 Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Wayne and Tamara  |
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| Article Title :: Identity Theft |
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Identity Theft
by: Wayne and Tamara
Direct Answers - Column for the week of August 30, 2004
I've known my best friend for six years. Initially I thought she was a great person who was there for me in times of crisis. As time went by I noticed she was very competitive with others, and then I saw she was most competitive with me.
She will ask what I am wearing, then wear something shorter or more low-cut. She sees me in something, then buys that exact item. She copies phrases I say and repeats facts from me and claims them as her own. When we were in college, she constantly tried to one-up me in grades and games, even cheating to do so.
I confronted her after a close mutual frie (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Gene Simmons |
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| Article Title :: It’s My Blankey and I’m Keeping It! |
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It’s My Blankey and I’m Keeping It!
by: Gene Simmons
“Blankey” – as in Security Blankey. OK? All parents know what this is. Sometimes it’s an actual “blankey”, or it may be a pillow, a doll or some other favorite toy or scrap of material. It’s the “thing” that provides a measure of security to developing young minds in a sometimes scary new world. It’s the “thing” the little ones sleep with, eat with, and lug around until it becomes almost unrecognizable. God forbid that we should ever misplace our blankey. It would be absolutely impossible to live without it!
But then we grow taller and get older. We mature and no longer have a need for our once de (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Rebecca Fine |
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| Article Title :: Afloat on A Sea of Abundance |
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Afloat on A Sea of Abundance
by: Rebecca Fine
In the days of the mighty sailing ships, when brave souls voyaged into the unknown, dependent on the winds and their as-yet incomplete knowledge of geography and navigation, one of the greatest and most dangerous challenges was to traverse the area known as "the doldrums."
Extending about 30 degrees on either side of the equator, the doldrums are subject to days, weeks, even months of no wind at all. After a long and difficult crossing from Europe to South America, lying becalmed in the doldrums -- with no land in sight and with the ship's supply of fresh water dwindling -- was a terrible and life-threatening situation.
But histo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Sarah Pond, Life Coach |
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| Article Title :: Top Ten methods for never achieving your Goals |
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Top Ten methods for never achieving your Goals
by: Sarah Pond, Life Coach
Top Ten methods to never achieve your goals:
1. Be really vague about it. Do not get specific about what you want to achieve.
2. Keep it a secret. Never tell a soul about your dreams for the future - not even yourself.
3. Hang around people who also aren't going for their goals. Success is contagious, so stay away from anyone who has clear goals and a plan to achieve them.
4. Never, EVER write down your goals. The mere act of writing down your goals is a giant step toward achieving them, so this is a big no-no.
5. Listen to all your fears and doubts. If you accidently find yourself moving toward a goal, qui (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Grace V. Planas |
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| Article Title :: A Turning Point |
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A Turning Point
by: Grace V. Planas
19 years ago, I was a young working mother at 28, independent and working for a prestigious company, until circumstances made me choose between family and career. After going through weighing my options, I chose to become a full-time Homemaker because I believed that family should come first if the situation would permit.
However, I had a wake-up call four years ago. It happened on a lazy weekday afternoon when my 10 yr. old daughter arrived from school. As an affectionate habit, I’d kiss and hug her, join her in her room, and help her settle down. It’s great hearing how her day has been.
But instead of receiving reciprocal warmth, I got a g (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Kathleen Gage |
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| Article Title :: Hot Rod Hundley: The Man with a Lot to Smile About |
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Hot Rod Hundley: The Man with a Lot to Smile About!
by: Kathleen Gage
One of the first things you notice about Hot Rod Hundley is his contagious smile. Anyone within eyeshot is quickly drawn to this former NBA All Star.
Most folks know Rod Hundley as the announcer for the Utah Jazz games on radio and television. He has the distinction of being the only NBA player who is also an NBA announcer. With a unique style and familiar voice that have made him one of the most popular and well-recognized broadcasters ever, public perception can often be deceiving.
I had heard rumors about Hot Rod Hundley that made me wonder who I would be encountering. Contrary to what I had heard, rather tha (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Keith Varnum |
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| Article Title :: Conjuring Up Sid Ceasar |
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Conjuring Up Sid Ceasar
by: Keith Varnum
Love focuses attention. When you really love something, you are naturally pouring your interest and appreciation toward the object of your love. The driving core of this concern and care, on an electro-magnetic level, is creative life force. As our love flows toward the object of our love, the object is filled with our vital energy, enthusiasm and joy. This energetic connection to the object magnetically pulls the object into our sphere of experience. We attract that which we love. It becomes created within our world.
I love the humor of Sid Caesar, one of our culture’s most talented and observant comedians. I especially enjoyed the wild and (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Kathy Gates |
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| Article Title :: What's Stopping You? |
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What's Stopping You?
by: Kathy Gates
We're all familiar with the cycle:
We want new, but resist change.
We want satisfaction, but procrastinate.
We want control, but defer to circumstance.
So, what’s stopping *you*?
A belief?
“I’m an incurable procrastinator, I’ll probably be late to my own funeral.” Beliefs like this dictate your thoughts, and your thoughts turn into action -- or in this case, *inaction*. Consciously turn those thoughts into something that can help you, not hinder you.
A habit?
While it seems too simple to actually have impact, success on any goal boils down to a good habit. If you eat well and exercise, you’ll be successfu (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Chas Brothers |
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| Article Title :: Tools for Constructing the Road to Success |
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Tools for Constructing the Road to Success
by: Chas Brothers
Too many times in the pursuit of our dreams, we loose sight of the total picture and instead settle on a small piece of it. A job, any job, whether it is in the conventional job market or any one of a number of work from home ventures all require the same thing - people of vision.
Vision sees the entire portrait, balanced, controlled, and proportionate while focus concentrates solely on one aspect of the portrait. Don’t misunderstand, having focus is not a bad thing as long as it doesn’t loose sight of vision.
In building your road to success you must take several things into account if you want your road to remain sta (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Gene Griessman |
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| Article Title :: Balancing Your Work, Family and Social Life |
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Balancing Your Work, Family and Social Life
by: Gene Griessman
Many of us have an image of personal balance as a set of scales in perfect balance every day. But that’s an unrealistic goal. You are in for a lot of frustration if you try to allocate within every day a predetermined portion of time for work, family and your social life. An illness may upset all your plans. A business project may demand peaks of intense work, followed by valleys of slow time.
Balance requires continual adjustments, like an acrobat on a high wire who constantly shifts his weight to the right and to the left. By focusing on four main areas of your life – emotional/spiritual needs, relationships, intell (read full article) |
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