I went to a women's writing workshop retreat awhile ago for some much needed R and R. It was wonderful. We were asked to read a couple of poems and write from that. Here's the first - a poem by Rumi translated by Coleman Barks.

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!

Confident people can seem mysterious. How do they do it? What makes them tick? Is it a charade? No, actually the traits of confident people are fairly easy to discern. These are 10 traits of confident people.

SELF-ASSURING - Confident people believe in themselves, and they believe that their life fulfills a special purpose in the world. They know their strengths and have accepted their weakness.

AMBITIOUS - Confident people know what they want. They easily define their goals...

Life is so short, so I don't want to miss a day without saying thanks and wishes to all the people who read my articles and most especially to those individuals who gave great contribution in molding me to become a better and productive individual.

Here is the list of people whom I would like to give thanks and give wishes:

The articlesbase.com management staff, thank you for the opportunity you have given to me that I was able to share my thoughts and insights to...

Meditation is a powerful process - very powerful. It has the power to transform your life but many people never try it because they don't know how to begin.

The truth is that meditation is a simple, easy and natural process. And, to prove it to you, I’m going to teach you an easy meditation technique.

Ready? Let’s get started.

Every day for 10 or 15 minutes, sit quietly by yourself somewhere peaceful. Maybe under a tree, maybe in your car,...

/? " Corporate Goal Setting

What doesgoal settingrefer to in a career context?

In a career context, goal setting can refer to several different things depending on your overall goals (obviously!) and what you are trying to accomplish in your career and in your life in general:

Your goals might beshort termorlong termor a combination of both. Hopefully you'll be planning for the long term while realizing that short term decisions may help or hurt your ability to...

/? " Business Plans Format

A business plan format is a way for the right assessment of a business considering all the critical factors that serves the business purpose and helps in achieving goals. These formats are not always the same but vary according to the size and nature of the business. A well defined business plan format can form the base of a successful business.

There are some important topics that help in formatting a business plan.

An overview of the...

I will admit I was getting a little worried about the recently nixed Fox interview with O.J. Simpson as well as Judith Regan's decision to publish his book.

The short lived media frenzy regarding the O.J. Simpson book, If I Did It, as well as Judith Regan's ridiculous defense for why she decided to publish it intrigued me very much. Judith, if you were looking for a voice to heal then why not anonymously volunteer somewhere?

I applaud Rupert Murdoch and the Harper Collins...

/? bio" My Successful Life

I have learned that self confidence is an upward spiral. Self confidence leads to professional success, which in turn leads to increased self confidence, which leads to higher levels of success, and so on.

You might be saying, "That's great, but how do I become self confident if I'm new in my job or career and haven't had a lot of success to bolster my self confidence?" There's an old saying that applies here: "Fake it till you...

Believe, is a fact that has been searched and researched by every known individuals in our world community. The findings have been documented into a collection of voluminous information that has greatly benefited some of us, in one way or another. However this effort, has barely scratched the surface of the entire knowledge.

Let us now fully understand total believe. Then, we shall explore its possibilities in relations to us, and our life here in this world. Next, we shall...

Baby boomers economic depression is caused in part by the sudden realization that early retirement causes pressure on the family budget. Jobs are harder to get and funds raised from the sale of a business are soon spent.

There is a workable self-improvement breakthrough formula for this challenge. This three part formula requires you to make some quality choices to turn your situation around. It will happen over time.

At the center of this formula is the assumption that you...