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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

What Makes You Work Harder?

Everyone has "wants" versus their needs", but what makes us work harder for one thing versus another?

Well, read closely, because I have the answer to this mind-boggling qauestion and I would love to know what you all think as well.


Motivational Drive:



  1. Money
  2. Love
  3. Balance
  4. Career
  5. Children
  6. Education



These are the few motivational factors consistant of one's ability to try harder to achieve various successes. Everything in life needs to be given the same amount of equal effort in order to offer the level of balance one needs in everything performed on an even keel.



Let me know your thoughts.
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Life's Chaotic, But Everything Seems To Work Out


Life can be quite chaotic and more than just chaotic, it can be so much more that I can't even think of a word for right now, so I guess it would be best suited to say life can leave one quite speechless at times; however, even when life seems to tug and pull at us, we fight back. More so, life seems to work out and help produce miracles at those times when we feel we need them most and occur unexpectedly at that.

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Miracles happen to those who are welcoming of them. Most don't even stop to think about what exists in life regarding miracles they have already been blessed with.
Think about your life each day to take stock of the amazing and outstanding miracles that have entered your life, only to help offer a fresh start beyond the horizon. The new beginning may not always been to a place anticipated before hand. The path may not have lingered into something even wanted or realized it was desired. Paths lead us all into different directions so we can see the higher meaning once we do finally reach the destination originally desired, even though it sets off kilter once in a while.


We all live and learn from mistakes made or destructive situations that have made us all better people for it. We may have never learned the "right way" to pursue a dream or desire, yet had we never pursued any path to drive down in the first place, then we would feel "stuck" in the same position we were never to see the bright light intended for us.

I, myself, have been going through a tough time at this point in my life, as we all do. We feel like we are the only ones experiencing moments of hopelessness and frustration and a loss of guidance in the massive world of woes. I know remaining optimistic of opportunities I have yet to see are well worth the patience I've put forth already. I know remaining positive will have the pay off, even though it may seem dim right now. I have figured out to look at the miracles I have truly been blessed with in my past to push me towards the one that awaits.


Friday, September 17, 2010

PROUD TO ANNOUNCE: "THE NEW SWIFT GIFTS SHOP"!!!

Ok, ok, ok....I finally came to a final decision on the title for my shop at Improve Life!!
I changed the gifts around a bit to ensure the best quality and quantity for the needs of those looking for the absolute sweetest deals around.
  • Every single product is solely hand-picked by yours truly. 
  • All are perfect for anyone, anytime and for any occasion.
  • A pretty sweet feature has also been added: When clicking on a products desired or of general interest, a comparison will appear providing other stores and competitor pricing so you KNOW these items placed into this blog are the best....or not. 
  • If an item's value is shown to be better somewhere else, you're in luck, because those products can still be purchased through the same page and link, without the hassle of opening a ton of sites and searching for something possibly not even in stock. If you know me, you know I am not one to waste my own time, let alone yours!
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITHOUT HESITATION SHOULD ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ARISE, OTHER THAN THAT....HAPPY SHOPPING AND WELCOME TO:
ABOVE, THE LINK IS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO "THE NEW SWIFT GIFTS SHOP" OR THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE THAT CAN BE DISCOVERED THROUGHOUT MY BLOG.

Thank you as always for the support and commenting on my blog...from who wants to see more of what to who wants to see less of something...Remember, I made this site for you and it is all of you that help me strive to do my best, each and everyday.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

"Thank A Friend Day" Today!

Today, I have considered it to be: 
"Happy Thank A Friend Day"

.925 Sterling Silver Best Friends Heart 16 MM x 15 MM Pendant CharmA good friend is there for you until the end of time...they always have been there and always will be. It is someone to laugh with, cry on their shoulder, go to for advice, learn valuable lessons from, including offer our lessons to in return. The best friend we have is generally the person we lean on for support through whatever obstacles life brings. We know if we call them, they would drop day and night t be there for us, because we do the same for them in their time of need.


Lucky Best Friends Ying Yang White Jade and Black Onyx Star Gemstones Friendship NecklacesOne encounters many things and instances in life enabling the heart to be wounded in more ways than one....a best friend is the one willing to stand by your side through it all.

Best Friend/Puzzle Piece Charm, Sterling SilverThink for a moment about the last time you felt a broken heart or needed someone so deeply to console your most intimate emotions...who did you go to? It's was probably your friend, the one you know better than they know themselves and vice verse. They are the one that can lift our smiles and sadness with the sound of their voice and gentle words.

Sterling Silver Best Friend Heart NecklaceOf course some friends will come and go, but a true friendship of loyalty and appreciation means more than having a thousand friends that never care to know who I truly am, never call to ask how I'm doing or show up to your house when you were too upset to even call to ask them, yet somehow they "just knew" by sensing something to be wrong.

Take a moment out to thank those friends who have been there through thick and thin to help us live happier and more productive lives, because we have them.

Large Break-Away Best Friends CharmThank you Jervana, for being there for me when I have needed you most. We have had so much fun through the past few years. We have shared tears, laughter, and various challenges that will last a lifetime. I am so thankful to be able to have a friend like you in my life and could never have asked for a more in regards to our loyal friendship. I believe we were meant to meet along the way and I thank God we did.

Dedicated Post: Jervana, my best friend and "twin"...Thanks buddy!!

I love you!

Who's the one that you will take a moment out to thank today for being your close friend through the years?


Thank you to all my friends...you all mean everything to me and I couldn't do it without you all!

Saturday, September 11, 2010

How To Stay Positive When Negativity Owns So Many

"Just stay positive" is what we hear as we grow from children into adults from teachers, parents and peers; however, why are some unable to grasp this concept, while others potentially take it for a great leap of faith? This is a belief that endures all other emotions and behaviors to the fullest degree. This boosts who we are and what we can offer within our life and those whom surround us with their presence.

A positive tone will most definitely set the bar for others, along with proving boundaries as limitless, whereas the negativity only encourages blocks and various barriers placed before us.

There is never a need to be negative when one can be positive and I understand that sounds more easily said than done. If one has the will to change thought processes and patterns, then it is possible to have comprehension beyond even the wildest of dreams and most surreal expectations.

Take a moment to think about those in your life, including yourself, that walk around without a simple smile or cruel verbiage with every encounter.

  • Is there someone in your life that tends to come to you for support each time they fail due to their negative nature as if they have a black cloud beaming over their head?
  • Does this person have the same, repeated cycle occur over and over producing more negativity over the years you have known them? 
  • Do you think about how your actions may reflect negatively to those you go to when a less then desirable result comes into your own life? 
  • How do you handle any  "successful failures"?
  • Does negativity weigh upon your attitude at the drop of a hat or are you able to brush it off and pursue your positive thought processes when an event or challenge goes differently than planned?
Below are the astounding results that were discovered through personal experience over the past 2 years relative to those thinking positively versus negatively and what benefits positive thinkers most:

  • Enjoy life more effectively, naturally, and fully
  • Rarely encounter depression from fear, doubt, or overwhelming, uncontrollable situations
  • More outgoing, more confident, and more able to effectively achieve goals
  • See the cup half full by understanding there is always a brighter side in the midst of a dark circumstance or situation
  • Offer a helping hand, purely, to serve as an empathetic ear in relation to compassion
  • Less stress factors by working through problems, rather than dwelling on things they cannot change
  • Motivated problem-solvers by at least attempting even the impossible solutions to dire answers
These vast, influential qualities allow others to maintain a sense of approachability that negative characteristics just will not and cannot allow. Positivism portrays such a mundane power of ones capabilities for personal drive and expectations.

Negativity has the ability to hold one back and potentially loose out on what is truly embraced with gratitude and appreciation. Never let another prevent positive happiness and limitless possibilities to prevent becoming a reality. Never settle for another negative thought enter and seclude the mind's positive balance in order to fulfill the heart's contentment.


(Article Published - September 11, 2010)


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Monday, September 6, 2010

A Thank You From Me To All Of You

I just wanted to take a moment out to thank all of the readers, all those who comment on my blog posts, my followers here and at The Blog Frog.com, including all of the supporters I have behind me, and, of course, my family and friends that have always been there for me telling me to "shut up and do what you gotta do...be happy and never settle!" I love honesty, without the "bs"...those are what "true friends" really are!!!

Over the past few months I have learned so much about how much people, compete strangers, really do care about lending a helping hand and friendly words of wisdom. That has meant more to me than all the money in the world and has proved to me how blessed we ALL are!

I thank you all from the bottom of my heart and will continue to do whatever I can to help others as I too have received assistance along this amazing, transformational journey.

I am grateful that I have been able to grasp so many great inspirations from those I've met over such a short period of time. I see great things and as long as I keep the best interests of others, including myself, within all that I do and in my heart. 
Stay positive and all rewards have the chance to exceed all expectations, in turn, creating extraordinary miracles we endure each and every day.

I consider life to be an awesome adventure that keeps going until one wants it to stop, but who wants that right? :)

As I have stated a million times...

" WELCOME EVERY CHANGE AS AN OPPORTUNITY, NEVER GIVE UP ON DREAMS, STAY POSITIVE, HOLD LOVE HIGH WITHIN YOUR HEART IN EVERYTHING YOU DO AND WITH EACH STEP YOU DECIDE TO TAKE IN ORDER TO BE HUMBLE AND HAPPY WITH THE LIFE YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN."
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Our Senses Of Inspiration

The Greater GoodImage by cappndave via Flickr   "The Greater Good"-By Mandy Zadoorian-
Article Published at Selfgrowth.com (Self-Realization Expert)

 
We have so many valuable things we are able to incorporate into our lives that can motivate our deepest inspirations. Think of each of our 5 senses to be a glorification of life. The use of these abilities are meant to be realized at a higher level for advantages of this concept to be understood for all they are. Some unfortunately, will never get the chance to reach or implement any of these opportunities as such. Our senses have the capacity to impact effects for miraculous discoveries to finally exist in our everyday routine.

Some will never have the element of joy involved with any abundance to feel or touch a flower or to even recognize any comprehension the sheer miracle of its creation of color and texture, because they have never been given the gift of sight. One who has never heard the sounds of a bird’s song as it sings to its mate, because they cannot hear or listened to an orchestra play as the conductor guides them through each note.. Have empathy for those who cannot have the option to smell or taste food’s extraordinary scent and ultimate enjoyment. Even one that endures no pain when they are hurt, because they have no sense of touch to feel any type of sensations.

For those that have each 5 gifts, know each is to be held high in the mind‘s golden thoughts to give a second smell or savor the food upon your tongue for a few more seconds that you had before. Think of those who will not get the same loves for them as you have.

Do you think twice while gazing at a harmonic sunset and completely wait until it falls beyond the horizon?

Are you one to listen to really hear those you love most of all in the world for just a few more moments to catch a glimmer of their voice speaking their heart felt words?

When one is ever doubting their own life and all they feel is forgotten and lost, will you be the one to be there reminding them how much their life is still in need of their body and mind by offering your kind words of wisdom and overall strength? Remind yourself to cherish the small items in life that have become missing elements completely erased from the mind, while shoveled to the side, such as the smell of freshly cut grass or the thick, humid air after a midnight Summer rain. Recall all the variations of ideas and contentment from earlier years, perhaps childhood. Embracing the scents and scenery when you were growing up and what had been possibly taken advantage of when you felt sad or frightened, to make you feel more alive and hopeful once again. Smell the safety of it all and the calmness it gave to you.

What was the reassuring light you had to cover thoughts of premature worry as a young boy or girl? When was the last time you felt no major concerns, as if that same worry was released from all thoughts, even if only for a second?

When did life consist of an utter sense of freedom? What was the meaning when life imposed no consumption of responsibly having less impact on the ever changing days that may be a concern today?

Resume the meaning to feel more empowered by today for all  present circumstances and release them into a goodness that now cannot be forgotten.

Where would you go when you wanted to escape from the world’s chaotic sirens of sound and shadows of a doubt? Is this the place or environment you gathered to feel more safe and protected? What could you smell? What was around you? Who was there with you? Were you alone?

Gather your thoughts together to recollect positions were you felt fear, yet were able to surround yourself in a better situation solely by the use of one of your senses. It may be from the smell or touch, the taste, or site or what you desired to hear that was able to repress your inner fear in order to defeat it. Our senses have been given to us, even if one does not have all their senses functional, whether it was from birth or lost throughout a time during life --- one must learn to use what we DO have to better and improve our lives to the highest degree as humanly possible.

Understanding anything we do or want or need is always originated by our senses. It may be a “sixth” sense, such as our intuition, but it is where the thoughts in our mind begin  and allow us to leap to the next step needed to attain and achieve every thing we do or don’t choose to accomplish.

We are all the same inside, we all bleed the red blood we were given with, we were all meant to see the greater good in life and the earth in which we live. However, if the world is not seen for its beauty and grace, then the meaning is missed. Life is missed out for what it was intended. All of the basic components within a lifetime are given to us as a precious gift that needs to be felt, smelled, seen, heard and tasted. It is all around us and it needs to be reminded of its voice.

The only question that remains --
Will you now use the senses within you to show others your true passions?

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Loving Life As We Know It - My Dreams!

New Gold Dream...Image by law_keven via Flickr
How can one learn to LOVE LIFE AGAIN..What Dreams Need To Be Maintained or Sought After To Be Purely Happy?
I am only 27 years old know I have so much let tto offer the world nin terms of fulfilling my dreams. I wanted to list some of the things that mean more to me to accomplish more so than anything else in the world...my dreams:

1. To be a great writer
 
2. Offer my advice to those that are not sure the direction to turn when they have reached their absolute bottom - Only know, cause I have been there myself and found my own ways out of the deepest holes

3. Explain to others how to welcome change and transformatrions into their daily routine once again

4. To have financial freedom 

5. To publish  an entire serious of my own books and travel around the world to promote it
6. To be a good mother to my son and give him all the support he needs so when he gets older he will KNOW he can do whatever he wants, as long as it is for the best for himself and those that surround him

7.  To continue (or eventually be) to be a good friend, wife (eventually), daughter, grandmother (we won't go there for about 20 more years..phew) and sister

8. To never let anyyhing hold me back from accomplishing my dreams...I WILL SUCCEED...

If I Fail....I Will Never Give Up!!
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Monday, August 30, 2010

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  • Music
  • Books
  • Lights for a Spa or Bath
  • Relaxation Sound devices and clocks
  • Fountains
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

My First Article Was Approved and Published Aug. 20, 2010!!!

To follow up on my Article... my recent post below that shows the article I submitted...
THEY APPROVED AND PUBLISHED MY ARTICLE ON SELFGROWTH.COM

Just wanted to share this with anyone that wanted to know...OR those whom I didn't get the chance to talk to yesterday.

Thank you to all the support of my friends and family. Now this hurdle has been obtained, I'm now ready for the next articles to be published as well by completing  
at least 5 more submissions this week!

I couldn't be more happy and now knowing I have the ability to do something like this is another challenge set and achieved. 

"Never Forget You Can Overcome and Always Exceed Your Own Expectations...
...the Only One Stopping You, Is You"
                                                                                                   Mandy Zadoorian

This is why I truly love doing what I do!

Monday, August 16, 2010

Panic and Anxiety: Stop With A Breath

Panic Attack or Anxiety PTSDImage via Wikipedia
How Many Of You Currently Have or Have Had Episodes of Panic or Anxiety? Well, I have...

...And understand how hard it can be to relax and even focus. Let's be honest here for a moment, having feelings of anxiety and/or panic or even experience an "attack" is one of the most awful, uncontrollable moments one can emotionally have, not to mention how exhausting it can make us.

No one enjoys feeling this way and would slam the off button is there were one.

Well, I have good news, through the years, I found the easiest way to cope that works for me and could work for you too...it's worth trying, right?
  • First, think about what feelings of anxiety and panic get you. 
  • Now think of where it gets those closest to you...those who love you most
  • Now think about if you could change that feeling. 
No one wants those they love to suffer from feeling hopeless and helpless, plus can't help in your time of need.
Your breathing could mean the difference between simply being more calm or not. So rather than letting this ailment get the best of you, let's talk about how to reduce and even stop it naturally
  1. Begin to slow your breathing: I know this can be hard to do in "panic mode", but all you need to do is concentrate on each breath you take.
  2. Focus every ounce of your being and energy on the breathing: If your mind can only think about one thing, then this can help the racing thoughts diminish more effectively.
  3. Now that you have focused on your breathing, now change that focus to a phrase that gets your mind in a more repetitive thought pattern. Choose a phrase that you know calms you every time it is said, by someone else or you. My phrase it "IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY". I think about my mother telling me this when I've gone through my worst of moments and hear her voice verbalizing it. Find what makes you feel the best.
  4. Do these incredibly simple steps for as long as you need to until you begin to detach your emotional weights and find freedom in weightlessness from the anxiety and/or panic that gets inside your beautiful, courage-filled mind.
Remember, it make take a few times to get the hang of this and even to find the wording/phrase that works best, but the mind works with repetitive progressive thought patterns and will react to them the same as long as you let it. This is one of the reasons you may experience these feelings to start with over and over again. The brain recalls distinct patterns, but tricking your mind will then send it back to a normal sense of how it should be reacting.  Retraining the mind will heap majestic rewards.
Let me know if this is something you ended up trying and, more importantly, if itworked for you. 
I love feedback...comments are always welcome!
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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Does Your Favorite Color Match You?

Colouring pencilsImage via Wikipedia
 
These are meanings for colors I'm able to recall from a Spirituality book I read a few years back in college (can't recall the name of it for the life of me). 
The meanings are pretty much uniform/universal, but I thought this was pretty interesting how several people state their favorite color matches their emotional and/or mental being...mine does for sure!

Red: Passionate, Action, Radiance
Yellow: Creative, Powerful, Intellectual
Blue: Expressive, Emotional and Mentally Strong, Stable
Purple: Peace
Orange: Harmonic, Content, Humble
Black: Stability, Courage, Understanding
Green: Nurturing, Adventurous, Nature Oriented
White: Pure, Balance, Full of Life and Love

My Favorite Color is Definitely Red...love every type of red there is!
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Friday, August 13, 2010

Who's the Most Supportive Person In Your Life...Now or Then?

The most supportive person today is still the one who has been the most supportive to me along the way. This person gave birth to me, she has loved me through thick and thin, she has been there for me when I needed her most.
I only hope to live up to the expectations for my son as she has for my brother and myself.
There is no way I could ever repay her for all of the
everything she has done for me over the years. I'm truly grateful and appreciative to have a mother like her. 

I'm extremely blessed.

Thanks Ma!


This is my Mom, Darlene with her grand-baby (my son), Brennan Cole.
My Mom defianetly helped improve my life.
Who helped improve yours through their supportive nature?



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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Treat Others How You Want To Be Treated...

This is an old popular phrase used once to each of us sometime along our lives, when we were children, we probably heard it most. Yet, it is something that's not necessarily followed by the amount of people I hope that it will someday and I still cannot figure out why people carry so must distrust for one another. It;s truly sad to me.
 
Let's break this down a bit.... It seems the aspect of RESPECT is not as popular as it once had been, meaning a simple "Hello" doesn't come short of any gestures as we walk down the street or "how's your day going today" at the grocery store.

It very well could just be me, but I make a point to say hello to everyone I come in contact with, I mean geeze, it's common courtesy, right? This was how I was raised and how I'm raising my child as well. I really couldn't see it any other way.
Maybe the correlation of respect and human nature is no longer in the cards.

One must respect who they are before they can respect another and I believe in this.

Second, respect for who you are comes with loving everything....your mind, body, spirit and soul.

Third, self-respect entails confidence, self-love, and the ability to think positively. The hope one can respect another will and can be possible if these items are taken more seriously.

It goes a little something like this, "DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER"!

I understand this seems like such a simple and manageable concept, but the fact is, this was important enough to me to post about. I hope it mends the heart of one that realizes maybe they need to be more respective of themselves and others as well.

Thank you as always and make it a wonderful day!
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Being Grateful For What You Have

Sometimes we only look at the positive aspects of our lives and forget what really matters. Recently, I have vowed to make sure I write down something(s) I am thankful that I have in my life. I began this by looking into ways to create abundance within my life and found that logging the things that mean most to you each day can actually bring on a more positive and abundant being.

I would love for you all to try this and let me know in a month or so if and/or how your life has changed if you have chosen to take on this simple daily task with me. Also, tell me what it is in your life that you are now grateful for.

Thank you as always and I look forward to reading some of your comments.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Deja Vu - Coincidence? I think not.

 TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK...

Have you ever had those moments where you think to your self, "I've been here before" or "this has already happened to me"? Well, you're not alone, because it happens to us all. The term "Deja Vu" is very well known all across the world and still, no one has truly been able to crack the code of why this happens to us. There are several theories of why Deja Vu occurs, but no one single answer.


Definitions

Deja Vu: Already Seen

Deja Vecu: Already Lived


Deja Visite: Already Visited

Jamais Vu: Never Seen


Memory Patterns With Pictures...?

Some of the theories behind this is that our brain uses our memory patterns, such as a hologram. Our brain can "reconstruct"  entire 3-D pictures from our memory database and redirected from the present time, rather than a potential recollection from past experiences with several pictures from our mind. 

You never know when you will actually experience Deja Vu, but once it happens most carry on about their day not thinking twice about when, where, or how it happened to us. It seems to be only a 1 time encounter and doesn't necessarily happen again, at least not in the same way it had prior. Some say that we have "forgotten" moments within our minds that they come back to us and then to be considered as Deja Vu....I'm not buying it.

What Do You Think? Write Comments or Experiences You Can Recall That Have Happened To You...

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The Rain Came

Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve which is one of ...Image via Wikipedia

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Let's Be Positive!!!

Positive Thinkers....Why Do They Get To Have All the Fun?


I'm going to to be very frank with you and tell you that I used to be one of the most negative people to have ever walked the earth; however, I do still have a tendency to have it periodically prior to kicking myself in the butt about 4 or 5 times until I am able to snap out of it. I have started becoming a more positive thinker for any given situation and it has done so much for me. 



Below, I have listed some of the qualities a positive thinker has in their corner working for them each step of the way opposed to a negative thinker. Please refer to the following:

  1. Enjoy life more effectively, naturally and fully
  2. Rarely encounter depression, fear or overwhelming situations as much as a negative thinker would
  3. More outgoing, confident and achieve goals more effectively
  4. See the cup half full
  5. People tend to rely on them more or go to them for advice
  6. Less stress factors
  7. Problem-Solvers
A positive mind frame can help one to feel more outgoing and confident and able to achieve goals set, because they believe it's possible, rather than letting negatively take over; therefore, preventing a successful outcome. Just apply yourself.

If you can apply yourself in everything you do and know that positive changes or decision you make are what makes you life more fulfilling, then the more benefits you can welcome. Think of the word, "positive' and what it really means. Being a positive person can mean, mainly, that you tend to be generally a more effective person. You can be your efforts into play by enforcing effective results.

The major reason we stress out in particular situations is simple, we carry fear of the unknown. Fear and stress are derivatives of negative thinking, because something festers within us feeding on the fear making us feel as though we have limitations. Think of when you apply for a job, go on the interview and think to yourself how well it went. A positive person will of course want the job, but they won't just feel, they will know they got the job by making themselves believe it through thinking positively.


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