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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - As long as you try your best, there is no such thing as failure
- I always say to my children, as long as you try your best, there is no such thing as failure. I believe this one hundred percent and it is a philosophy I am trying to install into my kids.When I worked in the insurance industry, I used to sit the insurance examinations. I would always study hard and give it my all, however there were only three options as results. These were, distinction, p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Don?t throw the baby out with the bath water
- Whenever we have a bad experience or we own up to having a weakness people immediately jump on the band wagon and tell us to work with our weaknesses. "Focus on them until you have overcome them and then you can move on".But we only have a limited period on this earth. And what is more, I don't know how long that will be. So why oh why should I spend so much time focussing on my w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Making the right decisions
- The ability to make good decisions is an essential step in becoming a good leader. Don't try to make decisions unless you know all the facts and risks involved. The safest way to weigh your decisions is to put them through a checklist that covers pertinent information.--Do you understand the problem? A solution is not useful if it is developed for the wrong problem.--Have you defined...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The imposter syndrome - do you feel like a fraud?
- There is a disquieting trend emerging among women particularly - that of feeling like a fraud at work, along with the accompanying fear and anxiety about being "found out".The Scientific EvidenceThis trend has been investigated scientifically only relatively recently, with studies beginning in the seventies, with findings that the people who suffered from this syndrome had significan...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Create a realistic plan for your success
- Success is the most desired ambition of the human beings. Every one of us wants to be successful. But only few endeavor towards that purpose consciously whereas others rely on luck and chance to achieve their goals.The best example in this case is someone who wants to get rich but only has one alternative: playing the Lotto. Of course, there are chances of becoming rich over night, but how ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What it takes to be a champion
- What is a champion really? Sure, all success oriented people strive for being the best they can be, but what qualities really make up a true champion. I've outlined them below.CHAMPIONS---noun? One that wins first prize or place in a contest or endeavor. One that is acknowledged to be better than all othersC- charisma-the personal quality of leadership arousing popular loyalty or ent...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - We become what we think about
- "A man's life is what his thoughts make of it."- Marcus Aurelius ?Roman EmperorRalph Waldo Emerson once stated, "a man is what he thinks about all day long." He understood an important principle that is at the heart of sales success, or any other success for that matter. If you believe you are a successful salesperson and you think about yourself succeeding day ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you want to just survive or thrive? (part 2)
- "Fighting to pay the bills is hardly worth it? fight for a better life!"What do we really want?This question is one that has pretty much founded the self help industry and will sustain it for eternity. The problem is that it is often asked without the commitment of action with accountability? FIRST!!!It's the reason why people go to seminars and read books; coming aw...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Success: how to succeed most of the time
- We set goals, strive for them and only consider ourselves successful if we attain them and attain them well. Reaching milestones is important BUT when we equate those milestones with "success", we get ourselves in trouble. Sometimes reaching certain goals just doesn't happen because there are circumstances that are completely out of our control or there are other factors that prevent our...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Psychological tips for effective examination techniques
- One of the inevitabilities of University life is the examination. It is your opportunity to demonstrate your new knowledge and to reap the rewards. Examination remains one of the most common forms of assessment in higher education. It is vitally important to prepare well in advance to give yourself the best chance of success.The written examination is the most prevalent means of evaluating ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 4 scientific strategies to become brilliant at anything
- In this brief article we will explore four methods that real world achievers use to outshine their peers and become history makers.1. Get the Basics RightIn sports it is a well-known fact, that the greater your mastery of the basics, the better you will be at that sport. In fact, mastery of the basics, is often the key factor that separates great sportsman, from average sportsman. Im...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you know your success barriers?
- I can tell, with 95% accuracy, if you are going to succeed or fail in life and business based on your answer to the following question, "Do you mostly read for entertainment?"Reading for entertainment is a wonderful way to relax and get away from daily stress. However, in a society where your pay is based on your knowledge and skills, simply reading for entertainment is not enough.Re...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Quick steps to make this your best year yet
- Looking for a way to make this year your best ever?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.First, decide that this year will be your best year ever!! Create positive expectations for the year and set your mind on a search for ways to make it happen. Next, ask ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Shortest path to success!
- Thoughts move faster than the speed of light.Expectations jump faster than the thoughts can handle.Ideas come as spark. Just as lightening bolt strikes. From nowhere in the empty realms of mind something erupts. It is so fast at this moment that you actually might not be aware of it. But subconscious registers and the process starts.Idea takes the shape. A gross shape which now the c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is success anyway?
- Success is creating what you want the way you want it to be.It is, in fact, a journey. And, like all journeys, your ship will sail through calm waters and buck in storms. If you stay on course, continually upgrading your navigational instruments and adjusting to feedback, you will reach your port of dreams.Everyone has had the experience of shipwreck. Their most cherished dreams coll...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Opening your unlimited potential
- It is high time you know the truth about yourselves. You can be whatever you desire, you can do whatever you think or imagine. You have the magic key in your pocket, which opens the door to all your highest dreams and wishes, the key which opens the gates of prosperity and abundance beyond your imagination.In order to have prosperity in all areas of your life, you must be aware of it, and b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creating success - understand the tao of success
- One of the most important aspects of creating success involves a delicate balance between two somewhat opposing forces ? REFLECTION and ACTION. This balance is very similar to the balance of Yin and Yang in the Tao philosophy.Most successful leaders in business or elsewhere are seasoned veterans at creating an ongoing balance between the reflection of where they are now and the action of pu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - I just did it!
- I succeeded. I achieved my goal. I am successful. I set myself a target and did it. I wanted to do it and I have. I am really pleased with myself. I am so happy I want to tell everyone about my success. I did really well. I performed the best I have ever done. I performed to the best of my ability today. I feel great and am so proud of myself.I did it.Others said it was impossible. O...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you afraid of success?
- You may not realise it yet but you may have been "programmed" to fail!Sounds horrible doesn't it? But it's true for so many people...After you spend a lifetime of hearing phrases like:"Be real! This is not for the likes of us!""Stop dreaming! Just do your job!""Just be like everyone else!""You can't amount to anything unless you go to university!""Y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You, 5.0: how to master any skill quickly
- So you want to expand your horizons by securing a new talent. Whatever new ability you might pursue, you'll want to ensure your success by seeking to acquire the targeted "skill set" efficiently. Learning any new skill will force you to adapt to new conditions, and to master certain details; yet the skills needed to LEARN it, whichever skill it may be, will not vary. So to enable you to tackle you...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Marching to a new beat
- For our family, the Fall is filled with Friday Night Lights, as our oldest child is a member of her high school marching band. While we certainly enjoy the football team's successes on the field, the process and progress of the marching band really captures our attention. From two-a-day practices in the August heat, to entering the stadium in line to the drummers' beat at each game, to practicing ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Relationships-- the secret to your professional and personal success
- The HungryIn May of 2005 there were over 2 million searches made on the internet in reference to relationships. Over 49,000 searches have taken place on the net in one month for relationship advice. Almost 4000 of them were searching for help with a healthy relationship.Over 38,000 were looking for a relationship on line because they were not getting it in their realm of life. This i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Leading and influencing an audiance of one or a hundred
- Because Not All Skills Are Equal?Public Speaking MasteryHello,Tom Cruise is one of my favorite actors, and apparently I am not alone in my estimation of him. To say that he commands attention and draws crowds would be comparable to me saying the same of the Seven Wonders Of The World. Tom Cruise stepped into the spotlight with the movie "Risky Business" and he...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Perseverance - how to quit quitting
- The Definition Of PerseveranceFrom a dictionary: "Persisting in or remaining constant to a purpose, idea or task in spite of obstacles." Notice it doesn't start, "Wisely persisting..." Perseverance can clearly be a both a good thing and a bad thing. Remember that when you find yourself wanting to quit something. Quitting might be the wisest choice.Of course, the problem with t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Knowledge is not power
- Whoever first said that knowledge is power was probably selling encyclopedias. Knowledge is a tool, like money and influence. Tools are only powerful if they are used effectively. How, then, do you make a headful of knowledge into a powerful tool?1. By seeing clearly what can be done.2. By seeing clearly your own limitations.3. By acting on what you know.Wise Action,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mindfulness and conversation: mastering the art of small talk
- How's the weather there?We use small talk to connect with others in a casual way, and by becoming more mindful of the way we interact with those we don't know well, we can learn a lot about our confidence level, sense of privacy, and attachment to our own opinions.Small talk isn't a replacement for deeper relationships-it's the first step toward building them. We start by being fully...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7.9 things i learned about success from darth vader
- Unless you have been living in a cave, you have probably seen Star Wars 3. I did some 'thinking outside the box' and came up with some ideas about success from watching the movie.1. Perseverance ? If it doesn't kill you it only makes you stronger.Successful people persist. They're tenacious and dogged. You can put an obstacle in front of them?They go around it, or over it, or ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Risking for success
- Everything we do in life involves risk. There's no growth of any kind without risk. We start running risks when we get out of bed in the morning. We take a risk every time we cross the street. Risks are good for us. They bring out the best in us. And, you cannot achieve happiness or success without taking risks.Everything that you care about in your life depends upon risking. And the truth ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - I havent failed...i just havent finished yet
- How many times do we fail at something, then attemp to justify that failure by saying "I knew I couldn't do it!". Perhaps, that was the very reason for the failure in the first place. One should never expect to succeed with a negative outlook. We must remain positive in all things. By giving in to a negative attitude, we set ourselves up to be a failure from the beginning.The main cause of ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Success from failure
- Those of you who know me, know that I am always looking for ways to improve and grow as an individual. This past weekend, I attended a one-hour seminar that was put on by Dennis McCurdy of Sturbridge, MA. It was to give people a taste for his eight-week personal development program.He talked about the usual goal setting, creating a vision, getting rid of our negative self-talk and overcomin...