“Stick to the sun, the sand and the beach The Olympics you could never reach Spare yourselves and take our advice Tropical boys don’t belong on ice And in case you don’t remember We’re now in ...
Why Does A Man Who Deserves Success Sometimes Fails -- Nicholas Dixon
Life can hold nothing but failure for the ill natured, unsociable, disgusting tramp who is known to be ignorant, lazy, shiftless, a spendthrift, a liar, and an all around crook. Such a worthless man ...
Siegfried & Roy - A Life Journey of Fulfilling Your Dreams -- Michael Snell
Those who dare to dream accomplish great things. Just ask internationally acclaimed illusionists Siegfried & Roy. I had the honor of working for them for about 7 years, right up until Roy’s tragic ...
The First Step to Improving Your Life - Knowing What is Possible -- Kerry-Ann Cox
If you want to make improvements in your life a great place to start is to open your eyes to what is actually possible. We are all basically wearing blinkers like a horse at a race track. If we live ...
You Cannot Fail -- Will Edwards
Napoleon Hill once said: "A quitter never wins and a winner never quits" And that is a wonderfully true statement! There have been many examples of people who have overcome seemingly insurmountable ...
Moving Into Your Future -- Tamara Hawk
I just had to write an article on moving forward. I've had so many people pass through my life recently, friends and clients, that are suffering financially and wondering if they are truly doing ...
So, Why Is It That Drop-Outs Are Rich And You Are Not? -- Gideon Van Schalkwyk
“Drop out. Start up.” - Larry Ellison There are literally millions of people who would like to make a success of their lives, but feel like they are stuck in an unyielding, oppressive system and ...
Beauty... and Then What? -- Craig Harper
Welcome to 2007; the time when more people than ever, with absolutely no medical conditions or sicknesses, are taking themselves off to the operating theatres of the world and paying rich surgeons a ...
How to Improve Your Personal Harmony - 5 Important Keys -- Christopher Walker
How comfortable are you? How harmonious are your relationships? Is there room for improvement? This article will explain how to fix any disharmony you may feel in those areas. To feel in harmony is ...
How To Never Feel Alone -- Jeanna Gabellini
Have you ever been at a crowded party and felt alone? Have there been times when you were by yourself and felt completely content? Maybe even joyful? Or in love with life? Feeling alone or lonely has ...
A Healthier, Happier and More Successful You -- James Penn
You can become a healthier, happier and more successful person by making a few simple changes to your lifestyle. You will have to make changes to the overall you, not just change the amount of ...
Ignorance Can Be Bliss -- Jeanna Gabellini
The headlines read, “SHARK SPOTTED AT SAN FRANCISCO BEACH.” You were just there with your kids frolicking in the ocean the same day someone reported seeing a shark. Your blissful memories of the ...
What Are You Making Up About Yourself -- Jeanna Gabellini
We are all making up stories about what other people’s motives are, what will happen in the future, what the past means and what our own capabilities are. It’s natural to make things up in our ...
Living A Thoughtful Life -- Neel Raman
It's so easy isn't it, to get caught up in daily living, making a career for yourself and chasing achievement, and not pay too much attention to asking questions about how you live. In fact, ...
Being Focused In Life -- Neel Raman
What does it mean to be focused? "I'm pretty focused," you say. "I go to work and I concentrate on getting the job done well. Ha! I know about focused." That's great! You apply yourself so ...
Choices All Around Us -- Diane Helbig
Choices are all around us. I’m not sure we realize how often we are presented with them. Some we make automatically, without even thinking about them. Some we consciously consider before we choose. ...
Procrastination - Why We Do It, How To Get Past It -- Julia Barnard
"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task." William James. This article provides some reflections on this quote and introduces the theme of procrastination -- what it ...
Vibrant Life -- Pullikattil Simon
Webster defines vibrant as "pulsating with life, vigour or activity". It can also mean scintillating, shining, or sparkling. When do we scintillate? When we are enthusiastic and what is enthusiasm? ...
The Keys to the Freedom of Life -- Sjef Van De Laak
A lot of people believe that real happiness is an utopia, or something that happens only for a short period of time. Many people still believe that life is a battle. However if we investigate our ...
Find and Maintain Your Motivation -- Stephanie Griffin
Are you ready to change your life? Maybe you want to begin a new career, or lose some excess pounds. If you want to make a change you need to be sure of your motivation to help you stay committed. ...
How To Achieve Success Through Accountability -- Lisa Van Allen
Run a Google search on “accountability” and you get nearly 50 million hits. Glancing at the sites you find references to government accountability, corporate accountability, and accountability ...
Ask for More -- Elizabeth Johnson
It’s a New Year. What do you want more of for yourself? For many of us, time and money are some things that come immediately to mind. Will you get it? The answer is more likely to be ‘yes’, if ...
Getting Inspired And Motivated The Easy Way -- Alex Yeo
Inspiration and motivation are the engines that make you drives towards your goals. Inspiration gets you going and fires you up in the first place while motivation is what you need a continual supply ...
How to Motivate Yourself -- Alan Searing
Willpower – this is an essential factor in achieving success. Discouragement and lack of motivation may hinder you from reaching your objectives. You alone can devise techniques that will help keep ...
7 Helpful Steps for Self-Motivation -- Alan Searing
You can list down as many dreams as you can! You may be dreaming of fulfilling your greatest desire, getting the best education that can be obtained by money, or buying the car of your dreams. ...
Motivational Secret Learned From Alexander Graham Bell -- Jason Osborn and Rebecca Osborn
In the process of your life there will be many times where things don’t go the way you have planned them. Most likely you have already experienced plenty of times like these. What’s important ...
Double Your Achievements By Lightening the Load -- Kate Harper
"The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have." - Leonard Nimoy, American actor, "Star Trek" How lucky am I? Over the last couple of weeks, I have been spending time with various groups ...
Too Much Talk Not Enough Action -- Craig Harper
One of my biggest challenges and frustrations (if not the biggest) of my work is not providing people with the appropriate information, education, inspiration, direction, advice, feedback or ...
Positive Attitude - The Key To Having Good Productivity -- Zack Lim
What does having positive attitude got to do with any good productivity? This is the question that some of you might be asking in your mind. The answer is positive attitude has got everything to do ...
Positive Attitude - How It Affects Relationship -- Zack Lim
You know that having a positive attitude is very important as it is like a magnet that will be able to attract all the things that you want to achieve. One of the things that you will be able to ...
Positive Attitude - Can It Make or Break Your Success -- Zack Lim
Does positive attitude make or break your success? This is the question that I believe that you will ask yourself. You have heard from many people that having a positive attitude will help you to ...
Make Your Living Doing What You Love -- James Delrojo
One of the sad facts about our economy is that most people hate their job. The dream of the average American is to be rich enough to quit work. Yet the people who are really rich tend to keep working ...
Where All Successful People Have Begun And What You Can Learn From It -- Jason Osborn
Do you have the desire to be successful in life? If you are reading this, then the answer is probably yes. Because you desire to be successful, I’m sure you have asked yourself how other successful ...
A Letter To All Blokes.... -- Craig Harper
Dear Men of the World, I have a confession to make: While I consider myself to be the ultimate motorbike-riding, gym-owning, shaved head, big-bicepped (made that word up) Alpha Male Warrior, I have, ...
Every Challenge Is Opportunity In Disguise -- James Delrojo
You will often hear average people complaining about the problems and challenges that they encounter from time to time in life. They wish that they didn't have these challenges and that life ...
The Case For Positive Energy -- Jon Gordon
Positive Energy….It’s a term being talked about a lot more frequently in classrooms, board rooms and locker rooms. After all, when business legend Jack Welch says that great leaders have loads ...
Turning 'Can't' Into 'Can' And 'Did' -- Robert Daniel
I completed the Landmark Forum in Perth, Western Australia in 2002. I had ‘stuff' going on like everyone else, but it wasn't major. There were people dealing with mind blowing life issues, ...
5 Top Tips for Staying Motivated -- Will Edwards
Today I have two tasks that I absolutely need to get done before the end of the day. They are both important. One of these is quite a mundane task; the other is something I will quite enjoy. Now if I ...
What Really Matters -- Craig Harper
I opened my first business in 1990. I was twenty-six, young, dumb and full of... enthusiasm and hope. My first employee was a young trainer named Matt. He was nineteen, good looking, built like ...
Love Yourself - Stop Self-Destruction -- Noraini Maskuri
One of the most powerful lessons in my life was the awareness that loving myself is very key to my happiness and emotional well-being. It is a fact that many people are not even aware that loving ...
Just Addicted -- Karen Foster
We live very much in a society where addiction is no longer about the will to resist temptation, but how much we ask of it in the process of finding true satisfaction. My question therefore, asks if ...
Discover Secrets Of Acquiring Self Confidence -- Bill Urell
Self-confidence is one attribute every person should have in order for him or her to assert himself or herself. Many kids and even adults suffer from lack of confidence. There are people who lack the ...
Immigrant Women and Their Struggles -- Rachel Acloque
I was born in the United States and raised in Haiti. I moved back to the United States at the age of eleven. Being a witness to the struggles faced by my mother, a single mother, made me more ...
Why Am I Working So Hard Without Proper Rewards? -- Elaine Sihera
Q. Elaine, how is it the more you try, the worse it gets? To be happy and carefree seems an impossible request. What say you, oh wise one? I'm just feeling down at the moment, nothing going my ...
How Do I Develop Self Love? 3 Essential Starters -- Elaine Sihera
Q. How do I develop self-love? Sometimes I really hate myself and can't see any way to change my feelings. (Rose) A. A very good question Rose. Not so glib to answer because it is difficult to ...
Does Age Affect Our Self Esteem? -- Ena Clewes
I was always considered a very well centered person in my younger days. In fact , I was voted in my class, the person most likely to succeed in life. I was blessed with good looks, an ability to make ...
Gratitude Affirmations - Self Improvement -- Antony Woods
Gratitude is a type of affirmation: One that says "I enjoy and value the good in my life and trust that more will come my way". http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Pembroke3.html
Would You Believe? -- Reggie Odom
Would you believe that what you believe is alive and well in every aspect of your life today? What do you have faith in? What do you believe to be true? If you let this question live in you for a ...
Live in Abundance -- Sjef Van De Laak
Abundance is possible for everybody, although most people don’t experience it this way. Especially when we are not doing very well economically, people experience quicker the pressure of the ...
Motivation and Discipline - How to Make Yourself Succeed -- Phil D'Agostino
One of the hardest things a person can do is make himself (or herself) do something he really doesn't want to do just because he knows it's good for him. Motivation is not only a good thing, ...
How Decisions Create Personal Grit -- T.D. McKenzie
Decisions are a funny thing, once you make them they seem to take on a life of their own. A great example of this is when I was around 17 when I finally decided that my part time position as a ...
One Simple Method To Become Inspired And Courageous -- Henrik Edberg
One of my favourite snippets of movie-dialogue is this one from the 1999 film “Three Kings”. In this scene Major Archie Gates (George Clooney) wants the small team to save a fellow soldier and ...
The Motivational Classic -- Jeff Wendland
When it comes to motivational or self help books, its is hard to find one that is any better then The Magic of Thinking Big by Dr. David Schwartz. This classic was written in 1959 and its principles ...
How To Keep Motivated From A To Z? -- Calvin Ho
A - Achieve your dreams. Avoid negative people, things and places. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." B - Believe in your self, and ...
Discover How To Chew Up Challenges And Spit Out Success -- James Delrojo
Life is full of problems and challenges for us to work our way through. It is working through these challenges that provides us with the means to develop our full potential as human beings. Here are ...
How To Motivate Yourself -- Steve Gillman
How do you motivate yourself? What can you do when you need to get busy doing something and you just don't feel like doing it? Of course there are dozens of motivation techniques. Some, like ...
Do You Have Any Regrets? -- James Delrojo
Do you ever think back over your past with regret about things you did that you wish you hadn’t done, or things you didn’t do that you wish you had done? Do you ever stop to think that today will ...
Words Can Paint a Thousand Pictures -- Karl Warren
Take a deep breath and relax... I want you to imagine you are an artist, sitting in a darkened attic with only a small window out of which you can see the occasional passing cloud. With nothing but ...
Secret Revealed - The Mastery Of Happiness -- Jason Osborn
Happiness seems to elude most people today. It’s the one thing that people truly want but can never seem to attain. You may feel the same way. You may feel that you are always searching to acquire ...
The Importance of Finding Yourself -- Donovan Baldwin
Two vignettes from sometime in the 60's. In the first, I am a teenager sitting in the living room with my father. We are watching television. Someone is being interviewed. I cannot remember who ...
Law Of Attraction: Key Principle Revealed -- Eric Blake
I’m sure you have heard about revealed secrets to applying the Laws of Attraction. Since Oprah announced that she applies these laws in her daily life, it seems as though the Law of Attraction is ...
The Real Secret -- E. Raymond Rock
When we become upset, our first inclination is to escape whatever it is that upsets us. Sometimes it’s easy, we simply move away from it. Other times it is not so easy. When a loved one dies, ...
Don't Let The Past Hurt Your Future! -- Derek Felton
Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you are going to do now and do it. - William Durant, founder of General Motors There was a period of about 5 years where it seemed ...
The Seven(teen) Habits Of Highly (in)effective People -- Craig Harper
It seems to me that there is always a certain percentage of the population who, for some strange reason, seem curiously desperate to fail and extremely determined to find a way and a reason to do it; ...
Good Is The Enemy Of Great -- Pat Morgan
Jim Collins, in his bestselling book, Good to Great, which is based on his reseach of companies that made the leap from good to great tells us, "the vast majority of companies never become great, ...
Leading To Win -- Pat Morgan
Leadership seems to be a hot topic these days. There are new articles and books coming out all the time. There are a variety of programs, courses, retreats and continuing education all aimed at ...
Leading With Gratitude -- Pat Morgan
I recently heard Lynne Twist, fundraiser extraordinaire and the author of The Soul of Money, speak at a conference I attended. Her thought-provoking presentation left me with a new awareness of the ...
Do Your Best -- Pat Morgan
My yoga instructor, JC, always begins class by reminding us that yoga is not about doing the perfect pose, but rather about doing the pose to the best of your ability. When I was new to yoga, I ...
Building Self Esteem -- Jovita Orais
For some it means the awareness of their own importance, their value to others and their place in the world. It also means having the character to take responsibility and be accountable for ourselves ...
How To Be Brilliant At What You Do -- articlesvariety.blogspot.com
Are you not in awe watching people who do their work so excellently? Don’t you feel goosebumps when you imagine Michael Jordan’s innovative style of playing basketball? How about Michael ...
5 Tips For Reaching A Goal -- Jennifer Thompson
I am currently trying to limit my sugar intake. From Halloween through Valentine's Day it seems as though there is a constant march of sugar into the house, and at some point, I have to say ...
Where Are You Going And How Are You Getting There? -- Corinna Bowers
Are you excited for 2007? Is your life headed in the right direction? Do you want to feel inspired, confident, energized, and ready to move forward with the life you want? Feeling fulfilled and ...
Success – How To Set Goals That Result In Success -- Jason Osborn
Setting goals is something that most people don’t do. The reason is very simple. If you set a goal and don’t achieve it, then it becomes a constant reminder of how you have failed. So, instead of ...
Do You Need Focus To Achieve Your Goals Faster? -- Kevin John
Let me ask you another question What is the shortest distance between two points? This isn’t a trick, the answers very simple yes it’s one that you were taught at school …A straight line !! So ...
How To Set A Goal In 6 Easy Steps -- Simon Lim
We’ve all set goals in our lives, some have been accomplished, and others have been broken. Although a number of variables plays a part in whether or not a goal is achieved, a sound goal setting ...
Achieving Your Goals - Keeping Things On Track -- Andrew Wood
Apparently when riding the underground people look up at the map and check their progress on average every 40 seconds. Most of these people know exactly where they are going and when they will get ...
Make Sure Your Goals Are S.m.a.r.t. -- Phillip Woodson
We all have goals in our lives and we all want our goals to become reality. There is a huge difference between the goals that become real and the goals that don’t. The difference is that the goals ...
If You Want To Be Successful Then You Have To Get Out Of The Way -- James Delrojo
Trying to force success can actually prevent it. Successful people learn the art of getting into the right river and then going with the flow. If you fight the natural laws of success then no matter ...
Be an Encourager -- Nancy Geiger
Paul was one of the great encouragers. In fact in 1 Thessalonians 5:11-22 he says, “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. But we beseech you, brethren, to ...
Everybody Was Created Equal -- Neel Raman
It's hard to see how anyone could think everyone on the planet is equal given the state of the world and the fighting going on every day. It's difficult to understand how as a global ...
Total Spiritual Makeover – Changing From The Inside Out -- Iris Shamble
There comes a time in our life when we need to check our self to see what needs correction and change. Our life should always be in a developmental stage. Being developed should be a continual ...
Believe It or Not -- Susan Russo
“The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.” -Frank Lloyd Wright Whatever you believe…..you’re right. Everything that happens in your life ...
Make More Money By Getting Fit! -- Chaszey Dejay
You are probably wondering what “getting fit” has to do with making more money. Very simply: feeling more fit and attractive not only gives you more energy and let’s you feel the beautiful Self ...
Does God Feel Sad When She Sees Us Struggling? -- Edward Mills
Last week, when I dropped Ella off at pre-school, there was a letter in her cubby from the Adapted Physical Education Teacher. She had done an assessment of Ella’s gross motor skills to track the ...
Tips For Increasing Self-Confidence -- Shane Magee
Lack of confidence is something which plagues us all at some time or another - it could happen when we are about to take a step in to the unknown, or it might haunt us as a result of a previous ...
How Do You Act Under Pressure? -- James Delrojo
How a person acts under pressure tells a lot about what that person is like. A valuable strategy is to observe yourself when the pressure is off and when the pressure is on, notice the differences ...
7 Ways To Motivate Yourself When Studying A Foreign Language -- Kris Lunde
Motivation is a tricky thing, isn't is? If you are one of the brave souls trying to learn a foreign language by yourself you'll be sure to run out of motivation some time. This is a ...
Different Creates Different -- Craig Harper
One of the many ironies of our existence here on the big blue ball is that, while most of us really want to experience 'different', we consistently do 'the same'. Unknowingly and ...
What Drives A Person's Behaviour? -- Neel Raman
Are we born to behave the way we do? Or do we learn it from family, environment, and life circumstances? Is it nature, or nurture? It's neither of these things. Much of our early upbringing is ...
Purpose Of Life – Which Direction Should You Take -- Jason Osborn
What’s the purpose of life and how to I get there? Those are two of the most asked questions on this planet. Have you ever asked yourself something similar to that? You have something very unique ...
The Art Of Completion -- Craig Harper
* Blunt, offensive, politically-incorrect Craig wanted to call this article.... "Get That Shit Done" but it doesn't sound nearly as mystical, sophisticated or clever as "The Art of Completion".. ...
How To Stay Out Of Jail -- Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
I am amazed at the number of rich, famous and successful people who seemingly forget that the rules the rest of us live by also apply to them. I have a theory that, once a person gets to a certain ...
I Want It And I'll Have It -- Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Want is the first step in achieving success. Creating a desire, a want, begins the wheels of success to turn. Sadly enough though "wanting" is not enough. In addition to wanting, you have to believe ...
Create Your Perfect Day -- Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
When you know exactly what you want it is very easy to create. It is impossible to create what you cannot clearly see. You create what you want by your thoughts. Thoughts are things. By getting very ...
Self Motivation - When You Really, Really Want To Do Something Why Is It Difficult? -- Kay Drummond
Do you find it difficult to get self motivated? Do you love the idea of being self motivated, but lack the drive to get started? It might help if you set yourself a goal to work towards. Want some ...
Building Self-esteem -- infinitepotential-la.com
BUILD YOUR SELF ESTEEM, A STARTER GUIDE TO SELF IMPROVEMENT So how do you stay calm, composed and maintain self esteem in a tough environment? Here are some tips you may to consider as a starter ...
Motivating Others -- Linda Finkle
Last time we saw how Jane and Bob work on communication, especially around problems, and that they are very clear when asking for what they need. Sometimes, they find that asking isn't enough; ...
What is My Purpose? -- Nadia Brown
Have you ever asked, “What is my purpose?” The Bible tells us in the passage in Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for ...
Getting Ahead The Smart Way -- Yinka Aderibigbe
Life’s journey can be hard. That’s a simple fact that many have found too distasteful to handle. Yet, for those who know how to play the game, you could still have your roses even in the midst of ...
Know Your Why For Success -- Sam Udoh
Our readiness to succeed in achieving our desired goal can be predicated on our ability to answer to the question of "why" we want to reach the goal. The underlying reasons, beliefs and values are ...
Self Motivation - When You Really, Really Want To Do Something Why Is It Difficult? -- Kay Drummond
Do you find it difficult to get self motivated? Do you love the idea of being self motivated, but lack the drive to get started? It might help if you set yourself a goal to work towards. Want some ...
Lessons of Adversity -- Delton Doucet
What does not kill us makes us stronger. Just about everyone at one time or another has heard that saying. If not, you just have. Everyone in this world will face or has faced some type of adversity ...
Work Twice as Hard, Enjoy It More, Exhausted Less -- Christopher Walker
Work twice as hard, enjoy it more, exhausted less. True or false? • Long hours are the inevitable sacrifice of business people • The higher up the ladder, the harder the work • Lazy people earn ...
Improve Mental and Physical Well Being – 10 Tips -- Richard Pettinger
1. Be Happy. When we are happy we are not prone to physical and mental anxieties. Happiness is often the best medicine. Whatever our circumstances if we can smile and laugh, many of our problems will ...
Celebrating Your Victories Is Important -- Neel Raman
Joy is one of the most sensational things to experience. It fills you up with light and charges the air around you with such energy, that you can barely contain it. You can feel as though you could ...
Are You Willing? -- Paula Gregorowicz
We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. - Joseph Campbell If there is one question that defines whether we will have a full-filling ...
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Mostly -- Douglas Eby
The lyrics of Bobby McFerrin's song include: Don't worry. It will soon pass, whatever it is In your life expect some trouble But when you worry You make it double Don't worry, be happy ...
Permission To Be Happy -- Anthony Butler
I have studied success, and self improvement for more than fifteen years and I learned that goal setting is one of the most powerful tools you can use to help you achieve your every desire. If you ...
How To Raise Self Esteem -- Joe Robinson
One of the most important parts of maintaining good health is having strong, positive self esteem. Remember, you're a really great person. Don't let others get you down. There are many things ...
Love Can Be a Table For One -- Frankie Picasso
Once again, that Cupid person is about to strut his stuff and like a miser with a 10 dollar bill, I bet you any amount of money, He will unerringly miss you and I! Does he ever fail to deliver.. I ...
The Definition of Confidence -- Elaine Sihera
Self-confidence is essentially an attitude which allows us to have a positive and realistic perception of ourselves and our abilities. It is characterised by personal attributes such as ...
Boost Your Confidence -- Leslie Gail
Are you fairly confident in your own shoes? When do you feel your best? When do you feel the most insecure? Even the most confident individuals go through periods of self doubt. I am pretty secure in ...
Have a Fearless Spirit -- Derek Felton
Fear is only as deep as the mind allows. - Japanese proverb We've all felt fear before. It's natural. Fear over starting a new business venture. Fear of getting into a new relationship. Fear ...
Ten Steps to Self-Confidence -- Stacey Chillemi
Self-confidence-like being rich - it is something we think everyone else is but us. Yet feeling insecure about ourselves is perhaps the most common problems of humanity. The majority of people in ...
The True Meaning of Respect -- Elaine Sihera
As we begin a new year, whatever new resolutions we make, there is one thing we will seek every day without fail in our lives and that is RESPECT because it is tied up with our self-esteem and ...
Letting Go Of Your Ego -- Neel Raman
Sometimes our biggest challenges face us when we're at our most vulnerable, when we're forgetting to trust in ourselves and plug into the energy that buoys us up. That's when it's ...
Are You Tied To Your Circumstances? -- Neel Raman
What do you think has shaped the way you are and how you live? Do you believe you were conditioned by your upbringing, your environment and that you reflect the way you were brought up? That might ...
Are They Right: Am I As Stupid As They Think I Am? -- Paul Greenhill
Imagine you're driving in your car and realize that the low fuel light starts blinking on your dashboard. Before you make it to the next gas station, you run out of gas and your car comes to a ...
Practical Advice On How To Stop Comparing Yourself To Others -- Henrik Edberg
“You shouldn´t compare yourself to others!”, people might tell you. Of course, without an explanation this is about as good advice as “Just be yourself!” or “Just be more confident!”. ...
Self-Esteem: 5 Recovery Tips That Can Change Your Life -- Kate Garvey
Self esteem is the way we see ourselves in the universe; how we think about ourselves, and what our internal voice tells us about ourselves. Without help, low self-esteem can spiral into a life of ...
Use Your Potential -- Jacob Friedman
One of the differences between humans and animals is that humans have the ability to evaluate, to measure and to grade their acts. Humans can also improve what they do, making things better. It ...
Change Your Life By Being Uncomfortable -- Delton Doucet
Many people talk about their dreams, the lives they wish to lead, the income they want to attain in their lifetime, yet 95% of the people either start and quit, not getting very far and not putting ...
Improving Self-esteem -- David Stuart
Hello and welcome to - How To Improve Your Self-Esteem Fast! I have written about what I feel self esteem is all about and how I improved mine. I am not a doctor nor am I an expert, but I have read a ...
Don't Let Low Self-Esteem Run Your Life: Choose To Love Yourself Today -- Yukio Phillips
You are worth the fight! What fight? Today is your day to fight for the things that you secretly long for. The things you think about when the lights are out and you sink under the covers. If even ...
Winning Image -- Delton Doucet
How do you see yourself? Do you see yourself as a successful, healthy, happy, positive person that projects a winning image to everyone around you? Or do you see yourself as an unsuccessful, ...
Building Courage To Improve Your Personal Life -- James Argus
When you build courage, you start to improve your personal life. Building courage will help you take risks to a brighter future that you ordinarily would not take. When you build courage, you put ...
Asking the Right Questions? -- H. Bernard Wechsler
Are we Asking the Right Questions? Did you know that simple statements, narratives and declarations are driven by left brain dominance? Wait, but when you ask questions you switch dominance to your ...
The Decision -- Steven E
By the time I was nine, I was already overweight. I didn't feel like I was as good as the "thin" girls. By age 14, I had started the "dieting roller coaster." I tried diet after diet but was ...
Giving is Healthy for You -- Anne Harvester
There are many different strategies you can take to make sure you lead a long, healthy and happy life. Whatever strategy you choose, your approach must be holistic. You need to take all of the ...
Self-Abandonment -- Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
The Encarta® World English Dictionary defines “abandon” as: “to leave somebody or something behind for others to look after, especially somebody or something meant to be a personal ...
Bad Habits Hold Us Back -- Frank Gasiorowski
What is a habit? It is an action on a regular basis and something that becomes instinctive. What is a bad habit? A mistake, an oversight, a slight; usually apologetic, referring to one's own ...
Happiness Is An Inside Job -- Joe Love
Your happiness should be the number one goal in your life. Whether or not something makes you happy should be the primary organizing principle of everything you do. It should be the standard by which ...
Relationships: A Chance to Create Yourself -- Renita Kalhorn
Relationships – though it sometimes seems like we can’t live with ‘em, I doubt we’d want to live without ‘em. With their vast range of emotions, they provide the delicious texture and color ...
Create a Miracle -- Christine Harvey
“The present is where our miracles are made. Our only control is in today, not in the past.” Those are the words of leading mediator and businesswoman extraordinaire, Sue Dyer. “ We have to ...
A Balanced Mind -- Steve Thayer
I am writing this column the day after Thanksgiving. It was a special day of acknowledging who and what I am grateful for. A commentator on TV made the suggestion that it should be a day focused on ...
10 Sure Ways To Live A Healthier Life For Better Living -- Blue Turbit
1) Add Exercise to Your Life Getting exercise is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Muscles require energy to move them and so the body focuses on using its energy to help the ...
Stop Making Excuses! -- Michael A. Verdicchio
Some explanations are regarded as "good excuses," while others are looked upon as "poor excuses." Either way, they both give explanations, or reasons why. "I forgot" is perhaps the most popular and ...
The Secret about Effective Communication That No One Ever Told You -- Phillip Woodson
Effective communication is one of the most essential skills that any person can possess. It’s been said for over 10 years that the quality of our lives is the quality of our communication and it is ...
Passion: The Energy of Life -- G.B. Singh
Passion stands for the intensity of energy that the mind works with. Since very early childhood, moral values are kept impinging on the psyche by the culture. It does so by continually going on ...
Set Goals To Give Direction to Your Life -- Bryan Miller
Goal setting is a technique that can be very powerful and can result in some great returns in all areas of your personal and professional life. At a very simple level, goal setting lets you determine ...
WHEN AND HOW TO APOLOGIZE -- duel
One key to getting along well with people is knowing when to say you're sorry. Sometimes little comments or actions can hurt or offend others. Heavy workloads and stress may keep us from seeing ...
3 Ways to Setting Yourself Up for Success Through Positive Attitude -- Zack Lim
Positive attitude is the key and the way to success in whatever things that we desire. Be it in business, relationship, family etc, positive attitude is the common habits that all different kinds of ...
The Power of Positive Attitude -- Zack Lim
Attitude can be defined as a state of mind or feeling regarding the situation. A positive attitude will mean that it is a helpful attitude that will help the person in a physical state or emotional ...
Relax Or You're Going To End Up Like All My Dead Friends -- Jan Tincher
Relax, and learn to laugh at yourself, or all the old people you know will laugh at you. They'll say, "Look at yourself. You're worrying about everything, and nothing is going right. When are ...
- Re: Relax Or You're Going To End Up Like All My Dead Friends - Self Improvement -- KJ
Just out of curiosity, what are all your dead friends like? Hmmm. Wonder what my dead friends would say they're like. Maybe, "Uh, I'm like totaly dead dude, whadya think.?" Or how 'bout, ...
Becoming a Non-Toxic Person -- Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant
If you read the warning label on the back of any toxic substance, it probably looks something like this: “WARNING: Hazardous to humans. Avoid contact with skin or eyes. Do not take internally. ...
Getting Rid of Negativity -- Rich MacKenzie
Negativity is something that can affect most people at some point in their lives, however there are some people that feel that they can never shake it off and that negativity is just a way of life ...
Conscious Positivity - Tools to help -- Christine Harvey
Napoleon Hill says in his book, ‘Think and Grow Rich,’ that most people go through life in poverty because they don’t exercise control over their thoughts… “The dominate thoughts which one ...
Y-series: How To Think Positive – Optimism – Part II -- Adil Mahmood Malik
Contd. Methods developing the trait of optimism in ones personality - Wear the dress of Confidence; remove the filtering goggles which give you only a partial filtered view - As a very constructive ...
Y-series: How To Think Positive – Optimism – Part I -- Adil Mahmood Malik
Introduction and scenario Since the dawn of the time human being has been trying to adopt the measures for his self-safety. He started realizing and finding an optimized suitable shelter while living ...
The Trouble With Dreamers… The Trouble With Doers -- Julie Archibold
It is fun to dream; it is actually good to dream. All of the great inventions we have today are the result of someone’s imagination, born in a dreamer’s factory. Dreamers are an essential part of ...
Who Can An Inventor Trust? -- George Davison
When you turn to someone for invention advice or help, you need only ask one question: Where can I buy your or your client's products? The response you want should be a list of stores that sell ...
The Most Important Conversation You'll Ever Have -- Derek Felton
Relentless, repetitive self-talk is what changes our self-image - Denis Waitley When I played baseball I could always tell when I was going to have a good game. Good games were always preceded by me ...
Achieve Your Goals Through Positive Thoughts and Habits -- John Watson
Stick your right arm out to the side. Start thinking cheerful, positive thoughts. Ask someone to use one finger to push your arm down while you resist. You will find it easy to resist. Your arm will ...
How to Stay Positive When Every Damn Thing Seems to Be Going Against You -- Gary Simpson
Recently on a very large Internet Marketing forum the following question was asked: "How do you say positive? From where do you pull the energy to continue?" I thought about this for a while then ...
Spend Time With People Who Recharge Your Spirit -- James Delrojo
Have you ever met someone who recharges your energy just by being there? Perhaps it is the things they say or how they say them, or the way they respect and value your goals and ideas, or the example ...
Never, Ever Give Up! -- Caroline Jalango
There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream. ~Author Unknown~ Are you on the verge of giving up on your dream? Are you just about to let all your hopes and dreams ...
Miss Perception Meets Mr Delusion -- Jay Pierce
Why is it that what a person see's is rarely an accurate reflection of the Truth? Women seem to suffer greatly with this self induced sense of perception, when it comes to the subject of weight, ...
Talent Is Over-rated! You Don't Need Natural Talent In Order To Become Great -- James Delrojo
Some years ago I had an opportunity to chat with one of the greats of the jazz guitar. I asked him if he always had a talent for music. He laughed and told me that in fact the exact opposite was ...
You Can Learn to Enjoy Every Day -- Gary Simpson
At some day, some time in the future there will come a point where you will draw your last breath. Yes. You will pass on, die, expire, pass away. That is inevitable. It WILL happen and there is not a ...
Get Your Life Right - That's Right Here, Right Now -- Jan Scott
There is a great need for us, as individuals, to create a context within our lives which allows us to make the best choices as we move forward. Right here and now we can feel fantastic about ...
Happiness Depends On You -- Kathy Gates
If you’re stuck in the belief that happiness depends on what happens outside of yourself, you’re in for a very long wait. If you’re stuck in the belief that a happy relationship depends on ...
Want To Be Happy? Simple. Connect! Ask For Their Story! -- Robb Lucy
So, you wanna be happy, huh? (Well, start asking for THEIR stories!) Ever been unhappy? Cut to the core of it and I'll bet you felt 'un-connected'. No one in your life at that point who ...
5 Decision Making Mistakes to Avoid -- David McDermott
Everyone has a different way of thinking and when you’re in charge of making decisions, it’s safe to say that there will always be someone that does not agree with you or your decision. Most of ...
Why Some Succeed, and Some Don't -- Jonathan Bowler
Why Some Succeed, And Some Don't Is it luck...or perhaps education? Intelligence perhaps? Well, maybe we should define "successful" first. Money is the first thing that comes to mind. We all have ...
The 3 Most Prominent Personal Growth Barriers -- Deon Du Plessis
What’s the deal with all this personal growth and self development business? Why bother in the first place? Charles Atlas who earned himself the title as the ‘the world's most perfectly ...
How is Your Engine Room -- Ian Crossley
All the theory in the world will not make the slightest difference to your life, the only thing that can kickstart the new you, is ACTION. You must do all you can to assist things to happen. Leave ...
Over 40? Make Your Passions Work For You! -- Craig Nathanson
Why is this important? Making your passions WORK for you is important because your happiness MATTERS and makes a difference in your life. Waking up to a day you really look forward to can make all ...
The Theories Behind Human Motivation -- Roger Gonzales
There are several theories to motivation that have helped lots of people to actually get themselves motivated and figure out what they need to do with their lives. One of the basic theories is called ...
The Dead End of Resistance -- Margaret Paul
Jimmy had spent many years in various kinds therapy, yet still felt numb and empty inside most of the time. He consulted with me because he hoped that the Inner Bonding process we teach would move ...
Are You Satisfied? -- Garry Zancanaro
You may well have heard the old story about a peasant farmer who's only real possessions were a small plot of land and his old horse that worked the land. One day the horse disappeared and all ...
Chasing Our Tails -- Craig Harper
Ever feel like you're doing a whole lot of nothing in particular? Very busy achieving not much at all? Going around in circles (professionally, emotionally, socially, financially, physically)? ...
Teacher Motivation-Who Teachers The Teachers? -- Charlie Cory
In these days of budget cuts, classroom overcrowding, and compulsory high-stakes testing, teacher motivation is more and more difficult to sustain. Many teachers decry the lack of control they have ...
Short Sleeves Insights - Am I Having Fun Yet? -- Hal Manogue
"Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind". Emerson said a lot in that short sentence. It seems I have overlooked the power I have within my reach. My thoughts create my ...
Donations--to Give Or Not To Give -- Roy E. Klienwachter
"Giving" is the greatest opportunity for you to express who you are and how you see yourself in relationship to others and your environment in the moment. When you walk by a beggar and ignore his ...
Opportunity Knocks More Than Once -- Roy E. Klienwachter
Everyday and dozens of times an hour you will have an opportunity to change your life. We often talk about changing the way we live or changing how we do things, yet we miss countless opportunities ...
How To Set Goals-Do Whatever Makes You Happy! -- Steven French
When considering how to set goals we should consider one old saying: “life is short and we should make the most out of it”. This is the reason why we strive to live each day as if it is our last. ...
Breaking Up Without Breaking Down -- Susan Dunn
Women who have lost partners to both death and divorce say divorce is harder. It is devastating to lose someone you love, but with death, you know it is permanent. There is no hope of getting the ...
Explore The Benefits Of Meditation -- Morgan Hamilton
If you practice meditation regularly, then you are probably aware of its benefits to your spiritual well-being. Mediation can help people stay calm, focused and relaxed. Relaxation is one of the most ...
7 Ways To Stay Motivated -- Diane Corriette
You know what it’s like. You set yourself a goal, something you want to achieve. You are excited and ready to take on the world, and then a few months later you can’t even be bothered to spend 10 ...
Nine Ways To Knock Out Negative Thoughts -- Alwyn Beikoff
No one enjoys hearing negative comments from others, especially if there is no constructive value to them. So why put up with these comments when they come from yourself. Negative thinking makes you ...
A Look At Intrinsic Motivation -- Charles Williams
Intrinsic motivation is when an individual is motivated by internal factors, as opposed to external factors. Examples of intrinsic motivation would be doing something because you feel it is the moral ...
The Person Who Says It Can't Be Done Should Never Interrupt The Person Who Is Doing It -- James Delrojo
Dale Carnegie once said that any fool can complain and criticize, and most fools do. Whenever you announce that you have set an ambitious goal all the nay-sayers will come out of the woodwork. This ...
If You Are Still Getting Ready To Start Then You Are Probably Going To Fail -- James Delrojo
One of the biggest differences between winners and losers in life is that winners start immediately whether they are ready to or not, but losers want to learn everything they think they need to know ...
Applause – A Motivation -- Anshu Goyal
“A little sound of applause makes a magical difference then a thousand rupee note”. Motivation is a kind positive push, to a person to proceed further to achieve his wants and desire. In early ...
The Price of Success -- Craig Harper
* Warning: Okay, so I've taken a blunt pill. A big one. If you're feeling a little emotionally fragile, you may want to read this one later. Or never. Don't say you weren't warned. As ...
Winning is Freedom -- Brian McClellan
Those who win consistently can exert their will on their environment. If you pay close attention, you will see winners shaping their destiny every day. For example, winning leaders have the freedom ...
Think You're Suffering Through a Midlife Crisis? View These Guidelines to Creatively Gain Control -- Marilyn Gordon
If it hasn’t happened already, if you are in your late 40’s or early 50’s, most likely you will find yourself in a midlife crisis. You find yourself in an almost impossible situation with ...
- Re: Think You're Suffering Through a Midlife Crisis? View These Guidelines to Creatively Gain Contro - Self Improvement -- Linda
Thank you. I never considered creative options to solve my recent crisis. All I could think of was how old I was getting. I appreciate what you are saying and I am going to the Y this weekend.
Words Can Paint a Thousand Pictures -- Karl Warren
Take a deep breath and relax... I want you to imagine you are an artist, sitting in a darkened attic with only a small window out of which you can see the occasional passing cloud. With nothing but ...
If I was the Boss of the World -- Craig Harper
The other day at work I was walking past a couple of young kids who were sitting on a couch and chatting. The first sentence I heard come from a little boys lips was: "If I was the boss of the world, ...