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The Importance of Self Love

When the expressions “loving yourself” or “self-love” are heard, there may be confusion about what is meant. This is because when we hear the word “love”, we think in terms of what we are familiar with, dependent love. If we try to love ourselves, we may take an approach similar to that used in dependent love, using ourselves as the object of our love. We may try to escape into ourselves, as we escaped into others. We may become selfabsorbed and self-indulgent, putting our own needs first. The motive is still to escape. We reject unhappiness and, in so doing, reject ourselves.

HOW TO STAY UP WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING UP

Do you sometimes feel like giving up? Does it seem like the journey is too difficult and that everyone is out to get you? Do you just want to lie down somewhere and hide from your troubles? Do you often wonder when is your ship going to come in? It seems like everyone around you is managing life just fine, but for whatever reason, when it comes to you, trouble seems to last always. As soon as you put out one fire, the next blazing inferno grabs hold and won’t let go. Whenever “life” gets in the way, remember that life is ten percent “what happens” and ninety percent “our reaction to it.”

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE BOARDROOM

College can be both challenging and exciting. For college graduates transitioning into the corporate workplace, the challenges and excitement can turn into outright stress and anxiety. This article will eliminate the anxieties by providing you with the necessary information to ensure a smooth rewarding transition.

GETTING SOMEONE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU

Sometimes you can spend months living, breathing, dripping, drooling, loving and lusting after someone with zero result. Love is a mental emotional feeling, and there are elements to “falling in love”. To be successful at finding and attracting love, you must be a skillful archer and aim your arrow at the center spot of your beloved’s heart.

THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS

For many people forgiveness is one of the hardest steps of all in our progress toward freedom of spirit. Yet it is essential. For as long as we are unable to forgive, we keep ourselves chained to the burdens of bitterness. We give them rent-free space in our minds, emotional shackles on our hearts, and the right to torment us in the small hours of the night. When it is time to move on, but still too hard, try some or all of these steps.

When You Feel Like the Energizer Bunny

Wonder how to generate the energy to keep going and going and going? Just what does it mean to be a self-starter? And once you get started, what will keep you going? Can you tap into your own enthusiasm for a project and use that zeal to keep up the momentum? The ability to maintain our energy, and replenish it when it is depleted, is a critical skill, essential to our overall well being.

EMPOWERING WOMEN TOWARD EXCELLENCE

"What are the qualities of an empowered woman?" In my career, I have spent time talking with a number of outstanding women to find the answer to this powerful question. I have talked to artists, corporate executives, lawyers, civic leaders, entrepreneurs, housewives, professors, athletic directors, technology leaders, accountants, retailers, mothers, and other wise women. In business, women are often pushed to follow the rules that define a good businessMAN. It is good advice for men, but the shoe doesn't always fit for women. The following facets of empowerment are the results of my quest on what makes not just a good business woman, but what leads to being an empowered woman—at home and at work.

Success Without Happiness is the Worst Kind of Failure

If you ask your friends, family, or neighbor what would make them happy, they would probably be quick to respond, “Money!” But what does money actually do for you? Once the bills are paid and you’ve purchased all the tangible trinkets money can buy, what do you do next? How do you turn trinkets into happiness? You can’t cuddle with a new car or a diamond ring? And who wants to be with someone that is only there because of “their money?”

Maintaining Christian Values in the Workplace

There is no greater value, as a born again believer, than knowing what there is beyond the grave. The Bible tells us that "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him." (1 Corinthians 2:9). This tells me that no matter how wonderful I picture eternity in heaven, it's even better. This gives me, as a Christian, a great peace, knowing that the future is better than the present.

WHY PUT OFF TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY?

This article is easy for me to write because I see this in my daily life - from loved ones, coworkers, friends, and networking associates. Many people suffer from procrastination, and it can bring your life to a screeching halt unless you learn how to get a handle on the situation. Following are eight steps to help rid yourself of the procrastination bug.