In 1982 I won a boxing championship and received a championship trophy for it. Now many of us have trophies we won as kids that we may have or may not have any longer. I was excited when I found this trophy because of the effort that went into winning it. It reminds me daily [...]

John Lennon entitled a song “Imagine.” Thoreau once said: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” Neville once said: “Imagination is the very gateway of reality.”
Are you waking up to a new way of being? Can you feel something rumbling deep within you, calling out to live more [...]

It is really not necessary for you to be in a permanent state of stress. By using breathing techniques you will be able to relax both your body and your mind. Yoga will assist you to understand the natural state that your body and mind much prefer to be in, namely a position of relaxation. [...]

If you want to get that advanced degree or a promotion at work, there are certain things you need to do. Whether your motivation comes out of success or from the final destination you will reach, it’s a personal choice to motivate yourself. But just because you understand the reasoning behind your goals [...]

We spend our lives preparing for a potential disaster, all the while not living life to the full. When a crisis strikes, what do you then do?
Either you can let the crisis run, hold onto your position, trying not to change, or you could use the event as an opportunity [...]

While we are all at different points on our journey through life and we each have different dreams we long to realize, there is one dream linked to nearly all desires: the quest for happiness.
Some people live life from a competitive playing field greedily pursuing money, in the hopes that then they will be [...]

We cannot help it but fall into our daily routines. Working, studying, running the errands, groceries, kids, deadlines, projects, budgeting–the list can go on and on. It is a paradox that the things that make our lives essentially easier are the same things that bind us to our routines. Technology evolved and is continually improving [...]

In a magazine publication, the magazine editor knows stress intimately. Working against ever-looming deadlines, she spends her days in and out of meetings, editing and writing copy, and managing her expanding staff of writers and editors.
It may seem inevitable that operating the command center of a monthly magazine would invite stress. However, many people do [...]

If you want to achieve the goal youíve been longing to reach. Think of ways how you can cope up with the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
To start with, you should know how to build a workplace relationship that will get you the assignments you want and raises you need, make your manager [...]

How many times did we hear people giving up when problems start? How about the guy who did not finish his college because his family had run out of money to support his studies? What about this American of Asian descent who, despite his immense potential, immediately left a company because he was discriminated for [...]

Thomas Alva Edison failed in his experiment for thousands of times before he was able to invent the electric light bulb. Laurence Peter failed when more than 20 publishers rejected his book, “The Peter Principle,” before it became a best-seller. Abraham Lincoln failed the bar exam, failed in several business ventures, and failed in six [...]

What does it take to be an effective leader? Below are 11 principles, or secret building blocks, of leadership.
1. You musk know yourself first and self-improve.
Before you become a great leader, ask yourself first. What do I have that makes me capable of leading? What are my values? What are my attitudes and goals? Studying [...]

The burning question now is, why can’t I be like one of them? The answer: because you probably never wanted to be one in the first place.
But since you are reading this article you, must be on the prowl for the means to achieving this goal. If that is so, read on.
Million-dollar accounts are [...]

You’re there chilling-out, not worrying about a deadline or a meeting or a proposal. Basically, you’re not thinking about work. You’re there relaxing with the people you love.
Who wouldn’t want that?
It sounds like a dream, but you know what? It doesn’t have to remain that way. You can get that freedom from the corporate world [...]

I’m sure most of us are concerned with the quality of our life after retirement, and we find that the approach of almost all people to prevent being broke at 65 or 70 follows a common pattern - go to college (or at least save enough money to go to college), find a high-paying job, [...]

In a world that has become a borderless arena of opportunities and inestimable possibilities, there seems to be no better time or era to be alive than today. The Millennials (born 1982-2000) is posed to gain a better quality of life than all previous generations, yet also faced with even greater challenges and tough [...]

How would you do that? Here are some tips on how to live the life of your dreams:
1. Be practical.
With today’s commodities escalating really high, nothing comes close to living a happy and contented life than being practical when it comes to expenditures.
Managing your money will teach you responsibility. And when you have saved enough [...]

Every successful entrepreneur has at one time or another spent time setting goals. Goal-setting is one of the most valuable activities anyone can do. People without goals don’t know where they are going and they don’t know how close or how far away they are from their desired destination. Would you attempt to drive from [...]

While we all must learn good anger management skills, anger is a normal emotion people experience. Our bodies are conditioned to prepare us to fight or flee when we are faced with threats. Angry feelings flood our bodies with adrenaline and cortisol to prepare us to defend ourselves.
We may not be able to [...]

The world we live in today does not appear to get any easier. Things seem at best unfair, and at worst painful and unbearable. We go from day to day in the hope that the situation will improve in the not too distant future and eventually our lives will take a turn for [...]