- You Cannot Fail
Recently, I came across the story of Pete Gray which is quite amazing and inspirational. Pete lost his right arm in a childhood accident. However, despite this, he still managed to fulfill his boyhood dream of playing major-league baseball. Pete succeeded because he didn't give-up! He simply refused to quit - and it is true that you cannot fail if you too determine that you will not quit. - 5 Top Tips for Staying Motivated
Today I have two tasks that I absolutely need to get done before the end of the day. They are both important. One of these is quite a mundane task; the other is something I will quite enjoy. Now if I think about it, the motivation to do the pleasant task is already there. - Until You Succeed
So there you are with your Goals staring at you from the fridge and you are left wondering - what next?Well, first, you did set your goals didn't you? You did make them SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-Tabled). And you did put them on the fridge or somewhere you will be regularly confronted with them. If you didn't, then that's what you need to do before you go any further. - Resistance is Useless
If you are responsible for any kind of change initiative in business, you are going to meet a phenomenon that is well-recognised in management circles – it's called "resistance to change". Frankly, human beings are change-resistant – it's a simple fact of life. Ken Blanchard wrote about it in his lovely little book "Who Moved my Cheese" which deals with stereo-typical reactions to change. - Daily Affirmations for Positive Living
Once, I knew a person who suffered from panic attacks. Whenever he needed to stand up and speak in front of a group of people, his nerves just seemed to get the better of him and, they were so bad that eventually he would be completely unable to speak. Well, he first learned how to control the inner panic with the use of affirmations. Then eventually, he was able to completely free himself of the problem. The affirmation technique can be very powerful indeed, so let’s take a closer look at how to make use of it. - Just Singing And Dancing In The Rain
There was once a tribe that invented a rain dance that worked - what they did was this: they danced and danced and danced - until it rained. And it actually worked- every time! This principle is sometimes hailed as a magic recipe for success in anything you attempt. - Time Management & The Crocodile Principle
Do you remember the movie Cool Hand Luke? It stars Paul Newman as an anti-hero who has been jailed for committing some felony; and is sentenced to a term of hard labour. The hard labour, which consists of building a road as I seem to remember, is occasionally interrupted by crocodiles. Well I suppose they would actually be alligators because the movie is set in the American south. - Top Three Books for Personal Development
A while back, my daughter asked me to name three must-read books in my field – which is, of course, Personal Development. It didn't take much thinking – right away, I answered that my top three recommendations would be:How to Find Your Real Self by Mildred Mann The 7 Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen CoveyIn this article, I am going to outline why I think these books are essential reading for any student of the subject. - Does The Law of Attraction Work?
For years self-help guru's have taught about The Law of Attraction - the idea that you can get what you want simply by creating a clear mental picture of what you desire and using your imagination to see it with your mind's eye. It all sounds very tempting doesn't it - but is there really any such thing as the Law of Attraction? Well, I would like to share with you a little about my own experience learning about and then using this principle. - The 7 Keys to Success
When I was quite young, someone told me, "If you want be really successful, find out what God wants to you to do with your life and then dedicate yourself to achieving it". - Women in Management and Why We Need Them
Here we are just about forty years after the first women burned their bras and yet still – we don't have complete equality in the modern workplace. Let’s face it: that situation is just not good enough! Our places of work are essentially, despite everything, still male-dominated hierarchies based on the old command and control model of management that is generally acknowledged to be so outdated. - NLP & the Art of Listening
In the early seventies, about 1973, Bandler and Grindler are generally credited as having developed Neuro-Linguistic programming (NLP) in collaboration with Gregory Bateson. John Gridler was a professor of Linguistics and Richard Bandler was a student at the time. They defined NLP as: the study of the structure of subjective experience. - Rich Jerk Review
The Rich Jerk is, without doubt, one of the most successful campaigns in Internet Marketing history, but is the book actually worth buying – or is it yet another one of those infamous scams that seem to pervade the web? - Writing a Personal Mission Statement
If you don't yet have a mission statement of your own, it's a great time to be thinking about producing one for yourself. The reason is simple: it will help to give you clear focus on what is important. - How to Set and Achieve a Goal
The human mind and autonomic nervous system can be thought of as a goal-achieving mechanism. All you need to learn is how to utilise it - and that is done through the process of goal-setting. This article outlines the process many successful people have used to achieve their goals. - Stephen Covey & A Summary of The 7 Habits
Stephen Covey is best known, for his self-help book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. which was first published by Simon & Schuster in 1989 and has sold around 12 million copies word-wide. This article provides a useful summary of the 7 Habits.
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