| 1551 | Ethics, Sacrifice, and The Warrior's Heart Preview: In the spirit and tradition of the Warrior, regardless of the culture or era, there has always been a common thread - a common ideology - which has guided the men and women who have chosen this path. Through all of the philosophical expressions and explanations about "engaging the world," "overcoming limitations," or "protecting self and loved one... (more) Published By: Jeffrey M. Miller Submitted: 13 March,2005 |
| 1552 | How's Your Self Talk? Preview: You know, what are you saying to yourself? There's always something going on in there. Do you make positive statements about yourself to yourself or are you beating yourself up with your own words? "Know thyself" is a statement that comes to mind. Know what it's going to take to get and keep you moving onward and upward. You know one of the most... (more) Published By: Clyde Dennis Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1553 | You Are Not Your Stuff Preview: We humans are a funny, funny breed. We spend our entire lives working and working and working to acquire ‘stuff’. We buy and surround ourselves with the biggest, fanciest this or that when all the while what we really need and want is something you can’t buy anywhere. The thing we all spend our time doing is looking to experience a feeling of sign... (more) Published By: Clyde Dennis Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1554 | How To Remain Energized: Know Your Purpose Preview: Is your life on purpose? Does just the question stop you in your tracks? Have you been so caught up in the pace of our world that you've not even thought lately about whether or not your life is going in the right direction? Of course, living a life on purpose starts with knowing what your purpose is. Are you crystal clear about what the purpose ... (more) Published By: Clyde Dennis Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1555 | Life – The Teacher Preview: You’ve probably heard the phrase "repetition is the mother of learning" well apparently it’s also the mother of teaching. Often it seems, Life – The Teacher uses the tool of repetition to imprint into our brains the lessons it’s needing to impart to us. At least this has been my experience. It has become clear to me that life gives the same tests... (more) Published By: Clyde Dennis Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1556 | Your Silent Body Language Sends Out Signals Loud and Clear! Preview: Some body language experts claim that only about 7% of our messages to other people are communicated through the words we speak. The rest of our messages are conveyed through our body language, tone of voice, and facial expressions. During your entire life you have been sending messages to others through your posture, gestures, and facial expres... (more) Published By: Royane Real Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1557 | Define Me Preview: Define Me We’ve all had a vision or a great idea and had someone who knows better squash it. We’ve all decided to clear our debts, but been tempted by the next great offer. We’ve all been determined to save up for a holiday or some other thing that will enhance our lives and then been clobbered by a bill that sets us back a month or few. We’ve ... (more) Published By: Neil Millar Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1558 | The Pledge Preview: You know kids, one of the things I've learned by letting more people know what's going on inside my head is that once you do people expect you to live up to what you've put out there. I've sort of learned on the fly here that using this knowledge as a burr under the saddle that is my life accelerates my growth. Where I used to piddle (piddle's a F... (more) Published By: Clyde Dennis Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1559 | Decide: How To Avoid Disaster Preview: Where do you want to be in a year? In five years? In ten years? Is what you’re doing now -- the way you’re living, your friends, your habits, your focus -- Are all of these things moving you in the direction of your goals? How does it look? Are your habits the kinds of habits that the person you’re going to be in two years would have? Are your fr... (more) Published By: Clyde Dennis Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1560 | The Characteristics of a Winner Preview: As kind of a hobby I like to watch people. Just kind of sit back and quietly watch how they react and respond to others and their environment. Through the course of this activity I've noticed a few things that the real winners in life seem to have in common. I'd like to point out a few of these characteristics for the purpose of reinforcing them. ... (more) Published By: Clyde Dennis Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1561 | Seven New Ways to Be Smart Preview: Imagine for a moment that you lived in a world where only people who were very skilled at musical ability were considered to be valuable. And in this world, only those people who were musically talented were considered to be intelligent. Everyone who didn’t have musical ability was considered to be slow-witted and intellectually inferior. In this... (more) Published By: Royane Real Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1562 | Hold that Elevator! Preview: As Prince, or whatever his name is now put it in one of his songs, "When Life’s elevator tries to bring you down go crazy, punch a higher floor!" Well..., This way to the next level! Kids for the past couple of weeks I’ve experienced one of those periods I both love and hate at the same time. Hate’em because they’re painful. Love’em because they... (more) Published By: Clyde Dennis Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1563 | A Call To Do Better Preview: I’m calling you out. Issuing a Challenge. Relax, It's not to a dual or anything quite that complicated or dramatic. Here's what I'm thinking... The thought has occurred to me how much better the whole world would be if I, in my own way were able to be a better person myself and get 10 others to focus on themselves and do the same. What do I mean... (more) Published By: Clyde Dennis Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 1564 | Focus - the power of all powers! Preview: Self 1 gives to us the constant chatter in our minds – the person within us that tells us that we’re going to fail; we shouldn’t play because we’re just not good enough. Have you experienced that before? Read more about Self 1 and Self 2. Well, I’m sorry to say that without these distractions, life would just be plain boring and we can’t get rid ... (more) Published By: The Musicians' Coach Kavit Haria Submitted: 16 March,2005 |
| 1565 | Top 5 Ways To Demolishing Performance Anxiety Preview: Have you ever found yourself performing on stage and the person in the front row is tapping his feat and you wonder whether you're maintaining the beat? As you are looking around, do you see a few people whispering and chatting away to each other? Do you get worried what they are discussing? Perhaps your image isn't right - your hair has moved ou... (more) Published By: The Musicians' Coach Kavit Haria Submitted: 16 March,2005 |
| 1566 | Are You Ready To Perform? Preview: How many times have you been on stage, and seen yourself appear different from when you are naturally being yourself, and “off-stage”? Performing is no “ordinary” activity, even if you do it week in, week out, because to be at your peak and to deliver 150% at your highest potential, you need to have lots of practice and preparation under your sle... (more) Published By: The Musicians' Coach Kavit Haria Submitted: 16 March,2005 |
| 1567 | Get Focused Preview: Are you frustrated? Are you tired of going around and around the same mountain of problems day after day? If the answer is yes, then ask yourself some serious questions. 1) “Do I know God’s will for my life, or do I not have a clue what He’s created me for?” 2) “Do I have direction, or am I just wandering around aimlessly?” 3) “Do I know... (more) Published By: Daniel N. Brown Submitted: 16 March,2005 |
| 1568 | What If You Had Concentration Power? Preview: Can You Learn Better Concentration? Imagine how much more productive you would be if you could have total concentration whenever you wished. The good news is you can learn how to concentrate better. In fact, you can do so right now. Concentration Is Automatic When you start working on something, concentration is automatic, at least until... (more) Published By: Steve Gillman Submitted: 16 March,2005 |
| 1569 | Is this your time to take action? Preview: If you are sick and tired of the dreaming phase of things and are ready to take some action and get results...here is what to do. 1. Believe in yourself. It is a fact that you become like the person you think and believe you are, and you achieve only what you think and believe you can achieve. You must believe that you can succeed at what yo... (more) Published By: Caroline Jalango Submitted: 16 March,2005 |
| 1570 | "Today it is ... Tomorrow it will be ..." Preview: What is your life like today? What do you want it to be like tomorrow? Today it is a good life for my wife and I. We are enjoying retirement and spending the winters in Florida. Basically we are satisfied with the way our life is going for the moment. But tomorrow it will be even better. We are a couple that is always looking for more joy and exci... (more) Published By: Sonny Julius Submitted: 16 March,2005 |