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When people around you are being negative how do you respond? Do you remain upbeat or do you find yourself sinking into negativity with them?
When people around you are being negative it helps to remember that you don't have to listen to or be affected by them. You do not have to ... Views: 1196
The schools are imparting the conceptual knowledge in students through different study methodology. Undoubtedly, the faculty is putting immense effort to teach the students about the importance of education in life. Education is not only acquired to avail the higher degrees and grab good job ... Views: 796
You signature is just as important as your appearance as they all impact negatively or positively on your personality. And since you must have a matching signature for every document that you sign, it is important that you spend time learning the knowledge of making your own ideal signature. To ... Views: 868
The quality of ones life is governed by his or her attitude. There are occasions when success remains evasive and there are times when you succeed without least expecting it! Your personal development and success depends to a great extent on your attitude. People with negative attitude are ... Views: 1117
Most industries are very competitive, and this means that you must find a way to be the best at what you do in order to succeed and thrive. Some businesses approach improvement by following what the competitors do, but this approach ensures that you are always lagging behind the leader. In order ... Views: 958
TIT 4 TAT: The Basic Backdrop of Life.
By Bill Cottringer
“Reputation is not of enough value to sacrifice character for it.” Miss Clark.
All of life, upon due reflection, seems to be a variation of one very basic rule commonly known as—Tit for Tat (literally blow for blow). This a ... Views: 1583
If on a given day your aim was to accomplish the following:
A glass of water in the morning
20 min walk in the evening
Paying the phone bill
Doing groceries
Having a nice cup of coffee
And you accomplish all of it – You are successful! By definition you are ... Views: 1335
The Monarch caterpillar has no choice. From the time it emerges out into the world to become an eating machine, it has but one destiny: it will transform into a Monarch Butterfly. It is a necessary part of its life cycle. It begins life in one form and will end it in an entirely different ... Views: 1280
In an intensely competitive and, occasionally, unforgiving business environment, it has never been more important to maximise our efficiency so ensuring we maintain pace with the demands the world appears to impose upon us.
As a useful tool to aid our own time management and productivity many ... Views: 1165
“I read your book two times. I love, love it. It changed my life.”
Comments like this one from my readers dance in my heart with gratitude. Writing books is a delight for me. But public speaking? That idea made my stomach cramp.
I inhaled deep and took the plunge. I joined a local ... Views: 1576
I look around and I saw that there are people live happy and fruitful life. I believe these people are my best models and not the book authors who give 1001 techniques on time management. I must observe them. I must listen to what they say.
The practitioner is the real expert. People who ... Views: 1614
Too Much Familiarity Can Breed Contempt
By
Bill Cottringer
“Familiarity breeds contempt, for others at first, but then inwardly, contempt towards ourselves.”
~Oli Anderson, Synchronesia: A Depressing Existential Novel.
Most relationship experts agree that contempt can creep into a ... Views: 4219
When I first started researching, I found hundreds of websites and books that tried to teach people how to raise their self-esteem levels. All of them started with the inner voice or the inner critic we all have inside of us.
I didn’t believe that silencing that inner critic and turning it ... Views: 921
Panic attack disorders can make your life very hard to live, and can even turn into social anxiety disorders like agoraphobia if they go untreated.
In this article I would like to give you the top 3 panic attack disorder mistakes that people make, and how to avoid them.
To start with, if ... Views: 1199
When people hear you want to buy a motorcycle they immediately think you're doing it to look cool, drive fast, or stand apart from the crowd. While this is all true, people often neglect that there are several other benefits of riding a motorcycle instead of your traditional sedan. Gas mileage, ... Views: 1095
Music somehow has a way of influencing how we actually think and feel. The right kind of music can make us feel invincible and let us take actions that would normally be difficult or at least challenging for us, while the wrong kind can make us feel inferior and sometimes even powerless. And ... Views: 100
While going for the interview get prepared with this top 10 HR interview questions. This HR interview questions will help you out in preparing for the interview. Hence can help you to get full time jobs, part time jobs as well as jobs near me.Make sure before going for the interview be calm, ... Views: 937
Stepping out from one of the huge chain convenience store/ gas stations and car wash I notice a young women drying off her car. Just freshly cleaned on the bright warm spring day she lovingly dried the car as if it were a luxury sedan. She admired this car with every stroke of the towel. She ... Views: 1103
Since 1995, we have all dreaded the idea that Andy would one day grow up. After what happened to Jesse in Toy Story 2, what future can await Woody, Buzz and friends? It's 15 years later and we've finally figured out what exactly is going on with all the toys we've grown to love. Toy Story 3 is a ... Views: 170
Do you believe you can achieve success in your network marketing business? In this article, I will be giving some training in MLM, where I will be sharing why it is vital that you believe you can be successful. By the end of the article, I hope that you will have a change in perspective if you ... Views: 1215
1. Work on figuring out your unproductive and destructive habits and replace them with good, healthy habits. One of my favorite quotes is by Charles Noble and he says, “First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” So if you allow a bad habit to continue it will start to define you in a ... Views: 1394
I am writing about this subject matter because it affects all of us on a daily basis. Each day we transform ourselves through our thoughts, actions or a life event. The people around us may be a strong influence on the types of changes we wish to make.
The transformation process affects any ... Views: 1186
He said focus on process, not perfection.
He said he doesn’t care to avoid death, that he instead wants us to live long enough to complete our life mission.
He said he’s seen dramatic transformation right after people take total self responsibility.
He said he’s seen 225% better results ... Views: 1074
If you have ever dieted unsuccessfully, you will know that your lack of persistence reveals itself in late night snacking, cheating, scale avoidance, and tight clothes.
If you have been unsuccessful at maintaining an exercise regimen, your lack of persistence is evidenced in continued ... Views: 757
Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. Alphonse Karr
How often have you been unable to make progress on a specific issue? You feel stuck. You are aware of the problem. You even know what you ought to be doing to make a ... Views: 1445
Globetrotters all over the world prefer to visit several places in a short time; That way, they can see and learn more on budget and in a short amount of time. Ideally, they prefer to see and experience places known all over the world. However, when they are in a rush to visit these places, they ... Views: 98
If I had a dollar for every time someone told me about how little time they seem to have in a day and how tired they are, I could go on a very luxurious holiday! It seems to be a constant complaint! Personally, I don’t believe that time management even exists! I believe that energy management is ... Views: 2436
Everyone is a trainer. Every minute of every day you're either training yourself or training others, even if it's just to maintain a habit.
Let's take a closer look at that, because it's important. Your alarm goes off in the morning, and what do you do? If you're anything like me, you hit ... Views: 957
A few weeks ago I met with two women from my spirituality group. They had never been to my home, and as we stepped onto the deck to begin our meeting they both remarked on the beauty of our land. I found myself qualifying and explaining about the dirt and weeds: “It was a lot more beautiful ... Views: 1712
A wonderful actor died last week. I’ve enjoyed watching him portray a variety of “bad guys with a big heart” over the years, but last week, I learned something new about him and my appreciation for Bob Hoskins has grown even greater.
Hoskins left school at 15 because he was told he was ... Views: 1711
“When it comes to The Truth, all of us are liars.” (sayings by lp)
Truth can never be measured in absolute terms of truth-y-ness (yup, I just made that up).
Truth is relative … it’s not absolute. What is unquestionably true for any one individual or group is often questionable to ... Views: 846
We can only truly act in our self-interest when we are responding appropriately to objective truth, not belief. Belief has no boundaries, no limits, and is founded on hope. Truth is finite—with immoveable boundaries and absolute limits—and is founded on scientific fact. Those of us who assume ... Views: 1217
Just about everyone wants to have more success in business and in life. The desire to be all we can be and feel fully alive is healthy. But in this eagerness to create a good life, many of us miss the mark by unknowingly falling prey to some common formulas for failure rather than grasping ... Views: 728
Time To Turn Those “What If’s” Around In Your Favor
So many people get anxious, get worried, get stressed and let the thoughts of ‘What If’ start running through their head. Even with me just saying that, I’m sure almost everyone reading this immediately thought of the term ‘What If’ in ... Views: 906
Stop Selling and Build Mutually Beneficial Relationships with your Partners
Anyone who has built a camp fire knows that starting a fire and getting it going is quite difficult. You need to build a small pile of dry kindling and then apply some sort of spark to it, to get it burning. Once this ... Views: 1385
Often times people give reasons for why they cannot achieve a specific goal or outcome that could significantly enhance their lives. For example:
"I can't finish college because......."
"I can't get a good paying job because...."
"I can't lose weight because...."
"I can't stop gang banging ... Views: 2023
“Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself. Believe in yourself, your abilities and your own potential. Never let self-doubt hold you captive. You are worthy of all that you dream of and hope for.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart ... Views: 872
"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year." ~ John Foster Dulles
We hope this doesn’t come as a shock to some of you, but there just isn’t any such thing as a pain-free, problem-free life. We hear about ... Views: 1216
Twenty Choices You Can Make to Increase Happiness
In our pursuit of happiness we must first realize and accept that being happy is a deliberate choice; a choice we make every moment of every day. There are many strategies to help make attaining that goal possible. Following is a list of ... Views: 980
No matter what event you are planning, be it a corporate party, a fundraiser for your favorite charity, or your annual summer festival, you and your group will be looking for attractive and inexpensive entertainment that is sure to please the crowds and make keep them coming back for ... Views: 154
Two Illusions That Spoil Reality
by
Bill Cottringer
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” ~Søren Kierkegaard.
There are two persistent and compelling illusions that help spoil Kierkegaard’s version of reality. These are: (1) the strongly sensed ... Views: 632
TWO KINDS OF BELIEFS
By
Bill Cottringer
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ~Philip K. Dick.
Beliefs are what drive and explain human behavior. They reassure us the truth of something and justify our thinking, feeling and acting in our minds, ... Views: 1490
Two Serious Problems We were Warned About in 1970
By
Bill Cottringer
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything” ~George Bernard Shaw.
Are you feeling overwhelmed about the information overload and insane pace of technology ... Views: 570
Two Tantamount Truths
By
Bill Cottringer
“Conscience is no more than the dead speaking to us.” ~Jim Caroll
There is no shortage of authors, books and movies about near death experiences, with over 5 million Internet works available. Authors like Moody, Jakoby and Greyson; books like ... Views: 1284
Just like it takes two to betroth, there are two things you must do to experience complete happiness and unspeakable joy in your marriage. No matter how you look at it, life is very beautiful and you can only enjoy this kind of life when you know how to. Your marriage can be blissful, if you ... Views: 1673
Are you constantly battling depression, pessimism or negativity? Did you know that these emotions can cause you to fall sick easily? Well, you need to change your mindset to be one full of positivity, joy and optimism. In this article I will be sharing with you two tips to help you with just ... Views: 2353
There are times when we can only approach meaning in a round-about way, just as there are times when you can only really see something by not looking at it directly but catching it, as they say, out of the corner of your eye.
In just that manner, we can only come to an understanding, at ... Views: 1334
I was looking at the pictures of the riots in the UK and remembering the early 1980s in Liverpool when we had our riots. The picture of London burning was bad enough but having seen Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool endure these copycat riots and other parts of London devastated by marauding ... Views: 1347
If you're unhappy at work, rest assured that things will change. As with all things, you can be a part of the change in positive or negative ways.
We all can’t be astronauts, professional athletes, dolphin trainers or test pilots -- some of us have to work for a living. I’m not implying that ... Views: 1446