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- Get The Promotion You Deserve – Add Value To Your Organization - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenYour organization has hired you for the results you can achieve with your talents and abilities. The organization believes that by using those talents and abilities, you will “add value.” You solve problems, you help the organization meet the needs of its clients, you contribute ideas that are ...
Views: 5536 - The Law Of Natural Consequences - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenWhatever you are holding on to right now, let go! Let the natural consequences take care of themselves. Move on. Let the past be the past. Leave punishment to Infinite Intelligence or your Creator. It is not your job to punish. In the job description of living did anyone say you are supposed ...
Views: 2369 - Ways To Positively Impact Other People – Leadership - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenPeople gather to work and live together in a variety of organizations. Families are organizations. Companies are organizations. Religions are organizations. All come together for some common purpose and are organized to achieve that purpose. How well those organizations are put together ...
Views: 2006 - Key Steps in Building Character - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenWe’ve discussed the first five steps in building your character – reflection, moving out of your comfort zone, practicing new characteristics, seeking feedback, and finding a coach. Here are the last steps you’ll need to build character. Keep a Learning-and-Progress ...
Views: 1105 - Solve Problems And Overcome Adversity – Do-The-Do - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenI say that whatever your problem is, it is also potentially and probably the start of your solution. If you take on a higher awareness, your problem is solvable. Albert Einstein said, “You cannot solve the problem at the level of the problem.” That means, metaphorically, on a ladder with ten ...
Views: 1011 - Choosing Your Character – The Final Steps - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenWe’ve discussed the first five steps in building your character – reflection, moving out of your comfort zone, practicing new characteristics, seeking feedback, and finding a coach. Here are the last steps you’ll need to build character. Keep a Learning-and-Progress Journal Writing down what ...
Views: 999 - The Greatest Love – Loving Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenDo you love other people? What about yourself? Have you ever looked in the mirror straight into your own eyes and said, “I love you?” If you want to be a great leader, if you want to be a great businessperson, if you want to move people in their lives, then you need to build this spiritual ...
Views: 994 - Ways To Positively Impact Other People – Knowledge and Philosophy - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenYou can live a life that will outlive you. You can live in such a way that you will positively influence others, today and in years to come. Here are a few channels through which you can make this happen. One is knowledge and philosophy. Knowledge and Philosophy As we evolve, so too does our ...
Views: 943 - Living Beyond Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenHow many years will you live? When you “pass on,” what will you pass on? When you leave this existence, what will you leave behind that will outlive you? Are you at a point in your life where you are asking, “What is my life all about?” Have you achieved sufficient success that you are now ...
Views: 881 - Ideas That Can Change Your Life – Find Your Confidence - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenLet’s talk about confidence. Confidence involves believing in yourself and having a positive and correct self-image. It is an internal picture of you that is visible on the outside. Confidence comes from a correct self-image! The confidence you project affects how the world will react to you. ...
Views: 862 - Philanthropy – The Art of Giving It Away - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenOpen Your Wallet! We are writing this because we want you to open up your wallet and start giving. We want you to open up your heart and start living. We want you to put your wealth in flow, so your world can grow. When you give it away, it multiplies. Every gift you give comes back to you ...
Views: 857 - Choosing Your Character - Step 1 - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenDoes your character just happen? Or is it purposeful? Do you have any control over it? Or is it innate, already inside you? Think about the people of high character you admire—did they purposefully build their character? Our life experience tells us that character is purposefully built. ...
Views: 804 - Philanthropy Is About People - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenHelping People is the Key! Philanthropy is about people. Make sure that you have defined the specific people to be helped by your project. People want to help other people. It is as simple as that. Nobody wants to contribute to a poorly framed project that says “Let’s save the world’s poor.” ...
Views: 798 - Choosing Your Character – Steps 2 and 3 - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenFirst, we discussed how to find your character through meditation and evaluation. Next you need to set goals that will move you out of your comfort zone and consistently practice new characteristics. Set Stretch Goals From the list you have created set some goals for improvement. Set the goals ...
Views: 794 - Find Your Niche And Find Your Confidence - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenHaving an emphasis in your life, a specific area where you focus your efforts. Have at least one area where you become an expert. This is a tremendously powerful way to build confidence. Anybody can become an expert if they will focus their attention and efforts on one area. Become an expert ...
Views: 783 - Power of Setting and Achieving Goals In Your Personal and Business Life - Part 1 - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenDespite the power of goal setting, it is not a very common practice, except with those who are “successful.” In fact, the process of setting goals and actualizing them is core to their success. Why don’t we consistently set and work toward achieving our goals? Have you ever ...
Views: 779 - Power of Setting and Achieving Goals in Your Personal and Business Life - Part 1 - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenDespite the power of goal setting, it is not a very common practice, except with those who are “successful.” In fact, the process of setting goals and actualizing them is core to their success. Why don’t we consistently set and work toward achieving our goals? Have you ever ...
Views: 770 - Ways To Positively Impact Other People – Politics And Social Activism - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenAnother contribution that can outlive you is your role in politics and social activism. Leadership is needed in our world now as never before. Gandhi became immortal through guiding India to freedom from British rule. Churchill became immortal for inspiring the British people to courage during ...
Views: 756 - Power of Setting and Achieving Goals in Your Personal and Business Life – Part 2 - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenIn part 1, we covered steps one through five in our ultimate goal achievement plan. Those steps included doing a brain-dump, finding your motivation, breaking down goals, and setting a timeline. Now we’ll look at how you can continue to build on and focus on achieving those goals. Step 6: ...
Views: 739 - The Painful Truth – Most Fear Is Healthy - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenHuman beings are governed by the pleasure and pain principle as described most elegantly by Sigmund Freud. Everything we do is either an effort to get pleasure or avoid pain. This is a profound truth. We may have different names, labels, or descriptions for pain, such as fear, sadness, ...
Views: 733 - Powerful Lessons in Forgiveness - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenLearning When to Stop One day I was talking to my son, and I said to him, “Son, don’t do that!” I got after him and he felt bad, which in the end caused him to cry. I thought, Oh why did I do that? So I got down on his level, and I apologized to him and went away. Two or ...
Views: 727 - Getting More Done Means Dropping The Ball On Some Things - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenLook back over the past 50 years. How many politicians in your country deserve a place in the history books? How many of those deserve it for the positive things they did? Imagine you are the president of the United States, and at the end of four years you have achieved only eight things: You ...
Views: 718 - Stop Wasting Time - Learn to Make Decisions Faster - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2007 from Mark Victor HansenEvery success starts with a decision. The biggest waste of time, the biggest waste of life, for most people is the decision they need to make but haven’t made because they can’t make up their mind. There is power in a made-up mind. Every one of us is a decision maker. We have 50,000 ...
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