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Love Is Forgiveness, Compassion, Submission and Respect- Three Keys - by Okay, we've all read the book and magazine titles: "Five Secrets to Having Absolutely Everything You Ever Wanted Without Really Trying," or "Success in Three Easy Steps." And there is certainly value in many of those books, magazines and seminars. There are secrets that successful people use to ...
Views: 940 - MetaScient Oracle Computer Mystic: A New Psychological Technology - by Years ago, while in graduate school at Stanford University, Richard Knapp experienced a life-changing psychical event upon the sudden death of his best friend: a farewell visit from a near-dream reality. That event propelled his fifteen years exploration and analysis into the depths of ...
Views: 2200 - Personal Growth tip of the week - by The power of a smile, try this out for just one day. Smile at everyone you make eye contact with today. What do you notice? Isn't it contagious? I've often wondered why people choose to respond to such an intimate gesture. I think I've found the answer. Human beings want to create relationships ...
Views: 1224 - Simple words can change your life - by You may have noticed how powerful the words you use can be. On the positive side, many words will bring on a warm and happy feeling immediately, when you hear them or think of them. The name of a place you have lived or visited, a person's name, a food, a movie - it could be anything.
On the ...
Views: 1282 - THE MECHANICS OF WISHES - by Here is how our physical world works. When we wish for something, that energy goes out into the world and every suitable person around us is given the opportunity to make it happen. The one who follows his intuition and provides our wish, goes through a kind of metamorphosis, because of this ...
Views: 752 - How Could "They" Do This To "Us?" - by What was your reaction when you heard about the plane crashes? And the horrific loss of life? And the fact that it was an obvious terrorist attack on America?
My experience was one of shock and disbelief. And then sadness. Followed by fear and anger. I found my mind immediately plotting what ...
Views: 772 - Sitting on Success - by Taking a close look at the different “success formulas? I found that each differs only slightly from the others. Each “formula?represents the method/steps these individuals used to reach they’re goals. It would be my guess, they probably didn’t even have a formula when they started on their ...
Views: 1001 - Seeing the Wood for the Trees - by Submitted on May 25, 2007 from George ForderOften when trying to fix a problem or work out an answer we get too involved with the details. The problem seems to get bigger and bigger and more and more complicated. Sometimes walking away from it is all that is needed to get it back in perspective. How often do we hear people arguing in ...
Views: 1425(1 vote) - GREAT MISTAKE! - by Your Effect on People is Powerful
You are extraordinarily powerful in relationship to your friends, your partner, your housemate, your parents, your siblings, and your coworkers. You have the power to soothe them, to excite them, or to make them happy -- and you have the power to unnerve them, ...
Views: 801 - Your sacred space - by Many of us have a place in our lives where we feel especially free and creative. They are places we retreat when we want to recover from a bad day, celebrate a good day, think through a knotty problem, or write the first draft of our next chapter.
Some people head for the hills and the parks, ...
Views: 1018 - Tough Decision? Ask the Power Question - by We've all had the experience of pulling the right string and watching a knotty tangle unravel all at once.
When you're standing at a fork in the road -- or wondering where to turn off a traffic circle -- asking the right question can be equivalent to puling he right thread.
Let's say you're ...
Views: 932 - Your sacred space - by Many of us have a place in our lives where we feel especially free and creative. They are places we retreat when we want to recover from a bad day, celebrate a good day, think through a knotty problem, or write the first draft of our next chapter. Some people head for the hills and the parks, ...
Views: 1020 - Not-so-random acts of kindness for the 21st Century - by Remember those bumper stickers, "Random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beautify?" People would do things like pay tolls for the car behind them. Well, that was nice, but in the new millennium here's what's really kind.
1. Find a broken link on a site? Get an "invalid address" response ...
Views: 1104 - Why midlife career change can feel like getting a divorce - by Most of us are aware that we need to grieve the death of a close friend, relative or favorite pet. We are beginning to learn that other events -- relocation, divorce, illness -- can also be experienced as loss.
Losing a professional-level career can also be a source of grief, anger and ...
Views: 1230 - Midlife Career Transition: Do you jump or hold on? - by During midlife career change, do you jump or hold on?
Over the years, I have identified two kinds of midlife career changers: Jumpers and Clingers. Jumpers thrive on energy, enthusiasm and improbable luck. The last three times they leaped, a net appeared. They see no reason why the next jump ...
Views: 1204 - The Lost Vocation - by Some people reserve the word "vocation" for religious calling. Modern career planning encourages people to think of a "life purpose" that guides and gives meaning to a life, regardless of career.
Many people speak of being "called" to a career. There is a sense of "inevitability," that, "I was ...
Views: 1421 - For a really new New Year -- take action! - by Stuck? Pondering your next career or business move? Don't get caught in the self-analysis trap: months, days and even years of "thinking." I've met dozens of people who think "getting free" begins with an armchair, a self-help book and a beer.
Action creates energy. Have you ever spent a whole ...
Views: 959 - Mindfulness: More Important Today than Ever - by Remember, counsels Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, that this moment is the only time over which you have dominion. The most important thing in your life, therefore, is the thing you are doing at the moment. The most important person in your life is the person you are with at the moment.
And if ...
Views: 844 - Mindfulness: More Important Today than Ever - by Remember, counsels Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, that this moment is the only time over which you have dominion. The most important thing in your life, therefore, is the thing you are doing at the moment. The most important person in your life is the person you are with at the moment.
And if ...
Views: 536 - ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR AUTHENTICITY - by Cynthia Meier describes her second marriage, which ended when she was 32, as “four years of wedded bliss, one year of severe struggling.?And for three years after the divorce she “hung on like a pit bull,?says the 45-year-old operating room nurse, trying to retrieve the relationship with her ...
Views: 884 - Learn To Let Go And Flow With Life - by At any moment, your life is exactly the way that it is. You are the way you are and the people in your life are exactly the way that they are. This is true whether you like it or not.
When you fight and resist the way your life is, you create a state of fear and upset that almost always makes ...
Views: 9341 - How To Be Free Of Guilt - by The key to releasing guilt is to recognize that we all go through life doing the very best we can with the very limited skills and awareness that we have at the time.
Unfortunately, the awareness that we have is seldom enough. As a result, we make mistakes. Sometimes we make big ones.
Making ...
Views: 6267 - Disappointment and Perspective - by Being disappointed is all about perspective. It took me a long time to realize this. I was under the impression that if someone did something I didn¡¯t like, or a situation evolved that I wasn¡¯t happy with, then I had the ¡°right¡± to be disappointed. Of course the disappointment always led to ...
Views: 1090 - Create Awareness, Create Change - by Most people this time of year usually start off the year with the intention to lose some weight and to live an overall healthier life. In my opinion, when you are serious about accomplishing this goal, this is the greatest gift you can give to yourself, your loved ones, and your career and ...
Views: 1416 - Judgments - by It’s funny how most of us assign a value to almost everything. We ask, “How was your day?”, “How did you sleep?”, “How is your job?”, “Did you have fun last night?”, “How is your relationship?”, “How are you doing?” All of these questions are designed to make the person being asked assign a ...
Views: 944 - A Contented Life - by Do you have a contented life? For the most part, are you happy?
What makes you think you are happy or not happy?
When are you content?
Where are you when you feel most content? Is there a special time or place when you are most content? How often does this happen?
Why would you say you ...
Views: 5564 - The Top Ten Things I Learned from Mister Rogers - by Fred Rogers has received virtually every major award in television and dozens of others from special-interest groups in education and early childhood, and he's one of my heroes. He makes everyone feel special and valued. Here are the top 10 things I learned from Mister Rogers:
1. "You can ...
Views: 1064 - Discovering Your Brilliance - by How do you figure out what you were meant to do? How do you know what you're really good at? What can you do that makes you shine?
One obstacle most of us have is that we really don't know. People are quick to point out our weaknesses and most of us in childhood on onward were pushed toward ...
Views: 1059 - When Perfect Isn't Good Enough - by Being a perfectionist can do you in. Excellence is good enough; don't saddle yourself with perfectionism.
If there's one thing that can really hamper a person, it's perfectionism. it's like a wolf in sheep's clothing, because it seems to be heading in the right direction, but it's actually way ...
Views: 1518 - Building Resilience - by One of the most important things we can have is resilience. It means being able to bounce back after failures, setbacks and losses. We all face problems, and how we deal with them makes a profound impact on the remainder of our life. Here are the attributes of a resilient person, according to ...
Views: 2701 - The Top Ten Things to Know About Optimism - by 1. Optimism is learned.
If it's learned, it can be changed! If you don't feel you're optimistic and would like to be, put yourself around someone who is and observe and listen, or work with a coach.
2. People who are optimistic have learned to modulate their inner states.
According to Dr. ...
Views: 1023 - Ten Signs of Emotional Intelligence - by We're hearing more and more about EQ (emotional intelligence) these days, and for good reason. How you handle yourself and others makes a big difference in your success and happiness, both in your career and in your personal life.
Here are ten signs of emotional intelligence:
1. ...
Views: 14818(1 vote) - Surviving Work: A Family Affair - by For anyone who does not know the term "family-of-origin", it comprises our immediate family members - mother, father, siblings and grandparents. These are the people from whom you learned the safest way to react to life situations. For each person in this family, you created a set of behaviours ...
Views: 829 - Surviving Work: Boundaries at Work - by No one can do anything to you unless you allow it. You cannot be treated disrespectfully as if you have no feelings, are stupid, slow or unworthy unless you allow that to happen.
For the most part good boundaries ward off disrespectful treatment. A personal boundary is a soft, invisible ...
Views: 787 - Surviving Work: Are You Listening? - by What do we mean by "listening"? Listening is so much more than just registering sound received by the ear and relaying it to the brain. Listening involves three important parts; interpreting, evaluating and reacting or responding.
We interpret what we hear and this could lead to ...
Views: 1051 - Eliminating Distress And Tension In Your Body - by Submitted on May 02, 2007 from Joel CanslerYour unconscious mind is full of thoughts, feelings, and emotions from your past. And because past memories are brought up by your conscious mind continually, some of them bring out a resisting feeling, some of them bring out a pushing feeling, and some of them bring out a clutching feeling. ...
Views: 1285 - Riding the Tide of Transition - by As we move from Summer to Autumn, I notice that it is the most difficult seasonal transition for me. It's not about Autumn itself, but about the 'letting go' of my favorite season (Summer), which I never want to do. Ironically, the gift of the 'letting go' is one of the primary hallmarks of ...
Views: 749 - Preventing Learning Disabilities in Children - by © Martyn Carruthers
When I am asked about pressing social problems, I think of parenting. This article presents some observations about co-dependent relationships between mothers and their sons, gained while coaching people to clarify their relationships using the techniques of Soul Centred ...
Views: 1315 - Change In a Right Direction - by My story begins with the harsh realization that I could no long continue working in the entertainment field, most of the years of training and experience had not prepared me for leaving so young.
All of what I did for a living was physical; and after several doctor's, It was time for my ...
Views: 955 - Silence of The Lambs - by He stands back, avoiding holding eye contact or speaking up. A rapid heart-beat, perspiration, and butterflies in the stomach. If you sometimes experience these symptoms in social or business situations you have a lot of company.
Now imagine, vividly, a new book in your hands that answers ...
Views: 1106 - Hot to Rid Yourself of Stress at Work - by Do you often go to your Doctor complaining of one or more of the following ailments?
-I feel tired all the time
-I have no energy or stamina
-I can't concentrate and my memory is shot
-I've always got a cold or sore throat
-How come I'm developing allergies?
-I ache all over
-I can't seem to ...
Views: 845 - Focusing on the Lessons - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2007 from Jay FisetFocusing on the Lessons An excerpt from the new book “Reframe Your Blame, How to Be Personally Accountable” by Jay Fiset Why do people have so much difficulty recognizing the lessons their Victim experiences can teach them? I believe this is because the lessons are positioned directly in our ...
Views: 1618 - Don't Settle for Less in Life - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2009 from Shelley StileDon’t Settle for Less in Life by Shelley Stile/Life Coach What happens when a sense of dissonance is ignored? More likely than not, it will result in a life filled with regret and bitterness. A good friend of mine, Pat, has been married for about twenty-three years. She and her ...
Views: 9201(2 votes) - Simplify Your Life: Say Goodbye To Shoulds - by Do you spend your day rushing from appointment to appointment without the time to appreciate the world around you? Do you go to bed at night fretting over all the things you did not accomplish and wishing there were more hours in the day? Do you wake up tired and weary, dreading yet another ...
Views: 979 - The Biggest Reason For Failure At Anything - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2007 from Dwayne GilbertThe Biggest Reason For Failure At Anything I have met literally thousands of people through out the past who all claimed that they wanted more out of their life than they currently had. They had big dreams and amazing aspirations to do, be, and have more. To move beyond their current situation ...
Views: 1020 - The Freedom and Power of Accountability Part 3 of 3 - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2007 from Jay FisetThe Freedom and Power of Accountability Part 3 of 3 If you are first joining us this issue I will recap briefly the assignments from the previous two articles. • To let go of the concept of blame, start by become conscious of when and where in your life you blame, both self and others • ...
Views: 2173 - The Freedom and Power of Accountability Part 2 of 3 - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2007 from Jay FisetThe Freedom and Power of Accountability (Part 2 of 3) Lets pick up where we left off in part one, which was an assignment to simply become conscious of where in your life you blame others and where in your life you blame yourself. Once you become more conscious of your tendency to assign blame ...
Views: 1515 - The Freedom and Power of Accountability Part 1 of 3 - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2007 from Jay FisetThe Freedom and Power of Accountability By Jay Fiset (Part 1 of 3) Why an article on accountability? This is hardly a new topic yet the concept is widely maligned, misunderstood, and missed completely. Accountability is the foundation of the experience of freedom and personal power. If we ...
Views: 1866 - Over 40? Make your passions Work for you! - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2007 from Craig NathansonOver 40? Make your passions Work for you! February, 2007 By Craig Nathanson - The Vocational Coach™ Why is this important? Making your passions WORK for you is important because your happiness MATTERS and makes a difference in your life. Waking up to a day you really look forward to can make ...
Views: 982 - Being A Change Agent: An Inner Approach with Outer Impact - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2006 from Jennifer LoudenChange agents. We see them everywhere: they’re the ones heading the annual food drive; lobbying the school board to get soda machines out of the lunch room; hosting family reunions; making the holiday office party more fun; and actually attending city council meetings. They identify ...
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