If it's true that most obstacles in life can be readily removed when mind is put over matter, than the benefits of self-hypnosis should be evident. By freeing the mind to do what it needs to rather than worry about negative, unproductive thoughts, the practice of self-hypnosis has many benefits. The methods of self-hypnosis are many, but the benefits are even greater. When a person believes they can achieve something difficult; they generally can. But, when negative thoughts cloud the...

Recently, I was extremely humbled (and a bit embarrassed) when someone who read my books came up to me and called me a genius. ” You are truly a genius’, he said. “How are you able to write a best-selling book so effortlessly in just 30 days?” (he was referring to my latest book ‘Profit from the Panic that has topped the best-sellers list). “And how are you able to speak in front of so many people and talk non-stop for 8 hours without feeling nervous...

What is a goal? A goal is something you are aiming to achieve. It can be a short-term goal which is something you want to accomplish within the near future, or it could be a longer term goal. One example of a short-term goal would be to complete an assignment on time, or to keep to your study schedule for a week (this would be a weekly renewable short-term goal!), or even to submit your homework on time each week.

Longer term goals require more commitment and can be such...

Failed relationships are difficult and devastating. After a breakup, most people temporarily lose touch with who they are and instead obsess over what their ex is doing now. Confusion, loneliness, and self-doubt envelop their lives, preventing them from moving on.

Lisa Steadman says, "The key is to put the focus back on you and on your life. What that does is it takes it from a breakdown to a breakup. You are breaking up with a relationship that's no longer working, and...

The process of setting goals for adults is a fantastic thing to do. It allows you to literally take your life into your hands. Now, you write your destiny, and produce the kind of results, you want out of life. In this article you will discover more about goal setting for adults.

In personal development, a major focus always falls into goal setting. The process of goal setting for adults is essential because it allows you to design your own life. Most people find that they...

Think about the habits you have now and how they affect virtually every aspect of your life. Your weight and health are determined by your eating habits. Your relationships with people are determined by your social habits. Your success at work is determined by your work habits. You have sleeping habits that dictate how well you sleep. You have sexual habits. You even have buying habits; just take a look around your house and you will quickly see them. Our character, health and virtually...

Most of us have goals in life. Most of us have some thing, or lifestyle, that we want. We may say that’s what we want, we may even write it down – but how do you achieve goals without knowing what they look like? How many of us have vision?

"We all know what a goal is, but vision is a topic of confusion for many,” the founder of Success University, Matt Morris, recently said. “Your vision is how you see yourself. You can set goals all day long,...

A journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu

Kaizen is a way of upgrading yourself. To practice it, you begin with one tiny step, and go on from there. Kaizen means "improvement" in Japanese, and it can mean self-improvement for you.

The Kaizen concept is uncomplicated:

1. Seiri - being tidy
2. Seiton - being orderly
3. Seiso - being clean
4. Seiketsu - cleaning according to basic standards
5. Shitsuke -...

It is often easy to forget exactly how important goal setting is to self improvement. We can have lofty ambitions for changing or improving who we are, but if we don't begin the journey with one step as Confucius once said and then break it down into smaller plans, the journey might begin to seem impossible.

The reason goal setting works as a means of self improvement is two-fold: the first part is obvious it allows us to break a really complex task down into small components that...

End the struggle with goal setting and bring clarity to your vision of the future.

Do you struggle to set yourself meaningful goals? Do you find it hard to pinpoint exactly what it is that you want? We all have dreams, aims, ambitions, things we plan to do or be, eventually. But for many of us those things never come to pass because of imprecise thinking.

We fail to develop clear, concise, meaningful goals with content and substance and bold definition, preferring...