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The 1% Factor
by: Bob Davies
Research over the years has revealed the essential elements of human nature. It is clear that human beings are avoidance machines! We are genetically coded to avoid pain and to seek comfort. Our brains are designed to recognize the highest level of perceived pain and then we are compelled both physiologically and psychologically to avoid that pain...

American Ingenuity... No Limits, No Boundaries
by: Barry Wishner
Run For Your Life… This is the story about a dog in the woods. He told all the other animals that he could catch any of them without any problem at all. None of the animals, of course, believed him. So, among themselves, they volunteered Mr. Rabbit to see if Mr. Dog could live up to what he claimed for himself...

Seven Steps to Break the Bonds of Mediocrity
By: Chip Eichelberger
After twenty-six years of making monster hits together, U2 front man Bono and his band know a thing or two about making “good” work “great.” ...an early version of their hit single “Vertigo” had been “massaged, hammered, tweaked, lubed, sailed through two mixes, and got U2’s unanimous stamp of ‘very good.’ But very good is the enemy of great. You think great is right next door. It’s not. It’s in another country.”

The Energy Draining Co-worker or Manager
by: Dr. Judith Briles
So, is there a saboteur in your midst? Someone who drains every ounce you have just dealing with their offensive or undermining behavior? Saboteurs are energy suckers, be they a manager or co-worker. Acknowledging that they exist is the first step. Dealing with them is the second...

Find a Passion
by Mike Schlappi
Many things in life will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart - pursue those. Why? Because your odds of success are greatly increased when you put your time and energy towards things that matter most. These wants or goals (I call them passions) are personal and are generally something we look forward to doing or having...

Five Tips for the Overwhelmed
by Eileen McDargh
Ever walk into a room and can’t find your keys? Or forget why you entered the room in the first place? Feel overwhelmed by information, technology, to-do lists and demands on your time? You might very well be suffering from SADD- situational attention deficit disorder...

Focus on the Handle
by Frank Miles
Growing up, I didn't know I was a social phobic. I just thought people scared the hell out of me. In any gathering I was the one staring at his shoes (unless I was feeling particularly outgoing, in which case I'd stare at your shoes). To say I was shy is like saying that toward the end the Hindenburg got uncomfortably warm...

The Quality of Your Days: Your Choices & Your Consequences
By: Jim Bearden
One of the things I’ve discovered is that I’ve wasted a lot of energy reacting to the outside factors I’ve encountered and pretty much ignored the role I’ve played in empowering those factors.
I’d like to share with you some steps for taking back at least some of the power we’ve given away...

The Trouble With Pain
By: Beth Terry
The trouble with pain is this – when the hurt is inflicted, we grab it and wrap it in our indignation and resentment and carefully put it on a shelf in our heart. There, the person who inflicted the hurt remains unchanged in our mind for days, weeks, decades, until, if ever, we have a conversation to clarify their intent...

Removing Negative Thoughts
by Randy Gage
The question people often ask me is--when their self-development work and personal growth finally "takes," is this when will they stop having negative thoughts--I wish I knew. Although I'm afraid the answer could be never. I play CDs with positive subliminal messages while I sleep each night...