The Power of A.S.K.ing
Have you ever had the opportunity to follow-up on a sales lead? Recently, I had such an opportunity to reconnect with an organization that I had been trying to secure as a client. Due to some new events and after multiple unreturned phone calls, I decided to ask for the... Read More
You Can Quickly And Easily Solve Your Problems
Today I just wanted to write you a quick note to encourage you. Why? Because even as you are doing your best to be motivated there will be days when it all seems too much.No matter how challenging life gets bear in mind the following three points and you can... Read More
Inspiring Values of Unforgettable Teachers
All of us recall special teachers - people who not only taught us but inspired us in ways that changed our lives. William Arthur Ward once said, "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." Here are five life-changing values inspired by... Read More
Brilliant Autumn: Reaping a Bounteous Harvest
"But if in your thought you must measure time into seasons, let each season encircle all the other seasons, And let today embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing." - Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)The low afternoon sun cast soft rays through a cool October breeze. Tall maples filled... Read More
Happy Ending
I'm writing to you with a completely shattered heart. I've known my wife for over five years, and we got married last August. It was a fairy tale wedding, everything we always wanted, with about 200 guests. Everyone said by the look on our faces they knew we were in... Read More
Imprisoned In Liberty?
Robert was so strong that I once saw him pick up and carry a refrigerator up stairs by himself. His strength plus his integrity landed him a job as a guard at a maximum-security correctional facility in a town called "Liberty." The prison's inmates must wince at the irony of... Read More
Cool Children
It's funny how an acquaintance from the past just pops into your head sometimes. Usually the flashback is brought on by a phrase someone says, or a thought you have. Today my particular flashback was induced by the words "this guy," which were uttered by one of the custodians where... Read More
Don?t Let the Boogeyman Steal Your Dreams
The boogeyman lurking in the closet scares the bejesus out of little kids. "Big people" know the imaginary monster from their childhood isn't real. Yet, adults freeze in their tracks when the same monster pops up on their path in life.The closer we come to reaching our dreams, the more... Read More
Irresistible
Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 29, 2003I'm attracted to my manager. He was the one who showed his interest to me first by complimenting me and making wonderful eye contact. He is single and one year younger than me.Until today he only asked me out one... Read More
Why Anyone Can Be Prosperous
In nature, when the season is right, all things flourish and overflow with abundance.Similarly, any person can also benefit from the abundance of the creative force in life, the quantum soup from which all life arises. If there is an absence of this abundance, then something has gone awry, the... Read More
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Aim High
Change is difficult for many people. Often times our whole... Read More
Unconditional Love is Absolute Freedom to Screw Up Your Life
In my lifetime, I have never witnessed enduring unconditional love... Read More
Inspiration From Other People - Is It Worth Listening To A Film Star?
Yesterday, I listened to an interview with Michael York, the... Read More
Dreams and Desires, Wants and Wishes Journals
Have you ever dreamed of a new house? Have you... Read More
A New Strategy
Direct Answers - Column for the week of November 3,... Read More
Taking Life Head On
"We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals... Read More
Are You Afraid of Change?
Change, no matter how you cut it, can certainly be... Read More
Its Not Always About the Benjamins, Baby
Often when I receive emails from this list with folks,... Read More
The Best Gift to Give Yourself and Others
I'm often asked the question, "How can I best help... Read More
Top 15 Inspirational Quotations
Get inspired and lift your spirits with these positive quotations... Read More
Persistency - Element In Reality
One of the keys to being successful in anything you... Read More
Misery Can Eat You Alive
This is a true story about a woman I worked... Read More
Selfish Beings
Trouble, trouble, trouble. Nothing but trouble. The night before, I... Read More
Why Self Esteem Matters
A number of years ago I worked for one of... Read More
Abused as a Child
Child abuse is a much more common event, than is... Read More
Whats Your Reason For Waiting?
The fever had been high late into the night, but... Read More
Attaining Financial Freedom
Financial freedom is not about having enough money to spend... Read More
A Lifetime In Love
We let ourselves love but are afraid to say I... Read More
Imaginings
Most people like movies. Some, like me, are enthralled by... Read More
Inspirations: Some Other Things Ive Noticed Along the Way So Far
Some people live in and talk about the past so... Read More
Trust the Lord and Go to The Hole
This is my new favorite quote. Now to understand it... Read More
Being Relatable in Todays World as a Christian
There are reasons we cross paths with those that we... Read More
Your Self-Image - How Is It Working for You?
"All that you desire or require is already on your... Read More
A Journey of a Thousand Miles
There is a Chinese proverb that says, "A journey of... Read More
A Bit Of Turbulence
Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 1,... Read More
How Healing The Past Empowers Your Future
Everyday I meet people who have a chronic upset that... Read More
Three Bricklayers
The story of the three bricklayers has been around for... Read More
How to Put the Sizzle Back in Your Relationship with These Seven Goal Setting Tools
Goal Setting and Relationships?That is not as weird as it... Read More
Alone But Not Lonely
In today's fast paced society, we've become accustomed to filling... Read More
My Journey
I believe it's important for you to develop a mission... Read More
Why Anyone Can Be Prosperous
In nature, when the season is right, all things flourish... Read More
My name is Smarty Jones -- Embracing Gods Glory
Our deepest fear us not that we are inadequate. Our... Read More
The Power Of A Dream - Success Always Start Off With A Dream
Back in the good old days of school, the teachers... Read More
Small Wonder
Wonder:~~To think or speculate curiously~~To be filled with admiration, amazement... Read More
Persistency - Element In Reality
One of the keys to being successful in anything you... Read More
Mirror, Mirror -- What Do I See?
"A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile... Read More
The Bright Side of Loneliness
Recently a romantic relationship came to an end and I... Read More
Duplicity
Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 26,... Read More
Are We Ever Really Alone?
A new twist on a familiar quote - Chances are... Read More
What in the World are You Doing?
Here is the typical life ? typical, though not everybody... Read More
Healing The Abandonment Wounds
I have counseled individuals, couples, families and business partners for... Read More
Meatballs: Friend, or Foe?
We all have those moments, don't we? We're right in... Read More
Go Ahead... Journal! (Taking Time To Record My Souls Journey With God)
Imagine sitting down in a relaxed setting -- a setting... Read More
Hope in Humanity
Let us renew our hope in humanity. It's so easy... Read More
Motivational Posters - A Source Of Inspiration?
What Inspires You? What motivates you to get up in... Read More
Ask the Angels - Get Specific !
There are Angels for everything and they are just waiting... Read More
The Power of One
It was one of those once-in-a-life-time moments. The entire World... Read More
Divination
A LOST WORLD OF SOULWhen you hear the word 'divination',... Read More
Why My Wife Is My Hero
My name is Chas Brothers. Many of you know me... Read More
Its The Journey, Not The Destination
Don't you just hate clichés like the one illustrated in... Read More
Have You Lost Focus?
Matthew 5:14-16You are the light of the world. A city... Read More
Mitigating Factors
Direct Answers - Column for the week of September 30,... Read More
A Life of Purposes Extraction
Purpose. What is purpose? Drinking coffee when you wake up... Read More
Go On ! Give your Enemy a Hug
Another preposterous idea from yours truly, even the thought makes... Read More
Big-Wave Mindfulness: Surfing For A Connection
Surfing is mindfulness in action. Riding the biggest waves is... Read More
A Key In Hand Is Worth A Thousand On My Desk
A key fault I have, and I can only talk... Read More
Misery Can Eat You Alive
This is a true story about a woman I worked... Read More
Dont Ever Give Up
There is a reason I never gave up. A reason... Read More
It Only Takes a Spark - Pass It On
Great inspiring people have influenced people in every area of... Read More
Lisas Christmas
Lisa was born into a loving Christian family and went... Read More
Psychic Sponge Syndrome: The Easy Inner-Centrifuge Remedy
Here's a nifty trick to use to clear yourself of... Read More
Perception
My friend Donald said to me one evening, "this is... Read More
Impaired Judgment
Direct Answers - Column for the week of September 23,... Read More
Future Prediction
Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 13,... Read More
Letting Go Of Perfection
"The power of discovery enables us to achieve excellence without... Read More
Do We Really Want to Be There Yet
The beauty in creation is in the process, in every... Read More
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