<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25635494</id><updated>2011-12-14T19:00:54.593-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Self Improvement</title><subtitle type='html'>Learn about self improvement with self improvement articles and self improvement tips</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://self---improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/25635494/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://self---improvement.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Self Improvement Girl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17351736664720723837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25635494.post-114530143882241785</id><published>2006-04-17T12:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-17T12:17:18.853-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Self Improvement - Power of Dreams</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Self Improvement - Impossible is just a word!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Everyone, at some point of his or her life, has dreamed of being somebody special, somebody big. Who hasn't fantasized about it? And how many times have we dreamed of being rich, or successful, or happy with our relationships?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Often, we dream big dreams and have great aspirations. Unfortunately, our dreams remain just that – dreams. And our aspirations easily collect dust in our attic.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;This is a sad turn of events in our life. Instead of experiencing exciting adventures in self actualization, we get caught up in the humdrum of living from day-to-day just barely existing.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;But you know what? Life could be so much better, if only we learned to aim higher. You see, improving yourself to reach your dreams is easier than you think...&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;      &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;The most common problem to setting goals is the word impossible. Most people get hung up thinking “I can't do this. It's too hard. It's too impossible. No one can do this.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; However, if everyone thought that, there would be no inventions, no innovations, and no breakthroughs in human accomplishment.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; If you limit yourself with self-doubt, and self-limiting assumptions, you will never be able to break past what you deem impossible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;If you reach too far out into the sky without working towards your goal, you will find yourself clinging on to the impossible dream.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nevertheless, start working towards those goals little by little and soon, you will find out that the goals you thought were impossible become easier to accomplish. And the impossible begin to seem possible after all. That's the secret of self improvement, you always have the opportunity to improve yourself in a way or another!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;Thomas Edison once said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Nothing could be truer. For one to accomplish his or her dreams, there has to be hard work and discipline. But take note that that 1% has to be a think-big dream, and not some easily accomplished one.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Ask any gym rat and he or she will tell you that there can be no gains unless you are put out of your comfort zone. Remember the saying, “No pain, no gain”? That is as true as it can be. So, can you improve yourself despite your so-called limitations? Sure!!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;So dream on, friend! Don’t get caught up with your perceived limitations. Think big and work hard to attain those dreams. As you step up the ladder of progress, you will just about find out that the impossible has just become a little bit more possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"&gt;The best thing you could do is research into keeping your dreams alive so that you can plan your course of action. One of the best books I have came across so far regarding Self Improvement is &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;“Science of Abundant Life”&lt;/span&gt; which you can get by &lt;a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://hop.clickbank.net/?dev7n/tsoal"&gt; clicking here&lt;/a&gt;. It is full of highly effective advices, so be sure to check this book out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" &gt;Self Improvement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25635494-114530143882241785?l=self---improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://self---improvement.blogspot.com' title='Self Improvement - Power of Dreams'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://self---improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/114530143882241785/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=25635494&amp;postID=114530143882241785' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/25635494/posts/default/114530143882241785'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/25635494/posts/default/114530143882241785'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://self---improvement.blogspot.com/2006/04/self-improvement-power-of-dreams.html' title='Self Improvement - Power of Dreams'/><author><name>Self Improvement Girl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17351736664720723837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25635494.post-114529961497871257</id><published>2006-04-17T11:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-17T11:51:31.786-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Self Improvement - Wellness</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Self Improvement&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Use relaxation and improve your wellness&lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;with 2 easy steps!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;      &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin-right: 1.3pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With all the stresses in our work life, self improvement and wellness are very important therefore relaxation techniques can be used to dealing with and succeeding with chaotic situations.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;There are many techniques for relaxation available.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We have singled out the 2 easiest relaxation techniques that you are able to carry out in order to improve your wellness and happiness within the workplace or at home. We will update this blog regularly for you to become familiar with some other techniques. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul  style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Breathing&lt;/span&gt; – by taking deep breaths, this relaxation technique can help to clear the mind and reduce stress as the heart beats become naturally slower.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We recommend that for this technique for relaxation, you should take a deep breath for 5 seconds then hold your breath – keeping your lungs full of air for 5 seconds. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Expire for another 5 seconds then wait without breathing for 5 seconds.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Repeat this method again 5 times. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;As you feel comfortable, you can repeat this exercise increasing from 5 seconds to 10. This relaxation technique can be done at work to help provide a better business bureau.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin: 0cm 1.3pt 0.0001pt 18pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul  style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Meditate&lt;/span&gt; – this common relaxation technique allows the body to consciously relax and the mind is allowed to become calm and focused&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;You may perform this once a day or once a week, sitting in a comfortable position in a quiet room.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If you are at work, you can try to find a quiet place in your office and allow yourself 10 to 20 minutes of meditation that could improve better business bureau.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;In this technique for relaxation, you must try to focus on your inner self.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Many people close their eyes but if you feel more comfortable with your eyes open, this is fine.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Fixate on a calm spot (e.g. the sky through the window, or a candle light) and then let your thoughts go through your mind without stay focus on them. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;You can recite the word ‘Peace’ or you can choose to be quiet while doing it. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin: 0cm 1.3pt 0.0001pt 18pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin: 0cm 1.3pt 0.0001pt 18pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Hopefully these 2 steps will allow you to become more familiar with relaxation and will help to improve your general wellness. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Self Improvement&lt;/span&gt; can be difficult at times therefore the importance of a good sleep and a positive mind is crucial.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Another very good thing that you could is having a look at this new method that you can get by &lt;a href="http://hop.clickbank.net/?dev7n/tppc10"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"&gt; clicking here&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt;, it does help to put the mind at ease and also explain how to improve ourselves using our own abilities. Not only it is pretty easy to do but also extremely effective, so check it out!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin: 0cm 1.3pt 0.0001pt 18pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin: 0cm 1.3pt 0.0001pt 18pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin: 0cm 1.3pt 0.0001pt 18pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Self Improvement&lt;/span&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin: 0cm 1.3pt 0.0001pt 18pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin: 0cm 1.3pt 0.0001pt 18pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p  style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25635494-114529961497871257?l=self---improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://self---improvement.blogspot.com' title='Self Improvement - Wellness'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://self---improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/114529961497871257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=25635494&amp;postID=114529961497871257' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/25635494/posts/default/114529961497871257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/25635494/posts/default/114529961497871257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://self---improvement.blogspot.com/2006/04/self-improvement-wellness.html' title='Self Improvement - Wellness'/><author><name>Self Improvement Girl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17351736664720723837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25635494.post-114445956286346780</id><published>2006-04-07T18:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-09T17:57:28.066-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Self Improvement</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" &gt;Hello there! Welcome to my new &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Self Improvement&lt;/span&gt; blog. Here you will learn about self improvement through self improvement articles and self improvement tips.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25635494-114445956286346780?l=self---improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://self---improvement.blogspot.com' title='Self Improvement'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://self---improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/114445956286346780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=25635494&amp;postID=114445956286346780' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/25635494/posts/default/114445956286346780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/25635494/posts/default/114445956286346780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://self---improvement.blogspot.com/2006/04/self-improvement_07.html' title='Self Improvement'/><author><name>Self Improvement Girl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17351736664720723837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
