The 21 Day Challenge Everyone Should Take
I'm on day 14 of a 21-day challenge that I semi-invented and so far I have to admit the results have been nothing short of amazing. Now, when I say that I semi-invented it, that is purely because I took the idea from the excellent book 'Psycho Cybernetics' and put it in a format that everyone can follow, myself included. I'm not exaggerating when I say this challenge can literally help with any aspect of your life that you would like to improve. Before I go into more detail on how you can follow along, I need to talk a little about our 'self image' and why it is very important. Understanding the Self Image In the mid 20th Century, Maxwell Maltz who was a plastic surgeon, wrote a book called Psycho Cybernetics that has now sold millions of copies and been updated for modern times. In looking into this further, he states that we all have a self-image that is purely a mental image of how we see ourselves. The 21 Day Challenge Let's look at the 4 parts of this challenge… The 4 Parts 1. 2. 3. 4.
7 Deadly Sins America Commits Against Its Own People
October 1, 2012 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. The list doesn't include our most grievous offenses, those of military and economic warfare against the rest of the world. 1. Perhaps "sanctity of life" ends at birth. UNICEF has reported that the U.S. has a higher child poverty rate than every industrialized country except Romania. 2. The U.S. poverty rate grew from 11.3% to 15.0%, a 33% jump, in just 11 years. Another shock. Despite the continued economic assault on already-poor Americans, the number of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) cases has dropped by 60 percent over the last 16 years. 3. Students at all levels have been losing their nation's support. At higher educational levels, Americans are paying much more than students in other countries. 4. The middle class is shrinking. One-quarter of America's workers are now making less than $22,000 a year, the poverty line for a family of four. 5. 6. 7.
Problems are Memories: How to Become Present
As many of you may know, I'm a big believer that we should all live in the moment and appreciate what we have right now. To me, it's the only way to fulfilment and lasting happiness. We can gain some form of joy from material possessions and ego boosts, but the emotions we get from those sources are constantly fleeting. One statement that rings true for me is that 'there are no problems in the now', this makes sense both on a logical level and on a mind level (if it doesn't now, it will soon). A better way to phrase that, and a statement I'll explore below, is this: Problems are Memories. Photo Credit Problems are Memories Not only did my millionaire best friend get me to explore EFT, but he also got me interested in the Sedona Method. “Problems are Memories” This is obviously just another way of saying 'There are no problems in the now' but I do like the wording. Another way to say that is this: there is never a time when it is not now. How to Become Present 1) Meditation That's It
Letting Go
To let go doesn't mean to stop caring; it means I can´t do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off; it's the realization that I can´t control another. To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands. To let go is not to try to change or blame another; I can change only myself. To let go is not to care for, but to care about. To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive. To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being. To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own outcomes. To let go is not to be protective; it is to permit another to face reality. To let go is not to deny, but to accept. To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires, but to take each day as it comes and to cherish the moment. To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone, but to try to become what I dream I can be.
25 Things Writers Should Stop Doing
I read this cool article last week — “30 Things To Stop Doing To Yourself” — and I thought, hey, heeeey, that’s interesting. Writers might could use their own version of that. So, I started to cobble one together. And, of course, as most of these writing-related posts become, it ended up that for the most part I’m sitting here in the blog yelling at myself first and foremost. That is, then, how you should read this: me, yelling at me. Then go forth and kick your writing year in the teeth. Onto the list. 1. Right here is your story. 2. Momentum is everything. 3. You have a voice. 4. Worry is some useless shit. 5. The rise of self-publishing has seen a comparative surge forward in quantity. 6. I said “stop hurrying,” not “stand still and fall asleep.” 7. It’s not going to get any easier, and why should it? 8. 9. The mind is the writer’s best weapon. 10. Complaining — like worry, like regret, like that little knob on the toaster that tells you it’ll make the toast darker — does nothing. 11.
The pizza firms slicing a 900% profit off your delivery: 1.25 to make a Margherita... but you pay 12.49
By Sean Poulter Updated: 01:58 GMT, 26 March 2011 Making a lot of dough: A deluxe pizza includes around £1.93 of ingredients but you'll pay £17.99 Pizza delivery firms are cashing in with a price mark-up of up to 900 per cent, industry insiders have revealed. Sales are rising at a time when more people are trying to save money by eating in rather than dining out. Yet customers may be unaware that while they are being charged £12.49 for a large cheese and tomato Margherita pizza, it has been made with ingredients costing just £1.25. Some of the 900 per cent mark-up can be explained by the fact the Government takes its own cut, with VAT at 20 per cent. The firms also have other costs, including rent, rates and wages. But leaked details of the prices paid by the major pizza chains for their ingredients demonstrate how there is still huge money to be made. All the ingredients are bought in bulk and so are cheaper than if they were bought on the high street.
101 Simple Truths We Often Forget
post written by: Marc Chernoff Email It‘s not where we stand but in what direction we are moving. Sometimes we find ourselves running in place, struggling to get ahead simply because we forget to address some of the simple truths that govern our potential to make progress. So here’s a quick reminder: The acquisition of knowledge doesn’t mean you’re growing. Photo by: Alexander Steinhof If you enjoyed this article, check out our new best-selling book. And get inspiring life tips and quotes in your inbox (it's free)...
How to Always Have Something Better to Talk About Than the Weather
Six years ago, when I lived in a snowy mountain village and paid my bills by cleaning high-end sinks and toilets, someone said something that prompted me to confront an uncomfortable truth about myself. A well-meaning coworker mentioned that she had been talking to another housekeeper about me. Oh? “She said, ‘David is a such great guy to work with, it’s just that he’s just so quiet.‘” I don’t remember how I responded, but I assume I tried to disagree somehow, and went back to my work hoping nobody would ever say that to me again. Quiet. I remember the rest of that day. “Maybe I don’t want to talk about what any of you want to talk about. My little internal rant echoed a common human pattern, though I didn’t see it at the time: When people feel inadequate in some way, they tend to make up whatever prejudices or beliefs they need to feel okay about it. Of course, nobody realizes it while they’re doing it. The Black Hole of Social Anxiety Silence seems to quickly become the smartest policy.
