Emotions and thoughts are not just about the mind.  For the past twenty years or so, scientists have developed a vast body of work that proves that our emotions and thoughts influence our physical bodies and health.  It is common knowledge that stress, negative emotions, and bad thought patterns lead to many physical ailments.  Since companies lose many billions of dollars due to employees who are ill, the physical effects of mental states are a key concern for managers and employers.  Quite simply, if negative emotions or thoughts lead to …

One of the ways that you can recognize your goals and start to strive towards meeting them, is by using coaching techniques.  Coaching can be essential part of communicating with yourself and the people in your life.  When you enter into the coaching process you learn how to achieve success in your career and in your personal life.  A coach will work with you to help you recognize, realize, and achieve your goals, expectations, and dreams. 
Coaches know how to get people to open up and talk about their personal …

Goals and motivation are closely linked together since without motivation you’ll never achieve those goals.  Motivation has become a multi-billion dollar business in this country, with people turning to spiritual leaders, workshops, and even professional motivators in order to find the incentive and energy to achieve their goals.  Motivation is the incentive that you need to strive towards those goals that you want to meet in your life.
If you are not motivated to do something then that means that you do not have something that you want to do.  If …

One useful tool for goal setting is to imagine the modern wheel of life as it applies to you.  The wheel of life lets you know how you are doing in all the areas of your life and helps you build a sense of purpose that rests on balancing your goals.  What that means is that the wheel of life can be a useful visualization exercise that can be a powerful tool for achieving purpose and balance in your life.  The wheel of life depicted as a pie brings a …

There are three important elements for your personal and professional success: (1) the attitude that you have toward your personal and professional life, (2) the beliefs you model your personal and business life around, and (3) the behavior that you have towards yourself and others.  These three elements are tightly connected and interwoven, and can either make or break the personal and professional confidence with which you set, and meet, your goals.
Let’s break these three elements down even further.
•    Attitudes:  Attitudes are the ways that you react to situations, and …