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We all have ways of testing opportunities that enter our lives. Some of us just dive right in based on feeling, others walk straight into what they know is right by a gut feeling or intuition. And if it’s not gut feelings or emotions that are the tests of opportunities, it is the logical mind persuading us to ignore those feelings and emotions and test it with our reality of reason. Most of us do not have a predetermined strategy for testing opportunities, or even more generally to test the actions we take and the choices we make in our lives. There is an easier way to determine if our choices we make and the opportunities we receive ‘pass the test’. This simple 32 word statement of business ethics was first created in the 1930s and used to turn around a failing company. These four questions were applied by each employee to each and to every minute detail of the company’s workings. This little list of four questions from Rotary International, a humanitarian business organization, is the most widely printed, translated and reproduced piece of business ethics today: “Of the things we say, think or do: 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?” If we built businesses and our lives based on these very simple 4 questions we would be coming from a place completely the opposite of the competitive mind and the lack mentality. As you can see, these questions prompt you to choose what is true, fair, and good, making choices that can build friendships and goodwill. It helps us to see how the choices we make can be beneficial to all concerned. Because of our societal influences, we most often are inclined to make choices and act based on a competitive mind. This comes from the perspective of lack, scarcity, and ultimately greed. Any opportunity based on the model of competition and lack will simply not pass the test. Competition promotes strife. It embodies winning one spot, taking it away from all the other people who want it. It misleads people to believing there is only one chance for success, when in reality there is plenty for all. The competitive model encourages people to rely on a source outside of themselves to give them what they need. This denies the power of their own ability to create what they want. This narrow focus shows they are choosing to ignore the possibility of creating this opportunity in their own lives, instead of trying to win the spot from millions of others. This simple testing technique takes us completely out of the competitive mind of greed, scarcity and lack. It turns our thoughts and choices toward the positive, realizing there are opportunities we can take that can provide increase for all concerned. I invite you to use these questions to test your actions and opportunities in your life. If you are seeking opportunity, these questions may help you see things in a different way. In doing this, perhaps you might find an opportunity in your life which truly allows you to benefit the world, while at the same time reaching whatever your dreams, goals, and desires are.
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Beth and Lee McCain |
2008-01-20 |
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Title: The Gray Area Within the Law of Attraction
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We all use them. Gray words, that is. Can just changing a few words be enough to change your life when applying the Law of Attraction intentionally? The words themselves aren't the problem, it's the emotions and attitudes attached to the words that you think and speak that ultimately make the difference. Here's an example. So you say, "Can I try to help you?" When you offer help and it comes from a wonderful thought, the word try isn't an issue because the emotion and attitude that is connected to the thoughts are pure. How about this one, "I am trying to get my business off the ground." In this case, the word trying has emotion and attitude attached to maybe you will get your business off the ground. Maybe and try are the same meaning in the Law of Attraction when it is attached with feelings of "it might work" which in fact is saying that you don't want to commit to feelings of trust and expectation from the Universe. Using the words maybe or try is the 'gray area' of the black or white equation; the gray area of yes or no, and the gray area of want or don't want. When maybe or try are used within your thought processes and are attached to the feelings of the non committal or pre failure then you are going to want to change your way of thought and feeling. By consciously making a decision to check on what your true feelings are when using certain words, you can trample the gray area roadblocks that can totally get in the way of obtaining what it is that you desire. After you have consciously checked your true feelings and have corrected them, begin to use a whole new vocabulary that reflects your new positive self. Replace the word try with the word can. I can get my business off the ground. I can find that perfect relationship for myself. I can lose the weight. By just changing that one little word, you are changing what you are putting out to the Universe. You quickly sound like a more confident person that trusts and expects the Universe to bring what you have asked for. When you begin to feel the can is when you really start things in motion. Be aware of the words that have emotion attached to them. Try is just one example of a word that sits in the gray area of want and don't want. Keep a gray word log for the day and find out how many times you tell the Universe that you think and feel that maybe you trust and expect. Also keep a log of what would be an alternate thought and feeling to replace that gray word with. By doing this, you will be able to change your thought and emotional patterns and break through any barriers that you may have unintentionally put up. The Universe is here for you, and for every living thing on this planet. By learning how to apply the Law of Attraction intentionally, life will go much smoother for you and your family. The Universe can be trusted through the Law of Attraction. Give the Universe the chance to bring you the life you truly want to live. Beth and Lee McCain are full time instructors and lecturers in applying the Law of Attraction, or better known as the Secret, in your life to attain whatever you desire. They have a great radio show on Youtube that is both entertaining as well as informative on the subject of the Law of Attraction. For more information on Beth and Lee McCain's products and services, please visit: Beth and Lee McCain Law of Attraction Web Site
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Steve Gillman |
2007-09-14 |
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People use the expression "in other words" because sometimes other words are necessary to better understand something. You probably use it yourself, but how often do you actually think about the words you are using, and the effect they may have? How often do you change the words you use in order to change your perspective or get a better result? To Think In Other Words That the words we choose affect how we see things, and even affect our physiology, isn't a new idea. It is easy to prove it to yourself. Just have a friend try to relax while you tell him, "make that tension jump right out of your muscles." Afterwards try it again with, "let the tension drain from your muscles and flow out of your body." Both instructions communicate the same basic idea, but the second is more effective at getting the desired result: relaxation. In other words, words are used to accomplish something, so why not use the ones that are best suited for the job? It's an idea that makes sense for communicating with others, but it is perhaps even more so when communicating with oneself. Your own "self talk" can dramatically affect whether you get the results you want. Suppose you repeatedly say something like, "I can't handle this," when in tough situations. You are programming your subconscious mind to believe that you are not capable of doing certain things, and with time this will become more true the more you repeat it. That may not be the result you are hoping for. In reality, you're probably just tired and frustrated. You actually are "handling" the situation in some way, but you would like a better way to do it. So why not say that instead? When you are tempted to say "this is too much for me," or "I can't handle all this," say, "I'll find a better way to deal with this." This instruction to your subconscious mind is almost certain to be more productive. Better Words Below are a few examples of words or phrases that may not be getting you the results you want, followed by some possibly more productive alternatives. These are just to get you thinking. If they make sense for you, use them, but experiment with your own alternatives as well. Think in terms of the goal, and find the words that are most likely to help. "I can't..." Replacements: "I can..." or "I'm choosing not to right now.." "This always happens..." Replacement: "Sometimes this happens..." "I always do the same thing... Replacement: "I make this mistake sometimes..." "This is so overwhelming..." Replacement: "I'm busy with many goals..." "I have to..." Replacement: "I choose to..." This last one reminds you to accept responsibility for your actions. Phrase it this way, and you feel compelled to either reaffirm your choices or make new ones. This prevents you from thinking that others or the "situation" forces you to do things - a very negative and unproductive perspective. "Never," and "always" commonly show up in phrases that are counter-productive. They are sometimes powerful de-motivators that drain your energy. "This never works for me," or "I always screw up," are not likely to help you get results that you want, are they? Avoid over-generalizing like this, unless it is more like, "I always find a way to get things done." In other words, start using better words. Copyright Steve Gillman. See the Better Life section of his website, and get the Brain Power Newsletter and other free gifts, at: http://www.IncreaseBrainPower.com
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Pradeep Aggarwal |
2007-01-24 |
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Title: The 3 Important Hypnotic Words For Your Development
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The hypnosis reveals you the three important secret words that can change your life.These are the three most significant words for your development and your success. Success means achieving your goals and developing yourself in all areas of life. You will benefit from these three hypnotic words if you integrate them into your vocabulary and apply them. The first hypnotic word that can change your life and mould your path towards success is -THOUGHT. This word can make you do things. You cannot do any thing randomly, you have to give a thought at the things that you intend to do. This hypnotic word gives you the chance to mould your thought into action. Thoughts hold tremendous power. In hypnosis and in general you cannot begin your work on a vague idea. Your thoughts should be clear, so that you can have a clear beginning. It was the thought only that made Newton to discover the Gravitational force of Earth. Once when he was sitting under the apple tree, an apple fall on him and he went into deep thought on why does the apple fall down why not it goes up? His thoughts mark the discovery of the gravitational pull of Earth. ‘Thoughts are important but giving your thought a chance to mould into action, is much more important.’ – a hypnotic saying. The second hypnotic word is ‘START’. This word in hypnosis marks the beginning of your journey towards your destination of success. To reach at some thing, you first have to begin that thing. When you start, you will arrive at end. There is no perfect time for any thing nor it is wrong if you make a late start. What is important is that at least you started. It is said that, ‘it is never too late to be true.’ So, start up your journey. Many people hesitate to make the first move, this may be because either they are afraid of failure or they do not believe themselves. Hypnosis can surely help you to make the perfect beginning or start. Get up and start doing what you feel. There might be an expert inside you whom you are not allowing to breathe just because of your fear. When you are doing some thing for the first time, it is obvious that will surely be bad or sometimes worse at first. That is the reason for which you will learn to excel at that. When you raise your first step, the next step comes in your way. However, for this you have to make the beginning of a thing. Hypnosis can help you to make up your mind that you will take at least one small action every day. Remember as I earlier said so, ‘it is never too late to be good.’ You have to get up and mould your fate, as you want. You need not wait for the correct time to come, the stars to be on your side and the luck favoring you. The hypnosis holds no place for all these vague thoughts and belief. If you do this, you are rusting your most precious thing i.e., your TIME. Once you rust your time, it will never ever come back again. You will even not realize that you are losing your precious thing and that too by your own self. If you commit some mistakes at first but still go on, it shows that you are going to be very successful person. Think about the time when you have done tremendously well, may be it in any field, any sphere and at any age. You will also recollect the time when you where not good at that in the first instance. Now you are perfect at the same task because you kept going. There is nothing that can compel you to do the things against your will, it is ‘YOU’ who have to accept the changes and apply them for the best outcome. Always remember to run away of the ways not to succeed and you are bound to succeed. You are really the successful person. Now it’s the time to reveal the third hypnotic word to your success. It is ‘HELP’. This is the most polite and the magical word of hypnosis. It gives you the power to summon others to help you achieve what you want. Ask some one for any help that you need. Every one has a person who is near and dear to them. Seek their advice whenever you need them. They are the persons who will be always there for you. You should ask others for help because they might have faced and solved the challenges that you are facing now. However, some times the pride stops you from asking for help. Nevertheless, do remember that this stubborn pride costs much. Not all things can be done alone. Everyone requires some one to be with him or her. You need to make that person close to you by seeking his help. Make sure that the person is trustworthy. However, YOU have to mark the beginning. How to make use of these 3 hypnotic words: You cannot arrive at any conclusion unless you give an idea a thought. Thoughts take the form of action and action begins with start. Once you start, taking others’ help marks the process of your action. These three words are inter-related and inter-connected. Give your single thought a chance to build up. Work on your thought to mark the beginning or the start. May be you will not succeed at first time but this should not stop you. Who knows you may be the next scientist or the inventor. Never let your thoughts go waste. Therefore, well you deserve the sincere congratulation, for you have almost completed your hypnotic journey to your success. Just remember the three magical hypnotic words – Thought, Start and HELP… Hypnosis says that, ‘there is no help better than self-help. Unless you desire to help yourself there’s no one who can help you.’ Recommended Product .. If you want to the copy of the best-selling book on how to explode your confidence, shatter your limits and live your dream life, then check out Click Here Pradeep Aggarwal is a world renowned hypnosis guru offers 15 part ecourse on Learn and Master How to Hypnotize yourself and others at http://www.hypnosisglobal.com/ecourse
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Kevin B. Burk |
2005-03-24 |
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Title: Change the Words and Change the World
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Excerpt From The Relationship Handbook: How to Understand and Improve Every Relationship in Your Life by Kevin B. Burk =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- If we want to change our lives in any way, all we need to do is to change our words, thoughts and beliefs. When we change the words, we change the world. Over the course of this handbook, you may discover a number of beliefs that no longer support you. By following this simple, three-step process, you can change your beliefs. By consciously creating beliefs that support us, we can change our reality and enhance our lives. AWARENESS The first and most important step towards changing our beliefs and improving our lives is to become consciously aware of our beliefs. We must identify each thought that shapes our experiences. We have to name our thoughts. We must become conscious of the exact words that we have been using to create our realities. This is the first step towards mastering our minds. So much of our life is governed by our unconscious thoughts, beliefs and patterns. We have lived with so many of these thoughts for so long that we believe that they’re actually real. We tell ourselves “that’s just the way things are.” Many of these thoughts are beliefs about who we are and what we’re entitled to—and almost all of these beliefs deny the truth of who we are, limit our potential and cut us off from the source of our happiness and prosperity. We must become aware of our thoughts and beliefs. This handbook is designed to support our awareness. OWNERSHIP Once we’ve become aware of a belief, the second step is to own it. We must accept it. We must take personal responsibility for it. We must recognize that the belief belongs to us, and that it is a part of who we are. Most importantly, we must accept that we created the belief. This process is simple, but not always easy. We have to accept and acknowledge that we are responsible for creating beliefs that are often negative, painful, and limiting. On a conscious level we tell ourselves that we would never do this. Why on earth would we choose to believe that we are unworthy, damaged, unlovable, unskilled, unlucky, or any of the millions of other possibilities? Strange as it seems, even our most negative, painful beliefs were created to serve and support us. Every single one of our beliefs exists because the ego is trying to protect us from pain. As painful as the belief itself may be, the ego believes that the pain that the belief shields us from is infinitely greater. Just because these beliefs no longer serve us, doesn’t mean that they are bad or wrong. It’s often easier to own a belief when we are able to identify the origins of that belief. If we understand that we created a belief to help us cope with a particular experience, we can accept how that belief served us at the time. This process can also help us to uncover beliefs we created because of things we were told as children. While it’s often helpful to explore where and when we first created a belief, we have to be careful. Our egos will encourage us to deflect the responsibility for the beliefs to protect us. It’s one thing to recognize that we believe that we’re not worthy of being loved (for example) because our parents didn’t spend enough time with us. It’s quite another to blame our parents for creating this belief and ruining our lives. Our parents didn’t create the belief—we did. We interpreted an experience, created assumptions around it, developed expectations and created the belief. And until we accept this, we can’t change that belief. Our egos can also interfere with the ownership process by encouraging us to identify with the limiting belief. The ego can trick us into reinforcing our negative beliefs, by turning those beliefs back on us. Essentially, we tell ourselves that we’re unworthy because we created a belief that we’re unworthy. We beat ourselves up for beating ourselves up. Without awareness, the ego has us coming and going. If we become aware that we’ve fallen into an ego trap, we simply use our awareness to escape the trap. We need only remember that every belief, no matter how limiting, served us well at one time. Many beliefs were created to help us survive difficult and painful situations in our past. However, we’re no longer in those situations. Our circumstances have changed, and we have more experience and new skills that can serve us better now. We’ve simply outgrown the need for the old beliefs. We can release them because we have more elegant options available to us now. CHOICE The third and final step is choice. Once we are aware of our beliefs and own them, we have absolute control over them. We can now choose to alter our beliefs, and change our reality. We have the power to change our lives completely in an instant—we simply need to choose to do so now. I’m sure you’ve heard similar motivational statements from any number of sources. While it is essentially true that we can change our lives with a simple choice, it’s also important to read the fine print: We have to continue to make that same choice over and over and over and over and over again. The now when we chose to change our lives is already in the past. We have to keep choosing until our new choices, expectations, and beliefs have become habit. We have to continue to choose until our new choices become second nature to us. Our past experiences certainly influence us. They shape our beliefs, and our expectations. As long as we continue to let ourselves be guided by the past, we will create similar experiences in the future. The past does not equal the future—unless we choose to carry the past with us. The cliché, “there’s no time like the present” is not entirely correct. The truth is that there’s no time except the present. The only time that matters is now. The past is irrelevant; the future does not exist yet. The only place where we can act, where we can create, where we can choose is now. While the past does not need to influence or shape the future, many of the choices and thoughts and expectations that we held in the past are old habits—and as the saying goes, old habits are hard to break. This is the one arena where the progress of technology has almost eliminated a perfectly good metaphor. Remember vinyl records? Those big things that came before CDs? The groove of a record represents our old patterns. Records could get scratched—that’s one of the reasons that CDs are so popular, actually—and a scratch represents a change or a break in the old pattern. The only way to truly change the old pattern is to interrupt it enough times that a new pattern starts to form. Our patterns are exactly like grooves in records. The older the pattern, the deeper the groove, and the more interruptions it will take before we make any permanent changes in the pattern. Each time we notice that we have reverted back to our old, negative behaviors, we choose to take a different path. Sometimes we can get so caught up in our old patterns that it seems like we can’t stop ourselves. It’s essential that we do not beat ourselves up for not being able to change old habits and behaviors on the first try (or even the second or third try)! We may not have completely eliminated the pattern, but we did change it: The fact that we were aware that we were acting out an old pattern is, in itself, a change in that pattern. Each time we encounter the pattern, we will become aware of it sooner. Eventually, we will also be able to interrupt the pattern. And when we can interrupt our old patterns, we have the power to choose different, more elegant and supportive responses. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Kevin B. Burk is the author of The Relationship Handbook: How to Understand and Improve Every Relationship in Your Life. Visit http://www.everyrelationship.com for a FREE report on creating AMAZING Relationships. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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abagaile odalis |
2007-12-13 |
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Title: Effective Communication: The Power of Words
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Communicating effectively can be a difficult thing to accomplish. A lot of times, people use words incorrectly which causes a lot of hurt feeling. We need to keep in mind that words can act as weapons as well as a form of communication. The problem with using words as weapons is that it is difficult to treat the wounds of someone who is hurt by your words. Being attacked by words can really change you forever. It can cause you to stop believing in things and will definitely change your outlook on life. As humans, we live to hear the words that people say. We base our ideals, our self judgements and our lives around the words that are spoken to us on a daily basis. We cannot ignore what the meanings of the words spoken to us are saying. It is words that have the power to change lives. This can be done in two ways: the positive and the negative. Words can affect you negatively. This can be done when someone falsely accuses you of something. It can be done when someone says something about you that is not so nice. Once these things occur, it is very difficult to regain ones credibility. Words said in a negative way can shatter your integrity. It is this credibility and integrity that is difficulty to regain once it is lost. Think about the last time you said something horrible to someone. Do you remember the look on their face? Do you remember how you felt at the time? Think about the last time someone said something terrible to you. Do you remember how you felt? Do you remember how it affected you for the rest of the day, week or even year? Negative words affect everyone differently. Words can also affect you positively. Used in the right way, the strong meaning of words will always be remembered. This can be as simple as a “thank you” or an “I love you”. This can be as complicated as the spirit rousing speech. All you need to hear to have a good day is a few words. It is the words of encouragement that will keep you going when the going gets tough. Every aspect of every relationship is based on words. What you say and how you say it will have a profound effect on even the smallest child. Words are the final act of communication. It is what everyone remembers. If you speak out of hate this is what is going to be remembered. If you speak out of love and encouragement, this is what is remembered. Words can really affect everyone in everything that they do. So remember to stop and think before opening up your mouth to speak.
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Michael A. Verdicchio |
2007-08-13 |
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The title of this article might seem obnoxious to some people. Others might find it down right rude. But give me a moment or two, so I can explain why you may really need to shut up! Words are indeed very powerful. That's no secret. But most people do not realize just how powerful their own words are. The truth is your words can change your life. I'm talking specifically about the words you think and speak to yourself about yourself. Some refer to this as, "self talk." Whatever you call it, we all talk to ourselves. Throughout the course of the day, we all mutter things to ourselves about ourselves. We all have thoughts about ourselves. Very few realize that those words and those thoughts are literally life changing. The sad thing is that what most people speak to themselves is negative. They say things like, "I'm never going to get ahead." "My life is just miserable." "I just can't lose any weight." I'll never find a better job." "I can't find the right person to marry." And on and on they go. If you consistently speak words of failure, you will continue to fail. If you consistently speak discouraging words, you will continue to be discouraged. If you consistently speak words of helplessness, you will not find the help that you need. Here's the key. You will bring into your life that which you mentally focus on. This is reinforced by the words that you speak to yourself. It is a universal law. It is the way the Creator designed us! The dominant thoughts that you hold in your heart is what you will absolutely manifest in your life. Do you know someone with a very low self-esteem? I can absolutely guarantee you that people with a low self-esteem repeatedly speak discouraging words to themselves about themselves. On the other hand, those with a high self-esteem continue to speak to themselves about victory, success and possibilities. The words that you speak to yourself, and especially the words about yourself, will either bring you to success or failure. What a great key in life this really is! This is something you can do every day, throughout the day! Speak words of success and victory to yourself. Yes, it will take effort. There may be a number of areas that you will need to adjust your thinking and self talk. But isn't it worth it? Of course it is! Now I know the naysayer will quickly pop up and try to tell you that you are out of touch with reality. You can't say things are going well if they really are not, can you? That's living in denial isn't it? No, it is not denial. It is choosing to change your reality from where it is to where you desire it to be. When planning a vacation you might hear someone say, "I am going to Hawaii; I can see myself now, lying on the beach…" Is that being out of touch with reality? Or, is that planning, expecting, and visualizing what is desired? Start your day by declaring, "This is going to be a great day!" "Things are going to be fantastic for me today." My life is on track and I am headed for success." "Yes, I will erase all of my debt." And here's where "Shut up" comes in. When you begin to make an effort to speak positively to yourself about yourself, that little voice in the background will pop up and say, "Oh who are you kidding? You're never going to get out of debt." Tell the voice to, "shut up!" Then repeat the positives that you have just spoken to yourself. "My life is on track and I am headed for success! Yes, I will erase all of my debt." And don't just say it; express it with passion; feel it; breathe it; know that it is coming! And here's another helpful key. Make a decision to never, ever speak negatively about yourself, ever again! If you do, then immediately say, "Shut up!" Now, I know the phrase "Shut up" is a harsh phrase. I could have said, "Stop it," or, "Be quiet," or something like that. But I think, "Shut up" carries a lot more force! And if there are defeating thoughts in your mind, they really do need to shut up and go. Just as changing the little rudder on a big ship will change the direction of the ship, so too changing what you speak will change the direction of your life. The words that you speak, whether out loud or silently, are an indication of what you believe in your heart. That's why the words that you speak to yourself about yourself will determine the course and direction of your life. So, whenever you need to, go ahead and tell yourself to shut up!
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semmy wijayanto |
2008-01-16 |
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Title: How These Words Will Help you to Win Success and Popularity
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Psychologists have proven that a vocabulary of the most valuable, most practical words is your quickest and easiest way to: a promotion, a better job. friendships, cultural enrichment.
But which are the "success words"? Which of the 600,000 words in the English language will pay you such handsome dividends?
Let's look at it this way. If you were studying Spanish or French, in preparation for traveling abroad, would you bother to learn words like "sacrosanct" and "me¬teorite" before you had learned the important words? Of course you wouldn't. You would buy a vocabulary book with the essential words. Now you can follow this same efficient procedure in expanding your command of English.
In English, we assume that you already know the words familiar to the average educated American. Now you want a superior vocabulary. But you want to be sure that you are spending your valuable time learning the most vital words.So before you learn any seldom-used words, master these "success words."
When you take possession of this rich vocabulary, with the power and insight that it gives, you will emerge a more able, more understanding, more impor¬tant person. The successful people in your field, the leaders in your community and in the world, almost always have vocabularies that are more powerful and more exact than yours. Notice the words that they use for compli¬menting, influencing, discussing, enthusing, or under¬standing. Psychologists have found that the only ability that successful people have in common is an excellent vocab¬ulary. Important words have helped these people to success. Lack of important words can keep you from success.
Until you speak, people don't form a definite opinion of you. They are waiting for you to say something. But when you speak, either at work or socially, people instantly begin to react, to rate you in the achievement and popularity files of their minds. They are beginning to decide whether to like you or dislike you, whether to help you or ignore you. And the total of all the words that you speak, and all the impressions that you make, decides in large measure how successful your life will be.
Imagine that you have met some people for the first time. Below are some of their remarks. Assuming that the rest of their conversation exhibited the same dull generalization, or sparkling explicitness, as these re¬marks, which group of people would you seek as friends? Which (if otherwise qualified) would you want to hire as employees? FIRST GROUP SECOND GROUP "You handled that O.K." "You handled that adroit¬ly." "This is a good time to "This is a propitious time buy." to buy." "It was a sad movie." "It was a poignant movie." Is your vocabulary commonplace and hence dull and unconvincing? Do you depend on words that are thread¬bare, like an old garment that should have been thrown out years ago? You would not go to work, or visit peo¬ple attired in a moth-eaten suit or dress. Then how can you expect to get ahead with a moth-eaten vocabulary?
There are many excellent self-help books that wisely advise that a richer life awaits you when you learn to compliment people appreciatively, speak convincingly, discuss the news, films, books, and other subjects ex¬pressively. But to do these things, you must know the right words. So this book goes beyond telling you what to do. It tells you how to do it, with some of the best words for every important type of conversation and activity. If you want know more about how "success words" work in your life you can visit at http://www.sevendaysuccesssystem.com
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Geoff Bell |
2007-11-06 |
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Title: Change your Thinking, Change your Life
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Shad Helmstetter states in What To Say When You Talk To Your Self
Programming creates Beliefs,
Beliefs create Attitudes,
Attitudes create Feelings,
Feelings determine Actions,
Actions create Results.
Great! So how do I change my thinking or programming? Obviously you can’t do it by thinking you have to change your programming, but how? The answer I found was in a book I have been studying, "The Law of Attraction" by Michael Losier, who defines an affirmation as “A statement that through the act of repetition, becomes implanted in your mind and reprograms your thinking.” That’s what I want, so how do you design that affirmation to get the thinking that will bring you the results you desire? Answer: use the Law of Attraction to deliberately create what you want.
The Law of Attraction is one of those things that you instinctively know is true, but you can’t fully explain. It is best demonstrated by smiling at everyone: they all smile back; but if you scowl at people they turn away and avoid you. Your feelings are attracting similar feelings back. Losier defines the Law of Attraction this way: I attract to my life whatever I give my energy, focus and attention to whether wanted or not. He illustrates this by a cycle that starts with an event in your life; this produces a response that affects your feelings. The Law of Attraction responds to those feelings with more of the same and feeds the cycle.
For many of us, negative thinking and negative words have become ingrained in our minds, but the great news is that “Habits of thinking need not be forever … individuals can choose the way they think.” Martin Seligman, Learned Optimism.
One of the biggest challenges we all face is to get rid of negatives in our speech and replace them with positives. How many times do you hear “Don’t”? “Don’t run!”, “Don't slam the door!" Don’t worry”. The sub-conscious only hears “Run!”, “Slam the door!”, “Worry!” How many times have you heard the dentist say “This won’t hurt" and your mind has said “This is going to hurt a lot”?
So learn to use positives. “Walk!”, “Close the door quietly”, “Be calm.” My granddaughter Poppy is a positive, confident child because her mum realises the importance of using positive language with her. So instead of reacting to a situation and reinforcing the cycle, why not deliberately create a good emotion, become more confident and have the assurance of a great result? In The Secret by Rhonda Byrne the Law of Attraction is described as the Genie who says “Your wish is my command”. The next challenge is know what you want. Losier suggests you look at what you don’t want and rephrase that into what you do want. But don’t dwell on what’s wrong as that will attract more of what’s wrong! Once you have rephrased your circumstances away from lack and into abundance, write it down and add emotion to it, so your feelings are excited about the words you repeat to yourself. For an affirmation without emotion is only words; but with emotion it creates good feelings, which will determine your actions and results.
Here’s the exciting bit! You can create your life on a daily basis. You can be, you can have and you can do whatever you want every single day. All you have to do is get good feelings going and attract your desires into your life. Imagine the Genie grants you 5 wishes a day, what would you ask for? Instead of doing a TO DO List each day of all the tedious tasks you have to get through, why not have a Daily Genie list with all the outcomes you want for that day. After all “Your wish is my command”
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Mary Wilkey |
2007-08-10 |
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Title: Change your Words, Change your Life
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More and more we are hearing about this. Guard your words. Watch what you say.
There is an old saying, "Watch what you pray for . . . you just might get it."
This is very true. (Most old sayings are!)
Over the ages, countless books have been written about this very thing. And now it seems to be at the forefront of people's minds once again. And rightly so.
In my opinion, there is no more important lesson to learn in life than this one.
Do not ever let either your thoughts dwell upon, or your speech reflect, anything you do not wish to see manifest in your life.
Words are seeds. Plant enough of them in fertile ground, and they'll take root and produce exactly what you say. (Like produces like.)
Use this gift of creativity wisely. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1). Meditate on that Scripture at least once a day.
Spoken words send out vibrations into the ether. You are like a radio, with both receiving and transmitting capabilities, as long as you have the breath of life.
The vibrations (frequencies) that emanate from your mouth will gravitate to those that are on the same wave length. This is the law of attraction at work.
The thing we must realize is that these vibrations are neutral and do not differentiate between positive and negative, or between good and evil.
If you are a Christian, you have a distinct advantage in this area over and above all others. You have the privilege of praying in the Name of Jesus. And that Name has awesome power.
I could go on and on with this point, but I think you probably "get it" by now.
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Jason Osborn |
2007-03-15 |
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Title: Inspirational Words From Aristotle – Words That Can Inspire From 2000 Years Ago
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Aristotle was one of the world’s greatest philosophers, but it doesn’t take a great philosopher to learn from what they had to say. He once said, ‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.’
Isn’t it amazing how so many people try to find a band-aid solution to their problems when they could just adjust a few things in their lives so that they would never have the problem again? Let me explain:
Have you ever wanted something better in life, more excellent than what it currently is? I’m assuming your answer is yes, because I think everyone has wanted that at least once in their life. So then, why is it so hard to have or obtain the more excellent thing?
Most likely the answer is found in the words that Aristotle spoke. You are probably not repeatedly doing the things that are necessary to create excellence. Think about one habit that you are doing currently that is hindering you from reaching your goal. Then think of one habit that you should implement that will help you reach your goal.
Life will give you what you demand from it according to the words you speak and the actions that you take on a continual basis. Aristotle’s words are just as true today as they were 2000 years ago. You are what you repeatedly do. Therefore, if you don’t like who you are or the results that you are getting in your life then change what you are doing.
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