There is a little guy hiding inside our brain that watches and evaluate everything that we do. That little fellow is in charge of setting the mark that will determine our level of self-confidence and self-esteem. Sigmund Freud gave the little guy a name. He called him the Super-ego. That’s his real name, however we [...]

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The title of this article sounds like of one of those cheesy add that tells you how to build a fantastic physique by training just a few minutes a week. The good news is that you won’t have to make twelve easy payments for it and I won’t lie to you. Seriously, if you are [...]

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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong set foot on the lunar surface. That event is now known as, the longest step. That first lunar landing was undoubtedly the greatest feat of the twentieth century. Not only had man set foot on another celestial body but the new advances in technology that were discovered to make [...]

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Most of us were brought up with the belief that if we were good, we would be rewarded and good things would happen to us. However if we were bad, we could expect that life would somehow punish us. That may be a sound moral lesson to teach children; unfortunately it has nothing to do [...]

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Henry David Thoreau said, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” It does not have to be this way. Life can be a fascinating adventure thanks to the most important word in the English language; that word is caring. Though most people are familiar [...]

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Life never stands still. It is either on the upward trajectory of growth or on the declining path of impending extinction. As humans, it leaves us with two options; we can let nature and outside circumstances follow their natural course or we can pursue the quest for personal growth and self-actualization. We are never too [...]

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“With all the power that metaphors wield over our lives, the scary part is that most of us have never consciously selected the metaphors with which we represent things to ourselves.” – Anthony Robbins With a single image, a metaphor can represent an entire concept. Perfect examples of that would be the cross, the flag [...]

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Whether we know it or not we are constantly selling. Every time that we try to influence or convince someone, we are selling. Whenever we try to be accepted by others, we are selling. The great leaders of this world were all master salesman. They convinced others, they pushed their agendas through, they were selling. [...]

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Mark Twain said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” The story of evolution is a tale of struggle. [...]

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Anthony Robbins said, “The difference between acting badly or brilliantly is not based on your ability, but on the state of your mind and/or body in any given moment.” When the state of mind is peaking, we perform at our best and when it’s slumping, life becomes a comedy of errors. In today’s world, a [...]

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Walt Disney said, “The key to outstanding and lasting success is to provide such a good product or service that your clients will want to come back and bring their friends with them.” That’s the secret that made Disney the phenomenal success the it turned out to be. That fundamental axiom is also the pillar [...]

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It is said that the only difference between a rut and a grave is the fact that one is deeper than the other. That may be accurate or not but it is a hard fact that being in either of those place really stinks. The main reason that it does stink is that it creates [...]

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If we want to be on control of our behavior and if we want to know the reason that people act as they do, we must understand what shapes us and what guides or behavior. There are two major elements that shape us and direct our behavior. These are, the way we see the world [...]

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When the time comes in our life that a change must made, the first thing that must be done is to raise our standards. Albert Einstein said, “The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” Unless a fundamental change is made [...]

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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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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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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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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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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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Some topics are very prone to become inflammatory. Most people have strong opinions on subjects like religion, politics, race and sexuality. They identify with those opinions and view criticisms of those opinions as personal attacks. That is when tempers will flare and debates will turn into scrambles. Once this has happened, the debate is over. [...]

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