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To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.
- Abbie M. Dale
According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary - choice suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely.
The Key word being - freely. It’s all about ... Views:804
Millions of singles across the world are looking to create relationship bliss. It takes time. It requires energy. It mandates desire. A lot of people have all that. What they don’t have is a valid and reliable Roadmap to Relationship Success. Whether they’re accessing Yahoo Maps or their ... Views:807
Have you ever noticed that little voice in your mind? You know; the voice that right now is saying “what little voice?”… You probably know what I am talking about. Every one of us has some kind of internal dialog going on most of the day. Mine drives me nuts sometimes! To keep ... Views:1162
You can spend your life time always doing something that looks good on
someone else or have you taken the time to find your own beauty
style? It maybe harsh words but everyday you are hit from all sides
with something new to do or try. It gets very hard to get
confused on what looks good.
Try ... Views:887
The difference between a wish and a goal is that in the case of the latter, we create a specific plan in which we strategize and work towards its attainment. A wish usually takes on a fantasy-oriented role and is internally excused with words like “unrealistic.” Part of ... Views:3074
There comes a point in every mom's life where she needs to get out of the house. After a day of dealing with a late husband, spam calls from various window companies and my dog's ear oozing with some biological warfare, I decided that today was the day.
I was standing in my bedroom half dressed ... Views:582
"You can't change what you don't acknowledge and it's hard to change what you don't measure." Few people would say they don't want to make changes in their life. No matter how good things might be going, we want to make them better.
And yet, we resist change—sometimes consciously and often ... Views:627
You brush by it every day on your way to the car or the store. It sits mutely, unnoticed and unobstrusive. Perhaps sometimes you give it a glance, and if it’s done something notable, like change color or sprout a new leaf, you give it a closer look. But even these feats are commonplace, so more ... Views:701
This life can seem so real it’s difficult to understand at times that it is only an illusion. But in fact, that’s what it is. All the things you know for a fact, all the immutable laws, everything that seems to comprise reality, is only something you’ve constructed.
Now, this can seem ... Views:1716
I have noticed that whenever I'm making decision I am 'rewarded' or given some tangible indication that the Universe is supporting me. A couple of years ago I was contemplating moving. Mind you this decision did not come easily. I knew it was necessary for me to move for financial and health ... Views:879
Way back in the thirties a couple of guys in the Orient were attempting to prove that thoughts were real things, and that different kinds of thoughts create different kinds of vibrations. So they decided to see if they could actually photograph vibrations of thought. And by golly they did, right ... Views:2242
The battle within the self is between apathy and purpose. Apathy kills purpose. Purpose kills apathy. Apathy is a terrible and poor companion for life, business or romance.
Why anyone would choose it deliberately is ludicrous. It is only when we seek to avoid effort that we find reasons to ... Views:1871
There is both a natural law and spiritual law and they both work together to give us what we need in life. However, the mind controls all of this and it is up to us to use our minds to work the law of attraction to our advantage. Some people call this “karma” and some call it “like attracts ... Views:1827
Why Isn’t All My Hard Work Paying Off?
If you are reading this, I am sure that you are motivated and have some dreams and goals you have been working towards. You read books, take classes, listen to teleseminars, and you apply these principles to your life. Perhaps you wonder why you aren’t ... Views:6388
We’ve all had a painful splinter sometime in our lives. A splinter that throbbed, it seemed endlessly. Without us paying attention to it, it would hurt, sending pain signals to our brain. Well, very successful individuals, for thousands of years, have used the laws of nature to reverse the ... Views:1050
One of the paths I return to again and again is the Buddha’s Eight Fold Path because it seems to catapult me up to the High Road and wake me up from sleep-walking in everydayness. This path is also known as the Middle Path for it avoids the extremes of self denial and self indulgence that most ... Views:1409
Have Your Words Ever Got You Into Trouble?
Words are more powerful than you realise. They have the power to
wound or heal
discourage or encourage
tear down or build up
Do you ever think about the words you speak and the power they carry? I challenge you to monitor your words for a day.
... Views:8900
Are you setting yourself up for a great fall like poor old Humpty perched on his wall? The wall I’m talking about is unrealistic expectations, hopes or dreams.
Everyone needs aspirations, goals to work toward and challenges to tackle. It is when we think we have unlimited power to achieve ... Views:1035
You've been misled... It's ok NOT to think positive all
the time. It's natural. We all have biorhythms, and that
means our moods swing up and down each month. Naturally.
Trying to think positive thoughts all day when you're
feeling down will drive you insane!
Make the most of your positive ... Views:738
Although I am a great believer in the power of positive thinking I also realise the dangers and pitfalls of this approach. If you have ever tried to kid yourself that everything will be fine and glossed over certain issues because you wanted to avoid them, or did not know how to deal with ... Views:643
I truly believe there is good in everything that happens to us. We sometimes have to look hard to find it, but it is there. If we don't find the good, if we focus only on the negative, our stress levels can go dangerously out of control. The story below is one which could have created a lot of ... Views:548
It is always a pleasure to go out to a nice restaurant with friends and enjoy a good meal.
We arrive at the restaurant where the Maitre d' greets us with a friendly welcome and shows us to a table. We have the best view in the house overlooking a wonderful garden filled with exotic plants
and ... Views:692
Love is blind they constantly try and tell us. I disagree. I think Love, in all its ways, sees the essence of our inner truth. It sees past the distorted perceptions of our ego. Truly it is the ego that miserably fails see the exquisite beauty of all that we hold within us. And it is this that ... Views:1598
If you've ever come across a book by Napoleon Hill called 'Think and Grow Rich' you will undoubtedly be aware of the fact that you can deliberately create wealth in your life by manipulating the thoughts in your mind. In fact this remarkable book claims to have launched a million millionaires ... Views:649
There are two questions truly successful people ask themselves regularly. The first is, “What would I do if I had no limits?” The second is, “What can I do to destroy those limits?” Ask yourself those questions. Take time to really think about it.
If you had ... Views:1281
Positive Energy….It’s a term being talked about a lot more frequently in classrooms, board rooms and locker rooms. After all, when business legend Jack Welch says that great leaders have loads and loads of positive energy and Pete Carroll, coach of USC football credits positive energy as a key ... Views:1805
Once upon a time I was so depressed and so convinced my life was going nowhere that I quit my job and lay helpless in bed for three weeks feeling sorry for myself. What I was unable to realize at the time was that my depression was largely a result of my ‘stinkin thinkin’. My mind was a ... Views:1694
Over the last several years I have had the opportunity to meet many successful people. It has been my pleasure to meet every type of person from real estate professionals to movie stars. Each one of these people have a different story but they have one thing in common. PERSISTENCE!
I have also ... Views:1170
My job means that I spend much of my life working with people who want to change something about their reality.
People who would like to be fitter, healthier, leaner, lighter, happier, wealthier, less stressed, more fulfilled.... people who want to create some kind of positive change.
I always ... Views:627
The treasures inside are infinitely greater than the scraps of the material world
Eckhart Tolle
Before I sat down to write this, I was on the sofa with my eyes shut. As I lay there, relaxing and enjoying what I can only describe as a magnificent moment, I thought of a way to make it ... Views:734
Over the last several years I have had the opportunity to meet many successful people. It has been my pleasure to meet every type of person from real estate professionals to movie stars. Each one of these people have a different story but they have one thing in common. PERSISTENCE!
I have also ... Views:856
Recently I've been learning more and more about quantum physics. And while I can hardly claim to be an expert, what I'm learning is very useful as I run my business and live my life. Here's something I learned you might find helpful.
Quantum Physics tells us that everything is made of energy. I ... Views:3196
OK, so you bought your copy of The Secret, you watched it diligently and you started your visualization. Life is good. Then all of a sudden – bam! A downward spiral kicks in, everything goes wrong and you're right in the middle of a total mess. You're not sure what happened, but you ... Views:1450
Life is like a game and each morning we cast the die. Sometimes we hit double sixes; other days, it is snake eyes. What is important is not what luck throws our way, rather our reaction, response and reflection.
Let’s suppose in a moment of distraction, someone rear-ends our car while we are ... Views:714
I would argue that one of the most important and powerful success strategies that anyone can own, is having the proper mindset.
It doesn't matter if you know all the greatest marketing secrets on the planet, it doesn't matter if you have the best product or service going, it really doesn't ... Views:1220
What are you committed to?
As you attempt to answer this question you may encounter some internal conflict or confusion. It’s the difference between what your head “thinks” and what your heart “knows” that causes this confusion.
This happens because your brain wants you to think you are ... Views:671
I have studied the human mind and psyche for over a decade now and this one technique I find is the most important by far. Do you consciously breathe throughout your day? Do you even know how to consciously breathe?
I define conscious breathing as ¡¥a deliberate deep breathing inhale, then a ... Views:2618
We’ve all faced a negative attitude or work environment. Perhaps your experience was short lived, or maybe it seems to be the standard operating mode for you. Perhaps you are the culprit of the negativity, or maybe you’re the victim.
Whatever your experience, I’m sure you can agree, that a ... Views:4185
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live the life of your dreams? To wake up every morning feeling excited, inspired and passionate about your life? If you want to be more engaged in your own life you need to find the courage to pursue your secret hopes and ambitions. Perhaps you ... Views:5786
Yes it's that time of year again. Time for making and breaking yet another promise to yourself! Ring any bells?
Here's what generally happens. You pick a random subject that is your current sore spot. You make some sweeping promise such as 'I'm going to drop five dress sizes' or 'I won't eat ... Views:1933
Everyone acknowledges the importance of that first step. Volumes of books are written on the subject. Empires are built upon them. But there is another moment, that is just as important; if not more so.
It’s that second step.
The second step not only defines our direction, but also the pace, ... Views:1515
There has been a lot of controversy in the self-growth world regarding the effectiveness of reciting positive affirmations. Popular culture often pokes fun at it, like in the movie American Beauty where Annette Benning’s tragic character repeats to herself over and over “I am not a victim! I am ... Views:5117
Positive thinking is an amazing tool which can enable anyone to achieve a more fulfilling and successful life. Through harnessing the power of positive thinking your mind is tuned in to expect success. In fact it will make you feel sure of it so that you know deep down you WILL succeed in ... Views:616
The 'Law of Attraction' is at the very corner stone of positive thinking. It is one of the reasons why positive thinking works so well. In a nutshell it can be explained as:
"You are what you think. You attract what you think; your life is a product of your thought and belief; nothing in the ... Views:14030
Most people would assume that self-esteem can be a measure of how much you love yourself, but the truth is, even the most secure and confident person can be found uttering the most absurd things to his/her-self that upon closer examination would clearly show that confidence does not mean ... Views:747
It happens to each one of us, sooner or later.
Inevitably, there comes a time when each one of us is left alone in the dark, and each of us must choose his next steps. Perhaps now is that moment for you. Maybe you have reached a turning point in your relationship with your significant other. ... Views:630
As I passed through my living room on a warm summer day, I noticed a bumblebee buzzing against a window pane. Because I am telepathic with animals, I immediately began to speak with the bee. I said “hello” in my usual way, and told the bee that I wouldn’t harm it. What I felt was anger, fear, ... Views:1043
A black hole is a region of space with such intense gravity that nothing, not even light, can escape. This is the general understanding of the black hole.
If gravity is still a phenomenon, how can we come to use this statement as if it was a fact? This is misleading. Besides, it is preventing ... Views:814
YOU SAID, I HEARD
Rob, a client of mine (though not his real name), recently took a one-week vacation from work, a much-needed break from a highly stressful, fast-paced corporate environment. Upon his return, one of his colleagues welcomed him back and noted that Rob’s team had worked hard and ... Views:679
BBC News recently reported the story of horticulturist and orchid collector, Tom Hart Dyke, who was kidnapped in 2000 in the Darien Gap in Panama by Colombian Guerrillas and held hostage for nine months in the South American jungle. He was on a plant collecting expedition with his friend Paul ... Views:1024