I Believe In Man By Len McNally

I have a deep and abiding belief that there lies within every person the capacity for greatness. I don't mean the old adage that you can become anything you want to be -- I'm more receptive to Peter F. Drucker's admonition to not "waste time trying to put in what the creator left out." But the potential of almost every person is far above his or her level of achievement. That so few rise to their potential does not in any way diminish the validity of this belief. We often see some obscure person rise apparently from nowhere to leadership of a cause or a movement, giving proof to the idea that this capacity lies dormant within each and every one of us.We've been conditioned by life and by the authority figures we grew up with to recognize and accept ourselves as we are, with severe restrictions on our abilities. We were taught to accept our role and station in life without whining, that the ability to accept and endure our lot shows strength and character. So long as we are prepared t

Be Not Afraid, Ye of Midlife By Jolyn Wells-Moran

Millions of people face huge changes in their lives during the midlife years and most seem to be glad they made the changes, but only if they’ve faced their own longings for meaning with integrity. Midlife can be defined as anywhere from 35 to 60, but usually comes on around the mid-forties or later. It’s built into our psyches, just as other developmental stages at other ages are pre-programmed. Not everyone will experience it as an apparent period of change, though. Some women, and men too, just sense a slight change of priorities, values and perhaps a slight adjustment of goals if they recognize their midlife dilemmas at all. If you’re one of the ones that are turning your life upside down, be not afraid.An external event; divorce, a child leaving home, changes on the job, a death of a parent or friend or something else may trigger your midlife crisis, or it may be nothing but your thoughts driving you into making huge changes. We all resist change, to some degree. It can be scary

The Beast By Zora Teofilovic

What does one do when one is too old, too weak, and feels powerless and regretful? What does one do when one looks back at his life and sees nothing that was worth living for? What does one do when one sees the future coming to an end – the end of a journey? “The journey was not mine,” said the old man. “What was that about? Why was I here? What was I suppose to do? Where am I going and will I ever come back? Come back to what, to whom and for what purpose?”“What if I would come back, what choices would I have? What roads would I take? What would all this mean to who I will become once again? Would I live a life in fear, in a cage with limits, expectations and demands imposed upon me? Would I blindly follow instructions that would once again lead to destruction? Would I allow my soul to guide me? Would I let it grow, be nourished, and be what it needs to be? Or would I again stifle my inner core to waste, and to be lost as I had allowed it to be lost in this lifetime?”The old man

How To Use Affirmations To Create Prosperity? By Shrinivas Vaidya

Dear Internet friend. Each human being is an incredible piece of sowtware. Each one of us has been "programmed" in a certain way. This program runs our lives 24 hours a day, and will govern our entire life.But who was the programmer? Of course you were not alone in it, it was a "joint venture" between you and the society. By society, I mean, your parents, friends, teachers, coleagues etc. Your program runs every aspect of your life, right from your physical appearance to the amount of money you earn. In this article I will discuss how this program affects your money matters. The part of the program which decides your financial success is called as "Money Consciousness".In a single sentence I would say that "you will earn how much you believe you can earn." This clearly means that you have programmed yourself to earn the amount of money you are earning now. There is a code running constantly in your mind which governs your actions when you try to earn money. It is your belief system

A Fun Way To Make A Living By Dayo Olomu

"You must be willing to do the things today others won't do, in order to have the things tomorrow others won't have." -Les BrownI had planned to spend that Saturday morning quietly at home with my family. Then the phone rang. It was Richie Dayo Johnson, the president of my club, Croydon Toastmasters. "Dayo, Les Brown is in town, he is speaking in Brixton in 45 minutes. Do you want to attend? I'll pick you in 5 minutes". I accepted because that was an opportunity that I couldn't afford to slip away. Next to Brown, the best black speaker I have ever come across is Richie, a PR & media strategist and an accomplished Master of Ceremony.To attend a Brown seminar in the US you will need a minimum of £1,000 and here was an opportunity to attend one for free.Having read two of his books, Live Your Dreams and It's Not Over Until You Win, Brown's story never ceased to fascinate me.He is a self-made man. His life has been the quintessential tale of triumph over adversity. Brown and his twin bro

Who Do You Want to Meet? By Wendy McClelland

One of the goals that I encourage my clients to work on is to create a list of people they wish to meet.What kind of people?People who inspire them! (a religious leader)People who they admire! (a person who gives with all their heart!)People who they would love to interview! (a newsmaker)People whose books they've read! (who is YOUR favorite author?)People who they'd love to cook dinner for! (a famous chef maybe?)When I heard about this technique I wasn't really sure I believed it, but I thought it couldn't hurt to try - so I made my list. I won't share the whole list with you - but I will share three people who were on it that I have met, had time to speak with in depth, and who I really learned from and was inspired by!The first one was an American P.O.W. (Prisoner of War) during the Vietnam War named Dave Carey. I had read about Dave when I was a teenager and was amazed by his story of survival as a prisoner for five years in Hanoi's infamous "Hanoi Hilton" prison camp. He creat

Looking to Where the Grass is Greener? By Michaela Scherr

I’ve written this article specifically for individuals contemplating change with the idea of making things better, brighter and different. This change could be anything from relationship/s, career, to relocating somewhere else (having a sea change is an example). It could also be in the form of personal development through attending courses, reading and networking.Whatever it is for you, it may possibly be that what you’re searching for is available to you right now, with no need to look very far. It’s called inner peace and with it comes a change of perspective - looking at life in a different way. A state of being that will allow you to ‘get on with it’ regardless of what’s happening in your external environment.Basically, inner peace is a state of mind where you’re not impacted by external circumstances, you simply just ‘are’. Whenever I step into peace no issue agitates me, I have no attachment to anything; I just am. Quite simply, it’s peaceful, serene.Inner peace… It soun

Getting the Universe to Work for You By Matthew Tibble

Wouldn’t it be great to know that you have something as enormous as the Universe working in your favor? To know that such a force was pushing for your success would mean that success was only a matter of WHEN, not IF.The good news is that this support is easy to access by doing one simple yet very important thing – giving before you receive.You may have heard this expression before, especially with parents convincing their child to share with their friends or siblings. By giving before you receive, success will be drawn to you and your business.How does it work?The act of giving something without expecting anything in return sends to the Universe a message. This message says “I am prepared to help others regardless of whether I receive any material benefits for my work”. The Universe hears this message and responds in kind by rewarding you many times for your efforts (and never how you expect).This concept might seem far-fetched, but there are already thousands of businesses that

Releasing Your Potential By Sukhbir Singh

In life, few people ever step up to live their lives at a higher level. They spend their lives wallowing in the circumstances that surround them. “If only things would be different, I would be able to achieve so much,” or something along that line is the common chorus of these people. Most people believe in such a statement and therefore their situation reflects this attitude of mind; they don’t really achieve much because they believe that something outside themselves will deliver their dreams to them. From this example I hope that you can see that it is their very thoughts that are holding them back from ever doing anything about making their vision real. It’s not in the circumstances, but in the thoughts.Imagine these very people (you being one of them) who start to believe that they have the power to change the situation by changing how they think about it. Imagine that you start knowing that you can create any circumstance that you want in your life! You are the writer in