James Smith’s Info Serv

Copyright (c) 2009 Willie Horton

As a once senior banker, I know all about inertia. Studies from various parts of the world show that the majority of bank customers are unhappy with the levels of service they receive. In addition, many bank customers are aware that, at various times in their “relationship” with their bank, they have been inappropriately treated or overcharged. However, when it comes to current or checking accounts, the rate of customer movement between banks is tiny in comparison to the amount of customer dissatisfaction - they’re simply not dissatisfied enough to bother to make the change and, as a result, they decide to simply put up with their dissatisfaction. The phenomenon is called inertia.

I’ve now been working with clients in the area of so-called personal development for nearly fourteen years. Almost all those with whom I work experience immediate positive benefits - in their personal, business and financial lives. For some, the change is so dramatic that they commit to maintaining a clear and present state of mind on an ongoing basis (as that’s the only state of mind in which you can be at your most effective, efficient and, most importantly, alert to the next opportunity). For many, however, they drift in and out of commitment - they revert to their normal state of mind (a word about that in a moment) and only mentally pull themselves together when things start going wrong - as, in every life, they inevitably do from time to time.

The big problem is, however, that their normal state of mind - your normal state of mind for that matter - resembles something not far short of technical insanity. Consider the decades of research that prove that the normal adult is incapable of paying attention, that the normal adult rarely experiences meeting new people during the course of their adult lives (sure, we all meet lots of new people regularly, but the research indicates that we pigeon-hole them within four minutes and never actually experience the new person we’ve just met) and that the normal adult’s subconscious mind, through automatically paying attention to internal programs and conditioning, controls the normal adult - not the other way around. If that’s not a definition of insanity - that we’re not in control of our own minds - perhaps someone would correct me!
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Author: Corina Day

Everyone goes through life being busy, trying to please others and have certain expectations of ourselves. People make themselves miserable without realizing what they are actually doing. How to become free and break all the patterns and burdens that you placed on yourself. Do you like your life to be the way it is right now? We all want a better change, something better in our lives. It’s good desire. You can have a good life, be true to yourself and please others. But where is the common ground for all of these?

First of all, determine what is priority in your life. Do you really need that much money in your life to be happy? Do you really need the latest designer clothes or a new car to have right now? So many people are trying to chase a fantasy thinking that something will make them happy. Everything is very subjective. Most of of our lives is illusion but we make such a bid deal out of it. It can illusion that being popular or famous will make you happy, but then you would find yourself having other problems to deal with and you will look for happiness somewhere else.
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Author: Francis Robbins

Finding your purpose in life is one of those things that not everyone knows how to do. We might think that we know what it is, but in reality we keep wandering around without any progress. Why is finding purpose so important? Let’s look at the details behind it.

Without finding purpose we are like ships without a rudder or sail. We basically just float around the sea of life going wherever the ocean takes us. When a big wave comes along and pushes us, we just allow it to send us wherever it wants.

When something difficult in life comes along we just allow it to push us around. We’re not superior than the circumstances. The circumstances are bigger than us.

So what exactly are some good things that come with finding your purpose in life? For one thing, you’ll feel a lot happier. Happiness is something that is often disregarded in our society as we are all about material results.
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Author: Gerry Hopman

Many of us don’t give ourselves permission to have fun. You’ve all heard or perhaps used the expression TGIF - thank God it’s Friday!

We live for the weekend. On the weekend we take the kids to baseball, soccer, ballet etc., we clean, we scrub, and come Sunday evening it almost feels good to go back to work.

We should not defer fun to a specific day or weekend. We need to make a commitment to make every day a ‘fun’ day. We have to train ourselves to enjoy life, not just endure it.

It is usually the small things in life that give us the most enjoyment such as, seeing children happily playing, the sound of a catching melody, the beauty of a patch or bouquet of flowers, the phone call from a old friend…..
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Time and stress are linked. High stress is the result of feeling out of control when it comes to handling time. Once you know how to handle time better, stress becomes more manageable. There are techniques that can help.

Stress is linked to time management. High stress leads to a high level of wasted time. Stress leads to illness and illness wastes time. Managing time better will lead to less stress.

Get the Right Perspective - If you’re not doing those things that are most important to you, you’re not using your time wisely. Priorities mean doing first things first. Trying to satisfy the wants of others only adds to your existing stress levels. It’s natural to do the jobs someone asks you to do on occasion, but you cannot live their lives for them. Learn to say no when you have more important tasks. Better time management also requires you to take care of your health. Getting enough sleep, eating the foods that enhance your energy levels are good habits that translate to more accomplishment.
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