Are You Lacking Confidence And Self Assurance?

 by: Barbara Elisjones

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Barbara Elisjones explains how we can change our beliefs and be the person we wish to be.

Why do some people have confidence and self assurance whilst others lack these positive traits? Our ability to interact with others in the community comes down to our self belief.

Each of us has travelled a different journey in life – different parents, different teachers, different peers, and different life experiences with people. The interactions we have experienced with each of these people through life and the way that we responded to those interactions has created the person we are today. This includes all of our fears that we have generated, the way we participate in our relationships, the way we respond to others at work and the way we think about ourselves.

For example we can all remember things that were said to us by our parents and teachers when growing up – things like – “You will never amount to much” - “Why aren’t you smart like your brother” - “Why aren’t you well behaved like your sister” - all negatives that were implanted In our subconscious minds when we were very young. Our minds react to this negative information 24 hours a day and we go over and over these subconscious thoughts – until they become our beliefs. All these “put downs” then impact in a negative way on the way we see ourselves.

Advertisers make use of our subconscious minds knowing that we absorb any messages that cross our minds into our subconscious; and that is why advertisers repeat their messages continuously until these messages become our beliefs about the products and services they are promoting. Therefore we need to be aware that some of our beliefs are not based on fact. Instead they are based on messages provided by others.

What we need to know is that we can change these incorrect beliefs. We need to replace these incorrect beliefs with new beliefs. We use positive statements about ourselves to do this and repeat these statements over and over until they become reality. We also need to take a careful look at what we say to ourselves each and every day. How many times have we done something and then made the comment to ourselves – oh you idiot why would I do that? Although we did not mean that comment such comments need to be stopped. So we must keep correcting ourselves – and say positive things about ourselves and always say them in the present tense as though we already have the ability, skill or the characteristic we wish to have. Repeat to ourselves positive statements, for example – “I am a confident, happy, friendly person who enjoys interacting with people.”

The more we repeat these statements over and over again will enable us to replace any negative messages we have stored in our subconscious mind over a number of years and enable us to become the person we wish to be.

Next week I will discuss with you how to use this correcting exercise in combination with others to enable you to further the process and speed up the journey to be the person we wish to be.

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Overcoming Frustration in Your Life

 By Mazlina Rahim 

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I used to absolutely, completely, definitely, dislike or to be exact, hate frustration. It was a psychological response, I just can't help it. I feel like crap when it happens. I think you know the feeling. You feel hopeless and you ask yourself, "Why is this happening to me?"
How to overcome this.
First of all, you make friends with Frustration. Seriously!
The best part about it is that you can get over frustration. Frustration is actually a key component in your self improvement. Take it like an armistice. As any other psychological response, frustration harnesses a lot of energy. And you can use that energy. Actually, it's such a pity to let it slide away.
Now, the steps to be taken.
Step 1: Recognize the Problem
Accept it. Yes, you are frustrated. It's already occurred, and you don't have a time machine. You are here and you're frustrated. You are not sad, angry or indifferent. You are frustrated. Write it down and look at yourself in the mirror and say,"I'm looking at me and I'm frustrated". Then, next step is open up by telling a close friend of yours about your frustration.
Acknowledging the issue will make you feel better. The burden of keeping the frustration inside you has been released. The negative energy is out and this may stop you from doing silly things. You tend to do silly things when you are frustrated, right?
Step 2: Change the situation - Action Plan
Now that you know you're frustrated, act on the situation. Change the environment. Make it positive. Now think about the actions need to be taken. What is your plan A, B or C? Get a trusted person to sit down with you to plan your actions. Do you need to apologise to anyone? Write a report to the authority? Think it over and act! No more dwelling into that frustration. Move on! Some sort of sorrow coming your way? Take a deep breath and.. push it away! You are a better person now as you have acknowledged your frustration and planned your actions. Taking action is your goal now. You are reaching the next level of life already.
Step 3: Appreciate your New Level
After you began to take action, the atmosphere around you will look better. You have moved on. Don't dwell into it again! And, above all, enjoy it. Appreciate yourself for being able to overcome frustration. You have moved to the next level of life and let bygones be bygones.
Frustration is actually like an elevator in your life. Control it wisely. You want to be a better person, right? Frustration has brought you to a new level faster and be happy about it. Dwelling into the past is like pressing the down button and going to the lower ground when you are supposed to go up, let say, level 12.
Moral of the story is, if you are frustrated, it is not the end of the world. You, yes, you have the key to the solution box. Open it and use it to the max. You will become a better person and you gonna be proud of yourself.

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How to Lose Your Stress the Simple Way

 By Lynn Errickson 

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An incredibly interesting and also informative aspect of stress is that it's connected to your breathing. As well, if you begin observing when you start to be stressed, you'll find out that this is undoubtedly the situation.
When you're under stress, your breathing comes to be shallow, as if your body is truly straining to moderate its oxygen movement. Your shoulders also come up toward your neck, which farther prevents the in-out air flow.
On the other hand, when you're at ease, your breathing is typically both lighter and deeper. Your shoulders are likewise more relaxed, which assists with breathing too. Due to the fact that if stress is connected to your breathing, then that should also imply that your breathing is linked to your stress!
And provided that, it stands to reason that if you observe your breathing and execute some straightforward breathing techniques, you may really minimize stress. It's like having a little secret button that you can easily push anytime and anywhere that gets rid of your tension and anxiety!
Below are some uncomplicated strategies (or secret buttons, if you prefer) that can assist you lessen stress, as well as enable you to experience more tranquility, contentment, delight as well as success in your life:
Deep Breathing: Sit in a comfy chair. If you wish, you can likewise sit on the flooring I do not advise that you lie down when you do this physical exercise, as you could fall asleep! As you sit, place one hand (it doesn't matter which one) on your stomach. Take an unwinded, deep inhale. Don't stress whatsoever. This isn't really an aerobic activity. This is all regarding restful breathing. As you breathe from your tummy, feel your hand increase. If it's not rising, then that implies you're inhaling from your chest. Continue breathing in and out from your belly 10 times. Do this physical exercise daily, or even throughout the day if you prefer, and also view the results in your very own life. You'll not just feel greater, but you'll be able to fulfill your everyday tasks with renewed energy.
Hold Breathing: This is a bit more enhanced than the Deep Breathing workout we explored above, and also so I recommend you begin with this only after you've been Deep Breathing for a few weeks or so. With Hold Breathing, you'll breathe in for 5 seconds. You'll then hold your breath for 5 seconds. You'll then slowly release the air from your lungs for 5 seconds. If you locate that there is still some extra air in your lungs after 5 seconds, then that's completely great. The goal of Hold Breathing is just to help you pay more attention to your breathing when it pertains to discharging all of the air in your lungs.
The Golden Light: Merely take a breath consistently throughout this method. Breathe in and also envision that you are taking a breath in "fantastic sunlight." Take a breath out and also envision that you are inhaling out dark smoke. Picture the gold sunlight coming in to your body via your nasal passages, and going all the means down to your toes as you inhale in. When you exhale, imagine the air as dark smoke, and picture that you are discharging all the bad and also stress filled thoughts. If thoughts other than gold sunlight and dark smoke come in to your thoughts, delicately remove them. At that point return to concentrating on the gold sunlight coming into your body and also the darkish smoke heading out.
Try any of all of these breathing procedures to help minimize stress, as well as also protect against stress prior to it begins. You'll be able to fulfill your duties and also deal with your obstacles in a healthier manner.

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How to Improve Personality in 3 Simple Steps

 By Lynn Errickson 

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Self esteem affirmations are superb if you like to know how to create self esteem and to be more positive and self-reliant. These affirmations are a means of changing the method that you think, particularly the continual idea patterns that influence your self esteem. Most people would certainly benefit from making use of these affirmations, however they are not accustomed to the strategy. This is a pity, as building your own beneficial affirmations can easily bring amazing results.
To develop affirmations, there are a few basic steps you are suggested to follow. When you have actually grasped these, you will see the method is very easy to make use of and very effective in its results. Just follow these couple of simple ideas.
Specify your objectives
First of all, make sure that you are clear about what you are trying to achieve. Start by thinking about exactly what you imply by self esteem. Try to think about an individual (it could possibly be a popular individual or somebody recognized to you) who you deem having high self esteem. This will assist you to recognize what you are trying for, and to base your affirmations upon actions that you have noted in a person with high self self-confidence.
Self esteem affirmations work by influencing your subconscious mind. This part of your mind needs clear directions if it is to alter, and you have to make those directions as clear as possible. So you have to train it to follow certain actions which will certainly raise your self esteem. For example, you may choose that a person with high self esteem would certainly be confident in talking with new individuals, or in grumbling about unsatisfactory service. Whatever you pick, ensure that you prepare a listing of certain actions that you think a confident person would take.
Follow the formula of positive affirmations
There are 4 standard actions to the formula of positive affirmations, all of which are important if the approach is to be effective. Firstly, the affirmations need to be in the present tense (I am, not I will certainly be). Second, they need to be affirmative this implies doing away with the words not and no from your statements. Thirdly, the affirmations should be created in the first individual (I am, not it is really good to). Finally, they have to feature concrete circumstances, instead of abstract principles.
Examples of affirmations following all of these concepts are as follows:
I am assertive in speaking with new individuals.
I am confident in clarifying that I have actually received unsatisfactory service in a bistro.
I am comfy when I converse in foreign languages.
I have a regimented approach to my fat burning program.
You will see that all of these affirmations follow the four standard concepts present tense, affirmative, first individual, and consisting of specific situations.
Practice your affirmations
When you have actually drawn up your affirmations, there is one final step. You have to practice your affirmations on a regular basis. The greatest strategy is to state them out loud twice a day, in the morning and the night. This is a way of training your subconscious mind to accept the reality of the affirmations. We are all familiar with the concept that physical exercise needs to be done on a constant basis, so that the body does not start to lose the benefits of training, and the mind is no different from the body in this respect.
If you follow these steps, you will certainly discover that your self-confidence increases, and that it becomes a natural part of your behavior.

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The Goal to Learn

 by: Cheryl Wilms

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Do you have a goal to learn? Do you strive to continuously gain more knowledge and have a better understanding of the world in which you reside? Do you have a thirst for knowing more in the subjects in which you are interested in?

The pursuit of more knowledge is one that I can relate to. There is not a day that goes by where I’m not looking into something or striving to push myself towards becoming a better person. I firmly believe that we need to continue to learn and educate ourselves to reach our full potential.

Ways that we can all continue to learn and grow into the person we desire to be are:

Reading: I cannot stress how reading is such a simple yet powerful way to improve ourselves. We have libraries available to us. All the knowledge and the answers to so many of our problems are there for us to utilize, most of them are free of charge or a small charge for the year. The answers are all there in one building…..we just need to go get the answers.

Courses: There are courses for so many interests these days. If you search out your area of interest, you will be surprised to learn that there are courses, seminars, and events that allow you to learn more about your interest and meet others who are interested in that subject in which will allow you to learn from them as well.

Internet: Google–need I say more?

The goal to learn more is powerful in achieving success in our lives. If we do not learn, we do not progress, if we do not progress, we stay stagnant. Give yourself the gift of pushing yourself to learn in order to become the person you want to become.

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Cheryl Wilms is a WAHM Coach and Law of Attraction enthusiast providing resources for Moms seeking personal transformation. Cheryl is dedicated to showing women how apply the law of attraction into their daily lives and empowering themselves up to discovering the incredible power we hold within. She is also an advocate of positive and inspirational living. Cheryl has been always been aware of her passion to provide insights to others to connect with their inner power and to live a life we desire. Since then she has been studying and emersing herself with anything she can get her hands on with the subject for the last 15 years. Cheryl is currently pursuing a career with WAHM coaching and is also an aspiring writer.

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Why It Is Better To Simplify

by: Amy Twain

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Even in those times of frantic pacing and harried lifestyles, you know that you always have the choice to simplify and do less. It is the solution to almost every aspect of our lives.

To simplify is the answer to your financial difficulties: Shop less and spend less. Don't try to spend more than what you actually earn. Cut back on your bills and decrease your debt. Rather than trying to handle all your bills and expenses, try to simplify. If necessary, have fewer credit cards, of get rid of your credit card if you have to. Eliminate your financial problems so that you

will have lesser stress.

Got some time management problems? Try to do less and manage less on your agenda and you would get rid of the difficulty of trying to handle it all. Instead of figuring out how to deal with your packed schedule, strive to simplify. Decrease your commitments if you can't handle it. Decline some projects, meetings and some favors which will only eat most of your precious time.

If you want to end your storage problems, begin to simplify be minimizing clutter. When you have lesser things on your possessions, it means you need lesser storage. When this happens, life becomes less stressful. In the process, you will save a lot of money when it comes to maintenance and storage.

Indeed, it's not that easy to simplify especially if you're one of those who hoard most of your stuff but in the long run, will simply accumulate space which you need to store other important things.

Simplicity requires the courage to say no to commitments, to let go of your unnecessary stuff, and to be different than the way we always used to do things.

Consequently, you'll realize that it's all worth it--less hassles and stress and more efficiency.

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Knowing Who You Are

 by: Roseanna Leaton

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The Movie "Eat Pray Love" is based upon an individual's search to find herself. A growing number of people spend much of their time wondering who they really are and what their real life purpose is meant to be.

We in general live a life of luxury. There is little real hardship in the way that we live in the Western world today. We have more money, more creature comforts and a greater ability to pursue myriad activities both near to home and far away. When you are being deprived of basic necessities in life your focus inevitably remains glued to the task of survival; one doesn't have time to luxuriate in ponderings about who you are or what your life's purpose is. Your purpose is simply focused upon staying alive.

And so the more comfort you have in your life the more time you inevitably have with which to focus your attention upon things of a more philosophical nature. Ironically the more we have the more dissatisfied we appear to become as we simply move our focus on to different things. When, I wonder, will we as a community finally appreciate what we have got and allow ourselves to enjoy a feeling of balance and satisfaction in our lives?

Julia Roberts, in this movie, sets out on a course to find herself which takes her to Rome, India and Bali over the course of a year. In Rome she learns to enjoy food for its taste and not worry about calories or weight gain. She also learns to make platonic friends and to live alone instead of constantly being in one relationship or another. She's not totally at one with this new experience, but she's apparently learning from it.

In India she learns to meditate and to further relax her thoughts, to a certain degree. She feels a little more centered but still knows that her journey is not complete. On she moves to Bali. Here she has to face a challenge; can she enter a close relationship without losing herself once more?

I'm sure that many people could empathize with several of the emotional tussles which were being expressed in this movie. Many people wonder who they are or what they should be doing. Many more wonder where their soul mate is and how they are ever going to find them. Some people shy away from relationships because they feel they will lose themselves if they were to commit; others throw themselves into one relationship after another and find themselves molding their habits and behaviors to whoever they are with.

All of these scenarios reflect a certain amount of emotional conflict, instability or insecurity. The quest to find oneself frequently takes people away from home, in search of peace and quiet and tranquility. The fact remains that you find this peace only when your mind becomes peaceful; this does not necessarily mean you have to go away so as to find peace.

Having said this, sometimes one finds it easier to totally change their environment so as to break old habits. The thing to remember though is that you generally have to go home at some point and still have to take the peace which you have found back home with you too. Otherwise you have not achieved any long term resolution to emotional turmoil or insecurities.

And when it comes to relationships, if you have really found your peace, and found yourself, you will not fear losing yourself. You will feel confident and secure in being one of two whole people who share a relationship as opposed to being one small fraction of a whole. Fears are only ever borne from your own chosen (although often unconsciously so) perception of a situation.

An alternative approach to finding yourself is to take time examining your thought processes and expectations in life and then focus upon ways in which you could think more powerfully and productively. To feel balanced and satisfied in life you have to learn to feel happy with yourself as you are, to stop comparing yourself to others and instead to feel confident being you.

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Motivating Lazy People In One Step

 By Alex Gunn 

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"Hit them with a stick, halve their rations and put them in the army." Wouldn't it be easy if it were that simple. If it was, the world would now be full of highly motivated people, albeit a bit scrawny and with a few bruises. If you have the unenviable task of motivating lazy people or even one real life Homer Simpson, this article spells out exactly what you must do, and it doesn't involve a stick or the armed forces.
Motivating lazy people is relatively straight forward. With the emergence of Motivational Psychology, there are now numerous strategies for motivating people even if they are lazy or actively resistant to change.
The most important thing to recognize about motivation is that it goes up and down like all human attributes. It is not a fixed commodity. There may well be people who seem like they don't want to do anything, but I suspect they would move fast enough if their house was on fire. Different things drive different people. Whilst I might drag my heels to a Spanish Bull Fight, I'd be first in the queue for free tickets to the opera. I suspect for many it would be the other way around. We are all motivated by different things, which is fine, the big question is finding out what motivates seemingly un-motivated people.
"Fair enough Mr Alex," I hear you say, "but what about the proverbial couch potato; the typical, lazy, un-motivated TV watching slob. What about the Homer Simpsons amongst us?" Again, the same rules apply. Having watched more than my fair share of The Simpsons (only because my children think it's the funniest thing in the world, not, I hasten to add, because I am an un-motivated lazy couch potato) it is easy to see Homer Simpson as the classic lazy, un-motivated slob, except that is, when he has a money making idea. At these times he is positively fizzing with life.
So following this idea through and drawing upon the huge knowledge that Motivational Psychology brings us, in order to motivate Homer Simpson, or someone like him, we need to find out what motivates him. We already know several of the obvious things that he might say, such as, money, drinking beer and watching TV. If he were my client in a motivational counselling session I would be interested to know what else motivated or motivates him. I suspect it wouldn't be too long before he said something about his children and his wife. So now we have five separate motivational drives. I would want to know every single one, a process that usually takes at least 2 or 3 sessions.
You can try it for yourself if you don't believe me. Find a piece of paper and write at the top "Everything That Motivates Me" and begin to write. You will be amazed at what you begin to remember, and I think our friend Homer would be no exception. In fact I think he would be a prime candidate. It often feels a bit like human archeology; scraping away the layers of meaningless years and day to day clutter, to expose the long forgotten dusty remnants of goals, aspirations and values. When enough of this raw ingredient has been assembled it is only a short, but sometimes tricky, step to turn it into pure shiny golden motivational treasure.
This short but tricky step also takes two or three sessions. It always feels overwhelming at first and people have a tendency to use it as evidence of failure and a quick return to the couch and the TV. It's often helpful for an outside eye to have a look at how to prioritize these motivational drives, and perhaps bring them up to date and into the realms of reality. It may indeed be too late to play Centre Forward for Manchester United, but it might be a perfect time to get involved in developing a Youth Football programme or coaching at local level or even getting involved with outreach work from the local professional football club. Once that motivational ball starts rolling its difficult to stop.
Once you have a firm grip of those motivational reins (in a dizzying blur of mixed metaphors), don't let go. You maybe in for a bit of a bumpy ride, but at least it will be a ride and not another day watching TV on the couch.

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Find Out What Is Stopping You From Moving Forward

By Chrissy Atley  

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I've been reading a really great book on mindset. It's called "Mindset - The New Psychology of Success" by Carol S. Dweck. She outlines how people have two types of mindsets, a fixed or growth mindset. What's fascinating is the people with the "fixed" mindset feel that being perfect equals success. They are so pre-occupied with it, they miss the chance to grow and actually be successful. In essence they get in their own way, and stay stuck while trying to reach perfection. The people with the "growth" mindset see success as a process by which they are continuously learning new things. Success to them is a journey and not measured every step of the way. These people take action and move forward.
Think about it for a second. If you're constantly trying to be perfect in everything you do, really what you're doing is holding yourself back from moving forward. You likely care A LOT about what others think. If this is the case, every single decision you make is based on what others might think of you. Think of your sales calls for example. If you're on a call with a potential client and you're more concerned with what that person thinks of you rather than how you can help them, you're sunk! You won't be able to properly convey to them how you can help them and what you can do for them. Instead you're analyzing your every move for fear of being judged. This is limiting your success and business growth. It is likely showing up in all areas of your life too.
The good news is that you can change it! Just learning and knowing the two different mindsets exist has increased your awareness. You can start to see how the "fixed" mindset is actually limiting you from achieving happiness. With your newfound awareness you can start to pay attention to how this is showing-up in all areas of your life and do something about it. Take a few minutes to think about how your trying to be perfect has kept you playing small and limited your growth. Maybe you've wanted to have everything just right - website, business cards, tag line, marketing message, etc. - before attending those events. Sure being prepared is important, but not to the extent that you're stuck in "perfection paralysis". Meaning your need for perfection is keeping you stuck behind your computer fixing and fussing over every last thing, instead of doing what you need to do to grow your business - which is getting out there, and gaining visibility and traction.
The mind can be a crazy beast! It can keep you stuck and it can also move you forward. I've witnessed these different mindsets with my own clients. One client has fully admitted he is new to running a business and is just so eager to learn. He moved forward with all of my suggestions quickly. Another client, given the same suggestions, hums and haws over them and makes slow progress with growing her business. She is very nervous of making a mistake. You can see the first client has the growth mindset and is just interested in learning and moving forward, and not with being perfect. The second client wants everything to be perfect before getting out there and it's actually stopping her from making progress. Pay attention to where you are doing this. Having a slight shift in perspective and the way you look at things will make all of the difference.

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Ways to Manage Stress

by: Shena Fowler

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Although stress is often viewed as a negative, it is actually a natural and normal physical response. A stress response is simply the body’s ability to defend and protect itself. This “fight-or-flight” reaction can help a person stay energetic, alert, and focused. These behaviors can be beneficial. A winning touchdown, successful board room presentation, or an A on a test can all be partially due to a healthy stress response. However, too much stress can become harmful and can cause extreme damage to a person - physically, mentally, and relationally.

Chronic stress is caused when the body is subjected to an overwhelming amount of physical and psychological threats. Since the body cannot differentiate between extreme or moderate stress triggers, it reacts with the same intensity, regardless of how major or minor the cause. This means that a bounced check or a long commute can be the catalyst for intense stress related symptoms (that may feel as intense as a real life-or-death crisis). Symptoms may include muscle tension, headache, fatigue, anxiety, changes in eating habits, mood swings, lack of enthusiasm, and/or an upset stomach.

Each person has a different tolerance level when it comes to calculating stress. It is important for each individual to understand his or her stress level threshold. Factors that influence stress tolerance include: one’s ability to deal with emotions, one’s preparedness for stress-inducing circumstances, one’s sense of control, one’s attitude, one’s support network, one’s physical health and nutritional status, one’s fitness level, and one’s sleep habits. These variables are what enable one person to maintain a sense of calm while another person feels completely overwhelmed.

Just as each person must evaluate the factors that cause stress, it is essential for individuals to consider the ways in which they react to stress, and whether or not their responses need to be altered. Some individuals react by freezing up and becoming extremely internally agitated. Some become very outwardly agitated and may become volatile. Others become withdrawn and show little to no emotion. Understanding personal stress triggers and individual reactions are key in moving forward and coping with stress.

Although stress can affect any individual, those with fast-paced and challenging work environments (such as medical professionals) are more likely to experience the symptoms and signs of stress. Strategies for managing stress (whether it’s work related or personal) include: avoiding unnecessary stress, changing one’s situation or environment, adapting to and accepting one’s environment, upping one’s fitness level, and scheduling time for personal leisure and relaxation. Taking control of one’s life and prioritizing what’s truly important (and worth stressing over) are integral methods of managing stress.

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Learning To Improve Your Memory Information

 by: Timothy Romano

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Have you experienced the embarrassment of forgetting a family member's birthday or an important assignment? Are you in school and are finding it toilsome to study successfully for exams and tests? It's not just you! Thousands and thousands of individuals out there have the same challenge, and it doesn't just affect senior citizens. In school, they never teach you improve your memory information, or the time-tested strategies for successful memorization.

Your brain is a very able piece of machinery. The organ collects data and thoughts, and then categorizes and stores them. For the information in the brain to be used beneficially, it must be available for quick retrieval. One such case of quick recall would be answering a question like, "how old are you," or "what is your address?" How many of you have searched high and low for a pair of eyeglasses, and found them right on your head? Maybe you have forgotten something more important like a project at work, or a homework assignment. The good news is that you don't have to keep worrying about your memory. Regardless of age or ability, there are lots of things you can do to exercise, and improve the performance of your memory.

Sometimes the best "improve your memory information" can be found by asking someone who's got a lot of experience under her belt. My grandmother used to tell me about an old trick to help remind myself of something I had to remember. The technique is to tie a piece of yarn on your finger, or put some tape on your hand to serve as a reminder that you had to remember to do something. Since the string or tape is out of the ordinary, it will help you remember what you were supposed to do. You could tie a string on your thumb, wear your watch upside down, or even set an alarm on your mobile phone. The secret is to mix up your normal environment just enough to tune you in to the fact that something is wrong and you have something to remember.

You can also try creating a picture to help improve the effectiveness of your memory. The easiest way to accomplish this is to create a scene in your mind of what you are trying to remember. In my language learning hobby, I have found this technique very effective in learning new vocabulary. This is how it works. "Potato," in the German language, is pronounced cart-awfol, which is in no way like to the word potato in English. Try to form the following image in your mind. You're shopping for groceries at a store in Berlin and see a gigantic cart of rotten potatoes. Your buddy exclaims, "That is a cart of awful potatoes!" Implant the image in your mind and think about how bad that smells. I'll bet that you'll remember the German word! If your image is wild and imaginative, even a little dirty, you are much more likely to remember your vocabulary word. It works, believe it! This is a system I have employed over many hundreds of words in several languages. Try it! You can use this helpful trick to remember far more things than German vocabulary!

These are just a few ways you can supercharge your brain. The improve your memory information that I've shown you here is easy enough that you can start practicing right away! In no time, your memory will be much improved, thanks to the new techniques you've learned and practiced.

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Seven Self Improvement Tips That Will Make A Difference

 by: Amie Erickson

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For people who are through it, they can tell you that self improvement is a journey. It all depends on where one is starting from. The most necessary thing but is getting that first step out of the way.

Self improvement comes with the fulfillment that comes from understanding oneself. It is through this understanding that you get to grasp your house within the universe and your role here. You can understand that not everything has got to be a struggle; you can achieve success, made and happy and fulfil your mission.

As I have studied self improvement over the years, I've got picked out 7 self improvement tips that are a should for you to implement so that you'll see yourself started on the journey of private growth. I'm going to share them with you in this article.

Daily Journaling

Have you ever ever puzzled how come back the globe these days is aware of thus a lot of regarding past great achievers? True, individuals took day trip to check them, but a heap of the stories and details that we have a tendency to know regarding them could only have return from themselves. They are a translation of their thoughts on to paper. They kept journals and recorded their observations and their feelings. For you, a journal is more than a map of your journey. It helps to clarify thought, to think additional clearly and to truly see where your thinking could not be thus good. You then need to improve. Once you record one thing it becomes additional than a fleeting thought. Tomorrow, you may look back and see how you felt, and you'll compare with how you are feeling or suppose these days and you'll be able to go ahead and create adjustments.

Meditation

This is often the one that's most unconsidered by most people, but it conjointly happens to be the foremost important of the 7 self improvement tips. Meditation is the most effective and handiest manner of reducing stress and clearing out your system. You dispose of junk thoughts and better of all, you leave area in there for clean, clear thinking. It additionally has direct health advantages; you'll weigh down your heart beat and improve digestion simply by meditating for a few minutes every day. You will sleep higher and heal faster. Essentially, mediation is that the pillar of the seven self improvement tips - it is the one that produces all the others effective.

Expecting to Win

Of the seven self improvement tips, this one is the hardest to clarify because some folks just do not seem to listen to it. You wish to vary your thinking therefore that you tune yourself to expecting positive results. What's success alternative than what you're thinking that regarding? How will you get rich and be happy if every outcome you expect is negative? Some people are quick to argue now, however what they don't understand is that along with their positive thoughts are a ton of negative thoughts that have an effect on outcomes.

Expectations aren't regarding outcomes. They're concerning bold, right action and knowing that the results will be in your favour no matter what they can be.

Writing Goals and Plans of Action

A written goal is sort of a map. Let me challenge you right currently to jot down down a tiny goal, one thing that is inconsequential and to who's outcome you are not attached and stick it where you'll be able to see it every day. The instant you see your goal, you see plans of action concerning it start to form. You discover yourself spurred into action to try and do the proper thing. Return after thirty days and see how far along your written goal you've come. Did it facilitate to write down it?

I can challenge you that every time you are feeling in a very rut and like things are not working out for you, pull out your goal book and begin by ticking off how many of the last heap you have got achieved and then adding on new ones. You always come out with a clearer mind.

Be well Rounded

All areas of your life contribute to your self improvement. Your relationships, your health, your finances, will all affect any kind of private growth you are attempting to attain if they're out of balance. Simply one in all them going dangerous can lead to any or all of them going bad. As you seek to begin on personal development, work on all areas. - work on maintaining physical stamina, emotional fortitude, financial security and a smart social support system to realize personal growth.

Positive Affirmations

This has the power to vary your inner dialogue, and it is a powerful tool considering that much of the discontent in our lives is caused by inner dialogue. What does one advice yourself? Start to write down down an affirmation daily on all key areas of your life and rehearse it aloud twice daily. You are teaching you subconscious positive dialogue.

Teach to Learn

Of the 7 self improvement tips, this one is the one that will help you master self improvement the most. You learn one thing better after you teach it. As you teach, your inner mind opens therefore that you'll be in a position to digest and transmit information. Whatever you were trying to teach will be sitting there in your mind forever. Teaching is also a manner of holding yourself accountable - there are specific standards expected of academics so that students will follow in their steps. If you've got no one to teach, write!

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Conversation Starters - It's Simple Really

By Rachel F Hill  

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Have you ever experienced feeling awkward and shy when you are out with others because you lack the techniques that make effective conversation starters? When this happens, you can feel as if no-one likes you, wants to talk to you or even that you don't belong there.
Really, all this means is that you are not practiced at using conversation success strategies. So, to begin with you need to know how to start a conversation the simple way. It's surprising how much difference this little technique will make.
You are probably used to starting a conversation with something like this:
You: "Hi, how are you?"
Response: "Good. And you?"
You: "Great"
Once the intro is out of the way you are faced with an uncomfortable pause. Both parties glance around the room as if the answer for how to get out of this awkward situation is somewhere out there. Now you are thinking "What next?" and feeling mighty uncomfortable too. What normally happens next is one or both of you quietly move away or one watches the other disappear. And this reinforces your own perception that you are not easy to like. You might even promise yourself that you will wait for someone else to start and so shrink back into the shadows to spend the evening watching everyone else have a good time. Of course this all reinforces that you are no good at striking up conversations and you swear that you will avoid coming again.
The good news is that this is very easy to change and the torture of these kinds of conversations can be relegated to the past. So, how do you do achieve it? Its simple really.
All you need to do is to give a little more information about yourself and the other person will have something to springboard off into a conversation. Try this next time someone asks you how you are. Try saying "I'm good. I've just come back from a lovely holiday and I feel so relaxed." By adding in a little extra you have opened up possibilities for the other person to ask "Oh? What did you do?" or perhaps "Sounds great. I've just come back from Alaska, myself." This, in turn, gives you the opportunity to ask them about their holiday or you can talk about what you did on yours - even if you didn't do anything special you can say something like "I had a lovely time at home sorting out those things you never seem to get to when you work all the time."
Can you see how a great conversation starter provides the impetus for getting into a really rewarding conversation. And all you did was give a little more information rather than a single word answer.
The point of this simple technique is not to reveal all your deepest thoughts and fears. Its not about telling your life story - its simply about adding in a few details so that people can converse with you and for you to get the opportunity to find out a little bit about them.
You can see how it takes just a little effort to completely change how a conversation goes. Add that little bit extra in the first exchange and you will find that conversations are fun and interesting. You will discover new and interesting facts about people you interact with every day.

You have learned an amazingly easy conversation starter. For more secrets, don't wait go right now to http://www.conversationstarters.biz

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3 Ways to Become a More Optimistic Person

 By Georgiana Carollus 

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Are you a pessimist? Do you have a tendency to expect the worst to happen? Although a pessimistic attitude may seem to be an unchangeable character trait, one, in fact, can make a choice between pessimism and optimism. There are practical self-improvement techniques to make it easier to develop a positive attitude and undo lifelong habits of pessimism. This article will present three ways to help you become more optimistic.
Optimists have an outlook on life that is generally more positive and they know and value hope. Studies show that pessimists give up more easily and get depressed more often. Optimists, on the other hand, have superior stress management skills and do better in school and at work. Evidence suggests that optimists may even live longer. These are compelling reasons to become more optimistic!
One way to help convert from pessimism to optimism is to practice looking for the silver lining in problems. Optimists tend to look for the positives in situations that don't work out while pessimists use those same situations to reinforce their expectations of failure. Do you have a tendency to magnify the negative aspects of a situation and overlook any positive ones? Rather than automatically focusing on the worst, take a second look to see if there are any positive aspects in a difficult situation.
Don't wait for a problem to happen but start now to get into the habit of seeing positives in every situation. Additionally, make an effort to create some experiences of happiness. Brief, happy moments can help strengthen your sense that life can be good and you can draw on these feelings in more difficult times.
A second way to create more optimism is to review your past accomplishments. Identify your top five personal and work-related accomplishments and the strengths you used to achieve them. Use this review to affirm for yourself that you are capable and competent. Apply the confidence gained from reviewing your strengths and accomplishments to increase your optimism in your capabilities to impact the future.
A third way to increase optimism is to watch your language! The words we use help to create and shape our reality. Avoid negative self-talk - stop using phrases such as "I can't" and "This will never work." Challenge your negative self-talk and turn these statements into questions such as "How can I handle this?" and "What can I do?'. Not only are these questions more hopeful, they invite new options and possibilities.
Pay special attention to how you talk to yourself and make a concentrated effort to treat yourself as well as you would treat a friend or loved one. Don't say anything to yourself that you wouldn't say to anyone else. Be gentle and encouraging with yourself. When a negative thought enters your mind, turn it around to something to something more positive.
In conclusion, there are specific techniques you can use to convert from a pessimistic attitude to a more optimistic one. These techniques include highlighting the positive; using your past accomplishments and strengths to fuel your optimism in the future; and deliberately replacing negative self-talk with more positive messages.
As with changing any habit, it may take practice to defeat pessimism but your self-development efforts will prove worthwhile as you gain the positive health and social benefits of optimism.

How well do you treat yourself? As a personal and spiritual coach, Georgiana Carollus has a keen interest in inspiring people to recognize their own brilliance and to treat themselves as well as they treat their friends and loved ones. Visit http://www.FriendYourselfProject.com to find practical tips and to subscribe to a free Daily Moment of Inspiration!

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Feeling Down and Depressed?

By Margaret Sweet  

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Depression hurts. We all feel sad from time to time, but when a person is suffering from depression constantly, it hurts. Depression is a serious mental disorder that many take too lightly, but the truth is, depression is deadly. People with major depressive disorders have committed suicide, taking their own lives. Thus, when someone is suffering with depression it is important to give thorough consideration to what the person is saying.
People with depression lose hope, and often feel like the world has caved in on them, thus making it difficult to concentrate and cope with daily life. It gets worse when a person depressed feels that no one cares or is listening to what they have to say.
I lost a dear friend to depression. The warning signs were ignored. In the small rural area I lived in, my friend owned a glass shop. He was an alcoholic and struggling with depression. One day, he used his handgun to shoot himself, and when he failed, he staggered across the street to the police department and convinced them it was an accidental shooting. They believed him. I knew that this was the first warning sign. I instantly headed to my friends house once he was admitted from the hospital after being treated for his chest wound.
I encouraged him; I did everything within my power to persuade him to get help, and even offered to stay with him. Nothing I did worked. Later, my friend said he was going hunting, telling his family he would be back soon. I knew that was a lie when another friend of mine told me. That day, he shot himself in the head, a few days later he died.
Depression hurts not only those suffering, but those who are hurt by actions such as suicide. It is appalling that few people hear the "Silent Cries of" these "Victims" who silently suffer. It is time to wake up people, have them take notice. If someone you know suffers depression there is help for these people. They do not have to suffer alone.
Programs such as Cognitive Behavioral therapy are available online. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a helpful technique that helps the patient focus on thoughts and behaviors that causes the depression. By looking closely at these thoughts and behaviors, a person can spot irrational thoughts, and learn to deal with ruminating, hopeless thoughts more effectively. There is help.
Signs of depression
• Isolation
• Drinking frequently
• Loss of interest in activities
• Loss of interest in friends and family
• Feeling hopeless
• Deep sadness
• Insomnia
• Loss of concentration
• Fatigue
• Excessive sleeping patterns
• Weight gain or loss
• Excessive guilt
• Reoccurring suicidal thoughts
Depression is no joke. If you know someone who is suffering with depression, help them get emotional support.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy
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http://www.cbttherapy.org

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