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I was in line at Arby's thinking solely about that scrumptious roast beef I was about to sink my teeth into. My taste buds had one focus. My stomach almost spoke aloud and said, 'Hey buddy, I'm ready!' I had recently made a commitment to drink water instead of the usual soft drink. So with my ...
You are where you are in your life right now because of the power of words. Stop for a moment and take stock of where you are in your life's jou ey right now. Picture where you are on the staircase of your own life's destiny. Imagine for a minute, your goals and your dreams, of where your ...
Lessons From A Billionaire You and I have several rare opportunities today to get inside the minds of the richest people on the planet. There are some amazing lessons that we can learn from them. I want to share a short lesson that I learned from billionaire investor, Warren Buffet. Before we dig into Buffet's amazing secrets for wealth, I want to ask you a question. What are you doing on a daily basis to get yourself closer to your goals and dreams? What are you reading? Who are you listening to? Are you taking action?
When pursuing your dreams and achieving goals, you will hear a lot of people say, 'You have to have faith'. Faith is essential to living. Most people relate 'faith' to religion. However, a lot of different 'religions' require you to believe a certain set of rules and admonish you to keep those ...
One of the most amazing and essential personal development books of all times is the Dale Carnegie classic, 'How To Win Friends and Influence People'. This book should be required reading for every high school graduate. It would transform the world. After my first reading of this book over 30 ...
A good friend of mine owns a plumbing, electrical and air conditioning services company here in Texas. Danny Hutchins is one of the most fascinating people I've ever known or met. When I need a personal 'positive boost', I stop by his office and spend as much time with him as I possibly ...
When you adopt the attitude of choosing to let go of negative events, people and emotions from the past, you are actually making room for more positive and beneficial events, people and emotions to fill your life. Out with the old and in with the new. The hinge on which the door to your better ...
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Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have 'the magic, Midas touch' when it comes to success? I mean people like Donald Trump, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett? Why do some people seem to just have to breathe in order to make millions of dollars? Discover the process that will turn your ...
So how does a tall, skinny kid who was annemotional misfit turn his life around andnbegin to live his dreams? Coach McCord asked me that question. Henhad a long history as a teacher who helpednto fashion the character and feed the knowledgenof seventh and eighth grade kids in the ...
In 1985, I used my first personal computer and subsequent, word processing program. Being a perpetual learner and desiring to further explore self growth and personal empowerment, I had an idea that was realized 21 years later. I had been an incorrigible teenager growing up in the rebellion ...
13 year old, Nicole Ruhter noticed something that thousands of others had simply passed up. As she walked along the service road of the Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, Arkansas, recently, she saw a tea-colored shape she thought to be a diamond. Even though Nicole was in a part ...
Recently, I was encouraged by a colleague to reread the now classic book by Shad Helmstetter, 'What To Say When You Talk To Yourself'. One of the things that Shad says yet doesn't go into the importance of doing, is creating dialog in your 'self talk'. Through my personalized books, coaching, ...
Motivation, Inspiration and Empowerment Dixie is a motivational rally addict. She recently approached me in the airport at LAX. I was getting a decaf latte when she came up and said, 'Aren't you Michael Murphy?' Before I answered her, I asked, 'Do you carry a metal badge?' She laughed and said, ...
I just finished reading a book written in 1906. It is one of the most direct and concise books on the Law of Attraction that I've ever read. In fact, the first chapter title is called, 'The Law of Attraction'. It is only 54 pages as an ebook. The author goes into the explanation regarding ...
CONNECT WITH THE HEART I was recently on a speaking tour in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Being spring break, my 13 year old daughter, Courtney, had requested that she go along with me for the 10 day jou ey. After encountering a fall on the ice, a bruised ego and a rather stoic, staunch and ...
Michael Murphy is the author of the breakthrough book, 'Powerful Attitudes'. He is also the author of the only completely personalized self-empowerment books for adults, on the planet. Michael's "PowerFirmations" books have been hailed by best selling authors and success experts as 'the most ...
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If you have followed all the talk about the law of attraction and the DVD (and book), 'The Secret', then you will realize that must shift your brain into a position of visualizing your desired outcome. The ancient wisdom said to 'believe that you have received.' In other words, start seeing your dream or goal 'as if' it has already happened.nnSome people find it difficult to do this while also feeling the emotion of their desire as being accomplished. Nonetheless, this aspect
Less than a year ago, I found myself in beautiful Tampa, Florida.nI had received a call from a CEO there who expressed his neednfor my help. He told me that morale in his company was farnbelow what it needed to be. He asked me to come in and trainnhis upper management in positive thinking.nnI had other business in Tampa and didn't see him until my third nday there. I walked into his office suite (and was it ever 'sweet').nThis man had started this company 'with his own two ha
I recently had a subscriber to my daily ezine service who asked a very interesting question. In fact, it was a question that I had never been asked and never felt the need to talk about. He asked me, 'Michael, what is it that makes some affirmations so much more powerful and effective than others'? More specifically, he asked, 'What makes Powerfirmations so amazingly powerful in transforming my thinking for success?'nnWell, first of all, if you aren't one of the over 100,000
Amazing Power To Attract Anything, At Warp Speed!nnCindy Sissom found herself frustrated in her pursuit of living life on her own terms. She had tried everything imaginable to do what she sensed she could do. nnDown deep inside, she felt that she deserved more in living the life that she'd always imagined for herself and her children. She expressed her heart to me. nn"My conscious mind always said that there 'had to be a better way', but my unconscious mind seemed so confused
The amazing DVD of 'The Secret' has now played in its entirety in my laptop at least 100 times. It is surely set to be one of the greatest (if not 'the greatest') and best selling DVDs in history.nnAs I have watched this powerful presentation, I've sought to identify the major key in enacting this universal law in anyone's life.nnThe major key that I discoverd is the legendary message and proverb, 'As you think, so you, get, become, attract, experience and enjoy'.nnThe second
Since the birth of the modern personal development/self help movement, there is one principle that has been consistently taught that determines your level of success in life. As the late, great James Allen quoted the ancient and wise king, âAs a man thinks, so is heâ. nnWhat you think about most determines who you are, where you are and where you are going in your life. Thoughts are constructed of words, phrases and sentences. Words, phrases and sentences are constructed