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Slow Down Your Decisions and Get There Faster

PowerMeUp — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:28:03 +0000

The skill and behaviors required for leadership changes as you move up the organization ladder. The skills and behaviors that work so well at lower levels, or in different circumstances, can become impediments at higher levels or when the job focus is different. Nowhere is this phenomenon more evident than in the realm of decision making.

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How to Determine What Motivates You

PowerMeUp — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:16:09 +0000

Self-Motivation often depends on your individual circumstances, and your own individual attitudes towards others, society and work. How do you find out what really motivates you?

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Mindfulness and Happiness – Waking Up to Life

PowerMeUp — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:50:04 +0000

Neuroscience and spiritual traditions tell us that human beings go through life “sleepwalking” – a state of being in which we are not fully present to life. Most of our ways of thinking, feeling, speaking and acting are automatic. We don’t have thoughts – thoughts have us; we don’t have feelings – feelings have us. This is a source of unhappiness. Our attention is focused on the past or the future. Where life occurs is in the moment. Developing a practice of mindfulness, in which we observe ourselves, others and circumstances without judgment is a valuable process in accessing happiness.

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Why Should You Be Happy?

PowerMeUp — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:56:40 +0000

Don’t worry be happy, there is no problem with happiness, you can be happy now and with your current situation and circumstances. Why? Well is there something which is stopping you from enjoying some happiness. If yes, then what is it? Is it more important than the feeling of happiness, something which is able to defeat the sole purpose of life.

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Affirmations – 5 Fatal Mistakes

PowerMeUp — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:26:04 +0000

Did you ever have one of those days? What about a whole week of discouraging circumstances? Maybe even longer. Most of us have, and yet some people weather life’s inevitable ups and downs more gracefully than others. One of their secrets to grace under pressure is positive self-talk, sometimes known as affirmations. Avoid these 5 little language landmines for greater results.

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Let Go and Let God

PowerMeUp — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:15:44 +0000

Many try to change outer circumstances instead of working with the law of attraction and changing their inner world. Often trying to change the outer world will work against you rather than for you. Whenever you attempt to control someone else you are expressing fear and shutting down your solar plexus. Usually the fear comes in the form that the other person isn’t going to be who you want them to be or do what you want them to do. But, this isn’t right as it is in violation of the rights of personal freedom and choice.

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7 Confidence Building Steps For Women Leaders

PowerMeUp — Sun, 24 May 2009 05:48:32 +0000

Women lead everyday in business, organizations, community groups, spiritual communities and other circumstances. Some recognize this leadership and name it while others don’t see what they do as being a leader. Having a strong level of self-confidence is a major key to success for women leaders in any circumstance or position. Here are 7 ideas for women leaders to use in order to grow in self-confidence.

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Are You Ready to Change Your Relationships Or Your Life?

PowerMeUp — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:24:41 +0000

Why are some people able to make desired changes while others seem hell bent on complaining and staying put? What is the difference? What is the quality, attitude, or approach that allows a determined person to move forward? What is the quality, attitude, or approach that keeps another person stuck in the muck of their own undesired circumstances? Change is not as easy as we would like to think it is. Every great achievement has begun with small, seemingly inconsequential steps. Start taking small steps today and tomorrow and the next day. Before you know it, your life and circumstances will be changing and you may not even realize that it is happening.

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Let Go and Let God

PowerMeUp — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:44:45 +0000

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Long-Lasting Happiness is an Inside Job, Not an Outside Event

PowerMeUp — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:04:52 +0000

You have probably heard it before, but happiness is a choice. It is not so much a result of circumstances beyond your control as a conscious decision to be happy. This concept may be difficult to understand because commercials are always advertising that if we buy certain products or services, we will be happier.

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