Affirmations are motivational words we say to ourselves to stay optimistic in times of negativity and stress.  But if you've ever tried them, sometimes your mind takes over and thinks, "no, I'm not taking that in today, you're not rich and successful" and bump, you're back to square one.

Afformations, on the other hand were created by Noah St John and they make sense.  For example, if your daily affirmation was I am healthy, rich and successful, the...

Recall the last basketball game you attended.

Where you the player or the spectator?

There's a stark difference between the two.

Players live IN the game, experiencing an adrenaline rush and living every moment in constant focus, drive and passion. They make things happen, exerting consistent actions committed to a goal.

Despite the risk of winning or losing, players are fully alive.

The spectator, on the other hand, sits from the...

When we talk about the inner child, we’re referring to an image of your child self. This image may be one that you access by looking at a photograph of yourself as a child, or simply by closing your eyes and picturing yourself as a child. Let’s look at some of the different aspects of the child within:

The inner child of the past.This is an image of yourself that matches with a certain time in your own past. This child can help you find and access memories and...

There are people who consider ongoing education essential, who think that in order to really feel alive, they must be growing, developing and learning. They may not be even be seeking self improvement as such, or looking to make any changes in their lives. They may just have a thirst for knowledge and feel that lifelong learning is a goal in itself.

Not everyone is that way inclined, but any person whose personal knowledge is not, at the very least, keeping up with the general...

Nobody starts their working lives thinking that after working forty years they'll be poverty stricken. No, we all start our working lives full of enthusiasm with the belief that the future has something special in store for us.

A study in 2005 by the prestigious private bank Coutts and Co (the bank the Queen of England uses) found that "Over 50% of people believe they may become a millionaire in their lifetime." That's £1 million, or approximately USD $2.0...

Alot of time, people who are new to Feng Shui are more keen in enhancing wealth, health, and relationships, but often overlook the importance of avoiding the inauspicious locations, inauspicious directions and inauspicious stars.

By avoiding these inauspicious factors, one may be able to avoid potential problems that lie ahead. These inauspicious locations, directions and stars include annual San Sha (3 Killings), Tai Sui (Grand Duke Jupiter), Sui Po, inauspicious locations...

Wouldn’t you agree that we are all selfish to some degree? Many equate selfishness with self-preservation. But those who are seeking a higher spiritual existence or improved emotional health should analyze selfishness and its root causes carefully.

When we are concerned primarily with our own interests and benefits regardless of others, we are being selfish. Selfishness means that we serve our own pleasure regardless of how our actions affect others. The opposite of...

Are you having a tough time coming up with interesting speech topics? Are you tired of constantly dealing with the same speech ideas over and over again? Well, the truth is, many people are! To come up with interesting speech topics, you have to clear out your mind of those old, nasty cobwebs.

Look right through the "rules" you have been trained to follow since day one. After all, you're here because you want to be different. And to be different, you can't go around the...

For people with Adult ADHD, focusing long enough to get even a small task done--if it is boring--can seem almost impossible! Here's what I do when I have to focus on something that I really don't like to do, especially sitting at my desk.

Adult ADHD makes it hard to try to sit still and do something--but now and then you just have to. Here's a couple tricks I've learned to get boring tasks done.

First, when I come in and get started, I've trained myself to immediately have a...

Do you want to get success in life? Many people desire to live a successful life; unfortunately, most of them are not doing anything to achieve it. For most people, they just talk about success, dream about it and never really take action to achieve it. Some people even don’t know what they want in their life and they never talk about success in life at all.

In fact, there is a proven formula to achieve the great success that you always wanted. If you follow through...