Learning to control your breathing is the first thing to work on. Make a conscious effort to avoid expanding the upper part of your chest when you inhale to speak or sing. Make your lower lungs expand. Pull in your abdomen to support the diaphragm. Then control the outflow of air by gradually letting your lungs breathe out with good diaphragmatic support maintained by abdominal muscles. At the same time try to keep your throat muscles relaxed. This can be practiced by counting as far as...

For someone new to goal setting, it can be difficult to grasp why setting goals has been a point stressed by many personal development life coaches. However, there is a valid reason. As you read this article, you will come to understand why is goal setting important.

* What Is Goal Setting
Goal setting in its simplest form is having an outcome and working towards achieving it, through planned action. Why goal setting is so important is down to the fact that most people...

The benefits of and growing as a person and making constant expansion is an innate part of us as human beings. All of us want to grow more and more and one's definition of personal growth along with a list of personal skills for use in your personal development is of paramount importance. Reaching your potential personal and professional development becomes more and more important as time goes by as everyone wants to get better in his or her life in every way possible.

Now...

Long ago a wise person said: "No matter what I do, I just can't seem to figure out this thing called -"Success".

I don't blame him, because sometimes the meaning of success is not understood even by very successful people. Success isn't something you can define. You can't express it. You can't see or smell it. You can just experience it!

I referred the dictionary to check for the meaning of success and it described the word as "An event that...

Living and Working on Purpose: Finding God's Calling for Your Life
by Bradley Davidson, MS
Christian Life Coach

Copyright 2008 - Bradley Davidson

In a recent newsletter I wrote for my coaching clients, I profiled the life of Truett Cathy, the founder of "Chick-Fil-A", and how his vision of giving kids a chance has transformed countless lives. As I was thinking about the individual I would like to feature in the next month's article, I thought of...

One of the things to keep yourself motivated is giving yourself a reward once your works are accomplished. Once you are well with it, it is time to make a plan to the glory. In this article you will learn some advantage on how to make yourself a plan.

This is one tactic that I have found to work wonders with me. If you have finished doing a job, you have every right and reason to reward your self. All the more if the task was a boring one or one that involved a deadline.

The...

Vision is a topic which can often be overlooked, when setting goals. Creating a vision is one of the best steps any goal setter can take. As you read this article, you will discover more about the importance of having a vision, when setting a goal.

I think it was Solomon who said 'where there is no vision, the people perish'. This quote is something interesting to look at, as it gives us the real process of setting goals.

You see, goal setting is great. You want a...

Is there a science to setting short and long term goals? And how do you set short and long term goals? As you read this article, you will find my personal chart on how to set short and long term goals.

Setting goals is great, however, what about the time? The question then becomes - how to set short and long term goals. Here is my chart with explanations on how to set short and long term goals.

(Long Term Goals)
Lifetime
10 Years
5 Years
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Perseverance is an important virtue in order to be successful in many aspects in life. It is a quality that successful people all have in common, because in order to achieve goals and overcome obstacles, we must try again and again. It is that trait that they all share, part of their strong character, because perseverance is the one thing needed to attain success in many aspects of one's life, from sports to business. It is difficult not to be swayed by less important things and be...

One positive thinking exercise that is simple to do every day is positive affirmation. You may not know what that is but I’ll tell you. An affirmation is something positive that you say to something that is already happening, and it can be a useful tool to use to shift the way that you think from negative to positive. What you do is come up with a few statements like “I am creating a spectacular day” or “money and success gravitate towards me” and spend...