7 Hot Tips for Self Improvement Part 1

Have you ever imagined that life could be a lot better and more fulfilling than yours is right now? Are you eager to learn a self improvement technique that will make it so?If you are read on.I am going to lay down 7 simple steps for your self improvement plan. Whether you implement the self improvement steps I give you is your decision alone.Self Improvement Tip 1 This tip will seem quite obvious and simple to you, but you'll be amazed how few actually take the effort to do it.Unless you're not a morning person this self improvement tip will drastically change the quality of your day towards the positive.Setting you in a good mood to face the days challenges and adversities.Get Up Early! This may sound more like a way to ruin your day by putting you in an awful mood, but bear with me on this.To be able to accomplish this and still avoid losing any any precious sleep. You can... Read More

Getting What You Really Want

Everyone wants something in life, love, money, success, recognition ... Yet too many people fail to realize their desires, and nearly all of them for the same reason. They seem to go whichever way the wheel turns, as if they have no control over their situation. If their vehicle takes them to places they never intended to be, or crashes into the brickwall of utter despair, that's just the cruelty of fate. Don't get me wrong, I realize that truly horrible things do happen to folks, and through no fault of their own. Gigantic obstacles are placed in our way sometimes, that seem absolutely insurmountable. Generally speaking, however, getting what you really want out of life is a matter of three (possibly four) simple steps. Firstly - and this may seem like a no-brainer - you have to decide what it is you want the most. Decide what to aim for, with some specificity. Don't make a laundry list of wishes, but focus... Read More

Ten Tips to Create More Life for Your Life

When people begin to investigate career change, often they don't want a new career at all. They love their career -- but they also want time for creating a life outside work. As a lifetime leisure-seeker, I've created ten tips to help you get started on the quest for "more time in your life -- and more fun."1. Decide where leisure ranks on your list of values. Are you working to pay for something that you don't value very much?2. Seize moments during the day, evening, lunchtime and weekend. Time management guru Alan Lakein calls this the "Swiss cheese method:" using the holes. Think "fun" in fifteen-minute segments.3. Buy leisure time. Hiring a teenager to mow your lawn may give you an hour or more, depending on the size of your property. Get even more creative. For a price, your pet-sitter might be persuaded to take Fluffy to the vet and Fido to the groomer.4. Stop doing things that nobody will miss.I once... Read More

If It Feels Good, It Must Be Right

Copyright ? 2003 Priya Shah Is it possible to motivate yourself to do something you don't enjoy doing? Let me illustrate with my own example. I'm not a natural networker. I'm no good at schmoozing and talking people into doing things I want them to do. I've been told that I'm too upfront and honest for my own good. I know its true. So how did I land up in network marketing? Well, I always wanted to be a stay-at-home mom AND continue working. Now network marketing OFFLINE is not exactly my cup of tea. My "warm market" would probably be cold to my advances. Attend meetings? But I thought the idea was to AVOID the awful commute! If I called a friend over, it would be to chat about college days - NOT try to "introduce" them to "my new business." I'm simply not comfortable with many of the methods that are used to... Read More

Taking The Leap

Every four years, February gives us a whole 24 hours of bonus footage to add to our year. Many people take this opportunity to "do something special" with their extra day. But why wait for Leap Day? Why not celebrate the "leaps" and risks we take every day when we venture outside of our comfort zone or work to improve our lives? Of course change, especially life-altering change, is bone-shakingly frightening sometimes. The whole concept is fraught with a veritable minefield of "what ifs" that can be hard for us to see and get past in order to reach the destination point where our dreams lie. So I offer you the following "what ifs" along with some answers to help you take that leap, whatever it may be, and land safely on the other side! 1) What if I suck? So suck. I'm a big fan of sucking. Being awful at the outset (often referred to in Eastern cultures as the possessing... Read More

4 Powerful Ways To Fire Up Your Motivation

It's so difficult to go on when everything seems to fail, isn't it? Are there times in your life when you really want to callit "quits" because you just can't see any good results from allthe hard work you've done? Hold your horses! Never ever think of giving up. Winners never quit and quittersnever win. Take all negative words out of your mental dictionaryand focus on the solutions with utmost conviction and patience.The battle is never lost until you've abandon your vision. But what if you're really exhausted physically, mentally, andmost of all emotionally? Here are some sources of motivationto prompt you in reaching the peak of accomplishment. 1) The Overwhelming Feeling of Attaining your Desired End How would you feel after accomplishing your mission? Of courseyou will feel ecstatic. You might be shedding tears of joy. Letthis tremendous feeling sink in and encourage you to persist despite all odds. When I was studying for the Board Exams, I used this technique... Read More

Stop Squeaking! Align Yourself for Business Success!

Even for a remarkable business owner like you, from time to time, you may still loose motivation in continuing the expansion of a service or product line. At time, you may seem to have a hard time figuring out why this once fantastic business that got you so excited every morning is making you feel like a heavy weight now.Remember the last time you heard that squeaky sound in your car? What happened? Parts are not in alignment and there was no lubricant, so there was tension, there was unpleasant sound. If you don't fix it fast, there is going to be smoke and there is going to be a you in frustration.The same thing is true when your every business tasks are not in alignment with your vision, mission and values. In your soul, you experience that "squeaky" feeling that you have a hard time to explain.Most of us are familiar with having a clear vision and mission, so I will not... Read More

Rebirth from the Ashes

The legend of the phoenix can actually be found in several belief systems. It can be traced back to ancient Egypt when it was then known as "Bennu" or Bynw", a symbol of the sun god Osiris. Osiris was resurrected to life from serving as ruler of the underworld. Whether this mystical bird is attributed to the Chinese "Feng-huang", the Jewish "Milcham" or even an emblem of Christ, the legend remains the same? After serving its life cycle, the phoenix builds a nest and then by the sun and the friction of its own wings, is consumed by fire. It is inevitably reborn from the very ashes. The phoenix is therefore symbolic of resurrection, immortality, and my personal favourite - triumph over adversity. I has been said repeatedly that there are two types of people in this world: "marathoners" and "sprinters". Both are ambitious at heart. They set a goal and will pursue... Read More

5 Ways to Fight Pessimism

Some people are naturally pessimistic and are happy being so. They view themselves as pragmatic and as having a better sense of reality. Then there are those of us who feel weighed down by negativity and wish that we could be more optimistic. This is completely possible. It all lies in the way we perceive things... 1. Stress management When we conceal our anxieties, they only build. Each concern can snowball into a feeling of being overwhelmed. Each person has their own way of letting off steam. This varies from exercise, to listening to music, to reading a good book. More of us are beginning to realize how important proper stress management is to both our physical and mental health. ... Read More

Hey Me, Get Out Of My Way

Hey Me! Get Out Of My Way By David Stoddard How often it is we give up wanting to do something even before we give ourselves an honest chance of succeeding. Perhaps, we begin writing our autobiography. We get the table of contents and the introduction written, then we let it sit because we don't think anyone will care. We begin a diet over a weekend. Within a couple of days, we are back to our normal habits because we didn't see any immediate results. Maybe we want to start a desktop... Read More

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How to Make Bite Size Resolutions for 2005

It never fails. Another new year approaches. You watch that ball drop in Times Square and you say to yourself, "This year it's going to be different. This year I'm going to make... Read More

Learn to Do What Winners Do But Others Will Not

If you want to be a winner you have to be prepared to develop a certain personal trait which others will not.Are you prepared to do more to receive more? Or are you... Read More

5 Motivation Killers and How To Avoid Them

Motivation is an oft-discussed subject, particularly with regards to whether or not it is something that can be "taught." Some people believe that motivation is something that can be "caught" like a virus,... Read More

Beyond Procrastination ? 8 Questions To Ask Yourself

Why am I constantly putting things off? Why don't I do the things I'm "supposed" to do, but don't really want to? Why do I always seem to be forcing myself to do... Read More

What Being Vs Doing Really Means

So often we hear about "being" rather than "doing." Often it's given as advice when we are overwhelmed, overworked and overstressed. "You should just 'be.' You're doing too much." Well, yes, obviously, but... Read More

Growing Out of Your Comfort Zone

It has been said that "if you are not growing, you're dying." As human beings, we are on a constant journey called life. Rick Warren has been quite successful at stimulating thought and... Read More

Whats Stopping You?

We're all familiar with the cycle:We want new, but resist change.We want satisfaction, but procrastinate.We want control, but defer to circumstance.So, what's stopping *you*?A belief?"I'm an incurable procrastinator, I'll probably be late to... Read More

3 Great Ways to Beat Procrastination at Work

As more tasks become automated due to advances in technology there is a general expectation, whether it is realistic or not, that productivity should increase as well.Everyone seems to have more work than... Read More

Don?t Let Motivation Cause You to Fail

Yesterday my teenage son Matt came home with a less than stellar report card. (Yes, even peak performance experts sometimes have trouble motivating others.) Now Matt is by no means stupid. The reason... Read More

Courage and Fear

Mark Twain once said, "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear not absence of fear."Feeling fear is normal but so many are afraid to admit it. Fear can lock us into a... Read More

Motivation and Success: Improved Techniques

Changing our internal programming that limits us has never been simpler or easier; we just expect it to be more complex! When we associate images or objects that provide a state of relaxation... Read More

Dismantle Self Imposed Limits

Round about us is an invisible box that we have created around ourselves, which defines our horizon. Things within this box are within reach, achievable, see-able, touchable, believable, feasible, possible. Outside this box... Read More

The Rate of Change

There have been many discussions and grumblings in the Western world about the ever increasing pace of change and the ability of the brain to accept it. The Internet (something uninteresting that the... Read More

Forward Motion

The natural cycle of life is to grow and move forward but moving forward brings with it an element of the unknown. It is human nature to fear the unknown. Often it is... Read More

Inertia? 5 Tips to Getting Yourself Moving Again!

Inertia. Even the word sounds like a disease. No, it isn't literally a disease but it is one figuratively. Simply defined inertia is: resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change. For those... Read More

Glass Half Full

YES MY GLASS IS ALWAYS HALF FULL AND YOURS CAN BE TOO!Clients, friends and colleagues often comment on the fact that I am a walking and talking field of positive energy. They wonder,... Read More

Daily Motivation: 7 Methods

Isn't a lack of daily motivation one of the biggest problems we face when trying to better ourselves? We often know what to do, or at least the first few steps. But we... Read More

Explanations?... or Excuses?

Which of the following "explanations" have you heard (or used!) in the past few weeks?* I need to reward myself for being so good.* The boss hates me.* It's been too hot (too... Read More

No Excuses

Don't you just hate it when people make excuses for their failures? So do I. But do you know what I hate even more? Finding myself making excuses for my failures! I have... Read More

Personal Safety: How To Avoid Accidents And Live A Safe, Longer & Happy Life

Have you ever had an accident?Do you value your personal safety and that of your family?Most accidents may not be just accidents.Some accidents may be caused by our personal lifestyle, carelessness, wrong reasoning,... Read More

Overcome Fear: You?ll Miss All The Shots You Don?t Take

A lot of folks are petrified at the mere thought of making an attempt. They believe they will not make it. They believe they don't have what it takes to make it, hence... Read More

Violating Boundaries: Assert Yourself and Take Charge

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ? Benjamin FranklinAre you sick and tired of being treated like a doormat and having... Read More

Achieving Your Dreams

Have you achieved your dreams? Dreams are an important part of our lives and should not be ignored. Our dreams inspire us to achieve unbelievable deeds, create stunning works of art, bring to... Read More

4 Secret Ways to Stop Procrastinating

Ever wonder how to stop procrastinating?I was recently talking with a friend who said, "You know, I need to have guests over to my house more often." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because... Read More

Is Your Passion Fizzling Out?

Starting a business or project is one thing, keeping it running successfully is another issue.Do you recall the initial enthusiasm, drive and passion you had, when you were working on setting up your... Read More

STOP! Reading the Headlines and Live Your Own Life First

Imagine! 40 is old. The California State Supreme Court has said that when are you are 40, employers can discriminate against employees using this age as the excuse.I attempt to ignore all headlines... Read More

Darkness of Winter Encourages Insights

The darkness of Winter has descended.For many the long stormy nights of Winter and the proverbial dark night of the soul are uncomfortable.In addition to being dark, times like these can feel cold,... Read More

7 Tips For Lasting Motivation And Greater Success

Lasting motivation is possible once you adopt an outlook that allows you to be more successful. Here are seven tips you can use today to overcome procrastination and start achieving much more.1. Success... Read More

10 Ways to Kick the Procrastination Habit

I recently read about a survey (by the University of Chicago) which suggested that those who relish challenge are more likely to live up to 10 years longer than those who spend their... Read More