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How to stick to your New Year’s Resolution


Monday, January 26th, 2009
“I think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the year’s.” ~ Henry Moore. So it’s the end of January 2009. How are you doing with those resolutions you made on January 1st? The majority of people will answer that they have already started to falter or maybe that those resolutions have already been left [...]

Appreciation of Life


Thursday, August 21st, 2008
“Let us rise up and be thankful; for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” ~ Buddha. How often do [...]

Overcoming Procrastination – The 10-minute Rule


Thursday, August 7th, 2008
“The best way to get something done is to begin” One technique that can be used to overcome procrastination is to implement The 10-minute Rule. This is a very simple technique. In fact, its simplicity is a critical factor because if you feel like procrastinating chances are you won’t have the motivation to implement any complex, [...]

Staying focused on your Goal


Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
“It is a process of diverting one’s scattered forces into one powerful channel.” ~ James Allen Very rarely in life are we provided with the perfect situation for achievement of a goal. It is important to always maintain focus on your goal. The reason most people do not reach their goals is quite simply because they [...]

How to Stick to your Goals – Discipline


Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
“Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal.” ~ Elbert Hubbard. Discipline is formally defined as “training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behaviour, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement.” It [...]

Sticking to your Goals


Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” ~ Frank Lloyd Wright. Why is it that human beings find working so difficult? Working at any goal, even the goals we set for ourselves and say that we want more than anything in [...]

Overcoming Procrastination – Examine the consequences


Tuesday, March 13th, 2007
“Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform.” ~ Edward Young. “The best way to get something done is to begin.” One technique that you can use to help overcome procrastination is to carefully consider the consequences of procrastinating – the consequences of not doing what you are supposed to be doing when you are [...]

Overcoming Procrastination


Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
“Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” ~ William James. Procrastination is the biggest hindrance to success. Some people procrastinate only occasionally while others are chronic procrastinators, procrastinating to the point where it affects their job performance, their grades, the scholarships they don’t get, their personal life, even their [...]

What is the big deal about New Year’s Resolutions?


Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
Discusses the value of resolutions in helping you to decide what you want from life and how much you are willing to invest in getting it.

Quit Smoking in the New Year


Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Provides step-by-step instructions on how to successfully quit smoking in the New Year.

The Value of Delaying Gratification


Friday, October 13th, 2006
Discusses the importance of making the goal-achieving choice at every opportunity. Explains how delaying gratification will help you achieve your goals and explores a few tips on how to learn to delay gratification.

Affirmations and Your Subconscious


Thursday, September 28th, 2006
Explains how you can successfully enlist your subconscious to help you achieve your goals by replacing your current negative affirmations with new positive ones.