'Believe and Succeed' - Success Nala's Blog Post - March 27, 2007

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Success Nala's blog post is entitled, "Believe and Succeed." [blog]

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Nala says, "The key is to acknowledge that your hopes did not pan out — but that this experience means that you are meant for something different, and usually something better." Read Complete Post

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'20 Ways to End A Speech And Closing Statements' - Speech Topics Help, Advice and Ideas - March 27, 2007

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Speech Topics Help, Advice and Ideas blog post is entitled, "20 Ways to End A Speech And Closing Statements." [blog]

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The blog post lists 20 ways to end a speech effectively. Read Complete Post

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'The Message In A Bottle Factor' - Ross Bowring's Blog Post - March 27, 2007

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Ross Bowring's blog post is entitled, "The Message In A Bottle Factor." [blog]

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Bowring says, "And often times, when the best public speakers take the stage, their audience members feel just the same way as someone who has just come across a message in the sand. Read Complete Post

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'PIA Gets It' - Robin Sharma's Blog Post - March 27, 2007

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Robin Sharma's blog post is entitled, "PIA Gets It." [blog]

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Sharma says, "The best go the extra mile, get the details right and find a place in your heart." Read Complete Post

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'The Role Of Personhood In Happy Goal Setting…' - Achieve It Blog Post - March 27, 2007

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Achieve It blog post is entitled, "The Role of Personhood In Happy Goal Setting..." [blog]

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The blog post says, "As you’re thinking about your goals, consider writing them down.

It will give you a reference point to update from as facets of your life change." Read Complete Post

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'What Are The Symptoms Of Low Self-Esteem? Part 1' - Emmanuel Segui's Blog Article - March 27, 2007

Emmanuel Segui's blog article is reprinted here.

What Are The Symptoms Of Low Self-Esteem? Part 1

People with low self-esteem rarely live their life to the full. They distance themselves from others, and are thus denied their love and support. They rarely, if ever, make full use of their abilities. Instead, they end up brooding about the injustices of life. Such people are a loss to themselves, their family and to society. Some of them even take to crime, alcohol and drugs.

Invariably, people with low self-esteem are uncomfortable with success. They tend to believe that they don’t deserve success, and they have no clue as to how to savor success. At the same time, they do not hesitate to blame themselves if things go wrong. They take sadistic pleasure in telling the world that they knew things would go wrong. This is an important symptom of low self-esteem, and needs to be treated at the earliest.

People suffering from low self-esteem also have the habit of putting themselves down. They repeatedly tell themselves that they are not good enough and that they are bound to fail. Over a period of time this negative self-talk turns into a negative self-belief. More than that, they try and implant these seeds of negativity in people around them. They also gravitate towards people who suffer from similar problems. The end result is that they feed on each other’s negativity, and become much poorer individuals than they initially were.

A high level of dissatisfaction is another indicator of low self-esteem. There are people who spend all their time complaining. They neither see a positive thing in others nor in themselves. This cynicism eats away their self-belief, and erodes their self-confidence. In contrast, people who value their abilities enjoy high self-esteem.

Also, people with low self-esteem spend most of their time brooding about the past and worrying about the future. They don’t spend enough time living in the present. As a result, they don’t enjoy the present, even though it may be full of success. The net result is that they prevent themselves from enjoying life, and make themselves unhappy. It finally becomes a vicious cycle that feeds upon itself, and prevents them from breaking out of their negative mould.

About the Author

Emmanuel SEGUI is a NLP Meta-master practitioner and the author of an amazing new ebook, "Moving From Vision To Action" that will teach how to easily empower yourself and other people to bring true power, focus, health and energy into their life.
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'Great Expectations' - Kerrie Mullins-Gunst's Blog Post - March 27, 2007

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Kerrie Mullins-Gunst's blog post is entitled, "Great Expectations." [blog]

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Mullins-Gunst says, "When we have great expectations for our staff, we can be confident our team will achieve greatness in return." Read Complete Post

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'5 Leadership Lessons: Getting Unstruck' - Michael McKinney's Blog Post - March 27, 2007

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Michael McKinney's blog post is entitled, "5 Leadership Lessons: Getting Unstruck." [blog]

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McKinney says, "Butler offers some practical ways to get ourselves thinking again through practicing free attention and some healthy ways of looking at crisis in our life." Read Complete Post

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'From Tenderness to Disdain' - Lisa Lindeman's Blog Post - March 27, 2007

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Lisa Lindeman's blog post is entitled, "FRom Tenderness to Disdain." [blog]

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Lindeman says, "I failed to be the loving person I so deeply want to be, and that is the most searing part of it." Read Complete Post

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'Advice to Young Men from An Old Man' - Darren Hardy's Blog Post - March 27, 2007

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Darren Hardy's blog post is entitled, "Advice to Young Men From An Old Man." [blog]

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Hardy says, "Invest in yourself.

Material things come to those that have self actualized." Read Complete Post

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'Your favorite positive movies & positive books?' - Curt Rosengren's Blog Post - March 27, 2007

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Curt Rosengren's blog post is entitled, "Your favorite positive movies & positive books?" [blog]

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Rosengren asks readers to list their positive books and movies on this blog. Read Complete Post

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'Staying On Course' - Brian Tracy's Blog Article - March 27, 2007

Brian Tracy's blog article is reprinted here.

Staying On Course

Having just returned from China, I can quote Confucius, who said, "A journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step." Mark Twain once said, "Even if you are on the right path, you'll get run over if you just sit there." What I have found over the years is that the primary difference between top people and average people is that top people are action-oriented. They decide what they want, set a goal, and then they take the first step. Everything else follows from that. Why is it that so many people think and dream and plan, and even hope that if they think positive thoughts and visualize happy pictures their dreams will come true, and nothing ever happens to them? The primary reason that people don't take the first step is that they fear failure of some kind. They fear loss of time or loss of money. They fear loss of respect, or embarrassment. They fear rejection and criticism if they don't achieve their goals. Most people have so many fears that they are paralyzed into accepting vastly less than they are truly capable of. My friend, Denis Waitley says, "You could not use your full potential if you lived 100 lifetimes." Let me tell you a true story. When I flew out of Los Angeles International Airport for Narita Airport in Tokyo, a 10-hour flight, I knew that the plane was going to be off course 99% of the time. The fact is that all flights, short or long distance, are off course 99% of the time. Nonetheless, when the wheels came up as we took off from Los Angeles, the pilot came onto the Intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to this flight. We will be touching down in Narita Airport at 5:08 in the afternoon. Have a nice flight." And surprise! Surprise! The flight touched down at exactly 5:08 pm, even though the plane was off course 99% of the time. Why was this? Simple. Because of updrafts, downdrafts and other weather patterns, the plane is continually making course corrections. Most of this is automated today, with the pilots in place to make sure that there are no mistakes. But nonetheless, the plane is off course most of the time. What is my point? My point is that, once you set a goal and take the first step, you will be off course most of the time, as well. Everybody is. No matter how smart you are, or how experienced, or how knowledgeable, or how thoroughly you plan in advance, you will be off course most of the time throughout your life. All of life is a series of course corrections. You try something, and then you try something else. You work your way forward by trial and error. You fall down and you pick yourself back up again. You make the wrong turns and you end up either off the main road toward your goal, or in a cul-de-sac. There is a Turkish saying, "No matter how long you have been traveling on the wrong road, turn back." Never be afraid to take the first step because of the possibility of failure. Know in advance that you are going to fail many times before you achieve your goal. The good news is that every failure teaches you something that will be helpful to you to not only achieve your goal but to hold onto the goal once you reach it. In fact, there is no such thing as failure; there is only feedback. Temporary failure, setbacks, difficulties or disappointment should simply be treated as forms of information, containing nuggets of wisdom and advice that you can use to be smarter and more effective when you take the next step. The good news is that, no matter what your goal is, you can always see far enough to take the next step. And if you take a single step, you will then see far enough to take the next step. If you keep taking steps, one at a time, twisting and turning throughout your journey, you will eventually arrive at your destination, sometimes in the most remarkable ways. Be clear about who you are and what you want. Write down your goals and plans. Set priorities on your activities. Then, take the first step. Orison Swett Marden, the original founder of Success Magazine in 1905, once wrote, "There are only two keys to success, and they have always been the same. The first is 'get-to-it-iveness' and the second is 'stick-to-it-iveness.'" But the key is always for you to take the first step. Just do it!

About the Author

Brian Tracy is the most listened to audio author on personal and business success in the world today. His fast-moving talks and seminars on leadership, sales, managerial effectiveness and business strategy are loaded with powerful, proven ideas and strategies that people can immediately apply to get better results in every area. Join Brian's Free Email Newsletters. Copyright © 2001 Brian Tracy International. All Rights Reserved. www.briantracy.com


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'Accomplish Greatness' - Thom Singer's Blog Post - March 26, 2007

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Thom Singer's blog post is entitled, "Accomplish Greatness." [blog]

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Singer says, "The only way you will accomplish anything great is to go for it." Read Complete Post

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'Follow The Leader' - Denise Grier's Blog Post - March 26, 2007

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Denise Grier's blog post is entitled, "Follow The Leader." [blog]

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Grier says, "If you have ambition, and you take the time to become knowledgeable about the career you are embarking on, the only thing that can stop you from being successful is the limitations you put on yourself." Read Complete Post

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'Daily Affirmation - Health' - Think Positive Blog Post - March 26, 2007

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Think Positive blog post is entitled, "Daily Affirmation - Health." [blog]

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The blog post says to repeat this affirmation - My body is balanced and in a state of harmony - throughout the whole day. Read Complete Post

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'Public Speaking: Time Of Day Matters' - Tom Antion's Blog Post - March 26, 2007

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Tom Antion's blog post is entitled, "Public Speaking: Time Of Day Matters." [blog]

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Antion says, "People are not conditioned to laugh a great deal in the early morning.

Many won't even be awake yet.

Use more information and less humor." Read Complete Post

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'Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting' - Wendy Betterini's Blog Article - March 26, 2007

Wendy Betterini's blog article is reprinted here.

Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting

The more we learn about the Law of Attraction, the more we understand the importance of choosing to spend more time feeling good and less time feeling bad. From watching movies like the Secret, we know the importance of "feeling good" because we vibrate according to our emotions.

While this may seem like a simple concept at first glance, applying it to our lives can often seem like an impossible challenge.

We all have days when we naturally feel good. You can probably recall a day or two when you woke up feeling energized and excited about the day ahead of you, or perhaps you can remember a few experiences when you found yourself humming for no particular reason.

But let's be honest: how often do those days happen? For most of us, not very.

I'd venture a guess that most of us live our lives in an emotional void of numbness, while occasionally venturing into positive or negative emotions. Think about it: much of the time we're not aware that we're "feeling" anything. We simply focus on what we have to do and go about our days in a state of emotional disconnection. Like everyone else, we're on autopilot until something happens that moves us in one direction or another.

A vehicle breakdown, a fight with our spouse, the birth of a baby in the family, or perhaps happy surprise at bumping into an old friend - these experiences shake us out of our numbness and remind us that we are indeed emotional creatures.

If it's true that we attract experiences according to the "vibrations" we send out to the universe and those vibrations are created (or activated) by our emotions, we are faced with a major challenge: how do we stay focused on positive emotions, and turn our attention away from negative emotions? How do we learn to disregard minor (and major) aggravation in our lives and become conscious creators by focusing more on the positive?

This was the topic of an excellent book I read recently: "Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting," by Lynn Grabhorn. With a practical and easy-to-read (not to mention downright humorous) style, Ms. Grabhorn provides a simple process for "flowing energy" in the right direction.

In fact, the book actually got my emotions flowing even as I was reading it! I found myself laughing out loud and having little "aha!" moments every few pages. Even knowing as much as I like to think I know about the Law of Attraction, this book was a great wake-up call for me, in more ways than one.

First, the way the book arrived in my hands was very Law-of-Attraction-ish! :-) I'd heard this book mentioned in various online discussion forums, and the people who had read it raved about it. I made a mental note to get a copy of the book, but as with so many other things I intend to do, I never got around to it.

Then one day I received an email with the title of the book as the subject. Intrigued, I opened the email and found a nice letter from a woman named Yolanda Carden, a publicist for FSB Associates. Yolanda wanted to know if I'd be interested in reading Ms. Grabhorn's book and reviewing it for my website and blog readers. Why, yes I WOULD, Yolanda, thank you! (I joked with Yolanda that the universe must be working through her to get me to read this book! LOL) Yolanda popped a copy of the book in the mail for me, and voila - my intention to read the book was fulfilled!

Let's pause for a moment and examine this because it's an important part of learning how to use the Law of Attraction in your own life. I wanted to read this book. I set an intention to read the book. I let go of it (not even really on purpose, I just didn't do anything about my intention). The universe found a way to deliver the book directly into my hands. I didn't even have to leave my house, it was delivered to my doorstep! How amazing and funny is that? :-)

This experience is a great example of detaching from the outcome and letting the universe work on my behalf. I didn't feel inspired to take action in this situation, and I didn't need to. It could have easily gone the other way too, of course. I could have been driving along one day and felt compelled to pull into the parking lot of my local bookstore, and Ms. Grabhorn's book would have jumped out at me from the shelf. Stranger things have happened.

Besides receiving the book in an unusual way (which was amazing enough), it turns out the universe had another surprise in store for me. For the preceding few months before I received this book, I had been existing in a kind of emotional void like I described above. I wasn't unhappy or frustrated, but neither was I enthusiastic or joyful. I was working a lot of hours, trying to get some new projects going, and I was spending a lot of time on activities that weren't exactly thrilling.

I didn't notice it at the time but I had been sinking slowly and steadily into a sense of mundane obligation and drudgery. I awoke each morning with a to-do list running through my head, and my days were spent in a fog of "gotta's".

However, the further I got into reading, "Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting," the more I seemed to awaken from my emotionless slumber. I realized that it's not enough to avoid focusing on the negative. That's a great start, but it's not the end. Ms. Grabhorn illustrates the importance of learning to consciously "flow" our energy toward what we want, consistently and effectively.

If I could share with you the most profound insight I got from this book, it would be this: We have to choose. In fact, we ARE choosing, every moment of every day. Just because we don't consider ourselves to be "negative" people, we still might not be taking an active, conscious role in creating the lives we want. We can, though.

Sadly, Lynn Grabhorn passed away in 2004, but other great writers have picked up her torch and continued with the "Excuse Me" concept. There are books like, "Excuse Me, Your Job is Waiting," by Laura George; and "Excuse Me, Your Life is Now," by Doreen Banaszak (available August 2007). Ms. Grabhorn also wrote a neat companion workbook (PLAYbook!) for "Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting", and I also discovered that there's an online course too! (Where have I been that I didn't know all this? ;-))

If you've been struggling with the concept of feelings and the Law of Attraction, "Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting" is a MUST READ. It will open your eyes and your mind to the power of emotions - and give you the awareness to choose them for maximum effectiveness.

In the meantime, make a conscious effort to choose how you feel - and you will choose what you experience!

Wendy Betterini is a freelance writer specializing in self-improvement and personal development concepts. Visit her website, http://www.WingsForTheHeart.com for free articles on positive thinking, goal-setting, self-esteem, personal growth, and more.

*SINewswatch would like to thank Wendy Betterini for granting permission to reprint this blog article.

'Baby Boomers, Healthy Aging and Job Performance' - Alvaro's Blog Post - March 26, 2007

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Alvaro's blog post is entitled, "Baby Boomers Healthy Aging and Job Performance." [blog]

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Alvaro says, "We are not legal experts, but would like to inform the debate by offering 10 considerations on healthy aging and job performance from a neuropsychological point of view, that apply to all occupations:" Read Complete Post

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'The Healing Power of Nature' - Charlotte Reznick's Blog Post - March 26, 2007

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Charlotte Reznick's blog post is entitled, "The Healing Power of Nature." [blog]

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Reznick says, "How often do we take time to slow down and stop?

Really stop and connect with the healing power of nature." Read Complete Post

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'National Hug-A-Thon in South Africa' - Roger Carr's Blog Post - March 26, 2007

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Roger Carr's blog post is entitled, "National Hug-A-Thon in South Africa." [blog]

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Carr says, "What a terrific way to bring people together, encourage each other and raise funds for charity." Read Complete Post

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'Word of Mouth' - Bert Decker's Blog Post - March 26, 2007

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Bert Decker's blog post is entitled, "Word of Mouth." [blog]

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Decker says, "After you speak, you want people to want a piece of you - and talk about you.

After they sample your product, you want them to recommend you, and buy your product." Read Complete Post

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