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Personal Development » Coaching | By Robert Elias Najemy @ Wednesday, 31st May 2006 @ 5:09 AM

We need to understand and communicate our needs. At the same time, it is important to be able to hear, and if possible, respond to the other’s needs. The following exercise in examining needs will help. SOME NEEDS WE MIGHT HAVE FROM THE OTHER Mark your needs and add others you would like to be respected or fulfilled in this relationship. 1. Love (or greater expression of it) 2. Respect 3. Understanding (of what?) 4. Acceptance as we are 5. Acknowledgement a... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Daegan Smith @ Tuesday, 30th May 2006 @ 1:44 PM

People are divided into 2 classes. There are those who are rich and can afford to buy anything and there are those who just have enough. Why are there 2 classes some might ask? Why canít there by equality among people? The answer to that is simple. Some people work harder than others which makes one deserve to get more. This all starts by how people think. Most entrepreneurs started with a positive mindset and with a goal in mind like making that first million before reaching a ce... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Michael Nalbone @ Sunday, 28th May 2006 @ 8:04 AM

The old, worn-out phrase: “attitude is everything” is true. Your attitude has a profound impact on your level of success – and moreover, your happiness. You have to keep a positive outlook no matter what challenges or distractions you’re confronted with. Maintaining a positive attitude in the face of overwhelming odds and frequent disappointments is one thing successful business owners have in common. It’s true, everybody from Sam Walton to Bill Gates, has triumphed in the face of adver... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Robert Elias Najemy @ Thursday, 25th May 2006 @ 7:46 PM

Active listening is another basic tool of effective communication. It is employed whenever the other has a problem. We want to listen carefully to what the other is trying to say. Here are some guidelines for doing this. 1) LOOK INTO OTHER'S EYES - This is especially important, as the eyes are the real channels of deeper communication. If the other is talking to us and we are looking at TV, the computer, newspaper, or out the window, at the ceiling, down toward the floor, he or ... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Daegan Smith @ Thursday, 25th May 2006 @ 12:56 PM

Will understanding and improving these weaknesses improve my personality toward achieving success? There is only one person who is left to judge and to answer these questions and that is you. Personal growth is so important for it allows you to understand what is important to you, it allows you to recognize your weaknesses and face them, and it permits you to strive for balance while opening other door towards recognizing your personal strengths and weaknesses. Let’s get in to deeper wit... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Daegan Smith @ Thursday, 25th May 2006 @ 10:48 AM

When somebody fails on a project, always consider whether the failure can be turned into a success. Satisfy yourself that you will not be wasting time and money. Then, if there is a reasonable chance of saving the project and the person, take it. In Considering Failure Sometimes a person does not complete a project, or whatever he or she was asked to do a certain job, successfully. Hence, it is important for a person to analyse these failures carefully. Perhaps the employee or the ... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Daegan Smith @ Friday, 19th May 2006 @ 2:41 PM

Every year, the long laborious period of toil towards learning and excellence always come to an end. Every year, the society is producing hundreds of graduates who will soon face the precarious but wonderful world of professionals. On the contrary, those who did the retrograde side of hard work and perseverance expect the verso. Those who shrunk back in their quest will buckle down to the pragmatic way of living. These weak-spirited individuals will find themselves doing the alternativ... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Kathy Gates @ Friday, 12th May 2006 @ 3:23 AM

This week I was sitting on the phone with tech support, and over and over again, I thought of things I could have done while I sat there -- waiting -- not living my life. Are you “on hold” in your life? Are you waiting for a spouse to come along, or for him/her to act better towards you? Are you waiting on the motivation to get your home organized? Are you waiting on a great job to fall into your lap? Stop waiting on your life! Summer is a great time for you to take on some healthy... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Kathy Gates @ Friday, 12th May 2006 @ 3:09 AM

What does happiness mean to you? There’s a lot of searching going on these days for the elusive emotion of “being happy” --where do you find it, how do you create it, even what it actually is. But I’d like to share a little secret with you -- happiness is not just for a lucky few who were born with it. You see, happiness is not something you can reach out and touch or put in the refrigerator and take a sip when you need it. Happiness is not found on a beach in Hawaii (really!... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Robert Elias Najemy @ Thursday, 11th May 2006 @ 1:05 AM

Our thoughts create our reality. Here are some Affirmations which create a more positive, happier more fulfilling reality. A. About Ability and Security 1. Anxiety solves no problems – actions do. 2. Some problems are problems only because I believe them to be. 3. I have the inner power and strength to deal with whatever life brings me. 4. I am capable of handling any possible difficulties which might occur. 5. I feel safe and secure in every situatio... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Clare Evans @ Wednesday, 10th May 2006 @ 6:27 PM

There are many positive benefits to working with a coach but it's not necessarily the right decision for everyone. Firstly, you need to want to make a change to your life and secondly, there is a gap between where you are now and where you want to be. When you start working with a coach you will get: * Time to focus on YOU and what you want to achieve. * Achieve greater results in less time. * Someone to challenge, motivate and support you. * Help you come up w... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Robert Elias Najemy @ Tuesday, 9th May 2006 @ 4:14 AM

We often become emotionally disturbed during a disagreement, or an argument, or when someone criticizes us or disagrees with us. In such cases our personality usually feels hurt, demeaned and in danger. When we feel this way, we destroy our own happiness, clarity and health and often behave in ways which we later regret. A simple technique for gaining clarity is to: 1. Remember that concerning criticism, there are two possibilities: a. The other person might be correct ... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Saleem Rana @ Monday, 8th May 2006 @ 11:56 AM

While it may seem that success creates the winning feeling, it is also possible to use the winning feeling to create success. Let me explain. Your subconscious mind does not know the difference between something imagined and something that really happened. Your conscious mind knows, but your subconscious does not know. What is the significance of this little psychological fact? First, let’s briefly cover the difference between the two aspects of your mind. Then, you... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Andy Szebeni @ Monday, 1st May 2006 @ 2:10 AM

Reach the Examination hall ahead of time. If you are late for the exam, you will become anxious and tense and that will add to the subconscious tension you already carry with you. If it is an unfamiliar route, time it well in advance and arrive at least 20 minutes early. Allow a little extra time if you are reliant upon public transport or a lift from someone and especially if traffic can be made at the time of day you need to be there. Before entering the exam hall spend a few minutes w... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Laurie Weiss @ Sunday, 30th April 2006 @ 9:34 PM

Warning! Relationship patterns from your past can influence your relationships at work now—without your knowledge or consent. "I'm so angry about my schedule that I'm ready to quit this job, too! I don't understand why this keeps happening to me. It's the third time in four years. I'm getting worried about how unstable I'll look on my resume." Elizabeth was fuming. A negative situation that happens over and over again frequently is like a ... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Ineke Van Lint @ Sunday, 30th April 2006 @ 3:23 AM

Many people are building their inner balance and happiness on one single pillar. This is a dangerous situation! What’s going to sustain them if for some reason the only pillar they rest upon collapses? There are six pillars that support your inner balance. If you want to live a life of inner calm and peace, don’t just lean on one or two pillars, but make sure to invest in all six of them. When you are resting on six pillars and one of them crumbles, there will be no need for drama. You can still... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Robert Elias Najemy @ Wednesday, 26th April 2006 @ 4:44 PM

It is not easy to be totally truthful with others and often even with ourselves. The main reason for this is our fear or rejection. This fear is often greater even than the fear of death. We identify our self-worth and consequently our feelings of security with how others perceive us and whether they approve of, accept and love us or not. Because of this we tend to alter our bodies and personalities in order to "protect" our self-worth, security and freedom. ... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Tammy Robbins @ Monday, 24th April 2006 @ 4:59 AM

It is a weakness to wait on life but strength to create a live worth living. It is a privilege to have access to a day and breathe flow through your body. Life is to be invigorating to the soul and to nourish the senses. To wake up every morning child-like with no attachment and anticipating great adventure around every corner. Not expecting anything other than the world to show its beauty and to be in awe of the delicate balance of everything working together as one. Allow life to ... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Robert Elias Najemy @ Saturday, 22nd April 2006 @ 12:30 AM

Our doubt concerning our self-worth is the main obstacle to our emotional and inter-relational harmony. This doubt is the cause of our greatest fears such as being rejected, laughed at, ignored, unloved, and most of all, of being alone. Loneliness and Doubt Loneliness is the disease of our age, and its cause is self-doubt. Fear of being alone is perhaps our most ancient one. It comes from the fact that in the past, he who was not accepted was ostracized from the group. In those da... more...

Personal Development » Coaching | By Ineke Van Lint @ Tuesday, 18th April 2006 @ 1:15 AM

People complain. They’re complaining all the time about everything. As a child, I was innocent enough to believe what people were saying. I really thought there were plenty of valid reasons to complain: the weather (most often), lack of money (runner-up), the neighbors, husband or wife, the children (me, in this case), civilization (or the lack of it), bad health, etc. I assumed the world just turned out to be like this and there was nothing much we could do. It was called “fate” or something. <... more...