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Control Your Own Destiny

“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.”-Brian TracyIn order to make choices that may change...
Gerri D SmithJanuary 31, 2005

The Procrastinating Perfectionist

Are you a procrastinating perfectionist? I once read an article dealing with the fear of failure and success. The author described it as the following: “The curse of the procrastinating perfectionist”.
Pete GrandJanuary 22, 2005

Could You Be A Workaholic?

If you need to put on boots and grab a lap-top computer to relieve yourself at night, you might be a redneck workaholic.It never crossed my mind that there could be such a thing as a redneck workaholic, until I read a column on “Are you a...
David LeonhardtOctober 29, 2004

What to Do When You Are Chased by a Snake

I lived for several years on the Japanese island of Okinawa. It is a tropical island setting with a wealth of beauty and lots of things to do. We lived on the side of a mountain that overlooked the Pacific Ocean.
Dr. Freddy DavisApril 30, 2004

Learning to Open Your Heart

Five years ago a psychic in Key West, FL told me something I’m only just now beginning to understand. As I sat there in front of her, in a darkened room all full of incense, she intoned: “You’ll have the success you want, Suzanne...
Suzanne Falter-BarnsMarch 01, 2006

Mindfulness and Neuroscience: Let's Make A Deal

It seems that everyone is talking about mindfulness lately. Have you heard?*The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society is working with a number of groups—college faculty, attorneys and judges, social justice workers, business leaders, youth...
Maya Talisman FrostNovember 24, 2005

The Danger Of Negative Thinking

As you have shown an interest in starting a business of your own it would be safe to assume that you want to change your life. You want more money - more control over your life - more respect. But just as we each have a dream, we also have a...
Kevin QuigleyAugust 19, 2005

Boost Your Bottom Line by Asking Powerful Questions

"He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers."-African ProverbPowerful questions yield powerful answers. Here's an example... One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
Kathy PaauwAugust 03, 2005

The One Great Sermon That Got Away

Most people don't realize ministers are obligated to prepare and preach one great sermon in their career. In looking over my record of sermons, I noticed many "good" sermons, but an obvious lack in the list of a single...
Rev. James L. SnyderFebruary 19, 2005

Fear of Intimacy

Emotional intimacy is one of the most wonderful experiences we ever have. Nothing else really comes close to the experience of sharing our deepest thoughts and feelings with another, of being deeply seen and known, of sharing love, passion,...
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.October 30, 2004