Article #548
When it’s your turn to stand up and speak to an audience, whether it is a room of five or an auditorium of hundreds, you can speak confidently and effectively when you use these eight powerful public speaking tips.

Article #547
Focus is the hallmark of highly successful people and the key to your own happiness and success. However, there are a couple of problems. Although focus is much talked about, it is much misunderstood. More importantly, the normal mind appears to be built to be unfocused. This article explains focus, what you should be focused on and how to learn a little mental discipline that will change your life.

Post #546
Friday Video: TED Talk – Dr. Brené Brown is a researcher professor at the University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work, where she has spent the past ten years studying a concept that she calls Wholeheartedness. How do we cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection that we need to embrace our imperfections and to recognize that we are enough — that we are worthy of love, belonging and joy?

Article #545
More and more research is being done into sleep and it’s benefits. Research has shown the devastating impact the lack of sleep can have on an individual as well as on a bigger social scale. Realising that lack of sleep can actually cause weight gain is a bit of a surprise to most people and understanding the negative effects of insomnia on a child’s intellectual growth is shocking. Understanding the prime cause of insomnia is the first step in treating it.

Article #544
When abuse is mentioned it is often a man that comes to mind and this is due to number of reasons. Firstly, a man is generally seen as being stronger than a woman and so this can sound right.

Article #543
Whether you choose to believe it or not, being proactive is among one of the most important traits of successful people. It allows anyone, in under any circumstance, to choose what kind of life they have or will have in the future. This is a far stretch from reactive people, which in my opinion, are the exact opposite.

Article #542
When you were small, you were probably taught that before you cross the street you should Stop, Look, Listen, then walk. What great advice. But were you also told to do this before making decisions? Every day in our lives we make choices like what to have for breakfast, lunch or dinner, what to wear, when to schedule appointments, what groceries or items to buy, when you will do the things on your “to do list”, what to tackle first, etc.

Post #541
Friday Video: Eckhart Tolle explains that we must get our usual, conditioned, limited thoughts out of the way.

Article #540
There are certain behaviours that are going to cause problems in a relationship and could even sabotage one from taking place, and one of those behaviours is when someone is clingy. This can appear at the start of a relationship or it can appear as a relationship develops.

Article #539
Have you ever become so upset with someone like your partner or a parent and then later sat down and wondered if you were justified in your anger? We often project our feelings onto others without our conscious awareness. Did something they say make you feel particularly angry or frustrated? You might be surprised to find out that many times when you react negatively toward another person, you might not really be angry with them at all. In fact, you might actually be completely upset with yourself.