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Author :: Janet K. Ilacqua  |
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| Article Title :: Handling Disappointment |
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Handling Disappointment
by: Janet K. Ilacqua
Disappointment is an inevitable part of home-based business. Clients won’t pay, bids fall through, or business associates don't come through on their promises or act unethically. Some people will deliberately foster cynicism in their consciousness as a way of avoiding the pain of disappointment. This is mistaken as a means of making life better. Disappointment is a temporary condition. Cynicism is a long term poisoning sickness. Neither is necessary; but until the addiction to cynicism is broken, the attraction of positive events in life is greatly inhibited. Thus there is a cycle of disappointment and cynicism. Let go of that negativity a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Janet Ilacqua |
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| Article Title :: Thinking for Success |
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Thinking for Success
by: Janet Ilacqua
Thoughts are very powerful. An intention held long and hard enough will eventually manifest itself physically. A negative or positive action will stir up negative or positive thoughts long afterwards.
To have a better future, you must behave better now so that the thoughts that come to mind are more likely to be positive rather than negative. After all, the cause comes before the result, and the result is exponentially more than the cause. Thoughts to cultivate include:
• A generous state of mind
• Being sensitive to how our words and actions impact those around us, taking joy in being constructive and helpful in our actions, taking joy i (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Janet Ilacqua |
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| Article Title :: The American Dream Model |
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The American Dream Model
by: Janet Ilacqua
The present model of business and career motivation , the one most closely associated with the “American Dream” which emphases enterpreuneurship, individual achievement, competition, and domination has been around for at least the last 50 years . Up to the mid 20th century, the predominant prosperity model was the Calvinist work ethic originally derived from the Puritan. The Calvinist work ethic emphasized hard work, saving for the future, and foregoing vacations, paying bills in cash, and foregoing luxuries to save for a rainy day. On the other, the motivation for moneymaking is no longer saving for the future, but, what Thornstein Veblen (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Janet Ilacqua |
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| Article Title :: Anger and Scarcity |
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Anger and Scarcity
by: Janet Ilacqua
As a small business owner or freelancer, you will experience periods of abundance and scarcity, many times for reasons beyond your control. Therefore, it is important for you to learn how to deal with your feelings about scarcity in order to put the most into your business
An emotion that is always present when there is a sense of scarcity in life is anger. Big surprise, you may think. The surprise actually is that very often, it is the anger, which is holding success at bay. Frequently, the individual is angry at success, about success, about money in general or about who gets to have it. This anger may be suppressed, only coming out in bitterness (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Janet Ilacqua |
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| Article Title :: Declutter for Sucess |
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Declutter for Sucess
by: Janet Ilacqua
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it well and serenely..."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
One of the fastest ways to increase the success of your homebased business is to do a thorough house cleaning. Sounds silly? It works. By clearing out the physical clutter and debris in your working area, you will correspondingly clear out mental clutter that prevents you from manifesting abundance. In addition to this, by disposing of unneeded items that no longer serve you, we are making space that can be used (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Janet Ilacqua |
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| Article Title :: Individualistic Sucess Models |
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Individualistic Sucess Models
by: Janet Ilacqua
In individualistic success models, success is not due to the individual’s relationship with his external environment or place in society, but, rather, a matter of individual accomplishment or, in some cases, a measure of his relationship with God. These models had their roots originally in Protestant Calvinism and are the typical ones you will see in “Success” books.
Examples discussed include
The Protestant work ethic model
The American success model
New Age Model
Protestant Work Ethic
According to Max Weber (1904, 1905), it was John Calvin who introduced the theological doctrines which combined with those of Martin Luther t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Janet Ilacqua |
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| Article Title :: Luxor Casino |
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Luxor Casino
by: Janet Ilacqua
Completed on October 15, 1993, the Luxor Casino and Hotel a thirty-story replica of the Egyptian pyramid of Khafre at Giza. Khafre's Pyramid, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, gives its patrons a taste of ancient Egypt. Luxor is 30 stories tall, the biggest pyramid ever raised in the Western Hemisphere, with a Sphinx outside and 2,526 deluxe rooms inside. Nine Boeing 747s could be stacked in its atrium, said to be the world's largest at 29 million cubic feet. The inside is lavishly decorated with many reproductions of Egyptian artifacts and paintings giving the hotel a sense of antiquity. The outside of the Luxor is just as magnificent as its outside (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Kathryn Lord |
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| Article Title :: How Fast Can We Do It? Speed Dating Online and Off |
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How Fast Can We Do It? Speed Dating Online and Off
by: Kathryn Lord
In an effort to cut down the time between meeting and mating to as close to zero as possible, up has popped Speed Dating!
For the uninitiated, speed dating happens when groups of singles meet together at a predetermined location. In an organized fashion, these folks talk to each other individually for under ten minutes (usually six to eight) per person, then switch to the next one in line. Next, each single rates interest (or no interest) in pursuing each contact. Afterwards, the organizers put the parties who indicated mutual interest in touch with each other, with what happens next up to the individuals concerned. S (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Kathryn Lord |
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| Article Title :: No More Desperation Dating |
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No More Desperation Dating
by: Kathryn Lord
When you think about what you find attractive in a person, what comes to mind? Tall, dark and handsome? Blonde and curvaceous?
How about happy and fulfilled with an exciting life?
I don't know about you, but I would pick the happy, exciting life every time. While physical chemistry is important, I know quite a number of people who would not win a beauty pageant, but are so filled with life and energy that they draw the attention of everyone when they enter a room. They may not be the easiest on the eye, but they certainly are the ones I want to talk to and spend time with.
***Looking Ahead***
As we get ready for the search for our futu (read full article) |
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| Category :: Self Improvement Articles |
Author :: Richard Vegas |
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| Article Title :: You At A Dead End? Look Deeply Into My Eyes! |
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You At A Dead End? Look Deeply Into My Eyes!
by: Richard Vegas
The president of a large North Eastern company, doing business internationally, was visiting his California division. While he was there, he saw a very large photograph of, of all people, himself, hanging on the wall.
He was in the office of his Vice President's private secretary. He said to her, Linda, that's a very large picture you have of my mug for this size room isn't it?
Linda said you know what I do when I have a problem? He said yea, you throw darts at it. Don't you? She smiled and said no, here's what I do. Then she demonstrated by propping her elbows on her desk, placing her chin in her cupped hands, and look (read full article) |
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