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• Does Height Matter?
  Sometimes in our journey towards success, we allow doubts to creep in and critics to interfere with our action plan. Remaining focused and determined will allow us to blinker those doubts and ultimately succeed.
  Published 27Mar2010, viewed 276 times

• The Laws of Attraction - Are You Prepared?
  If you want the 'Law of Attraction' to work for you, it can. However, it's not a quick-fix solution that requires little or no effort. There is a demand that you must first change your mindset and welcome that change that you desire into your psyche. And that's where the hard work begins for you must then work diligently to fix the broken strings in your life. Learn from those you know, make the changes required, and it will happen.
  Published 26Mar2010, viewed 426 times

• Successful Network Marketing
  Mike Klingler as widely-known for his Attraction Marketing strategies which he teaches successfully through Renegade University.
  Published 04Mar2010, viewed 204 times

• MLM Not Working? Learn the 'Attraction Marketing' Way!
  Today many people involved in MLM and Network Marketing, struggle with the traditional lead-generating techniques they have been taught by their upline. But, there is another way! Attraction Marketing is a highly-effective and successful way of generating leads that are already pre-sold on the notion of buying. It relies on delivering value to sustomers and earning trust.
  Published 26Feb2010, viewed 560 times

• Money Attitudes and Wealth
  Money - it's the one thing that almost all of us worry about. The fear of not making ends meet, the worry aboout mounting bills, all play havoc in our lives. But in essence, it's not the actual money we worry about. It's the entrapment of not being able to do certain things without it. Turning our thinking around from fear to celebration, is one way of dealing positively with our financial situation.
  Published 05Feb2010, viewed 227 times

• It's All To Do With Attitude!
  The realisation that our attitude to life and to others can have a far-reaching effect on people and productivity, often comes as a surprise to many. If each of us could learn to choose to display a positive attitude in most of our interactions with our fellow human beaings, what a different world we might live in, and how much more productive we might be!
  Published 08Jan2010, viewed 268 times

• Fearing Failure? It May Just Be A Precursor to Your Success!
  In setting up any kind of business, the thing that most people fear most, is failure. It is that very fear that many find disturbing and unsettling when things don't happen immediately. The reality is, however, that almost all businesses will experience failure and struggle many times before finally achieving that ultimate success. Embracing and acknowledging failure is a necessary part of the journey towards success.
  Published 31Dec2009, viewed 197 times

• Fearing Failure? It May Be A Precursor To Your Success!
  Creating a business online has become a wonderful way of making a living whilst working from home. Unfortunately, many of the businesses fail to thrive simply because most people give up whenever the first hint of failure rears its head. I suggest that one way of being a successful player, is to actually plan for the failures along the way. If we can see the failures as glitches along the pathway, then we truly can succeed.
  Published 31Dec2009, viewed 352 times

• Hey You Goal Setters! The New Year Is About To Arrive!
  Throughout our lives we make reslolutions to change for the better, particularly when we are about to herald in the New Year. Sadly, many of us forget about our goals almost before they are put in place. The primary reason for this failure is because the goals have lacked specificity and because they have not been written down and made visible to us each and every day. Goals must be spcific and time-related in order to be effective.
  Published 31Dec2009, viewed 251 times

• Integrity Above All
  In the words of Michelangelo, "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark". As the carpenters of our lives, it is therefore in our interests to ensure that our day to day work serves as a safe platform towards our future goals.
  Published 17Dec2009, viewed 283 times

• Dare To Dream. Live Your Dreams, and Be!
  What is your life plan? Do you have dreams? Do you even dare to dream? The wonderful business philosopher Jim Rohn who died only a few days ago said this, "There are only three colors, ten digits, and seven notes. It's what we do with them, that's important." What life wil you plan for yourself with your three colour,ten digits, or seven notes? Dare to dream.
  Published 16Dec2009, viewed 319 times

• You Can Do It! You Can Succeed. Create Your Own Success!
  Throughout life we are often beset by problems that challenge who we are. Occasionally some of these problems may seem insurmountable and have the capacity to completely derail us. Serious problems can leach our confidence, shatter our dreams and render us incapable of moving forward. However, we must define our future by the wisdom of our setbacks. We must climb those new peaks, and boldly face our competitors.
  Published 03Dec2009, viewed 437 times

• Ditch Pessimism! Put Optimism In The Driver's Seat!
  Adversity is part of life. It knocks on our door from time to time and occasionally we feel that we do not have the resources to deal with it. However, if we can learn from adversity, if we can accept that something has happened and stop playing victim, we can emerge a better person on the other side.
  Published 30Nov2009, viewed 248 times

• Need a Holiday? Take One Now!
  It is a fact that throughout the world, all too many of us have got so caught up in work, that stockpiling leave has become a habit. Unfortunately, many of us are disregarding the fact that holidays, far from being a luxury, are an absolute necessity if we are to retain our mental and physical health. Taking regular breaks forces us to relax, to switch of from the stresses of work, and to return to work, energised and much more productive.
  Published 30Nov2009, viewed 309 times

• Feeling Unfit? Take a Holiday! Better Still, Get One For Free!
  It is a reality that too many of us fail to take the requisite breaks from work that are necessary for our optimum health. It is also a fact that we have become such a workaholic nation that we have forgotten how to relax or get fit. In essence, we have lost the art of getting in touch with our inner beings. All is not lost, however. We can regain our vitality by taking some holidays and thereby, perhaps, re-inventing ourselves!
  Published 26Nov2009, viewed 233 times

• Dont' Put off Travel! Do it For Your health's Sake!
  Throughout the world, the fashion appears to be to procrastinate on taking holidays. For whatever reasons, people are stockpiling their annual leave, perhaps waiting for the 'rainy'day' to come along. The chance is, however, that that rainy day might never eventuate. Besides that, downtime is a way of re-charging our batteries, energising our mindset, and relaxing with our families. And since we only live once, we need to make the most of it!
  Published 23Nov2009, viewed 438 times

• Can't Afford to Travel! Think Again!
  We often hear people say that they just can't afford to travel. Some decide they will do it when the children grow up, or when they retire, or maybe even when they have won the lottery. Sadly, for some,those days may never come. The reality is that if you do want to travel you need to view this life, not as a dress rehearsal, but as living in the 'now'. Scale down your material possessions, whittle your spending, and start living.
  Published 21Nov2009, viewed 449 times

• Six-Figure Income School - You Can Triumph From Adversity
  If we stop to consider how animals and plants respond to adversity, we realise that they have an intuitive desire to stay alive and thrive. It's not always so with humans. The survivors will fight to the end in the belief that they can triumph. Those with a less positive attitude, those who are short of determination and belief in themselves, will not. Taking lessons from nature may well be the schooling we need when times are tough.
  Published 18Nov2009, viewed 224 times

• Wealth Creation - Change Your Life and Triumph!
  At different stages in our lives, each of us is challenged to face adversity. Sometimes we come to a crossroad and we find difficulty in determining what pathway we want to take. But think back to our childhood days. That's when we were strong and invincible. There was nothing we couldn't do. If we could just go back and harness that courage and confidently step forward, we could change our lives for the better.
  Published 22Nov2009, viewed 280 times

• Holidays - Try Them For Free!
  Having regular holidays is vital to our welfare aand that of our families. It is important that we take sufficient time off work to re-charge our batteries and forget the stresses of our day-to-day living. Despite knowing this, so many of us feel that we are indispensable. Consequently, it is not until we experience sickness that we realise the need for relaxation.
  Published 22Nov2009, viewed 973 times

• Wealth Creation - Reacting Positively to Achieve Success
  It's my belief that if you have a good idea, you should keep it something of a secret until you have tested its possible worth. Many wonderful ideas are consigned to the scrap heap simply because the owner of has attempted to discuss it with others, and been told it would never be accepted. The naysayers of this world have much to answer for. However, those who push on with determination and drive are often seen to triumph in the end.
  Published 18Nov2009, viewed 584 times

• Responding Positively to Adversity
  Adversity is part of life. It touches everyone at some stage in their lives, sometimes rendering us feeble and unable to cope. It is in finding ways of facing and dealing with adversity that will determine how we re-surface and begin the process of growth and acceptance.
  Published 18Nov2009, viewed 275 times

• Wealth Creation - Overcoming Resistance to Change
  Despite that fact that many corporations today spend millions of dollars in training, hoping to effect change in their employees, many of that money is wasted simply because most people are resistant to change. Change demands courage. It's a turning away from old ways and embracing new, possibly more challenging alternatives. Many people find that difficult, and yet,if we have the desire to move forward and take courage, we can do so!
  Published 15Nov2009, viewed 323 times

• Love to Travel? Life is Short! Spend it Travelling For Free...
  Today, more people than ever are travelling. There is much excitement in planning a trip and eventually arriving at a destination,thrilled to be part of a new experience. Despite many of us arrive home from holidays completely exhausted, the experience usually makes us thirst for more adventure. Travel is relativey cheap these days and more and more people have caught the travel bug.
  Published 14Nov2009, viewed 245 times

• Wealth Creation - Compassion and Giving
  In a world where many people do not take time to assist those less fortunate than themselves, some special people emerge. They are not necessarily wealthy people, often having sufferred adversity. Stasia Dabrowski is one of these people. Well into her eighties, she has for many years, assisted the homeless and needy in Canberra, Australia. We can all learn from Stasia. We can learn to give and in so doing, enrich our lives.
  Published 10Nov2009, viewed 278 times

• Wealth Creation - Some Secrets!
  Many of us grew up in an era when the notions of getting a good education and a subsequent job were emphasised over and over again. However, to some extent the concepts were negative. No parent ever suggested that their children would accumulate wealth through this system. Basically they would just fair a little better than the previous generation. It's really hard to reverse this sort of thinking, but it can be done with astounding results.
  Published 10Nov2009, viewed 256 times

• Wealth Creation - Positive Thinking
  Sometimes we are daunted by problems that, at first, are seemingly too big. An untended garden will appear to be almost impossible to transform, and yet, with diligence and determination, great changes can be effected. This approach applies to our thinking too. If we tackle our problems in small chunks, often we will find that the size of the problem shrinks accordingly, and wonderful outcomes can be achieved.
  Published 08Nov2009, viewed 414 times

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