Ezine Issue June 13, 2005
ARTICLES
LIVE IT!, Steve Goodier
Editor, diplomat and poet James Russell Lowell had a wonderful attitude. One day, when passing a building in the outskirts of Boston, he noticed an identifying inscription: "Home for Incurable Children." To a friend he
remarked, "They'll get me in there some day."
If he means that he'll never be cured of an overriding enthusiasm for living, then I also hope they'll get me into a place like that some day. I never want to outgrow my zeal for life. I never want to become so jaded as to take living for granted.
Quick Life Makeover, Kathy Gates, Professional Life Coach
You can try to chalk it up to "they don’t have as much to do as I do." But let’s face it. Anybody who has an organized, smooth-flowing life has to work at it. I even heard one client of mine try to pass it off to good genes by saying that organized people have a different kind of brain.
Please! Let’s just face it people. Just like anybody who has a killer body has to work at it every day, a happy, healthy, easy life doesn’t just fall out of the sky. If it did, all the celebrities and politicians would have bought it and put it up on an infomercial by now.
The Ins and Outs of Article Submissions, Deborah Carraro
Congratulations! You've written your first article (or possibly your 10th or 100th!)
As you no doubt already know, writing articles is probably the most effective way to establish yourself as an expert in your field and increase the traffic to your website. So you diligently write articles and then spend hours posting them to Article Submission websites. "There must be a smarter way?" you think each time you submit your articles. There is! Let's look at simple techniques to get the most out of the time you will be investing in article submissions.
Fashion After 40, Diana Pemberton-Sikes
With so many designers and trends targeting the svelte body of the twenty-something, is it possible to look fashionable as the years pass and your body begins to tell the tale?
Absolutely!
In fact, with a little ingenuity and sleigh-of-hand, it's easy to be fashionable and stylish regardless of how many candles are on your birthday cake.
THIS WEEK'S THEMATIC SELECTION
Editor's Note: This week's theme is Choosing the Positive. Life will get
you down if you let it, so -- don't let it!
Making Love in the Morning, Linda Alexander
A long, leisurely time spent in bed is a fantastic way to start the morning . . . especially if it's a traditional work day. To be able to spend it with the person you love makes it an especially fantastic way to introduce yourself to a new day.
So, how often can any of us do this sort of thing? Probably not often enough. Isn't that what makes it special, though? Isn't that what makes it something to savor, a memory to hold dear, to keep with you in that special place in your recollections, and your heart, so you can take it out over and over and over, smile at the images, and revive you when you need it most?
Reduce Stress: Honor Your Commitments, Stephanie Marston, MFT
Keeping your word is critical to reducing your stress and creating a life you love. When I say keeping your word what I'm referring to is honoring what you commit to. It's keeping your promises, especially with yourself.
Unfortunately, we usually betray ourselves more than we do anyone else. We say one thing and do another. For any of you who have children or for that matter, who once were children, you know how it feels to have a promise made and then not kept. You lose faith and trust in the other person. Well, the same thing occurs with you. When we don't keep our word we lose credibility and it undermines our self-esteem. Every broken commitment is a crack in the foundation for creating a high quality life.
"7 Surprising Keys to Happiness", Colin G Smith
Have you ever had one of those days where you just wish you were in a better mood? Perhaps you tried to shift your state of mind to something better but struggled to achieve it.
Sometimes we get stuck in our own 'stinking thinking' and forget how easy it is to feel happier, so here are seven simple ways to lift your mood that many people have found useful and some of them may surprise you!
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Success -- There Are No Secrets, Ginny Dye
There Are No Secrets To Success
As you strive toward accomplishing your goals and dreams you need to know that there are no secrets to success! Webster's Dictionary defines a "secret" as something kept from public knowledge; something mysterious that is beyond general knowledge or understanding. If that were true then it would mean success is only possible for those few who have access to these great mysterious secrets. Nonsense!
The Aim of the Name: The right name attracts business. Does yours? Don Pooley
Large corporations spend lavish amounts seeking names for their products that grab a consumer, or convey positive feelings. Book authors do the same. As do magazine writers.
So, say you are planning something that needs a name: your new company, a speech, an article, your website, your email address.
STOP! Stop, and think.
Meet Linda Alexander
Multi-cultural Linda Alexander has lupus. She has written about porn stars, Messianic Jews, and novels of good and evil, and appeared on the Oprah show. Her print credits -- newspapers, magazines, and newsletters -- include The Washington Times and Soap Opera Update, and interviews with Jim Varney, Robert Stack, Linda Dano, Michael Zaslow, Gary Puckett, and Tiny Tim. In Linda's personal and business worlds, anything can happen. It does, and she writes about it. Website: www.lindajalexander.net
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