http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com The key to getting what you want in life is to identify, plan, and implement effective goals. You should have meaningful goals for all the areas of your life that you wish to focus upon developing. Only by doing so can you truly hope to be successful. But... http://www.articlealley.com/article_588430_24.html 24th July 2008 There are many methods for goal setting, some more successful than others but it is important to understand that whatever your goal may be it is highly likely that someone else has already achieved what you are setting out to do, or at least something ver... http://www.articlealley.com/article_579759_24.html 18th July 2008 One of the secrets of successful people is that they develop good habits. They do things every day that help them to reach their goals. And by doing them each day they become a natural part of their life. If you learn to do the same you will be taking an ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_574393_24.html 11th July 2008 What are you afraid of? The normal answers to that sort of question will be activities like, flying, drowning, or the most common is speaking in public. Or you may have a fear of spiders, rats, or snakes. Claustrophobia, the fear of confined spaces, an... http://www.articlealley.com/article_573847_24.html 10th July 2008 Learning to speak in public with confidence is a surefire way of boosting your overall self-esteem. Doing so gives you a real challenge and, because it is actually really easy to achieve, can give you a huge sense of satisfaction and achievement. When ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_569868_50.html 05th July 2008 The subject of goal setting is really important in ensuring you have a direction in life and a way to get to your destination. So having goals and being able to use them effectively is a must. But how many goals should you set? Well there is no right or w... http://www.articlealley.com/article_531333_24.html 08th May 2008 In life, whether it be in personal matters or business affairs, things do not always go to plan and you are certain to encounter problems at some stage. It may be a minor thing like losing your internet connection or missing your train, or there could be ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_523059_24.html 25th April 2008 At some time in our lives most of us encounter situations where we become involved in conflict with others. It may be a simple difference of opinion, a feeling that you have been treated disrespectfully, a challenge to your beliefs or authority, or a whol... http://www.articlealley.com/article_522192_24.html 25th April 2008 In my Self Improvement Front Line newsletter I write and advise on methods and techniques for self improvement and personal development. And I follow my own advice each and every day but I still get those days when everything just seems to go wrong. The w... http://www.articlealley.com/article_521927_24.html 25th April 2008 Let me begin by asking you a few questions: Do you know how to boil an egg? Can you change a flat tire on your car? Do you know how to wire an electric plug? Would you be able to clear a blocked drain? You may well be wondering why I'm aski... http://www.articlealley.com/article_480949_24.html 25th February 2008 Do you take positive steps towards your life goals each day? You should because it is so easy for you to become negative and pass negative thoughts to your subconscious mind. The more you do so, the more you will continue down that path. And so the less y... http://www.articlealley.com/article_479246_24.html 22nd February 2008 "Je Ne Regrette Rien" Don't worry, I'm not going to write this article in French! It's just that when I was at school we had a French teacher who was an admirer of the French chanteuse the late Edith Piaf and as the end of the school year got near he w... http://www.articlealley.com/article_476812_24.html 19th February 2008 Have you ever heard the saying, "If you don't ask, you don't get!"? Well it's true because if you simply sit back and do what you've always done and accept things as they've always been, then nothing will change. But if you take action success may be jus... http://www.articlealley.com/article_475227_24.html 15th February 2008 The use of props to help you to illustrate your talks when speaking in public has long been commonplace and can be a highly effective way of getting across your point. Using slides to reinforce your message is probably the most common way of doing so, but... http://www.articlealley.com/article_460241_50.html 24th January 2008 When making speeches or presentations the use of slides can be very useful in helping you to get your point across. With the advent of computer programs like PowerPoint it is now easier than ever to put together a professional looking slide show. There ar... http://www.articlealley.com/article_250023_50.html 16th January 2008 Do you think that if you knew that you looked and sounded just right, that your confidence to get up and make a speech would be boosted? Would your public speaking fears be banished by having the knowledge that the way you present yourself reflects a conf... http://www.articlealley.com/article_248401_50.html 09th January 2008 Do you fully understand the power of your dreams?They truly can show you the right steps to take to ensure that you achieve your goals. But in order to do so you have to be certain that what you dream is actually significant.You se... http://www.articlealley.com/article_218244_24.html 25th September 2007 Did you know that each night you will have between four and seven dreams and that a total of around ninety to one hundred and twenty minutes will be spent dreaming?That means that over your lifetime something like six years will be spent in th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_212427_24.html 12th September 2007 You really should take your dreams seriously! They are the expression of the fears, anxieties, hopes and emotions contained in your subconscious mind. They are the symbolic representation of the information that is stored and organized by your subconsciou... http://www.articlealley.com/article_208489_24.html 29th August 2007 If you want to make a success of your business then you must be able to sell your products. That makes sense doesn't it? And in most businesses that means getting out and selling to your customers. Yet many sales interviews are guaranteed to be fruitless ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_147076_15.html 12th April 2007 What began as just an ordinary night out with friends turned into a lesson in business building and self-motivation. You see when I started my own business working from home I was naturally a bit wary. I'd never had my own business before. I was the typic... http://www.articlealley.com/article_144596_15.html 05th April 2007 One of the certain aspects of working life is that unexpectedly you can be assigned a project to do. In fact if you are building a business of your own you will have long-term projects that are essential to its profitable development. But in order to e... http://www.articlealley.com/article_141469_15.html 28th March 2007 Learning to set clearly defined goals is a must if you want to move forward towards the realisation of your life's ambitions. But equally important is having a plan about how you are going to achieve them. There are many ways to do this but one area that ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_134038_24.html 02nd March 2007 I have been fascinated by my dreams since I was a young child but it was a specific incident some years back that really made me take my interest further. I have always had an interest in horses. I used to love to be able to go horseback riding when sc... http://www.articlealley.com/article_130243_24.html 19th February 2007 Since the earliest times great importance has been attached to the interpretation of dreams as a guide to making important decisions. In Ancient Rome Generals would take a Dream Reader with them on military campaigns to consult before taking major strateg... http://www.articlealley.com/article_127986_24.html 10th February 2007 I dream every night, several times in fact. I usually remember what I dream about and I write down the details. I then use my dreams to help me to achieve my goals. Bold statements I know, but the fact is that you can do exactly the same. As long as yo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_124004_24.html 27th January 2007 We all dream. In fact we usually dream four to seven times each night. The total time we spend in our dream world is ninety to one hundred minutes. Imagine what that adds up to over a typical lifetime. The problem is that most of the time we simply don't ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_122754_24.html 24th January 2007