Native American Words of Wisdom

October 1, 2010

I have always been deeply touched & fascinated by the Native American culture and way of life. At least those were the impressions I got from the stories, pictures and other media content I randomly consumed throughout the years. Such stories recount past tales of the iconic Red Indians’ bravery, folk wisdom and deep understanding [...]

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Increasing Your Positive Self-Awareness

September 16, 2010

When we’re self-aware, often it’s because we’re allowing negative thoughts to influence the way we perceive ourselves. For example, you’re self-aware when you’re at work and realize that you’ve left your cell phone on the kitchen table. But for most people, what results from that self-awareness is a string of negative self-talk that seems to [...]

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10 Tips for Finding Your Hidden Talents

September 11, 2010

This is a guest post by James Adams You are not the only one looking for happiness and fulfillment in life. Studies show that most people are dissatisfied with their lives in some way or another, most often with their work. Rather than spend your life dwelling in unhappiness, why not find creative ways to [...]

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My 5 Rules of Life

September 7, 2010

First of all I want to say thanks to all those who sent me feedback about the format of the previous post. It seems that the idea of putting up slide shows in posts was appreciated by many. Other feedback and suggestions are welcome. I’m also happy to say that the previous slide show was [...]

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An Old Post – A New Slideshow

August 29, 2010

Last weekend I have uploaded my first slide show on Author Stream. I only came across the site last week. Basically Author Stream is a slide show/power point presentation sharing site where members get to upload and share their own presentations while downloading or rating others’. My first slide show is a re-adaptation of an [...]

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7 Kick-ass Steps to Getting More Done

August 15, 2010

In all the personal development literature, probably the hottest and most read category is productivity -  specifically about  finding ways to deal with procrastination and getting things done. This week I came across an excellent article written by Carolyn Rubenstein of A Beautiful Ripple Effect about ways of getting more done. Make sure to visit [...]

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10 Tips for Taking Risks Constructively

August 14, 2010

This is a guest post by James Adams To get ahead, you need to take risks. Before jumping into a project, you need to assess the risks that you are willing to take. Here are ten considerations for smart risk taking. 1. Take lessons from the past Every success and every failure has lessons to [...]

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From Ego-Consciousness to Eco-Consciousness:10 Meditations

July 13, 2010

We live in a world in which egocentric views,short-sighted decisions, disrespect for our natural environment, wars over ideologies, etc (the list goes on a couple of paragraphs) are still prevalent and recurrent themes even now at the dawn of the 21st century. Idealists like myself like to believe in an emerging culture of creative thinkers [...]

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What does your autobiography look like?

June 29, 2010

I was re-reading a passage from “A complete idiot’s guide to Zen living” by Gary McClain and Eve Adamson when I was struck anew by a very simple concept (don’t be misled by the title – it’s an excellent book for both newbies or otherwise and it’s a reference guide I regularly come back to). [...]

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