Archive for the 'Personal Development' Category

Using or Abusing Your Social Network

If you watched the movie “Social Network” you will no doubt have been aware how it depicted the many different ways in which individuals deal with their friends and wider social networks.  In the past ones social network would only have included those who you are in close proximity with; this is all that was [...]

Natures Lessons in Tolerance

  Many of us feel that we grow in levels of intolerance to certain things as time goes by.  We become fed up with things and overly sensitized to certain triggers which activate our automatic intolerance patterns in terms of thoughts, feelings and behaviors.    Things which we might have tolerated in the past make [...]

Personal Development Starts With Self Esteem

Low self esteem can cripple you emotionally and stop you reaching anything even close to your full potential. We all hear about low self esteem issues but do we really understand what it is and how to combat it? Self esteem begins with a positive self-image. It involves having a healthy, approving and loving view [...]

What Do Self Improvement and Bamboo Have In Common?

Although self improvement is a worthy pursuit, many often abandon their efforts due to a false belief they are not making progress. We try this technique or that and see little or no results. We resist this “apparent” lack of success and begin to feel impatient or frustrated. I recently heard an explanation of how [...]

Understanding The Need For Change, The Impact Of Habits And The Foundation Of Principles

Do you recall the classic statement, “the only constant is change”? It is an ever-present phenomenon, and by comprehension at the level of man’s intelligence, a tricky one, because change is in constant clash with timeless principles, which by evidence of established patterns, do not change. The winner is the one who knows how to [...]

10 Questions You Better Ask To Yourself As A Preparation To Self-Improvement

Be all you can be, but it’s not always in the Army. I frequently see myself as more or less contented with my life the way things are, but of course it’s hard to think of anything else when where are real issues to be discussed. Still I aspire for something deeper and more significant. [...]

Will Power is Over Rated

Does it seem like your will power is non-existent? Are you having difficulty eliminating bad habits, such as smoking or over eating? If you are discouraged with your apparent lack of will power, this may be the most important information you could possibly get your hands on. Previously, the medical community believed the human brain [...]

How Suggestible Are You?

I had a conversation the other evening with a group of people who all work in the same firm and in which several colleagues had all lost significant amounts of weight and had kept it off.  I asked how they had got started on this course of action.  The answer, which everyone was in agreement [...]

Driving on the "Wrong" Side of the Road

The TT races have just finished on the Isle of Man and unfortunately there was a fatality during the last lap of the very last race.  Usually the accidents occur not so much during the actual races but instead during the time when amateurs are trying out the course themselves.  It is rather tempting to [...]

The Path to True Inner Peace, True Happiness and True Success: The Popular Paths Won’t Get You There

The other day I received an email that said, “The shortcut to anything you want in your life is to be and feel happy now.” It seems inspirational on the surface, and virtually everyone wants happiness, inner peace, and spiritual abundance, but a statement like that is just another example of a success technique or [...]

Tip To Pass Your Driving Test With Confidence

How can you overcome the feeling of anxiety and being in the spotlight when taking your test?  Hypnosis downloads can help you to relax and drive with confidence. No matter how good a driver you are, it’s only human to feel a little bit of anxiety when sitting next to the examiner instead of your [...]

Veterans to Veterans: Helping Each Other for a Cause

It is a harsh fact that some of the homeless citizens of United States are the veterans that fought for the country. Rod Wittmier created a Self-Expression and Leadership program named VetsMeetVets in order to help these veterans recover through the mentoring program. The event aims to gather all veterans to share their experiences to [...]

How to Stop Negative Thoughts and Start Achieving the Success You Desire

Many people have a constant and automatic backdrop of negative thoughts going through their minds. Their negative thoughts play a key role in the negative results they achieve in their lives. However, sometimes they don’t even realise their thoughts are so negative. It takes someone else to draw their attention to their negative speech – [...]

20 Ways Of Training The Mind On Positive Thinking

The mind is a powerful tool. It’s important to train it properly if you wish to get the results you want in your life. Here are 20 simple tips for how to train the mind on positive thinking in order to get the results you want in your life. 1. Start the day with cheers [...]

Conversational Hypnosis Is All Around Us – We Need To Master It

Advertisers, our neighbors, friends and family are all guilty of practicing seduction techniques and tactics. Seduction is a part of life, and no matter our occupation, it is a good idea to master it. Advertisers know that they can induce a light trance through conversational hypnosis in advertising, either by showing something interesting that will [...]