Empowerment

How I Learned To Stop Fearing My Reflection

JJ Keith | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Women Body Image, Empowerment, Fat, Baby Weight, Parenting, Body Image Issues, Weight, Diet, Women and Body Image, Acceptance, Positive Thinking, Body Acceptance, Body Image, Exercise, Becoming Fearless, Fitness and Exercise, Weight Loss, Female Empowerment, Becoming-Fearless, Healthy Living News
JJ Keith

Accepting our bodies -- and meaning it -- is harder than it seems. I don't want to live my life always five or 10 or 30 pounds away from being okay with myself.

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Real Life Lessons From Real Life DoGooders: Independence Breeds Empowerment

Marc Ozburn | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Thedogooder, Marc Ozburn, Real-Life-Dogooders, Do-Gooders, Unified-Theater, Empowerment, DoGooder Spotlight, thedogooder.com, Marc-Ozburn, Self-Improvement, Independence, Micaela Connery, Real-Life-Lessons, NY Arts, Impact News
Marc Ozburn

United Theater production is a completely student-run nonprofit. Founder Micaela Connery knows that fostering independence with real tangible rewards gives students the confidence to see what else they can achieve.

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Paradise Is In Your Mind

Nitika Chopra | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Awareness, Happiness, Empowerment, Hope, Gps-Soul, Emotional Wellness, Happiness Tips, Faith, Tips for Happiness, Presence, The Mind, Healthy Living News
Nitika Chopra

Believe in your power, broaden your perception and be present with it all. Paradise is in your mind. Start there and never stop having hope.

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Lessons From Tenderness

Ellen Davis | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Acceptance, Awareness, Self-Acceptance, Empowerment, Consciousness, Emotional Wellness, Mindfulness, Tenderness, Tender, Healthy Living News
Ellen Davis

Tenderness is a great teacher -- coming to it in our culture is grace and wisdom. The tenderness of allowance and the allowance of tenderness starts with the way one is with oneself.

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A Model for Personal Responsibility of Health

Marc B. Levin | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Health and Wellness, Self-Improvement, Empowerment, Wellness, Health, Personal Health Information, Personal Safety, Personal Wellness, Prevention, Personal Health, Personal Health Care, Healthy Living News
Marc B. Levin

Empowerment grows from an awareness that there are actions we can take, choices we can make, and ways we can relate to life that promote our own health, wellness, and well-being.

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Living In The Observation As A Daily Practice

Mary Mackenzie | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Self Doubt, Blaming, Empowerment, Responsibility, Mindfulness, Judgment, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Blame, Self Blame, Emotional Intelligence, Control, Healthy Living News
Mary Mackenzie

If it's true that "everything someone does or says is an attempt to meet a need," what needs do judgment and blame serve?

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The Top 8 Reasons You Stay in a Career You Hate

Kathy Caprino | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Careers, Women in Business, Empowerment, Career Success, Job Transition, Kathy Caprino, Women News
Kathy Caprino

Anyone and everyone can make their lives better, more satisfying and more enjoyable, but only if you believe that having more fulfillment or joy in your life or career is a goal worth trying for.

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7 Steps To Crafting An Amazing Life

Dr. Terri Kennedy | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Yoga, Inspiration, Guinness World Records, Gandhi, Peace, Empowerment, Health, Motivation, Dalai Lama, Tips in Life, Aging Gracefully, Longevity, Life Tips, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Happiness, How to Be Happy, Mindfulness, Tips for Life, Meditation, Tips on Life, Tao Porchon Lynch, Slidepollajax, Healthy Living News
Dr. Terri Kennedy

The 93-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch is a living example of how to tap into our human potential. We each have the ability to craft an amazing life.

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Titanic: Deeper Life Lessons Than 'Just' Young Love

Daleen Berry | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: 3d, Love and Relationships, Titanic, Young Love, Domestic Violence, Movies, Titanic 3d, Life Lesson, Lessons About Life, Empowerment, Wisdom, Emotional Wellness, Life Lessons, Lessons of Life, Healthy Living News
Daleen Berry

When the epic was released in 1997, everyone swooned over Jack and Rose, the movie's star-crossed lovers. After seeing it, I took away another message: Rarely will life be what you expect, but that doesn't mean you can't make the most of it.

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Where's the Web Heading? A Prediction

Daniel Burrus | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Innovation, Tech Trends, Flash Foresight, Business Trends, Tech Jobs, Trends, Futurist, Empowerment, Facebook IPO, Daniel Burrus, Investment Opportunity, Business, Success, Google, Dan Burrus, Technology News
Daniel Burrus

Your personal assistant with Web 4.0 will search for you without you even specifically asking. Your personal assistant will know your preferences, your likes, and your needs, automatically compiling, presenting, and sharing what's pertinent.

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Empowering the Next Generation

Michael_Eisen | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Self-Esteem, Empowerment, School Bullying, Bullying, Impact News
Michael_Eisen

I'm setting out to provide today's youth with the strategies, tools and practices that helped me change my life, so that they don't have to experience the pain and suffering that I did.

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No Experience? Think Again! Confessions of a Female Entrepreneur: Street Cred

Michele Colucci | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Resume Advice, Social Startups, Green Jobs, Empowerment, Building a Business, Life Lessons, Jobs, Joblessness, Cbs, Resume Building, Experiences, Female Entrepreneurs, Women's Empowerment, Women CEOs, Ceos, Qualifications, New Business, Women, Starting a Business, New Jobs, Resume Tips, Self-Empowerment, Womens Empowerment, Resume, Female CEOs, Job Market, Obama Jobs, Amy Levin-Epstein, Womens Issues, Startups, Ceo, Female Empowerment, Resumes, Entrepreneurship, Job Creation, Job Search, Women News
Michele Colucci

We women spend a lot of time working for our family, for our friends and for our passions. We need to take ownership of our successes, experiences, and accomplishments in our "other" jobs.

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Let's Create a Movement for Real Change in Africa

Stephen Shames | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Kony 2012, Empowerment, Africa, L.E.a.D. Uganda, Impact News
Stephen Shames

We need to stop focusing on "the horror" and concentrate on the good -- on what we can build that will create lasting change.

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Real Life Lessons for Real Life DoGooders: Help Others by Empowering Them to Help Themselves

Marc Ozburn | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Social Enterprise, Krochet Kids, Empowerment, Help Others, Social Entrepreneurship, Uganda, Sseko, Marc Ozburn, Real Life Dogooders, Real Life Lessons, Impact News
Marc Ozburn

Both Krochet Kids and Sseko are not only helping some of the most disadvantaged people on the planet, East African women, but are also stimulating economies by empowering these women with a respectable wage.

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Does Being Spiritual Make You A Doormat?

Natasha Dern | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Personal Boundaries, Empowerment, Self-Awareness, Awareness, Loving Yourself, Love and Empowerment, Love Yourself, Mindfulness, Self-Aware, Treat Yourself, Love and Boundaries, Self Love, Healthy Living News
Natasha Dern

How does one walk the path of love, tolerance, compassion, forgiveness, etc. without becoming a doormat? This is a fundamental question, and one that's rarely addressed, if ever.

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Using Microfinance to Bring Clean Water to India's Poor

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Women, India, Microcredit, Poverty, Microinsurance, Empowerment, Hidustan Unilever Limited, Self Help Groups, David Roodman, Integrated Village Development Project, Credit, Puireit, Microfinance, Finance, Health, Banking, Unilever, Poor, Ivdp, Impact News
Tom Murphy

Mumbai -- A unique public-private partnership involving private sector giants like Unilever and Heinz is improving the health of Indian children. Two ...

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Flawed Inspiration

Bethany St. James | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Body Type, Prostitution, Self Esteem, Brothels, Women's Issues, Self Image, Empowerment, Body Image, Women-Authentic-Beauty, Style News
Bethany St. James

The fact is that we are, more often than not, much harder on ourselves than anyone else is. In my experience, men and women often believe that being attractive on the outside has something to do with being attractive on the inside.

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What Women Really Want for Valentine's Day

Robert Engelman | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Population, Robert Engelman, Empowerment, Sex, Reproductive Health, Education, Health, Girl UP, Ethiopia, Guttmacher Institute, Girls, United Nations Population Fund, Unfpa, Obama Youth Vote, Women, Worldwatch Institute, More, Global Motherhood, Impact News
Robert Engelman

Access to family planning and other reproductive health services safeguard the lives of women and their children and promote families that are emotionally and economically healthy.

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Abundance -- The Future Is Better Than You Think

Peter Diamandis | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Mood Adjustment, Emotions, Empowerment, Global Communication, Danger, Bad News, Mood, Anxiety, Amygdala, Anxiety Amygdala, Science News
Peter Diamandis

You have a brain convinced that it's living in a state of siege and there's not a damn thing we can do about it. But nothing could be farther from the truth. Today the average citizen is more empowered to change the world than ever before. 

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How Divorce Empowered Me

Monica Medina | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Change, Empowerment, Divorce, Hope, Self-Confidence, The Wizard of Oz, Divorce News
Monica Medina

If you ask me, divorce might very well be the worst experience of your life, second only to the passing of a loved one. Think of it as a revolution inside your head, one that you feel all the way to the pit of your stomach.

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When Fashion Meets Art, It Is A Beautiful Thing

Myrdith Leon Mccormack | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Hbo, Doha, Haiti Relief, Marc Baptiste, M2M Damorejon, Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Van Cleef & Arpels, Venus Williams, Art Basel Miami, Empowerment, Art, Empire Boardwalk, Manicurist, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Black Voices News
Myrdith Leon Mccormack

My life is so surreal. As I write this week's record of events, I realize it started way before this weekend at Art Basel. I just took a day trip to p...

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The Phrase That Changed My Post-Divorce Life

Laura Campbell | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Power, Empowerment, Divorce, Choice, Separation, Divorce News
Laura Campbell

I may not have understood then but I understand now that each and every action I take, word I speak and decision I make contributes to the creation of the life I choose to live.

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The Emotional Abuse Secret: Why Kim K. Deserves a Thank You

Hillary St. Pierre | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Lying, Secrets, Rihanna, Lies, Women, Domestic Violence, Chris Brown, Psychological Abuse, Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries, Abuse, Empowerment, Divorce, Wedding, Emotional Abuse, Verbal Abuse, Women News
Hillary St. Pierre

Say what you want about Kim Kardashian, say she's a no talent, say she's famous for a sex tape, but what many women are saying behind closed doors, or...

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An Education Revolution: Automate and Humanize!

Daniel Burrus | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Innovation, Tech Trends, Flash Foresight, Business Trends, Futurist, Empowerment, Social Media, Business, Success, Education, Children, Video Games, Technology News
Daniel Burrus

While many parents and teachers lament over what a waste of time video games are, they are walking past a historic opportunity. The only thing being wasted here is the true value and potential of these technological marvels.

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Just Like My Child Foundation's the Girl Power Project

Vivian Glyck | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Human Rights, Social Justice, The Girl Power Project, Girl-Power-Project, Empowerment, International Development, Uganda Women, Women Uganda, Female Empowerment, Impact News
Vivian Glyck

For centuries, Ugandan women and girls have been forced to meekly kneel before men. We at Just Like My Child Foundation are so proud of Nyiraguhabwa Monica, who is teaching our girls to stand proud and treat themselves with the greatest respect.

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