http://www.articleheaven.com en-us editorial@articleheaven.com Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC In your life, everyday, there are a myriad of things all around you in the universe that can provide you with inspiration and motivation - IF you are ready and willing to receive them. The concentrated, ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_666555_24.html 15th October 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC One strategy that I recommend and reinforce, over and over with my clients as well as with the readers of my world-wide newsletter, is to have a documented list of well-thought-out plans for everything a... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_659849_24.html 08th October 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC Your parents brought you into the world with an innocent mind, heart and a pure, unblemished, open spirit. You had no prejudice towards others, no preconceived notions, no anger, fear, anxiety or sorrow.... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_646060_24.html 23rd September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC Everyone has at least one friend, acquaintance, colleague or spouse that is consistantly miserable, gloomy and cheerless. Regardless of whom it is this person always has something to complain about. C... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_637745_24.html 15th September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC It seems this folksy saying, "You Can Put Lipstick On A Pig, But It's Still A Pig", is making the rounds - and causing quite a disturbance - in the current U.S. presidential campaigns. According to the "... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_636400_24.html 12th September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC You may have heard or even said this statement before at one time or another, "You can always count on him or her, when the CHIPS are down". If you made the statement, it was because you knew that ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_635582_24.html 11th September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC In a recent program on National Public Radio, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. talked about how today in the U.S., people know more about "events" like the results of "American Idol" (on the 10 or 11 p.m. news!) a... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_624092_24.html 08th September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC They are around you every day - at work, at school, at the supermarket, in the newspapers, everywhere. Who am I talking about? For example, you may have recently observed someone at the office comp... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_620869_24.html 05th September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC "Nice guys finish last". How many times have you heard that? If this statement were true, then the world would certainly be in a sorry state of affairs my friends. The 19th century author and novel... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_618978_24.html 04th September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC A few years ago, I wrote down this quote in my journal... "Everyday of your life, from the cradle to the grave, you will face challenges and obstacles. It's a law of the universe in which we live!" - ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_617520_24.html 03rd September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC "Failure is not an option" was the tag line for the popular film, "Apollo 13". As you may recall the Apollo 13 mission was the one that, if not for the immediate action of the Mission Control team and th... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_612691_24.html 01st September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central, LLC "Be careful of what you dream, because it may come true". My high-school football coach, Coach "Pic" would tell us this every day in his motivational speech as we prepared for the upcoming game. His o... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_612321_24.html 01st September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central.com No matter who you are, or what your current position in life is, there are going to be those times when you believe that nothing is going in your favor. Just like you, I ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_607802_24.html 22nd August 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central.com Making a powerful impression is critical for setting the right tone - during an interview or even when you meet someone for the first time. And, in the far majority of ca... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_587409_24.html 23rd July 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Mind Body Spirit Central.com In past motivational and inspirational stories I showed how your selection of words, such as "Can't" and "But" disempower you, contradict what you really want to say and ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_586108_24.html 23rd July 2008 On going self evaluation, self reflection and honesty are critical in determining where you are on your success quest - from the starting line, right to the finish line. From experience I find that most people truly believe that they are doing far more th... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_574017_24.html 11th July 2008 In one of my prior motivational stories, I talked with you about getting rid of the word "CAN'T" from your vocabulary. You see to me, "can't" is the one of the most disempowering words known to humankind. In this story, I'd like to inspire you to get rid ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_569365_24.html 03rd July 2008 Albert Einstein once said insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". Yet, many of you have done this time and time again. You unfortunately bring your past knowledge and beliefs into every situation. You ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_566297_24.html 30th June 2008 I frequently tell my clients and friends how the things in life fit together, much like pieces of a puzzle. These pieces fit together to form the complete picture of who you are - what your current situation in life is, how you spend your time (whether wo... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_565530_24.html 27th June 2008 If you can't stand the heat, then get out of the kitchen. So goes the phrase associated with U.S. President, Harry S. Truman. What Truman was trying to say was "don't persist with a task if the pressure of it is too much for you". The suggestion being ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_562142_24.html 24th June 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Keith Shaw A built-in weakness that we all have, in our lives, is S-L-O-W decision making. You absolutely know you that need to do something that will take you closer to your goals or the task at hand, but for unknown reasons, you p... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_526179_24.html 29th April 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Keith Shaw Remember one of your first big challenges growing up when your were young? I'll bet one of them was learning how to ride a bicycle. How many of you learned to ride a bicycle as a child? Hey, that's quite a lot of you... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_525231_24.html 29th April 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Keith Shaw It is a human condition for us to feel "less than" others. Perhaps it is the need we feel to "keep up with the Joneses" or our own lack of self worth ot lack of self esteem. For instance you may have recently been to a par... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_524292_24.html 28th April 2008