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Enjoy the Magic of Prosperity

There is an art and a science to prosperity. The art is playing with the magic of prosperity. The science is aligning with the physics of prosperity. Play at Life!Why does the money run out? Why doesn't passion stay around? Why doesn’t health last? Perhaps because we’re not playing. Instead, we’re analyzing and strategizing. By not being innocent, open, willing, spontaneous and flexible, we kil. . .

No More Desperation Dating

When you think about what you find attractive in a person, what comes to mind? Tall, dark and handsome? Blonde and curvaceous? How about happy and fulfilled with an exciting life? I don't know about you, but I would pick the happy, exciting life every time. While physical chemistry is important, I know quite a number of people who would not win a beauty pageant, but are so filled with life and . . .

The American Dream – Are We Really Free?

The promises of THE AMERICAN DREAM (to have it all and enjoy it all, based on materialistic values system) has been holding us captive and threatening to take our power and freedom away- without our awareness, like a thief in the night. Consciously or unconsciously we make daily decisions to either be a master of our own ship or destiny, if you will, or be a slave to our own circumstances. . .

Are Your Intentions Clear in Your Job Search?

1. Do you REALLY know what you want? 2. Do you know yourself well? What your interests, talents, and transferable skills are? 3. Are you articulate? Can you explain what you want and do it clearly? 4. Do you have supportive people interested in you and your welfare? If not, find some, NOW! 5. Do you have a network of contacts? Start with your friends. 6. Do you rely too much on the "want ads". . . .

Creating A Winning Mindset by Clinical Hypnotherapist Ste...

Do you know anyone who always wins? Sure you know that person, everything just works out for them. They go into business and they are an instant success. They enter the dating scene and their phone rings off the hook. If they were in the Olympics, you just know they wouldn't settle for anything less than the gold. It seems as though they always win.Why is it that some people just have IT and ot. . .

Have You Given Up On Yourself?

Have you given up on yourself? Have you decided to take the easy road and coast for the rest of your life? Have you come to the decision that you have done all you could possibly be expected to do in your life now it is someone else’s turn? As you get older you may not be able to run as fast, swim as far, hit the ball as hard or even concentrate as long as you used to but is that the reason to . . .

Self-Knowledge: The Key To Finding The Right Career Direc...

Your career, like any journey, has a beginning, an end and a direction. For many people, the present direction of the career is probably not a result of entirely their own choices. If, for some reason, you are not happy with the direction of your career, there is a way out: Take charge of your career and change its direction. 1. Know yourself Has it happened with you that after desperately look. . .

My Life

Direct Answers - Column for the week of October 11, 2004My sister is 45 and having an affair with an old boyfriend from her youth. She says she loves him, he loves her, and they wish to pursue a life together. They are both married, though he is separated. My sister has a wonderful husband who is devoted to her even after discovering the affair. Our families are close, and we are in shock at th. . .

Chewing On Mindfulness: Gum Is Your Secret

My grandmother, a feisty and athletic woman in her younger years, was a gum-chewer. She was never without a pack or two of Wrigley's Doublemint gum. She wasn't a snapper or bubble-blower--she viewed that as highly uncivilized. Grandma kept her mouth closed, thank you very much, and her chewing silent. She insisted that it helped her concentrate. It turns out that she was right. Research has sho. . .

Opening Hearts is as Easy as Opening a Window

Two-year-old Owen goes to speech therapy twice a week. The therapist’s office is small and gloomy. There is one large window, but the shade is always down and very little light comes through. Each time we go there, I can’t help but feel depressed by the atmosphere. Last Tuesday the teacher wanted Owen to repeat words he knows for objects outside. They were sitting on the floor in the middle of . . .

So Why Are “They” Really Here?

It does make you wonder sometimes, doesn’t it? You know the folks I’m talking about. The ones who seem to be wandering around in the middle of a fog bank. The ones without a clue apparently, as to what life is all about. We see their stories on the evening news, we hear about them from our friends or co-workers, we may even know some of them.These are the “unfortunates”. The ones who are living. . .

From Bumbling Bosses to Cranky Co-Workers: How to Overcom...

I’ll be the first to admit that I hated my job. It took many years for me to come to this realization since I kept accepting promotions in the hopes that the awful ache inside of my chest would go away. This ache was not a medical condition … it was me longing to have a career where I could be happy. I tried to ignore these feelings but instead, the ache became more intense. I expressed to my f. . .

The Science Of Getting Rich

Hello, my name is Sharifah Hardie and I have just made it MY mission in life to help YOU change your life. Did you recognize my name? Don*t know where you heard it? Most likely from one of my many websites, articles, business ventures or even from my brief acting career. I*ve had an online presence since my first website in 1997. If you do a google search for my name you*d find pages and pages . . .

Why Aren’t You Seriously Wealthy Already?

I bet you want to be wealthy, but somehow the money eludes you. Perhaps you overspend, perhaps it's the impulse purchases, perhaps you just don't earn enough per hour. Maybe it's an accumulation of old debts. But have you thought that the solution to your problem might be a whole lot simpler than you imagine. What if I told you that, if you are average, today you lost 58,000?! And what if I tol. . .

What You See is What You Get

H. Jackson Brown Jr. once wrote, Your mind can only hold one thought at a time, make it a positive and constructive one. As simple as these words may seem, they are in fact, very true. You see, if you are looking for a way to feel better at any given moment, all you have to do is change what you are focusing on. Your brain is a very powerful tool that you own and you should use to your advantag. . .

Internships: Bonkers or Brilliant?

I have something to say that’s driving me batty. It’s regarding graduates who fuss about not getting a job they like or not getting a job at all for that matter. Blah blah di blah…Let me ask you something. Imagine a small town like ours with a limited number of companies, looking for limited vacancies to fill. There are thousands of graduates leaving universities each year hunting for a job too. . .

One Fundamental Law of Success

This is one of the most fundamental principles of the universe. As long as you understand this principle and put it into practice on a daily basis, you can not fail to create the success you desire. This fundamental principle is called the principle of connection. The principle of connection says that we are not separated human being, we are all connected with each other and the universe we liv. . .

GOALS The Power Line to Success and Achievement

WHY DO WE NEED GOALS? Goals give you direction in all areas of your life Personal, Career, Spiritual, Material, and Contribution. Goals give you a purpose in life. A reason to get up early in the morning and go to bed late at night. Goals will put drive and passion into your life. Not having goals is similar to sailing a ship across the Atlantic without a map. Goals, like maps, help you get to . . .

FEAR Don’t Let it Control You!

Fear. What is it? Can you touch it? Can you hold it? Can you show it to another person? I can almost hear you from where I am sitting. No, no, no. Okay then, so you can’t touch it, you can’t hold it, and you can’t show it to another person. The question then is, why? Why do we have fear? Fear is nothing more than an emotion or a feeling that we hold in our mind. We fear either the emotional or . . .

Persistence

One of the keys to being successful in anything you do is persistence. Once you have determined exactly what it is you want to accomplish, you must take massive action on a consistent, persistent basis in order to succeed. Think of it like building a muscle. If you have never weight trained before, the first time you walk into a gym, chances are you will not be able to bench press 250 lbs. Howe. . .

Live With An Attitude Of Gratitude

Imagine for a moment one of those nights when you just can't fall asleep and you have to get up early the next morning for a very important meeting of which you are the keynote speaker. Your alarm clock goes off early in the morning waking you from what little sleep you had. You stumble out of bed, have a quick shower, grab a coffee and some toast, and off you go to fight the traffic on the way. . .

Moment of Magic

Laughter may or may not be a shock, relieved, but its’ therapeutic effects are recognised in most cultures. It allows a positive distractive moment or moments. When things are tough, rough, overbearing or endless, a quick laugh can help to transcend an obsessive reality. Where could the harm lie? Where the outcome is refreshment, where is the loss? A few moments of production lost to relaxation. . .

So What is Success Anyway?

Well I’ll tell you what it’s not. Even thought many of us like to periodically visit our own personal Fantasyland complete with its mansions, servants, fancy cars and trips to exotic places (check under the heading of “What I Would Do if I Won the Lottery”) most of us over the age of twelve with any experience under our belts are realistic enough to recognize our Fantasyland for what it is. A. . .

Tips To Get Motivated and Overcome Procrastination

Procrastination is a complicated behavior that affects all people to some degree. Some experience only small problems with procrastination while with others, it is a major source of anxiety and stress. Lack of motivation and procrastination is related to time management. Procrastinators often fail to complete tasks even though they know what the task is and the time they have to do it. Why do p. . .

What About Drugs for Anxiety and Depression?

As a counselor, I am often asked, “Can drugs be helpful for anxiety and depression?” The answer I give is “Yes” and “No.”Yes, drugs may be useful for short-term help. No, drugs are not a good long-term solution.Anxiety and depression are not caused by a lack of drugs. Drugs do not heal the underlying causes of anxiety and depression. However, when drugs are temporarily used to give a person a . . .

10 Fast ways to Re-ignite the Flames of Love

Enhance Romance today. When Men and Women enter into a relationship, what they are really looking for is a best friend, some one they know will love us no matter what. Research shows that people who put each other down and are hostile to each other are more likely to have serious problems . We all have a comfort level and it's usually measured by how we live and what are interests are. Our comf. . .

How To Live Happily Ever After

In life, many of us simply plunge ahead, only to realize later that some of the things we did, we wish we hadn't, and some of the things we didn't do, we wish we had. How do you keep yourself on the right track, the right path? And how can you live happily ever after? Here's how. Here's one simple easy-to-do thing that can help keep you on the right track and help you live happily ever after ... . .

Do People Really Take Jobs for Money?

Money motives in American culture appear to be what drives a job seeker to accept a job. Why work if it is not for money? The intangibles count more than money! What are these intangibles? Pleasant co-workers, interesting tasks to do, fair management, health benefits, retirement plans, etc. Money seems almost an extra perk that goes with the other things that can't really be measured. And money. . .

Friends?

Direct Answers - Column for the week of October 18, 2004I met my friend when we were in graduate school, and we enjoyed hanging out together outside of classes. After receiving our degrees, we both left school to live in different states. That was 10 years ago.We've kept in touch, but our phone conversations and twice-a-year visits became opportunities for my friend to talk endlessly about he. . .

Creating an Effective Study Environment

If you are like me, you find it extremely difficult to study in the average house hold these days. There are just way too many distractions. People running around, cleaning, doing chores, watching TV; each distraction progressively detracts you more from the goal you are trying to achieve, to STUDY!Here are a few tips to help create an effective environment to study in:1) Study at a desk. Study. . .

Practice, Practice, Practice

It may sound silly but the key to self-confidence and building more self-esteem is through practice. Practice what it is you want to feel more confident about and eventually, the confidence will show itself. That makes sense if we're talking about a skill like playing the piano. With enough practice, you naturally begin to get good at it and then you feel more confident. But what about toug. . .

The Mysterious Powerful Element of a Picture That Sells.

A photo buyer calls for a picture of pigs. It could be about anything. A hundred responses go online and one lucky so-and-so gets the sale. That's 99 pictures deemed to be second, and that's no good in any race. So, what is it about that winning picture that produced a sale? It may good lighting, it may be striking content... but hey, all the pictures submitted were about the same topic, s. . .

Enhancing Life for a Lifetime

Do you often feel lonely, anxious, or even depressed? Is a mid-life or quarter-life crisis threatening your confidence, self-esteem and well-being? Do you yearn for practical advice on enhancing, balancing and bringing new joy to your personal and professional life?Tens of millions of Americans answer a resounding “yes” to one or more of those questions. After all, statistics report that more t. . .

Success at Work : People Skills : Dealing with New Ideas

Re-organizing, re-engineering, re-training, down-sizing, outsourcing, changing-changing-changing. Organizations today think they need to be constantly changing or they will perish. Corporate leaders worship at the alter of new ideas where the motto is, "Any new idea is a good idea". Every organization operates based on work-flow and processes. The reason the current processes are in effect is b. . .

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone in the Job Search

Most everyone these days knows what a comfort zone is. My definition is the place, environment and tasks that we have learned to do and feel comfortable with--a comfort zone. Lots of people feel devastated when they have lost a job as their comfort zone no longer exists. In other words, the time, place, co-workers, tasks which have been performed on the job don't exist any more. It's an uncomfo. . .

How To Re-ignite the Fire in Your Relationship!

Couples that are together for a while sometimes suffer from passion burn out. Are you a victim of passion burnout? If you no longer have the desire to jump all over your partner whenever they walk through the door, and find more things to complain about than compliment, you may be headed down the path of trouble. Techniques for Re-igniting Passion So what can you do to re-ignite the passion in . . .

How do Tiger Woods and other Tippy Top World Achievers do...

They 'do it' by sharpening their FOCUS on the task at hand to a 100% FOCUS Perfection... Here's a New and Startlingly Simple method, that Really Works... to sharpen your personal and business FOCUS to world class level... just like the world's top performers do it...! This simple trick to pulling off this 100% Focus Perfection is to visualize that your mind is a simple cassette audio tape r. . .

Hidden Secret Of Your Personality

Have you ever thought – your personality will be judged by the “how words you use” ?Have you Ever thought – “Your words can affect hereditary process”? You will come to know most exclusive facts about yourself….. go ahead.TAHC=P cycle it is stand for :- Thought Action Habit Character = Personality.As thought generated by mind- It commands to do an Action – An loop of action makes Habit- Co. . .

Success: Can't Achieve It By Yourself? Pay A Professional!

So many people go through the motions of trying to achieve success. But just going through the motions doesn't work. And while you may fool a few people for a little while, you can't fool yourself. If you truly want to be successful and can't achieve success by yourself, do the smart thing and pay a professional to help you. It's unbelievable how many people will spend money on the most frivolo. . .

The 7 Traits of an Exceptional & Successful Entrepreneur!

How often have you either referred to or considered the expression, 'Success is a journey and not a Destination?' Probably many times, yet often being in a hurry to get there, we forget that success is not an end unto itself, but is instead an ongoing process. Though some people seem to have the Midas touch and easily turn everything to gold, most of us have to give our endeavors lots of time, . . .

Are You a Microwave or Crock Pot?

In our fast paced society we often want everything done quickly or your boss wants it done yesterday. In your spiritual life are you a Microwave or Crock Pot? I think often we want God to answer our prayers in Microwave fashion. I prayed a specific request today and I want it answered today. If our prayers are not answered quickly, we often wonder, “What is God doing?” We also decide to go it o. . .

Just Let ‘Em Go!

I remember when I was just a little guy probably about 4 or 5 years old, I was fascinated by snakes. Not any particular type of snake – just snakes in general. I remember being really curious about how they could move around so easily without any legs or feet. I remember liking the colors on the garter snakes that slithered through our Nebraska summer garden.And – I remember one day picking up . . .

Life - Is It Just An Illusion?

It's a well-known fact that electrons and atoms move at the speed of light, technically flickering in and out of existence. In other words, half of the time we are actually not here. Our reality, or existence if you will, is in essence a perceived reality, much like a movie or those animated cartoons. The speed with which the pages of the cartoon characters are flipped, gives the illusion and t. . .

Are You Hooked to the Power Source?

As Christian’s we are often very independent. We try to do everything and often feel we do everything. Are there times when you are frustrated, tired, irritable, and have no energy? I am not selling you a vitamin supplement, so don’t worry. I have recently realized this past week how little I turn things over to the ultimate Power Source - God. Lord, I cannot do this in my own strength. If the . . .

What Sets Chinese Painting Apart From Western Painting

Because of different instruments, materials and cultural background, Chinese paintings have their own image and content in comparison to other types of paintings. Unique appearance of Chinese Painting owes much to the use of the Chinese writing brush and the Chinese paper (rice and silk). There are four essential elements used in the creation of Chinese Painting, the brush, ink, paper, and the. . .

Standing in the Gap

I’m weary of saying No to my children. Not just the everyday No’s. Don’t hit your brother and No, you cannot have 5 pieces of candy. I am weary of the No I am continually saying to our culture. The world is bound and determined to take away my children’s innocence. They want my children to grow up way too fast. They want my little girl to dress like an adult. They want my little boy to know thi. . .

What is Coaching?

Recently, I have received several emails asking me about coaching and what it is exactly. So, I decided to answer some of those questions in this article. First, of all let me start with what coaching is not. Coaching is not therapy or counseling. Therapy tends to focus on the past whereas coaching is often more future oriented. Also, coaches are not paid friends. You certainly have friends tha. . .

Different Types of Job Interview Questions

There are several different areas of job interview questions that the employer will go into during your interview. They are:Strengths/WeaknessesAccomplishmentsCommunication SkillsProblem Solving SkillsDecision MakingTeamworkWorking Under PressureLeadership SkillsTell A StoryUsually, interviewers will ask you questions where you have to describe how you handled pressure, used problem solving ski. . .

Effective Communication Skills For The Job Interview

One of the areas that an employer is looking at on the job interview are your communication skills. Many people will go into a job interview and say to the employer, “I have excellent communication skills.” But, if your interview suggests otherwise, then you’re just blowing hot air.The interview gives you an opportunity to show off your communication skills. Communicating is more than just talk. . .

Art of Concentration

At times we say to ourselves ‘I must concentrate to finish this job’, we know there are many times and situations within our daily life where it is necessary to concentrate to complete the job in hand. But how many of us really know how to concentrate, how to shutout all the distractions around us, how to be consciously aware of the task in front of us. The psychologists suggest that a man thi. . .