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8 Steps to Oranizing Your Life & Business

Your life is a mess!Your business is going nowhere!Your house looks like a tornado hit it!Does this sound familiar? Are you overwhelmed? Do you feel like your life and business are out of control and going nowhere?Well, if you do, you are not alone. Believe me, we all get this feeling at one t. . .

On St. Valentine's Day, Or Any Romantic Interlude, Woo Your Sweetheart With C...

Leadership authority Brent Filson asserts that wooing one's sweetheart can be done with a special kind of communication methodology which he has been teaching leaders worldwide for 21 years.My experience in teaching the Leadership Talk to thousands of leaders worldwide for the past 21 years confi. . .

7 Stepping-stones to Career Growth and Excellence

Achieving excellence in our work is an integral part of feeling genuinely satisfied in life. We want our careers or businesses to blossom, making us financially secure and content with our achievements. Here are seven stepping-stones that lead to career growth and excellence. When used as part of. . .

You Can Increase Your Brainpower

What Do You Think?Can you solve problems easily? Can you learn new things efficiently? Can you increase your brain power? Whatever you think and feel about these questions, those thoughts and feelings will have an effect on your brain function, because brain power and psychology are intimately c. . .

Decide

Where do you want to be in a year? In five years? In ten years? Is what you’re doing now -- the way you’re living, your friends, your habits, your focus -- Are all of these things moving you in the direction of your goals? How does it look?Are your habits the kinds of habits that the person you’r. . .

Today, A Wonderful Day

Believe me, today is the most wonderful day of your life! You live in today; drink, dine, walk, talk, work and play today. Living today is not enough, make it a wonderful day for you. In order to make your today a wonderful day, get up from the bed early in the morning. While brushing your teeth,. . .

Cafeteria At Fault for College Weight Gain

Tips on how you can avoid weight gain caused by your cafeteriaCollege weight gain is at an all time high, and as students continue to pack on the pounds at an increasing rate, we naturally want to know where the blame lies for this growing epidemic. Since food consumption contributes significantl. . .

The Year Of Happiness

I have decided to declare 2004 as the YEAR OF HAPPINESS for me. What about you? Yes, you can also do so! Anyone living in any part of the world has the right to be happy and enjoy every moment of his/her life. There is no harm in declaring the year 2004 as the Year of Happiness for All Mankind. Y. . .

Each Moment Is To Be Treasured

Let us grasp and treasure each precious moment of our lives. The previous moment is gone and the next is on its way. In truth, all we ever really have is this exact, precise moment in time. It is what we choose to do with each moment that determines what our future will be. This moment, now, is i. . .

Self Confidence and the Way You Use Your Words

The way we use language can have a huge impact on how we feel about ourselves.By that, I don't mean what language we speak (English, French, Spanish, etc) but how we communicate with ourselves and with others.We all have a constant dialogue going on in our heads and this has a strong impact on ou. . .

Guidelines For Choosing A Guru, Coach Or Mentor

The following tips are meant as a guide for those of you who wish to enter into a coaching or mentoring relationship with a Guru, Coach or Mentor.If you are not going to work with the individual you are paying, don't do it. You need to work with the individual who's charging you, so you can have . . .

How to Overcome Procrastination in 4 Simple Steps

If procrastination is holding you back in life, these 4 simple steps are a sure way to help you overcome your endless struggle with procrastination. You'll soon be able to achieve those daunting tasks and in some cases, even look forward to doing them! Step 1: Identify the REAL cause of your proc. . .

What's Stopping You?

We're all familiar with the cycle: We want new, but resist change. We want satisfaction, but procrastinate. We want control, but defer to circumstance.So, what’s stopping *you*? A belief? “I’m an incurable procrastinator, I’ll probably be late to my own funeral.” Beliefs like this dictat. . .

4 Ways You Can Get Over Your Need for Acceptance and Get on with Your Life

Imagine what your life would be like if you could just be yourself, without thinking twice about what other people think of you! Here are four quick tips that will help you learn how to accept yourself. Make these four things a part of your daily routine and you’ll find people will judge you le. . .

Full Disclosure

Direct Answers - Column for the week of April 21, 2003I hope you can talk me out of this bad feeling. I watched the Michael Jackson program where he was talking about how he was treated by his father. I had hushed the bad memories to the back of my head, but this program brought them flooding b. . .

A Magnificent Obsession Is The Best Medicine!

The idea I'm about to share with you can bring you the greatest hope. It can bring you happiness beyond anything you've ever dreamed. It can present to you the quality and quantity of life that may seem like only something that always goes to others. Brace yourself; a band of gypsies would pay to. . .

What in the World is Life Coaching?

In my speaking engagements I have often compared coaching today to psychotherapy in the 1920s. The level of public understanding of coaching, outside of people in a certain socio-demographic category, is still in its infancy. We are all so saturated with the language of psychoanalysis – it’s diff. . .

4 Amazing Tips To Successfully Persuade Anyone

Having excellent persuasion skills is one of the most important abilities to possess in today's fast-paced world. We need the support and cooperation of other people to help us in reaching our goals. The saying "No man is an island" is an undeniable truth. Here are some hot tips to effectively in. . .

A Scary Thought For Some...

What could be a scary thought for some? How bout' this--The thought that as a Christian you can do whatever you want......scary? Consider this Bible verse:"All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify."1 Corinthians 10:23 All. . .

Mastering The 5 Habits Of Success

The difference between success and failure is based on behavior. Successful people adopt certain behaviors that help them move in the direction that they desire. Unsuccessful people do not adopt a specific behavior set and tend to drift through life. Here are a few success habits that I have noti. . .

Creating A Winning Mindset by Clinical Hypnotherapist Steve G. Jones

Do you know anyone who always wins? Sure you know that person, everything just works out for them. They go into business and they are an instant success. They enter the dating scene and their phone rings off the hook. If they were in the Olympics, you just know they wouldn't settle for anything l. . .

The Language of Confidence

The language we use programs our brains. Mastering our language gives us a great degree of mastery over our lives and our destinies. It is important to use language in the best way possible in order to dramatically improve your quality of life.Even the smallest of words can have the deepest effec. . .

How Can I Deal With it All?

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Have a to-do list a mile long? An in-tray that's about to collapse? Closets that are jam-packed with junk and a stack of family photos? Now school is starting and things are just going to get worse! How can you deal with it all?Often when we look at all there is . . .

Are You Living the Life You Imagined?

Are You Living the Life You Imagined?Do you feel strong, healthy, financially secure?Are you too busy working to make more money than you need just to 'get by'?Will you be in the same position five years from now?So you've scoured the internet for a home business and are now totally confused, how. . .

10 Tips to Cope with Negative Emotions at Work

It’s a fact of life - if you want to succeed in business, you need to know how to interact and communicate effectively with your employees, business partners, vendors, prospects, and customers. As a small business owner, this might involve rapid shifting from one type of language to another. For . . .

Time Management: Analysis Is the Key to Mastery

If you’re like most people, you want to get better at managing your time, whether at work or at home. The question is, do you know where to start? Unless you have a clear idea of where you are right now, no road map is going to help you get to your destination. That’s why, before you can think ab. . .

GOALS The Power Line to Success and Achievement

WHY DO WE NEED GOALS? Goals give you direction in all areas of your life Personal, Career, Spiritual, Material, and Contribution. Goals give you a purpose in life. A reason to get up early in the morning and go to bed late at night. Goals will put drive and passion into your life. Not having goal. . .

Are You Lost or Are You Found?

It was one of those nights where the clock wasn't in sync with my schedule. As I was finishing getting ready to go out for the evening, the clock was telling me I should already be there. Maybe you've experienced them - those time warps where great chunks disappear and no one lets you in on the. . .

Growing From Good To Great

I have never been fond of white-water rafting, probably because I don’t like cold water. The sport consists of a raft, fast moving cold water, raft riders, and a raft leader/guide. I once saw a picture of a group of girls out for some white-water rafting fun. The girls in the picture were all smi. . .

5 Simple Ways To Overcome Shyness

Even the most confident people have situations that cause them to be shy. Even famous personalities and very successful business people experience shyness at times. (if only they knew the best ways to overcome shyness) Shyness is nothing to be ashamed of and you can overcome it when you learn the. . .

Chewing On Mindfulness: Gum Is Your Secret

My grandmother, a feisty and athletic woman in her younger years, was a gum-chewer. She was never without a pack or two of Wrigley's Doublemint gum. She wasn't a snapper or bubble-blower--she viewed that as highly uncivilized. Grandma kept her mouth closed, thank you very much, and her chewing si. . .

Improve Your Workplace to Make Your Life Better

What does “quality of life” mean to you? If you want to improve it, you have to define and measure it. Most people think of it in terms of lodging, car, financial income, medical services, and social position. That point of view, however, is not fully complete. An average person is spending more . . .

How To Prepare Yourself Mentally For Success

Okay, so you've finally made that big decision to start your own business. Now what? Well, not to discount the importance of getting all of your ducks in a row, regarding permits, licenses, financing, etc., the very first thing I recommend is a complete re- programming of your mind. Because, befo. . .

Change Is Like A Pair of Shows

Change is something we all go through all the time, though we may not realise it. We cannot actually see change happening, we just see the results of change. Sometimes change is easy, other times it is a long and torturous process. How difficult change is depends a lot on your attitude towards it. . .

How To Condition Your Mind For Success

Your mindset is a strong factor in achieving any type of success. By creating S-M-A-R-T goals for yourself you can condition your mind to achieve whatever it is you desire. S- SpecificM- MeasurableA- AchievedR- ReasonableT- Time Specific - Be very specific about what your goal is. Measurable - Ma. . .

Building the bond in your relationship.

A bond (relationship wise) is when two people have a connection. Being attracted to each other and sharing common values and interests brought the two of you together as a couple, but the bond has not been set completely. Besides the fact that you have love and care between you, you also need to . . .

Should You Make A Career Decision Based Upon A Career Quiz?

Q. I'm about to graduate High School and I don't know what I want to be "when I grow up". Do you think that a career quiz might help me decide?A. Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! But maybe not for the reasons that you think. You see, as the great Quizmaster, I've found one thing to be true: A care. . .

Oh the Woes of Tax Time – Fear Not, Get Organized and Breathe Easy

It’s tax time folks – there is no time to waste – you got to organize. There’s no better way to organize than to follow a proven method that will have those tax blues behind you while you spend the extra time doing the things you love. That’s why I wrote It’s Your Time, to help people believe i. . .

How to begin your journey to success

Becoming successful requires a lifestyle change. It requires that you know where you are going, where you want to be, but most importantly, it requires that you know how you will get there! Before you begin your journey to success, ask yourself these questions... What do I want in life? What do I. . .

What is Intution and How do I use it?

Intuition is an incredible resource and gift that we have been given to help us live our best life. Unfortunately, not many people know what it is or how to use it. The word intuition means “in to you” in Latin. Florence Scovel, a theologian, once said, “Intuition is the spiritual faculty that. . .

Overcoming Procrastination

What are the reasons that YOU procrastinate? Are you a perfectionist? Do you procrastinate on projects that you dislike? Do you over schedule yourself? Do you have fear of failure? Or maybe fear of success? Perhaps you dislike or disagree with the person delegating the job? Do you lack clear goal. . .

Make Learning The Tarot Easier Part II

Key Meanings Cards Depicting Drugs, Alcohol Use 7 of Cups and Temperance ( Reversed ) Cards Depicting Transportation, Travel and Journeys (Literal or Spiritual) The Chariot, ( A New Car, Travel by car ) Wheel of Fortune ( A New Vehicle ) , The World ( The start or end of a journey, long distance . . .

Train Your Brain, Or Cook Your Goose!

One day while in deep meditation and self analysis, a paralyzed man discovered the most important person he would ever meet in his life. He saw very clearly that HE was a "mind with a body". And, right then he made the most important decision he would ever make. Discover what it was. Have you eve. . .

Are You Maximizing What You Got?

"People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering." Saint Augustine What you’ve got + What you need = Wh. . .

Time Wasters

If your days seem shorter it may have nothing to do with Daylight Savings Time and more to do with the “time wasters” that steal your time – minute by minute, hour by hour. Time wasters aren’t necessarily things we do, but rather things we don’t do. Let’s say for example you have a series of file. . .

Find The Hidden Goldmine Within You

The Power of Impractical Ideas When thinking about success in life, I asked myself what is the main thing that has held me back. If you had to trace all your major successes and failures, what is the one thing that you feel caused the difference between succeeding and failing? If you really look . . .

5 DIY Anti-Aging Tactics.

Do you want your life story to be a long and joyous one, without having every line written on your face? Yes, we all do! Is there anyone who doesn't want to look as good as they can, for as long as they can? While there are some very quick fixes such as, minor to major cosmetic surgeries, there a. . .

Are You Missing What It Takes To Resist Sin?

I don't care how much you go to church or read your bible sometimes no matter how hard you try to resist sinning you end up finding yourself giving in to it anyway. I know first hand because this has happen to me on countless occasions. I've found myself getting frustrated and even questioning my. . .

What My Neighbour’s Cat Taught Me About Communication

Igor is a large, muscly Russian Blue cat that loves to sleep for most of the day, get scratched under his neck and play a short game of string (has to be short – or else he falls asleep).When our neighbours are away at work, he likes to visit us and sleep in our front garden.Occasionally, he like. . .

Mid-Life Perception: It’s Your View That Counts

This is the third in a ten-part series exploring the “Ten P” model developed by Craig Nathanson, The Vocational Coach, to help mid-life adults discover and do what they love.When Murray and Heather Rand of Canada sold their St. Thomas, Ontario, home and moved permanently aboard their sailboat, lo. . .

When Things Happen Without Reason

Sometimes things happen in life for apparently no reason at all. You think that there isn't any reason for something to happen until after the fact when that something has changed your life or pointed you into a new direction. Two seemingly totally opposite things can happen to you one day but th. . .

The Most Famous Line I Never Wrote

There is one line that can dramatically impact your life and I want to share this quote with you but first let me explain... There will be many obstacles in your path on your road to success. It's like driving down the road and seeing a tire in the middle of the road blocking your path. Are you g. . .

Practical Ways to Bring Enchantment into Your Life

THE ENCHANTED SELF® teaches you how to access positive states of well being again and again. These positive states are unique to you and often reflect your interests, talents, and potential. I thought it would be fun to finally share with you some activities useful in helping you get in touch wi. . .

5 Ways To Get Back On Track With Your New Year's Resolutions

1. Keep your eyes on the prize. Don’t focus on how hard it is to change or improve. Keep a laser-beam focus on how your life will be better once you achieve the desired change.2. Ask yourself, “What do I need to do differently?” It will help you identify obstacles much more quickly than asking, “. . .

7 Gifts that Multiply Happiness

Did 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 the. . .

10 Tips to a Stress Free Holiday

“The stress-free way to enjoy the holidays is to plan, take one step at a time, and have a sense of humor.” Beth TabakCan you feel the holiday jitters beginning? Suddenly there it is right around the corner. Relax! Take time to plan well now and ease into the holidays with a big smile. Grab a jou. . .

10 Tips For Better Public Speaking

Is there a great speaker hiding with you?“Not hardly,” you may be thinking. Think again.The fear of speaking in public is well-documented, often discussed, and probably overrated. The great news is that speaking in front of a group can be an entertaining and energizing experience for even the mos. . .

Balance - And Other Things...

The Mexican VillagerThe American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow-fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it . . .

Belief, Designed For Life!

Liam says to Joe; “where is your God now, when life can be made in a laboratory”?Joe says to Liam; “it couldn’t have happened, but for the presence of God”.It was a short debate involving two non-scientific people, but wasn’t it interesting?While Liam set out to demolish Joe’s faith, he was left . . .

The Heroic Entrepreneur: Profiting from Your Brilliance

If you look up the definition of hero in Webster's, you'll find a definition something like, 'A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life: soldiers and nurses who were heroes in an unpopular war'. Some heroes in our lives. . .