“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” – Albert Einstein The imagination is probably the most powerful tool that we have at our disposal. Everything that man has created [...]

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“A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.” – Bo Bennett One of the major roadblocks to self-expression is the fear of rejection. People will go to their grave with the song still in them because of that fear. Wonderful opportunities have been lost and the quality of life [...]

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“The ”self-image” is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior.” – Dr. Maxwell Maltz It would be almost impossible to overstate the importance of the self-image. It molded our personality, defined our character, and it directs our behavior. The self-image is the [...]

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“Live every day as if it were your last, because one of these days, it will be.” – Jeremy Schwartz Our little trip on Planet Earth is a one-time deal and it does not last forever. Depending on how we look at it, that may be a very somber thought or it could be a [...]

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According to a Marketdata Enterprises market report, the U.S. self-improvement market is worth $9.6 Billion. It’s a huge business and it attracts a lot of attention. Yet, for all its importance, most people fail to understand what it’s all about. A lot of people who are attracted to the art and science of self-improvement are [...]

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“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” – Muhammad Ali The outer layer of the brain, called the cerebral cortex or grey matter, [...]

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Mental Spammers. They are the ubiquitous victims. They keep on bombarding us with messages that we don’t need and don’t want to hear. The only thing that keeps them going is the ever-unfolding dramas that fill their lives. In their book, everything is black, everything is negative. It’s never their fault. The world is dedicated [...]

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“A loser doesn’t know what he’ll do if he loses, but talks about what he’ll do if he wins, and a winner doesn’t talk about what he’ll do if he wins, but knows what he’ll do if he loses.” – Unknown Success is the end result of multiple victories honorably won. For that reason, anyone [...]

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“The truth of the matter is that there’s nothing you can’t accomplish if: (1) You clearly decide what it is that you’re absolutely committed to achieving, (2) You’re willing to take massive action, (3) You notice what’s working or not, and (4) You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want, using [...]

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“Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.” – Dalai Lama We live in a fast paced world. What was true yesterday should be questioned today. Either we develop the ability to change and adapt or we fall by the wayside. The age of dogmas is now passé. Everything is open [...]

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We were all conceived for a specific reason. We all have a role to play in the grand scheme of the Universe. It could even be said that we were divinely ordained to fulfill a specific mission. Those are scary words for some, self-evident statements for others and food for thoughts for everyone. Our notion [...]

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There is an African proverb that says, “When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.” That is very true in a metaphoric sense. Most of the time, we are our own worst enemy. That usually happens when passion supersedes reason. We like to believe that we are creatures of reason, motivated [...]

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“Today, though, I’ve come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.” – Tony Robbins We are pretty well the result of past failures. Almost everything that we’ve learned is the result of failures. It [...]

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Feeling good is an art. It’s an art that can be learned, practiced and refined. We don’t need to wait for outside influences to make us feel good. It is possible to feel good most of the time and it’s also possible to feel good for no reason at all. For that though, we need [...]

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“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” – Vincent Lombardi We love heroes. We love to see these people who are totally committed to a cause and who are willing to pay the price that it takes to win and [...]

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Our computers are equipped with Anti-virus programs that will hopefully stop any malware from infecting our hardrive and affect the performance of our beloved PC. These programs are quite effective but, just to make sure that we have no bugs, we perform periodical scans. Unfortunately, our brain is not equipped with any Anti-virus program and, [...]

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When asked what they want out of life, most people will come up with the usual litany: a big car and a big house, lots of money, fame and prestige etc… That’s not what they really want. What they want, above all, is to feel good. The reason that they want all these things is [...]

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There are six basic human needs. They are: certainty, uncertainty, connection and love, personal growth, the need to contribute and significance. Each of these needs have to be filled if a person is to feel complete and whole. Naturally, the need that is most pressing for anyone is the need that it not met. In [...]

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“Some men see things as they are, and say, “Why?” I dream of things that never were, and say, “Why not?” — George Bernard Shaw Sooner or later, we are bound to get stuck. We are at an impasse, deadlocked. No solution comes to mind. Why is that? The answer to that is simple. We [...]

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There it is, in black and white, on top of the goal list, “Become a Millionaire in less than ten years.” A very lofty goal and certainly a reasonable one. It’s been done many times before. Sadly, that same goal, or similar big objectives, have kept many from ever achieving anything worthwhile. They simply drowned [...]

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