Habits-What I Want for You! This Article is About: Business Coach, Business Coaching, E StoreThink for a moment about your Self. Is there something that you would like to have, somewhere you would like to go, or something you would like to do? What is holding you back? I can probably guess a......
Three Amigos This Article is About: Medical Treatments, Medical Service, Medical ExamsDirect Answers - Column for the week of February 23, 2004 I feel rather foolish writing this letter, but I need help. I am a 67-year-old man living on social security. My wife and I divorced, but I......
Anger And Your Driving Are you driving under the influence of impaired emotions? Dateline: December 4, 2002. Orange County ,California. A 29 year old man was shot to death, an apparent victim of road rage. According to new......
Life’s an Illusion… This Article is About: Make Up, Self Improvement Blog, Self Improvement BooksI’ll get right to the point. Life is not necessarily what we think it is. And no, I’m not going to extrapolate this to the extreme to try to convince you that we really exist on some obscure planet......
How Stupid Can People Be? “I can’t believe she did that!” “What the hell is he thinking?” “Any idiot would have better sense than that!” “Are they all taking dumb pills?” “What’s the matter with these people?” “Why am I ......
Mastering Mindfulness: A Thinker's Ode to Meditation I'm lucky. When I was fifteen, I was the sole survivor in one of those horrific car accidents involving a bunch of teens, lots of alcohol, and late-night fast driving. While the driver and other pas......
THE ENCHANTED SELF, That's Each of Us! This Article is About: The Women, Psychology Self Improvement, Self Improvement ProductsIn my years as a psychologist, I have come to believe that most people seeking psychotherapy are unhappy. This is not only due to earlier hurts and traumas, as well as present frustrations and proble......
Life, The Greatest Ride of All This Article is About: With Love, Self Improvement Products, Self Improvement BooksLife is the greatest roller coaster ride we will ever take. The ups and downs, the unexpected changes, the twists and turns, are all a part of living. The roller coaster ride of life can be miserab......
Fighting Terrorism With Enchantment This Article is About: Health Care Services, Health Care, Health Care ServiceMany of you may look at my title and wonder if I have 'lost my marbles.' Let me explain. First let me quote from a wonderful article that was passed around on the web by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.......
Making Potholders This Article is About: E Store, Bridal Gown, Self Improvement ProductsWhen I was little I was very busy--as I imagine most little girls are. At six years of age I had my toys, my fire station with a real bell, my fire trucks and other cars, my paper dolls, my coloring ......
Life Writing, One Facet of Living an Enchanted Life This Article is About: My Love, The Women, Self Improvement ProductsI started life writing in the fifth grade. My mother bought me my own Girl Shout diary! Are you wondering what a Girl Shout diary is? It was a Girl Scout diary kept by me. I had a minor learning di......
Afraid Of Dying? ... Afraid Of Living! Over the years, I've heard many people voice their concerns of death and dying. It wasn't that they had any maladies that would cause them to die any time soon, but they were "afraid of their own im......
What Is Your Legacy? This Article is About: Business Coach, Small Business, Self Improvement TechniquesDuring a recent speech, I told the audience that my mission was to empower the self-employed to succeed. Instantly a hand shot up in the audience. “What’s your definition of success?” I smiled to m......
Struggling to Make a Decision? Every great success story begins when a person makes a decision to do something or not to do something. They make a clear decision to make a significant change. Amidst all the opportunity in the worl......
How To Get Past a Weight Loss Plateau This Article is About: Health Care Services, Health Care, Health Care ServiceEveryone who has ever been on a diet has hit a plateau at some point. It is that point where no matter what you do, you cannot seem to lose any weight. I myself have hit many of these and I am going ......
Busy, Busy, Busy... This Article is About: E Store, Self Improvement Blog, Self Improvement Books…busy, busy, busy, busy, busy…busy, busy, bus… OK, slap me with a wet diaper! Enough of that silliness. Most you know what I’m talking about though, right? That’s us! Busy. Doing what? Stuff. What ki......
The Reason Nothing Happens ... Is Because Nothing Is Happening! I hear many clients declare how boring and stagnant their lives have become. As they disclose their concerns, the answer usually bubbles near the surface, but never quite makes it to the top. Howev......
Extraordinary People ... in Mediocre Times My grandfather used to speak of the days when people drove the world. It was a time when people were proud to contribute and move society and industry forward at full steam. But, people were proud ......
The Healing Powers of Journaling This Article is About: E Store, Self Improvement Exercises, Self Improvement ForumFor the past several years, I have found joy working as a motivational writer and speaker. One of my greatest passions has been the gift of sharing my deep love and respect for the written word. Word......
Catch-22 This Article is About: G Love, Self Motivation At Work, Child Self ConfidenceDirect Answers - Column for the week of February 16, 2004 I have been married for a little over seven years, with one 2-year-old son and another on the way. Over time, I believe my wife and I have g......
Gremlins! Time to Take Control This Article is About: Business Coach, Business Coaching, Self MotivationalIt is a wonder we can function at all. Each of us has multiple personality types all crying for attention. Most of us think one way, work another, and feel in a personality style different from eithe......
Review In 29 Steps Plus One This Article is About: E Store, Self Motivation Tips, Self Motivation At Work- I just finished to read a book. A story for kids (yes, I like them), interesting, told with participation and sometimes irony. -- Which is the problem, then? Simple, if the author have been re......
The Chi of New Homes ... Feng Shui-ness and Destiny When my wife and I were searching for a new Las Vegas home in 2002, we wanted it to have a solid foundation based on Feng Shui principles. My wife researched the essentials and we decided to build a ......
Tips for Better Meditation This Article is About: Make Up, Self Improvement Products, Self Improvement MonthMeditation students often come to me and ask what they can do to improve their meditation. Success in meditation is not the result of any one single factor but depends on sustained and systematic eff......
A Gift from the Heart of a Friend She stares at me, and then closes her eyes. A tinge of early dawn plays on her cheek as it peeks through the glass curtains by my desk. I grow warmer, waiting in silence for her first uncertain word ......