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- 6-Easy Weight-Loss Secrets - by Submitted on May 01, 2008 from Pete KoernerLife should be simple. Period. There were people living here -- and thriving -- long before complicated medical problems and advanced technologies. It seems obvious that, as times and people changed, we became less and less active -- becoming more and more overweight. This isn't necessarily ...
Views: 1038(1 vote) - American Idol: How to Improve Your Chances of being the Next Winner on American Idol by Overcoming Your Fears - by Submitted on May 21, 2008 from Pete KoernerThis year’s competition may be over; but there will be another American Idol next year. And, there will be hundreds of thousands of would-be superstars entertaining ideas about being “The One.” But, to anyone who’s ever watched that show, it’s obvious that most ...
Views: 1209(1 vote) - Common Sense: Follow Your Heart To The Right Answer - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2008 from Pete KoernerWe commonly refer to sense, senses, or sensation, in the context of sight, hearing, touch, etc. We also use the word sense in reference to intelligence or logic. The fact is that the ears, eyes, nose, skin, and mouth/tongue, are not senses - they are "antennae," or receptors, that pick up ...
Views: 1509(1 vote) - Creating Your Experience With Affirmative Thought - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Pete KoernerAffirmations are simply positive, or affirmative, statements of truth. The tricky part is that the truth of the affirmation need not be a "present reality;" it can be a future reality you truly wish to create. By declaring this future reality in positive, definite terms, you are tasking your ...
Views: 3217(1 vote) - Eliminate Stress -- Eliminate Illness - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2008 from Pete KoernerWhat do you think happens when you hate your job, or your spouse, or your kids, or your house? Did you know you get sick - literally? It's true; and it always has been. In fact, your emotions are simply a signal to you that your body is not where it wants to be, or where you want it to be. If ...
Views: 1002(1 vote) - Have Fun Failing - It's The Quickest Way To Success! - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2008 from Pete KoernerWe have all heard sayings like, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade;" but what if you don't like lemonade? The obvious answer is, "Sell the lemonade and buy something you DO like with your profits." But that doesn't work if you're stuck whining about the lemons. To move forward in ...
Views: 1183(1 vote) - HCG Diet On The Morning Show: Safe And Effective, Or Dangerous? Does It Matter? - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2008 from Pete KoernerThe Morning Show with Mike and Juliet recently featured a segment on the HCG Diet – which involves injections of HCG (Human ChorioGonadotropin) Hormone and a 500-calorie per day diet regimen. As with any diet plan, there were experts on both sides of the issue; and, as with any diet ...
Views: 1911(1 vote) - Heal Yourself With Water - The Water Cure - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2008 from Pete KoernerMost people have figured out by now that medicine does not cure disease. Medicine isn't necessarily bad; it just isn't necessary. Do not let your fear of disease make you forget that humanity wasn't exactly dying off when pharmaceutical companies saw a financial opportunity and exploded onto the ...
Views: 1949(1 vote) - Heal Yourself With Your Mind and a "Spoon Full of Sugar" - Placebos and the Mind-Body Connection - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2008 from Pete KoernerThe Placebo Effect A line from a famous song reassures us that, "A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down...in the most delightful way." But could the sugar itself be the medicine? Placebo studies show us that "a spoon full of sugar," and a little faith, could be as real a cure as any ...
Views: 1352(1 vote) - How Can EFT Help Me Lose Weight? - by Submitted on May 07, 2008 from Pete KoernerIn the mid-nineties, Gary Craig created the Emotional Freedom Techniques, or EFT. EFT is based on the work of Dr. Roger Callahan, and is essentially a greatly simplified version of TFT, or Thought-Field Therapy. EFT isn’t really “better” than TFT; it’s simply more ...
Views: 1027(1 vote) - Knowing Your Job; Doing "Your Part" - by Submitted on May 01, 2008 from Pete KoernerIn life, your job is to enjoy your experience. Sometimes that means doing the best you can under any number of circumstances; but it always means doing your part. If, for some reason, you find that you are not enjoying your experience, it is up to you to take steps to change your ...
Views: 1169(1 vote) - Lose Weight Fast With Three Free Weight-Loss Remedies: Water, Air, And Prayer - by Submitted on May 20, 2008 from Pete KoernerThe three most effective weight-loss remedies just happen to be free. That’s right, at no cost to you, you can immediately start using three of the safest and healthiest weight-loss methods available; and, best of all, none of them have any adverse side-effects, unpleasant tastes, or ...
Views: 1199(1 vote) - Losing Weight With EFT - by Submitted on May 05, 2008 from Pete KoernerOne of the best ways to gain weight and keep it is to think that you’re overweight. Unless you love the thought of being overweight, simply thinking that you’re too fat, or too heavy, is enough to activate your stress response. And stress, as you probably already know, is what really ...
Views: 917(1 vote) - Medical Myths That Can Kill You: Dr. Nancy Snyderman On The View - by Submitted on May 20, 2008 from Pete KoernerABC Television’s, The View, featuring Whoopie Goldberg and Joy Behar, recently had Dr. Nancy Snyderman on to talk about her book, “Medical Myths that can Kill You,” in which Dr. Snyderman reveals a number of popular misconceptions among the general public – and even among ...
Views: 1254(1 vote) - Mind, Body, And Spirit: Me And My Cell-Phone Aren't So Different - by Submitted on May 16, 2008 from Pete KoernerUnderstanding “who” and “what” you are is one of the prerequisites for finding balance, peace, happiness, and control in your life. For example, until you know what a car is, and have some idea about how it operates, you are more of a danger than you are in control. Your ...
Views: 936(1 vote) - Moving Forward Means Never Looking Back - by Submitted on May 01, 2008 from Pete KoernerInnovation means progress, new visions and ideas -- moving forward. Forward progress is essential in life and business; we call it, "Success." If you aren't moving, you're stuck; and if you aren't growing, you're dying. But forward progress also means leaving things behind and moving on; ...
Views: 2289(1 vote) - OCD And EFT: EFT Can Often Resolve OCD Even Quicker Than OCD Bootcamp - by Submitted on May 22, 2008 from Pete KoernerOprah recently featured Dr. Oz and several people with obsessive-compulsive disorders, or OCD’s, and their trip to “OCD Boot Camp,” where they spent 72-hours facing their fears and learning to overcome their programmed-responses to those fears and worries. In just 72-hours, ...
Views: 2357(1 vote) - Perfectionism Preempts Progress, Peace, & Pleasure - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2008 from Pete KoernerIn the drive to success, it can be easy to forget your purpose. We seem to get so wrapped-up in keeping-up that we forget the real reason for waking-up. Life has only one purpose; and that purpose is LIFE. In life, we can choose between progress and stagnation, peace and war; and we can choose ...
Views: 959(1 vote) - Ten-Important Keys To A Happy, Healthy, And Content Life - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2008 from Pete KoernerThere are many paths to happiness; and if you have found one that works, you have most likely found your own "right" path. But, if you are still seeking happiness, there are certain elements of thought, word, and action, anyone can cultivate, nurture, or develop in order to create a life of ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - The Z-Point Process: The One-Word Prayer You Can Use Anywhere! - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2008 from Pete KoernerRecently, in response to an article I had written on Forgiveness, I was contacted by a person who said, "Physiologically, the brain can't forget; I'd like to forgive, but how can I forget what was done to a young child? How can I forget that trauma when I am alone at night in the dark...?" ...
Views: 2698(1 vote) - The Z-Point Process: The One-Word Prayer You Can Use Anywhere! - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2008 from Pete KoernerRecently, in response to an article I had written on Forgiveness, I was contacted by a person who said, "Physiologically, the brain can't forget; I'd like to forgive, but how can I forget what was done to a young child? How can I forget that trauma when I am alone at night in the dark...?" ...
Views: 1096(1 vote) - Weight Loss: Think Thin, Be Healthy; EFT Can Help - by Submitted on May 06, 2008 from Pete KoernerIn a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health, researchers found that people felt healthier if they were satisfied with their weight; and, the more dissatisfied they felt, the less healthy they felt – no matter how much they weighed. But how important is it that we ...
Views: 1214(1 vote) - Fear Of Flying: 4-Ways To Cope With, Or Eliminate, Your Flying Fears - by Submitted on May 17, 2008 from Pete KoernerIt is estimated that approximately 40% of all airline travelers experience some degree of fear of flying – or some other fear related to flying. With almost 3-billion people flying each year, that’s a lot of anxious travelers! And, considering that about 40% of all air travel is ...
Views: 1197(3 votes) - Overcoming Fear Of Flying Quickly And Easily With EFT - by Submitted on May 15, 2008 from Pete KoernerIf you’re afraid of flying, you don’t need me to tell you about the uncomfortable, negative effects this fear can cause. And, if you are a business traveler who is afraid of flying – but must fly anyway – you probably understand the burden and the very real cost of coping ...
Views: 1214(3 votes) - Happiness: 5-Golden Rules For Being Happy Now and Always - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from Pete KoernerNo matter what you're looking for in this world, or in this lifetime, chances are that the underlying reason you're looking for it is so you can be happier than you are now. Think about it for a second; you certainly don't want more money and better health so you can be miserable. Likewise, if ...
Views: 3839(2 votes) - Marriage: 3-Good Reasons Why You Should Put Energy Into Working On Your Marriage - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2008 from Pete KoernerWith so many marriages ending in divorce, it is hard to believe all those people actually made an effort to repair their situations and learn about marriage - and their partner. I have observed, and found in my own, personal experience, that a little effort can go a long way when it comes to any ...
Views: 1277(2 votes) - Relationships: Why Your Relationship Sucks - and What You Can Do To Fix It - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2008 from Pete KoernerImagine the most complicated piece of technology you can think of. Maybe you're thinking of a computer or some advanced weapons or medical technology, or something along those lines. Now imagine that I told you to fix one of those things you're imagining - without tools or instruction. You'd be ...
Views: 1011(2 votes) - Weight-Loss: Seven-Simple Steps For Slimming-Down Fast - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2008 from Pete KoernerEveryone wants to lose weight, it seems; but, based on statistics, nobody seems to know how to do it. Over two-thirds of all Americans are overweight; and over 100-million Americans - one-third of the population - is actually considered, "obese." The only thing growing faster than America's ...
Views: 1679(2 votes) - 3-Golden Rules Of Innovation - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Pete KoernerIt isn’t always easy to be different; yet, if you want to be innovative, you’ve got to break with trends, traditions, and even your own habits. There’s no way around this; innovators are bringers of new things – not old things. New means change; change means different. ...
Views: 1349(2 votes) - 3-Reasons The Secret Isn't "Working For You" - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2008 from Pete KoernerThe Secret, or The Law of Attraction, isn't "magic." It isn't really even a "thing." The Law of Attraction is simply a way of talking about or describing how things seem to come together, or manifest into form from the world of the un-formed. The Law of Attraction is a law, not a tool; it ...
Views: 1352(2 votes) - Attract Your Desires By Visualizing Them - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2008 from Pete KoernerVisualization, meditation, prayer, hypnosis, self-hypnosis, guided meditation, mental imagery, and many other terms, are all used to describe one thing - thinking. Particularly, these terms all refer to an act of "tuning-out" the external world and going inside your self in order to "speak" and ...
Views: 1046(2 votes) - Happiness: How To Be Happy Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from Pete KoernerHappiness is our natural state. Happiness is essentially the “unimpeded flow of life-energy,” or spirit, through us – through our bodies and life experiences. We have to learn, or be conditioned, to resist the flow of life and happiness. In other words, if we didn’t have ...
Views: 1448(2 votes) - How Do I Make "The Secret" Work for Me? - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2008 from Pete KoernerThe Secret isn't a new idea; and it isn't really a secret. Everyone knows this: "As a man thinketh, so it is done to him." In every religion, culture, and philosophy, this is a fundamental truth; and, even science has come full-circle in its understanding of what they call, "the Observer ...
Views: 1009(2 votes) - Innovation: Using Emotional Self-Management For Business Success - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Pete KoernerThe key to innovation, invention, and any kind of success is in thinking clearly and effectively when faced with a problem, or a situation requiring a decision or resolution. In other words, creative solutions come from cool-heads and clear-minds - not from people who freak-out when faced with a ...
Views: 1289(2 votes) - Law of Attraction and EFT: Changing How, and What, You're Attracting - by Submitted on May 08, 2008 from Pete KoernerIf you can’t seem to get the things you want in life, it might be tempting to say, “This ‘Law-of-Attraction-thing’ just doesn’t work for me!” Unless you want to remain unfulfilled and discontent, you need to realize something: The Law of Attraction isn’t ...
Views: 879(2 votes) - Law Of Attraction And Mental Equivalents - by Submitted on May 01, 2008 from Pete KoernerFor every formed thing in this Universe, there is a "mental equivalent." Mental Equivalents are simply the mental images, or mental versions, of our desires; they are the thoughts and images from which we build our desires - or with which we find our desires. For everything you wish to ...
Views: 5032(2 votes) - Law Of Attraction Distractions: The Universe Pays Attention Even When We Don't - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2008 from Pete KoernerWhen asked how he came up with his Theory of Gravity, Sir Isaac Newton replied, “I thought about it all the time.” I suppose if he had been more distracted, those ideas would have landed on someone else, or we wouldn’t have done all the things we have done based on ...
Views: 1248(2 votes) - Losing Weight by Drinking Water: 7-Ways Water Helps You Lose Weight Just by Drinking It - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2008 from Pete KoernerEveryone knows that a human cannot live without water; but is water a miracle drug? Many health care professionals would say that it is. Dr. Masaru Emoto, author of The Messages From Water series of books, would certainly support the age-old practices of priests in many religions of imparting ...
Views: 1824(2 votes) - Prayer and Attraction: 3-Things You Should Know That Will Make Your Prayers More Effective - by Submitted on May 19, 2008 from Pete KoernerPrayer is thought; more specifically, it is focused, intentional thought based on a desire – to be, do, have, or change something or some experience. All thoughts create some sort of emotional response; some people call this emotional excitation, “vibrations,” or ...
Views: 965(2 votes) - Success Principles: 3-Steps to Creating New Realities - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2008 from Pete KoernerDo you want to create something new, or perhaps change part of your life? Consider that, whatsoever you desire can be yours if you ask for it believing that you already have it - even if it doesn't exist yet. In other words, if you think about a thing in such a way that you truly FEEL grateful ...
Views: 1180(2 votes) - Success Principles: Failure Is Not An Option - by Submitted on May 26, 2008 from Pete KoernerFailure is not an option; it’s a judgment and a misunderstanding of where you are and what’s going on. Failure is simply what you have labeled a very necessary part of a very necessary process. And, failure can also be an idea used as an excuse to discontinue efforts or activities in ...
Views: 990(2 votes) - Television Is Designed And Intended To Create Anxiety, Stress, And Low Self-Esteem - by Submitted on May 28, 2008 from Pete KoernerMany of you have already figured it out; television creates stress – period. Commercial television is designed and intended to create stress for the simple reason that stressed-out people buy things to sedate or distract themselves – or to solve the problems the television tells them ...
Views: 2881(3 votes) - The "Fight Against Cellulite" On The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet - And Other Alternatives - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2008 from Pete KoernerThe Morning Show with Mike and Juliet dedicated its Thursday, June 19, 2008 show to the fight against cellulite – the lumpy fat cells that look like “cottage-cheese” under the skin. Cellulite is believed to affect up to 90% of the female population; and a large number of men ...
Views: 2928(2 votes) - The Law of Attraction and Happiness: How to Attract Happiness - Just Be Happy! - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2008 from Pete KoernerI think it's safe to assume that "normal" people want to be happy. We want to be around happy people, in happy environments, feeling good and doing things that make us happy. So, if happiness (and happy experiences) is our goal, what can we do to reach that goal? If happiness is a common goal ...
Views: 6790(2 votes) - The Perfect Guide To Spirituality: Spirituality Simplified - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2008 from Pete KoernerSpirituality Simplified, by author Jeff Maziarek, is an excellent resource for spiritual seekers, and the perfect guide for anyone curious about, or new to, the spiritual path. With dozens of excerpts from top authors such as, Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, Anthony DeMello, Neale Donald Walsch, ...
Views: 870(2 votes) - Thinking About Attraction - There's More To Thinking Than Meets The Eye - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2008 from Pete KoernerMany people complain that The Secret, or The Law of Attraction, just doesn't work for them. They exclaim, "But I am thinking about what I want; and I DID try to believe in it -- but nothing happened!" Well, there's more to thinking than meets the eye. Most people spend most of their time ...
Views: 639(2 votes) - Three-Secrets To Making The Secret Work For You - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Pete KoernerEveryone loves a secret; that's one of the things that made the book and DVD, "The Secret," so popular. Everyone wants to know the "Secret." People naturally want things to be better; and they want to know how to do that. That's why "How-to," and, "Self-Help" books are so popular. And if there's ...
Views: 765(2 votes) - Two-Rules For Attracting Anything You Want - The Secret, Simplified - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2008 from Pete KoernerYou can be, do, or have anything you want. Whether you want peace and seclusion, or fortune and fame, you can have it - if you know how to get it. The good news is that there are only two simple things you need to know. The bad news is that, no matter how simple, this wisdom will continue to ...
Views: 1016(2 votes) - What Kind Of Days Are You Attracting? - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2008 from Pete KoernerDo you wake-up in the morning dreading the day, or looking forward to it? Do you tell yourself, "It's going to be a great day;" or, "Great, it's another crappy day! Why did I even bother waking-up?" The way you approach your day, and the kinds of things you say about your day, and your ...
Views: 567(2 votes) - Your Word Is Your Wand - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2008 from Pete KoernerHave you ever heard the old saying, "Be careful what you ask for...?" How about some of the more "biblical" sayings, like: "Declare a thing and it is so," "Ask and you shall receive," or "In the beginning, there was the word..." You could make a very long list of sayings and teachings from ...
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