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- Your Word is Worth what you Say It's Worth! Part 2 in the Commitment series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerCommitment can be seen as a muscle, a mental muscle. And just like physical muscles, the secret of success is to keep your mental muscles fit and toned. Keep fit Physically Physically, exercise keeps your muscles strong. Yes, I know that physical workout can be a pain. I've stopped asking my ...
Views: 1474(2 votes) - Make Up your Own Mind - Become a Skeptic. Part 6 in the Approach to Life series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerYour Approach to Life But what's the alternative to being gullible or being cynical? Ask yourself if an idea, or their suggestions, are plausible. Become a skeptic, be skeptical! There's a lot of misunderstanding about skeptics and cynics. Although many don't comprehend the difference, they ...
Views: 1472(1 vote) - The Value of Being Positive. Part 3 in the Bad Mood Strategies series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerWhy Make the Effort? Why spend the time to come up with bad mood strategies to get yourself into a good mood in the first place? You're busy doing what you're doing and such pre-emptive planning can take a significant amount of time and energy. The answer is very simple: It's far more fun ...
Views: 1452(1 vote) - Your Inner World is Very Different. Part 4 in the Personal Power series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerBe Logical Our society teaches that it's right to be logical and, when dealing with the outside world, being logical is indeed very valuable. There's always at least one opposite, and logic deals very well with the opposite. You can change your life by investigating the possibilities and ...
Views: 1451(2 votes) - If Only is a Very Common Thought - Does It Do any Good? Part 3 in the Inner Motivation series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerAs you saw previously in this Inner Motivation series, everybody has both a negative and a positive side to their character. The Cherokee Indians say you have a black wolf strenuously promoting the negative, and your white wolf gently advocating the positive. Following the black wolf has arduous ...
Views: 1436(2 votes) - The Secrets to Becoming More Effective. Part 2 in the Achievement series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerWhat is the Goal? How effective are you in reaching your goals? If you're not as effective as you'd like to be, these life strategies are for you. Have you decided what your goals and dreams are, how will their achievement look to you? If you haven't decided on your goal, how can you ...
Views: 1427(1 vote) - If it Isn't Your Fault, Why are You in the Hole? Part 2 in the Portia Nelson series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe first article explained how Portia Nelson's outstanding poem, Autobiography in Five Short Chapters, identifies some of the difficulties to overcoming challenges in life, which she calls holes in the sidewalk. Each situation you encounter can help you gain the inner power to overcome ...
Views: 1419(2 votes) - Since I'm Right, you must be Wrong! Part 1 in the Change My Life series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe way you see things, you know you are right. And that's true, you are indeed right from your perspective. But when someone disagrees with you, they see things differently, and from their viewpoint they are also right. But how can two contradictory things both be right? Simple! Here's how ...
Views: 1387(1 vote) - You can't Delegate your Workout, nor Delegate your Thinking! Part 1 in the Personal Power series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerLife is difficult. What an awesome start to psychiatrist Dr. Scott Peck's seminal book, The Road Less Travelled. So Much to Learn! Life is also complex, so much to learn and so many rules to follow. There are so many laws and regulations on the books in America it's been said that, reading ...
Views: 1376(1 vote) - How do You Choose to Do What You Do? Part 1 in the Most Important Question series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerMaking the right choices is a crucial secret of success in life. But how do you make the decisions you make? How do You Make your Choices? Some people muddle through without a viable strategy to give them the results they want. Then they're surprised when those results don't show up in their ...
Views: 1365(1 vote) - You're Wrong is *Not* the Secret of Success. Part 1 in the Disagreements series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDo you disagree with other people much of the time? This is not to ask if you're generally disagreeable, that's a separate question for some other point in time. The Negativity of Disagreements Whenever you find yourself disagreeing with what someone else is saying, or with one of their ...
Views: 1324(2 votes) - The Key to Improving Your Results is to Become More Powerful. Part 2 in the Personal Power series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThis Personal Power series started by simplifying the complexity of life and seeing that there's no free lunch. Just as you don't benefit by delegating your exercise, you can't change your life by delegating your thinking. Personal power is crucial, it enables you to produce desirable results ...
Views: 1294(1 vote) - Why Argue? Disagree and Increase your Personal Power Instead. Part 2 in the Change My Life series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerYou argue when you both decide the other person is wrong. Two people are needed to argue, yet stopping an argument actually only requires one. You both insist you are right, which causes the argument. And from the viewpoint you each have on the issue, both of you are right. But are you ...
Views: 1275(2 votes) - Embrace the Change, Realize its Tremendous Value! Part 3 in the Achievement series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerEmbracing change can be difficult. Along with everyone else, you like being right and you think that change means you must have been wrong. Are You Wrong? But is this true? Are the only choices right and wrong? What is an improvement, becoming more right? Recognize the secret of success - ...
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