Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. Helen Keller Overcoming fears might appear simple in concept, but the actual application of the techniques is never easy, especially for the person directly involved. Depending on the intensity of the fear, [...]
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Who is the boss of your life?
Your real boss is the one who walks around under your hat. Napoleon Hill On the surface, it would seem that positive thinking and problems remaining focused don’t really have a lot to do with one another. But many people with trouble staying focused, and staying on-task develop negative thinking patterns because they become frustrated by their challenges [...]
Staying positive even when you’re not feeling it
Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can’t are both right. Henry Ford Everyone has those days when you know it’s better to be upbeat and positive, but you’re just having a little trouble reaching that positive and productive state of mind. When you face challenges, and we all do, or [...]
Strategies for Dealing With Negative People
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative. W. Clement Stone It is a real challenge trying to deal with negative people. All the complaining and ‘doom and gloom’ talk can really drain [...]
Winter Blues or SAD
We’ve got to set the clocks back dictators tell us so; and suffer seasonal affective disorder through the months of snow. Steve Fowler Many people find themselves less than happy and enthusiastic during the cold, dark winter months. For some, the inability to get involved with some of their favorite summer activities leaves them feeling [...]
7 Simple Strategies to Help You Kick Bad Habits
Most people don’t have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims. Carlos Santana We all have them: those negative behaviors that we do over and over again. In many cases, you may not even be aware of why you have them. It can often feel as if you [...]
Getting through the obstacles to reach your goals
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” Louisa May Alcott Life often has twisting turns and potholes along the paths that we choose to walk. You must [...]
The healing power of random acts of kindness
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. Dalai Lama When life becomes a tangled web of negative news, upsetting emotions, and work overload, it gets hard to find ways to feel better. Sometimes, the only thing you can do is hang on and make every move you can think of to keep [...]
Banish self-destructive beliefs for good
There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappiness if allowed to grow. Dorothea Brande What you think and believe about yourself, your life , and the rest of the world has a powerful impact on your everyday existence. Unfortunately, some of the beliefs that people hold are downright [...]
Sunday musings and affirmations: Gratitude 11-4-12
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. Albert Schweitzer Affirmation: I am full of gratitude. “I have so much to be thankful for. All of [...]
Change your attitude, get back on track
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” ~ Jimmy Dean If you want to be truly successful in how you achieve your goals, then you need to begin to incorporate the right habits and attitudes to keep yourself on track. There are a number [...]
Where are you going? Who is in control?
“This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. [...]
3 steps to learning to love your life in tough times
“Be thankful for hard times in your life. Try not to look at them as bad things, but as oppurtunities to grow and learn” ~ Unknown Loving life may prove to be a difficult task especially when times are hard and the economy is upside down. If you don’t know where you’re going [...]
Self-motivation: Alphabetically
Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character. ~ Johann Kaspar Lavater Pain is often the main reason that most people choose to change. Getting poor grades makes us realize that we need to study. Deabt reminds us of our inability to maintain a budget. Being humiliated gives [...]
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