http://integratedsuccessprogram.com/CreateSuccess Start Creating Your Success Today! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:37:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Confidence you have in your "Self"   By definition, "Self-Confidence" is the confidence you have in yourself which, in turn, is the result of a complex combination of mental attitude, life experience and/or circumstance, genetic attributes and social and physical environment as they pertain to "Self". Some aspects which contribute to Self ... http://integratedsuccessprogram.com/CreateSuccess/2010/03/09/self-confidence/ Without a doubt, the greatest asset we have is our Brain, which, in turn, hosts our MIND. A great Universal Truth is that: "Whatever the mInd of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve" W. Clement Stone A review of the great advances in the history of mankind confirms this truth. Many of ... http://integratedsuccessprogram.com/CreateSuccess/2010/03/03/our-greatest-asset/ For the purposes of this post, I am referring to the casual use of "Opinion" (see definition below), an opinion rendered by a friend, associate or someone you might have just met, as opposed to a "Professional Opinion". The primary distinction is that a "Casual Opinion" is one made and ... http://integratedsuccessprogram.com/CreateSuccess/2010/02/25/constructive-criticism/ 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 ... http://integratedsuccessprogram.com/CreateSuccess/2010/02/23/gift-of-an-ordinary-day/ Or is it "Defeat"! Is it simply an issue of semantics, or is suffering a Failure more significant than a Defeat. More importantly, have you suffered a Setback, a Defeat or a Failure? Defining it properly and seeing it in its proper perspective is critical to subsequent outcomes. The most important aspect ... http://integratedsuccessprogram.com/CreateSuccess/2010/02/18/failure/ Dreams - Goals with a Deadline With Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games days away, it seems like a suitable time to discuss "Realizing Your Dreams". Almost 2,500 athletes, having trained for years to perfect their technique and shave hundredths of a second from their "Personal Best" times will compete ... http://integratedsuccessprogram.com/CreateSuccess/2010/02/15/realizing-your-dreams/ 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 ... http://integratedsuccessprogram.com/CreateSuccess/2010/02/10/what-is-consciousness/ Affirmations are simple statements of fact or desired intent (a goal or goals) repeated on a regular basis as a form of mental programming. The Coué Method was, arguably, the first example of the use of affirmations for improvement of health using Autosuggestion (alternatively considered a form of self hypnosis). ... http://integratedsuccessprogram.com/CreateSuccess/2010/02/03/affirmations/ When consciously and actively utilized, Goals, ideally, represent the targets or objectives toward which we are actively working to fulfill. Goal setting is the conscious, active process of identifying your goals. How we go about identifying and setting our goals will, to a very large degree, determine how successful we are in ... http://integratedsuccessprogram.com/CreateSuccess/2010/02/01/goals-and-goal-setting/ The "Law of Attraction" has ignited considerable controversy, with a wide range of opinion, both Pro and Con. Personally, I strongly and firmly believe in the power of Creative Visualization as an indispensable tool in achieving desired goals. Having visualized your goal, however, I believe you must then take the appropriate ... http://integratedsuccessprogram.com/CreateSuccess/2010/01/22/the-law-of-attraction-your-opinion/