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Love Is Forgiveness, Compassion, Submission and Respect- Recipes For Inner Peace, The Lifescale - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Warren RedmanOur third Recipe for Inner Peace is a unique set of ten questions. The Lifescale will help you to understand the balance you have now in your life between your positive and negative emotional energies – those things that cause satisfaction and frustration. Since I developed and began using the ...
Views: 984 - Recipes For Inner Peace. Learn From Experience - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2008 from Warren RedmanLast time I introduced you to the first of my Recipes for Inner Peace from the book of that name. The first Recipe is Listening Power. Now let’s look at the second recipe called Learning from Experience. In the book Jenny is developing a new relationship. She badly wants it to work but is ...
Views: 748 - Over 40? Quit Your Job - Get A Life: Here's How! - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2008 from Craig NathansonDid I get your attention? Good; that was the point. No one should have just a job after 40. Before 40, it is necessary to build your ego in the world. It is critical for self-development, self-esteem, and to get a sense of your place in the world. Naturally, it would be perfect to do the work ...
Views: 1002 - Derby Nyemitei Is No More - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Samuel LarteyToday we are faced with an inconvenient truth of life to battle with. It is about the lost of a friend, sister and wife - Debbie: Debbie as we affectionately call her is a staunch member of our club. Indeed she is one of the few women who accompanies the husband to our meetings regularly. She ...
Views: 818 - Structure Of A 'Common Problem' - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from Craig JamisonWhenever we experience any kind of dis-ease within our mind/body system, there is the illusion that we are out of control. The very fact that we are experiencing something different to the general populus, that being our friends, family and work colleagues creates and compounds the evidence we ...
Views: 744 - Re-Work Your Life For A More Joyful Second Half! - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2008 from Craig NathansonWhat contribution do you want to make? What exactly do you want to contribute to most now? What issues concern you the most? Where do you feel your natural gifts and talents can make the most difference in the world? Do you want to help children learn, feed the elderly, or help others with ...
Views: 759 - Relationships - by Submitted on May 16, 2008 from David OttSeduction And Romantic Love We are seduced into relationships for many reasons, for support and approval, to overcome our feelings of loneliness, fear and insecurity, to explore our passion and sexuality, to feel power and control, to be needed, to have fun, to love and be loved, to have ...
Views: 1515(1 vote) - The Curse Of 'I Dunno.' - by Submitted on May 13, 2008 from Rosie JonesI mention this quite a bit because it is possibly the single most factor for why people sleepwalk through life and end up at forty or fifty bitter, unfulfilled and trying to relive a long lost youth. It's the reason some women end up with boyfriends and husbands who batter them senseless on a ...
Views: 852 - Leading With Love - by Submitted on May 08, 2008 from Laura DavisEveryone loves a good story. Great leaders are aware of this and inspire others to own and share their own unique and special story. They help us to see how our narrative fits into the whole to make a difference. Corporate employees rarely go to work each day pondering the CEO’s vision or ...
Views: 1191 - Top Ten Self-fullness Tips For Sandwiched Women - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2008 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.No need to look up "self-fullness" in the dictionary - you won't find it. And it's also not likely to be in the vocabulary of women who are pulled between their careers, children, parents, spouse or even grandchildren. No matter what age women have attained, many still act the part of the 'good ...
Views: 939 - What's Willpower? - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2008 from Hal WechslerCivilization is based on Homo sapiens ability to make millisecond decisions to act or refrain from reacting. Can you recall an instance when your wanted to punch out someone’s lights, and stopped in mid-stride? For dieters, willpower is reacting to your desire to eat three Hershey bars ...
Views: 947 - Why People Ignore Their Inner Needs At Mid-life And What You Can Do Differently - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2008 from Craig NathansonWe humans are terrible at preparing for the crisis It seems to me that many people tend to ignore their needs in mid-life. We tend to be very good at reacting to a crisis, but terrible at planning for one. I think this is the root of the problem. For example, many people stay in mundane, ...
Views: 775 - Procrastination - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2008 from Paul KeeneProcrastination, a common symptom of ADHD, is a problem that effects many of us. Not only is it a problem in itself, but it creates a multitude of problems. Problems such as missed promotions or raises, difficult relationships, poor grades and performance, and just plain missing out. I have ...
Views: 1577 - The Music Inside - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Larry HochmanI work with a number of coaching clients who are building other aspects of their lives besides the ones they're used to. The usual stuff: network marketing businesses, coaching practices, traditional businesses, etc. Some of these amazing people have figured out they're in the wrong line of ...
Views: 995 - Over 40? The 10 Steps To Finally Doing The Work That’s Just Right For You - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2008 from Craig NathansonP is for Perfect: Purpose What is life about? How will you make a difference in the world? Your purpose drives your behavior and can provide you with daily energy and happiness. What is the purpose of your life? Think deeply about where you most want to make a contribution in the world. Does ...
Views: 759 - Outline Drawing Using Grids To Better Visualizing - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Jan HackettWhether you are a watercolorist creating portraits, pet portraits, landscapes and seascapes you need to start with a drawing. What a great way to utilize visualization while drawing is to use a grid. How hard is it to see all the detail lines, the small shadows and curves that make up a ...
Views: 1916 - Out of High School And Lost? A Three-Step Road Map To Your Future - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from Kelli SmithGraduating from high school can be a shock. After years of being told what to do by teachers, it's up to you to figure out what path you want to take now. With so many career options available, how do you know which path to follow? With the right roadmap, you--and your career--can head in the ...
Views: 975 - The Midlife Quest - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from Dan Johnston“Midlife is when you reach the top of the ladder and find that it is against the wrong wall.” ~ Joseph Campbell Seventy-six million “Baby Boomers” are facing the midlife experience. Midlife is certainly a time of change and transition, but it is only a normal stage of ...
Views: 2604 - Leading With Passion Power - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2008 from Mark GorkinLeading with “Passion Power” ™: A Four “P” Interactive Model for Expanding Personal Energy, Professional Creativity and Organizational Synergy – Part I Awhile back, preparing for a talk on “Becoming a Dynamic and Engaging Speaker,” I asked myself a fundamental question: what are the essential ...
Views: 2744(1 vote) - Stressed About Your Job And Over 40? - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2008 from Craig NathansonLook at the big picture of your life This can be hard to do. The daily pressures of a thankless job, a demanding commute, and mounting bills all lead to stress. Worst of all is the nagging feeling that your life is out of your control, and slowly slipping away. I don’t have time to ...
Views: 743 - Seeing The Invisible Women In Our Communities - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Teri ArnoldYou are a 25, 35, or 50 year old woman. From the time you were a small child you have needed help with virtually every aspect of your life. Even today you needed constant assistance from the time you woke up. Diagnosed with mental retardation and because you have a difficult time communicating, ...
Views: 701 - How To Gain From Change - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2008 from Francine LarsonAre the changes in your life overwhelming you? Do you find that the older you get, the more changes you have to make? Maybe your best friend moved away or you have lost a job that you thought you would be doing forever. Maybe you moved to a new area or have recently retired. How ...
Views: 1503 - Top Ten Things To Build A Bridge And Get Over - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2008 from Mary Rosendale1. Nobody knows why anybody does anything. (Imagine the time this one will free up). You don’t need to figure out what happened to Aunt Bertha as a child to make her so mean and crabby; why your spouse dumped you or why your neighbor ignores you. We humans are a product of our ...
Views: 1243 - How Baby Boomers Can Feather Their Empty Nest - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2008 from Phyllis GoldbergAs your kidults move out one by one, does the thought of creating a more grown-up nest sound good? Can you visualize the possibility of more simplicity and less chaos? Think about what it would be like to clean out the drawers, give away the memorabilia your kids don't want, get rid of all the ...
Views: 898 - Overcoming Adversity - In The Dojo & Life - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2008 from jason armstrong“Don’t cry, don’t show your opponent you’re hurt. Don’t let him know he’s got the best of you,” my Karate Sensei would say. “Be tough, be strong! If he sees the tears swelling in your eyes, he will know you’re hurt.” These words are burned into my brain as a child and as a teacher now, they ...
Views: 977 - How I Found My Voice - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Francine LarsonIt was totally unexpected. I was puttering around the house on a hot summer day in Florida. Julie, my next door neighbor called and asked me to have breakfast with her. Julie is a high school honors teacher who doesn’t have much extra time during the school year to socialize. I said I ...
Views: 1313 - Amazing And Wonderful Games Available At Casino - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2008 from Michal KaderaAcquiring riches and great wealth are some of the common fantasies that almost each one of us wishes. Some strive hard in their professional lives to fulfill it, whereas there are some who wish to try their luck with online casino games that offer them a platform to earn more money in return of ...
Views: 2190 - The Importance Of Knowing Old - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from Natalie Tucker MillerHer hair was disheveled, which was unusual for her. The mini stroke she’d suffered after the sudden death of her longtime friend (right at the breakfast table. Put her head down and BOOM. Transitioned into whatever awaits us upon death with nary a peep) was evident in her slowed speech and ...
Views: 1345 - Asperger's Syndrome Characters And Characteristics - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2008 from Michelle FattigPeople with Asperger’s Syndrome are often described, as having social skills deficits, reluctance to listen, difficulty understanding social give and take, and other core characteristics, is typically quite misunderstood and/or misdiagnosed in our country today. First recognized by Hans ...
Views: 13768 - Clive's Anima - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2008 from Amanda McGregorwhilst confidentiality is respected at all times, Clive/Clare suggested and consented to the writing this article in the support of his 'coming out'. Clive’s Anima Neutrally dressed in a cream jacket, trousers and glasses perched on the end of his nose, Clive peered down at the tarot cards on ...
Views: 2078 - Top Five Ways To Earn Extra Money Online At Home For Free - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2008 from paramdeep singhHere's a fact: everybody wants to earn extra money. We all have bills to pay, families to feed, and the list goes on and on... Discover several legitimate ways to earn extra money online for free using your computer at home. You probably wonder how much extra income you can make? Well, ...
Views: 782 - How To Nourish The Sandwich That Is You - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2007 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.The "Sandwich Generation" is a term that has now made it into the dictionary. It fits an increasing number of Boomer women whose reality includes being squeezed between the demands of growing children and the needs of aging parents. A study by AARP and the National Alliance for Care-giving ...
Views: 969 - From Baby Boomer To Mother-in-Law: How to Play Your New Role - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2007 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.Now that your son has popped the question, the congratulations from your friends include some advice about the wedding: "smile, shut up and wear beige." But it doesn't have to be like this. You have the right stuff to rewrite the rules without becoming the Mother-in-Law from Hell. You came ...
Views: 1244 - Menopause: Your Renaissance Debut - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2007 from Jennifer GraingerRenaissance: a renewal of life, rebirth, revival, rejuvenation Debut: first appearance, launch, premiere, coming out While in previous generations menopause, often called the "change of life," marked the transition into old age, today's baby boom women are saying "watch out world, here I ...
Views: 1038 - How to redefine success through your work and life - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2007 from Craig NathansonHow do you define success? If you are like most people, your definition of success is based on external factors. A nice house, perfect children, a trophy wife or husband, nice vacations, lots of material things, and of course, a great big salary. What price will you pay for external ...
Views: 718 - Self-Defense - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2007 from Hal WechslerSelf-Defense: what is a Skunkgun? Statistics put me to sleep, but stories stick in your mind and teach us something. First, who says so, because being a Contrarian I figure folks make up numbers to sell something. The New York Times 10.12.07 reported a bunch of numbers that grabbed my 3-pound ...
Views: 921 - Aristotle Rules - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2007 from Hal WechslerAristotle’s Model Still Works Frankly, we personally would not know Aristotle’s principles if the Google information system landed on our thick, three-pound cabeza. If we ever learned his ideas, they are buried in the same crypt with algebra, geometry and Shakespeare. Just to sound ...
Views: 1229 - What Does It Take To Heal? - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2007 from Linda McCarrinWhat Does It Take to Heal? By Linda McCarrin, BA, Certified Holistic Life Coach Healing isn’t a science. There’s no time frame, control or variable as in an 8th grade experiment. There are no instructions that come with it. There are libraries of books on the topic, but when you get right down ...
Views: 1531 - Youthing, Not Aging - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2007 from Jeanie MarshallIt is not a new concept that "you are as young as you feel." This is great news, unless, of course, you feel old. As you wake up to a view of living in the new paradigm of a more peaceful life, it is important to let go of obsolete, outdated beliefs. Symptoms often attributed to old age are: ...
Views: 1293(1 vote) - How to change when change seems so hard! - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2007 from Craig NathansonDo I have to change who I am to do what I love? The answer is yes. When you go from one lackluster job to another one, not much personal change is needed. However, when you go from “just a job” to a vocation—that is, doing what you love—it does require a change. It ...
Views: 861 - Absinthe: Gives You A Taste Unlike Anything Else! - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2007 from jessica wilsonAbsinthe has returned to existence. After being absent for a century, the absinthe drink is back afresh. Like other alcoholic drinks, absinthe as a drink is a much maligned lot. Many of social ills affecting the turn of the century was attributed to absinthe. Absinthe was caught unawares when a ...
Views: 851 - Mid-Life Crisis? 10 Steps You Must Take Now To Save Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2007 from Craig NathansonSave your life? After 40 one tends to be more aware of their time left and the things which are undone in their life. While it usually takes a crisis to become more aware, this doesn’t always move one to make change in their life, especially in areas which are no longer bringing joy and ...
Views: 782 - Becoming Your Signature Self - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2007 from William CottringerBECOMING YOUR SIGNATURE SELF By Bill Cottringer What do Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Jack Canfield, Tiger Woods, Nichole Kidman, Katie Keric, and Alex Rodriguez all have in common besides being extraordinarily good looking, rich and famous, and masters of their trades? Better yet, what ...
Views: 1323 - Building a Support Network - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2007 from Renee CanaliIt takes some will power to fight against procrastination and low ambition. Each one of us has what it takes to finally do things we have dreamt or talked about for ages. When you listen to your internal dialog, are you having encouraging conversations with yourself or are you still listening to ...
Views: 1465 - Subtle Danger Signals on the Domestic Front - by If you've been around long enough, you're aware of the many things that can play havoc with domestic peace, even where the parties concerned aren't short on goodwill, and have the best of intentions.
High up on the list of culprits here are poor communication habits, either on their own or in ...
Views: 899 - More Time - by Time is the great equalizer for all of us. We all have 24 hours in a day, 7 days a week, yielding 168 hours per week. Take out 56 hours for sleep (we do spend about a third of our week dead) and we are down to 112 hours to achieve all the results we desire. We cannot save time (ever have any ...
Views: 991 - Delegate It - by “I wish I had a 48 hour day!?many have said to me during the last twenty years as a professional speaker. “I’d be able to get so much more done!?
Of course we can’t get more than 24 hours out of each day (assuming we don’t take time to sleep) but we can get the equivalent through delegation ...
Views: 1035 - Accountiblity Vs. Victimhood - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2007 from Christopher AndersonMost people in the world spend all there time blaming others for there circumstances and playing the role of a victim rather than taking accountability for there lives. The victims blame everyone else, life's circumstances and everything else for their life's misery, lack of prospering and ...
Views: 1147 - Mirror Neurons and Social Contagion - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2007 from Hollis PolkOn Saturday, I had the distinct pleasure of helping a group of aspiring hypnotherapists develop their (already pretty advanced) intuitions. Before we started, several members of the group told me they’d been looking forward to this session, and afterwards, I perhaps understood why: they ...
Views: 2321 - The Top 10 FATAL Mistakes People Make After Age 40! - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2007 from Craig NathansonMistake # 1: Doing work that brings no joy or happiness Who made up the rule that says work should bring misery. Go ahead and add up the hours of “work” left in your life. Calculate up to the day you stop breathing, not the day you retire. A big number, isn’t it? Now, how will ...
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