http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:23:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you have plans on becoming great, you'll want to read this brief article. They say success leaves clues; this implies, "if we look at people who are great, we'd find a common denominator, a golden thread tying them all together.” Here's what I think we'd find: We'd find people who discovered their talent ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-become-great/ Is there an ‘essential key’ to personal development? One without which the 'unlocking' of your potential might be difficult if not impossible? If we define personal development as growth involving the mind and the body, then ‘yes’ - I think there is. Without this ‘key’ personal growth is slow, and sluggish. Without ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/personal-development-an-essential-key/ We’ve all been there: the alarm goes off, we’re feeling groggy, reach out and slap it to snooze. Five minutes later, the same things happens. We switch the alarm off again. The thought of getting out of bed seems like way too much effort. We know that, once we get ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-get-out-of-bed-when-you-really-don%e2%80%99t-feel-like-it/ Though a positive, successful, and engaging person, Pam avoided prolonged looks into her mirror. When she was brushing her hair or applying make-up, she stayed focused on the activity – but would intentionally not make eye contact with herself. Except sometimes. On those occasions a tirade of ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-internal-dialogue-mastering-the-unseen-forces-that-shape-our-destiny/ Everyone knows sex sells. Greed sells too, and again, this is something we all know. But little did we know that the really big, best seller of all is FEAR and it’s companion, dread. Here are some current ‘epidemic’, ‘impending’ ‘catastrophe-in-the-making’, brilliantly-marketed FEARS: Fear of recession, depression, terrorists, war, disease, food, ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/words-that-overcome-fear-and-dread/ Bob was a normal sort of guy. One day, he set the goal of making a million dollars. He took a job in sales because he figured that was the quickest way to get there. And, after a few years of hard and determined work, he did. Bob’s a success, right? ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/are-you-risking-losing-everything-in-pursuit-of-your-goals/ I never thought it would be such a relief to be wrong but I’m starting to love it. Ahhhh! Does that statement surprise you when there are so many success texts on how to be, or do things, ‘right’? Good! Do you know the pressure of feeling you have to be right? Do ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/ In Western society, we often think of "learning" in very narrow terms: it's what we do in school, and once we've got our college degree, the learning phase is over – it's time to work. Of course, things aren't really that black and white: we carry on learning after we've left ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-you-should-never-stop-learning/ It's a complex world, but most of us still manage to get on with it: whatever our job may be, we turn up every day and tackle the challenges that come our way. When it comes to debt, though, it's not so straightforward. Many people end up with serious debt problems ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/debt-advice-the-facts/ Some mornings, you don’t want to get out of bed. Your goals and projects don’t fire you with enthusiasm – they make you feel exhausted. It seems like you’ve been working on them forever, and you still have a long way to go. You feel like you’re beating your head against ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-pick-yourself-up-when-you%e2%80%99re-utterly-demotivated/