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By peter-murphyJan 10, 20081 topic

7 Tips For Unstoppable Motivation And Enduring Success

Procrastination is of no use to you in your quest to fulfill your dreams. Lose those old habits and replace them with habits that lead to self-motivation and control over your life. 1. Success is not achieved accidentally. It is a systematic, deliberate process of deciding what you want to do with your life, what you will do when you get there, and what the steps are to get you where you want to be. One of the most important aspects of success is the ability to visualize yo

Primary topic: Motivation

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By peter-murphyJan 10, 20081 topic

Conversation Starters Success Made Easy

We have all probably been in a situation where we do not know what to say. Once we have broken the ice and began speaking things usually get a lot easier, but whatever situation you are in, whether it be a conversation in a bus line with a complete stranger, talking with your siblings at a party, a first date with someone you are trying to impress or simply talking with an old friend you maybe haven’t seen in a while, you can often be stuck for conversation starters. One pro

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyJan 9, 20081 topic

6 Verbal Communication Skills Everyone Needs To Have

Almost everyone can talk from a young age; it is quite a different matter altogether to be able to communicate well. Especially if you are trying to communicate in a work setting or with people you do not know well. You will really need to develop a few more advanced verbal communication skills in order to get your point across to people and to enable other people to also communicate with you so that you achieve whatever it is that you need to achieve. Very often, subtle ch

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyJan 8, 20081 topic

How To Master Basic Communication Skills

I have a problem with the term ‘basic communication skills’; my problem is that this term implies that these skills are very simple and that you are somehow lacking and weak if you don’t have them. Certain communication skills are certainly ‘basic’ to the extent that they are very necessary and that a lot of the success of communication has to be built upon these foundations. But it is by no means true to say that everyone should somehow naturally possess these skills, which

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyJan 7, 20081 topic

Communication Skill Builders Explained

Whatever the level of your communication or whatever your needs are, you will find communication skill builders suitable for you. Communication skill problems are the most significant and harmful difficulties to beset relationships. That is the case whether we are talking about a relationship with a spouse, your children, your colleagues or anyone that you have to deal with in your life. Some of the skills needed are specific to certain situations or at least have to be adap

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyJan 4, 20081 topic

6 Communication Skill Secrets That Work In Any Situation

People forget sometimes that a communication skill may have to be learnt. They are so hard on themselves when talking and understanding people doesn’t come easy – and then so the tension that builds up makes it even harder to have this communication skill. But you can develop your communication skill just like you can develop any other skill. You don’t get angry with yourself for not having the skill to play the piano or to sail around the world do you? No? Well there’s no n

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyDec 28, 20071 topic

5 Power Tips For Improving Communication Skill

It might sound an over-simplification, but it’s true. The best way of improving communication skill is through practice. There are some easy and fun ways that you can improve your communication skill, though, so you needn’t worry about it being too hard to do. You will probably be really glad in a short space of time that you bothered to improve your communication skill. Remember that communication can be either written or spoken. Both of these improve with practice and here

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyDec 27, 20071 topic

5 Powerful Effective Communication Skill Secrets

Possibly the most important skill you could ever learn is how to communicate effectively with other people; having the right type of effective communication skill will help you in all areas of your life; that could be in your work, with your partner or spouse, with your friends, or anyone that you have to communicate with and have to get a point across to. An effective communication skill makes it so much easier to be understood and listened to, leaving you feeling much calm

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyDec 26, 20071 topic

How To Ensure Effective Communication In The Workplace

Communication sounds easy, doesn’t it? However, it can be very difficult, especially when we are dealing with people we don’t know very well. Not knowing someone well can mean you don’t always know how to speak with them. This can be the main problem in effective communication in the workplace. Coupled with that is the fact that often at work you are communicating for different reasons to those which you commonly deal with in other areas of life, and these bring with them th

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyDec 21, 20071 topic

Successful Communication In The Workplace in 7 Easy Steps

Communication in the workplace is a very important matter but with so many people involved, all with different personalities and varying levels of understanding – communication can be difficult and misunderstandings can arise. Workplaces can be hectic places where messages are flying left, right and centre: that’s prime territory for miscommunication. Try to avoid that by following a few simple guidelines. How you need to communicate in the workplace varies a great deal acc

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyDec 20, 20071 topic

Interpersonal Communication Skill Success Tips

Having good interpersonal communication skill is a combination of being able to say what you mean clearly and concisely, and being able to take on board other people’s opinions and adapt what you say accordingly, as well as making them feel they can speak freely. To do that, you’ve got to be aware of your own role in the conversation and be able to manage your own attitudes and emotions so that the conversation fulfills the agenda of everyone involved and does not get heated

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyDec 19, 20071 topic

Improve Communication Skill The Easy Way

This article will show you how to improve communication skill in just a few easy steps. Communication skill doesn’t necessarily come naturally. The reason it’s called a skill is that it takes practice and it can’t be acquired ove ight, so don’t beat yourself up over it if it takes a little while. There are a few points to learn about both speaking and listening to really develop great communication kill. However, you can start today, this very minute on getting better and mo

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyDec 18, 20071 topic

10 Essential Elements Of Good Communication Skill

Good communication skill means the ability to be understood, but it also means more than that. Have you ever noticed how good conversationalists have the ability to light up a conversation and inspire others to join in? You can learn to be like that too. Remember - any good conversation is a two-way process. It's only as good as the responses you get - but you can really improve the number and types of responses you get by honing your communication skill. Here are a few aspe

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyDec 17, 20071 topic

How To Kick A Lack Of Motivation Forever

When you are motivated, you approach your tasks with energy and enthusiasm. A lack of motivation can make everything seem like hard work. You will feel like your driving force has gone and you just can’t be bothered to do what you need to. Sometimes you can’t be bothered to do anything at all when you lack motivation. This feeling can hold you back and stop you achieving your best, which in turn lowers your motivation even further. With a lack of motivation you can often co

Primary topic: Motivation

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By peter-murphyDec 14, 20071 topic

How Managers Can Ensure Lasting Motivation In The Workplace

Managers and team leaders have a responsibility for motivation in the workplace. Well motivated employees work so much better and are so much more productive and creative as they approach their work with interest and enthusiasm. As a manager, you can create such a motivated workforce. 1. You need to create an educated workforce which keeps up with the main developments in their area of work. People love to learn new things and affording your employees an opportunity to learn

Primary topic: Motivation

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By peter-murphyDec 13, 20071 topic

5 Powerful Motivation Techniques That Work Like Magic

You become what they think, whether that is something positive or something negative, so you need to make sure it’s something positive. If you control your thoughts you control your future and you can make it happen. Motivation techniques need to get you in the right frame of mind to begin with. 1. See Yourself Achieving your Goal Sports psychologists train athletes to visualize themselves as winning a race. Top athletes see themselves as passing the finishing line in first

Primary topic: Motivation

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By peter-murphyDec 11, 20071 topic

7 Exercise Motivation Secrets That Will Get You Fit

Many people start their exercise program with good intentions. Most often it starts in the New Year when you become aware of the Christmas over-indulgence catching up with you. Your clothes don’t fit as well as they did a few weeks early and so you embark upon a diet and with that you often attempt an exercise regime to maximize the benefits. But soon you feel your exercise motivation slipping. The gym is no longer as attractive as it was and the car seems so much easier tha

Primary topic: Motivation

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By peter-murphyDec 10, 20071 topic

How To Master Self Motivation To Guarantee Faster Success

You may not find it easy to achieve your goals and you may not achieve them quickly, but if you really want that goal, it’s worth persevering over, so you’ll need to develop your self motivation and here is how you can do that. 1. Keep Focused on your Aim You need to keep in mind your aim. That will help to maintain your self motivation and also make your efforts more efficient as they can be directed towards your aim. Seeing yourself progressing towards your goal will help

Primary topic: Motivation

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By peter-murphyDec 7, 20071 topic

How to Communicate Better in 3 Simple Steps

Do you ever leave conversations at work wondering why you bothered opening your mouth? Do you sometimes wonder how many times you have to tell somebody something in order for them to get it right? Do you feel that just don’t listen? If so, then perhaps you need to know how to communicate better. Communication failure is one of the biggest problems faced by businesses today, especially by their managers whose job it is to solve these communication problems; if you learn how t

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyDec 6, 20071 topic

How to Improve Communication Skills at Lightning Speed

Talking is the easy part; really communicating so that you say something worthwhile and people listen to understand your message as well can be more of a challenge. If you are to exchange useful information and react with people who are resistant to your communication through fear, anger or frustration, you need to know how to improve communications skills. 1. Don’t take what people say personally and strike back at them angrily. There are many other reasons why people react

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyDec 5, 20071 topic

Secrets To Talking To People For Fun And Friendship

Talking to people doesn’t need to be frightening. Making conversation can and should be relaxed and fun, especially in the informal conversations on which this article focuses. There are three main reasons to engage in informal conversation like you would do with your friends or people that you meet socially: 1. The pure enjoyment of expressing yourself and talking with other people For most of us, the most enjoyable thing we do is spend time talking to people whom we like

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyDec 4, 20071 topic

How to Win Friends and Influence People in 4 Easy Steps

The world is full of potential friends for you. You just have to meet them and make them feel that they like you. You’ve got to like them too, of course. Friendship is a two-way street and you have to believe that you are a likeable person that people will want to get to know. It doesn’t matter if you’re not fashionable, beautiful or smart; you can win friends and influence people and here is how you do it. 1. Like yourself That can be easier said than done at times, but tr

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyNov 9, 20071 topic

Good Habits That Keep You Motivated All Day Long

If you want to stay motivated for the rest of the day thennyou should keep in mind several things. Below is a list ofnthings and pointers that you might want to take note of. These pointers and tips will allow you to keep going for thenwhole work day. 1. Exercise in the morning. If you want to jump start you body right away then you should get on that treadmill in thenearly morning. Exercising in the morning allows you to wakenup not only your body but your mind as well. Whe

Primary topic: Motivation

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By peter-murphyNov 8, 20071 topic

How To Stay Motivated In The Face Of Setbacks

It is hard to stay motivated with your work when you are faced with several setbacks. How can you get back up from a hard fall? If you are aspiring to become a doctor, how do you continue studying after failing the medical bar twice? If you want to become a pilot, how can you make it happen if your vision is not 20/20? If you want to become a mathematician, should you give up when you find out that your intellectual quotient is way below average? You should not give up when y

Primary topic: Motivation

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By peter-murphyNov 7, 20071 topic

How To Stay Motivated When You Feel Like Giving Up

If you stay motivated with your work then you will never think of giving up. Giving up or quitting is the plan of the loser. The people who keep quitting with their work are the losers in this world. The people who give up are at the bottom of the food chain. Do you want to be down there? Do you want to be a loser? Are you the type of person that wants to give up when things get tough? You should not be. Here are some tips that you can use so that you do not easily give up on

Primary topic: Motivation

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By peter-murphyNov 6, 20071 topic

How To Beat Procrastination At Work

In order to beat procrastination at work, one must stay motivated at all times. Procrastination is the habit of postponing tasks. Are you the type of person that procrastinates regularly? Maybe you are having a hard time finding interest with your work. Maybe you are having difficulty managing your day to day tasks. If you are getting the procrastination bug then you might want to consider the following pointers in order to manage your tasks and fight procrastination. 1. Wri

Primary topic: Motivation

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By peter-murphyNov 4, 20041 topic

Do You Make These Common Mistakes When Talking to People?

Many moons ago. Talking to people was something I avoidednwhere possible. At the time, I did not know I was unconsciously settingnmyself up for failure. I kept making the same mistakesnwithout even noticing what I was doing wrong. You may be doing the same thing. Here are three common mistakes together with tips on how tondeal with them: 1. Judging Your Performance Against Unrealistic Standards Be honest with yourself. Accept that where you are now in terms of you commu

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By peter-murphyNov 4, 20041 topic

Say Adios to the Fear of Rejection!

Do you ever get an uncomfortable feeling in your stomachnwhen you have to approach someone? In situations like this does your mind go blank? This is not unusual. That feeling is often the fear ofnrejection. When you feel afraid your emotions take over, you feelntense and your ability to think logically vanishes intonthin air. And that is why you can talk to close friends without ancare in the world but never know what to say when you meetnnew people. i.e. emotions cloud y

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By peter-murphyNov 4, 20041 topic

3 Keys to Making Small Talk Easy to Do

Small talk used to be really hard work for me. I never knewnwhat to say and I always worried about saying the wrongnthing. Then something awful happened to me.... I had to take a job dealing with the public. My worst fearsncame true and I had to make small talk with a whole rangenof people each and every day. I found it difficult, tedious and nerve wracking. Eventually after a lot of trial and error I got the hang ofnit. And today I find it easy to do and even enjoyable.

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By peter-murphyNov 4, 20041 topic

Feeling Self-Conscious? 6 Tips to Turn it Around Fast!

When you feel self-conscious it means you are putting too muchnattention on your self, too much focus on what you are doing andnhow you are doing it. And this is a formula for poor performance. The secret then to dealing with this problem is to become othe conscious. If all you do is shift your focus from self to others you willncommunicate better, perform better and become a far bette listener. Another positive consequence is that other people will enjoynspending time wit

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By peter-murphyNov 4, 20041 topic

Dealing With Negative People Made Easy

I was playing tennis today with one of my tennis buddies. Wenplay once a week and we usually chat about work, professionalntennis players and local news. Today he was very negative about the people of the area we livenin. According to him they are all thieves and crooks. Now this makes me really angry when I hear him talking like thisnsince I have had very positive experiences with the people I havendealt with locally. I find the locals to be very friendly,nhelpful and cons

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By peter-murphyNov 4, 20041 topic

How to Take Control of your Self Confidence

Having confidence is all about believing in yourself and the onlynway you can build your belief in what you are capable of is byntaking action in the world and learning through trial and error. If you think success, happiness and love are going to happennwithout learning through mistakes along the way you are mistaken. Our brains are wired to learn from our own experiences as well asnthose of others. Without experience how are you going to learnnanything? Let me give you a

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By peter-murphyNov 4, 20041 topic

How to Quickly and Easily Deal With Rude People

Where I live there seems to be a a growing population of rude andnvulgar people. And no matter how hard I wish for things to changenit is not going to happen. It is up to me to change how I thinknand feel about these people. The same applies for you. 1 What does it mean when someone is rude? Your initial angry reaction may be to think the person is a moronnbut that only makes matters worse as it will comes across in thenway you talk. I prefer to view such behavior as eviden

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By peter-murphyNov 3, 20041 topic

How to take control of your self confidence

Having confidence is all about believing in yourself and the onlyway you can build your belief in what you are capable of is bytaking action in the world and learning through trial and error. If you think success, happiness and love are going to happenwithout learning through mistakes along the way you are mistaken. Our brains are wired to learn from our own experiences as well asthose of others. Without experience how are you going to learnanything? Let me give you an exa

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By peter-murphyJun 11, 20041 topic

Twelve Reasons Why You Should Never Neglect People Skills

1. Exceptional people skills and the ability to start a wonderful conversation with anyone you meet are essential life skills. Your success and happiness are directly related to the development of these social skills. These skills are not optional unless you want to be excluded from what is going on in the world. 2. In an increasingly competitive world it is your skill with people that determines whether you move ahead more so than your technical ability. There is a plentif

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyApr 27, 20041 topic

12 Reasons to Develop Exceptional People Skills

Why should you bother to spend your valuable time learning how to develop exceptional people skills? Here´s why. Look at the people who seem to have it all - a great job, an active social life and a happy family life. What do these people have in common? They all have excellent communication skills. To join the people at the top and to live a more fulfilling and enjoyable life there is no alte ative but to become one of the few that have truly mastered advanced communicat

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphyApr 8, 20041 topic

Do You Make These Common Mistakes When Talking to People?

Many Moons ago. Talking to people was something I avoidedwhere possible. At the time, I did not know I was unconsciously settingmyself up for failure. I kept making the same mistakeswithout even noticing what I was doing wrong. You may be doing the same thing. Here are three common mistakes together with tips on how todeal with them: 1. Judging Your performance Against Unrealistic Standards Be honest with yourself. Accept that where you are now in terms of yourcommunica

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By peter-murphySep 26, 20031 topic

7 Simple Tips for Cultivating Unstoppable Confidence

1 Spend time each day with confident people. Their energy and inner strength is so inspiring that you will find yourself feeling more empowered just by listening to them talk. And you can get tips from them. All you need to do is ask! Even one good idea could point you in a whole new direction you would not have otherwise considered. 2 Find a mentor. Nearly all successful people have a mentor. You too need someone who has already done what you are working to achieve who is

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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