Personal Growth
268 Articles & Excerpts
First Lady-Like Impressions: How Not to Be an Interchangeable Woman
What Would Jackie Do? by Shelly Branch, Sue Callaway It's important to be more than witty, pretty, and splendidly turned out. And who cares if you make a swell crowd-pleaser, or man teaser? If you are content to be a like-kind, same-this-or-that chick, ready and willing to swap lipsticks, secrets, jobs men!
Noblesse Oblige For Beginners: How to Be a Goodwill Ambassador to Strangers, Colleagues, Malcontents
What Would Jackie Do? by Shelly Branch, Sue Callaway Jackie preferred hailing taxis to get about in New York City. And in those yellow chariots, she would sometimes lean forward and do what so few ever bother to do: ask how the driver's day was going.
Exude Grace in Everything You Do
What Would Jackie Do? by Shelly Branch, Sue Callaway It's an alluring and terrifying idea. After all, Jackie O was the model for how to do practically everything right. There was the indestructible coif, chic whether windswept or tethered by a silk scarf.
An Inspired Guide to Distinctive Living
What Would Jackie Do? by Shelly Branch, Sue Callaway What was it about her, dammit? Almost from the moment she made her debutante turn at Hammersmith Farm in 1947, it was obvious that the elegant sylph known simply as 'Jackie' possessed something enviable, intangible.
What is NLP? by Peta Heskell NLP is the art and science of re-working/and applying outstanding results derived from the investigation and analysis of the behaviour of top performers in different fields. NLP is an ever-increasing assortment of dynamic and interactive technologies
Our Journey, Our Process
The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life's Hurdles by Karen Reivich, Ph.D., Andrew Shatté, Ph.D. We want to accompany you on a voyage of self-discovery. We want to share with you the process that has helped the thousands with whom we've worked - and helped us too, as you'll see from the examples we offer from our own lives.
The Commitment to Change
The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life's Hurdles by Karen Reivich, Ph.D., Andrew Shatté, Ph.D. To the casual observer, Robert was living the American dream. Through hard work and a measure of serendipity, he had moved through the ranks of a Fortune 1000 company. He and his wife, Jeannie, had just celebrated twenty good years together.
Guide to Hope, Healing, and Inspiration for Men of Color
Reclaim Your Power! by Terrance Dean I remember walking to work at MTV Networks from the train station. I heard a big booming voice asking, 'What are you doing?' It startled me at first because I had heard the voice before.
Levels of Telling the Truth
Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth by Brad Blanton, Ph.D. Roles are like clothing we learned to put on to protect ourselves from the cold. When we take off the roles we have been hiding behind the naked being we are stands there - vulnerable and defenseless.
Before the Story
The Present : The Secret to Enjoying Your Work And Life, Now! by Spencer Johnson, M.D. Late one afternoon, Bill Green received an urgent phone call from Liz Michaels, who he used to work with. She had heard Bill was experiencing great success, and she got right to the point, 'Could I meet with you soon?' she asked.
Granting You Three Wishes
Practical Intuition by Laura Day Just Imagine, You Can Ask Anything ... I'd like you to imagine that you're about to be granted a special audience with an all-seeing individual. It's hard to believe, but this person can tell you anything you want to know about any person or event
What Are You All About?
Practical Intuition by Laura Day It has been said that each individual's life boils down to a single question. Your life is the living of that question, the search for its answer and personal significance.
Techniques for Sensing Positive and Negative Energy
Positive Energy : 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear into Vibrance, Strength, and Love by Judith Orloff, M.D. In the mid-eighties when I'd just begun to expand my traditional psychiatric practice to include intuition and energy, I did plenty of experimenting. My good buddy for the first few years of this exploration was Michael Crichton, filmmaker, author
Let Me Tell You a Secret That Will Change Your Life
Positive Energy : 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear into Vibrance, Strength, and Love by Judith Orloff, M.D. It's about energy, creativity, the rhythms of existence - how their compelling interconnection gives birth to an inner voice so sophisticated it'll teach you to harness the positive and dispel negativity.
The Wisdom of Rilke
The Poet's Guide to Life by Rainer Maria Rilke There is only a single, urgent task: to attach oneself someplace to nature, to that which is strong, striving and bright with unreserved readiness, and then to move forward in one's efforts without any calculation or guile, even when engaged in the most
The First Decision
Nothing is Impossible by Christopher Reeve As the old saying goes, you better know what you want because you might get it and you've got to accept it. Whether you succeed or whether you encounter adversity you always have to believe in your worth as a person. That's what counts.
A Case of Mistaken Identity
No Less Than Greatness by Mary Manin Morrissey At first, I was reluctant to show Michael my engagement ring. This eleven-year-old kid with a snarl on his face where a smile should have been, my future husband's son, didn't care for me particularly.
Week 1: The Journey Begins!
Life Makeovers by Cheryl Richardson It's the beginning of the Life Makeover journey, and I imagine you've already begun thinking about the changes you'd like to make in your life. Or maybe you have a sense that something needs to change but you're not sure what it might be.
52 Practical and Inspiring Ways to Improve Your Life
Life Makeovers by Cheryl Richardson How often do you daydream about living a better life - a life that reflects more of you, your values and deepest desires? How many times have you come to the end of a busy week and toyed with the fantasy of packing a bag and leaving it all behind?
Wednesdays and Sundays
Keeping the Faith by Tavis Smiley I am the only child of the union of Isaiah and Hannah Robinson. My father spent all his life working for meager wages in rural North Carolina. His highest annual salary was $8,500. We grew up in a small, dilapidated house with no bathroom or running water
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My name is Nic. I'm 31. I have good English speaking and writing skills. I moved to the US from India an year ago. Im trying hard to build a social circle, not just in my own community but with the local American people as well where I stay. | Confused and Lost in this thing called Life Hi everyone,
I am actually very new to this anonymous process of seeking advice online. I guess I just reached a point where I really don't know what to do, and I decided to Google up "I am lost in life", and discovered this forum.........I see that a lot of honest help and advice is given and shared here by the members so I am going to give it a shot and hopefully I gain some insight:
At this point in my life, I have spent 8 years in college, and I am leaving with two degrees (Electrical engineering, and International business) this year. | Are others theire own worst enemy Hi All,
This is my first post here.
I was looking for others thoughts on the following, and to see if i am alone in this situation.
I am an intelligent, decent looking person that seemingly hasd plenty of opportunities and things going for me. | Look too young! I have always been told, "Ashley, you look SO young!" and constantly hear jokes about how young I look. Even today, my boyfriend cracked a joke at how young I look. I am about to scream if I hear one more thing about looking 13. I am 19 years old, and I dress my age, wear make-up. |
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