SelfGrowth.com articles for Integrity

As the Paradigm Shifts: I is for Inspiration, Intention and Integrity

rosie@dr-rosie.com — Wed, 9 May 2012 12:00:00 am

By the time you’ve opened your little peepers in the morning you’ve most likely set your intentions for the day. This happens automatically for most of us. There are the normal patterns that we engage in to prepare for the day ahead, then follow through until tucked back in bed ready for a good ...

CRUISING THE FREELANCE FREEWAY

grant.cyster@gmail.com — Wed, 2 May 2012 12:00:00 am

Where did the time go? Twenty-five years have passed and the last day of work has arrived. Two and a half decades at the same company. Who would’ve thought? Time to collect that gold watch and ride off into the sunset of long-awaited retirement, writes Grant Cyster. Those were the good old ...

Girls Dating Younger Guys

rychhmo@aol.com — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

Girls dating younger guys...Age gap relationships are popular for all different reasons and fall into different categories. The first division you have is that some are for love and others are for sexual or practical reasons. There is a huge difference between a woman wanting to be with an ...

Avoid being Scammed

rychhmo@aol.com — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:24:43 am

Avoid being scammed...Do you have integrity? Good but some people do not and it would be unwise to assume that because you treat others fairly they do the same for you. How do you know when an offer is a scam and when it is genuine? Simple. When there is a lot more in it for them than there ...

It's Time To Take A Stand

michael@yourgreatpower.com — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

What do you stand for? I challenge you to take a long, hard look at your life. Are you happy with your life? Are you being everything you have always imagined you could be? Do you have everything you've ever wanted to have? Even though you might have accomplished or acquired certain things, I ...

How To Find Peace With Your Body Image

articles@cedriccentre.com — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

You can find peace with your body image even though nothing has changed physically in your body. Through my own recovery experience and from hundreds of conversations with clients, I have learned that integrity is the secret to happiness. Integrity means that your words and actions are in ...

How to Avoid Being Robbed

feistysmartlady@aol.com — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

How to avoid being robbed. You would be amazed at how often people are conned without even realising it till sometiems much later, if at all. We tend to think that being robbed means that someone has hit you over the head and stolen your wallet or broken into your home and stolen your goods. ...

Fake Profiling: Not An Acceptable Networking Strategy, by Doug Grady

doug@highachievers.com — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 10:00:50 am

I was in a seminar today on networking strategies. It was produced by a very reputable organization. The invited speaker, an author and self-proclaimed expert in the area of networking, was sharing his strategies. He was funny and witty and quick on his feet. He used the word "stalking" as a ...

With Patience Comes Prosperity

JODILNICHOLSON@AOL.COM — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:00:00 am

by Jodi Nicholson “Money grows on the tree of patience.” ~ Japanese Proverb In your life it may seem that all you seem to do is hurry up and then wait. There are many milestones that you look forward to achieving, however it seems like it can take forever for you to get to them. Why is it ...

Why Being and Feeling Authentic Can Be Challenging Especially These Days

jls1422@yahoo.com — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

Mark Twain said, “The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.” Whatever you pursue in your outer life will never fill the inner void created by feeling inauthentic; you have to fill it yourself, and first. “Sam” was so distressed and confused that he’d pretty much shut down; ...

The Importance of a Community

riakhmerov@gmail.com — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 9:24:30 pm

If there is one thing we really strive for, it is building up the community around you. Humans are a lot like wildlife in nature, we behave in a very similar way. As some of us have learned in elementary school, ecosystems are essential for the development and longevity of wildlife. Without a ...

Lemons to Lemonade Kids Charity: Innovative Ideas Fundraiser

eleanorball@blumail.org — Fri, 6 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

Lemons to Lemonade kids charity is a hub for innovative ideas that help in fundraising for school kids or donation to charity. The online stop Lemons to Lemonade teaches in a fun way, all the kids, ways in which they could contribute for children charity in their own small way. The company ...

Influence Comes Down To The Three C's

ty@leadershipinc.com — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 9:23:35 pm

Have you ever wondered what makes someone influential? Why did people follow Gandhi? Or Martin Luther King Jr.? What makes leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians or salespeople influential? These are the questions I have asked myself for years. In my career I have had a chance to work with ...

The Starting Point of Leadership

irial.ofarrell@evolutionconsulting.ie — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:37:31 pm

Leadership, or the lack thereof, has been receiving a lot of attention over the last few years but, let’s face it, it’s a fairly woolly topic. There are as many definitions of leadership as there are people. Personally, I define leadership as the ability to look forward and clearly see the ...

Excuses Are The Cancer to Positive Thinking and Self Love

tamara@moximize.me — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:05:48 pm

"Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure" ~Don Wilder and Bill Rechin The Excuse is a false reason that you give to explain why you do something. Excuses are the tools of incompetence, used to build monuments of nothingness, and those who specialize in them seldom accomplish ...

Imitation......The Sincerest Form of Flattery? | Kathryn Crawford Wheat

Kathryn@KathrynCWheat.com — Sun, 4 Dec 2011 10:05:33 pm

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? A phrase we have heard many times. First said by Charles Caleb Colton, it’s usually used in an ironic or sarcastic tone. Meant to convey that while you are annoyed that you have been copied, you recognize the fact that whoever has copied you is ...

The Benefits of Being Real

silverhammer@shaw.ca — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 3:09:44 pm

After a meeting with a client today I was struck at how positive my mood was. I reflected on why this was, and I came to the conclusion that it really boiled down to authenticity: to the opportunity for both of us to just ‘be real’. We both took advantage of that space that coaching affords – ...

Are You In The Habit Of Showing Up?

silverhammer@shaw.ca — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 3:09:57 pm

I’ve recently been trying to get ahold of someone to come and take a look at a problem I’m having with my roof. I’ve left three messages with this particular company, and none have been returned. Similarly, a few months ago I needed to get a potential moisture problem in my basement looked at. I ...

Claim Your Leadership

silverhammer@shaw.ca — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 3:13:02 pm

You are a leader. Stake your claim to what is yours. It’s very empowering to acknowledge, celebrate, and truly own all of the aspects of our existence. And each of us is a leader on some level: at home, at work, in the community… through formal or informal roles. Whether a CEO or a ...

Eliminating Limiting Beliefs in Your Life

jacktallevast@gmail.com — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 8:16:42 pm

As we go through life, we all remember those little voices in our head that we attached to a belief somewhere in our life. This article is about getting them under control. We remember those beliefs as: 1. Never ask anyone about money. 2. Eat all your food. Kids are starving in the ...

Do You Know the Difference Between Boundaries and Walls?

jawidener@gmail.com — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 8:11:49 pm

My growing-up experience was common in our society. I learned to put up walls as the only way to keep others from taking too much from me too often. The implication is that I can’t trust you, so I have to protect myself from you. The downside is, walls keep everyone out all the time. The ...

Leadership Lessons Learned from My Father

Jane@ExecutiveCoachNY.com — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 3:28:06 pm

No matter how much individuals like their jobs, they’re entitled to be paid. Years ago the company my father was an executive with was purchased in a hostile takeover. The new owners were unable to deliver the paychecks on payday. Their response was, “They’ll just have to wait ‘til Monday.” “My ...

Lead with Values

julie@juliedonley.com — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 8:42:07 am

What is important to you in life? Do you know what your values are? Values are those things that are priorities. These can be anything from nature and beauty, adventure, learning, having fun, or honor and integrity. You know these things because when you see them in others, they bring you ...

Competition

sandradawes@rogers.com — Tue, 9 Aug 2011 12:00:00 am

Growing up, competition was considered a good thing, healthy even. As a visible minority I was told I had to be better than the rest, because nothing was going to come easy to me, and I was going to need the upper hand intellectually in order to achieve the success I wanted. To be honest, I ...

Psychological Boundaries: The Ability To Say Yes And No

ojrc@hotmail.co.uk — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:28:15 am

The term boundaries can seem unclear and even confusing at times. What does the term ‘boundaries’ mean? And how does it relate to psychological wellbeing? Are they the same as ‘walls’? And in this context what are walls? What I am describing here are psychological boundaries. So here I will ...

The Ultimate Freedom

carolynporter@comcast.net — Wed, 3 Aug 2011 12:00:00 am

Freedom is presently on our mind: Independence Day is upon us, the election of 2012 is a news headliner, foreign countries are seeking freedom through revolutionary action, we are involved in foreign wars, and our country back home seeks freedom from debt, job loss and a plummeting economy. ...

When Should you trust the advice of experts?

ahorton@icon.co.za — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:00:00 am

When you choose to follow the advice of any self-professed experts, it is always advisable to be absolutely certain that their advice is sound. Ideas and concepts that work for one person may not work for someone else. The safest way to use any advice you may encounter is to examine it first, ...

What is Wisdom?

Laurie@SocraticParenting.com — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 4:46:08 pm

The city of Delphi was in the center of Ancient Greece. Delphi means “navel” as in “belly button” as if this were the center of the universe where human life somehow connected with the source of wisdom, the way a baby is connected to her mother before she’s born. There was a temple of Apollo in ...

Want Real World Change? Stop Complaining

timobarlow@gmail.com — Fri, 8 Jul 2011 3:54:38 pm

If you really want to change your life and help build a better world for yourself and others, you might want to consider this little piece of advice: stop complaining. You don’t have to travel far these days to come across this crippling habit — there’s plenty of people fussing about the ...

Leadership and Integrity

rjedi72@yahoo.com — Fri, 8 Jul 2011 3:24:57 pm

A necessary ingredient to leadership is integrity. Without integrity your leadership capabilities will be handicapped. In fact you may never regain your leadership if you lose the integrity of your co-workers, employees or customers. Yes all three you need to demonstrate your leadership and ...

Making Peace With Time

SusanVelas@aol.com — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 9:46:04 pm

Are you in a losing battle with time? Do you have too much to do and not enough time to do it? Are you always running late or just making it under the wire without a moment to spare? The time issue is a struggle for many. Rather than criticizing yourself or blaming your responsibilities for ...

Cracking the Int-egg-rity Egg

jawidener@gmail.com — Thu, 4 Aug 2011 10:50:17 am

Two of the issues I often hear from my clients are: what’s the process for figuring out what values I feel accurately reflect what’s most important to me, and how can I pass them along to my children in a way that will make them more powerful? Our values define our character—the code of ...

Level Three Integrity: I like Green Eggs, by Doug Grady

doug@highachievers.com — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 2:58:53 pm

This article assumes you are familiar with the 30-day challenge. The 30-day challenge is one daily commitment (DC) repeated for 30 consecutive days. It includes a daily pain (DP), a 30 day reward (30R) and an accountability partner (AP). For more on the 30-day challenge read The Ripple Effect. ...

***Journalist for a Day (Morgana goes undercover)

morgana@charmedlifecoach.com — Tue, 5 Jul 2011 3:42:24 pm

I have a habit of saying “yes” to adventures. Then I have to deal with what I got myself into… Last week I said yes to being a “journalist” at a super-exclusive conference in Los Angeles, where I was invited to interview some of the most outrageously successful innovators on the planet–people ...

Background Best Check

rpaulelliott@hotmail.com — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:00:00 am

We live in a society that has a real need for a background best check We have become extremely high-tech, and along with that technology has come the ability of anyone or any type of persons to represent themselves to others as almost anything they wish. An example of this is the almost ...

Who is Socrates?

Laurie@SocraticParenting.com — Thu, 9 Jun 2011 9:50:33 pm

“You are the noblest, the gentlest and the best man who has ever come here,” said the jailer to Socrates. The jailer had guarded Socrates for a month following his trial. A jury of 501 men found Socrates guilty of corrupting youth by teaching them to question everything and to think for ...

5 Reasons to Identify and Honor Your Values

cindyprosor.mo@gmail.com — Thu, 9 Jun 2011 9:49:05 pm

Imagine you could…  do what brings you the greatest joy,  be with the people you love,  and use your natural talents and gifts. That’s exactly what happens when you live in accordance with your personal values!  1. When you honor your values you are honoring yourself. There is a flow, ...

An Inner Circle - We Are Who We Spend Time With

windmilljenn@gmail.com — Tue, 17 May 2011 12:00:00 am

The people who we surround ourselves with have a strong gravitational pull on our lives. We tend to act like they act and do things like they do things. I have heard several people say, over the years, that they started smoking because they were hanging out with people who smoked. I know ...

A Question on Business ETIQUETTE

creator@smile-therapy.com — Fri, 13 May 2011 8:52:40 pm

There is a strange phenomenon that occurs every day in the business world. In fact it’s so ‘out there,’ that I bet people don’t even realize that they are doing it. Did you ever CAREFULLY listen to people’s voicemails. How CREDIBLE are they? Do people know that they are not following through on ...

Level Two Integrity: GIT-R-DUN, by Doug Grady

doug@highachievers.com — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 4:56:25 pm

Level Two Integrity: GIT-R-DUN, by Doug Grady This article assumes you are familiar with the 30-day challenge. The 30-day challenge is one daily commitment (DC) repeated for 30 consecutive days. It includes a daily pain (DP), a 30 day reward (30R) and an accountability partner (AP). For more ...

The Four Levels of Integrity; Level One: The Carrot and The Stick, by Doug Grady

doug@highachievers.com — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 4:50:03 pm

The Four Levels of Integrity; Level One: The Carrot and The Stick, by Doug Grady This article assumes you are familiar with the 30-day challenge. The 30-day challenge is one daily commitment (DC) repeated for 30 consecutive days. It includes a daily pain (DP), a 30 day reward (30R) and an ...

Imposter Syndrome

young@ideavist.com — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 8:08:32 pm

The "Imposter Syndrome" is when a person feels they don't deserve a title or identity because they are not the best in their field, or because they feel they lack some form of credential, whether the credential is necessary or not. They are the kind of people who say they are an artist ...

Green Building in the UK – OBC Building Bromley

obc.bromley@googlemail.com — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 9:26:34 pm

It’s important for Building Companies to look at the building process as a whole when assessing the environmental impact of new builds in the UK. In recent years the focus in the building and construction industry have shifted to a more environmentally sensitive approach. Often the way in which ...

Don't Be Evil

young@ideavist.com — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 5:06:35 pm

The founders of Google have a motto, "Don't be evil." There are people who have good intentions, and want to make a lot of money. But there are also people with bad intentions that want to make a lot of money. The latter are the people being evil. When I was in college, I ran into a high ...

WHAT WE DO ~ WANTS TO BE HEARD!

humaniteaspeaks@gmail.com — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 6:29:57 pm

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Life Is Lived Through Sharing What Matters Most

david@lawofattractionforum.net — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:16:50 pm

Many people in Western countries have a very comfortable life with all the necessities that anyone can ask for, yet they are unfulfilled and dissatisfied. The normal course of action is to find a new job or relationship. It does not take long until another change is required since that is not ...

Make a Difference Day?

LifeCoachJane@comcast.net — Sat, 9 Apr 2011 10:11:21 pm

Don’t get me wrong, Make a Difference Day is an incredible opportunity for people to consciously do great things, but really? A DAY? How about we shoot for creating a Make a Difference LIFE? Every one of us! Imagine what we could accomplish. Each morning you have the opportunity to make a ...

Being Selfish: Is It Bad Thing?

ojrc@hotmail.co.uk — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:27:30 am

The word selfish has all kind of associations, however I’m sure one of the images that comes to mind for most of us, is of the person who only thinks about themselves and is extremely self centred. This person only seems to think about what is in it for them and how it will benefit their own ...

Believe in What You Sell, and Sell What You Believe In

young@ideavist.com — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 7:22:05 pm

I ran into an old friend of mine, Brian, at a nearby bookstore, and we immediately went through the pleasantries of finding out what the other had been up to. Brian started telling me about how he and his wife were struggling financially, but that he was hopeful about a new business venture he ...

Do You Respect Your Time? If You Don't, Others Won't Either!

maria@mariaerving.com — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 8:16:37 pm

Have you been experiencing that lately that people are always late to always late for meetings? That's the law of attraction in action; somehow you haven't been true to your own values. It's never about the other people really; it's about us being firm and clear about what we want and staying ...