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Stress is Like Living in an Ambulance

By Gal Baras | Published: June 15, 2009
Living in stress is like living in an ambulance all your life. You are on the road most of the day, you live in a small space, not many people around, everything is difficult, your decisions are all about life and death, mistakes are critical, there is no time to waste, not time for fun, not enough time and space to make your own meals, you see (too) many doctors, you develop a dark view of the world from frequent exposure to accidents, drink driving, violence and self neglect. Through the eyes of the stressed person life sucks!
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How to Conquer Fear – Watch Your Buts

By Gal Baras | Published: May 2, 2009
If you look at the word "conquer", you will realize that the presence of fear is an indication of war between what you think you should do and what you think you should not. In the past, fear was the guard posted in our mind to protect us, but now it has taken over. Sometimes, we must conquer our fear just to be able to move.
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Switch

By Gal Baras | Published: March 17, 2009
If you are like me, you often find yourself in an undesirable mental state, like panic, rage or regret. Having this strong emotion for a long time can create the wrong outcome for you, so you want to stop it, to break out of it, but how?
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – The Story of Chris

By Ronit Baras | Published: November 3, 2008
Chris called and came to see me the next day. He parked his blue Mercedes Benz in the entrance and came in. He was at his early fifties, beautiful blue eyes, holding his diary tightly. “I wanted a Mercedes Benz so much", he said, "But now I feel uncomfortable driving it. I can get up in the morning whenever I want, I can have everything I want, I have money, I have Lisa, I am successful in my business but I am depressed and sad.” Do you ever think to yourself, "If only I had a million dollars, I could have everything I want"? Think again! What would you do with that much money?
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If You Think You Can or Think You Can’t, You Are Right – The Story of Marina

By Ronit Baras | Published: October 28, 2008
"And I thought all that time I was crazy and imagining things", Marina said when she first came to see me. "I have been taking anti-depressants for 21 years, but now I want to stop. Will you help me?" she asked. During coaching, Marina gradually stopped her medication with the help of her wonderful doctor. She goes out and is has entered a happy new relationship. She has improved her relationships with her kids and is communicating amazingly well with Peter. She has been promoted at work and is considering publishing her story "to help others believe they can".
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Make This World a Better Place

By Ronit Baras | Published: October 27, 2008
It's looking around the world, at what is happening with starving people and violence, which makes me feel small and helpless sometimes. I can remember thinking about it ever since I was 15 years old, like Atlas, carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. I wrote poetry, listened to Joan Baez and wrote John Lennon's words of "Imagine" on my notebooks.
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Is your computer (or your TV) controlling your life?

By Gal Baras | Published: May 13, 2008
Some time ago, I attended a seminar, which wasn't supposed to be about personal growth (it was meant to be rather technical), but ended up having more personal growth content than anything else. Unlike others in the room, I was pretty happy about it.
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Get a life coach

By Gal Baras | Published: May 8, 2008
In recent years, there is a booming industry of self-proclaimed personal growth gurus, who claim to be able to unparalleled impart wisdom on the masses without leaving the comfort of their home, through the Internet or the telephone or maybe from the stage. To a certain extent, this works, because many more people get information [...]
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What do you think of yourself?

By Gal Baras | Published: May 6, 2008
The thing with beliefs is that we make decisions based on them. So you might expect people to confirm their beliefs and validate them before using them to decide what to do, especially in matters of importance. Well, as scary as this may seem, they don't. Oh, and neither do you.
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