MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'goals goal setting'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:46:08 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169725&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F08%2Fstay-the-course%2F When you begin any sort of vibe shifting work, such as shifting from a scarcity vibe to an abundance vibe, expect to feel out of sync with your current physical reality for a few weeks. This is challenging to be sure, but it’s a normal part of the experience. As you shift your inner self, you begin exerting new forces on your outer reality. It takes time for the various elements of your reality (your relationships, finances, daily routine, etc) to reveal the cumulative effect of these forces and to shift themselves around to achieve equilibrium with your new vibe. Old opportunities will dry up. New opportunities will begin to appear. Invitations that once attracted you will seem boring, while others will become interesting to you. People will change how they relate to you. Some will ... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169725 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:13:50 +0100 5169725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140359&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F08%2Fhow-to-achieve-travel-goals%2F Are there some places you’d just love to visit? How long have you dreamed of doing so? Years perhaps? When you see movies about visiting certain cities, or hear about people traveling there, does a certain part of your psyche salivate with desire? Do you have the thought, I really want to go there someday. Do you realize that it’s absolutely possible to turn your travel dreams into reality? Those dreams aren’t mere fantasy. They’re the seeds of real experiences. In this post I’ll share with you some lessons I’ve learned during the past couple years as I worked to transform myself from a very infrequent traveler into the kind of person who regularly sets and achieves new travel goals. I certainly wouldn’t label myself an accomplished world traveler ... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140359 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:49:18 +0100 5140359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051335&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F07%2Fhow-to-do-everything-wrong%2F While I normally write for people who are interested in improving their lives, I’m aware that many are committed to the opposite path. These people deliberately decline steps that would lead to measurable improvements. They prefer that everything goes wrong — for as long as possible. Sometimes they screw up and accidentally do something right. They’re usually able to sabotage these unwanted successes in short order, but they like it best when they can prevent these positive experiences from ever happening in the first place. If you count yourself among this under-acknowledged and under-appreciated group, here are some suggestions for how you can do a better job of staving off success and ensuring absolute failure till you die. Wrong Road Notice the paths that happy and su... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051335 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:58:49 +0100 5051335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4960360&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F06%2Fhow-to-defeat-kolrami%2F One of the most potent lessons I’ve ever learned (and would love to impart to you) is just how powerful a seemingly simple perspective shift can be. Dr. Wayne Dyer says, “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” I hope you realize just how profound that statement is. But just in case you don’t, let me share a personal story about it. During my first 5 years in business (1994-1998), I lost money every year, turning my $20K life savings into $150K of debt. That’s a net loss of $170K, or $34K per year on average. In 1999 I finally went bankrupt when my credit ran out. Every year since then, my business made a decent profit. So I suffered a negative cashflow each year from 1994-1998, and then from 1999 – present (12 years i... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4960360 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:22:01 +0100 4960360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921796&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F06%2Ffree-life-on-purpose-videos%2F As a follow up to my Living Your Life Purpose post, I wanted to share that Dr. Brad Swift also has a series of 3 short videos that will introduce you to his Life on Purpose process. These videos are free to watch and don’t require signing up for anything. Watch the videos here: A Life That Matters Once you’ve watched the first video, follow the link at the end of the text below the video to view the next video in the series. There are 3 videos in total, and each one is a little over 10 minutes long. These videos will give you a good overview of the more detailed process you’ll experience in the Life on Purpose Virtual Video Coach program that helps you discover your life purpose and begin living in alignment with it. If you feel you’ve been drifting lately and would... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921796 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:34:25 +0100 4921796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893971&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F06%2Fliving-your-life-purpose%2F You may recall that a few months ago I did a survey to see what kinds of products people would be interested in seeing me create. Among other insights this provided, it helped me see what the most requested topics are. Where do people need the most help? One of the top requests in that survey was for a product on the topic of Life Purpose. In reading through the many hundreds of comments, it became clear that a lot of people still feel they’re drifting, and they need more help bringing a sense of purpose to their lives, so they can feel centered and at peace with themselves — and so they can feel they’re on a path to making a meaningful contribution instead of being stuck in unfulfilling situations. Another thing that stood out was that people want more than how-to inform... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893971 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:49:25 +0100 4893971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848171&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F05%2Fwaking-up%2F What does it mean to wake up and become more conscious?Let me share some perspectives that should make it easier to understand the process of waking up.The Cellular PerspectiveFrom the cellular perspective, you can see yourself as an individual person interacting with other individuals. You’re like a single cell in the larger body of humanity, which is comprised of billions of other people-cells.For example, I could say that I’m a guy (a cell) who’s dedicated to helping people (other cells) live more consciously. I may communicate with many people during my lifetime, but each person is a unique individual, so the impact is different for everyone. We may all be part of some larger body of humanity, but our interactions mainly occur at the individual cellular level.This is... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848171 Fri, 20 May 2011 23:14:40 +0100 4848171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4753992&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F04%2Fare-you-faking-progress%2F One of the big traps in life is believing that you’re making progress when there’s no actual evidence of it. It’s easy to keep learning and studying new ideas, methods, and techniques that don’t improve your results… while convincing yourself that you must be making progress simply because you’ve invested a lot of time and effort in learning and growth.It would be nice if effort equaled results, but it’s very common to apply effort without generating measurable results.Let me share a personal story to illustrate this…Based on my efforts at studying and practicing the game of blackjack, I could make a case that I’m an expert blackjack player.In my 20s I read a dozen or so books about the game of blackjack and a dozen more more about casi... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4753992 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:28:08 +0100 4753992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507610&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F02%2Fthe-best-guidance%2F In his recent book Manifesting for Non-Gurus, Robert MacPhee contrasts two different methods for making your desires a reality.The first method is to define your outcome and then dive right into massive action. Adjust your approach along the way, and keep going until you get there. This approach is easy to begin, but as Robert points out, you’ll typically run into serious resistance down the road. Very often such goals get derailed long before they’re achieved. Sound familiar?The second method, and the basis of Robert’s book, consists of 5 steps:Ask and answer the question Who am I?Ask and answer the question What am I intending to attract?Ask and answer the question How will I feel (when I experience what I intend to attract)?Let go of attachmentsTake inspired actionWith... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507610 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:44:13 +0100 4507610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4478186&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F02%2Fcompletion-vs-perfection%2F There’s a big difference between completing a project and perfecting a project. Perfectionism frequently works against the drive for completion.A final work product doesn’t have to be perfect to produce strong results. However, the project must be essentially complete.A mediocre but complete film script can still be made into a movie. A beautifully crafted but half-finished script is largely worthless.An unpolished but shippable software program can still provide value to customers and generate sales. A feature-rich but perpetually unshippable piece of software will usually generate zero sales (QuickBooks notwithstanding).Completion generates results. Perfectionism delays or kills results.Perfectionism vs. PolishPerfectionism isn’t the same thing as polishing. Polishing ... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4478186 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:56:39 +0100 4478186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4352873&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F01%2Fhow-to-achieve-stretch-goals%2F In the previous post, I mentioned that I’d share a method for achieving goals where you aren’t already a good match for the goal. For example, how do you become a millionaire if your vibe is riddled with thoughts and feelings of scarcity? I’ll share that process with you now.If you haven’t read the previous post yet, I suggest you read it first, so you can better understand the context of this one. I know it’s a lot of reading, but it will be worth your while.Stretch GoalsFor the sake of convenience, let’s use the term “stretch goals” to refer to the types of goals for which you aren’t already a good match.Such goals are of course relative to the person setting them. Buying a new car wouldn’t be a stretch goal for someone who can ... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4352873 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:45:52 +0100 4352873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331279&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F01%2Fwhy-some-goals-make-you-run-in-circles%2F Why is it that sometimes you can be really clear about a goal, make a plan to get there, and take action on it, but even after years of pushing yourself, you still have little to show for your efforts?Maybe you made some progress, but perhaps it wasn’t enough to justify the effort. Meanwhile it seems like so many other people are able to achieve similar goals much more quickly. This can be frustrating.What is it that causes you to run in circles?A common goal achievement strategy looks something like this:Define your outcome.Make a plan to get there.Take lots of action.Refine your approach as needed.Persist until you succeed.This method will indeed work for certain types of goals. But for other goals, it will actually cause you to run in circles. You’ll burn a lot of time and e... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331279 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:30:35 +0100 4331279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302982&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F01%2F2011-focus%2F I seem to have this tradition of making a post at the start of each year to muse about what my primary focus for the coming year will be, so I’ll share some thoughts on what I’d like to explore in 2011.2010 in ReviewFirst of all, 2010 was a year of tremendous growth and exploration. It was one of the most unusual years for me. Some 2010 highlights include:Adjusting to the separation from Erin in late 2009 and working through many details of thatExploring interpersonal relationships (long-distance relationship, polyamory, D/s, new friendships, unconditional love, oneness)Quitting Toastmasters after 6 years of membershipTraveling extensively (on the road for 3 months of the year; visiting many U.S. states, 5 Canadian Provinces, and Puerto Rico)Delivering 4 Conscious Growth Worksh... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302982 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 02:41:10 +0100 4302982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4168242&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F11%2F30-day-supertrials%2F For years I’ve been recommending the 30-day trial as a way to install a new habit or replace a bad habit. Many people, myself included, have used this practice to successfully make behavioral changes — and have them stick.Now it’s time for the advanced version: The 30-Day Supertrial.[cue trumpets]A Quick ReviewWhen conducting a 30-day trial, you pick one habit or behavior you’d like to change, and you commit yourself to sticking with it for 30 days straight. If you miss even one day, you start back at Day 1.It can be very difficult to change a habit for life, but if you use the psychological trick of telling yourself that it’s only for 30 days, your odds of success increase substantially. And of course once you reach Day 30, the new habit is already installed... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4168242 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:07:17 +0100 4168242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3994413&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38608&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLifeDev%2F%7E3%2F_0nW9wXIa9w%2F Nothing builds excitement for a website owner like a sudden surge in traffic. (Traffic is the number one desire for any blogger or writer, no matter what they tell you.) Some people call it “expanding reach”, others call it “building relationships”, but peel away the jargon and you’re left with what it’s really called: more eyeballs. The idea is that as more people visit your site, then more people are going to be influenced by you. So, if you want to be an influencer (who wouldn’t?), then you need to have more traffic. Simple, right? Yet, every day new and seasoned site owners alike will all make the same mistake: they don’t set or track any goals. They have no goals for site traffic, or new subscribers, or any other metric. They don’t... LifeDev blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3994413 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:04:24 +0100 3994413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3960082&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F09%2Fhacking-reality-subjective-objectivity%2F As my 30-day subjective reality experiment concluded last month, I shifted to a different mode of living. I finally got used to seeing the world through a dream lens. It was seriously challenging to hold that perspective at first, but after a few weeks, my subconscious took over, and I no longer had to consciously remind myself that this is a dream. Eventually the dream perspective became my default way of thinking.Freeing Mental RAMUp until that point, holding that perspective was a major cognitive burden. My mind often felt fried at the end of the day. The experiment required a serious conscious effort, a lot of dedication, and perhaps a twist of fanaticism.Holding the subjective perspective required a significant amount of mental RAM. Multiple times per hour, I had to keep refreshing t... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3960082 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:12:27 +0100 3960082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3872755&cid=t_407841_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F17%2Fvalues-informing-goals%2F Unusually for me, this post is not associated with a piece of published research.  I have been mulling over ways to help people set goals that are really meaningful to them rather than superficial ones that are all too easily forgotten or avoided, and being informed by ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) I’ve been looking at values clarification as one way of tapping in to this.  At the same time as doing this I’ve been doing a little reading around the occupational therapy Kawa model which uses the river metaphor to describe ‘life flow’, or words to that effect. I’m not a strong advocate of descriptive models really, because I am more concerned about models that help to explain or predict phenomena in the world, but at the same time I use metaphors a lo... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3872755 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:35:54 +0100 3872755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483163&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Fthe-past-does-equal-the-future%2F The past does not equal the future is a favorite saying of Tony Robbins.Unfortunately he’s dead wrong.I can understand Tony’s intent in making such a statement. Sure it’s part of his overall sales pitch, but essentially he’s telling people that they have the power to break from the past and use their power to create a new future. In general that’s a positive message to convey. Unfortunately it seems to do more harm than good. Quite often it makes people all gung ho about changes that never quite materialize. The underlying idea that we can escape the past actually wastes a lot of people’s time.I know it feels good to think about the idea that we can somehow break with the past and create a whole new future for ourselves, but how often do people actually ... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483163 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:15:07 +0100 3483163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436414&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Fself-development-video-interview%2F In January Neil Natura did a short video interview with me on self development, blocks to growth, and goal achievement. I thought you might enjoy watching it.Unfortunately the camera was held a bit too low, so the tops of our heads are chopped off throughout most of the video, but hopefully you can look past that and still receive some value from the ideas we discussed.Feel free to share this if you like it. 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Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436414 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:56:30 +0100 3436414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374414&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2Fcreating-your-vision%2F When you write down your goals, your primary aim is to create a new vision for what you desire to experience next in life, so that you can begin to make that vision a reality.So what do you do when you sit down to write a vision for your life, and you’re coming up with a lot of blanks that you just aren’t sure about?Guess.It really is that simple. Just take a stab at it. Don’t even worry about making your best guess. Just make any guess that seems remotely reasonable.Now take that guess and run with it. Write 1-2 paragraphs to describe the vision that pops into your mind when you think about that possible direction.Make sure your vision is written with positive, present tense statements. Add some emotion to your vision. Include how you expect to feel (“I’m thr... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374414 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:46:29 +0100 3374414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350620&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2Fmaster-your-workday-now%2F I recently had the privilege of reading the book Master Your Workday Now! by Michael Linenberger. I daresay this is the best book on workflow management I’ve ever read — and I’ve read a LOT of books on that subject.The book just came out this week, and last I checked it was in the top 30 books on Amazon.com (#1 in the Time Management category). I predict that this book is going to be a huge hit and a long-term classic in its field.I met Michael at a leadership retreat in January, and we spoke on the phone for about an hour last week to discuss some of his ideas. He shared what I considered some truly elegant workflow management strategies, so I was eager to read his book and learn the whole system he developed. I’m seldom impressed by time management books these da... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350620 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:40:49 +0100 3350620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322668&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2Ftapping-the-promise-of-personal-growth%2F The nice thing about working on your personal growth is that when you make a concerted, dedicated effort to improve some part of your life, there’s an excellent chance that you will succeed in the long run. You may have a lot of gunk to clear out in terms of limiting beliefs, and you may be starting from a disadvantaged position, but given enough time, it’s entirely possible to completely rework some part of your life for the better. For example, you have the potential to go from rags to riches, from shy to socially confident, or from unhealthy to vibrant and fit. It may not be easy to make such transitions, but there are numerous successes to model. These are transitions that many, many people have already succeeded at, and they’re often more than happy to help out peopl... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322668 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:46:27 +0100 3322668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3307133&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2Fregistration-opens-for-3-more-2010-workshops%2F I’m happy to announce that we’ve finalized the bookings for the remaining 2010 Conscious Growth Workshops. Registration is now officially open for all 3 of them. These workshops will be held at the Flamingo Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip on the following dates: May 14-16, 2010 (Fri-Sun) Jul 16-18, 2010 (Fri-Sun) Oct 29-31, 2010 (Fri-Sun) Feedback was so positive on the first two CGWs that it made sense to commit to doing many more of them. On a scale of 1-10, the average rating from CGW graduates was about a 9. Social Abundance One of the primary strengths of CGW is the social element. I’m still impressed by how much CGW alumni are keeping in touch with each other, both online and in person. Week after week I’m seeing CGWers encouraging each other, supporting each oth... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3307133 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:26:39 +0100 3307133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294840&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2Fhow-to-order%2F The universe you live in works very much like a popular restaurant. You go in, you decide what you want, you order it, you receive it, and you digest it. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t seem to know how to order. Some are downright inept at it. They walk into this restaurant, behave like complete idiots, and they end up hungry and disappointed. Then they complain about the restaurant and post negative reviews online, despite the fact that the restaurant has received rave reviews from the most experienced food critics. The Universal Restaurant I can’t tell you how many times I encounter people who set goals like, “I want a romantic partner,” or “I want a stable job that pays more money,” or “I want to lose weight.” I’ve heard enough... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294840 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:17:00 +0100 3294840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269898&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2Fbroadcast-your-desires%2F Do you hide your true desires from the world? Do you pretend you want one thing while silently desiring something else? For example, do you desire a new lover or playmate while giving potential partners the impression that you’d like to date them first? Do you want to be earning a lot more money while broadcasting that you’re satisfied with your current career? Are you making your true desires abundantly clear, or are you holding them inside while broadcasting an entirely different message to the world? Are you engaging in false advertising, either by broadcasting a false desire or by failing to broadcast your true desire? Consequences of broadcasting your desires Don’t just write down a list of goals for yourself. Share your key goals with others. Let your friends and as... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269898 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:45:49 +0100 3269898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3236137&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2Fhow-you-give-your-power-away%2F One of the themes that repeatedly came up at the last Conscious Growth Workshop was the problem of giving your power away. Instead of focusing on your true desires, you erect false structures in front of your desires and then feed your power to those structures as a delay tactic. Here are some typical scenarios of how people give away their power in different areas of their lives: Relationships Let’s say that your true desire is to be in love. You want a relationship with someone special. You want someone that you can smooch, cuddle, play with, and make love to. You want to be with someone who totally loves you just the way you are. But instead of focusing your power on creating that, here’s what you do instead. You decide that before you can attract a new relationship, you nee... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3236137 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:38:13 +0100 3236137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3136747&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F01%2F2010-focus%2F Happy New Year! Around this time of year, I like to decide upon a primary focus for the upcoming year. I’ve held to this practice for several years now, and it’s never failed to stimulate major breakthroughs within the area of focus. I like to blog about my annual focus publicly because it helps solidify my commitment, and I’ve also learned that many of my readers enjoy having a preview of things to come. In 2008 my focus was health, and I became a raw foodist that year, which has yielded many benefits. I can’t even remember the last time I’ve had so much as a cold now; eating raw certainly does wonders for the immune system. I still eat cooked food on occasion, mainly for social convenience, but I keep returning to raw foods as my default. Although it was a s... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3136747 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:17:25 +0100 3136747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111720&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2F11-ways-to-gain-clarity%2F I’m sure you’ve read that clarity and focus are important qualities for success. Decide what you want, and then pursue it with passion and energy. But what if you’re feeling uncertain and don’t have a lot of clarity about your future direction? What if you can’t decide what you’d like to do next? This is a common problem, especially for today’s 20-somethings who are growing up in a world of unprecedented change. Fortunately there are many actions you can take and mental adjustments you can make that will help you shift from uncertainty to certainty. Here are 11 tips for infusing your life with more clarity: 1. Assume 100% responsibility for your own level of clarity. Many people assume that clarity is something that will arrive in good time if they... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111720 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:18:32 +0100 3111720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089611&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2Fsave-100-on-cgw-through-december-15th%2F The $100 early registration discount for the next Conscious Growth Workshop expires at midnight on December 15th. This workshop will be held January 15-17, 2010 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. Dozens of people have already registered, including many return attendees from the previous CGW, so it’s great to know that we’ll have another amazing international group. At the first CGW, about 1/3 of the participants came from outside the USA. Workshop Details All the workshop details can be found on the Conscious Growth Workshop page, including the specific topics we’ll be covering each day. This will be a very holistic workshop, blending high-level ideas with practical application. We’re going to cover career development, money, health, skill building, habits, productivity,... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089611 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:43:11 +0100 3089611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2974243&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2Fhow-to-visualize-your-new-reality%2F This is a follow-up to my last video post on Creating Abundance. In this article I’ll share more detail on how to visualize your new reality so that you become a vibrational match for it. This is an area where people make some critical mistakes when trying to manifest their desires. Slide Into Your New Reality Did you ever see the TV show Sliders? In that show a group of four people would “slide” through a portal between dimensions, spending each episode in an alternate version of earth. For example, they might enter a reality where the Nazis won WWII. Or in another reality one of them might be a famous performer. Another TV show that can give you the right idea is Quantum Leap. In that show a man spent each episode in someone else’s body in an alternative time and ... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2974243 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:07:04 +0100 2974243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688943&cid=t_407841_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F11%2Fhow-do-you-decide-when-to-stop-doing-something%2F This study by Karsdorp and colleagues, based at the Maastricht University, The Netherlands, manipulates mood and stop rules on task performance. Participants were people with upper limb pain, and were asked to carry out two physical tasks consisting of moving a weighted handle – one with their painful upper limb, and one with their nonpainful lower limb. Just prior to carrying out this task, pariticpants were asked to remember and give a detailed description of a positive or a negative event they had experienced in their life. Their experience was heightened by the interviewer asking for emotion-laden comments and descriptions, and lighting and music were also used to augment emotions. The stop rules were (1) ‘perform the task and ask yourself ‘have I made as many movemen... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688943 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:00:08 +0100 2688943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2470027&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2Fthe-afternoon-of-life%2F Last night I watched a Dr. Wayne Dyer DVD called The Shift (originally titled Ambition to Meaning), which I found very moving and inspiring. In this video Dr. Dyer points out that the solutions that work in the morning of our lives will eventually cease to work in the afternoon of our lives. It can be very unsettling — and frustrating beyond belief — when our old solutions no longer create the results we expect. We do what we think is best — we know it’s the right thing to do — but our tried and trusted routines seem to be broken for some odd reason. The harder we try, the worse we feel. It’s like sinking into an invisible abyss. Why does this happen? At some point in your life, your old patterns of success must break down to make way for something new.... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2470027 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:16:02 +0100 2470027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463416&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2Fkeep-your-goals-in-front-of-you%2F Some very successful people advocate writing and re-writing your goals every day. Others say it’s good enough to read them once a day. The basic idea is to keep refreshing your goals in your mind, so you think about them often. If you don’t employ such a practice, it’s easy to lose sight of your goals. You get caught up in day-to-day activities, and the most important long-term items fall by the wayside. Instead of leading your life, you merely react to whatever comes up. When this happens to me, I start getting an empty, sinking feeling. A week goes by, and I feel like I didn’t really get much done, even though I may have been very busy. Unimportant tasks consume my time and multiply, and my goals don’t seem to be getting any closer. Have you ever felt that w... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463416 Fri, 29 May 2009 20:32:26 +0100 2463416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463418&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2Fcreating-a-belief-board%2F When you set a new goal, an important step on the road to achieving that goal is to gain the belief that you will get there. If you don’t believe you’ll succeed, then some parts of you will resist your goal, and your progress will be frustratingly slow. In order to believe you’ll succeed, you must believe your goal is possible for you, and you must also believe that you’re actually going to reach your destination. If you don’t believe your goal is possible for you, you’ll block yourself. If you believe it’s possible but you don’t believe you’ll realistically get there, you’ll block yourself.  Beliefs exist at the subconscious level, so they typically operate below the level of conscious awareness. But you can witness their effe... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463418 Mon, 18 May 2009 20:45:48 +0100 2463418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2417173&cid=t_407841_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F19%2Fgoal-intentions-or-implementation-intentions-which-one-works%2F This study, which isn’t recent, examined goal intentions – or ‘what people want to do within a certain time period’ – and implementation intentions – or ‘action plans’ refer in more detail to the when, where, and how of future action. People do not forget their implementation intentions easily when they are specified in a when, where, and how manner, and an implementation intention is thought to be more proximal to (ie occur closer to the time when) behaviour or action than goals. The setting for this study was an outpatient physiotherapy centre where patients were attending daily treatment sessions with the expectation of returning to full fitness. Participants had a range of musculoskeletal conditions, and were assessed for this study after... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2417173 Mon, 18 May 2009 19:25:56 +0100 2417173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415871&cid=t_407841_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F18%2Fwhy-i-didnt-make-it-goals-and-reasons-for-nonachievement%2F Part of most therapy, especially in chronic pain, involves setting goals. A major part of moving from ‘patient’ to ‘person’ means refocusing life from a round of appointments ‘to get better’ to actually doing things that matter in life – being ‘better’. Some of the people we work with achieve these goals and feel more in control, start to focus on interesting things in life rather than pain, and hopefully won’t need to come back and see us again! Others find it much more difficult to achieve the goals they’ve set and need more intervention. This paper explores the reasons people gave for not achieving goals in various domains. The goals were set in the last week of an interdisciplinary pain management programme, and follow-u... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415871 Sun, 17 May 2009 19:34:27 +0100 2415871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463419&cid=t_407841_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2Frebecca-turner-interview%2F Rebecca Turner is a successful online entrepreneur who created a website to teach people about lucid dreaming, aptly named World of Lucid Dreaming. She’s been a regular participant in our discussion forums. After watching her openly share eBusiness tips with other forum members over a period of months, I asked her if I could interview her for my blog, so she can share what she’s learned with many more people. Rebecca used Site Build It! to create her website. Since many people are curious about what kind of real-world results can be achieved with Site Build It!, I asked her if she’d be willing to share specific traffic and income figures from her business’ first year online, and thankfully she agreed. I think you’ll find her results encouraging. If you a... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463419 Thu, 14 May 2009 19:32:19 +0100 2463419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2302539&cid=t_407841_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F02%2Fpersonal-musings-on-acceptance-mindfulness-and-valued-action%2F I’m a long way from being anything other than a novice when it comes to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It’s a new-but-old approach, and like most therapies, seems to work best if the therapist actually uses it personally. There’s no doubt that bad things happen to good people.  That’s challenging, and people who are seen to be ‘resilient’ seem to cope better with these events than those who are less resilient.  Resilience means being able to bounce back from impact, being flexible - and that’s the aspect that ACT addresses.  The ability to be psychologically flexible, or to adjust your actions to help achieve the direction you really value in life is the main target of therapy. Maybe it’s my occupational therapy heritage, but it ... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2302539 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:59:08 +0100 2302539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074001&cid=t_407841_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F29%2F5-tips-to-make-your-resolutions-stick%2F This article was originally published on Beyond Blue at Beliefnet.com and is reproduced here with permission. (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074001 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:16:52 +0100 2074001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2000261&cid=t_407841_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F12%2F01%2Fgoals-and-goal-setting-in-pain-management%2F This is the first of a couple of posts about goals and goal setting in pain management. I’ve been curious about the use of goals in pain management, because although in New Zealand under ACC contracts, goals are required for every pain management programme, it’s not a direct requirement for treatments provided to non-ACC patients.  And I haven’t been sure of the literature about the use of goals and goal setting for people with chronic pain, and have wondered whether it’s something like the assumption that ‘doing activity is good’ or ‘pacing is good’ - thought to be ‘a good thing’ but not actually ever empirically tested. Well, I’m happy to report that there is some specific research on goals and goal setting in chronic pai... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2000261 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:59:12 +0100 2000261