one else has ever faced what you face? Does it look like your problems are huge while everyone else’s insignificant? Here are five universal truths conce ing problems.
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You Don’t Have To Worry
Our nephew, an enlisted man in the Army, is heading to a dangerous part of the world for a second tour of duty. His parents and the rest of our family are justifiably conce ed for his safety. A businessman watches carefully as a strong competitor opens a business two blocks down the street. Grandma is going to the doctor for her health check-up next week and she is apprehensive about what may be found. Each scenario is an occasion for worry.
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You Have a Distinctive Way of Feeling
What you hate, love, fear, laugh at, cry about, or observe without sensation is determined by your own unique and wholly owned emotional structure. You and I could cheer for the same football team, yet experience it in a variety of ways. You could attend a concert with your best friend and each of you would be moved by a different song. Two girlfriends for life could watch the same sad movie and one would cry while the other would not. It’s because each of us places a different emotional value on every word spoken, every deed performed, and every event observed.
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You Have More Courage Than You Realize
There are a large variety of spiders in Africa and all of them are quite scary. One weekend my wife had a close encounter with one of those large spiders – it was at least as large as a saucer. She was home alone with our two toddler children in our tiny house located about 11 miles into the bush from Lusaka, Zambia. She was more than alone as I was out of town and she had no vehicle, no telephone, no electricity and she was about a quarter of a mile from the nearest neighbor with no streetlights and no paved roads.
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You Have Unique Gifts and Talents
The specific combination of natural gifts and talents that you have are absolutely unique to you. No one on earth has had or ever will have the same mix of abilities, interests, and passions. It is this mix that makes you something special. Too many people go through life without taking a close look at the variety of gifts and talents they possess and so live life at about 10%. If you want to live life at a much more meaningful rate, you must discover, develop, and use the special gifts and talents God has given you.
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You’re A Creative Whiz!
Artists and musicians are not the sole proprietors of creativity. Common folk like you and me are also able to solve problems, write music, create art, and come up with new ideas. Remember when you were a child and you could fly airplanes, drive trucks, dress like a princess, or travel around the world all within the confines of your own living room? What happened to those uninhibited creative forces? Where has the sense of adventure gone? Lost, most likely I suppose, to the urgency of the mundane – to the requirements of daily living.
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Your True Source of Confidence
What makes one person confident and another one insecure? Money makes some people think they are invincible. The idea is, the more money they have the more secure their life is. Remember Be ard Madoff? He "managed" millions of dollars for thousands of people who put their trust in money. When his elaborate Ponzi scheme was uncovered in 2008, he, and all of his investors lost it all.
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Butterflies or Thorns?
Your life, like mine, is a series of interwoven relationships. Some are (were) wonderful, life-giving experiences and some are (were) absolutely horrible, but all worked together to make us who we are today.
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Change your belief system
Millions upon millions are going through life crawling upon their hands and knees, defeated and dejected. Many people wail in poverty and wonder if there could be some magic formula that can be employed to extricate them from the entanglement of lack. As they search for the truth sometimes they get exposed to the teaching which says that lack is a tag of spiritual supremacy consistent with the teachings of the bible. Nothing can be further from the truth!
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How about some fine-tuning of your attitude?
Aviation is a very interesting field. When flying an aircraft, the pilot has to watch a small gadget called the Attitude Indicator which reveals the plane's attitude. In simple terms, the plane's attitude is its position in relation to the earth's horizon. Pilots know that the aircraft's attitude is of great importance since incorrect attitude can spell tragedy while a correct attitude ensures a successful journey, among other things. You can be adversely circumstanced in life but your resultant attitude affects you more that the actual circumstance.
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No One Experiences Things Like You Do!
“My gosh you guys are twins!” declared a young lady who entered a retail store as my brother and I walked out. To be honest, I had never thought my brother was that good looking, but who was I to argue with the absolutely unsolicited and unbiased opinion of a rather lovely young lady?
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You Are Specially Made!
The first and most provable difference between you and everyone else on the planet is that no one is constructed like you. Your body is different from anyone who has ever lived or will ever live – different on the inside and out. A whole new science called biometrics is dedicated to the physical differences within each human body. Biometrics refers to technologies that measure and analyze human body characteristics, such as fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns, and hand measurements for authentication purposes.
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You Think Differently Than Others
The first and most provable difference between you and everyone else on the planet is that no one is constructed like you. Your body is different from anyone who has ever lived or will ever live – different on the inside and out. No person on earth comprehends things like you do. No one constructs sentences like you do or reacts to these words the way you do. You have your own absolutely unique way of comprehending people, places, things, words, and events.r
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You're Something Special
Who is that person wearing your skin? Where have you come from, where are you going, and what are you supposed to be doing in the meantime? In short, who are you?
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(How to) Write for the Sweet Spot
“Can you give me some pointers with writing my blog?” Lorraine was the third Client to ask for help with writing last week. Lisa asked for help with article-writing, and Pam was working on web-copy. I was happy to share my golden rules for : How to write an article that hits the sweet spot and motivates action! Here they are for you!
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Be Ware the Trappings of Power: Be Aware the Blessings of Emowerment
There are many thoughts and ideas about power - what it takes to get power, to hold power and to stay in power. There are also thoughts and ideas about empowerment but these seem to run a close second to the beliefs about power. Some might argue they are the same thing, or that they are so closely related as to negate discussion. But there is a difference.
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Changing Your Life With a Pair of Boots
Are you like most people and would totally love the results and the good feelings that come as a result of changing your life? If so, there’s a downside to change – and here it is, despite how much you sincerely want a change, there’s always something that holds you back. It can be the reluctance to travel down a different path, which is the fear of the unknown. There’s an age old saying that goes something like this, “it’s better to stay with the devil you know, rather than the devil you don’t.”
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Compassionate Detachment: Loving Enough to Let Go
When I was young I discovered a chrysalis hanging from a branch in some scrub oak near our house. Each day after this discovery I would go out and check on this chrysalis in the hopes of seeing the butterfly that I knew was inside. You can imagine how excited I was when one day I came out to find the head of this butterfly sticking out from a hole in the bottom of the cocoon! I stood fascinated by the whole process, but wait… something was wrong. The butterfly seemed to struggle and not be getting anywhere. I decided to help.
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Get Inspired with 10 Powerful Og Mandino Quotes
Og Mandino was one of the most widely read inspirational and self-help authors in the world. His 14 books of wisdom, inspiration, and love —including "The Greatest Salesman in the World" —have sold more than 36 million copies worldwide in 18 different languages. Og was the first recipient of the Napoleon Hill Gold Medal for literary achievement. He was also one of the most sought-after speakers in the country. Get inspired and motivated today with 10 of the most popular Og Mandino quotes below.
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How to Stay Centered in a Crisis
Life is full of events that test us. These events try our abilities to cope and deal effectively with such occurrences as death in the family, financial problems, health issues, job losses and such. What is difficult for some to see is that each of these events present to us an opportunity for growth and evolvement. This is especially difficult to see when we are in the middle of one of these events.
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How to Stop Negative Thinking from Stealing Away Your Success
Have you already given up on some of your biggest dreams?
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Let Go, Let God: Being the Hollow Bone
There is a fine line when it comes to knowing when to use the gift of our own reasoning and knowing when to rely on guidance from a higher source. Every day we learn more about the world, our self and about others – adding to our ability to make better choices and decisions, but we should also be learning to listen to the “higher” voice of Spirit. Since many people are comfortable relying on their own understanding and may not even be familiar with this gentle force that is wanting to take you to where you want to be, I will speak to this. Dr.
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The Dream Catcher: Respect for the Sacred
There is a lot of mystery and fascination that surrounds the dream catcher - and unfortunately, a lot of misunderstanding as well. Read on to find out what a dream catcher is and isn't and to increase your understanding - because with understanding comes respect and real appreciation. This is not meant to teach you how to make a dream catcher. This should be done by a knowledgeable person. Because we are all connected in the web of life, everyone is affected, to one degree or another, by the energies that surround us and the thought forms of others.
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The Truth About Believing
One of the biggest challenges I face in teaching people the Art of Self Motivation is leading them to understand how you and I learn to believe. By the Mach II definition, a vision is not a vision unless you have some belief that it is inevitable. Otherwise, it is nothing more than a wish, at ...
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The Value of Giving
I was contemplating the truth in something that I once told my wife... that the true value of a gift is determined by the one who receives it. Since that time I have come to believe that not only does the receiver determine the value of a gift, he or she decides if what was given - is even a gift. Remembering a time when I was watching one of those popular funniest video shows... There was an expectant mother who was breaking the news of her impending pregnancy to both her mother and her young daughter. The grandmother went wild with excitement..
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Three Keys To Self-Trust
Have you ever worked hard to achieve something you wanted, but when it came time to step up, you wanted to run away? This is what happened to my client Charmaine.
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Transforming Your Life into Gold: An Alchemist's View to Change
It has long been believed that early alchemists were obsessed with turning base metals into precious metals such as gold, and indeed there were extraneous alchemists who experimented with metals in an effort to do just that. However, alchemy was and is more than turning lead into gold. In fact, it is more than transformation in the physical and scientific sense. It also includes personal change and transformation. Most people are familiar with carbon to some degree. We are carbon-based life forms as we are all organic organisms.
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Vision to Transformation
A radical inner transformation and rise to a new level of consciousness might be the only real hope we have in the current global crisis brought on by the dominance of the Western mechanistic paradigm. ~ Stanislav Grof A brisk walk on the beach and luminous meditation, perched on a giant sandbag on Cotton Tree beach, pulled together today's message for you which includes The Four levels of Transformation, Five Key Strategies to Feed your Vision and Six points to Create Your Vision.r
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Be Aware, Learn, Grow: The Value of Still Hunting
If you believe that the purpose of our earthly experience is for us to learn so we can grow as an individual and evolve as a species, you also probably believe that there are lessons all around us. I am one of these people. I was taught to "still hunt" and this knowledge has proved invaluable to me as a student of life. Still hunting is simple and can be done by anyone. It is finding a place, any place, and observing the people, nature and things around you in an effort to learn from them. The "place" is more of a mental state of being since any location can serve to teach you.
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Being the Best You Can Be
Take a moment to imagine where our society would be, if we (people and businesses) allowed ourselves to believe we have no need for improvement. If we settled for “good enough,” instead of reaching for excellence. If in the afterglow of great success, we adopted an attitude of “We’ve arrived!” ...
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Cut Loose Your Sandbags
If you’re weighted down by fear, cut it loose. If you’re weighted down by anger, cut it loose. If you’re weighted down by hatred, cut it loose. If you’re weighted down by stress, cut it loose. If you’re weighted down by insecurity, cut it loose. If you’re weighted down by greed, cut it loose. If you’re weighted down by ambition, cut it loose. If you’re weighted down by guilt, cut it loose. If you’re weighted down by shame, cut it loose. If you’re weighted down by self-doubt, cut it loose. If you’re weighted down by worry, cut it loose.r
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How to Stay Centered in a Crisis
Life is full of events that test us. These events try our abilities to cope and deal effectively with such occurrences as death in the family, financial problems, health issues, job loss and such. What is difficult for some to see is that each of these events present to us an opportunity for growth and evolvement. This is especially difficult to see when we are in the middle of one of these events.
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It’s not DISABILITY; it’s THIS ABILITY
I stood in amazement as I watched the 33-year old Nigerian athlete, Yakubu Adesokan, break the world record in the ongoing 2012 London Paralympics in the 48 category by lifting 178kg, which is over three times his body weight. What astonished me most was that he achieved what his able-bodied counterparts from the same country couldn’t achieve.
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Leadership That Inspires
World history is full of powerful leaders; men and women who changed the direction of societies, business and culture. Nothing is more valuable to our society’s health. Yet today, leadership often feels like a missing link in business, politics, religion, education and even the family. Sure, ...
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Make Success an Everyday Pursuit
Success is not something that happens to you. It is something you are. It starts in the morning when you get out of bed. It continues through every moment of the day. Success is built while you are waiting in traffic, during lunch, when you're walking the dog, sitting at your desk, running ...
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Manage Your Time (Or It'll Manage You!)
Would you describe yourself as extremely busy? Do you often feel tired and stressed out? Sometimes our ambition is our worst enemy. Many of us with big goals try to do way too much. We spread ourselves a mile wide and an inch deep. We are involved in many different things, but aren't excelling at any one thing. Beware of mediocrity. Most of us want greatness. If that describes you, then you must prioritize your endeavors and adjust your schedule accordingly.
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Nine Reasons To Embrace Failure
I’ve always heard that "public speaking" is the number one most common fear. I once conducted a formal survey, however, and received different results. Overwhelmingly, my respondents chose “failure.” Like public speaking, failure is not inherently bad. We’re conditioned to avoid it, but there are plenty of reasons to change our perspective. Here are nine advantages to failing:
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No Hill for a Climber
It’s happened to all of us. One day you are plodding through life just fine. Oh sure, things could be better. It would be nice if you were making more money and driving a really classy car. People would really take notice if you advanced to the next level in your company. But for the most part, ...
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Program Your Own Success
I often marvel at the innovative men and women responsible for the advancement of modern technology. Somehow these brilliant minds refuse to believe there are limits to what they can create and accomplish. When you think about it, our minds are the most intricate and powerful “computers” ...
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The Flowering Tree: Manifest the Desires of Your Heart
Nature has shown us an inherent duality, an appearance of opposites and unrelated things such as hot and cold, man and woman, black and white, good and bad. With a mind that naturally works to separate, dissect and compartmentalize, it is easy to see one without the other and miss the relationship and commonality that links them. From the galaxy with all of its many universes, to matter on a molecular level, nature teaches us that <u>life is about relationships</u>. Discovering these relationships contributes to harmony by making our understanding more complete.
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The Gift of Listening
Ever been chatting with someone and, before you can even finish your sentence, they interrupt to share their own thought or finish yours for you? Or perhaps you are in the middle of making an important point and their attention is pulled away as they check their ringing cell phone, send an email ...
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The MotherShip: Consider Your Actions
Suppose for a moment that you have been chosen to make a one-way journey into deep space. Because this journey will take the whole of your life, everything that you need for survival must be planned for in advance. You have been charged with the responsibility of stocking the ship with all of the essentials of life. So you set about the task of designing a system which will perpetually provide you with food, clean air and fresh water. A lot of time, thought and energy goes into this design and you are rightfully proud of the system and what it an do.
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The Power of Personal Authenticity
Have you ever seen the little children in undeveloped, impoverished countries on the news? Notice how happy they seem, unless they are starving or sick (which many of them are). Have you ever wondered how that can be? How can children with so little – and with so little future – seem so happy, ...
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The Sweet Smell of Forgiveness
There is a German folk tale about Baron von Munchausen... he was out hunting one day and as he stalked his prey, he fell into a bog. He was so desperate to get out that he tried to pull himself out by his own beard! To his situation he managed only to add more pain. This might be a laughable predicament if it didn't parallel so closely the way many people respond after they have been hurt, slighted, humiliated or wronged in some way by another. Whenever we choose to hold a grudge, we nurture the pain and cause negativity to grow inside of us.
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The Trickster Mind: Letting Go of the Past
The Trickster is a well known character to Indian people. The Trickster is both figurative and literal, symbolic and allegorical. Awareness of him can be life-changing. At one point or another, the Trickster touches each of our lives whether we are aware of it or not. Here is a story to expose him, his role and to familiarize you with... "The Trickster". In the drier parts of Africa water is difficult to find. The bushmen have learned that the monkeys in the area know where the water is and how to get to it. When water is needed, the bushmen must capture a monkey.
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The Untrapped Mind ... in 40 words
This is one of the most profound single sentences ever uttered. It is from Konosuke Matsushita: "The untrapped mind is open enough to see many possibilities, humble enough to learn from anyone and anything, forbearing enough to forgive all, perceptive enough to see things as they really are, and reasonable enough to judge their true value." There are five values in this forty word sentence that work towards an untrapped mind. You could spend a lifetime learning each of these values and incorporating these into your life and it would be well worth the effort.
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You'll See It When You Believe It
Think of a time when you really wanted something badly. When your need to have or achieve it consumed your thoughts, yet your mind convinced you it was out of reach or unattainable. One of the greatest mysteries that surround the elusive nature of success, happiness and peace of mind is ...
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Beliefs and Its Purpose
Beliefs are basically concepts that we either make up on our own or that we take over from someone else. The function of believing something is another great ability of your consciousness. The idea of belief that we talk about here has nothing to do with the kind of belief that is usually used in a religious context.
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Burn the Ships
One of the keys to reaching your goals is to eliminate any escape routes. It is tempting to retreat to safety and comfort when challenges and difficulties arise. To avoid turning around and abandoning your goals, you must make going forward more compelling then going back. When striving towards ...
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Constructive Criticism . . .
I simply don't believe in constructive criticism. You can't build someone up and then tear that person down. The two words simply don't go together. My experience is that most people use the concept of "Constructive Criticism" to criticize. They just want to put the other person down, and they ...
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Declare Your Day
I have learned that anyone can declare any day a holiday or special day such as National Marshmallow Toasting Day (August 30th) or Cheese Pizza Day (September 5th). There is a process to follow to create a holiday or special day but pretty much anything goes. Now if you want a National Day (as ...
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Do You Want To Be Quoted On That?
Famous people know the importance of being quoted or not, depending on what they are saying. Reporters often ask, “Can I quote you on that?” There are times when being quoted is a good thing. It is nice to know that what you said was important enough for someone to repeat. However, there are ...
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Get Rid Of The Toxins In Your Life
I tuned in to listen to my radio show on the new station and was very disappointed not to hear it. They were airing an infomercial for a personal cleansing product instead. When I told my husband the show wasn’t on, he reminded me that the time had changed and the show would be on in an hour. I ...
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Give Change A Chance
I am famous for saying that change doesn't happen ove ight -- it happens over time. Any type of change you are creating is going to take time. You have to make the change a habit so that it is something that is simply an integral part of your life, and no longer something odd or different. Once ...
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I want it and I'll have it
Want is the first step in achieving success. Creating a desire, a want, begins the wheels of success to turn. Sadly enough though "wanting" is not enough. In addition to wanting, you have to believe you can have it. I notice that many people say, "I want" and follow that with "but" and list all ...
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If It Is Meant To Be, It Takes Responsibility
Lately, I have been melding two ideas together, one from my past and one from the present. When I worked in Corporate America, one of my managers had a sign on his door that read, “If it is meant to be, it is up to me.” I thought, at the time, it was a catchy phrase, but didn’t give it much more ...
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If You Are Behind Perhaps You Should Slow Down
Rushing may seem to assist in getting more done, but I have found it often does the opposite. The faster you go the more behind you can get. If you are behind, slow down and assess the situation. Going faster might not be the answer, slowing down and figuring out a new strategy may be. Step ...
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Life Happens Through Small Steps
The great news about life is that it doesn’t happen all at once; it happens in small steps. And here is more great news -- you don’t have to know all the steps to get started. All you have to do is focus on what is in front of you and take the next step. As you continue on your journey, the ...
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Make The Most Of What You Don't Do Well
One of my early mentors, Thomas Leonard, advised people not to try to improve a weakness. He said that, when you try to improve a weakness, the only thing you get is “a stronger weakness.” I believe that is true. It is more important to focus on your strengths and maximize what you do well than ...
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Make Up Excuses Why You Can
We all have excuses as to why we can't do something. Ask anyone and they can give you a million excuses why it can't be done, why they haven't moved forward on their goals, and on and on. Making up excuses takes a lot of energy and time. So since, as humans, we seem to enjoy making up excuses, I ...
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Misery Well Spent
No one likes to be miserable. Well, most people don't like it, anyway. Misery can make life unbearable. However, misery does serve a purpose. When you get through the misery and can take a step back from the situation, you will see that, through the misery, you have developed personal strength, ...
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Sit Still
Gosh, life is busy. It seems that everyone is rushing to do something, be someplace or get caught up. The real danger in rushing is that one can get so busy that life will pass by. It pays to slow down and enjoy life. Take in the simple pleasures and enjoy the moment. I have observed that, with ...
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Some Assembly Required
I am not a big fan of buying anything that requires assembly. I would much rather pay a little extra and have the job done for me. Sometimes that is possible and at other times it isn’t. Often the only way to get what I want is to participate in the assembly. I believe this is true with life as ...
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Stop the Negative Fantasy
Worry is one of those things that will pull you down and stop you in your tracks quicker than most anything else. Most things you worry about don't happen, but that doesn't seem to stop anyone from spending time and energy worrying. Worrying ruins the present by bringing in anticipation of ...
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The Everyday, Common Miracle
I love the saying that advises us to “expect miracles.” The problem isn’t that there are no miracles; the problem is that you don’t expect them or even recognize them when they happen. When you come to realize that miracles are constantly happening if you are paying attention, miracles will ...
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The One Common Denominator
Whenever you encounter a challenge or a problem, it is valuable to search for the ‘one common denominator.’ Finding the one thing that is consistent throughout will help you to determine what causes the difficulty. Once you understand the cause, it will be easier to make the changes necessary ...
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Would You Trade Your Problems?
Everyone has problems. It doesn’t matter who you are, your station in life, how old or young you are -- you have problems. Often we look at other people and think that they don’t have problems. However, we never know what is really going on in someone else’s life. When you look behind the scenes ...
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Write A Letter
There are many ways to keep in touch, but there is one way that is more special than all the rest. That one special way is to write, yes with a pen, a letter. I know e-mail is quick and text messaging is super quick, but nothing says, "I am thinking of you" like a "real" letter that is sealed, ...
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You Can't Change Your Life Today
I find it amusing how many people, programs, and books are out there today that promise to change your life in a second, a minute or as long as a day. Although intriguing as it may sound, changing your life isn't going to happen in a flash. Change takes time, and usually more time than you ever ...
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You Only Have The Choices You Know About
I am a firm believe in the concept of choice. I believe we all have choices and that our choices shape our lives. Indeed, our choices create our lives. However, if you don't know that a choice is available, you are not able to select it. This can greatly limit your ability to make the right ...
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Above and beyond (the extra mile)
Regardless of your means to make a living, do you go above and beyond? Do you perform only what is required of you? In this day and time, people try to do the least as possible but expect more in return. The difference in being successful and unsuccessful is what one is willing to do to reach their goal. Going above and beyond is a choice that you make. Going above and beyond shows your dedication to your cause. Going above and beyond will inspire imagination. Sometimes, going above and beyond is the right thing to do but it is still your decision.
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Adaptability
I tend to translate lessons of success from those in the athletic field. Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski became the winningest coach in men's college basketball in November of this year. His adaptability in changing as the game of basketball has changed (began coaching in 1975) is a testament to his greatness as one reporter wrote.
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Appreciating Authentic Presence
Practicing gratitude and joy is one of the five key concepts that support authentic presence. The principle of giving thanks is a fine one and I've decided to officially adopt it. It is said that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated on September 8, 1565. Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada was observed on various dates throughout history. On 26 December 1941 President Franklin D Roosevelt , with the intention of giving the country and economic boost, agreed to sign a bill making the fourth Thursday in November a national holiday. I'm declaring today a day of thank-you.
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Are You Persistent in Achieving Your Goals
We have talked about failure being a step toward success but now let's discuss a key attribute to that concept. Persistence is the necessary characteristic when pursuing your goals and dreams. There are three components to persistence that you must have in order to stay the course. They are a purpose, a desire and enthusiasm.
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Are You Ready to Enter the Uncomfort Zone
Playing it safe is the most popular way to fail - Elliott Smith
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Do you know what you need to succeed?
A new year begins with the opportunity to set and accomplish your goals. One question that may need some consideration: Do you need Insurance or Assurance in achieving your goal? First, we will define insurance and assurance. Afterwards, we will show how they relate to goal setting and goal achievement.
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How Did You Get Here (The Start of a New Beginning)
If you are dissatisfied with where you are in life, do not be discouraged. The key to getting where you want to be is a three-step process. First, reflect on your past. Second, recognize the positive attributes you have received from your past. Third, use those positive attributes to start your new path. Reflection
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How to Impress your Lover
I guess you are in love! Do you know how to impress your love and make him/her love you the more? Do you truly know? If no, this article will put you in the know. You can impress your lover. You can make him/her love you more than she/he already does. You can get the full attention of your love and get him/her focused only on you. Here are some tips to get your love impressed.r
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Personal Development
Personal development is an on-going process. It does not stop once we leave an institution of formal education. On the contrary, it should increase once we have left. The reason why is because a formal education prepares us with the foundation to learn and develop. Afterwards, it is up to the individual to determine what they want to focus on in their personal development. The formula is simple. You have used it when you were in school and since you have been out of school. The key is recognizing what you have been doing all your life and now using it to develop yourself in a specific area.
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Planning According To You
With the beginning of December under our belts and a buzz about what 2012 could hold, it really is time to get intentional about what to bring in to your life - if you haven't set your vision already. If your stomach is sinking, relax! Here's for a frank admission: Being an optimist with a tendency to enthusiastic objectives, my plans, visions and goals all too often became a means with which to beat myself! (Can you relate to that?) Have you disappointed yourself once too often because you haven't reached targets you set for yourself? Yes, me too.
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Planning and Execution
Many of us go through life not really having a plan. I have been guilty of this as well. What is your plan for your life? What is your plan for your family? What is your plan to achieve your goal? The first two questions are for you to really ponder and think about. The plan for your goal, it starts right now. Questions to consider when developing your plan to achieve your goal: What training will I need if any? Who will need to assist me? What resources will I need? What roadblocks are associated with my goal? How will I get through them?
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Practice makes it permanent
We have all heard of "Practice makes perfect". Do we realize that practice makes it permanent? In this article, we will discuss how repetition forms habits and how practicing can change your life. Repetition forms Habits
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Send The Elevator Back Down
Success is a great experience and something that takes time,ndedication and work. It also usually takes support from nothers. No one accomplishes much on his or her own. Even nif all that means is we have people who believe in us and ncheer us on, it takes a collaborate effort for each one of ...
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The Power of Positive Reference Points
Did you bounce out of bed this morning, or was it a case of pulling the covers over your head, wishing it wasn't morning yet? I woke early full of joy and vitality, thankful for my life. The sounds of my daughter singing mingled with birdsong, the day blue, sunny and warm and the promise of yet another busy and fulfilling week ahead.
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The Purpose of Being Bo
Every reasonable person should ask, “Why am I here?” This is a question a man ought to ask himself before he embarks on a journey to accomplish his assignment here on planet earth. When you discover the “why” for your existence, the question of “how” to accomplish it is half answered. Victor Frankl asserts, “A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears towards a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the “why” for his existence and will be able to bear almost anyhow.”r
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The Top 5 reasons people do not achieve their goals
Goal achievement is googled everyday. How can I achieve my goals? What is essential to goal setting? Are my dreams not goals but illusions? The questions are endless. After reading numerous books on the successes of others and scouring through YouTube for interviews of successful people, I have come to a conclusion about why some do not achieve their goals. Here are the top 5 reasons why people do not achieve their goals. 1. They do not believe
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Things Parents Should Tell Their Children about Sex
Sex education is not a wrong education. Most parents have misunderstood this fact. They believe that teaching their children what they should know about sex will make them fall prey to pre-marital sex. Keeping this knowledge away from your ward may cause more harm than good.
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When the One You Love is Not Responding Positively, Here Are Things to know and Do
Most a times, we love; expecting to be loved, the people the love was directed to seem to be uninterested or acted aloof. It pains sometimes, but here are some things to know and do. Enjoy this piece.r
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You Are Responsible For How You Feel Now
Often times, persons blame others for their own feelings. We do shift the responsibility of how we are feeling to others. We all say things like “She made me mad.” “She hurt me.” “He freaked me out.” “He makes me unhappy.” “He makes me feel bad about myself.” These kinds of comment imply that we have no choice in how we feel and that others have control over us. In the real sense, we have control – they don’t. Feelings can be strong and surge up quickly, so it’s easy to think the other person is responsible, but that isn’t true.
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Your greatest obstacle
When we think about obstacles in the way of achieving goals, what do you think is our greatest obstacle? Is it motivation? Determination? Lack of knowledge? Lack of resources? Lack of confidence? Lack of commitment? I could continue but I believe it's time.
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Your Greatest obstacle to Success
When we think about obstacles in the way of achieving goals, what do you think is our greatest obstacle? Is it motivation? Determination? Lack of knowledge? Lack of resources? Lack of confidence? Lack of commitment? I could continue but I believe it's time.
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Your New Paradigm Your Way
What a whirlwind start to the Chinese Year of the Water Dragon! I have it on the best authority that this year brings messages of change. Shifts in consciousness are promised for the months ahead, as we'll witness the collapse of mechanisms and icons established under an old order. A polar shift that has already taken place heralds reform, whether we like it or not.
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5 Tactics to Assist You to Rise Up Higher tha You Were Before
Setting a bigger intention: In the darkest moment this morning, when threatening, harassment and abusive behaviour triggered an old and fearful story in my cell structure, I told myself spontaneously "Something great, bold and magnificent will come of this that will bring happiness and prosperity to many." That intention gave me a rise of hope shifted my perspective, allowing the old negative pattern to dissolve and a wave of purposeful calm carried me through the reset of the remaining issues to deal with.
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Afraid to Shine? Getting Over Self Sabotage
I noticed a definite self-sabotage theme last week: Are you aware you might be doing things that keep you small, lower your game and cause you to head in the opposite direction to the one you know you're destined to be traveling? I trust it would be useful to take a look at ways to address self sabotage and how to get clear on big enough reasons to stop that old behavior and adopt some new strategies so that you'll sparkle like a diamond - and love the process.
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How to Get Anything You Want Out of Life!
This is just one small, but impactful, excerpt from my own eBook: How to Get Anything You Want Out of Life…And, More! Even if you never purchase the eBook, read this section again and again. Read in its entirety. You really can achieve your goals. You really can accomplish more than you thought was possible. Don’t just read this post, take action! A story a bit more public than mine is that of Mr. October. Reggie Jackson, for baseball fans, is known as Mr. October for hitting home runs when they counted most (during the playoffs and World Series).
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Life Reset Formula - Proven, Powerful and Yours!
Building the Bridge to Your Reset: Do you ever get the feeling you're hurtling through life and it's dragging you along a bumpy road? I've heard it said that the concrete mixer is coming whether or not you tell it how you want the concrete poured. Would you rather design your front set than have concrete setting all over your front lawn or vegetable garden. Tomorrow will come, whether you're clear on your direction or not.
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Luck is
Luck is Preparation and Opportunity. If you believe in Luck, understand that you control preparation. Whatever it is that you want to do, being prepared for that opportunity puts you in a position to be considered lucky.
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Mastering The Art of Timed, Aligned Productivity
If you'd benefit by having an easy, efficient, proven seven-step process for getting the job done, then enjoy the share-worthy system I elicited this weekend. Our children really are our greatest teachers.
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Motivation is the Key!
Everyone dreams about what they want to do or have in their life. The question sometimes is how do I get there? The answer to the question could seem to be complex but it is rather simple. The answer is in two parts explained in one statement: Motivation is the key but Success is up to me. Let’s break down this statement so that you will understand that your dreams are merely steps away from being a reality.r
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Move your dream from someday to now
Here’s a seven-word sentence that encompasses everything you must do to really, truly live your dream: Move your dream from someday to now. It’s fun to dream, to think about what you would like to do someday. But that someday part is a real problem. As long as you see your dream as occurring someday, it’s not going to happen for you. Every person who has ever achieved a dream has done so by changing that dream from someday to now.
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Visualizing with stories
What do you truly want for your life? What do you dream of? Do you have a dream? Of course you do. You have something that you know will make the world right, and that will make the world the way it is meant to be for you. You have many things you want for your life in many areas.
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3 Cures For An Age Old Question: How Do I Overcome Fear?
If you’ve ever asked yourself the question, “how do I overcome fear”, you’ll be relieved to know you’re in good company. In this article, I’ll provide 3 quick cures to help you live a life free of limitations.
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Persistence, Elbow Grease, Farmville Cheats and the BigMac
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The sloga "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”rn - Calvin Coolidge Do a search for: FarmVille cheats. FarmVille is the virtual game played by millions on Facebook .r
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Power Your Life Today: One Step At A Time
This is a new day. Treat it that way. Do not be burdened by past results or beliefs. Do not limit yourself today by what you were or weren’t able to accomplish yesterday. Quit complaining. Do you like being around complainers? Me either. If you aren’t pleased with something, change it. Be the solution. Stop Waiting For Godot. He isn't coming. You be the one that does something. Don’t wait on others. Be your own difference maker. Change 'what might have been' into what 'is'. Time will pass either way. Make it happen. You'll be glad you did.
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Want to Know How To Change Habits? Try These 3 Easy Tips
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to live a charmed life? I’m referring to those individuals who appear to have magical powers to attract things and circumstances they want into their lives. This ‘magic’ power can be attributed to their daily habits. These individuals get what they want and become the person they desire to be as the result of the choices and actions they take. They simply create winning rituals which is basically a routine comprised of good and supportive habits.
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What Is The Definition of Responsibility? It Depends on Who You Ask
Being 100% responsible for your life is something that most people tend to overlook. They feel they must accept the circumstances that life throws their way. This is the farthest thing from the truth. One definition of responsibility I like is being responsibility for your life, for your feelings and for every result you get. It seems that popular culture loves to dodge responsibility. However, the exact moment you choose to take 100% responsibility for your life is the moment you take back control your life and claim the personal power you’ve always had.
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4 Effective Strategies To Reinvent Your Self and Self Image
A common enemy that attacks most people’s dreams and goals is not having a strong and healthy self-image. This hidden self is responsible for helping you to achieve your heart’s desire or hindering your progress. It can also hinder you from playing a bigger game in life. If you’re ready to reinvent your self and self image, the following five strategies can give you a jump-start to living life on your terms. Strategy #1: Take 100% Responsibility For Your Life.
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5 Revelations Why The Traditions of Christmas Can Make You Depressed
As the Christmas season approaches, there’s usually a feeling of yuletide cheer in the air. All you have to do is turn on the TV and you’ll be inundated with the endless stream of commercials. Each product promises they have just what you need to make this the best holiday ever. For some people, Christmas doesn’t seem to be the most joyous season of all. It can be a time for mild to extreme sadness. To help prevent this, we’ll look at some reasons why the traditions of Christmas can make you depressed and how the following 5 revelations can put you in a different frame of mind.
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How to Stay Motivated
Many times we find “stuff” interfering with going after our goals and dreams. It’s hard to stay motivated, stay on track and difficult to move forward. If we allow daily distractions to interfere with our tasks at hand we are inviting in guilt, defeat and lack of purpose. Staying motivated is an art. We are going to show you how to be an artist of motivation!
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Motivation - Practical Tips To Get Yourself Up and Going
People have different issues with motivation. Some people find it hard to begin a task or project or goal, while others find it excruciatingly hard to complete. Both ends of the tasks are often the hardest to accomplish. It could be because the task is unpleasant, uninteresting, or lacks the thing that makes you feel motivated and start working. When having troubles with getting or staying motivated, try the following tips.
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Motivation: Winning the Battle in Your Mind
Motivation is a peculiar and complex state. What motivates one person can be very different than what motivates another even though they are striving for the same goal. Some people can motivate other people but only to a certain degree. At the end of the day, you still have to work out a way to get yourself motivated. But when everything looks bleak and all you want to do is to surrender, where do you find the will to carry on? Begin with winning the battle in your mind.
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Simple Rules of Motivation
You can pull yourself up the same way you can pull yourself down. We make choices every single day that either move us forward or drag us backward. Whenever you are faced with choices, remember these tiny snippets of wisdom on motivation… Listen to your self-talk
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 10 Humanism
Those who believe in Humanism advocate a doctrine that allows them to engage in anything which the human body may desire. They tolerate immorality, advocate abortion up to and including the ninth month, and support euthanasia, homosexuality, adultery, and any variety of invented "gender" identity.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 11: Criticalism
No one likes a critic, but that doesn't stop many who criticize darn near everything that happens. Those folks suffer from a belief system that is personally and socially destructive. They believe that nothing is ever right or good enough. There are two kinds of critics – the kind we're most familiar with is the person who belittles others' achievements and finds fault with the words or deeds of nearly everyone they meet. For these kinds of folks, no one or nothing is worthy of compliment or praise.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 12 Cynicism
Cynicism is the presumption that no one or anything should ever be trusted. Cynics suffer a gloomy outlook and a sarcastic tongue; they are the opposite of cheerfulness and respect. A cynical person is filled with bitte ess, speaks with malice, and suspects even the most honorable people. It comes from a suspicion that the future is bleak and everyone around you acts only out of self-interest. In short, cynicism is a perpetually distrustful attitude.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 13 - REGRETISM
Do you have a long list of stupid things you’ve said and done? Yeah, me too. Then, if you’re like me, you have the harmful habit of constantly re-experiencing those thoughtless and injurious acts of idiocy. And when we do, we focus on the fault and re-experience the pain. In the process, we ignore any lessons we’ve learned.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 14 ESCAPISM
If you want to escape reality, you have a lot of help. There are many industries ready to free your mind as they take your money — the gaming-industry is one of them. The global video game revenue was around $180 billion in 2020, making it a bigger moneymaker than the worldwide movie and North American sports industries combined.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 14 TOMORROW-ISM
Tomorrow-ism and procrastinationitis are two words I've created to refer to the habit of putting off until tomorrow that which can (should) be done today. You suffer from procrastinationitis if you think, "Tomorrow I'll spend more time with my children" or "Tomorrow I'll work on being a better husband, wife, father, mother, or person." When you live this way, you often miss out on some of the greatest moments of life because life is not lived in tomorrow – it's lived in today. And most of life is about the little things that happen each day.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 16 - It'll-do-ism
"It'll-do-ism" is the belief that good enough is good enough. It is the opposite of perfectionism (Bad Belief System #5). The day I turned 16-years old, I already knew how to drive, so I got my driver's license. I wasn't a very good driver (though I thought I was), but I was good enough. When I was 19-years old, I married the cutest, sweetest little Colorado girl you ever saw. I was good enough to win her love and convince her to marry me, but neither of us was good enough on our wedding day to guarantee a happy marriage, though we were married for over 52 years.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 17 - MATERIALISM
Materialism is a philosophical theory that matter is the only substance, and reality and everything else — thought, emotions, intellect, and existence — are explained in terms of physical phenomena on matter. Do not confuse materialism with stuff-ism — the constant acquisition of possessions — see # 9.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 18 Utopianism
We all search for a little heaven on earth, but so far, no one’s found it. We want to live in a place where we are safe, comfortable, and content, but it won’t be found on this planet.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 2: Hedonism & Narcissism
Two destructive dogmas popular today are hedonism and narcissism. Hedonism is a socially destructive ethical theory that asserts pleasure is the highest good and proper aim of human life. If you've heard someone whine, "But I just want to have fun," or, "I just want to be happy," they are hedonists. Oscar Wilde, an Irish poet and playwright of the 1800s, summarized hedonism: "Pleasure is the only thing one should live for, nothing ages like happiness."
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 3
Opinionism and Stupidism Here are two "belief systems," Opinionism and Stupidism, that will not be found in any dictionary. I've defined these as belief systems out of seven decades of observation of humanity. It seems to me (my opinion) that there are two kinds of opinionism that are bad: First of all, the belief that my opinion is the only one of any validity and everyone else is an idiot. The second kind of opinionism that is bad is the kind that thinks everyone else's opinion is better than mine.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 4 Aloof-ism and Excuse-ism
Two extremes can invade your thought process and cause you to lose your battle with self and others. One says, “I don’t care,” and the other says, “It’s not my fault.” Aloof-ism is a word I created that refers to the mental and emotional escape route for any personal responsibility revealed by the pronouncement, “I just don’t care.” When you are aloof, you are insensitive and self-absorbed with a cold-fish kind of personality. If you care not one whit what happens to the person next door or in the next neighborhood, or the people in the next country, you’re an aloof-ism practitioner.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 5 Perfectionism
As a kid, I was not too fond of report cards. My mother never saved a one (thankfully). Perfectionism is a never-ending, never good enough report card on who you are and what you do and say. It's "a personality trait characterized by high expectations and standards." (Psychology Today)
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 6 FATALISM
Spanish soccer player David Silva said, "Winners don't believe in fate like others do. They simply can't accept defeat." Mr. Silva would agree that fatalism is a bad idea you must lose if you want to win. If you believe in fate, you will never do the work that must be done to succeed at anything.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 7 FAILURE-ISM
"Failure-ism" is a word I invented to describe the belief that everything you do ultimately fails. You can recognize this flawed belief system in a person when they say things like, "I'm just a loser" and "Nothing I try ever works." Unfortunately, each of us has evidence to prove we fail. Some have struggled to make a relationship work yet ended up splitting. Many worked hard to get a promotion, and instead, were laid-off or fired. Every one of us has real-life stories of effort that failed.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 8 FUTILISM
Futilism believes that life is meaningless, all religious beliefs are fantasies, and moral principles are pointless. Like nihilists, futilists allege that you have no particular purpose for living because life itself is empty, trivial, and spurious. It is literally a dead-end philosophy – life is futile, and death is the end. Your few decades on planet earth are unimportant, and your actions are inconsequential; therefore, it is useless to try anything significant because you are insignificant.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 9 Stuff-ism
If stuff-ism were a religion, the local self-storage rental facility would be the place of worship. In America today, there are 1.7 billion square feet of self-storage space for rent. Most of the sites run at a consistent 90% occupancy with an individual monthly fee of around $90.
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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN: Socialism
You've heard of such interesting words as magnetism, tourism, and individualism. Recently, I asked myself, "What precisely is an ism?" Dictionary.com had the answer: an –ism is a suffix added to the end of a word to indicate that the word represents a specific practice, system, or philosophy. Using -ism at the end of a word also suggests the word is related to a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as an authority by a group or school of thought. Then I noticed that there are good, bad, and neutral isms.
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Five Forces That Hinder or Enhance Togethe ess - Part 1
Five Forces That Hinder or Enhance Togethe essrnA six-part series of articles about improving your love relationship Part 1. The Phantom Speaks for All of Us Toward the end of The Phantom of the Opera, the Phantom finally captures his not-so-secret love Christine and takes her to his hiding place beneath the opera house. Here he lived for many years in darkness and loneliness away from the rest of the world because of his badly distorted face.
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Five Forces That Hinder or Enhance Togethe ess - Part 2
Part 2. Mud Puddles and Patent Leather Shoesr Or, “You’re not like me.” Innate Differences A handsome young couple with two children walked out of church just after a rainstorm left several puddles in the parking lot. Their 2-year-old son let go of his mother’s hand and went immediately for the closest puddle. He walked right into it and stamped his feet to splash the water as high as he could. His big sister, dressed smartly in her Sunday dress and patent leather shoes, carefully avoided the puddles.
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Five Forces That Hinder or Enhance Togethe ess - Part 4
“We seem to be growing apart.” “Whatever happened between you and Sharon?” I asked Sharon’s ex-husband. "Oh, she’s moved back to Phoenix with her sister.” I remained silent to give my friend time to say more. He sighed heavily and said, “We just seemed to grow apart over the years.”
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Five Forces That Hinder or Enhance Togethe ess: Part 3
Part Three: “Why do you act like that?” Lifetime experiences Education. How were you educated: homeschooled, private school, parochial school, or public school? How did your teachers and coaches treat you? Were you a part of the in-crowd or not? Was school easy or difficult for you? Who were the people who influenced you (for good or bad) during your formative years?
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Five Forces That Hinder or Enhance Togethe ess: Part 5
“Everyone in your family is a _________.” Cultural/social differences “Ron, would you like to knock me up?” a rather shy single female British schoolteacher asked me one afte oon. I was puzzled by her request but sat quietly for a few moments until I figured out what she meant, and it wasn’t what you thought it was.
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Five Forces That Hinder or Enhance Togethe ess: Part 6
"NO TRESPASSING.” Secreting of the true self: Fear, sin, low self-esteem, insecurities, etc. cause us to hide/protect our true self.
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How to Express Anger Without Getting Arrested - Part 2
The best way to deal with anger (discussed in Part 1) is to learn how to effectively SPEAK OUT your anger without shouting, cursing, complaining, hiding, punching, seething, or running. Here’s how: S-P-E-A-K; it’s an acrostic for the appropriate expression of anger. S—SUPERVISE YOURSELF FIRST. In every tension-filled encounter, someone needs to be the grown-up, let that person be you. Take control of your emotions, your body, and your tongue.
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How to Express Your Anger Without Getting Arrested - Part 1
My neighbor came charging across the street. His eyes bulged out, and his fists clenched as he came screaming into my yard, “Why the *&^%$ did you call the cops on me?” “Because you cannot keep your dogs from barking, and the entire neighborhood is fed up with it,” I said in as quiet a voice as I could, hoping to calm him down. It did not work. He kept yelling at me and threatened my life. From inside the house, my wife saw this was turning nasty, so she called the police. They arrived within minutes and calmed down the neighbor.
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How to Get Some R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Aretha Franklin sings about it, Rodney Dangerfield complains he doesn’t get any at all, and the rest of us would appreciate a little more of that curious thing called respect. Some say that every human owes every other human a measure of respect. But are we obligated to respect everyone?
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How to ignite the spark in you to start your business: advice from Alycia Huston
For those exploring entrepreneurship, it is wise to learn the stories of successful entrepreneurs prior to taking the dive into starting your business. A successful female entrepreneur is Alycia Huston and she explains how she ignited the spark to start her profitable business. She became tired of the uncertainty that comes with working for someone else. There is a mindset that working for another company means stability.
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Humor is Better tha Exercise!
Reason #2 God Gave Us Humor: Humor is Better tha Exercise! By Ron Ross You may have read the meme, “Rabbits jump, and they live eight years. Dogs run, and they live 15 years, turtles do nothing, and they live for 150 years. Lesson learned.” Or how about this one: “A balanced diet is having a cupcake in each hand.” OK, one more: “I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose-fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose-fitting clothing, I wouldn’t have signed up in the first place.” Are you laughing yet? I hope so because laughter is better than exercise.
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Is travel insurance a valuable purchase?
When many people plan their vacation they choose where to go and generally what to do on vacation. Timing of the vacation may be random, tied to low season discounts, or high season when children are out of school. All of these factors help determine the final cost of a vacation. Costs for vacation vary widely based on all of the above factors as well as what someone can afford. <img src="https://4brf13430svm3bnu053zbxvg-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Travel-Insurance-e1536686171876.jpg" alt="travel insurance" width="500" height="250"/>
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Thirteen Reasons God Gave Us Humor Reason 1: Humor Fights Disease
Where did the idea come from that laughter is the best medicine? King Solomon, considered one of the wisest men who ever lived, may be the source. He didn’t say that laughter was the “best” medicine, but he did say, “A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.” Proverbs 17: 22 Doctors doubt that laughter heals like a properly dispensed anti-biotic, but they agree it does improve your health. Psychologists have also long believed that the practice of positive thinking and an abundance of laughter brings pleasure and facilitates good health.
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How to Wiggle Out of the Mud! - 10
Don’t Trust Dumb Luck By Dr. Ron Ross Are you lucky or unlucky? Do good things usually happen to you or are you a constant victim of trials and tribulations? Do you get the good breaks or are you always broke? If you want to be lucky then you might be interested to know that both lucky and unlucky people manifest certain characteristics. Lucky people pay attention to what is going on around them and stand ready to take advantage of situations as they happen. Unlucky people are narrowly focused and quickly lose concentration on anything really important.
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How to Wiggle Out of the Mud! - 11
Avoid Trifling Conversation By Dr. Ron Ross The Ellen DeGeneres show was on the TV when I walked into a waiting room. I had to listen to it because, well, because it was on and I had to wait. I didn’t want to hear it so I did my best to tune out her inane conversation with some celebrity. What I heard serves to make the point of this edition’s way out of the mud: avoid trifling conversation.
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How to Wiggle Out of the Mud! - 12
Think Possibilities By Dr. Ron Ross Born in Ireland in 1884, child prodigy William Thomson was enrolled in Glasgow University at age ten. He became an accomplished mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and physicist who made a significant contribution to the laying of the transatlantic cable in 1858. His distinguished scientific career was confirmed when he was elected to the Royal Society where he served as its president. He was also known of as the First Baron Kelvin of Largs.
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How to Wiggle Out of the Mud! - 13
Get Better At Something By Dr. Ron Ross A man who worked in a rock quarry for several years one day decided to become an atto ey. He talked to his wife and kids about his dream to get away from the dirty, backbreaking work in the quarry and get a college education. They got behind the idea and helped him with his schedule and studies so he could take night courses at a local university. A few years later he walked out of the rock quarry for the last time and entered the courtroom as a practicing atto ey.
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How to Wiggle Out of the Mud! - 14
Put Your Best Face Forward By Dr. Ron Ross The first thing people notice about you is your face. Its expression tells others whether you are friend or foe, trustworthy or not, happy or sad, etc. It is the initial mode of nonverbal communication between you and other people. What does your face say? Your face tells others how you feel. Such emotions as joy, fear, surprise, disgust, irritableness, or anger are usually spread all over your face and are almost impossible to conceal.
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How to Wiggle Out of the Mud! - 15
Get Rid of Impatience FAST! By Dr. Ron Ross Nearly every serious mistake I have made in my life (and I’ve made many) was the result of my restless desire for change and stimulation. My impatience has cost me good jobs, financial opportunities, professional advancement, and more. Most of us at one time or another have quit too soon, or jumped before we should have, or took a bite of pizza before it had cooled off. It’s because we want to see some action, measure progress, stop the pain, or start the venture.
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How to Wiggle Out of the Mud! - 16
Keep Watch By Dr. Ron Ross The clock on my dashboard said 7:28, my watch said 7:31, and my cell phone said 7:33. I wondered out loud, “Am I going to be two minutes early or three minutes late?” I parked my car, grabbed my briefcase, and jogged toward the office building. As I ran, it hit me: there’s a big difference between having a watch and keeping watch.
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How to Wiggle Out of the Mud! - 17
Make a List of Ten By Dr. Ron Ross Getting something done usually starts with a list. Wives make “honey-do-lists” for their husbands and “to-do” lists are a staple on every busy person’s desktop. Before you leave on your vacation you make a list of everything you want to take with you and a list of all the things you want to do while you’re away. Several weeks before Christmas comes you will make a list of the gifts you need to buy.
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Learn the Laws of the Farmer By Dr. Ron Ross Over one hundred years ago my grandfather homesteaded on a quarter section of land near Deer Trail, Colorado. On his treeless high-prairie land about 50 miles east of Denver he built a sod hut for him and his horse, then planted a crop of pinto beans and awaited his first harvest.
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Think About What You Think About By Dr. Ron Ross The trip to Santa Monica (Califo ia) Beach was supposed to be fun; but for this six-year-old boy from Colorado, it was not. I had never seen an ocean, did not know how to swim, and after I waded a few steps into the gentle waves discovered I never wanted to go there again.
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Help Someone Else By Dr. Ron Ross When you’re stuck in the mud you are totally focused on your own miserable situation. You pay little attention to the pain or despair of anyone else. You think you are the only person with a problem like this and that it is the worst that it could possibly be. You’re wrong on two counts. First of all, you are not the only person that has encountered the problems you now have; many have gone before you and survived. Second, it is not the worst it could possibly be; things may get much worse before they improve.
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Fail Forward By Dr. Ron Ross You may be stuck in the mud because of some kind of failure. Perhaps you bet the family farm on a business idea and lost. Or maybe you lost an important client or you were recently fired from a good job. Maybe you have failed in a relationship that has you feeling the blues. Well join the human race! We have all failed at something sometime in our lives. Many have failed frequently. The real question is: which way did you fail, backwards or forwards?
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Twenty Tips for Lively Living By Dr. Ron Ross The following are ten of the Twenty Tips for Lively Living. Next week the final ten tips! 1. Clear the cobwebs. Sure you have heartaches, bad experiences and grief, but so does everyone else. If you dwell on the dark side of life you’ll never see the light. Clear out the cobwebs and focus on the future. Leave the shadows of yesterday behind and move into a bright tomorrow.
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Twenty Tips for Lively Living By Dr. Ron Ross Tips 1 – 10 were previously printed; here are tips 11 – 20. Be sure to read the special offer at the end of the column. 11. Persevere. Difficulties are sure to come, some failure is likely, but anything worth having is worth working for. As you journey through life sing the song, “Climb every mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow ‘til you find your dream.”
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Leadership Training Mississauga
At Summit, team building programs are designed to create an experience that resonates. It is essential that each program is fun, sophisticated, organizationally appropriate and provide a defined value. Our highly engaging programs are designed for both large groups and small and can be used as an energizer during a conference, as a kick off to a development initiative or as a maintenance piece within a multi-day training solution.
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Team Building Niagara Falls
Are you looking for a motivational speaker in Toronto or the Southern Ontario region, in the United States or Internationally? Are you hosting a meeting or conference and want to add a motivational speaker to your agenda. Summit Team Building can help you. Summit's President Scott Kress is a highly sought-after the keynote and motivational speaker on the topics of leadership and team development.
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Team Building Training
In April I will be one of the leaders for the next True Patriot Love expedition. This expedition serves many different purposes including media exposure, fun raising, showing our appreciation to our wounded soldiers, and as part of a therapeutic healing process.
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The Hunt For Motivational Speakers in Toronto
Trying to find a motivational speaker in Toronto is easy - there are a ton of them. Trying to find a motivational speaker in Toronto that will have a message that resonates with your organization is a little tougher. Remember, you are not only making a financial investment, your team will be taking time away from work to listen to this message so it's a good idea to think about what they should be walking away with before you start.
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What are corporate team building activities?
Corporate team building activities can fit into a pretty broad category. However, for our purposes at Summit Team Building we define corporate team building activities as team building programs that are focused, engaging, professionally designed and led and have a deliberate learning component to them. At Summit, corporate team building activities are a large part of our business and we have been successfully delivering them throughout the world (mostly in Canada) for more than 20 years.
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1.0: Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success
Success is not an accident. It takes planning, effort and discipline. One way for you to seek your own personal success is to ask the right questions. When you ask the right questions you have a better chance to get the right answers. The kinds of questions I refer to are not mathematical equations or esoteric inquiries about the origin of the universe. I’m referring to questions about how you live your daily life. About what you think about, how you view your life, how you think and speak about yourself and your situation.
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2.0 Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success
Question 1: Which is easier to accomplish: to make the world adjust to my particular needs or for me to adjust to the world as it is today? Singer/songwriter Lauryn Hill wrote, “That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.”* The very first question you need to ask yourself when thinking about your own personal success has to do with the reality you are living in.
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3.0 Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success Question 2: Who is best suited to fix my personal problems, politicians in Washington DC or me?
There are an increasing number of people who think Washington DC has all the resources and all the wisdom necessary to solve their daily personal problems. This kind of thinking is music to the ears of professional politicians and government bureaucrats because they want as many people as possible to be dependent on them. It gives them power and assures their reelection.
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3.4 Protect your mind from shallowness
Some years ago I had the privilege of being a judge at a regional Miss America pageant. You probably know that Miss America pageants are not just about beauty but also intellect. Besides the various beauty related events, the contestants were brought before the Judges one at a time to answer any question we asked. One of the judges asked each of the ladies to tell about the most recent book she had read. Many of them had good answers. One of them replied, Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss.
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3.5: Protect your mind from Self-criticism
Self-talk, whether positive or negative, is your inner voice that says things you seldom speak out loud. How you talk to yourself determines the kind of person you are becoming. The good news and the bad news about self-talk is that what you say is what you get. Speak critically to yourself and you will think badly about yourself. Speak graciously to yourself and you will think kindly about yourself. Your words will either bless or curse you and only you can control them. Here are your choices -r
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3.6: Protect your mind from Pride
It is very easy to think, I’m wiser, I’m prettier, I’m more talented, I’m smarter, I’m more popular, I’m better than you at this or that or something else. Of the seven deadly sins, pride is considered the most alluring and the most destructive. Bad pride shows up as conceit, self-importance, and rudeness. It is me-oriented, I-focused, self-congratulating and self-obsessing. You don’t like people like that and you don’t want to be that kind of person for three reasons:
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4.0 Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success Question 3: Which will ultimately result in a better me: continued dependency or self-reliance?
There may be times in your life when you need outside help to survive. That is why there are a variety of wonderful charities and social services to help people in times of need. But the reality is programs like Welfare, food stamps, free lunch, and government housing, are ultimately harmful to many who become perpetually dependant on them.
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4.1: Proceed Forward – Accept Responsibility
The airport departure lounge was crowded with family and friends bidding us farewell for a 3+ year commitment in Central Africa. I was only 25-years-old and had a wife and two children, had never travelled internationally and had little idea of what to expect upon our arrival in Africa. In short, I was scared. Before we boarded our plane our parents and friends gathered in a circle to pray for us. As we walked toward our gate they formed a line so we could give them each a farewell hug. My father was the last person in line.
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4.2: Proceed Forward – Calms Your Fears
When you were a kid were you afraid of ghosts, goblins, monsters and that big scary Bogeyman under your bed? Me too, but I got over it. Would you like to shine the light on the ghosts of past mistakes and scare away the monsters of unforeseen obstacles? Would you like to blow off the menacing imagined Bogeyman of negativity? Here’s how – take action, proceed forward toward your destiny. When you take action your fears become faith and your uncertainties turn in to confidence. How does action calm fears?
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4.3: Proceed Forward – Tests Your Theories
The first powered airplane took flight on December 17, 1903 on a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. Bicycle shop owner brothers Orville and Wilber Wright had long been testing theories of powered flight and on this day, their hard work paid off. Orville piloted the first flight that lasted only 12 seconds and covered a mere 130 feet, but their theory was proven. Powered flight was possible. Their success gave them the courage to take three more flights that day.
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4.4: Proceed Forward – Improves Your Skills
“How many hours must a flight student fly before he can solo?” I asked my flight-instructor brother. “Around 17 hours of training and he or she must make at least 50 take-offs and landings.” In other words, you do not learn how to fly by reading books and hanging out at the airport talking to pilots. Yes, there are books to read and tests to take, but you will never be handed the control of an airplane until you are fully trained and skilled at flying it yourself.
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4.5: Proceed Forward – Opens Doors
Another significant reason that proceeding forward gives you the 5000+ Advantage is that motion attracts help, and as you go through life, there will be times when help is what you need.
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4.6: Proceed Forward –Nourishes Your Soul
Doing nothing is the hardest work there is. If you do physical work all day long you will come home tired. If you get up late and lay around the house all day in your pajamas, eat junk food, leave the dishes in the sink, let the yard go to seed and then moan and complain that all you have is bad luck you will also be exhausted at the end of the day.
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5.0 Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success: Question 4: Which is most likely to help me succeed: to pull some other person down or help someone else succeed?
You know the answer: you help yourself most when you help others succeed. But the easier thing to do is pull everyone down, or at least to continue to hang with those who refuse to do anything positive or take any affirmative action to improve their lives.
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5.0: Persevere Power - Introduction
Confidence does not come easy. Fear does, disappointment does, anger does, failure does; each with little or no effort. But confidence, courage, composure, or conquest does not. If it did, more people would display it in their daily lives. Because it takes effort, because it takes risk, because it takes guts to dig down deep within the soul to mine the very best you have to offer, very few ever feel or act poised and able to assert themselves.
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5.2: The Infinite Source of Your Perseverance Power
Terry Fox is a name millions of Canadians know well and Terry wasn’t even a hockey player – he was a runner – and he ran for miles and miles and miles – all with a prosthesis on his amputated leg. At the age of 18 Terry was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right knee and lost his right leg to cancer in 1977 but determined to live life with a purpose even after his amputation and the debilitating effects of chemotherapy.
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5.3: A Purposeful Life Creates Perseverance Power
People without purpose are not living they are only existing. They are like a rudderless ship on a vast ocean driven hither and yon by the winds and tides. They wonder what the heck happened in the past while they wander aimlessly into the future. On the other hand, people with a purpose are established, focused and useful. Author and management expert Gary Hamel wrote, “A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance.”
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5.4: Persevere Power – When Quitters Win
Quitting seems to be a way of life for so many people. How many teenagers do you know who quit school a few months before graduation? Look up and down your street – how many divorced people live around you? Did you ever get so mad at your boss that you walked off the job? What’s with all the quitting? You’ve heard the old saw, “Quitters never win and winners never quit,” but does it always apply? Sometimes we MUST quit. Sometimes we have no choice.
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5.5: The Reward of Perseverance
“Cassie won a full-ride scholarship to a Division One Califo ia University!” bragged my friend whose granddaughter is a star high-school track athlete. “What is her best event?” I asked. “The 100 meter hurdles,” he answered with a puffed up chest (he was a state high school championship hurdler many years ago). I told him I could not imagine training hour after hour, day after day, and week after week so I could run a race that lasts fewer than 15 seconds. He answered, “You’ve never stood on the medal stand, have you.”
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5.6: Persevere Power is Enhanced in Surrender
More often tha I care to admit, I have quit. I have walked off of jobs, terminated projects, and submitted to the realities of more than one broken business model. No doubt there were times when I quit too soon; if I would have persevered another day or week or month, I may have achieved my goals. And yes, I have read all the books and heard all the lectures about how I can have more confidence, conjure up more courage, and realize more success if I persevere. They tell me to wake up earlier, think clearer, toil harder, labor longer, and of course, work smarter.
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5.7: One Easy Thing You Can Do to Help You Persevere!
Do you have someone around you who whines about the sun when it’s hot and then when it is winter he/she complains about the cold? Do you have a friend or relative who dumps their problems on you but they never attempt to change the way they think, speak or act? Some people feel so bad about their miserable lives they go out of their way to make other people feel miserable. They shoot down new ideas, scoff at big goals, and snicker at grand dreams.
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6.0 Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success Question 5: Am I a victim or a victor?
For review, here are the first four questions to ask yourself when thinking about your own personal success: • Q1: Which is easier to accomplish: to make the world adjust to my particular needs or for me to adjust to the world as it is today? • Q2: Who is best suited to fix my personal problems, politicians in Washington DC or me? • Q3: Which will ultimately result in a better me: continued dependency or self-reliance? • Q4: Which is most likely to help me succeed: to pull some other person down or help someone else succeed?
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Anger Fever: How to Express Your Anger without Getting Arrested!
By Ron Ross My neighbor came charging across the street. His eyes bulged out and his fists were clenched as he came screaming into my yard, “Why the ____ did you call the cops on me?” “Because you cannot keep you dogs from barking and the entire neighborhood is fed up with it,” I said in as quiet a voice as I could, hoping to calm him down. It did not work. He kept yelling at me and threatening my life. The guy had anger fever and the temperature was not going down.
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Anger Fever: How to Express Your Anger without Getting Arrested! – Part 2
By Ron Ross Previously I described two ways to deal with anger, BLOW OUT and STRIKE OUT. Here are three other ways people deal with anger:
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Anger Fever: How to Express Your Anger without Getting Arrested! – Part 3
By Ron Ross Anger can be expressed in six common ways. Five of them do not work well. Those five are BLOW OUT, STRIKE OUT, FAKE OUT, SNUFF OUT, and PULL OUT. Read about them at RonRossToday.com The best way to deal with anger is to learn how to effectively SPEAK OUT your anger without shouting, cursing, complaining, hiding, punching, seething, or running. Using S-P-E-A-K as an acrostic, here are my suggestions for the appropriate expression of anger. S - SUPERVISE. SUPERVISE YOURSELF FIRST.
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Anger Fever: How to Express Your Anger without Getting Arrested! – Part 4
The sixth and best way to deal with anger is to SPEAK OUT. Previously I discussed S – Supervise yourself, P – Ponder appropriate responses. Now the E, A and K in the work SPEAK! E - EXPLAIN. EXPLAIN HOW YOU FEEL. Explaining how you feel is far different than screaming a stream of epithets, or insulting everyone within earshot, or brooding for three days, or getting revenge on someone who hurt you.
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Anger Fever: How to Express Your Anger without Getting Arrested! – Part 5
For weeks now I have been writing about anger and how it can destroy your relationships. To help you deal with your anger by speaking out using appropriate words and communication techniques I have developed an acrostic from the word S-P-E-A-K. The acrostic looks like this: S - Supervise yourself first. P – Ponder appropriate responses E – Explain how you feel A – Apply listening skills And last, K - KNOW HOW FAR TO GO AND WHEN TO STOP. This is a matter of wisdom and experience.
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Are You Having Trouble Staying Motivated?
Many of us have an on-off relationship with motivation. We need to stay motivated all the time however we always find it difficult to move out of our comfort zones and start working. We enjoy being motivated and yet we hate the actual pushing ourselves into carrying out what we are supposed to be doing or completing tasks we have previously started. Motivation is very difficult to pin down. Few people realize, while it could be often tricky to pin down, there are many of actions one can take to gather enough motivation to move yourself in the right direction.
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How a Baby Changes People
The troubled marriage, parents who want their child to change, good people who want a good job, middle-class families who have too much month left at the end of their money, and seniors who worry about outliving their welcome and/or suffering some debilitating disease—they all want something to change. A couple of thousand years ago, a few people had their lives changed by a little baby born in an obscure village called Bethlehem. When they encountered that baby boy, it changed their lives in ways they could never have imagined. He can change your life, too.
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How a Baby Changes People – Part 2
The innkeeper was changed from apathy to sympathy You probably know the story of the birth of Jesus, especially the part where “there was no place for them in the inn.” Though the Bible does not speak of an innkeeper, there must have been one. Someone had to tell Joseph the inn was full and then grant him permission to stay in the stable. The innkeeper had problems of his own and a business to run. His motel was full, the “no vacancy” sign was lit and he was tired. He was not conce ed with Joseph’s very pregnant wife.
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How a Baby Changes People – Part 3
The wise men were changed from wanderers to worshippers. For the record, the wise men did not come to the manger, as is usually depicted in Christmas pageants, but the Bible does say that some time after the birth, they came to the home of Jesus. Their visit is a part of the birth of Jesus, so it is properly told and re-told during the Christmas season.
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How to Push Yourself Extremely Successfully – Lessons on Motivation
It happens to every one of us. At times, the determination, synergy, excitement, curiosity and enthusiasm just disappear. The difficulty is, a lot of the time we are not the ones who are calling the shots. We need to move to the pulse of our surroundings that continually requests that we stay alert, upbeat and moving. So what to do when you really don’t care about doing anything? Or when you’re overwhelmed because it seems there is an endless “to do” list and you just want to run away? The following suggestions may help: 1. Envision the Consequencesr
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How to Wiggle Out of the Mud!
A New Series Begins! By Dr. Ron Ross My mother nearly killed me during the summer before I entered the first grade. I really hadn’t done anything terribly wrong except to play in the back yard. Well maybe I did a little wrong – I played in the part of the back yard that Dad had just tilled so Mom could plant a garden. The problem was not that the area was tilled; it was that it had rained all morning and the tilled section was a large area of some really gooey mud that looked to this little boy like a great place to play.
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Live With Purpose By Dr. Ron Ross Who am I and why am I here? Those are the two most important questions you can ask yourself. Question 1: Who am I? Some say you’re the product of a bit of slime that squirmed its way out of some prehistoric bog and evolved from this to that, then to something else until one day, some fifty-million years later, “YOU” appeared. That’s the good news. The bad news is that after fifty-million years of evolution, you are allowed only seven or eight wearying decades until someone sticks you back into the bog you allegedly came from. What a deal!
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Begin Now By Ron Ross The easiest thing you can do if you’re stuck in the mud is to PROCRASTINATE! Do nothing. Just sit there and wallow in the sticky, putrid, dreary muck you have been comfortable in for years. After I earned my 4-year bachelor’s degree I wanted to get a master’s degree. My excuse for not taking classes was that I had a wife and three kids, a full time job, a part time business, and I was active in several community organizations. Besides that I had no extra money for tuition and books. I had plenty of excuses to procrastinate.
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Fear Not By Ron Ross Belize is a small country located on the southern border of Mexico. My wife and I went there a few years ago to look at some land and buildings offered to us at a bargain price. We rented a car and drove to the property but once we saw it the reason for our trip was over. We knew instantly that we didn’t want the property even if it was free! No problem! Now we had a few days to relax on the beach and see the sights of this interesting little country.
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Ignore Insults By Dr. Ron Ross There was a day when intelligent people could insult each other with some real class. The story is told that playwright George Be ard Shaw disliked Winston Churchill so he sent him an invitation to the opening night of his new play with this note: “I’m enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play. Bring a friend…if you have one.” Churchill replied with this note: “Cannot possibly attend first night. Will attend second…if there is one.”
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Work on List Three By Dr. Ron Ross Everyone keeps three silent lists deep within their heart. The first is a list of the things we’ve done for which we are ashamed. For some of us it’s a long list: people we’ve disappointed, friends we’ve hurt, selfish things we’ve done, words we shouldn’t have spoken, places we should not have gone, temptations we should have withstood, etc.
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Eliminate the Twin Killers of Success Part 1 By Dr. Ron Ross Many worthy goals, promising relationships, and terrific business ideas are ruined by the Twin Killers of Success: speed and greed. This week the focus is on speed (impatience), next week on greed. A cute little girl in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” wanted a golden goose and she did not want to wait for it. She danced with gusto and sang with furor, “I want it now!” Her song and attitude represents the thoughts and feelings of many people in our world today.
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Eliminate the Twin Killers of Success Part 2 By Dr. Ron Ross Many worthy goals, promising relationships, and terrific business ideas are ruined by the Twin Killers of Success: Speed and Greed. Last week the focus was on speed, this week on greed.
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Seven Sources of Self-Confidence By Ron Ross If God himself could give you a report on how much raw untapped talent lies within you, you would be embarrassed to ever whine or complain again. No matter how stuck in the mud you may be today, you have the capacity to summon empowering emotions, to imagine remarkable goals, and to make choices in this present moment that will change your life forever, and it all starts in your mind.
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Lack of Motivation - Busting the Habit
Do you lack the motivation to get out of bed on time? Have you recently discovered that you’ve been surrendering to laziness and procrastination? Discovering the factor that motivates you is one issue, it is quite another to be capable of staying with it… Staying motivated and productive is not as easy as procrastinating and getting lazy, of course. However, laziness, procrastination and lack of motivation are terrible practices that can suck the life out of you in the long run.
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Manners on the Road By Ron Ross Every road you drive on is filled with cheerful people who are courteous and careful on their commute, right? Wong. You and I, however, are always considerate and polite when we are behind the wheel, right? Wrong again. All drivers are guilty of angry responses to rude drivers from time to time. If you would like to know how I need to improve my manners on the road – keep reading!
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Punctuality By Ron Ross “We will wait a few minutes before we begin our meeting as some folks are still arriving.” I hate it when the guy in charge of the meeting says that. Rude late arrivers should not be awarded for being tardy while those on time get punished for their punctuality. Most people make the effort to arrive early at a meeting so they can find their place and prepare their minds. Why should the “on timers” be forced to wait an extra one or seven or ten minutes for the lazy late comers to saunter in?
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Rude Pets and Rude Pet Owners By Ron Ross My wife used to share her ice cream cone with our dachshund. The neighbor girl wasn’t impressed, however, when he took a lick of her cone. What is socially acceptable to a dog or to a dog owner is not necessarily acceptable to humans. Sniffing, jumping, licking, and biting are just a few examples. We might giggle when a dog sniffs someone in an inappropriate place or licks its master in the mouth, but it’s not so funny when an unruly mutt does it to us. Here are a few guidelines for safe and friendly dog interaction.
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Conversational Manners By Ron Ross Good conversations are fun to be a part of – unless someone is rude. Bad manners in conversation will stifle communication and short-circuit camaraderie. Here are a few simple guidelines for mutually satisfying conversations:
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Manners at the Airport and at 25,000 Feet By Ron Ross “Hi there!” a pretty lady said to me with a big smile, “I’m Julie and I am going to be your BFF for the next two hours!” We were flying from Denver to Chicago on a direct flight. I had the aisle seat and she was stuck in the center seat on a packed airplane.
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Manners of Personality By Ron Ross “An ugly personality destroys a pretty face.” Does that sound true to you? If so, allow me to introduce you to a few ugly personalities and make sure none describes you! The arrogant. The arrogant have a need to diminish others in a pitiful attempt to elevate themselves. It is rude to devalue other people just so you can feel superior. Self-confidence is a powerful and attractive personality trait but arrogance is repulsive and a sign of weakness.
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Foul Language By Ron Ross “Please leave your profanity outside!” was a sig I saw on the door of a local restaurant. Seems to me we shouldn’t need such a sign in a public place. However we do live in a society where course talk is commonplace. Television shows and movies are increasingly laced with profanity, often injected not to advance the story but to shock the audience. What’s with all the profanity now commonly used by all ages - children through senior citizens? Here are five observations about foul language and the world we live in:
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Respect the Elderly: Seven simple ways to be polite to your grandparentsr By Ron Rossr Old people always think the children in their town are rude, smart-alecky and have no respect for their elders, and to some degree they are right. However, every generation makes the same claims so it is not a new problem.r
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Ingratitude By Ron Ross Kids are ungrateful because that is how they were raised. At birth, if they were hungry, all they had to do was scream until their mother fed them. The baby had no concept of what the mother just went through to bring the child to full term and give birth, then start caring for his/her every need even before her contractions ceased. The baby wasn’t grateful for the feeding even though a quiet sleep followed.
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Impolite Children By Ron Ross The child sitting down the row from me in a dark movie theater needed to go to the bathroom. As he passed me in the darkness he stepped on my toe. He did the same thing on his way back. He never said, “Excuse me” or “I’m sorry!” He acted as if I was the problem because I was in his way. Why are so many children unruly and ill-mannered in public? I have the answer: Because the adults who are supposed to teach their children how to be polite have not taught them. Here are four possible reasons why parents fail to teach their children good manners.
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Table Manners By Ron Ross When you eat by yourself you may gobble your food like a hungry pig if you want because no one cares. But when you eat with someone else, and especially when you eat in public, table manners matter.
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Sagging Trousers and PJs in Public By Ron Ross Trousers worn with the waistbands around the hips so the whole world sees your underpants: bad manners. It is a style overwhelmingly favored by young males and causes them to walk with a bizarre gait and constantly “hitch up” their trousers so they don’t fall to the ground. I have one word to describe this fashion: revolting. That, however, may be why so many male youth wear their pants down, but it is still bad manners.
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Are Manners More Important tha Laws? By Ron Ross I had a rude neighbor. He owned a motorcycle and loved to work on it in his garage. He would rev the engine as he tuned it then let it idle loudly for hours. Every time he came in or out of his driveway he would roar the noisy machine as loudly as possible with no regard for his neighbors.
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What to do about a cell phone addict By Ron Ross Rudeness happens when you are with someone who is obsessed with his/her high-tech device such as a cell phone or tablet. How loudly can I say this: CONSTANTLY CHECKING YOUR CELL PHONE FOR TEXT MESSAGES WHILE VISITING WITH SOMEONE IS RUDE!
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Motivation – Begin Building a Dream and Celebrate Your Successes
Motivation is intriguing. At times, you need huge motivators – life changing events that turn your life around – and sometimes, you need only a nudge - those little pushes – a sweet quote on a card – to empower you to map out your success strategy. Here are few suggestions to help you keep the momentum in building your dreams and celebrating your successes! Build your dream and feed itr
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Motivation: Getting Yourself Back on Track
At times, all we need is a way that can keep us motivated and get us back on track. The following suggestions will help you accomplish just that. Appreciate failure - Many people find failure difficult and demoralizing. For them, failing on something – whether it’s a single goal or a large project – is enough to keep them from moving forward. Successful people, however, know that failure is a teacher. It’s just one of the steps on the way to success. They realize there is always something to be gained from failing.
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Self Motivation Techniques – 4 Simple Ways to Fire up Your Inner Drive
It happens to all of us from time to time… we just wake up lacking the energy to do anything… Not wanting to go out of bed, not wanting to stay in it either. That's normal. That's the stuff of life, so to speak. What is NOT normal is getting attached to a lack of energy and motivation. What is NOT normal is to continuously talk yourself out of doing anything at all. But what do you do when all the drive inside of you has disappeared? Try Raising Your Self Motivation With these Simple Techniques: 1. The worst-case scenario
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The 5000+ Percent Advantage 4.0: Proceed Forward
How would you like to have a 5000+ percent advantage over everyone else? Steven Covey in his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People tells you how: “The difference between people who exercise initiative and those who don’t is literally the difference between night and day. I’m not talking about a 25 to 50 percent difference in effectiveness; I’m talking about a 5000-plus percent difference, particularly if they are smart, aware, and sensitive to others.”
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The Secret Is Out!
Have you ever ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere? Or it would seem that the cars keep passing you by and no one will stop? Scary place to be especially if it is the middle of the night. Why this topic, well because I was just on a discussion board and a fellow colleague asked a question, and the answer she received was very vague! She simply asked, “How do I find work?” The answer to her question was, “Let the work find you!” Which means do marketing, and then buy my book, which is written from the perspective of a person who has work, telling you how to get it.
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Taming the Stress Snake
Some people must really like stress. I mean, they must like it even if they say they don’t, because they talk about it all of the time and they wear their stress like badges of honor. Just eavesdrop on a conversation between two or more people in an airport or a restaurant during lunch hour.
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Top 11 Most Powerful Inspiration Quotes Ever
I welcome you to my TOP 11... Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
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Becoming Myself
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A fire extinguisher was mounted on the wall directly behind the platform, but only a fire marshal or an attentive speaker looking for a good icebreaker would notice it amid the general room clutter. Fred, the president of the organization, introduced me. I took the stage, acknowledged the ... A fire extinguisher was mounted on the wall directly behind the platform, but only a fire marshal or an attentive speaker looking for a good icebreaker would notice it amid the general room clutter. Fred, the president of the organization, introduced me.
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Eat Right, Exercise, and Laugh Your Head Off Once a Day
I’m a comedian and a two-time cancer survivor, and I make people laugh about my experiences with the disease until their faces hurt. Unusual job, true; but my mission is to convince people that laughter is as important to physical and mental health as eating right and exercising. And if ...
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The Scientific Process Behind Making Wishes Come True
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The Magic of Vision
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The Power of Clarity
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It's happened to everyone. You take your camera out for a "Kodak" moment, pose everyone like you want and then "click" you've captured the perfect photo opportunity. Or did you? Suddenly someone shouts, "You had the lens cap on dummy!" Obviously, you were unable to focus that picture and ...
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Corporate goal setting is an integral part of business planning. It is a very effective technique to increase individual as well as organizational productivity and efficiency. It acts as a powerful source of motivation and brings out the best in everyone. It plays a key role in the long-term success of an organization. The First Step – Mission and Vision
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My family and I love to watch movies together and we especially enjoy watching our favorites repeatedly. Invincible, the true story about Vince Papale’s inconceivable rise to become a professional football player is one of our top five. We have played that DVD countless times but tonight prior to playing the movie we decided to watch the ‘bonus’ features about the real Vince. It was then that I began to slowly assimilate the harmonized kinship of our lives.
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Motivation Letters And The Job Market
Motivation letters give you a valuable opportunity for you to present yourself as the ultimate choice to a company or an organization. To be honest, whenever you apply for a job, you need to portray yourself as to why you are ideally suited for the job, compared to other candidates.
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Uninvited Guest
Nausea rises slowly in the chamber of your throat and your heart begins to rapidly beat causing your veins to vibrate against your skin. A small ringing noise floods your ear cavity and the person speaking to you can no longer be heard but their mouth is still moving; slowly, painstakingly slow, almost in a time warp where you can see the words forming on their lips before they are spoken. They continue to talk in your presence but have noticed you have long since faded away and they no longer have your attention.
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"Slightly Irregular" is a Good Thing!
The other day, I was shopping and came upon a display of underwear just piled up on a table under a sign that read SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR. Intrigued by the possibilities of irregular underwear, I shuffled through the pile, wondering if I would find bras with three cups or panties with sleeves. I was surprised to find seemingly normal underwear with no distinguishing characteristics.r
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Don't Fool Around
Happy April Fool’s Day to all! I was never very successful at playing April Fool’s jokes on anyone because apparently, I am not as clever as I always wanted to be. I remember, at five years of age, being so excited about my big plan to trick my mother into thinking that I had turned into a chicken. I just knew that I could pull this off because I had thought it out so thoroughly. I even sneaked some eggs from the refrigerator and put them in my bed. My plan was to sit on them, cluck loudly and make all kinds of chicken noises in the morning to wake her up.
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How to Live Like a Champion (Make Things Happen)
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Soup for the Soul
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The benefits From Problems
As we live in life we are bound to encounter problems in any venture, therefore it is important to understand that problems are just like fear they will never leave you and me alone. Life changes when one discovers that the biggest problem is not to have any problem because you will be living a meaningless life. Human beings become dull without challenges. One cannot work hard without challenges one cannot look for new information without a challenge.
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Do Self-Help and Self-Improvement Books Really Work?
This is a long-time debatable issue whether self-help books really help you in achieving your goal or are these just hyped books which take you nowhere? In fact Huffpost, in its article has clearly said Self Help Books Rarely Work.
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Bozo or a Pro? 10 Ways Speakers Bureaus Know
You think you have what it takes to become a professional speaker. After doing a little web surfing, you call a speakers bureau, introduce yourself and say, "I'm a terrific speaker. I'd like to talk to you about getting on the speaking circuit." "I see," the person says. "What do you speak about?" "Oh, we-e-ell," you say with a confident chuckle in your voice, "I can speak about anything!" "Really? And what is your fee?" "Well, I haven't been paid to speak yet, but I was thinking maybe five hundred dollars to start. Does that sound okay?"r
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Stop making excuses for why you cannot or will not do something. Excuses hinder your personal growth and block all opportunities for your personal and professional success. Just do what needs to be done. Why do so many people procrastinate when it comes to doing what they must or should do? Aren't your dreams, desires or intended actions worthy of better consideration? Shouldn't it be important enough to stop wasting time avoiding what you keep running away from?
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Be accessible
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Be willing to explore all opportunities.
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." – Thomas Edison What a great quote. It certainly explains why so many opportunities get overlooked, right? It is easier to avoid new opportunities than to explore new ones, especially if a lot of effort is involved.
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Be willing to let go
What are you holding onto that is not serving your real purpose? What relationships do you continue to nurture that are detrimental to your mental health and fitness? What mindset do you continue to feed into that prevents you from truly be the person you are designed to be? Many times, the thing that keeps us from growing or moving forward is our unwillingness to let go of things that we don't need in our lives.
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Become and stay determined to succeed
If you truly want to succeed in any endeavor, you must be hungry for that goal. How hungry are you for the things you want in your life? Determination fuels your motivation and will keep you moving forward. Everyone has challenges and obstacles in their life. It is part of the process of life that we must go through. And as much as we would prefer that things don't feel or get chaotic, the reality is that it will.
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Boredom: Reasons and Remedies
Are you feeling bored? Getting bored is quite common in people of all ages. I often listen people saying they are getting bored or the life is so boring. When someone says that life is so boring, it means that he/she is losing interest in life. This type of negative development must be taken seriously. There may be many reasons of feeling bored. A person who is feeling bored knows well the reason behind his/her boredom. However, the most common reasons of being bored are:
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Businesses create mission statements, so why not create a personal mission or purpose statement for yourself? Let's define what a purpose statement is. A purpose statement is a brief description of what you want to focus on, what you want to accomplish and who you want to become in a particular aspect of your life. It is a way to focus your energy, actions, behaviors and decisions towards the things that are most important to you. How do you define who you are? Defining and knowing who you are is essential to developing your purpose statement.
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Discovering the true meaning of greatness
Do you think greatness is exte al, something that exists outside of you? When you think of greatness, what is the image you get? What do you equate with greatness? Without a doubt, most people would immediately get an image of someone famous: a celebrity or an athlete. John F. Kennedy — greatness. Martin Luther King, Jr. — greatness. Nelson Mandela — greatness. Oprah Winfrey — greatness. For sport fans: Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Jerry Rice, and Wayne Gretsky — greatness.
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Find your own voice
“All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. I was naïve. I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer. It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization everyone else appears to have been born with: that I am nobody but myself.” -- Ralph Ellison
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In Search of Self
I am sitting alone in my house and talking to myself. It is quite normal for me to indulge in such type of talking. Self talk gives me more awareness about myself and provides me the useful opportunity of overcoming my weaknesses. Self talk also helps me in controlling my negative thoughts.
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In Thirty Minutes
In just 30 minutes a day, you can be on your way, to success and happiness. Am I kidding? No, I am not. Take my words seriously. I am going to tell you a simple but highly effective success formula. Follow me. Before going to bed, do not watch TV, movies or listen to music. Most people do this mistake and, therefore, remain unsuccessful and unhappy. You may not agree with me but this is a fact. After a hectic day’s work our mind and body need rest in complete silence. Before going to bed you need to switch off all kind of exte al noise and calm down internally.
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Let go of mistakes and look ahead with purpose
Understand that past experiences can pave a path into your purpose when you are willing to learn from the mistakes and then let them go. When you harbor anger, bitte ess and embarrassment from the ills of your past, you stay stuck in a place that blocks any growth potential. You stay rooted in the past, letting the present pass you by. Don't stay stuck in the past. You lose focus when you live in the past, when you hold onto the baggage of all the failures you've made in your life.
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Motivational Speakers and their Positive Impact on Companies, Large and Small
Having the ability to reach an audience of thousands with an impactful story that leaves a strong message lingering for weeks is powerful. Hiring a motivational speaker should not be just to fill an hour or two of time during a conference. Your company needs a speaker that fills time and delivers value.
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Press the Refresh or Reset Button
I recently enjoyed a wonderful "break" on vacation with my family! However, I still managed to smuggle my laptop in with every intention of doing some work and creating that week's Coffee Break. So I put my assistant on standby and informed her that I would have the recording and worksheet to her in time to distribute to you.
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Stop and Start Activities After 60
If you are 60 or above, then you have entered into a new phase of your life, which is totally different from your earlier life. It’s the beginning of a new era which can be more interesting and rewarding. Being a senior person, you must prepare yourself to play a more important, responsible and a much bigger role in your life.
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Take command of your days
Have you ever felt that your days just get away from you? At the end of each day, you wonder where the time has gone, feeling nothing was accomplished? If you can relate to this happening, it's because your days are taking control of you. Don't let your days rule over you. Take command and authority over your days by determining how you will have efficient use of your time. Questions to consider: * What are your biggest time wasters? * What are you currently doing to manage your time? * What could you be doing better? Ever heard the statement, Eat that frog?
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The Stuff Winners are Made of
I recently had the opportunity to find out what I am really made of (although at the time it didn’t feel like an opportunity; I use the word here only because it sounds much better than saying I was forced to take a hard look at myself, wondering if I really had the “stuff” to succeed, if I really had the stomach for the path I had chosen to take). When challenges or obstacles arise in your life, it is easy to get frustrated and overwhelmed. Those challenges may appear insurmountable, and you may feel that you are unable to maneuver your way around the obstacle.
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What do Motivational Speakers Do and Who Are They?
A motivational speaker could be anybody! A graduate of a university with several MBAs, a world traveler, a celebrity or a navy seal. What truly makes a motivational speaker a motivational speaker is their willingness and ability to motivate and help others. So what do these people do when they are in front of 800 people with a microphone and a projector? They inspire through rich stories of success, failure and triumph. They use a proven methodology that is successful in shedding a more positive light on the situation at hand. By doing this they uplift the spirits of each audience member.r
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When Silence Speaks
We are living in a noisy world and that noise is badly polluting our planet earth. Noise from the industrial machines, home electrical gadgets, transportation vehicles and construction activities etc., is badly affecting our health. High noise pollution levels can contribute to depression, headaches, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and hearing problems.
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3 Strategies to Help Maximize Every Sales Opportunity
The goal of every company is to make the most of their sales opportunities by developing solid strategies that will get the job done effectively and efficiently every time. A good plan needs to be in place in order to succeed. Success relies on the whole sales team, not just any particular individual. Three strategies to maximize sales opportunities are as follows:
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5 Facebook Secrets to Grow Your Small Business
Building a good customer base in Facebook isn’t as easy as it looks or sounds. Most people are under the assumption that being on Facebook guarantees their success, since there are so many users on the platform, but that just isn’t the case. Businesses have to work really hard if they expect to grow their businesses on Facebook. Small business will have many more obstacles than larger corporations, but they can succeed if they use a few secret tips to guide them along the way. Below are 5 Facebook secrets to grow your small business the right way.
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5 Secrets of the Greatest Salesmen
Below are 5 great secrets of a salesmen who succeeds throughout their career, through trials and tribulations, they will always perceiver. They know what it takes and are willing to put the time and effort into their sales career in order to reap the benefits! Some people have a natural gift when it comes to selling. No matter how reluctant a person might be about making a purchase, the natural sales person can change their mind, seemingly without even trying. It’s a gift they were born with.r
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Chasing Happiness One Step At a Time
With the dawn of a New Year, many people are making resolutions, goals, and promises to propel them into success and happiness in the coming months. In the elusive search for happiness, many people fall flat and end up more miserable than ever before. So what is the true secret to happiness? How can you end up with positive results in your efforts to be happy in the New Year? The key is to take things one step at a time and realize that happiness is the by-product of doing the next right thing.
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Do You Have the Will to Be Successful?
Success in business these days requires a lot of hard work, a good product or service, and in some cases a little bit of luck. Companies that have services and products they believe in must understand how their offering can be marketed effectively. Even the best products marketed poorly in all likelihood won't succeed. Well presented services and products will be recognized, and ultimately are the key to having financial success. Marketing Your Idea or Servicer
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Five Steps to Unleash Your Inner Motivation
Motivation is the force that moves and guides us all. Without motivation, there would be no innovation, no future to speak of, and no reason to wake up in the morning. We all need motivation to accomplish what we set out to do. We are never lacking in motivation, only in keys to free it from its prison. Find Your Goal
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Great By Choice - How to Succeed in Sales
Although the field of selling is one of the best professions, and has led many people to great success, it isn't for everyone. Selling requires a certain amount of self motivation, dedication and enhanced training. With the ever evolving world of business, selling is continuously changing. Most sales organizations are constantly looking for newer and improved techniques for profitability. Turning to the Expertsr
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How to Add Value to the Business Development Process
When developing a business plan or strategy, the most important aspect is acquiring new customers. Every company will require an effective sales organization and top sales managers in order to be successful. It's essential to put together a sales team that emphasizes both professionalism and value to their clients. This will put them on the right track to making a continual flow of sales while building revenue for the business. Value-Based Presentationsr
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How to Build a Value-Based Sales Team
The emphasis on value based selling is more important than ever before. With the recent economic climate, finding and selling prospects has become a greater challenge for many sales organizations. As a result, some have seen a slowdown in growth and meeting objectives. For this reason, the key is making certain your offering is better than that of the competition. This can be accomplished by building a sales team that focuses on selling value to clients. Why Value-Based Selling is Importantr
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How to Manage Complex Sales
Everyone involved in selling will face situations involving many complexities including objections that can be quite often difficult to overcome. The key is making certain you are fully prepared to handle any type of situation that may arise. Your potential clients will have many needs, therefore it's essential to make certain you can anticipate these and meet them accordingly. Preparation can make a large difference between selling success and failure. Understand Selling Objectionsr
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How to Overcome the Frustration Barrier
Not everything will come easily to you. There will come a time when you want to do something, either write a book, learn to dance, or develop a new skill. If it’s something you already have an aptitude for, things might come easily, but it’s likely that you’re going to find the learning process to be much harder than you imagined. You’re going to get frustrated. You can’t let the frustration keep you from your end goal, you need to learn how to overcome it. If you don’t you’ll never, ever leave your personal comfort zone and you’ll find yourself living a very narrow life. It Won’t Lastr
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Is It Good For Me?
I am in the habit of asking a simple question to myself before doing anything, particularly when I am in doubt. And that question is: “Is it good for me?” If I get the answer “yes” then I go ahead otherwise I drop the idea. For example, before eating any food I ask myself “if eating this food is good for my heath?” If the reply is in affirmative then I eat otherwise I leave it.
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Kill the Routine and Increase Your Motivation and Energy Level
Many of us rely on a structured routine to give us stability in life. We know what to expect when we wake up in the morning and we enjoy watching life play out in an orderly way, just like we always expected. From the time we are small children, we learn to rely on routine. New mothers teach their babies routine by feeding them every three hours and allowing them to have scheduled nap-times every afte oon.
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Life After 60: Do Something For Others
It was a pleasant day in the spring of 2003. I was working in my office as usual when something unusual happened. A severe pain in my chest jolted my whole body. In minutes the pain became unbearable and I fell down on the floor. I was breathing with great difficulty. My colleagues came to my rescue. They called an ambulance which took me to the hospital.
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Life After 60: Tips To Live A Happy And Meaningful Life
If you are 60 plus and losing interest in life then I must say “you are wrong”. There is no reason of losing interest in life. You should not count your age in numbers. Your real age depends on your physical, mental and emotional fitness. If you are in good health then you are better than a 40 year old person who is in bad health.
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Luck is Defined As: When Preparation Meets Opportunity
Any great fisherman knows that you cannot catch a good fish without the right bait and a lot of time on your hands. When you fish, you set time aside, and you have the right tools for the job. After that, all you do is pay attention to the conditions, get a good feel for the weight and balance of the fishing pole, and then know when to reel in the catch. Luck could be thought to be the same way; you have to be prepared to catch it, because it can easily slip away from you just as quickly as it tugged on your line. Innovation Where You Least Expect It
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Personal Sales Coaches are on the Rise
Every successful sales organization must find ways to increase the effectiveness of their sales meetings. There are several ways this can be accomplished. One method that will make a significant impact on team meetings is including your sales personnel by allowing them to input their thoughts and feelings. When salespersons are more involved, chances are they’ll pay closer attention and participate at all levels. This can lead to increased enthusiasm. Most sellers would rather participate instead of just attending. Making Personal Connectionsr
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Positive Self-Talk. The Keys to Staying Motivated
Every business owner realizes the key to maintaining sales is having salespeople who are highly motivated and goal oriented. When management has the ability to motivate their sales force effectively, it creates a highly charged and positive atmosphere. They can do this through there own methods, they can hire a motivational speaker or they can try good business practices. This in turn leads to increased confidence and ultimately, increased sales and profit for the company. There are several techniques that can be implemented to accomplish this goal. Effective Communicationr
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Private Sales Coaching – DO Reps Need Them to Make their Numbers?
Irrespective of the economic climate, it's always critical to find new ways for increasing an organization's sales output. In many instances management tries to achieve this with additional resources and training programs in order to help their sales staffs perform at higher levels. When these approaches are satisfactory, returns on investment will be high featuring a strong growth in sales. These techniques range from group seminars, to private sales coaching which gives each individual salesperson the opportunity to have one-on-one training. The Advantages of Sales Coachingr
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Stop Complaining and Start Motivating
Promoting effective employee motivation takes a complete understanding of the factors involving what motivates different types of employees. Sales managers realize that the key to increasing productivity and employee contributions is instilling a high degree of motivation. This applies not only to each individual salesperson, but also to the entire team. There are many ways to motivate a sales force while maintaining a positive atmosphere leading to increased productivity. Defining Motivationr
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Strengths-Based Sales Leadership
The goal of sales management leadership professionals is to teach salespeople solid techniques and principles, along with actually helping personnel increase new accounts. There are a number of methods sales leaders can apply in order to see steady improvements in closing transactions. To be successful as a sales leader, it takes skill, determination, and perseverance. Advantage of Sales Training Coursesr
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Success Starts Today
Some people go through their life in an almost dreamlike state. They keep thinking that they will wake up at any moment, and that they will be living the life that they have always wanted. What they do not know, but may realize at some point, is that the dream has to start somewhere. In order to be successful, you need to think successfully, and you need to act successfully. If that seems easy, then that is because it is.
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The 5 Habits of Highly Motivated Individuals
Staying motivated is a difficult undertaking for many people, especially when negative emotions cloud the mind continually. Staying motivated is about eliminating any negative emotions from the mind and focusing on accomplishing goals. For sales professionals, no goal is too large to accomplish when remaining highly motivated. Keeping a List of Goalsr
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The 7 Deadly Habits of Ineffective Sales People
The sales profession is not easy, and it takes a special person with the correct skillsets to be able to be effective in sales. While people can learn the skills that they need to be a great salesperson, they often do much better in the profession if they possess natural instincts and abilities as well. There are many deadly sales habits that people with ineffective sales have, and they don’t even realize they have these habits in most cases. The following 7 deadly habits can be avoided or corrected with the right help and training.
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The Little Big Things: Ten Ways to Pursue Excellence in Selling
When it comes to pursuing excellence in your sales efforts, finding success is all about the little things; and focusing on the small things that can deliver big results. Even as the market grows and develops and new bigger, better and more advanced technologies begin to take over, its important to remember the little things and how they can continue to deliver excellent sales results. 10. Researchr
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The Success System That Never Fails
Sales of services and goods are the backbone of all organizations and continued growth in these areas is the key to success. Sales organizations depend on increased sales as a prime motivating factor. There are many issues involved from having the right personnel, quality training programs, an effective presentation, and much more. Regardless of how great a product or service is, a business's success will rest on the ability of the sales organization to produce orders. Importance of Having Product Knowledger
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Think and Grow Rich with Inspiration and Motivation
Because a job in selling is relatively easy to get, many sales managers these days are faced with abnormally high turnover ratios. The primary reason for this is often related to management and their motivational techniques, as opposed to bad hiring decisions. Although there have been a countless number of books written on motivational sales techniques, there are some basic methods to inspire salespeople. Product Knowledge Is Powerr
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What Do You Want to Do With Your Life!
It doesn’t matter if you’re a high school student staring at a pile of college applications and wondering how you’re supposed to pick a major, or if you’re a middle aged adult who’s suddenly realized you’re not as happy as you could be, knowing what you want to do with your future can be a complicated question. There aren’t any easy answers.r
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What Really Motivates Sales People?
Being in a leadership position on your sales team can be one of the biggest challenges you will face in your professional career. You will not only need to know how to find sales success and manage a team, but you will need to be able to find a way to motivate your members as well. Proper motivation is essential when it comes to finding success in the sales industry. By discovering what motivates sales professionals to do their best and reach their goals, you will be able to help your company generate more income, bring in new clients and establish a better reputation within your market.
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You Can Lighten Up Your Day
Think, how can you make your today, a wonderful day of your life. I give you some suggestions: 1. Go for a morning walk. 2. Take a good nutritious breakfast. 3. Smile a lot and say hello to as many persons as possible. 4. Say thank you to God for all His blessings and to the people who are helpful to you in one way or other. 5. Enjoy your work and try to do it in a more efficient way. 6. Do some creative work. 7. Make a telephone call to a friend or a family member whom you have not seen for quite a long time.r
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3 Keys to Easier Cash Flow
Any of you who know me, have heard me say this dozens of times,”businesses run on cash, not just hard work and enthusiasm.” But as an entrepreneur, it’s easy to forget that. You get pulled in so many different directions; newsletters, blogs, videos, new marketing gimmicks, fancy new products … well, you get the idea. So if cash is King or Queen in business-land, you need to be crystal clear on where you’re spending your time and your energy to maximize your impact so you can bring in more of that all important life-blood. In business speak this is known as “profit clarity”.
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5 Steps to Getting More Clients
This is the woe of every new entrepreneur or small business, “How do I get more clients?” When I first started out in business this was really all that was on my mind. I knew that I was doing something incredible, I just needed people to share it with! I did a ton of networking, some internet advertising, and a lot of praying and hoping that somehow people would “find me”. What I didn’t have was a reliable plan of action for how to go about this easily and effectively. This left me feeling constantly uncertain and needy and out of control.
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Beating Midsummer Blues
A funny thing seems to happen around this time of year; I've seen it again and again. At a time when we all should be enjoying beaches and barbeques, sunshine and surf, many people's moods seem to turn a bit blue. The summer romance hasn't panned out the way you thought it would, friends are all busy doing their own thing, the kids are a handful, and soo September will roll around and what has changed from last year? These are the words I hear echoed from clients everywhere.
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Charging What You’re Worth
Two of the problems that I see many entrepreneurs facing is how to set their prices, and how to convey to potential clients or customers what is the value in working with you, buying your product, or using your services. This is most often because you’re not clear on it, or 100% convinced of it yourself. This lack of clarity undermines your confidence and can lead to behaviors that sabotage your business instead of building it if you try to compensate by over delivering.
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Clear Up Your Clutter!
Did you set any goals for this year? Are you well on your way to reaching them? One of the most common stumbling blocks I see as a coach is the culprit of clutter! So much time is spent on getting more; more stuff, more money, more time, more happiness. Yet seldom do we look at what we need to get rid of in our lives to make space for the new to come in. We literally pack on the pounds in every area of our lives! We weigh down our consciousness’ with heavy thoughts and impossible “to do” lists. We weigh down our desks with papers that need filing.
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Crystal Clear Communications
One of the biggest issues I've seen over the years working with clients is that of communications. So often, situations can go array simply for lack of crystal clear communications. Part of the problem is also part of the beauty; we all have different communication styles. And as much as this ads to the inherent complexity and fascination of life, it can also be frustrating when we are "speaking different languages" and not even aware of it. One of my favorite example is of a couple who would continually get into fights over playing tennis.
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Detox Your Inbox!
With Labor Day passed and September into full swing, many of us are once again busier than ever! When time is so precious, one of the biggest culprits and thieves seems always to be email. Do you remember when you first started using email….roughly. Or more to the point, do you remember a time when you didn't use it? Most of us can answer yes to both of those questions. There was no email or internet when we were kids – at least not in the form that we use it today. So is it any wonder that so many of us are on email overload?
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Good Nights, Better Mornings and Great Days!
One of the best pieces of advice that a coach ever gave me was "Never begin your day before it's finished on paper." Over the years, this has served me extremely well. Whenever my day is not flowing smoothly, or I'm generally unproductive or "feeling a little lost" chances are it is due to poor preparation. This is equally common with the hundreds of clients I've worked with. But I've also discovered that preparing for stellar days goes way beyond the to-do list. There are also mental and physical components. A few small, minor modifications can yield outstanding results.
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How To Have a Business Card that Gets You Clients
Business cards are underestimated as a marketing tool, yet it’s one of the things that we use most often in promoting our businesses. Your business card should be given careful consideration; something that someone will look at and get a very good idea not only of what you do, but what you can do for them.
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Money Power & You
Money. It’s never a neutral topic, whether you have a lot of it, or a little. Whether you have healthy investments, or are heavily in debt, money, in our society holds an emotional charge. The reason isn’t really money itself, it’s what it means to the quality of our lives. As the saying goes, “money can’t buy you love”, but it touches everything you do love. It affects where you and your family live, what kind of car you drive, what kind of clothing you wear, where your kids go to school, the quality of the food you eat, where and how often you vacation, and even more.
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My Top 6 Secrets for Shameless Self-Promotion
For most creative types and spiritual entrepreneurs, “sell” is the really dirty four-letter word. Nobody wants to do it, talk about it or even think about it! But without a little self-promotion, you, your services and your talents end up becoming the best-kept-secret in the biz! So how do you get in front of people and tout your brilliance without feeling pushy, arrogant, or salesy? To help you with this I’m sharing my top 6 Secrets for Truly Shameless Self-Promotion.
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New Daily Habits: 30 Days to Super Success
Habits. We’ve all got some great ones and some really bad one. The ability to quickly and consistently create new habits is a major factor in anyone’s success. Studies and research has found that it takes us 21-40 days of consistent, daily action to create a new habit, and a little longer if we are not taking daily action. When setting a new goal or target, personally or professionally, one of the easiest ways to reach it, is to set a new habit. Here are some examples: Goal: Pay off a credit card debt
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No Drama!!
When I first started coaching, I was working with my own coach - a sharp smart lady who had a few simple rules for running her life; rules that I learned to love and quickly adopted as my own: "Work Hard, Have Fun, No Drama." But being human, every once in a while I slip, and last week I broke rule # 3 - “No Drama”. What ensued was, life became less fun, and I got less work done, and all because of a little drama! Read on, and discover what I learned about dealing with drama. Drama comes in many forms.
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Procrastination and How to Beat It
We all do it. We put it off. Push it back. Wait. Hope. Agonize. And in the eleventh hour, at the last moment, or when we just can't stand to live with it any longer, we finally get it done! This is the anatomy of procrastination. Procrastination is one of the biggest dream killers out there. It diminishes opportunities, thwarts our progress, keeps us stuck in the past and sets us up for failure. I recently came across a great quote from the author William James, "Nothing is so fatiguing as the ete al hanging on of an uncompleted task." Oh so true.
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Putting a Friendlier Face on Marketing
Marketing. Not usually the favourite subject for entrepreneurs and other creative types. But it’s the lifeblood of your business, your career and essentially, your livelihood. Marketing is what draws people to you, gets the word out, brings in contacts and possible partners, and is largely responsible for your income. So why do we tend to resist it so much?
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Staying Focused - Keeping Your Cool Through Trying Times
It seems that lately you can’t turn on the TV or the radio, or even much talk to anyone without hearing about the recession, financial hardships or general economic disaster. We all seem to know someone, who knows someone who has been devastated by the recent turn of events in our financial markets. But historically, every downtu has eventually been followed by an upturn. This certainly holds true in financial markets, and in my experience, also in our personal lives. The key is to weather life’s storms gracefully, keeping a positive and realistic perspective.
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Surviving Stress
Stress. It happens to everyone at some time or another. We get stressed about our work, our relationships, our finances, kids, health and homes. I’ve yet to meet anyone who leads a completely charmed life and never experiences any stress. However, in the last six months, I’ve seen the stress levels in clients, friends and business associates escalate to new heights. I don’t need to point at the troubled global economy or job losses as a common denominator; this is not “news” to so many who have experienced the direct effects first hand. But the question is, what do we do about it?
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Surviving Stress
”Stress, in addition to being itself and the result of itself,is also the cause of itself.” –Hans Selye
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Taking Control of Your Time
We’re all trying to squeeze more into, and get more out of our days. With overflowing inboxes, and schedules that are packed tight, making the best use of our precious hours is becoming increasingly important. While we can’t actually manage time itself, we can exercise some control over how we use it. Time is a unique resource, because we all get exactly the same amount of time to utilize everyday. When today runs out, I get a brand new 24 hours to spend tomorrow! But be wary of “spending” your time.
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The Starving Self
The first step towards change is acceptance. Once you accept yourself, you open the door to change. That's all you have to do. Change is not something you do. It's something you allow.rn–Will Garcia What is it that you just don’t have enough of? Is it time? Money? Happiness? Success? Love? Fulfillment? Joy? Space? Sex? Most of us want more of something. As a matter of fact, most of us want more of a lot of things. We live in a society where more is always better, and better usually means more. Yet no matter how much we get, we continually seem to be starving.
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What To Do When It’s Not Working
We’ve all experienced this at some point in our lives. We set a goal, we make big plans to achieve it, work really hard and still don’t get the results we’ve been hoping for and desire! Maybe it’s loosing weight, growing our business, changing jobs or creating that perfect romantic relationship. Whatever it is that you’re longing to accomplish or create, continually exerting the efforts without realizing the ideal results, can leave you feel exhausted, frustrated and deeply disappointed.
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Yin and Yang for Easier Success
In Chinese philosophy, there is the concept we know as yin and yang. Very simply put, it’s the idea that opposites only exist in relation to each other. The outer circle represents “everything”, while the black and white shapes within the circle represent the interaction of two energies. Notice, they are not completely black or white, just as things in life are not completely black or white, and they cannot exist without each other. Here in the West we often think of Yin and Yang as being dualistic, masculine and feminine, but in the Tao they are seen as complementary and interdependent.r
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You Can Do it! Don’t Quit!
Sometimes, “life just happens” (and I know a thing or two about life happening!) And when it does, there are days when everything can just feel overwhelming.Your energy level drops, apathy sets in and you’re just ready to throw in the towel, back down, or just plain quit. This can show up in many forms. It may look like settling for something that we don’t really want, but fear that we can do no better, pretending that our goal or desire was never really that important, or simply and quietly burying a dream. Often times what you need most is a little retreat to rest, recuperate and regroup.
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Be All You Can Be with Coaching!
Ask yourself these four (4) questions: 1.Do people like me at work? 2.Do I like my work? 3.Do I stand out in anyway or do I blend in with the crowd? 4.Am I able to present my ideas? If you answer no to any of these questions, you could use a coach! What does a Coach do? A coach works ...
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Chief of Staff: How Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance
Did you know that in order to be a great supervisor or manager, you must be willing to inspire your employees to work for you because they want to not because they have too? But first, you must begin to think like and act like a coach, not a supervisor. Supervisors delegate, coaches motivate! A ...
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Escaping the Credit Epidemic
Escaping the Credit Epidemicr Rebuilding Reserves for a Healthier Future We don’t need to look too far to see signs of mounting credit problems in our society today. Not only is it the focus of every newscast and headline, it has impacted our families, our friends, our communities, and for many, our personal lives. We are constantly reminded of the “credit crunch” and the heavy mountains of debt that so many find themselves struggling under. But what has led us to such a point, and more importantly how do we regain our strength and recover?
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Financial Self Esteem
When financial planner and motivational speaker Suze Orman talks, people listen. Orman says we all need to get our financial priorities straight. "The correct order is people, money and things. You have to care about yourself and others [first]. And you can't go from people to things; you need the money. You can't jump a chasm in two leaps. And that's exactly what we tried to do and look what happened." Time and again, clients have come to me with financial worries, and inevitably the order of their priorities is reversed; they are surrounded with things.
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Forgive Yourself: Letting Go and Moving On
For most of us as children, the word “forgiveness” was a daily part of our upbringing. We were told to turn the other cheek, and to forgive and forget. But more often than not, those instructions only applied to other people – many of whom wanted forgiving! I don’t often recall being told to forgive myself, or even being presented with the idea that it was okay to do so. For most of us, we were constantly reminded of our mistakes, by people who were constantly reminded of theirs; being told that it was the only way to learn from them.
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I Offer You the Gift of Power
I offer you a gift of power. It will save you lots of heartache and wasted time and money. It will also prove to be the single most important factor in your success, not just in my business but any business! It is the silver bullet that you can use to overcome any challenge between you and ...
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The Power of Positive Handwriting Quiz
“It’s not what happens to you that will determine how far you will go in life; it’s how you handle what happens to you”. -Zig Ziglar A positive attitude helps you cope easily with the daily affairs in your life. A positive attitude brings optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid ...
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Finishes
Finishes “It’s not how you start, but how you finish that counts.” I can’t remember when I first heard that saying, but it is one that has given me great cause to stop and ponder lately. I’m getting older. Not “really old”, but hey, I’m not thirty anymore either! I am at a certain age, where I can’t help but wonder how I will “finish”. What will people remember most about me, my life? Will I ever make it big? Become famous? Do something incredible for mankind? Is it too late? What about all of those stupid, impulsive, ill thought out acts of my youth?
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Fragmeted Souls
Fragmented Souls Not much seems to be said about fragmented souls, but I quite often find that the minute the subject is explained, people seem to identify with it right away. A soul fragment is that part of you that you are always looking for, that part that will make you whole again, and quite often, the wound that never heals. We most often seek to solve this through others, particularly our partners, because that’s what we’ve been taught and we don’t know where else too look. Soul fragments can also be somebody else’s.
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Use Your Talents To Become An Extraordinary Successful Person
Can you live an extraordinary successful life with your ordinary state of mind? Certainly not! You need to upgrade your mental horizon to such a level from where you can see your true giant picture.
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8 Categories to Instantly Organize Your Success Strateby
You’re enjoying a perfectly shallow conversation with a good friend over coffee, discussing your oldest child’s latest broken bone fiasco and how long it takes you to drive across town with the traffic these days, when out of nowhere he asks, “Do you ever wonder where all this day to day will ...
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How To Get Promoted! Take control of your destiny.
It Is Up To You So, you want to get promoted. The possibility really lies in your own hands. Remember the trite but true saying, “If it is to be, it is up to me!” Don’t wait for things to happen. Set yourself apart from the crowd and make things happen. Most people look outward for success. ...
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The simple DNA of Success
DNA Transcribed from: http://www.earlmann.com emember, it is your responsibility to expect this to be a great day! Today we’re going to talk about DNA. That thing that makes you who you are, that thing that makes you who you can become, that thing that is coded into the essence of you that ...
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2012, The Year Of Love And Peace
Today is the First Day of the great New Year 2012. During the last month, I cleaned everything including my mind, heart and soul in order to welcome the New Year in a pure, tension-free, fantastic mood. I am feeling great as there is no more enmity or negativity within me. My whole body and my inner-self is completely filled with the sentiments of love and good wishes for all.
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How to Live a Great Life
Are you living a happy life? Are your living the life of your dreams? Are you satisfied with your life? These are the questions, if asked, then most people will reply in negative. Life is short, then why live an ordinary or miserable life. Why not live an exciting full bloom life where you get the help and respect of everyone. I am giving below some tips for living a GREAT life: 1. Give Respect
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Overcome Stress the Easy Way
Stress is the mother of all diseases because it badly damages the immune system of the body thus making it vulnerable to all kind of diseases, from headaches to heart attacks. If you occasionally feel some stress, ignore it, because everyone feels some kind of stress daily which is quite natural even necessary to keep oneself active and productive. However, if the stress reaches a level where it starts hurting the body then the situation is quite alarming and necessary remedial measures need to be taken.
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The Most Powerful Success Formula
Success is on everyone's mind whether he is rich or poor, highly educated or uneducated, civilized or uncivilized, living in big commercial cities or in remote areas. More than 6 million people go to google search every month to find the success related information. What is Success?
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Enjoy Every Moment of Your Life
What is the best way to live life? Enjoy, enjoy and enjoy. You are here in this world for a short period of time. Therefore, you must enjoy each and every single moment of your life. If you don’t want to enjoy your life then you are no more a living person. Don’t deprive yourself of your God given right to enjoy life. Dance with the rhythm of your life. Life is worth living!
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How to Become a Successful Person
It’s a dream of everybody to become a successful person. Isn’t it? Then why most people remain losers and unsuccessful throughout their lives? A very simple answer! They do not possess the required qualities of a successful person. You cannot win unless you develop a winning aptitude within you. In order to become a successful person you need to know the characteristics of a successful person which I am giving below, in brief: 1. Education and Skills
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How To Speed Up Your Recovery From Illness
From time to time, we all face different types of health problems in our life. Mostly minor ailments bother us but sometimes real life threatening diseases such as heart attack, kidney failure, cancer etc., frighten us. If you realize that the dragon of death is fast approaching you to take away your life, what would be your immediate reaction? Would you surrender or fight with your full force? There are many stories of brave people who defeated death even when there was little hope of their survival.
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I Am In Love
I am in love and it’s a matter of great excitement, joy and happiness for me. No doubt, I am flying in the air without wings. I am feeling so good that I want to share my joy with you and, therefore, invite you to join me in this adventure of self-love. I am deeply in love but with nobody except me and it’s true, though it may look strange to you. I love the person who is within my body. I am my own man, my own person, and my own lover. I am in harmony with my mind, heart and soul. I am truly and happily in love with my inner-self.
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Live With A Purpose
What is the purpose of your life? Working, eating and sleeping is no life. There must be some good purpose and some noble cause of your living. If you are living without a purpose then, I am sorry to say, you are living the life of an animal. What do you want to do for yourself and for others? What do you want to achieve in your life? What do you want to tell others and to yourself? Why you are here in this world? Get up, open your eyes, look straight in the mirror and tell to yourself the real purpose of your own life, loudly and clearly.
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Get Rid of Your Financial Worries
Is it really possible to get rid of your financial worries for ever? Yes, it is! There are only two simple secrets of keeping your financial house in order: (i) spend money wisely; and (ii) increase your source of income. Spend money wisely Money is a precious commodity, handle it carefully. Don't gamble with your hard earned money and don't waste it. Buy for need, don't buy for fun. Don't buy the things you can never use. Plan your personal budget in the light of your financial obligations, assets and needs.
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New Year’s Agenda for Success: Get Rid of Your Bad Habits
In my previous article, “Your Bad Habits Are Your Worst Enemies” I had pointed out some of the bad habits that block success, affect health, result in financial trouble and hamper promotion at jobs. There is absolutely no doubt that you cannot live a healthy, happy and a successful life unless you change yourself and convert your bad habits into good ones. Don’t blame others for your failures. Your own bad habits are the real culprits.
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Now It's Your Turn To Succeed In Life
Are you a failed person and think you cannot succeed in life? Are you a bankrupt person and think you cannot earn enough money to live a happy life? Are you under severe depression and thinking of committing suicide? Are you facing the biggest challenge of your life and don’t know how to cope with the situation? Are you trapped in an ugly situation and trying hard to get out of the quagmire without success?
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Your Bad Habits Are Your Worst Enemies
It is a fact that we all have bad habits, whether we admit or not. And it is also a fact that we all have to pay a price for our bad habits, in one way or the other. I am giving below some of the bad habits that are a big hurdle in the way of your success, prosperity, health and happiness in life. Bad habits that block success in life -Getting up late in the morning -Putting off things till tomorrow -Wishing for success but not taking any steps to become a successful person -Lot of planning but no implementation -Watching too much TVr
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Your New Year Health Goals: Quit Unhealthy Foods/Eating Habits
Did you set your New Year’s health goals? If you are above forty then you must start taking precautionary measures to keep yourself fit. Most people at the age of forty start suffering from some kind of ailments. If they do not change their eating habits and lifestyle then it is quite possible that they may develop some serious diseases and thus have to take medicines throughout their lives.
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The Story of a Big Dreamer
He had big dreams since his childhood. At the age of nine he started playing cricket. He wanted to play cricket at national level. He wanted to become the best bowler of the world. He wanted to become the Captain of the national cricket team. He wanted to be recognized as the greatest player in the cricket history. His dream came true when he became the national hero by leading Pakistani Cricket Team to the World Cup victory in 1992. He got what he wanted.
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To People Who Want More Success But Struggle To Be Productive
Imagine you just got back from a hard day's work. You just read through dozens of emails. You've got a to-do list that's a mile high. And you've got a looming project that's been riddled with obstacles the whole way. And the first thing you want to do is plop your body on the couch, turn on Netflix, grab a drink, and drift into lazy land. But as you lay there, trying to relax, you remember you have other goals to take care of as well. Like getting some exercise in. Or learning to draw. Or starting a new business.
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2018, The Year Of Happiness For All
Let us declare individually, as well as collectively, the year 2018 as the YEAR OF HAPPINESS for all human beings living on the Planet Earth. I believe that anyone, living in any part of the world, has the right to be happy and enjoy every moment of his/her life. Our one point agenda this year should be “Live Happily”. Let us all pledge and work to bring happiness in our lives.
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5 Things To Do In December
Do necessary cleaning in December so that you begin the New Year 2018 with a clean mind, clean body, clean environment, clean thinking, clean conscious and a clean soul. Cleanliness attracts success and success brings happiness in life. The areas which need your special attention are: 1. Clean Your Mind
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65 Plus: 7 Tips To Live A Joyful Life
If you are 65 plus then you are entering a new phase of your life which can either be more enjoyable or more miserable. Most people after reaching at this age group feel themselves miserable and worthless. They start losing interest in life and thus become victim of their own negative thoughts. Life is a beautiful gift of God and must be enjoyed gratefully and gracefully.
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Are You A Happy Person?
What do you say about yourself? Are you a happy person? If your reply is in negative then you need to think over it. All your education, intelligence, money, status and success is meaningless if you are not living a happy life. What is the reason of living if a person is not happy with his life?
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Don't Blame Others
We all make mistakes, off and on, but think how many of us accept our mistakes sincerely, say sorry and work out to minimise the bad effects of our mistakes. I must say that only morally brave and ethically strong people admit their mistakes otherwise most people are in the habit of putting the blame on other peoples’ shoulders. They make other people responsible for their own faults. They do not apologise rather say “that was not my mistake”. Do you think this type of behaviour is helpful? Certainly not!
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Enjoy Your Life Unconditionally
No doubt, there are ups and downs in life. There are good and bad times. There is sunshine and there is rain. Some days are hot and some days are cold. This is life! Whatever the circumstances, you should not deprive yourself of the joy of life. Life is for a limited period only. No one knows how long he/she will live. Why waste your precious time in worrying about the things that are beyond your control. Be happy, enjoy your life unconditionally. Bring happiness in your own life and in the lives of other people.
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Failure is Good for You
You may be thinking why failure is good for you. I know, failure is a frightening word. Our parents, teachers, relatives and friends all tell us about success but no one talks about failure. Failure is considered to be a bad word. But this bad word is a reality which we all have to face, off and on, in our life whether we like it or not. Failure is a part of life and we should not afraid of failure.
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Four Points Agenda For A More Fulfilling Life
Life is a beautiful gift of God. It is quite possible to live an ideal life in line with your dreams and desires. You can make your life more meaningful, more enjoyable, more fulfilling and more worthy of living by working on the following four points. These points cover all aspects of a person’s life. 1.Educationr
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Tips To Increase Your Brain Powers
The brain is a small but most powerful organ of the body that controls all our thinking, feelings, actions, emotions and much more. This small organ is made up of billions of neurons that grow with proper diet and exercise. Your success very much depends on the sharpness of your mind, improved memory and thinking skills. Take care of your brain and enjoy a successful life. I am giving below some tips that will help you to substantially increase your brain powers: 1. Eat Brain Healthy Foodsr
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You Are In The Safe Hands
“Don’t worry, you are in the safe hands”. These were the words of a Swiss doctor which gave me a new hope to survive and thanks God, I survived a massive heart attack.
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Awake Your Spiritual Powers
We, the human beings are the best creature of God. God blessed us with a beautiful body, a powerful mind to think and act, and a soul loaded with spiritual powers. However, most people are unaware of their inherent spiritual powers and, therefore, concentrate more on accumulating wealth and material things. The more a person knows about spirituality the more he/she understands the real meaning of life and purpose. How you can awake your spiritual powers is something that you need to learn and practice. I am giving below some practical ways to help you in achieving spiritual powers.
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How to Live a Happy and Lively Life
Are you living your life in just a boring routine manner or living a full exciting, happy, lively and loving life, the way it should be lived. You can make your life more lively and lovely by making small changes in your routine life. It will cost you nothing but give you joy and happiness beyond imagination. Don’t be too serious about life. Make it a point to smile, laugh and enjoy every moment of your life. Whatever your circumstances, you can live a happy and lively life if you concentrate more on the positive side of life and less on the negative side.
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Power your motivation
“Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.” – Les Brown What does motivation mean? - The desire, interest or drive to do. - The process that arouses, sustains and regulates human behavior. Ask yourself: - Do I have the desire, interest or drive? - Is what I am currently doing arousing, sustaining or regulating my behavior POSITIVELY? - Am I getting the results I desire?
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Release what is going wrong in your vision planning
"Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man [woman] does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right mind." - Seneca Many people understand the importance of having a plan or setting goals, but what do they do with that information? Or what is they are not doing with that information? What are some of the reasons vision planning goes wrong? Goals not written down
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The Month of Changing Colors and You
October is the month when nature change colors providing a great opportunity to the human beings to celebrate the change of weather in a befitting manner. Can one imagine turning the green leaves into yellow, pink, orange, red, purple, grey and even blue? All is happening before our eyes. Don’t wait for a better occasion. Select some good spot to witness fall colors. Take the camera, start the car and go out to make fun in the beautiful lovely weather. The view would boost your enthusiasm about coloring your own life.
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Boost Your Fitness and Performance with Army Core Values
When we think of Army training we usually think of physical activity, push-ups, sit-ups and lots of running. The underlying and most important driving force behind the United States Army are the seven Army Core Values. The Army Values are loyalty, duty, respect, selfless-service, honor, integrity and personal courage. Although I am retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, I still carry the Army Values wallet sized card with me. All seven values are transferable to civilian life and make us better people. Here is a good translation of the Army core values for civilians.
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Top Five Ways to Speed up Metabolism and Lose Weight
My grandmother, who passed away at the age of 102, came to visit me at the young age of 90. I remember distinctly walking with her into a building with several flights of stairs. As we approach the stairs, she looks at me with a grin and says, “I’ll race you!” and she takes off up the stairs. I am not expecting all of us to be that agile at the age of 90 if we make it to that age. Without knowing it, my grandmother was revving up her metabolism and taking care of some cardio. Here are five ways to rev up your metabolism:
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10 Millionaire habits
There are fundamental habits that all millionaires share so that they can do more, have more, share more and be masters of their own destiny. While there are a lot more than 10 habits that they need before coming successful millionaires, here are the top 10: Habit number one: Goals Goals give you a clear sense of direction and a blueprint for the future. This is where you take the dreams out of your head and put them down onto paper. This is were you plan to arrive at a well designed future destination rather than at an undesigned future destination.
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Boot Camp Fitness Test - Military-style for Civilians - How to Conduct
The U.S. Army is in the business of preparing our soldiers of military operations to include combat. Transitioning this approach into civilian life with the purpose of maintaining health works just as well. A simple military-style fitness test will assess your muscle endurance, cardio and strength. All it takes are three very basic activities, push-ups, crunches or sit-ups and a one-mile run/walk. Use the results as a benchmark. You need the benchmark in order to establish reasonable, attainable goals to shoot for every four weeks of testing.
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Eat Lean and Clean - Quick and Simple
"I don't know what to eat. I do not have the time to eat healthy. I'm gaining weight. My cholesterol is high. I'm taking Lipitor. My back aches. I'm overweight. My blood pressure is too high. I'm always tired. Can't sleep at night. Can you help?" Does this sound like someone you know? A major part of the solution is to eat lean and clean. Here's how. To eat lean and clean you are eating predominantly and, if possible, exclusively unprocessed foods and you are predominantly eating plant-based products. That is the primary source of nutrients and the best source of healthy eating.
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Goal Setting
We have all read articles and books about success or wealth building strategies and usually each one includes the importance of setting goals. I believe how you make these goals is just as important, as the actual goals themselves. I have studied many experts in the area of personal achievement and what each of them has to say in the area of successful goal setting and goal achieving. I have developed the most successful goal setting process that I have ever used.
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School-Based Physical Education - Five-Step Leadership Program
"Take care of our children and show them the way.” We live in a culture of sedentary living and overeating. Our children are watching, listening and learning about life and how to live from us adults, their leaders. They are not interested in what we have to say. They are carefully watching how we live. Schools, parents and local, state and federal governments all have a leadership role when it comes to educating our children and keeping them physically fit. What kind of message are they sending our kids?
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5 Basic Rules to Create Wealth
1. Spend less than you earn: This is the first Rule that you must do if you want to create a considerable amount of wealth. Many people spend first and invest what is left. This is in comparison to the rich, who invest first and spend what is left. Each time I start a savings pla I always make a spreadsheet to keep track of my progress. I put the words in bold and underlined over the top "Invest first and spend what is left.” If you can grasp this first basic rule you are well on your way to creating wealth.
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A Love Letter To Your Spouse
When was the last time you took time out of your busy schedule to write your spouse a letter? Not just a list of to-dos or a grocery list, but a love letter saying how much you appreciate them and value having them in your life. We get caught up in everyday life, that we allow our marriages to miss the little things that can sometimes over shadow the very things we think are major problems.
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Abs and Flat Stomach - Try These Great Exercises
We see those ads and commercials all the time offering you the opportunity to get your very own six-pack abs just by buying and using this gadget or that gadget or this or that supplement, and mostly within a very brief period ranging from 24 hours to 3 months. These gadgets are predominantly and purportedly focusing on the abdominal region and promise that you, too, will lose inches of fat off your waist, combined with proper diet. Do they work? Will you end up with visible, defined, washboard abs by focusing on exercising your abdominal region? No!
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Body Types - Do You Like How You Look?
Body Types - Do You Like How You Look? CAN YOU MORPH INTO A DIFFERENT BODY TYPE? Did you know that there are three different body types? All of us fit into one of these types, or we may have elements of several. They are: Endomorph is a heavy body with a soft and rounded shape. Mesomorph is a well-developed, muscular body. Ectomorph is a long and lean body. Bill Clinton, John Goodman, and Roseanne Barr are endomorphs. A old Schwarzenegger, Daryl Hannah, and Kevin Costner are mesomorphs. Mia Farrow, Anthony Perkins, and Fred Astaire are ectomorphs.
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Corporate Wellness Program: Fitness Boot Camp Saves Money and Increases Productivity
Corporate Wellness Program: Fitness Boot Camp Saves Money and Increases Productivityr By Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein, USAR-Ret. Make fitness boot camp a part of your corporate culture and you will build strong teams, increase productivity and change the lives of your employees. Successfully organize and conduct your own fitness boot camp program. Implementation of a corporate fitness boot camp program costs almost nothing and results in increased productivity, less sick days, cohesive teams and lower health care costs. For Whom Is Fitness Boot Camp?
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Eat to Win - Strategies to Maximize Performance and Health
Eat to Win - Strategies to Maximize Performance and Health by Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein, USAR-Ret. Have you ever wondered why, for so many people - especially anyone older than 30 in the U.S. - weight gain seems to be a fact of life? It is because the human body is way too efficient. It doesn’t take much energy to maintain the human body at rest. In addition, when exercising, the human body is amazingly efficient when it comes to turning food into motion. Here are some basic strategies to eat for performance and health. THE OVERWEIGHT HEALTH CRISIS IN THE U.S.
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Marriage: The Anticipated Birthday Gift
Do you remember what birthdays were like when you were a child? You anxiously awaited your birthday gifts so you could unwrap them. You didn't really know what to expect sometimes, but the excitement of getting that gift was well worth the wait. Your spouse is like that much anticipated birthday gift. James 1:17 tells us that "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of heavenly lights, with whom is no variableness (change), neither shadow of turning." Do you remember what birthdays were like when you were a child?
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Overweight 42 Year Old Loses 60 Pounds - Weight Loss Success Story
Greg Gregory shares his personal story about how he lost over 60 pounds. He is 42 years old and did not really begin his exercise and weight-loss journey until the age of 39. Fifteen years of gradual weight gain took him from his high school weight of 190 pounds all the way up to 262. He is self-employed, travels a lot and has a predominantly sedentary job. At 6’ 4”, his present weight is 202 pounds. Greg gradually lost 60 pounds over the three years of regular exercise and making eating adjustments along the way. He went from a pant size of 44 to his present size 33.
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Push-ups: The Best Most Complete Upper Body Exercise in the World
Push-ups: The Best Most Complete Upper Body Exercise in the Worldr By Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein, USAR-Ret. The push-up is hands down the best, most complete upper body exercise in the world. Here are a variety of ways to perform push-ups. A push-up demonstrates the portability and flexibility of the human body when it comes to staying in shape. From a health standpoint, you do not need one single piece of equipment or some special place to stay lean and strong.
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Strategic Leadership Success:
Leaders are good at gazing across the horizon of time, imagining the attractive opportunities that are in store when they and their constituents arrive at a distant destination (Kouzes & Posner, 2007). Knowing this, how can leaders create a strategy in leading their organizations to the positive end they are envisioning? It is important to understand that a strategy is a plan for interacting with the competitive environment to achieve organizational goals (Daft, 2007). However, it takes strategic leadership to achieve the results the leader is looking to achieve.
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Take Charge of Your Weight: Give Up versus Take Charge Talk
Take Charge of Your Weight: Give Up versus Take Charge Talkr By Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein, USAR-Ret Discouraging and disempowering talk and self-talk will drain you of the positive emotions you need to accomplish life’s many tasks, excel at work and nurture relationships. You will discover winning, take charge thoughts and talk that will change your way of thinking to successfully lead a healthy lifestyle and manage your weight. What you say to others and yourself plays a key role in how successful you will be in bringing about positive change.
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Top Five Exercises for Hips, Thighs and Butt
Top Five Exercises for Hips, Thighs and Butt by Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein, USAR-Ret. Here are five great exercises to tone and firm up the hips, thighs and butt. Most of these exercises can even be performed within the confines of a work cubicle. Imagine calling a brief time out in your cubicle “jungle” with all heads popping up and then performing a squat or some other exercise together. This may very well be as entertaining as Meerkat Manor on Animal Planet. Add some music and MTV will be calling.
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Triceps and Biceps: Top Five Upper Body Exercises Using the Resistance Band or Tube
Triceps and Biceps: Top Five Upper Body Exercises Using the Resistance Band or Tube For an investment of about $10, you can be the proud owner of a piece of exercise equipment that will give you all the strength training you need for daily life. These five basic exercises are foundational and will strengthen and tone the triceps, biceps, shoulders and many more upper body muscles.
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Weight Loss Excuses: How Excuses Will Make You Fat
Weight Loss Excuses: How Excuses Will Make You Fatr By Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein, USAR-Ret. The Paradox of Excuses We become experts in creating excuses for why we cannot do what we recognize to be important. Imagine spending time and energy on finding and creating excuses for not doing what you have recognized to be important in your life. Allow excuses to rule your life and they will sabotage your healthy eating and weight loss program. Just the other day, I had a conversation with a young woman. We will call her Brenda.
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Myths, Lies and Propaganda about Exercise by Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein, USAR-Ret.
Myths, Lies and Propaganda about Exercise By Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein, USAR-Ret. Throughout my career in the military I have come across a variety of tall tales about eating and exercise. The extent of misinformation is so great that you’d think we were dealing with Cold War propaganda. If a lie is told frequently enough it is treated as the truth. Here are some of the myths, lies and propaganda about exercise. Exercise MYTH # 1: The best time to exercise is in the morning, because it jump-starts your metabolism. The TRUTH: Exercise anywhere, anytime.
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Who is Responsible for the Health Crisis in America?
Who is Responsible for the Health Crisis in America? A baby born in the U.S. in 2004 will live an average of 77.9 years. That life expectancy ranks 42d in the world, down from 11th twenty years earlier. - Source: Census Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics BLAME-STORMING THE HEALTH CRISIS Who is responsible for the health crisis in America? Is it the government? The state of the economy? Parents? Schools? What about you and me? Restaurants? Grocery stores? Or is it our busy schedules? How about those get-togethers and parties you attend?
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Fat Burning Cardio and Agility Drills
Fat Burning Cardio and Agility Drills It’s time to add some fun and games to your workout with some cardio and agility drills. These are great calorie and fat burning activities. Always consider your physical activity a dynamic and not static process. Make it a game. Think variety. Incorporate your environment into your workout. Though these drills call for the use of cones, you could use stones or even trees and bushes or chairs to run around. Backpedal/Sprint Drill (Staggered Cones). Six cones will be needed for this drill.
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How Paul Lost 40 Pounds: An Interview
How Paul Lost 40 Pounds: An Interview Paul Kalil has been attending Beach Boot Camp training conducted by Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein, USAR-Ret. on Fort Lauderdale Beach for fifteen months. He is 39 years old and has been overweight since childhood. At 5'8", Paul weighed approximately 240 pounds in high school, but lost 80 pounds in his senior year by moderating his calorie intake and exercising daily. Paul's weight fluctuated in the following years while he attended college, but he remained relatively fit and active and enjoyed running.
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Myths, Lies and Propaganda about Eating and Weight Loss
Throughout my career in the military I have come across a variety of tall tales about eating and exercise. The extent of misinformation is so great that you’d think we were dealing with Cold War propaganda. If a lie is told frequently enough it is treated as the truth. Seven Myths about Eating and Weight Loss Eating Myth #1: Eating fat is bad for you. The Truth: Eat fat, Soldier! It’s good for you. Just don’t eat too much, and stay away from bad fat. If you want to be healthy, you must have body fat, and you must eat fat.
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Six Tips to Control Portion Sizes
Six Tips to Help You Control Your Portions to Eat Healthy "Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them." -- Henry Ford I sat down to a plate of pasta and vegetables the other day. The plate was over 10 inches in diameter, lots of room for lots of food. I filled it up. What if I had an entire set of tableware that would allow me to control portion sizes.
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Top Five Basic Stretches to Promote Flexibility
Top Five Basic Stretches to Promote Flexibility There are many views about stretching and its benefits. If done properly, stretching can be a relaxing and stress relieving experience. Some say that we should stretch before exercising. Others say we should stretch after exercising and still others emphasize stretching before and after. There is no substantial evidence about the benefits of stretching as it pertains to exercise or that it helps prevent injury.
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Top Workout Tips to Lose Twenty Pounds in Ten Weeks
For those looking for a realistic ten week combined weight loss and workout program, Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein, USAR-Retired, fitness book camp instructor and author who has been featured on the History Channel, has put together his top tips to realistically lose twenty pounds in ten weeks. The tips are based on his ten weeks workout program in his new book, Weight Loss – Twenty Pounds in Ten Weeks – Move It to Lose It. His ten week workout plan mapped out in his book includes the other necessary side of the coin, healthy eating and controlling portion sizes. 1.
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War-Game Your Health
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Mentoring and Coaching Relationships Defined
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Healthy Marriages Defined
First off, why did you get married anyway? Did you view it as something you just do because your momma or daddy did it? Did you dream about it when you were little and just wanted to do it because it seemed like fun? Did you do it because you were forced into it? Or, did you do it because you were commissioned by something far beyond what the natural eye can see?
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I Heard My Heart's Sound
I Heard My Heart’s Sound It was chasing me since a long time, an invisible undefined dream. Is it an inner feeling, deep inside or a hidden power led me as it pleases?! Something was screaming in me, It was like Sun, rising above all. It took me where wills not where I want. I didn't know what was driving me step by step to get the way. As life experience increased as confusion dominated. I didn't realize the common factor between these experiences. The factor that moved me as it likes.r
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Ten Tips To Having A Healthy Marriage
How can you be encouraged to have a healthy marriage when the signs of divorce are posted everywhere? Here are a few tips that will help you on your quest towards a healthy marriage: 1. Be Appreciative- Tell your spouse that you appreciate them and everything they do for you, even the small things. 2. Be Committed- stand strong in your commitment to save your marriage and make it healthy again. If you don't stand up for your own marriage, who will? God gives you more strength than you can ever imagine. 3. Be Communicative- Keep those lines of communication open with your spouse.
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Tips On Being The Best You Ever!
Do you strive to be a better YOU? What are some things you can focus on to enhance your overall image? Here are some tips to help you develop the best you ever! Be Confident Use body gestures to enhance your confidence level. Use correct posture, stand/sit up tall, smile and know your area of expertise well. Be Courteous A person that is polite with good manners sends the message that they appreciate others. You don't have to like someone to be kind to them.
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***Are You Living On Purpose - Part 1
Are you living on purpose? That is, are you doing what you want to do? Are you going for your dream? Or are you making excuses, living a life that isrnfar less than you desire? The following series of articles is going to help you to get clear about what you want, why you want it and where you're going... and making it a lot easier along the way. In shrt, these articles will help you to get on track and stay there. To begin with, take a good and honest look atrnyour current situation. Once you know where you are, you can then move on. The point is, if your
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***Are You Living On Purpose - Part 2
In this issue, I am going to be talking about how to get beyond the fears that stop you from living on purpose. I believe that what stops most people from living on purpose is FEAR. Whether it is a fear of success or a fear of failure or a fear of rejection or a fear of the unknown, it is a big stopping point. Fear is a dream killer, an energy vampire, a very negative force and it stops great people with great ideas that would make a great deal of difference in the world. Does any of that ring true for you? Do you have one of those fears? Have you beenr
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Are You Living On Purpose (Issue 2)
In the last issue, I asked 6 very important questions to help you to start to live on purpose. They were: 1. What's your purpose? 2. What dreams are still inside you? 3. What do you want to do with your life, but have never done? 4. What would bring you a ton of joy and fulfillment on a daily basis? 5. What's your greatest passion? 6. What would that life be worth to you? Did you answer them? If not, you should ask yourself why you didn't.
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Are You Living On Purpose (Issue 3)
Have you found what you're truly passionate about? If not, have you at least taken steps in that direction? If you haven't, this issue will support you in doing that and getting atrnleast one step closer to living the life ofrnyour dreams and living on purpose. When I think about my purpose (why I'm on the planet)I think about how incredibly awesome itrnis to be able to really and truly do what Irnlove to do. It is an incredible blessing.
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Are You Living On Purpose (Issue 5)
We've reached the half-way point in this series about living on purpose. We've talked about how short and unpredictable life is. We've talked about how to find your purpose. We've talked about using pain and pleasure to motivate you into action. And we've talked about how to get beyond fears that can and will stop you. On to this issue. It's knowing why you want to live your purpose. Knowing why is critically important because it will motivate you into action on a daily basis.
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It's GO Time For Change!
If you think change is stressful, try NOT changing. Have you had it up to here with facing so much change? Are you resisting it, avoiding it, or embracing it? Do you want a fresh, new perspective on change? Do you need to get inspired and motivated to action? Well, it’s “GO” time!
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Your Money AND Your Life (Issue 10)
Well, we've arrived. Your tenth and final issue dealing with your money and your life is here. It has been a fun journey and I have learned a lot myself by writing these articles on abundance. I hope that they have served you in ways that have far surpassed your expectations. On to this issue. In the last series of articles, I wrote about manifesting your heart's desires and how to use the Law of Attraction to bring to you what you want, instead of what you don't.
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Your Money AND Your Life (Issue 6)
In the last issue, we talked about you discovering your core, unconscious negative belief about money. Did you find out what it was? If so, you're well on your way to having a brand new relationship to money. If you have not found itrnyet, then keep looking. If you have not looked for it yet, ask yourself why? If you're not where you want to be financially you've got nothing to lose and much to gain. On to this issue. One of the greatest things you can do to attract money is to give it away. Yes, you read that right. You attract more to you when you give it away.
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Your Money AND Your Life (Issue 7)
In last issue, we talked about giving as a way to gain and I really wanted to share a story that I did not have room for, so I thought I would share it quickly here. A few weeks ago, I found a five dollar bill in the parking lot of Wal-Mart. I immediately was grateful and thankful. I took it as a sign of the Universe providing in ways I can't even imagine. I got in my car and started driving out of the parking lot and I noticed an old man who appeared to be hurting. He was frail, sickly looking, tired and he needed a cane just to help him take each slow and painful step.
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Your Money AND Your Life (Issue 8)
Last issue we talked about your bank account (however large or small) having nothing to do with your value as a person. You're not better or worse than anyone if you have 100 million dollars or 10 dollars to your name. Your value always remains the same. You are priceless. But being priceless is not just a concept orrna good idea. It is an absolute necessity for you to be successful.
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Your Money AND Your Life (Issue 9)
This issue is a deeply personal one. In it I share a very deep insight into my life. May it bless you and may it serve you for the rest of your life. Last issue we talked about mastering the inner game of wealth. And I said, "I can't stress enough how much money is just a physical demonstration of the things that you think, believe and know about yourself and how you interact inrnthe world. To the degree that you value, respect, honor and love yourself, is the degree that you'll be wealthy.
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Top Five Tips for Getting in Beach Body Shape
Many of us are looking for the best ways to get in beach body shape for the summer. Follow the Top Five Tips for Getting in Beach Body Shape and you will have a program that is lifestyle based to keep you healthy and looking good all year. There is no magic bullet when it comes to health. Follow these tips and you will not only look good but will have better health. Maintain a positive outlook on life, treat others with respect and you will exceed the benefits of the five tips. 1. Manage the calories.r
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Manifesting Your Heart's Desires (Issue 1)
The Law of Attraction has gotten a great deal of attention over the past years, yet I believe it is still very, very misunderstood. I can't tell you how many times I have heard that it does not work and that it's just a bunch of hype. Well, nothing could be further from the truth.
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Manifesting Your Heart's Desires (Issue 10)
Since I have started this series on manifesting your heart's desires, I have been manifesting like crazy. I've had more ideas, more support, more love, more clarity, more direction, more drive tha I've had in years...and years. I thought I was motivated before, but that was nothing compared to what's going on now. Well, if you haven't figured it out by now,the last step in the process of manifesting your heart's desires is the action step. I can't tell you how many people don't take the appropriate action though. It's huge.
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Manifesting Your Heart's Desires (Issue 2)
Last issue we talked about the first step in manifesting the life of your dreams. That step began with belief. You have tornbelieve in yourself, in what you want, in your skills, talents and abilities. You have to believe that you deserve the life of your dreams. You have to believe it's possible and you have to believe inrnthe manifestation process in the first place. That is to say that you have to believe that your thoughts do indeed create your reality (good, bad orrnsomewhere in between). This issue, we're on to step 2 - Knowing what you want.
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Manifesting Your Heart's Desires (Issue 3)
This issue is going to help you to start manifesting what you want with much less effort than you may think. You see, it's all about your attention and your intention. According to Thomas Herold, an amazing spiritual healer, teacher and author, "Your attention is the source of the creative process in turning your thoughts into reality. Using your intention builds a constant energy toward the reality you want to create.
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Manifesting Your Heart's Desires (Issue 4)
So here we are looking at step 4 in the process of manifesting your heart's desires. In step three, I said I was going tornwrite about being 100% responsible for everything in your life as a vital step in the manifestation process. Being fully responsible is important for two reasons. The first reason isrnthat it gives you a great starting point. I'll explain.
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Manifesting Your Heart's Desires (Issue 5)
Well, we have arrived at step 5 in our series of manifesting your heart's desires. How is it going? Are you putting into practice what I've been writing about? If not, why not? You have everything to gain, easier, faster and with greater certainty than anything else. If you have been using it, I would love to hear more success stories of how this information is making a difference in your life.
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Manifesting Your Heart's Desires (Issue 6)
In the last issue we talked about the art of surrender, that is letting go of all of the beliefs about how you think your life is going to look and allowing the Universe to determine the perfect outcome. And surrender is about stopping the battle with your ego and living from your heart. Notice that I said that when you surrender, you need to ALLOW the Universe to determine the perfect outcome. If you are given many great ideas, but you don't listen to them, (allow them) what good will they do? There is a real, almost magical benefit to allowing all possibilities.
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Manifesting Your Heart's Desires (Issue 7)
The last 2 issues were about surrenderingrn(releasing the need to be in control) and about allowing (being open to what you're told). This is about trust. Many people have trust issues. They don't trust themselves, their partners, their family, their friends, their bosses, coworkers, employees, etc. They may have been abandoned as children or something equally as horrible for a child to endure. The trust I am talking about here is not like the trust you place in another. It is way beyond that and is far less risky.
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Manifesting Your Heart's Desires (Issue 8)
We've arrived at issue number 8 in our series on manifesting your heart's desires. This issue is about non-attachment. This is one of the most critical steps in this whole process. To put it another way, you can't be attached to whatever you're manifesting. That is, you can't need it. You can't be desperate to have it. You have to have an attitude of complete non-attachment. It is as if to say, you couldn't care less whether you got the thing that you want or not. You have to want itrnwithout wanting it.
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Manifesting Your Heart's Desires (Issue 9)
This issue is about the power of gratitude. In that vein, I'd like to take a moment to say to you, "Thanks for being reading. Thanks for being a part of my life. Thanks for deciding to improve your life and for using me as a resource to help you to do that." Each issue I write, I put myself in your place and imagine the questions you would ask and I do my best to answer them line by line when they come up.
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Your Money AND Your Life (Issue 1)
This series of powerful, in-depth articles is on wealth creation, abundance attraction and prosperity.
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Your Money AND Your Life (Issue 2)
In the last issue, I shared with you a prosperity affirmation. How is it working for you? Are you reading it daily as is suggested to do? Are you reading it and letting the words penetrate deep into your psyche? You see, in the 20+ years now that I have been studying personal development, behavior and how to turn potential into power, I have come to clearly understand that wealthy people think differently than poor people and they do things that poor minded people won't do.
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Your Money AND Your Life (Issue 3)
In strange economic times, it's easy to get lost in all the negativity on the news. It's easy to get lost in all the "bad news" out in the world. It's easy to be overcome by all the doom and gloom. So, it's more important than ever to keep things in the proper perspective. That's the focus of this issue. It's about knowing your truth, the truth of the Universe and it's about where your focus is. To begin with, your truth is that you are an unlimited being.
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Your Money AND Your Life (Issue 4)
In the last issue, we talked about knowing your truth (you are priceless and can do way more than you have done), knowing the truthrn(the Universe is an unlimited playground built for your amusement and that you can have anything you want from it. And we talked about focusing solely on what you want so that you don't send mixed signals out to the Universe and it can deliver to you exactly what you want, not what you don't want. Those three steps are the secret, behind the movie, The Secret.
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Your Money AND Your Life (Issue 5)
For the past two issues, we've been talking about using the power ofrnfocus and letting your subconscious mind do the work of attracting money to you. Briefly recapping all that we've discussed so far, you attract all of the wealth you want by: visualizing it, feeling it in your hands, smelling it, knowing that it will come to you because you know the truth and your truth and because your focus is where it needs to be and you're not attached to having it. Those things are all well and good, yet some people still don't do them.
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My Declaration To Invest My Heart And Soul
These past few days I have been having second thoughts whether to invest big money on Solo Ads, I noticed that a few solo ads seller are charging double than what the rest are charging. Though I do notice that they are really good at what they do, I was impressed when I read their sales copy and how many great testimonials they have. Still, the price of their solo ads are more than double of the average sellers that I used to purchase advertisement from and that led me to having second thoughts on whether or not I should invest my money on this particular seller.
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The Key To Success: Ask Yourself This Question
One of the myths about the key to success is that people need to be born with some sort of special ability to achieve it. That is so far from the truth. Success, like any other, can be built and achieved. There are others who blame their low self-confidence to their lack of good looks or poor upbringing.
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What Is Entrepreneurship?
As described on Wikipedia, “An entrepreneur is an ambitious individual who raises capital through risk and/or initiative.” Sounds simple enough right? Well, maybe. In an article posted by Forbes Brett Nelson, shows a distinction of a true entrepreneur (from Dictionary.com): “an individual who organizes and manages ANY undertaking, particularly a business, for the most part with considerable drive, determination and risk.” If I am allowed to give my own definition on what is entrepreneurship, I would definitely sum it all up into one word. Passion.
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Best Way To Stay Focused While Still Maintaining Balance In Life
Stay Balanced, Stay Focused Would you be able to look back at your school years and what you had gone through to arrive at wherever you are at present in your life? Have you had a compelling journey? It's funny looking back, I did not realize how fast time flies. You see, the majority of the time when we are excessively focused on our objective we don't really take notice of the events that are happening around us.
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How To Overcome Negative Thoughts And Push Your Way To Success
How to overcome negative thoughtsr How to overcome negative thoughts? Well first, I am sure that most of you have experienced a situation where you are overly excited about a certain goal and that you are willing to do whatever it takes to obtain that certain something, whatever it might be, but the people around you or are close to you seem to be very skeptical and downright non supportive. At first you might say to yourself "they're just over-thinking" but due to the massive amount of hardships you were going through, you eventually decide that they might just be right, right? WRONG!
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Residual Income: The Income Of The Rich
What Is Residual Income? Some of you may not have heard of Residual Income or maybe simply haven’t taken the time to look deeper into it. But in honest truth, Residual Income is the most powerful source if income when deployed correctly. The rich utilizes this source of income to earn their money for them WITH OUT continually working.
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The 10 Minute Method
Achieving Success With The 10 Minute Method Let's admit, sometimes we tend to overestimate ourselves to achieve success in a shorter period of time than the others who have done it before us. Wanting to write and finish an eBook in such a short period seemed realistic until you realize that you've got a million other projects on the go at the same time! On the flip side, there are also those projects that seem so huge that you just never get started. You keep delaying it for days, weeks and eventually months and end up to never really get it done!
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The Journey To Success
The Start Of My Journey To Success. Every person has got that certain point in life where they just have to grab a hold of the steering wheel and completely turn their life to a entirely new direction. There could be several reason that would trigger it, but I’m willing to bet that the majority of it relates to these categories: Health, Finance and Relationships.
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Why Internet Marketing Strategies Are Essential
Efficient Internet Marketing strategies are essential to the success of your online business. As you can already tell, the potential customer base on the Internet for your online business is limitless despite the massive amount of competitors inside your niche. Following are some great Internet Marketing strategies and techniques. These are prove Internet Marketing strategies that I’ve personally tried and used myself, they worked for me and I’m sure they will be useful for your online business too.
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***ARE YOU LIVING ON PURPOSE - Part 3
I met a lady recently. Her eyes were simply amazing. They had a sparkle in them that could light a football field. These are the kind ofrneyes that you look at and are simply in awe of. Like a moth to a flame, they are irresistible. So, why did I share that with you in an article about living on purpose? Because, she was not living her purpose. She did that because she was told all her life by other people that it was not OK to be who she was. She was told to back off. She was told to “tone it down”. Her energy was too strong for people to handle.r
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E-learning – all about its evolution
Today's world is evolving incessantly and time management has become essential to excel in such a fast paced environment. How someone manages time and given task is the key to become successful now a day. Considering this ever evolving world, incorporating information technology has become indispensable to cope up with it.
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How internet has changed the world of education
Education and the means to acquire it have been through the drastic metamorphosis over the past few years. From finding home tutors to digging through massive libraries, a lot has been changed. One factor which is behind this incessant evolution is information technology. Partnership between education and information technology is known as online education.
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Online education and third world
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Be The Change
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Dear Danny, Please Don't Kill Yourself
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Excusinator 4000 Proven Treatment For Excuse-ology
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Quick-Fix Delusion
Many of us don't particularly like our life or at the very least, something about it. We haven't for a long time. And while we have the ability to change, for some weird reason, we don't do it. By choice. Or if we do change, it's temporary. Momentary even. The reality of our life experience is ...
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Sitting at Life's Train Station.
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The Old 'Prized Possession In The Shoe' Trick.
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The Parable of the Fat Kid
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Time Efficient Personal Development
We all know that I have a propensity to be somewhat... straight forward. Blunt perhaps. Politically incorrect. Periodically rude (according to some). An unfair assessment I say but.... Oh well. I'll cope. Sometimes straight forward.. is exactly what's needed. Less fluff. Less talking in ...
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What Is the Meaning of Life
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You Can't Get To The Fridge If You Don't Get Off The Couch
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Are Winners Born or Made?
Aaah... the age-old debate. Are we born winners or do we become winners with hard work, discipline, dedication, determination... and all those other 'D' words? We all want to be winners. (Well, I've personally never met anyone who has the goal of being a loser). Winners in our career, winners ...
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Dealing with Energy Vampires
They live among us. In human form. To the untrained eye, it is almost impossible to tell the difference. Typically they look like you and I. But they're not. They're not like us at all. They are Vampires and their modus operandi is not to steal your blood but rather, your precious energy. Your ...
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Get Fired UP Now!
Are you ready for some good news? Here it is. You really can GET and KEEP fired up professionally and personally. Sound unrealistic? Let's break it down. It's simple…and easier than you think. Small steps taken every day bring huge results. It's like climbing any mountain-it takes just one step at a time no matter how high the mountain is. Are you feeling a spark already? Today is the perfect time to get started. Here's the first step: 1. REACH into new ways of thinking!
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So, You Want to Be a Public Speaker?
Public speaking is a curiosity; most people either love it... or are absolutely terrified of it. Some people are physically ill just saying their name in front of a group... while others will wrestle you to the ground to rip a microphone from your hand. Over the years I have done somewhere ...
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Value Yourself Woman: You Are Somebody!
Are you a woman who’s living her life feeling worthless and invisible? Are you battling feelings of low self-esteem and insignificance? If you are, let’s get one thing straight… You matter—you are significant. You are somebody! Take a minute to let that sink ...
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War of the Mind.
If you're like many, then some days your mind is a war zone. Complete with the good guys (Mr glass-half-full) and the bad guys (Mr stay-in-bed-you-loser) fighting for your attention; your thoughts. Competing for valuable territory on your cerebral landscape. Fear, self doubt, anxiety, apathy; ...
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10 Clear Signs That You Are Not In Charge of Your Life
You are not in charge when: 1. You need other people’s permission and affirmation before you can take action. “Wow! That’s a wonderful idea you have. Why don’t you go ahead and do something about it?” These are the kind of words you desperately need to hear before you can take any form of ...
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5 Ways To Prepare To Fail This Year!
1. Information gathering with no actio Granted, information gathering about the things you want to do is wonderful and highly recommended for success. However, when all you are interested in is gathering information, reading, researching, attending seminars, and listening to what everyone else ...
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Are You Motivated But Stuck?
Imagine this: An assignment you have been waiting for has finally come along but for some reason you find yourself literally struggling to accomplish the task. You just can’t seem to be able to get the work done. You keep spinning your wheels and making no progress. You are stuck. Meanwhile, ...
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How to Find the Courage to Start Your Own Business
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How to Spice Up Your Boring Life!
1. Be spontaneous Seize opportunities to do something interesting. For example; when a friend invites you for a drink or to the movies—don’t make excuses. Simply, say yes and go. Don’t turn down invitations to socialize when you know you have nothing better to do. 2. Visit a new place It’s a ...
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How to Spice Up Your Boring Life!
1. Be spontaneous. Seize opportunities to do something interesting. For example; when a friend invites you for a drink or to the movies—don’t make excuses. Simply, say yes and go. Don’t turn down invitations to socialize when you know you have nothing better to do. 2. Visit a new place. It’s ...
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How Women Achieve Goals - 7 Tips to Turn Your Idea Into Reality
1. Have a clear goal. To achieve anything, a woman must have a clear goal. You must know what you want to do with that brilliant idea. You must know what the end result of your idea will look like, so that you can take deliberate and focused actions to achieve that desired result. A clear goal ...
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Never, Ever Give Up!
There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream. n~Author Unknown~ Are you on the verge of giving up on your dream? Are you just about to let all your hopes and dreams slip through your fingers? Has the thought crossed your mind? Are you despairing because ...
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Self Esteem For Immigrant Women Who Want To Achieve Their Goals
Are you an immigrant woman who once had dreams and goals for a brighter future? Have you lost your self esteem and the confidence in your ability to create the life you want? Here is how to restore your self esteem and achieve your goal: 1. Be proud of who you are! The fact that you have ...
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Stand up for yourself. Stand up for your life!
"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no ones definition of your life. Define yourself."n~Harvey Fierstein ~ Why do you allow people to talk to you like that? Is there a sign on your forehead that gives people permission to talk to you in an ...
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What Are You Committed To? Prove It!
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Success Methods -- Summon Bursts of Energy
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Successful Individuals always have a plan
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Make Money Online Using Guru
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Achieve Time Saving by Delegating Some of Your Work
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Conquer the Reality Illusion by Implanting Empowering Beliefs into Your Subconscious Mind
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Gain Personal Empowerment by Using These Insightful Revelations
There are special exercises and methods you can use to increase your personal empowerment. This will allow you to overcome common difficulties, such as bad economic conditions. I discovered these secrets by receiving a series of revelations a few years ago. These revelations gave me the ambition and knowledge to overcome the tedium of my retirement years. I believe they can be helpful to you as well. You may not accept the following information. These insights may confuse you. They may even insult you. This is to be expected when you read any life-changing assertions.
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Small Business Startup - Define Your Requirements
During this step in your small business startup, you define your requirements for a business idea. I recommend basing these requirements on your needs, desires, abilities, resources, time limits, and risk limits. Before beginning this step you should have a strong desire to start a business. The desired result of this step is a set of written requirements for a business idea. The list should show your needs, desires, abilities, resources, time limits, and risk limits. Guidelines
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Success Methods - Time Saving Tips
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Success Methods - Rules for Living
Some people just go through life until one day they start wondering, "What happened to my dreams? Those dreams about doing great things and enjoying life to the fullest?" Well, here's probably what happened. They were shoved aside by all the details and problems that come crashing down on all of us. This article shows a method of recapturing your dreams -- doing those special things and enjoying life everyday. Introduction
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Success Methods - What Goals Can Do For Your Life
Do you want a life of excitement and achievement? A series of suitable goals can help you attain this lifestyle. No, you won't become a millionaire or find success ove ight. Instead, you will gradually increase your abilities and experiences. Then you can get closer and closer to the kind of life you really want. This article has three main parts. First, it shows some of the benefits of goals. Then it helps you select suitable goals. Finally, it helps you attain your goals. The benefits of goals
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Success Methods - Motivate Yourself by Using Action Triggers
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How to Find the Fountain of Youth
When my grandmother, Gammie, visited me in Berlin, Germany she was well over 80 years old. One day we were about to scale four flights of stairs. She looks at me with a grin and says, “Come on. I’ll race you.” No, she didn’t beat me up the stairs, but she did have a brisk pace all the way up. Gammie passed away at the age of 101. She was also well known for keeping her composure. As she was preparing to fall asleep for the final time, she makes one last adjustment of her wig and then passes away peacefully. What was the main reason for her living so long? Was it her genes?
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Sugar and fat addictions are out of control in the U.S. Sugar and processed foods such as pasta and white bread are a great way to pack on the pounds and damage your health. The bad fats, saturated and hydrogenated fats, are causing serious health problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease. It's time to put a stop to these addictions today.
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How To Overcome Your Biggest Obstacle
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Top Five Myths About New Year’s Resolutions
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Factors That Influence the Cost of Car Shipping
When considering shipping your vehicle, it's best to know what factors are used in calculating car transportation costs. The cost depends on many factors such as distance, the season, the weather condition, and the particular method of shipping chosen. In this article, we will explain these factors in detail and give tips on using a car shipping cost calculator to help enhance your chances of accurately guessing your expenses.
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Managing Your Calories and Health Takes Strong Leadership
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Top 10 Casino Games Every Player Should Try
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In the hustle and bustle of today's world, parents are constantly seeking the best healthcare options for their children. If you've ever wondered, "Is there a chiropractor near me who specialises in pediatric care?" you're in the right place, as pediatric chiropractic care is gaining recognition for its numerous benefits in promoting the health and well-being of children.
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In the vast online realm, everyone's seeking the key to mastering SEO. As of July 2023, Google’s SEO guidelines remain the undisputed leader. It commands a staggering 92.08% of the global search scene. Let's explore the intricate world of SEO and uncover the tips for building a winning strategy in 2023. This will help you decode the digital code to boost your website's visibility.. Get ready to unlock the secrets and navigate the digital landscape like a pro! Getting to know SEOr
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How to Plan the Perfect Family Vacation
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When it comes to structural engineering and construction, the fundamental choices architects and engineers face is selecting the right materials for their projects. Two commonly used options are I-Beams also known as H-Beams and RHS (Rectangular Hollow Sections). These components serve as vital building blocks in the construction industry, but the question remains: Which is stronger, and which one should you choose for your project?
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In the world of renewable energy, solar panels have emerged as a shining star, harnessing the abundant and powerful rays of the sun to generate electricity. Queensland, Australia's Sunshine State, is well-suited for solar power generation, given its exceptional sun-soaked climate. The question then arises: Is it worth getting solar panels in Queensland? Queensland's Solar Potential
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Rubber Lining Maintenance Best Practices for Mining Operations
In the demanding world of mining, equipment durability and reliability are of paramount importance. These machines operate in harsh conditions, where abrasive materials, high impact forces, and corrosive substances can wreak havoc on their structural integrity. One crucial element in extending the lifespan of mining equipment and ensuring the safety of operations is rubber lining.
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Should I Change My Locks If I Lose My Keys?
Losing keys, especially to our vehicles, can be a nerve-wracking experience. It’s the kind of situation that prompts a myriad of questions, and one of the foremost is whether changing the locks is necessary after such an event. So, should you change your locks if you lose your keys to your car or motorcycle? The answer isn't straightforward, as it hinges on various factors. Let’s delve into the considerations that can help you make an informed decision.
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The Truth About Teeth-Whitening: Risks and Side Effects
A bright, dazzling smile is considered a symbol of good oral health and hygiene. As a result, teeth whitening in Adelaide has become increasingly popular, with many individuals seeking professional treatments to enhance the whiteness of their teeth. In Adelaide, where the demand for teeth whitening services is on the rise, it's crucial to understand the facts, risks, and potential side effects of this cosmetic procedure. So, without further ado, let’s understand more about teeth whitening. The Facts About Teeth Whitening
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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Trip Planner: Tips and Tricks
Introduction: In the age of information overload and countless options for travel planning, finding the right trip planner can be a daunting task. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or planning your first adventure, the importance of a reliable trip planner cannot be overstated. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore essential tips and tricks to help you navigate the sea of options and choose the perfect trip planner for your needs. Additionally, we'll delve into the role of travel agents, shedding light on their unique expertise in crafting unforgettable travel experiences.
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Trade Courses for Pursuing a Promising Career in Australia
In the vast world of education and career choices, trade courses have been gaining significant popularity in Australia. While traditional four-year degrees are still essential for many professions, trade courses have emerged as a promising avenue for those looking to enter the workforce quickly, develop hands-on skills, and secure a stable, well-paying career.
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Understanding the Vital Requirements for CCTV Camera Installation
In an era where security conce s continue to be a priority for residential and commercial spaces, the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras has become an essential aspect of comprehensive security measures. Whether safeguarding homes, businesses, or public areas, the effective deployment of CCTV systems demands meticulous planning, adherence to legal regulations, and understanding of technical necessities. To ensure successful implementation of CCTV systems, several key requirements must be considered. 1. Site Assessment:
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Why Some Clocks Are So Expensive?
Clocks have been an essential part of human civilisation for centuries. They are functional timekeeping devices, often considered as works of art and craftsmanship. You can find clocks at a wide range of prices. High-end clocks stand out due to their breathtaking beauty and high cost. In this article, we will explore the world of high-end clocks. Let's uncover the reasons why some of them command astronomical price tags. Precision and Craftsmanship
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7 Benefits of Shuttle Bus Service for Your Company
In today's fast-paced business world, companies are constantly seeking innovative and creative ways to improve employee satisfaction, increase productivity, and reduce operational costs. The solution that has been largely preferred in recent years is the implementation of shuttle bus services.
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8 Essential Tips For Choosing The Perfect Cocktail Dress
Cocktail dresses are the go-to attire for any formal or semi-formal event - be it a wedding, charity gala, or night out with friends. They are versatile and stylish, making them a popular choice for many women. However, the daunting task is finding the perfect way to style a cocktail dress, especially if you are unsure of the event's dress code or theme. In this blog post, we will provide eight tips and suggestions on how to wear a cocktail dress to ensure you look and feel confident on any occasion. - Consider the Event's Dress Code
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Beyond Abandoned Carts: Cutting-Edge Strategies for Reconnecting with E-commerce Customers
In the ever-changing world of e-commerce, how can your business stand out and win customers? Enter the game-changing power of e-commerce remarketing strategies. Tap into the expertise of marketing agencies and professionals to ignite your brand’s growth and boost conversion rates. Get ready for a captivating journey as we uncover six remarkable remarketing tactics.
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Exploring The Different Applications Of HDD
When it comes to underground drilling and construction projects, HDD (Horizontal Directional Drilling) has revolutionised the industry with its versatility and efficiency. HDD drilling, also known as bore drilling, offers a range of cost-effective and environmentally friendly applications. Whether you're considering directional drilling in Sydney or exploring the potential for HDD in other projects, this article will provide insights into the different applications of HDD and help you determine when it's the ideal option. So, let's dive in and uncover the possibilities!
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How to Choose the Right Mortgage Broker for Your Home Purchase
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The Essential Role of Funeral Directors
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The Importance Of Automotive Courses In Australia
The automotive industry is one of the largest industries in Australia, contributing significantly to the country's economy. You can get lucrative packages and develop top-notch skills in the automotive industry with continuous demand or futuristic scope. The automotive industry in Australia is diverse, with a range of opportunities available to those who study automotive courses.
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The Latest Trends in Home Construction
The landscape of home construction is in a perpetual state of evolution, with architects, builders, and homeowners continuously seeking innovative ways to create spaces that combine functionality, aesthetics, and sustainability. As the desire for modern, efficient, and eco-friendly living spaces grows, the home construction industry has responded by embracing a range of exciting trends that are shaping the way you build and live in your homes.
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The Ultimate Guide To Choosing The Right Security Screen Door
In the ever-evolving landscape of home security, functionality is no longer the sole conce —it's the art of seamlessly integrating safety with aesthetics that holds the key. Sydney's security screen doors epitomise this harmonious blend. They stand as a testament to the fact that safeguarding your home can be both practical and visually pleasing. Your aim should be clear - to choose a door that not only fortifies your home's security but also elevates its aesthetic charm.
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Who Can Benefit from Laser Hair Removal Treatment: A Comprehensive Guide
Laser hair removal treatment has gained immense popularity in recent years as a reliable and long-lasting solution for unwanted hair. It offers a convenient alte ative to traditional hair removal methods like shaving, waxing, and plucking. However, you may wonder if laser hair removal is suitable for everyone. In this article, we will explore who can benefit from laser hair removal treatment and the factors to consider before undergoing the procedure. Understanding Laser Hair Removal Treatment:
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Everything I Own Fits In A Hefty Trash Bag
The truck I stole to have a place to sleep was a white Toyota with yellow and orange stripes, lifted with fat tires and no power steering. Everything I owned was stuffed into a dark green hefty trash bag, including a birthday card my mom had managed to get to me when I had turned 16. At the ...
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Living In The Now
Are you present? Of course you are, physically, but are you present with your thoughts? Many people live in the past, hanging on to the used to be, or what should have been, while the "now" is passing right under their nose. Or, are you someone who worries about tomorrow, so that your main focus ...
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Take Action Every Day And Achieve Your Goals
'Action Rules!' in the getting goals game. It is the number one most important step to achieving your greatness. Having second thoughts? Trouble getting started? Stalled on a plateau? Spinning your wheels trying to get going again? Just get Started. Goal Setting and Planning is necessary, but 'Action Rules' when it comes to getting what you want. Like Nike says, 'Just Do It!'
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The Power Of Short Term Goals
I have studied high achievers for 25 years, including 23 as a television news reporter. Time and time again I saw the power of goal setting, especially short term goals. Nick Missos was a Warsaw, Indiana 9th grader who wanted to be on the wrestling team. He had two things going against him. He ...
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Unintentional Imprinting
Part of being aware of our thoughts, has brought you surely to the discovery of certain tapes, that are, or have been running through your subconcious mind, and the filters that we view everything though, partially rooted in our own childhood. Knowing of those tapes, alows us to become aware as ...
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Employee Motivation: The Five Areas You Must Focus On
Employee motivation can be quite a challenge. The decision on how committed an employee will be towards the organization, division or team, depends entirely on the individual. Therefore, the first step to employee motivation is to engage with each individual. Find out what makes him/her tick. ...
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Love is an experience you can't avoid
We talk of love but we have never thought that love comes with consequences which are life lessons. If you cannot accept the consequences then you are actually not ready to be in love. For example if you meet a man, you need to know that he has his own weaknesses and you can't ignore them at all. And if you decide to love him, also learn to love his weaknesses that come with him. You can say I like him but I don't like what he does. For God's sake. That is bonuses of love that you have been given.
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40 Questions To Improve Your Self Awareness
Self awareness is truly the cornerstone of emotional intelligence. It underlies all the other aspects of self motivation and emotional intelligence. Self awareness is about knowing one’s own emotions. It's about understanding your thinking patterns and knowing what thinking pattern you ...
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Dont Change Bad Habits...Rather Create New One's
If you want to create new habits, leave the bad habits where they are, and start to create completely new habits. In short, focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want. Give up your desire to find old habits and behaviors to fix, and become fascinated with creating new ones. The ...
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In The Face On Denial.
Many years ago my sisters insisted that I was in denial. "What are they talking about?" I thought to myself many times. I was very offended and hurt by their comment. What was I in denial of? I had my own business, 3 kids, a home, and a happy marriage of now 17 years. I could not understand ...
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Revealing Your True Self
Many years ago my sisters insisted that I was in denial. "What are they talking about?" I thought to myself many times. I was very offended and hurt by their comment. What was I in denial of? I had my own business, 3 kids, a home, and a happy marriage of now 17 years. I could not understand ...
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***The No Fear Guide to Dating
We are all single at some point in our lives so it’s important to help yourself stay motivated when it comes to the world of dating. Being a long time single gal, and being all about the how, I came up with a how to have a no fear approach to dating. No Fear Rule #1- Dont take anything ...
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5 steps to effective Time management by Success expert Sharmen Lane
Have you ever thought about how people are created equal? Did you know that there is one way and one way only that we are all exactly the same? That way is time. It doesn’t matter how much money you have, or what school you went to, or where you were raised… you only get 24 hours ...
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Get what you want by using the 3 C's
Ever wonder why some people seem to get what they want easily and effortlessly? There are some tried and true techniques to getting what you want. This process is what I call the 3 C’s to Succcess. nn#1 Commit. Are you committed to the outcome? What is the desired result that you are ...
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Are You Grounded?
The electricity in your wall socket has to be grounded to function properly and safely. In addition, things like your computer have to be safely plugged in and grounded. This is true for you too! You have to be grounded to function properly and safety. According to Barbara Brennan in her ...
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5 Steps To Effective Time Management By Success Expert Sharmen Lane
Have you ever thought about how people are created equal? Did you know that there is one way and one way only that we are all exactly the same? That way is time. It doesn’t matter how much money you have, or what school you went to, or where you were raised… you only get 24 hours ...
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How To Get What You Want By Following Three C's By Self Development Expert Sharmen Lane
Ever wonder why some people seem to get what they want easily and effortlessly? There are some tried and true techniques to getting what you want. This process is what I call the 3 C’s to Succcess. nn#1 Commit. Are you committed to the outcome? What is the desired result that you are ...
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How to Heal Your Broken Heart, Feel Better and Love More
To lose your partner is always painful. It is a heartbreak, any way you look at it. It hurts. Your body aches and your heart feels like it is going to explode. You are face to face with the most important decision in your life. The choice you make at this moment determines how the rest of ...
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How to Make Better Choices to Get What You Want by Self Help Expert Sharmen Lane.
Almost everything we do in life is a choice. To get out of bed in the morning is a choice. To go to work and do your job and pay your rent and take chances and risks, are all choices. To eat unhealthy foods knowing you will gain weight and increase fat and cholesterol and your risk for heart ...
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Make Success Simple by Self Help Expert Sharmen Lane
Successful people understand the difference between can’t and won’t. There is a lot of power in words. They can strengthen and empower us. They can build an army or start a war. Think about the words you use to describe yourself, and what you are capable of. Do your words say ...
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Planning to Reach Your Goals by Personal Growth Expert Sharmen Lane
“A goal without a plan is just a wish”, said French Writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Just knowing what you want won’t get you there. Having a goal is the first step. Now you must step it up a notch if you plan to achieve it. To step it up you must have a plan and course of ...
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The 7 secrets to Success by Personal Growth
I like to keep life simple. There are enough things in life that I can’t control or influence, that are complicated enough so I say keep it simple where you can. That is why I wrote the book titled The 7 Secrets to Create Your Fate. What you are about to read is the cliff notes, if you ...
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To lose your partner is always painful. It is a heartbreak, any way you look at it. It hurts. Your body aches and your heart feels like it is going to explode. And you are face to face with the most important decision in your life. The choice you make at this moment determines how the rest of ...
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How to Pick the Perfect Holistic Health Practitioner for You
Therapists, physicians, massage therapists, body workers and energy workers need to be interviewed and checked out just like your roofer! I don't know about you but finding a good roofer is might- near- impossible. Psychological outcome research has shown that half of the therapists make us ...
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Live A Guilt Free Life
Guilt is the worst experience known to humans. It ties us up in knots and makes us feel unworthy and miserable. First, let me explain that it is not a real feeling. It is caused by thinking that we have done something wrong. We think we have done something wrong because we judge ourselves ...
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What to Do After Your Divorce or Break Up to Heal Your Broken Heart
To lose your partner is always painful. It is a heartache, any way you look at it. It hurts. Your body aches and your broken heart feels like it is going to explode. You are face to face with the most important relationship decision in your life.
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Awesome Relationships
Awesome Relationships Many different types of relationships exist and the “rules” are not the same for each. There are relationships on a professional level, a personal level, a familial level and an intimate level. Most of us are involved with and juggling some form of each of these. They all blur together at times and seem to be made from a web of emotions and, well, out right craziness. We have so many ideas of what a relationship is supposed to be that we can easily confuse ourselves.r
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Holistic Health Mentoring is the Most Effective, Fastest Way to Improve Your Clinical Skills and Business Skills
Socrates mentored Plato ... Plato mentored Aristotle ... Aristotle mentored Alexander the Great... It is a known fact. The most effective way to be successful is to be mentored. I am blessed to have had many excellent mentors over my 35 years of professional life. When I need to learn a new skill, I find the best teacherr I can and use her or him to learn what I need to learn. I do this in both my personal and professional life. This behavior has served me well so that my private practice and my personal growth have flourished.
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Let Go and Soar
The American Bald Eagle. This majestic bird; powerful, graceful, and beautiful; so majestic that the United States of America adopted it as its national bird. This incredible bird is such a fierce hunter that it is used as a mascot for sports teams on every level from little league to professional. It is so regal that it can be found on our money, atop flag poles, so graceful is this bird that it has become the subject of every imaginable art medium. Simply stated, it is a wondrous site to see one of these magnificent birds riding the wind; soaring across the sky.
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Thanksgiving
THANKSGIVING We begin the holiday season with Thanksgiving, filling ourselves with wonderful food; time with family and friends and for some, football or shopping makes the top of the list. This marks the beginning of a beautiful time of year. We are fortunate to have so many blessings and be here on this earth right now. This year take a moment and check into the blessings you have in your life. This will require slowing down a bit as we tend to get so busy we cannot see what we have in our life.
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The Bungee Cord Effect
Standing over a deep ravine, strapped to a bridge with an oversized rubber band, you begin questioning your intelligence. But hey, you are on a new path in life where you are facing your fears and getting out of your comfort zone, breaking through the walls that limit your abilities. The fear and questioning set in as you hear the countdown to jump time. You muster all your courage and jump… The fear is overwhelming for an instant, then feelings of absolute freedom as you feel like you are flying, then dread and another crushing fear as you see the earth racing towards you.
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Wave Your Magic Wand
Wave your Magic Wand What would you bring into existence in your life if you could wave magic wand and everything just appeared? If there were no limits to what you could create and manifest, what would appear for you?
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You Have What It Takes
Each of you was born with everything you need to excel in your life. Yes I used the word excel; not settle into, not just get by, not struggle with… I used excel. My definition of this word is: go beyond, be better than, do more, climb higher, run faster, go farther, and more... and do all this easily and effortlessly. It is not that you do all these things in comparison to someone else, it is that you do way more than you thought you could. You allow your expectations to be unlimited and see just how far you can go.
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10 Tips For Relieving Depression
1. Eat life-giving foods. If you eat devitalized and lifeless food, it makes sense you will be devitalized and lifeless. Your body has nothing on which to draw to keep it energetic and vibrant. If you do not feel like cooking, then eat apples or other fruits or vegetables, sliced or whole. Even though you may crave sugar and junk food, these foods not only do not help in relieving depression, they make it worse. Buy and eat organic foods, if possible. It has not been determined how chemically treated and genetically altered foods affect us, so best to avoid them.
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9 Steps toward Nontoxic Health and Beauty
1. Make your own deodorant. You can make your own deodorant by adding together equal parts of baking soda and cornstarch. This is a wonderful recipe for deodorant, and it works. The baking soda absorbs the odor. The cornstarch absorbs the wetness. 2. Perfumes are not necessarily your friend. Perfumes can be costly and may contain toxins. Pure essential oils can keep you smelling heavenly. Essential oils have also been proven to have many healing benefits. 3. Read the label.
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DIE Team DIE
This is not a chant to use as a mantra for your team but a warning as to what will happen when seemingly innocent habits are allowed to remain in place as part of the team’s character. DIE… D…drama I…insecurity E…ego Drama happens inside the team members when conflict arises. It can come in the form of differing opinions, personality conflicts, and resistance to authority and so much more. There are four basic dramas and each person can play one or more roles at varying degrees of severity.
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Fear Be Gone
I recently received an email that prompted me to answer a poll about what I feared most. I didn't reply to the email because my biggest fear at that moment was the fear of receiving more unsolicited email. However, I did start thinking about the subject of fear. What are we afraid of? What is fear? What can we do about it? We all have fears at one time or another and to one degree or another. I did a little research of my own and found that next to terrorist, fear of public speaking and fear of success ranked high on the list of things people fear most. Fear of Public Speaking
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How to Have a Great Day Every Day
Sometimes it's the simple things that can have the greatest impact on our lives. Allow me to share this empowering, simple exercise with you. Perhaps you already know about it, or even use it already in your daily life. If you do, then you know how powerful this little exercise is and you are already experiencing joy every day.
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Quotes- What do they do for you?
Scanning through the craziness on FaceBook this morning, I ran across a thought provoking statement by Edie Galley… her statement was, “Quotes- could they be holding you back?” Hmmmmm… It caught my attention.
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Television Fast
Last year, I threw my TV out. Well, I didn't literally throw it out. However, I did cancel cable and removed the television from the main areas of my home. That means no access to TV in the living room, dining area, or kitchen. I live in New York City in a tiny condominium. Therefore, when I say I removed the TV from my living room, dining area and kitchen, I'm talking only about one small TV.
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What I Did the Last Time I Spent the Night in the Atlanta Airport
Recently I spent the night in the Atlanta airport. I've done this before. Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, a major connecting hub, is considered one of the world's busiest passenger airports. Therefore, when bad weather hits Atlanta, flights are grounded and hundreds of people end up stuck at the airport.
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Choose To Be Happy Rather Than Right
Wouldn’t it be great if this was a choice that worked in every situation? Wouldn’t it be great if everyone practiced life with the Happy vs. Right attitude? So often it seems that right is the only option. Society tells us if we are going to succeed in this world we better be right. If we are going to get out of this life what we deserve, we better be right. We even go so far as to thing that if we are going to be happy in this life, we better be right. What happens if we are not right or loose and argument? We must be wrong.
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Payoffs, Excuses and Fears
I am committed to living the jou ey that is my passionate life. I am committed to walking my path and choosing happiness over mere survival mode. I no longer wish to follow the routine that I have become so engrained in and I want to expand my boundaries, actually live my life and help other people do the same. I was able to make this commitment easily once I saw what life would be like when living my passion. I spent time visioning what I see, hear, feel and do while I am on my path. I asked myself several questions; • Am I living a life of passion right now?
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As Promised
I am not here to talk about myself but I feel that it is important to give you some information about my background to help you understand what makes me tick. See, a very important lesso I learned early on was that if you want to influence someone you need to appreciate, respect and understand ...
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Be Authentic!
I am a bit weird, a bit different, but show me anyone who isn't. Those who are trying to conform and act 'normal' are just as weird as those who aren't. Those that are considered a bit 'eccentric' or 'out there' should be celebrated if they are being their authentic self. As they say 'I am not ...
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I Am Exposing Myself!
I am a bit weird, a bit different, but show me anyone who isn't? Those who are trying to conform and act 'normal' are just as weird as those who aren't. Those that are considered a bit 'eccentric' or 'out there' should be celebrated if they are being their authentic self. As they say, 'I am ...
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6 Weeks to OMG: I'm richer than all my friends.
Unless you have been living under a rock, you would have most likely heard about the new diet book, "6 Weeks to OMG: Get skinnier than all your friends" by Venice A Fulton. Now, I haven't actually read the book but have seen the reviews. Some are positive but most aren't. Most are saying it's just a quick fix that caters to people's insecurity about their body issues. In fact, he seems to be copping a fair bit of criticism.
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How to Simplify the Mortgage Process and Make it Easy to Obtain Financing
If you ask the average person what was the most stressful part of seeking a mortgage, most will tell you the diversity of products. The mortgage industry has come a long way from a few basic programs to an array of financing options. There are products to accommodate most any of life’s ...
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Live Out Loud In Power and Authority
Do you realize the power and authority that resides on the inside of you? If you did, you can impact your life dramatically. Many times people allow their outside circumstances decide their next step. Learn how to take a deep breath, and concentrate on what is happening here. I call these things outside interference, whose purpose is to get a reaction out of you, by reacting to its action. Do you know when you step into a room, circumstances should flee? You have heard these terms being caught off-guard, or blindsided.
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The Power Of Your Vision
Vision is what keeps a person alive otherwise they are just walking around going through the motions. Just like a robot following a certain command. You have heard people say, “I am just going with the flow.” What if the flow is leading them away from their desires? Have you ever found yourself in a position where you have lost your focus and all hope seems to have vanished? This is what occurs when distractions come and you take your eyes off of your goals and begin listening to the voice of distractions.
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10 Simple Vehicle Interior Cleaning/Organizing Tips
It is springtime and that means we will start with spring-cleaning and that includes your vehicles. This is a great time of the year to get it shining and bright so the sun does not do any damage to your finish. For this job, you will want to wash your vehicle, shine the bumpers and put a good coat of paste wax on your vehicle.
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How To Get Rid Of The Guilt Of Having A Disorganized Life
If you are going to worry about every inch of your home, and that you cannot find the time to do anything about it, you will drive yourself nuts! This is also a good way to develop an ulcer! Everyone in this world is disorganized in one way or another, even Professional Organizers (gosh did I just write that). It is true; we all have days and sometimes weeks, when we cannot stay on top of things and our lives get chaotic, but do not let it take over your life worrying about it.
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Holiday Entertaining-The Organized Way
It is getting close to that time of year when we are going to be entertaining more than usual and we will need a Master Plan in order to remember everything on our lists. Entertaining can be stressful, there are so many things to think of and plan for, things to purchase, not to mention when we are going to have the event. With this handy checklist, you will be stress-free, all areas will be well planned for and you will be ready for the big event.
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10 Types of Disorganization. Which One Are You?
Unbelievably, there are some very good reasons for becoming disorganized. However, all of these are curable and can be conquered once we get to the root of the problem. Disorganization comes in many forms and may be a problem associated with an illness. Whatever your form of disorganization is; there IS help for you. In this day and age of the inte et, help is just a click away.
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How to Nourish and Love the Women in Your Life
Do you nourish the women in your life? Do you want to be more nourishing and learn how you can teach others to be so as well?
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Intimacy with God Your Creator: Do You Know God Intimately? How Should You Respond to Your Knowledge of Yahweh (Jehovah) God?
Do you know God? If so, do you know Him intimately? And how should you respond to your knowledge of Him? We can know someone in two ways: impersonal knowledge and personal knowledge. To know someone impersonally is to know of the person's existence, their name, what they do, where they live, or perhaps even what they look like. For example, we know the president of the United States. We know his name, what he does, and we know what he looks like (well, except yours truly). Apart from this general knowledge of ours, we do not know President Obama personally or intimately as a friend.
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True Prophets vs. False Prophets: How Can You Tell Them Apart?
What is a prophet? A prophet is a person who receives a prophecy, message from God, and then communicates that message to others. A divinely inspired message is always direct, specific, and tells exactly what will happen, to whom, and precisely what people should do. Moreover, a true prophecy from God always comes true in every detail. Predictions that "mostly" come true are not good enough.
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Modern Idolatry: What Is the Idol in Your Heart?
Do you have an idol in your heart? Now, before you say no, let us define idolatry and see what it means today. In ancient times, idolatry was the worship of idols or the use of idols to represent the "gods" people believed in. Such idols were carved images in various forms made of stones and wood, and the rich folks touted silver and golden ones. Idolatry was practiced by many ancient cultures, by both the worshippers of the only true God, Yahweh, and worshippers of false gods.
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Christian Principles for a Holy Life That Pleases God
Do you live a life that is pleasing and acceptable to Yahweh God? Do you know how you can do so? Yahweh told His people, "You shall be holy; for I Yahweh your God am holy." (Leviticus 19:2, WEB) If you profess to be His, then your lifestyle has to mirror or reflect your relationship with your Creator. You may have a strong desire to please your Heavenly Father, yet do not know exactly how. For example, you may not know whether certain things or activities you do conform to God's laws or principles.
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Why Should Christians Obey God's Commandments?
Question: Why should Christians obey God's commandments? Answer: Why should children obey their parents? The answer to this question is partially the answer to the question posed. The purpose of obedience to God's commandments is twofold: a) It shows that you love Yahweh your Heavenly Father in turn. Obedience is an expression of love. You cannot claim to love God while you rebel against His laws.r
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Good Riddance to Good Works? Should Christians Obey God's Moral Commandments?
"Good riddance to good works!" is the mentality of some Christians who believe that obedience to Yahweh God's holy commandments is no longer required once you put faith in Jesus Christ for your salvation. Is this belief Biblical? When we accept Jesus as our Savior, does it mean we can indulge in a paradise of sin?
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Prophecy of Doomsday: Principles of Prophecy We must Know
December 21, 2012 came and went, and we're still all here. Whose fault is it that this and similar prophecies about doomsday did not come to pass? Who are we to believe anymore? Jesus had warned us, "Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray." (Matthew 24:11, WEB) So how can we tell true prophets from false prophets? To answer these questions, we need to understand and keep in mind of three things regarding prophecy in general: 1) Only Yahweh God Almighty can foresee the futurernr
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Learning Tips: How to Be a Better Learner and a More Successful You
Are you a good learner? Life is about growing--physically, mentally, and spiritually--but in order to grow properly, one needs to be a good learner. The Word of God provides us with valuable tips and principles that will help us be better learners in life. Here are some principles I've gathered from the Bible to assist us in our learning experience: 1. Fear Yahweh God, for it's the beginning of wisdom:r
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Did Yahweh (Jehovah) God Almighty Create Evil?
Question: Did God create evil? Answer: No, Yahweh did not create evil. Evil is simply the result of disobedience to His moral laws. Where there is no light, there is darkness. Likewise, where God's principles and precepts are not kept, there is evil. Some people point to the King James Version translation of Isaiah 45:7 to say that God did create evil. The verse says, "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." However, this verse does not indicate that God creates moral evil.
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Yahweh God's "an Eye for an Eye": What Does This Principle Mean, and Does Jesus' "Turn the Other Cheek" Contradict It?
Question #1: Yahweh (Jehovah) God Almighty operates on this principle in His justice system: "You must take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise." (Exodus 21:23-25). What does this principle mean?
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Beware of False Teachers: How to Detect Them and Their Falsehoods
Beware of false teachers! Since nearly two thousand years ago, we have been warned of false teachers by Jesus Christ and His earliest apostles. False teachers had crept into the early church, misleading many Christians with untruths. Today, many false teachers are in our world, teaching others what should not be taught. As a result, many of those who heed their words are being led astray, believing in absolute falsehood.
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Jesus Said: "Seek First God’s Kingdom, and His Righteousness" - But How?
Question: Jesus told his disciples, "Seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things [food and clothing] will be given to you as well." (Matthew 6:33, WEB) How can we seek God's Kingdom and His righteousness first? Answer: To seek Yahweh's Kingdom above everything else, we must live by His will, principles and precepts in both attitude and actions. Specifically, here's how:
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Are You Your Father's Child?
They say, "Like father, like so " or "like mother, like daughter." If you are a child of God, can you say that about your relationship with your Heavenly Father? Do your spiritual qualities illustrate that you are your Father's child?
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Ministering to "the Least" of Our Community
Do you love and care for "the least" in your community? Who are "the least"? Jesus answered this question in his parable in Matthew 25:31-46 (WEB):
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How Did the Gospel of Jesus Christ Spread from Jerusalem to the Uttermost Parts of the Earth?
The Gospel of Jesus Christ started out as a small spark in the Galilean hillsides nearly two thousand years ago, but rapidly blazed across all geographical barriers to become the world's most well-known Good News in the history of humanity. A brief overview of how the Gospel spread will not only empower us to be a part of its spread but will help us see that the Gospel is propelled by divine power.
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Is Israel, the Chosen of Yahweh God, Your Friend?
Millions around the world, of different colors, languages, and cultures, have received the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ. This Gospel is not merely good news, but the best news, for when you accept the Gospel, you will have accepted the gift of a lifetime, as only through Christ will you be blessed with eternal life and fellowship with our Creator, as the Bible says, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:13, WEB)
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Good Fruits: Are Yours Nutritious or Wormy?
Do you produce good fruits? If so, are they sweet and nutritious, or are they shining on the outside but wormy on the inside? Good fruits? Well, I'm talking about the good works you do. But how can good works be wormy? "Good" works are wormy and rotten when they are done with the wrong motive. They are truly good and nutritious when they are done with the right motive.
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How Do We Know That We Can Trust the Bible As the Word of God?
Question: How do we know that we can trust the Bible as the Word of God? Answer: We can trust the Bible as the Word of God because the Bible is proven to be: 1) Historically accurate: Archeologists have unearthed evidences of certain people, places, and events described in the Bible, and historians have attested to the Bible's historical accuracy. 2) Scientifically sound: The Bible stated certain scientific facts thousands of years before scientists proved them. No contradiction between Bible accounts and scientific facts exists.r
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Tempted and Want a Way Out?
On a wintry morning, shoppers scuffled through the streets of New York, wining in and out of crowds. Amid the crowd was a young woman walking along the shops with a slight frown. She looked at the toys displayed in the windows, but quickly turned away with a sigh. She just did not have the money to buy them for her two kids, not even for this Christmas season. After her ex-husband had walked out on her, she could only provide food on the table; and at days, even that had been hard to do. Then something from the corner of her eye caught her attention.
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Do You Bargain with God?
A man named Jacob once vowed, "If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace, and Yahweh will be my God, then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God's house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give the tenth to you." (Genesis 28:20-22, WEB)
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Whose Slave Are You?
Whose slave are you? Before you protest and say you're nobody's slave, understand that we're all slaves to one thing or another. Do you know that "you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey?" (Romans 6:16, NLT) In other words, we are slaves to whatever controls us (2 Peter 2:19).
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Got an Empty Heart? Want to Fill It?
Do you feel fulfilled? If you have spent time trying to find fulfillment in material possessions, in traveling and sightseeing, in good food and fine clothing, in fame and power, have you been able to find what you're looking for? If not, do you know why not?
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True Worship: What It's All About, Really
God is happy with us so long as we attend church regularly, sing psalms to praise Him, and donate to church activities...or is He? Does our church activities alone please God, or does He require something else from us? We can learn the answer to this question by seeing how God Himself feels about religious rituals without a godly lifestyle to back it up.
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Why Are You a Sinner?
Question: Why is every person a sinner? Answer: To answer this question, we need to understand how sin entered our world by reviewing the spiritual condition before and after the first man, Adam, sinned.
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The Death That Brings Life
Here's a riddle for you: what death brings life? Answer: the death of Jesus Christ in our place. But how could Jesus' death bring anyone life? Why did particularly Jesus have to die in our place? Why die in our place at all? Finally, how should we personally respond to his death? Our eternal destiny entirely lies in knowing the answers, so let's discover them together. First Man, First Law, First Sin, First Penalty rnr
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Fight Your Life's Storms Through Faith in God and Jesus Christ
One day, during his earthly ministry, Jesus and his disciples got into a boat to cross a lake. As they sailed, a violent storm suddenly raged, tossing the boat around like a toy and quickly filling it with water. Frantic, the disciples went over to Jesus, who was peacefully asleep in the stern, and cried, "Master, master, we are dying!" (Luke 8:24, WEB) Upon waking, Jesus rebuked the wind and the sea, commanding, "Peace, be still!" (Mark 4:39) Immediately, the wind and the sea calmed.
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The Sufferings of True Christians
Once a person becomes a Christian by trusting in Jesus Christ alone for salvation and eternal life, would he or she experience less suffering in the world? Answer: Being a Christian will bring more suffering of one kind, and less suffering of another kind into our lives. What it will not bring is no suffering.
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Trust the Trustworthy to Triumph over Tragedy!
"Help! Please don't leave me here." Joseph's muffled cries rang out from in the pit. He couldn't believe that his elder brothers could actually cast him into this hole. They wouldn't leave him here, would they? They just couldn't. "Help!"
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Do You Want to Be Very, Very Wealthy?
What is true wealth? Is it gold that glitters under the sun? Or is it wealth that no one and nothing, not even death, can take away from you?
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How Do You Show Neighborly Love?
In a small town lived a young Christian woman named Erin who whole-heartedly followed the Bible's commandment, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Leviticus 19:18, WEB) Whenever her neighbors were in trouble, they could always count on her for support, be it emotional, spiritual, or material. One day, her next-door neighbor and long-time friend Bob asked to borrow some money from her for an emergency. Remembering Jesus' words, "Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you," she un hesitantly wrote out a check for the needed amount. (Matthew 5:42)r
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Are You Shining Bright? Do You Want to Be the Light of the World?
What do the sun, a lighthouse, a police officer, and a Christian have in common? They are all lights of the world, providing warmth, guidance, warning, and exposing darkness. The sun brings warmth and delight, a lighthouse aids and guides, a police officer maintains order by warning and disciplining offenders; and like these lights, a Christian should shine forth as the ultimate light of the world by providing joy, assistance, correction and rebuke. Now, let us look at the three light aspects of Christian living. Bringing Warmth and Delight as the Sunrnr
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Is Christianity an Institution to Hoodwink and Control the Majority?
"With all the controversy in the early first millennium about the nature of the personage known as Jesus Christ, such as the Council of Nicea of 325 A.D., the myriad of versions of the Bible, including the many 'mistake' Bibles that have deliberate or otherwise mistakes, and the many editings of the Bible over the centuries (which is true of just about any holy book), the fact (or rumor or history) that King James was into bestiality and suppressed the last edition of the Bible which was translated from the original Greek and Hebrew before putting out the King James Version, most of which the
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How Salty Are You?
If you could be any flavor you want, which flavor would you choose? Sweet, sour, salty, or bitter? At first thought, I would want to be sweet as honey. But after careful consideration, I realize it may not be a very wise idea. While candy can bring a smile or two to someone's face, too much of it yields only empty calories, and we all know where those excess calories will end up! All honeybonnie and lovydovy is all fluff and no substance, offering no lasting value. I want to be something that affects others in a big way and I want my flavor to last. So I choose to be salty.
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How Can You Live Forever in an Entirely Peaceful World of Love, Happiness, and Goodness?
Do you want to live forever in a world where only love, peace, happiness, and goodness exist? You can, and it is up to you to make that happen. How? The Bible says, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:16, WEB.) Does this mean that anyone who believes in Jesus will have eternal life?
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Eternal Life or Eternal Death: Which Will You Choose?
There was a foolish man who lived a lavish lifestyle and squandered all he had. When he died, the only inheritance he left his five children was heavy debt. Unable to pay off the debt their father had accumulated, the children were forced to live and work on the streets. One day, a wealthy business man happened to pass by. Seeing them shivering in the cold, his heart moved in him. He took them to his home, served them hearty meals, and sold one of his companies to pay off all of their debt.
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Is Sex Dirty?
Is sex dirty? Some people view sexual love as dirty, but it, in fact, is a blessing from Jehovah God Almighty, our Creator. However, while sex in itself is not dirty, it becomes polluted when it is not valued and when it is not shared in settings other than what it is intended for. Do you not agree that something good (like medicine) can be harmful if not used for which it is intended? The Value of Sexual Relation and Its Intended Setting rnr
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Knowing the One and Only True God: Who Is He?
In his beautiful prayer to his Father before his death, Jesus said: "This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ." (John 17:3, WEB.) This important verse tells us three things:
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"The Father Is in Me, and I in the Father" - What Does This Mean? (John 10:38)
Jesus said, "the Father is in me, and I in the Father." (John 10:38, WEB.) What did he mean by that? Does that mean that God and Jesus are one and the same? We can understand what Jesus meant by reading what Jesus said to his disciples next: "In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you." (John 14:20)
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Do You Have an Immortal Soul? Will You Live on As a Spirit After Death?
Do we have an immortal soul in each of us? Do we live on as spirits or ghosts after death?
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Faith and Reason: Why Do You Believe What You Believe?
Why do you believe what you believe? Are your beliefs established on sound basis? How do you decide what to believe? Let's do a fun exercise together. Answer "true" or "false" for each statement below, and then explain why you believe it is true or false. Go ahead: 1) The sun will rise tomorrow. 2) The Earth is round. 3) I will experience a safe flight the next time I travel by plane. 4) Only one true God exists, and He created everything. Done? Great; me, too. Now let's go over our answers. Here's how mine look:
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Learn How to Be Meek from the Meekest Person Ever Lived
Do you give to everyone what you owe? Do you give respect to whom respect is due and honor to whom honor? (Romans 13:7, WEB) When we rise from our seats to greet a newcomer, help an elderly person across the street, care for our parents when they are in need, and abide by the laws of our government, we show our humility, giving to others what are rightfully due: love, honor, and respect.
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Are We Gods?
"We are God," or "the Messiah is us" is the belief many of us hold today. But is this belief correct? Can we, mere mortal beings who can die, be God, who alone is immortal and cannot die? God, whose personal name is Jehovah, is absolutely holy and perfect and sinless. Jesus our Messiah, the one appointed and anointed by God to be our only Savior, is also absolutely sinless and perfect, because he is the exact image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15). On the other hand, the Bible specifically said that every human being is a sinner:
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Are You in Complete Control?
Imagine someone you do not particularly like coming up to you, and in front of all your friends, begins to passionately accuse you of things you have never thought of, let alone have done. How would you react in such circumstances? In such cases, maintaining temperance is the key; otherwise, you could worsen an already unpleasant situation. But what is temperance?
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Marriage: How to Keep Your Marriage Holy
With love shining from his eyes, the handsome groom vows, "I take you to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part."
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Eternal Hell: Where or What Is Eternal Hellfire?
All unrepentant wicked people will be cast into hell, where the fire will burn for eternity. But what does "eternal" fire of hell mean? What does the Bible say? Let us study what the Bible says below about the condition we know as "hell:" 1) Jesus said, "…fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matthew 10:28, American Standard Version) Here, we see two things: a) *Both* body and soul will go to hell, contrary to the popular belief that only the soul will go to hellrnb) That the soul will be *destroyed* in hell, not being burned for eternity.
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Beware of False Teachers! How to Detect Them and Their Falsehoods and Combat Them
Beware of false teachers! Since nearly two thousand years ago, we have been warned of false teachers by Jesus Christ and His earliest apostles. False teachers had crept into the early church, misleading many Christians with untruths. Today, many false teachers are in our world, teaching others what should not be taught. As a result, many of those who heed their words are being led astray, believing in absolute falsehood.
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Bible: How Can We Prove That It's Completely Accurate and Trustworthy for All Truths of Life? Is Belief in the Bible Blind Faith?
Do you desire to know the truth? How valuable do you believe the truth is? Nowadays, people believe there is no absolute truths--it's just a matter of personal choices. When we believe that everything can be true, then it means that we should agree that stealing and murder are okay because that may be true to some people.
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Be Kind to and Love Your Enemies! But How and Why?
How do you feel when you picture your loved ones in your mind? Does thinking about your good friends and family bring a smile upon your face? Now, picture in your mind those you really don't like. How do you feel when you think about your "enemies"? Do you feel angry, sad, hurt, frustrated, annoyed, or confused? While many of us don't have real enemies, we do have people who we dislike greatly for whatever reason.
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Longsuffering: How You Can Patiently and Cheerfully Endure Tough Times
When life gets tough, how do you react? Do you throw your hands up in the air in resignation? Or do you patiently endure your difficult circumstances? Tough times are unavoidable and inevitable; but you don't have to let them make you miserable! How can you defeat harsh days? With longsuffering. What is longsuffering? Longsuffering is the ability to patiently and cheerfully endure an unbearable situation.
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Complete Peace: How Can You Achieve It?
Are you able to feel at peace even when life bombards you with hardship? If not, how can you achieve peace when life gets tough? In January, Tammy Brackett, a music publicist/writer, experienced the financial pain that many Americans are going through now. "My income was reduced by 2/3 because of a job layoff," says Tammy. Yet, she was able to feel at peace. When Donna Ratner, a certified holistic health counselor, was 14, her 22-year-old brother died suddenly in a swimming pool accident. When she was 23, living in New York City, she got held up at gunpoint.
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How You Can Have Tremendous Joy That Money Can't Buy
If I grant you one wish, asking you, "Do you want money or joy?" which one would you choose? Yes, you can only pick one. Now, carefully think it over. I know what's going through your mind; you're thinking, "If I pick money, I'll be able to have joy, too." Certainly, money can buy you almost everything, but can it bring you true joy?
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What Is Love, Really? To Whom Should You Give It?
What is love? Is it a fluttering of the heart? A giddy feeling? A mind intoxicated by someone's charm? Many would answer yes to all three descriptions. We are all familiar with the story of handsome guy meeting beautiful girl and falling in love in each other. But what if the girl grows old--and we all do--and loses her beauty? What if she gains weight, experiences mood swings, and develops annoying little habits?
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A Spiritual Garden to Grow an Everlasting Fruit: How Can You Cultivate It?
Are you a gardener? If you are, you know that growing colorful flowers and crunchy veggies require your love, care, time, and effort. You need to work the soil to make it just right for the seeds, water them regularly, and patiently wait for nature to do its work. When I was around eleven, I planted a couple of marigold seeds in a flower pot that was small enough to be placed in front of me on my table next to my bed. I watered it regularly and kept a journal, recording down the date I sew the seeds, and listing its growth progress.
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Are Your Prayers Being Answered by God? If Not, Do You Know Why Not?
Prayer is communication with Jehovah God Almighty; it is a two-way conversation. So when you pray to your Father in heaven, He will answer you according to His will. However, there are hindrances to prayers--things and behaviors that will prevent an answered prayer. Here, let us briefly go over some of these hindrances, so we can learn to eliminate them in our lives in order for our prayers to be answered next time. Disbelief "But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
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Gift of Salvation: How Can You Accept and Keep It?
How do we get saved? What are required for us to receive salvation? Since salvation is a gift from Jehovah God Almighty through His Son, Jesus Christ, accepting this gift is easy, not tricky at all. We are saved the moment we 1) repent of anything bad we've ever done and 2) accept Jesus as Savior. Accepting Jesus as Savior means that we have accepted his teachings and diligently applied them to our lives. Simply believing in Jesus does not give us salvation.
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Humans Made in the "Image of God"--What Does That Mean?
The very first two humans were made in the image of God. But what does that really mean? Made in the "image of God" simply means that people are spiritually like Jehovah God Almighty to some extent. He has given humans some of the spiritual aspects He has: the ability to think and reason, an innate knowledge of right and wrong, a conscience, a full spectrum of emotions, and the need for spiritual things in order to be truly happy.
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Battle Between Good and Evil II: Why Didn't God Stop or Prevent Satan from Creating Evil?
Question: Doesn't God know everything? Isn't He all-powerful? So even when He did not create evil, He could have squished it down in an eyeblink. He knew it was coming and exactly from whom and every detail. And He could have saved Jesus from suffering, why didn't He? Why didn't God prevent Satan from creating evil? Answer: Jehovah God does know everything; He can see into the future, etc. So He could have easily seen what trouble Satan would cause everyone. So why didn't God prevent Satan?
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A Blind and Physically Disabled Gal...Happy?
Of all your achievements, what are you most proud of? That was what a reporter wanted to know while she interviewed me for a newspaper feature. All the major accomplishments I've achieved in my twenty-five years swam through my head at lightning speed. Which is my proudest achievement? I could tell her that I was most proud of mastering grade level after only about 180 days of school attendance.
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Are You Fulfilling the King's Mandate? Here Are Tips to Get You Going!
Imagine your best friend has just invited you to his wedding, and told you to invite everyone you know to the special event. Those who hear of the event will be the ones who are lucky enough to attend it. If you do not share this good news, you will be guilty of not obeying the order. So it is up to you to tell your friends, family, co-workers about the mandate. You may even need to travel out of your town or province to spread the word. The fate of your friends--whether they will be privileged enough to attend the wedding--lies in your hands. What would you do?
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Battle Between Good and Evil: What Is It All About? Why Is It Necessary?
Question: What is the battle between good and evil all about? Why is it necessary? Answer: Originally, there was no force of evil, because Jehovah God Almighty did not create anything evil. Evil was created only after a great angel rebelled against God. Jehovah created countless number of angels, who are heavenly servants who do the will of God. One such angel was of great beauty and position. Because of his pride, he wanted to exalt himself even above his Creator, and wanted all to worship him--and still does.
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Breaking Your Trust vs. Almost Breaking Your Trust: The Adam & Eve Story
Question: Why didn't God prevent Adam and Eve from eating the forbidden fruit? Answer: I will have to answer this question in assumption, something I rarely do, because we often waste precious time when we speculate about things we don't know. To know every "why" and "how" would make us God.
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Bible: Can We Trust It?
Question: The Bible's full of great stories but is there any convincing evidence for any of them? Answer: Long before people proved it scientifically, the Bible indicated that Earth hangs in space: "He stretcheth out the north over empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing," (Job 26:7) and that Earth is round: "It is he that sitteth above the circle of the earth…" (Isaiah 40:22) The Bible also confirms the scientific theory of the various stages of Earth's formation. One of the best evidences of the Bible's validity is fulfilled prophecies.
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Christ's Sacrifice: What Is Salvation? Why Did Jesus Have to Die to Save Us? From What Are We Saved?
What is salvation? Why did Jesus Christ have to die in order to save us? And from what are we actually saved?
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Do You Want Your Troubles to Pass, or Do You Want to Pass WITH Them?
I often say, "Everything passes, and so will your current negative situation. When you are angry or upset, keep in mind that it will pass, so why waste your energy on something that will be gone tomorrow?" Now you may think, "Wait a minute, does every negative situation really pass? Did your blindness pass?" If that was your line of thoughts, you are not alone--I've had some people bring up similar points. Certainly, my blindness has not passed, nor have my physical disabilities.
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Where Did Evil Come From? Why Is Evil Permitted on Earth?
Have you ever wondered where evil came from? Did Jehovah God Almighty create evil? No, of course not; Jehovah did not create evil itself; evil results only when His principles are not followed. Evil is simply the absence of goodness, just as darkness is the absence of light. Long before Jehovah created Earth and humankind, He created spirit beings known as angels who lived with Him in the spiritual realm where He calls home. He gave angels the freedom to make their own decisions, the same kind of free will He has given to us.
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Do You Want to Determine Your Future? Do You Know What True Love Is?
Once upon a time, Jehovah God Almighty created a paradise garden on the newly formed Earth, which became the home of Adam and Eve, the first two people who ever lived. God told them to be fruitful and multiply and be the masters over the Earth and all the living creatures of the skies, lands, and oceans. His purpose for His new creations was to fill the paradise with happy people who would walk in fellowship with their Heavenly Father. Adam and Eve had everything they could possibly ever dream of, all without labor, pain, or fear, for Jehovah supplied all abundantly.
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Are We Created? If So, Do You Know Your Creator by Name?
When we admire a beautiful painting, we know a gifted painter is behind the masterpiece. When we drive by a brick house, we know skilled builders must have built it. And when we talk on the phone, we are grateful for its invention. But when we see a blossoming rose, a rainbow after refreshing spring showers, and eagles soaring amidst blue skies, why do many of us deny a Creator of such magnificence? Do these wonders not far surpass the inventions we mere humans have created?
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Can You Tame Your Beast? How You Can Effectively Control Your Tongue in 10 Easy Steps
Here's a riddle for you: throughout the history of humankind, people have been able to tame wolves, chimpanzees, tigers, lions, dolphins, killer whales, seals, and cobras. But there is one thing--one very small thing--each of us have that we have not been able to tame. Do you know what it is? If you guess, "the tongue," you are absolutely correct. How many times have you regretted saying something the instant you said it? How many times have your words hurt a friend or a family member without you meaning to?
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Do You Know Our Greatest Hope? How You Can be a Part of the Eternal Hope
I want you to picture a paradise filled with happy people who do not have a care in the world, for they do not need to toil under the hot sun for life's necessities. They have nothing to fear; no doors need to be locked, no children will be abducted, and no parent will pass away, leaving their children behind, for there are no such things as death, diseases, or danger--all forces of evil have been abolished.
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Goodness of Jehovah God: How Can You Reflect It in Your Life?
When you wake up each morning to the sweet melodies of birds, how do you feel? When you admire the spectacular spectrum of sunsets, are you awed? When sunlight warms your skin and gentle summer breezes softly kiss you, are you not delighted? Do you not enjoy the fragrance of wildflowers, the sound of ocean waves splashing, the chirps of crickets at night, and the claps of thunders during a heavy storm?
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Sin: What Is It? How Can You Avoid and Treat It? What Rewards Will You Receive When You Conquer It?
What is sin? Throughout the Bible, sin is a main topic. As a matter of fact, from the first story in Genesis to the last in Revelation, and even to this day, sin plays a crucial role. Since the topic of sin is so important, it is wise to understand what it really is. In the town where you live, its laws most likely include such prohibitions as murder, robbery, kidnapping, and rape. Breaking any of these laws means you have committed a crime. A crime is an offense you commit against one another; it is an offense against your law. Those who commit crimes are called criminals.
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Holy Trinity: Who Is God? Who Is Jesus Christ? How About the Holy Spirit?
Who is God? Who is Jesus Christ? And how about the Holy Spirit? The entire Bible clearly supplies all the information we need in order to know about them, so here, I will briefly answer these basic and fundamental questions using the Bible, God's final written authority for us. Why is knowing about God important? Accurate knowledge about Him is vital to our salvation. Read on... God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit comprise what we call the "Holy Trinity." The Holy Trinity is a spiritual unity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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Believing in God: What Does It Really Mean and Involve?
Do you believe in Jehovah God Almighty? If you answered "Yes," your answer would match about half of the human population, because Christians, Muslims, and Jews, all believe in the same God, Jehovah (though Muslims use the name Allah for God). While I do not doubt the depth or strength of their belief, I do have to wonder: if so many people believe in God, why do we experience so many man made problems in life? If we believe in God, that means that we should know His principles for living in a good way, so we ought to be able to live well, right?
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Thanksgivings 2009: For What Are You Thankful?
Happy Thanksgiving 2009! What are you thankful for in life? To whom are you most grateful? I am extremely thankful of three most important people in my life, and am thankful for too many things to list here, but below is a rundown of whom and what I'm most thankful of. I am thankful to the most important Person in not only my life but in the universe: Jehovah God Almighty. I would like to thank Jehovah for... • Giving me my life. Life is the most precious present Jehovah has given to each and every one of us. When you're given life, cherish it.
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Hallowed Be Thy Name: How Do You Glorify Jehovah God Almighty?
Teaching his disciples how to pray to God, God's beloved Son, Jesus Christ, began the model prayer with, "Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name." (Matthew 6:9, American Standard Version) When we pray "Hallowed be thy name," we are seeking sanctification and glory for God's name. Putting this at the start of his model prayer, Jesus indicated that our first priority in life should be glorifying God's name. But in order to glorify God's name, we first need to know what it is. The Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures) tells us God's personal name nearly seven thousand times.
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The Bible: Why Is It Special and Unique?
What is so special about the Bible? The Bible is the most unique book for several reasons: 1) The Bible is the only accurate and complete account of human origin. It answers some of life's most important questions: Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where will we go? How can we experience the greatest love, joy, and peace? Where did evil come from? What is death? What happens after we die?
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Why Do We Suffer? Are You Suffering? Then You May Need to Rejoice!
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