He Done His Damnedest by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD One of Stephen Covey's Author's Biography: ... Bow Wow Bliss: Five Ways to Meditate with Your Dog by James Jacobson Meditation is as simple as a walk in the dog park. Imagine sitting down with your dog. As you both begin to relax, your breaths become longer, less hurried. Your thoughts slow down until it seems like you are not thinking at all. If you and your dog already share moments like these, then you’ve glimpsed the bliss of meditation. Meditation is great for dogs. Not only does it improve a dog’s health and well-being, but excitable dogs become calmer, aggressive dogs become more loving, and d ... Art Schools by David Chandler An Art school has a primary focus on the visual arts, such as graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, and sculpture. They are specific to the type of education that you wish to obtain. Art schools differ from larger institutions by degrees including such classes as science and math. When the school is considered an accredited college, you can still obtain a bachelor of Fine Arts degree. There are certain criteria that you need to meet in order to be accepted into an art school. ... What You Don't Know Can Hurt You by Laurie Weiss Everybody has blind spots. You have certain tendencies that you are not aware of but others can see. These are your blind spots, and they often cause big problems. You may not want to accept that your life style is responsible for your high cholesterol and that you are courting a heart attack. You may not want to know that your defensiveness cost you a promotion. Over two hundred years ago, Scottish poet Robert Burns (Kinsley, 1968) wrote: Author's Biography: ... 5 Tips for Getting Your Life Back On Track -- After Taking a Wrong Turn by Cari Vollmer We've all experienced moments in our life when we hear ourselves say Author's Biography: ... When Your Reasons Why Are Bigger Than Your Excuses, You Will Make Progress Toward Your Goal by Mark Hendricks A lot of times, people are a lot better at coming up with excuses for not accomplishing things than for coming up with ideas to achieve their goals. How about you? (let that question sit for a while, and answer it honestly) Whether this applies to you, or not, here's something to think about, and to internalize into your subconscious mind. **** When your reasons why are bigger than your excuses, you will make progress toward your goal. **** Author's Biography: Mar ... Surround Yourself With Support Systems to Keep Your Aspirations Alive by Teresa Thomas-Carroll In these troubling times, it is especially important to be surrounded by a strong system of support to keep our aspirations alive. A message I've heard countless times is that in order to strive effectively for peace in the world, we must also nurture a sense of peace with ourselves. To hold peace within ourselves is so much easier when we have the support we need. Many years ago, I experienced a drought with my creativity. This is a big deal for someone who identifies primarily as a creative ... Collaboration: An Important Leadership Development Skill by Stephanie Mead Even with the best and most skilled managers, organizations must be able to tap into the varied skills and wider perspectives of other employees. So it is essential that leaders know how to collaborate and develop effective partnerships with others. It is one of the elements that makes a manager a true leader. Collaboration is the vehicle for sharing responsibility and combining knowledge, creativity, and experience of others. Through extensive research and observation, CMOE has found that t ... How To Overcome Your Fear Of Success by Craig Garber Ever hear about someone eating something spicy, and once they get the spices down, it makes them start sweating? Well, the other day I was eating lunch with a friend of mine -- Mexican food -- and immediately after gobbling down some hot salsa, sweat starts pouring down my buddy's face, like he was a fat man in a sauna. The truth is, sometimes in anticipation of you crossing the finish line on a project you're working on, your mind becomes filled with anxiety and fears -- and suddenl ... The Truth About Body Image by Alan Fairweather Have you ever considered how much your body image - your personal packaging, contributes to your business and personal success? The multi million pound cosmetics industry is acutely aware of the value of packaging. You'll know this if you've ever bought anything from those glamorous ladies whose counters are always just inside the front door of Department Stores. However, from time to time we're presented with surveys about the creams we rub on our bodies which take years off our ... What If? by Debbie Friedman Have you ever played the “What If” game with yourself? To be more accurate, has your MIND ever played that game with you? Okay, if you’re human, and you probably are if you’re reading this, then you know how the game goes. You’re about ready to make a big step forward or try something new and all of a sudden the “What If’s” go wild. Going on a trip outside the country? “What if there’s a war or violence breaks out.” Starting a new company? “What if you fail?” Going to make a phone ... Getting a Masters Degree Online by Mark Woodcock In order to get that promotion you feel that you deserve, it’s often necessary to further your education. One of the best, and most convenient, ways to do this is to explore earning your Master’s degree online. This innovative and exciting method of personal and professional improvement has the benefit of allowing you to enhance your career opportunities by earning a graduate degree. Earning your Master’s degree will get you on the right track toward higher pay, more interesting and challeng ... What's Your Dream? by Debbie Friedman For those of you who might have missed it, I will say it again. This is the year. NOW is the time. Whatever you’ve been desiring, this IS the time to bring it into your life in tangible form. This IS your time for manifesting. Let me share Stephanie’s story with you. Stephanie and her husband decided that they wanted to sell their home so they could look for a larger home that would better meet their growing needs, and used the manifesting process. The next day their neighbor came ov ... Feel Those Feelings and Develop Emotional Intelligence. by Adam Eason There is an old joke about a man who is walking home along the street in the early hours of a weekend and he sees another man, who is obviously very drunk, on his hands and knees, searching for something. “What are you looking for?” he asks the drunked man. “My house keys” the man replies. “Where did you drop them?” he asks. “Two streets away” he slurs. “Why aren’t you looking there then”, he asks, puzzled. “Because the light’s much better here.” Now, during my initial training and learning, ... Acting The Passion and The Dream by BL Fisher The universe and all of history is your classroom It takes a very strong and dedicated person to pursue a career in acting. After all, you are doing it because you love it. You couldn’t imagine doing anything else. And of course, not many people will understand this. Some people cannot understand why anyone would want to do something with such an unpredictable future. But you know it is you future, it must be. No one can quiet explain that feeling that you get when you perform. One of the ... What Once Was - Ain’t No More by Gene Simmons Rather than beat around the bush and try to lead into this in a semi-logical manner, I’ll get right to the point. The past is gone – vanished, disappeared in a cloud of dust and a hearty “Hi, Ho Silver!” It is history, not real, mental vapor, and gone, gone, gone! “Yabutt…” “Yabutt” nothing. The past is gone! OK, I do understand that a bunch of stuff has happened before now to influence what “now” is. And sometimes it’s good to take a look at the past to see just how the heck we got ... Setting Goals – Things to Think About by Gene Simmons We hear a lot about the steps we should take to achieve our goals, however unless we take the first steps to realistically consider who and what we are right now – our capabilities and interests – and think logically about what we’d like to accomplish, our chances of achieving our “goal” are slim to none. Here are a few things to think about when you’re trying to decide what you’d like to do. 1. Your goals need to be your goals Not your spouse’s or significant other’s, not your frien ... The Importance Of Goal Setting by Alex Cleanthous Imagine... Looking back on your life on your death bed and feeling totally satisfied at achieving everything you ever wanted in life... achieving and living all your dreams. In life, we all have something dreams of a better life... of a life where things are exactly how we want them. Whether it’s our finances, our family, our health, our contribution to society, or all of the above... we all have a dream of how our life would look life if it were perfect in every respect. The differe ... How To Get Even With Starbucks! by Craig Garber I am not a patient man. Nor am I overly devious. So although I haven't personally experienced the following hijinx, I have watched a guy I know go through this ritual, several times. Plus, I hate Starbucks coffee. It's way too Author's Biography: Craig Garber is America's Top Direct-Response Copywriter. Subscribe to his FREE daily controversial direct-response copywriting and marketing tips that dramatically boost your sales and your response rates, right here: Islam versus atheism by Wael El-Manzalawy This is an imagined discussion between a muslim and an atheist. But it is based on my actual discussions with atheists. Muslim: Do you believe in God? Atheist: There is no God. Can you prove that there is a God? Muslim: The universe, the land, the see, the sky, the sun, the moon,….etc are all evidences that there is a God who has created the universe. Atheist: Can I see and hear the God? Muslim: You cannot see the God. We have the word of the God which is the Quran. The la ... Do you really like yourself? by graham When was the last time you asked yourself that question? Do I really like me? What is it about me that I like? Most people spend their lives speculating whether other people like them: Does….like me? Am I attractive to ……? What have I done to upset………… The upshot is you spend a considerable part of your life trying to please others. Trying not to offend others. Trying to keep the peace. No matter what. Although you may well be successful using this method, the result is you spend most of y ... 5 Ways to Lose Those Holiday Blues by Gene Simmons What a great time of year! It’s a time to be thankful for what we have and enjoy all the festivities that mark a renewal of our hope and faith in the “system” that will carry us toward a bright new year. Right… So if this is such a wonderful season, how come so many of us wind up in Yucksville? It may have something to do with losing our rational map about the time we made the turn at the Grotto of the Great Pumpkin. Let’s see if there isn’t something we can do to help brighten up this h ... Make Room In Your Life For Relationships by Royane Real If you currently feel that you don’t have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have. Nurturing and maintaining friendships requires effort and commitment. Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have. If you make an effort to call ... A Sanctuary for Your Soul by Lori Radun As I lay down with my son, encouraging him to get some afternoon rest, I listened to his sound machine emulate a summer night. I felt like I was in the middle of the country on a starry night, being soothed by the songs of cicadas. Fortunate for me, my son was being unusually quiet, and I was able to slip into a self-created sanctuary for my soul. Now I could have chosen to work, do laundry, clean house, read, or catch up on phone calls. However, I know all too well, the importance of givi ... Hair Removal: The Good News by Ron King If you're 1 of the millions of people who have hair growing where you don't want it, today's good news is, you have a wide range of effective hair removal options available to you. Reasons For Hair Removal People's reasons for wanting hair removed run the gamut from medical necessity to Author's Biography: ... | ||||||
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