A farmer in Pennsylvania decided to sell his farm, but before he sold it, he wrote to his cousin in Canada, who collected coal, and asked for a job. In those days, coal oil, which dipped from running Canadian streams, where it was first discovered, was lucrative business…
The 5 Fortunes Within
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Personal Development · 0 CommentsWhat could be nearer to us than our own selves. What could be a greater fortune to discover than our own love…
Is your \’comfort zone\’ holding you in a torture chamber?
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Personal Development · 0 CommentsWhat a weird title for this article, isn’t it? How could that ever be?
We are talking about the cushy, fluffy, fleece-lined personal comfort world here. The temperature is set just right to keep you in a “safe place” lull till the cows come home. In cow-speak it means forever…
How to Gain Respect and Support for Yourself and Your Business
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Personal Development · 0 Comments“He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce”
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
To gain respect from others, you have to respect yourself first…
10 Tips To Prevent Credit Card Fraud
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Personal Development · 0 CommentsImagine opening your credit card statement one morning and discovering to your horror that you suddenly owe thousands of dollars - on purchases that you never made.
Impossible?
Credit card fraud on the rise, so you need to treat your card and its information with extreme care…
Why Should You Forgive?
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Personal Development · 0 CommentsWhen I teach private Yoga sessions, sometimes, I become aware that a client has issues that cause anxiety, depression, and a negative outlook on life…
Lessons from the First Space Strike
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Personal Development · 0 CommentsOn Apollo 13, the crew staged the first strike in the history of space travel. The date was December 27, 1973. Mission Control had sent more commands than the crew could cope with. Commander General Carr put a stop to this when he radioed in to Mission Control. “You have given us too much to do,” he complained…
Get The Man Right
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Personal Development · 0 CommentsOne Saturday morning, a minister could not think of a sermon to write. He simply could not get inspired. He stared out of the window, at the birds splashing in the bird-bath. His mind was blank, as was the sheet of paper on his writing desk.
He also had to write a sermon under difficult conditions…
Facts About Accepting Change
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Personal Development · 0 CommentsIn order to be successful in life, we have to accept the fact that everything around us changes, all the time. Once you have reached the point where you can accept, it is time to adapt to the world around you…
Quest for Freedom–A Story Of Pure Courage
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Personal Development · 0 CommentsThe Nazis stormed into the house of Stanislavsky Lech, who was Jewish, herded the entire family out at gunpoint, packed them into an overcrowded train, filled with the stench of death and despair, and sent them to Krakow.
Then, before his eyes, Lech saw his entire family shot…