Resources - Chapter 3

Chapter 3 - Success Strategies

General Success Strategies

• Business Know How - Business ideas for small business

Success Markers

• Poughkeepsie Journal - Article: Use these guides as way to gauge your success by Jacqueline Dooley
• Business Journal - Article: Success may be closer than you think by Will Schroter

Self Management

• Study Skills - The Study Skills Resource Page
• Emotional Competency Development Guidelines - Seven Competencies of Self Management

Barriers To Success

• Voice Dialogue International - Article: The Inner Critic by Hal Stone, PhD & Sidra Stone, PhD
• The Positive Way - Self esteem questionaire, tools for building self esteem

Attitudes, Beliefs and Perception

• Business Know How - Article: Positive Relationships Are The Key to Business Success by Craig Valine. Article about building positive business relationships
• Illusions Gallery - More than 30 illusions to challenge your perception
• Grand Illusions - Illusions, articles and toys for inquiring minds
• SandLotScience - Features mind-boggling optical illusions including games, puzzles and artwork

How to Avoid Self-Sabatoge

• Self Sabatoge Behavior - Article: Break Free from Self-Sabotage Behaviors! by Tryoann Williams
• Creating Strategies - Article: Invite the Inner Critic to Leave
• Psych-k Centre - Learn to rewrite the software of your subconscious mind
• Emotional Freedom Techniques - Emotional Healing Techniques

Procrastination

• Procrastination - Understanding why we procrastinate
• Life Coaching Solutions - Article: Overcoming barriers to success
• Time-Management-Guide.com - Articles and research on procrastination

Tools for Actualizing Goals

• Self Improvement Encylopedia - An organized directory referencing internet information about self help

Creative Visualization

• Success Consciousness - Articles, eBooks and guidance on success, positive thinking, self improvement, spiritual growth and meditation
• Dream Manifesto - Information and software to help make your dreams a reality

Affirmations

• Design Better Choices - Article: Can You Really Create Your Own Luck by Using Affirmations? by Jeff Staniforth. Maximize your mind's potential for creating luck in your life
• The Law of Attraction - Learn how to attract everything you desire in your life

Breaking Old Habits

• Suite 101 - Article: Make New Habits: 10 Tips for Making Positive Changes & Staying on Track by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Time Management

• Time-Management-Guide.com - Articles, tips and resources on personal time management
• MindTools - Articles, tips and newsletters on time management
• Time Management - Planner, Personal Development, Time Management, Management Training, Leadership

Risk Taking

• Small Business Bible - Articles on improving performance by taking risks
• Power Home Biz - Article: Risking to Win: How to Improve Performance by Taking Risks by Jim McCormick.

Creativity

• The de Bono Group - Article: Serious Creativity by Edward de Bono. Info on creative thinking
• Creativity Central - Tools, downloads, fun websites and quotes about creativity
• Creativity Tools - Creativity tools, creative solutions and creative problem solving techniques

Motivation

• Motivation to Learn: An Overview - Definition and importance of motivation
• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Free diagrams, downloads, Maslow's pyramid, motivational needs model
• Answers.com - Various definitions of Motivation
• Deeper Mind - Intensive exploration of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs