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- Will Gratitude Boost Your Happiness?
It is easy to think from a scarcity mindset and yearn for times when life was better. However, continuing to do either of these things is not helpful. Gratitude connects you to goodness. Discover the many benefits of gratitude. Learn what the obstacles to gratitude are and how to feel more grateful. Specific ideas are given for practicing gratitude so that can experience emotional prosperity.
Date of Article: 03Nov2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Are You Resilient?
Resilience is the ability to maintain stable, healthy levels of psychological and physical functioning in the face of loss or stress from disruptive events. It is a skill that can be learned - even at an early age. Discover how your thoughts and beliefs affect your resilience. The way you choose to cope with what cannot be changed makes the difference in how resilient you can be. You can regain your momentum and feel good about who you are.
Date of Article: 02Oct2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- You Can Stop Feeling Frustrated
Feelings of frustration are something we may feel occasionally. Because they hamper success, it is important to know what to do when this happens. It cam happen in your personal or professional life. If it isn't stopped, it will drain your energy. You can stop feeling frustrated and experience more satisfaction and fulfillment in your life by following four steps that help stop frustration, renew energy, and enhance productivity.
Date of Article: 06Sep2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- What Positive Psychology Can Do For You
The term Positive Psychology was basically unknown five years ago. Now there are books, newspaper and magazine articles mentioning how we can be happier and live a more meaningful life based on the research from Positive Psychology. Chris Peterson, author of "A Primer in Positive Psychology", speaks about what has been learned about how to have a meaningful life. Learn how a more satisfying life is now an option with effort and support.
Date of Article: 02Aug2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- 6 Proven Secrets for Effective Goals
Positive Psychology research indicates that there is value in setting goals. Learn how goals direct your attention by clarifying where you are going and motivate you to take action when you follow six proven secrets for effective goal setting. Think of a goal as a dream with a deadline. Start by looking at the possibilities in your life. Choose something that is meaningful, uses your strengths, and matches your values.
Date of Article: 02Jul2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Too Busy? Try These 6 Tips
People talk about not having enough time to get things done they need or want to do. While being busy makes you feel important and needed, it can fool you. Discover 6 tips that will help you manage your time more effectively. Authors Loehr and Schwartz stress the need to balance expending and renewing your energy to be at your best. Following one or more of these tips, you wil find that you are accomplishing and enjoying more of what you do.
Date of Article: 01Jun2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- 3 Principles Of Success
Success is personal. When you are successful with something, you are pleased with the outcome. Principles are guidelines to help you achieve something that is important. They simplify data so that you do not get overwhelmed. Following three principles of success from personal development experts will help you keep steadily moving forward so that you will achieve the success you are striving for.
Date of Article: 01May2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Want to Be Wiser?
Wisdom is defined as judging rightly and following the soundest course of action. Some researchers believe it is a "master" strength which guides your other strengths. It is learned through experience, not taught. Wisdom grows by the successful resolution of crises and hardships. Choose from a checklist of ways to improve practical wisdom. You will benefit by having an increased sense of calmness about choices you make in your life.
Date of Article: 03Apr2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Use This Checklist To Increase Your Happiness
It is possible to be happier. On-going research in the area of Positive Psychology is helping to identify thinking and behavior patterns of happy people. The good news is that forty percent of your happiness level depends on choices you make. Learn which choices will enhance your happiness level. Use the included checklist to discover what you are currently doing and what you might want to add to increase your sense of well-being.
Date of Article: 16Mar2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Want To Live a Meaningful Life?
Living a meaningful life is possible. The search for meaning and purpose in your life is essential for you to thrive. It is important to feel needed, appreciated, and noticed for good mental health. Meaning comes from using your strengths to achieve your purpose. Discover how to determine your pupose and choose meaningful activities. It will increase your sense of well-being and fulfillment.
Date of Article: 03Feb2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- You, Too, Can Enhance Your Relationships
Having healthy relationships is an important sign of Emotional Intelligence. Learn how to express caring, appreciation, and/or love to the people who are special to you by discovering how to use Gary Chapman's Love Languages. Six tips will help you become more proficient in using love languages with your partner, friends, coworkers or children to build trust, heal past hurts, provide a sense of security, self-worth, and significance.
Date of Article: 01Feb2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Want To End A Tough Year With Gratitude?
Are you looking forward to the New Year? New research points to gratitude as a key to your health and happiness. Robert Emmons book, Thanks! (2007)sheds light on the benefits of gratitude. For a life changing experience, specific suggestions from Positive Psychology research are given to help you tune into what is good in your life.
Date of Article: 03Dec2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Know the Key Ingredient to Make Your Holiday Season Bright?
Numerous religious holidays will be celebrated during a 6 week period in December and January. One ingredient, in the form of a character strength, can make your holiday bright. That strenth is spirituality which can be seen as a search for the sacred. No matter what your religious beliefs are, you can deepen your character strength of spirituality by following some of the suggestions to make this your brightest holiday season ever.
Date of Article: 29Nov2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Need to Balance Your Life?
Living in a world that keeps changing almost faster than time itself, can cause a time crunch to get things done. To avoid being overwhelmed, it is important to strive for balance and stay focused. However, focusing on something can cause you to lose the sense of balance in your life. There is a way to consider what needs to be done and how each item is tied to your values. Six additional suggestions help create a feeling of inner balance.
Date of Article: 29Oct2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- The Route to Happiness
Research indicates happiness can be learned or increased. It is something you make happen. Seligman defines 3 types of happiness that can lead to a pleasant life, a good life, and/or a meaningful life. Having all three leads to a full life. Positive emotions broaden your intellectual, physical, and social resources. Follow the route to happiness by learning the important internal states which can be controlled to increase positive emotions.
Date of Article: 27Sep2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Know the Key Ingredients to Feel Fulfilled?
During the last 5 years there is increasing evidence supporting the association of happiness/fulfillment with life and being able to use your strengths. Now, there is information which tells us which strengths are necessary and the ingredients the brain needs to experience fulfillment. Do you have these five strengths? If you are not strong in these strengths, it is possible to increase them, and find the key to increasing your fulfillment.
Date of Article: 03Sep2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Create a Meaningful Life
Most people want their life to be meaningful. Sometimes you may struggle finding what will give you that special feeling of meaning. To begin, consider the conditions necessary to give meaning "within" life by answering two important questions. In addition, consider the three conditions Jonathan Haidt describes needed for feelings of meaning to exist. By establishing these three conditions, life becomes more meaningful.
Date of Article: 29Aug2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- What You Need Before You Are Motivated
It is wonderful to feel motivated. In contrast, you probably have had times of feeling unmotivated. While different people are motivated by a variety of things, there are three decisions you can make that will help you be fully motivated. If you find it difficult to make one or more of these decisions, there are small, beginining steps you can take to move you in the right direction.
Date of Article: 24Jul2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Want To Ask Powerful Questions?
We all ask questions on a daily basis. Some you direct to others and some to yourself. If you want to get the best answer to your questions, you need to be sure you have asked the right questions. Some words have more power than others. A good question provides the information you need and satisfies three requirements. If change and action are what you are looking for, asking more powerful questions can alter your perception and attitude.
Date of Article: 18Jul2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Are You Stuck?
How do you know if you are stuck? There are 5 symptoms of being stuck. Each has a remedy that can help you reach your goal. It is important to have good self-awareness, to be honest with yourself, and listen to feedback from people you respect. Discover if you have any of the symptoms of stuck performance and the appropriate remedy. If noticed at an early stage, there are steps you can take to begin forward movement and ensure your success.
Date of Article: 16Jul2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Sharpening Professional Effectiveness
Emotional Intelligence (EI) may determine as much as 80% of a person's life success. It influences success in four areas of life: productivity, health, relationships, and quality of life. It determines who excels in a given job and is the basis for outstanding leadership. Upbeat moods boost cooperation, fairness, and performance. EI is learned and can be retained through motivation, effort, practice, and repetition.
Date of Article: 15Jul2007
Category: Business - General
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- You Can Be Happier Now
Research on happiness indicates that once your basic needs are met, money does not make you happy. An exciting discovery is that there are things you can do to increase happiness without making major life changes. Reasearch also indicates that how you choose to think about things can affect your level of happiness. Reap the benefits from an improved sense of well-being and feeling happier today by choosing to follow some of the suggestions.
Date of Article: 10Jun2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Use These Strategies to Manage Your Mood?
Stress is our reaction to people or things going on around us. Sometimes the situations are positive and other times negative. When you are unhappy about how things are going, there are three strategies which will help you move forward in a positive direction. To mange your mood, consider your needs, wants, and values before you choose one of the three strategies. Then take positive steps to move forward confidently.
Date of Article: 30May2007
Category: Business - General
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- Unlocking the Secrets of Happiness
Do you want to increase your happiness set point and avoid the hedonic treadmill? In the past, researchers believed your level of happiness was 50-80% inherited. New research indicates that with commitment and effort, you can influence 40% of your happiness. When you are happy, there are social, mental, and physical benefits. Learn specific things that will increase your level of happiness and move your set point higher over time.
Date of Article: 23May2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Are You Using Emotional Intelligence When You Parent?
Emotional Intelligence is the ability to access and make use of your feelings in order to be motivated and make good decisions. Researchers have discovered that emotional awareness and the ability to handle feelings determines your success and happiness, including family relationships. Emotional Intelligent parenting focuses on five main principles. It is not too late to learn how to put these principles into action with effort and practice.
Date of Article: 19May2007
Category: Home & Family
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- Do You Want To Stop Being a Workaholic?
There is a need to have balance in your life for good physical, mental, and emotional health. Some people have a difficult time giving themselves a chance to recharege, reflect and be playful. They work long hours and weekends. Take the satisfaction with life scale; discover if you are a true workaholic. Learn what strategies you can use to lead a more balanced life, enhance your sense of well-being and increase your energy.
Date of Article: 15May2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Want To Sharpen Your Listening Skills?
People have a need to be listened to. It creates connection, caring, a sense of community, and can be a catharsis for the speaker. It is an active experience which requires involvement and commitment as well as patience. The physical setting is important when using the points describing how to listen. Listening is an active process that puts care into action, helps you gain trust, and build closer relationships at home and work.
Date of Article: 09May2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Need Leisure Time?
The choices you make in how you spend your leisure time can increase your level of happiness and enrich your participation in the flow of life. Having time for leisure is a basic human need. Life without leisure depletes you quickly. All leisure activities are not the same. Learn which leisure activities increase meaning and which lead to apathy. The choices you make have the potential to recharge and renew you.
Date of Article: 02May2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Want to Build Your Emotional Strength?
Life is not always fair. It can be hard to know who and what to trust because we live in an imperfect world. One thing you can do is build your emotional strength. Even when you cannot control a situation or influence those who do, you can choose to manage yourself. The way you choose to cope makes the difference. It is possible to build your emotional strength and live an engaging and meaningful life by following these recommendations.
Date of Article: 26Apr2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Increase Your Ability To Focus Today
Distractions happen. Multitasking is needed more in our busy lives. Yet, research indicates it increases the possiblity of interruptions derailing us. Multitasking decreases productivity and efficiency. It can be detrimental to your physical and emotional health. There are basic things you can do today to sharpen your ability to focus and increase your energy. You will be amazed how sharp your focus can be.
Date of Article: 18Apr2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- The Key to Creating Meaningful Relationships
It is important to know how to create and sustain meaningful relationships. The kind of relationships you have affects the quality of your life. Relationships require two types of energy. Psychic energy is key. This means investing attentnion in the other person's goals by taking time to listen and share activities, ideas, emotions, memories and dreams.
Date of Article: 13Apr2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Want a Beautiful Life?
Your life is more than days and years. It is what you do with your time and how closely your choices match your values. How do you manage the surprises in life? Focusing on emotional and mental well-being, you are encouraged to become aware of your purpose for being here and to follow five suggestions for making your life beautiful.
Date of Article: 09Apr2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Want to Increase Engagement and Happiness?
Are you tired of feeling like you are going through the motions in life? How would things be different for you if you felt passionate about your life? Engagement is being involved in activities that attract and hold your attention. It creates positive emotions that build psychological resources. In the work place, it is critical for the emplyer and employee. Discover the key to being engaged. The rewards are tremendous.
Date of Article: 05Apr2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Do You Want More Vitality?
Vitality has to do with our feeling of energy or aliveness. It correlates strongly with satisfaction with life, happiness, and well-being. It indicates optimal human functioning. Discover the factors that contribute to higher levels and how to increase your vitality.
Date of Article: 26Mar2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- How Emotional Intelligence Creates Effective Leaders
Important research indicates the connection between Emotional Intelligence and effective leadership styles. The key to being effective lies in learning to handle yourself and your relationships in a positive manner. This includes Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. Coaching supports and enriches the process.
Date of Article: 21Mar2007
Category: Business - General
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- Antidotes For The Procrastination Epidemic
This article discusses the increase in procrastination, reasons we are at risk of a procrastination epidemic, consequences, and antidotes using competencies from Daniel Goleman's model for Emotional Intelligence, " Primal Leadership", 2002.
Date of Article: 05Mar2007
Category: Business - General
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- Baby Boomers: 6 Major Issues You Need To Address In Retirement Planning
Are you planning to retire in the 21st Century? Discover the six major issues you need to address before retiring. In addition to understanding your finances, there are five more reasons to plan ahead for this next exciting stage in your life.
Date of Article: 09Feb2007
Category: Finance & Investment
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