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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 effective ways to boost your self esteem
- 1. Get a life purpose statement.A well thought out life purpose statement is a powerful way to boost your self-esteem. It will define who you truly are, draw out your essence and affirm you. Whenever you read your life purpose statement, you will be reminded about who you are, what you represent and what you intend to accomplish in life.2. Take personal development courses.Inv...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Greasing the path to success: finding the confidence to step up to key moments
- Whether it's making a prospecting call to a promising business contact, giving an informal "elevator speech" to a networking group, or attempting to close a transaction, there are certain key moments when putting your best-dressed foot forward really matters. Some of life's fortunate people seem to be naturally at their best finding confidence under pressure. The rest of us have to learn...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Good, good, good, good intentions
- I always do a lot of thinking about good intentions in December.It's not because I'm inspired by the holidays. I'm simply observing the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each year, around December 10th, I reread that incredible document just to remind myself that as humans, we can all agree on what it means to have basic rights and to be treated fairly. It's an inspi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Guilt by association & wealth by it too!
- "Tell me what company thou keepst, and I'll tell thee what thou art." - Miguel de Cervantes (1547 - 1616) Spanish novelist.Growing up I often heard my best friend's father Nick say, "Show me who your friends are and I'll tell you what you are!"Well, that was usually followed by a long speech about why his son Frank should not have hung out with certain people.I was like a seco...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Identify your two rich horses
- The naked truth of person is that we are still slaves to our mind; means we are still a "bounded slaves" to our mind. The use of mind in constructive way or in some stepping-stone turning way is still not being revealed by human being. This is the only catalyst which leads to become the " the so called body and the body holder" famous and illustrious and it is the same catalyst which can lead to o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tempering temper
- I'm almost always a calm and collected person. Or at least I think I am. Yet on rare occasions, when I least expect it, some set of circumstances, emotions, or harsh words will override my calm capacity and spark a momentary surge of temper. 'Ever happen to you?For instance, I remember a business meeting where I once felt that one individual was chopping down every idea I suggested - often ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why things are the way they are
- Things are the way you think they are, because you think they are that way. An interesting statement I know, but let's break it down a bit if you will, and see what this Really means.When it's all said and done, "things" do happen right? In fact there is a bumper sticker that I am sure you have all seen which had been the National catch phrase that really summed it up in a more co...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The enchantment of tribes to belong to
- I am remembering and have a desire to share with you, a beautiful story told to me by a young lady. It was the end of the World War II and her dad was returning home. He came from a very close network of Italian families that lived near each other in New Jersey.He had a ride back from where his ship had docked. Of course he was filled with emotion as he came closer and closer to home. Sudde...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your personal treasure chest
- Sometimes it is helpful to review several of the basic components of THE ENCHANTED SELF. That's what I've decided to do this time.Discovering your ENCHANTED SELF is a new way for you to achieve better mental and physical health. It is based on research documenting that within each of us there resides the capacity for achieving states of well-being again and again.What makes THE ENCHA...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tripping on mindfulness
- One of the ironies of mindfulness is that it's still possible to be forgetful, klutzy, or even distracted while doing our best to pay attention.Why? We are choosing where to focus and so there are, by necessity, bits of information that aren't getting the full laser treatment. It's simply not possible to be mindful of everything all at once.That's the beauty of it.You can shin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Magic potions we all need this time of year
- As winter descends we begin to feel the chill of shorter days and less sunlight. For many of us, less hours of light combined with colder temperatures results in us feel less light emotionally. For some of us, who actually have SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) gloom really sets in. This gloom often has to be offset by either full spectrum lighting and/or various psychotropic medications.Fo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A christmas wish
- My sister is a woman now beginning her thirties. She has had few friends and her boyfriends have never been good for her. Now she has finally found a man who adores her.They had an affair nine years back, when he was twice her age and still married. My sister ended the affair, and he separated from his wife. When my sister contacted him this spring, he finalized the divorce and they became ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Still wondering about coaching?
- A friend called me the other day from Lower Alabama. He has followed my career as a coach with enthusiasm, and continually refers clients to me, and I'm sure has done his part for making coaching known in his neck of the woods. "Coaching has arrived," he said. "I just heard an ad for a coach on my local radio station."I still speak to audiences on cruises, however, where...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten tips for living authentically
- 1. Know your purposeAre you wandering through life with little direction ? hoping that you'll find happiness, health and prosperity? Identify your life purpose or mission statement and you will have your own unique compass that will lead you to your truth north every time.2. Know your valuesWhat do you value most? Make a list of your top 5 values. Some examples are security, f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Let?s say you?re a dog. are you so competitive you?d eat a carrot?
- Seems like a gal always learns something out on the farm! Yes, it's a farm tale and I'm going to change the names of the animals to protect the guilty!I spent last weekend down in Lower Alabama where my friend from high school owns a farm. On the neighboring property there lives a donkey we'll call "Jake." On my friend's property there lives a dog ? his dog ? we'll call "Spot...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you make less money than your taller peers?
- A recent study at the University of Florida found that over the span of their careers short people earn less money than their taller counterparts. In terms of cold hard cash, each extra inch in height equals roughly $800 difference in annual pay. So, essentially a person standing at 5 ft 8 inches tall will make about $9600 less annually than someone standing at 6 ft 8 inches tall.It's surpr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Things are good because i say they are
- The subject of positive self talk regarding our goals and dreams reminds me of the childhood story, The Velveteen Rabbit. The boy loves the toy so much that a magic fairy comes and turns the toy bunny into a real rabbit. She tells the bunny it has been loved so much that it has earned the right to be real.Wouldn't it be great if all we had to do was to love our dreams and fantasies until a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why don?t you just stuff it all?
- You got busy at work, got busy in your marriage, got busy with your home and maybe your kids and before you knew it... a chunk of your life had slipped away.And it hasn*t been an easy chunk of life either, has it? Things going wrong: the car, the dishwasher and the kids, and you feel depressed at home and stressed at work.And I*m sure the question, now you think about it is this, *Su...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Personal life coaching and how it can help you
- Coaching is an effective process used to support individuals in creating something new for themselves. I work side by side with my clients' coaching them by providing perspective and support for self-knowledge as they accomplish their business and personal goals.I help women achieve balance and cultivate the tools necessary for them to evolve into a life filled with happiness and serenity. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The non-conscious mind at work. harness it for your success
- Thoughts are real things. As soon as you realize how to control your thoughts you are on your way to making vast changes in your daily success.This month I am going to follow up on the article from last month, as I promised I would. Last month you may remember I made a statement that may have taken some of you by surprise. I told you that recent studies have shown our brains have no less th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Automatic brain works overtime for you
- Use all of your brain to be your most effective."Running on Automatic" is what I call the ability to visualize what you need to have happen. Automatic because the part of your brain that gives us most of our solutions is working all the time. When you are asleep or not. Most of us call it our subconscience. This part of your brain is processing what your awake aware or cognitive part of the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your past and present hold key to your future
- Knowing more about who you are will give you the insight for your future goals.Where are you going?This isn't about location...It's about focus and achievement in your life. Pretty big stuff, but not so big you can't get your hands around it and get down to the basics so you can achieve your life's goals.Did you accomplish what you set out to do last month? Or did you even hav...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you know what makes me mad?? it makes me so mad i just want to...
- Sound familiar? If you want to manage anger, the only way of doing so is to listen to your self-talk. This doesn't mean listening to yourself talk. It means listening to your SELF-TALK.It's quite true that anger is created from within. No matter how much you say-"She made me mad!" "It makes me so mad when?"-the anger comes from YOU, not it or she.Our thoughts abou...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The long way
- I wrote you about four years ago, when my eight year marriage was ending in divorce. At that time you gave me some great advice about beginning again. After reading the recent letter from Linda and how she "settled" for the wrong man, I felt I had to write an update letter.I can look back now and realize in too many ways, I "settled" in my first marriage. I reaped the results eight years la...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Handling disappointment
- Disappointment is an inevitable part of home-based business. Clients won't pay, bids fall through, or business associates don't come through on their promises or act unethically. Some people will deliberately foster cynicism in their consciousness as a way of avoiding the pain of disappointment. This is mistaken as a means of making life better. Disappointment is a temporary condition. Cynicism is...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Attitude is contagious - would anybody want yours?
- Are you using the Life Potential you have been given? Or are you just existing?We have all inherited standards, traits, habits, perceptions, and expectations based on what our parents, teachers, and peers taught us. We have allowed these to grow as a result of whatever we then learned as adults, and they continue to grow with whatever we feed our minds.We have all heard the expressio...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The joy of learning!
- "Part of what motivates me to write this book is a concern that we've lost touch in education with the sheer joy of what it means to learn something new." -Thomas Armstrong, Author, Awakening Genius in the ClassroomI think I was around 6 years old, when my mum decided to put me into Piano class. I am quite sure it was an afterthought because it was my younger sister who was first ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 tips to improve any performance
- Seeking improved performance at work? Wishing you could finally achieve your sports-related goals? Merely looking for a way to get more out of everything you do? What follows are five basic skills (basic in that all top achievers know these skills and apply them in some form on a weekly basis) that will dramatically improve your performance.1. VisualizationSome people are more "...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to control your anger: retreat and think things over
- How to Control Your Anger: Retreat and Think Things OverJim and Mary Jones loved each other deeply, but often went into horrific verbal battles over any number of issues. They would argue and yell for hours, often into the night, leaving both of them exhausted, emotionally disconnected, hurt and resentful toward each other.Both became so upset they were flooded with negative feelings...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Sheep do not start out lost
- Have you ever thought about how sheep get lost? Even with a shepherd, they still get lost. How does this happen? The one thing I know for sure is that they did not start out lost.The issue for sheep is their ability to stay focused. They see a nice patch of grass and think, "Mmm, this looks nice, maybe I'll have a little taste." They finish the bit of grass and without looking up,...