by Alan Christianson — You incorporate protein in every meal, provide your body optimal nutrients, combine burst training with weight resistance four times each week, and turn down numerous late-night dates with your girlfriends in order to meet your eight-hour nightly sleep quota. Your herculean efforts have paid off. You are finally able to get […]
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Self-defense: A form of personal training
March 5, 2012
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by Steven Cooner — Imagine getting all the benefits of personal training, cardio, endurance, stretching, strength and body shaping, while learning a practical, safe way to defend and protect yourself at the same time. Many secrets to healthy longevity, beauty, self-esteem, alleviating fear and gaining confidence are contained in self-defense exercises and techniques. Personal protection […]
Questions: A tool for problem solving and self-discovery
February 28, 2012
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by Laura Orsini — “If you don’t ask the right questions, you don’t get the right answers. A question asked in the right way often points to its own answer. Asking questions is the A-B-C of diagnosis. Only the inquiring mind solves problems.” — Edward Hodnett One of the best gifts my father ever gave […]
Using positive focus for great results
February 27, 2012
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by Ada Porat — Is there a situation or circumstance in your life that you would like to turn around? By focusing the power of your thoughts, you can accomplish amazing outcomes. The vibrational power of words and thoughts powerfully affects your experience of life. Science shows that all mental states are accompanied by vibration […]
Empower yourself to inspire change
February 26, 2012
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by Linda Costello — Do you want to be more in control of your life? How about more effective and confident? If so, you need to reconnect with your personal power. Personal power means having personal authority, influence and choice in all situations. Empowerment is the process of gaining the knowledge, skill sets and attitudes […]
Overcoming my fear of rejection
February 25, 2012
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by Scott Grace — I have lived a good deal of my life shining at half-wattage, allowing my light to dim and flicker for fear of criticism and rejection. Gradually, I have baby-stepped my way toward diminishing the power that this fear has had over me, and would like to share with you a great […]
A sensitive issue
February 25, 2012
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by Chris M. Lyon — Do you feel that you are deeply affected by other people or situations in your life, or do you know a loved one who feels that way? Well-known psychiatrist Dr. Carl Jung called a person who experiences life like this a “sensitive.” Dr. Elaine Aron coined the term “highly sensitive […]
Creating job opportunities through volunteering
February 24, 2012
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by Steve Weitzenkorn, Ph.D. — In good economic times, the volunteer rate in America remains reasonably steady; however, it has declined since its peak prior to the recession. According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, the volunteer rate from 2003 through 2005, when the economy was strong and the unemployment rate low, was […]
April 12, 2012
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