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Most of us are generally unaware of what we look like when interacting with others, so here are 3 of the top body language tips that will help you to put across the image you want to give. I remember going to a performance of a play a friend of…
Dear Readers,
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to “be and/or have it all?” No, I am not talking about having good looks or material things (sometimes these are not a matter of choice or opportunity but a matter of heredity or a good trust fund; plus, truly…
Confidence affects not only the way we feel and the way others see us, it also affects our decisions, so learning how to improve confidence can change your life by changing your choices. Confident people are more likely to make decisions that benefit them, than those who lack confidence, they’re…
*warning to readers*
Due to some graphic content of the following story/article readers discretion is strongly advised
Please know that this is NOT a made up story this is true.
Based on real facts not fiction. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Troubled Woman
As I stood there looking down at this girl who…
A few years ago I happened upon a book by James Allen called “As a Man Thinketh”. It’s a very short book (only 18 pages), written around 1902, but apart from Eckhart Tolle’s ‘Power of Now’ it would have to be one of the most important books that I have…
Athletes today are becoming more and more gifted. With all the scientific studying going on to improve athletic performance it is really easy to make sure you are doing everything right to increase maximum gains quickly. Speed exercises, Speed and Agility drills, weight lifting, conditioning are all a very important…
Technology has made life so much more convenient in so many ways, but its effect on our written communication skills depends on the individual. It’s great to be able to get a text message to someone in record time using the new short-hand of a single letter or digit representing…
So we all know that it’s good to listen, but do you know why effective listening can make the difference between getting your way and not getting what you want? There are two main reasons – two very specific and powerful benefits you can gain if you practice listening effectively.…
I’m going to share with you a very simple exercise to improve communication skills for speaking with people in person – without embarrassment. This is a way of improving your ability to communicate face-to-face with someone, without practicing on a real person until you feel completely ready and comfortable. It…
The subconscious mind is the most powerful tool (and weapon) you have, and learning to use subconscious mind power to achieve your goals can mean the difference between success and failure in many aspects of your life. It can affect everything from physical health to financial status; from personal relationships…
The simple answer to the question “What is effective communication?” is: It’s what gets you the result you want. So it depends on the situation, the method of communication (face-to-face, over the phone or written for example), and what the result is that you want. Effective communication in asking someone…
KISS – ‘keep it simple and straightforward’ or ‘keep it simple, stupid!’ as you prefer... I remember I learned to apply this principle in solving management problems. But it is valid for a lot of other things, like communicating with people and day to day life issues.
Lately, we feel…
After spending the past 7 years of my life working in the rental and retail industry, I suddenly find myself jobless. I was fired from my position of Assistant Manager and have mixed emotion to the timing of it, but also feel this could be a personal calling for me.…
First of all, you never lose everything. You can lose a part of what had been your life before; let’s say you lost the house you lived in, or a marriage, or a relationship, or someone loved, or a big amount of money, or a promotion, or a job, or…
There are so many people throughout the world who are completely and totally dissatisfied with life. Most of the time, people are unhappy because they are lacking; either we don’t have enough money, love, friends, time etc. We never really stop to ask ourselves why or better yet “what can…
I can't tell you how often I hear such questions..I feel little disappointing after hearing such questions because I believe that every person in this planet must know the importance of meditation and why do people meditate because with help of meditation only a person gains knowledge about himself, they…
Unconscious mind or universal energy. There are other ways to express the universal greatness we can sense around us that could be listed as well.
Many people go through life on a day to day basis without really thinking about the deeper workings of the mind. They take for granted…
There are three skills which you need to master to be successful. Along with these skills, there are also three things that you need to banish to achieve success. Can you guess what they are?
Well, the three skills that you need to master are your mind, your time and…
Finding God is exactly the same thing as feeling and increasing chi in the body. When your body assimilates more energy from the universe you automatically will be healthier and feel better. Being able to take in, increase and transform energies from the cosmos, the planets (especially the sun) and…
It’s something I remember my mother saying to me a lot when I was growing up that “ a problem shared is a problem halved”. I have to say that as a child I never quite got it, because if I did talk about a problem I had it was…
We have all been taught right from wrong, well hopefully. We all should understand how to be a decent respectful person. When you have to choose someones side in an issue it should be based on what has happen not who they are, it should be based on what you…
These days, many adult children are moving back in with their parents. As a result, aging parents become instant caregivers for grandchildren. And all of a sudden, there are unexpected household expenses:
Gasoline for extra trips to pick up grandchildren from school while their parents work Special food items needed…
As a writer, someone with ancestral roots in the Baltic region of Europe, and a member of one of the older Christian churches, I have an interest in heritage of all kinds. The term heritage has different meanings to different people. Most commonly, we understand the meaning of the word…
Be in the moment:
Hopefully, you understand the benefits of learning the ability to see the world through your own present eyes, and not the coloured lenses of the past or the future.
But, how do we get there? Here are some helpful hints to practice being in the now…
Fashion and majority of the Indian men have always been at loggerheads. The primary reason perhaps is because most of the young population comes under the middle class and fashion for them is scary prospect; a prospect which burns a hole in the pocket. But, this is far from the…
When we learn something new, doesn’t matter what, at first we understand how it works, then we repeat it until we can do it without focusing on it.
This is the common way of human leaning.
We learn in this way to walk, to write, to read, and to drive,…
I was chatting to a friend online today who was describing the trouble he’d had with his computer. He was cross because he’d forgotten to make a backup of one of the websites he owns and he subsequently lost a lot of work. I sympathised because it was something that…
Have you ever had a moment when someone asks you to do something and you wanted to say ‘No’, but felt obliged and said ‘Yes’? It then bothers you for the rest of the day and you begrudgingly do the task.
Have you ever had someone make an underhanded remark…
Everyone has a dream. Most people don’t pay mach attention to it considering there are no chances their dream could ever come true. If you ask them what they wish, they will tell you which their dream is adding immediately that it would be nice to reach it someday, but…
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