.

Jeanie Marshall's Articles in General Self Help

  • How to Minimize Stress When You Present to a Group
    Do you feel stressed when you have to present to a group? Here are some thoughts to keep in mind before, during, and after you present that can keep your stress at a manageable level.
  • Meditation is a Quiet Revolution
    Are you part of the meditation movement that is quietly changing the world? Meditation is simple, but you must practice meditation if you want to have a meditation practice.
  • When is the Best Time to Meditate for Greatest Benefits?
    People can mediate at all different times of the day. Some benefit more by meditating at certain times than at other times. This article encourages you to find the time that is right for you.
  • Learning by Your Own Experiences and Learning by Others' Experiences
    There is no question in my mind that learning directly from your own experience is the best, all 'round way to learn. In my view, the value of learning from others' experiences is overrated.
  • Playing at the Edge of Life for Empowering Results
    Do you ever wonder what it means to play at the edge of life? This brief article encourages you to explore the concept of playing at the edge of life.
  • Are You on the Inside or the Outside of Jargon?
    How do you relate to jargon? It makes a considerable difference whether you are in the inner circle that already understands that jargon, or if you are outside that circle.
  • Creating the Reality of Your Life
    Do you ever find yourself in a mess and wonder how you got there? This article focus on the empowering concept that the reality you experience is a function of your own consciousness.
  • Pluck it for the Bucket
    Do you ever feel overwhelmed by a toxic relationship? This article describes a process for releasing toxins from the energy field, such as, old emotional baggage, false beliefs, dysfunctional patterns.
  • Empowerment at Work
    Are you empowered in your workplace? The word "empower" has potency and strength. It's used frequently these days — some say "overused." It's also misused.
  • The To Do and Did It Lists
    Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed? Do you spend a lot of time trying to get all your activities organized? This article focuses on variations of the popular To Do List for organization and empowerment.
  • Relating to the Essence of Time
    How do you relate to time? At different times, you will related differently. Here are some thoughts about categories of time to he'p you to expand your thinking about time in time.
  • A Dream Come True, Again and Again
    Do you have a dream? This article focuses on the importance of having multiple dreams. When one is in the process of being fulfilled, that is the time to dream another dream. And another.
  • Abundance for September and DailyAffirm Positive Affirmations Day by Day
    Do you often feel that you do not have enough or that you are not enough? If so, you are in a state of lack consciousness when you are having such conversations, either with yourself or others. This article gives an overview of the focus on Abundance explored by the DailyAffirm Process during September each year, freely given to the Internet community.
  • Listening to and Understanding Your Feelings
    Do you listen to your own feelings? I think that listening to your feelings is one of the most powerful and under-rated skills for empowerment and self development. Feelings are part of the language of your inner guidance. Sometimes pesky, sometimes hot, sometimes fun, sometimes funny, sometimes exhilarating — feelings speak volumes in a single impulse.
  • Time to Wake Up, Notice the Awakening
    Do you sometimes just not want to face the day? Waking up in the morning is a personal an varied as waking up to life or waking up to who you truly are in your magnificence. Wake up.
  • You are Always Asking, Always
    Do you sometimes wonder how to ask or what to ask? Asking occurs in many forms, with or without words. Asking is an integral part of life.
  • Energy at Work
    Do you find that you are often overwhelmed or tired? This article gives you an overview of the importance of reading energy so that you can be more empowered.
  • Peace for August and DailyAffirm Positive Affirmations Day by Day
    Do you often find yourself thinking and talking about war and disasters? If so, you are in a state of non-peace when you are having such conversations, either with yourself or others. This article gives an overview of the focus on Peace explored by the DailyAffirm Process, freely given to the Internet community.
  • Writing Questions to Focus Yourself for More Empowering Answers
    Do you have a lot of questions that you want answered? This article suggests writing as a means of focusing your attention to create more empowering questions. With more empowering questions, more empowering answers can follow.
  • Questioning What is Enough
    Do you consider you are enough? Do you consider you have enough? This article focuses on "enough," an often-used word in our language which reflects adequacy -- from insufficiency to exaggeration -- of the subject that is the focus of attention.
  • Being in the Awareness of Balance to Do What You Do More Joyously
    Do you sometimes feel out of balance? Or lacking in joy? This article focuses on the idea of making choices to draw more variety into your life. Joy comes with the balance of reflection/relaxation and action/forward movement.
  • Decisions, Decisions, Decisions for Enhanced Empowerment
    Do you sometimes feel disempowered because of all the decisions you must make or because someone else has made a decision? Decisions focus your attention. This article identifies some of the types of decisions that are a natural part of life, encouraging you to look more closely at your choices.
  • Noticing Energy for Personal Empowerment
    Are you sometimes mystified to find yourself in a disempowering situation? This article focuses on the importance of noticing energy so that you guide yourself to more empowering places. Included is a set of questions to help you to notice subtle energy.
  • Create Your Positive Power Position Picture for Personal Empowerment
    Do you ever step into the pit of despair, inadequacy, depression, hopelessness, or fear? This article helps you to be more conscious of your process of moving and being in and out of the pit so that you can be more empowered.
  • Transformation for July and DailyAffirm Positive Affirmations Day by Day
    Do you ever wonder about, worry about, or fear change? "Transformation" is a big word for big change. This article provides an overview for the exploration of the theme of Transformation in the month of July on the DailyAffirm Process.
  • Today is an Opportunity, Hear the Knocking
    This article focuses on the importance of listening to the opportunity that knocks at your door. Sometimes you may not hear the knocking. Or you may hear, see, or sense it and then ignore or discount it.
  • Beginnings and Endings Create Life that is New and Fresh
    This article advocates honoring both beginnings and endings for a more fulfilling life. Life is filled with beginnings and endings.
  • Transformation Old to New or New to Old
    This article focuses on transformation. I like to think of transformation as a big word for big change. Everything in life is always changing, always transforming. Without change, there is no life.
  • Make it New, Now
    This article focuses on creating newness in your life, regardless of the situation, story, or timing.
  • Joy for June and DailyAffirm Positive Affirmations Day by Day
    This article provides an overview for the exploration of the theme of Joy in the month of June on the DailyAffirm Process. DailyAffirm offers this free process of positive affirmations day by day.
  • Youthing, Not Aging
    This article challenges you to consider how your thoughts can make you feel older or younger.
  • The Reality of Imagery for Empowerment
    This article focuses on the power of imagination and imagery.
  • Symphony of Human Dynamics
    This article focuses on the inevitability and value of differences when two or more persons come together. It would be pointless and boring for two or more to come together if there are no differences.
  • Money, Prosperity, Abundance
    This article presents the dynamics of these three energies (money, prosperity, abundance) and encourages you to release the fears related to lack and limitation.
  • Purification That Sweetens Life’s Experiences
    This article focuses on ways to re-frame illness and on techniques for sweetening your life and enhancing your health.
  • What Do You Want and What are You Waiting for?
    "What do you want?" is a powerful question. Sometimes it is helpful to focus the question for greater impact, such as, "What do you want to feel?" Or, "What do you really want?" Or, "What do you want to experience in this situation?"
  • The Power of Writing a Statement of Intention
    This article expresses some thoughts about intention, distinguishing a principle of intention from a technique to enhance the power of intention. Understanding both the principle and the technique is helpful in any situation.
  • Centering: Purpose and Phrases for a Group
    This article suggests ways to talk about how to focus group participants for more meaningful meetings and other group experiences.
  • Euphemisms for Saying "I Don't Know"
    There are times when the perfect answer is, "I don’t know." At those times, say precisely that, with confidence or authority.
  • Basic Operating Question (BOQ) for Empowerment
    This article helps you to identify your default basic operating question so that you can begin to practice one that is more empowering.
  • Brief Grounding of an Idea: A Guided Meditation for You
    This is a brief guided meditation, including instructions for reading it, to help you to making an idea solid, centered, and grounded.
  • Take Time to Save Time
    This article identifies fifteen ideas for enhancing your effectiveness. You may resonate with many or with only one.
  • Transforming the Ruler of Time
    This article focuses on dissolving some of the limiting beliefs about time that make people feel powerless.
  • Trust for May and DailyAffirm Positive Affirmations Day by Day
    This article provides an overview for the exploration of the theme of Trust in the month of May on the DailyAffirm Process. DailyAffirm offers this free process of positive affirmations day by day.
  • Say Goodbye to Struggle
    This article encourages us to end the practice of glorifying struggles of life.
  • Fly a Kite in the Energy Field
    This is a vignette about using playfulness and imagery in personal growth work. In my view, it can be helpful when it enhances life's experiences.
  • Thoughts on Abundance for Personal Empowerment
    Abundance resonates with creativity and living from the overflow and knowing there is enough. It is a consciousness in which no fear exists. Abundance relates to self-esteem, prosperity, time, relationships, career, nature, money, vacations, rest, work, sexuality, laughter, confidence. Everything!!!
  • Happy Groundhog Day
    This article is about a celebration that has taken place each February 2 in Pennsylvania, USA, since 1886, Groundhog Day and a recommendation for a film of the same name.
  • Prepositions Tell Relationship
    While I don’t recall all the grammar I learned in school, I do remember that the preposition was viewed as a lowly part of speech. I personally think that it is a very important part of speech because it shows relationship.
  • Paradigms are Containers for Change
    Paradigms are ubiquitous. They show up in conversations, books, bedrooms, films, families, restaurants, professions, games, sports, industries, and social systems of all types. Paradigms fall within paradigms, overlap other paradigms, and bump into still others. Paradigms are big or small, new or old, comfortable or uncomfortable, familiar or unfamiliar, long-term or short-lived. Paradigms are ever-changing.

[1] [2