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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Make the most of today
- "Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do and you've done it!" - Margaret Thatcher (Former British Prime Minister)"Ah! But today is the only day you are alive. Today is the one time you have to face reality. Today is the only time you have to do anything constructive or destructive. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Life is about taking
- "Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new." Brian TracyHave you seen a successful person who is not a risk taker? I don't think there is any because one of the attributes that got them to the top is their ability to take risks.What separates achievers from ordinary folks is their willingness to ta...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Perseverance as a virtue
- "Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure." - Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881) - British Statesman, Prime MinisterLet's face it: life is tough. And guess what? It will only get tougher. So much for the facts. The question remains: will you rise to the occasion and meet the day-to-day challenges, head on, undaunted and without complain...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five mores to enhance your performance
- When you think about the most successful, happy, fulfilled people you know, you could probably identify some characteristics these people have in common. If we were sitting together, I'm sure we could build a nice list of these characteristics, attributes, habits and attitudes.Several years ago, when thinking about that question, I identified several things that those people shared that I w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to eat an elephant
- I recently returned from a wonderful vacation in the U.S. I spent some time with my family, visited some friends, and spent three weeks in Alaska, climbing Mt. McKinley. Mt. McKinley, or Denali, is the highest mountain in North America. Before I started the climb, I asked a climber who had just flown off the mountain if he had any last-minute advice. "Climb one day at a time," he said wisely....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Making things happen
- We are all given the tools, but it is up to us what we decide to build and how magnificent it will be. Steven FerrelGoals are fantastic to have, but many times challenges surface that make it difficult for a goal to mature. Many may never start toward their goal because of doubt in their abilities. Some do not attempt the actions required to make their goals a reality. While others do n...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Discover the upside of anger
- Most of us are prone to anger! As we grow older, a certain degree of control keeps us in check, but the pot is on simmer and the lid is loosely fixed. An unexpected jolt, or a sudden increase in heat will nearly always result in a boiling cauldron.Recently we had a couple come to us for help. They had been married for only three weeks. With arms folded, one sat at one end of the couch and t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your life story: whatcha gonna do? write your life story now before its too late!
- Imagine this scene: Project yourself into the future. You are 87 years old and sitting on the couch in the living room of your house. Sitting around you are your grand children and their children too. The smaller ones and maybe even some of the older ones ask you to tell them a story. They enjoy your stories. And of course you are more than happy to oblige them. Then after all, this is your family...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Prime that pump! part 3
- How healthy is your vision of yourself? How does your mental image of yourself stack up against that of, say, some hero of yours? Let's find out.Take a few seconds and picture yourself in your mind's eye. Now imagine a hero of yours in the same setting. Did your vision have to "shift" a little? A lot perhaps?Is your posture, both internal and external, as strong and confide...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Prime that pump! part 2
- In Part 1 of this article, we talked about reaching our goals as largely a matter of following through on desire, vision and action. The difficulty for most of us lies in continuing to believe that our efforts will ever bear fruit when these fruits have not yet begun to materialize.Jonathan Swift said it best. "Vision is the art of seeing things invisible."In order to conti...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why it pays to have a definite life purpose
- When was the last time you were asked, what is your "Definite Life Purpose"?It is not like everyday we go around asking friends or family what their definite life purpose is or even talk about it. However, knowing what your definite life purpose is, will help you stay focused, accomplish your goals faster, and bring about the kind of results you would like to have in yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Self confidence : the importance of will-power
- The importance of will-power is recognized by most men, yet few deliberately give any time or thought to its development. Why we resist one thing and yield to another may be due to "the strongest motive," but what more particularly concerns us in the study of self-confidence is in what way this mighty power can be built and directed.Does desire control the will, or will desire? The psycholo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Life doesnt have a sell by date
- Or does it?Best on or before?.. Nearly everything we touch nowadays has a sell by date somewhere on the packaging.When is your best before date? What's the date when you will be thrown away. What's the date when it has been decided that you are no longer at your best? What's the date when you are reduced in order to get you off the shelf?We know. Life doesn't have a sell by da...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 4 qualities of highly successful people
- What if you can be, do or have anything you want, what would you desire in your life?Now do you believe it can happen? Yes? No? In the words of Henry Ford, "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right."Well then what actually happens for those people who do seem to get everything they desire?Let's take a closer look.For one, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A book review: great resource for group facilitation
- Anyone who is a leader or member of a group and wants to get things accomplished knows that there are many issues and challenges that groups commonly face as they seek to find creative solutions, launch new initiatives, and create high performing teams.The Book Leading Groups to Solutions addresses how team leaders and team members can collaborate, problem solve, plan, organize, and make de...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Boost your bottom line by asking powerful questions
- "He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers." -African ProverbPowerful questions yield powerful answers. Here's an example...One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My beloved grandson, the battle inside every person is between two wolves. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Speed reading technique
- Four Brilliant Tips to Speed Read Faster than EverMany people, particularly students, would love to be able to take in information faster. However prior to retaining information, they've to go through the 1st stage of learning, which is reading.For many individuals who are pressed for time, speed reading has get a necessity. All the same, it's not just the reading section that is cru...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Have you just hit the wall?
- Have you hit the 'brick wall' yet?No? Well it won't be long.I started tinkering with the internet at the start of 2003, then finished my property maintenance business towards the end of that year and went full time online.In the two years since then I've hit 'the wall' about once a week. What do I mean when I say 'hitting the wall'? I'm referring to that point where you get so...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Self-motivation for trainers
- THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SELF-MOTIVATION FOR TRAINERS: Lack of self-motivation is an unfortunate side effect of our accelerated times. Many people today are cynical and disillusioned or feel that to appear sophisticated, they must become so. They find it difficult to muster a feeling of energetic conviction toward any subject. In training, however, it is crucial to success to possess self-motivation when...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 hot tips for self improvement part 2
- Self Improvement Tip 4 Don't procrastinate! The more you put something off and something else off, the more all your undesirable chores pile up.Until they're an insurmountable task that would make a paid cleaning crew shudder. In fact take these chores and work them into your schedule so you will do them.Self Improvement Tip 5 If you don't already keep either a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Can one person increase motivation in another person?
- The answer is yes, of course, right? People motivate other people. After all, what about coaches and inspirational speakers? They are paid to motivate other people to do great things.But ask the parent who would like to see a better report card, the boss who is sure to catch several employees off task at any give time, or the spouse who hates picking up someone else's dirty laundry from the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Productivity engineering
- Review: Productivity Engineering- A hypnosis program to help you improve your performance at work."Buy a hypnosis CD program? Will that really help me get more work done? Can it improve my work performance?"I know, this is a little off the beaten path when compared to the usual courses and services I review. So first, to make real sense of this, let me tell you why I decided t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Daily motivation--be kind to yourself for a change
- "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these." --George Washington CarverThe word kindness is made up of two syllables-KIND and NESS. KIND means forgiving, warm-hearted, friendly, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Struggling with juggling
- 'The trick to juggling is determining which balls are made of rubber and which ones are made of glass.' --AnonAre you juggling too many things at once and are you finding it a real struggle not to let any of the balls drop? Almost everyone is juggling more than one thing at one time or another, so how do you make sure that you can cope and not reach the point where you are tempted to just c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ahead of the curve to be on top
- I once heard a statement that no matter how good you think you are, there is always someone else who is better. This appears to be a pessimistic view even to a point of degrading one's self-worth. However, this saying provides a starting point to understanding one's gifts or setbacks, one's strengths or weaknesses in comparison to potential counterparts.Do you remember in your school band w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - If not now, when?
- How many times have you made excuses for putting off something you really needed or wanted to do? Probably too many times to count. It is all too easy to get in the habit of putting the desires of your heart on hold. You may have been taught to put the needs of others first or that it is selfish to think of your own desires.Mind you, there is times when it is appropriate and right to put th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - These are the good ole days
- I am sitting here at a public access wireless location and can't help but listen to some of the conversations going on around me. One group of senior citizens is talking about "the good ole days" with a touch of whimsy in their voices. Makes you long for days gone by, right? Not exactly.Do you feel that your best days have passed you by? If so, why? Usually when I hear people talk about "th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Who are they to say it cant be done?
- Doesn't it just burn you up when you have just shared your 'great idea' with someone and not only are they not as enthusiastic as you, they even go as far as to say your idea won't work! Trust me if this has happened to you you're not alone.In such instances we generally have two choices. One, we can let go of the idea and be left with the dreaded "what if I'd only tried" question running t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont be afraid to build the dream
- Don't be afraid to build the dream - Attempting to live our life by our own design is certainly no small feat. Often it means doing without in the short term. It can mean going against the grain. Even meeting with some pretty serious opposition from folks that say that it just can't be done...With all that said, it is still one of the most rewarding things that a person can ever achieve. Yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Procrastination: hypnosis can help you overcome it
- I recently saw a t-shirt with the following saying: "Procrastinate later." I had a great laugh. However, procrastination is really not that funny.The Effects of ProcrastinationJust what is procrastination? It is the habit of putting things off until the last possible minute. Procrastination in and of itself is not a problem - the consequences of procrastination, however, can b...