"Practice makes perfect" or so the saying goes. The troubled is that often we simply do not have either the time or the opportunity to practice things in the real world. However there is a very powerful technique known as "Visualization" that is used by many world-class athletes to boost their performance on the field. Applying this same technique to other aspect of life enables a person to practice things mentally, before encountering the real event.

For any anniversary whether it be for a friend, family member or partner the first thing you will need to purchase is a card. Although most cards will contain anniversary verses you may find it a struggle to find one suitable for the person in mind.

There are several paths you could take when trying to find suitable anniversary verses.
You may decide to write your own or even enlist the help of a poet that offers creating unique anniversary verses just for you.

The Law of Attraction states that we attract to our lives what we focus on whether wanted or unwanted.

Every thought is powerful and sends out a message to the universe. The universe does not differentiate whether you like the object or emotion it merely gives you back what you focus on.

When you are focusing on pain and the suffering in your life and in the world you attract more pain into your life. When you focus on appreciating good people and appreciating the...

Many of you will know this story and of course it is not mine, but it is worth remembering during these days of fear and fanaticism.

"Once there was a village of blind people (that is us). In this village lived a blind king, five blind wise men and the rest of the villagers who also could not see.

"One day an elephant came stumping heavily into the village, and stood in the village square. All the villagers were quite alarmed and anxious to find out what was this...

Integrity is a value, like persistence, courage, and industriousness. Even more than that, it is the value that guarantees all the other values. You are a good person to the degree to which you live your life consistently with the highest values that you espouse. Integrity is the quality that locks in your values and causes you to live consistently with them.

Integrity is the foundation of character, and character development is one of the most important activities you can...

Modeling isn't like it was in the 80's, yet a lot of people still seem to have this 80's perception of modeling. Ebony and Jet Magazine hold open auditions for runway models but they tell you that you have to be 5'10" to audition. Isn't that a little extreme? Tyra Banks is a little more reasonable. To audition for her show "America's Top Model" you only have to be 5'7". Because of this so many women out there who want to model say that they aren't tall enough or...

Want to know the most effective ways to motivate employees? This article reveals some of the most powerful employee motivation techniques that have been proven to work for reputable companies.

But first, why motivate? Well, everyone could use a little inspiration or a “driving force” to help them become more productive and efficient. Considering that some of the ways to motivate employees are actually quite simple, it would be worthwhile to apply them for both the...

I believe that we should at least have some idea of where we want to go in life and what we want to achieve, if we are to achieve anything at all. Depending on which personal development or motivational book you read, there are many different techniques for making plans and goal setting, but one of my favourites is making a treasure map.

Making a treasure map is a fun, enjoyable thing to do and when we're setting goals it can help us to focus even more clearly on what we wish...

Read this article to empower yourself to enjoy the power of forming mental pictures. Read this article to do much more than that. Get better at finding and fulfilling your heart's desire. Succeed at manifesting what you desire and imagine with the power of thought.

Lets start by looking at a dictionary definition of the word, VISUALIZE:

verb (used without object) 1. to recall or form mental images or pictures.
verb (used with object) 2. to make visual or visible.

Are perception or thought, behavior, and environment related? Does good perception or thought improve behavior, improving environment? Does bad perception or thought worsen behavior, worsening environment? Or is there a complete disconnect between these variables?

Perception Affects Behavior

Success, which is something so simple in the end, is made up of thousands of things, we never fully know what.
- Rainer Maria Rilke

Success is simple; it is...