T. Harv Eker: How to Accept People for Who They Are

Wow! Another powerful teaching here from T. Harv Eker. I just love this man! :-)

Make it an awesome day! :-)

Szilv xx

5 Things Happy People Do Before Getting Out Of Bed Every Morning

By: Paul Lenda, Wisdom Pills, Thanks to The Mind Unleashed.

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You just woke up and are ready to get out of your bed and start your day. But wait! Let’s bring some mindfulness into life from the moment we get lucid.

I recently saw a list floating around of five things you should do before getting out of bed, and a chain of events led me to putting them into words to share with others.

These five things can be looked at as life hacks because they’re so simple and easy to add to our daily routine yet so effective that it begs the question why we weren't doing them before.

You’ll soon discover that they will elevate your state of mind and make you feel like you’re going to be successful at whatever you set out to do. The first step towards accomplishing something is having the intent to accomplish something. These five things will help you do just that.

1. Express gratitude

Every new day leads to a new way to say “thank you” for being alive. Everything we experience and are capable of experiencing on this blue marble in this universal arena is something to be grateful for. Contemplate the fact that something rather than nothing exists and that within that something we exist and experience such an amazing reality. There is always something to be grateful for, we simply need to look around us and within us. Through continued gratitude we cannot help but feel an explosive volcanic eruption of bliss to be so fortunate as to have what we have.

Don’t get hung up on what you don’t have, because that will lead you to disappointment and suffering. Our life situation may never be ideal in our eyes but at any point on our life paths we can stop and be mindful of what we appreciate about our lives. Feeling like it’s difficult to find something to be grateful for? You can always get down to the basics… “Thank you for this breath that gives me life”. Say it or feel it, it doesn't matter how you express gratitude, as long as the conscious intention is there.

2. Set your intentions for the day 

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Treat your thoughts as if they were spells of magic, replicating in the real world from the garden of your mind. Our thoughts are what shape the reality we personally experience. If we intend for something to happen, either to our state of mind or our life situation, we usually make it happen. If we want to be happy, we do what we know has brought us happiness before or what we feel will make us happy. If we want to get out of a physically or emotionally toxic 

environment, we initiate plans to move or relocate somewhere else. Without that initial energy to move things towards a new direction, our situation won’t be moved towards a change.

Most of us have to get up for work on a regular basis which leads to going through the motions of getting out of bed, getting ready and going to work. Before we do any of that we can affirm, either in the form of saying aloud or writing down, what we intend for the day or wish to get done. This could be something specific like set the intention to go grocery shopping, or something more broad, such as intending to not say anything hurtful to anyone we interact with that day.

3. Take five long deep breaths in & out 

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Breathing is what keeps us alive. If we stopped breathing, our hearts would stop beating and we wouldn’t live to see a new day. Breath is incredibly powerful and can take us into transcendental states of consciousness where we become masters of our inner fire. All too often we baseline to shallow breathing which may sustain our lives but will not optimize them. Get up to the next level. Breathe in and breathe out deeply for as long as is comfortable… s l o w l y. You should feel your stress and tension melt away like butter on a hot day. If you want to enhance your breathing, get some essential oils like eucalyptus to keep beside your bed and take deep whiffs. Start your day off feeling refreshed.

4. Smile for no reason — just flex the muscle

Smiling is one of the best free life hacks we have. You know how difficult it is to stay angry or not feel better when smiling. All that serotonin and all those endorphins flooding your brain chemically cure melancholia. The pronoia sets in and you get off to a great start for the new day. Smiling has been shown to reduce stress, reduce blood pressure and boost the immune system which is all the more reason to do it after leaving Dreamland. Smile and get elevated.

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5. Forgive yourself for yesterday’s mistakes

Can anybody say they lead a “perfect” life? Hardly. We all make mistakes… actions or reactions we come to later regret because we feel it would have been better if we didn’t do them. Forgiveness benefits you more than anyone else. Through forgiveness we stop holding on to the cause of our suffering and let it go. Acknowledge that you made a mistake and while you can’t change the past, you can create a new present.

Everything is in a constant state of change… it’s the only constant in existence. We change all the time whether we realize it or not. We are not the same person we were yesterday, a year ago, or a decade ago. We shouldn't forevermore hold something against ourselves since that will only create more suffering. We have all suffered enough for one reason or another. Let’s not add any unnecessary suffering to our lives. Look at your shadows, acknowledge their transient nature and let them go.

About the Author

Paul is the founder & director of SHIFT.is, a conscious evolution guide, author of The Creation of a Consciousness Shift, intentional evolutionary & celebrator of life working to provide an integral role in the positive social transformation of humanity.

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Anthony Robbins: Change Your World View

This is just an amazing testimony to see how anyone, including you, can change your attitude, mindset, body language about past events.

If Bob can do it, so can I and so can you.

Make it an awesome day and smile wide. :-))

Love always,
Szilv xx

Ego v Spirit

Can you relate to this quote, guys? 

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This life time right now is a journey to a more conscious life, where we live from our heart, our spirit, our higher self or whatever you like to call it. The ego (the BS talk in our heads) wants to opposite. So every single day I remind myself to make decisions based on my heart. Is it easy? At first no but as you keep practicing it and invite ease into your everyday life, it become less challenging. 
So how about you catch your ego for the day? And when you do it, do a happy dance. I know you can do it. Make it an awesome day! 
xx Szilv

How to think less and live more -- Paralysis by Analysis

How much dance is still inside of you?

When do you decide it is time to let it out so others can dance with you too?

You have it all. It is all within you. You know it. I know it. So what are you waiting for?

xx Szilv

One Love, One Heart

This is what I wish to every single person on this planet.
Nothing is more powerful than love. Everyone needs love.
Together as a community we can achieve anything and everything. When our hearts' desire the same, LOVE, HAPPINESS, PEACE, and we stand up for it, we feel alright.
..and to have love and nothing else in your heart starts with you. Nobody else outside of you. Look inside only.
I meditate/ walk / spend time in nature to look inside. Contemplate and connect with love, just by feeling it all around me. I encourage you to do the same. Just become aware of your breath, slow it down and make every inhale a love inhale and exhale slowly.
Now you just got enough tips how to make your day more love filled. Let me know which technique worked for you the best.
Love always,
Szilv xx

T. Harv Eker: Success Is Easy

I love this guy!

Listen to him like your life depends on it.

Stay awesome!

Love Szilv xx

5 Simple Steps to Creating a Balanced Life

By Vinia Casuga

There is no single formula for achieving a balanced life. A balanced life is more the feeling of a sense of fulfillment from the inside. It is a personal decision how one combines career, spouse/significant other, children, friends, and self into a harmonized whole. The key is to develop creative solutions as you face the challenges of balancing the responsibilities of multiple roles.

People often confuse daily time management with a balanced life. Break free from the myth of time management. No one can manage time; the clock keeps ticking, no matter what. The best you can do is to manage yourself in time. All of us must allocate 24 hours a day to activities of life and knowing what needs to be accomplished that day versus knowing what you're going to do every minute of the day is crucial.

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Balance is not planning every minute of your day making sure you spend equal amount of time in your different life roles (worker, parent, spouse, etc.), it is the feeling of accomplishment & happiness just before you close your eyes at night. How well we balance responsibilities with doing things we truly enjoy directly affects our quality of life. It also helps manage stress. Once you get good at maintaining equilibrium for all the different aspects of your life, you will gain that internal feeling of bliss on a daily basis.

Follow these 5 simple steps and you can break free from the stress of your daily life.

Step 1: Balancing life is a Conscious Decision

Often times, you feel that you run on all cylinders full blast all day long, all week long and when you finally stop to catch a breath, you feel that the events, days or even weeks are just a blur. In order to break away from that constant cycle, you must make a conscious decision to slow down, then balance what need to do and what you want to do. The obligations of work and family can be overwhelming so you have a choice, everyday, regarding what is really important and what is not. Begin to set priorities and learn not to sweat the small stuff. It may be as simple as not getting upset about the things you have no control over.

Step 2: Define what a balanced life mean to you and Letting go of the Super Hero Expectations

It's not realistic to schedule every minute of your day. The right balance for you today may not be the right balance tomorrow or next week because overtime your priorities change. You can plan for every minute of the day ahead or even a week ahead, but a sick child or a co-worker calling out for the day can disrupt that balance.

Having a balanced life means letting go of the Super Hero Expectations and being realistic about the fact that some things are not going to get done. And you have to be okay with that. This goes for work too. You may have a dozen projects on your plate and only so much time to complete them. Don't get down on yourself for letting one of them slide and giving other more important tasks your attention.

This is always tough because often times you go by others standards (mother, spouse, your boss, etc.) or expect that you are the Super Hero that can do it all and make your standards close to perfection. At times, you have to decide what is more important an immaculate clean house or playing at the park with your children. Sometimes when you make your own standards, a semi-clean house and a happy child is just fine.

Step 3: Creating Boundaries

Balance is about setting healthy boundaries, cutting down on unnecessary tasks & protecting your set priorities. Sometimes you have to choose health or your social life over work. And sometimes, you have to put work first. When you are faced with requests or conflicts, ask yourself if you are going to be left with feelings of accomplishment and happiness. If not, you may have to reconsider your answer.

Another part of creating boundaries is learning how to say "No". No one wants to say "No" to the important people in their lives, but to achieve balance; you are going to have to do it once in a while. We don't have enough time to do everything that we want to do and everything that everyone else wants us to do. This also means not feeling guilty when saying "No" to a request.

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Step 4: Keep a Journal

There are far too many things to remember or think about so write them down in a journal. When you keep an on-going journal, you can better understand what you're doing, what's working and what isn't. There is a power in self-reflection that can contribute to clarifying a puzzling situation or confusing moment in time.

Step 5: Be Present in the Moment & Stop Multi-tasking

This is where that conscious decision to have a balanced life continues because along with that decision is the commitment to be present in the moment. As the saying goes, "It's not the quantity of time; it's the quality of time that matters". This is true. If you decide to spend time with your child coloring and you get up every 2 minutes to check dinner that is on the stove, are you truly giving your child your full attention. If you focus your attention on the activity for the full time, even if it is just 10 minutes, both you and your child will have a feeling of a fulfillment and a deeper sense of connection. Now that your child is satisfied with your full attention, it will be easier to explain that now you must focus on getting dinner ready. Also, if you are at work and are thinking about the home tasks, how productive do you think your day will be? So giving a task or event your full attention, gives you the physical and mental energy to get the next task done more easily and efficiently.

So the steps are simple, first make the decision to escape the cycle of an unbalanced life, define your priorities, continually reflect in a journal and give full attention to the activities at hand. Everyone can have a balanced life. You just have to want it-and act to achieve it. This process will help you gain a feeling of accomplishment and joy each and everyday.

Vinia Casuga is an early childhood and parent educator, who has transitioned into the online home-based business arena. For over 15 years, she has been a mentor and coach for educators and parents of young children. She offers tools and resources on parenting but most importantly can point families to platforms for creating extra income in these tough economic times. Vinia's mission is to educate and empower families & individuals who are looking to better their lives through the home based business industry, but more importantly through using the Internet and on-line marketing methods.

To learn more about Vinia's business, visit her website at [http://www.pathtowealthfreedom.com/?t=ezinevc1]

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Zig Ziglar - Evaluate Where You Are

Amazing advice here to create a balanced life and lifestyle here. Enjoy guys!

Much love,
Szilv xx

Alan Watts - "Creating Who You Are"

I listened to this a few times to really comprehend this.

All is well, guys, just be. You are, I am , We are already IT! Just allow it.

Now knowing this, make it the most amazing Hump Day of yours. You deserve it!

Szilv xx

The Importance of Self Awareness - Do You Have an Accurate Perception of Your Capabilities?

From reading thousands of comments and emails, and talking to readers, family, and friends, I've learned that there is something very central to how we construct our beliefs -- our perception of our capabilities.

Limiting beliefs, like thinking that you can't, won't, mustn't, shouldn't, couldn't, wouldn't be or do something is based on what you perceive your capabilities to be, and further limits your perception of your capabilities and drags down your self-image. And you act accordingly by making choices limited to your perceived capability, which translates to limited experiences and generating limited results that reflect the limitations that you've imposed upon yourself.

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For example, if you believe all relationships fail, what you're really saying is that you don't believe that you could be in a lasting relationship.

You project your perception of your capabilities, which form part of your self-image, which also creeps into your beliefs and your expectations of others. A person who believes that all relationships fail uses 'supporting evidence' to back this belief up. And how would this person act if he or she finds herself or himself in a potentially stable relationship? The person becomes primed and ready for it to go belly up and unconsciously and consciously looks for evidence to reinforce the idea that he or she is capable of maintaining a healthy relationship. They expect the person to live up to this belief and what makes this easier is on some level, they end up choosing partners that are most likely to cater to this pattern.

Thinking we're incapable of something doesn't make it the truth. We all have occasions in our lives where we've said, "I can't do this!" or "It's impossible!", and then it turns out that we can. We often ignore this information. I myself have claimed that I would never be able to get over pretty much each and every one of my exes, and that it was too hard to do 'No Contact' and all the other things that go with a breakup. My beliefs then turned out to be untrue.

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How we feel and think in a moment doesn't always reflect the bigger picture.

Each belief you have is tied to other beliefs that you hold, and they all feed into each other, either complimenting or undermining and limiting. The more you tell yourself that you're not this and you can't do that, the more that you channel superpowers that you don't possess -- the ability to mind bend people-and influence and control their feelings and behavior by being pleasing or even forceful, the more you cripple your confidence, worth, and value.

Understanding, re-evaluating, and re-positioning your belief system involves gaining a more accurate sense of self.

Are you all of the things you say about yourself?

You think it's fair and reasonable to base your self-image on an outdated view of yourself without taking into account what you've done since then? Isn't it unfair to think that you cannot change or evolve?

A great litmus test for whether you have an inaccurate self-image, is to think about the way you respond to compliments and basically anything that isn't in-line with your beliefs? Do you say thanks to a compliment or are you mistrustful of it and knock it back? Or are you comfortable with just hearing or seeing something that supports your mindset?

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Until you have full understanding of what your beliefs are, you will remain unconscious, which means you will act in ways that are not in-line with your values, your personal beliefs on makes you feel a whole range of emotions, and your true likes and dislikes. You will do things that undermine your efforts, relationships, and happiness. You will limit yourself, claiming that external forces beyond your control that are what's limiting you.

Where do you limit yourself?

Try to come up with 2-3 examples of when you believed that you wouldn't be able to do something and yet you did. Think about the negative things that you claim about you-- can you think of an example in your life that contradicts this? For instance, one reader called herself "weak." But when she told me about the various things that she'd done in the last six months alone, it became clear that her self-image did not reflect the reality of how strong she truly is.

Food for the thought: Are you forgetting to internalize your accomplishments and achievements?

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Anthony Robbins: Are You Sabotaging Yourself? Find Out the Strongest For...

This guy knows that he it talking about....

What words do you use to identify yourself?

I am courageous, peaceful, driven, coach-able, happy, successful or other than positive ones?

I am .....
I am.....

I highly recommend finishing these sentences in a way it makes you feel awesome and read it, say it as many times as you can throughout the day. Repetition is one way to reprogram the subconscious mind for different results.

Remember to enjoy the process.

Much love and make it an awesome day, as you are awesome!

xx Szilv

Jessica's "Daily Affirmation"

Mind Over Matter - Manifesting Your Dreams

Process for Conscious Manifesting

Overview:

The following are guidelines for becoming an active and conscious manifester in your life. We human beings are constantly manifesting. The power to manifest is already a part of you. It is your Being. We manifest through our body, mind and soul. Our thoughts, words, and actions are our tools. We manifest in our lives that upon which we focus. Most people manifest passively and unconsciously; they are victims of how their unconscious thoughts and words manifest outcomes in their lives. It is very important for us, who want to be conscious manifesters, to become exquisitely aware of what we focus on, consciously and unconsciously, and how to directly engage our thoughts, words and actions so that we are more productively working towards creating our heart's desires. These simple steps will help you become more conscious and more directly involved in manifesting your goals and dreams. If you are a helping professional like a therapist, coach or hypnotherapist, you may facilitate your clients towards manifesting their life goals using this process, as well as use it for yourself.

1. Choosing a Goal to Manifest. 

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Make sure that your goal is your own; that is one that is congruent to your own desires and to who you are as a person. It will not work, for instance, to try to manifest your parent's goals for you to be a politician when you really want to be a dancer. You and only you can decide if this goal is truly important and of value.

2. The Importance of Manifesting with Intention.

Make sure that your goal is moving towards what you want, not what you don't want. Get specific about the details or qualities of what you want. Brainstorm and make a list of these details.

3. Reinforcing with Affirmations.

Write an affirmation that includes the specifics of your goal. Be positive. Use present tense. Relate it to yourself as coming to you at just the right time and for the highest good of all. Give the statement some "juice" or emotion. Example "I love to public speak to and inspire 100's of people."

4. Doing a "Body Check". 

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Say your affirmation aloud and feel it in your body. Make sure that it feels right and important to you, especially in your heart chakra. If it doesn't feel right, keep working on the specifics until it does feel right.

At this stage you may become aware of limiting beliefs, unconscious attitudes or negative self talk that need clearing. Muscle testing can be used to check for psychological reversal. Inner work with EFT or Hypnotherapy may be needed to clear the unconscious blocks.

5. Engaging the Unconscious.

Using hypnosis and creative visualization skills, close your eyes and say the affirmation. Allow yourself to experience being your future self, the person who has already manifested the goal. Awaken all of your inner senses and experience what you feel, see, hear, sense, think and if appropriate taste and smell. Associate in the experience as fully as possible. The unconscious is now engaging in the manifesting process! Use hypnotic skill rehearsal techniques to be in the moment the person who has already manifested his or her goal.

6. Anchor your Goal.

Choose a word, phrase, an image or a feeling that come to you when in trance that will be your anchor to reinforce the positive experience of stepping into your future self.

7. Give it substance.

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Draw a picture, make a sandtray, take a photograph, find a symbol or make a collage of what you want. Keep it in view of your daily activities. What color or colors are the essence of your goal? When thinking of your goal you can use your anchors and put a big ball of energy over your head that is the color of your goal. Allow the color and feelings of energy to move into your aura and body to give it space to manifest through you and in your life.

8. Let it go.

Now release this color or feeling through your solar plexus. Surrender it to the Universe. Letting it go is very important to the manifesting process. As a part of the energy mechanics of life, the vibration of your thought and words have been released and broadcast into the universe so that they can attract to you opportunities and what you need. Be where you are right now. Know that what is at this moment is perfect and right.

9. Know it as Reality.

There is no time in spirit. It does, however take time for goals to manifest in physical plane reality. Know that your goal will manifest in the time and way it is best for you. The Law of Cause and Effect is in action. "Ask and you shall receive. Seek and you shall find, Knock and it shall be opened unto you." Manifesting is a process that takes time. You can support it by acting as if you already have what you want. Validate even the smallest steps.

10. Take Action.

Manifesting is a process. Give your manifesting process attention. Every day do something towards making your goal a reality. The universe will give you signs along the way that will lead you on the path of manifesting. Stay alert to the opportunities that show up. Use your intuition and explore those opportunities that get your attention. Follow up on the cosmic "leads" that appear. Engage in your life as a part of the process. Stay open and receptive to opportunities coming in surprising ways. Work with your affirmation daily. Write it out and place it in a conspicuous place so you will see it as you go about your daily routines. Stop any negative language or limiting thoughts. Use EFT and hypnotherapy to delete any negative programs that show up.

11. Give thanks. 

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Hold gratitude in your heart for the abundance of the universe and the knowing that you are manifesting opportunities and exactly what you need for your goal to manifest. Celebrate and enjoy the process.

12. Use your other resources.

Once you get started, you can see "obstacles" as opportunities to self-navigate and get back on track. Use the manifesting process as an opportunity to flush out any blocks or unconscious beliefs. Use tools for transformation like hypnosis or EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) to clear t he blocks. The process of conscious manifesting will hone your soul and spirit and will keep your ego in check! Conscious manifesting is one of the tools of a spiritual master. You are a spiritual master in training!

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THE BOOKS OF:

Shakti Gwain
Deepak Chopra
Earnest Holmes
Alice Bailey
Vincent Peale

Holly Holmes-Meredith is a Doctor of Ministry and a licensed Marriage family Therapist who trains hypnotherapists at HCH Institute in Lafayette CA. Learn more about hypnosis and its many therapeutic uses by reading her other blogs on Past life Therapy, Spirit Releasement Therapy, Manifesting your dreams and more.
Visit www.HypnotherapyTraining.com to learn about HCH Institute and its California state approved and registered certification trainings and classes for personal growth in hypnotherapy, energy therapy and parapsychological studies. And listen to her pod cast and samples of Holly's Hypnosis CDs which are available on-line.

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“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” – Mother Teresa

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 If you can make other people feel good about themselves, that speaks volumes about who you are as a person. Too many people in the world are lost, depressed, and hurting, but what if you could do or say something that could empower them and completely transform their outlook on life? You might just be one person, but you have unlimited potential to impact someone’s life by your words and actions. Hurt people hurt others, but healed people do the opposite.

If we all resolved to show compassion and unconditional love to people instead of perpetuating hate and animosity, we would have a totally different world. Best of all, you can change the world with good intentions, and you don’t have to spend a dime.

You want to make somebody’s day, or possibly their life? Try sharing one of these things to spread positive energy with others:

5 Ways to Spread Positive Energy:

1. Tell someone why you appreciate them and what you love about them.

Our society encourages people to gossip and put down others just to feed our egos, but this only causes pain to you and everyone you encounter. Instead of giving in to negativity and needing to drain someone else of energy to supplement yours, tell them how amazing they are. Compliment them and remind them what endearing qualities they have that make them unique. Everyone needs some appreciation and recognition, and you can be the person to show it to them.

Sometimes you can see things in others that they can’t even see themselves, because many people forget their own worth. Remind them of their own worthiness, and be brave enough to go beyond your ego. Too many people avoid raw feelings and emotions, thinking they will make them weak and vulnerable. However, our hearts form the bridges between one another, and you will feel more connected to the person by sharing what you admire about them.

2. Give them your full attention.

Too many people today only half-listen to each other, playing with their phones or looking in all directions except toward the other person. People avoid eye contact, or simply don’t fully engage with the person. Turn off your brain and phone for a while, and just listen to what the person is saying. You will get much more out of the conversation, and you may even forget you have a phone once you start really listening to the person.

Many people hear, but they don’t listen. Hearing means you recognize noise moving into your eardrums, but you aren’t necessarily paying attention to what the noise means. Listening means decoding the implication of the sounds, and attempting to comprehend the words. Next time you have a conversation with someone, put away your phone and just focus on them. They will really appreciate all the attention and respect, and will likely give the same to you.

3. Ask them what the most exciting part of their day was.

When you see someone at the grocery store or in line at the bank, greet them with something rather than the usual “Hi, how are you?” This usually leads to a dead-end, because both of you will say “Good,” and the conversation will run dry. Try something that will inspire them to think positively about their day and share with you an experience that made them happy.

Even if the most exciting part of their day was their drive to work, at least you got them to practice positive thinking. Use conversations with strangers, or even your best friend, as a chance to infuse the world with happy energy and showcase your innate ability to put a smile on someone’s face. We all have this capability, so make sure you put it to good use!

4. Edify them when you’re out together.

Nothing makes a person feel better than knowing that others acknowledge their positive traits or accomplishments. If they recently got a promotion at work or fulfilled a huge goal, like publishing a book, make sure others know about it! Everyone deserves praise and support when they finally reach a milestone in life. Besides congratulating them and boasting about their achievements, you can also simply tell others why you admire them as a person.

Put them in the limelight for a while and let them bask in all the attention – they will really appreciate you for noticing all their great qualities, plus they will just feel really loved and special.

5. Surprise them with a small gift or exciting plans for the day.

This probably only applies to someone you know really well, because you know what types of things and activities they enjoy. Buy something small for your best friend or significant other to show them how much you appreciate them, or make some special plans that you know will mean a lot to them. If they haven’t been to the beach in a really long time and you know they are a total beach bum, take them on a surprise trip to the coast. Or, if their favorite band is playing in your city or somewhere nearby, get them a ticket and go to the show with them. It doesn't cost money to make others happy, but they will be reminded what a great friend or partner you are if you treat them to their favorite things every once in a while.

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Thoughts Become Things!

Hardly can wait to meet Mike Dooley in May! It will be an amazing experience over 5 full days of personal transformation and fruition.

Visualise, so your POSITIVE thoughts become things in your life. Amazing advice, just try it.

Sending you love.
Szilv xx

Dalai Lama - Happiness

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xx Smile, be happy and see how everything changes around you. xx

Robin Sharma - The Rules for Being Amazing

Make it a lovely day for yourself and others around you my amazing friend.

xx Szilv

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Purposeful Life Might Be a Longer Life

By Robert Preidt

HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, May 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- You may live longer if you feel you have a purpose in life, a new study suggests.

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Researchers analyzed data from more than 6,000 people who were asked if they felt they had a purpose in life and about their relations with others. The participants were then followed for 14 years. During that time, about 9 percent of them died.

Those who died during the follow-up had reported feeling less purpose in life and having fewer positive relationships than the survivors, according to the study published recently in the journal Psychological Science.

Having greater purpose in life was also associated with lower risk of death in younger, middle-aged and older adults. This consistency across all age groups came as a surprise to the investigators.

"There are a lot of reasons to believe that being purposeful might help protect older adults more so than younger ones," lead researcher Patrick Hill, of Carleton University in Canada, said in a journal news release.

"For instance, adults might need a sense of direction more, after they have left the workplace and lost that source for organizing their daily events. In addition, older adults are more likely to face [death] risks than younger adults," he explained.

The results could be used to help promote healthy aging, according to the researchers.

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"Our findings point to the fact that finding a direction for life, and setting overarching goals for what you want to achieve can help you actually live longer, regardless of when you find your purpose," Hill said. "So the earlier someone comes to a direction for life, the earlier these protective effects may be able to occur."

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Want to Improve Your Financial Prosperity? Try Throwing Down the F Word

By Uchechi Ezurike-Bosse

If you're like many people, there are times you've found yourself stuck financially. No matter how much you worked and took all the right steps, you just were unable to break through your "financial glass ceiling."

Many people are becoming more aware that wealth is predominately a mindset thing. There have been many books and articles written on wealth consciousness and improving your relationship with money. But an area that often gets neglected is how the F word is crucial to improving your financial prosperity. No! No! No! Not that F word. I mean forgiveness!

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I've written before about the importance of creating space in your life in order to make room to receive the good you want to come in. Forgiveness is the ultimate way to clear space in your life. Holding onto resentment and anger will block good from coming into your life.

When you feel that you're doing the work to attract and create financial abundance in your life and you're coming up against resistance and not seeing the changes that you want. Consider all the areas where you're holding resentment and grudges towards others and yourself.

Financial struggle is linked to resentments and grievances. You need to forgive anyone who you feel has contributed to your pain and struggles. Remember, you can only feel one emotion at any one time and when you're consumed with anger and resentment, there's no room for abundance.

I want to share with you two simple but powerful forgiveness exercises that you can do. These exercises will help you remove the negative hold that comes with holding grievances. Once you are able to clear them from your system, you create a vacuum to allow God/Universe to fill it with more good, including increased financial prosperity.

Ho'oponopono Technique is a gentle Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness. The process is as follows:

o Go through each person, situation, thing that felt has hurt you (don't forget to include yourself).
o Let any residual emotions associated with each to come up.
o Then say: "I forgive you. I'm sorry. Thank you. And I love you.

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When saying the mantras, you may feel that you are lying to yourself. That's okay, just continue to repeat it, and become willing to forgive!

Another technique that I share with my clients is Forgiveness Release Technique, and it's very similar to Ho'oponopono Technique. This is directed to people in your life that you felt caused you pain. The aim is to release the pain and blocks that the grievance has on you. The process for this technique includes:

o Go through each person.
o Picture the person and visualize sitting with them (if this is too painful, just write the name of the person).
o Then say the forgiveness mantra below.

I forgive and release (enter name here) __________________________. I know you did the best you knew how to do at the time. I release and let go of all blocks this grievance has on me. I now welcome in love, peace and freedom in its place. (Now take a deep long breath.)

Forgiveness is not about the other person, but rather about cleansing and releasing the hold the pain has in your life. For you to experience prosperity in your life you need to cultivate the right conditions internally, before you can experience it externally.

If you're blocked and haven't been able to manifest the amount of financial prosperity that you want, consider what you're holding onto. Isn't it time you let go and start practicing forgiveness? It could be the missing link to the manifestation of your financial prosperity.

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Personal Growth - Realizing Your Dreams

In a world that's moving at breakneck speed, very often, people find themselves anxious, confused, irritable and lost. Feeling like you are not functioning to your full capabilities and potential can be an exceedingly frustrating experience. Luckily, for those who find themselves in an ongoing rut or at a crossroad, personal growth and self improvement, teaches techniques to bring about greater self awareness and realize your dreams.

Why is Personal Growth Necessary?

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Personal growth is just as important as a person's physical growth. Unfortunately, while we encourage children to eat well so they can grow "as tall as Daddy", we never teach them the importance of enhancing their inner mental, emotional and spiritual skills. This is unfortunate because improper skills can lead to stunted personal growth life later. This affects your life at every level, whether it's relating to the people you work with, the attention you bestow on your loved ones at home, or how easy or difficult you find to begin and maintain friendships.

Unlike a person's physical growth, which stops at a certain time period in his life, maybe 18 years of age, personal growth is an unending quest. You never stop moving ahead on the road to self actualization. Not even the most confident, accomplished person can say that his quest for personal growth is complete or that he has nothing more to learn. Just like optimum physical growth depends on a specialized diet that a person consumes, similarly, personal growth can be enhanced by following simple habit altering methods. These methods are taught by people who have walked the walk and know what it takes to truly maximize self awareness and growth. With the breakdown of the family structure and the increased confusion and anxiety that afflicts our world today; individuals are baffled by their inability to cope. This has led to more dysfunctional behavior than ever before as people struggle in vain, to find ways to deal with these stresses.

Will Using Personal Growth Techniques Help Me?

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If you are unhappy with the way your life is going, then personal growth tools and training can help immensely. Many times, the only thing standing between a person and the fulfillment of all his dreams is his own negativity. While this negativity may be apparent to others, it is often not apparent to the person himself. Personal growth skills can help in dispelling this pall of negativity, allowing the person to be enthused with new self belief and confidence.

Enhanced self esteem is the biggest step towards personal growth. Constant griping and blaming others for one's own failures are undesirable behaviors that afflict many of us, costing us the love of family and friends. Affirmation and self acceptance are two other areas in which many people, particularly in the West, are found lacking. An increasingly appearance obsessed society that dictates how men and women should look and discards those who do not fit into current physical stereotypes, has contributed a great deal to the spread of self-loathing and self-hatred. Personal growth skills can set people on the path to self acceptance by opening their minds to their innate potential.

Michael Jeffreys is the president of Seminars on DVD, a premiere provider of video based training for businesses and individuals, featuring renowned experts and speakers. Learn more at: http://www.SeminarsOnDVD.com

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