Envelope stuffing opportunities are still widely advertised in various publications and on the Internet. 

Many people who are beginning their search for ways to make money from home find this type of opportunity very appealing.

Why?

Because it sounds like easy money!

Before jumping head-long into this thing, let's take a critical look at how the envelope stuffing opportunity really works. 
 


What's Getting Stuffed Into Those Envelopes?

Who wouldn't want to sit around the house and watch T.V while stuffing envelopes - and then the money just rolls in!

Not so fast partner! Ask yourself, "What am I stuffing into those envelopes?"

Is it Sears catalogs? How 'bout Fingerhut? Maybe it's Radio Shack's Electro-Christmas Brochure? And they're going to give you a big fat commission for every envelope you stuff with their catalog!

Sign me up! Envelope stuffing never sounded so good!

Unfortunately, this is not the case.

Here is a common envelope stuffing scenario:

You read an ad or get a piece of junk mail claiming that "Aunt Edna" makes $1,845.20 every week by doing fun and easy work right from her favorite armchair. For every envelope stuffed you earn $1 or $2 or some other amount.
Often the advertisement asks for an up-front fee of $29.95 or more just to make sure "you're serious" about their envelope stuffing program.

So far, so good. Easy work, big money. Being the cautious person you are, you may even read the ad several times to make sure you didn't miss anything.

Nope. Didn't miss anything. Sounds perfect!

You pay the fee and send off for the package. After all, they guaranteed your satisfaction with their envelope stuffing starter package (watch out! did you read the conditions on that guarantee?).

When your starter package arrives - assuming it does arrives - you gleefully tear it open. Yippee!

Your family watches you from a respectful distance, perplexed that you have found salvation in such a little package, and relieved because over the last few days you've been salivating so much there isn't an unlicked envelope within 100 meters of the desk.

As you read the literature in the package, it slowly dawns on you - you're not going to get paid $1 or $2 for every envelope you stuff. The instructions tell you to spread the news about the enveloping stuffing biz, then you'll get paid.

How, exactly, does that work, you ask?

By advertising the envelope stuffing program, of course.

Yep, they want you to help them earn those up-front fees by sending out the same letter you read and got so excited about.

They didn't tell you that part before you mailed your check, did they? You see, they won't pay you until they get paid.

Details, details.

How might one be instructed to advertise the program to others?

Well, you can place an ad asking people to send you a dollar to find out about the envelope stuffing program. That's how you earn $1,845.20 every week.

One dollar at a time.

Uh huh.

Or they might tell you to purchase a mailing list and send out a thousand or more of their "special sales letters". Of course, the letter you send out is the same one you received from dear old Aunt Edna.

Oh boy.

Or perhaps you could put up a web site? They won't tell you this, but make sure you don't post a legit phone number or a physical address. People tend to get angry when they've been scammed.

This is a big business. There are people promoting these envelope stuffing programs making thousands upon thousands of dollars from people who send in those up-front fees.

Ask yourself...

Does envelope stuffing represent a real business opportunity?

Does it provide a real service or product that has value?

While there are many variations to this envelope stuffing rip-off, they all follow the same pattern: get your money before you figure out how this scam really works.


Protect Yourself - Avoiding The "Hook"

The scammer looks for a "hook" to place in you.

Even if they seem honest, don't ask for money up front, and are easily accessible to answer your questions... watch your pocketbook!

They may be trying to gain your trust before asking for your bank account number or your social security number.

A good rule of thumb is...

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!


Some Common Scams

Pyramid Schemes - A pyramid scheme grants anyone membership for a fee, without giving something back of equal value. Not to be confused with multi-level marketing, which requires the sale of products or services from their members.

Chain Letters - A pyramid scheme. Illegal and they don't work.

Envelope Stuffing - Legal prosecution for participants becoming more common.

Craft Assembly - It's very hard to build a craft which meets their "standards".

Fast Credit Repair - There is no fast way to repair credit. They teach you how to lie.

Medical Billing - Cost thousands to start and it's very difficult to find clients. The medical community trusts only a few mega corporations for billing their patients.

Easy Work and High Pay -Beware of anyone that promises you lots of money for little effort. If it were that easy, everyone would be doing it!


The Truth Path To Working Successfully At Home

Scams are plentiful both in the online and off-line world. You will notice that those who promote scams may not fully explain what it is all about. You will also notice that you must usually pay money up front before getting full details. Plus, it is usually impossible to contact the program's promoter to get further details about their offer.

Should you invest your hard earned money without all the facts?

Would you buy a car this way?

Would you buy a pizza this way?!

No.

The true path to working successfully at home and making the income you want is:

Do what you love.

Commit to gaining the knowledge to succeed. Educate yourself.

Build relationships along the way. Never be deceitful or shadowy. Always build trust through communication.

Work hard. Then work harder.

Help others along your path.

Never give up.

Never, ever give up.

There are ways to make money from home without getting that "I just stuffed a thousand envelopes and forgot to buy $390 worth of stamps" feeling.
Lots of people are making excellent money working from home - without scams.

Just do your research, and take your time.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Brett Krkosska provides how-to advice on small business and home-based work issues. His site, http://www.HomeBizTools.com, helps small businesses reach their fullest potential. He is also the publisher of Straight Talk, a fresh and original newsletter that offers a unique perspective on today's business issues.

Having those dreams again where you suddenly find yourself in the weirdest places and unlikely locales? Next time you dream, don't just helplessly wander around not knowing why you were whisked there. Wherever you are, there is a purpose in that. Read on to find out.

 

School:. Dreams that happen in schools mean a return to childhood, back when we were just starting out in the arena of life. Schools are also one of the first venues where authority and discipline was exercised upon us, and where we meet other kids, so to dream of being in school may mean you are trying to face some unresolved issues about your adequacy, popularity, performance, and achievements. Dreaming of taking an exam in a school means we are facing challenges which we are afraid of being evaluated and judged.

 

Outer Space:. Outer space dreams go hand in hand with the gift of flight. Thus, you are being adventurous and creative, to the point of being escapist. Being in outer space has a liberating feeling as well--weightlessness--add to this the fact that you are on top of things.

 

Game Show:. Being a game show contestant in your dream signifies your concern about luck, and your performance in the public eye. It could also represent your wishful thinking for fame, even if it's just a short-lived one.

 

Boxing Ring:. Dreams of being in a boxing ring means your concern about performance, especially with regards to competition. Who is your opponent, and who between you is getting the most punches? You are in the spotlight, the center of attention when you are in the ring, and thus this dream means your need to prove yourself worthy.

 

Train:. Trains are obedient vehicles; they religiously follow tracks and they stick to schedules of departures and arrivals. Trains, of course, mean journey. So dreams of being on the train represent a journey and transition in your life, unfolding according to schedules and neatly going along the tracks. Missing the train then, or being in a train wreck mean plans which you have let go out of hand.

 

Supermarket:. Groceries offer an endless and tempting variety of things. To dream of being in a market means you are faced with tough choices, all of which look perfect and inviting. You are shopping not just for material things, but for things that relate to your emotional or social needs. You might be concerned of making the wrong choice in spending your money/attention/energy.

 

Road:. Roads lead to places and possibilities. The kind of road you are treading in your dream and the sceneries on either side reveal your current attitudes and motivations towards your goals. Winding, dark, and endless roads mean unsurety and many hindrances, while smooth, well-paved ones mean stability.

 

Maze:. More than just a physical manifestation, dreams of maze reveal our state of mind. Since mazes are convoluted passages that lead to dead-ends, or if not, back to where you started, then your dream of mazes signify a state of confusion which you need to get out of. Try getting a wider, aerial view of things, and you'll see just where you want/need to be.

 

Parachute:. Parachutes can either mean safety from sure harm or a welcome withdrawal/escape from constricting situations in your life. If you are enjoying the view below while you are in your parachute, then it means you are on top of things, and you have taken a wider perspective of things. If on the other hand, you can't get your parachute open, then it means you are feeling betrayed by a friend or someone you have put your faith on.

 

Drugstore:. Drugstores and pharmacies offer healing, relief, and solutions. To dream of standing in a pharmacy's counter suggests that you may be shopping for more than just a remedy for an ailment, but for a fail-safe resolution in your life's problems.

Try as you might, you can't get over a relationship. You know its over, but you can't stop thinking about that certain someone. Whatever that person was like, they just never leave your mind for some reason. You find yourself in a spiral of hope and hopelessness that wraps you up and consumes you to the point where you can't seem to think straight. You don't need to continue beating yourself up. You can finally get over a relationship through hypnosis.

 

There are some relationships that just never seem to go away. Even when they end, the memories of them stay with you. You try to accept the fact that it is over, but you can't get over that hill. The memories come flooding back and you find yourself stuck in a cycle of depression and false optimism that keeps you from enjoying life. All the witty little sayings and helpful hints that your friends and family give you do not help. You can't just move on like everyone tells you to. It just won't go away. Even if you know you need to get over a relationship, you cannot do it will just a snap of your fingers. You know it is just going to come back again.

 

There is hope. You can finally get over a relationship through hypnosis. By applying the tools of suggestion to your mind, you can finally accept that the relationship has ended. Instead of beating yourself up or wallowing in old recollections, hypnosis can help you move on with your life. Your mind wants to gain closure. Hypnosis will simply provide you with a way to give yourself that closure. By helping your mind to work through the self-defeating cycle of missing a certain and refusing to let them go, hypnosis can finally help you break free of your depression and your hopeless hope and find new direction without hanging on to what was lost.

 

When you know you need to get over a relationship but you cannot seem to do so, hypnosis can help. By working your mind through to acceptance, you will no longer be mired in the past and you can work toward a new future free of the memories of a certain someone. So help yourself break free of your depression and move on to a new stage of your life. You can get over a relationship that you miss. Hypnosis will let you do it.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

http://www.about-hypnosis.com teaches you how to use hypnosis to improve your life. Hypnotism can help with weight loss, stopping smoking, fear of public speaking and more. You can also learn to hypnotize yourself.

Anger is a lethal force that undermines our lives in many ways. Most do not realize that anger is a choice we make and that we can easily learn to make new choices and feel good again quickly. This article explores different ways to regain peace of mind when anger strikes.

 

Anger is a lethal force that undermines our lives in all kinds of ways. Sometimes it erupts openly and other times it camouflages itself and covertly undermines your life. Some experience anger as strength and power. They feel it is necessary in order to maintain control. Others assume they have the right to express anger. These are some of the lies anger tells us. In fact, when we are angry we are out of control and our ability to respond wisely is diminished.

 

It's time to look at anger in a new way and understand what it really is. Then we can take new steps that help us of anger, make us feel better, and see clearly what to do.

 

Step 1: Realize that anger is a choice you make

 

Anger is not a form of power, strength, or control. It is a toxin, which sometimes provides a temporary high. After this high subsides, the individual is left weaker and more uncertain than before. Not only that, the negative consequences of our outburst have to be handled. Basically anger narrows our focus, creates confusion and limits our ability to find constructive solutions. When anger arises, stop, breathe deeply, and immediately look at the larger perspective. Put the incident in context. For a moment, allow the other person to be "right". Tell yourself you have plenty of time to be right later. Your main goal is to have the anger subside so you can be in control.

 

Step 2: Pinpoint the 24 forms of anger

 

Anger camouflages itself and manifests in many ways. Unrecognized anger turns into all kinds of unwanted behavior that become impossible to stop. We have to become aware that this behavior is just another form of anger and pull it out at the root.

 

Some of the 24 forms of anger are: depression, hypocrisy, self-sabotage, low self-esteem, burnout, passive aggressive behavior, compulsions, perfectionism, gossiping, lying, and various addictions. When you realize that these are being fuelled by anger, you can take appropriate steps to handle them.

 

Step 3: Give Up Being A Martyr – Stop Giving and Taking Guilt

 

Most martyrs do not think of themselves as martyrs. They may describe themselves as long-suffering, giving much more than they get. There's a huge difference between giving and manipulation. Martyrs manipulate with guilt. But guilt is a lethal toxin, fuelled by anger. When you make someone feel guilty, you are harming them. When people feel guilty they find some way to punish themselves and others.

 

Give up giving guilt and also give up taking it. Recognize this as a form of anger, which has no constructive outcome.

 

Step 4: Stop Casting Blame

 

Blaming others (and ourselves) is an expression of hurt, disappointment and anger and never leads to a constructive solution. Stop casting blame. By blaming others you are disempowering yourself. By taking responsibility you are taking back control. Stop a moment and see the situation through your opponent's eyes. When you do this blame dissolves on the spot.

 

The best defense against being hurt is to feel good about yourself and the way a person responds to you says more about them, than about you. As you stop casting blame you will be letting go of all kinds of resentments. Resentment inevitably affects our well-being and always bounces back on us. Look for and find what is positive in each individual. Focus on that.

 

Step 5 - Create Realistic Expectations

 

There is nothing that makes us more angry and hurt than expectations we've been holding onto that have not been met. It is important that you become aware of your expectations. Are they realistic? Does the other person hold similar expectations in your relationship? Let go of unrealistic fantasies. Once this is done, much opportunity for anger diminishes on the spot.

 

Step 6 – Develop A Grateful Mind

 

See what different people in your lives are truly giving to you. We often take many things for granted and are even unaware of all that we are receiving day by day. Take time to write down each day what you are receiving. Be grateful for that. Make a point of giving thanks. The more we thank others, the happier we become.

 

Also, take time to write down all that you have given others that day. It may be a surprise. We often think we are giving so much and receiving so little. This is a great cause of anger and feelings of deprivation. However, when we take time daily to look carefully, we are often surprised and how much we have received and how little given in return. As we see how much we receive daily, anger naturally subsides and we learn to take pleasure both in what we give and receive.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Watch stress melt away on award winning book, The Anger Diet. http://www.theangerdiet.com . Dr Shoshanna, speaker, relationship expert, has helped thousands discover the strength, fulfillment and well-being they’re looking for. Subscribe to free ezine at http://www.brendashoshanna.com . Contact - topspeaker@yahoo.com. (212) 288-0028.

Why should you bother to spend your valuable time to learn
how to get motivated and stay motivated?

 

Here´s why.

 

Your quality of life will change dramatically when you take
charge of how motivated you feel in any given moment.

 

Family and friends will respect you more and see you in a
whole new light. And deadline frenzy will be a thing of the
past.

 

There are several good reasons to learn the secrets to
getting motivated and staying motivated.

 

What Learning How To Get Motivated And Stay Motivated Can
Do For You

1. Earn the respect of your boss and colleagues. As a
dependable and productive member of the team people will
appreciate you and seek your valuable advice on important
matters.

2. Understand what motivates you and enjoy greater success.
When you discover your unique motivation blueprint getting
ahead will never be a mystery again. You can fire up your
motivation engine whenever you choose to.

3. Save money by getting things done on time. You will
eliminate those late fees, fines and charges that
procrastinators waste their hard earned money on.

4. Enjoy a more harmonious home life. Imagine hearing
praise and gratitude for all the little things you get done
around the house. You will enjoy a satisfying feeling of
accomplishment at the end of each evening.

5. Feel in charge of you life. As you get more done with
ease you will have order where you used to have chaos. You
will know what you want and feel compelled to move ahead
and get it.

6. Start new projects with enthusiasm and stay motivated
over time. When you can see things through to completion
you will have renewed confidence in your ability to succeed.

7. Stay motivated in the face of challenges and negative
people. Setbacks and unsupportive colleagues or friends
will make you even more determined when you know how to
stay motivated.

8. Avoid the criticism, endless nagging and moaning of
those around you. When you easily and effortlessly get
things done you give people little reason to criticize you.
In fact they are likely to give you more freedom to do
things your way.

9. Stop things getting any worse. When you know how to be
highly motivated in a matter of seconds, you can turn
around situations you have neglected in the past.

10. Develop leadership skills and positively affect those
around you. Your drive and enthusiasm will touch everyone
you deal with. People will turn to you for leadership and
guidance.

11. Eliminate problems while they are small. You will deal
with potential problems and concerns sooner rather than
later. This habit alone will put you back in control.

12. Put an end to regrets. Become the kind of person who
jumps on opportunities. And enjoy the excitement and
passion you feel when you are giving 100%.

13. Move ahead quickly in your career. When you can calmly
and efficiently get your work done, you position yourself
for more responsibility and a higher salary.

14. Feel fantastic about yourself. As a motivated
self-starter your self-esteem will soar. You will
accomplish much more, have greater success and live a full
life.

Motivation is an essential life skill and you can
discover how to be motivated and stay motivated.

Although some lucky people seem to be born highly
motivated, if you are of at least average intelligence you
can learn how to be motivated. No matter how unmotivated
you have been up to now.

The secret to being motivated is to discover the motivation
blueprint that is right for you.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently produced a
very popular free report that reveals how to crush procrastination and
sustain lasting motivation. Apply now because it is available for a limited
time only at: http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/special.htm

A lot of your people problems and concerns about what other people think will fade into the background when you understand one crucial reality.

Most people are interested in you only to the extent they can get something from you.

 

I know this sounds harsh. Bear with me a moment while I explain.

Apart from your family and closest friends most other people see you as either a hindrance or as a means to getting what they want.

 

If you can help them get what they want they will smile at you, say you are wonderful and do whatever they can to keep you happy and available in the future.

 

On the other hand if you stop being a means to the fulfillment of their needs these very same people may well shun you, insult you and have nothing to do with you.

 

Let me give you an example. You meet someone special and you date. Things progress and a few weeks later you are both i love and life has never been better. You are the center of the universe for that person and whatever you desire is immediately
granted with a smile.

Fast forward three months and the same person is screaming down the phone at you, saying how useless you are and never to call again! What happened? How could something so good go so wrong?

 

In very simple terms you went from satisfying the other persons emotional needs to not satisfying them. And the extreme change in how they treat you is because of what I said at the beginning of this article:

 

Most people are interested in you only to the extent they can get something from you.

 

Whereas in the early days of the relationship you attended to all of the other persons needs as time passed you grew complacent and things slipped to the point that key needs went unsatisfied.

 

At one point you were the answer to this persons prayers but now you serve no purpose in this persons life hence the anger and annoyance.

 

How can you use this insight?

 

1 Be alert to the unspoken demands the people in you life place
on you. And understand that your relationships depend on the
meeting of these underlying needs.

 

2 If you want to be free of a relationship that is limiting you
then stop offering the demanded input whether that be advice,
time, acceptance or any other resource or support.

Be ready for fireworks though since your input will often be
taken for granted until you withdraw it.

 

3 Realize that when you feel self conscious there is no need to
be since most people are preoccupied being self conscious
themselves!

And as far as they are concerned you are a means to an end. If
John Friend phones you to go to the cinema it is so he will enjoy
your company and to avoid looking silly going there alone.

Of course the same applies to you and I. And it is the mutual
filling of needs that underpins interactions, friendships and
business relationships.

To sum up. We all want something from each other usually we are
looking to fill emotional needs and this is the way the world is.
Once you accept this you can use this understanding to look for
what people want from you and then meet their needs.

If you do this effectively you will never be short of friends and
people keen to spend time with you.

 

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently
produced a very popular free report: 10 Simple Steps to
Developing Communication Confidence. Apply now because
it is available for a limited time only at:
http://www.howtotalkwithconfidence.com/report.htm

This article is about advising the would be decision maker about the process involved in arriving at that decision having taken into account the various factors that influence the outcome. Depending on what we are trying to decide about our lives whether it be a career move or a location move or to do with the more personal aspects, we will need to take risks based on the information presented to us and make a judgement call and follow that up.

 

Life is like a road. There are long and short roads; smooth and rocky roads; crooked and straight paths. In our life many roads would come our way as we journey through life. There are roads that lead to a life of single blessedness, marriage, and religious vocation. There are also roads that lead to fame and fortune on one hand, or isolation and poverty on the other. There are roads to happiness as there are roads to sadness, roads towards victory and jubilation, and roads leading to defeat and disappointment.

 

Just like any road, there are corners, detours, and crossroads in life. Perhaps the most perplexing road that you would encounter is a crossroad. With four roads to choose from and with limited knowledge on where they would go, which road will you take? What is the guarantee that we would choose the right one along the way? Would you take any road, or just stay where you are: in front of a crossroad?

 

There are no guarantees.

You do not really know where a road will lead you until you take it. There are no guarantees. This is one of the most important things you need to realize about life. Nobody said that choosing to do the right thing all the time would always lead you to happiness. Loving someone with all your heart does not guarantee that it would be returned. Gaining fame and fortune does not guarantee happiness. Accepting a good word from an influential superior to cut your trip short up the career ladder is not always bad, especially if you are highly qualified and competent. There are too many possible outcomes, which your really cannot control. The only thing you have power over is the decisions that you will make, and how you would act and react to different situations.

 

Wrong decisions are always at hindsight.

Had you known that you were making a wrong decision, would you have gone along with it? Perhaps not, why would you choose a certain path when you know it would get you lost? Why make a certain decision if you knew from the very beginning that it is not the right one. It is only after you have made a decision and reflected on it that you realize its soundness. If the consequences or outcomes are good for you, then you have decided correctly. Otherwise, your decision was wrong.

 

Take the risk: decide.

 

Since life offers no guarantee and you would never know that your decision would be wrong until you have made it, then you might as well take the risk and decide. It is definitely better than keeping yourself in limbo. Although it is true that one wrong turn could get you lost, it could also be that such a turn could be an opportunity for an adventure, moreover open more roads. It is all a matter of perspective. You have the choice between being a lost traveller or an accidental tourist of life. But take caution that you do not make decisions haphazardly. Taking risks is not about being careless and stupid. Here are some pointers that could help you choose the best option in the face of life's crossroads: • Get as much information as you can about your situation.

 

You cannot find the confidence to decide when you know so little about what you are faced with. Just like any news reporter, ask the 5 W's: what, who, when, where, and why. What is the situation? Who are the people involved? When did this happen? Where is this leading? Why are you in this situation? These are just some of the possible questions to ask to know more about your situation. This is important. Oftentimes, the reason for indecision is the lack of information about a situation.

 

• Identify and create options. What options do the situation give you? Sometimes the options are few, but sometimes they are numerous. But what do you do when you think that the situation offers no options? This is the time that you create your own. Make your creative mind work. From the most simplistic to the most complicated, entertain all ideas. Do not shoot anything down when an idea comes to your head. Sometimes the most outrageous idea could prove to be the right one in the end. You can ask a friend to help you identify options and even make more options if you encounter some difficulty, but make sure that you make the decision yourself in the end.

 

• Weigh the pros and cons of every option.

 

Assess each option by looking at the advantages and disadvantages it offers you. In this way, you get more insights about the consequences of such an option.

 

• Trust yourself and make that decision.

Now that you have assessed your options, it is now time to trust yourself. Remember that there are no guarantees and wrong decisions are always at hindsight. So choose… decide… believe that you are choosing the best option at this point in time.

 

Now that you have made a decision, be ready to face its consequences: good and bad. It may take you to a place of promise or to a land of problems. But the important thing is that you have chosen to live your life instead of remaining a bystander or a passive audience to your own life. Whether it is the right decision or not, only time can tell. But do not regret it whatever the outcome. Instead, learn from it and remember that you always have the chance to make better decisions in the future.

 

 

Start having belief in your ability to achieve things in life. You will start seeing positive things happening in your life! “Believe it”!

What is belief, after all? It’s the mental acceptance of an idea to be true beyond doubt. You accept an idea as a belief because you trust the source and the authority it comes from. May be the idea is based on so called research, or statistics, from your peers or from religion or culture. Once you accept an idea to be a belief, it starts impacting you.

Does Belief really have power? Yes, of course. It is the most powerful force driving the human race. It is one of the major reasons for events in life like achievement, richness, cure of illness, failure, poverty and even death. In fact belief is one of the strongest forces that compel you to take action on some issues and makes you not to act on some others.

Napoleon Hill in his classic book “Think and Grow Rich” mentioned that what ever a mind of human being can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

Have you heard the story of Roger Banister who ran a mile in four minutes? It was believed for years that it is humanly impossible to run a distance of 1 mile in less than four minutes and true enough, nobody did it, in spite of their best efforts. Many people tried but failed in the attempt as it was believed that its not possible.

In 1954, Roger Banister proved it wrong. Not only he ran a distance of 1 mile in 4 minutes, but he also broke the mental barrier. The mental barrier was the belief many people were subscribing to. What happened after that is interesting. The very first year after Roger Banister proved it wrong, there were 37 others who did break the four minute- mile barrier. And the next year there were about 300 people who did the same.

What has changed? Was it the kind of training? Was it, that people born after 1954, were natural fast runners? Or was it that the actual measure of a mile reduced?

NO. What has changed is just the belief people had. Once Roger Banister did it, people were given a new belief, that, it’s really possible to run a mile in four minutes.

Have you heard of the Placebo effect? People are told by the physicians that a particular drug will have a particular effect while they were actually given a mere sugar pill. Because the patients place a belief in the doctor and the drug, the actual results show up. Is the pill working? No. What is working is the belief that the pill works.

What’s the moral of the above examples mentioned above? Belief makes you act in certain ways. Be very clear about what you believe. Because what you believe can eventually become true.

Since you now know that “whatever you believe will eventually come true”, then why don’t you think positive and see that the power of belief works to your advantage.

Start believing in your ability to achieve things in life your goals, your talents, and very soon you will start seeing positive things happening in your life! “Believe it”!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
To make the power of belief work to your advantage, visit http://www.ebookforlawofattraction.com/attractionreport.htm to download a free report called “Attraction Accelerator” in which Bob Proctor talks about how affirmations and beliefs can change your life for good forever.

Look the way you want to look today. Become the person you want to be now. You can choose to see yourself as you want others to see you. Just do it!

There is so much truth to the statement; you are what you think you are. Your thoughts are powerful weapons. They can become your greatest asset if you learn to control them and not let them control you. Your thoughts produce positive or negative energy. We all see ourselves in a certain way. For many people it is undesirable. It can produce low self-esteem. We need to reverse that principle. Learn to see yourself as you want others to see you!

The mirror controls the lives of multitudes of people. It can make or brake our day; in fact, sometimes our entire lives. It is only a piece of polished glass that forms images by reflecting light. Yet it seems our entire personality depends on what we think we see when we gaze into it.

Life is more that looking at your reflection and reacting to it. Life is what you make it. You can choose to see yourself as you want others to see you. The greatest thing about your mind is that you have the power to change its direction. If the thoughts that live there cause you to be depressed or unhappy, or take you down a path you don’t want to go; then evict those negative squatters! They have no rights. You own the house they live in!

When you make the decision to see yourself as others see you, your life will change immediately. You will feel young and happy again. Why, because you have taken control of your destiny. Your self-confidence will be contagious. People around you will take note of it. They will begin to look at you differently, because you are looking at yourself differently. They will notice a twinkle in your eye that they haven’t seen before. They will probably think that you have fallen in love! You have. You have learned to love yourself, and see yourself as you want others to see you.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Charli Pickett is a Motivational speaker. She holds, Leadership Training seminars, Image, Beauty & Fashion Seminars. Visit  http://www.charlipickett.com

Are you constantly feeling alone and empty inside? Are you often seeking to get love, attention, approval, compassion and connection with others? You might be love-addicted. Discover how to begin healing love-addiction in this article.

Imagine that you have a little child - a son or daughter, but that you are only 15 years old. How are you going to feel about this child? There is a good possibility that you will feel that this child is a burden, limiting your freedom. You will likely feel that the child is too demanding, needing too much from you. You may want to go out and have fun and not be tied down to this child.

Is this how you feel about your own inner child - your own feelings and needs? Does it feel burdensome to take loving care of yourself? Do you feel like your own feelings and needs are just too much to have to take care of? Do you feel like taking care of yourself is just hard? Do you believe it is selfish to take loving care of yourself? Do you wish someone else would come along and meet your emotional needs to feel loved, valued, and worthy?

If this is how you feel, it is because you have not yet done the inner work of developing a loving adult part of you - a part of you that is connected with a spiritual source of love, wisdom, strength, guidance and comfort. It is your adolescent self who is charge, and this part of you not only does not want the job of taking care of you, it is not adequate to handle the job.

This is what creates love addiction.

You have a little child inside you - your feeling self - who need lots of love, attention, comfort, valuing, validating, connection and compassion. When you have no desire to give this to yourself because you feel it is too hard, you feel too inadequate, you think it is selfish, or you believe that it is someone else's job to meet these needs, then you are abandoning yourself. If you believe that your best feelings come from someone else loving you instead of you loving you, then you are abandoning yourself. And when you abandon yourself, that little child in you is left to get the love he or she needs elsewhere.

When you abandon yourself because you have not learned how to take loving care of yourself or because you don't want the responsibility of your own feelings and needs, that is when you become needy of others love and attention. You learn many ways of trying to get the love, attention and compassion you need.

Think for a moment about what you do to get love, connection, attention, approval or compassion from others.

Do you try to be perfect - looking right, saying the right thing, being a high achiever? Do you try to be cute or funny? Do you try to show others how smart you are? Do you strive to have the best - the best house, the best car, the best wife or husband, the best children, the best clothing? Or, do you act helpless, incompetent, in need of rescuing? Do you pull on others with your complaining, your incessant talking, your whining, sulking, silence, or your bragging? Are you overly nice, a people-pleaser? Do you attempt to get the attention you want through intimidation - with anger, threats, blame, or violence?

When you have abandoned yourself and are love-addicted, you will have developed many ways of trying to have control over getting the love you need. That little child in you is desperate to be loved. The emptiness of the self-abandonment and the resulting longing for love leads you to behave in the very ways that end up pushing others away. It is a losing battle. IT WILL NEVER WORK. You will never get the love you need by trying to get others to give to you what only you can give to yourself.

If you are interested in learning how to give yourself the love you have always wanted and break your love-addiction, you can start by downloading our free Inner Bonding course. This 6-step course will begin to give you the tools you need to move out of love-addiction and into love.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is the best-selling author and co-author of eight books, including "Do I Have To Give Up Me To Be Loved By You?" and “Healing Your Aloneness.” She is the co-creator of the powerful Inner Bonding® healing process. Learn Inner Bonding now! Visit her web site for a FREE Inner Bonding course: http://www.innerbonding.com or email her at margaret@innerbonding.com. Phone sessions available.

Some people are content to just to be another face in the crowd. By assuming this attitude, they are saying, in effect, to the rest of the world, "I'm just average; there's nothing special about me." For those of us who would rather stand out from the crowd, there are some relatively easy ways in which we can accomplish this mission. None of them require a whole lot of skill or money. They do, however, require a little bit of commitment on our part.

The first way to stand out from the crowd is to take time to do the little things right. The old saying goes that "if it were easy, everyone would be doing it." Well, that's not necessarily true, as there are some easy things most people don't do because they just don't think those things are worthwhile. Here are two examples. The next time you go to the grocery store, notice how many people actually take time to carry the carts back to the cart-return. You will probably notice that only a very few of them do. Most will leave them between parking spaces, in handicapped spaces, or they'll simply turn them loose, allowing them to roll freely through the parking lot. By default, they are saying to the world, "I don't have time to do things right" or "everyone else is doing it that way and I am no different." If you always take time to take yours back to the cart-return, you will stand out as positive example.

The other example has to do with making proper turns while driving, including using your turn signal. Remember how you were taught in driving school or driver's education class to make turns? You are supposed to make sharp rights and wide lefts. Amazingly, many drivers will do just the opposite! Make turns the way you are supposed to and always use your turn signal. These are just a couple of examples, but taking the time to do the little things right will make you will stand out for the right reasons.

The second way to stand out from the crowd is to find alternatives to profanity. A person who relies on profanity in his or her speech patterns comes off as someone who is boorish and has a limited vocabulary. There are plenty of ways to tell someone exactly what you think about him or her without being profane. Even a person who is not all that intelligent seems a lot smarter when he or she avoids the use of profanity. At a minimum, that person seems more high class than people who just can't help themselves from using profanity.

The third way to stand out from the crowd is to memorize things that most other people commonly forget. Most people have short