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  • 11.21.08
    Interview with Tina from ThinkSimpleNow personal-development | (9)
    One of the blogs in the personal development field that sticks to it's name is ThinkSimpleNow.com run by Tina Su. In this interview, as a part of the AwakeBlogger Interview Series, I talk with Tina about her blog, her philosophy towards life and of course about personal and spiritual growth. Photo of Tina from the Happy Birthday Post of Think Simple Now Hi Tina, could you please give us a small introduction about yourself and how you came to blogging? I am the Chief Happiness Officer at Think Simple Now – a highly practical blog on personal happiness and fulfillment. I wanted to ...
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  • 10.01.08
    How to Become a Master at Communication Mind & Emotions, personal-development | (2)
    How not to communicate ;) "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." ~George Bernard Shaw If you are working with other people (and who is not?) one of the most important skill to master is definitely communication. Even if you are working on your own, being able to communicate clearly with friends and family is very helpful. In my personal journey I learned that there are a lot of skills that are important to succeed: focus, imagination, strategic-planning, result-orientation. However, the one single skill that has the most leverage with people is the art of communication. ...
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  • 09.29.08
    The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness Inspiration & Motivation, Mind & Emotions, Spirituality, personal-development | (9)
    "I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness." ~Dalai Lama in The Art of Happiness The quote of Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama makes clear the obvious: everybody on earth is seeking happiness. Is there anything more important than happiness to you? What are we aiming for if we want to be successful, to ...
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  • 09.25.08
    Audiobooks: A Beginners Guide to Audio-Learning Books & Reviews, Mind & Emotions | (4)
    Photo courtesy of allaboutgeorge "The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live." ~Mortimer Adler The first time that I started to hear a book instead of reading it was with the material from Anthony Robbins. I was immediately amazed how much faster I could get valuable information for personal development into my head. At first the pace at which I could consume a whole new book increased, since most of the speakers are faster than you could read. The second and even more interesting thing was that I could get valuable ...
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  • 08.17.08
    Self-Reflection: How to Do It Right Mind & Emotions, personal-development | (9)
    Photo courtesy of Steven Fernandez "By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter." - Confucius For me Self-Reflection is the way to remove inner road-blocks, to first become aware of the things that really holding me back and then tackle them by finding a solution. Of course writing it down into a personal journal is the best way to do it. It's also interesting to do with a good friend who is open enough to take part. Some forms of psycho-therapy are similar ...
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  • 08.10.08
    The Fastest Way to Set Motivating Goals Mind & Emotions, personal-development | (5)
    Photo courtesy of ogimogi "Failures do what is tension relieving, while winners do what is goal achieving." - Dennis Waitley I'm currently working on a more detailed post on Goal-Setting. While researching, especially over the internet, I realized that there are a lot of sites on goals, but there are only very few that give a straight and no non-sense way to get goals working fast and effectively. While I'm usually no supporter of any quick fix tactics, but it is quite interesting to strip a topic down to its core and try to keep it sound and usable. The following is the ...
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  • 08.05.08
    The Benefits of Writing a Personal Journal Mind & Emotions, personal-development | (8)
    Photo courtesy of tosaytheleast "Writing is only boring to the people who are boring themselves." - Unknown I'm writing a personal journal for over 3 years now. It is a simple Word-document. Well, at least it started out as simple. I have to say that I am very happy that I started it and I am constantly amazed what a powerful tool it is. I remember when I wrote the first entry saying something like "I wanted to start this some time now, but somehow I always felt a bit childish going for it." Strangely enough I had the limiting belief that ...
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