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Self Development And How To Be A Winner in Life

2011-02-22T12:28:00.000+05:30

Self development experts say that your actions are a true reflection of your thinking. This is to say that your attitude matters a lot. Personal attitude makes all the difference between a winner in life and a loser. It is further said that you can change anything and everything if you change your mind set. What the mind has decided the body cannot defy.

Hence you must never doubt yourself if you want to achieve self development. Failure is the reward for those who have the audacity to demean themselves. If you do not value and respect yourself then no one will respect you. Thus your first step in becoming a winner in life is by admiring your strengths and knowing that you deserve the good things in life.

Nevertheless, confidence and self-assurance are not in themselves adequate. You need to have a plan of action, a strategy for attaining self development. Careful planning, rationality and creativity are the irreplaceable ingredients required at every facet of life in order to achieve success in life. Not forgetting to take action in whatever you set to do.

Many people fail because of not taking action. Therefore, if you have a vision and a good plan remember to strategize on how you are going to act on it. As the say "Procrastination is the thief of time". Hence you will need to do what you can today and not tomorrow if you are to attain self development. In reality 'tomorrow' never comes.

In any case, the best preparation for tomorrow is by doing your best today and with the available resources. Also failure comes sooner to those who wait for the perfect opportunities since they will never come.

To be a winner in life is really therefore a matter of knowing what you want and going right for it. Never hesitate to seize an opportunity; you might pay with your life thus the secret of self development.

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Stephen contributes content on his wisdom and experience on Self Development that will definitely add value to your life. Visit his Inspirational and Motivational Website at http://onlineselfimprovement.blogspot.com/ and start living a purposeful life.

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Appreciation

2010-12-13T19:28:00.000+05:30

This is a powerful message for our modern society. We seem to have lost our bearing & our sense of direction

One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.

He passed the first interview; the director did the last interview.

The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.

The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?"

The youth answered "none".

The director asked, "Was it your father who paid for your school fees?"

The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.

The director asked, "Where did your mother work?"

The youth answered, "My mother worked as laundry woman.

The director requested the youth to show his hands.

The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

The director asked, "Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?"

The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.

The director said, "I have a request. “When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”

The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands.

His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the young man.

The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.

This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.

After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.

The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: "Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"

The youth answered, "I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'

The Director asked, "Please tell me your feelings."

The youth said:

1. I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, there would not have been the successful me today.

2. By working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done.

3. I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationships.

The director said, "This is what I am looking for to be my manager.

I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.

Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.

A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put him self first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of a person, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the children instead?*

You can let your children live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, you want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your children learn how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learn how to work with others to get things done.

Acquire Power Through Self Development

2010-10-30T13:05:00.000+05:30

           It is the natural right of every human being to be happy to escape all the miseries of life. Happiness is the normal condition, as natural as the landscapes and the seasons. It is unnatural to suffer and it is only because of our ignorance that we do suffer. Happiness is the product of wisdom. To attain perfect wisdom, to comprehend fully the purpose of life, to realize completely the relationship of human beings to each other, is to put an end to all suffering, to escape every ill and evil that afflicts us. Perfect wisdom is unshadowed joy.
Why do we suffer in life? Because in the scheme of nature we are being forced forward in evolution and we lack the spiritual illumination that alone can light the way and enable us to move safely among the obstacles that lie before us. Usually we do not even see or suspect the presence of trouble until it suddenly leaps upon us like a concealed tiger. One day our family circle is complete and happy. A week later death has come and gone and joy is replaced with agony. Today we have a friend. Tomorrow he will be an enemy and we do not know why. A little while ago we had wealth and all material luxuries. There was a sudden change and now we have only poverty and misery and yet we seek in vain for a reason why this should be. There was a time when we had health and strength; but they have both departed and no trace of a reason appears. Aside from these greater tragedies of life innumerable things of lesser consequence continually bring to us little miseries and minor heartaches. We most earnestly desire to avoid them but we never see them until they strike us, until in the darkness of our ignorance we blunder upon them. The thing we lack is the spiritual illumination that will enable us to look far and wide, finding the hidden causes of human suffering and revealing the method by which they may be avoided; and if we can but reach illumination the evolutionary journey can be made both comfortably and swiftly. It is as though we must pass through a long, dark room filled with furniture promiscuously scattered about. In the darkness our progress would be slow and painful and our bruises many. But if we could press a button that would turn on the electric light we could then make the same journey quickly and with perfect safety and comfort.
         The old method of education was to store the mind with as many facts, or supposed facts, as could be accumulated and to give a certain exterior polish to the personality. The theory was that when a man was born he was a completed human being and that all that could be done for him was to load him up with information that would be used with more or less skill, according to the native ability he happened to be born with. The theosophical idea is that the physical man, and all that constitutes his life in the physical world, is but a very partial expression of the self; that in the ego of each there is practically unlimited power and wisdom; that these may be brought through into expression in the physical world as the physical body and its invisible counterparts, which together constitute the complex vehicle of the ego's manifestation, are evolved and adapted to the purpose; and that in exact proportion that conscious effort is given to such self-development will spiritual illumination be achieved and wisdom attained. Thus the light that leads to happiness is kindled from within and the evolutionary journey that all are making may be robbed of its suffering.
Why does death bring misery? Chiefly because it separates us from those we love. The only other reason why death brings grief or fear is because we do not understand it and comprehend the part it plays in human evolution. But the moment our ignorance gives way to comprehension such fear vanishes and a serene happiness takes its place.
           Why do we have enemies from whose words or acts we suffer? Because in our limited physical consciousness we do not perceive the unity of all life and realize that our wrong thinking and doing must react upon us through other people a situation from which there is no possible escape except through ceasing to think evil and then patiently awaiting the time when the causes we have already generated are fully exhausted. When spiritual illumination comes, and we no longer stumble in the night of ignorance, the last enemy will disappear and we shall make no more forever.
          Why do people suffer from poverty and disease? Only because of our blundering ignorance that makes their existence possible for us, and because we do not comprehend their meaning and their lessons, nor know the attitude to assume toward them. Had we but the wisdom to understand why they come to people, why they are necessary factors in their evolution, they would trouble us no longer. When nature's lesson is fully learned these mute teachers will vanish.
          And so it is with all forms of suffering we experience. They are at once reactions from our ignorant blunderings and instructors that point out the better way. When we have comprehended the lessons they teach they are no longer necessary and disappear. It is not by the outward acquirement of facts that men become wise and great. It is by developing the soul from within until it illuminates the brain with that flood of light called genius.

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A Simple Guide To Fight Stress

2010-10-04T19:19:00.001+05:30

by: Jonathon Hardcastle
       Everyone has suffered from stress at least once. If you remember your palms becoming sweaty before an interview, experiencing headaches when thinking of your last work problem, or having stomach disorders because your test exams are approaching, these can be categorized as instances of stress related to physical malfunctions that have caused you to loose sleep and reduced your performance levels.

       Regardless of the age group one belongs, stress is considered today to have an extremely dramatic impact on the human immune system. That is because stressful situations that have and extensive duration affect the hormones of the human body, which in turn direct affect the human immune system. Cases of chronic constipation, migraines, acne breakouts, upper respiration infections, colds, ulcers, and even more serious health problems like diabetes, heart diseases, and certain types of cancers, can be linked, according to scientists, to prolonged periods of stress.
         But do not get despaired. Although stress cannot be eliminated, social scientists, psychologists, and doctors, agree that stress can be controlled and people that are able to give themselves another chance can live healthier lives.
         Exercise: Known for its tension relieving outcomes, a steady exercise problem can help people reduce their stress levels. A calm evening walk or a more dynamic type of exercise, like an aerobic class, can help a stressed individual get rid of the tension and the anxiety that are caused by stress.

Sleep: Give your body and mind the opportunity to rejuvenate naturally during sleep. Although people under stress experience difficulties in sleeping the appropriate hours needed, experts support that sticking with a steady sleeping plan and going to bed every night around the same time, avoiding heavy food or caffeine drinks, can help a person fall asleep and lower his stress levels.

Breath: Learn how to breathe properly and practice it frequently. Deep breathing exercises can help the brain and body reconsider the parameters of a stressful situation and readjust to the experience. Inhale air from the nose and exhale it from the mouth after holding it for five seconds. In the meantime clear your mind and concentrate on a pleasant thought.

Avoid: Try to avoid consuming caffeine substances and never take it out on yourself. Caffeine can prolong the stress period and since it is a stimulator you can experience problems in sleeping or breathing. Moreover, by blaming yourself and your luck you are not concentrating on solving an issue but rather on prolonging the distress and the anxiety you feel.

Don't panic: Although it is common to let your feelings go wild when upset, try to focus on what you feel and act as if that was your main problem so as to solve it. Listening to music, breathing properly, writing a journal, exercising, going out, or doing whatever you think is appropriate can put you in a better mood.

Talk: People surrounding you are not indifferent to your problems. Stop treating them as if they were. Speak about what worries you and ask for their help. Even the fact that someone will listen and offer another perspective can be enough for you to see another ankle of the issue and work towards its solution.

About The Author
Jonathon Hardcastle writes articles for http://healthinformationsource.net/ - In addition, Jonathon also writes articles for http://forahealthyman.com/ and http://foodandourlives.com/

A nice article by Swami Vivekananda

2010-06-28T19:09:00.000+05:30

I once had a friend who grew to be very close to me. Once when we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool, she filled the palm of her hand with some water and held it before me, and said this:

“You see this water carefully contained on my hand? It symbolizes Love.”

This was how I saw it:

As long as you keep your hand caringly open and allow it to remain there, it will always be there. However, if you attempt to close your fingers round it and try to posses it, it will spill through the first cracks it find. This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love…they try to posses it, they demand, they expect… and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will retrieve from you. For love is meant to be free, you cannot change its nature. If there are people you love, allow them to be free beings.

Give and don’t expect.

Advise, but don’t order.

Ask, but never demand.

It might sound simple, but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to truly practice. It is the secret to true love. To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel no expectations from those who you love, and yet an unconditional caring.” Passing thought… Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take; but by the moments that take our breath away…..

Emotions: Do You Own Them, Or Do They Own You?

2010-06-26T20:06:00.000+05:30

The only difference between joyful moments and others... is you.

As humans, we have the ability to create a thought process after feeling an emotion. It is what happens within those after thoughts that determine if you consider a feeling to be good or bad. After your initial judgment has been made, your mind believes it to be true and continues to create even more of it.

Surely you have heard the old adage, “People are not born with an instruction manual”. Although this may be true, our feelings are the closest thing you can get.

Unfortunately, because of this missing manual, we have learned to misuse our inner compasses. We have gotten lost in the endless stream of thoughts that are being created by our emotions. Depression and darkness, both within and around us has spiraled out of control in the wake of all our confusion.

But after all, it’s not our fault, right? If there were no teacher, how could we learn? Emotions 101 was not on the roster when I went to school.

As history unfolds, we are witnessing the evolution of mankind and in that; we are writing this manual that generations to come will so desperately need.

There is no excuse these days to continue to be ignorant of our feelings and our reactions to them. With access to the internet you can learn about whatever it is that your little heart desires, within moments. The small world of Quantum Physics alone has been throwing open countless doors that have been nailed shut to us for years. Doctors and scientists alike are being amazed daily as they continue to dive into the unknown.

But before we can truly master our universe, we must first master ourselves.

The biggest mistake in the mainstream belief system today is that we are the product of our environment, when the opposite actually holds true. We create the world we share from the inside out, not from the outside in. Believing this statement then would conclude why we are all seeing so much hatred and chaos in the streets, it’s only a mirror of our very own confused, collective minds.

We live and experience life in a world of opposites. We would not know light if we didn’t first know dark, we would have no good if there were no such thing as bad, no sweet if it weren’t for the sour, no up or down, no left or right…people need a comparable for life to make any sense.

When it comes to emotions, we have learned to stuff them, keep them hidden away for nobody to see, sometimes not even by you. Not dealing with our negative feelings was a survival technique in a world of thieves and evil. But as our world changes we are beginning to see a better way, the opposite way, to feel and use our emotions to help us grow.

Humans have been doing unimaginable harm with the art keeping their feelings under lock and key. Instead of wasting so much energy trying NOT to feel our feelings, we should be experiencing them. After all, we have them for a reason. How did we ever miss that?

We are all born with the ability to feel emotions, so why do we spend most of our days trying to avoid them? Our true power actually lies in the feeling, using them to our benefit or deciding to release them if we determine they are unwanted. Free will points to this truth, we always have choices no matter what.

We have to take responsibility for ourselves if we ever want to survive as a species. When we do learn how to constructively use our emotions as a positive navigation system, then and only then will there be hope for us to do what we came here to do.

There are many practices out there that help people everyday learn about their own emotions, how to deal with them, how to change them, how to understand them and what they are trying to tell you. Most importantly of all, we must understand how to let them go.

Our emotions and feelings are a type of energy system. The longer we hold on to and analyze them, the more energy we add to them. The key is to feel that energy system the moment it occurs, and decide whether you want to expand on them or to let them flow out of you, verses carrying all of them around with you like luggage.

The secret to ‘finding yourself’ isn’t in where you have traveled or the people you know, or even in the books you read. Finding yourself is to look right under your own nose, to your heart. Look within and find all the peace, harmony and joy you can ever imagine.

We are all here to experience the joy of life as it unfolds – the rewards are not hidden at the destination, they are found throughout the Journey itself.

About Author

Buffy Carney is an Sspiring Writer and Life Coach/Advisor.

Feel free to visit her personal blog to learn more about being in control of and using your emotions to empower your life with the release technique.

www.FromSorrowToSoaring.blogspot.com

What The Young Man Heard

2010-06-17T12:03:00.002+05:30

By: Rebecca Fine

In the latter half of the 1800s, when the telegraph was still "high tech," a young man in Baltimore, Maryland, woke up one summer morning giddy with excitement. In fact, it had taken him half the night to get to sleep at all.

Today was the day he'd apply for his first job! But what was really exciting was that, if he were lucky enough to be chosen for the position, he'd actually be getting PAID for something that absolutely enthralled him. He'd be a real, bona fide telegraph operator!

His mind was so filled with wonderful pictures of himself sending and receiving important messages, communicating with people miles away — even clear across the country — that the possibility of NOT getting the job couldn't get a foot in the door.

He didn't even mind wearing a stiff collar and tie. After all, this was an important job, and he liked the idea of looking the part. Giving his shoes one last buffing, he dashed out the door and raced downtown to the telegraph office.

Inside, the office was already bustling with activity and noise, including the sound of the telegraph clattering away in the background. Several other applicants were seated in the waiting area, hunched over paperwork. Our young man saw a stack of job applications with a sign instructing candidates to take one, fill it out, and then wait to be called into the Director's office for an interview. So he eagerly grabbed one and sat down.

The form itself took only a few minutes to complete, and as he finished and started to look around at the other job hopefuls in the room ...

... the young man suddenly jumped from his chair and with his paperwork in hand, marched over to the Director's office door and went right in without even knocking!

"Did you see that?" one of the other jobseekers snorted. "We're supposed to wait until we're called, and that rube barges in like he owns the place."

"Yeah, that's some nerve, but it just cuts down the competition," said another, and they all laughed.

Moments later the laughter and comments stopped as the Director's door opened and both he and the beaming young man came out into the waiting area.

"Gentlemen," the Director said, "thank you for coming, and I wish you all well. The job has been filled."

Stunned into silence, no one said anything for a moment. Then, the fellow who had started the derisive comments sputtered, "Now wait a minute. This isn't fair! We were here first but we never even got a chance, and he gets the job just like that?"

The others grumbled in agreement, but the Director put up his hand. "Here's the thing," he said.

"All this time you were sitting here, the telegraph has been clicking away, saying: 'If you can understand this, come on into the office right now. You've got the job.'

As he clapped his hand on the young man's shoulder, he smiled broadly and said, "This young fellow was the only one of you who heard or understood the message."

Why did this young man alone hear and understand the message?

Listen to what Scottish psychologist R. D. Laing had to say on this subject:

"The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change — until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds."

You'll probably need to read that a couple of times. (I sure did!) Then just let it sink in a bit.

Now, wouldn't it be great if you could just put on a special pair of glasses that would magically cause all the opportunities that come your way every single day to stand out from all the background "noise?" To jump into sharp relief against what Mr. Wattles calls "mere appearances" so that you could notice them?

Just imagine that for a minute. Everything looks normal one moment — all the everyday hassles, the BIG problems, the regular stresses and frustrations, and so on. Life going on all around, as usual.

And then you put on your magic specs (which, by the way, are extremely cool and you look fabulous in them!), and — wow! — the entire world looks SO different!

Suddenly you see connections you hadn't noticed before. Suddenly what previously looked like a HUGE problem you were trying to put off dealing with has magically morphed into a lucky break.

And people look different, too — even some of the grumpy, disagreeable ones are starting to shape up.

Yeah, wouldn't it be great if you could do that?

Well, you can!

And you don't need magic glasses any more than the young man in our story above needed a special hearing aid.

Why did he, and he alone, hear opportunity knocking?

It couldn't be because he was the only one interested in the job. There were other applicants sitting there with him.

It couldn't be because he was the only one who knew Morse code. After all, it was a telegrapher's job they were after.

It couldn't be because he was more experienced. This was his first job.

And it wasn't for any of those other reasons Mr. Wattles tells us don't really matter (right there in Chapter 2).

Have you figured out why our hero heard the message? Well, here's a clue from Wallace Wattles in his amazing 1910 forgotten classic, The Science of Getting Rich:

"Contemplate your picture in your leisure hours until your consciousness is so full of it that you can grasp it instantly. You will become so enthused with its bright promises that the mere thought of it will call forth the strongest energies of your whole being."

Bingo! There it is!

His mind was so filled with his clear mental image of himself as a telegraph operator that he could see, hear, smell, and taste that "image." He really wanted it and could vividly imagine himself having it. It was REAL to him — as real as if it were already true.

And it called forth the strongest energies of his whole being. It allowed him to hear what others couldn't.

When your mind is so focused in this way, you are STRONGLY impressing your image on the Formless and causing that image to move toward you, to move into physical reality. You become so attuned that your senses are heightened and your awareness expands. You can see and hear and notice things that totally escaped you before.

Did you know your brain even has a special area that handles this whole area of "noticing?" It's called the Reticular Activating System (RAS), and part of what it does is cause you to notice things that were ALWAYS there before unnoticed until you somehow clue it in about what to start noticing.

For example, did you ever get a new car (or even just think a LOT about getting one) and then it suddenly seemed that EVERYONE must have just bought one? Suddenly, that very same model — even the same color — is showing up EVERYWHERE?

That's the RAS at work.

It's filtering all the zillions of messages your five senses are constantly passing along and deciding which ones are important — important enough for you to consciously notice. (It's determining also what goes into your subconscious mind where the belief system that runs your life is built.) And one way you "program" your RAS to send up a "hey, look at this!" signal is by what you focus on by CHOICE.

It's what we're referring to when we say that what you see around you depends on what you're looking for — in experiences, circumstances, in other people, and on and on. And it works just as well when you put your focus, faith, and feeling on what you do NOT want, too. It's totally neutral, and it's on the job in your every waking moment.

With a new car, of course, the novelty wears off fairly soon, your interest fades, and so the RAS stops signalling you to notice all the lime green Volkswagen Beetle convertibles whizzing by.

But when you follow Wallace Wattles' advice, you're giving the RAS steady instructions to keep its radar going. And the result is like wearing those magic glasses:

"Imagine an environment and a financial condition exactly as you want them, and live all the time in that mental environment and financial condition until they take physical shape.

"See the things you want as if they were actually around you all the time. See yourself as owning and using them. Make use of them in imagination just as you will use them when they are your tangible possessions.

"Dwell upon your mental picture until it is clear and distinct, and then take the mental attitude of ownership toward everything in that picture. Take possession of it, in mind, in the full faith that it is actually yours. Hold to this mental ownership. Do not waiver for an instant in the faith that it is real."

When you do this, when you enthusiastically and steadily hold your vision — like the young man in our story — you'll be amazed at what you start to notice and astonished at how you seem to hear and see wonderful opportunities where others do not!

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Rebecca Fine is the founder of The Science of Getting Rich Network at http://www.scienceofgettingrich.net/, where you can download your free copy of the amazing 1910 forgotten classic, The Science of Getting Rich.

Want to Join Me in a Vision Board Experiment? By Ellesse Chow

2010-06-10T11:58:00.001+05:30

       If you’ve ever watched The Secret, were you overwhelmed when John Assaraf recapped his story of using a Vision Board to manifest his dream house? And if you’ve caught Oprah Winfrey’s special feature on The Secret, were you intrigued on how a simple Vision Board could have helped Lisa Nichols achieve her seemingly ambitious goal of appearing on the show to tell her life experience?
     Well, I certainly did. In fact, after watching the shows, I kept pondering about the possibility of creating a Vision Board for myself.
      One day, while checking my Google feeder for my daily reading on blogs that I subscribe to, I came across a new update by Steve Pavlina on his group Million Dollar Experiment. The total amount of money manifested by 1169 participants has reached a record level of $4,000,000! Now, I love experiments. So, reading the update bounced off another interesting idea on me. Why don’t I start a trial on creating my own Vision Board, relate my experience with it and invite people to join me in the same endeavour? At the end of day, I hope this trial will serves as a simple encouragement and blueprint for anyone eager to ignite a change in their lives. Myself included.

The more I thought about it. The more excited I got.

What’s a Vision Board?

     A vision board is a just a collage of pictures cut out from magazines or other periodicals to help you visualize stuff associated with your goals.
     For example, if it’s your goal to earn a monthly passive income from dividends via your investment portfolio, you can pin up an old copy of your bank statement and doodle it such that you see a monthly credit deposit into your bank account. If it’s a svelte body that you’re hankering after, you can paste pictures of models with similar figures. If it’s an ideal partner that you’re seeking, you can cut out pictures of people with potential attributes that you’re looking for.
     Basically, the idea is to construct a physical image of what you perceive life will be like if you’ve accomplished your goals and review this on a daily basis (or as many times as you think it’s necessary) intently. It’s not exactly the number of times you review it, but rather the emotions or feelings when performing this routine. You can look at the board ten times a day, for the sake of reviewing it but if it’s just an empty stare, you get what you put in. An empty result.

The Vision Board Experiment

    For the next couple of months, I’ll record my process to see how a vision board helps to accomplish the goals that I’ve set for the years ahead.
    Before I start with actually making the vision board and maintaining my routine to review it continuously, I figure it’ll be fair for me to recap my status in different areas so that there’re points for comparison later when I report my results. For the purpose of this experiment, I’ll be selecting only 5 main sections from those stated in the Past, Present and Future Review worksheet (included in my f.ree Goal Setting Tutorial), for recap. They’re

■Health & Fitness

■Living Environment

■Social Activeness

■Career Development

■Financial Wealth

Why only these 5 areas? Well, because I’ve narrowed these to be relevant to the goals that I’ll be putting down on my vision board! I’m going to allow the visualization to work naturally and hence the results recording will correspond with this frequency. So, please feel free to visit Goal Setting College to check on my progress. You can also subscribe to the site.

How Can You Participate?

If you’ll like to join me in my experiment, you’re more then welcome to do so! You can join privately by using the materials provided as a blueprint for you to construct your own Vision Board. It’ll be great if you can share with me your results with it so that we’ll continuously keep each other motivated. Alternatively, if you’ll like to publicly record your Vision Board experience on your website or blog, I’ll be glad to link to your site so that all our readers get to witness the power of the Vision Board!

Update : For your convenience, here are all the links to the Vision Board Experiment logs :

■Want to Join Me in a Vision Board Experiment?

■Preparing for my Vision Board…

■How I Created My Vision Board – Revealed!

■5 Steps to Getting More Out of Your Vision Board Experience

■Vision Board Experiment: Interesting Spate of Events

■Vision Board Experiment: How’s Your Vision Boarding Coming Along?

■Vision Board Experiment: One Year Later…

Debt Control - A Skill You Really Need to Learn

2010-04-29T18:38:00.003+05:30

How to keep control of your debts, reduce them, or even avoid getting into debt in the first place might be one of the most important financial lessons you ever learn. Having excessive debt can damage your health and relationships and will keep you poor, so it is important to know how to keep it under control.
Debt Control - The Basics
You cannot control your debts if you don't know what they are. Record all of your debts in one place with amount outstanding, repayment amount, interest rate, and time to repay. You can use this information to help you to decide which of your debts to pay off first.

You cannot plan to pay off your debt if you don't understand how much you earn and how much you spend each month. Use your bank statement to write down a complete list of everything you earn and spend in a month. This will help you to see if you are able to pay off your debt on your current income.
If you feel that your debt situation is getting out of control then seek the advice of a reputable debt organization, preferably a charity or a company that gives initial consultations free. One thing that you must not do if you are in this situation is nothing (and another is taking on more debt). Delay can make things much worse and make the job of resolving your debt situation far worse when you eventually have to face it (which you inevitably will).

Five (5) lessons- About the way we treat people

2010-04-12T13:07:00.003+05:30

1 First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor

Gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student And had breezed
through the questions until I read

The last one:

"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"

Surely this was some kind of joke.. I had seen the

Cleaning woman several times. She was tall,

Dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question

Blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if

The last question would count toward our quiz grade.

"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers,

You will meet many people. All are significant. They

Deserve your attention and care, even if all you do

Is smile and say "hello."

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her

Name was Dorothy.

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Mind Power Can Boost your Life

2010-04-03T11:33:00.000+05:30

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10 Enjoyable Ways To Improve Your Mind

2010-03-12T19:36:00.003+05:30

1. Try something new.

Take up a hobby or interest you've never tried before.

Latin dancing, Chinese cooking, Pottery.

Anything. It doesn't matter as long as it's new to you.

Learning a new skill drags you out of a mental rut. You're forced to use your brain to meet new challenges, awakening your innate problem-solving ability in the process.

2. Do puzzles.

Word games, crosswords and Sudoku all make great mental workouts.

Many newspapers feature a daily chess position or logic puzzle.

Don't read the newspapers? Then make up your own daily quiz:

Take a word and see how many other words you can make from it. Start with a smallish word, say 5 letters long, and progress to longer words as your skill increases.

Whatever your puzzle of choice, try fitting one a day into your busy life. Like any muscle, your brain benefits from a regular workout
3. Memorize something daily.

Take one item you usually need to look up. It could be a friend's telephone number, a reference code at work, or the date of a special anniversary.

Memorize it by repeating it to yourself 7 times. Then recall it several times throughout day and the next day too. Periodic recall fixes the item in your longer-term memory.

4. Drink more water

Make sure you drink the recommended 8 glasses of water per day.

It helps the flow of nutrients and oxygen travel throughout your body including, of course, to the brain.

(Did you know your brain is actually 85% water? It's true.)

5. Take a different route to work.

You'd be surprised how often you take exactly the same route. (And I do mean ‘exactly'.) This can lead to living your life on autopilot and seriously limiting your mental potential.

You need to break out of the rut!

Even a slight change to your normal route can help your brain make new mental connections. This is turn will do wonders for your creativity.

6. Exercise in the fresh air.

Your brain needs oxygen. Make sure you get some by allocating time every day for some healthy walking in the clean fresh air.

Stop along the way and try some gentle deep breathing, driving more oxygen into your lungs and onwards to your brain.

7. Read a book on a topic you'd never choose.

Read (or at least scan through) one book a month on a topic that has never interested you. You'll be amazed what you can learn when you step outside your familiarity zone.

8. Join a foreign language class.

Foreign languages offer excellent practice to both sides of the brain. You get to exercise your memory, your imagination and improve your language skills too.

9. See things from other people's point of view.

Emphasize with other people. When you're listening to somebody, try to mentally step outside of yourself and truly see the topic from that person's perspective.

10. Visualize something for 3 minutes.

Don't think you can visualize? Then try a little experiment by answering the following questions:

(a) What color is the front door of your home?

(b) Is the handle on the left or right-hand side of the door?

You can visualize. To answer the above questions, you had to.

So practice a little visualization every day, using a different object each time.

Think of something familiar like your home, car, office building, gym or whatever.

Use your imagination to picture it from all angles, inside and outside. Imagine yourself walking around it, moving through it. Really notice all the details. Try to ‘feel' the surfaces as you move around, and hear any sounds in the place too.

You know what they say: "All great things begin in the mind." Improve your mind and who knows what you'll achieve.

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Self Appraisal and Attitude...

2010-03-06T12:36:00.004+05:30

A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits (phone numbers).

The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation:

Boy: 'Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?

Woman: (at the other end of the phone line): 'I already have someone to cut my lawn.'

Boy: 'Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now.'

Woman: I'm very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn.

Boy: (with more perseverance) : 'Lady, I'll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach , Florida.'
Woman: No, thank you.

With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.

Store Owner: 'Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job.'

Boy: 'No thanks,

Store Owner: But you were really pleading for one.

Boy: No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the Job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!'

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Do You Know The True Nature Of Your Brain?

2010-03-02T18:55:00.005+05:30

Throughout the world, Brain, mind, soul and consciousness are used interchangeably during conversations. Brain is the most vital physical organ in the body and is like a master computer. Mind is subtle body that operates through brain and five sense organs. Thoughts, emotions, ego, memory, sensations, reasoning, logic, desires operates through mind. Soul is human essence, your sense of self and operates through mind; and it is behind: I am what I am. Consciousness is unconditioned awareness that transcends time and space. It also operates through mind, infinite, immaterial, immortal, instrument for salvation. It is the universal principle, pervading the entire world of nature and no scientist can reproduce, test, reproduce or understand.
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Brain understands better with comparison. Brain is like an umbrella and it works better when it is open. 20% of body oxygen goes to brain. Brain weighs about 1350-1450 grams. There are 10 trillion cells, 20 billion neurons (nerve cells), and 30,000 genes. One cubic centimeter of brain tissue has one trillion connections like an internet net work. It functions and operates with electrical and chemical impulses. It regulates your body, blood pressure, breathing, heart rate, temperature and is the only organ with auto-regulation. With brain, every thing is a balance of act. Human brain has enough redundancy and plasticity.

I hope this gave you an idea of the power of your brain. You can expand your horizons with the power of your brain. There is no limit to it. Just by a thought with your mind you can travel to anywhere in the universe with the blink of your eye. Nothing in the universe can travel faster than your mind and thought. Human brain alone invented computer to spaceship and put a man on the moon.Click Here!

Emotions stem from your thoughts. Negative emotions like anger, hatred, intolerance to other religions and cultures; bigotry, sectarianism, prejudice, hypocrisy, and discrimination; not only create unhappiness but have the toll on your bodily health. They can lead to hypertension, depression, obesity, heart problems and strokes. On the contrary, if you nurture your brain with positive thoughts; they elevate your self esteem and bring happiness into your life and you maintain a healthy content life.
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The most important for you to remember is that you can change what you think and gain some conscious control over your emotional life. It is the power of your brain to change your mind for the better.

Any person can understand the true nature of one's brain power. Knowledge is always there and you only shed your incognizance through knowledge of your true inner self; just like a snake sheds its old skin every month in order to gain new skin.
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The Four-step Plan to a Balanced Life

2010-02-25T20:32:00.008+05:30

Do you have a life plan, or a list of your goals and dreams? Setting priorities is key to having a balanced life. Without priorities, it is all too easy to find yourself off course, heading in a direction you hadn’t planned or intended. Establishing priorities is the first step in turning your dreams into realities and leading a balanced life.
#1 — Set and Keep Your Priorities

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Where you are going in life is determined by your priorities. The goals you set and the dreams you have are the result of your priorities. After all, what value are goals and dreams without priorities? Priorities are the guardrails that keep you on the road of life, especially when circumstances are difficult, people are icy, and opportunities are cloudy.

Priorities work to protect you, direct you, and inspire you. Priorities are to be set and then kept. What you choose to do, you will make time to do - so it is with priorities. When you know what your priorities are and stick to them, your day suddenly has enough time to do what is important to you. The obvious challenge is keeping these priorities balanced, which often requires juggling. Remember, not all priorities are equal.

The secret to priorities is in keeping them. For my personal priorities to become a reality, I have found that I must do the following:

1. Write down my priorities.

2. Decide and commit to keep them.

3. Post them in highly visible places as reminders.

4. Start with a small action that reinforces my priorities on a daily basis.

5. Create a visible checklist or tracking system.

I continually concentrate on the benefits of my priorities, and I review them regularly and honestly to see if I am still on target. Priorities are, in effect, habits. Although it may take some time for them to be established in your conscious and subconscious mind, action naturally follows.Click Here!

#2 — Create a personal life mission statement.

To help ensure your priorities are the right ones, create a life mission statement. A life mission statement is quite similar to your priorities. Begin by writing out your priorities in descending order, then answer this question: “What do I want to accomplish in life by keeping my priorities?” What you write should be your overall goal for doing what you do.

A mission statement guides and directs you, preventing you from losing focus on what is most important in life and helping to maintain balance. Having an effective mission statement is helpful in many ways, including: (1) providing inspiration, focus, and consistency in your actions; (2) keeping you on track toward your goals; and (3) increasing your personal effectiveness and leadership.Click Here!

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#3 — Define your philosophy for living.

Having a reason for what you do is half the battle for getting something done. Without planning, goals and purposes get pushed aside by circumstances and schedules. My philosophy for living ties into my goal setting nature, but could just as easily apply to someone else’s temperament.

Below is my five-point life philosophy.

1. I have a positive attitude.

2. I do not worry.

3. I experience peace and contentment.

4. I have strength and power to achieve.

5. I practice stewardship.

Consider this: what we accomplish in life is 12.5 percent education and skills, plus 87.5 percent attitude and the ability to communicate. The power of a positive attitude is unlimited. I have a positive attitude and was taught that the glass is half full, not half empty. In fact, I’ve expanded that concept further. I choose to see the glass full, even if it isn’t, and I focus on making it overflow.Click Here!

#4 — Discover goal setting.

Probably 75% of my personal success has come as a result of goal setting. Five questions I always ask myself in goal setting are:

1. Have I crystallized my thinking about it?

2. Do I have a plan and deadline for its attainment?

3. Do I have a burning desire to achieve it?

4. Do I have confidence in myself and in my ability to achieve the goal?

5. Do I have the determination to follow through with my goal?

When you can say “yes” to these five questions, then ask yourself, “Is it worth it to me?” If you are really ready to invest your time, money, and the effort required, then go for it! Click Here!

Once you have set your priorities, created a personal life mission statement, defined your philosophy for living, and started goal setting, you will start seeing tangible results of your efforts. You will feel the satisfaction of living on purpose and seeing your dreams turn into reality. And you will be well on your way to a more balanced life!

Paul J. Meyer is a New York Times best-selling author, successful entrepreneur, and a millionaire many times over. His life-long passion is helping people develop their full potential in business and leadership through tried and true methods of achieving success. Visit www.pauljmeyer.com for more resources.
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Manifestation Is A Powerful Tool For Personal Growth

2010-02-05T12:16:00.006+05:30

Manifestation is the results of your thoughts. Sounds simple if you are already a manifestation student but do you really believe it and live by it.

What we focus on expands, so what are you manifesting?

Why not stop and think about it, what you are manifesting right now.

How do you feel about what you are manifesting and do you feel like it is your creation?

You may have some doubts about this but you are already an expert at manifesting?

Just look at everything around you and all the experiences that you have been having.

If we can move forward from that belief that we are already creating the things that are in front of us, we can also think that it is possible to change what we are manifesting.

So if manifestation is a given, then how do we change what we are manifesting.

Focus on what you want: Focus on the feelings of what you want and feel positive about it, positive about having it, feel good in your body and emotions.

The opposite of this is to focus on not having it and that we should have it. This is an important point so think about this for awhile. Think back to the experiences that you have had and how you felt about those things before they were delivered. Think about things that came easy and things that were difficult. Use you own experiences to take this point to a deeper level deeper.

Start to take inspired action towards having what you want. Inspired action means to take action with awareness of how it makes us feel as we move towards having what we want.

Taking action with awareness allows us to know when we are coming across some limiting beliefs and to recognize the negative voice that tells us to stop or change direction.

The simplest method to follow when we hit a negative belief, it to just ignore it and replace it with a positive one. This may take some repetition but it is well worth it.

There are plenty of other techniques for belief change which can be used at a later stage. Starting the ball rolling is the most important thing at first.

Continue to take action with awareness and you will know when you making the decisions that will support what you want. If you get off track, just laugh and get back on again.

Choose what resources you would like to help you and stay aware for their delivery.

Personal growth is a lot about knowing who we really are and using conscious manifestation is a great tool to learn a lot about ourselves. When you master conscious manifestation you will also realize at a deeper level that it was really you who created all those experiences.

Enjoy your manifestations!
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Affirming your Life - Tips on Manifesting What you Truly Desire

2010-02-02T20:24:00.002+05:30

This article is dedicated to someone who really needs to hear this. My God, I hope it is you.

So many of us wander from relationship, marriage, to another one. Suddenly, you have no one to blame, but life, in general, because nothing seems to make any real sense.

Don't you begin to wonder, "What is it all about?"

Of course, you are not alone. Most of us, sooner, or later go up against that big question, "What is it all about?"

You're born, you're raised, you raise hell, you find a mate, you raise small carbons of you and your mate, you expect them to be better, or as good as you were, you kick back, watch life go by, engage life, when you want to. You begin to feel life creeping up, you panic, you pay for extra health benefits, your spouse gets sick and dies, you feel abandoned and very fragile, your kids try to comfort you, but no one can, not now. You begin to wonder, what life really means, but it has taken on a whole new question, no one can answer for you, then, then.. then.

I can't tell you what it's all about. I don't believe any article, or website can do this for you. Although, I am sure many have tried to find their answers, hidden in some story; something about them. In the end, I believe you have to rise up and find the courage for yourself, to move on.

Purpose? Life's calling?

The number one question is, "Will my life work out?" All lives work out. So, stop worrying. Everything works out for the greater good. And, the answer is, NO! I cannot tell you about, "the greater good." It is very private information. Such is life, damn it!!

Start right now, by affirming your life. Talk to yourself, honestly, what is it that you want now, then; Go get it and don't let it go.

Your life is what matters the most. Begin by affirming your life, and what you want it to mean to you, then take action. This is the only life you have now, so take it and make it mean something for you.

There is a law in the universe. It is very real. It's time to start using it for you, because no one else can, but you.

The law of attraction simply works. You will have to take my word on it. It's roots are in metaphysics, as well as quantum mechanics. Start using it to help you get where you want to go.

Stop telling yourself all that crap, about how it doesn't matter anyway. Start telling yourself all of that good stuff, you can't seem to believe. About, how good you really are. How you really do love all those people that have always been there for you. I know sometimes, it didn't seem like they were, but they were only doing the best they could do, from where they came from.

Continue affirming your life, by becoming yourself again. The only one in your way, is you. So, push yourself out of the way and let everyone know, you are here. And please.., don't let us stand in your way.

Tell yourself what it is you want, and stand on it. "I am getting what I need." It's a start. It will feed on itself, but you have to believe it is possible; if only for a moment.

The universe will answer you. If you don't believe in it, then God will, but, please have some faith, if only a little. This simple statement, "I am getting what I need." will get you by, for now.

God bless all of you.
Dade Wiggins
Dade Wiggins is a metaphysical, content writer, author, photographer, husband, father. He has a B.Ph in philosophy and studies metaphysical science.
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Goal Achievement Includes a 4-Stage Learning Process

2010-01-29T12:21:00.003+05:30

Successfully setting and achieving a goal often includes struggles as well as rewards. But, when one understands that the process also includes four stage of learning, the overall journey can take on an entirely new richness and value. See how the learning stages impact the goal achievement process.

Have you become frustrated at one time or another when trying to achieve a new goal? It can sometimes seem as if you are struggling to reach your destination. And the last thing you want to do is become discouraged or self-deprecating. Yet, this does tend to happen to the best of us.

While a proficient achiever knows how to set and pursue a goal, there are other factors that enter into the process toward developing excellence. Knowing about this process can help alleviate getting stuck and also bring greater clarity and value toward achieving a goal.

When learning something new, most of us go through a 4-stage process. Think in terms of a baby who does not get around on its own, but then learns to crawl, eventually walks and finally knows how to run. If you see the big picture, then you are more likely to work through the rough spots.

Setting and working toward a goal is very similar to the four stages of learning. So let us take a look at these stages and consider how this process applies to the journey of goal achievement.

The learning or achievement process can become difficult when bad feelings surface because one makes a mistake or hits a roadblock. These feelings are reflected in self-judgments such as, ‘I am not doing this right,’ ‘I am not good enough,’ ‘I can never learn this,’ and so on.

Ironically, not getting it right early on and making mistakes are vital steps in the learning process. Yet too often our attention goes to trying to avoid the bad feelings, rather than to the learning or task at hand. Understanding and working through the four stages of learning a skill or achieving a goal can help keep the process focused, and not about feeling frustrated or discouraged.

Here are the four stages of the learning process:

1. Unconscious Incompetence: ‘I do not know that I do not know how to do this.’ This is the stage of blissful ignorance before learning begins.

2. Conscious Incompetence: ‘I know that I do not know how to do this, yet.’ This is the most difficult stage, where learning begins and where the most self-judgments are formed.

3. Conscious Competence: ‘I know that I know how to do this.’ This stage of learning is easier than the second stage, but it is still uncomfortable and self-conscious.

4. Unconscious Competence: ‘What, you say I did something well?’ The final stage of learning a skill is when it has become a natural part of us; we do not have to think about it.

Do you see how these four stages apply when setting and pursuing a goal? Remember, while you may know all the steps for properly setting a goal and going after it, there are still other factors that you must process along the way. Keeping the four stages of learning in mind can definitely help in making the goal achievement journey more effective.

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The Secret to Attracting More Abundance

2010-01-28T19:00:00.003+05:30

Do you have all the money you desire? Are you just making ends meet living from paycheck to paycheck?

You can have a life of abundance. It can easily come to you if you know how.

Having a job I adore, a loving relationship, and the life I desire allows me to be lead through example. It enables me to show you how to attract what you desire into your life, just as I am doing in mine.

My life wasn’t always this great. I have had a lot of hard times and experienced more than my share of tragedy and heartache. It wasn’t until after my children had grown and moved away that I would discover what many other people already knew.

If you desire abundance, you must see abundance already in your life. Sound a bit ridiculous? It really isn’t. Let me explain.

In order to attract abundance, you must first have an abundance mindset. If you change your thoughts, you can change your life.

You may be thinking that you have an abundance mindset and have been focusing on more money, landing a better job, etc. Have you been thinking about having enough money to pay your bills off or get out of debt? If that has been your focus, it’s no wonder you haven’t attracted the money you desire. I’d bet you have continued to struggle with bills and incur debt. By simply placing these two negative thoughts (bills, debt) into your focus, you have subconsciously attracted more of the same types of issues/events to you.

An abundance mindset focuses on the lifestyle you would have living with abundance. Instead of thinking about the lack, focus on having plenty of money to manage all of your needs. Focus on having more that enough money for the things that you want. Perhaps one of your desires is to be able to take a vacation. Focus on taking that vacation. Feel how wonderful it would be to do the things you desire. By thinking about taking a vacation and having more than enough money for the entire trip, you are focusing on what you truly want and developing a mindset that is in harmony with your desires.

Developing an abundance mindset may not be easy at first, but with a little practice will become your normal way of thinking. You will soon begin to see little signs of abundance coming into your life.

I suggest you take note of everything you experience, no matter how small and be appreciative of it. For example, finding a penny on the sidewalk or getting a great parking space would be two examples of abundance. Having someone treat you to lunch is another. When you begin to notice and appreciate the small things in your life, it will also help place you in a more receptive and allowing mindset. Keeping an abundance or gratitude journal is a great way of reminding yourself of all the abundance in your life.

Besides, if all of us would take just a few minutes out of our day to reflect on the nice things we have experienced, we would soon realize the abundance already present in our lives. It would brighten our outlook, raise our emotions, and allow us to be more of a magnet for attracting more of the same things to us.

Having a life coach can be extremely beneficial when it comes to learning how to attract your desires - especially if they are trained in the Law of Attraction. Even Tiger Woods has a coach. Many coaches, myself included, offer complimentary consultative sessions so that people can experience the many benefits that working with a life coach has to offer.

Why not take that next step. Discover for yourself how easy it is to change your thoughts and change your life. You won’t be disappointed.
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Quick Tips on How to Avoid Procrastination

2010-01-27T12:29:00.003+05:30

Quick Tips on How to Avoid Procrastination
Have you been in a situation where you just want to stop working or drop whatever things you are supposed to do? Congratulations, you are 100% normal.

Procrastination can be very addictive, and can become a habit. You tend to do other things that you want to do that are less important and less urgent. At the end, your timetable is all messed up and things that are supposed to be done end up being delayed. Worse, you may end up not accomplishing anything at all. Procrastination can be stopped. Here are some tips to help you finish what you have committed to do.

Accept the job at hand.

Everyone has responsibilities. If you are set to finish a report for work or if you are tasked to repaint the house, acknowledge your duty and do it. Be responsible. Remember that it is your accountability if you fail to do what you are ought to do. The chain of order would break if one person stands lazy, especially at work.

Keep the end result in mind.

Before procrastinating on a particular job, think of what will happen if you neglect it. Nobody wants to be kicked out of the office, get a lengthy sermon from parents, or even turn down somebody else’s expectations. If you allow yourself to indulge in your procrastinating bliss, you will just end up being miserable.

Remember your reward.

Every good task done deserves an incentive. Rewards can be in the form of monetary increase in salary, your boss’ approval, or even a friend’s pat on the back. This will keep you moving and motivated to work. Remembering what you would get after you have finished your job can be a good start to help you engage in your task. Doing things that you are required to do can bring people to trust you and build your reliability as a person.

Make no room for excuses.

There is always an excuse that you can creatively make up if you really want to stall on a job. Don’t do it. You are only fooling yourself. Stay clear of negative thoughts like “I won’t finish it on time, so why start on it?” or “I got better things to do,” when you know the fact that what you are supposed to do is important and urgent.

Get to the bottom of your procrastination. On every task that you want to put off, there should be a reason behind it. For instance, if you are about to do something complex, say fixing your computer, do you have the know-how to do it? If not, maybe that’s the reason why you don’t want to do it. Just hire someone else who can take away your burden.

Don’t trick yourself in believing that you have plenty of time left after your procrastinating spree. More often than not, if you always put your supposedly urgent tasks on the bottom of your to-do list, you’ll end up cramming to catch up with the deadline. You either end up with an output of lesser quality or not finish the job at all. Following these quick tips can help lessen your procrastinating habit. It’s definitely a start.

Posted by Alan Searing who is Managing Director of Online Express Limited and trades as Solutions4U providing self development books and tapes at the support group for Anthony Robins fans (The Yes Group) and he is passionate about providing resources to help others help themselves and to improve upon their own circumstances in life. Web site www.creating-better-habits.com/ email alan@alansearing.com

Thanking You

2010-01-23T14:18:00.003+05:30

I am writing or publishing interesting articles for last 3 years on this blog. Many time regularly and many time not writing for months together.I am happy to present you this 100th post to express gratitude towards all of you!
I started blog as a craze to have blog. But now it become habit to publish articles and information to improve quality of life. I am now planning to publish posts daily. Content rich blog is my target and to help the reader to improve his personality is my aim.
I will invite the reader if anybody is interested in publishing their articles on my blog with back links. I will consider interesting articles for publishing.
Wishing you all the best and abundance for future.Thanking you for the support you extended for all these years.

Dealing With Problems - This too shall pass.

2010-01-22T21:02:00.002+05:30

It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: “And this, too, shall pass away.” How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!
Life is about evolution growth and personal development, we can actively move through it with that idea in mind or we can just allow life to deliver its challenges and surprises as it sees fit. Either way we all encounter “problems”, rich, poor, weak, strong, young or old. Life continually challenges us to learn and become more capable. We label these challenges as problems, often, they feel uncomfortable and that is our guide.
Whenever we feel discomfort it is because we are being called or guided towards change, but resisting it, our discomfort signals an opportunity for improvement but for most of us we view it not as an opportunity but as a setback, an obstacle, hassle, a pain in the bum…
Take the simple example of a hangover from drinking alcohol. Its generally accepted that feeling hung over is not very pleasant but even though we’ve had many hangovers before we continue to drink and our bodies continue to tell us that we are poisoning ourselves. That is fine though, its our choice. It is also familiar territory (if you drink), you’ve had hangovers before and you know that this feeling, “too, shall pass” and that you can choose again whether to drink or not when the time comes.
Hangovers are quite easy to deal with because we can see so clearly that we created the problem. Well not everybody sees it that way I suppose, I’ve known many blame their ill feeling on “the dodgy meat pie, kebab, curry etc. etc.” but you can be fairly certain that if they hadn’t combined the trash food with a gallon of booze then they’d actually be feeling much better. Anyway, I digress, my point is that with a problem such as dealing with the results of excess drinking we are able to see its immediate cause and recognise the transitory nature of its presence. With other problems we tend to be less accepting and more complaining.
We find our partner is having an affair, get dumped, or we lose our job, have and accident, fail to be paid money owed to us etc. any number of problems. If you run a business then you’ll likely experience times when almost your entire day is spent dealing with problems, staff absence, sickness, equipment breakdowns, finance and payment difficulties, awkward customers and suppliers, sales declines or sudden surges in demand and on it goes…
Each problem asks you “so what do you want now?” and calls you in search of a solution. With experience you come to realise that with any problem “too, shall pass.” Building upon this awareness further allows you to relax into and possibly even enjoy a problem, they only become stressful if you continue to perceive them as big threatening, stressful problems.
A problem isn’t really the problem or cause of your discomfort, rather it is your reaction of resisting to accepting and dealing with the problem that is causing you the greatest discomfort and stress. Its a subjective thing, you experience something as a “big issue” but to someone else, familiar with such matters, it could very well be a “non issue”, no problem at all. Its only your problem because of your perception.
No, “that’s not right”, you say, “If such and such hadn’t happened then I wouldn’t be feeling this way” and in part that is true as well, but you can choose to feel differently and you’re still stuck with the problem anyway. Can you really create a life free of problems, challenge and difficulties? Would you really want to live like that? Perhaps what you’d like is to be able to pick and choose your problems instead?
Well, I suggest that is what you are already doing, but in a less than fully conscious manner, an aspect of the greater you is calling your problems into your life for you to grow and interact with, to learn and evolve from. In “Law Of Attraction” terms its the vibration you are offering to life and to which life is responding.
You’re already getting exactly you want, exactly the circumstances will give you the greatest opportunity for growth and development but you keep choosing to see that as a problem. You think “aargh! This is a problem” and Life says “Yep, your right, it is a problem” but the very moment you begin accepting and looking instead for a solution then Life starts responding “oh yes of course there is a solution, lets keep looking…”
And anyway:~
“this, too, shall pass”
When I was seventeen I decided one lonesome evening that life was a problem, a futile pursuit. My angry solution was to swallow nearly 100 aspirin, “who needs life anyway!”. In hospital the following day having experienced the grim reality of astrally looking down at the anxious face of my worried mother followed by the shame of vomiting repeatedly over the long suffering nurse attempting to pump my stomach I realised deeply just how happy and lucky I was to be alive. Just how few problems I actually had. It was all a case of perception.
The next day I was up and about, happily smiling, and taking tea to other patients on the ward. My life was changed irrevocably for the better because I had gained a fresh value and perception of the gift of life through nearly losing it. I’ve never looked back.
Attempting suicide is an extremely selfish, poor solution, not to be recommended at all. Trust me I’ve been there.
It never needs to get that bad just practice re-framing and toying your problem into more manageable scenarios, look past them for solutions and if you’re really in the pit of anger or despair then take a risk and reach out to someone for help, support and love.
You’re never alone.
Enjoy!

Time Management Benefits - How to Reap the Payoffs of an Effective Time Management Program

2010-01-22T12:41:00.000+05:30

In fact, there are many payoffs or benefits of a time management program, and definitely not restrict to just being your work done more effectively and productively.

To start with, you may stop from being reactive in your work or life and begin to work towards your goals. People who are able to follow up on their goals that they set for themselves are more likely to be successful in their lives. Studies have shown that those who make an effort to plan their time properly tend to achieve more in life both, emotionally and financially.

When they stop wasting time they are able to manage their resources better in order to give priority to those areas in their lives life that really need them.

You may have heard of the saying, "profits are lost equals to time are lost". I believe you may certainly agree with me to a certain extent.

If you have your own a business, this is undoubtedly true for you. Managing your time better will help you to achieve massive improvements in your performances at the office (and hopefully those will correspond to furthering your career).

Of course, besides from your financial reasons the other benefits or payoffs of time management of course apply to your private life.

With proper effective time managment, you can have more time to be with your family. You can be the work at home mom and benefit from your superior time management skills.

It may sound too good to be true or grand, you can really control your destiny through simple time management principles or strategies. In addition, you will also be able to see all your goals realized – what other skill or industry can promise you that?

In fact, the true benefit or payoff of a time management program is the happiness it brings into your lifestyle. And the payoffs just don’t stop at this level; they are also more visible in your business sales turnover and in your career.

Well, a good time management plan or program can show you more good benefits than just helping you to establish a to-do list and a schedule for each day of each month.

What is The Biggest Benefit or Payoff Of An Effective Time Management

The ability to help you figure out where is your time wasted. That’s one of the reason why the benefit is so great.

This fact, which combined with how time management also teaches you about priorities, is a powerful combination for changing your life into what you want it to be.
When we mention about priorities, understand that there are things in your life you should not avoid. These are the events you have to take care of. Then there are events in life that you can get away that can be taken care of another day.

Having said that, this goes on the less important list of things needing to be done. This process – finding out what you are doing to waste your time and focusing on priorities – is the real benefit or payoff of time management program.

You can really take advantage of the payoffs of time management if you were to follow the effective techniques and plan accordingly. You will find that as you get better at your plan, you will be faster at accomplishing those tasks.

The basic fact to effective time management is that you have to be very disciplined in following your plan and program. You have to stick with your plan that you have create for yourself.

If, following your plan seems daunting, then it may be too unrealistic (or you may not be trying hard enough). The fact that you have to set realistic goals to reap the true benefits or payoffs of time management.

Even though, you may now realise that true benefit or payoff of time management, all words no actions is simply does not make your goals come true.

Take action now is the most right thing to do if you want you goals realized.

Without an effective and proper time management system, there will not be much goal-oriented lifestyle to hope for.

Understanding the fact of a good time management program that are easy to follow and implement and now allowing you to side-track is really allowing you to enjoy your life once again. So, please don't wait any longer before giving another excuse to realize your goals again.

Eddy K Elgin is the author of the 17 Minutes Time Management Secrets. Drop by at Time Management Tips and Resource for more details.

Three Goal Setting Tips That Will Change Your Life

2010-01-01T10:58:00.002+05:30

If you use these three
goal setting
tips you will be on your
way to creating the
life you desire.

Goal Setting Tip #1: Where are you going?

This goal setting tip can be summed up with the title of a book my father bought me on goal setting quite a few years ago. The title of the book was "If you don't know where you're going you'll probably end up somewhere else". Those words have stuck with me all these years.

When you think about the title and realize that most people have no idea where they're going or what they want. It's really sad. Our minds are goal seeking computers. Just give it a specific goal and it will work to complete it. However, all most people have is vague wandering thoughts of what they want. They've never written their thoughts down in a coherent manner.

If you send a message to a friend you don't write the words down in whatever order and expect them to figure out what it says. Why do we do it to ourselves with what we want out of life?

It's your job to write down on paper how you want to live.

Get out a piece of paper and start with your top 100 goals. Start writing a list of the things you want to accomplish in your life. I mean anything you can imagine, learning a language, taking a trip, meeting a famous or not so famous person. Write on that list everything from the littlest thing like brushing your teeth twice a day to flying in the space shuttle.

Keep making the list until you reach 100, however, don't stop there. Carry the list with you and continue to write down more goals as you think of them. It may take several hours or days to complete this list. However, it's essential that you do it.

Goal Setting Tip #2: Let's get specific

The second goal setting tip, get specific about the things that you want. Take your top 100 list and start with the easiest ones and write a more specific description of what you want. If it's a car, what make and model, what color, leather or cloth seats. If it's a trip, where are you going, how will you get there and what will you see. If it's money, be specific. How much, why do you want it and what will you do with it when you get it. Remember, BE SPECIFIC!

Goal Setting Tip #3: It's in the want to, you'll find the how to.

Now let's discover the key to successful goal setting. Why do you want it? Think about and write on paper why you want each of the dreams on your Top 100 list. Get specific and dig deep to the emotions and feelings that are behind each one. It's in this step you'll find which ones you truly are willing to pay the price to get and which ones are not really important.

"The best way to predict your future is to create it". - Chinese Proverb

In order to create your future you have to know what you want to create.

Don't Abandon Your Dream

2009-11-11T11:38:00.002+05:30

There were once 2 brothers who lived on the 80th level. On coming home one day, they realized to their dismay that the lifts were not working and that they have to climb the stairs home.

After struggling to the 20th level, panting and tired, they decided to abandon their bags and come back for them the next day. They left their bags then and climbed on. When they have struggled to the 40th level, the younger brother started to grumble and both of them began to quarrel. They continued to climb the flights of steps, quarreling all the way to the 60th floor.

They then realized that they have only 20 levels more to climb and decided to stop quarreling and continue climbing in peace. They silently climbed on and reached their home at long last. Each stood calmly before the door and waited for the other to open the door.

And they realized that the key was in their bags which was left on the 20th floor

This story is reflecting on our life...many of us live under the expectations of our parents, teachers and friends when young. We seldom get to do the things that we really like and love and are under so much pressure and stress so that by the age of 20, we get tired and decided to dump this load.

Being free of the stress and pressure, we work enthusiastically and dream ambitious wishes.

But by the time we reach 40 years old, we start to lose our vision and dreams. We began to feel unsatisfied and start to complain and criticize. We live life as a misery as we are never satisfied. Reaching 60, we realize that we have little left for complaining anymore, and we began to walk the final episode in peace and calmness.

We think that there is nothing left to disappoint us, only to realize that we could not rest in peace because we have an unfulfilled dream ...... a dream we abandoned 60 years ago.

So what is your dream?

Follow your dreams, so that you will not live with regrets.