Over a period of three decades I have taken about 100 motivational seminars so I believe that I am qualified to write about the subject or at least to describe my personal experience and the conclusions that I have reached after the experiences. One thing that a good seminar will do is to get you [...]

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Man and beast live in social hierarchies that are defined as, multi-tiered pyramid-like social or functional structure having an apex as the centralization of power. In other word, we live in a society that is structured as a hierarchy where power increase as we gravitate toward the top. That rise to the top is done [...]

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The image that we project goes a long way to influence people and if we want to have any success in life, influencing people is a prerequisite. To make a sale, we have to influence people, to get a promotion, we must influence people, to implement any agenda that we may have, we must influence [...]

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In today’s competitive world, victories are won by the slightest margins. Contracts, jobs and advancements are awarded among hopefuls of almost equal competence and ability. I believe that the old saying that says, “It’s a jungle out there” is not all that far fetched. To win and get ahead, nothing must be left to chance [...]

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It has been said that life is selling. We don’t consciously see it this way but it is a fact of life. Selling is the act of getting someone to accept a suggestion or a proposition. We do it all the time. Getting acceptance from others is selling who we are, influencing others to love [...]

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While I was active on the Anthony Robbins Web Community Forums I was always amazed at seeing comments from some of the members complaining that Robbins was not spending time on his own site. After ten years, Tony had a grand total of two posts and he probably did not even write those himself. What [...]

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There is always a hot new Personal Development book on the market or a brand new seminar being given that is guaranteed to solve all your problems and make you an instant success. That’s been going on since Benjamin Franklin, father and founder of the self-improvement movement, developed what he called a plan for regulating [...]

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In 1970, Robert J. Ringer came out with the book, Winning through intimidation. Millions of copies were sold but now the book is no longer being printed and Amazon.com has only one new copy left priced at $143.58 and a few used ones in the twenty dollar range. But, it’s a very simple book and [...]

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Goodwill, defined as, a kindly feeling of approval and support, is like money in the bank. It adds to the value of the individual. It’s a personal resource that can be bartered or exchanged for other commodities. It’s a source of wealth that can be used to acquire many of the heart’s desire. And, best [...]

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We have a tendency to put label on people, events and experiences. As an example, we read something that someone wrote then we make a judgment on what we have just read and on the person who wrote it. That judgment, which could also be called labeling, goes to the bank of references in our [...]

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I have been around for quite a long time and life has taken upon itself to teach me a few lessons and one of these was about investments. Life, being so wise, made me realize that our most important investments were not made with money but with time and efforts. We have limited time and [...]

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Being a believer in the benefits of emulating (imitating someone) I have been studying Barack Obama for the last few months. The new President displays many great qualities worth emulating. However in order to be able to emulate someone, we have to get to the core of that person’s being. We have to know what [...]

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Personal development means exactly what the words imply, it’s a quest to develop inherent qualities, abilities and resources in the individual. Contrary to popular beliefs, it is not restricted to material success. Material success does not imply a successful, meaningful and rewarding life. Personal development does include all these factor plus the ability to perform [...]

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Writing is contagious. The more we write, the more we feel like writing. The question then becomes, “Why is that?” First and foremost, writing is a wonderful way of expressing ourselves. There is no “pacing” as we see in conversation. That is, we can stop in mid-sentence and evaluate where we are going with our [...]

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There is nothing like a nice fire in the fireplace to put you in a contemplative mood. It almost has an hypnotic effect. One evening, while looking at the flame dancing in our fireplace, it dawned on me that I was witnessing the perfect symbiosis necessary to develop and sustain a beautiful relationship. There were [...]

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Being rich has nothing to do with the state of our bank account. Being rich has everything to do with the feeling that, no matter what, we can always get the things that we need or want. To put it in other words, being rich does not mean having resources it means having resourcefulness. We [...]

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“Get real” is an expression that we hear quite frequently. What that expression mean is, get a reality check and to stop behaving as though you’re living in a fantasy world. That’s quite funny because we all live in a fantasy world that we created in our own mind and mistakenly believe is real. Each [...]

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Almost without fail, people on a mission are seen as charismatic. So, the question that begs to be asked is, which came first, the charisma or the mission. Charisma is a very elusive trait. It can be found in the most diverse characteristic qualities but it is not attached to anyone of those qualities. According [...]

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Barack Obama said, “Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.” When we read the biographies of great men and women we find that [...]

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Reading a Personal Development book and doing it in a way that will contribute to our life is not an easy task. It requires time, effort and dedication. We don’t read such a book to see what’s in it. We read it in an effort to change who we are, change the distinctions that we [...]

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