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- Critical Thinking: A Fun Mini-Retreat to Go Beyond Its Stifling Impact - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2010 from Julia JamesOur minds like to think of the worst case scenario at times. It is one of those traits that can be useful when we are fighting for survival. However it can also be a trap that can keep us from trying new things, pursuing our dreams and sleeping soundly at night. One of my clients was ...
Views: 1209 - Choose The Right Attorney For Your Personal Injury Cases - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2010 from Mitchell sheaAccidents are the parts of every one’s life and may harm anybody at anywhere. In several places especially in USA daily thousands of accidents transpire including severe or minor. These may happen while crossing road, at work space, inside the homes and so on. However, there is much need to get ...
Views: 382 - Action is NOT The Answer - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from Jeanna GabelliniWhen you look for a way out of any corner, the first thing you usually ask yourself is, “What do I need to do?” It’s an okay question to begin the process of moving into solution. But an even better question is, “What was I focusing on that led me into this corner?” You can trick yourself ...
Views: 1649 - Top 10 Ways to Handle a Bad Day - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Laura LowryFor me the hardest type of “bad” days are the ones that happen all in my head. Nothing horrible or traumatic happened to me today. In fact, several lovely things happened. But it just goes to show that what is “out there” really isn’t all that indicative of our internal state of mind. So ...
Views: 1000 - Never Before Revealed - Brilliant Creative Visualization Success Right At Your Fingertips - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Harry Warman______ THE PROCESS IN A NUTSHELL ______ The real-life benefits of Creative Visualization are immense. Simply put: Intensely "see" your target desire through the eyes of your mind, as situations or events already happening now, until they become a part of you. This positively affects the ...
Views: 1754 - The Key to Managing Your Time (It's NOT what you think it is!) - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2010 from Joanna LindenbaumDo you have a challenging time with your schedule? Well, you're not alone! Nearly everyone I know and nearly everyone I've ever coached can relate to this in some way. This includes: feeling like there is too much to do, feeling like there is not enough to do, feeling overworked, overtired, ...
Views: 1246 - TAKE THE LEAD: You have what it takes. Here’s how! - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieOUR INHERENT NATURE We are all teachers and students and we are all leaders and followers. Why do I say this? It is the nature of existence. We have to engage in life-long learning if we want our success to continue. So we have to humble ourselves and get other people, be they younger or older ...
Views: 1226(3 votes) - Conscious Ways of Dealing with Your Family Over the Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from Ken LaDerouteAs we prepare for the American Thanksgiving, Christmas and Chanukah, my friends talk of plans to go home to be with their families for the holidays. What’s surprising to me, is that the tone in their voice isn’t one of excitement or anticipation, but more of dread and obligation. Looking ...
Views: 1447(6 votes) - 4 Practical Creative Visualization Exercises That Work - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2010 from Harry WarmanCreative visualization is the skill of creation, management and projection of images in the mind. The practice of creative visualization can improve mental and physical sight. Since the act of visualization is a cognitive process, it is suited to helping people overcome their negative ...
Views: 8571 - Becoming Your Best Self - The 5 Steps to Wholeness - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Louise KaelinIn basic terms, wholeness is the ability everyone has to utilize all of our strengths, skills and abilities --without limitation -- in order to live our best life and be our best self. While '-ness' represents the quality or degree of something, the Merriam-Webster dictionary provides two ...
Views: 2131 - ARE WE FOOLS FOR LOVE? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2010 from Nancy ShieldsThe definition of a fool is……..a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense. How many of us have been fools for love and the sake of love? I was out to lunch with my girlfriends a few days ago and I posed the question, “why are we fools for love?” They all replied, ...
Views: 2016 - How to raise self esteem after a divorce - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2010 from Michelle SearsGoing through a divorce can leave you feeling unhappy or disconnected with yourself, even hopeless sometimes. How to raise self esteem after a divorce may not have even crossed your mind yet. But the main area of your life that is affected is your self esteem. Because self esteem is ...
Views: 2239(6 votes) - Get What You Want in Life by Growing Your Awareness of How You Use Your Mind Power - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2010 from Aase KoppergaardDo you wonder how to get what you want in your life? Does it frustrate you that some people seem to get everything they want while you always struggle and yet only get lucky now and then? How come that some people succeed easily while others do not? Is there a secret recipe? Here are some key ...
Views: 1516 - Flowing with Change - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Coach LouiseLife is often like a river with its own current. Sometimes we are just floating along, other times we are caught in a rapid. Occasionally we get stuck in an eddy. The ebb and flow can be welcomed or feared. Our world seems to be moving in a very fast current. Just when we get accustomed to the ...
Views: 1195 - Fault finding on Electrical Machinery - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Stephen DrummonsyEquipment can malfunction for many different reasons. Mechanical contacts and parts can wear out; wires can overheat and burn open or short out; parts might be damaged by impact or abrasion; etc. Equipment may operate in a way far different than it was designed to, or not work at ...
Views: 3016 - Ideas on How to Strip Off Wallpaper - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Stephen DrummonsyBefore you start bear in mind that wallpaper removal will be labor intensive and could bring about severe damage to your walls if it is not completed properly. Most removal damage is as a result of lack of a wallpaper primer before the walls were papered, resulting in the glue being absorbed ...
Views: 1020 - Want to Live Like a Billionaire? Start by Following Their Frugality - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from Brian DavisThe first thing most of us assume we could learn from billionaires is how to make more money, not how to save more money. But the fact is many billionaires are quite frugal, a habit developed by years of pinching their spending in order to put as much money as possible into investments. From ...
Views: 4116(8 votes) - Be The Best Receiver Ever: Master Your Appreciation Skills - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraThey say that it's better to give than to receive. But givers sometimes bemoan the lack of appreciation from the recipients. Christmas is fast approaching, surely, (or hopefully) there will be lots of presents in store for you! That's why it's not too late to brush up on your appreciation ...
Views: 631 - Don’t Skimp - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from Jeanna GabelliniDefinition of skimp: 1. To deal with hastily, carelessly or with poor material: concentrated on reelection, skimping other matters. 2. To provide for or supply inadequately; be stingy with; accused them of skimping defense funding. V.intr. To be stingy or very thrifty. Adj. Scanty; skimpy. It ...
Views: 950 - Dream jobs: are they fact or fantasy? Transform fastasy to fact - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHIS IS YOUR LIFE Once upon there was a British television show: This is Your Life! which put under the microscope a real-life person when friends, family, associates would appear and rebuild the person’s life bit by bit in front of viewers. A highly popular show, the presenter with the aid of ...
Views: 1050 - What Do Prince William, Sarah Palin's Alaska & Cat vs Gator Have In Common? - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2010 from James LeGrandIn the midst of a faulty economic recovery, high unemployment, continuing foreclosures, and the prospects of inflation or hyperinflation, people around the world continue to focus more attention on things and people that cannot and will not help them in their daily lives than on the work that ...
Views: 1550 - How to improve your life in 51 simple, and not-so-simple ways - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Sean BurrowsHere's a list of 51 simple, and not-so-simple ways to improve the quality of your life. I added the "not-so-simple" not to be negative, but to keep things real. Some of these really aren't so "simple", but I promise the tough ones become easier when you master the more simple ones one step at a ...
Views: 1829(3 votes) - How Healthy Do You Want To Be? Just Out Of Pain? A Little Healthy? Very Healthy Or Extremely Healthy? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2010 from Dr Carlos GonzalezHealth is like wealth. Many people dream of being rich. They fantasize about what they would do if they won the lottery. Some people might even have ideas about how they could get rich. They know it is possible. They might even personally know someone who is very financially well off. Then ...
Views: 1542(1 vote) - Life Purpose - How to Find Your Purposes in Life - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2015 from Liisa KyleThe prevailing wisdom is that to be happy, fulfilled and successful, one must discover and pursue one's 'purpose' in life. There are no shortage of self-help books and programs designed to do just that. The problem, however, is that this is utter bunk. Especially for DaVincis -- multi-talented, ...
Views: 1645(1 vote) - What to Expect in a Life Coaching Session - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2010 from Mariano JaucoMany people find themselves in need of someone who can present unbiased advice from time to time. Personal friends or relations are not always a great alternative for supplying you with good counsel because regardless of their fondness for you their experience might not be adequate for giving ...
Views: 5734 - LOVE YOUR BOSS, it could work wonders for your career - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieLIFE IS NOT FAIR Sometimes we can be so right yet so wrong. This philosophy applies in the work place. In parts of Asia, there is the belief that the Boss is always right or more accurately, The Boss always thinks he is right! TAKE A LEAF OUT OF THE BOOKS OF LAW STUDENTS Law students are ...
Views: 1419 - Wanted: Straight Christian Allies - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2010 from Dr. Steve McSwain,Fact: I am a Christian. Fact: I am straight. Fact: For much too long, I have stood, just as much of the church has, on the wrong side of the gay/lesbian issue. Instead of standing with homosexuals, many in my tradition, and I was one of these once, have mistakenly thought we were upholding ...
Views: 1482 - Personalized Sympathy Gifts Show Special Thoughtfulness - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2010 from Karen E GrishamUnique personalized sympathy gifts express timely thoughtfulness to a bereaved person. They become treasured mementos of the life of a loved one who has passed on. There are a number of ways to personalize a gift. You can incorporate a photo, have an item engraved, or use a particularly ...
Views: 2149(2 votes) - Sympathy Inspirational Gifts Bring Hope and Encouragement - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2010 from Karen E GrishamThoughtful sympathy inspirational gifts combine spiritual support with encouragement in times of grief. They place an emphasis on celebrating the life of the deceased and challenge us to move on to honor our loved ones with courage and hope. In times of grief, it is important to balance ...
Views: 2007(2 votes) - Benefits of Forgiveness and How to Forgive - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2011 from Sean BurrowsFor this article, I would like to start with a quote that resonated with me from the first day I heard it. "Forgiveness is understanding." -Jonathan There's a lot of truth in those words. Forgiveness is a lot deeper than just simply saying to yourself "I forgive this person" or "I forgive ...
Views: 1212(2 votes) - Fear can own you if you allow it - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Carmen GuerraFear can own you if you allow it. All we have to do is accept it for what it is …fear it is natural and everyone young and old, rich or poor no matter what walk of life every single person on earth will at one point or another will experience fear. There is no way to avoid feeling afraid every ...
Views: 1478(5 votes) - How Are You at Building Reserves? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Marsha EganHow well do you build reserves? And we’re not just talking about money, although the concept is the same. Do you have reserves of time, resources and energy? Are you running your life, or is your life running you? We are all familiar with the concept of building financial reserves. Your ...
Views: 1795(3 votes) - It All Begins with One Thought - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Anya Dee"In the world of getting what you want, what is the first step?" I recently asked this question to a group of people I was speaking to recently and you would be surprised what they came up with. The example I used was, "Let's say you want to buy a car. What is the beginning?" Here are some ...
Views: 1734(2 votes) - Five Steps to Prosperity - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Anya DeeIf you want prosperity, where do you start? It is no secret that we all want it, but how do we get it? Here is a list of FIVE things you can do to get well on the road to prosperity right now: 1.Visualize it. The Universe can't give you what you don't define. It's like asking your mother what ...
Views: 1519(2 votes) - Choices - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Choices; we all make them everyday. Some of us learn from the poor choices that we’ve made in life. Some of us regret the choices that we’ve made. A lot of us understand the repercussions of the choices we have made. A lot of people don’t understand the repercussions at all. I feel that there ...
Views: 1900(3 votes) - The Young, Impressionable Little Girl - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.I see the color of your skin. I see the color of your hair. Mine is straight and yours is curly. I am short and you are tall. My eyes are big and yours are small. We both love to play. I have a jump rope and you have a ball. My tummy’s big and yours is small. All the kids are always ...
Views: 2036(9 votes) - Reducing Distractions - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Sean BurrowsOne of the key elements in our quest to improve the quality of our lives, is to reduce the number of unnecessary distractions which are causing our growth to either stagnate, or to move backwards. To fully understand what we need to focus on, we will need to ask ourselves a few simple ...
Views: 1489(3 votes) - 5 “Most Know” Dating Tips for Men - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Nathan SchneiderWhen a man is stumbling in his social success he wonders “what are the rules”? Is there a list of do’s and don’ts? Here are some dating tips that will get your head straight about what you need to do to attract a beautiful woman. 1. Lead-A high value woman is looking for a high value ...
Views: 687(4 votes) - I am Bored - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghYesterday I was talking to my kids at dinner when one of them uttered those classic words, “I’m bored.” I told her that there were only two roads away from boredom, and only one of those was permanent. The second road would lead her right back to the boredom she hated, but the first road would ...
Views: 1387(3 votes) - The Problem with Big Families - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghThe problem with big families is that they don’t fit anywhere. I never thought about this problem until I experienced it, but everything in our society is designed for the family with 2.4 kids and a dog. If you happen to have four kids, a cat, a few kid friends, and a spouse, a lot of things ...
Views: 3993(3 votes) - Rescuiing a Generation - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghMy mom had a dream when she was young. She wanted to be a surgical nurse. Mom grew up as a middle child in a large family. Her family lived in the boonies and had little money. Her dad was a boat captain and was away all week. All of the children worked hard to take care of what little they ...
Views: 1235(2 votes) - Amy's American Adventure - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghAmy was an adventurous blond, blue-eyed tomboy living an ordinary suburban life when her parents announced that the family would be purchasing an RV motor home and traveling the United States for one year on a journey of discovery. She was a bit sad to leave her friends behind, and she wasn’t ...
Views: 1470(3 votes) - How to use Anger to reach your Life Purpose? - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Nil CelenEvery emotion triggers different reaction or decision of us. The emotions we feel can change our decisions. Some emotions can make us avoid something or some can force us to reach for it. This is an important effect when we are making decisions. If we want to make decisions consciously we must ...
Views: 1586(3 votes) - I Like You Because You're You-- You're Unique! - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraWell now, look at you--have you forgotten that you're unique? Sometimes, it's more than your looks, your personality or even your talents. Who knows, it was your heart, your passion, your kindness, your zest for living or even your your never-say-die attitude despite your countless defeats. ...
Views: 861(1 vote) - 3 Common Characteristics of People with Psychic Abilities - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Christy MartinPeople with psychic ability come in various appearances from varied backgrounds, yet they all have some common characteristics. Remember, we all have psychic ability. I’m talking about in this article the traits of people who live their lives fully tuned into and taking advantage of their ...
Views: 4198(3 votes) - Approaching Life - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghHappiness is the direct result of a choice. An agreement, between you and you. If you aren’t happy now, it’s because you have not made this choice, this agreement with yourself. The question is, “Why not?” Many people simply do not understand this basic rule of life. Apparently, nobody told ...
Views: 2552(3 votes) - Are You Addicted to the Internet? - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2010 from Shift Your Life Tracy Latz M.D., Marion Ross PhD.Internet Addiction- The Internet Webs We Weave Can Be Sticky If you have had difficulty with obsessive on-line gaming, cyberporn, compulsive internet surfing, excessive emailing, Facebook, Twitter, myspace, ‘Second Life’, Skype, cybersex, on-line affairs, ebay surfing, or excessive time spent ...
Views: 1204(2 votes) - How to Manage Messy Spaces - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Denise Griffitts"I have never found a better way to enhance the communications process than by reinforcing the points or concepts I wish to make with timely, memorable quotations." ~Carolyn Warner Cleanliness is next to Godliness. This saying, while simple, has a very deep meaning. When you are knee deep in ...
Views: 1503(1 vote) - 7 AutumTips On Effortlessly Getting Rid Of Clutter - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2010 from Marilyn BohnIf I were to write lyrics to the song "These Are My Favorite Things" I would write--walking down the street hearing the crunch of leaves under my feet on a cool beautiful fall day. I also like the way the sun filters through the leaves that are still on the trees in the fall. And it is nice to ...
Views: 1549 - 5 Secrets to Get Your Guests Dancing - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2011 from Robert Reno1. Get Them Comfortable: When guests first start arriving at your event, they might not recognize all your family and friends. Being in an unfamiliar environment is a common problem that you will want to address. A unique way to break the ice is to incorporate a interactive routine during ...
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