One of the interesting things about my work is that I get the opportunity to see how people 'work'... how they're wired. Typical behaviours, thinking, attitudes, reactions. How they deal ...
Sail the Seven "C's" to Arrive At Positive Change -- Robert Bear
“Here a problem, there a problem, everywhere a problem, problem, oh McDonald had a problem, E, I, E, I, O, OH NO!” The world is full of problems, just ask any cynic. Perhaps, you’re reading ...
10 Steps To Feel Alive And Fulfilled! What's It Going To Take To Be Satisfied? -- Doris Pina
Even if you are a goal-oriented, driven achiever, you may realize that fulfilling oneself is not always that easy. Trying to find something new and exciting that life has to offer isn't always ...
Learn To Dream Again -- Louie Jones
Never stop dreaming. If for some reason you have...find out exactly where our dream got sidetracked. Which begs the question. What happens to a dream deferred? What happens to the hopes and desires ...
Change Your Life By Changing Your Mentality -- Peter Emu
WHEN I WAS POOR There are four categories that every one falls into. Everyone, everywhere on the face of the planet falls into this categories, no one is exempted, you belong to one of these groups, ...
Change -- Barbara Joan
Exploring my thoughts about why people stay in their so so, humdrum lives is the fear of change. And yet change is all there is according to teacher James Ray. I think people, myself included just ...
Ten Ways to be More Attractive -- Craig Harper
* I so wanted this to be a brief, quirky, interesting article... maybe four, five hundred words tops. A thousand words later... here it is. I can't help myself. I think I talk too much. I need ...
Reach Out -- Donna Higton
It is said that the true mark of a twenty-first century person is whether their address book is in their e-mail and all phone numbers are stored in their mobile. I can certainly hold my hand up and ...
Letting Go of Regrets -- Arlene Harder
Caught In Our Expectations We all have regrets. They are the things we wish we hadn't said or done and things we wish we had. We regret we weren't able to fulfill some of our dreams. When we ...
5 Strategies to Creating Happiness -- Amy Sherman
Because women can identify and verbalize how they feel easily, they naturally know when they are happy and when they aren’t. But they may not know what truly makes them happy. The secret to being ...
Finding Inner Peace -- Kathy Balland
Do you know someone who is living life in a way that is detrimental to their health? They may be dealing with their stress with drugs, alcohol, smoking, or through some other form of artificial ...
Self Confidence- How To Improve It For Making More Money? -- CD Mohatta
Self-confidence and making money go together. Have you ever met a person of very low self-confidence making lots of money? No, because unless some one is confident about themselves they cannot make ...
Sensitive People - 9 Things to Remember When Others Tell You That You are Being Too Sensitive -- Connie Ragen Green
9 Things to Remember When Your Feelings Get Hurt If you were a sensitive child chances are you are now a sensitive adult. Everyday events may affect you differently than someone who is less ...
Confidence is Not an "Illness" - It is a Side Effect -- Arkady Itkin
Few qualities of human and particularly male personality are praised higher than confidence. Confidence seems to be the foundation or at least an essential element of success in a professional world, ...
Have You Let Someone Else's Comments Control Your Life? -- Kay Drummond
Do you constantly doubt your own capability? There are many people who do, and the amazing thing is that your problem may be caused by a passing comment spoken years ago by a friend or family member. ...
5 Tips For Super Self Confidence -- James Beckett
What is it that gives some people a vast reservoir of self confidence, and others such a crushing lack of it? It is almost like there is only a finite amount and when one person increases their self ...
Who Are You Performing For? -- Donna L. Watkins
I turned 50 this year (2000). I never thought much about my age before, but 50 has always sounded rather old to me. Now those of you who are in your 60's and 70's will just giggle and say, ...
Opportinity Is Knocking... Are You Coming Out To Play -- Karen Senteio
When we were kids, it was the best thing in the world to have friends knock on our door and ask you to come out and play. You did not have to know what you were going to do that day. You were ...
What is Success Part 2 -- Sjef Van De Laak
The Cambridge dictionary translates success as; “The achieving of desired results”. which is a different way of looking at success. It is success without competition. Whether you passed your ...
What is Success? Part 1 -- Sjef Van De Laak
For one it is driving a big car, or earning a million dollars a year, or being respected by people, or be able to write a book, or be the M.D. of a multinational company. In our daily life we can be ...
Lessons in Pain -- Craig Harper
Some of our best lessons come out of painful experiences. Most of my significant life lessons have been painful and have often had something to do with people that I trusted, respected and (stupidly) ...
Keep Dreaming - The World Needs Dreamers -- Shauna Arthurs
Don't be so dreamy. You're dreaming your life away. Stop dreaming. Or - sarcastically - keep dreaming! We've all heard these admonitions. Have you ever noticed that even though many ...
Don't Eat All the Elephant All at Once -- Paul Tizzard
This coaching tip is around helping to move on. Sometimes people get stuck and as a coach, this can be quite frustrating. So, here are some thoughts. I was inspired by the superb Boots advertising ...
Finding Determination -- Byron Branfield
Determination is what gets us through life; it is what makes the difference between failure and success and how we make out in whatever we choose to do be it at work or in relationships. If you wish ...
Two Sides Of Self Motivation -- Tomas Labas
Self motivation can be divided into couple aspects. The first is oneself motivation whence of the activities that are involved in the behavior. And the another is when persons are motivated because ...
Do You Think It Cannot Be Done - Never Give Up -- Steve Seah
All of us at one time or another uttered this statement. “It can't be done.” Let us talk about a person who heard this statement all through his life but he always believed that one could do ...
7 Ways To Be More Productive Each Day And Increase Your Overall Income -- Britt Phillips
Being more productive is often a matter of simply making a few simple changes to your daily routine. These seven tips if consistently applied will help you get more done in less time. And while this ...
7 Ways to Ensure Greater Happiness -- Elaine Sihera
1. Being Yourself. The first guaranteed way of bringing real happiness into your life is to BE YOURSELF. Let no one take away the essence of you. Those who don't like you being yourself usually ...
Learning to Love Yourself With Self-Improvement -- Peter Fisher
Sometimes, when all our doubts, fears and insecurities overwhelm us, we come up with the idea of “I wish I was somebody else.” More often than not we think and believe that someone, or even most ...
The Importance Of Time - Life Death And Unconsciousness -- Christopher Walker
Death is as common to life as birth. Yet, we celebrate one, hate the other. Our knowledge of the ever-after is weak. Whatever we don’t understand, we fear. If we were warriors, running into battle, ...
High Hopes And Generosity Of Spirit -- Judy Ringer
"But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes … " -- High Hopes, Jimmy Van Heusen/Sammy Cahn My friend, Suzanne, is an inspiration. One of her ...
From Overwhelm To A Clear Path To Freedom -- Marion Licchiello
Have you ever felt overwhelmed? Overwhelming is not the word. FEAR. It was more like there was no way out. Let me tell you the story. I was home alone on a weekend that we had 15 inches of snow. All ...
The Fundamentals Of Motivation -- Megan Tough
Have you ever wondered why the people in your team don’t seem as motivated as you do? Or why some people do their jobs with enthusiasm and vigor, and others barely get through the day without ...
Helpful Motivational Posters -- Joseph Sicurella
Boosting confidence and self esteem, motivational posters inspire us to higher standards of achievement. Quotes on success, positive thoughts, dreams and beautiful places and scenery that remind us ...
You Choose Your Thoughts -- Mary Wozny
We are in control of our own thoughts and our thoughts lead to our actions. When you are discouraged, you could choose to fill your mind with negative, limiting thoughts that will deepen and ...
The Desperation Cycle And Failing Motivation -- Kurt Mortensen
Many think motivation is useless because it doesn’t ensure long-lasting results. This thought tendency can be seen in what I call the Desperation Cycle. The Desperation Cycle shows how human nature ...
Have You Let Someone Else's Comment Control Your Life? -- Kay Drummond
Do you constantly doubt your own capability? There are many people who do, and the amazing thing is that your problem may be caused by a passing comment spoken years ago by a friend or family member. ...
Attitudes and Their Effects on Aptitude -- Marco Angioni II
Aptitude is defined as "capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent." Another definition for aptitude is "readiness or quickness in learning; intelligence." Now that you ...
You Killed Your Motivation -- Tan Glenn
If you’re reading this, you should be keen to boost your motivation. Are you? Spot on, I’ll start of with one simple thing and that is motivation is not a one-time process. Its not something in ...
Personal Development - What Does That Really Mean? -- Bonnie Holscher
When we talk about Personal Development several things come to mind. For some this can mean many different things. For instances some: • To get a better job • Make improvements in a relationship ...
7 Ways to Raise the Voltage - Live with High-Energy Drive Successfully -- J.D. Verhoeff
Imagine a world where what you do is enjoy life and work is simply a part of your enjoyment? Can you see it yet? I woke up this morning to cloudy gray skies and drizzling rain, chilling the ...
Face the Future With Confidence -- Daniel Lakstins
Have you ever found yourself lacking the confidence needed to do your job successfully? You’re not alone! How can you develop more confidence not only in your career but in your life as well? First ...
Positive Attitude - Focusing On The Positive -- Zack Lim
In any moment, there are a lot of examples to prove that live is a bed of thorns or the bed of roses. How you feel upon your life depend on where you place your attention. In other words, what it ...
Allow Success - Change Your Mindset to Realise Your Vision -- Caroline Hylands
Imagine this scene: You are at sea. You are in a small boat. The water is calm and blue, the air is warm and you feel relaxed and at peace. In the distance you can see a beautiful island – green ...
5 Tips For Successful Solo Living -- Joanne Mallon
1. Living alone doesn’t have to mean living lonely. Building a community of people who care about you will help you stop feeling lonely or disconnected. Take time to see friends, join clubs or do ...
Self-Confidence - A Timeless Way To Increase Your Self Esteem -- Sacha Tarkovsky
Self-confidence is not the property of psychologists, and the subject is as old as we are as people. Even animals display a general sense of self-confidence by natural methods. So should you. In this ...
Negative Self Talk - Are we Born with a Negative Thinking Gene? -- Lisa Fredette
I recently had a discussion with my daughter about internal self talk. During our conversation I was reminded how easy it is to think negative thoughts about ourselves and how difficult it is to ...
Life Bumps Builds Self-Confidence -- Ward Willison
Have you ever hurt yourself? Did you end up with a scar? There are very few people in the world that have not had their fair share of bumps and bruises. Some of us have had much worse. The ...
Build Your Self Esteem, The First Step To A Better You -- Hazel Lim
So how do you stay calm, composed and maintain self esteem in a tough environment? Here are some tips you may consider as a starter guide to self improvement. Imagine yourself as a Target. Everything ...
Yoga - A Tool for Self Empowerment -- DeZengo Moore
In the midst of what felt like the horrific (destruction) fallout from war, I found myself trying to manage the emotional devastation from the loss of love and betrayal as well as the comprehend and ...
Trust Yourself First -- Marlene Chism
"Self-love my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting." Ok, let me translate what Shakespeare meant: It's not sinful to love yourself, but it is sinful to neglect yourself. You can only ...
Power Thinking For Supercharged, Power Living! -- Pete Siegel
Reaching the top in any field demands you transcend what is "normal," and sustain super-human actions which prevail. This is as true of winning Olympic gold as it is of building a mega-successful ...
How's Your Passion These Days? -- Tim Connor
If there is a fire in your gut there are bound to be a few sparked flying out of your mouth. Passion is different than enthusiasm. Passion is the fuel that drives you toward the finish line. It is ...
What If All You Had To Do To Succeed Was Fail? -- Bill McBride
You may not think of it on first brush but consider this fact that failure and success are both steps in the same direction. When a person fails at something they may mistakenly believe they are ...
Maintaining Your Inspiration -- Dechen Lau
How can we preserve our inspiration In this planet you have to be taught to stimulate manually There are many things in the life that can grounds you to lose your inspiration It is our job to be ...
Unravelling The Mystery Of Life -- Neil M.
"Accident is the name of the greatest of all inventors.” Mark Twain I thought I understood. But then the veil of what I thought I understood was lifted and I came to know the profound truth. I knew ...
Friends - The Elixir of Life -- Shubhanyu Jain
The right friends can make a world of difference to you. And I have one friend who comes closest to be the quintessential friend.. I withold the name.. This person has for the past 61 days made my ...
A Letter from Young Me to Old Me -- Craig Harper
Dear Old Me, Hi. I hope this letter finds you (I mean me) well. I hope you're (I mean I'm) looking after my (our) body (okay, I'm seven and confused) and I bet you're (I'm) really ...
Flow Experience - A Key To Happiness -- Julia Barnard
What is flow experience? Flow experience is a concept defined by Csikszentmihalyi to describe those moments when you are completely and totally absorbed in an activity. As such, everything else is ...
Can You Forgive Yourself And Others? -- Tim Connor
One of the most difficult things for people to do is forgive others for their mistakes, transgressions or errors in judgment. Forgiveness is not about letting the other person off the hook for their ...
Get Enthusiastic About Something And Be Happy! -- Helen Smeaton
“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.” Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Happiness is a ...
There Is Nothing Wrong With A Humble Beginning- Achieve YOUR Success With Honour & Integrity -- Tayo Solagbade
Succeeding With Honour And Integrity - The Underlying Philosophy What I share in this article is based on past and current achievements in which I have NEVER had to depend on any "Godfather", or ...
How To Silence The Chorus Of Naysayers In Your HEAD -- Nancy T. Mindes
Dear Audacious Ones, Okay. Here we are it's SPRING and all the promises you made to yourself to really ramp up your business, start a shape-up plan or begin that project you have been longing to ...
Ending Self Sabotage Today -- Nick Arrizza, M.D.
Self sabotaging behaviors occur in many areas of one's daily life. They include things like: 1. Over eating. 2. Excessive alcohol and drug use. 3. Dishonesty with one's partner, friends and ...
Be Positive! -- Shea Korte
Positive, For some its hard, for others its easy, being positive throughout your life while doing various activities is and can be a full time job in it’s self. Your attitude around your friends, ...
The Magic of Five Seconds of Silence -- Linda Miller
You have heard that "silence is golden," right? There are many teachers of the power of silence and you can buy books about the benefits of silence. Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, "See how nature - ...
Warning - Your Attitude Is Reflected In The Mirror Of Life -- Kevin J. John
Maybe this has happened to you: Take two identical days, just ordinary routine days, nothing special happening… On one of the days, you wake up in morning feeling great – it’s a beautiful sunny ...
Benefits of Patience -- Richard Pettinger
“He that can have Patience, can have what he will” - Benjamin Franklin They say Patience is a virtue seldom found in women never in men. This may or may not be true; but it fair to say that there ...
Attitude -- Mike Shanta
Has your life been filled with accomplishment after accomplishment? Have you always succeeded at everything you've set your mind to? Were you always one of the top picks for the baseball or ...
Garbage In Garbage Out -- Mike Shanta
For those of you who might not know, Garbage in Garbage out is a computer term. Basically it means, that if you put garbage into a computer, you will get garbage back out. Makes a lot of sense, ...
Build Your Thoughts And It Will Build Your Life -- Sylviane Nuccio
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust. Are you looking for solutions to your problems and issues? The answers you are looking ...
Being Positive Is Our Innate Nature -- Vijay Khare
Being positive is our innate nature. It emerges from within. We try to a achieve it the other ways. It is one of the most fundamental nature of us. If we are human, with human virtues we will be ...
Joys Of Age -- Hollis Polk
As I was thinking back over the last year, what was positive or fun, what I learned from, what succeeded, what failed, what the jury is still out on, what seems to want to expand in the coming year, ...
Danger - Pitfalls Of Positive Thinking And How To Avoid Them -- Stephen Ryan
Although I am a great believer in the power of positive thinking I also realise the dangers and pitfalls of this approach. If you have ever tried to kid yourself that everything will be fine and ...
Taking Charge -- Ola Olabimpe
We are in control to make our own decisions. But do you find yourself waiting on others to make a move, do people opinions hinder you? If yes, you should say a big NO! and take charge. “If you are ...
Growing Means- Knowing What To Change Or What Not To -- Ola Olabimpe
Tagging the culprit usually woould not; stop the hurt caused or changed the done deed or the fact that something has to change. We can blame our past on our parents or the society but, we can not ...
Fulfilling Your Special Purpose... - Self Improvement -- ola.olabimpe
Fulfilling Your Special Purpose... If it is true that everything happens for a purpose and you happened the day you were born. It is then safe to say: you have a purpose to fulfill or achieve. But ...
Can You Mentally Visualize? -- H. Bernard Wechsler
Testing two-thousand students, three had serious trouble creating mental-movies. We care because creative-imagery is an essential element in both the Einstein Peg and Link memory system. No pictures ...
What is True Education? -- Jason Sisneros
"Education Is one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought." Bertrand A. Russell (1872-1970) English philosopher, mathematician, and writer. I would like to touch on the subject ...
How to Discover Your Life's Purpose from Today's Leading Experts -- Cari Vollmer
Do you know your life's purpose? Most people, at some point, wonder what theirs is. We search for meaning and hope that our lives carry special meaning. We sense, at a deep level, there is MORE ...
Emotion Anonymous - Are You Addicted To Negative Emotion? -- Thomas Digges
All of us suffer from bouts of negative emotions. Some of us more frequently and deeply than others. It's not a matter of yes or no, it's a matter of "when and how much?" The question to ask ...
Build Your Vision Slowly -- Ian Crossley
During my talks in New Zealand I had some thoughts that may help you, it is amazing how plane journeys focus your mind. I tend to go into hibernation mode and let the world go by. This of course is ...
Turn Ideas Into Action -- Brian Bartes
Does your brain bounce with ideas? So many ideas in fact, you feel overwhelmed? Maybe you have a unique idea for a book. Maybe you have lots of ideas stirring for a new marketing campaign. Or, maybe ...
The Secret Of Success -- Alex Goad
There are several definitions of the word determination. The two that I retain for this article are as follows. Determination: the quality of being determined to do or achieve something. And also ...
Create A Vision You Can Be Excited About- Setting the Structure to be Unlimited -- Beth Tabak
"A pile of rocks ceases to be a rock when somebody contemplates it with the idea of a cathedral in mind." Antoine de Saint-Exupery The expansion of an idea into a vision that inspires action adds up ...
Motivate Yourself To A Healthier You -- James Penn
You know you need to get moving. The benefits of exercise are well documented through research. Exercise can improve your overall health, increase your self-esteem and decrease your stress. The first ...
Ten Steps to Electrifying Enthusiasm -- Ineke Van Lint
Enthusiasm is the highest level of energy we can experience as human beings here on earth. Discovering your passion is the first step towards excitement and enthusiasm. I present to you ten steps to ...
How To Live Alone And Love It -- Tonja Weimer
Do you live alone? Would you like to know how to make your life happier, more fulfilled, and more purposeful? People who live alone are often challenged to develop a positive attitude and find those ...
Against All Odds -- Devon D. Harris
“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!”. ...