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Self Help

Self-Help Isn't For Dummies

Christine Whelan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Self-Improvement, Self-Esteem, Demographics, Self-Control, James Ray, Sef-Efficacy, Self-Help, Happiness, Living News
Christine Whelan

when readers comment on my pieces, many seem to suggest that those who seek self-improvement are stupid, disorganized or at the end of their rope in life. Thing is, that's not true.

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It's Okay To Do It Wrong

Mike Robbins | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Fear, Courage, Honesty, Mike Robbins, Authenticity, Self-Esteem, Confidence, Learning, Self-Help, The Inner Life, Living News
Mike Robbins

Many of us, myself included, get so obsessed with doing things "right," or at the very least not doing anything that could be perceived as "wrong," we organize much of what we say and do to avoid ever being "wrong."

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Love Your Body, Love Your Life

Mike Robbins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Health, Honesty, Appearance, Image, Mike Robbins, Authenticity, Eating Disorders, Self-Esteem, Diet, Self-Help, Happiness, Living News
Mike Robbins

What if we could truly love, accept, and appreciate our bodies and how we look, right now? Imagine what life would be like without negative body obsession?

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Who Are You?

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Twenty-Something Advice, Quarterlife Crisis, Gen Y, Self-Help, The Inner Life, Living News
Christine Hassler

Stepping into jobs and relationships that are not satisfying or being completely paralyzed by ambiguity are common outcomes of not really knowing who you are.

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Don't Waste A Good Crisis

Mike Robbins | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Support, Self Help, Motivational Speaker, Empathy, Honesty, Transformation, Mike Robbins, Authenticity, Healing, Surrender, Compassion, Problems, Happiness, Living News
Mike Robbins

Instead of just gutting it out or going into some form of creative denial, what if we embraced the crises in our lives and actually utilized them for the incredible growth opportunities that they are?

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10 Sure Fire Ways to Make Your Life 100 Times Better

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationship Advice, Youth, Wealth, Corporate Responsibility, Sex, Books, Self-Confidence, Self-Improvement, Self-Esteem, Business, Confidence, Self-Help, Self-Realization, Living News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

My grandmother was a wise woman. She would tell me, "Live each day, one at a time." When I asked her how else you could live, she would take a sip from the flask under her apron and shrug her shoulders.

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There Is a Beauty Within You #10: When Love and Awareness Meet

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Awareness, Relationships, Personality, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Meditation, Self-Esteem, Compassion, Self-Help, Self-Realization, Yoga, Living News
Bob Lingvall

Immersed in the most personal of personal loves, we are a point of awareness in an ocean of compassionate love; a butterfly on the back of a whale preparing to dive.

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Go Deep

Mike Robbins | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Awareness, Personal Growth, Honesty, Mike Robbins, Authenticity, The Inner Life, Spirituality, Self-Help, Living News
Mike Robbins

It's much easier for me to stay busy, keep things on the surface, and pretend to live my life with a real sense of depth, than it is for me to actually go deep myself.

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Bob Trask: An American Thinker

Heather Robinson | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Read More: American Philosphers, Bob Trask, Dale Carnegie, Communist China, Henry David Thoreau, Norman Vincent Peale, Self-Help Books, Self-Help, Book Publishing, Books News
Heather Robinson

Human beings have great power over ourselves and our life's direction through the exercise of free will. "We create our realities by where we focus our attention," Trask writes.

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James Ray Was Warned

Grant Cardone | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Vision-Quest, Gurus, Larry King, Sedona Sweat Lodge, Sweat Lodges, James Ray, Self-Help, Media News
Grant Cardone

Guys like James Ray will take pieces and parts from anything and everything, relabel it, refuse to invest in any research or studies to validate its workability, and never give credit to the source.

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Be Real Not Right

Mike Robbins | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Motivational Speaker, Empathy, Honesty, Righteousness, Mike Robbins, Self Help, Authenticity, Compassion, Living News
Mike Robbins

As I've learned and you've probably noticed as well, it's not only impossible to be right all the time, it's exhausting, stressful, and no fun (for us or others).

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Are Happy Problems Making You Nuts?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Lisa Earle McLeod, Parenting, Triangle of Truth, Stress Reduction, Self-Help, Living News
Lisa Earle McLeod

"Oh no, too many people showed up, and we ran out of parking spaces." "Groan, we already had three events this weekend, and now we have a fourth. I ...

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Are You Having A Quarterlife Crisis?

Christine Hassler | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Quarterlife, Twenty-Something Advice, Quarterlife Crisis, Advice, Gen-Y, Self-Help, Living News
Christine Hassler

I woke up one day in a cold sweat and found myself in the midst of my own quarterlife crisis. The good news is that I survived it.

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Be A Fan And A Critic

Mike Robbins | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Marriage, Motivational Speaker, Partnership, Honesty, Mike Robbins, Authenticity, Michael Beckwith, Appreciation, Gratitude, Self-Help, Relationships, Living News
Mike Robbins

I saw Rev. Michael Beckwith perform a re-commitment ceremony for a married couple a few years back and it blew me away.

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Are Sweat Lodges Risky?

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Self Help, Sweat Lodge, Health, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Arizona-Sweat-Lodge-Deaths, Living News
Jonathan Ellerby

A well run lodge and lodge leader follow strict, well understood conditions, practices and patterns of behavior. When tradition is followed there is nothing dangerous about a Sweat Lodge.

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A Triathlete Amputee's Thoughts On Her Body: Missing An Arm, But Not Courage, Part 1

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Perfectionism, Healthy Body, Self Care, Negative Body Image Amputee, Eating Disorders, The Inner Life, Wellness, Self-Help, Look Better Naked, Active, Body Image, Body Image Mastery, Living in the Moment, Fitness, Self-Improvement, Weight Loss, Triathlete, Confidence, Physical Benefits of Yoga, Healthy Eating, Triathlete Amputee, Yoga, Aging, Forget Perfect, Athlete, Self-Esteem, Self Love, Acceptance, Sports, Self Esteem, Consciousness, Health, Self Mastery, Benefits of Yoga, Living News
Susan Harrow

Leadership expert, triathlete and mother of quadruplets, twins and three other children, DeeDee Myers is never without lipstick in her purse. She's always prepared, always presentable, no matter what.

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There Is A Beauty Within You #9: Mom Became Like The Sweetness Of The Chocolates

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Meditation, Self-Esteem, Personality, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Self-Help, Self-Realization, Dementia, Death, The Inner Life, Living News
Bob Lingvall

The death of a loved one, and in a special way a parent, opens up space for self-reflection. Death asks, "Are you living a good life?" Dementia tries to help us answer.

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Stop Trying To Be Someone Else - Just Be You

Mike Robbins | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Motivational Speaker, Honesty, Mike Robbins, Authenticity, Self Help, Personal Development, Appreciation, Gratitude, The Inner Life, Living News
Mike Robbins

What if we lived more of our lives focused on who we are, and not so much on what we do, what we've accomplished, what we look like, who we know, what we're striving for and more? What if the most important thing in life is actually who we are?

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James Arthur Ray: Guru Says He's Being Tested By Sweat Lodge Deaths

AP | By DAISY NGUYEN and FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Sweat Lodge, Speaker, Author, James Ray, James Arthur Ray, Spiritual, Angel Valley Resort, James Shore, Kirby Brown, Arizona, Self-Help, Retreat, Sedona, Home News

LOS ANGELES - The man in charge of a spiritual retreat last week in Arizona that left two people dead after they were overcome in a sweat lodge said T...

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"Wow, I'm an American!"

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Freedom, Self-Help, Peter Breggin, Values, Psychology, America, Founding Fathers, Constitution, Responsibility, Living News
Dr. Peter Breggin

We've taken the "wow" out of America. It's time to put it back. It's time to be proud to "Live like an American!"

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James Ray Death Lodge

Christine Whelan | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Sweat, Arizona Sweat Lodge Deaths, Jonestown, Sedona Arizona, The Secret, Spiritual Gurus, James Ray, Native American Rituals, Spiritual-Warrior, Sweat Lodge, Self-Help, Breaking News, Living News
Christine Whelan

The obvious question is: Why did these men and women stay in such a hostile environment, even as their lungs burned from the heat and they felt themselves slipping into unconsciousness?

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Let's Get Real About Money: Tips for Financial Sobriety

Mike Robbins | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Authenticity, Appreciation, Money, Personal Growth, Honesty, Personal Finance, Self-Help, Living News
Mike Robbins

Here are a few things you can do to challenge yourself to get rreal about money, and in the process liberate yourself with more freedom, less stress and increased peace about your finances.

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Are You Addicted to Winning?

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 10.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Problem, Successful, Ceo, Partner, Winning, Executive, Winning Addiction, Self-Help, Addicted to Winning, Living News
Marshall Goldsmith

Winning is, of course, not bad thing -- quite the opposite. But the desire to win can become a problem, especially when the topic is meaningless or trivial.

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Twitter And the Dalai Lama: Can Social Media Help Create a Happier World?

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Be-Mindful, Twittering, Twitter, Consciousness, Mindfulness, Self-Improvement, Wisdom 2.0, Tweets, Self-Help, Living News
Soren Gordhamer

I hear it quite a bit, including comments here on Huffington Post: "Twitter is useless. It is just people with big egos trying to promote themselves. ...

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Tyra Banks: Tyra Show Casting - Do You Have a Body Part You Absolutely Hate?

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Body Hate, Tyra Banks, The Balanced Life, Physical Benefits of Yoga, Healthy Body, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Benefits of Yoga, Active, Confidence, Wellness, Stress, Body, Yoga, Weight Loss, Body Image, Emotions, Models, Forget Perfect, Mood, Perfectionism, Tyra Show, Self-Help, Healthy Eating, Mental Health, Health, Acceptance, Look Better Naked, Naked, Self-Esteem, Consciousness, Aging, Fitness, Self-Improvement, Nude Bodies, Living in the Moment, Living News
Susan Harrow

Do you have a body part that you absolutely hate and sometimes feel ashamed of? Are you constantly finding ways to cover it up or hide it?

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