Saturday, May 31, 2008

Business Coaches: Empower You With Confidence

By George Purdy

Business training is becoming more popular every day, because companies have recognized that hiring business coaches can lead to increased production, revenue, and profits. No business is likely to succeed unless it gets the maximum possible effort from each employee. Many employees find their jobs dull and uninspiring, and then go through the motions. Such employees will not help a company perform well.

Good soccer players have to constantly practice and be highly disciplined individuals. They also need expert guidance to really shine. Behind every good player is a good coach. Soccer clubs are willing to pay top dollar for quality soccer coaches to work with their players and make them the best. A mentor is so important to whether a person achieves his or her full potential.

While we are on the subject of business, we should note that many companies are engaged in a struggle to grow and prosper. They do not necessarily suffer from poor employee performance. Major corporations generally employ executives with advanced degrees from the nation's top business colleges. However, a company's productivity is not entirely dependent upon its workers' qualifications.

I would judge the role of business coaches to include much more than training a diverse variety of business professionals. Take the time to participate in a management training workshop and you will soon discover that coaching is a vital aspect of employee motivation. Phrases such as self-confidence, motivation, determination, and will-power are becoming synonymous in the world of business and no longer restricted to the subject of psychology.

Smart businesses know that they need every advantage relating to employee productivity when the market environment is so competitive. Among their strategies is to solicit expert coaches to help with employee motivation and confidence. This can contribute significantly to the company's success. Some businesses are seeing significant improvements in their bottom line as a result of the business coaches that have helped them. To find out more, you can search the Internet for articles on "coach competences."

Qualified business coaches have the ability to empower employees with confidence. Sure, he or she may not be an expert in the fields of engineering or management, but this person is an integral factor in building self-confidence and motivation among the employees. Well established businesses have made a conscientious effort to ensure all of their workers participate in a business development program.

Business training is becoming more popular every day, because companies have recognized that hiring business coaches can lead to increased production, revenue, and profits. It takes consistent discipline and regular practice to become a good soccer player. No soccer player can perform at his best without good coaching. It is very important to have a good mentor to become successful, in soccer as in anything else. Corporations never gamble in terms of finding ways to improve employee efficiency. So, they bring in experienced mentors. These business savants can help staffs be more confident and more motivated. A web search will turn up numerous references about coach competences.

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The Pick Up Artist and One Night Stands

By Vin DiCarlo

Let me share with you the topic about One Night Stand

It was after I had a couple of solid pickups, that I really understand how easy this one night stands could be.

Mesmerizing what I did before, I realize that it was the beginning of major "bad belief overhaul" to my success

I began to believe that women wanted me and wants to get in bed.

I am having some confidence that I was that desirable and attractive to women eventhough I know that I am far the one considered as good-looking .

The main goal, of about 75% of my students, is to sleep with as many women as possible.

And the remaining are looking for someone special that really suits in their lifestyle. As what I have said, this goal is not mutually exclusive.

You see, in order to find that special girl and to have the best choice, you should see and go out with a bunch of good women.

And if you don't know how to meet women, this can be a daunting task.

Getting started is a common phase that a good pickup artist needs to go through. In order to meet and sleep with LOT OF WOMEN, he should learn to think and behave in a new ways.

Just like a kid in a candy store, making a full advantage of his new powers!

There is a need of learning in order to dump out your old way and start with a new reality - that I am desirable that women can't resist to sleep with me.

You have to be really fast and have a natural sensual encounters, in order to get the success in sleeping with women though your new you.

I'm telling about a same day lays or a one-night stand.

Having a one-night 'stands at-will' can seem just as out-of-reach as having a great girlfriend. So if you never had a one night stand, you might be considering about it.

But you know what you are doing and is able to learn new things, you will find it very easy to do.

But a lot of men are making a way that is too hard for themselves, where they never be able to gain the initial sensual experience that will lead them to feel like "natural."

I know you want to get BETTER with woman and above of it to MASTER THE GAME. If not you will not read this, right?

NEW BELIEFS will be form coming the external results of your MASTERY that comes from within your mindset.

The newly created beliefs that you have will then be a foundation in facing the new reality in your life, and that reality is to naturally attract women without even thinking about it or without doing any fancy stuff.

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What You Need to Know About Prenuptial Agreements

By Cristi Trusler

These days, prenups are not only for wealthy couples but for poor couples as well. People from all lifestyles want to register their responsibilities and rights before their marriage. This will help the couple to divide the assets and properties amicably in case if they need to go for a divorce in future.

If you don't already know, a prenup is a written agreement that a couple signs before they get married. If the marriage ends in divorce or death, the prenup states what each person's property rights will be after the marriage ends. It usually lists the debts and assets of both parties.

People in numerous situations are beginning to see the positive benefits of a prenuptial agreement. It's no longer limited to the wealthy.

Couples who are blending families may find a prenup particularly useful, as it will allow them to pass on property and assets to their children while still providing for each other. In this particular case, a prenuptial agreement prevents all property and assets passing to the surviving spouse, and protects the children of the deceased spouse.

Prenups can also clarify the responsibilities and the financial rights of each party during the marriage. Consider the situation where one spouse has significant debt. A prenup can protect the other spouse by removing the responsibility of the debt that may have been incurred before the marriage.

Prenuptial agreements can also help couples separate more amicably and with less stress should they divorce. While there are still a few states that won't allow a spouse to give up rights to alimony (sometimes called spousal maintenance) a prenuptial agreement can address whether or not the spouse will receive alimony.

A prenuptial agreement can benefit anyone, and does not indicate that you and your spouse are not fully committed to honoring your marriage vows! On the contrary, a prenup allows the couple to spell out what they expect from each other financially, and creates a more harmonious union with fewer conflicts, now and in the future.

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Personal Coaching - Integral To Success

By George Purdy

It's hard to understand why some people enjoy more success than others. There is no one reason for this phenomenon. For centuries, there has been a group of people that have been able to find a niche for themselves. Today's fast-paced environment means that to succeed a person must have an edge over others. To achieve your goals, you will have to work hard and also work smart.

Go to any library or bookstore, and you will discover shelves of texts, each promising a "surefire" method to succeed. These texts each have their place, and have aided some individuals. However, it is important to acknowledge the limitations of so called "book learning." It is always better to have a real human who can react to you and your issues in real time.

It is very important to have a mentor in life. It is a fact that can not be ignored. There are many stories of great rulers who became successful because of their mentors. Therefore, to become successful in any area, it is necessary to have a personal coach. You need a person who will show you your faults and weaknesses and then guide you to remove them.

Let us take the example of Bodybuilding. It needs rigorous training and a strong motivation. You will find information about many exercises and techniques for muscle building on many websites. But it is not same as having personal coaching. Personal coaching in muscle building is more effective than other tools and techniques. Similarly, personal coaching is extremely useful in business for a person to be successful

Self confidence, force of will, and plain old determination are all vitally important for you to succeed. But what if you want to quickly excel, say in your education or career? If you need rapid results, then what you are looking for is personal coaching. Personal coaching is a good, fast path to quickly becoming a skilled professional at whatever you may do.

Weaknesses are not a weakness when working with a personal coach. The coach will help you turn a weakness into a strength. Software development requires very skilled individuals. Engineers and managers are the key staff for such a company. To help promoted increased productivity, coaching may be used on an individual level.

Many of us find ourselves wondering why some people seem to have all the luck and it seems that one has to actually beat others to succeed. In these times, we must remember that hard work is always rewarding. There are hundreds of self-help books which teach you the 'formula' for success. However, the fact remains you need a personal coach to succeed. Your mentor can identify your weaknesses and help you work on them. However, if you want quick results as far as your education or career is concerned, you need to enroll yourself for a rigorous personal coaching program. Leaders help you flourishing in any particular field.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Free Or Paid Divorce Records

By Ben Jen

Statistically, about half the marriages in the country end up in divorce. That's why it makes sense to be sure about your partner's divorce background whenever engagement or marriage is on the horizon. It's no trouble at all nowadays to run a quick free divorce record check on someone. Whether it's for your self or on behalf of somebody else, it's always better to be safe than sorry.

A great deal of information can be derived from Divorce Records. They contain the personal particulars of the separating spouses and children such as names, ages and birth dates. Marriage date, place and even time and who performed the solemnization or ceremony may also be available. Financial information, custody, alimony, restraining orders, filing numbers, final decree and so forth, where applicable, are all key divorce records.

A divorce record search can also be used to determine the official marital status. This is important especially if someone is intending to remarry. In order to remarry, someone has to be legally divorced from the previous marriage to be eligible. Often, people fail to follow through on formalizing and legalizing their divorce, especially in cases when it was uncontested and a response was not filed. Also, only certified copies of the divorce certificate is acceptable in most cases, thus entailing a longer waiting time in the application of the divorce records.

Divorce records are legislated as one of the public vital records. As such, anybody's divorce records are rightfully accessible by anyone as long as procedures are followed. They can be requested in person, by mail, telephone, fax or online through the internet at the responsible government agency tasked with the function. Of all the options available, the online method is by far the most popular way to retrieve divorce records.

There are basically two versions of online divorce records. The first version is the free-of-charge (FOC) version which is obtainable from government sources and, to some degree, commercial providers as promotions or enticements. Such online divorce records will just about suffice for exploratory and other casual purposes. The second version is the fee-based one from commercial information brokers. It is recommended when the search is more purposeful, especially when it's serious or formal. It is also generally of higher standards and unlike public sources which tend to be disparate and non- standardized, come with plug-and-play readiness.

Fee-based online divorce records are abundantly available on the internet. There are very good value-for-money to be found if you incur a little patience to shop around a little bit. Competition is keen so fees are really reasonable. Another approach is to check out the various review sites. The top-tier ones are typically very professional in their reviews and recommendations. They do get their cut from the referrals but they have also to put in their due diligence for that.

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Sunday, May 25, 2008

Stop Drinking Advice...Alcohol Kills

By Ed Philips

Alcoholism has become one of the most prevalent diseases in our society today. The everyday pressures of life and the burden of worries that we face every day have served as a catalyst for this growing affliction.

More and more people seek an escape from these modern demands and pressures many times at the bottom of a bottle without the realization that this will only worsen the problems they are experiencing in their social life or workplace. Alcohol by nature acts as a depressant, which means that the more you drink, the more despair and unhappiness you will feel. Thus a vicious cycle begins.

These terrible succession of events will only lead to somebody becoming addicted to alcohol and suddenly they have a new problem to deal with, one which will be extremely difficult to resolve. Suddenly instead of being able to resolve one problem through communication, we now have a problem that will seriously effect our health and that will eventually kill us if actioned is not taken.

People sometimes don't stop and consider exactly what they are doing when they are drinking alcohol. First of all the alcohol will enter the esophagus and exit into the stomach, where it is then absorbed into the blood stream. It will then end up in the liver which has the job of breaking it up into different chemicals.

These chemicals in turn are converted into water and carbon dioxide to be excreted. Although this process may sound simple, it is fact very complex as these functions are performed by your liver instantaneously. So, when you drink more alcohol than your liver can put up with, there is no way that your liver can keep up and your blood alcohol level rises.

This article is meant to open your eyes up to the danger of alcohol but there is still a lot more information that needs to be viewed in order to find out how to get out of this hole. The best source for this type of information is on the stopdrinkingadvice blog, which has real expert on the ground type guidance for anyone that needs a push in the right direction.

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A Woman's Guide to Writing a Great Profile

By Kim and Charles Petty

OKthe time has come. You have joined an online dating service or two. Now you must write that all-important profile the one that will attract attention and reel in the man of your dreams but where to start? Maybe writing isn't even something you think you do all that well. Even so, you can do this.

The first thing is to be absolutely honest about yourself. You are looking for that man who will likemaybe someday loveYOU.THE REAL YOU! Examine past relationships and list the things that you liked and the things you did not like. If he smoked in the house and you hated it, you won't like it any better the next time. If you love cats and will always want to own one or more, say that you are an animal lover and want indoor pets. Someone who hates cats or is allergic to them is not the guy for you.

Accent the things that make you unique. If you play the piano well, you really want Mr. Right to appreciate it. If you run in marathons, a couch potato is not a good match. If you love art, you really don't want a man who thinks Picasso is an ice cream flavor.

Describe the things that are vital in your life. If volunteering is the one thing that makes you feel useful and worthwhile, you want someone who would, at the very least, support you if not join you in your volunteer projects. When you get beyond superficial things, you will attract men who share your values.

Invest in your online profile by hiring a professional photographer for your first online picture. This is so important. The picture is the FIRST thing men see. The second thing is that they read what you have written about yourself. Some online dating sites even provide you with a list of photographers in your area that specialize in online dating site photos.

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I don't like your attitude

By Kim and Charles Petty

People always fluctuate in their behavior from day to day and we all have had our times in which we acted rude to people, and had the pleasure of having the reverse happen as well. Kay Redfield Jamison an international guru of about mood disorders has had her share of mood swings during her times. For years she kept this extreme psychological disorder a secret in which she had moods that switched from being super excited known as mania, to times that she was lethargic and depressed. She actually wrote a book about these events and tells about it in more detail. By the way, the disorder was known as bipolar disorder and effects many people around the world. With determination, a strong will, and support from her family and friends she overcame her struggles and continue to teach about psychological disorders to this day. I know that you're probably wondering what are the types of characteristics of deviant or abnormal behavior? Well, one way abnormal behavior can be diagnosed is with some common symptoms. It may surprise you that there are about 40 million Americans that are affected by some type of psychological disorder. You may think of a psychological disorder as what the main character had in the movie "A beautiful Mind." In essence you are right but there are a lot more other characteristics involved and a psychological disorder can also be defined by having an addiction to a substance like alcohol or drugs. To fully understand psychological disorders an individual must analyze abnormal behavior. Let's take a look at three different case studies.

A twenty six year old woman named Helena has a need to walk in a specific way. When she is walking on the street in the public she believes that if she steps on certain cracks she will have bad luck, but in order to reverse that bad luck she has to turn around and walk back a block. She doesn't like to do this much so she often stay home and pay people to go and pick up her groceries and other needed items.

A thirty five year old woman has recently got a divorce from her husband who she has been previously married to for eleven years and has two children with. Her husband have left her for her best friend and she is going back to college to continue her education so she can earn some more money to better support her children. She has a hard time struggling with school work and has grown separate from her friends and colleagues. A lot of the time she doesn't feel like doing much and tends to cry a lot at nigh time. She also has a more pessimistic view in life and doesn't believe in true love anymore.

A thirty year old man named Don has to have things arrange in his house a certain way. Even though he is wealthy enough to afford a maid he constantly has to rearrange things in his house after she leaves. He sweeps the floor and wipes off tables even though she has done that before.

Most people would say that the behavior of all of these individuals are abnormal, but are all of them bizarre? That's a common myth about behavior, because people will automatically assume that abnormal behavior is bizarre and it's not necessary true. Take the women in the second case study described even though her behavior is abnormal it is not necessary bizarre. A lot of times people with abnormal behavior cannot easily be distinguished from people with normal behavior. Also, just because a person currently has a mental disorder doesn't mean that they will always have it. The term abnormal behavior varies from different academic mediums. However, the federal courts define insanity which is more of a legal term rather than a psychological on as the inability to differentiae right from wrong. This is a very common term that comes up in terms. One infamous example is in 1996 when multimillionaire John Dupont shot and killed Olympic Gold medalist wrestler David Schultz. He also has been charged with a couple of assaults earlier. Dupont lawyers used the "insanity" definition as a lame excuse to get him off the hook and it worked because in the end because the jury declared that he had a psychological disorder and he was found guilty of third degree murder. There are three criteria's for crossing the line between abnormal behavior and normal behavior. Abnormal behavior is usually deviant which means it abstracts from the norms of society. However, remarkable people like Martin Luther King and Bill Gates are not the average person but they are far from being abnormal. When a behavior deviate from what is expected by society than it could be called abnormal. The second criteria are that it is usually maladaptive which means that it interferes with a person's ability to function properly in the real world. Last, abnormal behavior includes personal distress. This means that the person is deeply bothered by this and it causes them unnecessary pain and suffering. The causes for abnormal behavior can vary tremendously. We can look at several factors such as biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors to help determine this. Psychologists who favor the biological approach tend to emphasize the brain and genetic traits as the primarily cause of abnormal behavior. When using this approach the primarily form of treatment is drugs or drug therapy. The biological approach is used often in the medical model, which describes psychological disorders as diseases related to biological origins. From the medical view abnormalities are seen a mental illness. The people that are infected with the mental illness are known as patients and they have to be treated by doctors. The biological view can also be broken done into three more categories. These are known as structural views, biochemical views and genetic views. The structural view thinks that abnormalities in the brain structure are the main lead to mental disorders. The biochemical view looks at the imbalances in the brain's chemical structure such as neurotransmitters and hormones as the cause to mental disorders. In the genetic view they look at distorted genes as the main contributor to mental disorders. While the biological approach focuses on inherited traits to be the main contributor to mental disorders, the psychological approach looks at the environment and the unconscious mind as the main contributor to abnormalities. This has three parts to it which includes the psychodynamic perspective, behavioral and social cognitive prospective, and the humanistic perspective. The psychodynamic perspective thinks that psychological disorders come from unconscious conflicts that can cause anxiety and a maladaptive behavior. The main contributor to deviant behavior in this approach is from early bad relationships. If an individual develops bad relationships with either offspring early on in their life than the individual will develop abnormalities. Sigmund Freud was the developer of the psychoanalytic approach in which it places more emphasis on what you can't physically see. In the behavioral and social cognitive prospective they place an emphasis on the environment in shaping abnormal behavior. They believe that people learn behavior by observing those around them, through self control, through their beliefs in themselves, and through a variety of other cognitive factors which are the key to psychological disorders in this approach. In the humanistic perspective they place an emphasis on an individual's freedom to do what they want and chose their own destiny and personal characteristics. They believe that psychological disorders come up when an individual fails to meet their own potential. All of the psychological perspective focuses on the individual. The next approach is the sociocultural approach. This concept places a larger emphasis on the area in which an individual lives such as their family, neighborhood, economic status, and culture. For one example, they believe that a conflict between one's cultures will be a contributor to a mental disorder in an individual. It's not necessary the individual that has a mental disorder but rather to an unbalanced social life. There are also some gender effects in determining mental disorders. Women are more likely to have internal mental disorders, which are disorders that affect them inside. They are more likely to be effected with anxiety attacks, and moods of depression. On the other hand, men are more likely to be effected with external disorders or disorders that are seen outward. Some examples of these disorders are substance abuse and moods of aggression. Many psychologists now believe that psychological disorders are universal which means that they are the same for people everywhere around the world regardless of geographic location or their social status. However, depending on the factors I just mentioned they do vary. There are also some disorders that strictly effect people of one culture, and here are three big ones that I'm currently aware of: Amok, Windigo, and Anorexia Nervosa. The Amok effect people of Malaysia and the Philippines and in this disorder and individual suddenly has a fierce burst of rage and anger and kill and injure as many people as possible before they are killed. This disorder is commonly found in males and the cause of this can be numerous of factors such as jealously, or losing a lot of money through gambling. Windigo is a disorder commonly found in Algonquin Indian hunters and is very similar to a horror story in which an individual is hunted and chased by a fictionist character and become bewitched such as by a bit of a vampire or werewolf. The hunter becomes worried that they will turn into a flesh eating cannibal and harm other around them. The last disorder, I think that many Americans is aware of the last disorder and that is called anorexia nervosa and effects people of mainly Western cultures with a special emphasis on the people in the United States. This is an eating disorder in which an individual tries to maintain an unhealthy low weight through starvation which can ultimately lead to death.

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Online Dating Can Be Tough

By Kim and Charles Petty

Here's a little secret that those of the female persuasion keep from us guys: Women, even very beautiful women, like to be approached by a confident and interesting man. Are you surprised? It's trueand confident and interesting are much more important than looks to ladies of all ages, too. That's true for internet dating, as well as, dating in your brick and mortar world but we're talking about internet dating hereso back to the subject at hand.

Once you have joined an online dating service, you will find that there a lot more men than women and that the men are much more likely to browse profiles and make initial contacts than women. Yes, it's a woman's worldstill. It's "traditional" for men to make the first move. It always has been and it always will be. Some things never change. That's why your profile and picture are so important.

Rememberconfident and interesting.and that does not translate to cocky and self-centered. It's important that your profile lets people know that you have friends you care about and that you are passionately interested in a variety of thingsnot JUST sports. Another thing about that all-important profile.please don't start it with, "I'm the guy your mama warned you about".

You will have just shot yourself in the foot with that line. Another one to never use is, "I could be the man of your dreams". The lady HOPES you are but she will be the judge of thatso don't insult her intelligence. Remember.exude confidence and interesting and you will find that lady you have been looking foror she will find you.

Won't it be nice to have the ladies contacting you instead of you having to do everything? If you write a great profile that stands out in the crowd, that will happen.

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Saturday, May 24, 2008

How Much Sex Is In A Normal Marriage?

By Dr. Arlene Krieger, PhD

America is consumed with "Am I getting enough sex in my marriage"? Do any other couples have this problem where one partner has high desire, and the other one has little to none? There must be something really wrong with us! Everyone wants sex 24/7 don't they? The answer to these most commonly asked questions are no. Not really. More than forty million in the U.S. feel stuck in low-sex or no sex marriages. Research studies tell us that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 7 men reported little to no sexual desire. Sometime in a marriage more than 50% of couples experience one or both partners with little to no sexual desire.

Issues regarding desire are the most common issue of couples in sex therapy. Many times this is the unspoken complaint of couples entering relationship therapy. First I rule out any physical or biological medical problems. Given this, it is recommended to make an appointment with your general medical doctor, or get a referral from your sex therapist, a board certified sexologist. Your therapist will recommend that the medical doctor run a hormonal profile along with a physical exam to rule out any other problems, such as medical disease or medications that could lessen your libido.

In today's society relationship issues including, sexual anxieties, inhibitions, and problems are the norm. We're afraid of not doing it "right", like in movies and books. "Right" would be intercourse, with both parties craving each other all the time and having simultaneous orgasms every time they're intimate. In other words, "being all over each other 24 hours a day. Wrong! Healthy sexuality means giving and receiving touching that is pleasurable. Sexuality and intimacy may include 1001 different modes of showing love and affection for one another. There is no one "right way" of making love. The optimal experience would be that of being together, with no "editing" of the respective partner. In other words, take your time, experiment, kiss, touch, and take time to build up the level of excitement with one another. If there is always an ultimate goal of an absolute outcome...surely one of you is likely to be disappointed.

Gratifying lovemaking is not goal oriented, but process oriented. (The journey, not the destination.) It allows both partners to enjoy pleasure. It varies. Sometimes one or both has an orgasm. Sometimes this doesn't happen and that is okay as well. What's not ok is not caring about yours or your partner's needs. There are many possible reasons for a discrepancy in desire between partners. The first is biological. As I mentioned in the statistics above, more than twice as many women than men have problems with sexual desire. This is because in the post-infatuation phase of a relationship, when hormones are running rampant, things settle down to natural biological rhythms. And biologically speaking, whoever has the most testosterone usually has the most desire. And that, of course is the man.

Other reasons relevant to both genders are performance anxiety, emotional pain in the relationship, coerced intimacy, sex used as a bartering tool, lack of time, lack of energy, and fear of intimacy to name a few. These can be helped with an understanding therapist. What you can do: see a relationship expert or sex therapist that can help you experience the pleasure and joy of intimate connection. You deserve no less.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Performance Coaches, Mental Coaches - Help Your Business

By George Purdy

Most people have a misconception about hypnosis, believing that it is unproven, unscientific, and generally a waste of money that doesn't have a promise of working. But many people would be surprised to find that the last ten years have come out with a lot of large, double-blind studies on hypnosis that shed light on its scientific basis. Hypnosis has a bad rap as a crackpot kind of witch doctoring, but hypnosis is actually an important part of cutting-edge medicine.

These studies state that hypnosis does work. In one instance, smokers were randomly assigned by scientists to one of three groups. One group received no hypnotherapy; another group participated in hypnotherapy for 6 weeks; and the final group received hypnotherapy from a bogus hypnotherapist. At the end of the 6 week period, nearly 70 percent of individuals receiving true hypnotherapy had stopped smoking, whereas only 23 and 14 percent of individuals in the other two groups had quit.

A popular type of mental health training is hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy aids in sharpening and using the power of the unconscious mind. Hypnotherapists are professional mental coaches who fortify the unconscious and concentrate on issues currently facing the patient. No pharmaceuticals, procedures, or side effects are involved in hypnotherapy. It is a risk free way of helping yourself to work out your own problems.

Hypnosis has been proven to help people deal with concerns such as smoking, addictions, bad habits, and anxiety, performance and self-esteem issues. A successful hypnosis therapy developed in recent years is called the performance coach which helps people in business pursuits attain more success.

Performance coaches elicit the power of the unconscious or subconscious mind to help development of speaking abilities, self esteem, self confidence and intellectual sharpness, through hypnosis. Through hypnosis, performance coaches suggest the subject is powerful, strong, intelligent and attractive as well. This empowers the unconscious to assist in developing these areas.

A mental coach or a performance coach will also tell the subject that he desires success in his business, in various ways. One sample statement the coach might use is "You have found out that it feels good to work long hours for your company's success." The subject begins to believe these statements, and thus really does feel better about working hard. As a result of such hypnosis, the subject finds that he really does possess the ability to solve his own problems. All the coach does is help him learn that.

Till ten years back hypnosis was considered to be non scientific, but now a days it has been in the forefront of cutting edge medicine. It is a kind of mental health training that helps people to solve their problems. Experiment on the smokers shows that 70% of persons who took hypnosis stopped smoking. The mental coaches are able to rule the unconscious and help the patients to solve their problems. No medication is required and there are no side effects. The recently developed hypnosis therapy is called performance coach. It helps to improve one's confidence. The coach helps the person to believe in his abilities.

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Words of Wisdom for Your Children

By Marty Lee Parker

You are where you are in the world today because of the belief systems you have deep inside of you. There are certain mantras, quotes and philosophies that make up the great side of your personality and are what you rely on to make smart decisions in your life. Knowing, remembering and actually saying what you believe on a consistent basis to your children can be difficult.

To help pass on your knowledge and wisdom to your children, you must make an event out of the process. Just by agreeing that you have certain beliefs and words of wisdom in you and that when you remember what they are you will then say them to your children, will not work. It takes conscious effort to pass on the knowledge and beliefs you have gathered through all of your years to your children. Having a specific time set up to do this makes sharing our wisdom with our children actually happen and occur on a consistent basis.

A great time to provide kids with your knowledge is at the breakfast table. They have to eat and are stuck in that position until they are finished. This gives them time to actually listen to what you are saying.

Coming up with words of wisdom can be tricky, but now that you have the time set that you are going to deliver your knowledge to your children, you have a deadline to meet each day. It is this goal of sharing your knowledge with your kids that will make you come up with some surprisingly great little tid-bits that have helped you out in life.

Here are some examples of words of wisdom to share with your kids:

- If you are about ready to say something bad about someone, act like they are right beside you.

- The Law will catch you if you break it. Someday, someway, someone will find out and you will go to jail.

- Failure is your friend as long as you learn from it.

Words of wisdom do not have to be profound or made with great elegance to stick. The fact that you are sharing a belief with your child is what makes them listen and take what you say to heart. You are not telling them to pick up their clothes, you are not asking them a question about their day, you are not complaining about the neighbors, instead you are just giving a short jolt of knowledge about something in life.

Here is one little tid-bit of wisdom that you can share with your children that will help them become in high demand when they start to enter the work force and is a secret that will get them multitudes of repeat business.

REMEMBER TO THROW IN AN "ALSO"

One of the best ways to get repeat business is to do more then people ask. If your child is paid to pick cut grass, tell them to cut the grass then wiped down the mower and sweep out the shed when they are done. If they are hired to watch kids, tell them to watch the kids and do the dishes that are in the sink while they are there. They will be in high demand the rest of their life if they do this secret.

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Is There An Easier Way To Unlock The Power of The Mind?

By Lorelei Fenton

Every day we hear claims that we can have anything we want- wealth, abundance, happiness, lasting and fulfilling love- just by opening our minds to it, and using our brains more fully. We endeavor to cram our brains full of information in this the age of information. But still we can't seem to unlock that more than 70% of our brain's capacity that we don't use. Often the task of doing this seems to elude us.

I have been around the block a bit when it comes to tools to work with my mind. I have done yoga, meditations, and body-mind-spirit practices where I go in the body to access the mind. I have read Louise Haye Affirmation books and cards daily. I have attended 12-step programs and read wonderful books to instill new and positive ideas and thoughts into my brain. I have attempted, with some good success through all of these methods, to reframe the very thoughts in my head.

How often have you gone to a party in this, the' new age of enlightenment' and heard someone talk about 'mind over matter' or a way to increase mental power. If you're like me you nodded your head yes to the person across from you, while also thinking "Well, you can say it- but can you do it?" Or more to the point, you thought 'But can I really do it." And there may have been some frustration because you'd been working on that skill for a long time already. And if you're like me, you were probably not acknowledging your successes- but only how far you seemed to be from your goals.

The Landmark Forum is a life-changing course that you can take if you want to get a good look at how the mind operates. In that course you will look at what it means to be human, and how your very 'self' is created at a young age. You will be able to then dissect the process to re-create aspects of yourself and cause yourself to be any way that you want to be. For instance if you are very shy- you can re-create yourself as outgoing. And do it naturally, with no struggle. One of the quintessential things you will do in this work is look at how the brain operates. You will find it often empowers you- but just as often does the opposite.

The mind is a very strange machine. It looks for and picks out oddities in your life. These are things that are not everyday occurrences- things like traumas, painful experiences, and scarring occurrences. It picks these out by the very nature of their oddity, and the mind then goes about the business of solving these 'problems.' Unfortunately the then gives a solution, which is a negative thought. This thought- one such as 'don't trust anyone'- then works against you in the future. And oftentimes you can't even see these thoughts working in your brain.

I have often wondered, is it truly possible that the mind can speak to the very cells in your body? Is it true that the mind can heal cancerous cells, cause you to lose weight, whether or not you diet, and allow you to become masterful at some task that even if you believe yourself to have no skill in that direction. I have wondered if this were the true meaning of the biblical term that 'faith can move a mountain.' Perhaps truly believing does cause miracles. Or perhaps the truly believing is the miracle.

There is a lot of speculation that you can skip over the hard work of 'mind over matter.' They say that you can give up your daily affirmations and bathroom books and simply train the brain in any direction you want- while you lay there and relax, and listen to a CD or tape. What a wonderful idea? They call this method brain entrainment, and I am told there are no subliminal methods to worry about. Personally I am inclined to give this method a try, and stop working so hard.

Until then, my task as I look at brain entrainment, seems to be one and only one thing to keep doing it, plugging away at a steady pace, for a few minutes a day, every day. This may very well be the key that has me permanently increase mental power- no matter which methodology I choose.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Different Types Of Weddings

By Kay Brown

Whilst there are many interpretations of a wedding, generally speaking they are still a religious or legal union between two individuals. Our concept of a marriage has seen many adjustments over the last few years. Whatever the background and history to marriage, it is still a legal union between two people; until the marriage certificate is signed by the bride, groom and witnesses, the ceremony is not finalized. The names bridegroom and bride extend around the world; after the ceremony they become a wife and a husband, respectively.

Marriages in a Church

As soon as you look outside of your own race, religious and social group, the wedding tradition can become very complex. Although it may seem like the world has turned away from the Christian religion generally, it has not stopped the popularity of a Church ceremony. These ceremonies are usually referred to as white weddings and are considered formal or semi-formal in the United Kingdom, Ireland and United States, as well as some other Commonwealth countries.

Double Ceremonies

Although unusual a double marriage is a where two couples are married at the same time; this type of ceremony is often organized by a person that has a sibling that wants to get married with them at the same time, having a double ceremony.

Destination Weddings

Marriages in foreign countries are called destination weddings where guests can arrive either just before the ceremony or actually travel with the couple; destination weddings automatically conjure up exotic countries but it could just as easily be a themed wedding in Las Vegas to qualify for that title.

Weddings over a Weekend

Whilst it is quite normal for the Irish to have three day weddings, more couples are taking the hint and having theirs over a weekend which gives them more time to enjoy the occasion. To cater for this expanding market a number of companies can arrange special themed occasions that incorporate anything from golf to surfing. For many people that have outdoor interests this can be a lot of fun and the guests can stay for the entire weekend with them to extend the occasion and have a lot more fun.

Getting Married on the Internet

Although unusual, you can even get married online and it will resemble a normal wedding or you can even have characters of yourselves get married. There are even guides for information on how to go about an internet ceremony with information on people that can carry it out for you. An internet or online wedding can also refer to a situation where a couple may broadcast their marriage to friends and family in other parts of the world so they can see the wedding in real time with out actually being there.

Town Hall Services

Despite the term civil wedding, most services that take place outside of a Church, wherever that may be, are civil weddings which have to be carried out by appointed or elected judges, mayors or a justice of the peace. Religion doesn't normally play a part in these ceremonies because they are purely a legal requirement. Many civil ceremonies take place in local town or city halls or courthouses in judge's chambers.

This article has only provided information on few types of weddings; there are actually many many more types through out the world, and some could be considered rather strange by our standards.

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Top 10 Tips For Getting Your Ex Back

By Benjamin Wise

You and your ex decided to break up and you think that it was a huge mistake. So, you want to give it another shot, but you don't know how to go about doing it. What can you do to get your ex back?

1/ What went wrong?

You should decide what went wrong in the relationship. This way you will have a better relationship the second time around. You want to make sure that you know what you did wrong so that you don't do it again.

Tip 2

Figure out if the thing that went wrong is able to be fixed. If you helped to cause the break up, you should decide if what you did is something that is able to be fixed in the relationship.

Tip 3

Have a good reason to get back together, not just because you want to. That's not a good enough reason.

Tip 4) Find Out What Your Ex Is Doing

You don't want to be a stalker, but you should know what your ex is doing and if she is hanging out with the same friends that you and her may have had.

Tip 5

Look Good. You should make sure that you look good when you are going around after a break up. This si because you will be able to make them wonder what you are doing and they might decide that it was a mistake to break up

Tip 6

It's not nice in the first place, but it can also paint a bad picture of you. This is because many people will look at you in a bad way if you talk about someone else.

7/ Don't talk about your old relationship

It might be tempting to tell your friends about what happed between you and them, but you really shouldn't do that. Many people think that their friends will be able to give them a hand with their ex, but that's not true.

Tip 8) Don't Be A Pest

If they keep telling you no, then listen to them. It won't do you any good to keep bugging them if they don't want anything to do with you.

9/ Don't lie

Don't lie aobut things. You can't tell people things that are not the truth and you should tell yourself as well as your ex the truth about how you feel, and listen to them about how they feel.

Tip 10) Respect What They Tell You

When you talk to them and they day no, listen to them. If things are not going to work out, then they are not going to. Don't force it and scare them away for your permanently.

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Top 10 Tips For Getting Your Ex Back

By Benjamin Wise

You and your ex broke up and you can't believe that this happened to you. You thought that you did everything right and now you find that you made at least one huge mistake. You need to know a few things to have a better chance of getting your ex back in your life.

Tip 1

You should figure out what happened and why you two broke up. It may take some thought to figure out what exactly went wrong in the relationship in the end.

Tip 2) Is It Fixable?

Did you cheat on your ex? Or where you just not as kind as you probably could have been? These are things that you need to ask yourself when you are trying to get back with your ex, because if you can't fix what went wrong, there is no reason to even get back together anyway.

Tip 3

Have a good reason to get back together, not just because you want to. That's not a good enough reason.

4/ Find out what your ex is doing now

Keep up with your Ex. This will help you to know what is going on in their life and it will help you to know what your ex is really into.

Tip 5) Make Yourself Look Good

There are a few people that think not looking good will help them to get their old girlfriend or boyfriend back, but this is not true at all. You really want to look good when you are around them and when you are on your own.

Tip 6

Don't tell them bad things. When you break up, you are normally mad at your ex, but you won't be able to get back with them if they hate your guts, so be nice.

Tip 7) Don't Tell Your Friends About It

Don't talk to your friends. This is something that a lot of people want to do, but you really shouldn't do it because they could go back to your ex and say something that's not all that nice.

8/ Don't pester them

If they keep telling you know, then just listen to them and leave them alone. You can't get your ex back if they won't even talk to you.

9/ Don't lie

Don't lie aobut things. You can't tell people things that are not the truth and you should tell yourself as well as your ex the truth about how you feel, and listen to them about how they feel.

Tip 10

If they tell you no, then that should be the end of it. If you want to be friends, that's great, but don't expect that to be what leads you back to dating again.

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Top 10 Tips For Getting Your Ex Back

By Benjamin Wise

You and your ex broke up and you can't believe that this happened to you. You thought that you did everything right and now you find that you made at least one huge mistake. You need to know a few things to have a better chance of getting your ex back in your life.

Tip 1

You should decide what went wrong in the relationship. This way you will have a better relationship the second time around. You want to make sure that you know what you did wrong so that you don't do it again.

Tip 2) Is It Fixable?

Did you cheat on your ex? Or where you just not as kind as you probably could have been? These are things that you need to ask yourself when you are trying to get back with your ex, because if you can't fix what went wrong, there is no reason to even get back together anyway.

Tip 3) What is the reason you want to get back with her?

You should know what reason you want to get back with your ex is. This is because you don't want to get back with them for the wrong reasons.

Tip 4

Keep up with your Ex. This will help you to know what is going on in their life and it will help you to know what your ex is really into.

5/ Look good

There are many people that will not take care of themselves and then go around thinking that they will get their ex back. If you look good, then you will be a little more likely to get their attention again.

Tip 6

Don't tell them that they look bad or other things that may be considered not nice. This will only make things worse and you will not be able to take it back later.

Tip 7) Don't Tell Your Friends About It

You don't want to tell a bunch of people about your old relationship because, again it will look bad on you as a person.

Tip 8

If they keep telling you know, then just listen to them and leave them alone. You can't get your ex back if they won't even talk to you.

Tip 9) Be Honest With Yourself

Let your ex know what you want with them. If you are working to get back together, then let them know that it's what you are looking for and be honest with yourself about the relationship.

Tip 10) Respect What They Tell You

Respect Their Decision. If they tell you no, then that's it. Don't keep on bugging them and telling them how much you want to get back together with them.

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Learn These 10 Effective Tips To Getting Your Ex Back

By Benjamin Wise

You and your ex broke up and you can't believe that this happened to you. You thought that you did everything right and now you find that you made at least one huge mistake. You need to know a few things to have a better chance of getting your ex back in your life.

1/ What went wrong?

You should decide what went wrong in the relationship. This way you will have a better relationship the second time around. You want to make sure that you know what you did wrong so that you don't do it again.

Tip 2

Did you cheat on your ex? Or where you just not as kind as you probably could have been? These are things that you need to ask yourself when you are trying to get back with your ex, because if you can't fix what went wrong, there is no reason to even get back together anyway.

Tip 3) What is the reason you want to get back with her?

Figure out the reason that you want to get back together with them. You should make sure that you have a good reason to get back together in the end and not just because you want to.

Tip 4) Find Out What Your Ex Is Doing

This may not seem all that hard, but you may want to find out what they are doing and what you can do to get into their good graces.

Tip 5) Make Yourself Look Good

There are many people that will not take care of themselves and then go around thinking that they will get their ex back. If you look good, then you will be a little more likely to get their attention again.

Tip 6) Don't Talk About Your Ex

It's not nice in the first place, but it can also paint a bad picture of you. This is because many people will look at you in a bad way if you talk about someone else.

7/ Don't talk about your old relationship

You don't want to tell a bunch of people about your old relationship because, again it will look bad on you as a person.

8/ Don't pester them

Don't pester them. If you decide that you want to know everything about your ex, they will think that you are stalking them and you won't be able to get back with them in the end.

Tip 9) Be Honest With Yourself

Let your ex know what you want with them. If you are working to get back together, then let them know that it's what you are looking for and be honest with yourself about the relationship.

Tip 10

If they tell you no, then that should be the end of it. If you want to be friends, that's great, but don't expect that to be what leads you back to dating again.

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Learn These 10 Effective Tips To Getting Your Ex Back

By Benjamin Wise

You and your ex broke up and you can't believe that this happened to you. You thought that you did everything right and now you find that you made at least one huge mistake. You need to know a few things to have a better chance of getting your ex back in your life.

Tip 1

You really need to find out what went wrong with you and your ex. Maybe you cheated on them and that was what caused that break up. Figure this out before you even start on the road back to getting together in the end.

Tip 2

Many people think that the thing that caused a break up is going to be easy enough to fix, but you may find that it's not as easy as you think it will be.

3/ Figure out why you think you should get back together.

Have a good reason to get back together, not just because you want to. That's not a good enough reason.

Tip 4

This may not seem all that hard, but you may want to find out what they are doing and what you can do to get into their good graces.

Tip 5) Make Yourself Look Good

Look Good. You should make sure that you look good when you are going around after a break up. This si because you will be able to make them wonder what you are doing and they might decide that it was a mistake to break up

Tip 6) Don't Talk About Your Ex

It's not nice in the first place, but it can also paint a bad picture of you. This is because many people will look at you in a bad way if you talk about someone else.

Tip 7

You don't want to tell a bunch of people about your old relationship because, again it will look bad on you as a person.

Tip 8) Don't Be A Pest

If they keep telling you know, then just listen to them and leave them alone. You can't get your ex back if they won't even talk to you.

Tip 9

Let your ex know what you want with them. If you are working to get back together, then let them know that it's what you are looking for and be honest with yourself about the relationship.

Tip 10) Respect What They Tell You

If they tell you no, then that should be the end of it. If you want to be friends, that's great, but don't expect that to be what leads you back to dating again.

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Monday, May 19, 2008

The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread

By Drs Bil & Cher Holton

A well-dressed gentleman saw a breath-takingly beautiful woman walk past Macy's in the mall. He was so smitten that he walked behind her as she made her way toward the middle of the mall.

The woman observed his reflection in the store windows as she passed them and eventually turned and asked: "Why are you stalking me?"

He declared innocently, "Because you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, and I have fallen madly in love with you at first sight."

The young lady smiled and replied," I believe you need to look behind you at my younger sister who is a whole lot more attractive than I."

The excited suitor turned around quickly and noticed what he thought to be an average looking young woman walking toward him.

"That woman is no where near as attractive as you," he lamented. "You tricked me!"

"No, you tricked me," she countered. "If you were so madly in love with me, why did you look at anyone else?"

"I Ah Well Ah"

His answer was a case of a 'Definitely Maybe'! He asserted he definitely thought she was the greatest thing since sliced bread -- and then he thought maybe there's greater sliced bread.

What's amazing is, we do that all of the time. 'Definitely Maybe' people live their lives out of a chronic 'yes -- no' perspective. They short-change themselves because they 'under mind' themselves. These folks are decisively indecisive.

* Sure I can. No I can't! * I absolutely want that. Okay, maybe I don't. * I'll never do that again. Or maybe....

"We are unable to serve two masters," Jesus shares in Matt. 6:24, "for either we will hate the one, and love the other; or else hold on to one and despise the other. We cannot serve God and physical substance."

What He's saying is: 'definitely maybe' doesn't work. You cannot steal second base with your foot on first. You cannot squeeze orange juice out of a watermelon. You cannot put the toothpaste you've squeezed out back into the tube. And you cannot walk the spiritual path on materialistic feet.

A 'definitely maybe' mind set typically ends up sending confusing messages. The following story is an example. A televangelist stopped a few girl scouts at the street corner and requested directions to the post office.

"Down this street two blocks. You'll pass girl scouts selling cookies, so buy some, then turn to your right," the oldest youngster replied.

"You appear to be a smart young lady," said the televangelist. "Have you ever seen my nationally televised show?"

"Nope"

"Well, if you'll watch Channel 22 tomorrow morning with your folks, I'll tell you how to get to Heaven."

"Aw, I don't think so mister. You don't even know how to get to the post office."

What kind of mixed messages do we send if we assert, on the one hand, that there is only One Presence, One Power, and One Intelligence in our Universe and then at the beginning of trouble give power to outer appearances?

What if we say we are one with the Inexhaustible Source of our abundant supply -- and then worry constantly over money?

We have the power to be persistent about our truth walks. We also possess the power to give up that power. Some people like sliced bread. Others like an uncut loaf of bread. Some choose slices of Truth. Others seek the whole Truth -- unbiased, uninterpreted, and non-dogmatic -- so they can render their own interpretations. The important thing is to be willing to stand for something instead of falling for anything.

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

The Dirty Truth About Affairs

By Marshall Duke

Infidelity. What a scary word. When one thinks of a cheating spouse, one usually thinks of a movie or someone else - rarely do we consider infidelity occurring in our own home. Until the day you suspect you are living with a cheater.

At the start, the realization of an affair is a tiny alarm going off on your internal radar. Your spouses comings and goings start to raise your now heightened awareness. Perhaps he/she has received one too many phone calls at strange hours. Maybe your spouse is exhibiting signs on unexplained joy and it catches your attention. Bottom line is, most betrayed spouses can pinpoint the exact moment when infidelity became a very real reality in their life.

No two cheating spouses are the same, but most unfaithful spouses have some dirty things in common. These same characteristics are also the key to your sanity as you can watch for them in your spouse, and then empower yourself to take the action you need.

Cheating spouses hate lying to you - at first. Yes, it is true. Most spouses that are cheating really struggle with the dishonesty at first. Over time, the guilt becomes dull, and lying becomes a way of life and a matter of survival. If your spouse is portraying a very guilty attitude around you of late, you may have caught him/her at the beginning of an affair.

Unfaithful spouses are the some of the most stressed-out human beings you may ever come into contact with. The stress of lying, keeping up two dishonest lives, keeping all the lies in order, and trying to keep two partners content can be extremely over-whelming. While a new affair is not as stressful as one that has been on-going, most unfaithful spouses sub-consciously wish they would get caught so it will all just stop.

Unfaithful spouses need today's technology to keep the affair alive. Email and cell phones make infidelity much easier to maintain - and also make affairs much easier to being in the first place. If you suspect infidelity in your relationship, start by checking all email and cell phone accounts. Any unknown email address or cell phone number should be traced for your peace of mind.

Not all cheating spouses are bad people. Affairs actually can happen to good people. Yes, an affair can even happen to a spouse that is worth keeping. The fear of being tagged a bad person due to a lapse in moral judgment keeps most unfaithful spouses in hiding.

If infidelity is confirmed in your relationship, there are things you must keep in mind. The next steps, actions and decisions are about you, the betrayed spouse. Do not waste your precious energy dwelling on the other woman (or man), do not waste your energy on the guilty spouse. You have just experienced a very traumatic experience event that is centered around trust. The misconception is that healing from infidelity involves learning to trust your spouse again. While this might be on your list of future issues to deal with, this should not be your immediate concern. Your first issue to tackle will be to learn to trust YOURSELF again.

Unfaithful spouses thrive off of the self-doubt betrayed spouses allow into their minds. The desire to trust your spouse is stronger than your desire to find out someone you are with is not trust-worthy. When infidelity is confirmed, the first victim of trust-issues to be healed is the betrayed spouse - You. Take all the time you need for yourself and heal yourself before you begin any other adjustments in your life.

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

What's Love Got To Do With It? Or Anything Else?

By Dr. Arlene Krieger

"Whats Love Got To Do With It", Tina Turner's classic hit rushes through my mind as I drive into my office today. Although they say that one should leave their work at the office, in my line of work, that is easier said than done. The pain and angst of life exists, many learn to survive it, for some that are eternally stuck in the past, it culminates into eternal pain. Whether at rest, in lines at the food store or caught in traffic, thoughts of my patient's lives tumble through my head like waves crashing upon the shore. The nuances of each and everyones personal dilemmas, ebbing and flowing with the same destructive forces of nature of a terrible hurricane or tornado.

I recently read a very good article regarding "head over heels attraction can be a sign of bad schema chemistry." The author speaks of "love traps" such as issues of entitlement, abandonment, defectiveness, subjugation, self-sacrifice, and punitiveness. The list is unlimited as to what we as human beings are capable of, in relation to the dynamics or a relationship (whether the couple is living together or apart).

Thus, if sexual and physical attraction, the desire for another for the sake of personal pleasure is not LOVE, then as the classic 60's hit 'Alfie' so lucidly repeadly asks, "whats it all about.?" To begin with, LOVE is a decision that one makes, hopefully incorporating, reason, logic, and executive frontal lobe processes, vs. the animal attraction of the limbic system thought processes. Real LOVE is the conscious intent, a cognitive leap of good faith, mixed with genuine care, respect, and a sprinkling of heartfelt and soulful emotion towards your respective object of that special person you love.

With that in mind, Absolute LOVE is not simply wanting this other person in your life because you can gain personal pleasure from them, but rather, it is an intangible soul to soul love, where wanting the best for the other person comes from your heart, not from a sense of personal gain. To love one because you admire and respect the core essence of them, to love another from the perspective that you are a better person for having him/her in your life, these are the essentials of an authentic and love that is real and eternal.

Simply some food for thought for all of those who claim to love, but use the term vaguely....without exploring the responsibilities of such a true and blissful journey.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Will My Orange County Divorce Require An Attorney?

By Jon D. Alexander, Esq.

No. You are not required by law to hire an attorney or lawyer to get divorced in Orange County, California.

While you aren't required to hire an attorney, there are specific situations where you absolutely should find and retain a qualified Divorce lawyer. If you don't, you'll risk losing money, time, and might subject yourself to an unreasonable emotional drain.

This list contains 10 situations where advice of counsel is essential. The list is by no means exhaustive but will give you a good idea whether you should seek the advice of a qualified Orange County Divorce Attorney.

Either you or your spouse:

1. Owns a business; 2. Owns substantial real property (commercial or residential real estate other than the family home); 3. Alleges abuse of any kind directed towards one another or the children including any physical, sexual, and non-physical (emotional, verbal, or psychological) abuse; 4. Has been married for 3 or more years; 5. Has threatened to move out of Orange County with or without your children (if applicable); 6. Has assets acquired before marriage, during the marriage by gift/inheritance, or acquired during marriage with separate property funds; 7. Accepts cash payments for work, which might make verification of income difficult; 8. Alleges that the other is a neglectful parent or has poor judgment or parenting skills; 9. Has substantial assets in need of protection and which may be subject to taxation upon dissolution of marriage; 10. Has warned the other that no financial support will be provided where the other may be entitled to it.

If these circumstances sound familiar its time you retained a qualified Orange County Family law attorney. Please contact us at http://www.oc-familylawyers.com for a free, confidential consultation.

This article is not offered as, nor is it to be construed, as legal advice, nor does it create any relationship, attorney/client or other, between the author and the reader. To obtain any legal advice, consult an attorney licensed to practice law in your state.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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