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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fear is nothing to be afraid of
- Several years, I was listening to a radio talk show hosted by a psychologist. A young woman caller said, "I just got accepted to medical school!""Congratulations!" said the host. "That's terrific.""And," the caller admitted, "I'm scared to death.""Of course you are!" said the host. "Just don't be paralyzed. Keep going. Work in and through the fear."I was reminded of tha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What do we choose?
- Life is an enigma...It starts without our knowledge, grows without our suggestions and ends without our consent. Life is not about 'either-or', its all about 'this-and-that.'This is a space where joy and sorrow walk hand in hand, this is a space where triumph and disaster are two sides of the same coin, this is a space where all and none exists!!!!! It is on us.... what we wish to see and w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Who controls your mind?
- Few people are aware of the thoughts that pass through their minds. Thinking is performed like a habit, in an automatic manner. If the thoughts are positive, then it is all right, but if they are negative, they may cause trouble.The mind is like small child, who accepts and takes for granted whatever it sees or hears, without judgment and without considering the consequences. If you let you...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 tips on turning a negative into a positive
- I thought this was fitting sense I just experienced a huge negative in my life and choose to focus on the positive in the situation. For instance, when I was unable to sign into this program to get to my list of subscribers, I could have taken it in the real negative manner and given up. But instead, I choose to see the positive. And, because I choose to see the positive, I was able to think clear...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You may not be able to manage change - but you can manage your response to it
- Your response (reaction?) to change is conditioned by your entire life experience...the family you come from, your age, education, marital status, attitudes about work and about yourself. From this it follows that everyone has a unique way of perceiving and handling change. Here's an opportunity to see what your particular situation may be.The exercise that follows is called "Life Cycl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to deal with no
- No one likes rejection. And yet it happens. Here's how to make the most of it.> Accept ItRecognize that it is impossible for everyone to say "yes" to everything. Thus, rejection is an expected byproduct of making an offer or asking for something.Some people make rejection part of their sales strategy. That is, they deliberately send out a flood of requests, knowing that most o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A major block to constructive change
- A Yale University study a few years ago revealed that the average child is scolded - criticized - over 20,000 times between the ages of two and ten. Mom says, "No, Charlie - don't touch that!" Or a teacher says, "Jackie, that's not the way to do it!" All those "Nos" and "shouldn'ts" add up to a predisposition toward self-criticism that we must look at before...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Good news! the pathway of change is predictable
- Often when radical change occurs in our lives we feel confusion - not only about what's happening but also about how we'll cope with it. This is especially true of negative change such as the loss of a romantic relationship, a job or a loved one. Of course, confusion is perfectly normal and natural, but it needn't get in the way of handling situations effectively and of accommodating any kind of c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You must change the 148,000 nos in your subconscious to yes
- What does it take to succeed? How can you move forward - no, take a quantum leap forward - in your achievements, in realizing your dreams?According to some research, a person who grows up in an average, reasonably positive home is told "no" or told what he or she cannot do over 148,000 times before they hit their 18th birthday! The number of "yes'" or encouragement on what they can do is fa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Power talk: the two most powerful words in language
- I don't know about you, but for me, the technological age in which we're living seems to have increased the speed of life. If we are properly programmed, there is not a minute of our life that we are out of communication. As a result, the world has put us on notice to be available On Demand.The ridiculous thing is we respond as if it were true. Pagers, email, text messaging, Instant Messagi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Overcoming bad moods
- From experience, one of the biggest stumbling blocks for people who attempt to improve their states of mind is feeling motivated to use the strategies when they have already slipped into negativity. Sometimes, despite our best intentions, we just cannot help but fall into a less empowering mood, and then we stop doing the things we know we should do to feel good.For example, imagine that yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mental fitness for confidence and winning in life
- Studies show that men and women profit most with having self-confidence and by building up their psychological strength.Self-confidence is the hallmark of great achievement for individuals from all walks of life and from all industries and many times spells the difference between success and failure.Look around you'll easily identify people with a sincere self-confidence who impel an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Youre not a victim--really!
- Woe is me... life has dealt me a bad hand... the stars are aligned against me... whine, whine, whine! Get over it! You are not the innocent victim of some terrestrial scheme. You are a victim of only one thing... YOU!In a litigious society, we have been made to believe that all of us are victims of something. From coffee that wasn't labeled "hot" to ice that wasn't labeled "cold", we seem t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Short cut to self-confidence: say yes to you!
- You are the only one that can give confidence to yourself. I've learned this over many years of looking for recognition in all the wrong places, from other people. Like it or not some people in our lives don't want us to succeed, and they can be the ones you closest to you.People in our family or professional lives can have control issues, are insecure or saboteurs. They haven't succeeded o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stop complaining
- You don't need to a piece of paper to prove that you can do something! I don't have anything against achieving or completing degrees or obtaining masters and all that ? absolutely nothing. In fact, I am a law graduate myself and will strive to provide good educational background for my kids in the future. But I am sick and tired of people complaining about how they wish they could do something and...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Focus your attention
- Lately, there has been a collective challenge to avoid being embroiled in the media events of all that has been happening in the social, political, economic and military arenas of our great nation. Many recent events have left people with a sense of ominous foreboding, uncertainty, fear, despondency. At the very least, there is mild emotional discomfort and a sense of vague dissonance.Howev...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Winners vs whiners
- It started out as a windy, rainy day. A tropical wave was moving through our area of the planet. It seemed like a planned beach barbeque was going to be washed out. By noon, it had cleared up. The barbeque went forward as planned. I am glad it did. I was introduced to a young man who inspired this article.He was the epitome of 'young and earnest'; so full of questions and so eager for knowl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Reality exposed
- Did you know that our thoughts may be influencing our reality and lives? Have you ever seen a movie called 'What the Bleep Do We Know!?'.Interestingly, there is a part in the movie about how different emotional states affect water molecules and cause them to form patterns. Imagine your suprise upon discovering that there is a different pattern for love, joy, etc.You may start to noti...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using negative experience to discover your strength
- "Someone was hurt before you; wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, raped before you; yet, someone survived" - Maya Angelou"Do not grieve. Misfortunes do not flourish particularly in our path. They grow everywhere." These words spoken by Omalia Indian Chief Big Elk in 1815 are worth repeating today. When adversity appears in our lives, we often feel victimized, alone...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Prisoner of attitude
- "Thinking is responsible for man's primacy on earth today. Existence is therefore co-terminus with thinking. The ability to out-think the other fellow, a friend or a foe, is the pathway to victory and success in life." - Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe in his book 'Renascent Africa.'I am an incurable optimist. I believe that with faith, hope, hard work, perseverance and persistent, we can achieve all our...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Rebuild those plans
- Byron and I started our first business full of enthusiasm and energy. The business was a seminar business with a focus on self-development. We loved the concept of helping others be more and achieve more. The business fit our backgrounds and we truly loved it.We invested heavily, both financially, our time, and energy. After a few months it become obvious we could not compete with the large...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The truth about what really causes negative thoughts
- Do you feel that your negative thoughts are holding you back from being happy in life? You're about to discover HOW you can still live HAPPILY when things don't go your way... even if your life is filled with conflict and turmoil right now... and you can't see a way out.Are you a SLAVE to your circumstances? What I mean is, do you let the ups and downs of life control how you feel inside? I...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Self-confidence sliding downward!
- There are times in all of our lives where our self-confidence wanes!! This past week was one of those weeks for me. I questioned the work I was doing, both on the web sites and on our crafts. I found myself wondering if all my time and effort was worthwhile. Would our newfound business provide the income we needed? Is my work good enough for others to want to buy or to read? These are only a few o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A negative experience an opportunity?
- Early in my career a position became available which I thought I was entitled to. I had the experience and a good performance record. Much to my dismay it was given to an individual with a university degree. Someone it turned out, I then had to train. At the time it seemed so unfair to me.I could have taken the attitude I had failed. However, I didn't allow this to be a failure. I refused t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Enhance wellness by doing something different.
- Many people would say that it is absolute madness to keep on doing the same thing, time after time, expecting to get a different result or for something different to happen. Alternatively, many people, especially those in the personal development and wellness fields of varying natures, would describe it as intelligent to have a goal and be wonderfully flexible about how you go about achieving it....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Releasing self sabotage for success and happiness in life
- Today, I wanted to mention this notion of self-sabotage.I recently studied some material of Kevin Hogans and lots by John Grinder on this topic. John is the co-creators and developers of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). John points out the differences and distinction between what he refers to as 'first-order change' and 'second-order change'. First order change is not really relevant to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Self-esteem boosters: 5 action points
- ? Make a list of all your accomplishments in life so far. Whatever you consider an accomplishment qualifies ? your education, successful parenting, promotions, and skills you have acquired, overcoming adversity, a happy marriage, weight loss etc. Include everything; leave nothing out. Do you know people who do not have any of the successes you have listed? Someone who didn't finish high school lik...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Self-esteem: who do you think you are?
- Are you the kind of person who dwells on your strengths, or the kind obsessed by your weaknesses? It's been said that you become what you think about most of the time. Continually pondering your strengths therefore makes you become stronger, enhancing self-esteem. Conversely, thinking constantly on your weaknesses makes you become weaker, draining whatever self-esteem you have.Incidentally,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get some attitude!
- You've been looking for a job for as long as you can remember. Or you've written that exam more times than you can count. You can't remember a time when you weren't broke. And you are beginning to wonder if things will ever change for the better.Listen up dear reader. If this is you, things can and will turn around, as I will show you shortly. I know from personal experience that you can ch...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The power of negative thinking
- For some reason, most people find it easier to think in a negative way than in a positive manner. It seems that some effort is needed to think positive thoughts, whereas negative thinking comes easily and uninvited. This has much to do with education and the environment one has been living in.In order to understand how positive thinking works, and how to use it efficiently, it is important ...