Monthly Archives: October 2008

Author : Michael Mead

A deep sense of fear and loss is upon the human experience It’s called the economic crisis But the economic crisis is just the symptom of a deeper dis-ease

The disease is your projection You, the collective called humanity, are projecting your own experience of fear and separation onto the world screen You have created a theatre of the absurd; an outward projection of your inward experience

The economic crisis you see is not real! I know it looks, smells, tastes, sounds and feels real The numbers on your balance sheet are ticking down at a dizzying rate But it’s not real It’s only a projection After all, they are only numbers on a sheet of paper or in a computer network

The illusion of an up economy, personal or global, is that you have all you need The illusion of a down economy, personal or global, is that you are losing all you have

Thank God for a rapid transition from up to down! It thrust the illusions right in your face Somehow from up to down catches your attention much more than a transition from down to up Down to up engenders self aggrandizement Up to down solicits pain and suffering

You can close your eyes and suffer the pain of loss Or, you can open your eyes to the illusions Your choice will determine your prosperity But it will determine much more than your monetary prosperity After all, money is only numbers on a piece of paper, the ultimate illusion As such, it is transitory You can watch it appear and disappear right in front of your eyes See it happening right now? If you get the absurdity of the theatre it becomes entertaining to watch the numbers fluctuate as if it means something

Prosperity is a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition You confuse the location of the condition That is the illusion The illusion is that a successful, flourishing or thriving condition is measured by numbers on a piece of paper

But prosperity is measured by your internal experience It is the experience of inner peace with whatever is and the consciousness to manifest from desire at will You are your only resource Always have been; always will be Thank God!

The resourceful “YOU” is not the fearful you It is the real YOU, not the you that you consider yourself to be Accessing the real YOU is humanity’s biggest challenge

Consider the economic crisis How you respond can transform your life forever It can only be a distraction disturbing you from discovering YOU Or, it can be an opportunity for you to discover YOU Thank God for the opportunity

That’s where stillness comes to the rescue Stillness is that way of being that gives you YOU Eliminate the disturbance in the body and mind Then you have the space to discover YOU And YOU can manifest anything anytime anywhere!

Discover Stillness and you will discover YOU That’s why we developed the Discover Stillness Home Course

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Author : Koz Huseyin

Are you looking for examples of personal development goals? As you begin reading this article, you will discover several examples of personal development goals These examples should help you in creating and formulating goals that help in a manifestation of your desire

Success happens with the right way of doing things The right way starts with a goal in mind The next step we need is formulating a goal, and this information is about to follow

A key note to remember is that your goals must be in present tense, and also be positive This is a big key, and doing these in the right way, will result in success

Goals exist for a number of different things So, we all have different goals After all, we don’t all want the same houses, and the same car, man or woman, etc

* Example Of Personal Development Goals For A Dream Home

Life is growth, and ultimately we all have a desire for a dream home To begin, you will need to first consider what you really want

And once you have that likes and dislikes figured out, you can start creating an image in mind To put this in wording, you would want to make sure that you have some ideal, some why

I am happily living in my dream home The house fulfills my love for nature, and I love walking in the garden, with my wife

This example shows emotion, it shows present tense (which is absolutely essential), and it includes your why In your case, you want to follow the same principles, and with your likes and dislikes, and ultimately your big – why, you will be able to set your goals, so they have the right foundations

* Example Of Personal Development Goals For A Car

Let’s say you want a certain car You have an ideal that relates to that This ideal is one which is possibly an easier example of a personal development goal After all, there are only a certain amount of different cars

Your goal perhaps can be written so:

I have a red Ferrari 308GTB It runs smoothly, reliably, and allows me to enjoy driving

Now again, most people will have different goals And even if you wanted a Ferrari, you likely would want a newer version than a 308GTB Nonetheless, it will help in this example

We can see that we have the color; we have the make and model We know why we want it And it has emotion in it This combination is great for success Add desire and action, and this goal can be realized in your life

Now, there are many other examples, such as finances, relationships amongst others However, from what we have covered so far, you have a framework to make it happen

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Author : Gloria Arenson

Although we joke that when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping, shopaholics suffer from a major psychological problem Compulsive spending and debting can lead to bankruptcy and ruined lives I have counseled spenders who have embezzled money to pay for their excesses This is no laughing matter

Most of us occasionally overindulge and buy something that costs more than we would usually spend, but only from time to time Compulsive spenders find the urge overpowering and frequent The need to shop or spend is a compulsion

My definition of compulsion is: if you can’t control when you start or when you stop a behavior you have a problem A common characteristic of “shopaholics” is that they buy things and never take the price tags off or wear them Some people don’t even take their purchases out of the bag That is because it is not about things! Spending is a way to medicate unhappiness, fear, anger and low self-esteem It is an addiction

You may wonder what creates the urge to splurge Some people learn to overspend when someone close to them is a compulsive spender who encourages them to do the same Many go shopping when they are stressed or bored Once they find themselves in a setting like a mall, that is filled with exciting temptations, it is very easy to give in

When the urge takes over shopaholics forget that that their plastic credit cards are not play money Like Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone With The Wind,” they tell themselves that they will worry about their debt tomorrow

Although we think that women are shopaholics, men are too Men buy more of the big toys like cars and boats, but they also overspend on clothing and tools Compulsive spenders are all ages and from all economic strata One of my clients was a student who had very little money, so she binged at thrift stores Many alcoholics and overeaters turn to spending as another way to soothe their inner pain when they give up alcohol or sugar

Compulsive spenders buy things to make themselves feel better; use pleasure to mask the pain of life Compulsive debtors appear to do the same thing, however there is a hidden agenda to their spending They spend in order to use up their money because they don’t think that they deserve success, wealth, or love, but they may be unaware of it

Occasionally I see someone who escalates her behavior unconsciously in the hope of getting caught so she can get help Others live lives that are filled with so much pain and dysfunction that they are oblivious to the consequences When the urge takes over it is as if they are in a trance They have to feed the hungry place inside, although things can never really fill that emptiness

The reason that shopaholics can’t control their impulses begins in the brain Stress creates an imbalance between two important brain chemicals, dopamine and serotonin Dopamine has to do with pleasure When dopamine is stimulated it helps us get into action to achieve our goals Once we have done that, the serotonin rises and gives us a feeling of satisfaction Then we move on to something else

However, when we are very stressed, either physically or emotionally, the serotonin can’t always rise enough to offset the drive of the dopamine It keeps firing, “I want it I want it ” That is what happens in a spending binge A woman may like a certain sweater and then buy it in every color it comes in before she stops

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is a new, fast acting, often permanent, treatment for life problems It is best described as acupressure for the emotions EFT helps people release negative feelings and cravings by treating the energy meridians in the body You only need to stimulate eight energy points, mostly on the face, by tapping or touching them The stimulation goes to the brain and releases stress, calms emotions, and helps the thinking part of the brain to say, “No” to cravings

Friends and families of compulsive spenders and debtors usually stand by in despair as they see their loved ones fritter away money, deplete savings, and build up huge debt The most important advice I give them is what not to do Don’t threaten, punish, cover up for, or try to bribe the spender into changing It simply won’t work If you cut up their credit cards they already know the number by heart! Some have credit cards that you don’t even know exist Compulsive spenders are like alcoholics They spend when they are upset They will lie and cheat in order to be free to spend The best thing you can do is to understand that they are not bad or stupid people They are people who are in a lot of emotional pain Encourage them to find help for their problems Debtors Anonymous is a good place to start

Gloria Arenson, MFT, treats stress, anxiety, trauma, phobias, and compulsions. She has authored How to Stop Playing the Weighting Game, A Substance Called Food, Born To Spend, Five Simple Steps to Emotional Healing, Freedom At Your Fingertips and Procrastination Nation.
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Author : Hans Thorn

You can have everything in place with the right education, job, background, etc But if you do not have good self-esteem, you are not getting the success you deserve

We have looked at many different aspects in acquiring success But if you do not get your self-esteem in place to obtain everything else in the world, you will not be really satisfied

How do we accomplish this? In order to understand what self-esteem does, we must understand what self-esteem is The best way to do this is to compare self-esteem with self-confidence

Do you know the difference? When you understand what the difference is, you can also achieve anything at all, because you can differentiate between the two Self-confidence according to me, is that value you make of the surrounding world on what you do When you create a lot of success within business, sports or something else and become recognized for this, the chances are good that you will develop good self-confidence

Self-esteem on the other hand is your internal value of yourself irrespective of what the surrounding world thinks You can have enormous success outwardly or not get any recognition whatsoever, but your self-esteem is intact Do you see the difference?

Let us take an example: You have Sam who is the top executive at a leading company in the IT field All is going well and Sams self-confidence is high Suddenly the market collapses and Sam is fired Depending on what Sam has for fundamental values about himself (self-esteem), his behavior returns to the basics (self-esteem) With poor self-esteem, Sam collapses and we never hear from him again With good self-esteem, perhaps Sam takes a half of a year off and comes back later, stronger than ever Certainly, you have seen both types of people?

Can you develop your self-esteem so that you do not become broken when your self-confidence gives way? Of course! It is simple but it is not easy

What can a person do?

1 Create a fundamental security that is not based on extraneous results

2 Realize what it is and develop it

3 With this foundation you will be on the path to the success that you want

4 Now you have both self-esteem and self-confidence

As mentioned, it is simple, but not easy Therefore many different directions have emerged on how to develop your self-esteem It can be anything at all from yoga to meditation to coaching Find the way that passes you best

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