Archive for August 2007
PhotoReading Discount
By popular demand the PhotoReading discount is back. Learning Strategies Corporation gave me permission to once again offer you an ongoing discount on their PhotoReading program. For details see the PhotoReading page. You may wish to check out my previous reviews of the PhotoReading system here: PhotoReading – How to Triple Your Reading Speed PhotoReading…
The Joy of Sadness
A Better Life
Thoughts can only be formed in the present moment. And thoughts can only exert effects in the present moment. If you can grasp these two concepts, you’ll be able to discard some forms of delusional thinking and craft much more effective intentions. Here’s an example to help clarify: Suppose you like the idea of tithing…
How to Stop Complaining
Perhaps the most important step in quitting the habit of complaining is to disconnect the undesirable behavior from your identity. A common mistake chronic complainers make is to self-identify with the negative thoughts running through their minds. Such a person might admit, “I know I’m responsible for my thoughts, but I don’t know how to…
Complaining
Complaining, like all thought patterns, is not mere observation. Complaining is a creative act. The more you complain, the more you summon your creative energies to attract something to complain about. Your complaints may seem fully justified, but realize that whenever you complain, you are placing your order for more of the same. Complaining is…
Life Sucks, Then You Die
Achieving Peak Motivation
Several people have asked me about the origins of the polarity concept I began exploring last year. Where did it come from? How does it relate to personal growth? These ideas actually stemmed from some journal entries I wrote in 2002. At the time I was asking myself questions like these: What is the deepest…