Inspirational & Motivational Articles

Inspirational & Motivational | By Adam Shaw @ Saturday, 28th June 2008 @ 8:26 AM

These days I keep myself in fairly good shape. I'm not fanatical about fitness but I do have a regular exercise routine. One of the more enjoyable aspects of this is my twice-weekly football run-out. I'm by no means an exceptional footballer, yet I hold my own at the level that I play. Some nights I play well, others not so well. The most important aspect for me is that I enjoy football and I have more consistency now than I had when I played ten years ago. However, a... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Phyllis Goldberg @ Saturday, 28th June 2008 @ 8:25 AM

There have been non-stop tributes to Tim Russert, from erudite political friends to strangers traveling long distances to pay their respects. He was the toughest interviewer in broadcast journalism and few had come even close to rattling him. He clearly understood how the media game is played. Because he knew an awful lot more - think about what you can learn from his legacy and apply to your life: 1. He knew how to be a good son, father and husband. Tim Russert loved his family and told ... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Rob Ruston @ Friday, 27th June 2008 @ 12:27 PM

I started my adult life like many others. I graduated from High School with average grades and entered the world of laborer jobs. For a short while I owned my own business, did well, sold it and went to college. After college I entered my professional life, was tied to an office and the expectations of the boards. In time I realized that there had to be more. With the advent of the internet and the rise of home based businesses I knew the magic combination had been discovered. more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Gregory Drambour @ Friday, 27th June 2008 @ 9:44 AM

Is change hard? Not with support. Without support, it can be very difficult. Some people have great difficulty is asking for help and that in itself is this aspect they need to change! If there was one rule about our life I could change, it would be that as humans we have a default setting that activates every month and schedules an appointment with a counselor, therapist, coach, or mentor. A person who can guide us and offer us another perspective on our life. Please don't take thi... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Tim Wright @ Thursday, 26th June 2008 @ 1:12 PM

As I was sitting outside this morning sipping my coffee and watching the sun climb over the horizon, I looked down and saw a curved stick on the ground that reminded me of a boomerang. Suddenly I was caught up in memories of me as a kid playing for hours on end in my grandfather's backyard with a small wooden boomerang he had given to me as a gift. Remember when you were a kid, how fascinated you were with boomerangs? (At least I was) You take this flat, curved piece of wood and thro... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Art Stanley @ Thursday, 26th June 2008 @ 11:44 AM

Ever tried to visualize something... or attempted the process of guided imagery, only to find it too difficult or impossible? The simple fact is that visualization or guided imagery is neither difficult or impossible and the visualization techniques I'm about to share will prove this to you. If you tried visualization in the past and it didn't work for you, chances are resistance was to blame. For visualization to work effectively, you must allow yourself to relax by all... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Clint Maher @ Thursday, 26th June 2008 @ 5:43 AM

Challenges come our way because there is a lesson to be learnt in them. Have you ever had a certain challenge (some call them problems) that has kept popping up in life? We all do, and some more than others. If we never learn the lesson in it then before long the same or similar problem will manifest in an area or your life. These challenges are disguised in all manner of ways such as people we interact with, situations we encounter or crises and dramatic events that keep popping up. If y... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Mary C. Davis @ Tuesday, 24th June 2008 @ 3:07 PM

I make no claims of being a Zen master or, even, of knowing a lot about this branch of Buddhism. Yet, the lessons I've learned about business building so far seem to be remarkably compatible with my basic understanding of Zen philosophy -- particularly the idea of "turning the eye inward". In the past, I constantly sought external answers about how to build a business. And while I learned and applied some very valuable information, I ended up feeling overwhelmed, stressed a... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Arthur Magoulianiti @ Tuesday, 24th June 2008 @ 2:29 AM

Contrary to all the personality profiling out there, there are three types of people as far as I am concerned. There are those people that make things happen, those people that hope things happen and lastly those people who wondered what happened. All people, whichever category they fall in, will see results; however these results may not necessarily be positive results that will enrich their lives. People who make things happen are of course more likely to create the life they desire by ... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Tim Wright @ Monday, 23rd June 2008 @ 1:11 PM

When my son was only about three or four years old, he and his sisters were playing a game that involved chasing each other though the house with loud giggles of laugher erupting every few minutes whenever one of them came close to tagging one of their siblings. The giggles were interrupted suddenly by a loud crash followed by a blood-curdling cry of pain. I jumped to my feet and ran to the living room where the apparent mishap had occurred. My son had come around the corner too fast ... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Kat Tansey @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 12:33 AM

I placed two carefully chosen, unpeeled hard boiled eggs in my favorite white ceramic bowl. These are very special eggs laid by free range hens who are not given steroids, hormones, or antibiotics, and are fed only organic or natural grains. While all of these features are important to me, what I like most is that each of the eggs in a carton of twelve is a slightly different color, in shades of green, pink and brown. I love opening the cartons at the store and marveling at the colors, pickin... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Max Walker @ Friday, 20th June 2008 @ 4:15 PM

Help is one of the most difficult things to get in the present day and age. All too often, people get stuck because they feel they do not know how to ask for help in their workplace. Inevitably, if you want to succeed in your career you will need the help of others. Getting help may have less to do with your authority and formal position. It is more to do with your strategy and approach, which can range from a simple favor to convincing others to accept a priority of yours as if it were their ... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Art Stanley @ Friday, 20th June 2008 @ 1:54 PM

You are a creative being and you create your own reality through your thinking. As an unlimited being, you can suddenly make a substantial turnaround - or a gigantic leap to a whole new life. That's the promise of the quantum law of attraction. And if you put it to work, you can see results that were mere wishes or dreams before. The fact is... you create your life experience - your own reality - by your thinking. Your thoughts work through the quantum law of attraction to ma... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Beth Banning @ Tuesday, 17th June 2008 @ 10:40 PM

Would you like to be 100% happier than you are now? How about 1,000% happier? What stands between you and having greater happiness now? Read on to see how you can discover the happiness you're looking for in your life. It's just one step away. Have you ever noticed how often people rely on others in their pursuit of happiness? How they expect someone else to make them happy? You might hear people say things like: "If only he would be nicer." "Didn't she know th... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Art Gib @ Tuesday, 17th June 2008 @ 7:36 AM

When you are trying to choose one of many motivational speakers, there are five elements of public speaking that you should keep in mind as you make your list. Speaker Many conference coordinators are willing to book a speaker based completely on who they are. Whether they are an expert in a certain field of study, a successful athlete, a coveted comedian or a famous celebrity, heroes do have a tendency to attract attention and audiences. Reputation is not the only thing that makes a ... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Art Stanley @ Saturday, 14th June 2008 @ 9:54 PM

Visualization is a self-help tool that has stood the test of time. But anyone not familiar with the amazing power of this practice may be completely unaware of the secrets of creative visualization. The benefits are most understood and valued by those who routinely visualize. Those who master creative visualization gain mastery over their lives. Circumstances and events no longer have any significant impact to people who visualize on a regular basis because they understand that thoughts ... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Benjamin Langley @ Saturday, 14th June 2008 @ 4:32 AM

What's the quickest way to let the universe know what you want? It's not visualization! The fastest way to tell the universe and the deeper aspects of your mind what you want in life, is to take action. A gentleman who held a 10th degree black belt in Karate once told me "Visualization is an excellent way to enhance and refine skill in the martial arts, but it's useless without hands-on practice!" This is true in all aspects of life. Visualization is an ex... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Sandra Thebaud @ Friday, 13th June 2008 @ 8:19 PM

Being in transition can be quite unsettling. Fortunately, there are ways to make change work for you. If you have not started the transition process yet, identify the need for the change. What is causing this transition to occur at this time? Is this something you initiated or did something external initiate the change? Is this a welcome change, a beneficial change? Or perhaps this change is being thrust upon you. Use your imagination. Visualize the new beginning that this trans... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Sandra Thebaud @ Friday, 13th June 2008 @ 8:17 PM

It's a simple concept, but one we rarely dwell on: All transitions begin with an ending. Think about the transitions in your life. Something ended before something new began. Being single ended before marriage began. Childhood ended before we became adults. An old job ended prior to starting a new one. Sometimes endings are initiated by us and sometimes they are initiated by something outside of us. The transition process is certainly easier when we're the ones initiating it, bu... more...

Inspirational & Motivational | By Art Stanley @ Friday, 13th June 2008 @ 6:24 PM

When you take a closer look, using creative visualization is much like planting a garden. Similarities exist between harvesting a tomato crop and manifesting a tomato-red sports car. There's a certain process to follow to reap the desired results and when followed, those expected results are almost always a sure thing. Both visualization and gardening are tools of manifestation. With visualization, you can create whatever you want, provided you're able to settle on one t... more...