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From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Breaking the Procrastination Habit

Breaking the Procrastination Habit

April 29, 2008

We all procrastinate sometimes. The danger is letting it become a habit because all that stuff piles up and has to get done sometime. It causes stress and unmet deadlines. People will consider you to be unreliable and your achievements will be few. It doesn’t feel good to be stressed out and [...]

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Set a Goal and Congratulate Yourself

Set a Goal and Congratulate Yourself

April 27, 2008

We all play different roles in life and one can only assume that you want to achieve your maximum potential in all of them. My primary roles are Self, Wife, Mother, and Professional. Let’s begin by asking a simple self help question, “If you don’t set goals for yourself, how do you [...]

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How to Maintain Self Motivation

How to Maintain Self Motivation

April 26, 2008

Self motivation is a gateway to self esteem and success. It is difficult to maintain for the simple reason that negativity is everywhere, which makes you insecure and kills creativity. Good ideas are criticized by the negativity of others who do not share our goals and ideals. It is easy to get [...]

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Meeting Your Goals

Meeting Your Goals

April 25, 2008

Have you been meeting your goals recently? Setting and meeting goals can be a powerful tool for personal improvement. On the other hand, failing to meet goals is actually giving up on yourself and your dreams.
Write It Down
The first step to meeting your goals is writing them down. Putting your goal in writing is making [...]

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Living Your Reality

Living Your Reality

April 24, 2008

After a long day when you go to bed, right before sleeping, what is the last thing in your mind?
When you wake up in the morning, what is the first thing you think of? It totally depends on what you do and who you are. For most of us, those last and first [...]

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Building Self Esteem – A Starter Guide To Self Improvement

Building Self Esteem – A Starter Guide To Self Improvement

April 23, 2008

So how do you stay calm, composed and maintain self esteem in a tough environment? Here are some tips you may to consider as a starter guide to self improvement.
Imagine yourself as a Dart Board. Everything and everyone else around you may become Dart Pins, at one point or another. These dart pins will destroy [...]

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How To Be Genuinely Happy

How To Be Genuinely Happy

April 22, 2008

Genuine Happiness Comes from Within
Life isn’t the sweetest candy. Sometimes, when I feel like the world is just too heavy, I look around and find people who continued to live fascinating and wonderful lives. And then thoughts come popping into my mind like bubbles from nowhere – “How did their life become so adorably sweet? [...]

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Things to Consider Before Having a Baby

Things to Consider Before Having a Baby

April 21, 2008

Making the decision to have a baby could be the most important decision you ever make. The decision should be based on responsibility, maturity, a loving marriage, and the ability to make sacrifices.
No one should ever go into being a parent half-heartedly. Children must be an all-or-nothing decision and if you aren’t sure you are [...]

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Harness Your Attraction Power

Harness Your Attraction Power

April 21, 2008

Does a Law on Human Attraction Exist?
“Opposites attract” is a law of attraction, at least where electromagnetism is concerned. But are there laws about attraction between two people? “In a world that is full of strangers” as a line in a famous song of the 1980’s goes, is there a clear set of rules that [...]

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Creative Notions – Unleash Your Creativity

Creative Notions – Unleash Your Creativity

April 20, 2008

eople seem to have the misconception that only a select few are able to unleash a steady flow of creative genius. That is not true at all. The fact is, creativity is very much like a muscle that needs to be exercised in order to consistently give out great results. If you don’t practice harnessing [...]

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