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- Gratitude - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2007 from Leslie FiegerGratefulness brings a great fullness to life. The choice to adopt and hold a moment-by-moment attitude of gratitude is the choice that differentiates those who suffer the slings and arrows of misfortune and those who are blessed with a joyous and abundant life. Yes, that is correct. It is not ...
Views: 917 - Courage ... The Most Beautiful of All Human Expressions - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2007 from James Roswell QuinnCOURAGE ... The Most Beautiful Of All Human Expressions “What’ve they got that I ain’t got?”, asked the Cowardly Lion. “COURAGE!”, replied Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you were to conduct a study of all “successful” people, you would ...
Views: 1311 - What Are You Saying I AmTo? - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2021 from Charles HeinekeDespite the dangling participle in the title of this essay, about which my favorite high school English teacher would cringe, and I too, perhaps you're wondering why I would ask that question in the first place, and why I feel that it's important for you to answer it in the second place. I'm ...
Views: 1349 - 10 Ways to Prepare for Your Success - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from John Bishop“People only see what they are prepared to see.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Success takes time, planning and a strong desire. Success means developing a plan and accomplishing your goals. Success is taking action even when the going gets tough. How do you ...
Views: 1178 - Expanding Your Comfort Zone - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Andrea WaltzThe idea of the comfort zone is connected to system of heating and air conditioning. We set a thermostat with the idea of creating “comfort” for ourselves, say from 66 degrees on the low end to 76 degrees on the high end. Anytime the temperature in the room goes outside that range, the heat or ...
Views: 600 - A Pushed Button - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Glenda GibbsDoes this sound familiar? “I think I feel ____.” This is impossible. There are facts and feelings. We can’t think how we feel. Until I learned this, I was really good at thinking how I felt or so I thought. Over time and many experiences, I developed a shell to protect me from the pains of the ...
Views: 1254(1 vote) - Achieve Success by Going Straight for Your Dreams - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Enoch TanMost people are taking the beaten path. They think that is the path of success because people have gone before them and succeeded in that area. But it is the people who took the path not traveled in order to follow their dreams first, where there is no guarantee. Then once they have succeed, ...
Views: 1606 - The Secret of Gratitude - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2007 from Carl OrrisThe secret movie has a large portion of content dedicated to the subject of gratitude. Most self-help books and programs stress the importance of gratitude. Exactly what is gratitude and why is it important? Gratitude is a pleasant feeling generated by thoughts of appreciation for a kindness, ...
Views: 571 - The Shaman and Intent - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2007 from Maggie WahlsPart One: The Shaman and Intent Intent + Emotion + Knowledge = Shaman There are 3 elements to being a Shaman: intent, emotional control and impeccable skills. Here we will look at intent. "Intent is not a thought, or an object, or a wish. Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts ...
Views: 1247 - Inexpensive Family Fun for Summer - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan HaynerAll of us have come across the same problem from time to time…isn’t there anything to do that doesn’t cost money? There are many things for you to do with your kids that you may have overlooked in this hurry-up world of ours, and it’s only natural that after you read this you will wonder why ...
Views: 1343 - Life in Transition: Trusting the Timing of Your Dreams - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2007 from Tama KievesThe other day an acquaintance remarked how great my life was now that I had published my book THIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love and "made it." I could tell by the fame-drunk look in her brown eyes that she saw me as a weekly guest on Oprah, and as signing "made-for-t.v." movie deals ...
Views: 910 - A Few Things You Should Know About Wireless Security Systems - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2007 from Jerry TarrerIf you are on the market for a surveillance system, your timing is impeccable because right now we are at the crossroads of this migration to a new, more efficient, and more cost-effective solution for home and business security requirements. In a world with increasing crime and criminals, ...
Views: 716 - BAND-AID, ANYONE? - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2007 from Natalia AlexandriaBAND-AID, ANYONE? by Natalia Alexandria I’m surprised band-aids aren’t served at cocktail parties. As a life coach and student in the classroom of humanity, I don’t think a week goes by without my hearing about another miracle cure, or quick fix for what ails us. I look ...
Views: 1706 - "You Do Not Get Paid for What You Are Going To Do! But You Are Always Paid for What You Have, or Have Not Done! - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2007 from Johan Campbell""You do not get paid for what you are going to do! But you are always paid for what you have, or have not, done!" This is the one thing that you must understand. Your rewards in life are always in direct relationship to your contribution to life. This you must also be aware of, there will ...
Views: 954 - What Are You Doing to Deserve Your Place on the Team? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2007 from Johan CampbellWhat are you doing to deserve your place on the team? Think of life as a game, and you, and everyone else, are members of the team. We're all on the same side, the side that is striving to win success, health, happiness, prosperity, peace of mind and good relationships. Our opposition is ...
Views: 1004 - Gas Prices Are the Highest They’ve Ever Been - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2007 from Kathleen HoweFive years isn’t a very long time; but it seems like a very long time when you are struggling to notice every inhale and exhale, every step your foot takes, every smell you breathe in, every single thing that you touch, all the sounds that you hear and the struggle involves becoming “aware” of ...
Views: 1177 - 10 Types of Disorganization. Which One Are You? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan HaynerUnbelievably, there are some very good reasons for becoming disorganized. However, all of these are curable and can be conquered once we get to the root of the problem. Disorganization comes in many forms and may be a problem associated with an illness. Whatever your form of ...
Views: 6050 - Summertime and the Cattle are Moulting - by Submitted on May 31, 2007 from Anne WalshSummertime and the Cattle are Moulting No, you have not accidentally landed on the Farmer’s Journal page. The title is inspired by an alternative version of that party classic Summertime, and it came to mind as I was reading the results of the recent “RecruitIreland” article on summer in which ...
Views: 1513 - Try - by Submitted on May 31, 2007 from Johan CampbellInstant Inspiration/Timeless Wisdom 1st June 2007 "TRY" I got this comment from a subscriber and thought that it would make a great article as I am sure that many of us have the same issue. I really appreciate comments like this as they stimulate my thinking. ************ I hate the word TRY. ...
Views: 991 - Powerful Goal Setting Strategies Everyone Needs To Know - by Submitted on May 31, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertMost people believe that they must set goals if they are to find any level of success. Well, I am here to tell you that goal setting is absolute crap, at least in the conventional sense. Most of the guru's out there will tell you that you must know what you want, then set smaller goals as ...
Views: 1159 - 6 Essential Tips for Lower Back Pain - by Submitted on May 28, 2007 from Graeme TeagueLower back pain affects over 80% of adults at some stage. It is the second most common reason for seeing your doctor, behind only to the common cold. Yet it is the most misunderstood condition affecting you today. Lower back pain can range in severity, cause and location. However lower back ...
Views: 1123 - 5 Tips For Making Your Self Talk 10 Times More Powerful. - by Submitted on May 28, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertThere are a number of things to understand to make your self talk more powerful. Self talk is what you say to yourself to help you move forward and attract the things that you want to you quicker. Your speech is so important when it comes to the law of attraction, but how you use it to get what ...
Views: 1620 - Hugs are Healing - by Submitted on May 26, 2007 from Steve RyalsIt is clear that safe, caring physical touch is as important to our health as food, air or water. It's been amply demonstrated that newborns deprived of nurturing touch can actually die, even if their other physical needs are met. Sadly, in our culture physical touch, particularly in the form of ...
Views: 1245 - The Secret To The Law Of Attraction - by Submitted on May 23, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertThere is a secret that you need to understand when it comes to applying and using the law of attraction. We must learn to use our minds to observe, visualize, and affect our surroundings by harmonizing with the vibrations of our thoughts and varying the wavelengths of the environment around us ...
Views: 971 - What is your Biggest Cause of Back Pain? - by Submitted on May 21, 2007 from Graeme TeagueBack pain affects over 80% of the adult population. It is the cause of numerous days of work and time away from activity you enjoy. Back pain is rife in th community yet the biggest cause of your back pain is the most misunderstood issue. Most of you would list muscle spasm as the biggest cause ...
Views: 699 - Creating A Money Mind-Pattern - by Submitted on May 18, 2007 from Janet SwerdlowDo you want more money right now? Do you have the mind-pattern to attract it? This is the key that only the wealthy know! They always have plenty because their mind-patterns only know wealth. There is not a doubt in their minds of who they are, what they have, and what they will have. Do you ...
Views: 856 - Is Good Enough, Really Good Enough? - by Submitted on May 17, 2007 from Cari VollmerI used to sit and cry because I couldn't keep up with everything I was supposed to do as a wife, mother and working woman. I would actually get so frustrated by my inability to "do it all" I would be unable to do anything at all. I would freeze, be unable to move, and then feel like a failure. ...
Views: 859 - The "Something is wrong" Syndrome - by Submitted on May 13, 2007 from Cristina DiazHappiness is attainable for each one of us. In fact, happiness is already inside us. Then, why do seem to be so unhappy at times? Most of us have the "something is wrong" syndrome, which means that we feel there is always something wrong in some area of our lives, be it work, or with the ...
Views: 978 - THE NEED FOR SELF-DISCIPLINE - by Submitted on May 11, 2007 from Roy BurtonTHE NEED FOR SELF-DISCIPLINE It is a fact that many people dislike self-discipline, indeed to them it is something undesirable, even unnecessary. They mistakenly believe it to be a form of self-denial, some form of martyrdom almost, yet it is altogether a completely different thing. The ...
Views: 2088 - 3 Tips To Become The Type Of Person Who Has What You Want - by Submitted on May 11, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertMany people believe that if they work hard enough, they will get what they want. Or if they visualize what they want, they will get it. True, if you work hard enough and visualize hard enough, you might get what it is you want, however, there are tips and tricks to getting what you want faster. ...
Views: 1190 - 7 Great Questions for Discovering Your Passions - by Submitted on May 10, 2007 from Cari VollmerLeading a fulfilling life - a life you love and feel great about - is a matter of knowing how to put the pieces of your life together in a way that empowers you. Your best life starts with CLARITY. You create a fulfilling life by creatively capitalizing on your talents, passions and values. ...
Views: 855 - What Super Heroes Teach Us About Personl Growth - by Submitted on May 06, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertI have always enjoyed super heroes. Spiderman, Batman, The X-Men, and many others. My favorite of all time would have to be Superman though. Superman always amazed me because he is one of the few super heroes who has to put on a costume to be normal. He also has the ability to have anything he ...
Views: 2628 - Misery Well Spent - by Submitted on May 05, 2007 from Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhDNo one likes to be miserable. Well, most people don't like it, anyway. Misery can make life unbearable. However, misery does serve a purpose. When you get through the misery and can take a step back from the situation, you will see that, through the misery, you have developed personal strength, ...
Views: 954 - 4 Tips For Attracting What You Want Faster - by Submitted on May 04, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertSometimes it's easier to know the law of attraction than it is to use it on a regular basis and get the results that you want. Wouldn't it be nice if you were able to attract what you want faster? Well, you can with some basic understanding and application. There are a few things that you need ...
Views: 1105 - Face Off Against Fear: The 1st Period - by Submitted on May 03, 2007 from Randall StewartYou may have noticed a lot of hype in the media around the race for the Stanley Cup. Teams are facing off against each other in search of hockey‘s most prestigious trophy. Many of these great players have to face off against their hidden fears every time they step onto the ice. What about you? ...
Views: 796 - Flowing Through the Labyrinth of the Mind with EFT - by Submitted on May 01, 2007 from Robert NajemyWhen employing EFT with clients, feel that, with each round, we are peeling off layers of emotions and beliefs based on incorrect childhood (or from the past in general) programming and conclusions about ourselves, life and others. With the effective removal of the disturbed or distorted ...
Views: 763 - The Fruit Doesn't Grow on the Trunk - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2007 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorMusing about why people sometimes settle for less in their lives, I wondered if one cause might be because they (we) feel unprepared, unable, or afraid, for some reason, to give more? Those who fit into the category of over-givers (usually poor receivers) might mutter at me as they read this, ...
Views: 833 - We Must Give A Piece Of Ourselves In Order To Get. - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertIn life, we often come across people and things that we want. Things that we desire to have as a part of our lives. What most people never understand is that we have to give first in order to get, always. Nothing is free, as everything has a cost of time, energy, effort, or money. The following ...
Views: 1875 - Back Stretches – when is the best time to stretch? - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2007 from Graeme TeagueBack stretches are probably the most commonly used tool in back pain relief. You may have seen many different types of back stretches over your travels, yet found most to be less effective than you like. Now don’t get me wrong, back stretches are an integral and essential part in your back pain ...
Views: 900 - Synchronicity - by We all know what it's like to be in the "flow". Your favorite song plays on the radio, you hit the traffic lights just right, you think of someone and they call, you run into a friend you haven't seen but were thinking of, everyone wants to give you money for your services....the list could go ...
Views: 1257 - Stumbling into the Future. - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2007 from Craig HarperWhen I walk into a room to do a presentation I regularly ask a few questions before we get under way: "Who wants to live an amazing life?" (every hand goes up) "Who wants to have an amazing career?" (every hand goes up again) "Who wants incredible relationships?" (every hand) "Who wants more." ...
Views: 771 - Equiscovering the Mind/Body Connection - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2007 from Susan RosenbergMelinda Doolittle, one of America’s Top Idols this season, was so emotional after a performance that she couldn’t answer the question, “How are you feeling right now?” Judge Paula Abdul answered for her, saying Melinda had had an “out-of-body experience.” Once Melinda regained her voice, she ...
Views: 3839 - How to be More Successful at Everything - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Kevin StirtzI have never met someone who didn’t want to be successful at something. It’s fair to say we all want to be successful. Here are some tips I’ve learned over the years that have helped me stay on track and move toward my dreams. 1. Do the Right Things Every Day. The best way to ...
Views: 1184 - The Power Of Abundance - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertOne of the hardest things to develop when working with the law of attraction and creating a life that is everything you desire it to be is this concept of abundance. Many people have a very difficult time seeing everything as though there is more than enough to go around, especially when the ...
Views: 1137 - The Place Where Success Lives - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertThere is a place within each of us. A place where there is complete peace, and a connection to everything around us. Inside each and every one of us, hidden deep behind all the beliefs and ideas and perceptions of the world around us, there lays a spot that success lives. In this place, when we ...
Views: 876 - You Can't Get There From Not Here - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertToday almost everyone is on the path of personal development. Self-help books are some of the best selling books out there. It is a very noble path to be on. The greatest enemy anyone will face is not over seas or in some other country or a follower of some other religion. The most challengin ...
Views: 1118 - Amazing Life Checklist – Part 1 - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2007 from Cari VollmerEver wonder what you need to know and do to live your best, most amazing life? Some people make it look so easy. They’re happy most of the time, have interesting jobs that they love, plenty of money to do what they want and freedom for fun on a regular basis. If something “bad” happens they ...
Views: 971 - What Turning On A Light Can Teach You About Having Everything You Want. - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertWe often fail to realize how the smallest of things that we take for granted in our everyday life hold the key and the secret for creating the kind of life we truly dream of living. There are so many things that the average person takes for granted and never puts any thought into what so ever. ...
Views: 1091 - The Phases Of Manifestion Part 1. The Three Areas Of Creation. - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertHere is the good news, everything in your life you have created, and everything you want in your life can be and will be created by you. Here is the bad news, everything in your life you have created, and everything you don't want in your life will be created or not created based on you and your ...
Views: 946 - The Phases Of Manifestation Part 2. Thought And Emotion - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertThe three secrets of manifestation into the world around us are thought, word, and deed. It is very important to learn to align these three areas if you are to realize the life of your dreams. The ability to make these three areas move you in the direction you want to go in order for you to be ...
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