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- Everyday Discipline - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from cedric riceDiscipline is the most basic building block of success. There can not be success without discipline. You may be successful without having other personality traits but you can’t be successful without discipline. Discipline will cause you to have habits which may not be convenient for your ...
Views: 1342 - First Impressions are Lasting Impressions - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from cedric riceThe first time a person looks at you and even talks to you he or she forms an impression of who you are and what you are about. You are the one who gives credibility to what that person thinks and contrary to popular belief it is difficult to change. The first impression is a lasting impression ...
Views: 2030 - Getting Outside of Tradition - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from cedric riceTradition is good but there are times when it just doesn’t help anything at all. We must learn how to keep it in its proper place and not allow it to rule our lives. There is nothing wrong with observing traditions but the human tendency is to become blinded by them. I have found that we as ...
Views: 1310 - Good Habits are the Essence of Success - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from cedric riceOne thing that I believe that all successful people have in common is that they have established a daily routine of good habits which serves to keep them on top. We are trained at a young age to do our homework after school. If you ask me this is the most basic building block to success. Those ...
Views: 1542 - Growing Old Gracefully - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from cedric riceOne thing about life is that we are constantly ageing. There is absolutely nothing that we can do about it. We can try to use products which make us look younger or we can take vitamins and supplements and spend hours at the gym but no matter what we do and how hard we try we are going to grow ...
Views: 1535 - Growth in all Dimensions - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from cedric riceGrowth in all Dimensions The most effective person is the well rounded person. Being well rounded means that you are able to function on many different levels in life. You can be good at one thing but not good at others. When you have a glaring weakness in one area it effectively diminishes ...
Views: 1563 - How do I Handle Jealousy - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from cedric riceJealousy is the result of our feelings when we have a personal problem with a possession, or a perceived possession, or position that another person has. The jealous man or woman may feel that he or she is more deserving of the possession and has more ownership rights. In my opinion the ...
Views: 1840 - How to become more Productive - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from cedric riceThe man or woman who wants to get more out of life strives to become more productive. When we think of productivity we normally think of a workplace contribution but productivity can apply to our hobbies and also to sport. When we talk about being more productive we are talking about getting ...
Views: 1225 - I Liked the Old School Best - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from cedric riceWe definitely live in a different day and time. The new mentality, even the new corporate mentality seems to be self preservation at all costs. It seems to me that there is no such thing as customer’s rights anymore. Business is designed to make all of the money it can possibly make regardless ...
Views: 1452 - Keys to being Organized in the Workplace - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from cedric riceOrganization in the workplace or anywhere else is crucial to our efficiency and peace of mind. There is nothing worse than being unorganized and running around looking for something wasting valuable time. There is a saying that if you want to get something done give it to a busy man. The busy ...
Views: 3206 - Keys to Public Speaking - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from cedric riceThe main thing is to learn to relax. Even the most confident person in the world will have problems the first few times that they speak in public. You must practice speaking in order to get it right. I suggest you start with a very small audience. Use one or two people who will give you an ...
Views: 1787 - Keys to Reconciliation - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from cedric riceThe first thing that you must do is to divorce your mind of all hostility. Hostility in your mind will come through in your conversation, attitude, and demeanor even if you try to hide it. The best way to handle this is to just divorce your mind of all negative thoughts about the person that you ...
Views: 1371 - Keys to Success in Life - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from cedric riceSuccess is not something that is haphazard or that happens quickly in life. People who are successful generally find success after they have worked hard and persevered through many trying times. The thing that makes people successful is when opportunity meets hard work. Many people find ...
Views: 3362 - Learn from your Experiences - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from cedric riceA wise man will learn from his mistakes and the mistakes of others. I once listened to a Special Forces Sergeant who related his Vietnam experiences to me. One thing that he told me is that he would never be the first to try something new. He would stand clear and see if it worked. If it did he ...
Views: 1690 - Learn how to Control your Emotions - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from cedric riceMost times handling your reaction is just about the most unnatural thing that you can do. It can be done however with a lot of practice and patience. Once you master getting over the urge to react you can win every emotional battle that you will have to go through in life. ...
Views: 1583 - Learn how to say No - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from cedric riceMany of us are just good natured people who don’t think twice about doing for others when they need help. There is nothing wrong with being good natured and we should maintain our integrity but there are times that we just need to learn to say no. We can be too giving in our relationships with ...
Views: 2095 - Learn how to Set and Focus on your Goals - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from cedric riceAs I began to get this article together I realized that I don’t really know what my goals are. Yes I have goals but they are not specific so I guess that I am writing this article for myself as well as you. It is important that we have a clear picture of what our goals are and the direction that ...
Views: 1424 - Learn how to Utilize your Followers - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from cedric riceAs a leader the biggest favor that you can do for yourself is to learn how to utilize the people who follow them. If you are a leader trust me, this is the best favor that you can do for yourself. I learned as a young officer in the military that the people who worked under me were skilled, ...
Views: 1029 - Learn how to Walk on Water - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from cedric riceLearn to Walk on Water If you have lived to see adulthood you probably know that sometimes life can throw some real serious curveballs our way. There is no such word as fair because life will do whatever it pleases whenever it pleases to whoever it wants to do it to. Sometimes the good suffer ...
Views: 1484 - Learn to Control your Emotions - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from cedric riceLearning to Control your Emotions Our emotions sometimes are the thing which can make or break us in life. If you can control your emotions you can sometimes turn a bad situation into a good one. I have learned that emotional control is key to most of the interactions that we have with other ...
Views: 1714 - Learn to Embrace your Differences - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from cedric riceWe are all different people and we all fit somewhere in the mosaic of life. If any two of us were the same then there would be no need for one of the two. Differences are the spice of life. The insecure person will attempt to ridicule others who are different. The person who is confident doesn’t ...
Views: 1748 - Learn to set and Keep Goals - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from cedric riceAs I write this article I write it knowing that setting and keeping goals is my own personal weakness. I have a definite sense of direction and work diligently but I know that if I wrote my goals down and followed a systematic plan to accomplish them I would do much better. When you break your ...
Views: 1403 - Learning Self Comtrol - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from cedric riceSelf control is never talked about much in this society, but it is necessary in order to be a success in life. We must master self control techniques and learn how to apply them to our lives. This is not optional for success it is a must. I can name several areas in my own life where I had ...
Views: 1288 - Learning to be Decisive - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from cedric riceI think that people gravitate towards those who are decisive because it shows a confidence in their own knowledge and abilities. We choose a leader whom we have confidence in because we like the safety and security of being around someone who seems to be in control. We want a leader who has the ...
Views: 1799 - Learning to be Persuasive - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from cedric riceLearning to be Persuasive I remember an experience that I had while I was in the military. We were in the desert and looking for a certain location. I was an Artillery Forward Observer and we were en route to a command meeting. We had a grid location but we had to find it. While I debated ...
Views: 1479 - Losing one Battle does not Lose the War - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from cedric riceWe will always suffer from setbacks in life. Some of them will be drastic and some will be minor but they will occur. The true measure of a man or woman’s grit lies in the amount of resolve that they will show in order to recover from a setback. A setback will cause you to miss your dream or ...
Views: 1456 - Maintaining Self Control - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from cedric riceThe Importance of Maintaining Self Control Self control is important to each of us. The controlled person seems to sit above a situation or circumstance of life. He or she does not allow the circumstance to dictate to them. They dictate to the situation. The person who exercises self control ...
Views: 3475 - Make the Right Choices - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from cedric riceMake the Right Choices Every choice that we make in life whether it is big or small has consequences attached to it. We are not in control of everything that happens in life but the overall responsibility is ours. The sum of our choices generally is the reason that we are in whatever place ...
Views: 1533 - Making a Life Change - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from cedric riceMaking a life change is a time consuming and difficult task. Making a change is probably the hardest thing to do because to do so requires that we change the way that we think and operate. Our habits and our outlook on life have been ingrained since birth and they are hard to change. Fundamental ...
Views: 1482 - Managing your time Effectively - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from cedric riceI have noticed as I have grown older that there just doesn’t seem to be enough time. Time flies by so quickly and once it’s gone it won’t come back again. I have developed a very low tolerance in my latter years for people or activities which waste time. I grow irritated when I deal with people ...
Views: 1553 - Parent Child Relationships - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from cedric riceThis article simply expresses my own thoughts and ideas on parent child relationships. It is certainly an intelligent dissertation based on my own education and experience. I would not however use my beliefs to counter anyone else’s beliefs. Relationships are not exact and can’t be approached ...
Views: 2198 - People Respond to Self Confidence - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from cedric riceI feel that the law of preservation causes us to gravitate to people who seem to have everything under control. We feel safe when we are under their leadership so we gravitate to be around them. The main factor which causes us to want to be around them is the self confidence that they ...
Views: 964 - Put your Wisdom on Steroids - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from cedric riceWisdom is honorable but wisdom on steroids is unbeatable. We know that the definition of wisdom is the application of knowledge but when you add some steroids to the wisdom that you have you become like Neo in the matrix. When Neo figured out the deal he was able to get inside of the bad guys ...
Views: 1282 - Relationships Require Work - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from cedric riceI have been around for a few years and one thing that I am learning is that relationships require work. If any relationship is to be positive at all both parties are going to have to put in a lot of extra work. We all have a slightly jaded conception of life in that we choose to believe that ...
Views: 1372 - Relax and Breathe in Order to Live - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from cedric riceHave you ever noticed that people who are cheerful by nature seem to look younger than their counterparts? Carefree people are not affected the same way by the stresses of everyday life as we are. My wife for one seems to have the ability to not notice when things are going terribly wrong while ...
Views: 1134 - Score a Life Touchdown - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2011 from cedric riceThere was a mental exercise that I used to do which was interesting and intriguing to say the least. I thought that it was beneficial in helping me to improve my own frame of mind. I’ll tell you about it and let you make the decision for yourself. Close your eyes and imagine that you are a ...
Views: 1305 - Snakes don't like Altitude - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from cedric riceI don’t know how true that this saying is but I have heard that snakes can’t stand altitude. They story goes that a pilot was flying a plane only to discover that it was filled with rattlesnakes after he had taken off. When he called the control tower his instructions were to go higher because ...
Views: 6710 - Techniques for Dealing with Stress - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from cedric riceStress is the way that we respond to pressure. We respond by our physical or mental reactions. We all react to stress in various ways. Our bodies will release hormones to help cope with the stress and mentally we will change to meet the increased demands of our perceived negative circumstances. ...
Views: 1004 - Techniques for Increasing Productivity - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from cedric riceI really enjoy what I do for a living but there just don’t seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done. I am self employed but I have to figure out ways to get more productive and squeeze more work into my day so that I can make a better living. I honestly need to add a full time ...
Views: 1418 - The Key to Preparedness - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from cedric riceDo you Prepare for your Upcoming Day The key to having as smooth a day as possible is being prepared for the challenges that it will bring. The worst thing that you can ever do is to procrastinate when you have an upcoming task. There is always something that you can and need to do in order ...
Views: 1296 - The Keys to Earning Respect - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from cedric riceI am sure that you all have heard the old adage that if you want respect you have to earn it. That saying is so true but I want to add onto it from the things that I have learned during my life experiences. You have to earn it, give it, and demand it all at the same time. If you do these things ...
Views: 1888 - The Life Experience - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from cedric riceLife is a strange thing. We learn as we grow older but the lessons that are the hardest are those of the past. We learn what not to do only after we have done it. Sometimes the lesson will come back around and be useful but most times we can just chalk it up to a life experience. Life’s lessons ...
Views: 1137 - The Power of Biblical Prayer - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from cedric riceThere have been many articles written about prayer and they always affirm the power of prayer in the lives of Christian believers and even sometimes for nonbelievers. Prayer can be a powerful force when a true believer applies the power of God to the issues of life. When you pray you ...
Views: 1039 - The Reason that we need to Forgive - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from cedric riceThe Reason that we need to Forgive Learning to forgive others is something which I wrestled with for quite a long time. I was the type person who would hold a grudge for years if I had to, and my favorite saying was: “I’ll get even if it takes a thousand years.” This attitude didn’t help me ...
Views: 1482 - The Secret to Making Friends - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from cedric riceThe person who has a multitude of friends pays the price to keep them. Friends are like a garden. You have to plant the seeds, water them, fertilize them, and periodically you must pull up the weeds that get in between. The popular person must devote the majority of their time to maintaining ...
Views: 1325 - Tips on Managing your Anger - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from cedric riceAnger is a natural emotion. It occurs as a defensive response to an unlawful aggression, threat, force, violence and intimidation to your well-being. Sometimes being angry is fine and warranted because it is a natural emotion. The benefit of anger is that it spurs us to action. The problem ...
Views: 1510 - What do we really mean by Thinking Outside of the Box - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from cedric riceThis term has become popular within the last few years and makes a lot of sense but my question to you is this: Are you capable of thinking out of the box? We generally solve problems based on what we know to be true and what has worked or seemed to work in past experiences. Now generally this ...
Views: 3504 - What is a Self Fulfilling Prophecy - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from cedric riceI have used this term in many of the articles that I have written because I tend to write on self improvement issues and this term can be used to explain many of the causes of the circumstances that we sometimes find ourselves in. This term can refer to good as well as bad issues of life but ...
Views: 1468 - What makes a Good Mate - by Submitted on May 25, 2011 from cedric riceNow I’m first going to say that there is no textbook answer here. A wife who seems to be good for one husband may not in fact be good for the next one. The thing which makes any mate good whether it be a husband or wife is their compatibility to the other. My trash may be your treasure. I’m not ...
Views: 3412 - When is a Leader in Charge - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from cedric riceMany will say that if a leader is not visibly causing movement all of the time he or she is not in charge. I believe that a leader is effective and in charge when that leader has the group moving in the right direction. If a leader has a group moving to accomplish a goal then that leader is ...
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