The Law of Attraction has been widely quoted throughout the Internet, largely on the basis of the release of “The Secret” and the books by Esther and Jerry Hicks. At the most extreme end of the Law of Attraction continuum, its advocates would have us believe that, in order to realize (or manifest) our hearts wildest desires, all we need to do is to visualize that desire and release it to the Universe in order for it to manifest into our lives. » Read the rest of the entry..

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Author Katrina Kenison reads from her latest book The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother’s Memoir in this YouTube video.

As parents, we may feel that the tension between us and our teenage children is unique, despite the fact that our friends may relate virtually identical stories with respect to their children. » Read the rest of the entry..

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Defining “Consciousness” presents a great dilemma in that we all know we are conscious yet, despite hundreds of years of thought by some of the world’s greatest philosophers, a concise definition of what defines the state of “Consciousness” continues to elude us.

I have incorporated a fascinating set of YouTube videos featuring Peter Russell presenting his view of Consciousness comprising a fundamental aspect of the Universe, equivalent to space, time and matter. The videos comprise a single presentation by Peter Russell, divided up into 7, approximately ten minute clips. » Read the rest of the entry..

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A brief lecture by Murray Gell-man as another installment in the great line of TED Talks.

Murray Gell-man is one of the great names associated with the investigation of Quantum Theory, specifically theoretical particle physics, and his presentation is a mere 16:02 minutes. The presentation is light-hearted, easy to follow for the layman and emphasizes the role of “Beauty” and “Elegance” in evaluation of any given theory and the universality of Natural Laws, as opposed to man-made “Natural Laws” (i.e. the Law of Attraction”). » Read the rest of the entry..

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In these two earlier posts I provided links to a series of YouTube videos (released by Primeau Productions)

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in which Napoleon Hill discussed principles from his personal success philosophy (as published in “Think and Grow Rich” and “The Law of Success”). » Read the rest of the entry..

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This is a very short (1:16 minute) motivational video clip posted on YouTube. Despite being so short, it carries a very powerful message. » Read the rest of the entry..

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A short presentation by Alain de Botton on success.

He first discusses the idea of a “meritocracy” in which members in society are graded according to merit. Those who have the merits to be successful, become so while those who don’t have such merits are not as successful, or even fail. » Read the rest of the entry..

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There is no doubt that we do, indeed, live in exciting times!

Below is a brief presentation by Christopher deCharms, Neuroscientist and inventor, regarding potential advances in MRI technology and techniques in this video. » Read the rest of the entry..

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Many universities provide a forum for invited professors to present a “Last Lecture”. The idea is that if they only had one Last Lecture to present, what message would they like to present to their audeince. Randy Pausch presented a wonderful “Last Lecture” on September 18, 2007 (see below). » Read the rest of the entry..

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Cliff Young, a 61 year old potato farmer in Australia, knowing neither the proper marathon “techniques” nor “strategies” and wearing none of the proper equipment, won the Sydney to Melbourne race AND shaved 2 days off the record. I find this YouTube video inspirational. » Read the rest of the entry..

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