| 1331 | "3 Questions, 5 Minutes a Day: Make leaps towards greater balance in one single week with the Shicka Boom 5 Minute Morning Balance Ritual" Preview: This article is dedicated to a woman that I've never met and probably never will. Tall with dark, dark hair, she was perfectly manicured in a tailored suit with high-heeled pumps. We shared a subway car in Manhattan two years ago. She was standing, holding onto the subway car strap and meticulously applying three coats of mascara as the train bump... (more) Published By: Laura Lallone, Certified Life Coach Submitted: 20 January,2005 |
| 1332 | Time is Gold Preview: Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967) How do you spend most of your spare time? Do you sit in front of the TV for hours? Do you speak on the phone for long periods of time? Do you sit outside a... (more) Published By: Kenia Morales Submitted: 20 January,2005 |
| 1333 | How To Create Supreme States Of Mind That Empower You To Make Magnificent Changes... Preview: One of the most important and useful aspects of using NLP to master yourself is in the art of creating resource states. Resource states are states of mind that can be used to positively re-program your past, present and future. One of the classic uses in NLP is for programming a state of confidence into your future. Most adults have experienced a... (more) Published By: Colin G Smith Submitted: 20 January,2005 |
| 1334 | A Surefire Way To Manage Your Fears While Leading A Happier, Healthier Life Preview: Imagine discovering a way to get rid of your fears in a quick and painless manner. In fact it can even become fun! Did you know only two of all the fears you have are innate: The fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. Most of your fears were learned in early childhood and then in later life under stressful conditions. Traditional therapeut... (more) Published By: Colin G Smith Submitted: 20 January,2005 |
| 1335 | 5 Steps to Adjusting Your Expectations Preview: Dateline: January 4th. Orange County Anger Management class participants review anger triggers of the week. Jane, age 23, engaged to be married: “My boyfriend openly flirts with other women in front of me.” Jim, age 40, an IT professional: “a work group back East didn’t finish their project on time, which made our progress look bad – I blew up!”... (more) Published By: Dr. Tony Fiore Submitted: 21 January,2005 |
| 1336 | Change Your Internal Conversations to Control Your Anger Preview: Every Holiday season Vicki found herself angry and silently seething at her older sister, Susie, and mother as they were merrily chatting about Susie’s successful life. Thanksgiving was no exception. Vicki had to sit stoically while Mom praised Susie’s new house, her recent promotion at work and how well the grandchildren were doing. Not once did... (more) Published By: Dr. Tony Fiore Submitted: 21 January,2005 |
| 1337 | 5 Steps to Responding Rather Than Reacting to Anger Preview: Think of your brain as a juke box where most of your records – your reactions to different situations – were recorded well before your reached adolescence. Then, as life goes on and every time someone pushes your button, you automatically play the record that fits each situation. Take for instance, being bitten by a big, black dog at age 3. As a ... (more) Published By: Dr. Tony Fiore Submitted: 21 January,2005 |
| 1338 | Playing With Mindfulness: Sneaking In The Back Door Preview: I often meet people who say things like, "I've been working with mindfulness for over twenty years." My response is always this: "Oh, you poor thing! Have you tried *playing* with mindfulness? It's very effective, and much more fun!" They tend to look at me like I'm some kind of kook, and then ask the million-dollar question: "How can you play... (more) Published By: Maya Talisman Frost Submitted: 21 January,2005 |
| 1339 | 4 Steps to Assertive Communication Preview: “Dr. Fiore,” my 42 year old married patient (Mary) began, “once again my family expects me to host Christmas dinner and I am simply too exhausted; what should I do?” “Why not tell them how you feel?” I asked. “Because I don’t want to hurt their feelings – I always feel guilty if I don’t do what is expected of me.” Lack of communication such ... (more) Published By: Dr. Tony Fiore Submitted: 21 January,2005 |
| 1340 | The Procrastinating Perfectionist Preview: Are you a procrastinating perfectionist? I once read an article dealing with the fear of failure and success. The author described it as the following: “The curse of the procrastinating perfectionist”. Boy did I ever associate myself with that statement. I was the kind of guy who would always wait around for the perfect opportunity to come by with... (more) Published By: Pete Grand Submitted: 22 January,2005 |
| 1341 | Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Preview: The only thing in life we have direct control over is our thoughts and our thoughts determine how we experience life. You may know of someone who has what appears to be a perfect life … a loving family, a beautiful home, an amazing career … but if this person is filled with negative thoughts, he or she is not able to fully enjoy what life has to ... (more) Published By: Laurie Hayes Submitted: 23 January,2005 |
| 1342 | A Dream is Just a Dream … Or Is It? Preview: Some people dismiss dreams as nonsense, thought patterns running amuck as we sleep because we are not conscious and in a position to control them. Others believe that a dream is meant to serve a purpose and provide information that our conscious mind is unable to recognize. So many believe that dreams are meant to serve and guide, that numerous ... (more) Published By: Laurie Hayes Submitted: 23 January,2005 |
| 1343 | Success Unveiled Preview: How do you define success? According to the Collins dictionary, success is defined as the achievement of something attempted; the attainment of fame, fortune and position. I believe this definition requires expansion … success also means being a responsible human being, caring for our planet, feeling good about ourselves, making others feel appr... (more) Published By: Laurie Hayes Submitted: 23 January,2005 |
| 1344 | Goal Setting - The Importance of Stern Resolve! Preview: "Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page...on the first of January let every may straighten himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past." - Henry Ward How often do you see people who have succumbed to their current, sometimes ill-perceived, c... (more) Published By: Richard Gorham Submitted: 23 January,2005 |
| 1345 | Are You a "Right-Fighter"? Preview: Do you find yourself struggling to "win" arguments? Do people ask you why you always have to be right? Does conflict you engage in typically end with you having the last word, but no one feels good about the argument? Do arguments you engage in usually escalate to shouting and anger? If you have said yes to any of these questions, you are likely a... (more) Published By: Dr. Shawn Byler Submitted: 23 January,2005 |
| 1346 | One sentence you should commit to memory Preview: “Wouldn’t it be nice if there was an Easy Button for life?” This question is the tag line to a TV commercial by the office supplies store, Staples. The ad depicts people in various predicaments, including a bewildered boy called on by his teacher, a dad trying to change two babies’ diapers at the same time, and surgeons about to perform an unfa... (more) Published By: Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. Submitted: 23 January,2005 |
| 1347 | 10 Easy Strategies To Make Your Goals Succeed Preview: It is a New Year 2005 and I want to wish you good health, long life, success and happiness. During the New Year, most people make resolutions but often very few are able to keep them. Psychologists, Janet Polivy and Peter Herman, reported that 25% of new year’s resolutions will be abandoned in the first 15 weeks; the average number of times an i... (more) Published By: I-key Benney Submitted: 23 January,2005 |
| 1348 | How to Quit Smoking – 7 simple steps to stop smoking Preview: Finding a way to quit smoking sometimes seems like the search for the Holy Grail. However, achieving your aim doesn’t have to be fraught with stress and difficulty. Here are seven simple steps that you can take to stop smoking. Step 1 – Overcoming cravings Being a smoker is like using crutches for so long that you think the crutches are a part of... (more) Published By: Matthew James Submitted: 23 January,2005 |
| 1349 | Respect is a Four-Letter Word Preview: One of the most important needs for every human being is the need to be respected. It doesn’t matter if you or anyone else is a corporate executive, host of your own television show, short-order cook, Wal-Mart greeter or stay-at-home parent. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect regardless of occupation, gender or social status. If you wan... (more) Published By: Laurie Hayes Submitted: 23 January,2005 |
| 1350 | Sparkle To Speak Preview: >> Are you one that finds it difficult, or daunting to speak in public? >> Do you find it hard to create a compelling presentation and make a wonderful speech? >> Do you find to it difficult to keep your audience engaged? >> Do you want a top grade in your speaking assignment? >> Do you want a super sales in your product? 'Sparkle To Speak' ... (more) Published By: Kavit Haria Submitted: 24 January,2005 |