If you’ve been around the world of self improvement for awhile, you’ve probably heard of the term. NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and has been described and used in a variety of ways since the early 1970′s when it was developed by co-founders Richard Bandler and John Grinder. Essentially, NLP is a process by which [...]
Entries from April 2008
What is NLP?
April 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: NLP
The Ladder of Gratitude
April 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments
It only has two rungs, but it can take you as high as you want to go. The first rung on the ladder is what I call traditional gratitude. Traditional gratitude is event based and is a reaction to external circumstances. Somebody does something good and/or nice for you, and you respond by expressing you [...]
Tags: General
6 Steps to Simplify your Life
April 25th, 2008 · 10 Comments
From time to time if we aren’t careful, life has a tendency to sneak up on us and become rather complicated. As the days blend together we sometimes end up feeling overwhelmed, out of control, or just plain
Tags: Balanced Living · General
Make Better Decisions
April 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Have you ever made a decision that you later came to regret? Or experienced a time when you knew you needed to act, but couldn’t seem to figure out the best course of action? Maybe you’ve taken action the best way you knew how, only to later regret the consequences and become negative about the [...]
Tags: Goal Setting · Life Purpose · Life's Work
Life’s Simple Recipe
April 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Learn from the past and become wiser Live in the present and experience joy today Believe in the future and be expectantly hopeful Share your happiness with all you encounter Laugh, Smile, and Love all along the way The lines above come from one of my journal entries a few months back. Many books can [...]
Tags: General
7 ways to experience the beauty of now
April 18th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Life can be hectic at times, always rushing from point A to B. Projects, chores, and errands demand your attention. But the fact is, you will grow old just as quickly weather the myriad of day to day things that compete for your attention get done or not. It is up to you, of course, [...]
Tags: Balanced Living · General
Ignorance is Bliss
April 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Do you have a particular goal that you aspire to? It could be as simple as landing that new job, getting back in shape, or as grandiose as opening a string of free health clinics in a third world country. Imagine how boring life would be if you knew right now exactly how and when [...]
Tags: General · Goal Setting
Defining Destiny
April 12th, 2008 · Comments Off
Destiny. A relevant topic, considering the name of this site is “destinybuilding.com” and the blog’s theme is Creating Your Destiny. So let’s jump right in and have a look, shall we? What ideas does the word destiny conjure up in your mind? If you scour the web, you will find there are a surprising variety [...]
Tags: General · Life Purpose
Overcoming Fear
April 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
A big reason why many of us can’t seem to change our behavior and move in the direction of the things we want is fear. Understanding this is easy, yet simply knowing that fear is holding us back usually isn’t enough to produce the types of changes necessary for us to take action towards our [...]
Discover Your Passion, part 2
April 7th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: Life Purpose · Life's Work
