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How To Get Lucky Do you want to get lucky? Actually, there are many very specific techniques for generating luck in your life, many based on important research that has been done in the last twenty years. One of the simplest ways to get lucky is to just start looking for good luck.You have probably noticed that if you start looking to buy a car of a certain type, they are suddenly all over. They were there before,...... Similar Editorial : by Steven Gillman. | Source : Strength Based
Getting Lucky - A Strategy Getting lucky requires a certain frame of mind. This is the good-luck-generating attitude expressed in the following quote:"If you view all the things that happen to you, both good and bad, as opportunities, then you operate out of a higher level of consciousness." - Les BrownThe Science Of Getting LuckyDuring his ten-year study of luck, professor Richard Wiseman found that lucky people use many...... Source : Strength Based
A Sense Of Humor Increases Creativity Does a sense of humor make for a more creative mind? Perhaps. There are certainly many creative and intelligent people who also like to have a good laugh. Consider the following two examples.American physicist Richard Feynman was a joint recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965, for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He is credited with the concept and early exploration of quantum...... Similar Editorial : by Luana Emmons. | Source : Strength Based
The Art Of Thinking What do I mean by the art of thinking? It may seem that powerful thinking should simply be logical, and nothing more. The ideal thinker then, might be Spock, the "Vulcan" in the "Star Trek" television show and movies. Of course, if you watch the program, you may recall that the humans aboard the spaceship had most of the solutions and new ideas. Spock only knew how to analyze.The most useful...... Similar Editorial : by Dr. Alvin Chan. | Source : Strength Based
Try This Decision Making Process Not sure what to do? Try the following seven step decision making process the next time you need to make up your mind about something important. And take notes!1. What are your immediate intuitive feelings?Make a few notes about your immediate "gut reaction." For example, if you're not sure whether to take a particular job, ask the question, "Should I take this job?" Then jot down whatever comes...... Similar Editorial : by andywest. | Source : Strength And Conditioning Journal
Creative Problem Solving With Inflection Would you like to have more creative problem solving ability? How would you like to be the one who always has a creative solution? There are dozens of techniques that can help, starting with this simple one based on word inflection. It will work in all areas, from business to science to everyday life, and starts with a simple description of the problem to be solved.I'll use an example to explain....... Similar Editorial : by Martin Mak. | Source : Strength And Conditioning Journal
Problem Solving 101 - Challenge Assumptions Creative problem solving is about finding the solutions that might normally get missed. Why are they overlooked? Often it is because we are trapped into a certain approach by the assumptions we are making. When we challenge these "hidden" assumptions, we find that there are many creative solutions that never occurred to us before.An example will help here, but first a question: Have you ever been...... Similar Editorial : by Barney Garcia. | Source : Muscle Strength Training
Bad Luck - The Mistakes That Cause It There are two ways to improve the good luck / bad luck ratio in your life. One is to take steps to do those things that lead to more good luck. The other is to stop doing the things that cause bad luck. This lesson is about the latter. It is an examination of the actions, habits and thinking of unlucky people, so that you can learn what to avoid.Six Things That Cause Bad Luck1. Blaming. Blaming...... Similar Editorial : by Nilesh Gore. | Source : Muscle Strength Training
Secret Of Attraction, Secret, Attraction, Law Of Attraction What is the secret of attraction? You probably know this has become one of the hottest new ideas in self improvement and spirituality. But it isn't a new idea. It is just the newest way to recycle an old idea. Old or new, the important questions are does it work as claimed, and why?A "Law" Of Attraction?Here is the basic idea: You attract more of what you think about. Keep thoughts about getting...... Similar Editorial : by Jason Rife. | Source : Muscle Strength Training
In Other Words? People use the expression "in other words" because sometimes other words are necessary to better understand something. You probably use it yourself, but how often do you actually think about the words you are using, and the effect they may have? How often do you change the words you use in order to change your perspective or get a better result?To Think In Other WordsThat the words we choose...... Similar Editorial : by Margot Van Sluytman. | Source : Muscle Strength Training
Metaphors We Live By What are the metaphors we live by? Is life a journey, a game, a dream, or a movie we are watching? How do these metaphorical perspectives affect our lives? Let's take a look at a few of them.Life Is PurgatorySome people see life as a sort of purgatory to be suffered through. In fact, many religions explicitly use this metaphor. Life is suffering, they claim, and by suffering virtuously, you get to...... Similar Editorial : by Hifzur Rehman. | Source : Muscle Strength Training
Big Ideas - How To Have Them The search for big ideas starts with big questions. What's the basis of spirituality? Why can't people motivate themselves to do what they really need to do? Is there a better way to organize a city? Do we always need to understand a problem to solve it?To generate big ideas, then, whether for a book you're writing, an essay, a discussion, or just for your own intellectual entertainment, start...... Similar Editorial : by Steve Gillman . | Source : Muscle Strength Training
Pondering The Big Questions Do you ever ponder the big questions, like "What is consciousness?" or "Why do we feel motivated to do good?" Doing so really takes no more brainpower than balancing your checkbook, and although you are more likely to be satisfied and certain with the result of the checkbook balancing, thinking about these things is not just good brain exercise. It gives you insight and perspective.How do you...... Similar Editorial : by John Assaraf. | Source : Strength Training Log
Everything Happens For A Reason? Everything happens for a reason? What nonsense! On the other hand, what a great idea! Whatever your religious or philosophical background, this is a belief that you can use, even if it isn't true.There is no way to prove that everything happens for a reason. In fact, when you think about some of the truly terrible things that happen to people, it seems almost rude to even suggest it at times. But...... Similar Editorial : by Edward B. Toupin. | Source : Strength Training Log
A Good Luck Exercise Want more good luck in your life? Then why not look at what the research shows about lucky people? Better yet, why not do some simple exercises that train your mind in the habits of lucky people?To start with, the research shows (and yes there is a lot of "luck" research) that luckier people have more interaction with others. That makes sense, of course, and you might think it's better luck to...... Similar Editorial : by Sergios Charntikov. | Source : Strength Training Log
What Is A Land Contract Did the credit reporting companies know? Your guess is as good as mine, but I do know that if the deed were in the buyers name, it definitely wouldnt show on my credit report... Similar Editorial : Alcohol What Is It by Groshan Fabiola.
