Tips on Creating New Resolutions, Personal Objectives & Personal Goals
Holidays and the start of a new year inevitably make us think about how we can improve ourselves, and have the life we want in the future. We make resolutions - I must lose weight, I will save more money - and then lose our way. That's because we...

How to Gain a Good Self-Esteem - the Easy Way
Need more self-esteem? - I thought so. Just about all of us would like to see some degree of improvement in the way we perceive ourselves. If only there was a magic pill that would make us feel bold, smart, rich, beautiful, and cute all at the...

7 Ways to Defang Difficult People
Difficult people are on the hunt for a quarrel. It’s not personal, usually. It’s just that you happen to be the most convenient target. Difficult people are insecure. They want YOU think and live like THEY think and live. Misery indeed loves...

The Best Way to Pick Up a Girl
You see her across the room. Ah, so attractive. But nobody to introduce her to you. 'Ah, I'll do a James Bond on her,' you think. Now what was Bond's first words to Pussy Galore? 'I must be dreaming.' No, that won't work. How about singing...

The Magic Ratio of Positive and Negative Moments
According to the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Daniel Kahneman, each day we experience approximately 20,000 moments. A moment is defined as a few seconds in which our brain records an experience. The quality of our days is determined by how our...

Different New-Year's Resolution - Pay-It-Forward
Every 12 months, as the New-Year rolls around, we all brag about our New-Year's Resolutions. With inflated chests and with all the authority we can muster, we announce to any and every available ear, that we're going to lose weight, stop drinking...

A Bellyful of Mindfulness
Taco Bell, a huge Mexican fast-food franchise, has a new ad campaign focusing on the slogan, 'Get full.' The commercials show people ecstatically announcing that they are full--thanks, of course, to the huge value meals now available at Taco Bell....

Aligning Your Personal Goals With Your Business Goals
Would you like to be sure that your personal goals are consistent with your business goals? You might have certain personal goals that are, or become, divergent to your business goals. For instance, let's say that you set clear personal...

The American Dream – At What Cost?
When people are asked, “How many of you are content and happy with what you have?” the reply of an overwhelming majority of people is “Not me.” And when they are asked what do they want most out of life, the typical reply is “I want to be happy.”...

The Doomsday Device ... The Physical Brain In Action
Our physical brains quickly and easily handle mundane sequences of operations, or 'processes' without question. It repeats processes like a machine: A»B»C»...»Z». Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines the word 'process' to mean 'a series of actions,...

Tips on Getting Organised & What Have You Done For YOU Lately?
Is there a better, free invention than the 'to-do' list? How many of you use to-do lists? If you're organized and motivated enough to start (or even consider starting) a new business, I'll bet you not only use to-do lists, but have one within arm's...

How You Can Become Rich with Just a Dead Mouse...
My 4 year old son was very excited. I had promised him to tell a wonderful story tonight. As usual, I got engrossed in my work till late evening when I suddenly remembered about my promise. I hurriedly searched my personal library to find a...

Emotional Dependency or Emotional Responsibility
Emotional dependency means getting one’s good feelings from outside oneself. It means needing to get filled from outside rather than from within. Who or what do you believe is responsible for your emotional wellbeing? There are numerous forms of...

Do You Experience God?
Connor, a man in his late 40’s, has achieved everything he ever thought he needed to feel happy and secure. He owns a successful business, has a wonderful wife and two children, and a beautiful home. Yet when you look at him, he doesn’t look happy....

Not Getting What You Want in Life? Your Thoughts Could Be the Culprit
Unhappy? Stressed out? Do you feel you not only want more fun in your life, but you need more fun in your life? You seem to be doing all the right things, but yet you still feel unfulfilled. So, what’s wrong? You want that feeling of happiness...

Could Your Thoughts Sabotage Your Happiness? Take this quiz and find o..
Women are conditioned to be people pleasers. Women are taught to be “nice” even if that’s means comprising their happiness, and often times that is exactly what happens. We have a tendency to do, and say things just so the other person’s feelings...

Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life. Five simple ways to bring more..
When you change your thoughts, you change your life. The fastest way to achieve peace and harmony is to change your thinking. In order to change your outer world you must first change your inner world. Your thoughts dictate your behavior, and when...

Treat others the way you want to be treated
The other day I decided to skip cooking dinner and ordered fast food, and I ended up finding an insect on it. My husband and I were shocked, grossed out, disappointed, and I do not know what else. The insect was not the only gift included; I...

Belief, Designed For Life!
Liam says to Joe; “where is your God now, when life can be made in a laboratory”? Joe says to Liam; “it couldn’t have happened, but for the presence of God”. It was a short debate involving two non-scientific people, but wasn’t it...

Do You Suffer From The "Chef" Personality?
As a chef I have a unique perspective on anger. In my time I have worked with the greatest in the finest kitchens of Europe. And I know what the pressure of the cooking kitchen is. I have seen the casualties and the conflicts - the ruined...

The Gift of Failure
During this Thanksgiving holiday, we are reminded to reflect on the bounty in our lives. Most of us have jobs, family, a place we call home and food on the table, and for these things and our ability to obtain them we should be grateful. But...

Life After Life ... Death Is Merely a Changing Room
Since I awoke from my three month coma in August of 2004, I have been asked many times about what I remembered and experienced. After looking over my notes and speaking with my wife and some of the medical professionals involved, I decided that it...

Discovering Your Passion and Purpose
“I can’t seem to discover why I’m on the planet.” “What is my purpose here? I know there’s something I’m supposed to be doing, but I don’t know how to find out what it is.” “I don’t seem to be passionate about anything.” I’ve heard these...

Discerning The Loving Heart
How often have you had the experience of connecting with someone – a friend or a potential partner – who turns out to be an uncaring person? At first you think this is a really good person, and then down the line you discover that the person is...

It’s All To Do With The Way You Wake Up
Do you start your day with anger, frustration and annoyance at the alarm and the need to get up? Do you wake up hoping the day will go away and you can get back to sleep? Have you lost the fun? The confidence to have a go at things. Are you...