Another month has passed and life continues to grow towards what you want or the other way round.

Did you set a goal early this year? Well, did you get what you want by now - after so many months of working hard for it? Apparently, most people don’t and that’s the problem with setting goals.

We cannot be setting goals with the intention of trying to get what we want because that will become a chasing game which will wear you out. Maybe not for you, but I know I will when I’m chasing ’something’. The goal must be a part of us. My goal is to become who I want and where I want to be mentally and physically.

Your goals must be something that you achieve internally so that you can see it, taste it, smell it and feel it.

Wealth. Love. Connection. Knowledge. Experience.

If you were to evaluate what’s success, it boils down to being happy.

I’m not trying to act as a personal self improvement guru here but to make a point how we make our lives complicated without understanding the true purpose of our action. Life doesn’t have to be that way.

There are a few things I’ve learned from observations and experiencing this year and I’m glad to share them with you today…

i. Your mind attracts what you want. This year, I have my fair share of enjoying successes and experiencing setbacks in life. And when I sit back to think about it, they come in ’sequences’. Once I’ve gained success, I’ll have the momentum to get another one. When I failed and stay in that state, another failure will come again. I don’t know, some called it Law of Attraction. To me, I strongly believe that you get what you want based on what your mind thinks because it ‘attracts’.

ii. There’s one time Grandma falls sick and stayed in the hospital for couple of days. When I visited her in the hospital, I felt blessed that she’s still in this beautiful world. Although it’s nothing serious, but my heart tells me one thing- nothing in this world will give me the same love and relationship I have with her.

There are only two factors that will remove your love and relationship with someone you care about- when he/she is no longer here or you have ignored the treasure you have today for something that is less valuable but perceived to be valuable. Let me warn you– once they’re gone, they’re gone. You should know who to call, hug or kiss by now.

iii. Know your roots. If you’re successful today, you’re probably once a ‘nobody’. Always be humble because it will give you more success in life. Knowing your roots also means remembering those who have supported you when you’re growing and stayed by your side through thin and thickness. You can learn all kinds of personal improvement course out there, but it defeats the purpose if you’re an arrogant person.

iv. Explore life like there’s no ending. Listen to new music. Visit new places. Eat at new restaurants. Meet new people. And an endless list of things you can do regardless of whether you’re wealthy or not. You see, money doesn’t stop you from exploring life. There are easily hundreds of things you can do with what you have today.

v. Life is great. You have an amazing life whether you want to admit it or not. There are people sleeping on the streets today, wandering to look for food and so on. Because you’re reading this, I dare to assume that you’re under a roof and are an educated person. You have eyes to read and a wonderful brain to think. For that, life is already great. The rest are bonuses. Some might complain about being financially broke. You can be broke but you can never be poor because being broke is a temporarily state that can be changed.

Do you have your own principles of living a successful life? Just add in here.

Patric Chan

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What was he thinking? Why did she do that? Chances are that positive thinking or negative thoughts are behind almost every human behavior. Ever since the self-help industry was launched by Earl Nightingale’s recording of The Strangest Secret, self-help gurus advocate positive thinking.

Even the famous author and pastor, the deceased Reverend Norman Vincent Peale wrote about and preached on the power of positive thinking. So what do positive thoughts do and how do they affect positive affirmations.

For example, a very simple positive thought is “I can do it!” instead of “There is no way I can do it.” Go ahead, repeat each statement 10 times each. Listen to yourself. Which felt better? The odds are that you help empowered when you said “I can do it!” and depressed when you said the other one.

By purposely creating and repeating positive thoughts a daily habit, you can create a habitual power that will propel you to action and positive results.

Just what does a positive mental attitude do for you? When you have a slew of negative thoughts, does that mean your life is about to crash? Is there a way to measure the impact of thinking positively with a right frame of mind?

Consider this analogy. A mental attitude is a pre-disposition, a leaning toward a type of thinking. It’s much like a preference. For example, I like to eat snacks and if all I eat is candy, then that is all that I know what is available as a snack. My mental attitude is tuned in whenever I pass the candy aisle in a grocery store or the candy trays next to the check out. All the positive thinking about eating apples and grapes goes south when the thought of eating candy is dominant.

The same is true of a positive mental attitude. Through repetition of positive thoughts, positive thinking takes over. An affirmation that plants those positive thoughts in the subconscious mind builds that mindset. Healing affirmations that focus on better health work the same way.

Do you feel a little under the weather? Is your health and life at a crisis. Affirmations of healing can help provide a positive frame of mind that can benefit you and even move you toward health.

What are healing affirmations and how do they affect a person’s health? Let me explain in just a moment. But first, let’s define what a healing affirmation is not. A healing affirmation is not a magic spell. It is not magical thinking. It is not a way to escape reality.

A healing affirmation is the process of saying the power of words in a relaxed state of body and mind to program your subconscious mind with positive thinking. Many people throughout the world use a healing affirmation to help build up the power of faith and engage the body to accept health and well being.

You can live better! The guide to successful living includes Plan For Personal Development, Praying For Healing and Words Of Gratitude.

Successful living is about enjoying what life offers - not just stockpiling things. Yes, money is can help you attain freedom from worry and unneeded poverty. Things like cars and houses, experiences like travel, art and music can help us appreciate the beauty of life.

Without a Plan for personal development, your chance to make real, positive change and lasting success become like zero. You can increase your odds by using tried and proven personal development tips to get you started in the right direction.

Think about this. Have you ever used an online map or a GPS system to get directions? With the use of Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, Mapquest and even GPS devices in your car, you can get a step-by-step approach to reach your destination.

Personal development plans are very much the same, a tool that people use to help them improve themselves as they go from one state or condition in life to a better one. You can use a plan to to get a promotion, build a new business, attract new friends, lose weight, to break a bad habit, quit smoking or for anything else that you may want to change.

Spiritual healing prayer really can add more powerful, dynamic energy to your daily living. Many doctors and scientists are realizing that a wholesome, healthy body is impacted by the spiritual health of humans.

The noted cellular biologist and teaching physician, Dr. Bruce Lipton wrote The Biology of Belief, based on his experiments with human cells. Dr. Lipton discovered that living cells grow toward positive energy sources, and shrank or died when negative energy was nearby.

Spiritual healing happened regularly in the the New Testament accounts of Jesus the Christ. Jesus even continued this ministry of Christian spiritual healing by sending his followers to heal the sick. Today, modern prayer techniques like the Healing Codes release the stress from destructive cellular memories.

Appreciation is a very powerful way to shrug off the slings and arrows that life can throw at you. Gratitude can help irritating people, conditions or circumstances take a better turn. You can choose to cultivate and grow your sense of thankfulness. Think of a pearl. A grain of sand invades an oyster and starts irritating its sensitive lining. Now that oyster doesn’t have a vacuum cleaner to “clean house” and remove the grain of sand. No, the oyster invests part of itself, layer upon layer of mother of pearl from its own sensitive lining to wraps up the irritating grain of sand.

An amazing thing happens. Over time, with constant progress, that irritating piece of sand becomes a magnificent pearl. Appreciation can create a pearl out of the irritating things that happen in your life. Keep a gratitude journal and write down what you are thankful for every day. Your life will take on a whole new meaning and freshness.

So, start today to use Plan For Personal Development, Words Of Gratitude and Praying For Healing to improve the quality and beauty of your life. Over time, each and every day you will want to live better.

Simplifying your life means a simpler, clutter free way of living.

When your house overflows with objects, it tends to distract you. And we all know what happens when there is too much distraction. It prevents you from thinking and acting intelligently, hence you procrastinate.

Go around your house and make a list of all the things you don’t really need. For example, do you really need two toasters in the kitchen? One hasn’t been working for months. You either dispose of it or repair it.

Ask your husband and children to do an inventory of clutter. Your husband can do the garage and the basement. Your kids can do their bedrooms. Stipulate that you need their lists in three days, no later. Explain to them why junk has to be eliminated from the house.

If you explain your intentions clearly, they will understand and would be more willing to assist. Tell
them that the house needs a much needed airing, and when all the junk disappears, so will the distractions.

Encourage them not to replace old junk with new junk
It can be a vicious cycle. Just as we manage to rid the house of unwanted items, in come new ones. Explain to your family that there was a specific reason for clearing junk. Old clutter should not be replaced with new clutter. Encourage them to think twice before acquiring additional material possessions. Examples:

• Will I refer to this book more than once, or is it just for a particular school assignment? Maybe I can borrow it from the library instead?
• The hubby loves tools. He spends his weekly allowance on them. He just filled up an entire wall with all kinds of tools. Ask him which ones he hasn’t used for 6 months and ask him to consider giving them away.
• The clothes in your closet. Which of them have you not worn for six months? Call the Salvation Army or the recycling center.

When the closet is just half-full, and you can finally see the wall of your closet, you’ll be inspired to re-organize your whole bedroom: dressers, and night table drawers – shoe racks too!

For inspiring advice on how to de-clutter your home check out these articles
How To declutter your home
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Declutter house tips

Budgeting for house expenses is a chore people put off indefinitely. They know something is wrong with the budget; bills mount up and remain unpaid for weeks, and the only time you jolt out of your complacency is when the utility company calls to advise you that power will be cut off in a week if you don’t settle your bill.

It’s not because you have to earn more; it’s because your budget needs attention. Nurse it back to health. Procrastinating only makes the problem worse. If it’s easy for governments to get into a deficit, it’s even easier for individuals to fall in the same trap.

If the idea of learning how to do hypnosis is intriguing, you might find that taking conversational hypnosis courses to harness the power of hypnotic techniques is a viable option. Classes are available in a traditional classroom or in a more flexible distance learning model. No matter how you take the class, the skills you learn will be valuable tools.

Conversational hypnosis works by influencing or hypnotizing other people with everyday conversation. You suggest to others’ subconscious mind their feelings about specific topics, by using tones of voice, select wording, and appeals to emotion. Without others even realizing they had been hypnotized, you can influence how they think and act.

There are many conversational hypnosis courses if you are interested in the subject. Research on common search engines such as Google will provide you with hypnosis teachers near you, and after finding several you can contact them to find out if conversational hypnosis is covered in the class curriculum.

Lots of conversational hypnosis courses are of only a weekend’s duration, so a full-time worker can set aside those two days to be taught this amazing skill and never have to use up vacation time or inform his or her employer of the nature of the program being pursued. That means you can easily utilize your new abilities within your company also.

There are complete distance conversational hypnosis courses that you can order consisting of ebooks, dvds, CDs and books if you prefer to learn at home. The courses give you all the skills you need to get started with conversational hypnosis. If you are planning on using conversational hypnosis on or with your friends and family, this could be the most efficient, or best way for you to get started without them knowing it

Practice makes perfect with any skill, so keep that in mind while you are beginning to learn conversational hypnosis. In order to achieve the best possible results, constant practice is required to improve your skills. If you put in the effort necessary, conversational hypnosis can really open doors in your life.

Conversational hypnosis is a practical skill that can be used in any place, any situation that might come up in your life. If you will, imagine being with and being able to influence your girlfriend or boyfriend, husband, supervisor, anyone important in your life. This could lead to power, or at least some degree of peace. You can achieve amazing things using your new conversational hypnosis skills. Begin your journey now by choosing a conversational hypnosis course that is perfect for you.

If you want to increase your personal effectiveness, you need to acquire personal development tools to help make positive changes. Think of a carpenter working with expensive wood to create a fine china cabinet. He will choose the best possible saw blade, fasteners, and building materials to bring the best out of the wood to make a masterpiece.

Your life is a masterpiece, so choosing the best personal development courses that offer the most effective personal development training is very important. There are numerous sources to look at when it comes to self improvement; seekers of information are often shocked by the number of books, articles, seminars, courses and personal development guides that are available.

If you have listened the great masters of personal development, you can’t overlook Earl Nightingale. Earl was one of the most popular radio broadcasters, thinkers and motivational speakers of his time. He was born in 1921 in Los Angeles, California. As a young man in his 20’s, he served on the US Arizona battleship when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor.

After the war Earl began work in the radio industry, which eventually led to work as a motivational speaker. In 1956 Earl produced a spoken-word record, The Strangest Secret, to cover for his absence on a fishing trip during a radio show. Calls poured in looking for a copy of the recording. Remember, this was well before the days of iPods, mp3 files and CDs.

That recording went on to sell over a million copies, making it the first spoken-word recording to achieve Gold Record status. That record and its message launched the personal development industry. “We become what we think about” and “As you show, so shall you reap” are the core message of the strangest secret.

“Our Changing World” was Earl’s radio show that was heard over daily for more than 40 years and earned him a place in the Radio Hall of Fame.

During his lifetime, Earl Nightingale wrote and recorded over 7,000 radio programs, 250 audio programs as well as television programs and videos. His messages are just as valuable in the third millenium today as they were in the 1950s.

Remember, to excel at goal setting and goal achieving, you need to learn from the masters, those who have achieved. Investing in their audio programs is a great way to get started. Add personal development tools like The Strangest Secret to your library and listen to success.

Studies have shown that patients with potentially life threatening diseases such as cancer, who have an optimistic and positive attitude, are much more likely to survive than those who simply dwell on the negative.

This leads professionals to believe that psychology and perspective are not only intertwined, but can have a major impact on overall health and wellbeing. People with a positive outlook are generally less likely to contract diseases and more likely to have a healthy recovery if they do become ill.

Stress is another psychological problem that can cause serious health issues. We all deal with stress on a daily basis, but too much stress can lead to health problems such as ulcers, hypertension, and heart attacks. Health care professionals actually believe that stress is one of the leading causes of many serious illnesses.

Too much stress can have a drastic impact on your entire body - from your state of mind to your cardiovascular system. And experts agree, stress is simply a state of mind.

Thus, if the way we think has a direct impact on the way we feel and how healthy we are, how we can we learn to think in a more positive way?

Avoiding stressful situations is one way to reduce negativity in your life. When you encounter a stressful situation, take deep breaths, go for a walk, or meditate. Exercise is most beneficial to alleviate stressful conditions and bring about a balance within. Laughter is a great stress preventative too.

Many people enjoy yoga, mountain biking, and other stress-reducing activities. A walk in the park, listening to soothing music, reading a good book, or spending some time alone can go a long way in reducing your overall stress levels.

Try to focus on the positive things in your life. If you continuously have thoughts such as “I’m lucky to have such a wonderful family,” instead of “I hate my job,” you’ll benefit from this positive attitude and become a much happier person. A positive state of mind is a proven way to live a healthier and happier life.

It was only two generations ago that TV, billboard, racing circuits, snooker sponsorship and cinema commercials advertised that cigarette smoking was good for you, that it made you sophisticated, successful, popular. Now that belief has changed. We are left with a nation of nicotine addicts wanting to kick the habit. They want to do that more than land a parcel of cash?and that is something Cosmic Ordering can help with.

At the same time, consuming alcohol in large quantities was considered a challenge of the macho brigade, a way of life for the winners, the upwardly mobile, and the successful. Many have asked about how to obtain Cosmic help in kicking the alcohol habit.

Personal habits such as smoking and drinking can be curbed significantly, all with the correct ?clean? language used in your Order. Those other things that disturb us so much can also be changed too. I will remove the huge burdens from each of you by showing you how to use ?clean? language in placing your Order to the Cosmos.

For those with children, it is about what they want for their futures: better health, education, careers and home lives and being taught to cope with its ups and downs.

Meanwhile, we also want to make improvements that will begin to take effect within our lifetimes.

You don?t have to be a university scholar or a politician to say what you mean, what you stand for, what you believe is good and right. You will likely find your situation in here. You will see how much we all have in common. Most of us have serious concerns about the world we live in. In some cases, fear and worry play a significant role in our lives. Conditions in our communities seem so much beyond our understanding that they seem to be out of control. Changes could make the quality of our lives better. We want change, but feel helpless to control it.

Helplessness is a perception, a widespread belief. But it is not reality. We look for short-term solutions rather than long-term cures. Something can be done.

This book will illuminate the path that can be followed. We will consider what can be done, the objectives, goals and steps in the process toward improvement.

Most of us know at least one person whose life has been profoundly affected by something violent, something invasive, something that changed that person?s life forever. Personal violence is a problem that upsets many of us deeply. Lately, even invasion of privacy by computer hackers has risen as a form of personal psychological violence.

Cosmic Ordering can be used to abate your fears; once you have made your connection, then you can run your Order through your mind, by naturalistic means. Hear yourself say the words, as per the Order that applies to your situation.

I am not saying that you should tailor any particular Order just for the sake of it: if you do not find what you are looking for, find an Order that is as close to your situation as you can, then start using the positives from it and apply them to your own Order.

Clean language is the key to making it work for you. For instance, don?t fall into the trap of saying, ?My life is rubbish, I can?t make things happen. Nothing good happens to me, always the bad things of life come my way. I want to change all of that, please help me make those things happen.?

Look at the negative words (highlighted) used in that Order:

Rubbish
Can?t
Nothing
Bad

Rephrased, replacing negative words with positive words, as follows: ?My life is becoming better. I can have good things happen. The good things of life come my way. I want to allow that to continue to happen, as appropriate. Please make those things happen from now onwards.?

Some of the neutral words I have listed below, so use as appropriate to your situation:

Make
Happen
Please

Let me rephrase the following with some neutrals removed or made more positive: ?My life is rubbish, I can?t make things happen. Nothing good happens to me, always the bad things of life come my way. I want to change all of that, please help me make those things happen.?

Revised Order using positive words, as follows: ?Day by day, my life is improving. Good things happen. Good things come my way. Allow that to continue, as appropriate. I can continue making those things happen.?

Note the phrase: continue making those things happen. See how it actually gives an Order within the Order. You will find plenty of that in the 101 Orders within this book. Look out for them and incorporate such phraseology into your own Order(s).

I am sure you get the idea, and I am sure you could improve the way you phrase your Order(s) by use of clean language.

If you do not use clean language in the Order, the negative words can be literally taken as part of the Order, and then you wonder why your Order has gone adrift.

Read more tips and knowledge from Stephen Richards. Positive thinking can be even a good advice for a happy marriage.

Have you ever wondered who you are? Are you the body you see every day in a mirror? Your body is changing. Cells in our bodies are constantly replaced by the new ones. Although the scientists differ in their opinions, most of them agree that every seven years we have a completely new body. Every cell is new.

Most people intuitionally feel that they are not their bodies. When someone dies we say he has left, but the body is still there.
You could think that you are your mind; but you can observe your own mind. You notice what you are thinking about at the moment. Or maybe, while you are reading this article now, you are thinking about something else? Because you can observe how your mind works, you can’t be your mind.

But most of the times we are not still enough to observe it. Our minds constantly play different films in front of us, and it is not easy to stop them doing it.

manifestation

Have you ever tried to control your mind? Try to visualize a yellow triangle. Just concentrate on the yellow triangle. Can you think about nothing else but the yellow triangle? It’s very difficult to control a mind. Usually our minds control us.
We usually think about things we worry about and we don’t want, and because of the Law of Attraction we attract more of what we don’t want.

the law of attraction

Most people usually think about their past or their future. According to the Science of Manifestation it is not useful to do it. We should think about now.

Our past reminiscences can be happy or sad, but past is the gone, anyway. We can’t change it. Future is still unknown, but we are creating our future now. Whatever we are thinking about now will manifest in the future. This is called manifestation. So if we think about our problems, lack of money, difficult situations, our future will be like this. What if you started to live in the present moment? What if you stopped thinking about your past and stopped worrying about your future. You could think now that your life is happy. There must be some good things about your life.

Why not to concentrate on them and be grateful for them.
Try to really visualize your perfect life. Don’t think about future. If you visualize good things, you will feel happy and excited. Of course it requires some work. You need to do it every day. You need to learn the Science of Manifestation and practice. Great things don’t come easily. That’s why so many people don’t live the lives of their dreams. They don’t control their lives. They live their lives automatically. But you can change it. You can be happy, healthy and wealthy. You just need to make some effort.

the science of manifestation

Start by learning about manifestation and the law of attraction. If you start to control your mind and your thoughts you can start on your way to your dream life.

There is a big difference between scampering and running. Sure, they’re both actions designed to make person move fast, but the difference lies in goal setting. When a person scampers, it is without purpose. A person who is scampering moves to no purpose. It is an action performed instinctively. However, a person who runs does it to achieve a goal. Which one do you prefer to do?

No matter how much effort you make, if you do not have direction, you will be wasting your energy. How can one have direction without a goal? Goal setting is important because it is the first step towards a journey. People may think that we started out without having any real goals, but let us examine life for a moment: When a sperm is first released, it has a goal, does it not? It swims towards the egg. This goal gives it direction.

As we mature in life, our goals get bigger and more ambitious. However, we still set goals. Goal setting is an inherent part of life. It answers the question of purpose. It tells us why we have to live, if only until the next day.

As mentioned before, goal actually gives us direction. For without goals, where would we direct our efforts to? Goal setting is the key and essentially gives us the first step in our individual journeys.

Think of it: When you set a goal, you try to follow the most direct route towards it. So you take the first few steps towards achieving that goal. In setting a goal, you will always have the first step. However, in life, we encounter little detours. Sometimes, in order to reach our set goal, we must first accomplish another one.

Goal setting is the key to achieving success in life. If you set goals, you will be able to know which steps to take. Setting goals does not mean you make a list on what to do or what not to do. That would merely be the semblance of goal setting. True goal setting involves commitment.

In true goals setting you need to be able to put your heart into it and commit yourself to achieving that goal. From the moment you set a goal, every effort you make will be directed towards the achievement of that goal.

Goal setting is important in life because it allows you to measure yourself. Nobody knows why measuring one’s self is so important. Perhaps it has something to do with self-improvement. Sometimes it has something to do with the realization that you are doing something in life. However, goal setting will allow you to measure yourself by how close you are to achieving a goal. Through proper goal setting, you will be able to see just how far you’ve come and how far you will still be able to go.

Another importance of goal setting is that it allows you to know your purpose in life. Goal setting will prevent you from questioning your existence. Sure, some people find wisdom in questioning the meaning of life, but people who do not find answers to this question often end up in despair.

Goal setting gives you order.

If there is one thing that people seek in life more than food, clothing, or shelter, it would be order.