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By Laura WhitelawApr 10, 20091 topic

Overcome Addiction with Emotional Freedom Techniques

Addiction can show up in many forms and is described as an obsession or compulsion towards abusing a substance such as alcohol, nicotine, drugs or even food. Psychological addictions are just as common and include addictions to video games, sex, gambling, work or pornography. People who are addicted often feel imprisoned by their obsessions and therefore unable to stop. But, there is a very effective addiction treatment known as Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT.nnOvercome

Primary topic: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

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By Laura WhitelawApr 10, 20091 topic

Heal Pain and Illness with Emotional Freedom Techniques

You can have great relationships, wealth, possessions, and a rewarding career but if you're plagued by pain or illness, it makes life difficult to enjoy. When you're in poor health it affects everything else in your life. The good news is that a cutting edge energy healing technique that uses the acupressure points on the face and body can help you return to normal health and well-being. The technique is known as Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT.nnClear Ancestral PainnnOur

Primary topic: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

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By Laura WhitelawApr 10, 20091 topic

Improve Your Eyesight with Emotional Freedom Techniques

What if there was a way to improve your vision and get rid of your glasses without surgery and without resorting to wearing contact lenses? Well there is, with a cutting edge energy therapy known as Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT. A few years ago, Master EFT Practitioner Carol Look conducted an experiment to see if vision could be improved using this remarkable therapy. What she found was that for many of the participants in the study, emotional upset was causing their v

Primary topic: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

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By Laura WhitelawApr 10, 20091 topic

Attracting Abundance with Emotional Freedom Techniques

We all want more abundance in our lives right? More time, money, friends, opportunities, love and so on. Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT is an ideal tool to help you activate the Law of Attraction and bring more abundance into your life. EFT is a meridian based therapy that requires tapping on various points on the face and body to "un-do" the kinks or blocks brought on by stress, negative beliefs or traumatic memories. When EFT is applied to limiting beliefs around money

Primary topic: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

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By Laura WhitelawApr 7, 20091 topic

Healing Panic Attacks Naturally

If you've ever experienced a panic attack, you know how terrifying they can be. Your breathing becomes restricted, your mind races, fear wells up seemingly out of nowhere and you begin to think that you'll completely lose control. You may also experience, sweating, shakiness, an inability to swallow and an intense fear that you'll die or have a heart attack.nnPanic attacks occur because the fight/flight mechanism gets activated from too much stress. The Sympathetic Nervous Sy

Primary topic: Anxiety

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By Laura WhitelawMar 31, 20091 topic

Job Interview Questions & Answers

Job Interview Question #1: Why Are You Leaving Your Current Position?nnThe above question is one that sometimes trips people up. If the reason you're leaving is because you are unhappy with your current job - try and keep your answers positive. Otherwise, you'll only come off as someone who is negative or difficult to deal with. An example of something positive would be to say that you are looking for a new challenge and that after researching different opportunities, you fee

Primary topic: Interviewing Skills

Interviewing Skills

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By Laura WhitelawMar 31, 20091 topic

Sample Job Interview Questions For Success

Sample Job Interview Question #1: What do you know about our company?nnThis question is usually asked in the beginning stages of the interview process. To prepare for this question, you'll want to research as much as you can about the company beforehand. You can search for information in the most obvious place - the web or call the company ahead of time and request a company brochure. The things that you'll want to zero in may include; the industry, their length of time in bu

Primary topic: Interviewing Skills

Interviewing Skills

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By Laura WhitelawMar 31, 20091 topic

Preparing for a Job Interview

Preparing for a Job Interview: The Mental PreparationnnLet's face it! There is lots of competition out there in the job market today. Not only do you need to be prepared for the questions you may get asked but you also need to be emotionally prepared. If you are nervous or lacking confidence, then the interviewer may not have a lot of confidence in your either. Mentally prepare for those questions by rehearsing your answers beforehand while thinking about how they may be rece

Primary topic: Interviewing Skills

Interviewing Skills

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By Laura WhitelawMar 31, 20091 topic

Job Interview Tips for Success

Job Interview Tip #1: Research The CompanynnRead as much information as you can about the company and the position. Look them up on the web or call them to obtain company brochures and their annual report. If you obtained the interview from your response to a job posting, the job posting itself will often provide you with information about the company. This will help you to respond intelligently to the interviewers questions as well as allow you to formulate questions that yo

Primary topic: Interviewing Skills

Interviewing Skills

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By Laura WhitelawMar 31, 20091 topic

Job Interview Techniques for the Jobseeker

Job Interview Technique #1: Maintain Eye Contact & SmilennSmile, and when the interviewer reaches out to shake your hand give him or her a firm handshake. Maintain eye contact with the interviewer while he or she is talking. Be conscious of your body language. Try and sit up straight and keep your hands on your lap or on the table in front of you. You can "break the ice" by commenting on the weather or remarking on a photograph that you see in the interviewers office but it i

Primary topic: Interviewing Skills

Interviewing Skills

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By Laura WhitelawMar 11, 20091 topic

Having Trouble Landing Your Next Job?

If youâve been having trouble landing a job or switching careers, if youâve been out there pounding the pavement for months or weeks and canât figure out why youâre still unemployed, hereâs a check list of things you may want to improve upon.nnYour resume. Your resume is your most important job search tool. If youâve been sending out hundreds of resumes and been getting very little response, it may be that your resume is the problem. Have someone else read over yo

Primary topic: Career Transition

Career Transition

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By Laura WhitelawMar 11, 20091 topic

3 Simple Ways to Stay Sane in Uncertain Times

Now more then ever, you need to take control of your stress levels and negative emotions. A lot of people are freaking out about the economy and worried about their financial future. This article outlines several techniques that you can use to calm and re-centre yourself.nnRemember to breathe. Panic and anxiety attacks are often caused by shallow breathing up in the chest. Become consciously aware of your breathing habits and notice if shallow breathing is habit of yours. If

Primary topic: Stress Management

Stress Management

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By Laura WhitelawFeb 15, 20091 topic

How To Let Go Of The Past, Quickly And Easily

When you hang on to the past and replay old hurts or scenarios that you regret you stay stuck. It has the effect of conjuring up the emotions of those memories. Letting go of past hurts and regrets is the path to freedom. Although the lessons of your past can help you make wiser decisions in the future, the negative emotions that are associated with them are what you should be working on clearing. nnThe lessons from the Law of Attraction teach us that whatever you focus on, w

Primary topic: Law of Attraction

Law of Attraction

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By Laura WhitelawFeb 1, 20091 topic

How To Have Fun While Reaching Your Goals

The concept of a vision board has been around for years but many more people became familiar with it through the movie The Secret. I have a vision board right next to my desk - it's a cork board that hangs on the wall and it's got a whole bunch of pictures on it which represent my goals. The major problem with people not being able to achieve their goals is that they don't know what they want, or they keep changing their minds. A vision board helps people to define what they

Primary topic: Goal Setting

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By Laura WhitelawJan 3, 20091 topic

How Angels Can Help You When Youâre Fearful

Since itâs that time of year when thereâs a lot of talk about angels, I thought I would recount a remarkable story of help I received one time from the angels. nnThis is the time of year when angels are most visible with the holiday season upon us. We put angels on top of our Christmas trees, theyâre pictured on greeting cards and spoken about in the re-telling of the story of baby Jesus being born.nnIn the past, I never really called on the angels for help because bein

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Laura WhitelawDec 9, 20081 topic

Release Your Inner Truck Driver!

This article discusses an effective and humorous way to release negative emotions using a technique known as ZPoint.nnZPoint is an intentional therapy that involves assigning a “cue” word to your subconscious mind and asking your subconscious to clear any limiting beliefs or negative emotions whenever your cue word is repeated. It is a very relaxing process and can quickly bring you into the “now” where no “perceived” problems exist.nnHere

Primary topic: Anger Management

Anger Management

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By Laura WhitelawNov 14, 20081 topic

Blending Ho'oponopono With ZPoint

Ho'oponopono is an ancient Hawaiian healing technique that involves repeating "I love you, Please forgive me, I'm sorry, Thank you" any time you notice any negative emotions arising within yourself throughout your day. I first learned about Ho'oponopono from Joe Vitale's book, "Zero Limits". In his book, Joe Vitale recommends repeating these 4 phrases constantly throughout your day. I didn't quite follow this advise but I did use Ho'oponopono regularly when I noticed that I f

Primary topic: Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

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By Laura WhitelawOct 29, 20081 topic

Why Loving Yourself Is The Key To Change

Do you beat yourself up for not losing the weight you want to lose or for not achieving the financial goals youâve set for yourself? If so, you are engaging in a self defeating way of thinking. You may think that if you donât however, that you will loose your motivation to change. That may be true to an extent but from a Law of Attraction stand point, you are attracting exactly what you donât want. The key is to love and accept yourself despite your perceived short-comi

Primary topic: Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

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By Laura WhitelawOct 10, 20081 topic

Gain Mastery Over Your Life While Watching TV

Have you ever watched a movie or television program that stirred up negative emotions within you? Here's a way that you can live a more blissful life and heal your negative emotions and beliefs while watching television.nnYou can use energy therapies such as Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT to tap out your negative feelings while watching the news, a movie or your favorite sitcom. EFT is a meridian based therapy that involves tapping on various points on the face and body

Primary topic: Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

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By Laura WhitelawOct 10, 20081 topic

What Makes ZPoint So Effective?

ZPoint is a relatively new healing modality that assists you with releasing past traumas, memories, limiting beliefs and negative emotions. It works with the subconscious mind where much of this "stuff" is stored.nnAlthough ZPoint is effective whether you are driving or walking the dog, it does seem to be even more effective when you are in a relaxed state. Because much of what holds us back in life is directly linked to our past and specifically to events in our childhood, i

Primary topic: Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

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By Laura WhitelawSep 27, 20081 topic

Gain Mastery Over Your Life While Watching TV

Have you ever watched a movie or television program that stirred up negative emotions within you? Hereâs a way that you can live a more blissful life and heal your negative emotions and beliefs while watching television.nnYou can use energy therapies such as Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT to tap out your negative feelings while watching the news, a movie or your favorite sitcom. EFT is a meridian based therapy that involves tapping on various points on the face and bod

Primary topic: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

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By Laura WhitelawSep 21, 20081 topic

Raising Your Vibration Is The Key To Manifesting

Are you discouraged by all the hype around the Law of Attraction? Have you been repeating your affirmations daily and still having no results from your efforts? Well, what you may not realize is that if, while repeating your affirmations, your vibration is low â then sadly â you will keep getting more of what youâve already got. Many LOA teachers do advocate raising your vibration â getting excited about your goal and thatâs effective to a point but if you then look

Primary topic: Law of Attraction

Law of Attraction

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By Laura WhitelawJul 4, 20081 topic

How To Bounce Back Employer Rejection

"We regret to inform you that we have offered the job to someone else." It's disappointing to hear but if you get down about it too much and are not able to bounce back again, it will have an affect on your job search effectiveness. Getting rejected is all part of the job search process.nnIt is okay to grieve the loss of an opportunity but only for a short while. If you allow yourself to dwell on it for too long - you will have less energy and enthusiasm for putting in the ne

Primary topic: Career Transition

Career Transition

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By Laura WhitelawJul 1, 20081 topic

Returning to Work After a Long Absence

If you've been off work for a long while to raise a family or for some other reason, you may be feeling a bit of trepidation about your future career prospects and returning to the work force. It's true that you may find yourself having to take a few steps back temporarily in order to get back to where you were in your career when you left the work force in the first place. The reason for this is that your skills may be out of date, depending on how long you have been out of

Primary topic: Career Transition

Career Transition

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By Laura WhitelawJun 29, 20081 topic

Five Steps To Switching Careers

If you are thinking about switching careers and are not sure how to go about it, here are some suggestions on making the transition.nn1) Research Your Career Interestsnn2) Complete a Career Assessmentnn3) Determine Your Transferable Skillsnn4) Upgrade Your Training and Educationnn5) Craft a New ResumennYou will want to evaluate the career that you are interested in by doing some research. See what you can find out on the internet regarding qualifications, salary expectations,

Primary topic: Career Transition

Career Transition

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By Laura WhitelawJun 28, 20081 topic

Three Uncomfortable Interview Questions And How to Answer Them

Interviews can be stressful part of the job search process. A way to alleviate some of that stress is to make sure that you are well prepared. Below are some common questions that people often feel tense about and sometimes need some coaching on how they might best answer them.nn1) What are your strengths/weaknesses? n2) Why are you leaving your current position? n3) What are your salary expectations?nnThe first question above is a bit of a tricky one and the interviewer is l

Primary topic: Career Transition

Career Transition

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By Laura WhitelawJun 26, 20081 topic

Working With an Employment Agency - What to Expect

There are many benefits to working with an employment agency. It is a good strategy for tapping into the hidden job market and because they are bound by confidentiality, you can register with them and be assured that information about your search for employment will not get back to your current employer. Also, if you are in a full-time job, you can leverage some of your job search time by using an agency. Further, there are many companies that rely solely on using employment

Primary topic: Career Transition

Career Transition

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By Laura WhitelawJun 26, 20081 topic

Choosing a Resume Format

There are essentially 3 different resume formats: the chronological resume, the functional resume and the combination resume. Each has its advantages and disadvantages which this article will explain.nnChronological ResumennThe chronological resume is the format that is most common and the one that people are most familiar with. In the chronological format, each of your jobs and corresponding descriptions of responsibilities are listed in chronological order starting with the

Primary topic: Resume Writing

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By Laura WhitelawJun 10, 20081 topic

Tips For A Successful Telephone Interview

Telephone interviews are often conducted by companies as a first step to the hiring process. They are frequently conducted by someone in Human Resources and typically follow a standard interview format. They are meant to weed out the undesirable candidates so that the hiring manager has only a short list of pre-qualified candidates to interview. For these reasons, it is important to make sure that you are well prepared for the telephone interview.nnStart by researching as muc

Primary topic: Interviewing Skills

Interviewing Skills

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By Laura WhitelawJun 10, 20081 topic

Three Things Your Resume Needs To Get Noticed

When looking for a new job - most people know that the first step is to create a resume. Your resume should detail your employment history, your education and experience at the very least. But, there are some other elements to consider so that your resume will get noticed from among the hundreds or even thousands of others. Unfortunately, many people make the mistake of creating a resume that reads like a job description. If this sounds like your resume, here are some other e

Primary topic: Resume Writing

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By Laura WhitelawJun 10, 20081 topic

How To Attract Your Dream Job

You've probably seen the Secret movie by now or at the very least you have heard about it. In short, the Secret movie is about the Law of Attraction and you can use this law to draw your perfect job into your life.nnTo get started, make a list on paper of all the things you don't want in a job or don't like in your current job. Then, take each one of those items on your list and ask yourself what you would like instead. So, one of your list items might be that you don't want

Primary topic: Career Transition

Career Transition

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