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Freedom is Calling: Happy 230th Birthday America
Last night, I wished America a happy 230th birthday from the 26th floor of a high rise office building in downtown Columbus as fireworks exploded in areas all around the 15 mile pie wedge view of the city I had.Firecrackers were around 200 years before Christ was born when the Chinese roasted bamboo to make loud pops that scared little children and then made them laugh as their parents hugged them tight to let them know they were okay, that it was just for fun.But in America, fireworks on the 4th of July are a sacred tradition, one in which we preen our feathers, pat each other on the back, and congratulate ourselves for bringing the concepts of freedom and democracy to the world even though they've been around since before Socrates took up doing shots of hemloch.Read more…Enhance Your Life By Having A Sense Of Purpose
Researchers believe that developing A SENSE OF PURPOSE is a strategy which can ENHANCE HEALTHY LIVING.The basis for their theory comes from studies carried out on 135 women in the age group 61-91.This groups EMOTIONAL and PHYSICAL WELL BEING were evaluated by rating two types of indicators.1.HAPPINESS evoked by POSITIVE experiences.Read more…Action ABC: Achieve Your Dream!
C - Conceive the Idea of possibility.“Our mind is like a parachute, it’s useless unless is opened!” How often we were approached by well intended friends and relative to look at a business opportunity, we instantly shut our mind and refuse to even listen a bit.Read more…10 Tips On How To Cope With The Prospect Of Redundancy
It used to be the case that people could get a job and expect to stay there for as long as they wished. That is no longer the case and we should realistically anticipate 3 or 4 job changes in our working lives. When we are faced with redundancy, we often feel as though we are out of control.Read more…10 Ways To Show Encouragement To Others
I've never met anyone who didn’t like to be praised. Some find it harder than others to accept praise or can be embarrassed by praise but we all like to have some. Praise is something which we can all give freely.Read more…Feel the Buzz!
Our goal in renewing our minds is to tip the scales in favor of a life filled with more fruit of the spirit. Too often in life the suffering side of the scale seems to outweigh the opposite. God wants us to have a life filled with an abundant amount of joy, pleasure, gratification, satisfaction, courage and Faith.Read more…Work Less, Accomplish More and Enjoy It Fully by Letting Go
Part I: Letting GoWhat if there was a way or ways to take the work out of work, out of relationships, out of life itself, while having more of what you want in all areas of your life? Imagine for a moment that you have simply let go of struggle, intense effort or hard work, and have what you really want in your life with greater ease than you ever imagined. You might find that difficult to imagine, or wonder what planet I live on where such a thing is possible.Read more…Selfish or Self-less
If you think being selfish is a bad thing, think again. Probably like many of you, I grew up believing that if I were selfish, it meant I only cared about myself, without regards for anyone else. It meant I walked over others, to get where I needed to be.Read more…Motivation, Inspiration, Stagnation
It seems we all hear so often how important it is to become successful. It is what drives many people through their life journey. How do you define success?Read more…Train Your Brain
"Your subconscious mind does not know the difference between the truth and a lie!" - Johnny Wimbrey -If you are to succeed it is vital that you train your brain for success. This is not a difficult task but it requires some uncomfortable self examination.Read more…3 Steps to Daily Success: Using Motivational and Inspirational Quotes to Achieve Your Goals
Changing our day-to-day behaviors may be easier than previously imagined. By meditating on and repeating motivational and inspirational quotes, we are better prepared to change our thought patterns, behaviors and in turn, change our lives.Here's how it's done.Read more…Working On Yourself
By the time high school graduation rolled around, I was sick of studying. I had spent so many hours pouring over textbooks; I decided that I never wanted to see another one when I was done with school. I surmised that my goal to become an Army Officer would totally support my desire to stay away from books and studying because life in the army would find me too busy running around the countryside and firing guns.Read more…Alternatives to Television
It is quite easy to spend several hours a day glued to the screen of a television set. It is estimated that on average an individual watches approximately two full months worth of television over the course of a year. Some suggest that this fascination with television has contributed immensely to the obesity problem in North America.Read more…Are You Facing Up To The Challenge?
"Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one can be happy who feels that in some paramount affairs he failed to take up the challenge of life." Arnold Bennett (1867-1931), British writer, novelistAfter a number of very busy weeks I have been thinking about how, every day, we all have challenges to face, big and small, especially when it comes to fitting in everything that we want to do.Read more…The Ins And Outs Of Ups And Downs
Every aspect of life is a series of ups and downs. You have summer and winter, day and night, work and play.You clean the house and all of a sudden the dust has built up again.Read more…Get More Energy into Your Life
Do you ever feel like you are literally dragging throughout the day? Do you feel like no matter what you do, you are still running on empty? How much more productive and enthusiastic are you in your life when you have the energy behind it?Read more…2 Secrets To A Better Future
Stop for just a second, take a look around you and ask yourself if this is the quality of life you were hoping for. If you answered “No”, then my question to you is “why not?” “What are you doing to change your life?Read more…Motivation
Owning MotivationMotivation! The juice that keeps us jumping toward the life we want to live. There are two kinds of motivation ready for your immediate use: “toward” and “away.Read more…Counting Your Chicken Before They Hatch!
Have you ever heard the expression, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch?" Maybe an older, wiser individual would tell you this to keep you from getting ahead of yourself. Like buying a new car before you actually got that new job.Read more…Beyond Motivation - Passion
It seems that just as we shifted paradigms in the eighties, we worked synergistically in the nineties; now we are passionate in the naughties. Even my local petrol station has passion brochures at the pump! So what are we passionate for ………?Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Motivation category
- Mastering Your Mind Power: Stop Allowing Adversity To Bully You - By: Harold L Lowe
Stop focusing on the adversity. Instead, focus on what you desire. By presenting to your mind an end result that you desire and choosing to use PMA (a positive mental attitude) as allegorical binoculars, your desire takes center stage in your mind. - Top 10 Hypnosis Myths - By: Brenda Mayhew
The world of hypnosis is a weird and wonderful place. How much of what you know is fact? Learn all the myths and legends of hypnosis, and de-mystify this unusual world. - Mastering Your Mind power: Develop PMA, A Positive Mental Attitude! - By: Harold L Lowe
A positive mental attitude is the consistent expectation of the best possible outcome in any and all situations. This is not an attitude of merely wishing or hoping. - Mastering Your Mind Power - A Quick Assumptive Review - By: Harold L Lowe
I am assuming that you have decided that there is more to life than you are presently experiencing. You have seen, heard about, or read about the small percentage of people who truly live the lives of their dreams. - Mastering Your Mind Power: More Tools For Tail Enders - By: Harold L Lowe
Even though I have spent significant time talking about using a rubber band as an efficient, effective tool for subduing tail enders as you work toward mastering your mind power using affirmations, there are other tools that are available and effective. - Mastering Your Mind Power: How To Craft Effective Affirmations - By: Harold L Lowe
Crafting good, effective affirmations is not rocket science. In fact you have done quite well at developing and using them already. Remember the last time you thought about a six-week vacation or you saw the luxury home of your dreams? - Mastering Your Mind Power: How To Subdue Tail Enders - By: Harold L Lowe
Tail enders should be subdued the instant they emerge. To subdue them requires the use of effective tools. The number one tool for me is a loose fitting rubber band. - Take Time for Your Teen - By: Christina Botto
I never said it was easy or that no effort on the parent's part is necessary. As a matter of fact, throughout my book I emphasize that parents will need to utilize a lot of self control and implement strategies before responding to their teen's actions or questions. - How to help your angry Teen - By: Christina Botto
Lately, several parents asked: "Where is my teen's anger coming from?" Teenagers, like adults, experience stress every day. The stubborn and argumentative teen is fighting for independence and less control by his or her parents. - Eating Disorders in Teens - By: Christina Botto
Eating disorders have long been a serious problem among people of all ages. However, this disease usually begins somewhere in the pre-teen stages of life, and although many adolescent boys suffer with this disorder, it usually affects and is much more severe in young girls.