We’d find people who discovered their talent and then showcased that talent to the world in a “new” and creative way.
Most of the people we’d find wouldn’t be doing anything “new.” They would be doing something that’s been done before, in a “new” and unique way. Continue reading
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 learning how to tap into this essential human ‘tool’, change will be sporadic or imposed from the outside.
And I believe the really important part is this: without developing this function of consciousness, all deep change will be difficult. Continue reading
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 negative judgments erupted in her thoughts. Continue reading
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, air, climate change, computer crashes, natural disasters, breast size, impotency, break-ins, drug czars and addicts, immigrants and aging. Continue reading
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? Bob’s the guy we all want to be – whether we’re in sales, or in a big company, or working for ourselves. Continue reading
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 you know what it’s like to not be able to stand being wrong? It’s not pleasant! Continue reading
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