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Love and Failure - Sulagna Dasgupta
I'm ravaged if I fail. Failure is worse than death. What does failure prove? Of course it proves that I'm worth nothing. Also, it means I won't get what I wanted. So that's what we come back to-getting. This life is a quest for Getting. This society will cheer you if you can Get it/ Achieve it.... Submitted 2 years 363 days ago.

Question Marks - Sara O'Rourke
The universe is a constant reminder of the vastness of that which we do not know; we've never reached our closest star . In the smaller picture, things are no less complex. Our chemistry, biophysics and psychology are largely unexplored and unexplainable areas of study. Just how perfectly and... Submitted 3 years 1 day ago.

The Law of Attraction Fraction Faction: How to Think About Motivational Philosophies - Jeff Brown
What is the law of attraction fraction faction? Or who? Well, maybe it's you, it's certainly me and some others. There are a number of people or a small fraction of those who know of the law of attraction who don't believe, or at least believe the philosophy or how it is presented in The Secret... Submitted 3 years 16 days ago.

New Years Resolutions: Five Big Mistakes People Make When Making a Resolution - - Val Silver
Do you make New Year's Resolutions with the best of intentions only to find that your enthusiasm fades as fast as the holiday season? Are you afraid to make another resolution for fear history will repeat itself yet again, and you'll be no further ahead than if you didn't bother at all? Check... Submitted 3 years 42 days ago.

How To Make 2009 Your Best Year Ever - Andrew Rondeau
Over the last weekend, my wife and I finished all our Christmas present shopping (and we wrapped it!). Now we simply have to give the presents. We finished all our Christmas shopping nice and early every year. The closer and closer it gets to Christmas the shops get busier and busier and we hate... Submitted 3 years 51 days ago.

Do I Need So Much Advice if That Advice Is Just So Much Common Sense - Jeff Brown
If you turn on the television, radio, log on the internet, or open the newspaper you'll all too frequently find that stout and serious man or woman giving you your much needed advice: "Are you looking to get some sleep with three youngsters running about? Remember to, A, put them down for a... Submitted 3 years 77 days ago.

Resilience: The Ability to Bounce Back - - Sulagna Dasgupta
As most of us know, in today's world, it's no longer our IQ that determines how successful we are in various walks of life, but our EQ, or emotional intelligence-the ability to manage the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups. People who possess certain traits like assiduity... Submitted 3 years 78 days ago.

How to Be Perfect in Everything You Do This Holiday Season . . . and Beyond! - Jeff Brown
OK, you've seen all the lists, all the articles on self-improvement. You've seen how one can become a better husband / wife, parent, employee, kinder, gentler, richer, healthier, on and on and on and on. However, there's a problem. To do all that you'd need to do to overcome the self, for we are... Submitted 3 years 92 days ago.

You Build Your Life on Hand-me-down Knowledge: Your Opinions Are Not Your Own - Jeff Brown
You have to make decisions all the time. Your car has broken down, so you must take it to the garage. According to most experts, you'll get a fair shake 50% of the time. You pick the one who's sent you a coupon for a 10% discount on your next repair. Your two-year-old has developed a lump in his... Submitted 3 years 145 days ago.

Failure Is Your Friend, Not An Enemy - - Sulagna Dasgupta
Our topic for today is one of the most talked about ones in the whole self-help field. So we all know something about it. Some of us know a LOT. Whatever the case, I'm sure every one of us has at least heard of the basic lesson that all of this discussion preaches-"Thou shalt not give up"... Submitted 3 years 194 days ago.

The Memory Makes Me 'ALERT' - - Chiradeep
Fourteen long years have been passed away since her death, but I feel a shiver in my spine till now when I recall her face. Her smiling face keeps flashing in front of my eyes. When I saw her for the last time her face was looking very sad and pale as if she was much burdened and wanted to tell... Submitted 3 years 200 days ago.

Forgiveness - The Training Manual - Paul J. Meyer
Before you run onto the field as the quarterback for the most important game of the season, you have to be trained through each process, step-by-step until the big day—the moment when you actually play the game. This is what forgiving is like. Not for the faint or weak at heart, forgiveness... Submitted 3 years 245 days ago.

How To Cope With Cancer of a Family Member - - Sulagna Dasgupta
Many people have written to me asking for advice regarding how to handle it when their mother is diagnosed with cancer. Here's my reply to all of them, and to everyone else who's going through the same situation. First of all, all types of cancer are not fatal, and there is a lot of hope for... Submitted 3 years 284 days ago.

How To Successfully Switch Over From One Task To Another - - Sulagna Dasgupta
Have you ever had to switch over from one task to another very quickly? If so, did you find it a little difficult to concentrate on the second task right after starting it? Did you find your mind straying towards the first task-dwelling on how it went, what are the things that are left to do... Submitted 3 years 286 days ago.

Choose to be happy - - Sulagna Dasgupta
Once there lived a man called Jerry. Whenever you asked him how he was, he would say, "I'm fine. If I were any better, I would be twins!" One day his friend Tom asked him, "But how is this possible? Is it possible that you're never ever unhappy?" Jerry said, "Every morning when I wake up I... Submitted 3 years 287 days ago.

What Turns You On-A Problem or a Challenge? - - Sulagna Dasgupta
Today I was talking to a friend about the ‘anger-problem' that I was suffering from, and what I did to overcome it. He appreciated my efforts and told me that many people can gain from my experience if I shared it with them. Then he told me that I had committed a sin! I was of course... Submitted 3 years 287 days ago.

Positive Statements For Dramatic Change - - Sulagna Dasgupta
Today I had an immensely challenging task ahead of me. Don't worry, it all went alright. But let me share with you the story of how I faced it. Last night, I was feeling overwhelmed and-between you and me-really really SCARED! Yes, it had got me-that particularly formidable enemy, who I always... Submitted 3 years 287 days ago.

A Quick Recipe To Cheer Yourself Up When You're Feeling Down - - Sulagna Dasgupta
Today I've decided to share my techniques of warding off that monster called feeling bad' with you. This brings me to my favorite topic-Harry Potter. If you have friends like him and Ron and Hermione, it's difficult to feel anything but cheerful, actually. I mean whenever I'm feeling down, I... Submitted 3 years 287 days ago.

More Time - - Star Lyn
I need more time. I'm not ready to give up the life experience yet. I still want to go to college, live in a dorm and throw my cap in the air at graduation. I want to become a doctor and save lives. I can see me becoming a lawyer – then a judge. There are so many things still left to do. I just... Submitted 3 years 302 days ago.

7 Steps To Solve the Anger-Problem - - Sulagna Dasgupta
We all get angry at times and it's perfectly normal. But some of us have a tendency to lose control over ourselves when we get really angry, and this is a serious problem. If you have an anger problem, people will think you're very strong, formidable and dangerous. But the irony is that, it's you... Submitted 3 years 306 days ago.

Helen Keller And Little Annie - Michael Kocis
Over the past week I've had the uncomfortable pleasure of hearing three separate women bitch, moan, and complain about how their lives weren't going the way they should. Money problems, men problems, work problems, and self-induced problems. In each case, I took advantage of their momentary pause... Submitted 3 years 341 days ago.

Sociopathic Relationships - - e
Although you may never know it, people you look up to, love, and respect could easily be sociopaths. They give themselves away by exhibiting strange combinations of controlling behaviors, such as being charismatic, calculating, extremely confident, while warmly embracing those who fall under... Submitted 3 years 342 days ago.

Who Stole Your Dream - - Michael Kocis
Ever ask a small child what they want to be when they grow up ? You'll hear some mighty high aspirations. Depending on the the situation when you ask, you could get a variety of answers from super hero, cop, fireman, to some type of athlete, doctor, movie star, or astronaut. A theory I heard many... Submitted 3 years 344 days ago.

Thankful For You - - Laurie Brenner
If there's one thing that I have learned in creating the life of my dreams it is this: be thankful. Being full of thanks for what you have in this moment will create opportunities in your life that will bring you more things for which to be thankful. A thankful state of being is a welcoming... Submitted 4 years 17 days ago.

The Art of Listening - Michael Kocis
I remember reading somewhere " God gave you two ears and one mouth, so you should listen twice as much as you speak." O.K. another one of those cute little diddies that roll off the brain faster than a fresh rain on a waxed frog. Now, though it does have a ring of truth to it, it is a negative... Submitted 4 years 19 days ago.