Improve Your Concentration - A More Focused You Is A More Successful You
Everyone knows that concentration is paramount to succeeding in what you want, so obviously, learning how to concentrate is an essential skill. To succeed, you need to concentrate solely on the task in hand.
It’s quite ironic; the things that we find easiest to concentrate on are the things that are not beneficial to the job in hand! (more…)
Anchoring For Emotional Balance
Most people experience life as a roller-coaster of different emotional states, accepting without question that emotions are something that just happen in response to life events. In any given day, you may experience a range of states, some positive and some that are negative or distressing. The emotional state we are in is so important as it affects how we behave and the results we get. If you are feeling positive and happy, of course the whole world seems better and more interesting and the way you behave will reflect this. (more…)
Truly Numbing Criticism
Truly Numbing Criticism
While we shouldn’t needlessly flatter we must make it a goal to encourage. Regrettably, we tend only to welcome results as opposed to effort. Several of us condemn much more than we eulogize, thereby dampening fervor and squelching confidence. (more…)
Subliminal Messages For Improvement: Hearing The Silent
How do Subliminal Messages work? It relaxes the conscious mind and opens the subconscious part of the brain to the point that suggestions can be accepted. Once the suggestion is accepted and agreed on by the person that hears the hidden suggestions, usually called subliminal affirmations, then it becomes a stable, strong pillar in that persons belief system. (more…)
How To Release The Pain Caused By Others
What’s the best gift you can give yourself at any time of the year?
How about overcoming the pain caused by someone you loved and trusted?
What happens when you’ve been wronged by another and you want to move on? How do you let it go - get on with your life - and make sure it doesn’t happen again? (more…)
Five Smooth Tactics To Neutralize Conflicts & Enhance Communication
Using active listening through a spat is the first move you can take to mitigate the situation and crack whatever problems have surfaced. Realize, nonetheless, that when people feel strongly about an issue, their emotions will impact their ability to correspond and listen. It is imperative therefore to utilize a blend of active and reflective listening skills. Here are five methods you can use to defuse conflicts and enhance effective communication. (more…)
Do You Have Each Aspect Of Trust
The ability to gain and keep trust is a vital factor in being able to influence others. Research has shown, time and time again, that trust is always a contributing factor in the ability to influence others. When a person trusts you, trust alone can cause them to accept your message. On the flip side, if people don’t trust you, all the evidence, reasoning, facts, or figures in the world won’t get them to budge. (more…)
Top Secret Brainpower Algorithms
Brainpower algorithms is my own term for the rules that we develop to help us think more efficiently. There are examples from every area of life. Salesmen more effectively sell once they are trained to smile and match the pace of the buyer’s speech. Real estate investors can more easily analyze a property if they have a mental checklist that they run through. Writers think in terms of headlines that “grab” the reader by using words like “top secret.” (more…)
Five Ways Towards A Balanced Life
1 - Force yourself to separate work and personal life: Social psychologists support that your ability to do a good job while at work depends on whether or not you have a home life that refreshes and restores you. If you cannot stop thinking about the projects you have to complete after leaving the office, try to create a mental filing cabinet. It would act as your actual project cabinet since you will allow yourself to sit down, open it and deal with your work worries. (more…)
Anyone Up For A Challenge?
Since the beginning of my blog, I have tried to let my readers into my private life a little at a time, without giving too much away (I really don’t want psychos showing up at my door). For instance, through the blog, you have learned, among other things, that I am a recovering drug addict, that I was homeless less than 10 years ago, that my wife is expecting, and that I live near an extremely small town in Utah (population is less than 400). (more…)