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Only A Level Players Need Apply By : CoachManny “A” level players want to work with other “A” level players. It makes them better, stronger and even more productive. So, the question is how much time and energy and effort do we spend trying to make “B” level players into “A” level players? How much success have we had? How about instead today we make a commitment to go out and start finding and bringing in“A” level players. Can you make a decision or not? By : CoachManny Or do you suffer from Decidophobia? Decidophibia is the fear of making decisions? Do you suffer from it? Does your company? Does your team? Does your family? Do you realize what an effect it can have on your organization, life, career, business? Persistence Will Make This Your Greatest Year Ever By : CoachManny The new year is upon us and I want us all to hit the road running and knowing that this will be the greatest year ever for us. Whatever happened last year is now done. We cannot change it, hopefully we have learned some lessons from it and are ready to roll forward. Ready to hit the road running with strong and totally driven “persistence”. Everyday Empowerment By : Kelly Whetstone A wonderful way to connect to the Divine is through affirmations and intentions. When you speak an affirmation such as “I am limitless” and feel the power of it as you speak it you become it. Feeling is the key. Feeling is how you begin to bring it into your life. Sometimes when you begin to affirm something you can feel it immediately and sometimes it takes practice and that’s OK. What do you think of yourself? By : Jackie McKay Did you know that yourself image and the beliefs you hold about yourself are a defining factor in whether or not you’ll achieve your goals? Read that again. Choosing Powerfully By : Jackie McKay I found myself in a pickle this week. To the outsider looking in, it may not seem like a big deal. In my own thoughts I had to make a powerful choice. Ruts Are Real By : Jennifer Culver You have so much to give to yourself and others. Where are you in a rut? Shifting out of a rut starts with awareness and then some gentle steps forward. Physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual awareness of satisfaction provides guidance for a positive shift. "Do one thing a day that scares you." Love yourself, be gentle, and move at your pace. If Not Today When…? By : Anthony, Sr. I was talking with one of my coworkers today and he was enlightening me on how far he had come in just the last two years. He went on to explain to me that it was just two years ago when he found himself facing a layoff with no job in sight, with a wife and children to support. He said he knew for a fact that he did not sleep for at least two weeks straight trying to figure out what he was going to do as the bread winner of his family. Like it or not – Success is about being able to sell YOU By : CoachManny No matter what you do in life. No matter what your job/function/career. From CEO to stay at home mom/dad. From high level engineer to clerk at the local store. No matter what, to be successful, you have to sell yourself. Face it. Believe it. Grasp it. Make it part of your life and watch what happens. Success in all things comes to the person who is able to sell himself/herself and their ideas, desires, wants and needs. Ever Been Stood Up? By : Penny Haider If you've ever been stood up you likely feel the disappointment when one or more don't show up for a planned event. We teach people the way we want to be treated. See how you can avoid this in the future. Boundaries Make Life Easier By : Steve Taylor Without healthy boundaries, you will feel like a victim of circumstance. Start feeling in control and find it possible to meet the goals you want to attain. Oh No, I’ve Said Too Much or I Haven’t Said Enough By : Jennifer Culver Uncertainty is common while stepping through the growth of life's journey. It's natural to want to share with others the great learnings throughout your evolution. But, it's also common to fear judgment, solitude, and inferiority. Don't doubt your Greatness - release your worry and fear and speak your truth. Superwoman Says NO for Empowerment By : Jennifer Culver You have the power to say NO THANK YOU and the world won't come crashing down. This is an invitation to consider the new Superwoman who is empowered to say NO without guilt and with pleasure, for the greater good. How Persistent are You By : CoachManny Three simple points I want to talk about today as we move you to be more and more and more persistent so you can achieve greater and greater and greater success. So you can reach outstanding. The Number One Success Secret By : Jackie McKay Have you ever found yourself saying “I know what I need to do; I just need to do it!” Perhaps deep down you know you need to take some the time to get clear on certain aspects of your business. Maybe you know you need to focus and learn more about certain marketing details. Self Empowerment for Women: Follow Your Instincts By : Asia Sharif-Clark Hang on to your instincts for dear life. It is the power that fuels every good decision you’ll ever make. Real empowerment of self and women is your ability to hang on to “I’m right” when others doubt you... Learning to Say No By : RoseannaLeaton Saying no is easy for some but not for others. But everybody can learn to say no, whether it is to chocolate or in response to a request or an order from another person. Living With Passion By : Jackie McKay What am I passionate about? Leading a values-based healthy lifestyle, using alternative remedies for my health care and deepening my learning about the spiritual laws of business and success. Why We Should Put Others First By : RoseannaLeaton What goes around comes around. We do create our own karma and it is important to strike a balance between putting yourself first and treating others with a generous and respectful spirit. These Powerful Words Yes and No By : Dennis Coppola Want to be more assertive in your words? Do you feel guilty saying yes or saying no? This Poem will unlock the true power behind yes and no. How To Use Mind Control On People: 3 Techniques That Work Like Magic By : Michael Lee If you want to know how to use mind control on people, you must first understand that applying it unethically will bear consequences. But if you want to use it for positive reasons that will benefit everyone involved, then read this article. Action creates Results By : CoachManny You wondering why things are not happening, perhaps it because you are not moving – take some action today. Your Talents Equal Your Life – and Your Money By : A J Lauria Talent to us ten-year-olds was being able to run fast or throw a curve ball. Drawing well was a talent, so was playing a musical instrument. We just never thought of talents as something you put into a bank or punished for not developing. 3 Influence and Persuasion Techniques You Can Easily Apply By : Michael Lee There are many influence and persuasion techniques you can use to turn your life around. Start applying these methods to your life and watch changes begin to unfold. Persuasion And Influence Tactics To Get What You Want From Others By : Michael Lee Persuasion and influence tactics are your secret weapons at work, at home and life in general. If you want to know how to persuade people better, then this article will show you how. Assertiveness: The Salesman's Top Tips and How To Deal With Them By : Frances Evesham Salesmen learn to act, talk and behave in ways that encourage you to agree with them. Understand their language patterns and non-verbal behaviour to stay on top of the encounter. See how persuasion techniques work and learn to withstand them. Find out how to say no. 3 Important Steps for Achieving Success By : Natalie Ekberg Probably most of us dream about success on one level or another. Unfortunately, most people remain exactly at that level – dreaming. A lot has been written about the Law of Attraction and how dreaming and visualizing is so crucially important for our desires to come true. While this is all correct, nobody will become a millionaire by sitting on the sofa and watching the lottery draw. Even the person who truly believes he will become rich by playing a lottery, needs to go and buy the ticket, right? Yes, for everything in life an action, whether is smaller or bigger is required. However, the action in itself is also not enough…..so let´s have a look at those basic steps towards your success. They are by no means exhausting; there are many more ways how to go about it. For today, I will keep it easy though, I can be more detailed perhaps next time. The Advantages of Expressing Your Needs By : Natalie Ekberg I used to have a client, who went through a troubled time of a tough decision making. During that time she would fall sick on a regular basis. The main issue was her not communicating what she was going through with anybody. Most importantly, she did not express clearly what she needed from people around her in those difficult times (even if the thing she needed was to be left alone). She “assumed” they would look at her and know. She believed they would scan her inside out and “sense” . But the world around us doesn´t work like that. Covert Persuasion Tactics To Get Anyone To Do What You Want By : Michael Lee Covert persuasion tactics are ways by which you can slip into another person's subconscious without alerting their consciousness (or without them knowing it). This article shows you how to use 3 of them. The First Step on the Road to Awakening and Being Present–Become Aware of Your Thoughts, PART 1 of 2 By : Catherine "Yours Truly" Hidalgo Parenting is tough and there’s no guidebook available. It’s probably the only profession on the planet that doesn’t have one. So you muddle through the best way you know how, gratefully following the only model you know, your parents’. Although many of you consciously decided to eliminate that pattern, when child-rearing begins you find yourself repeating it. Your sub-conscious programming has kicked in and until you identify it’s routing and root it out, you are stuck with the old way. Feeling Run Over By Other People's Demands? By : Lorna Blake When we don't know how to communicate our needs to others we may shuffle between passive and aggressive behaviour and find ourselves prone to feelings of depression, frustration, anger and resentment. There is a more effective way to relate. It starts with knowing our assertive rights and is a responsive rather than reactive stance. It allows us to respect ourselves while respecting others and gives us permission to take back our power. This leads to healthier patterns of relating. How to Train Yourself to be Assertive By : RoseannaLeaton Few of us are naturally assertive; we lean either towards aggression or passivity. To build our self esteem not only creates balance in our personal lives, but also in the World around us. Money can buy you happiness if you know where to shop! By : Maureen Weisner, M.Ed., PCC What if you want more than you have? Will you always be out of sync with yourself or can a "Soul Search" bring it into alignment? The Perversity of Perfection By : Maureen Weisner, M.Ed., PCC When is great the enemy of good? When is good enough, OK? If fear is the enemy of action, let's "Do It!" 3 Is The Magic Number By : Kristi Bernard Expert in Tips For Mom New Years resolutions are great, if only you were successful in achieving the list you made for yourself. The new year rolls around and you're still stuck in a rut. So what is the answer to making the changes that you desire? The answer is, set 3 goals and list 3 things that will get you to those goals. Need to Amp Up Your Motivation and Commitment? By : Joyce Shafer, You Are More! Empowerment Coach and Author Can a simple statement really get you motivated to start, do, or improve something you’re putting off? Let’s find out. Assertiveness is Self-Love By : Alinka Rutkowska Have the courage to say "no" when somebody is offering you something detrimental. Being able to say "no" is self-love. To Act or Not to Act - That is the Question By : Susan Russo Relationships & Self Development Expert You may know what to do to make changes in your life. But unless you take action don’t expect anything to change except your age. What it means to be Assertive By : Simon Meadowcroft So what does it mean to be assertive? It is not just being able to say no, there is more to it than that. But what does it really mean to be assertive? Assertiveness Training for Self Defense By : Su Ericksen Assertiveness training is learning and practicing techniques that help you stand up for yourself. If you are tired of being a doormat, use these suggestions to help you to grow your own spine. The Power of Language By : Terry R. Yoffe This article looks at a subject that is near and dear to my heart: developing awareness and power in how we use language in the art of communication. What would your life be like, both personally and professionally, if you had control of your communication, especially with clients? Assertiveness -a life skill By : Kecia Burcham Assertiveness is an important life skill for all ages, and can make a huge difference in your quality of life. Do you know how to ask for what you want? Are you willing to step out of your comfort zone?