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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If it matters, put it down on paper…
The best way to grow is by translating our thoughts into written the words. We tend to think in wordless notions, abstract concepts and images. Most of our thoughts are vague and ephemeral. If a conscious effort is not made to put some order in our thinking pattern, [...]

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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 old [...]

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One of the problem with the human mind is that it finds it very hard to grasp extremes. A very simple truth is just as hard to be accepted as a bold faced lie. So, if we want to accept a simple truth, what we have to do is complicate it enough so that we [...]

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One of the most widely accepted misconception about people is that we are creature of logic. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Dale Carnegie said it best when he said, “When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling [...]

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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 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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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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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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I strongly believe that the high level of happiness that I’ve enjoyed throughout my life is due to the fact that I never demanded much from life. Most of the time, being alive and not hurting is all that was required to keep me in a happy frame of mind.
Life truly is a gift. It’s [...]

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Should a terrorist be respected? Should a killer be respected? Respect, where does it start, where does it ends? Profound questions not often addressed.
First, it must be understood that without respect, communication is impossible and without communication there cannot be improvement in any situation. Without respect, the law of the jungle predominate. Lack of [...]

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If you ask a question to the brain, it will always come up with an answer. As a matter of fact, it can come up with several answers or what we could be more adequately called hypothesis.
An hypothesis, as defined by Webster is a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its [...]

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In order to communicate with people a rapport has to be established. This rapport is also known as connecting or bonding.
A rapport is established when there is mutual acceptance and willingness in the part of the parties involved to reach an acceptable conclusion on a specific matter. So long as this rapport is not [...]

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The force of life is passion. If you can get yourself to be passionate enough, you can do almost anything. Passion will give you the drive to accomplish even the hardest tasks. Passion will sparkle the imagination and make you more imaginative and creative. Passion [...]

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When we were young, everything was possible. When we’d grow up we could be a jet pilot, an astronaut a physician an Olympic athlete or whatever. We would have sport cars, big houses and earn astronomical salaries. We would be kings and the world was going to be our oyster.
Those were magical times when everything [...]

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The immortal Robert M. Pirsig who wrote, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance said something to the effect that, if metaphysic brings something into your life, good for you, if not, forget about it and go on your merry way.
Zen and the assorted Oriental philosophies are for believers. If you’re a believer it [...]

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