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Mindset: Reaching the Destination you Want

73 days ago | Career Success, Life, Self-Improvement | Alan Allard

As you look back over 2011, what thoughts, images and feelings come up for you? Are you feeling good and congratulating yourself? If not why not?

Someone might answer with “Because this year hasn’t gone so well for me. What I hoped for in the beginning hasn’t happened, so I’m kind …

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How To Change Your Life Without Turning Your Life Upside Down

111 days ago | Life, Self-Improvement | Alan Allard

There are many effective ways to change your life for the better. Some ways take a lot of time and some ways take a lot of money. You can travel the world and that would broaden your horizons, boost your knowledge and confidence–and take a good bit of time and …

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Stress: The Mental Aikido Reponse

194 days ago | Alan's Articles | Alan Allard

A “Mental Aikido” Special Report

Unresolved stress strikes at the heart of performance and morale, but stress isn’t the problem you think it is. The problem lies in a passive response to both positive stress and distress and the solution lies in using stress to your advantage, actually making it work …

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What It Takes To Be Happy: “Faith”

256 days ago | Life, Mastering Emotions, Self-Esteem/Self-Worth | Alan Allard

To me, faith is a belief in something in the absence of proof. We often have evidence for something without having proof to nail it down. If we have proof for something, we don’t need faith. I’m not talking today about faith in a religious sense, but in a practical …

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What It Takes To Be Happy: Self-Love!

So far we have talked about two strands in the tapestry of happiness:

• Self-Confidence
• Vision

Today we are going to look at the role of Self-Love in happiness; a topic that has created a lot of controversy, confusion and ironically, unhappiness! Think about these questions:

• Should you love yourself?
• How much should you love …

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What It Takes To Be Happy: Self-Confidence!

When it comes to happiness (and I’m using the word in a general sense) we have to think about self-confidence. Think about someone you know who is happy…aren’t they also confident?

For instance, if someone is happy in their job, I bet they have confidence in their craft, whatever it …

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What It Takes To Be Happy: Crafting Your Vision

318 days ago | Life, Self-Improvement | Alan Allard

When you look into your future, what do you see for the short-term and beyond? How do you feel about what you see? Do you like what you see; does it make you happy?

Do you have a clear picture of what you want, where you are going and why what …

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What It Takes To Be Happy

319 days ago | Life, Self-Improvement | Alan Allard

I don’t think I’ve ever had a client come to me for therapy or coaching who said they wanted my help to be happier. Now that I think about it, I’m sure it’s never happened; meaning, they’ve never said those words.

Clients have asked for a lot of things; …

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Passion And Teamwork In A Crazy High Stress Work Environment

347 days ago | Career Success, Mastering Stress & Overwhelm | Alan Allard

If you want to know what passion and teamwork in the workplace looks and feels like, read on. And if you’ve always wanted to know what it’s like in a major children’s hospital intensive care unit, you’re going to love this.

I have a guest blogger today. The writer is my …

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How To Influence And Lead At Work: Getting What You Want

360 days ago | Career Success, Leadership, Persuasion/Influence | Alan Allard

Our careers are important for many reasons. We spend a great deal of our life at work and it represents an investment of our talents, passions and desires to make a contribution. If you are like most people, you want to do work that is meaningful and that allows you …

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