My Favorite Self-Help Stuff

2009 is here, and January is already halfway over. Can’t believe how quickly this happened all of a sudden.  And I have a very apropos artlce and wanted to give you a resource list of some of my favorite self-help articles (and other useful ones) for easy reference (with quick annotation):

Another take on New Year’s resolutions:

How to stay calm (or calm down) under pressure:

http://tinyurl.com/calmnow

Get a Great Job in 2009!

http://tinyurl.com/greatjobreview

Use EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) to cope with job interview stress (or any other stress) (complete with step-by-step instructions):

EFT for Job Interview Stress

Sell Stuff on Amazon.com vs. Ebay and how to get the most buck for your stuff:

Sell Stuff on Amazon and make more money

Stress and the Law of Attraction, and how stress prevents you from getting what you really want:

Stress and LOA

Beat sugar addiction now that the holidays are over…

Beat Sugar Addiction

Job stress, health and consequences & what to do about it:

http://tinyurl.com/jobstresskillscareers

The ultimate (and probably controversial) stress management technique

http://tinyurl.com/BeBadSooner

And here’s a big vibration lifter:

http://tinyurl.com/gratitudearticle

Better than a sleeping pill:

Write yourself to sleep

Enjoy!

P.S.: I just counted and it looks like there are 11 of them…  The last one is a bonus!

I just came across a GREAT article by Jason Fladlien.  Jason is one of my favorite internet gurus and friends, and also quite the renaissance man, with a broad range of interests and expertise.

He’s also a great teacher of a range of things, from time management to copywriting, and I’ve pretty much subscribed to his stuff.

To think that I first found him when he offered a $4 ebook on how to write articles in 7 minutes.

As an English professor, I was almost insulted by what I thought was the devaluation of my craft.  But I was also curious and so I bought it.  And found myself very impressed.  While I still fall short of the 7 minute goal, Jason helped me reduce my article writing time to a fraction of what it used to be.

And with that $4 book came upgrades, and the book just got better and better.  Eventually I bought more ebooks.

But that’s not the subject of today’s post.  The following is:

Jason has a very unique and cool approach to NLP.  Much more straightforward and simple than what you can read in other places.

And in the article I”m going to point you to, he walks you through an exercise you will probably find just as useful as I do.

And no, there’s nothing to buy.  This is a freebie!

Check it out here:

Jason’s excellent article on NLP

Enjoy! And Happy Holidays!

Dr. K (also known as Elisabeth)

Worried about Christmas Presents? Stumped about what to give all the people on your list? Overwhelmed by all the choices online?

I have a little present for you, tucked in somewhere in this article   And it will come in very handy, I promise!

I have also gathered up some great ideas for what to shop for to make your loved ones happy, sorted by categories:

Almost everybody loves dogs, and these gift ideas are sure to delight the Doglovers on your list.

And of course, we love cats too, so here are a few cool things for the Catlovers among your family and friends (and for you!)

Like to cook? Know someone who does? Get them some of these cool presents, which are all perfect for Cooking Fanatics!

And what would Christmas be like without somebody taking pictures. What if your camera went belly up? Why not give someone a new one just to make sure that SOMEONE has a great camera for those Kodak moments. So here are some excellent choices for the Photographers (Digital Cameras anyone?) on your list.

All this indoor stuff in winter can make you stir crazy. We’re all looking forward to the nice weather again (except for those who live in nice climates year round, or those who live down under and are celebrating Christmas on the beach. Either way, most of us love to garden, whether the weather is suitable for it right now or whether we have to wait a while until it gets warmer, and so here are a few ideas for the Gardeners on your list (or yourself).

Love Golf? Know someone who does? Your husband maybe? Or your uncle, brother, boss? Hey, your sister, aunt, mom, grandmother?  Here are some great gift ideas for Golfers!

Now for the hardest to please…NOT. You know what they want, but you don’t really want to go searching all over town for their most wanted stuff. Here’s everything right at your fingertips: The Hottest Toys for the Kiddies! Make them smile and jump up and down in delight come Christmas morning!

But Kids are not the only ones who love toys. We grown-ups like them too. It’s just that we have a different label for them, don’t we. So here are some ideas for Toys for the Grown-ups (also known as Gadgets).  Yup, you got it.  These are techie toys!

And with all the cookies and eggnog and New Year’s resolutions coming up, no wish list could be complete without the latest in weight loss aids. So throw in a little Weightloss Stuff just in case…

And you might need it if you overindulge in the kinds of things you find in my next gift idea, which is actually my gift for YOU:  A downloadable book with tons of great recipes for gifts you can eat. Just control-click on that link and enjoy!  And if you have people left on your lift after buying all those gadgets, you can always make them some edible gifts in jars.

Still have people on your list that are hard to please and edible gifts are not appropriate for? Here are a few more general ideas for fabulous and sure to please Christmas Presents.

Happy Holidays. And I sure hope that Santa is going to bring YOU what you really want!

It’s high time for Christmas presents, isn’t it?

But what to get?  I’m going to get for most of my family and friends what I always get for them:  books!

Cheap?  Uhm…  No.  It’s just that there’s no gift more personal than a well-chosen book, and it’s also excellent value for money.

I mean, if the book is just right, it can change someone’s life. Or at the very least, it can bring hours, days, or even weeks of pleasure.  What’s not to like?

A while ago, I made a resource list of Happy Songs, and now I’m going to make a list of books I love and recommend.

I’m not going to put them here all at once, so do check back.  I will also cross-list this post under the “Resources”category so you’ll always be able to find it and see what I’ve added since you last checked.

So, what books do I love?  I’m going to list them in no particular order, and at some point, I might even add a comment or two…

1) Anything by Esther and Jerry Hicks (the Abraham books), especially “Ask and It Is Given”

2) How to be Wildly Wealthy Fast by Sandy Forster

3) My Portable Empire by Pat O’Bryan

4) The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris

5) Getting Everything You Can out of All You Got by Jay Abraham

6) Get the Life You Want by Richard Bandler

7) Stress Skills for Turbulent Times by Roger Mellott (audio)

Tune into Love by Margaret McCraw

9) Just found Ken McArthur’s very cool book: How to Get Noticed, Motivate Millions, and Make a Difference in a Noisy World:

How To Get Noticed, Motivate Millions & Make A Difference

10) Average C-Cup by Elisabeth Kuhn (yup, that’s me!)

And because it’s mine, you can get an autographed copy if you wish. Just email me at coaching AT myfavoriteselfhelpstuff.com and I’ll tell you how.

And many more to be added soon so please come visit again

Happy Shopping!

Elisabeth

P.S.:  Check out my coaching stuff including Gift Certificates(!) at http://www.myfavoriteselfhelpstuff.com/coaching

P.S.:  I have also updated my About page to include info about me as a coach!

As promised in my book Feeling Better Quickly, I’m going to share my Happy Playlist with you right here on my blog. These are songs I play when I need cheering up or just because. I also often play them when I am already feeling good.

Please note that some of my favorite songs are German — that’s where I grew up and so I have a particularly strong emotional connection to some of the songs that made me feel good when I was young(er).

Some of them might not even be particularly obvious as happy songs — must have something to do with what happened in my life when I used to listen to them that I now, consciously or subconsciously associate with them. There are other songs not yet on that list because I haven’t been able to find electronic versions of them — yet.

Anyway, here they are, in no particular order, or rather, more or less in the order in which they arrived in my iTunes and I was able to add them:

All You Need Is Love (Beatles)

I Want to Hold Your Hand (Beatles)

Staying Alive (Bee Gees)

Saturday Night Fever (Bee Gees)

Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)

Positive Vibrations (Bob Marley)

Sunshine of Your Love (Cream)

Radar Love (Golden Earring)

Samba Pa Ti (Santana)

Black Magic Woman (Santana)

Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)

Honky Tonk Woman (Rolling Stones)

I Want You (Bob Dylan)

Pop Muzik (M)

Rebel Rebel (David Bowie)

Jean Genie (David Bowie)

Magic Man (Heart)

Something (Beatles)

Come Together (Beatles)

I’m not in Love (10 cc)

Whisky in the Jar (Thin Lizzy)

All Things Are Possible (Darlene Zschech (Gospel from Australia)

Joy Joy Joy (Francine Jarry/Abraham-Hicks)

Aber Dich gibt’s nur einmal fuer mich (Flippers)

Listen to the Music (Doobie Brothers)

Flashdance (What a Feeling) (Irene Cara)

Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) Janis Joplin

Celebration (Kool & the Gang)

Financially Free (Lauren Lane Powell)

Manifesting Money (Lauren Lane Powell)

Eyeballin’ (Lonnie Brooks)

We Are The Champions (Queen)

Es wird ein Bettler zum Koening (Ricky Shayne)

Ich sprenge alle Ketten (Ricky Shayne)

Born to be Wild (Steppenwolf)

Joy to the World (Three Dog Night)

An Old Fashioned Love Song (Three Dog Night)

The Show Must Go On (Three Dog Night)

Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)

Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)

One Step Beyond (Madness)

In the Summertime (Mungo Jerry)

School’s Out (Alice Cooper)

Schoen ist es auf der Welt zu sein (Roy Black & Anita)

Ich sing ein Lied fuer Dich (Heintje)

Ich bau dir ein Schloss (Heintje)

I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

And last, but definitely not least:

The entire Tschaikowski Violin Concerto in D-Major.

Enjoy

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