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How Passionate Speaking Can Be Deceiving.

by Gordie
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I just read a blog post on Don Power’s blog called David Risley Disappoints. The point of the post was that Don was feeling pretty let down by David Risley’s latest Webinar.

 

I didn’t see David’s webinar, so I’m not going to comment on that. What I want to comment on is a remark made by Don Power in regards to David’s presentation style:

 

“Even a little more genuine enthusiasm like what you see from Yaro Starak or Gideon Shalwick would have gone a long way to convince me that David has not only a product you’d want to invest it but a personality as well. Now, I suppose this approach was not entirely a bad thing. It seemed to prove that David does indeed have a “no hype” style and that is usually a good thing. But for a guy who has a background in marketing and who advocates the importance of selling on emotion, one would expect a little more sizzle to get people fired up about his ideas.”

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How To Meditate (For Beginners).

by Michael
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In my previous post I looked at the benefits of meditation. By special request of Gordie, this post will be a very simple “how to” on taking your first steps on the path to learning meditation.

 

First, the obligatory story filled with worldly wisdom.

I recently started doing Wing Chun, a form of Kung Fu originating from Southern China. One of the most striking things for me thus far during my instruction is how little distance there is between spirituality and actions in eastern cultures. This is perfectly embodied in the eastern martial arts. This connection is completely unrelated to religion, even though many use the power of meditation to strengthen their experience of their religion. It is about being fully invested in your actions. Each action and movement exists for its own sake.

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How To Make Decisions And Follow Through To Reach Your Goals.

by Gordie
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Many people struggle to make important decisions and when they do, just end up procrastinating. How can you make decisions and then take action?

 

Make the decision with your goal in mind.

To make an effective decision, you need to have your goal in mind. When you have a choice that you’re not sure about, it’s often because you’ve forgotten to keep your mind on your goal. You’ve lost focus.

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How To Develop Persistence.

by Gordie
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Napoleon Hill says all that is needed to develop persistence is time and effort. He offers us the following four steps, which I’ve elaborated on.

1. A definite purpose backed by a burning desire for its fulfillment.

Have you got a definite purpose in life? Do you have definite goals? Are you passionate about your purpose? Without a burning desire it will be difficult to accomplish what you want and it won’t be much fun in the process either.

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Productivity Tip: Eat A Live Frog In The Morning.

by Gordie
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In my previous productivity tip, I told you to not do a task if you’re able to get away with it. Unfortunately, not all tasks are able to be cast into the abyss. Sometimes, you just have to complete certain tasks no matter how much you hate them. To do this you’ll have to eat a live frog in the morning from time to time.

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Productivity Tip: Don’t Do It!

by Gordie
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One of the simplest ways to get a task out of the way is to not do it. That’s right. Do you have a task that’s pissing you off and isn’t offering you much in return? Simple solution: Don’t do it.

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Create Powerful Affirmations For Lifestyle Design.

by Gordie
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What are affirmations?

Affirmations differ from your written goal statements in that they’re shorter, only one sentence in length, and more in number. As with written goal statements, they should always be written in the present tense. The great thing about affirmations is that you can have dozens.

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