Do you get the idea that others lack respect for you, your beliefs, time and personal boundaries? It could be that you’ve been hesitant about setting those boundaries and following through with enforcing them. Others, including the most important people in your life,...

True happiness is waking up to a bowl of delicious cereal in the morning that you've been looking forward to all day. Likewise, happiness is sitting down on the couch and knowing you're about to watch the new episode of your favorite TV show. It's also getting a...

Self confidence is one of the most important skills you can develop in your life, if you really want to achieve everything you set out to do. Do you consider yourself to be a confident person? Confidence is developed and strengthened over time. For example, a dentist...

Problems come in all shapes and sizes but one of the most common types of problems you will face in a professional or personal setting is the need to choose between two possible solutions. In these cases you may find yourself forced to pick between two equally viable...

In an attempt to understand the law of attraction you need to really define what it means. The easiest way, I think, to define it is this. Whatever you think about will become attracted to you. For example if you start to think about having more money, you will...

When a person is committed to excellence, his or her talents are showcased in their leadership abilities. Committing yourself to excellence is giving yourself the gift of motivation. When you’re committed to being the best you can be you’re motivated to do what it...

Going big is often the best way to ensure your success – create enough output, take enough chances and eventually you'll be sure to have a hit or ten under your belt which for many of us will be more than enough. But while working hard enough is often the secret to...

Reminiscing and thinking about old times can be a great exercise and it's always good to have a healthy respect for things that have come and gone. As they say, learning from history is how you best ensure a good future. But that said, if you're constantly living in...

If you think about your usual daily routine and the way you live your life, then you should find that it's relatively easy to identify areas where you could be performing better and where perhaps you are not as productive as you maybe should be. A good example of this...

Being caught constantly in situations you feel you have no control over and can’t do anything about is an awful feeling and may eventually erode self-esteem. When you’re the losing party of every situation, it’s time to find out what you can do to change the tide....

Would you be surprised to hear that daydreaming is also a form of creative visualization? It’s true, and it can be a productive self-help technique! Artists, dancers, businesspeople, managers, athletes, fighter pilots– the types of people that benefit from daydreaming...

“What get measured gets managed.”-- Peter Drucker Ah, the beginning of a new year. A time where we all sit down and determine once and for all that we are going to change. We’ve failed our resolutions in years past, but not this time. Right? If this describes your...

The one element in your life that can increase your self-confidence is the ability to set boundaries and implement healthy relationships. Boundaries are the imaginary lines that we put in place to protect our minds, emotions and bodies. They keep us from being...

I’m always fascinated when I read stories or case studies about “the placebo effect”. The typical scenario has a group of people being given a sugar pill but they BELIEVE the treatment is real. Often these people recover as well, or even better than those who received...

Learning to communicate effectively means that you first must first learn how to be assertive. The other options of communicating are passiveness or aggressiveness – both of which tend to alienate those you’re trying to communicate with. When you learn to communicate...

It’s crucial that you work toward creating momentum to carry you through both the bad and good times when building your business for success. Whether you’re already a successful entrepreneur or a fledgling novice, you’ve got to have momentum working behind the scenes...

While we all wish that we could be happier all the time and that we could raise our 'default level' of happiness, it's just as important sometimes to think about the ways you can get an instant mood boost. Sometimes we just find ourselves in a sulk or feeling...