There is a mystical aspect to a charismatic personality. People recognize it and respond to it, but often don't know how to describe it or to get it for themselves. Charisma develops as we learn to accept people for who they are (their abilities, talents, skills, attitudes, and opinions) without making judgments about them. If
When I was attending a function, the other evening, a group of women were sitting at a table talking. One of them turned, looked at me, and said, "Let's ask Judi." How did you find such a wonderful man as the one you have in your life?" The short answer: "Go on Match.com." The real
So often lately, I've seen people forget to use the magical phrases....the ones that get you what you want, get people to do what you want, and make what you want to happen, actually happen. The first of these phrases is "Please." From the time we were children we were told to say "please." Regardless
If we are not aware and don’t consciously do something about it, we can pass our level of self-esteem from one generation to the next. That’s okay if we have high self-esteem, but if we have low self-esteem, it’s often disastrous. Low self-esteem brings with it some behavioral problems we need to watch for a
When you help someone, your self-confidence will also grow... if you do it with a spirit of help rather than to show you are better than someone else. Mentoring programs for children who are learning to read, do math, learn science, play a musical instrument or a sport are great places to volunteer your time.
Most of us experience our highest levels of energy during the morning hours, when we are refreshed from a good night’s sleep. Therefore, our sharpest and clearest thinking is usually in the morning. On the other hand, the afternoon is when our energy level is apt to be lower and our thinking is a bit
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could own a magic bow and arrow that had an arrowhead filled with love and shoot people with it when they are being mean, hateful, nasty, or spiteful. When the arrow hit them, it would spread love and joy throughout their hearts and bodies. They would immediately turn into
To love and be loved is one of humanities deepest desires. Too often it remains an unsatisfied hunger, burning inside. Feeling unloved over a long period of time can cause us to feel unlovable. We retreat into ourselves, locking away our feelings and desires because we feel we are not good enough, pretty enough or
Difficult people turn up in everyone’s life from time to time. They show up as co-workers, bosses, friends and relatives. We all know when difficult situations are left unaddressed, it won’t get better. In fact, it usually gets worse. You simmer and stew until the situation erupts into counterproductive conflict, which could lead to others
