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- Gaining Comfort From Spirituality - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI had a great session with a wonderful Medium the other day. I have felt as light as a feather ever since and yet very much rooted firmly to the ground as well; I guess the overall feeling is one of believing that I am exactly where I'm meant to be and also know where I should be going...and of ...
Views: 1394(1 vote) - Good Relationships Make You a Better Person - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonHuman beings do not exist in an individual vacuum any more than the other species of animal or bird who live on this planet. We are social in nature and our basic and primary instinct of survival tells us that we need a mate in order to fulfill that very task. And as a matter of day to day ...
Views: 4691(4 votes) - Having Fun Motivates Exercise - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonHave you seen this video on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJMOI5_FKwg? This so easily demonstrates that motivation to exercise does not come from merely thinking that you should exercise. When exercise is made into something which is fun, you automatically exercise without even ...
Views: 1993(1 vote) - Having Trouble Solving Problems? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonWhen one wishes to solve a problem it is very easy to get tied up in the nuts and bolts of the problem itself and in this way miss out on seeing the overall picture. To solve a problem easily it is important to take a step back and thus begin to look at what is happening from a different angle. ...
Views: 992(2 votes) - Help Overcome Fear Of The Dentist - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonI visited my dentist last week and the first thing he said was, "Lovely to see you". Whilst I appreciate the fact that it is polite to respond in kind I found myself wondering how many of his patients really mean what they say in reply! During my "session" in the dentists' chair, my musings ...
Views: 1372(1 vote) - Help To Boost Your Immune System - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonWe are constantly bombarded with information about vitamins, supplements and complementary health ideas. Whether we act upon that information or not is a matter of individual choice. Some people are more health conscious than others. We have our own individual attitudes on the subject and ...
Views: 1543(2 votes) - Help To Relax During Pregnancy - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonSome mothers to be really enjoy their pregnancies whilst others find the situation a little more trying. There are many aspects of pregnancy that can cause discomfort, anxiety or indeed frustration. Morning sickness, digestive changes and feeling fat are amongst the most frequently cited ...
Views: 1055(1 vote) - Help To Stop Being Negative - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonNegative people often find themselves wishing that they could change and become optimistic, positive and happier. They would like to stop seeing everything that might go wrong and instead be able to see what could turn out to be great and fantastic. Lets fact it; it's a nightmare when all you ...
Views: 1186(1 vote) - Help To Stop Food Cravings And Lose Weight Successfully - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonWhen you want to lose weight or to eliminate certain food items or food groups from your day-to-day diet you have to be good at controlling the way in which you think about such food. A good mental strategy towards your eating plan and diet is required. If you watched the movie "Five Year ...
Views: 1050(1 vote) - Help Yourself To Be More Confident - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonConfidence is King. The best gift you can give to your child is confidence. We hear such edicts every day, from all quarters. We know that it's true. Being confident makes almost every experience in life so much easier to deal with. Even so, not everyone is confident. Not everyone has ...
Views: 1209(1 vote) - How Do You React When You Catch a Cold? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonThe other day I wrote a quick article on the importance of having a positive attitude when you catch a cold, due to your expectations having a great impact upon the reality which you subsequently experience. I mentioned in this article that I was due to go on an airplane and that I was ...
Views: 1156(4 votes) - How Hypnosis Helps You to Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonSometimes the "how to" of doing things can blur you vision and get in your way. "You cannot see the wood for the trees" is a saying which sums up this phenomenon quite nicely. If you want to achieve something it is more important to make a commitment to achieving that end result than to focus ...
Views: 991(2 votes) - How Much Effort Do You Devote To Achieving Success? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonEarlier this week I received this message in my in-box; Your Effort Is A Portrait of Yourself. It got me thinking about a lot of things. I remember reading that Colonel Sanders knocked upon one thousand doors before the recipe behind KFC was recognized as having potential. I also recall a ...
Views: 1604(1 vote) - How Much Effort Do You Put Into Making Your Relationship Work? - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonSomewhere hidden amongst my emails this week, I received this motivational message, the contents of which kept popping back into my mind. Your Effort Is A Portrait of Yourself Why is your effort such a true portrait of yourself? And have you thought about how very much your level of ...
Views: 2729(2 votes) - How Positive Thinking Helps When You Catch a Cold - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonIt will probably not surprise you when I say that my motivation in asking this question comes from the fact that I have caught a cold. I have managed to avoid all those bugs which circulate so easily for at least the last two years, so I don't suppose that I should grumble. What I will say is ...
Views: 1026(1 vote) - How to Attract Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI wonder whether you noticed an article by the columnist David Brooks in the New York Times entitled the "Sandra Bullock Trade". It certainly caught my eye as it focuses upon the interactions between personal and professional success with levels of happiness. Over the last few decades much ...
Views: 2722(1 vote) - How To Do Your Own Scientific Research Into Hypnosis - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonHypnosis has generally been thought of as a "fringe therapy", something that only people who are a little bit weird would turn to. Their friends smile and nod politely when told that he or she is making a visit to a hypnotherapist or listening to a hypnosis mp3, but decline to pass real ...
Views: 1367(1 vote) - How To Find Your Soul Mate - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonSome people feel broken and empty when they are not involved in an intimate relationship, but these feelings may in actual fact get in the way of you finding your soul mate. The feelings of loneliness and being "broken" can effectively emit negative vibes which make you vulnerable to stepping ...
Views: 1237(2 votes) - How To Give Your Goals Sticking Power - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonJanuary is a time of year which is associated with new beginnings; it's a time to start over, set goals and plan for the year ahead. New Year's resolutions are set by many, yet adhered to by few. Are you one of the exceptions to this rule? Or have you already waved good-bye to your fresh ...
Views: 1001(1 vote) - How To Have Driving Confidence On Unfamiliar Roads - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonWith an increasing number of vehicles traversing the highways of the world a higher degree of driving confidence is required to enable one to step out of their usual comfort zone. To drive on an unfamiliar road can be very daunting to many a driver. Roads and road systems can be very different ...
Views: 3494(1 vote) - How to Protect Yourself from Acidic Thoughts - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonIf you are suffering from your own toxic thoughts or happen to be the focal point of another person's acidity you will appreciate how uncomfortable either of these circumstances can make you feel. The former you can more readily control; or rather, you should upon the face of it find it easier ...
Views: 1040(1 vote) - How to Recover From a Broken Heart - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonHow many times has your heart been broken? The answer to this question will go some way towards predicting how easily you might recover or otherwise from your broken heart. How badly your heart has been broken will also assist in predicting the difficulty or ease with which you recover. ...
Views: 1288(1 vote) - How To Slow Down Your Back Swing - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonI received an e-mail from a fellow golfer today asking for help in slowing down their back swing. This gentleman had been trying, without success, to say to himself "slow" and "stop" when at the top of his back swing. His assessment of the situation was that the speed of his back swing was ...
Views: 1451(2 votes) - Hypnosis Inspires You - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonMost people these days have seen a stage hypnosis show; you have seen people cluck like chickens, or be convinced that they are a super star or that they are walking on the moon. You have seen people suddenly forget their name, or confuse their shoe for a dog. You have seen people have needles ...
Views: 1110(3 votes) - Is a Hypnotherapist Just a Quack? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonThe Kings Speech has recently won rather a lot of awards, and deservedly so. Colin Firth's performance as the King who stuttered was absolutely brilliant. The movie’s screenwriter, David Seidler, was is an unusually good position to add deeper layers empathy to the script as he too had ...
Views: 1353(2 votes) - Living Without Regrets - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI always think of the song "Non Je ne regrette rien", which Edith Piaf was famous for singing, whenever I visit Paris. It is of course a French song, and well known, so that easily explains why it popped into my head whilst sitting in the airplane en route to Paris. Its words prompted me to ...
Views: 1137(2 votes) - Lose Weight Playing Golf - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonIf you've been reading any of my earlier articles you'll already know that I love the game of golf. I am absolutely passionate about this game and firmly believe that it should be a daily habit - for me, that is. I'm open to making it a twice daily event on occasions as well, without fear of ...
Views: 1331(1 vote) - Searching For a Cure For Depression? - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonI was watching television the other day and was surprised by an advertisement for a supplement which was intended as an adjunct to anti-depressant drugs. I wish I had noted what was said but a statistic was stated about the number of anti-depressants which don't affect the required cure for ...
Views: 964(1 vote) - Seeking Happiness - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonIf you are feeling dissatisfied and unhappy, where do you start in your search for happiness? Due to the way in which the human mind works, the more you think about being unhappy the more unhappy you become. It is easy to become enmeshed in a vicious cycle of negative and unhappy effect. If ...
Views: 1485(3 votes) - Social Phobia Demands a Lot of Effort - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonSometimes there are hidden factors which prevent you from putting the effort into things which you would like. Anyone who is shy will identify with the feeling of being held back. You can put a façade upon your shyness and appear quite confident to the majority of people, most of the time, but ...
Views: 1087(2 votes) - Stop Punishing Yourself - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonSome people are really hard on themselves. This is fine so long as the outcome is productive. In most cases, however, the effect of being tough on oneself is rather more negative, in that it may lower ones confidence and de-motivate at the same time. A select few respond well to unduly tough ...
Views: 2953(1 vote) - Sunshine, Endorphins and Childlike Wonder - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonI have had a wonderful day today outside in the sunshine. It feels so wonderful to bask in the warm rays of the sun on an autumn day. The day began cool and crisp, but as soon as the sun came out a warm glow spread across the outdoor vista of the golf course. The trees looked almost magical ...
Views: 1502(2 votes) - Take A Step Back To Achieve Success - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonWe all know the metaphor about not being able to see the woods for the trees. To be able to achieve success in almost anything in life you have to be able to look at things from different angles. You have to be able to see the woods and the trees, not simply one or the other. Many ...
Views: 1229(1 vote) - What Are YOU Missing Out On? - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI don't know about you but I seem to come across a lot of people who feel as if they are missing out on something or other in their life. Perhaps they are dissatisfied because they have missed out on a promotion at work, or because the current economic climate makes it seemingly impossible to ...
Views: 869(1 vote) - What You Give Out You Get Back - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonMy mum cuts articles out of the newspaper for my brother and I and gives us quite a stack of reading most weeks. She is, as my brother says "spot on"; she knows exactly what will be of interest to us and she saves both of us trawling through papers in search of what is relevant. She does, ...
Views: 1027(1 vote) - Why Golf Hypnosis Is Not Just For Serious Golfers - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonGolf is a very challenging game, but it is still a game. It is easy to get very tied up in the mechanics of the game and the desire to master its intricacies and basically forget that it is, at the bottom line, a game which is meant to be relaxing and fun. I myself know how easy it is to ...
Views: 1063(3 votes) - Why Having Good Friends is So Important - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonIf you watched the movie "Bride Wars" you will have seen a great depiction of the importance of having good girl friends. Those two girls had been friends since they were knee high to a grass-hopper and total devastation was caused when they had a fall out. They had no-one else who they could ...
Views: 2670(1 vote) - You Can Overcome Fear of Rejection - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonDating can be a daunting pastime. For some it is a wonderful game, full of interest and intrigue, whilst for others is an embarrassing and awkward nightmare. You start asking yourself what on earth you are going to say, whether to try a new chat up line or to talk about the weather and ...
Views: 1097(1 vote) - How To Overcome Fear of Swimming - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonThere are very few people who do not like watching the natural movements of the ocean. It is a vista which is always moving and ever changing, presenting to the viewer an amazing cacophony of colors. Blues, greens, turquoise and grey all mix and blend together in this wonderful body of endless ...
Views: 1875(3 votes) - Controlling Jealousy Before It Controls You - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonJealousy is a dangerous and destructive emotion which can override logical thought and motivate one to act in irrational ways. When you are feeling Jealous you can feel like you are caught up in a tornado which twists its way through your life, destroying everything in its path leaving you and ...
Views: 1295(2 votes) - Hypnosis Cures Fear of Hospitals - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonOur instinct for survival is always our primary instinct. Anything which threatens our very survival instinctively triggers fear. The anxiety response of "fight or flight" is hard wired in every human being. We all have this safety mechanism, this fuse, and when it is triggered a complex ...
Views: 983(2 votes) - Greed and Success: The Two Cannot Coexist - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonGreed may initially bring you a certain amount of success, but in the long run it will generally stand in your way. Why is this? Surely in a world where you are encouraged to "look after you own" and claw your way to the top greed should be an asset? Survival of the fittest is a concept ...
Views: 3155(11 votes) - Hypnosis Downloads Give You Your Formula For Success - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonI was chatting with a young couple the other day and it was clear that their goals were at cross purposes from one another. The young man wanted to save up and buy a property to rent out and then save once more and reinvest in property to let, and so on. His main focus was to step upon the ...
Views: 1012(3 votes) - Finding The Best Stress Relief Technique For You - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonIn this day and age there seems to be a lot of chatter going on about the causes of stress, the ways in which you can relieve stress and manage stress, be it emotional stress, workplace stress, chronic stress, or whatever other terminology one might come up with. Stress, stress, stress! We ...
Views: 1293(2 votes) - How Do You Deal With Conflict? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonIt is interesting to note different people's reactions when dealing with situations involving conflict. Some people act tenaciously like a Jack Russell, yapping and barking loudly and refusing to back down; going on the offensive seems to be inbred in their nature. Other's respond more like a ...
Views: 1758(1 vote) - How To Build Confidence And Command Courage - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonCourage is a quality that we would all aspire to develop and possess by the bucket load. Everyone appreciates the value of courage. Yet timidity and fear can so easily form barriers to this valuable commodity. Confidence and strength can at times become, in a sense, contagious. A clear ...
Views: 1030(1 vote) - How to Stop Entering Relationships Which Hurt - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonDo you find yourself entering into the same type of relationships again and again? Ones which just end up in tears leaving you feeling hurt and drained? Or perhaps ones which make you feel so low and down that it's hard to get out of bed in the morning? Or maybe relationships in which you ...
Views: 1175(4 votes) - Hypnosis Downloads Give You More Power - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonWhat would you like to happen in your life? Would you like to have more fun, feel happier or perhaps be super successful and have more money? Would you enjoy life more is your phobia was cured or you suddenly became your perfect weight? Would you like to find that people were mesmerized by ...
Views: 1067(2 votes) - Hypnosis Is Powerfully Effective And Requires No Effort - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonWhen I started out writing this article I was going to use the title "Learn To Use Hypnosis" and then realized that the title itself would very likely cause a barrier to those who might otherwise be tempted to read what I have to say. You see, when you start a sentence with "learn how" this ...
Views: 1024(1 vote) - In Search of a Phobia Cure - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonIs it my imagination or are more people suffering from phobias in the modern day? Perhaps this is the case, perhaps not; certainly there are more people who are willing to talk about having a phobia or suffering from anxiety. Phobias no longer have a stigma associated with them, and rightly ...
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