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Articles by Audrey Marlene

Affirmations & Positive Self-talk have the power to transform negativity. When you feel down or begin to doubt yourself, how do you encourage yourself to redirect your focus and stimulate positive thoughts within you? Talk yourself into feeling better! Allow the continuous flow of positive affirmations to replace your negative inner critic at work.

Ambition Instigates you to Succeed. Ambition is a burning desire to achieve something. When you are ambitious, you have a vision. You envision your life in a certain way. You dream of your future and hope to aspire to your ambitions. You sense the urgency to take action. You feel a void inside that instigates you to elevate yourself to a higher level of existence.

Bad Habits - Let's Learn to Kick them! Bad habits have the ability to dominate your life, forming a shackle around you, and making a slave out of you. You can have the toughest of characters, it doesn't matter - the negative habits will restrain you from making the progress you are truly capable of in your life. It will own you!

Criticisms - Learn how to Handle them. When you are emotionally strong your level of self-confidence is high and your perception of self is not distorted. With this mind set you are insulated from feelings of being attacked when someone offers up a criticism. If the criticism was helpful, you will take into consideration what was said and use it as an opportunity to learn. If it was not helpful, you will be emotionally secure enough not to crumble.

Fear in your life can undermine your ability to suceed. Ever wonder what's holding your back from getting the things you want in life? Could it be fear? Fear has a way of injecting psychological toxins into our subconscious that acts like a handcuff, restraining our ability to achieve our goals. The fear we feel plays games with our minds, robbing us of any rational thoughts we need to cherish in order to move ahead.

Forgiveness - Set Yourself Free! The ability to forgive is a brave and courageous act. Learning to forgive whether you were wrong or wronged is a therapeutic experience. It frees the mind of unnecessary burden. In order to truly be at peace and to navigate life with optimism, the act of forgiving is an essential component.

Guilty Feelings if not perceived correctly can jeopardize your future. A chronic guilty conscience has the ability to hold one back from achieving their goals in life. As you hold on to the guilt it can slowly undermine your capacity to think and function on a normal level. You may begin to act in ways that are uncharacteristic of you. You may even undergo personality changes, believing something is wrong with you.

Happiness Information - Make your choice to be happy! True happiness comes from within. It is how we feel about ourselves. It is not conditional, based on money, status, or materialistic possessions. Happiness is something we all choose to experience. It is feeling of contentment and joy that titillates the body from within and exudes to the outside.

Letting Go of a painful past makes you the Victor and Hero of your Life. The emotional scars one carries into adult life can inhibit one's ability to move forward. When in this state of mind life seem so unfair, the hurt seem so real, the sadness clouds any potential for clarity and insight. The great news is that we each have the power within to make this letting go experience happen. We have the innate ability to transform our lives and free ourselves from a painful past.

Need To Be Right all the time? The person who feels that need most of the time is someone who needs to feel superior or empowered very frequently. Friends begin to alienate you. Coworkers try to minimize their contact with you. You are perceived as intolerable and difficult - having to walk on egg shells around you. Learn how to move past this pattern of behavior.

Obesity, The Growing Epidemic. Genetics contribute to obesity, however, the rate at which this problem is increasing shows that environmental factors and how we chooses to live our lives play a significant role. Obesity leads to serious health risks. Serious health risks and related conditions reduce your chances of reaching your full potential in life.

Optimism - The Best State of Mind to Live in. When one is optimistic, they have a positive view of life. This vital ingredient for living allows us faith to believe that situations will turn out well for us. This relieves unnecessary stress that enables improved health, more productivity, and a better quality of life.

Patience is a characteristic we must strive for, but how? Patience allows us the opportunity to appreciate our efforts. It allows us more personal growth and a chance to savor it. True, this fast pace world we live requires quick turnaround times with deadlines buzzing all around. However, impatience can become counterproductive if it gets out of control. It's all about balance. Learn how your personality can come alive when you can be tenacious yet poised. It can help to build a stronger character, which can translate into more success for you.

Perfectionism - Is It Necessary for Success? Striving to be the "best that you can be" is a commendable quality. People who set high standards are typically high achievers but when one's level of expectations becomes obsessive, their behavior can become irrational and self-defeating.

Personal Growth - Be the Best you can Be. We all want to be the best that we can be. We sometimes see others and admire certain characteristic traits about them. We have read volumes of self-help books in hopes of fine tuning ourselves. True many of these books help but self-growth goes way beyond reading books. It means we must stop wishing for change and becomes proactive in creating the change. Self-growth is about change and the change begins with us.

Self-Doubt - Learn to Overcome these illogical thoughts We live in an age of high motivation and enthusiasm and where everyone seems to have an image of success. True the expectations set for us enable us to become high achievers and attain soaring levels of accomplishment and satisfaction in life. However, for many this can have the reverse effect. When one lacks self-confidence these standards set by society, ourselves or our families can lead to doubt and fear. When one has self-doubt, their limitations are exaggerated to the point that it takes over the thought process and distorts the belief system. Don't continue to allow your illogical doubts to control your destiny. It's time to look within and free yourself so you can live your full potential.

Spoken Words have the power to enable or impede your success. The words you choose create an impression of you and the image you want to portray. If you want to make and keep friends your words can make it happen. If you want to influence others, choose carefully your words. If you want to drive them away, don't.

Taking Responsibility is a measure of one's self-worth and level of maturity. When you fail to accept personal responsibility for your actions there are a series of events that follow over time. The consequences do not necessarily promote goal achievement and success in life. The signals you send to the subconscious can come back to sabotage your progress.

Time Management is an Essential Component to Achieving Success. Even though you have the intelligence, ambition, and all the goals set in place, ineffective planning of your time will sabotage you every time. By managing your time effectively, you will automatically improve your level of efficiency and increase your productivity.

Why do Children Lie & How to Promote more Honesty. Children lie for many reason but the biggest reason is when parents cannot handle the truth. Get some parenting advice on how to become more aware of your reaction and approach to your children's shortcomings.