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Most people long for success and feel frustrated because they don’t know what is keeping them from achieving it. Of course, no one’s life circumstances and environment are perfect. But there are some who appear to enjoy more success in all areas of their lives than others, so what makes the difference?

What makes the difference are the lies we tell ourselves that we think are true. What you think determines how you will react to situations in your life, as well as your behavior. The way you rea… Continue

In January, there is much talk of new beginnings and the resolutions we make to our selves to alter things for our betterment. Ah, this is a grand time of grand promises to ourselves, but sadly most resolutions are prefaced with the words "I would like to," "I want to," or "I will try," which set the course for derailment and difficulty, for to just want, just desire, or to but try, is to insist that the path to your dreams be hard.

What if instead, when we make resolutions, we think to the las… Continue

Sometimes we write down goals without really connecting to them passionately. All research tells us that emotion has to be connected with goal setting in order for it to register is the nonconscious brain. So I recommend a couple of strategies. First, before you write down your goals, imagine a time in your life that was so amazing, every time you think of it, it makes you want to jump around with excitement and joy. Take that same feeling with you as you write down your goals. Second, separate… Continue

When you commit yourself to living an endowed life versus one of entitlement, you realize that every moment is filled with opportunities for appreciation and gratitude. Endowed lenses are lenses covered with words like blessed, fortunate, and lucky.

Maintaining an endowed perspective helps you to remember how fortunate you are for obvious things like your health, your eyesight, your ability to speak, or walk, or run, or even more subtle things, like the kind smile of a friend or the laughter of… Continue

No matter what you are doing, whether it is shopping for groceries, getting your nails done, sitting at the park with your children, or attending a networking gathering, researchers have found that ten minutes of face to face contact improves memory and boosts intellectual performance. This research published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin is fascinating.

Think about it, just ten minutes of talking, face to face or by phone, improves memory and boosts intellectual performance… Continue