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Being Connected or Disconnected: Coming from LOVE or "???"
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| We've all had that feeling of "being connected". This could be described as "coming from a place of love" or "being in your power". Perhaps it's when we're with a significant other, playing with a child, performing at work, or doing something you're confident at. This isn't necessarily "romantic in-love"...it's just open, warm and giving to others. You're confident and centered in yourself. Unconditional love and acceptance. Isn't this the energy we'd like to live from all the time?? |
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Integrity as a Catalyst
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| Integrity has always been one of the qualities I admire and respect most in others. The definition of integrity is: The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness. Simply put, someone who lives in integrity honors their personal values - actions and choices align with an internal code. There is nothing inside that is divided; they are whole. Honesty is another dimension to integrity -- spoken words reflecting the inner world without distortion. Integrity is also about honoring your word and following through with commitments. defi |
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Adopt an Emotion: PEACE
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| PEACE can be described as a calm, tranquil feeling that exudes an internal state that "all is well". Even in "turbulent" times, the feeling of peace can be cultivated by a knowing that "this too will pass"...and everything will ultimately work itself out. |
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Adopt an Emotion: LOVE
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| This is truly one of the great emotions in life, isn’t it? The word LOVE is used in numerous ways to capture that special connection that ties us all together as human beings, and to everything we have an affinity for. In our purest state, I believe we love everyone and everything in this world. |
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Conscious Connections: Are you FULLY Connected?
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| When activity is high, it can be easy to lose connection with what is most important. We may diminish the big and little successes occurring along the way. We may not stop and fully connect with those we love - enough or at all. We may set goals and objectives haphazardly, not owning or connecting to them at the core of our being. We may avoid connecting to the underlying feelings that haven't been expressed. We may lose connection with ourselves.
Whether you fit the "busy" description, or are just casually pacing through life - STOPPING and taking the time to "consciously connect" is essential to maximizing fulfillment AND productivity. |
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Emotional Muscles
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| EMOTIONS are a huge element in our lives. They affect how we experience the world... and, each emotion serves as a unique filter for our life's experiences. Sometimes it feels that we're at the mercy of our emotions. I'd like to suggest how we can take greater control of our lives by more consciously choosing some of our emotions.
I believe emotions play a powerful role in helping us achieve our goals, dreams, and in creating fulfilling lives. The more we "feel" an emotion... the more we attract that into our lives. Simply put....joy breeds joy. Stress breeds stress. Peace breeds peace. Essentially, it's Law of Attraction. |
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Your Circle of Influence: What is their impact on your life?
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| As human beings, our lives are shaped and influenced by a myriad of factors, and relationships is at the top of the list. Think about how much of "who you are today" was influenced by a specific parent, sibling, relative, teacher, coach, neighbor, author, speaker, boss, co-worker, spouse or friend. Values, habits, behavior, knowledge, skills, passions, hobbies, tastes and attitudes are typically learned through association with others.
Yet, as influential as relationships are, most people haven't consciously chosen their greatest "circle of influence". |
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Thoughts: Our Greatest Addiction?!
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| Thoughts don't require an external stimulus to be elicited, which means we can indulge in any thought repeatedly - at any time we choose.
As human beings we experience and enjoy a VARIETY of emotions on a daily basis, yet we also innately seek FAMILIARITY...even if it's NOT positive. The emotions we experience consistently become a part of our comfort zones and our identities...as they are habitually conditioned into our lives. Until we get conscious about them we remain victims to these patterns. |
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Letting it all in. Are YOU?
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| We strive for goals and aim for perfection. Why? So, we can experience a peak moment of accomplishment, a loving relationship, ideal health or fulfillment? But, are we EVER really "letting in" the joy of it all? |
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7 Keys to Transforming Thought
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| We've all experienced the popular notion that "our thoughts shape our reality". When life is working well, it's easy to focus on thoughts that feel good and perpetuate success and happiness in our lives. However, what do you do when you are attached to thoughts that clearly don't serve you? |
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Being Calm in the Eye of the Storm
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| Your life is going reasonably well. You're focused, "on track" and feeling centered...yet all of a sudden your workload triples, an employee leaves, or a significant person in your life becomes emotionally distraught, or perhaps a death or illness surprises the family. Your outside world doesn't have to equal your inside world. Life is always presenting new challenges to strengthen our spirit, expand our consciousness, and foster growth. Learning how to master accessing the "calm" in any storm is worthy goal, but it is obtainable. What is your current "storm"? I challenge you to find your center in the eye of it all. |
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Accepting YOU or Accepting YOUR EGO?
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| We LOVE it when everyone in our lives loves and accepts us unconditionally. Have you ever gotten frustrated with someone, when you thought they weren't "accepting who you are"? Is what I want them to ACCEPT, really ME? |
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Loving What Is
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| How many times have you heard "your thoughts create your reality?" Lots? Me too. I understood this conceptually, but often time my thoughts simply dominated my reality and I felt helpless, stuck and tortured by them. Yes, I knew they were lousy, disempowering thoughts ruining my life...but, they felt REAL. As much as I TRIED to consciously release them, I couldn't. Even techniques in NLP, "changing my focus" and using positive language only seemed to work temporarily. The idea of having a "still mind" sounded great, but my meditation practice was filled with lots of swimming thoughts, and little "stillness".
Then I was introduced to "the work" of Byron Katie, called Loving What Is. |
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"Acceptance"... and growth
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| Acceptance simply means "EMBRACING WHAT IS". Acknowledging the "what is"...may include yourself, your spouse, significant other, job, house, health or a set of circumstances. With ACCEPTANCE, we embrace PEACE. And, it's in this peace that miracles happen.
For those of us that thrive on personal growth and are constantly looking for ways to improve, and better ourselves, the idea of "accepting" ourselves may feel like embracing "mediocrity" or "settling". Won't I get complacent if I totally accept myself? Will I lose my edge or drive? If I "accept" my significant other just as he/she is, does that mean I'm encouraging them to stop growing? NO. NO. NO. |
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Choice or Habit?
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| When life delivers a plethora of unexpected and unpleasant surprises, it can be easy and automatic to react negatively. Many of these reactions are unconscious and engrained in us as human beings. Throughout our lives, most of us are taught and conditioned to react to disappointments with sadness, unkindness from others with anger or defensiveness, heavy traffic with stress and frustration, illness and death with fear, and our mistakes with judgment. If I listed twenty activities, most would agree on the "common way" to react to each situation.
But, who says this is how we "should" be reacting? Is there an alternative choice? Is there a more effective way? Or are we truly helpless victims to life's circumstances? |
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The DANGERS of Living UNCONSCIOUSLY
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| We can all relate to that "trance-like" state where we're going through the motions, not 100% there. We all have our favorite or habitual places to "check-out" and go unconscious. And, here's what I've found fascinating. When we bring our full-on, conscious attention to ANY aspect of our lives...it naturally falls into greater alignment with our highest ideals and dreams. Our lives WORK, and are more fulfilling when we're fully conscious. It's our lack of attention, our "unconsciousness" that is at the root of nearly everyone of our problems. |
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Goal Realization
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| Every year about this time, New Year's Resolutions become popular. Many people THINK about setting goals, and a few people actually write them down. An even smaller percentage of people do what it takes to achieve them. So, what is the difference between those who REALIZE their goals, and those who don't? |
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Owning Your Value
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| Whether you're doing big things or little things, who you are in this world makes a difference every day, in countless ways. Maybe you know this intellectually. But, do you really, really feel the value and worth of your individual magnificence? Do you own it in all areas of your life? |
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HAI Principles
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| HAI - Human Awareness Institute - If you are intrigued with the idea of opening your heart more fully, moving past fears around intimacy, healing core relationships, getting beyond issues of body image or packaging, becoming more comfortable with both men and women, and/or would like to learn how to "love" people without necessarily "liking" their behavior, I highly recommend their program. |
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Attention to Detail - A Manager's Secret Weapon
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| An eye for detail is critical in you want the best performances from your team. Your awareness skills need to be sharpened fully and noticing when there is something out of line, however minor, will serve you very well indeed... |
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The Compounding Effect of Choices
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| Most people are familiar with the compounding effect of money, as its key to the long-term accumulation of wealth. Saving a few hundred dollars each month grows into tens of thousands over time. The principles of compounding also apply in every area of our lives, whether we like it or not. Internalize the simple principles in this article and adopt them for a lifetime. Doing so will allow you to more easily stay focused on what is most important to you and take the necessary action steps to realize your desires. Willingness is the key |
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From Selling to Serving to BEing
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| A Life Coach discovers the energetic exchange of 'selling.' |
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Do You Talk More Than You Listen?
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| Even if you often let others carry on the conversation, there's likely another conversation simultaneously going on inside your head. As the other person speaks, your mind may be racing on with its own thoughts, drowning out all words but its own.
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Stop playing peekaboo and your ideal clients will hire you: 3 steps are all you need
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| Did you know that when entrepreneurs market their businesses, they hide aspects of themselves that they feel ashamed of? This shame unfortunately becomes the blind spot to what could be more clients, money and meaning flowing into these entrepreneurs’ lives. This article teaches you the 3 steps you need to shoo that shame away and attract the abundance that is already on its way to you. |
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Making Active Choices – The Key to Success
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| “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Benjamin Franklin said this originally. Sometimes we are aware that the results are not what we want but are unaware that we are stuck in a pattern of unchanging behavior. The first step to making a change is to first become aware of what we are doing. |
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The 'Fear Factor' and what you need to know about it
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| Or how to remove a major roadblock in communication |
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Why Are You Using Social Media?
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| If you don't know what social media is or why you are using it you are losing out big time! |
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Healing the green-eyed monster so you can get on with your life and work
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| There are three things I want you to take away from this
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1. Context matters.
2. You are the boss of context.
3. It gets easier. |
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The Six Pillars of Energy-Aware Entrepreneuring
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| One of the greatest benefits of being an entrepreneur is having the freedom to do what you want when you want… and that can be a bit daunting when you’re actually living it. With focus and proper support through the pillars of success for energy-aware entrepreneuring, you can find your way to freedom. |
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How To Focus On Your ‘Right’ Priorities
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| The word ‘right’ for me means right-brain, which translates to intuitively honoring the optimal choice or investment of time and energy. The right priorities are not always the obvious priorities.
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Resistance and Resilience Reflect Each Other
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| Resistance is what we experience when we’re getting ready to do something that goes beyond what we know, expect or find familiar. It’s the thing that makes us have bad hair days, get paper cuts, drop the coffee, run late or lose the phone when we’re about to make big change. The ironic thing about it is that resistance shows up even when we actually want the change to happen.
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The 10 Energetic Keys of Business: What Could Be Tripping You Up
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| Everything is energy; quantum physicists are proving that daily, and that includes your business. If your business feels stuck or you know it could be better, this is vital information you can use right away. Knowing these triggers as keys to unlocking your business potential can save you time, resources and money by identifying what you might not even recognize as an issue. |
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The Power of Practical Wisdom
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| To have practical wisdom means that you know when to innovate, when to bend the rules, when to be flexible, when to improvise a solution. No set of rules can give us what we want because they become inherently constrictive. And rules can often require the individual to sacrifice their own beliefs in order to adhere to the rule. |
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The Gift of Divine Guidance
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| If you are like most people you can remember a time when you had a feeling something was going to turn out in a certain way and it did. These are not just some bizarre coincidences; these were synergistic moments in which you were able to briefly tap into the well of your gifts. |
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Any Walls In Your Way?
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| Get past any wall in the way of your success! |
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Cracking the Social Media Puzzle….What Else You Need to Sharpen Your Teeth
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| Accounts of applicability of social media in bringing customers closer to businesses have become cliche over the time. This feverish pitch about the application of social media in marketing has reached to an extent where the marketing pundits have started calling it Marketing 2.0. |
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Inside Out
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| Whatever aspect of your life you want to focus on, however you define ‘success’ or ‘happiness’, wherever you want to take that inner perfection, it’s really only a matter of realizing the unlimited resource that you already are (and always were) and reconnecting with what you have forgotten about your perfect self. |
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How SEO and Website Translation will Effect your Online Marketing Strategy
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| In today's world, most people are using the Internet to find information and gain access to resources they both normally cannot access or would require some travel and effort to acquire. The Internet solves this disparity between customer need and customer access by enabling any user in a myriad of countries with a portal to the Internet to have access to all the information/services/products they desire with a click of a button. This change has led many marketing firms and agencies to evolve their marketing strategies from radio and TV to aggressive online awareness and promotional activities. This change is due in part to the immense potential for growth the Internet facilitates in both the local and global markets for service(s) or product(s). |
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