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I have learned to turn any situation or environment into an opportunity for happiness, new learning and joy. Is this something that would be helpful to you right now? Are you hooked into the gloom and doom and negative outlook the media shouts at you through your TV and radio? You don’t have to ... Views: 1306
Karma is an unfulfilled action Karma is any action that has not reached its perfection in you. When action reaches perfection, it liberates you and it disappears from the cosmic ocean. Action is like a ripple effect.
When it reaches the boundary it disappears. Any ripple effect which ... Views: 1306
We all have been confronted with fearful predicaments or perhaps options at some point in this life – some people a lot more than others. Anxiety can easily cripple us and take away our self confidence and make us question our own capability and durability. In the long run it will rob us of ... Views: 1302
A couple of years ago I took an improv class. I didn’t do it because I secretly yearn to be the next Drew Carey, but because I had heard that improv classes can sharpen your public speaking skills and how well you think on your feet. The idea also scared the hell out of me, so I figured that ... Views: 1301
An open mind is like an open well. It is easily contaminated by anything blowing in the wind. At least that is the problem with what many call an open mind. For example, you may have heard someone called open minded because he believes in visitors from space, bending spoons with mind power, and ... Views: 1297
The mind, as we know it, is one of the most sensitive parts of our bodies. If it is disturbed in any way, the whole body’s functions are ruined. Scientists have gone a long way in trying to restore balance to any disturbances in our minds. They have been able to discover that the brain responds ... Views: 1296
Reality is a story you tell or repeat in your mind over and over again. What appears to be your reality, is a mental story, a string of thoughts, playing on loop in your eternal Now.
In every one of your Now moments, you are generating an image of your life complete with all the characters you ... Views: 1293
When dream memories are far between and few, what’s an aspiring dream catcher to do?
Dreams are incredible experiences that everyone benefits from. Whether remembered or not, they're doing amazing work in your life and are critical to how well you learn, grow and thrive.
By paying ... Views: 1292
With Thanksgiving, our attention turns to all those people and things for which we are grateful. A wonderful tradition, indeed. However, there’s a sneaky little devil that sometimes gets in the way of our ability to truly appreciate...and that is, comparison.
Uh-huh. Comparing your ... Views: 1290
Why is mind training essential? Because your mind holds the key to your happiness and success and you can train it to think the way you want it to. Someone once said, "We are what we think about". That's why we can create mental barriers to our progress simply by the way we think. We can remove ... Views: 1289
Words of gratitude will help you to cope, make you happier and give you a greater sense of purpose.
People who are grateful are less depressed, and less stressed, they even sleep better.
But most of all, it makes sure the good things in your life, keep turning up.
Why?
It all comes ... Views: 1289
The question of whether hypnosis is real or not has been a hot topic of discussion for over 200 years.
Exciting new research in the field of brain studies is now settling the argument once and for all!
Read a Good Book Lately: Then, Welcome to Hypnosis!
If you’ve ever lost yourself ... Views: 1288
Mind illusions are largely based on optical illusions. These refer to images that are perceived visually yet the perception by the individual is different from the objective reality. The data that the brain puts together processes something that does not correspond with the actual physicality of ... Views: 1286
The definitive aim of Big Thinkers in this economy that sets them apart from others is their continuous development of character and leadership. One of the most significant goals you could hope to accomplish in the course of your business and life is to become an exceptional Big Thinker in every ... Views: 1285
In my last post I wrote How to Stay Focused When You Feel Like Giving Up. The two elements I suggest are the foundation to long term focus are a clear vision and life purpose. Now that isn’t something you’re going to figure out over night and I’m a practical guy, so here are some other ... Views: 1284
Believe it or not, having a successful mindset begins first in your head and then manifests into everything you do including the people you interact with - your friends, family, colleagues, business associates, clients and customers.
Your mental attitude dictates whether you will be receptive ... Views: 1283
I have been a chronic procrastinator for about 10 years. What makes my procrastination so bad is that I am also a freelancer which means I am my own boss and set my own deadlines. About a year ago things started getting really bad where I was lying to a client to get more time on one of my ... Views: 1282
Humans tend to like complaining how life is so unfair, and how badly a need for a life change is necessary. But the moment they are really about to embark on that change, they hesitate, and somehow feel the right time hasn’t come.
So in that case, has the time come for you to experience a ... Views: 1281
Greatness, magnificence, and brilliance – do you realize that these are words that really refer to your unique “Self”? Then why do we tend to feel so uncomfortable applying these words to our self? For that matter, we tend to only apply them to other people, after they have died.
Van Gogh, ... Views: 1280
Negative thinking is the reason that you don’t have what you want in your life right now. You may not realize this but everything that you have or don’t have today is a result of your previous thinking. You have limited yourself through your thoughts and if you truly want to get what you want ... Views: 1280
What motivates you?
A person does not become successful overnight. It takes a determined individual to achieve their goals and maximize their potential. What keeps you motivated? What gets you going in the morning? Do some people naturally have a high motor or is it something that you can ... Views: 1280
Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! I have to admit that I am a little bit of a royal groupie. So, for me I followed the princes birth, but not as excessively as some people have. I know there are some people that would rather not hear anything at all about the royal family. I ... Views: 1279
Manifesting is all the rage these days. It seems you can't turn a corner without tripping over one more Law of Attraction expert advising you to imagine yourself there NOW, keep the vision planted in your mind and prepare for your success.
Don't get me wrong. There's a lot of truth to that. ... Views: 1278
We all want to create, but we cannot all just be creative, yet. We must first be capable of creating wisely and of a quality that is beneficial in order to satisfy our creative nature and drive. If not, we may create things that are harmful to others or ourselves.
When people say they just ... Views: 1277
Recently I had a question come across my desk stating that ‘the law of attraction suggests that I should put myself into the feeling of having what I desire – that is, a loving and supporting relationship (for me at this moment).
But I never had that. How can I imagine it? I don’t know how it ... Views: 1276
One of the things that holds back our personal development is our own self-talk. We can use power of mind techniques positively or negatively. We have something like 60,000 thoughts a day and many of these are reinforcing the negative aspects of our life. We tend to say things like "I have never ... Views: 1273
I was recently interviewed and asked for my definition of success; well, for me, true success means that you are living your life on purpose. You have reason, cause, motive and direction.
Once you find your purpose and your destiny, you’ll feel such a sense of alignment and inner peace, ... Views: 1272
Science has taught us that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Luckily, it can be harnessed to benefit you in ways you’ve never imagined. There are a few tricks you can employ in order to help you improve your mind and body power to help you operate to your fullest ... Views: 1272
How can walking and chewing gum be dangerous you ask? Let me back up a bit and
explain my point. I have had many meetings with individuals where either they or I were engaging in this dangerous activity. Ok, so we were not literally walking and chewing gum, but we were attempting to ... Views: 1271
My husband has a little plaque in his office, a gift from his father, with the words, “Winners never quit, and quitters never win!” We have all heard it. In fact, years ago that saying was uncontested, considered true as the gospel.
Well, times change, and our understanding of how we can ... Views: 1270
Memory loss may begin innocently by forgetting your house keys or being unable to remember someone’s name. Fortunately, memory loss is not inevitable and can be circumvented by taking preventive measures. The first step is in identifying the possible causes of memory loss. Some common ... Views: 1270
The main theme for April is POWER.
This month you will get to look at all things related to power. All of your old patterns, belief systems, reactions, experiences, trust or mistrust, resistance, desire, access; all of it is up for observation, recapitulation, clearing, re-defining, ... Views: 1268
To explore this question I would like to tell you the story of Mr Wright.
This is from an article by Dr. Bruno Klopfer in Journal of Projective Techniques Volume 21
Mr. Wright was a patient of psychologist Bruno Klopfer in 1957.
Mr. Wright had far-advanced lymphosarcoma with tumours the size of ... Views: 1268
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
Henry Adams
Where there is chaos, there is opportunity for growth. Challenging the status quo of life reminds you to continuously stay open to change. Using history as a base, chaos has preceded discoveries in all areas of life. So by ... Views: 1268
We all experience fear. Whether or not we admit it is another conundrum, and another story. That the specter of fear is always with us is not necessarily a bad thing, from my perspective. Why not use it as motivation to succeed?
The rationale for this perspective is that fear of performing ... Views: 1268
At some time or other we all have dreams, hopes and think “if only I could do that” “if only I could make this happen.”
With a little work, and belief in yourself you CAN achieve anything you want. However, the majority of people don’t achieve their dreams because they’re afraid to step out ... Views: 1268
Hello everyone!
A few weeks ago, I was outside and it dawned on me that I have been using my mind to help me move forward with my life for over fifteen years now. Yet, back then, I would not have dared call it that!
I said that to say, regardless if we are conscious of it or not, our mind ... Views: 1266
Category (key words): success, success principles, visualisation, belief, Glen Hopkins
Submitter's Note:
I am sharing this great article by Glen Hopkins, that I came across in my records in the spirit of sharing knowledge and insights. I hope that it may be informative and perhaps uplifting to ... Views: 1265
What are your beliefs around, what you deserve to achieve financially in your life? Is inviting financial abundance into your experience, seen as a gift and a way to increase your philanthropic activities or do you view money as “The Root of all Evil”. Holding onto either of these two ... Views: 1265
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 ... Views: 1264
Article Title: The Magic of Believing - the Power of Thought (from Inspirational Books - Part Three)
Submitted by Craig Lock
Category (key words): Self Help, Personal Growth, Mind, Mind Power, Claude Bristol, Success Skills, Empowerment, Positive Psychology, Inspirational Books.
Web Sites: ... Views: 1262
I didn't write it, but I would like to have written it. I'd like to take credit for it, but it's from the Early to Rise newsletter. I just got an email from them, and the subject line—which of course is the title—is, "Why You Need a Little More Evel Knievel in You."
It's always a sales ... Views: 1261
The lives we are living are formed by the beliefs we carry in our mind. We form our beliefs at very early ages according to the people in our life that have influence over us; this can be parents, grandparents, teachers, clergy, or the accepted societal belief. Children will either accept the ... Views: 1260
"The economy has really hit me hard," Marilyn told me. "I just don't know what I'm going to do. I work so hard, but I don't seem to be getting where I want to go."
As we worked together in releasing her fears, I realized that the challenge she was struggling with is the same thing many ... Views: 1260
In sport and I suppose all walks of life there are always those people who possess that mentality of a winner, the so-called winning mind that always sees them Winning Mindcome out on top despite the odds.
They have this attitude which doesn’t accept anything but victory, and we just wonder ... Views: 1259
Power Lost?
These days the perception that we as individuals have little power over the quality and direction of our lives is common. As our society gets larger and larger our lives get more and more complicated, which is a kind of trickle down affect as a result of the fact that the ... Views: 1259
Article Title: 'Think and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill (from Inspirational Books - Part Two)
Submitted by Craig Lock
Category (Key words/Tags): Success, Napoleon Hill, Mind, Mindpower, Mind Control, Motivation, Inspiration, Inspirational Books, Desires, Passion, Subconscious mind, Aspirations, ... Views: 1258
Life will control you if you let it. You cannot let this happen if you want to shape life to your liking. You need to control life and dictate the terms on which you are prepared to live. It's a bit like having a staring contest with life and the first to blink is the loser. It's not quite that ... Views: 1258
Mindset has almost become a buzz word. What's interesting about this is the effect mindset has on our everyday lives is not a new concept.
I'm one of the many who tried to read Napoleon Hill's Think & Grow Rich many years ago, at a time in my life when I wasn't receptive to the information. ... Views: 1257
It is every persons dream, who lives in a "civilized" society, to live the lavish life. To be able to travel the world and buy the things you want and deserve without worry. To live in a big home in a prosperous community. To drive the best and latest cars. To wear the best clothes designed from ... Views: 1256