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- The Bike - by I bought the bike to get more exercise. In my mind, I imagined losing a few extra pounds, and feeling healthier. But, my experiences with the bike proved to be far more fascinating and multidimensional than I could ever imagine. I went to the bike shop and picked out a sleek looking, black, ...
Views: 795 - The Black Hole Where Your Dreams Belong - by Do you know a lot about what you DON'T want? If so, beware. The gravitational pull of negativity is extraordinary, and you may well manifest your incredible power by attracting a nice fat black hole where your dreams belong.
This image occurs to me as I reflect on a conversation with a ...
Views: 3404 - The Blocks to Employees' Productivity - by Many factors, separately and in combination with others, will build walls to block employees’ productivity. Most people intuitively and instinctively want to be productive. It makes sense. They will get more from life and so will their employer. My experience, after eighteen years of speaking ...
Views: 688 - The Business of Speaking for Profit and Pleasure - by I believe that public speaking can be rewarding in many ways. First of all it can provide you with an opportunity to earn a fantastic full time or part time income working from home. Groups, organizations and businesses are always looking for informative, entertaining speakers to address their ...
Views: 897 - The Call to Grow - by At the beginning of one's journey on the path to expanded levels of living and self-awareness, there is often much pain. Grief, depression, frustration, self-pity, and anger--all are common and can act as potential motivators to make necessary changes. In addition, experiences of scarcity and ...
Views: 805 - The Candle Light Ritual For Couples - by This candlelight ritual is for couples who wish to have a greater sense of communion with each other through spirit. This ritual can help build a stronger bond of love, understanding, and respect. Many of my clients include this as a daily or weekly ritual. It opens the door to more clear loving ...
Views: 1221 - The Car Analogy - Or What You See Is Not What You Get! - by Cars are very predictable really. They all operate in pretty much the same way, from a Rolls Royce to a Mini, or a Cadillac to a compact.
What you see on the surface - the size, the shape, the colour, the sleek lines of the convertible to the strictly functional box on wheels - appears to be ...
Views: 1301 - The Care and Feeding of the Masculine - by Why should you settle for Viagra? Better tools are here to understand and treat the sad epidemic of sexual dysfunction facing many American families. Media reports have described this epidemic from different perspectives, but the 'male menopause' or 'andropause' condition is a story yet to be ...
Views: 831 - The Changing Face of Intervention - by How many times have you heard it said, “You can’t help alcoholics or addicts until they hit rock bottom on their own. They must ask for help themselves.” Unfortunately there are many addicts and alcoholics dying around us unnecessarily every day due to this old idea.
Growing knowledge and solid ...
Views: 1060 - The Choice to Feel (Excerpt from Your Destiny Switch: Master Your Key Emotions, And Attract the Life of Your Dreams) - by Recently, a friend of mine named Renee was driving her seven-year old son home from school, and she was preoccupied with worry. She had a lot of bills to pay and was having difficulty making money. Her husband had been ill and unable to work, so they’d fallen behind on their mortgage. This was a ...
Views: 789 - The Clay Pot Connection - by I really love gardening. When we were kids, my father, rarely home as a ship’s captain, made a huge garden in our back yard. We grew lots of vegetables that I never ate, but it was the collaboration and time spent that I truly loved.
Now, as an adult, I no longer live in a house with a big ...
Views: 998 - The Coins In The Fountain - by I am sitting in a shopping mall, waiting for my wife to finish her Christmas shopping. Next to me is a rather pathetic-looking fountain, which contains hundreds of coins, mostly thrown in by children of irate shoppers.
I look closer and I realise that most of the coins are only pennies. The ...
Views: 1052 - The Compassionate Samurai - by I want this to awaken a resonance in you like a tuning fork that vibrates so much that it compels you to take extreme action. In general, people fall into one of two categories: They’re either kind, caring individuals who can’t make anything happen; or they’re heartless, self-centered jerks with ...
Views: 2284 - The Competent Divorce - by Based on a thorough review of the literature and the research on children of divorce, the following summary conclusions may be drawn and used as guidelines to assist counselors and their clients in The Competent Divorce.
1. Non-Stigmatization Of The Single Parent Status And Divorce.
The ...
Views: 1174 - The Compounding Effect of Selfishness - by Five-year-old Katie asked for a coin for her to throw into a fountain at a local shopping centre. She was given one, and duly walked over to the fountain, stopped for a few seconds, and threw it into the water, and came back to us, smiling.
“What did you wish for, Katie?” I asked, expecting ...
Views: 1271 - The Concept Of Personal Development - by __________________________________________________________
THE CONCEPT OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Written By: Darren Roberts
Copyright ?1999 All Rights Reserved
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When you first think of the two words pinned together; "Personal ...
Views: 1031 - The Contrarian Millionaire How to Distinguish Between Myths, Realities - by Claude Intro: If you think I was a little outrageous and controversial in prior issues of Success Stories(C) prepare yourself because I am downright contrarian in this issue. Why, you may ask, do I choose this style or technique for getting my point across? It's because someone better tell you ...
Views: 970 - The Contribution of the Performer - by “I don’t want audiences to feel a specific thing..I just want audiences to feel.” Paul Simon
The gift the performer brings to his or her audience is sometimes difficult to recognize in a culture which often judges success by the size of ones house or the amount of money one makes. As an artist, ...
Views: 797 - The Copyright Infringement Blues - by Information is so easy to come by. We can photocopy articles and pictures from magazines and books, download clip art or CD music, play audio and video tapes, and perform artistic productions as support material for our workshops and not realize we may be committing a crime.
¡°Surely if the ...
Views: 960 - The Courage to Care - by I got to poking through some of the old things I'd saved and came across a wonderful little article from an issue of "Guideposts Magazine." It's by Arthur Gordon and is titled "The Rewards of Caring."**
He tells the story of how once, as a small boy, he was witness to a near-tragedy. At the ...
Views: 866 - The Creation of The Disappearance of the Universe - by On December 21, 1992, I was meditating in a chair at my house in Maine. I did this every day and had gotten pretty good at it, achieving absolute stillness with no interfering thoughts present in my mind. When I was finished, I opened my eyes as usual, not knowing that my life was about to ...
Views: 1158 - The Creative Process - by There are dozens of books about creativity and hundreds of books on management. Each has their own sure fire "steps to success." Amid this abundance of diveristy and confusion, I have found that there are more similarites than differences. I have found that there is one general process with ...
Views: 1125 - The Curious George Factor: The Fuel For Personal Manifesting - by In my book, "The Manifesting Mindset", I listed and elaborated on 12 key manifesting principles & strategies.
Since then, I've gotten to know many mentors who privately teach others, practically 'behind closed doors', the personal art of deliberate attraction (also known as conscious ...
Views: 728 - The Curse of Industry Norms - by Within your company right now, there are bound to be managers who are comparing the performance of their divisions or departments to industry norms. While they are meant to be helpful, norms are deadly if you intend to grow a highly profitable, thriving business. There are several reasons why ...
Views: 2651 - The Dance of Earth and Spirit - by All action arises from stillness.
All sound from silence.
Interval is a place of transformation. (Tom Bender)
There is a story of a traditional Japanese gardener who was hired from Japan to create a garden in the grounds of a government building in eastern Canada. He arrived and looked over the ...
Views: 1627 - The Deeper Sides of LIfe - by Some people care about them, some don't. Which are you?
Some people are drawn to looking at the deeper aspects of life. Many are not. Some people are more thoughtful about their lives. They look for meaning and purpose. Maybe they think about the path their life has taken and where they want ...
Views: 974 - The Dennis Walters Story - by At 24, fresh out of college, Dennis Walters had all the traits of a champion. He had been dreaming big dreams since childhood, and he was ready to take action. That year, he had finished eleventh in the US Amateur Championship and had led his school to its fourth consecutive collegiate ...
Views: 5350 - The Diet Dilemma (Excerpt from "Your Body, Your Responsibility") - by Chapter 3
The bodies of people who have a weight problem function differently. Their bodies are more adept at storing energy than they are at using it. Ideally, you want your body to be an energy-using machine instead of an energy-storing machine. The function of your body dictates which ...
Views: 2361 - The Disabling Effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder - by According to the National Institute for Mental Health, approximately 10 percent of Americans currently suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (also known as SAD) and related disorders.
SAD is a disorder characterized by drastic mood swings and depression that occur during the winter months; ...
Views: 1149 - The Discovery Of Purpose - by What is purpose? Purpose is the reason why you are here on this earth. Your purpose is what helps you to move on in life, no matter what storms or problems come your way.
The toughest thing to do for a lot of people, particularly the youth, is finding their purpose and knowing what it is. ...
Views: 2574 - The do's and don'ts on how to attract single sexy women with your looks. - by I would like to focus this week on the do's and don'ts on how to attract sexy single women with your looks.
TIP #1 - Yes, sexy single women are attracted sexually and romantically to men with nice bodies and having a fit body usually means that you take care of yourself and take pride in your ...
Views: 1050 - The Doctor Should Have Kept Quiet - by I spend a great deal of time speaking and writing about the value of a positive attitude. Here is a story about a very old man, his positive attitude and a doctor who should have kept quiet.
Frank, a 90 year old, was being examined by his doctor. When the physical was over they had a little ...
Views: 1132 - The Dream Killer - by The dream killer was revealed to me in a simple conversation. I was talking to someone the other day, who was very passionate about attending one of our seminars. This person felt that this was exactly the thing they needed to turn their life around. At the height of their exuberance, their ...
Views: 1028 - The DUMPED! Break-up Survival Guide - by Maybe you knew it was coming. Maybe you didn’t. You’ve been dumped.
So, other than moping around in your pajamas, spending quality time with Ben & Jerry, what can you do? Well, clear away that mountain of soggy tissues, and I’ll tell you how to get through the worst of it, the first 30 ...
Views: 2018 - The Effects of one’s Position About Spanking - by There continues to be a lot of new articles about spanking children. Some write sincerely in favor of spanking and others passionately oppose it. This article questions the wisdom of any position about spanking. It's occurred to me that my position against spanking in some way empowers those who ...
Views: 1310 - The Empowering Souls of Words - by When the United States and the USSR engaged in the START II negotiations, how many of us had any idea how important and significant each and every word used would be in the dialogue between the two superpowers?
During those talks I served as a legal advisor to the negotiating team representing ...
Views: 1197 - The Empty Frame Upon the Wall - by Barry sat and held the empty frame in his hands, having removed it from the wall. It was a plain wooden picture frame, designed to hold a 4 by 5 inch photograph. It looked like the many others that adorned the wall in the hallway of his grandfather’s home. While it looked the same as the other ...
Views: 1365 - The Enchanted Illustrated Letters From Sir Henry Thornhill (Kaka) - by There is a new English site with the largest collection of illustrated correspondence in the world. www.ultimategrandparent.com is a touching story of a grandfather’s unique way of creating a loving relationship with his grandchildren, who early last century, by a twist of fate, had moved across ...
Views: 3199 - THE ENCHANTED SELF(R) A POSITIVE THERAPY - by In my years as a psychologist, I have come to believe that most people seeking psychotherapy are unhappy not only because of earlier hurts and traumas, as well as present frustrations and problems, but because they cannot access earlier happier moments often enough, resulting in not being able ...
Views: 591 - THE ENCHANTED SELF, A Positive Therapy - by I used the case study approach, based on interviews with 18 women who were not in my practice, notes on some of my own clients, and reflections on my own life to document the capacities each of us has to experience. I call this process The Enchanted Self, A State of Well Being, Joy, and ...
Views: 1314 - THE ENEMY WITHIN - Uprooting apathy and cynicism - by “Dead-end job” is a term most often used by dead-end people.
>>Uprooting apathy and cynicism
Views: 907 - The Energy of Feng Shui - by As we enter the 21st Century we will become increasingly aware of our need to live and work within a harmonious and balanced environment. By raising the energy of a space we can bring about fundamental change in our lives, allowing us to move forward and experience a more positive, healthier and ...
Views: 1184 - The Entrepreneurs Prayer - by As I awaken with the gift of yet another day and prepare for the tasks at hand, I offer up this most ardent prayer:
I pray for continued clarity of purpose so that I may hold my vision steady and keep my focus on the needs and success of others, which in turn shall bring me my success.
I ...
Views: 981 - The Essence Of Fear - by Have you ever been afraid that something was going to happen, and when it did, said, "I knew it?" In the past, when I became fearful that my income wouldn't meet my bills, that's exactly what happened.
A client of mine said that she was afraid to say "no" to anyone in her life. Because of her ...
Views: 913 - The Essence of In-Depth Psychology - by The best psychology frees us from emotional and behavioral problems. It teaches us about a hidden, inner agenda that works against our best interests.
In a sense, we have to become smarter, or more conscious, so that we don’t unknowingly participate in, or contribute to, our own failures and ...
Views: 1170 - The Essence of Love - by Love - it's the one thing everybody talks about, but few truly understand. People have always searched for love - love with family (in particular with parents), love with friends, love with intimate partners. Most of us are never completely fulfilled, and many are miserable their entire lives. ...
Views: 11102 - The Essence of Peace lies within your HEART - by We all sit in a circle and suppose while the secret sits in the center and Knows" Robert Frost.
The Heart is an infinite source of Intelligence. Many people think that the mind is the most powerful source within us. We've been led to believe that the mind is responsible for most of our ...
Views: 1803 - The Essence of Success! - by What do you really want? For many that's an abstract question. Very few will be able to answer it with conviction. But that question is the foundation of success. And what is its essence? Wanting it badly that you'll go through thick and thin, hail and snow, failure after failure, to get to ...
Views: 1003 - The Essential Vitamin "C's" for sales people - by As we celebrate Thanksgiving and head toward the end of the year, we are well aware that this is not only the Christmas season, but the flu season as well. Many people consider Vitamin C the secret weapon not only to combat the cold, but prevent it as well. We drink orange juice, eat citrus ...
Views: 864 - The Fabric of Trust - by Economy is called the dismal science because it pretends to be one, disguising its uncertainties and shifting fashions with mathematical formulae. Economy describes the aggregate behaviour of humans and, in this restricted sense, it is a branch of psychology.
People operate within a ...
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