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Growth in all Dimensions
Growth in all Dimensions The most effective person is the well rounded person. Being well rounded means that you are able to function on many different levels in life. You can be good at one thing but not good at others. When you have a glaring weakness in one area it effectively diminishes the strength that you seem to have in others. No one is good at everything but we can have excellence in one or two areas and be good in many others.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleThe Key to Preparedness
Do you Prepare for your Upcoming Day The key to having as smooth a day as possible is being prepared for the challenges that it will bring. The worst thing that you can ever do is to procrastinate when you have an upcoming task. There is always something that you can and need to do in order to be ready for it when it comes.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleDevelop a Winning Personality
The world is made up of different individuals. No two people are exactly the same in any respect. This is the thing which makes life so wonderful and interesting. Your personality is the way that you think and act and it is unique to you. Experience plays a big part in personality development and no two people have the same experiences in life. Our personality is shaped by the things that we see and do from the time that we are born into this world. It is also shaped by the everyday encounters that we have in life.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleThe Keys to Earning Respect
I am sure that you all have heard the old adage that if you want respect you have to earn it. That saying is so true but I want to add onto it from the things that I have learned during my life experiences. You have to earn it, give it, and demand it all at the same time. If you do these things you are guaranteed to get respect. Now you may not be liked very much at all but you will be respected. Don’t confuse the two. I would rather people hate me and respect me than like me and take me for a chump.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleEarly Childhood Development
The first few years of a child’s development are the most important. It is extremely critical that the right values are instilled in the child at this time. Parents must realize that the values that they instill in the child are critical. The child will learn from what he or she observes. It is during this time that the child learns how to deal with situations and circumstances and it will get its cues from you. Everything that you do during this time is extremely important and will be the basis for success or failure later on in the child’s life.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleThe New Microwave Mentality
There is a new mentality in the industrialized world which I call the microwave mentality. It is a result of the information age and will only grow with industrialization. I call it the microwave mentality.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleDare to be Yourself
Are you afraid to be the person that you really are? If so why? Most people will define themselves by the perceived reactions of others rather than their own individual accomplishments and abilities. Don't judge yourself by the actions of others. Many times other people have something to gain by putting you down and if you are not confident in your abilities you will fall prey to their devices. You are a unique individual and your uniqueness is what describes you.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleThe Art of Self Motivation
The true leader is the one who is more self motivated out of the group. If you can’t motivate yourself there is no way that you will be able to motivate subordinates. Sometimes the leader motivates by actions rather than words. When you look at the leader on athletic teams you will note that they are normally the best athletes on the team. They are the ones who will whip the team up to meet a challenge on the playing field.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleSnakes don't like Altitude
I don’t know how true that this saying is but I have heard that snakes can’t stand altitude. They story goes that a pilot was flying a plane only to discover that it was filled with rattlesnakes after he had taken off. When he called the control tower his instructions were to go higher because snakes can’t stand altitude.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleGrowing Old Gracefully
One thing about life is that we are constantly ageing. There is absolutely nothing that we can do about it. We can try to use products which make us look younger or we can take vitamins and supplements and spend hours at the gym but no matter what we do and how hard we try we are going to grow old. The one way that we can take control is to try to grow old gracefully.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleEveryday Discipline
Discipline is the most basic building block of success. There can not be success without discipline. You may be successful without having other personality traits but you can’t be successful without discipline. Discipline will cause you to have habits which may not be convenient for your feelings but these habits will get you the victory in life.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleFirst Impressions are Lasting Impressions
The first time a person looks at you and even talks to you he or she forms an impression of who you are and what you are about. You are the one who gives credibility to what that person thinks and contrary to popular belief it is difficult to change. The first impression is a lasting impression so if you make an impression on another person when you are having a bad day that impression unfortunately will follow you throughout the entire time that you are acquainted with that person.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleDevelop Success Patterns
Success is just as much of a pattern as anything else in life is. Many times successful people are not smarter than others, nor do they have more common sense, they just have personal habits which make them successful. As a matter of fact I have seen people who are successful who didn’t really seem to make good decisions most of the time. The key to their success seemed to be that whenever they did make a decision they put it into action.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleMaking a Life Change
Making a life change is a time consuming and difficult task. Making a change is probably the hardest thing to do because to do so requires that we change the way that we think and operate. Our habits and our outlook on life have been ingrained since birth and they are hard to change. Fundamental change is so very difficult because it digs so deeply into our basic fabric.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleRelax and Breathe in Order to Live
Have you ever noticed that people who are cheerful by nature seem to look younger than their counterparts? Carefree people are not affected the same way by the stresses of everyday life as we are. My wife for one seems to have the ability to not notice when things are going terribly wrong while I have the tendency to become stressed or distracted. I don’t become distressed but as the man of the house I get conce ed because I am the head of the household and it is my responsibility to get us through.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleScore a Life Touchdown
There was a mental exercise that I used to do which was interesting and intriguing to say the least. I thought that it was beneficial in helping me to improve my own frame of mind. I’ll tell you about it and let you make the decision for yourself.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleHow to Live a Better Life
When I use the term better life here I am not going to attempt to put my own definition on it for you. A better life for me may not be a better life for you. Some people see a better life as a life of luxury. Some see it as a life of comfort. It may be a life of happiness or contentment to others. My definition of a better life is a life of peace.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleLearning Self Correction
I’m not tooting my own horn here but one thing that I am learning is that life is much easier when you learn how to correct yourself. One thing is certain and that is that either you can keep yourself straight or life will straighten you out. Now I know that there are turns, knots, quirks, and curves in my own life. The beauty of me realizing that I have problems is that I know that there are places in my life where I need to be corrected.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleThe Life Experience
Life is a strange thing. We learn as we grow older but the lessons that are the hardest are those of the past. We learn what not to do only after we have done it. Sometimes the lesson will come back around and be useful but most times we can just chalk it up to a life experience. Life’s lessons are good and sometimes they are tough but the best lessons are those that will have some sort of future benefit.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleLearn to Embrace your Differences
We are all different people and we all fit somewhere in the mosaic of life. If any two of us were the same then there would be no need for one of the two. Differences are the spice of life. The insecure person will attempt to ridicule others who are different. The person who is confident doesn’t have any qualms about who they are and their abilities. They don’t have to lash out at those who are different because they are not threatened by those differences.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleA Letter to the Friend that I have never Seen
I just want to take this time and opportunity to write this article to the friend that I have never seen. One thing about life is that we can live for all of our life and think that we don’t have any friends but regardless of who you are you do have one friend that you have not seen. Thank you so much for protecting me over the years, even when I didn’t know that you were there. I am still standing here today only because you have been there for me. Now I trust you more because you have brought me through so much. I have learned to trust you with all things that pertain to my life.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleCan you sell Yourself?
We live in a time where we are taught instant gratification. The industrial age has changed the very fabric of our being. The information age goes hand in hand in with this change or what I call a reformation. In past times people very seldom ventured far away from the place of their birth. There were some good points which were the result of this. The best point is that people formed bonds which were not easily broken. There was a time when a man or woman’s word was a thing of value just like silver or gold. These days it seems that it just doesn’t matter at all.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleParent Child Relationships
This article simply expresses my own thoughts and ideas on parent child relationships. It is certainly an intelligent dissertation based on my own education and experience. I would not however use my beliefs to counter anyone else’s beliefs. Relationships are not exact and can’t be approached with formulas which might work for mathematical equations and scientific experiments. Relationships are personal and there are too many variables involved for me to attempt to dictate what yours should be. Let’s keep those thoughts in mind as we go forward.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleWhat is a Self Fulfilling Prophecy
I have used this term in many of the articles that I have written because I tend to write on self improvement issues and this term can be used to explain many of the causes of the circumstances that we sometimes find ourselves in. This term can refer to good as well as bad issues of life but applies to social issues more than any other. The connotation is that when you have caused the conditions that you find yourself in by your actions of doubt or faith you have created your own self fulfilling prophecy.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleDiamonds are Produced with Pressure
Most of you probably know this but a diamond is one of the hardest substances available to man. Most of you do know that diamonds are coveted above all natural precious stones. Women value diamonds and we see them on TV all of the time. The size of the diamond on a ring or other piece of jewelry is a status symbol which tells a story about the person who is wearing. Bigger diamonds are coveted by all and are used as a measure of high social standing. Most women will equate the size of their diamond engagement ring with the amount of love that their fiancée has for them.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleLearn how to say No
Many of us are just good natured people who don’t think twice about doing for others when they need help. There is nothing wrong with being good natured and we should maintain our integrity but there are times that we just need to learn to say no. We can be too giving in our relationships with others. Now I realize that many of you are givers by nature and that is perfectly fine. Giving is what you live to do. I’m not saying that you should attempt to change from what God has created you to be but you can certainly find people to give to who will appreciate the things that you do for them.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articlePlay the hand that you have bee Dealt
Do you remember the movie titled Forrest Gump. His favorite saying was life is like a box of chocolates. In other words life is full of situations and circumstances but you won’t ever know what they are until the time comes. Life is full of surprises. Some of them are good but many are bad. We never know everything that we will encounter in life.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleTechniques for Dealing with Stress
Stress is the way that we respond to pressure. We respond by our physical or mental reactions. We all react to stress in various ways. Our bodies will release hormones to help cope with the stress and mentally we will change to meet the increased demands of our perceived negative circumstances. The common reaction may be fear or anxiety or a combination of both. The physiological response to stress is only meant to last for a short while. We are not designed to endure prolonged periods of stress.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articlePut your Wisdom on Steroids
Wisdom is honorable but wisdom on steroids is unbeatable. We know that the definition of wisdom is the application of knowledge but when you add some steroids to the wisdom that you have you become like Neo in the matrix. When Neo figured out the deal he was able to get inside of the bad guys and fight his way back out. Rather than just reacting to what they were doing in his own strength he added some steroids to what he knew and figured out how the program ran. Once he got it and the light bulb turned on in his mind he was a sure fire winner. Why, because he had supercharged his wisdom.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleAllow your Fear to Motivate You
Fear is a natural feeling and we can’t avoid it. The one thing that we can learn to do is control it when it happens. If we can learn to control our fear we can take a bad situation and turn it around for our good. Fear is a natural reaction which was given to us in order to help us to overcome adversity or escape from danger. Fear is not pleasant at all and the biggest danger is allowing ourselves to be overwhelmed by it. Fear can be one of the best things that ever happened to us if we allow it. It can also be one of the worst if we fail to control it.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleThe Power of Biblical Prayer
There have been many articles written about prayer and they always affirm the power of prayer in the lives of Christian believers and even sometimes for nonbelievers. Prayer can be a powerful force when a true believe applies the power of God to the issues of life.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleShow yourself Friendly
Do you want to have a multitude of friends? If you don’t the only reason is that you haven’t invested the amount of time that you need to. It doesn’t matter how you look. Whether you are attractive or not or how big or small that you are not things that add to or detract from the equation. Have you ever known someone who was not good looking at all but had a multitude of friends? The only thing that made that person popular was the fact that they invested their time in the making of friends. The bible says that he who has a multitude of friends must show himself friendly.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleYou have to get your Mind Right
If you want to win in life you have to get your mind right. When I make this statement I think about the movie entitled “Cool Hand Luke.” For those of you who don’t know, this movie was about a prisoner who was on a southern chain gang. Luke was the one convict who refused to conform to the established system. The warden had to tell Luke to get his mind right because he wouldn’t go along with the program.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleThe Beauty of Faith
This article is about biblical faith. Faith is so beautiful because it is the thing that makes all things possible. Many people have their own concept of faith but the only true faith is biblical. Faith is the knowledge that God can do whatever he wants to and that he is working in your favor. The bible describes faith as a substance. It is the substance of things not seen, the evidence of things hoped for. When we hope for a thing we believe that it will be physically manifested in our lives. Faith knows beyond the shadow of a doubt that it can be done.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleRelationships Require Work
I have been around for a few years and one thing that I am learning is that relationships require work. If any relationship is to be positive at all both parties are going to have to put in a lot of extra work.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleThe Art of Effective Listening
Some people are effective listeners and some are not. The difference between being a good listener and a bad one lies in the way that you interact with the speaker. A good listener is intimate with the speaker in that he or she listens on a whole different level. An average listener will hear with the ears but a great listener listens with the entire soul.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleCan you Learn to be Confident
My answer to that question is a resounding yes! You can learn to be confident. As a matter of fact confidence is the result of learned behavior. We have either learned to be or not to be confident based on our experiences in life. The confident person has learned that they in fact can overcome adversity or the problems which people and circumstances in life will present to them.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleAre you Resistant to Change?
Now in this article I will really put myself on the line because I am terribly guilty of being resistant to change. Change isn’t always good but it is good most of the time. I like to feel like I have mastered my daily routine which is the exact cause of my problem. We like routine because it gives us a sense of comfort. Living an ordered routine like is easy because it seems to put us in control of our situation. When change happens it upsets the apple cart and confuses our ordered mentality.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleLearning to be Decisive
Decisiveness is more important than making good decisions many times. Most times people miss out when they make their decisions because they allow conditions to dictate their decisions. Yes we must pay careful attention to the conditions which will have an effect on our decisions but we need to remember that conditions will never be exactly what we need for them to be. We can end up waiting until the opportune time to make a decision has past.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleExercise your Brain
The brain is a muscle which needs to be nourished just like the rest of the body. The brain needs nutrition and oxygen just like the rest of the human body. If the cells are not fed they will atrophy and die. When we exercise the rest of the body the heart pumps blood to the entire body including the brain. The blood flowing to the brain feeds the brain with oxygen and nutrients while it removes waste products. This is vitally important to brain function and is an overlooked aspect of brain condition.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleYou are what You Say
Have you ever heard the bible verse that says that whatever a man thinks in his heart defines who he is? The same is true of the words which come out of your mouth. They give an accurate picture of just what’s inside of your spirit man because they are the essence of your spirit. If you want to know exactly what you are made up of just listen to the words that you are speaking to others.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleLearning to Control Your Emotions
How many times have emotional outbursts destroyed a life or career? Our emotions can either work for us or against us depending on how we handle them. Gaining control of your emotions is a practice which requires maturity and experience. We have to learn to recognize the emotions which seek to propel us into action and respond accordingly rather than to react as they tell us which is often not good. We can’t prevent emotions but we can choose to not allow them to cause us to perform negative behaviors.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleThe Secret to Making Friends
The person who has a multitude of friends pays the price to keep them. Friends are like a garden. You have to plant the seeds, water them, fertilize them, and periodically you must pull up the weeds that get in between. The popular person must devote the majority of their time to maintaining their friends. Popular people are people persons. If you want friends you have to be willing to sacrifice time and effort that you could devote to other ventures to maintaining and cultivating those friends.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleKeys to Public Speaking
The main thing is to learn to relax. Even the most confident person in the world will have problems the first few times that they speak in public. You must practice speaking in order to get it right. I suggest you start with a very small audience. Use one or two people who will give you an honest assessment of where you are. You should then videotape your session so that you can observe your own bad habits first hand. This is the thing which helped me the most. The way that I thought I sounded was totally different from what I saw when we played the tape.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleKeys to Reconciliation
The first thing that you must do is to divorce your mind of all hostility. Hostility in your mind will come through in your conversation, attitude, and demeanor even if you try to hide it. The best way to handle this is to just divorce your mind of all negative thoughts about the person that you want to reconcile with, even if you feel that they are justified. Find good qualities in that person and focus on them. If it takes you a while to clear your mind then take all of the time that you need. We all have good and bad points. Just remember that you have your bad points also.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleAdjust your Environment and Win
The winner wins many of his battles because he has learned to manipulate his environment. This is essential and many victories have been lost simply because the person fighting the battle did not take advantage of every element of his environment.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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Read articleDeveloping Communication Skills in Children
Communication skills are vital to each and every one of us and I sincerely believe that the earlier we begin to master these skills in life the better off we will be. I believe that the adult should put all of his or her energies into developing the mind of the child beginning in infancy. Most of the child’s communication skills are the result of it’s temperament but there is much that we can do to help out in the formative years. These years are so important in a child’s life and are more often than not the difference between success and failure in the later years of its life.
Primary topic: Inspiration
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