Overcoming Depression: A Lesson From The Life Of Elijah - by Rob Marshall

Overcoming Depression: A Lesson From The Life Of Elijah - by Rob Marshall: "One of my favorite Old Testament stories is about Elijah. The story starts in 1 Kings 18 where we read about Elijah challenging the Israelites to decide whether they would serve God or Baal. To help them make their decision, he challenged the 450 prophets of Baal to a little contest. They were both going to prepare a sacrifice, and whichever god answered by fire, that god would really be God.

The prophets of Baal tried all day, and nothing happened. But when Elijah prayed, God caused His fire to come down and burn up the sacrifice, the wood, the water that Elijah had poured on the sacrifice, the stones, and the dirt around the altar.

When the people saw what God did, they fell down and worshipped Him. It was a powerful sign, and a great victory for God and Elijah, who then ordered the people to kill all the prophets of Baal.

And if that wasn't a great enough victory, the story goes on to tell us that Elijah prayed that rain would come to end a three-and-a-half year drought, and God answered his prayer with a deluge.

You might think that after experiencing such a great victory, and seeing God answer his prayer, that Elijah would be feeling pretty good. And he probably was, until he got some bad news."

The Art and Science of Physical Invincibility - by Peter Ragnar

The Art and Science of Physical Invincibility - by Peter Ragnar: "I once saw an old farmer lift the rear end of a pickup truck and push it off the ice where it was spinning its wheels. He had never touched a weight in his life. But that's nothing compared to the little old ladies who have performed the same feat in an emergency!

Here's another one for you to chew on.
A nine-year-old boy playing on a construction site had an 1800-pound cast iron pipe roll onto him. As he struggled in the sand, a passerby who was a 56-year-old heart patient ran up and lifted the pipe off the boy's head. By the way, how's your dead lift?

These are amazing and true accounts of superhuman strength performed by ordinary people. You've got to be wondering as I once did how can you tap into the source of such power? Oddly, the creation of such a mighty force does not require bulging muscles. If you will for a moment, consider a fire hose.

When not in use, it is soft and pliable, but when water is flowing through it, not even the strongest of men can bend it. Actually, the body itself has twelve similar hoses, called meridians. You can consider these as internal rivers of energy that connect to your organs. Your internal water is an electrically and magnetically charged flow of liquid crystals on which the force of life travels."

Using Lobsters To Explode Your Business - by Greg Roy.

Using Lobsters To Explode Your Business - by Greg Roy.: "Let's open this article with a true story. A friend, who is a lobsterman, makes it a habit to bring 5 or 6 lobsters with him when he brings his pickup truck to the auto dealership to be worked on by a mechanic.

The first time he did this, he gave the lobsters to the particular mechanic who was going to work on his truck when he dropped it off in the morning. He simply said, 'You'll be working on my truck today, and I wanted to bring you these as a way of saying thank you. These are for you.' The mechanic was tickled pink (to use an old expression that my grandmother taught me).

Do you think the truck was ready in the afternoon when the lobsterman went back to get it? You're darn right it was! Do you think the mechanic did his best job to impress the lobsterman with the quality of his work? You're darn right he did! Do you think the other mechanics at this dealership wanted to work on the lobsterman's truck the next time it came in for servicing? You're darn right they did! They all argued over who got to work on his truck. There is a lesson in this story for the shrewd business person to learn and profit from.

Believe it or not, you can explode the size and volume of your business very quickly by using live Maine lobsters."

How To Become a Blog Star! - by Jim DeSantis

How To Become a Blog Star! - by Jim DeSantis: "To make your blog worth reading and revisiting you need to think about the type of content that is suitable for your blog in order to make it readable and, possibly, profitable. First off, I want you to understand that many blogs have no fixed scope, which means many bloggers write about whatever they are interested in. Other bloggers will target specific topics and stick to those. In a minute you will see why topics may be the reason a visitor first comes to your blog but it is not the main reason they will come back, again and again.

The difference between a blog worth revisiting and one that is forgotten about is the way the blog is written. Just imagine, would you prefer to read your university professor’s lecture notes or the latest novel by your favorite author?

I will say you prefer to read the novel because it appeals more to your interest and because it is not as mind-numbing as the lecture notes by your professor. The most important point to remember is people like to read “light” stuff most of the time. You see, when people log on to your blog, they are not only looking for information – they are also looking for information they can obtain easily. They want it in a relaxed manner and entertaining if possible.

You might be thinking - 'I can't write that way. Never could get the hang of it'. I assure you, you can write that way.

Here are some key points that will transform your writing style."