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Dinorah Blackman - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Dinorah Blackman is a teacher, author, Christian life-coach, psychologist, and sought-after motivational speaker. Her greatest joy comes from inspiring others to live life to its fullest. She has written three books, and countless articles and devotionals. Along with her husband she owns and operates an educational consulting agency. They also established "The Imani Foundation" which enables underprivileged children to obtain quality Christian education.
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- Viva Forty!
[Womens-Interests] I'm going to be forty in a few weeks. I have no idea what to expect, but if it feels at all like when I turned 30, I'm pretty sure I will survive. However, I'm not naive. I'm well aware that this decade is going to bring some changes. But whatever those changes entail, I say bring it on!
- Being Smart Or Being Wise
[Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] We probably all know someone who was extremely intelligent, got all the fabulous grades in school, and then ended up living a really messed up life. What went wrong?
- What About the Extra Mile?
[Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] In a society in which we are taught from an early age to look out for ourselves, to defend our rights, and to fight back, it seems odd to ask anyone to go a little further, to give a little more, to do a little additional work. In fact when read from a "modern" 2009 perspective, this seems like a formula for disaster. It seems to encourage disrespectful and abusive behavior. It seems to suggest that one become a door mat!
- Tiny Details
[Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] You might have heard about the beauty of practicing random acts of kindness and might be tempted to believe that you really don't have that much to offer. But if you would only take the time to keep your eyes and ears open, you would find dozens of ways to enrich somebody's life through one simple gesture.
- This Thing Called Self-Esteem
[Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] Healthy self-esteem allows you to accept yourself in spite of your limitations and flaws, and it allows you to accept every other individual. This does not mean that in order for your self-esteem to be considered healthy everybody needs to love you. It simply means that negative attitudes of prejudice, bigotry, and superiority have no place in the mind of a person that has healthy feelings of self worth.
- Deliver the WOW!
[Business:Customer-Service] Recently my eye caught sight of a poster in the crew area of a cruise ship. It said "Deliver the Wow! Go above and beyond their expectations". I walked away mulling over this statement. Wouldn't the world be a better place if everybody made it their business to go above and beyond their job description?
- Give Or Take?
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] The world would be a perfect place if each of us were granted the opportunity to work at our dream job making a monthly six figure salary. I am sure that given those circumstances most people would pour themselves passionately into the job, performing according to elevated standards of excellence resulting from a self-motivated outlook.
- Always Give Your Best
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] How many brawls and squabbles with total strangers would be avoided if we remembered that we own our emotions! This is not to say that one is supposed to sit back and become everybody's doormat. What it means is that some conflicts are not worth fighting; hence we need to be wise and know how to pick our battles.
- Judge Not
[Self-Improvement] We are all convinced by now about how destructive criticizing and judging others can be, yet it's almost a natural human reaction. We see someone, we look them over, we draw conclusions. Simple as that.
- Who Decides for You?
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Just yesterday I went to a popular store to buy a pair of sensible brown shoes. I had a hard time deciding which shoes to buy because I sincerely dislike shopping. Now before you say to yourself I thought all women were supposed to love shopping.
- No Regrets
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] We must learn to live our lives in such a way that we don't waste energy regretting not having done more. Life cannot be run on good intentions and thoughts of what you should have or could have done. Excellence is not something you do if the time (or price) is right. Excellence is a lifestyle.
- What's In a Name?
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] We have long heard about the influence that our thoughts have on our daily life. It has been proven that if we constantly think negative thoughts our choices and overall behavior will be affected. That's the reason why so many empowerment speakers and authors constantly urge us to speak to ourselves in the present tense, using only words of encouragement and hope.
- It Is Not In A Jar
[Womens-Interests] It is time we understood that success, self-respect and self-esteem have nothing to do with how many different colors you can paint over your eyes, neither does it have anything to do with getting the perfect shade of lipstick.
- It's Up to You
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] You only have a few seconds to make an impression. Be sure to be on your best behavior...
- A Real Woman
[Health-and-Fitness:Womens-Issues] We live in a world of fierce contradictions. Just when self-help gurus, preachers and therapists are urging us to become real and to accept and love ourselves just as we are, more and more people are submitting to extremely expensive and delicate surgeries and enduring long, painful recoveries for the sake of attaining perfection.
- How to Break Up With a Toxic Friend
[Relationships:Friendship] You are stuck in a dead-end relationship and you really want out. You do not want to hurt this person’s feelings, because regardless of how bad things are, you care. But how do you go about telling her that you would rather not be friends anymore? Should you just do a disappearing act and hope he will get the point? Is it a good idea to just withdraw until you drift apart?
- Are You Stuck in a Toxic Relationship?
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Friendship is all about looking out for each other and helping each other blossom. Learn to identify toxic relationships and walk away from them because you can only thrive when you march with the right people.
- You Can Only Give What You Have
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] A lot of times we confuse severity with sincerity. In the name of honesty we speak insensitive, judgmental words and we tend to be stingy and sparing with expressions of encouragement. We overlook the achievements of those close to us, we hesitate before offering uplifting words, we have a hard time finding something heartening to say, and sometimes we’re downright rude and obnoxious. And it’s all because we cannot give what we ourselves do not possess.
- Mend Your Broken Heart
[Self-Improvement:Grief-Loss] The truth is that while there are many things you can do to help yourself get over the situation, pretending to be fine when you’re not is hardly a reasonable strategy. I have found that it makes no sense to try to fool yourself. Admit that you’re hurting, but be encouraged that it’s true what they say: time heals all wounds
- Do You Really Want to Lose Weight?
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Although we're living in an age when there is a thousand times more information on health and nutrition and weight loss, there have never been more overweight people in history! This doesn’t make a lot of sense, something is terribly wrong. Could it be that the diets are designed so you’ll always have to keep buying them to look your best? Can it be that foods are prepared in such a way that you become addicted to them and can’t stop eating even though you keep getting fatter? Is it that we are so emotionally messed up that we treat food like a pacifier? Or is it a deadly combination of all the above and more?
- Over Thirty and Still Single?
[Womens-Interests] Single women over thirty are falling victims to one of the oldest scams ever: any man is better than no man. And so we find intelligent, beautiful, professional women dating, marrying, shacking up with or becoming pregnant for total losers. I've seen it happen to a number of my single girl friends, and I'm still amazed at how easily they give up on themselves to embrace this malicious philosophy.
- Why Every Woman Needs Some "Me Time" (And How To Get It)
[Health-and-Fitness:Womens-Issues] These days everybody is in a hurry to get somewhere or to do something. It’s amazing how in a few years technology has simplified our lives so we can have more time to do the hundreds of tasks we seem to want to do less than 24 hours. And so we keep packing more and more activities into our daily schedule, priding ourselves on good time management, when in reality we are just stressing ourselves out and wearing ourselves thin.
- Five Ways to Become a Better Boss
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] People still tend to pay more attention to what you do versus what you say. So that old adage: "actions speak louder than words" is still valid today. If you’re in a position of leadership, always remember that your team, your personnel, and the people you work with are constantly watching you; be sure to put on a good show!
- Become Chic in 6 Easy Steps
[Health-and-Fitness:Womens-Issues] Every single woman is beautiful, and I'm not referring to inner beauty. The reason why so many women see themselves as ugly and inadequate, is because society has come up with ridiculous definitions of beauty that only a small percentage of women are able to attain; and most of those only after the ever so popular "complete makeovers."
- 5 Ways to Form Good Study Habits in your Kids
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Homework is a fact of life. If you have school-age children, you've probably found yourself doing math problems of helping with English essays. But parenting does not necessarily mean that you're stuck doing homework again. Although it is your duty to make sure your kids fulfil all their academic tasks, it’s also your duty to instruct them on how to do it themselves; while you fade into the background as a supervisor.
- Spice up your Prayers!
[Self-Improvement:Spirituality] Praying for others is a gratifying experience. Wouldn't you feel empowered if you found out that people you barely know are praying for you? Become a blessing today. You'll be amazed at what God can do.
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