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- Achieving Your Goals When Marketing on the Internet - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from TJ PhilpottWhen marketing on the internet it is absolutely necessary that you establish some type of business goals. Most online entrepreneurs are generally responsible for looking after every function of their business. Without a predetermined set of measurable goals it can be very easy to go off course ...
Views: 761(1 vote) - Achiving Your Definite Major Purpose - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2004 from Rick GettleACHIEVING YOUR DEFINITE MAJOR PURPOSE (Excerpts From The Book) SUCCESSERCISING “The Science Of Success Achievement Course” The Equivalent To A PhD In Success From The University Of Hard Knocks By Rick Gettle © 2004 In his all time best selling book, Think And Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill ...
Views: 5241(1 vote) - Action Stations! - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Steven Foster“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.” Benjamin Disraeli Knowledge doesn’t mean a thing unless you are prepared to act on it. It’s all very well knowing you can do whatever you set your heart on, but if you never do anything about it nothing will ...
Views: 856(1 vote) - Addicted to Ambivalence? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2011 from Cynthia WallSome days are harder than others. Today seems to be one of those, for me: no energy, not wanting to jump on my planned tasks. One curse of being a therapist is my tendency is to look for reasons. And so I reviewed some of my recent decisions and actions, and non-actions, and found myself looking ...
Views: 1515(1 vote) - All the Way to the Top of the Corporate Ladder - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from JobsBridge PublisherGetting to the top of the corporate ladder is everyone’s dream. However don’t wait for a miracle to happen to take your career to the pinnacle. You have to work hard and think strategically to make your perception meet reality. There isn’t any formula to get you to the top instantly. However, ...
Views: 1025(2 votes) - American Idol. What's in it for You? - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2010 from Heidi CornelissenI have an addiction. A public addiction. I watch American Idol – despite being a few years (er.. decades) beyond the target audience. This may be justification, but the main reason I enjoy it so much is seeing the personal transformation each individual goes through (Internally and ...
Views: 913(1 vote) - Are You A Perfectionist? - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2015 from janine kennedyIf you relate to the following, you may indeed be a perfectionist: You are very critical of yourself You are afraid of making mistakes You think in terms of ‘black and white’ You continually need approval from others You set unattainable goals for yourself You find it hard to ...
Views: 1589(1 vote) - Are You Ready for 2010? - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2009 from Laura WestThe trick-or-treaters are ready to come out, and turkeys are starting to appear at the grocery store. Along with the impending holidays, it’s also that time when we start thinking about ideas for next year. What’s possible? What dreams do you have for your business and for your life? Is this the ...
Views: 770(1 vote) - Are you the Tortoise or the Hare? - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2010 from Mary Dee FreemanI walk my dogs every day. After I get past a certain point on the walk I let them off their leashes. Their reactions to freedom are the exact opposite. Barney likes to wander off the path. He’s a three year old Beagle so he will follow his nose just about anywhere. In fact, I have to watch ...
Views: 2015(2 votes) - Athletes: The Fear Equation vs. the Win - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2013 from Aryana HudsonA football quarterback running for the touch down either makes it through the tackles unscathed and scoring or gets ploughed out of the touch down. Two very different sets of wiring are possible for such an athlete. One is the adrenalin rush of the job the other is a completely different ...
Views: 1706(2 votes) - Baby Steps... - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Susan FoxleyDuring this challenging period of world wide changes, people I work with seem to be struggling more than ever. I see clients that are finding it difficult to find work, other’s who are going through horrible divorces, and many that are dealing with health crisis’s. The emotions that seem to be ...
Views: 1654(1 vote) - Be Selfish With Your Goals - by All too often good-intentioned people set forth goals designed to satiate others rather than themselves. While the intent is honorable, the results will likely lead to failure. Why? As the somewhat provocative title of this article indicates, you need to be selfish with your goals and select ...
Views: 948(1 vote) - Be Your Own Authority - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Hara TaicherIt's not true what you've heard. Those who say you can't accomplish what you're passionate to achieve, and that you shouldn't even bother trying. Or those that remind you of others that are already doing something like what you've got in mind. As if it were true, there's only so much room for ...
Views: 1656(2 votes) - Beyond The Horizon - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Janet WilksWhen we look out on the horizon, the point where land and sky meet-how do we know there is something beyond what we are seeing? How do we know that it does not stop there? We just know. We understand that what we are seeing is an illusion. We have no doubt whatsoever that what we see as the ...
Views: 1477(2 votes) - Biochemical Response and Substances - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2010 from Aryana HudsonCigarette smoking has an odd mind around it in society that I would like to address. If we look at why people are trying to quit then we understand that there is an addiction associated with the activity. It is not necessary for anyone to consume cigarettes in any larger quantities than coffee, ...
Views: 2150(1 vote) - Break A Bad Habit Using Brainwave Entrainment - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Wanina PetlockThe beginning of a new year is not the only time that you may take stock of your habits and decide that you need to reign some of them in, but it often represents a place or a time to start. Brainwave entrainment is a personal technological tool that helps you access specific brainwave ...
Views: 1676(1 vote) - Celebrate Your Successes - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Andria CorsoAs we approach the end of the year, it’s common to begin planning ahead and setting goals for the next 12 months. This is a great ritual that keeps many of us focused on what we want to accomplish in the coming year. In addition to this, it’s also important to take time to look back at past ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - Choose To Become A Super Achiever - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Andrew HortonThe majority of people would rather vegetate in front of the television, keep spending major time on minor tasks, spend their days lost in a cycle of “BUSYNESS” and never read another book once they leave school. This makes achieving success and standing out really easy for the select few that ...
Views: 3445(1 vote) - Cleaner Cities - Recycling Is Key - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2012 from Jack PrebilToday it is more likely to read articles praising cleaner cities, communities and surroundings. A topic everyone is happy to read. Unfortunately a majority of the readers have to face a gloomy reality. Readers understand their city could be cleaner than where it presently stands. These flawless ...
Views: 645(1 vote) - Creating a Positive Focus to Reach Goals in Your Business - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2009 from Loren FogelmanYour success is dependent upon your focus. Thinking about all of the day to day demands and everyone needing your attention leads to anxiety and overwhelm. This is energy draining. You are likely to get everything done, but will feel frantic as you rush. The minor day-to-day details can get in ...
Views: 988(1 vote) - Creating Your Own Destiny - 3 Key Lessons Straight From Hollywood! - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Robert PierceIt's that time of the year again. Time to set new goals for the year and to start creating your own destiny! But where do you start? You know you want to change and at least for now you have the motivation, but how exactly do you start down the path to change. Quick tip? Take a look at ...
Views: 800(1 vote) - Did You Divorce Your Business Plan? - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Ann PottsThe title of this article assumes you have actually created a business plan at some point. Though truth be told, many small business owners never do. And even in large organizations where strategic plans are an annual tradition, leaders often put them on the shelf once it’s done. Why do we ...
Views: 2115(1 vote) - Did You Forget Your Magic Wand? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Jeanna GabelliniPeople often poke fun at the thought of having a magic wand. I don’t think there’s anything funny about making your life hard. We each have a magic wand called intention. You have to clarify your request and then make the decision that it will be so. I’m one of millions (probably even ...
Views: 1499(1 vote) - Do You Have a Vision for Your Relationship? What You Need to Know Now… - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Carrie HoffmanHow do you envision your relationship in five years? Ten years? Twenty years? Many times we have a plan and a vision for other areas in our lives, like our career, business, or finances. It is much less common to have a clear picture in our minds of what we envision our relationships ...
Views: 1589(2 votes) - Do You Know Your Ultimate Vision and Ultimate Purpose? - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Sijith SalimBefore we begin our success journey - we have to define our Ultimate Vision and our Ultimate Purpose for what we want. Unless we are clear about the two, it will be a very difficult task to live our dreams and achieve our vision. For a vision to be powerful, it needs to have a ...
Views: 4692(1 vote) - Effective Short Term Goal Setting for Every Day Life - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2013 from Paul BeachYou found yourself brimming with confidence and excited to tackle your new challenge head on. You dive right in and then poof, six months later your vision is dead. It's amazing, how quickly that "superhuman, I can take on the world, this idea is flawless" feeling can disintegrate. It usually ...
Views: 1254(1 vote) - Eleventh Hour Experiences And Exercise - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from David SamuelThe following are some examples which a reader presented from his life. Reader: 1.) During school days, many times I was home in the evening and thinking of some girl or boy from my class and than I went out to the market and would see them there. This used to make me wonder how did they ...
Views: 1218(2 votes) - Entertainment news for entertainment buffs - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Nikita VermaIf researchers are to be believed that Indian entertainment industry is increasing than ever before. If you want to know about all happenings in the entertainment industry, then you can visit www.in.com as the portal is bombarded with entertainment news, entertainment stories, entertainment news ...
Views: 940(1 vote) - Establishing Yourself as an Expert Drummer - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2009 from Brian DohertyCreate an event and make it happen. As much as we would like to sit around and wait for the phone to ring, it is time to take control and make something happen. I mean get off your ass! Get creative and get the wheel rolling like your life depends on it! I mean host an open mike in the very near ...
Views: 737(1 vote) - FAILURE A costly blunder! - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2012 from Elizabeth McNallyA total blunder may set you back. However, should you encompass a radical failure rather than a mere scrape, it would benefit you to analyze and reflect on the every step taken to reach your goal. It may well be that you hadn’t taken the time to envision all possibilities before selecting ...
Views: 1226(1 vote) - Find Time to Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from Jest StaffelThere are a lot of goals we want to attain in life like start our own company, become great at something and even write awesome blogs. Problem is, with all these great aspirations, many of us do not have time for anything. We are too busy with our daily lives to focus on dreams that seem ...
Views: 714(2 votes) - Finding What You Love - And Getting More Of It! - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2015 from Kate SinerLiving our purpose is the key to fulfillment. Creating both an inner and outer positive impact through living our life purpose will take you beyond what you might have seen as possible. When stepping into your purpose this way, you experience a depth of meaning and harmony. You become less ...
Views: 1191(1 vote) - Five Strategies to Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jeannine ClontzEven when you've set a "good" goal - one that adheres to your higher objective and is specific and measurable - you can run into some issues along the way... namely, staying motivated. Without motivation, even the most ambitious person will get sidetracked. Here are the strategies that I feel ...
Views: 1378(1 vote) - Force Your Competitor To React To Your Pricing - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Samantha JohnsonThe problem most companies have with their competition is their attitude. By viewing themselves as victims, companies justify many of their destructive behaviors, such as rampant discounting. Companies are urged to change their attitude of powerlessness and replace it with one of confidence. ...
Views: 2004(1 vote) - Forget Dreams...Have Visions! - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2013 from S. KumarForget Dreams...Have Visions! (c) Copyright S. Kumar 2003 http://www.learnhomebusiness.com ---------------------------- Do you still keep that all important 'Inner Spark Alive'? ...even 15 yrs later from college! To me 4 steps lead to 'true arriving'. Our success domain can be ...
Views: 1743(3 votes) - Forget New Year's Resolutions - They Don't Work - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2005 from Jamie AlbertYou can forget about making New Year's Resolutions if you're hoping for a successful outcome. Most aren't worth the paper they're written on. No less than Mark Twain has written of New Year's Resolutions,"Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can ...
Views: 3515(1 vote) - Four simple steps to making your dreams a reality! - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2013 from Melissa KittoHave you ever set a goal and then wondered why it never happens? I am an ambitious person and I get really excited about the idea of creating a life that is inspiring, fun and abundant with success and opportunities. I’m sure you are too. I used to have a habit of writing down my ideas and goals ...
Views: 1326(1 vote) - FREE Stuff worth MILLIONS? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2010 from Deb ScottFree Book Stuff is Worth Millions to ME? OK - who doesn't love free stuff? The big question is: could free stuff really be of value to me? Just because the gift giving season is over - doesn't mean your most favorite gifts have to stop coming to YOU! Consider these three ...
Views: 1774(4 votes) - G – Goals - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from Erik TherwangerThe 1st Step to Accomplishing Your Goals GOALS - REASONS - EXPECTATIONS - ACTIONS - TRACKING Don’t trade what you need most for what you want now! What is a goal? A goal is a defined dream with a powerful plan. Dreams that are truly important to you will find their way out of your head ...
Views: 1463(1 vote) - Give Me Success... Or Give Me Death?! - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Michael CraigI received the following message from a subscriber to my radio show a while back. It was, in fact, such a great question, I included it as part of this article . . . It went like this: “Hi, Michael - I listened in to [your show] yesterday which had me totally intrigued – enough to go ...
Views: 2448(1 vote) - Go For Your dreams! - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are all born dreamers, but as we become adults and we inevitably meet life's hardships, our self confidence and our ability to achieve can be altered. As we grow older, some of us no longer dare to dream for fear of appearing childish or being disappointed. In addition, we as human beings are ...
Views: 771(2 votes) - Goal Achievement Principles: Celebrate Successes - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2013 from John SteelyReaching a goal is typically not a simple or quick task. A serious goal is going to require serious effort. Also, reaching goals is not a straight line progress; the process is full of ups and downs, with progress being intermixed with regression. Sheer willpower and strength of personality ...
Views: 3595(1 vote) - Goal Setting - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowIt truly is a blessing to be able to think ahead and see things in our future that we would like to work toward. Having visions in your life of something that you want to achieve creates drive and excitement for your time ahead. Goals give you a reason to live. Goals inspire you to aim for ...
Views: 936(1 vote) - Goal Setting 201 - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Andy CraigGoal Setting 201 So, you’re an achiever in life, right? You think you have pretty good goals. You’re a business owner, corporate executive, entrepreneur or someone who wants to achieve more in life. You’ve been to seminars about setting and achieving your goals and you think you’ve pretty ...
Views: 1207(1 vote) - Goal Setting When it Isn’t New Years - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from sam sanderAnother year is passing by and here you on the downhill slide to the beginning of a new one. But instead of letting this time slip away and mean nothing, achieve something by setting yourself some new goals. The truth is, it doesn’t need to be New Year to go about setting goals. Many people ...
Views: 1453(1 vote) - Goal setting, the foundation for success - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2013 from Arnold GroenewaldJohn Goddard is known today as the modern day Indiana Jones. He climbed Kilimanjaro, Mount Ararat and just about every major mountain peak on the face of the earth. He was the first person to explore the entire 6700 km of the Nile River, the longest river on earth. He also did the Amazon and the ...
Views: 1286(1 vote) - Goals Achieved In Seven Surefire Steps! - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2007 from Lynette Landing"Survive" or "Thrive"...which concept appeals to you? If you want to merely survive life and a mediocre existence is acceptable, don't bother reading any further. But if you prefer to thrive and experience the best life has to offer, read on! The following guide will help you achieve whatever ...
Views: 1672(1 vote) - Goals and your Reticular Activating System - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Sue SaundersAll of our senses - sight, sound, touch, taste and smell, gather information and send this information for processing to our brains. Our brains receive thousands of pieces of information every second. This is where your reticular activating system (RAS) comes in, your RAS is a small group of ...
Views: 11276(1 vote) - Grants for small business-Just for the Well Being of Businesses - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Leo TheisenAs it is the common case with any new business entrepreneur, money is a basic requirement in order to not only start your business, but grow it as well. And, the main thing is a plethora of businessmen are tethered to a job they dislike as they can not find the cash required to help to start ...
Views: 1004(1 vote) - Great Tips to Discovering What You Really Want to Do - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Dion DalyA lot of people take almost a lifetime to discover what they really want to do. So It would be best if you knew the fundamentals to finding what you really want to do while you are still young. This way, you will have lots of time to accomplish whatever you want, and enjoy its benefits ...
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