Archive for the 'Personal Development' Category

Stop, Think and Choose – The Art of Making Positive Life Choices

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Julie Verner-Mackay has been presenting her outstanding successful Choices Program since 1974. Her company is VM Learning which is located in Brisbane, Queensland. I spoke to her about her program which has produced transformational changes in thousands of men and women. Julie, what is the primary objective or outcome of the Choices Program? In two [...]

Do You Make These Common Mistakes With Your Interpersonal Communications?

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

We live in an age where the smartphone, computer and fax make communication much easier and faster. These information machines convert data and graphics into electromagnetic formats and move them at high speed. A document can be posted from New York to New Orleans in a few days; it can be faxed in a few [...]

Why You Should Not Blab About Your Goals

Friday, April 8th, 2011

The positive reinforcement received by sharing your goals with others could actually act as a deterrent towards you achieving them. This sounds counterintuitive but studies certainly confirm that this is the case. In many cases the good feelings generated by the positive reinforcement received from announced goals are sufficient in themselves to satisfy the person. [...]

Sick of Moving from One Broken Romance to Another?

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Do you suffer from neurotic love? The symptoms are that you constantly move from one relationship to another. Neurotic love is driven by a constant fear of loss and withdrawal. Ironically the threat of loss triggers flight and an overwhelming desire to destroy the relationship. The sequence of events often takes the following course: Here [...]

The Secret of Effectively Managing and Motivating People

Monday, April 4th, 2011

You’re sitting at your desk when the Managing Director walks into the room wearing a smile from ear to ear. She comes over to the desk, shakes you by the hand and says … “Your department’s figures are great. You’re the best divisional manager this company has ever had. In every branch your name is [...]