It's noisy out there! And every business wants to get noticed. We're living in an "overcommunicated" society. Consumers are on information overload. That?s what marketing gurus, Al Ries and Jack Trout, told us 25 years ago. And that was before the Internet and Blackberries and Podcasts. So how can you grab the attention of your audience? Ever wonder why the telephone companies use frogs and dimes and monkeys and beavers and geckos in their ads? Why? Because you can't SE...

Recently, a client came to me and told me, "I feel really discouraged. None of my wishes ever come true. No matter what I try, nothing ever comes of them. They?re just wishes and hopes that never come true. Help!" He told me he's tired of the "Same Old-Same Old", but doesn't know how to turn his wishes into reality. That is the subject for this column. Here's my advice to him: See your desires as goals, not wishes. Wishes imply that you need the Good Fairy to wai...

Q. What happens when we let ourselves become dominated by negative responses to life, e.g. destructive behaviour patterns, negative emotions, apathy, etc? We find ourselves getting ?worked up,? often to the detriment of our own wellbeing as well as to those around us. The result? We risk becoming increasingly angry and bitter about aspects of our life that we believe we have little or no control over. The solution? To explore the reality behind these actions and emotions, ...

Is there a limiting belief somewhere deep in your psyche that is stopping and holding you back from the life you really want to live? Is there some crazy notion that masquerades as common sense that prevents you from taking action? Many of us have limiting beliefs that we may not even be aware of. Often these beliefs hide behind such noble attributes as responsibility, duty, and commitment. But why limit our lives to being less than all we can be for the sake of these limi...

To grow and evolve, we need relationships for mirroring and feedback. Yet fear, negative assumptions and coping strategies can erode or destroy relationships. When we design relationships together with loving cooperation, they can be both enjoyed and utilized for conscious transformation. This activity is designed to help you transform a current personal or professional relationship into a supportive experience, or imagine the best one for you. Write your responses in comp...

What is the difference between guilt and shame and why is the distinction crucial for our emotional and spiritual health? It?s invaluable to discern the difference between guilt and shame so that we can respond appropriately in situations and can ask others to respond to us appropriately and fairly also. It?s also vital that we know whether we are feeling bad because of something we have done or because we have simply gotten into the habit of feeling bad. Guilt is somethin...

I used to have too many goals that I was highly motivated and enthusiastic to achieve. But I found myself working very hard in the first one or two weeks then everything returns back as it was. I was quickly losing motivation, enthusiasm and persistence to achieve my goals. I even felt distracted due to the too many goals I set for myself and felt disappointed when I found myself achieved nothing of them! **Do you have similar problems? One day I discovered a secr...

Affirmations are a simple and effective way to influence your subconscious mind. It is quite easy for you to search the Internet to find tones of free affirmations in various categories. I have also written another article on how you can write your own affirmations. But this one is going to focus on ways to increase their power! Remember that it is always better to stick to a certain group of affirmations for a while, since we absorb them faster this way. Also, you should ...

Malcolm Gladwell has a long history as a news reporter, but in his book, ?The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference? Gladwell helps readers understand something most of us have only felt was true ? life has a tipping point. In virtually every aspect of our lives there is a point when something either very good or very bad happens. The choices we make will ultimately lead us to that tipping point. A long series of bad choices will lead to a tipping poin...

As a fact, there are quite a number of ways available to help you quit smoking. Each method has a different effect on everybody. While one method works for one person, it may not work on another. Here are a few popular methods to help you: Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Nicotine is a very addictive drug and for a person who has had developed a dependence to it, it really is very difficult for one to withdraw this very familiar drug from his system. To somehow con...