Author: Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Year Published: 1995
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In The Aladdin Factor, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen of Chicken Soup for the Soul fame lay out a framework for asking for and receiving what you want. You may know Jack Canfield as one of the teachers of The Secret or the Law of Attraction. Unlike with The Secret, The Aladdin Factor isn’t concerned with the metaphysical (for instance, all you have to do is ask the Universe for what you want and wait for it to happen.) Rather, it takes the much more direct approach: become clear about what you want then ask people who have the means to help you to guide you towards your goals. Continue Reading

One of the main issues that has held me back from achieving my goals in the past has been an underlying fear of failure stemming from lack of self-confidence. I’ve always been an idea generator, and often had no problems starting projects, but when I got about half way through, I lost momentum.

Rather than persevering and finishing things, I tended to direct my attention elsewhere and started something new, leaving me with numerous unfinished projects and little to show for my efforts. It was my own form of self-sabotage – I always felt like I was spinning my wheels but never getting anywhere. Continue Reading

I was listening recently to a Tony Robbins lecture the other day. In it, he was talking about how the process of thinking is a series of asking and answering questions. If you ask the right questions, you get the right answers and therefore the right results.

Unfortunately, most of us are pretty bad at asking empowering questions. Continue Reading

Top 5 Success Posts From ProBlogger’s Writing Project

Darren Rowse recently hosted a group writing project on his ProBlogger blog. I was one of 893 participants who wrote a Top 5 List – mine was on the Top 5 Ways To Stop Being a Perfectionist.

There were so many great entries, so I want to share some link love by posting my top 5 favorite posts on success and well being.

5. Top 5 Tips for Achieving Success
4. 5 Back-to-Basics Strategies For Renewing Your Energy
3. Top Five Ways To Creatively Acheive Your Goal
2. the top 5 reasons to change your life right now
1. Top 5 healthy relaxation techniques

If you’re looking to build traffic to your blog, participating in one of these types of group writing projects is a great way. I’ll also admit that Mike Bergin’s Top Five Ways Blog Carnivals Make Blogging Better has convinced me to try out Blog Carnivals. One of my goals for the next few weeks will be to participate in one.

Perfectionism can be debilitating. It keeps us in a state of high anxiety, worrying over how we’ll never live up to someone else’s expectations (or even our own), that we’ll be found out to be a fraud, or that we’ll never recover if we make a mistake.

Perfectionism prevents us from getting things done – and enjoying ourselves as we complete our tasks. Here are my top five ways to break the cycle of worrying and start enjoying life. Continue Reading

I’ve recently joined one of the newest membership sites out there, Think Rich Membership Club. Honestly, I don’t know how exclusive they are, but since the trial 14 day membership was only $3.95 (and you can cancel at any time – no commitments), I figured I’d give them a try. And, if you sign up by April 30 and want to stay in, you only pay $47.77/month rather than $97.77 they claim the price will be once they officially launch in May. Continue Reading

I was reading the April 2007 edition of Selling Power magazine today (the article doesn’t seem to be online) and came across a great article on the psychology of success and what makes some people more successful than others. One key factor is resilience.

According to Andrew Shatte, an adjunct professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, the reason why resilience is so important is because we all fail at some point or another. As much as we wish we would never make mistakes or fall short, sometimes we end up dropping the ball. Successful people are quicker to shake off the negativity, learn from their mistakes, and get back in the game. Continue Reading