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By Alan B. Densky One of the presuppositions of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) is that "there is a positive intention behind all behaviors." And based on that presupposition, when it comes to successfully eliminating negative behaviors, there is formula that we must always keep in mind. I’ll let you in on the secret in a minute. But first, I have a riddle for you to solve. Riddle: A minister made his son drink lye, which burned out his vocal chords. What was the positive intention behind his behavior? If you are like 99.9% of the clients who have come into my office since 1978, you’ll indignantly say something like: "There’s no positive intention behind that behavior." But you would be 100% wrong. To answer this riddle, first you have to separate the behavior from the positive intention of the behavior. The minister’s son was cursing. And the minister believes that if a person curses, his soul will be condemned to Hell. So the answer is that the minister was burning out his son’s voice box so that he couldn’t curse. So he was saving his son’s soul from being condemned to Hell. The secret formula for success works as follows: We must always respect the positive intent behind every behavior. If we have a compulsion to use a behavior that we don’t like, we can easily get rid of the compulsion to use that behavior providing we find another behavior to substitute in it’s place that is as effective and available at accomplishing the same outcome, but is more consciously acceptable to you. This is called a REFRAME. When clients come into my office, one of the first things that I do is to take a through case history. Let’s say that they come in and ask me to help them overcome their appetite. Conventional wisdom tells us that the two main reasons that people eat excessively are: (1) for relaxation and pleasure; (2) because eating can be a conditioned response. For instance, if a person eats while they are watching TV, they will develop a conditioned response, and thereafter, every time they sit down to watch TV, they’ll get cravings and an urge to eat. However, the above answer only takes into consideration the possible positive intention behind the eating behavior. What if they also have another behavior that is involved in the equation? For example: What if being fat is also a behavior for this person? I can hear your mind grinding right now as you think, "Being fat isn’t a behavior, what are you talking about?" Sorry but you could be 100% wrong. Here is one simple classic text book example that will illustrate the fact that being fat can be a behavior. It can be a behavior because it can accomplish positive outcomes. Example: A woman is deeply in love. Her boyfriend breaks up with her, and breaks her heart. Her unconscious mind wants to protect her emotionally and prevent her from having her heart broken again. So it motivates her to get fat to keep her out of relationships. That way she won’t get her heart broken again. The point is that everyone is totally different. And sometimes there are hidden elements at work causing compulsive behaviors. These are elements that are different for each person. Here is another example: A woman comes into my office complaining of an uncontrollable urge to overeat at dinner time. During my case history, upon questioning, the woman explains how she was never been able to satisfy her father. We did an age regression, and one of her earliest memories was of eating dinner with the family. And dad was insisting in a very loud voice that she clean her plate, even though she was full. So she cleaned her plate out of fear, and dad commended her for eating everything. It was one of the only times in her life that she could recall her dad telling her that he was happy with her. Shoot forward to present day. 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By Rob Marshall In Luke 11:5-8 we read a parable that Jesus taught the disciples. Luke 11 is the story about Jesus teaching His disciples how to pray. And while this parable isn’t technically a “prayer that God answered,” by asking some questions about this parable, we learn some valuable lessons that will help our prayers get answered. Who is the “friend”? Jesus starts the parable by asking, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’?” (Luke 11:5-7) Since Jesus is teaching about prayer, and we are the ones going to the friend, the friend must represent God. In Philippians 4:6 the apostle Paul tells us, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” What does it mean that the man went at midnight? It’s interesting that Jesus specifically states that the man went to his friend at midnight. It represents the darkest hour of the night. It’s the time when we feel the most hopeless and desperate to get the help we need. And it’s the time when there is nowhere else to turn but to God. We have probably all experienced times when we felt that we were at the end of our ropes, when our faith was failing, but we went to God anyway. And we simply prayed, “Lord, no one can help me but You. Please hear me!” That’s what it feels like at midnight. Why does he ask for three loaves? Have you ever had guests come to your house? If they were coming for a meal, how much food did you want to have in the house? Was it: not enough, just barely enough, or more than enough? Most people would want to be sure that they had more food than was needed. The reason is that they would want their guests to feel that they could eat as much as they wanted and not feel guilty about it. If there wasn’t enough food this man would have been embarrassed in front of his guest and his guest may have felt bad and not enjoyed the food. When we come to God at our most desperate hour, it’s time to ask God for more than we need. I don’t know how many times I’ve caught myself saying, “Lord, all I need is just this little tiny bit…” Jesus is teaching us that we should come and ask for more than we need. That’s the kind of prayer a loving God wants to answer. Why does the friend tell him to go away? For a long time I just didn’t get this. I read it and sort of skipped over it because it seemed like the intent of the parable was to teach us to be persistent with our prayers. I thought that the fact that the “friend” didn’t want to get up and give the man food was unimportant. Recently I realized that this is a crucial part of this parable. If the friend represents God, what does it mean that God tells us to “go away”? What it tells us is that God creates resistance! I’m not really sure why that is, but that’s what Jesus is saying. One reason may be that God is testing our faith in order to purify it and drive out the doubts that cause us to question Him. But whatever the reason, we need to understand that this isn’t just some game that God is playing. He wants to answer our prayers, but He also wants us to remain steadfast in our faith even when He resists. Can we be persistent and get our prayers answered? Jesus concludes the parable by saying, “I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.” (Luke 11:8) It’s not a matter of being obnoxious or harping on God, but of understanding our need to depend on Him. 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By Tosif Patel While internet banking has touched many of our lives in some form, there are many people who are still very wary of using online banking facilities. There are many scare stories which persist with regards to online banking, some justified and some written from a biased view point. While internet banking is not perfect, neither is the traditional banking system in the UK. So what are the pros and cons of internet banking? Depending on which side of the fence you are, many people seem to focus on one area, i.e. good or bad, with many people failing to give or receive a balanced view point. Some of the main factors to consider :- Pros Of Internet Banking Ease of access. Internet banking is normally available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and you can view your details from any computer around the world (there are safety aspects to consider when using 3rd party machines). No appointments required. Using the many internet banking facilities available, you have a large degree of flexibility in how you view, and analyse your finances. There are also many options to apply for loans, overdrafts and the like on line, with some services offering an immediate answer. Telephone support. While it is cheaper for customers to access their information via the internet, many financial institutions also have a telephone back up service for further questions / queries. Normally available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, they can be priceless in some situations. Cons Of Internet Banking Fully automated services. For those of the population who are not yet comfortable with the internet revolution, or maybe not fluent in computers there are large hurdles to over come. Simple errors when accessing via a PC may well put your personal data or accounts at risk. No personal contact. Many people (especially from the older generation) still prefer the personal contact which is available with traditional banking, even though it has become a little more impersonal over the last few years. Security issues. There are without doubt some security issues with internet banking, although there are many simple steps you can take to protect yourself, and your personal data. Is internet banking more dangerous that traditional banking? Some may beg to differ. These are just a few of the issues which have arisen since the internet boom began to effect the financial services industry. While some consumers will always be sceptical of new technology and saving personal data on PCs, more and more people are using online services, and many have very few issues. Internet Banking UK Loans Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Tosif_Patel http://EzineArticles.com/?Internet-Banking—The-Way-Forward?&id=424432 buy phentermine from union pharmacy inc buy phentermine com order phentermine 37.5 phentermine online perscriptions

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By Phil Campbell New Medical Research shows high-intensity exercise can increase the bodys natural production of the fitness hormone by 530%! When I completed the research phase for a health and fitness book in 2002, the bio-medical research was complete enough to draw hard conclusions about the type of fitness program that would make your body increase anti-aging, anti-MIDDLE-aging, and athletic performance improving HGH growth hormone - THE FITNESS HORMONE. However, the research didnt specifically test high-intensity sprints until now! NEW LANDMARK RESEARCH In a new study, researchers compared HGH growth hormone levels in several ways resting (for a baseline measurement), after a 6 second cycle sprint, and after 30 second cycle sprint. Researchers also measured growth hormone for hours afterwards to see how long HGH stayed in participants bodies after exercise, (The time course of the human growth hormone response to a 6s and a 30s cycle ergometer sprint, 2002, Stokes). THE RESULTS ARE INCREDIBLE! The 6 second sprint method did move HGH some, but didnt come close to the bodys potential to release this powerful hormone. The 30 second all-out effort sprint experiment increased HGH by 530% over resting baseline and 450% over the lesser intensity sprint. Like earlier research studies, HGH stayed elevated for 1.5 to 2 hours after the sprinting program. And according to the researchers at the University of VA, the HGH released during exercise targets body fat for up to two hours after training. (Impact of acute exercise intensity on pulsatile growth hormone release in men, 2000, Pritzlaff). This new research became the essence of my book; how to increase HGH through specific types of fitness training, and how to keep the fitness hormone in your body for two hours after training going after body fat. The Synergy Fitness anaerobic sprint workout can be performed in many different ways cycling, swimming, skiing, running, XC skiing, or even power walking. It can be performed in the gym on an elliptical trainer, stationary bike, recumbent bike, or a treadmill. What ever the method, the goal is to reach all FOUR critical HGH-release benchmarks during fitness training. This workout multi-tasks aerobic and anaerobic training during the same workout, and it takes about 20-minutes. (Details in Chapter 8, Accelerating Growth Hormone Release with Anaerobics) www.readysetgofitness.com MAY BE THE MOST POWERFUL HORMONE IN YOUR BODY HGH may be the most powerful fitness improving, anti-aging (and anti-middle-aging), body fat reducing, muscle toning, hormone in your body. And the FITNESS HORMONE can be increased by 530% with specific types of anaerobic fitness training. Natural is almost always better. And increasing the Fitness hormone naturally through exercise is the NATURAL choice! Thanks for reading! Free Newsletter on this topic at www.readysetgofitness.com More Information: National Library of Medicine links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve& db=PubMed&list_uids=12137178&dopt=Abstract National Library of Medicine: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve& db=PubMed&list_uids=10444604&dopt=Abstract About The Author Phil Campbell, M.S., M.A., FACHE, AGE 50, is the author of “Ready, Set, GO! Synergy Fitness for Time-Crunched Adults” www.readysetgofitness.com. His book an free newsletter reports on exciting new medical research that shows high-intensity exercise can increase the bodys natural production of the fitness hormone by 530%! Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Phil_Campbell http://EzineArticles.com/?Will-The-Real-Fitness-Hormone-Please-Stand-Up!&id=32619 ultram pharmacy pay pal order ultram tax preparation software buy tramadol buy tramadol with paypal

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By Michael Myerscough The market is flooded with how to approach women books. The 5 signs shes ready to talk to you. The 33 ways to get her out on a date. The 1.5 billion ways to seduce women. I dont know about you, but I used to read this stuff and feel intimidated to even think about using it to approach women. Sure, I wanted to know HOW to approach women. But it in reality it wasnt the HOW that was a problem. It was having the guts to do it! Getting over the fear. That was my block. I remember back when I was 16. I was out with 4 mates in a bar, up in York. Sorry, did I say 16? I meant 18! There was loud music pumping out conversation was nigh on impossible (I was old before my time really!). A few of my friends were out dancing on the floor, while I just skulked around the edges. To be honest, pubs and clubs werent my scene, but I felt like I had to go regularly just to have any chance of finding a girlfriend. Like I said, I was mooching around on the side of the dance floor, trying to look cool and casual, sipping my drink just a bit too often. Then my eye was caught. A really stunning women, up on the balcony was staring straight at me. You know how it is; instinctively you know when someone is looking at you. I looked, our eyes met and we lived happily ever after J Er, no! Not a chance. In fact our eyes met, and faster than forked lightening my eyes darted off, my cheeks redened and I got all exicited. Wow she was hot though. And she was looking at me! To cut a long story short she spent the next 5 minutes looking over at me. Id pluck up the courage to look back, but our eyes were like opposing magnets, every time she looked at me, I just couldnt hold my gaze back at her. Finally, she got fed up and moved on. I couldnt blame her really. I spent the rest of the night, scanning round trying to catch a glimpse of her simultaneously kicking myself because I was such a putz. This wasnt an isolated event either. In fact it could describe almost any evening I went out. It played out virtually every weekend, often once or twice a night. Sometimes more! Finally, Id had it. I was beginning to hate myself for it. I just had to change, because I was never going to find a beautiful girlfriend, let alone a partner if I couldnt even introduce myself to the women I wanted to approach. So what did I do? I bought and read virtually every book I could to do with dating and talking to women. And you know what? It still didnt help. The bottom line was it wasnt that I didnt know HOW to talk to women. I just didnt have the guts to. I was too afraid of being rejected. I was too afraid of what it meant if they got bored and left me after 5 minutes. I didnt feel like I could get with anyone as beautiful as some of the women that were flirting with me. I didnt need 101 techniques to seduce women. I just needed to get over my fears of approaching women. I needed to stop making a big deal out of this very first part of dating, but I didnt know how. Happily, it all ended well. Partly because of my frustration with my shyness/fear, call it what you will, I forged my career becoming an expert on dating and relationships. What I learnt allowed me to break through my fears and learn how to approach women and actually enjoy it! Yes, ENJOY IT! Unbelievable! But what did I learn, that you can use to break your fear of approaching women? 3 Actions To Eliminate Your Fears Heres 3 actions to take to help you start to eliminate your fears of approaching women. 1. Answer this question What does it mean if a women rejects you? What does it mean to you? Your answer to this question is likely to be something significant. Maybe its saying youre not a fun /nice person, or youre boring. What does it mean for you? Note that for those who dont have a problem with rejection, it probably means nothing. 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By Roger LeBlanc Metabolic Rate refers to the rate one expends calories in a given period of time. Essentially, it is the rate by which we expend energy through the chemical breakdown of burning calories. Not only do we spend calories during periods of work and during exercise, we also burn calories at rest simply to keep our cells alive. This is a vial point to understand! What I am referring to is known as the Basil, or resting, metabolic rate. In fact, you burn more during your resting hours than you do during periods of exercise! For example, one hours worth of tennis or basketball could burn about 600 or so calories. One hour at rest may burn only 90 or so. But you might only play one hours worth of tennis three or four times a week, while your resting metabolic rate is what you burn 24/7. It is easy to see that 90 times 24 times 7 is significantly greater than 600 times 4. (90 * 24 * 7 = 15120 vs. 600 * 4 = 2400). The point I am making is not that exercise is useless, it is the importance of the bazil metabolic rate in determining the caloric balances within an individual. Balance in caloric levels is the whole point in weight control. The basic calculus is simple: calories in / calories out. The amount of calories consumed should approximate the number of calories burned for a caloric balance in maintaining weight levels. For weight loss calories in must be less than calories expended. This is a very obvious, even simplistic point, but you need to have a clear focus on that basic truth. We simply have to reduce our intake (in a healthy way) while we simultaneously increase our output. The reduction of intake through a healthy diet is the subject of a future article. This article focuses on the expenditure of calories as a tool of weight control and weight loss. The main weakness of many weight loss programs, even the good ones, is that they do not stress the importance of exercise. The main goal in weight loss ought to be the improvement of ones health and well-being; not merely upon a more superficial look into the mirror! In fact: you CANNOT be healthy without exercise! A very powerful tool in regard to weight loss is the manipulation of the resting or Basil metabolic rate. This rate does vary between individuals and even within a single individual from time to time. Size and age are important factors, which account for differences in metabolic rate between individuals. Another very important factor in influencing resting metabolic rate is the physical condition of the individual. Why this is true is a little too technical to fully explain here, but suffice to say that it has a lot to do with how your body is able to efficiently utilize oxygen in the chemical breakdown of sugar molecules in the process we simply call metabolism. If we can enhance the efficiency in which this oxygen is utilized, we can thereby increase resting metabolic rate. A different, and simpler way of looking at this is in the understanding that the human body in its miraculous design is amazingly adaptive. Push the body to habitually utilize more oxygen, push the body to habituate to burning energy at greater levels and the body will adapt to do so. What this all adds up to is the ability to increase the resting metabolic rate. This again is the rate which we burn calories 24/7, 365 days a year. We burn calories even at sleep. The idea is that even a small increase in the hourly rate of caloric expenditure will add up in time to real and permanent weight loss. Of course, bearing in mind that the increase in caloric expenditure cannot be offset by an increase in intake. Calories consumed must be less than calories expend in order to create a caloric deficit that will translate to weight loss. The topic of exactly how to diet in a healthy way will be dealt with at length in a future article (I hope you will look for it). For now just understand that you actually need to create an imbalance of calories: calories in < calories out. Resting Metabolic Rate can be increased, and such an increase when coupled with healthy dieting will lead to a healthy weight loss. Because it includes exercise as a necessary component, such a method will be among the Healthiest plans you will ever come across! The way to increase resting metabolic rate, very simply stated is though aerobic conditioning. This is of course the same as what some people refer to as Cardio exercise. You should exercise at a sufficient intensity to reach about 80% or your maximum heart rate. Dont let this term scare you! To find maximum heart rate, take your age - 220 = Maximum Heart Rate. Now find 80% of your Maximum. This becomes your Target Heart Rate A NOTE OF CAUTION: If you are very overweight or over forty, use a healthy dose of common sense. Please dont kill yourself!!!! If you are much older, you might consult a doctor before beginning a strenuous program. Even if you are younger and in fair shape, gradually work up to this over a few weeks time. At least in the first few weeks, dont push too hard! This program will SURELY work if you follow it correctly, but please dont go overboard and kill yourself trying to drop a few pounds! The #1 goal should always be good health. This is well above that of looking good in a mirror! Actually, when you take good care of yourself, through good exercise, proper diet and other healthy habits; everything should fall into place. You will be healthy, feel more energetic, look better, sexier, think clearer, and have a better sex life - the subject of a future article! For the first week or two slowly condition yourself to program. Begin with a five-minute warm-up of simple walking. Then build to a heart rate of about 60%. If you opt for playing sports rather than running on a treadmill in a gym, just try to go a moderate pace to gradually condition yourself to where you want to be. When you are at the point where you can exercise to the full, then you still should begin with a warm-up of about 5 minutes. Some pre-exercise stretches can both help to warm the muscles up and prevent injury. After a five-minute warm-up, get your heart rate up to your target rate; hold it in that range for 20 to 30 minutes. Begin at lower levels and build over several weeks toward the 60-minute range, Do this initially at three times a week. Build to four. Then to five if your schedule allows. I do understand that many people have busy schedules but you must at least find time for three to four sessions if you want to gain the benefits of the program. Over the period of several weeks you will find your energy and stamina improving dramatically. Remember, energy = the burning of calories. Therefore, if you are more energetic throughout the day, as you certainly will be, then just as certainly it means that your metabolic rate has been increased. This can be a very powerful tool in weight control! Again, watch the caloric intake as well! Eat healthy, but keep the calories down. Before long you will notice the benefits on the bathroom scale! Weight will come down as body fat is reduced. More importantly, your general state of health and well-being will be significantly enhanced! Youll have more energy than you have experienced for years, and will even experience a sharper mental focus as well. I truly hope that this article will influence your life for the better. I do know what I am talking about; however, I have no claim to absolute knowledge. Certainly there can be informed disagreement with some of the points I have expressed and the more knowledgeable among you may feel that I have only scratched the surface. Fine! There is a wealth of information on the web and elsewhere on the subject of health and fitness and I do hope that you continue to seek out that knowledge and understanding. This holds true whether you choose to obtain it from me or another source. But if you have enjoyed this article, and especially if you try this program and gets result from it, please consider visiting my Website for more health related e-books. I thank you for your attention and trust that your health and well-being will grow from this day forward! written by Roger LeBlanc, all rights reservedyou are free to redistribute this article provided you do not alter the article in any way. please visit my websites for more info products at http://www.digitalhealthproducts.com. also at http://www.rogershealthblog.com. 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