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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…
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…
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…
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…
The common saying is that we are all products of our environment. Well, I would like to challenge that theory. I believe that every person has the mental capacity to make their environment a product of them. When this happens, I call it shaping your reality. So just what do…
The second of several articles on how to achieve a healthy mind. It explains some things that I found helpful.
How organised are you? Until recently I thought of myself as being reasonably organised. Although not naturally tidy I have created a living space that has lots of labelled boxes and containers to help keep things in order and 95 % of the time it works well. However, one little…
Are you aware of where your comfort zone is? That invisible boundary that holds you firmly in place and can prevent you moving too far in any given direction.
Imagine it now as a chalk line drawn in a circle and you standing planted in the middle.
You’re safe! You’re…
Let me introduce you to a newly discovered mammal – the olinguito – also called Bassaricyon neblina. The olinguito was recently discovered in South America. According to The Wall Street Journal, the olinguito is the very first mammal discovery in the Western Hemisphere in thirty-five years. Check out the photo.…
Life is the period of time from birth to death for a species and in humans this, on an average, lasts seventy years.
Throughout the ages there have been many thoughts and views expressed to give a precise and wholesome definition of life. This has been a most challenging and…
The Robin Sharma quote, “Your I can is more important than your IQ” is best illustrated by this simple fact:
Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but nobody told the bumble bee that so it just goes around its daily business the quickest way it knows. Flying!
That…
There is a concept regarding living that I thought I would share with you today. A good friend of mine, Dean Sweetman, spoke about it a few years back. It talks of the different parts of one's life that you need to care and tend to in order to keep…
I think we have all been there. We have the opportunity to do something special or important for our future and we put it off. I know I’ve been there. Opportunity has knocked on my door plenty of times, but I’m sure his arms grew tired because I refused to…
Self development tips are part of the many lessons in life which we will never have the chance to study and master them within any education curriculum. This is because development is continuous, and, as long as one is alive; there is the necessity to grow and improve. We therefore…
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…
In the face of adversity, how are you going to respond? Adversity is something that we will all go through. No matter how fortunate you are in life, at one point or another, you're going to go through adversity. It's something that we're not going to avoid no matter how…
If you are working in a big company, you think for sure you are one of the fortunate people benefitting of training programs and even of an MBA paid by your employer.
Big companies understand very well that their results are based on the quality of people working with them.…
The London Olympics is in its final days and from a British point of view the games has been a huge success The GB team has already exceeded its target of 20 gold medals and there have been many examples of individual and team success. One of the things that…
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