“Studies show that self esteem is the most important ingredient responsible for attaining success and happiness, developing effective communication and creating rewarding relationships. In this continuing series, building upon past articles SelfEsteem and More SelfEsteem , here are 10 additional ways that parents and teachers can champion children to build their self-esteem…”

You can see the 10 ways here:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-30453-Massachusetts-Health-and-Happiness-Examiner~y2009m11d24-Building-self-esteem-intentionally-in-children

In your life, you will meet a variety of different people. Some of these people will be smarter than others; some will be kinder than others. Some will possess the highest qualifications in their field. However, any of these factors may or may not determine the success of these people. What seperates them is the use, knowingly or unknowingly of the laws of attraction.

Many people feel the success is an ephemeral quality that cannot be grasped, but only bestowed. These people, regardless of their other qualifications, will probably never be successful. This is because success is not only something that you can grasp, but something that you must grasp if you ever truly want it. The best way to grab success and make it your own is through using the laws of attraction.

Your self-perception is created through all the experiences you have gathered in your lifetime. Unfortunately, for most of us, these experiences have taught us that we are not qualified enough or smart enough or lucky enough to achieve our goals. In some cases, a single bad experience as far back as our school days can color our self-perception for the rest of our lives and you may never understand the law of attraction.

It is harder than you think. Most of our life is taken up running errands, meeting deadlines, cooking, cleaning, taking care of the kids, and – of course – sleeping. If we do get a few moments to ourselves, we generally turn on the television and turn off our brains. In order to get to know yourself, you have to take time to spend alone.

Go through an inventory of your physical, mental, and spiritual characteristics and try to describe each and every one of them in a positive light. Don’t gloss over anything and don’t forget anything either. Even a single negative self-perception lingering on your psyche can ruin the effects of the laws of attraction. Take all the time you need, days, weeks, months, or even years to convince yourself that you are a great person who deserves wonderful things.

Don’t exaggerate your strengths and conversely, don’t overplay your weaknesses. Instead, take every weakness and try to look at it in an angle that can re-create it into a success. For example, instead of thinking ‘I’m a pushover, ‘ think ‘I’m a good team player.’

Every time you notice a negative trait in yourself, find a way to rephrase it in a positive light. If you keep consciously doing this for months it will eventually become second nature. You will learn to think positively of yourself. Once you can do that, it is time to let the laws of attraction loose.

After all this hard work laying the foundation, the laws of attraction are surprisingly simple. If you view yourself as a good, hardworking person, other people will also view you in that light. If you feel you are the best qualified for a job, then your potential employer may also think that way. Harness the power of positive thinking to change the way others see you. The laws of attraction are your stepping stone to the path of success.

Patti says, “Credit cards can be a man’s (and woman’s) best friend…or worst enemy. They can save the day when an unexpected expense occurs, a flat tire at 2:00 am blows, or a medical emergency hits you from behind. In the event of an amazing sale at your favorite store, this little piece of plastic can become your biggest nightmare.

For college bound teens, credit card companies have, in years past, made it very easy to obtain credit cards. According to a recent Sallie Mae study, college students carried an average balance of $3,173 on their credit cards last year, a record high since the first analysis in 1998. A whopping 82 percent revolved a balance each month.
On May 22, President Barack Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure, or Credit CARD, Act of 2009 into law. Among many changes, one in particular is geared towards those college kids.

Effective February 2010, consumers under age 21…”

Read the rest of Patti’s article on Patti Handy’s blog at:
http://teenscashcoach.com/blog

The idea of manifesting money for anything you want or need is often confusing to many people. After all, we’ve been brought up to believe that ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’, or perhaps your parents instilled the belief that ‘you have to work hard for money’.

Such beliefs are quite common, especially since we’ve been taught them from a very young age. Because of this, the very idea of manifesting money seems somewhat outlandish. Continue reading »

Some people seem to have luck in everything they undertake, while others are haunted by bad luck and fail all the time. After a long series of unfortunate events, both personally and professionally, Rhonda Byrne, author of the famous book ‘The Secret’, claims to have discovered what distinguishes the lucky ones from those who are less fortunate. It’s all about the way in which people apply the law of attraction. Continue reading »