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Habits of mind are the patterns of an individual's disposition in every aspect of life. It is the motivational force of that will direct the achievement of success. They are strategies or tools that control mental state of the human brain. This is a state of the mind which has the inclination to ... Views: 1159
U.S. citizens cast their vote for the next President, Vice-President, and a host of congressional leaders this week. Attention focuses on this once-every-four-years activity with a virtual obsession.
Yet, there is a more important vote you as a business professional cast and more often than ... Views: 1156
Definition of clutter: Anything you own, possess, or do that does not ENHANCE your life on a regular basis.
Most of us have a little clutter here or there, and well yes, some of us have more than a little. The most obvious toll lack of organization takes is the added stress on one’s life. ... Views: 1679
I keep thinking that one day there will be more time in the day to get things done. My daughter started first grade this fall. For years I heard about all the time I would have once she was in school for a full day. Some suggested that I might even get bored.
Yeah…hasn’t happened. Sure, I do ... Views: 1404
For many emotional eaters, the holiday season’s over indulgences begin with Halloween. The sheer volume of candy and delectable treats lining supermarket and drugstore shelves and home pantries is in itself downright spooky! And to add insult to injury, candy is being handed out every where you ... Views: 1419
Today, many people are accepting the fact that saving extra money is the only way to live a stress free life. People with significant amount of savings are said to be better off financially than people with huge amounts of debt. Many people often find themselves with extra cash but do not know ... Views: 1389
Undoubtedly, you’ve heard about Google’s AdSense and you are thinking about giving it a go. But is it really worth placing an AdSense banner on your site?
The answer is a definite yes. You could always have some other banner on your site,that would probably make you some money, given of ... Views: 1020
What does a Winning Morning Routine have to do with how to live a happy life? Plenty! The moment we awake brain patterns quickly claim our attitude towards the day. For many of us by 12Noon we feel good or bad about what we have accomplished. By mid-afternoon, energy levels decline. Wait, we ... Views: 3009
You might think that sounds crazy. It's hard to wrap your mind around the idea that we actually resist pleasure. Don't we want to feel good?
How could this really be true?
I have three theories of why we resist pleasure, and three suggestions for how we can practice embracing ... Views: 1307
Quotes are not only fun to read, but most of the times they are inspiring and motivating. I have compilation of best quotes on life and love. One of my favorite is of Albert Einstein's saying: I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious. This quote, if applied in our life, it can ... Views: 3486
Contrary to what advertisers would have us believe, what makes people happy does not come from getting more things, perennial youth, extra income or drinking a certain brand of beer. According to massive research done in the new field of positive psychology, authentic happiness (the kind that ... Views: 3725
Leadership demands that we make tough choices. ~ Alan Autry
We have exercised the right to choose for many, many years. If you reminisce backwards, you’ll recognize at just how early of an age you were making choices. We become wiser in making choices as we mature, oftentimes because we ... Views: 1416
Why Is It Important To Keep Good Order?
What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you wake up in the morning? Coffee? Maybe yes, but also I am sure that you start to remember little by little all the things that you have to do today – child care, work, housekeeping chores, ... Views: 9566
One very dangerous phrase that people great teams would likely never speak is “that’s not my job.”
Unfortunately, it is a phrase (or a thought) that has crept into many organizations, creating problems and conflicts amongst teammates that should be supporting one another.
As a basketball ... Views: 2067
The old saying “ignorance is bliss” stems from a poem by Thomas Gray and suggests that if you are happiest being ignorant, then just stay ignorant.
I beg to differ. There is a lot of pain and effort involved in ignoring information that might challenge our habits and behaviours. If you have ... Views: 2148
Not only clean people look more attractive and are preferred for companions, for obvious reasons, but they are also more successful, according to psychological research. You may not see the link between good cleaning habits and success now, but bare with me and you will be convinced.
1. ... Views: 3971
Appearance is something that seems to be ever more important. How we look, the clothes we wear, the fashions that we embrace all serve to say a lot about ourselves.
When you have nails that are bitten down to the quick you can find yourself going to great lengths to try and hide your ... Views: 1380
You’re busy, right?
If you're reading these words, then your answer is yes and we have something in common - not enough time. And perhaps the sense that large things can’t be created or conquered because we don’t have the big time they require.
I offer a simple solution: make intentional ... Views: 1445
When smokers seek information about hypnosis, often the first question they ask me is, “Can you make me quit?” They’re always taken aback when I say, “No. I can’t!”
However, I go on to explain that if you freely choose and commit to becoming a non-smoker, then hypnosis can be used to ... Views: 1884
I lost 10 pounds in less than one week, and I feel great! No, I didn’t try the latest diet or exercise program. I simply cleared out my file cabinet.
Everyone collects information. Some file it. Some pile it. Most are drowning in it. Going paperless hasn’t helped much. It just moved the piles ... Views: 1275
THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
You should believe in luck because luck can make or break your life.
Lucky Breaks
Good luck gives us opportunities and good events, while bad luck has the opposite effect.
What is Luck?
Dictionaries define luck as something that happens to us, affecting our ... Views: 1994
The way your life will turn out, one year or even five years from now, is the result of an accumulation of all your current habits. Everything in our lives is governed by our habits. Starting with how you get out of bed in the morning, to how you dress, to how you speak, think and most ... Views: 1356
One reason why rituals have been connected and used by religions throughout history is because of their effectiveness at focusing power. Taking a predetermined set of steps and using the same instruments each time the ritual is performed streamlines the energy and allows the participants to fit ... Views: 1779
As someone once said to me “when in the room – be in the room”
In other words pay attention be where you are- if at work don’t spend your time thinking about home and if at home don’t spend your time thinking about work.
All you have is now – you cannot live for the morrow or re-live ... Views: 1482
You probably know something about the influence of habits in your life. However, you may not realize how strongly they affect you until you try to change them. Don’t worry. You’re not alone if you struggle to quit a bad habit or establish a good one. In this article, we’ll explore the three ... Views: 1838
W.C. Fields:
“If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull.”
Doesn’t that seem to be the theme of a lot of pushy sales copy? One has to wonder, what’s in it for me?
Learn to use horse sense to make buying decisions.
Here are the three horse sense rules; use them along ... Views: 1301
Have you noticed that nagging, whining, complaining, sternly directing, yelling, criticizing and freaking out don’t seem to get you what you want from a partner, family member, friend, colleague or child? In a previous article, "Asking for What You Want," I explained how to ask cleanly and ... Views: 2552
In fantasy football, men and women deal with professional gamers in an interactive digital levels of competition. In those people competitions, individuals act as digital administrators of football workforce. Every one of the players are from Countrywide football league. To be a manager, our ... Views: 1596
In fantasy football, people control skilled players in an interactive digital competition. In people competitions, persons act as digital managers of football workforce. Every one of the gamers are from National football league. As a manager, our career is to draft, trade and team management by ... Views: 1850
Belief - a principle, proposition, idea, etc, accepted as true; opinion; conviction
Limiting belief – A belief that is held either consciously or subconsciously that serves as an obstacle to manifesting and attracting what you want; something that you believe to be true about yourself (that ... Views: 1964
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Sugar, Sugar - by Coach Jenn A. Nocera, MA, MFT, CLSC, CPFT
The concept of food as an addiction is, finally, gaining more recognition in the mainstream media! Earlier this month, 60 Minutes featured a long segment on sugar toxicity. Prominent doctors and scientists explained how the human body reacts to sugar intake. Insulin spikes, the liver works ... Views: 1457
Do you eat to live or live to eat? We all have a relationship with food and it can represent much more than nourishment to keep our bodies alive and healthy. Take a look at your eating habits. Do you eat just the right amount of nutritious food to maintain a healthy weight, to feel good, and ... Views: 2099
One thing I always marveled at was that older people always had all the money, nicer homes and drove newer cars while younger people with families were broke. It just didn’t seem right. I mean, shouldn’t young people with families have lots of money while they are still young enough to enjoy ... Views: 1682
Inspiration is that fire in your belly, which drives you to begin taking the necessary action to realize your dreams. Sustaining that initial momentum and to keep effectively traveling on the path of achievement, requires you to develop a success habit set, to help you sustain your daily ... Views: 2241
It is time to reflect, reorganize, re-balance, reconsider …. in a time of increasing pressure.
The speed of things happening in your life and surrounding is increasing. Now is the time to look back, review contracts etc. Are your contracts and commitments in the flow or are they holding you ... Views: 1981
In my earlier years, I lived in fear of debt collectors. I hadn’t managed my money or credit well. Instead of recognizing it as an exchange between me and the card company based on trust and respect, I thought of it more as being able to buy whatever I wanted while paying a small amount. ... Views: 1995
“The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.” Feodor Dostoevski
It is a well-established truth that the habits which we pick up unknowingly gradually grow upon us and may even dominate our lives. No wonder many communities ... Views: 2161
All high achieving, successful people possess successful habits.
One of the most basic reasons why successful people are successful is because of their consistent habits and behaviors.
The margin between success and failure can often be fine, but what often proves the difference is having ... Views: 1675
I am sure we all know someone like Jane, she was really inspired last week and decided that she finally wanted to change her life. She set herself a goal to double her income by the end of 2013 and vigorously started taking action on Wednesday, so that she could finally start to deliver on the ... Views: 1932
Some people have bad habits they can't easily break. Bad habits are things that could hinder your advancement and self-growth.
Do you want to break free of your bad habit?
A short verse
Sow an act, reap a habit;
Sow a habit, reap a character;
Sow a character, reap a destiny.
Do ... Views: 2151
What if I told you that you have the power to create heaven on earth when you MASTER SELF? Would you believe it? If not, let me explain.
YOU ARE the most powerful person in the Universe! More importantly, you don’t have to search for your power. Your power lives WITHIN. Your power is your ... Views: 2165
I am sure you have heard the phrase “knowledge is power” bandied about and have even used the phrase yourself on occasion. Well as you know, simply knowing something doesn't make anything happen. A whole lot of things we hear or read about are common knowledge, everyone knows about it. The ... Views: 1688
Women are considered weaker but in reality they are not as weak as they look. Females are born with unmatched strength and there are instances to prove this statement.
A woman can do everything that a man claims to do. If you are woman and you want to discover your physical power then you ... Views: 2471
TEN EASY-TO-DO
ORGANIZING TIPS
Organizing your life and creating habits doesn't have to be a major overhaul, it can be simple steps that you perform everyday that can make a difference. Here are a few of my favorites that help to make my life easier:
1. Every time you fill your car up ... Views: 2040
On December 5, 2009 I received an email saying that a great man had died.
That man was Jim Rohn.
...Jim Rohn? - The name rang a bell but I'd never read anything by him or seen one of his videos or tapes.
The email also had a link to a youtube video - I clicked on it and was brought to a ... Views: 1861
If I asked you whatinner beliefs you hold deep within your mind will you be able to answer with any accuracy?
If you couldn't, then don't worry, this is a question that many people have difficulty knowing the real answer to.
To find out what are the true inner beliefs you have stored away ... Views: 2598
Everywhere you go, you find articles which tells you how to improve your life, books telling you what you have not been doing for your life to be what you want it to be, and pamphlets to meetings to discuss those books, what you do not come across often is what not to do. Or what you are doing ... Views: 1744
Change is always disconcerting, if not terrifying, for most people. I want to offer you a few tips in this article, which will help make positive changes in your life, which will take you from where you are to where you want to be. The positive change I encourage you to make in your life right ... Views: 1786
Honesty is one of man kind’s most cherished virtues. But what is honesty?
Honesty is the process of recognizing, accepting and expressing our authentic, true self.
And this process starts with you. Nothing is more important than being honest with your self. All too often, we fall into the ... Views: 2726
What in the heck is a “wantrepreneur” anyways?
A wantrepreneur is exactly that. They simply “want” to “preneu” or start something of their own, but they never develop the mental focus and determination to make their dreams a reality. Here are four rules to help you strengthen your ... Views: 2824