Aligned with Truth, Love, Power
I was lucky enough to receive a review copy of Steve Pavlina’s book Personal Development for Smart People. The book comes out on October 15, 2008, and you can pre-order it on amazon here. Of course you might want to read my review first!
As you would expect from Steve’s blog, his book is very down to earth and it feels as though he is talking directly to you. The premise is that there are three simple guiding principles that you can apply to every aspect of your life in order to make the most of it. They are: truth, love, and power. Continue reading »
6 Money Relationship Problems To Help Counsel Yourself Back To Wealth
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Editor’s Note: This is the final part of a three part series on how to shape up your relationship to money. Click here to read part one, and part two. Subscribe to receive notification of future posts that will help you increase your inner and outer wealth!
Many couples go to relationship counseling to try to fix their relationship problems. My recommendation is for you to perform relationship counseling yourself, on your relationship to money.
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Create a Mastermind Group to Skyrocket Your Success
“It Takes Teamwork to Make The Dream Work.” -Christopher Howard
I don’t usually like sports analogies, mostly because they tend to be overused, but today this analogy will help you see your friends differently. Think of a basketball game, a hockey game, or a soccer game. How often do you see one person alone score the winning goal? It usually takes a whole team to make a goal. Whether or not you witness the domino effect that each member plays in the game, they were there for each other and they contributed to that goal. This same phenomenon applies to your life too.
Unsupportive Friends and Family
Everyone has support groups, whether they know it or not. Your support group is that core set of people in your life who influence you and help you out. Your support group can be made up of family members, friends, acquaintances and coworkers. Sometimes your support group is not as supportive as you might like.
I have often noticed this happening when it comes to dieting and weight loss. Oftentimes when a woman decides to go on a diet, her friends or family members will be less than supportive. They might joke and tell her that she’ll be back to eating chips and chocolate cake in no time. Or that she will never last more than 15 minutes at the gym. Continue reading »
Learning to Say No Again
When it comes to people who are interested in spirituality, the law of attraction and other self-help topics, I have noticed a strange pattern. It seems that these people appear to outsiders as being more soft and this therefore results in them being exploited more. I don’t know about you, but I often find myself agreeing to do things for other people that I really don’t want to do. You might think that there’s a very simple solution to being in this predicament, and there is. Just say no. We all know this word, but sometimes mustering up the courage or the backbone to say it can be tough.
How many times have you given in to a request to babysit someone’s kids when you were already busy. I’ve done that. How many times have you agreed to proof read someone’s resume (essay, dissertation, etc). Ditto. How many times have you let yourself invite someone who was pressuring you over for dinner? Ditto, ditto. How about pushy sales people who make you feel like you are getting a bargain and then add some hidden costs, while you feel obligated to finalize your purchase despite this fact. Ditto, ditto, ditto. What about tele-marketers calling during dinner? I think you get the picture.
Well this is where all of these push-over tendencies stop. Let us explore a bit more of this “yes-sir” type of mentality before I explain how I plan to stop saying yes to every request thrown at me. Continue reading »
Idealize Often, Use a Pedestal With Caution
Looking back on my life I realize that I have had many great mentors and idols. They have all helped me to grow as a person and to become the woman that I am today. I wanted to share some of my experiences with mentors and to encourage you to make a similar list and look for the current day mentors that inspire you today. I am still finding new mentors every day and I look forward to each new encounter knowing that I might meet a mentor within them. I remember how much I looked up to the women in my life and how much I tried to be like them. I would preen like Marilyn Monroe, kick like my Tae Kwon Do instructor, program my computer like Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I looked up to my babysitters and would often ask them to tell me stories about their lives, how many friends they had or what having a boyfriend was like and what made them tick. Continue reading »
