Legendary author, speaker and sales trainer Brian Tracy explains how clarity, focus and concentration are habits that successful people cultivate. These characteristics greatly improve the quality and quantity of your work, increasing your success. He describes how to develop them, and how completing tasks increases your energy.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
Wayne Dyer, author and motivational speaker, passed away recently. He was a pioneer in the self-help industry publishing the best seller, Your Erroneous Zones, in the mid-70’s. It launched him into the national limelight and he went on to become a leader in the spiritual field. He transformed millions of lives by giving them the direction of how to improve. To honor him, here are some of his quotes to help you live up to your potential.
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”
“When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.”
“Self-worth comes from one thing: Thinking that you are worthy.”
“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.”
“Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.”
“If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t you will see obstacles.”
“With everything that has happened to you, you can feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.”
“You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.”
“The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of the state of your mind.”
“If we focus on what’s ugly, we attract more ugliness into our thoughts, and then into our emotions, and ultimately into our lives.”
“When you abandon making choices, you enter the vast world of excuses.”
“You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.”
“Begin with the end in mind. Start with the end outcome and work backwards to make your dream possible.”
“A belief system is nothing more than a thought you’ve thought over and over again.”
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
Have we finally unlocked the secret to happiness?
Scientists reveal the four simple steps that will banish the blues. A 10-week program, created by the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, uses a series of exercises that they say helps train people’s minds into choosing happiness. Dr Amit Sood, who led the research, says 40 to 50 per cent of your happiness depends on the choices you make and where you place your focus each day. This article includes a video and instructions with 3 practices to lift your day.
Personal development: 7 ways you can push yourself never to quit
Do you always feel defeated especially when you are striving towards something really important to your development? As long as you put your mind to it, you can always overcome these hurdles that look impossible from the beginning. This article lists 7 things you can do to push yourself towards that set goal.
Why Affirmations Have Failed You and 4 Steps to Change That
Science has proven that affirmations, when done correctly, are an effective tool for quickly becoming the person you need to be to achieve everything you want in your life. This article has 4 steps to create affirmations that will work for you.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
Mindfulness has lost its Buddhist roots, and it may not be doing you good
Mindfulness has gotten very popular in recent years. However, few realize that, for some people, can be harmful. Mindfulness is designe to change our perception of ourselves and the world. Some cannot handle this shift.
Students ‘cannot multi-task with mobiles and study’
Students cannot successfully multi-task in using mobile phones while they are studying, US research suggests. Researchers found that students sending and receiving messages while studying scored lower test results and were less effective at tasks such as note taking. This article examines how multi-tasking affects various aspects of students’ lives.
Sue Bruns: Multitasking: Doing many things at once, but completing nothing
Originally a computer term, the definition of “multitask” (verb) is “to execute two or more jobs concurrently.” It means that the computer is quickly switching from one task to another, alternating between them. This is an amusing article describing the process of multitasking while at the same time modeling what happens when you do.
In this video, legendary author, sales trainer and speaker, Brian Tracy, says there is a universal principle called the “Law of Attraction.” It means that, “You always attract into your life the people, ideas, and resources in harmony with your dominant thoughts.” The fact is that you are living magnet. Like iron filings are attracted to a magnet, you will attract into your life the people who are in harmony with your current level of knowledge, wisdom and experience. The good news is that, as your leadership skills grow and mature, you will attract into your life better and better people. Download his FREE Leadership Questionnaire.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
The Happiness Choice
Every day, you choose whether to be bothered by incidents that happen, or to let them go and be happy. Despite the beliefs that our moods are ruled by external factors, we have the power to control our reactions. This article includes 10 suggestions on how to make it easier to choose to be happy.
The Horrifying Truth About Multitasking And Productivity – 8 Truths
Research shows that multitasking undermines productivity and efficiency. But did you know it damages your brain? The good news is you can reverse it. This article explores 8 nasty truths about multitasking that will make you reconsider this pervasive habit.
Smartphones making children borderline autistic, warns expert
Young children today are less able to read human emotions than pupils four decades ago, an expert has said. He pointed to research done in the US within the last decade that shows a decrease in empathy among college students and at the same time a rise in narcissism. There are others who dispute his findings. But there’s interesting evidence that children aren’t getting enough one-on-one time with their family and relying too much on technology.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
Extraversion may be less common than we think
Our culture believes that extraverts are in the majority, because this group of people have more friends. And because extraverts look at the world through their beliefs, they think that they’re the norm. This bias can affect job performance, self-esteem and relationships in both extraverts and introverts.
3 Life Questions Shared By Just About Everyone In The World
Gabby Bernstein, speaker, self-help author, and spiritual teacher, shares her answers to the three most common questions she gets from her audiences. She shares some tips on what to do about them, including a simple way to meditate.
The Mindset of Success – from good management to great leadership
Jo Owen’s book explains how to put your mind to work and grasp opportunities. Your skillset is not what will make a difference to your level of success, it’s your “mindset.” Skills are abundant whereas the right mindset is a rare commodity that is greatly valued in organizations.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
The Link Between Personal Development and Professional Success
Legendary entrepreneur and motivational speaker Jim Rohn said, “Your level of success will rarely exceed your level of personal development.” This article describes the most effective personal development practices used by top entrepreneurs. The 6 steps include visualization and affirmations.
Self-Development Is Not a Luxury, It’s Our Responsibility
We live in a culture that doesn’t value looking inwards. That approach leads to burn out, numbing out and depression. Self-development work is essential for us to be able to continue to be of service and creative.
How to Improve Your Health with Gratitude
Achieving wellness includes far more than what you eat or how active you are. It includes thoughts and habits too, such as gratitude. This article includes 5 gratitude habits that
will help you create a life filled with passion, interest, and grace.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
This is a website powered by AARP that can help you recreate your life. Once you decide on the changes you want to make, it says it will send you emails for up to 7 days get going and help you stay on track. There are a lot of other articles and resources also available on the site.
On the home page, click on the “menu” tab on the upper left. A sidebar will open, and click on “How it works” down on the 2nd half of it. There are a lot of programs, and best of all, many of them are free.
If you’re ready to make changes in your life, and want some help, check out Life Reimagined.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
Mindfully create better health in a variety of ways
This covers 4 ways to improve your health: mentally, spiritually, with better habits and responses. All of these are under your control and can contribute to making your life healthier and happier.
Got mindfulness? Simple steps to improving your mindful positivity
Meditation and mindfulness are proven techniques to improve your quality of life. But are you pushed for time and just can’t fit meditation into your day? Most of us are. Here are some tips on how to include mindfulness in your day without spending more than a couple of minutes.
Thrive | Creating happiness in a box
Thrive Box was designed by a local volunteer group using neuroscience and positive psychology. They say this little box of practices, if used properly, will make anyone happier.
Local volunteers design “happiness experiences,” including a box of practices designed to make anyone happier. Interesting product that contains various items to push happiness buttons.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart