10,129 articles on "improvement"

Why Do Some Affirmations *Work* - and Others Don't?

Why Do Some Affirmations Work - and Others Don't? by: Jeff Staniforth By definition,an affirmation is a statement repeated time and again either verbally or mentally-or written down. The words of the affirmation statement - in themselves -w...

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How to Put the Sizzle Back in Your Relationship with These Seven Goal Setting Tools

How to Put the Sizzle Back in Your Relationship with These Seven Goal Setting Tools by: Colin DunbarGoal Setting and Relationships?That is not as weird as it may sound. Consider the following definition of a goal: "A goal is a future incidence o...

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Secrets Exposed

Secrets Exposed by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of October 13, 2003 I've been friends with "Jenny" for three years after my husband and I started a business with her husband. When her husband decided he didn't...

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Don't Let The Door Hit You Where The Good Lord Split You!

Don't Let The Door Hit You Where The Good Lord Split You! by: Richard Vegas I knew precisely what I wanted. I felt that success was only inches away. The excitement in my body was beginning to feel like electricity surging through my veins....

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Affirm-Actions ... Stop lying to your soul and make it real!

rm-Actions... Stop lying to your soul and make it real! by: Edward B. Toupin I hear of so many people using affirmations as the universal remedy for everything that ails them. They wake up in the morning and verbalize their affirmations. They go...

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Is there such a thing as a popular quiz

Q. My students have asked me for a popular quiz. Can you recommend one?A. The answer to that question depends upon what your students mean when they say "popular".Do they mean a quiz that can tell them if they are "popular", or do they mean a quiz th...

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Back to School Avoid shortcuts that turn into detours.

When Janine (a real person, name and details disguised) decided to get a graduate degree, she thought she was making a savvy career move. She signed up for an online program to avoid "sitting through all those classes." Three years after beginning he...

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Is It Inside Or Out

Is It Inside Or Out?Helaine Iris© 2003“Good fences make good neighbors.” Robert FrostI listened intently as my client described how lousy his past week had been. Up to that point in our work together his progress had been steady, and his ene...

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Psychology as Storytelling - Part II

To qualify as a "psychological" plot, it must be:All-inclusive (anamnetic) – It must encompass, integrate and incorporate all the facts known about the protagonist. Coherent – It must be chronological, structured and causal. Consistent – Self-c...

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SPIDER JONES Heavyweight Champion of Inspiration

SPIDER JONES: Heavyweight Champion of InspirationBy Mike Parker – www.employmentnews.comYoung Charles ‘Spider’ Jones was a boy with a dream. He wanted to be like his idol, Alan Freed, the disc jockey credited with coining the phrase ‘Rock & ...

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