Develop your intuition

 INTUTION DEVELOPMENT

Have you had that experience when all of a sudden you just had this huge 
hunch that something is about to happen, and to your surprise, that intuition 
was eventually translated to reality?  
 
When you feel strongly about something without logical basis to it, that's 
called intuition. It comes in three impressions: clairvoyance or "the third 
eye", sensing clearly and feeling through listening.  
 
Clairvoyance is when your eye goes beyond what it can see. This is when 
you know what is happening somewhere. 
 
Sensing clearly is basically what we refer to as "hunch" or "gut feel." This is 
the time when you are overwhelmed with a feeling and you can't explain it 
and all you can say is "I just know." 
 
On the other hand, feeling through listening or clairaudience is being able 
to "listen" between the lines. Intuition also happens at times when a certain 
sound, whatever it is - be it a car's honk or a bird's twitting - ushers in an 
intense feeling. 
 
They say only a number of people are gifted with intuition. Astrologers even insist that people born under the Scorpio or Pisces signs are naturally 
intuitive it almost borders on E.S.P. But studies have been sprouting left 
and right that proclaim that anyone can develop intuition. 
 
Why the need to develop intuition, you ask? Why not let your emotional and 
psychological state as it is? First and foremost, intuition promotes good 
communication. It makes you more sensitive to the people around you; it 
often keeps you from hurting those you love because you are intuitive 
enough to understand them. Intuition also makes you far more creative 
than ever. Intuition means releasing more creative juices for any means of 
expression. Lastly, intuition has a healing power. This healing power is not 
in the physical sense, but in delving deep into your soul to eradicate some 
negative energy buried in it. 
 
With that being said, are you ready to develop your intuition? Here are 
some ways to unlock this gift: 
 
1. Hypnosis 
 
Oh yes, get yourself hypnotized. Hypnosis is not limited to watching a 
pendulum move back and forth. Perform self-hypnosis or you can avail of 
hypnotic programs that can strengthen your intuition. 
 
2. Meditation 
 
Meditating means finding peace in yourself. If your mind and heart are 
cluttered with too many baggage and hurt,  you wouldn't be able to quiet                                            
 
down that part of you that could eventually initiate intuition. There are so 
many ways to meditate: take a yoga class, or just simply practice some 
breathing that could bring you straight to Zen. 
 
3. Think positive! 
 
A worry-free, fear-free state could do so much to improve your intuitive 
ability. By staying positive, you attract good energy that would be able to 
easily recognize imminent feelings and events. 
 
4.  Just let go. 
 
What does this mean? If you are on the brink of making a huge decision, let 
go of all the inhibitions and head to a quiet place where you could find out 
where the letting go has brought you. Sometimes you just have to listen to 
the voice within you, and that voice wouldn't come out unless you let go. 
 
5. Never expect. 
 
After letting go of the inhibitions and all those things that stop you from 
thinking and feeling clearly, never expect for an answer right away. Never 
expect that the "hunch" would fall on your lap immediately. Give it a little 
time then you'd just get surprised that -- wham! -- now you have your 
answer. 
 
6. Believe in your first impressions.                                         
 
When you see someone for the first time and think that he is a bit too 
arrogant for your taste, chances are that impression actually holds true. 
Most of the time, first impressions are brought by intuition. 
 
7. Stay happy! 
 
See? All you need to be intuitive is to stay happy! Happiness attracts 
immense power and such power includes intuition. In tapping your intuition, 
your motivation must be happiness and contentment. Given that premise, 
intuition will fall to you easily.  
 
Intuition is helpful, because sometimes it leads you to something that 
cannot be achieved otherwise. A lot of lives have been saved by intuition 
alone. Decisions are easier done if armed by this gift. Develop intuition now 
and reap benefits you have never imagined.                                       
 
down that part of you that could eventually initiate intuition. There are so 
many ways to meditate: take a yoga class, or just simply practice some 
breathing that could bring you straight to Zen. 

BUILD YOUR SELF ESTEEM, A STARTER GUIDE TO SELF IMPROVEMENT

So how do you stay calm, composed and maintain self esteem in a tough
environment? Here are some tips you may to consider as a starter guide to
self improvement.

Imagine yourself as a Dart Board. Everything and everyone else around
you may become Dart Pins, at one point or another. These dart pins will
destroy your self esteem and pull you down in ways you won‘t even
remember. Don‘t let them destroy you, or get the best of you.  So which
dart pins should you avoid?

Dart Pin #1 : Negative Work Environment
Beware of ?dog eat dog? theory where everyone else is fighting just to get
ahead. This is where non-appreciative people usually thrive. No one will
appreciate your contributions even if you miss lunch and dinner, and stay
up late. Most of the time you get to work too much without getting help from
people concerned.  Stay out of this, it will ruin your self esteem.
Competition is at stake anywhere. Be healthy enough to compete, but in a
healthy competition that is. 

Dart Pin #2: Other People‘s Behavior
Bulldozers, brown nosers, gossipmongers, whiners, backstabbers, snipers,
people walking wounded, controllers, naggers, complainers, exploders,
patronizers, sluffers… all these kinds of people will pose bad vibes for your
self esteem, as well as to your self improvement scheme. 

Dart Pin #3: Changing Environment
You can‘t be a green bug on a brown field. Changes challenge our
paradigms. It tests our flexibility, adaptability and alters the way we think.
Changes will make life difficult for awhile, it may cause stress but it will help
us find ways to improve our selves. Change will be there forever, we must
be susceptible to it. 

Dart Pin #4: Past Experience
It‘s okay to cry and say ?ouch!? when we experience pain. But don‘t let pain
transform itself into fear. It might grab you by the tail and swing you around.
Treat each failure and mistake as a lesson. 

Dart Pin #5: Negative World View
Look at what you‘re looking at. Don‘t wrap yourself up with all the
negativities of the world. In building self esteem, we must learn how to
make the best out of worst situations.

Dart Pin #6: Determination Theory
The way you are and your behavioral traits is said to be a mixed end
product of your inherited traits (genetics), your upbringing (psychic), and
your environmental surroundings such as your spouse, the company, the
economy or your circle of friends. You have your own identity. If your father
is a failure, it doesn‘t mean you have to be a failure too. Learn from other  people‘s experience, so you‘ll never have to encounter the same mistakes. 

Sometimes, you may want to wonder if some people are born leaders or
positive thinkers. NO. Being positive, and staying positive is a choice.
Building self esteem and drawing lines for self improvement is a choice, not
a rule or a talent. God wouldn‘t come down from heaven and tell you –
?George, you may now have the permission to build self esteem and
improve your self.?   

In life, its hard to stay tough specially when things and people around you
keep pulling you down. When we get to the battle field, we should choose
the right luggage to bring and armors to use, and pick those that are bullet
proof. Life‘s options give us arrays of more options. Along the battle, we will
get hit and bruised. And wearing a bullet proof armor ideally means =self
change‘. The kind of change which comes from within. Voluntarily. Armor or
Self Change  changes 3 things: our attitude, our behavior and our way of
thinking.

Building self esteem will eventually lead to self improvement if we start to
become responsible for who we are, what we have and what we do. Its like
a flame that should gradually spread like a brush fire from inside and out.
When we develop self esteem, we take control of our mission, values and
discipline.  Self esteem brings about self improvement, true assessment,
and determination. So how do you start putting up the building blocks of
self esteem? Be positive. Be contented and happy. Be appreciative. Never
miss an opportunity to compliment. A positive way of living will help you
build self esteem, your starter guide to self improvement.

BRING INNOVATON INTO YOUR LIFE

What Innovation Can Do to Your Life

It's a talent that everyone has, yet they think they don't. The power of
innovation. If you've ever marvelled at somebody's creative prowess, guess
what, you can create and innovate too. It just takes time. Everyone is born
creative. The box of crayons in kindergarten were not limited to those who
possessed potential; because the truth is, everybody has potential.

You know how long it took to learn to ride a bike or drive or to never commit
the same mistake again? It's the same with innovation. It takes a  bit of
practice and a lot of time before this mind function comes easily  when
called. This article will teach you a few tips on how to bring innovation into
your life.

Don't listen to what other people say. Follow the beat of your own drum.
Allowing for the input of other people will only bring cacophony to the music
you are trying to make. If you have an original idea, don't waste your time
and effort trying to make people understand. They won't. And the help you
will probably get comes in the form of negative feedback. If all those
geniuses listened to their peers, we would probably still be living in the
middle ages.

Spend time on it. I cannot stress that enough, although, please do not
mistake this tip to tell you to quit your day job entirely. Do not. This involves
some tricky time management but with a little discipline you'll be able to
squeeze both in. 

Exercise. Take a walk. Run a mile or two. Send all those endorphins
coursing through your veins. Exercising certainly clears and relaxes your
mind and allows for anything to pop up. 

Record your dreams. Aren't some of them just the craziest things that your
conscious mind would never have thought of? If you've had these dreams
before, and I'm sure have, this only shows you the untapped innovative
power you have lying within. So jot down those notes. Those dreams may
just create an innovative spark in you.

Find your own style. You can always tell a Van Gogh from a Matisse. You'll
know Hemingway wrote something by the choice of words on the paper. So
it is the same with you. People will appreciate your innovation more
because it is uniquely yours and that no one else would have thought of
what you were thinking. That will let people see how valuable an asset you
are. 

Don't hide behind nifty gadgets or tools. You don't need the most expensive
set of paints to produce a masterpiece. The same way with writing. You
don't need some expensive fountain pen and really smooth paper for a
bestseller. In fact, J.K. Rowling wrote the first book of the Harry Potter
Series on bits of tissue. So what if you've got an expensive SLR camera if
you're a crappy photographer? Who cares if you've got a blinging laptop if
you can't write at all? The artist actually reduces the number of tools he has
as he gets better at his craft: he knows what works and what doesn't. 

Nothing will work without passion. What wakes you up in the mornings?
What keeps the flame burning? What is the one thing that you'll die if you
don't do? Sometimes people with talent are overtaken by the people who
want it more. Think the hare and the tortoise. Ellen Degeneres once said
that if you're not doing something that you want to do, then you don't really
want to do it. And that's true. Sometimes you just want something so bad
you become a virtual unstoppable. And that is passion. Passion will keep
you going. 

Don't worry about inspiration. You can't force it; inspiration hits when you
least expect it to, for those unpredictable yet inevitable moments you
should prepare. An idea could strike you on the subway, yet alas, you poor
unfortunate soul; you have no sheet of paper to scribble down a thought
that could change the world. Avoid these disasters. Have a pen and paper
within your arm's reach at all times.

I hope this article has helped you bring more innovation into your life. Keep
in mind that you're doing these things for your own satisfaction and not
anybody else's. But soon enough they will notice, and everything should
snowball from there. 

BEST WAY TO BE HAPPY

Almost everyone have heard the hit single 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' by
Bobby McFerrin. The song has a very catchy way of conveying its message
of being happy to everyone. Bobby Mcferiin's simple message surely made
a lot of people by telling them not to worry.

Living a happy, resilient and optimistic life is wonderful, and is also good for
your health. Being happy actually protects you from the stresses of life.
Stress is linked to top causes of death such as heart disease, cancer and
stroke. 

One of the better things ever said is - 'The only thing in life that will always
remain the same is change', and in our life we have the power to make the
necessary changes if we want to. Even if we find ourselves in an
unbearable situation we can always find solace in the knowledge that it too
would change. 

Social networks or relationships are essential to happiness. People are
different, accept people for who or what they are, avoid clashes, constant
arguments, and let go of all kinds of resentments. If arguments seem
unavoidable still try and make an effort to understand the situation and you
might just get along with well with Happiness is actually found in everyone,
increasing it is a way to make a
life more wonderful and also more healthy.

To be happy is relatively easy, just decide to be a happy person. Abraham
Lincoln observed that most people for most of the time can choose how
happy or stressed, how relaxed or troubled, how bright or dull their outlook
to be. The choice is simple really, choose to be happy. 

There are several ways by which you can do this.
  
Being grateful is a great attitude.  We have so much to be thankful for.
Thank the taxi driver for bringing you home safely, thank the cook for a
wonderful dinner and thank the guy who cleans your windows. Also thank
the mailman for bringing you your mails, thank the policeman for making
your place safe and thank God for being alive.

News is stressful. Get less of it. Some people just can't start their day
without their daily dose of news. Try and think about it, 99% of the news we
hear or read is bad news. Starting the day with bad news does not seem to
be a sensible thing to do.

A religious connection is also recommended. Being part of a religious
group with its singing, sacraments, chanting, prayers and meditations foster
inner peace. 

Manage your time. Time is invaluable and too important to waste. Time
management can be viewed  as a list of rules that involves scheduling,                                   

setting goals, planning, creating lists of things to do and prioritizing. These
are the core basics of time management that should be understood to
develop an efficient personal time management skill. These basic skills can
be fine tuned further to include the finer points of each skill that can give
you that extra reserve to make the results you desire. 

Laugh and laugh heartily everyday.  Heard a good joke? Tell your friends or
family about it. As they also say -'Laughter is the best medicine'.
  
Express your feelings, affections, friendship and passion to people around
you. They will most likely reciprocate your actions. Try not to keep pent up
anger of frustrations, this is bad for your health. Instead find ways of
expressing them in a way that will not cause more injury or hurt to anyone.
  
Working hard brings tremendous personal satisfaction. It gives a feeling of
being competent in finishing our tasks. Accomplishments are necessary for
all of us, they give us a sense of value. Work on things that you feel worthy
of your time.
 
Learning is a joyful exercise. Try and learn something new everyday. 
Learning also makes us expand and broaden our horizons. And could also
give us more opportunities in the future. 

Run, jog, walk and do other things that your body was made for. Feel alive.
 
Avoid exposure to negative elements like loud noises, toxins and
hazardous places.                                      


These are the few simple things you can do everyday to be happy. 
And always remember the quote from Abraham Lincoln, he says that,
"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

10 WAYS TO CONTROL YOURSELF

At first glance, it would seem that positive thinking and Attention Deficit
Disorder (ADD) have nothing to do with one another. But many of us with
ADD develop negative thinking patterns because we become frustrated by
our challenges and frequent feelings of being overwhelmed.
This negative outlook then makes it even harder for us to manage those challenges and
move forward. 

Practicing positive thinking allows people with ADD to focus on our
strengths and accomplishments, which increases happiness and
motivation. This, in turn, allows us to spend more time making progress,
and less time feeling down and stuck. The following tips provide practical
suggestions that you can use to help you shift into more positive thinking
patterns:
 
1. Take Good Care of Yourself
It's much easier to be positive when you are eating well, exercising, and
getting enough rest.

2. Remind Yourself of the Things You Are Grateful For
Stresses and challenges don't seem quite as bad when you are constantly
reminding yourself of the things that are right in life. Taking just 60 seconds
a day to stop and appreciate the good things will make a huge difference.
 
3. Look for the Proof Instead of Making Assumptions
A fear of not being liked or accepted sometimes leads us to assume that
we know what others are thinking, but our fears are usually not reality. If
you have a fear that a friend or family member's bad mood is due to
something you did, or that your co-workers are secretly gossiping about
you when you turn your back, speak up and ask them. Don't waste time
worrying that you did something wrong unless you have proof that there is
something to worry about.

4. Refrain from Using Absolutes
Have you ever told a partner "You're ALWAYS late!" or complained to a
friend "You NEVER call me!"? Thinking and speaking in absolutes like
'always' and 'never' makes the situation seem worse than it is, and
programs your brain into believing that certain people are incapable of
delivering.

5. Detach From Negative Thoughts
Your thoughts can't hold any power over you if you don't judge them. If you
notice yourself having a negative thought, detach from it, witness it, and
don't follow it.
 
6. Squash the "ANTs"
In his book "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life," Dr. Daniel Amen talks
about "ANTs" - Automatic Negative Thoughts. These are the bad thoughts
that are usually reactionary, like "Those people are laughing, they must be
talking about me," or "The boss wants to see me? It must be bad!" When
you notice these thoughts, realize that they are nothing more than ANTs
and squash them!

7. Practice Lovin', Touchin' & Squeezin' (Your Friends and Family)
You don't have to be an expert to know the benefits of a good hug. Positive
physical contact with friends, loved ones, and even pets, is an instant pick-
me-up. One research study on this subject had a waitress touch some of
her customers on the arm as she handed them their checks. She received
higher tips from these customers than from the ones she didn't touch!

8. Increase Your Social Activity
By increasing social activity, you decrease loneliness. Surround yourself
with healthy, happy people, and their positive energy will affect you in a
positive way!
 
9. Volunteer for an Organization, or Help another Person
Everyone feels good after helping. You can volunteer your time, your
money, or your resources. The more positive energy you put out into the
world, the more you will receive in return.

10. Use Pattern Interrupts to Combat Rumination
If you find yourself ruminating, a great way to stop it is to interrupt the
pattern and force yourself to do something completely different. Rumination
is like hyper-focus on something negative. It's never productive, because
it's not rational or solution-oriented, it's just excessive worry. Try changing
your physical environment - go for a walk or sit outside. You could also call
a friend, pick up a book, or turn on some music.

When it comes to the corporate world, protocol is pretty much the religion.
To know the things needed to do are the basics of productivity, but
interaction and having a steady mind makes up the entire thing to true
productivity. There are those who seem to work well even under pressure,
but they're uncommon ones and we are human and imperfect. To get these
little things like stress under our skins won't solve our problems. Sometimes
it takes a bit of courage to admit that we're turning to be workaholics than
tell ourselves that we're not doing our best.

10 WAYS TO EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNICATION

1. What you know.
Education is all about learning the basics, but to be an effective speaker is
to practice what you've learned. My stint as guest at every Toastmasters'
meeting I go to taught me that we all have our limitations, but that doesn't
mean we can't learn to keep up and share what we know.

2. Listening.                                    
It's just as important as asking questions. Sometimes listening to the sound
of our own voice can teach us to be a little bit confident with ourselves and
to say the things we believe in with conviction.

3. Humility
We all make mistakes, and sometimes we tend to slur our words, stutter,
and probably mispronounce certain words even though we know what it
means, but rarely use it only to impress listeners. So in a group, don't be
afraid to ask if you're saying the right word properly and if they're unsure
about it then make a joke out of it. I promise you it'll make everyone laugh
and you can get away with it as well.

4. Eye Contact
There's a lot to say when it comes to directing your attention to your
audience with an eye-catching gaze. It's important that you keep your focus
when talking to a large group in a meeting or a gathering, even though he
or she may be gorgeous.

5. Kidding around
A little bit of humor can do wonders to lift the tension, or worse boredom
when making your speech. That way, you'll get the attention of the majority
of the crowd and they'll feel that you're just as approachable, and as human
to those who listen.

6. Be like the rest of them
Interaction is all about mingling with other people. You'll get a lot of ideas,
as well as knowing what people make them as they are.                                        

7. Me, Myself, and I
Admit it, there are times you sing to yourself in the shower. I know I do!
Listening to the sound of your own voice while you practice your speech in
front of a mirror can help correct the stress areas of your pitch. And while
you're at it you can spruce up as well.

8. With a smile
A smile says it all much like eye contact. There's no point on grimacing or
frowning in a meeting or a gathering, unless it's a wake. You can better
express what you're saying when you smile.

9. A Role Model
There must be at least one or two people in your life you have listened to
when they're at a public gathering or maybe at church. Sure they read their
lines, but taking a mental note of how they emphasize what they say can
help you once you take center stage.

10. Preparation
Make the best out of preparation rather than just scribbling notes and often
in a hurried panic. Some people like to write things down on index cards,
while other resort to being a little more silly as they look at their notes
written on the palm of their hand (not for clammy hands, please). Just be
comfortable with what you know since you enjoy your work.

And that about wraps it up. These suggestions are rather amateurish in
edgewise, but I've learned to empower myself when it comes to public or 
private speaking and it never hurts to be with people to listen how they
make conversations and meetings far more enjoyable as well as
educational.

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10 QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF

So we're all pelted with problems. Honestly it shouldn't even bother or even
hinder us to becoming all we ought to be. Aspirations as kids should
continue to live within us, even though it would be short-lived or as long as
we could hold on to the dream. They say you can't teach an old dog new
tricks… or can they?

1. What do I really want?
The question of the ages. So many things you want to do with your life and
so little time to even go about during the day.
Find something that you are good at can help realize that small step
towards improvement. Diligence is the key to know that it is worth it.
 
2. Should I really change?
Today's generation has taken another level of redefining 'self', or at least
that's what the kids are saying. Having an army of teenage nieces and
nephews has taught me that there are far worse things that they could have
had than acne or maybe even promiscuity. So how does that fit into your
lifestyle?
If history has taught us one thing, it's the life that we have gone through.
Try to see if partying Seventies style wouldn't appeal to the younger
generation, but dancing is part of partying. Watch them applaud after
showing them how to really dance than break their bones in break-dancing.

3. What's the bright side in all of this?
With so much is happening around us there seem to be no room for even
considering that light at the end of the tunnel. We can still see it as
something positive without undergoing so much scrutiny. And if it's a train
at the end of the tunnel, take it for a ride and see what makes the world go
round!
 
4. Am I comfortable with what I'm doing?
There's always the easy way and the right way when it comes to deciding
what goes with which shoes, or purse, shirt and whatnot. It doesn't take a
genius to see yourself as someone unique, or else we'll all be equally the
same in everything we do. Variety brings in very interesting and exciting
questions to be experimented.

5. Have I done enough for myself?
Have you, or is there something more you want to do? Discontentment in
every aspect can be dangerous in large doses, but in small amounts you'll
be able to see and do stuff you could never imagine doing.

6. Am I happy at where I am today?
It's an unfair question so let it be an answer! You love being a good and
loving mom or dad to your kids, then take it up a notch! Your kids will love
you forever. The same goes with everyday life!


7. Am I appealing to the opposite sex?
So maybe I don't have an answer to that, but that doesn't mean I can't try it,
though. Whether you shape-up, change the way you wear your clothes or
hair, or even your attitude towards people, you should always remember it
will always be for your own benefit.

8. How much could I have?
I suppose in this case there is no such things on having things too much or
too little, but it's more on how badly you really need it. I'd like to have lots of
money, no denying that, but the question is that how much are you willing
to work for it?


9. What motivates me?
What motivates you? It's an answer you have to find out for yourself. There
are so many things that can make everyone happy, but to choose one of
the may be the hardest part. It's not like you can't have one serving of your
favorite food in a buffet and that's it. Just try it piece by piece.
 
10. What Really Makes You Tick?
So? What really makes you tick? You can be just about anything you
 always wanted to be, but to realize that attaining something that may seem
very difficult is already giving up before you even start that journey. Always 
remember, that self-improvement is not just about the physical or
philosophical change you have to undergo, but it's something that you
really want.