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Be Afraid of Nothing, Act as if You Have Wings
“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” ~ John Bingham
Be Afraid of Nothing, Act as if You Have Wings
written by Tess Marshall
It takes courage to overcome your fear and do great things.
Doing great things don’t always mean doing big things. Sharing your opinion, meeting somebody new, or driving to an unfamiliar city are relatively small steps that take courage. And they’re all great things.
If you want to overcome fear, begin with small steps.
If your habit is to talk a lot, begin to listen more. If you mostly eat the same foods, try something new and unusual.
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4 Ways to Cultivate Better Work Relationships
“Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships.” – Ross Perot
4 Ways to Cultivate Better Work Relationships
The article below is contributed by Eduard Ezeanu.
I can’t say enough about the crucial role interpersonal relationships play in work success. From supervisors to colleagues to subordinates, and from clients to suppliers to business partners, their behavior towards you isn’t based on your professional competence alone, but on the nature of your relationship with them as well.
People wanna to work with people they trust, people they collaborate well with, and people they like. And these aspects concern primarily their relationship with you, not your job skills per se. In fact, when you have good work relationships, many positive things are much more likely to happen for you.
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How to Move Into Action Now
It’s action that counts, not words, and we need action now! – So let’s just stop gabbing on about it! It’s completely pointless, and it’s getting us nowhere! – I agree! This is a complete waste of time!” — Monty Python, Life of Brian
This article is contributed by Richard Lund, a reader to this blog.
How to Move into Action Now
by Richard Lund
Do you ever get stuck? Do you keep reading and researching and looking for answers, but even the most amazing insights don’t seem to make a difference in your life?
If this is the case, the answer may simply be: Action.
Take That First Step
Let me rewind a bit and tell you about someone I knew about 20 years ago. Looking back at this today, I have to imagine that he must have chosen this really challenging life for himself with some minor mental disabilities and a lot of loss in his immediate family. Somehow, we crossed paths, and after a while I started trying to help him with what little I had figured out about life back then.
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5 Anxiety-Reducing Benefits of Cultivating Loving-Kindness
“Just as a mother at the risk of life loves and protects her child, her only child, so one should cultivate boundless love to all that live in the whole universe.” – Buddha
5 Anxiety-Reducing Benefits of Cultivating Loving-Kindness
by Stephen Joseph
In the first few moments of being introduced to the practice of loving-kindness, I was admittedly a little less than enthusiastic. I thought it thoroughly pointless and something only pretentious bohemians or experienced Buddhist practitioners pursued.
I was in my early twenties and suffering terribly under the ravages of at least three separate anxiety disorders. My mind was destabilised and full of fear. All my hopes for the future lay shattered and depression was beginning to knock at the door.
10 Steps to a Debt-Free Life
“Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt.” – Benjamin Franklin
10 Steps to a Debt Free Life
by Roman Soluk
If you don’t live in a deep forest, every day you see lots of information about a release of a new gadget, a new collection of clothes, a new makeup and … the opportunity to take a credit to buy all this. Sometimes it turns out that you take a loan and become dependent on the credit institution.
Perhaps some types of loan or debt are almost inevitable (such as mortgage), but some are really unnecessary. Will you enjoy the purchases you’ve made when you can’t get out of debts? No, for sure! So, let’s find out how to be free of unnecessary obligations.
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How to Practice Loving Self-Care
“Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those we do hold well.” —Josh Billings
Guest post by Larry Berkelhammer, PhD
“Self-care” is a straightforward term that encompasses any action we take to nurture our health. Finding the right physicians to help us manage our conditions, receiving appropriate treatments, eating nourishing foods, and getting sufficient rest are all examples of self-care. But what is loving self-care?
When we practice loving self-care, we give ourselves the gift of full presence, moment by moment, whenever we engage in self-care activities. This is especially beneficial for people living with cancer or chronic medical conditions, as the ability to be fully present to this experience builds mastery and wellbeing.
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Check Your Way to a Better World
“We must be the change we want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Today’s guest post is submitted by Asnat Greenberg.
How hard is it to kiss your mother on the cheek, and say thank you?
How hard is it to smile at the cashier at the supermarket or the janitor in your office, and ask them how they’re feeling, or thank them for the services they provide you?
How hard is it to pick up a thrown away piece of paper from the floor, and throw it out in the garbage?
You have countless opportunities to make the world a better place. Make it a happier place. Make it a more pleasant place to live. All you have to do is to print the following list, and follow these instructions. Every day this month, check off one of the tasks (feel free to change some of the tasks to something that fits you better), and please give your best effort to check off all 30.
Curiosity as a Path to Abundance
I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
This article and photo image are submitted by Betsy Talbot.
My husband Warren and I have been traveling around the world since 2010. It took a couple of years of serious saving and downsizing to make it happen, and during that lean time you could say we were a bit challenged when it came to entertainment options.
Increasing Gratitude and Awareness of Abundance in Your Life: The Benefits and How-To
“Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune in to.” Wayne Dyer
This guest article is submitted by Michele.
One of the greatest gifts I have given to myself is the conscious awareness of the beauty and abundance in my life. All this awareness led to an increased level of gratitude. I think this is a natural progression. I think gratitude and awareness of abundance are inextricably linked.
By definition, abundance means plentiful. But it also means fullness: a fullness of spirit that overflows. Gratitude is this fullness. And that which overflows is easy to give away.
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How to Develop a Positive Attitude With Meditation
How to Develop a Positive Attitude with Meditation – Guest post by Benjamin Norris.
A positive attitude puts you in a more positive vibrational state of being, thereby enabling you to attract success and abundance more easily. One of the most common techniques for developing a positive state of mind is meditation. Meditation offers an excellent avenue for exploring your inner world.
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.” Buddha
There are many different meditation techniques that can specifically assist with the development of a positive mental attitude. Some of the most popular meditations are:
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