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Enroll in Car College

One of the most overlooked opportunities for learning and personal growth is the time we spend in our cars. There really isn't much we can do safely in our car but drive. I know I see people doing all kinds of things such as curling their hair, putting their makeup on and talking on the telephone. All of those things are distracting. There is something we can do in our cars to make any commute . . .

The Law of Large Numbers

It is often said that sales is a numbers game. The more people we contact, the more chances we have to make a sale. That seems pretty obvious. The more people we contact the better chance we have of making a sale. This doesn't just work in sales. It works in life. If we want to get a date or find a job the more people we talk to, the greater chance we have of being successful. Sitting at home w. . .

How Do You Measure Success?

Success isn't all that it's cracked up to be... I'm serious! Stop laughing! Well, success is important, very important in fact, depending on how you measure it. I going to give you an example of an imaginary "successful" individual. Let's call him Fred. Fred starts work each day at 6am. Fred works 11 hours per day and travels one hour to get home. He is highly successful in his job and is the h. . .

If You Are Not Ready, Don't Start

There are times when we feel we should take action, but feel stuck or unsure. Action does assist with moving forward, but the first question to ask is "Am I ready?". We might be willing and able, but if we are not ready we will have a false start. We will sabotage ourselves. Being ready is about commitment. Being ready is also a mindset. At times we have to be pretty fed up before we are reall. . .

Everyone Needs a BAG (Big Audacious Goal)

A Big Audacious Goal (BAG) is a clear and compelling catalyst that serves as a focal point for effort. Unlike smaller goals, the BAG is something that is huge. It is challenging and in some ways seems impossible - but a BAG is also inspiring, compelling, and motivating. Everyone needs a BAG. BAGs challenge us to be more than we are right now, and to tap into all of our resources. BAGs bring. . .

Don't Be Jealous - Be Inspired

When we see people do things we cannot do, or have things we don't have, it might be tempting to be a little jealous. But, jealousy doesn't lead to anything except resentment, and that isn't going to help you. Instead of being jealous of others, focus on being inspired. Let the success of others move you forward toward your own success. After all, people who are doing things you want to do . . .

People Are Who They Want To Be

Choice isn't always a matter of being able to choose what happens to us. Life happens, and often without any say from us. However, our circumstances do not determine who we become. Only we have the choice to determine that. Everyone is who he or she wants to be, regardless of what one might think. We all have choices and each choice leads to the creation of who we are. There is a great quote t. . .

There Must Be More To Life Than This

If you suffer from a nagging feeling of "there must be more to life than this", you're not alone. "There must be more to life than this" can be an extremely de-motivating force. Guess where this feeling usually comes from? Your Job. Why? Most people hate their jobs. The first point that needs to be addressed is that it's okay to hate your job. It's normal! The amount of people who like their jo. . .

The Problem With Affirmations

Do you know the problem with affirmations? You know, the really, really powerful ones? Affirmations are great. They allow us to program our minds such that, realistically, anything is possible. They are also, however, very dangerous. They are dangerous because everyone does them. Everyone does them and they don't even know it. And that's what proves their power. Every single day people affirm t. . .

Balance Your Body's pH to Improve Health

Too high of an acidic pH can cause serious health concerns, and the majority of foods found in the typical American diet can leave a highly acidic ash in the body that can accelerate aging and disease. It is possible to be too alkali also, but not as common. Ironically, eating foods that seem acidic, actually create alkali ash in the body, and eating alkali foods create an acid ash in the bod. . .

7 Power Skills that Build Strong Relationships

By Steve Brunkhorst A strong, healthy relationship is one in which the partners show respect and kindness toward each other. The relationship forms a rewarding and enduring bond of trust and support. Here are seven power skills that will help you form stronger alliances and bring more closeness, authenticity and trust to your relationships. 1. Relax Optimistically If you are comfortable around . . .

Making Communication Effective: 4 Language Filters

By Steve Brunkhorst Language is a challenging way to communicate. It allows us to share our thoughts and feelings by describing our personal views of reality. Yet language is not reality. It is merely a limited system of symbols, signals, sounds, or gestures that belong to a specific culture or group. It only describes a personal map of the actual territory. We might have a great message to sha. . .

4 Ways You Can Get Over Your Need for Acceptance and Get on with Your Life

Internet Imagine what your life would be like if you could just be yourself, without thinking twice about what other people think of you! Here are four quick tips that will help you learn how to accept yourself. Make these four things a part of your daily routine and you’ll find people will judge you less and accept you more! 1. See Yourself as a Success You’re probably familiar with that lit. . .

You Can't Have An Intelligent Conversation With Everyone

Intelligent conversation is one of life's pleasures. I love nothing better than to engage in conversation with someone who has ideas to share, different perspectives, and is interesting. An intelligent conversation is food for the brain. All too sadly, not everyone can carry on an intelligent conversation. This has less to do with their intelligence quotient (IQ) than with their emotional quoti. . .

There Are Always More Nos Than Yeses

Although it may not seem true, if we think about it, we will come to realize that there are always more nos than yeses. We will be turned down more often than not. The good news is that the more nos we get the more the yeses will increase. It is a numbers game. The more often we ask the more our chances of success increase. If, just for fun, we took a jar and put a penny in it for every no we r. . .

7 Stepping-stones to Career Growth and Excellence

By Steve Brunkhorst Achieving excellence in our work is an integral part of feeling genuinely satisfied in life. We want our careers or businesses to blossom, making us financially secure and content with our achievements. Here are seven stepping-stones that lead to career growth and excellence. When used as part of a total action-plan, these stepping-stones can contribute tremendously to the f. . .

Have You Prepared for Success in Sales?

My wife and I watched the movie Ray a couple of weeks ago when it came out on DVD. In the movie Jaime Foxx plays the legendary singer Ray Charles. I was amazed at how Jaime had captured the essence of Ray Charles. Many times throughout the movie I wondered if it was Jaime Foxx or Ray Charles I was seeing on my TV. When I did research on Jaime Foxx's preparation for the movie I understood why he. . .

3 Tests to Hire the Best

Question: What’s the easiest, cheapest and quickest way to have profitable, productive, and honest employees? Answer: Hire profitable, productive, honest people! Unfortunately, managers often hire underachievers or losers. Fortunately, pre-employment tests give managers a simple-to-use, quick, customizable way to hire the best. Only 1 Reason to Screen Applicants The sole reason to assess . . .

How To Get Face To Face Over The Phone

One disadvantage of selling by telephone is the lack of face to face contact. Mastering this phone skill will give you an advantage over most sales people. When you are sitting with a prospect it's much easier to read their body language. You can see the look on their face when they're confused about something you said. You can see the delight when you hit a hot button for them. You can read th. . .

Have You Neglected This Righteous Cause Of God?

As believers, we have a responsibility to care for those who have been left without a bread winner, which begins with the responsibility of caring for our own family and relatives who may be in distress. 1 Timothy 5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. An infidel is a person who does not even ackn. . .

Leadership, Self-Development, and the "Committment to Growth"

There is a common phrase that says: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." In the realms of self-development, leadership, and success there are all-to-common phrases like this one that, if taken to heart, can completely undermine our efforts before we ever get started. And therein lies the theme for this article. For, it is the belief in so-called 'truths' like this one that most often . . .

PART 1: Why Most People Don't Really Want to Heal

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WHY MOST PEOPLE DON’T REALLY WANT TO HEAL (PART 1) -by Kevin B. Burk (c) 2005, Kevin B. Burk, All Rights Reserved http://www.EveryRelationship.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I recently attended a metaphysical lecture facilitated by Guy Williams, a friend of mine who also happens to be a minister. . .

Are These People Putting You In Danger Of Eternal Hell Fire?

Most people put a lot of effort into being like others around them. We also tend to follow the thoughts or opinions of society threw television, movies, books and the internet. People just have a natural tendency to just want to fit in. But, as believers we are under particular scrutiny, especially by people who do not share our faith. We should be Holy because we should reflect God's character. . .

Do's and Don'ts for men on dating sites

Men, learn how to behave on dating and personals sites. Being a man and also being the owner of a dating site myself I have to tell all my fellow men that you are chasing all the women away. Most of you anyway. Women are keen on how we behave because most of us all behave the same way on dating sites. Here is a list of DO's and DON'TS to help keep the women at these sites and to help you get s. . .

The 5 Hindrances of the Mind: Are They Blocking Your Self-Esteem?

The issue of self-esteem is perhaps one of the greatest determinates in creating a life of freedom and abundance, or feeling inhibited and “just getting by“. Self-esteem is defined as “a feeling of pride in oneself“. It is how you feel in relation to yourself rather than how others see you. It’s between you and, well… you. Therefore, it’s not necessary to be so concerned about what others t. . .

Is Your Pursuit of Money Robbing You Of Complete Fulfillment?

Do you think it's acceptable for people to make millions of dollars selling us and our kids on the idea that pre-marital sex, adultery, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, selfish ambitions, drunkenness and things of this sort are O.K.? I thought not, but these are the things we are most likely to see on T.V. The new reality show craze is even causing society to take a passive and some times condoni. . .

Four Stages of Breaking an Addiction

Nowhere do the Four Stages of Addiction come into play more powerfully than they do when you resist changing a habit relating to the foods with which you self-medicate. For most of us those foods are the instant, and easily available – Bread, Beverage, Dessert, or Alcohol. For others they are the fatty foods, and plenty of them. You might choose huge portions of steak, hamburger, and French fr. . .

Why Online Dating is So Tough For Men

Online dating has become increasingly popular over the past several years. Every year millions of men turn to internet dating in an effort to meet more women without risking face-to-face rejection. Unfortunately, internet dating doesnt work very well for most men because the odds are so heavily against them. According to a November, 2003 study by Jupiter Research, men are four times more likely. . .

Why Overcoming Conditioned Beliefs is Vital to Self Improvement and Success

Many people who are serious about self improvement and making positive changes have difficulty making the progress and getting the results they desire. There can be many reasons for this, but one common problem is that some people have become so conditioned in their thinking that, although they want success, their deeply held beliefs and conditioning can actually sabotage their best efforts. Th. . .

10 Simple Ways to Turn Your Creative Spark into a Flame

Creativity and innovation begin with the spark of an idea. But for so many, the process ends there with no plan to manifest. Understanding simple ways to turn your ideas into action will give you the edge to turn that spark to a flame and rise as a leader in innovation and creativity. These ten simple tools not only jumpstart your creative spirit, but they help you maintain and sustain the id. . .

Closing the Gap on Your Career Goals

If you still picture a steady progression up the ladder when you think of your career goals, it is time to shift your thinking. For most people, climbing the career ladder is no longer an option. The working world has changed so dramatically that linear career paths rarely exist, except as historical symbols. But, without those trusty rungs to show the way, how do you figure out the next step. . .

How to Triple Your Productivity in 28 Days - Part II

If you've been diligent in doing the past 2 concentration builders you will notice you have a considerable increase in your productivity and your power to stay focused. In fact, you have probably also noticed that you are more organized, and feel more at ease. These are natural side-effects of building your concentration. Congratulations! * Concentration Builder Week 3 This week's concentrati. . .

Unrealistic expectations can cause failure

Weight gain is an evolutionary process. Some people call it creeping weight. The scale turtles inexorably upward – a tight skirt, a belt notch, a can’t-zip-up-my-pants inch at a time. Yet you expect the scale to go down as rapidly as a high-speed elevator. This erroneous thought pattern – practiced and perfected as with any bad habit – is an unrealistic expectation. Dangerous to be sure with an. . .

How to Change Your Conditioned Responses to Certain Foods

When trying to lose weight, there are certain foods that each person is more attracted to than other foods. Some find the morning cup of coffee quite addictive. To others it is bread. Many cannot have dinner in a restaurant without having an alcoholic beverage. With me it was always something sweet. Tally A good first step is to tally the number of times you consume each category of food in. . .

9 Simple Tips To Keeping Fit

9 Simple Tips To Keeping Fit by Donald Baligad As promised, today's article covers 9 SIMPLE ways to stay on track with your fitness plan. (You do have one, right?) These few tips alone *can* help you stay focused when the going get a little rough. Here they are. 9 tips for your fitness toolbox. Mix-n-match. Read one a day. Have fun! Tip 1) TUMMY TONER In addition to your workout regime, eat sma. . .

How to Command the Respect of Your Team

How to Command the Respect of Your Team (c) Mike Bosse 2005 | All Rights Reserved When I was a child my father would take me ice fishing with him and his buddies. I remember very clearly the first time he took me out on the ice. I was so excited to be included in his fishing trip that I couldn’t sleep the entire night prior. So at 4:00am when my father came into the room to wake me, he wa. . .

Dealing with Problems, Finding Solutions and Self Improvement

Problems, obstacles, disappointments, or whatever we like to call them, are a fact of life. Things simply do not always happen the way we want them to, or go according to plan. Everyone has to face and deal with problems throughout their lives. Being able to handle problems more effectively will make a great difference to our lives. Many people become so tied up thinking and worrying about the. . .

Self Improvement and the Power of ‘Why’

The first step to self Improvement and achieving any goal is to decide exactly what we want. If we are not totally clear about what we actually want it is impossible to make plans and take action to achieve it. It is also vital to know why we want whatever it is we want, because it’s our ‘why’s’ that determine the strength of our desire, and our ultimate success in achieving our goals. For ex. . .

Self Improvement and Financial Security for the Future

Any successful person, or any anyone interested in self improvement and making a better life for themselves must be prepared to take responsibility for every aspect of their lives and their future. To many people, financial planning may well be one of the most uninspiring of all subjects. However, it’s a fact of life that it’s one thing we must address to ensure a secure future for ourselves a. . .

Are You Missing What It Takes To Resist Sin?

I don't care how much you go to church or read your bible sometimes no matter how hard you try to resist sinning you end up finding yourself giving in to it anyway. I know first hand because this has happen to me on countless occasions. I've found myself getting frustrated and even questioning my own salvation. One time I even tried to give up, of course, the Lord brought me back to repentance,. . .

Self Improvement and Overcoming Frustration

We all suffer from frustration, and being able to effectively deal with frustration is very important for self improvement. It can be a decisive factor between success and failure. Frustration can have highly damaging impact on our frame of mind. It can turn a positive person into a negative person. It can inhibit our progress and, in the most extreme cases can completely immobilise us. We can. . .

Why High Self Esteem and Self Improvement are Inseparable

Self Esteem is how we feel about ourselves, how much we like and respect ourselves. It has been said that if we don’t like ourselves it is impossible to really like, much less to love, anyone else. Liking and respecting ourselves is very different from vanity or narcissism, which at their most extreme, can become total self-absorption, selfishness and the inability to consider anyone else’s . . .

Self Improvement and Prioritising

The ability to be able to set priorities and deal with our most important tasks first is and essential skills for self improvement and achieving results. We are all busy and there are many demands on our time and it is very easy to be distracted by other people and events. We may feel we have so many things to do that we don’t know even where to start. Usually the best place to start is to mak. . .

Life 101 For the Young and Young at Heart! Book Excerpt

Lesson 1. Category Well Being Plan to do this. Stop blaming others for your shortcomings and failings in life. Why should you do this? What ever happened in the past is not a prediction of what will happen in the future. Take control of you, your thoughts, and your actions, so you may do something positive about your future life circumstances. What happened? There have been situations where . . .

What’s wrong with the Internet? It must be broken!

After months of scouring the internet, I could not put my hands on the 2 million links various search engines said were available to do my book promotions. First, let me say I perceive myself as an intermediate user of the internet, but maybe my perception was misguided as I searched and realized I couldn’t put my pointer on the links I wanted. The promotion of my book began with submitting a . . .

A Live It

Real change happens only when it becomes part of our everyday life. When a change becomes a habit, it isn't something new we are trying, but becomes part of what we do as our routine. I was reading a Wynona Judd interview and they asked her about her diet. She replied that she wasn't on a diet; she was on "A Live It." I thought this was great because the risk of a diet or any change is that w. . .

PART 2: Why Most People Don't Really Want to Heal

THE STORY SO FAR... At a metaphysical lecture facilitated by Guy Williams, Guy made the comment that most people don’t really want to heal. What most people want, according to Guy, is to stop hurting. In Part 1, we met the ego, and discovered that the most effective way of letting go of our limiting and outmoded beliefs is to accept that there is no need to change these beliefs because they’re . . .

46 Clues Your Partner is Having an Affair

Some of these signs of a cheating spouse are "tongue in cheek" while others are tell tale signs that commonly appear with a cheating husband or cheating wife. There is no copyright. Feel free to forward to those who might be interested. But please don't change anything. Signs of a Cheating Spouse: 1) You find birth-control pills in her medicine cabinet, and you've had a vasectomy. 2) Mutual fri. . .

Using Your Intuition to Help Self Improvement

Following our instincts and using our intuition can be one of the most valuable of tools for self improvement and success. Everyone has hunches, ideas, insights or flashes of inspiration that we can’t explain and have no idea where they come from. We may be stuck or bogged down with something that we just can’t work out how to deal with. We may have weighed up all the facts and still don’t know. . .

About Happiness and Fulfillment

During a FULFILLMENT seminar, at the University of Arizona for the Affiliated Women’s Clubs, a charming and successful woman unintentionally made our point about success, satisfaction and happiness. Catherine Hendricks spoke about several major problems that are caused by living too secular a life-style in this period of swift, destabilizing and often disconcerting change. Catherine lamented; . . .

Is The Person You Think About The Most Missing God's Point?

Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said unto him, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." "This is the first and great commandment." "And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Question, how can you keep the greatest two commandments of God listed in the scriptures above if you're always thinking about yourself? The . . .

Gratitude: The Secret Behind Creativity

When you think of being more creative, what comes to mind? Most people think in terms of artistic skills, but creativity manifests itself in a number of ways beyond the obvious. Picture creativity like a jet stream that flows all around us: when we step up to the flow and dip our hands in, we easily grab wonderful ideas, refreshed insights and innovative actions. At times, things get in our wa. . .

Self Improvement and a Strong Work Ethic

If we want to make more of ourselves and our lives, and seek self improvement, it is essential to develop a strong work ethic. If we are in a job or a situation that we dislike, we must be prepared to make a decision. We must decide to either do the best work we can do in that situation, or take action to get out. These are the only real choices if self respect is important to us. If there ar. . .

Clarity and Self Improvement – Why We Must Know What We Want

One of the biggest reasons that many people have trouble with self improvement and building a successful and happy life is that they have no idea what they actually want. If asked what they really want from life, many people will say that they want to be rich, or happy, or financially secure, or not to have to work so hard, or other equally vague answers. And one of the biggest reasons that the. . .

Self Improvement and Living in the Present Moment

Having clear goals and desires for our future, and planning for their fulfilment are vital steps if we are serious about self improvement and achievement. Delayed gratification is something that is practiced by many successful people, even if they aren’t aware of it. In simple terms, delayed gratification means making sacrifices now in order to achieve greater rewards in the future. Most suc. . .

How Our Physiology Can Help Our Self Improvement

It is a well accepted and scientifically proven fact that how we feel mentally and emotionally affects how we act, look and feel physically. Our thoughts and emotions affect how our bodies feel, our facial expressions, and how we act and move. We can all easily identify someone who is angry, or depressed, or happy, by their face, their body language and their overall demeanour. However, not so . . .

Precious Moments

There is too much learning out there that we earn drop by drop as we go through experiences in life. There is one of the experiences that I earned from a workshop on Leadership Skills and Management. There were managers from different companies who were there to attend the workshop. We all were waiting for the host to start the workshop and there was an aura that could be felt around. The pr. . .

Are you losing your edge?

Challenge for working professionals today If you are reading this, I expect you are a working professional. Let me tell you my story, when I was working as a public accountant, I did not like the fact that I had to fill out a time sheet every week, 4 times a month and 48 times per year. Each time sheet would take me 7 minutes to fill out… should be 6 minutes and 39 seconds. Just joking :-) But. . .

Self Improvement and Why We Must Face and Overcome our Fears

One of the biggest reasons that many people struggle with self improvement and achieving happiness and success is because they have difficulty overcoming their fears. Fears can take on many forms, and almost every one has fears of some sort. Many Fears may seem irrational to almost everyone but the person involved, and the most unlikely of people can be all but paralysed by the most improbable. . .

Self Improvement and the Power of Concentration

One the most important Self Improvement skills to develop to ensure our success is the ability to concentrate. The most intelligent, gifted or educated person is unlikely to succeed without being able to focus on important tasks and concentrate totally on their completion. Any person with even average intelligence, that can discipline themselves to concentrate 100% on their highest priorities,. . .

Taking Action is Essential for Self Improvement and Success

We can have the best list of goals and plans for their achievement, but if we don't take action nothing will happen! Much has been written about writing down goals and regularly reviewing and updating them as a major party of self improvement and success. Likewise, it is considered that a plan for the achievement of any goal, and breaking major goals into manageable steps are essential. If you . . .

Cheating Husband or Wife: 6 Keys to Know You are Ready to Handle What You Find When You...

When you spy on your suspected cheating spouse, please make sure you consider all the possibilities you might encounter and whether you can handle them. Have you considered the many situations that spying might uncover? Can you imagine the worst thing you might find? Predict what your response will be to the worst-case scenario. Are you ready? Here are some specific questions to ask: 1) Do I . . .

True Happiness

Most people look outside of themselves as the cause of their unhappiness or frustration. After all, wouldn’t life be practically perfect if the significant people in our lives would simply do things the way we want them to or do what we think is best for them? Actually, this is the kind of thinking that perpetuates the misery! I agree that most of today’s unhappiness centers on important peopl. . .

Boost Your IQ Score Right Now

You can increase your IQ (intelligence quotient) in the next ten minutes. There are many brain power exercises and techniques designed to help you long-term, but what if you need a quick brain fix right now? What if there is an important meeting coming up, or a crucial test, or just a chess game you don't want to lose? Can you really boost your IQ quickly? If what you want is results, and not a. . .

Infidelity: Spying is NOT Revenge

Do not use what you find on your cheating spouse as ammunition for revenge. Sure, you may have wonderfully violent fantasies of what you would really like to do to him/her and the other person. This is very normal. But, don’t act them out. Using what you find to extract revenge will only lengthen the time of pain and anger. It will undermine your integrity as a person, lower your personal stan. . .

Self Improvement and Dealing with Challenges.

Throughout our lives we all constantly face problems that can be caused either by events beyond our control our through our own decisions. The way we deal with these setbacks will have a great impact on our Self Improvement and success. It can be very easy to become disheartened and discouraged. Setbacks can dent our confidence and make us question our beliefs. Sometimes we can even feel there. . .

How the Subconscious Mind can Accelerate Self Improvement and Success

Just how powerful is the Subconscious Mind and how can we use it to help our self improvement? It’s almost impossible to overestimates the power of the subconscious mind. Most of our brain’s activity does not occur consciously. It is our subconscious mind that controls all the organs that makes our bodies function, It’s our subconscious mind that allows us to drive our car, listen to the radio. . .

Discovering Your Values

In the last newsletter we talked about ’Your Reason Why’, and how having emotional reasons for doing things gives them real power. To see this article go to www.mypowerfulmind.com/articles/article/1823709/25320.htm The next logical thing to consider is how do we find our reason why. In doing this I am aware that everyone is at a different place in their lives. Some have thought about these. . .

Emergency Living

There are times, when I am driving in my car being passed by so many other cars speeding along, that I could swear there is an emergency somewhere and I wasn't invited. It seems everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere. The other day I was sitting at a red light, the light turned green and the car in front of me sped away. At the next traffic light the same car was sitting in front of me and, wh. . .

Got Stress? Lose It Now

Are you 'stress heavy'? You bet. We are flooded with information now about how we are eating too much and need to cut way down on carbohydrates. We have to lose weight, we are told, or suffer the health consequences. Everybody is focusing on how almost half the people in the US are way overweight and nobody seems to ask why. They just say 'fix it'. This means giving up what we all use . . .

Julie's 45 - CHOICE

WORDS THAT INSPIRE A monthly quick shot to motivate you, in less than 45 seconds, from Julie Cohen Coaching What CHOICE do you want to make? Dictionary*says: the act of choosing, power of choosing, a person or thing chosen, the best part, care in selecting. What it REALLY means: making a commitment to what matters to you; acting on your priorities and your values; expressing to yourself and t. . .

5 Simple Tips on Using Your Senses

All sensuality is one, though it takes many forms; It is the same whether a man eat, or drink, or cohabit, or sleep sensually. They are but one appetite. --Henry David Thoreau 1. Breakfast in Bed. Imagine a lavish breakfast arrives brimming over with sweet cream pancakes, an assortment of berries and raspberry syrup, complete with a steaming mug of latte and a tender handwritten note of grati. . .

5 Simple Strategies for Keeping Your Life Stuck

One of the most common statements I hear when I talk with potential clients is, "I feel stuck." People find themselves feeling stuck in different ways. They may be in a relationship that no longer is working, but they don't know how to leave. They may have a dream of starting their own business, but aren't exactly sure where to begin. Or they may just want to incorporate more fun in their lives. . .

Developing Fluency in Young Children

Fluency in reading and talking can come at different stages for different children. It is important when that milestone is reached that parents encourage their children to improve their literacy skills. Here is a step-by-step guide to developing your young child's language and reading fluency. Step 1: Does Your Child have the Ability to Link Letters and Sounds Together?r We all know that lette. . .

7 Easy Creative Rituals to Spark Your Imagination and Inspire Your Soul

Creativity is a mysterious force that visits us with great ideas, new ways of seeing the world and the courage to do things differently. Revitalizing your creative talents will help you in the most unexpectedly wonderful ways: a new business idea, a renewed commitment to self-care, an appreciation for the beauty that lies all around us. Finding a small bit of time each day to feed this force. . .

Make the Connection: Start Disciplining with Love

How to stay connected with kids while setting limits. To discipline is to teach. When we discipline we teach our children to have self-control, to be considerate of others, and to feel secure. A home with no discipline is a recipe for chaos. Parents become exhausted and easily stressed. Children feel out of control, oftentimes exhibiting unacceptable social behavior without any real conseq. . .

A Cure for Writer's Block

A Cure for Writer's Block Writer's block is a favourite topic of writer's, and no wonder….nearly every writer suffers from it at some crucial point in their careers. Writer's block usually comes to visit at the most inopportune times, like during projects of tremendous importance where there's not a moment to waste, or when there are firm deadlines involved and a nasty boss waiting in the next . . .

The 3 Key Components to Any Successful Change

We live in a world that is constantly bombarding us with changes. One would think that with all that practice, we would be fairly adept at navigating the change process. But the truth of the matter is, making any kind of intentional change in our life can be difficult. When we decide to change something in our lives, we make the decision to swap out the old and familiar for something new a. . .

Why Questions are so Important for Self Improvement and Success

Asking questions is one of the most basic ways that we all learn and grow. The questions we ask other people, and even more importantly, the questions we ask ourselves, can have a dramatic impact on our self improvement, success and happiness. There are times when we find ourselves in difficult or uncomfortable situations, or even in a position where we feel completely overwhelmed. It can be ve. . .

The Importance of Listening Skills for Self Improvement

Effective listening is almost certainly the most important communication skill, and essential to anyone serious about Self Improvement and Success. Some people envy those who have the ‘gift of the gab’ and always seem to be the centre of attention. However, this does not mean that good talkers are good communicators; in fact they are often just the opposite. When engaged in conversation, it is. . .