Self-Image: Unleashing a Powerful, Positive You!
"A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success." ~Dr. Joyce Brothers "The 'self-image' is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior." ~Dr. Maxwell Maltz Each one...
Tapping Into Your Subconscious Mind for Creative Ideas and Solutions…
"The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment." ~Earl NightingaleWhen Napoleon Hill wanted to come up with a book title for his new book and he...
Your Health… Stop Blaming and Start Doing What it Takes to Get and Keep IT!
We've become a nation of "excusitis" and "blameitonsomethingelseitis." And that is particularly true when it comes our health. Even medical professionals are using research to tell people it's not their fault they are fat and unhealthy. I say that is simply stupid...
Hey You! Get Your Thoughts Together, Be Disciplined and Accomplish Your Goals…
Each year people set goals that they plan to accomplish. And at the end of the year, only a small percentage actually do. When I was in the Marines, we had missions to accomplish. And that took discipline in both training and in the actual mission. From the very...
The 140 Character Life
Life sure has changed quite a bit. That is especially true in the world of dating and relationships. More and more people are caught up emotionally with people they have never seen in person or talked over the phone. Take the strange case of Notre Dame football...
Beware: Email Scams…
I remember many years ago receiving an email from someone that needed a hypnotist to work with a sports team coming from the UK. In it they said they would send two money orders for $10,000 and to take the amount needed for my services and send them back the rest. I...
What is a Burpee?
The Burpee is an exercise developed by Royal H. Burpee (1898-1987) as means to test the agility, coordination and strength of those that engage in it. This required "burpees" to be done in rapid succession. Burpees became a popular exercise for the Armed Forces. I...
You Never Know If Today is It, So Get Going NOW!
Have you ever had that scary moment thinking this is it? I had one of those chest wall pains earlier that lasted what seemed minutes. It turned out to be only about a 90 seconds or so. No other symptoms associated with it. In fact, it's quite common and yet, it...
Mental Toughness and Resiliency… Both Halves of the Same Coin…
The "Heart of a Champion" is not made overnight. Neither are the components that are embedded within it, mental toughness and resiliency. It takes consistent effort through progressive challenges to create mental toughness and resiliency. Some people may have it...
Getting Back Into Nature Exercising
For many thousands of years, humankind endured the physical challenges of nature. Our ancestors had to use every single part of their body to overcome those challenges. The hunter-gatherers would sometimes go for days to hunt and bring down an animal. And after...