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The Success Secret Is…
June 25, 2009 by Helen
“…you have to visualize it, and feel it, and study it, and do everything you can to experience it – before you can make it happen for yourself, and ultimately make it into a habit. It may take you 46 attempts to get your first big victory – but once you get it – you can get it again.”
Jeffrey Gittomer
Do you like this post? Subscribe to RSSPilates: Relax And Get Strength
June 18, 2009 by Katerina
Pilates practice was devised by Joseph H. Pilates in 1920s and was aimed at rehabilitation.
Two main aspects of Pilates system are: exercises work all your body and keep in tension core, deep muscles, especially at low back, abdomen, and hips. They require coordination of breathing with the movements to help relax and to get maximum result.
In spite of significant exercise stress you will get during Pilates, it will not create voluminous muscles. Regular exercises lead to elongation, strengthening and restoring your body to natural balance and harmony. It is usually recommended by physiotherapists as harmless program suitable for any age and fitness shape.
Classic Pilates consists of several hundreds resistance mat exercises, binding together strength and training targeted at posture improvement, lean muscles creating, and relaxation. You can also use Pilates resistance band, ball and circle to diversify your program.
Pilates often considered to be very similar to Yoga, however their breathing systems differ significantly. Carrying on Pilates exercises you have to pull in your stomach with breath, while during Yoga the stomach has to be expanded. Furthermore Yoga requires less movement than Pilates.
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June 15, 2009 by Chanterelle
It is a well-known fact that women are not angels.
But what are the most irritating features of character and habits we have that are sometimes unbearable and irresistible?
Why does a man sometimes fervently desire to suffocate his beloved part?
• When a woman does not know what she wants. A woman should be a personality, interesting to talk to. A man wants to be proud of his woman.
• It is quite obvious that men do not like indifferent and frigid women.
• Vulgar and rude women are also exasperating. Smoking, drinking and abusive language do not make us more attractive.
• On the other hand they do not like when a woman is too much emotional and presuming (tears, hysterics, hundred callings a day, etc.) Too jealous women, providing too much control frighten men. The most irritating thing is when a woman does not trust her man. It is a 100% way to destroy relationships.
• When a woman can not go out without make-up, even if she goes to the nearest shop to buy bread and butter she needs to look flawless and vice versa men do not like when a woman is untidy and slatternly. (So, where is way out? Perhaps, we should strike a happy medium? )
• When women are bursting with envy when they see other women have more precious jewelry, more fashionable dress or purse, more stylish hair-do etc. Shopping obsession also exasperates.
• When a woman is lucratively inclined. Nobody wants to be just a fat purse and satisfy just physical needs. It actually concerns both women and men.
• When a woman is stupid or just pretends to be a little silly doll. Men want a personality!
A lot of things may be irritating or annoying but we should remember that there is no ideal person.
And even if such a person existed our life wouldn’t be so interesting and multifarious.
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June 2, 2009 by Katerina
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
-Abraham Lincoln
Highly happy people all share happy habits. It’s as simple as that. The happiest people I know share 7 very obvious habits. If you’re looking to expand your general happiness you may consider adopting these habits in your own life.
- Be a Part of Something You Believe In – This could be anything. People may take an active role in their local city council, find refuge in religious faith, join a social club supporting causes they believe in, or find passion in their careers. In each case the physiological outcome is the same. They engage themselves in something they strongly believe in. This engagement brings happiness and meaning into their lives.
- Share Time with Friends and Family – A happy life is a life shared with friends and family. The stronger the personal relationships are and the higher the frequency of interaction, the happier a person will be.
- Reflect on the Good – Quite often people concentrate too much of their attention on negative outcomes and leave no time to positively reflect on their successes. It’s natural for a person to want to correct undesirable circumstances and focus closely on doing so, but there must be a healthy balance in the allocation of personal awareness. It is important to mindfully reflect on the good while striving diligently to correct the bad. A continuous general awareness of your daily successes can have a noticeably positive affect on your overall emotional happiness.
- Exploit the Resources You DO Have Access To – The average person is usually astonished when they see a physically handicap person show intense signs of emotional happiness. How could someone in such a restricted physical state be so happy? The answer rests in how they use the resources they do have. Stevie Wonder couldn’t see, so he exploited his sense of hearing into a passion for music, and he now has 25 Grammy Awards to prove it.
- Create Happy Endings Whenever Possible – The power of endings is quite remarkable. The end of any experience has a profound impact on a person’s overall perception of the experience as a whole. Think about reading a fairly well written, thought provoking novel. Now imagine the ending totally sucks. Even if the story was captivating up until the ending, would you still be happy recommending the novel to a friend? People always remember the ending. If the ending is happy, the experience creates happiness. Always tie loose ends, leave things on a good note, and create happy endings in your life whenever possible.
- Use Personal Strengths to Get Things Done – Everyone possesses unique personal strengths. We all have different talents and skill sets. Emotional happiness comes naturally to those who use their strengths to get things done. The state of completion always creates a sense of achievement. If this achievement is based exclusively on your own personal ability to get the job done, the physiological rewards are priceless.
- Savor the Natural Joy of Simple Pleasures – I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the best things in life are free. They come in the form of simple pleasures and they appear right in front of you at various locations and arbitrary times. They are governed by Mother Nature and situational circumstance and captured by mindful awareness. It’s all about taking a moment to notice the orange and pink sunset reflecting off the pond water as you hold hands with someone you love. Noticing these moments and taking part in them regularly will bring unpredictable bursts of happiness into your life.
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May 30, 2009 by Helen
Women, you may think the responsibility for the “pickup” is on the man. Surprisingly, though, research shows that women initiate two-thirds of all pickups.
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In the animal kingdom, wannabe-lovers attract each other by hooting, crowing, or stomping the ground. A female chimpanzee will spot her mate, stroll up to the male, and tip her buttocks toward his nose to get his attention. Among humans too, the female will do many things to attract the male. But they are much more subtle in humans…
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A researcher named Monica Moore heard that women made two-thirds of the approaches and wanted to find out exactly how they did so. So, she set up a study where she observed more than two hundred women at a party and recorded what non-verbal signals women gave to attract males.
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Below is a list of all the different methods and how many times that particular method was successful in attracting the male. When we say “successful”, we mean that the particular move was successful in getting the male to come over and talk to the woman. So, if you want to get some one to notice you, you could do one of these….
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- Smile at him broadly
- Throw him a short, darting glance
- Dance alone to the music
- Look straight at him and flip your hair
- Keep a fixed gaze on him
- Look at him, toss your head, then look back
- “Accidentally” brush up against him
- Nod your head at him
- Point to a chair and invite him to sit
- Tilt your head and touch your exposed neck
- Lick your lips during eye contact
- Ask for his help with something
- Tap something to get his attention
- Shy? Do you feel he’ll think you are too forward if you smile broadly at him in the crowd or “accidentally” brush up against him? He won’t, because, happily, the male ego takes over! Ten minutes later, he won’t even realize that he was not the one who made the initial contact. Moore, the researcher, said that men think they are making the first move when they are actually responding to women’s nonverbal signals. So, don’t be shy, cause he will not notice!
- Handle everything delicately!
- Especially if you are a woman, once you get him to approach you and talk to you, you must make sure that you do not give him any body language signals that scare him away..
When he comes to talk to you, even if you look in some other direction and pretend to be bored, you may scare him. He might read this as, “she is not interested” and he might leave so that you do not reject him. So handle all this delicately. Once he is talking to you, use all those eye-contact tricks and give him your attention.
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May 27, 2009 by Helen
“Real beauty isn’t about symmetry or weight or makeup;
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it’s about looking life right in the face and seeing all its
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.magnificence reflected in your own.”
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Valerie Monroe
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May 23, 2009 by Helen
A goal is a dream with a deadline.
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Napoleon Hill
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May 22, 2009 by Katerina
There is an old saying “If you want something done, ask a busy person. ” There is a lot of truth in this. Sometimes, we struggle to do anything productive – even if we have time on our hands. But, at other times we can do alot because we prepare, are focused and do it with enthusiasm.
There are several small things that can make a big difference to how successful we become. These are some tips to help get things done.
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Be Clear What you Want to do.
It might seem a rather obvious point, but if we are not clear what we want to do – how can we do it effectively? I have a student who always talks of giving up smoking. Half of him wants to stop, but the other half enjoys it. If you want to do something difficult like give up smoking you have to be 100% committed. If you do something but are holding onto reservations, you will not be fully committed and so it will be much harder, if not impossible. Too often we drift along with vague ideas we should be doing something; we hold a certain guilt for not doing it, but, we fail to clearly resolve to take action – so it gets left on the back burner.
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Clear Out the Junk.
One of the biggest obstacles to being productive is getting distracted by small silly things. Having a tidy / clear workspace makes a big difference to being able to work with great focus. Entering a clear, simple work environment gives a definite subconscious psychological boost. Just try tidying your workspace, ruthless clearing out the junk and pieces of paper – you will definitely notice the difference. We have a rather romantic view of the eccentric genius working in paper strewn mess coming up with complex equations. But, for most of us, working in this kind of environment makes it much more difficult to do anything. Investing 10 minutes to create a clear workspace is a good investment of time.
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Do One Thing at A Time
It is not possible to do more than one thing at a time and be focused. Our attention gets split and we struggle to do either effectively. This doesn’t just mean physically doing only one thing at a time; it also means having our thoughts focused on one particular task. When writing an essay, we need to ignore other thoughts of what we will be doing tomorrow. There is no benefit in worrying over things that we have no control.
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Be in the Right Environment
As we have mentioned in previous points, the real secret for getting things done is being 100% committed and focused. Another thing that can help is getting into the right environment. For example, if you need to work at home, create a suitable space for your work. If you carry your laptop into the lounge in front of the TV, you can get easily distracted. Even changing clothes can make a difference. Sometimes, I wander out into the garden in my slippers and start half-heartedly gardening. When you do something be in the right space, environment and with the right tools / equipment.
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Prioritise
The art of getting things done doesn’t mean we have to be a permanent hive of activity, business and stress. The problem is that we are often ‘busy’ doing unimportant and inconsequential things. We need to make a list (either written or mental) of what needs doing and doing the most pressing things first, even if it is not necessarily the most pleasant.
Feel that whatever you do there is an opportunity cost. If we spend time flicking through tv channels it means we don’t have time for something more fulfilling and worthwhile.
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Finish what you start.
The hardest thing with getting things done is often just getting started. It takes a mental effort to get started, so once we overcome this barrier try finishing it in one go. If we keep stopping and starting we will waste precious time and loose focus. Where possible try to benefit from economies of scale. e.g. rather than checking emails several times throughout the day, set aside one or two times to answer and deal with your inbox. This is more efficient than responding piecemeal to incoming messages. (and often when you are trying to do something else as well.)
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Read the Instruction manual
It’s a bit of novelty in our ipod generation, but so many times I try to do something without any preparation, make it worse and then have to go back to read the instruction manual. Good preparation can save a lot of heartache and wasted effort. Jumping straight in without any clear plan isn’t usually the best way to get something done.
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Be Enthusiastic for what you do.
If we can always maintain enthusiasm for what we do, our enthusiasm will carry us through all obstacles and problems. This is a real secret of getting things done.
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May 15, 2009 by Helen
It is infinitely more exciting to live a life of catastrophic 
failures than a life of could-haves, should-haves and
would haves.
(M.H Meng)
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May 7, 2009 by Helen

Obstacles can’t stop you.
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Problems can’t stop you.
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Most of all, other people can’t stop you.
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Only you can stop you.
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(Jeffrey Gitomer)
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