By Nick Arrizza, M.D.

For some it may feel like a challenge to summon up positive thoughts especially when their perception of their life situation may be challenging.

It is for that reason that I submit this article to help those individuals who are feeling adrift in the sea of negative thoughts. Read the rest of this entry »

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by: Padma Hiraskar

Dear Friends, It is not gifted everybody to be able to analyse oneself & to understand one’s own deficiencies & get ready to fight against them. Thoughtful & courageous people alone can do all this. Others cannot even understand their weaknesses. If somebody points them out, they take him to be their enemy & at fault; take it ill & are ready to quarrel with him. They themselves want to be free from fault by imposing on others, the failures due to their own deficiencies. Generally, people adopt this path but this self-deception does not change the situation. Read the rest of this entry »

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By Chris Knight

Dr. Wayne Dyer is a popular motivational speaker and author. His recent books include The Power of Intention, Ten Secrets For Success & Inner Peace, Getting in the Gap and Everyday Wisdom. I’ve been studying Dyer’s principles for the past 22 years and here are the top 22 lessons I’ve learned from him: Read the rest of this entry »

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Some years ago, I read a report by Spiro Zavos in the sports columns of my SMH newspaper, which described the behaviour of a football coach during a very tense finals game. The antics of the losing coach gave a very good insight into why his team did not win and in fact loses many close games. In part, Zavos’ report read “He was at his over-emotional worst at Lancaster Park on Sunday. The eyes rolled more wildly than ever, he stalked the sideline. Not even the television cameras were safe from his flaying arms. His antics sent a damaging message to his team: that the fates are conspiring against them and they are, somehow, destined to lose. And for the second week in a row they lost a critical game.” The winning coach on the other hand “ … sat impassively in the stands. The sign he gave to his players with this emotionless posture was that if the players wanted to win, they had to do it themselves. And they did. Just.” Read the rest of this entry »

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By: Debbie Friedman

Have you ever played the “What If” game with yourself? To be more accurate, has your MIND ever played that game with you?

Okay, if you’re human, and you probably are if you’re reading this, then you know how the game goes. You’re about ready to make a big step forward or try something new and all of a sudden the “What If’s” go wild.
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How many times have you heard someone say, “Hey, cheer up!” or “Turn that frown upside-down!”? Unconsciously we all seem to know that optimism is a virtue and that a negative outlook is something to be concerned about. And did you know that there are actually a host of concrete reasons why this is so?
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