Overcoming Fears Archives

18 Forms of Ego That Are Keeping You Broke

By Guest Blogger, Ricky Figueroa

Have you ever felt like you were stuck in life by some unknown force, and no matter how much you try… you’re still stuck? Well, I have. Truth is, the most challenging events in our lives are those inner battles that we fight against our own selves.

I realized the hard way that if I wanted to be successful in all areas of my life… I had to do a deep self-examination, instead of wasting my time on negative actions, negative thinking and the pain of negative results.

Are You in a Race With Yourself?


By Keith Cook

Do you feel inadequate? Are your actions impulsive and as a result, you make bad decisions? Have limiting beliefs, procrastination, opinions of others and just plain old fear, kept you from breaking through to success? For the most part, many of us are plagued by an array of ideas, thoughts and conditioning that no longer serve us.

My coach once told me that as you go through life and look back on the events of your life, you will see that you’ve been in a race against yourself. You are in a race to figure out how to stop being a victim of circumstance and finally start a conscious creating or living of your life as oppose to life happening by default.

5 Keys to Success in Business


By Keith Cook

Are you aware of the reasons you keep getting the same unwanted results day in and day out? The only thing keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself why you can’t have it. There are countless books, blogs, and even information written on cave walls which depict the road to success and abundant riches. In my travels, I’ve read several articles related to strategies, practices, and principles to gaining wealth and have come to recognize they all have a common theme. Below I shall share with you 5 keys to success in business.

Never Ever Give Up!

By Guest Blogger, Annabel Sutton

Lang Lang is one of the most successful pianists of his generation. He performed before an audience of four and a half billion at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. He sells out concerts wherever he plays and is beloved by audiences world-wide. He was a child prodigy and extraordinary talent – yet he almost gave up playing the piano when he was nine years old.

7 Top Qualities – Secrets to Advanced Results


By Keith Cook

When you hear the word no, do you take it personally? Do you find yourself blaming others for the results you have in your life? Have you ever said the words, “I’m not good at selling or persuading others.” There are many people who feel the same way and say the same things. They become so confused and frustrated with not getting the benefit and security they deserve and they give up. What are some characteristics that will endure when times are really overwhelming to get advanced results?

Leap of Faith

By Guest Blogger, Janelle @She Sings Sweetly

We all get to a point in our lives when we need to take a leap of faith. Whether it’s for a relationship, career, health, or major decision of some kind. When we face a circumstance that challenges us to take a leap of faith and we decide to move ahead, we begin with an intention. Typically that intention is attached with good feelings towards a positive outcome.

What is a leap of faith? The basic definition is moving forward towards something, not knowing if it will succeed. You typically act with blind faith that it’s the right move for you at the time, even though there’s a chance it won’t work out with the results you hoped for.

Effective Ways to Release Self Abuse


By Keith Cook

Are you one of the millions of Americans that partake in self abuse? Have you experienced feelings of overwhelm or insecurity and find that your solution for dealing with it is to hurt yourself? Unfortunately you are not alone. Many Americans resort to harming themselves, self sabotage, and cutting the body as a way of dealing with stressful situations, problems, or emotional disorders.

This way of coping may provide you some temporary relief by way of redirecting your focus, releasing anger, or assisting you in expressing repressed and bottled up feelings. Although you may feel better for the time being, as soon as those feelings of overwhelm and stress return, urges to injure yourself well up inside you as to provide relief.