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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Being tender with the ugly parts of yourself
- Does that title make you cringe? It made me cringe when it popped into my head a few days ago.We don't like to think about our "ugly parts," do we? By ugly parts of course I mean those aspects of ourselves we perceive to be less than perfect. For some it might be physical flaws like acne, jiggly thighs or a persistent pot belly no matter how many hours we spend in the gym. For others there ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The ultimate in positive thinking?
- I will never forget an evening in 2003, when I met an amazing gentleman. I had, for several weeks, had a problem with my foot and ankle, having great trouble walking because of the pain. It was a bit swollen, and I thought it was an injury of some sort, although I could not recall how it had happened.The doctor at the local hospital did not examine it. She looked at my age on the notes, gla...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Living mindfully
- Normally I race around multitasking. I am always thinking about a million things while I try and do at least two activities at once. More and more I forget what two things I'm doing and I often feel guilt that I'm not doing either terribly well. This certainly is the lament of every working mom. There is a Zen story that tells of a man charging down a road on a galloping horse. Another man, on the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The power of and
- Not Amen, just so we're clear on that.AND.The little connector word that allows more than one thing to be listed in the same category is what I am talking about.AND.AND can enlighten you, inspire you, help you break out of the oldest cages of entrainment, change your mind in a flash, unlock the doors to a host of new opportunities AND make your life a whole lot more rea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Quick tips on making change work for you
- Facing a change and want to make it work for you?Edward W. Smith, motivational speaker, author and TV show host, who specializes in quick tips on how to move your life ahead even faster, offers the following advice.Change will come our way regardless if we want it or not, the key is looking for the positive in the new situation. If we focus on finding the good in a new situation, we ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are your ants taking over your life?
- One of the first things that I work on with people having trouble with communication is to look at what and how they are communicating with themselves.It is very difficult to connect and communicate with others, if you are unable to connect and communicate with yourself.One area that stops people are ANTS. These are automatic negative thinking. These can be so strong that they litera...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is your glass (ceiling) half empty or half full?
- The infamous "glass ceiling" is blamed for business issues for women from poor salaries to lack of corporate advancement. This invisible barrier holds many women captive in unpleasant work environments, settling for pay which is far below industry averages, accepting weak titles and agreeing to poor advancement opportunities.Some say the glass ceiling is just a figment of the imagination wh...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Let go of resentment
- Maureen worked in an office with twenty other people, processing checks. She didn't particularly like her job, but she didn't particularly dislike it either. Getting ahead in her career wasn't important to her until the day that her friend and co-worker Betty was promoted to be the boss of the unit. Betty had not being doing the job as long as Maureen had, but Betty was always cheerful, hardworkin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Quick steps to improve your performance though positive self-talk
- Want to improve your personal performance? Positive self-talk can help.Edward W. Smith, motivational speaker, author and TV show host, who specializes in quick tips on how to move your life ahead even faster, offers the following advice.What you say can and will be held against you, so make it work for you by putting a positive spin on everything you can. Your mind listens to what yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Define yourself with confidence
- As a trainer of coaches I often teach my students to move beyond the skill of coaching into the skill of self-trusting. Having great mastery of a specific skill is important, but without self-mastery all we become are manipulators of open-ended questions. Coaching is much more than that.One of the most important aspects of being a success in any career, but especially in an emerging career ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Anger - the truth beneath
- The other day one of my "challenging clients" and I were debating the appropriateness of anger. While maintaining my perspective, I was also enjoying listening to his commitment to anger. My client felt that his outrage at the often-shabby treatment of lower-income people moved him into action and, therefore, anger served a valiant purpose in his life. "Good argument," I conced...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 proven ways to safely make positive life changes
- One of the most important aspects of living a healthy and prosperous life is understanding "risk." By this I mean knowing how to understand and analyze situations in life that affect health. Being able to accurately weigh benefits and risks when making health decisions is very important! Too often decisions are based on incomplete or inaccurate information and this is a huge mistake with significa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Managing your ocd, panic attacks, and obsessive thoughts
- There are times that we encounter fearful thoughts that can be difficult to manage. For some people, the more they try to get rid of the thoughts, the stronger the thoughts become and the more difficult they become to manage. As a result, here is a brief list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their fearful and obsessive thoughts and anxieties.The first thing a person must d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - My attitudes
- "If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you're not going to be happy. If someone bases his or her happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the othe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to live a life of no problems
- For most of us our lives are a problem which have to be solved. Everyday we wake up under the burden of new challenges facing us. We seek counselors and all kinds of consultants all in the hope of "figuring out" the best way to deal with the endless choices and complications which arise daily.Our faith is placed in the rational mind, which offers endless strategies for success and...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your choice of music can shape your beliefs
- Music is very powerful. The kind of music you listen to says a lot about who you are. What music you choose to listen to today will help to determine what type of person you are tomorrow. Be careful about what type of music you choose to listen to. Music can either build you up or tear you down.Garbage in, garbage outIn almost all categories of music, there are artists that deliver p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - As a man thinketh...
- "For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. As one who reckons, he says to you, eat and drink, yet his heart is not with you (but is grudging the cost)." Prov. 23:7 (Amplified)The book of Proverbs is a book of wisdom written by Solomon, the wisest fool who ever lived. In this verse, he is saying that if our hearts aren't true, our thoughts and actions will follow suit. This would describ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Peak performance
- Peak Performance. It means being at the top of your game, feeling supremely confident, feeling like everything you do is effortless and acheives its goal, feeling resilient and detached from the outcome, being in the flow, being in the zone, feeling relaxed, feeling happy and joyful, having a sense of clarity and certainty about everything that you do, feeling a sense of fullness in your life, ind...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Lessons from anakin skywalker: making better choices through recognizing and managing our fears
- In the latest and final Star Wars saga, Anakin Skywalker makes the choice to surrender to the dark side of the force. Thus makes his transformation complete into the evil Darth Vader. This choice is motivated by Anakin's fearful premonition that his pregnant wife Padme will die in childbirth. We watch as the tormented Anakin succumbs to the influence of Chancellor Palpatine who suggests that it mi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The language of confidence
- The language we use programs our brains. Mastering our language gives us a great degree of mastery over our lives and our destinies. It is important to use language in the best way possible in order to dramatically improve your quality of life.Even the smallest of words can have the deepest effect on our sub-conscious mind. It is like a child, it doesn't really understand the difference bet...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Never run out of altitude, airspeed, and ideas at the same time: lessons from the vietnam pows
- Bosses can't control many things at work. In fact, they probably can't control most things, but they can control their own reactions to unfortunate events, and they can help their direct reports feel authority over their reactions to unpleasant and unexpected changes. When hard times rear their ugly heads, the boss has to be a kind of hero, the rescuer who looks after others and helps them keep fr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How you doing? the answer is up to you and it will make your day great if you answer correctly!
- How are you? That's a loaded question, and I'll tell you why:60% of the people that ask that question don't care how you're doing. They're just making small talk;30% of the people that ask that question hope you're doing badly, because their life is a shambles, and we all know misery loves company;10% of the people you talk to genuinely care how you're doing, and will ask a fo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seeing through fear
- "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." -Frank Herbert, Dune, "Litany Against Fear", 1965There is one main obstacle holding pe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Improve your self confidence
- Knowing yourself is the foundation of self-esteem, self confidence and personal development. Man has been seeking himself since the days of the Oracle of Delphi. "Know yourself" said the Oracle, but she spoke in riddles and the men who had come a long way to get a simple answer from her wise lips went away even more confused.Yes, it isn't easy to really understand a human being. And, to und...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five ways to be more encouraging
- We all need encouragement. Even the most callous, hard headed self made person needs encouragement to stay on track and move forward. This isn't news ? it is something we all know.Unfortunately many times we don't take action on what we know.We can change our habits about encouragement ? we can choose to become a more encouraging person. This will have a positive impact on our result...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your best defense against aging: your attitude to life
- In the international bestseller, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell explains how researchers who study mind-reading using body language and facial expressions found that the old clichéd advice to smile when you're feeling down really works.Just moving those facial muscles into a happier position can actually perk you up mentally and emotionally, say the researchers, who are finally be...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Success through the way you think about yourself
- If you think you are a loser, you train or work like a loser i.e. sloppily and half-heartedly. If you think you are a winner you train like one i.e. with maximum focus, great expectations, excitement and consistent effort. This article takes a look at why people think like winners or losers and what they can do about it.Steve Siebold describes in his recent book -"177 Mental Toughness Secre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Im loving me... right where i am
- I heard these words from a client who had been struggling for weeks to find peace in her estranged relationship with her daughter. Because she 'new better' she kept telling herself that her feelings were wrong and to shape up and get over it."I can't believe I took my daughter's comments personally and am angry again. When will I ever get this stuff?""Well," I rep...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dealing with criticism and rejection
- Whether it's the other kids making fun of you at school, you just received a really harsh performance evaluation from your boss, you got turned down by the girl you asked out, or you didn't get the job you interviewed for, rejection and criticism hurts. I won't tell you not to take it personally, because it is personal. You are the one who was criticized. You are the one who was rejected. No matte...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What do you believe?
- "If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning." --Mahatma Gandhi (1869 ? 1948)Our perceptions of ourselves and others around us are coloured by the beliefs that have been instilled in us since birth. As children, the opinions expressed by others resound as truths, and as we grow, those opinions are often embed...