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Seeing astounding results from Goal-Setting. The first question I get is “What does this have to do with Real Estate Investing?” Technically, nothing. In reality, everything. Without knowing where you’re headed and how you want to get there, you will never be a successful Real Estate Investor. Investing in Real Estate takes time, and without a roadmap, you’ll wander aimlessly and never reach your destination.

Before I talk about setting goals, a word about why. Why set goals? Why spend so much time thinking about, writing down, reviewing and rewriting your goals? All this goal crud certainly isn’t making you any money, so why bother?

In a study done in 1953 at Yale University, the graduating class was asked if they had a set of written goals with a plan. Less than 3% had a written set of goals with a clear plan of action. Twenty years later, in 1973, the researchers went back and interviewed the people they’d talked to in 1953. The 3% that had written goals were worth more than the other 97% COMBINED!

Say you decide to mentor with me. Think about trying to find your way here to the training. You know the training is in a city somewhere, but you don’t know exactly where it is, which roads to take, don’t have a map, or when the class starts. You just know you want to get to the training sometime soon. Think you’ll make it in time for our weekend together? NO!

This is why I think setting goals are so important. If you don’t have a map, if you don’t have a very clear, defined, laid-out plan for getting where you’d like to be, and when you’d like to be there, I can guarantee you won’t arrive at your destination.

Okay, enough proselytizing!

What is a Goal?

Geez, what a stupid question, everyone knows what a goal is, right? Maybe, but I think it’s worth saying it again.

A goal is a personal desire that is 1) clearly defined, 2) attainable 3) measurable, 4) plannable & 5) has a purpose. Take, for example, the goal “I want to be thinner”. Sure, this is an admirable wish, but it’s not a goal. What is ‘thinner’? How am I going to be ‘thinner’? How will I tell when I’m ‘thinner’? When am I going to get ‘thinner’?

Turning the wish “I want to be thinner” into a goal means changing it to “By January 1st, 2004, I will have a bodyfat content of 10%. I will attain this through running 3 miles every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, lifting weights on Monday and Friday, and cutting my caloric intake to 1,800 calories per day. I will have my bodyfat tested at the gym once weekly. When I have achieved my goal I will feel better about how I look, I will feel more energetic, I will be healthier, I will have more energy, and will live longer for my wife and children”

Now this is a goal. It’s clearly defined, attainable (unless you’ve written this on December 31st), is measurable, has a plan, and has a reason why. This is how all your goals should look.

Types of Goals

There are three basic types of goals.

1) Personal Goals. Emotional, Social, Spiritual, Physical, Charitable goals. Things like I want to be thinner, I will tithe 10% of my net profit to my church, I will spend more time with my kids, I will be happier, etc.

2) Material Goals. Tony Robbins calls these “Thing Goals”. I will go to Tahiti next year, I will buy the Lexus SC430 by 12/31/08, I will buy a place in the country, etc.

3) Financial Goals. Where I want to be financially. I want to have a net worth of 5 million dollars in 5 years, I want to have $10,000 gross monthly income from my properties in 2 years, etc.

So Now What?

So you have the definitions, you have the general outline. So what do you do?

Here’s what I would suggest:

Take an afternoon away from distractions. No phone, no email, etc. If you can’t take a whole afternoon, break it up into 1-hour bites. I personally think you’ll barely get started in an hour, but it’s better than nothing.

Take 10 minutes per type of goal. Brainstorm with yourself. Write your wishes. Don’t write anything specific, just what you want. “I want to be thinner”, “I want to have a close relationship with my kids”, “I want to spend more time on charitable activities”, “I want that Lexus”, etc. Write as fast as you can. Don’t let what you think you can or can’t achieve hold you back. This isn’t a time for deciding what you CAN do; it’s time for writing what gets you excited. Time yourself, go quickly, but quit at the end of the 10 minutes for each type.

Once you’ve spent your 10 minutes on each type of goal, get out another piece of paper, and write down your top ten goals from the Personal Goals. Now spend five minutes on each of these. Rewrite the goal so that it’s clearly defined. “I want to be thinner” becomes “I will have 10% bodyfat”. Then, start with desire – why do you want this goal? What’s in it for you? Next, when will you achieve this goal? How will you achieve it, what’s the plan? How will you measure it? Don’t worry terribly right now if it’s attainable. Worry about that later.

When you finish your top ten goals for each of the three types, you’ll have spent about 4 hours total. You should be exhausted. Put these aside, for review in a week. Don’t do anything yet.

In one week, come back to your goals. I would again suggest setting aside an afternoon. Look at your goals, review what you’ve written, and rewrite what you need.

Ongoing Maintenance

Here’s what I do on a daily basis. I have a financial goal that is my long-term goal, and my goal for the year. I recite this out loud daily. Here’s a snippet from my goals in 2003:

“By June 6, 2009 (my 50th birthday), I will have a net worth of 5 million dollars. (Right now I’m imagining looking at my bank account with a bolded total of $5,000,000.00). Three million will be in cash or liquid assets, 2 million will be in equity or non-liquid assets.”

“In return for this money, I will assist people out of financial difficulties (imagining sellers I’ve helped), into a home they could otherwise not afford (imaging my FAVORITE tenants), and fixing up houses nicer than they were before.”

“I will achieve this through continued daily marketing efforts, learning as much as I can about Real Estate Investing, and working smart and hard to provide a good life for myself, my wife and my daughters.”

“In 2003, I will close an average of two deals per month, with an average up front option deposit of $5,000, $200 monthly cash flow and $10,000 minimum at sale.”

There’s more, but you get the idea. Of course I have this memorized so I usually recite it when I’m in my car with my cell-phone headset on because I don’t want people to think I’m talking to myself. I’m not ready for the rubber room!

On a weekly basis, I will take out my very short-term goals. Marketing, financial for the month, personal, etc. I review these and make sure I’m on track, or that my track still makes sense. If I’m not on track, I try to figure out why. If I need to change my track, I rewrite my goal. This usually only takes a few minutes.

Monthly, I’ll review longer-term goals and make sure they’re on track. Same thing here.

And yearly, I spend an afternoon going over my current goals, revamping what needs to be revamped, and rewriting everything.

And FINALLY!

If you commit to this, if you find the time to set your goals, and treat them as something that makes you money, brings you happiness and serenity, you will achieve what you dream. But take the time to do this. This is the ‘fundamentals’. This isn’t the most exciting thing you can do, but driving 70 mph without a map, not know where you’re headed will get you nowhere – fast. It’s fun for a while, but really just wastes gas.

Scott Taylor
http://www.articlesbase.com/management-articles/how-setting-goals-can-make-you-wildly-successful-55940.html

An innovative Automatic Writing Corrector is designed to enhance the basic editing and proofreading functionalities of conventional word processors. Writing is generally considered more formal than speaking so it is important to maintain it correct and professional. Want to learn how technology can easily help you on improving your writing skills? Read the following article.

Overview

Automatic Writing Corrector analyzes our (digital) writing, searching for possible mistakes such as common grammatical or spelling errors, and suggests proper corrections. How can it correct your grammar? The idea is comparing your sentences with their own ‘proper’ sentences variations analyzed by a sophisticated algorithm. In most cases these solutions enables us to do the following: grammar check, misspelling and typos correction, and suggesting proper punctuation.

What is in it for us?

There is no doubt that most of us can find it useful:

* Improving sentence construction with correct grammar and punctuation.
* Improving the image we want to project through our writing.
* Improving our inter-personal communication skills.
* Enabling us to better express our thoughts and ideas.
* Significantly enhancing the capabilities of our existing text editors.

There are probably many other benefits that are not covered here, as this solution constantly changes, bringing us new ideas and additional solutions that help us on improving our English writing.

Summary

If we summarize the main benefit provided by this powerful Automatic Writing Corrector – it is helping us on identifying possible writing errors before we deliver or publish our writing assignments. Grammar processing technology is quite complex, but fortunately latest developments in this field make it transparent for the end users. We can only expect this technology to further develop itself, simply because writing is one of the most important tools that help us fulfill our daily assignments.

Gil Lavitov
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-publishing-articles/automatic-writing-corrector–it-is-finally-affordable-752904.html

Are you thinking about setting your personal goals? What are your resolutions for the new year?

This is a busy time of year. Personally and socially there are cards to send, gifts to buy, and parties to attend. Professionally there are reviews, audits, and projects to wrap up before the years end. It is no wonder that we tend to push everything that can be postponed off until after the holidays.

However this is an important time of year for you to take stock both personally and professionally to determine whether or not your life is on track. When was the last time you thought about your life goals? Are you on track to achieving those goals?

No matter how busy this time of year there is still time to take a quick measurement and evaluate your progress. After all, there will be plenty of time waiting in line, stopped in traffic, and wrapping presents when your mind is free to think of other things.

It is important to think about your personal goals before New Year’s Eve for a number of reasons. Number one is that it is never a good idea to make life-altering decisions under the influence of alcohol. But there are other important factors as well. It is likely during various holiday parties and events that you will come into contact with a number of people that can inspire you or help you strive for your goals. It is also a popular holiday question so it is a good idea to have a ready answer.

Also this is a natural time to take stock of your life, your success, and your failure. Conduct a personal audit just as so many businesses do.

Of course, it is also important to have your goals clear in your mind so you can get right to work on them. You can start right away but certainly should begin by Jan. 2. You want to take full advantage of the new year. Do not delay until the holiday decorations are packed away and all the holiday leftovers consumed. Look ahead, plan ahead, and then take action.

It is important to have goals and dreams. They are what makes a successful, happy life possible. But it is also important to re-evaluate those goals from time to time and extremely important to act upon those goals.

Now is the time to set your personal goals and make your resolutions for the new year so you are ready to get to work on the first day of the new year.

Deanna Mascle
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/setting-personal-goals-what-are-your-resolutions-for-the-new-year-86105.html

If you have a relationship where you truly trust each other no matter what happens, then you have a powerful and wonderful relationship which can last forever. It is difficult building trust in relationships with all the temptations out there, and this is what makes trust so fragile in the first place. When a partner feels that his/her trust has been betrayed, it can mean the end of the relationship altogether. Restoring trust is a mountainous job, and more often than not the betrayed partner will always have the memory in the back of their mind and the niggling question of whether you will break their trust again.

What if you have cheated on Your Partner? Can you get Him /her back?

In most cases people will tell you that an affair with someone else means the end of the relationship and break ups but this is not always the case.  Partners in a relationship can have affairs for different reasons. The affair or lustful sexual encounter can have been in a moment of drunken madness, because of strong attraction to someone at work, or because of pressures at work. Does not matter though, you have betrayed your partners trust and the damage is done.  It could have been something lacking in the relationship which caused your partner to cheat. This is something that should be thought about as well. If both partners love each other you can still save the relationship but it is going to be very hard work for the cheating partner. It can take months, and even years building trust in relationships and in one fell swoop an affair can destroy it!

Building trust in relationships requires an adjustment in attitude and actions for both partners in the relationship and after an affair it is going to be hard work rebuilding trust again. Even after one of the partners have had an affair, it is still possible to save a relationship, and if you truly love each other rather try to than throw many happy years together down the drain. 

Building trust in relationships through open communication.

Communication is the most important building block to any relationship, not love, not sex like you may think. Sure these are all important building blocks of any relationship but communication tops the list. Can you openly communicate with the person you love if something is troubling you? Are you suspicious and digging behind your partners back into their personal effects because you think they may be having an affair. If you can openly discuss what is troubling you, then you have great trust and communication with your partner. Building trust in relationships comes from having honest open communication at all times. Talk to your partner about anything and everything and they in turn must also never be afraid to approach you. That is real trust in relationships.

Sort out your differences and problems and build trust 

If there are characteristics or things that bother you about your partner you should be able to discuss them. By leaving them bottled up inside, they begin to fester and one day in a moment of anger things may be said and your relationship could even end up in tatters. Building trust in relationships means fixing the underlying problems through openly communicating with each other about them.  Sometimes that means going in to couples counseling if you cannot find solutions yourselves. The real secret to building trust in relationships lies not in talking about the right things, but in taking action in doing the right things, and sorting out problems and overcoming obstacles.

The little things you can be trusted with

One of the biggest things you can do in building trust in relationships is to make small promises and keep them.  If you promise to take the garbage each evening, then make sure to do it and do it consistently as well. When you demonstrate that you can be trusted by always doing the little things, your partner will start realizing that you can be trusted with the bigger things in your relationship as well. Do things together and learn to trust each other through keeping the lines of communication open. When your relationship is experiencing problems and you need help to restore your faith and trust seek guidance and counseling. There are excellent guides available on the market that can help you build save and nurture relationships which in today’s modern society are very precious.

Richard C
http://www.articlesbase.com/dating-articles/buildfing-up-trust-in-relationships-719915.html

“Optimal living” is about gaining the momentum to overcome the the influences and forces that are holding you back from personal development or transformation. We call the idea of overcoming these obstacles “achieving escape velocity”. Optimal Living is the practical side of achieving escape velocity. It’s about the changes you can make in your environment, relationships, living arrangements and your approach to solving the survival needs you have in life.

The main focus of Optimal Living is about creating a firm, stable and sustainable foundation from which to launch your foray’s into the mysteries of transformation. In other words, an “optimal situation” that will greatly enhance your ability to achieve your personal development, transformation or spiritual growth.

The blocks or obstacles to achieving self actualization / realization seem to be centered around three arenas of our life. These three arenas are interdependent. First, in order to do or achieve anything, we need energy. This is the first and most foundational arena. We call it your “Energy Reservoir”. We also need time and the ability to pay attention to what we are trying to accomplish or create. This is what we refer to as the “Freedom Factor”. Thre are many things in life that can rob us of time and attention if we let them. The third factor we need to look at is what we call “Memetic Undertow”. Memetic Undertow is a general term that covers all kinds of ideas, emotions and beliefs that can stop us from achieving “escape velocity”. Let’s look at these one at a time.

Energy Reservoir
Physical energy, mental energy and motivational energy are the three main types we have to deal with. If we are lacking in any one of the three, we won’t be able to accomplish much. It makes sense to insure yourself against “running out” of any of these fuels. The best way to keep your physical energy up is to eat well and stay fit. Also, don’t overdo it on heavy working out because this could be counter productive. Remember we are shooting for “Optimal”. This means you try to get the most gain with the least amount of energy. One method I have found that works well is the “slow burn” method. It is simple and quick.

Mental energy is the ability to think clearly and face reality instead of falling into confusion or negative thinking. The best way to get clear on what is going on in our minds is through self inquiry and contemplation. Two other forms of mental work are: Questioning and Mindfulness. Also, you need the proper rest if you use your mind to solve problems in a stressful environment at your place of work. Try meditation, or you may want to think about finding a less stressful job.

Motivational energy has to do with our emotions. Enthusiasm is a highly energized emotional state. The best way of insuring you have this motivational energy is to work on eliminating the negative emotional reactions you experience that seriously sap your energy level. Emotional reactions and negative emotions come from unresolved issues that are hidden away in your subconscious mind. Emotional Clearing is the most powerful method I know of to deal with these issues. You will be amazed at how much energy you gain by working with your negative emotions to resolve them.

Dissipation is the antithesis of Optimal Living and will seriously thwart your ability to achieve escape velocity. There are many things that will steal your energy and I think you know about them. But let me remind you anyway. Television, drugs, alcohol and any activity you find yourself addicted to. If you have compulsive addictions, you can deal with them with Emotional Clearing and Self Inquiry.

Freedom Factor
Freedom is a wide subject. It comes down to decisions. Think before you make commitments like creating a family, buying a car or a house. The principle is: simple is better than complex for our purposes of achieving “escape velocity”. Almost anything you do can help you “gain energy or drain energy”. Always measure the consequences of life decisions and choose simple over complex, conserving over wasting. The object is to gain energy and free up your time.

Relationships can be nourishing or degrading and stressful. If you find yourself in a stressful relationship, step back, step away or get some quality help now. How is it to be around your family? Do they wear you out? Do they press your unconscious buttons and drain your energy? Take some time to reflect on it.

Memetic Undertow
You can see the effect of memes all over the place. You have beliefs that have been programmed into you that do not serve you. Society has placed certain “expectations” on you that you may be blindly expending energy to meet. Your family may be exerting emotional pressure on you that steals your energy and time. When you are serious about self development, transformation or spiritual growth, there can be no “sacred cows”. You must learn to question everything. The key words here are: “conscious or unconscious”? Carl Jung stated that enlightenment is “… bringing the darkness to the light.” Or put another way, making the unconscious conscious. Self Inquiry and deep reflection are the tools that can help you do that.

The basic principles of Optimal Living for achieving “escape velocity” are simply stated. Least energy most gain. Simple verses complex. Nourishing vs degrading. Conserving vs wasteful. Reflective vs projective. Conscious vs unconscious. Reactive vs responsive. At cause vs victim hood. Learn to apply these clarifying questions to your life on a continual basis and you will automatically find yourself moving rapidly ahead on your journey to self actualization / realization and wholeness.

Thomas Digges
http://www.articlesbase.com/coaching-articles/optimal-living-for-self-actualization-and-transformation-72001.html

I’m sure you have a bright personal development idea hidden somewhere in the back of your mind that you just can’t wait to test out. Of course you’re not the only one with the bright idea. So what motivates you to churn those creative, or even inspiring juices to its utmost flavor?

It’s always best to set up a personal goal where you can accomplish the most in record time, maybe like mowing the lawn in an hour before the big game on TV. A correct and positive attitude in whatever you do will make personal development easier, and even enjoyable.

Here are some personal development tips to make it through the week even if you’re just sitting in your favorite couch. An idea takes time to form in your head and is always at work while you are busy sitting.

Having a bit of positive thinking can help you realize things that are never thought possible. Thinking big is indeed the way of thinking that made people prosperous.

Take passionate action towards living your life by design. Talk is cheap. Action = deposits in the bank of a passionately authentic future. Without it, passion is void.

This is a perfect example where personal development is made of where you start by tinkering with your mind, then with your hands. And if the idea weakens, you can always go back to it later until you finish it.

Commit to your personal development as well as those you love to create powerfully a life you can love. Instead of reacting, commit to creating from your heart and soul, out of love rather than fear. The American Dream will always be there, but a dream will still be a dream without motion. Be amazed as the transformation begins.

Recognize and embrace the thought that each moment is perfect regardless of its outcome. Every time you hit on something that may appear too extreme, why not give it a shot and see if it will work. You will be surprised to see of there are other ways to get the task done in time. If you are not pleased with the outcome of your personal development, decide to use that moment to learn from and make the appropriate shift.

Dwell completely in a place of gratitude. Learn to utilize what you have in your hands and make use of it in the most constructive personal development way. Slipping into neediness will become less of a habit when you repeatedly shift towards gratitude, away from poverty consciousness.

Use a Passion Formula of Recognize/Reevaluate/Restore in place of the Shoulda/Woulda/Coulda whirlwind. The former is based in increased knowledge and abundance while the latter focuses on scarcity and lack. As you face people or tasks that may seem harder than scaling the summit of the Himalayas, allow yourself to realize that the task is just as important as giving out orders to your subordinates. You would rather be richly passionate!

Believe that you are the architect of your destiny. No one can take personal development of your passionate future from you except for you! Create your life authentically. As long as there’s still breath in your body, there is no end to how much you can accomplish in a lifetime. The concept of thinking big is all about enjoying your work, which would lead to celebrate a discovery that is born within your hands. Watch everything flow into place with perfect, passionate precision.

It’s interesting how people get wallowed up by something trivial as learning to use a computer, when nowadays that top computer companies are manufacturing software that even the kids can do it. I don’t mean to be condescending, but that’s the idea of not having any positive thinking in your life-you’ll just end up as a dim bulb in a dark corner. So instead of subjecting yourself to what you will be doomed for, make your path by taking the first step with a positive personal development.

Tomas Labas
http://www.articlesbase.com/motivational-articles/bright-ideas-for-personal-development-82344.html

The Hit TV Series for Teens Nowadays deals mostly with teen wants and desires. These hit TV series contains storyline that tend to deal with teen issues and problems. They hold issues ranging from family, school, friends, dating to peer and age related issues and topics. The Hit TV Series for Teens Nowadays carries a touch of humor and a pinch of drama which greatly attracts attention to teenagers. These hit series are mostly about kids and teenagers.

‘Gossip Girl’ is one of the Hit TV Series for Teens Nowadays. It is a teen drama based on the book series which holds the same name, which earned more than three million teenage viewers. This is a series of teen books about privileged Manhattan high school goers by Cecily Von Ziegler who demonstrates the high school teen wants, desires and other behavioral patterns of teenagers. The characters in ‘Gossip Girl’ series live a glamorous life and also it deals with abortion, addiction, murder, mental instability and a self-loathing of teenagers. This series exhibits the real life of the teen socialites and teen wants which is why ‘Gossip Girl’ has made an impression among teenagers. ‘Gossip Girl’ really has bogged down the action on the screen.

According to the study, the majority of teens like to watch new TV series and shows. The majority of teenagers get information about new TV series from TV advertisements and promos. A survey asked teenagers to select their first choice from the series they are interested in watching. ‘Gossip Girl’ took the first place followed by ABC’s ‘Pushing Daisies.’

The Hit TV Series for Teens Nowadays is watched by seventy percent of teens. They say that they would watch hit TV series on its scheduled day and time. 21 percent of teens record the series and watch it using DVR, VCR or DVD recorder.

According to the findings, teenagers liked adult animation like a staple of Fox’s Sunday Night lineup, ranked as the favorite type of series among teenagers. Surprisingly, when they were asked about the non-returning TV series that they would like bring back, CBS’s ‘King of Queens’ ranked the highest. These hit TV series of teens mostly satisfies the teen wants and wishes.

7th Heaven is another hit TV series for teens nowadays. It brings out the highs and lows of the large Camden family. It is designed specially for the whole family. This hit TV series deals mainly with the teenager’s bouts of rebellion and sibling rivalry. It insists on dealings with the timely social issues and difficult situations of kids and teens as they grow up. It is a series that a family with teenagers can enjoy watching just like Everwood and Gilmore Girls.

The Hit TV Series for Teens Nowadays appeal teens of different interests. Most of these series are very well known and are watched regularly. Many teenagers love to watch hit TV series because the writers provide a script and they could relate it to their lives. By this means, the teen wants and desires are met. They have real life conditions and problems to deal-with in each show.

Sushil Kumar Singh Raghav
http://www.articlesbase.com/advertising-articles/the-hit-tv-series-for-teens-nowadays-mean-fun-and-relaxation-243145.html

Creative writing is a finely honed skill. We can temper it and study it until we are blue in the face, and we still will not have plummeted its depths. That is what makes it so fascinating.

Many creative writers attend the public educational system to sharpen their prose and poetry skills, and this author certainly applauds all who make such a grand effort. However, the question becomes, is it necessary to invest multiplied thousands of dollars on colleges the average person cannot afford. Is the same thing available for less money? The answer is yes.

The pioneers of yesteryear provided a mentoring system for their children because they understood the need for education and progression. Indeed, many of America’s leaders who were instrumental in forming this great nation were tutored at home. Those who dare to challenge the mentoring system should keep this in mind.

·Abraham Lincoln attended school only a few months

·George Washington had the equivalent of an elementary school education

·Davy Crockett, who was elected to the State Legislature, had almost no formal education

·The eloquent diplomat, statesman and scientist, Benjamin Franklin, quit school at the age of ten and

·Thomas Edison, the father of 1,093 patented inventions, only briefly attended school.

As you can see, one’s skills are not limited by a mentored education. In fact, today’s populace is so disconcerted with traditional education that over one million disgruntled families now mentor their children at home.

We might ask the question: Do parents qualify as mentors? Indeed, some parents are even high school dropouts. Even so, the National Home Education Research Institute reports mentored children outscore their public school counterparts by 30%. As more and more people realize the advantages of private tutoring, the number of home mentored children continues to grow.

Perhaps the real question is, what qualifies a person to teach? According to the dictionary, teaching is “imparting knowledge of or skill in; giving instructions”. By definition, mentors would certainly qualify as bonafide teachers.

The traditional system finally sees the need for salvaging children who have fallen between the cracks. They are providing a new system for these children. And who is doing the teaching? Mentors. Is this a silent confession that holding every student equal to a given goal is ridiculous?

Here’s what the mentoring system can offer you:

·Instead of being assigned a number like a prisoner in cell bock D, your mentor will know you on a first name basis

·Your mentor will be available daily to answer your questions and guide you through the mire of journalistic rules.

·You compete only with yourself as the mentor escorts you from your present level to your individual highest potential

·The mentoring system is available at nearly half the price you would expect to pay in the traditional system.

·You will be certified in the courses you take

* Educational patterns and rules vary from school to school.

Indeed, the mentoring system is at least equal to traditional teaching. In some cases, it even surpasses it.

See below for more pertinent information on this subject.

Deborah Owen
http://www.articlesbase.com/writing-articles/creative-writers-learn-best-from-mentoring-system-734601.html

Many parents may not be aware of what it takes to be an intentional parent. Of course, parenting is an ongoing process that teaches parents new things each day and leaves much more that needs to be learnt before they become a good parent. With their busy schedules, it is hard enough for them to be a good parent and intentional parenting may seem quite daunting and unattainable at first.

Not Necessarily Perfect Parenting

Intentional parenting may not be perfect parenting; instead, it refers to a parent that has mentally determined that some action or result related to parenting need to be performed. In other words, the intentional parent is an “on purpose” parent. Parents often tend to react to their children rather than have a plan that they have prepared in advance. This is a tendency that parents readily acknowledge, but do little about.

Some reasons that contribute to intentional parenting being difficult to achieve are vision, know-how and accountability. Furthermore, the biggest obstacle to intentional parenting begins in the mind – there may not be enough time for contemplating what hangs in the balance. In other words, parents often fail to realize what can be gained and what is lost if they do not invest in their children through intentional parenting.

Lack of know-how is another challenge facing parents. Parents will often be at a loss to visualize what intentional parenting looks and feels like, and what it all about is. This means that parents’ lack a plan of action and it can be compared to driving in a foreign country without a map for guidance. To get over this shortcoming, parents need to read, research, and utilize resources to get started on the road to intentional parenting. It may even necessitate changing their strategy and approach towards the child.

After developing the vision and plan of action, there is still the task of implementing the intentional parenting concept. Being accountable is a good first step in this direction because when the parent deviates from the path of intentional parenting and may be slipping, accountability will enable the parent to get back on course and escape the mistake of falling out of habit.

With all these well meaning thoughts and ideas in place, it only remains to act with energy and time which, for busy parents, seems to be always in short supply. Nevertheless, with courage one can become a good parent. Every parent should be able to muster up enough courage and take the intentional parenting path, to achieve betterment of both child and parent.

Ann Marier
http://www.articlesbase.com/advice-articles/intentional-parenting-requires-courage-vision-and-accountability-116710.html

Try-it-free promotional offers is the latest buzzword. In the digital age, many smart consumers have discovered how to make easy money and let it redound to good health, at the same time, by turning to online sites that do not only provide very useful fitness tips from experts for free but also offer an interactive health and weight loss program with a special-30-day free trial.

One women’s health site offers easy ways to make money by generating immense savings to customers by offering an online health coach complete with customized workouts and menus plus round-the-clock support system from an online community. There are many such health and fitness sites that serve as practical ways to make extra money while serving as online personal health companion. A site visitor simply has to log in and register, to gain access to health samples, rebates and coupons, not to mention delicious recipes, health tips and many other interesting offers that redound to considerable savings in the long term. There are featured categories like heart health, bone health, and overall nutrition & fitness that are bound to appeal to individuals who want to take charge of their health.

What’s more, budget-constrained parents may also transform their kids into money-saving experts through useful tips leading to some of the best ways to make money online. As for the adults themselves, the attraction about online sites offering substantial savings to online shoppers is that they are bound to come across quality items offered at special rates. Want to treat yourself to some new fitness shoes to replace your dilapidated treads? Check out not just the fitness sites but other online stores offering huge discounts on fitness footwear and apparel. Now who says saving and making money at home was not possible?

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