Depression is a common condition that affects most of us at some time in our life. For most of us, these depressive episodes pass through like a rainstorm, but eventually they resolve themselves and we bounce back to our normal state of balance. For some, the patterns of anxiety reactions do not lift so easily and the same negative thoughts repeat over and over like a broken record player. This reliving and re-experiencing emotional agitation and pain is a major source of stress and...

What is more important than money?

As some of you may know I did not grow up as the richest kid on the block. There were many things that I wanted as I grew up but was not able the luxury of having them, while I don't blame anyone, I do feel fortunate today for that. At a very early age I wanted to get out in the world and explore, and ultimately make a difference in my life and maybe someone else's also.  Very early in my teens I decided that I knew everything there was to...

Introduction

Inter-personal relationship may be simply defined as that relationship that exists between two or more persons. It differs from a person's association, or relating, to impersonal objects. Types of inter-personal relationship range from intra-family relationship (by birth, marriage, etc) to friendship, romantic love-relationship, business relationship, etc. A study of inter-personal relationship can be approached from, at least, four angles:

1. The...

How to become unstoppable.

There's a very simple yet powerful message that's a fundamental part of almost every effective self-help programme. It's delivered in many different ways, sometimes openly and sometimes subtly, but it's always the same and without it all the other wisdom is useless. The message is that we must have enough desire and enough belief, we must want it and we must believe we can have it.

You'd think it goes without saying, especially the wanting part,...

Controlling The Mind Means The Mind Does What You Want It To Do

For example, if you want to stay focused on a task, you would train your mind to stay focused. Over time,you would increase your degree of control over the mind, helping you to stay focused for even longer. Nextto this, the mind will be disciplined, clear and quiet, which will only happen when it is under control.In contrast, an uncontrolled mind is one which has haphazard thought, wanders off topic etc.

The Hundred Dollar Penny

Ralph worked at a steel foundry in Pittsburgh during the early 1930's. He slaved over the kilns (furnaces), pouring molten steel 14 hours a da, seven days a week for the meager wages of twenty dollars per week to feed, cloth and house his family. Ralph's biggest ambition was to finally purchase a new car for his family. He scraped and saved for years just to get the hundred dollars for the down payment.

When Ralph finally was able to...

Subliminal mind learning refers to a type of education which permits the users to learn without having to consciously focus on the material (or for that matter, not being aware that she is learning.)

Techniques used in this field include the very brief display of images and sound played at nearly inaudible volumes, among others. Subliminal mind education techniques have the potential to enhance the learning experience and make it much easier for people to learn new skills.

Killer Ways to Understanding Body Language

Many people are able to express themselves through body language in various ways. If they get upset from something someone said or done, they will express that in actions.

Do you know that only 7% of the messages to be delivered are delivered through words? And 93% delivered by the unspoken gestures or so-called body language?

Do you also know that 55% unspoken expressions are conveyed through your body movements, your...

Can we resolve conflicts when we are governed by our bruised egos? Wasn't it Einstein who said that we can't solve problems with the mentality in which they were created?

Do you realize that only you can stop the vicious cycle of your bruised ego simply by making a split-second in-the-moment choice: to stop catering to the exhausting adrenalin fueled insanity of your ego wanting to be right and make someone else (often your self) wrong, and take care yourself in that very moment...

A steady sense of inner self-confidence is needed to exceed the vagaries of self-doubt we may absorb from the weather, the world around us, or negativity in people we encounter. For many, it is difficult to hold a steady inner compass amidst all the distractions and pulls on our energies and time.

The new field of energy psychology supports and addresses taking personal responsibility for our health and moods. Better than that, it gives us specific tools for steering through the...