InnerSelf

by Astri Von Arbin Ahlander and Yelizavetta (Liz) Kofman. To succeed in a career you have to climb up the well-defined rungs of a "corporate ladder": up, up, up, until — nope, just up. The corporate ladder is a wonderfully clear visual — it's also the epitome of inflexibility...

by James Allen. Thoughts, words, and acts are seeds sown, and by the inviolable law of things, they produce the kind of life they promise. Those who sow wrong thoughts and deeds and then pray that God will bless them are in the position of a farmer who...

by Alan Cohen. One of the ways to recognize your talent and passion is to consider what other people have criticized you for. I had heard, “What you thought was wrong with you may be what’s right with you,” but the idea of using criticism as a compass to greatness...

by Wallace D. Wattles. Success is attaining your goals in all aspects of your life, not just in your finances or career. "Follow out these principles of action and you cannot fail to get what you want; for the universe is so constructed that all things must work together for your good."

by Alan Cohen. The parable teaches that talents are valuable only if you use them. If you “hide your light under a basket,” if you ignore or deny your talents, the world misses the blessing you were born to bring to it, and you miss the spiritual and material reward you deserve...

by Eric Meltzer. Too many people think you need permission to learn something or that difficult things have to be learned in school. However, the prevalence of this attitude is much lower among entrepreneurs than practically any other group. Hopefully by explaining alternative strategies for learning I can help...

by Loral Langemeier. In my town, we had to team up if we wanted to get anything done. Since there weren’t that many kids in my school, if we wanted to have a basketball team, everyone had to join, even if some weren’t good at it. Similarly, if we wanted to put on a play, every kid had to take part in the drama club so we could get the show on the stage...

by Michelle-Jeanne Noel. Why do so many brave people, having failed in their marriage, their job or some other undertaking, fall into the same behaviour patterns, meet the same types of people and relive the same unhappy experiences? They do this in spite of displaying resources of willpower, creative visualisation or positive thinking...

by Marcus T. Anthony, Ph.D. Choosing a dream is not enough. In the universe of light and darkness, of yin and yang, you will be asked to choose again, and again, and again. The truth is that you choose in every waking moment, and strangely enough, even when...

by Dr. Allan G. Hunter. We spend large portions of our lives at work, preparing for work, and commuting. Work is, therefore, a major preoccupation at every possible level. Even so, many people complain bitterly about their jobs. "It's just a paycheck." "It's what I do until I retire."

by Alan Cohen. Do you need any person, object, or ideology to give you a sense of self-worth? Does your experience of validation come from others, or yourself? If you know your worth, you do not need other people to affirm it. If you do not recognize your worth, all the...

by Sonia Ricotti. Limiting beliefs hinder us when making decisions during challenging times, prolong our suffering, and prevent us from achieving our true potential. Beliefs are merely an interpretation of the world based on the evidence you have observed and experienced throughout your life. Your beliefs have been programmed into your mind since...

by Alan Cohen. "The newspaper did a survey asking highly successful people which came first: happiness or success? Sixty-three percent said they were successful because they were happy. Thirty-seven percent said they were happy because they were successful." Hmmmm...

by Eric Maisel. A great deal of the anxiety we experience is anticipatory. Carefully preparing for situations that provoke anxiety in you is the key to reducing this kind of anxiety. If public speaking makes you anxious and you’re about to give interviews, preparing answers beforehand will help...

by Marcelle Charrois. "Marcelle, that's a boy's name," the kids in the schoolyard would often tease. As for any child, this kind of mockery really hurt. I remem­ber coming home one day with tears streaming down my face...

by Sonia Ricotti. Many people say that they would love to help others in need but can’t because they have to get through their own personal crisis/situation first. How can I give to others when I don’t have much myself? Once they are taken care of, then they will help others. Sorry; that’s not how it works...

by Robert V. Taylor. Inability to ask is usually rooted in your own imagined unworthiness, fear of losing independence, and specter of being dependent on others. My own discomfort and hesitancy about asking disturbed my comfort zone and led me to soul-searching the truth that we are...

by Barbara Berger. What is it you want more than anything else in the world? Ask yourself and answer truthfully. Answer as if it was the night before Christmas and you were a little kid and could have whatever you wished for. Take out a piece of paper and write down your...

by Napoleon Hill (original 1937 text). Edwin C. Barnes’ desire was not a hope! It was not a wish! It was a keen, pulsating desire, which transcended everything else. It was definite. It had been Barnes’ dominating desire for a long time. In the beginning, it may have...

by Craig Meriwether. There are times when life just doesn't go right. You struggle to keep it together but end up disap­pointed, hurt, angry, and depressed — an irrational mess. These are the days when you're so overwhelmed that you feel discouraged and beaten down, ready to give up. Yet what if...

by David Cameron Gikandi. It has been said that even before you ask it is given unto you. It has also been said that if you ask, it shall be given unto you. Do you catch that? Asking is not begging. You do not beg the Source, for it is al­ready given to you even before you ask. Begging and wanting simply give you a lack of that for which you beg and yearn.

by Dennis Merritt Jones. The probability is that you have more than a few good habits; it’s just that the bad ones seem to more obviously “run amok,” pulling us in every which way, which is why they tend to come to mind first...

by Tony Burroughs. "I don't know about you but I'm being tested a lot nowa­days."  The Law of Adversity says that along with every challenge or problem we encounter, an opportunity also presents itself...

by Alan Cohen. You can tell what you are looking for by what you are finding. If you are finding love, joy, connection, creativity, and celebration, that is what you are looking for. If you are finding separation, upset, fear, pain, and conflict...

by David Cameron Gikandi. It is not money that makes a person wealthy. It is wealth consciousness. Several studies show that many people who win over $1 mil­lion in lotteries end up worse off financially than they were before they won...

by Julia Cameron with Emma Lively. If money were no object, what would you truly desire to do? This is a question well worth asking. Many delights are well within our reach. We have simply been tell­ing ourselves we can't...

by Patricia Remele. Take out a pad of paper. Sit in a quiet, comfortable place. Meditate, or take a few minutes to relax. Give yourself as much time as you need to clear your mind and become still. Make sure you will not be disturbed, and that the surroundings are conducive to a quiet, inward experience.

by John Randolph Price. The universe of infinite plenty assures us that enjoying wealth on the material plane is not only our right and duty, but is the law. In other words, we must be rich -- not as a possibility, but as a certainty. Of course, it is possible to overcome or break the law...

by Sanaya Roman. Pretend today that you are the captain of your ship, and that for today you will guide this ship the way you want to. You will take the time you need, be with the people you want to be with, say “no” when you...

by Alan Seale. We must continue to be aware that our own Thought, Emotion, and Truth are creating our personal reality fields in every moment. Which lane of the highway are we traveling in? What is the reality field we are creating?

by Alan Cohen. We must be clear on our vision of who we are, the goals we hold most sacred, and what we deserve. When you seek to attain any goal, Abraham suggests that you focus on two questions: “Why do I want this?” and “Why do I deserve this?” When you are clear on those two answers...

by Wendy Lustbader. Youth is so burdensome because we have to decide which direction to take in many domains at once. By the time we become elders, we have the benefit of every crossroad we have already passed. There have been hundreds of roads not taken. We worry much less about making a wrong choice, since some of our...

by Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D. Whether or not your own job is in jeopardy in the near future, at some point in your career, you may become a victim of downsizing (if you haven’t already). Being laid off is one of the most traumatic events we can experience. Getting fired is the eighth most stressful life experience, behind the...

by Alan Cohen.

As we enter our new year, what kind of mental pictures are you holding about it? Are you enthusiastically envisioning how well it could go, or are you worrying about what could go wrong? Do the images you focus on represent your authentic intentions, or are you...

by Bob Doyle. Did you ever have the experience of seeing a movie for which you had a very similar or even exact idea? Did you ever think of an invention, and then a year or so later, that exact invention came out, created by someone else?

by Robert K. Cooper.

A distinctive, learning-filled life results from a succession of small, specific choices made each day. There's a world of difference between imagining such a fulfilling life and actually living it. It is through taking new actions that we learn to awaken and...

There are apps for many things these days, and one assumes that apps are created by computer programmers whose job it is to do this. But some apps are being created by a 12 year old boy and his apps club.

Even as Bank of America and other major lenders back away from charging customers to use their debit cards, many banks have been quietly imposing other new fees.

by Napoleon Hill. There are four simple steps which lead to the habit of persistence. They call for no great amount of intelligence, no particular amount of education, and but little time or effort. 

by Ilyce R. Glink.

It's so much easier not to deal with serious issues like death, taxes, and money. Unfortunately, they're a part of life. When it comes to money, we all make mistakes. And, surely there are more than ten mistakes to be made. But if you're nimble, you'll not only avoid these mistakes, you'll probably avoid others as well.