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- The Fear of Money - by Submitted on May 26, 2004 from Andrew LawrenceMany people, it seems, have a fear of money. Does the thought of having a lot of money make you uncomfortable? Cause you anxiety? If so, it may be that you are buying into the myths about money. Myths that are simply untrue. In fact, many of the most common statements about money are often ...
Views: 3280 - Searching for the meaning of life - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2010 from Halina GoldsteinA member of the Self Improvement Zone asked me the other day: "How is it that we can know what is good for us, yet we don'tseem to be able to make a practice out of anything?I go from one author, book, concept, idea to another, thinkingone day I will find the answer, and I will no longer have ...
Views: 1949(1 vote) - Nothing Ever Stays the Same - by Submitted on May 17, 2004 from graham julieNothing ever stays the same. On the one hand we despise change yet on the other we don’t want to stagnate and become boring. Yet our habits keep us locked into a course of action day after day, year after year. The way we think, the way we behave, the way we experience things, the way we react ...
Views: 1381 - Where is Your Life HEADED? - by Submitted on May 15, 2004 from Danish AhmedWhere is Your Life Headed? From Gangster Rap to Poetic Justice, to Ordinary Words... I remember sitting in a subway car on my way home from grade nine. I had an 88% average and I was making good money at my job, yet I was depressed out of my mind. I wasn't in a rush to get home -- I would ...
Views: 1353(2 votes) - Where is Your Life HEADED? - by Submitted on May 15, 2004 from Danish AhmedWhere is Your Life Headed? From Gangster Rap to Poetic Justice, to Ordinary Words... I remember sitting in a subway car on my way home from grade nine. I had an 88% average and I was making good money at my job, yet I was depressed out of my mind. I wasn't in a rush to get home -- I would ...
Views: 980 - Go Beyond Fear - by Submitted on May 10, 2004 from Steve ErreyI used to work in the corporate arena, traveling around as a project management consultant. I went into companies at all levels of seniority and had to engage them in the right way to ensure that there was rapport, respect and trust. I haven’t been inside an office for around three years now, ...
Views: 1003 - Go Beyond Fear - by Submitted on May 10, 2004 from Steve ErreyI used to work in the corporate arena, traveling around as a project management consultant. I went into companies at all levels of seniority and had to engage them in the right way to ensure that there was rapport, respect and trust. I haven’t been inside an office for around three years now, ...
Views: 786 - Go Beyond Fear - by Submitted on May 10, 2004 from Steve ErreyI used to work in the corporate arena, traveling around as a project management consultant. I went into companies at all levels of seniority and had to engage them in the right way to ensure that there was rapport, respect and trust. I haven’t been inside an office for around three years now, ...
Views: 835(1 vote) - Turning Fear into Power - by Submitted on May 09, 2004 from Connie ButlerHow would your life shift if you moved into what you feared not away from it, if you moved into the future with controlled abandon –think about it! One of the things I know from working with people for close to two decades and from my own development is that – things change. And yet how many ...
Views: 1220(1 vote) - Basic Organizing Principles - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Ramona CreelSo you've decided to get organized, but you just don't know where to begin. Here are four basic organizing principles that will help you regain control over your schedule, your environment, and your life: 1) Clear Out the Clutter We suffer from overload in our society -- too much stuff, ...
Views: 3221(2 votes) - How to feel more alive and happy every day in two simple steps without following a routine? - by Submitted on May 05, 2004 from abhishek kumarCan you do something for me? Tell me… Please don’t think tomorrow. What? Yeah, you heard me. You have been thinking everyday, every moment, all the time since you were born. Can’t you just stop it for one day? Well, no… You can’t stop? You mean you don’t have a choice. You can’t stop ...
Views: 1074(2 votes) - How to feel more alive and happy every day in two simple steps without following a routine? - by Submitted on May 05, 2004 from abhishek kumarCan you do something for me? Tell me… Please don’t think tomorrow. What? Yeah, you heard me. You have been thinking everyday, every moment, all the time since you were born. Can’t you just stop it for one day? Well, no… You can’t stop? You mean you don’t have a choice. You can’t stop ...
Views: 6673(2 votes) - How to feel more alive and happy every day in two simple steps without following a routine? - by Submitted on May 05, 2004 from abhishek kumarCan you do something for me? Tell me… Please don’t think tomorrow. What? Yeah, you heard me. You have been thinking everyday, every moment, all the time since you were born. Can’t you just stop it for one day? Well, no… You can’t stop? You mean you don’t have a choice. You can’t stop ...
Views: 687(1 vote) - Clearing You Inner Landscape - Freeing Yourself from Emotional Deadwood - by Submitted on May 04, 2004 from Jaelin ReeceDo you suffer from emotional clutter? Is suffering even the right word? Maybe it is, maybe a better description is ‘living with’ emotional clutter. Emotional clutter is like an addiction. You carry your emotional baggage around thinking you can easily handle it, especially if you treat it ...
Views: 1224(1 vote) - Clearing You Inner Landscape - Freeing Yourself from Emotional Deadwood - by Submitted on May 04, 2004 from Jaelin ReeceDo you suffer from emotional clutter? Is suffering even the right word? Maybe it is, maybe a better description is ‘living with’ emotional clutter. Emotional clutter is like an addiction. You carry your emotional baggage around thinking you can easily handle it, especially if you treat it ...
Views: 3192(1 vote) - Clearing You Inner Landscape - Freeing Yourself from Emotional Deadwood - by Submitted on May 04, 2004 from Jaelin ReeceDo you suffer from emotional clutter? Is suffering even the right word? Maybe it is, maybe a better description is ‘living with’ emotional clutter. Emotional clutter is like an addiction. You carry your emotional baggage around thinking you can easily handle it, especially if you treat it ...
Views: 759(1 vote) - Assimilation vs Accumulation: Getting full nourishment from everything in your life. - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2004 from Steve DavisWestern culture has reached a level of material wealth greater than at any time in history. We include in this material wealth, wealth of information as well. Currently, at the pinnacle of our ability to manipulate our environment and produce all the things we need, and many that we don't, it's ...
Views: 1328(1 vote) - Caveman Jack's Self-cleaning Oven. - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2004 from David LeonhardtWe live in a self-cleaning oven. Not literally, of course. We would burn up if we did. Those things get really HOT! In fact, self-cleaning ovens get so hot that they burn orange juice to a crisp. They get so hot that they melt thermometers. The produce enough hot air to replace the ...
Views: 1820(1 vote) - Are You Heart Smart? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2010 from Michelle CastoAre You Heart Smart? How to Enhance Your Emotional Quotient By Michelle L. Casto You don’t have to be Albert Einsten to be smart, although having a high IQ has been associated with being intelligent. Having a high IQ means that you are “head smart.” If you have a high IQ, you are good ...
Views: 2325 - The Power of Equilibrium Thinking - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2004 from prateep philipENHANCE EQ, SQ AND PQ THROUGH EQUILIBRIUM THINKING: THE SIMPLEST BUT MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD EVER DISCOVERED “Wars begin in the minds of men” – UN Charter. Crimes, disorder and disease also begin in the minds of men. To address crime, disorder and disease effectively one has to start with the ...
Views: 3984 - Triggering Intention: How To Remember To Remember - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2004 from Maya FrostYou've got a lot to store in that brain of yours. Sometimes you need to remind yourself to remember something. The most effective way to remember is to choose your triggers wisely. Post-its work great, but I'm all for simplifying things even further. By choosing to make a certain behavior a ...
Views: 1399(1 vote) - About your success. - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2004 from Patric ChanAbout Your Success. Copyright 2004 by Patric Chan What is success? That’s such a big word. Success has a different meaning to each individual.But I’ll tell you what success is by my definition. Some people say, rich people are successful. Notnecessarily. Money will only amplify your ...
Views: 1272(1 vote) - Are you always late? - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2004 from Pauline Wallin“Fashionably late” is no longer in fashion. In today’s heavily scheduled world, it is the punctual who are respected and admired. Even though most of us know this, some people are always late, no matter how much time they have to get ready. You may be one of them. Do any of the following ...
Views: 17337(3 votes) - What is Processing? - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2004 from Athene RaefielExcerpt from "Getting to the Heart: Journey of Transformation and Spiritual Enlightenment" Trafford Publishing by Athene Raefiel We process to help us to let go of old emotional, physical and mental baggage. With processing we can learn to change existing patterns and implement others. We ...
Views: 1353(1 vote) - 7 Gifts that Multiply Happiness - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2004 from Steve BrunkhorstDid you know that there are gifts that will multiply your happiness when you give them away? Here are seven of those gifts. Giving these gifts will allow you to share with others your most unique treasure: your authentic self. Each gift will return to you many times.As you read about each of ...
Views: 1134(1 vote) - Surfing Your Adrenalin Wave: How to Dissolve--Not Disguise--Anger - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2004 from Maya FrostFeel that rising tide of anger? Surf's up! Start paddling. Whenever we feel angry or frustrated, we get a blast of adrenalin coursing through our bloodstream. In the fight or flight response to stress, our bodies rely on our appendages. We need to hit, kick, jump or run away, and our ...
Views: 1626(1 vote) - Anger and your health - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2004 from Dr. Tony FioreHOW YOUR OUTLOOK INFLUENCES HEALTH AND ABILITY TO CONTROL ANGER Jane and Anthony have differing ways of viewing the world. Jane is a pessimist (the glass is half-empty), while Anthony is an optimist (the glass is half-full). These outlooks influence how they experience similar ...
Views: 2962(1 vote) - HOW TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2004 from Wayne DyerHOW TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE - June 2003 Could 2003 be your lucky year - the one in which you fulfill a dream, improve your health, increase prosperity and feel happier? Absolutely, says bestselling author Wayne Dyer, whose latest book is 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace (Hay ...
Views: 4321(2 votes) - 30 Simple Ways to Celebrate Spring - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2004 from Susie CortrightThrow open the curtains and spread good cheer. Spring has arrived! Here are thirty ways to celebrate. 1. Borrow a convertible. 2. Take the kids to the zoo. 3. Bring a rocking chair onto your front porch. 4. Make strawberry shortcake with real whipped cream. 5. Hook up the ...
Views: 1454(1 vote) - Emotional Baggage is the “Stuff” hidden in the closets of your mind - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2004 from Wayne MisnerEmotional Baggage is the “Stuff” hidden in the closets of your mind We all have some kind of “Stuff” cluttering our lives. It is so easy for the psychological “Stuff” to accumulate. It can come from childhood disasters, broken relationships, etc. We store this “Stuff” in closets, attics, ...
Views: 1277(1 vote) - Adopting Humility - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2004 from Mary AllenHUMILITY - Here's an emotion I'm striving to embrace more fully, because I haven't gotten it all figured out. Humility is a beautiful and powerful emotion, but perhaps misunderstood, overlooked or even avoided by the masses. It is viewed as "weak" by some. Those that practice humility know its ...
Views: 2637(1 vote) - What's On Your Shift List? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2004 from Keith VarnumThe most happy and successful people on earth have a personal Shift List. They probably don't call it by that name, but they have one. How do I know? Because these folks are enjoying their journey on our challenging planet! A Shift List is simply a list of activities and attitudes that have the ...
Views: 1087(1 vote) - How'd They Do That? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2004 from Keith Varnum"How'd they do that?" I asked myself time and time again in my youth. As a journalist and documentary filmmaker, I witnessed ordinary people performing extraordinary feats on countless occasions. I documented individuals in moments of crisis and emergency going beyond the limits they and ...
Views: 1155(1 vote) - The Listening Continuum—How Do You Rate? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2004 from Susan RosenbergOne day in the 1960s, a little girl named Ginny was playing outside her apartment in Stamford, Connecticut. She said something to her 4-year-old playmate just before the girl launched a fist-sized rock at her. Ginny cried out and ran home, her forehead bleeding. Her mother rushed her to the ...
Views: 1632(1 vote) - Listening Better Than 25% Energizes Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2004 from Susan RosenbergYou’re feeling more tired than you used to. Your get-up-and-go got up and went, and you can’t put your finger on how to get it back. You hardly have the energy to try. Author and educator Dr. Linda Page (“Stress and Energy”) recognizes that low energy has a significant impact on health. Low ...
Views: 1057(1 vote) - Learn to Love Your Body - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2004 from Susie CortrightTwenty-four percent of women and 17 percent of men say they would give up more than three years of life to be thinner. That’s according to a poll conducted by Psychology Today magazine. At the same time, studies show that half of American women overestimate the size of their ...
Views: 1374(1 vote) - The Top 10 Reasons people don't live a prosperous life - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2004 from Sandra Baptist -If it were easy, everyone would do it; everyone would have it. That "IT" is prosperity and we're all trying to achieve that stage in our lives where wealth, health, success are a daily part of our lives. So what's the problem? Why aren't some of us living a prosperous life? Read on, my ...
Views: 8958(1 vote) - Telling the Hard Truth - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2004 from Linda DessauWatching television’s “sitcom’s”, I can’t help but notice that most of the plots revolve around the same theme – someone being afraid to tell someone else the truth. We saw it in the years that Ross loved Rachel, that Niles loved Daphne, or that George hated Susan. We saw it in virtually every ...
Views: 4711(1 vote) - The Dynamic Power Of Listening - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2004 from Larry HochmanListening. It's a simple act...one that doesn't get a lot of attention. On T.V. they compete to see who can be seen and heard the most. Same thing on the playground. And in the meeting room. And in the Friday night watering hole. And in Congress. And in the P.T.A. meeting. Guess ...
Views: 2143(1 vote) - Life’s an Illusion… - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsI’ll get right to the point. Life is not necessarily what we think it is. And no, I’m not going to extrapolate this to the extreme to try to convince you that we really exist on some obscure planet in a distant spiral galaxy and that all of this we’re experiencing as “Life” is only a dream. ...
Views: 1376(1 vote) - Twelve Winter Blah-Busters - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2004 from Susie CortrightFeeling stuck in a never-ending winter? Declare an early spring with these quick ideas. 1. Bust a friend's blahs. Take her out for coffee or a glass of wine, or offer to take her kids while she enjoys an hour or two alone. Such a simple gesture will brighten your own day as well. 2. Indulge ...
Views: 1965(1 vote) - Open, Full and Imperfect: What You Must Know About Your Heart - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2004 from Maya FrostLast Friday was National Wear Red Day, an intentional opportunity to wear a red dress as a symbol of awareness of the fact that heart disease is the number one killer of women in America. I didn't wear a red dress, but I did get my very first electrocardiogram. I wish I could say that I had ...
Views: 1292(1 vote) - Matching Your Outsides With Your Insides - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2004 from Melanie VotawCopyright 2004 We all expect ourselves to act on what we believe is right and avoid those actions that we deem as wrong. Sometimes, though, we don't live up to these expectations. Why? The primary reason is the failure to carefully examine our beliefs about right and wrong – or what I will call ...
Views: 1273(2 votes) - One-Minute Wake-Ups - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2004 from Susie CortrightWe all get frazzled. We all get overwhelmed and snappy. And we all need to re-center before we share that feeling with the rest of the world. Here are a few one-minute "wake-ups" that will help you to re-focus on what's important. - What are you thankful for? List as many "gratitudes" as ...
Views: 1389(1 vote) - Good Vibes/ Bad Vibes - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2004 from Maggie WahlsHave you ever walked into a store or business and felt uncomfortable there for no apparent reason? Have you ever walked into a store all happy and left quite frustrated? Have you ever wished your house could feel happier? The process called energetic clearing can make a significant improvement ...
Views: 2539(1 vote) - What is Happiness and How to Achieve It? - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2004 from ashok kumarTrue happiness is such a rare commodity that the whole of the world is continuously seeking it and failing to find it. All the people, who we consider to be the best in their fields, are seeking it too and failing to acquire it. The most brilliant of the scientists, the most gifted of artists, ...
Views: 22784(5 votes) - Optimism and Your Heart: How being happy can protect you against heart disease. - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2004 from Lucy MacDonaldTake a few seconds to close your eyes and imagine that you are putting a slice of lemon into your mouth and chewing on it. Did your mouth water? This is just one example of how the mind can affect the body - simply thinking about something can trigger a physical reaction. If your body reacts ...
Views: 1207(1 vote) - Discover Your Life Purpose - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2004 from Andrew LawrenceEveryone has a life purpose; a unique and special something each of us is supposed to do in LIFE. A life purpose is not a specific job or career, it is much deeper and much more fulfilling. Now, you can uncover your own life purpose. You can do it the easy, fast, modern way, using a modestly ...
Views: 1213 - Looking for a New Direction? Follow Your Intuition! - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2004 from Lynn RobinsonIt’s impossible to ignore any longer. Your hair is beginning its transition to “sophisticated silver.” Your face is taking on the look of a “wise” woman. And your kids, friends, parents, neighbors – and mysteriously, your husband – all seem to be “changing” before your very eyes, (the ones ...
Views: 4484 - No Happiness Without Patience - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2004 from David LeonhardtNo Happiness Without PatienceInstant gratification is not the recipe for happinessBy David LeonhardtI'm searching for modern happiness. The old-fashioned kind takes just too long. That happiness requires patience and I don't want to wait. I want upgraded happiness. I want release 4.02, the ...
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