5 Steps to Accepting Compliments Graciously by Linda Dessau Many creative artists are uncomfortable with praise and compliments. We can be so busy judging ourselves harshly that we don't quite know what to do with positive feedback. We almost wish people would just Author's Biography: Linda Dessau, the Self-Care Coach, helps artists enhance their creativity by addressing their unique self-care issues. Feel like your creativity is blocked? Sign-up for the free e-course, ... Walking on Eggshells by Steven Stosny It’s not breaking the eggs that does the lasting harm; it’s the continual walking eggshells. Emotional damage has a way of lingering in the times between resentful, angry, or abusive flare-ups. The empty, dull ache of unhappiness is most accurately measured in the accumulative effect of these small moments of disconnection, isolation, and dread. If you live with a resentful, angry, or abusive partner, you probably have a vague feeling, at least now and then, that you have lost yourself. In y ... Hypnosis and you by Pradeep Aggarwal Hypnosis and you Hypnosis or Hypnotism, these words often puts, not surprisingly the layman in predicament. Stretch your imagination and we see wild images of a Freud-like doctor swinging a pocket watch to and fro in front of someone in deep emotional trouble? If so, don't worry you're not alone. This is typical movie images and far from reality. Hypnosis, on the contrary, is for all of us the ordinary people. And hypnosis can be used to solve wide-ranging problems. Mi ... The No Cost No Obligation Secret to Success by Henry Ramsey Most people say they want to be successful, but beyond saying the word, they have no clear mental concept of what success is. Getting what you really want is one definition. Attainment. Not some abstract want, like it would be nice to have this or that, but a real emotionally charged passion for something specific that you know would give you pleasure or satisfaction. Ask yourself why you want this, list the reasons. Imagine you have what you want, how does it feel? Still feel convinced, or ... Thoughtfulness by Henry Ramsey Of paramount importance and relevancy to true and lasting human accomplishment is the way we deliberate between short term gain and long term accomplishment. The overriding consideration must be our degree of thoughtfulness. Thoughtfulness means an honest examination of the desired objectives over time. It means adherence to the primary value of truth while addressing perceived short term needs, without distorting the long term goals. Those trusted with overseeing the mission must be ever vigila ... Treatment for Shopping Addiction by April Lane Benson, Ph.D. Shopping addiction is a disorder that our culture has largely seen fit to smile upon. Feelings of emptiness, low self-esteem, insecurity, boredom, loneliness--or the pursuit of ideal image--can lead people to shopping addictions. But managing these feelings and mood states by becoming a shopaholic can have extremely serious consequences and significantly erode quality of life. As with most other addictive, impulse control, or compulsive disorders, there is a wide range of effective treatment ... Counseling for Shopping Addiction by April Lane Benson, Ph.D. Counseling looks at the specific problem of shopping addiction and creates an action plan to stop the behavior. Targeted counseling for this problem alters the negative actions of the behavior and concurrently works toward healing the underlying emotions, although less emphasis is placed on exploring the emotional significance of the compulsive act than in traditional individual psychotherapy. Counselors who work with shopaholics often refer their clients to traditional psychotherapists when the ... How To Set Goals Like an Olympic Champion by Stephen Kraus Virtually every Olympic athlete shares the same goal: winning the gold medal. But the interesting finding from research by sports psychologists is that the most motivated and successful athletes set goals in a very specific way that is far more precise and detailed than just setting one big goal. The best news: we can all use the goal-setting strategies of elite athletes to achieve more motivation, success and self-improvement in our everyday lives. Here's the most crucial principle: ... e- learning …..an opening by Mike Bon www.affordabletraining.co.uk marked a new era in learning process by giving a chance to learn about computers on the computer. It was the first of its kind in the field of education started a decade ago. The pioneers of this organization are the famous names like Sohail Khan and Conrad Wilson who became fascinated with the massive potential of the emerging dimension that was the World Wide Web. Although affordable company was started to show other companies how to sell the Internet and as of ... Easy Steps to Creating a Happier Life by Annette Colby How many days out of the week do you feel excited? Yes, how many times are you really happy? Everybody can lead an extraordinary life. Turning a so-so life into a passion filled, exciting adventure is possible. But there’s a catch: It won’t happen on it’s own. If we want excitement and the feelings of joy, inner peace, abundance and excitement, we are going to have shift our focus from everything that is going wrong and place attention on the necessity of feeling good in this moment. What ... Beyond Fear and Addiction: Six Steps to Healing by Margaret Paul, Ph.D. There is a wonderful anachronism for FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real Much of the fear in our lives is based on false evidence. Our bodies are designed to respond with the fight or flight mechanism to real and present danger - such as being physically attacked. In the face of real and present danger, the adrenaline flows and the blood drains out of our organs and brain and into our limbs to prepare us for fight or flight. Yet many people spend much of their time in the anxiety ... Katrina Cash Crisis Continues by J Square Humboldt The need to continue giving aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina must remain a priority ... It's now months after the American Gulf Coast was devastated. Billions have been spent in relief, but billions more are needed. Such is the scope of a storm that ranks among the most severe in modern North American history. To this day, residents' lives are still wrecked. Vital services are still wanting. Homes and businesses remain unrepaired. The effort to do so is not lacking; far from it. The ... Pursue Your Dreams by Eric Garner If you want to achieve the things you dream of, then you have to develop 5 qualities to a very high degree. The good news is that you don't have to look very far to find them. They're already in you. The not-so-good news is that you'll have to work at them if you want to get anywhere. But if you do, you won't just achieve your dreams; you'll achieve more than you ever dreamed possible. 1. Self-Belief. All those who succeed against seemingly impossible odds have huge amounts of self-bel ... The Seventh Abundance by Eric Garner It's tempting when you're struggling with money issues to think that this really is a cruel unfriendly world. There you are, working your socks off, and it's all money out, out, out, leaving you constantly on the bread line while others around you seem to have anything and everything they want. But just as the sun seems to move around the earth rather than the earth around the sun, that's just an illusion. I'm going to show you that, despite your tight financial circumstances, you are infinit ... The Spirit of Champions by Eric Garner Everyone has it in them to become champions, whether in work, relationships, family, endeavours, sport, whatever. The key to our success lies in the following 7 world-beating mental qualities. 1. Attitude. Attitude is the start and end point of all championship work. Without the right positive attitude of self-belief, you will not achieve anything of importance in your life. With it, everything is possible. As Charles Swindoll put it: Author's Biography: (c) Eric Garner, Man ... Automotive Sales Training: The Need To Do It Right by Patricia Jones Automotive Sales Training, while not necessarily a glamorous topic, is a subject that needs some attention. Dealers, as they continue to battle the manufacturers with the higher and higher CSI demands, the need for continued and professional automotive sales training will only grow. Think about it for a second as we walk through a typical scenario. A guy/gal just finishes college, or they have heard from a friend how lucrative the automotive sales business really is...so they wander on down ... Automotive Sales Training: The Need To Do It Right by Patricia Jones Automotive Sales Training, while not necessarily a glamorous topic, is a subject that needs some attention. Dealers, as they continue to battle the manufacturers with the higher and higher CSI demands, the need for continued and professional automotive sales training will only grow. Think about it for a second as we walk through a typical scenario. A guy/gal just finishes college, or they have heard from a friend how lucrative the automotive sales business really is...so they wander on down ... Life Coaching Advice For Free by Steve Hill Are you looking to arrange an appointment with a life coach. There are many people who feel they need a boost of self-confidence or self-esteem. In this article I write about some of the advice you may receive at these sessions. I am one of these people who at many times in my life have felt down and depressed about various issues that I have had in my life. I have worked hard and had a lot of advice about how to deal with these problems and am now far more confident and content with life. I a ... You Can Have What You want by Debbie Friedman “You CAN have what you want, you know.” Oh, how I love my friend CJ! He’s such a gift and a blessing. I had been running around for days trying to find a copy of the original “Layla” by Eric Clapton. Forget trying to find a copy of it on audiocassette in Los Angeles. I was going to have to go to CDs, which I don’t have in my car. But I was on a hunt. I bought a shorter version at one store. When I asked the two very young people at the front desk for information on the long version o ... Support Our Troops with These 5 Kindness Motivation Tips by Ginny Dye Support Our Troops with These 5 Kindness Motivation Tips Are you looking for a way to make a difference in someone’s life – something that will make a difference in your life at the same time? Every day thousands of people lay their lives on the line for you and me. They don’t know us by name, but they treasure freedom like we do. They are our military troops. Show them your support by performing a kindness for them at least once a month. Don't know where to start? Below are 5 ki ... ACTIVATE THE ENERGY OF THE UNIVERSE by Ineke Van Lint Did you know that you can not create energy yourself? You can just activate the universal energy, which exists always and will always exist. This Energy gave you life. It’s always there, at every moment, for everyone. There is no such thing like people with a lot of energy and other ones without energy. The difference is that energetic people know how to activate this always available energy. And the low energy people, they block this energy, which is although always available for th ... Fullfilling Success by Your Rich Cousin “True success is the attainment of purpose without compromising your core values.” John Hayhurst Sr. Success is defined by many in so many ways. Many people define it by what the have yet to attain or by what others have attained. In the pursuit of success we often prostitute ourselves to many things we would eventually live to regret. We run miles down one street only to find we are completely lost. The cliché is obvious – the pursuit of success defined by wealth, will often leave people ... A Plan to Stop Working Soon by Your Rich Cousin After you have figured out how much money you need to retire, you are stuck with one major problem – well two: How long will you need that money and where are you going to get that money! Well both have the same answer in a sense. You find residual income that is at the very least consistent, but possibly growing. Residual income by definition is recurring income that comes, usually without recurring efforts. For example... if you build a house and rent it out. The rent you receive is residual i ... Are you ready to retire? You sure? by Your Rich Cousin “Too little money makes people desperate; too much money makes people greedy” – Aristotle In order to retire well, without worrying about running out of money, you must figure out how much you really need. The financial industry people will tell you a lot of stuff, but we must remember that they increase their profits by selling more financial products. These can include mutual funds, GIC’s, IRA, RRSP's, bonds, stocks, IPO’s. life insurance and a range of other products. In many instances yo ... Free Stuff = Solid Profits by Your Rich Cousin Here is a well-known, but little used fact: People like free things. If you went to a street corner and started handing out staples, people would line up to take them from you. This is true even if you were giving away something they don’t need. If you told them the staples cost $2, they would feel proud of having snagged one for free. Now what would happen if you gave out something that people actually wanted, that they actually wanted to pay for, even stand in line for. In fact, we assume t ... | ||||||
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