Posts Tagged ‘Nightmares’

Fear Of Public Speaking, the Best Way to Get Rid of It

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Do you have nightmares about public speaking? When you have to stand up in front of a group does your mouth go dry? Hands shake? Stomach turn flip-flops? Feel lightheaded? Think you may pass out?

Welcome to the club. If it’s any comfort, you are not alone!

According to a well-known survey, 65% of us would rather die than speak in public. Many have tried for years to overcome their fear and given it up as hopeless. But wait! There is hope.

We can now turn to one tested method to end the fear of public speaking that has been shown to yield amazing results. It is The Lefkoe Method (TLM).

Probably the least known, but possibly the fastest way of getting rid of the fear of speaking in public, is The Lefkoe Method (TLM). TLM is based on the knowledge that our behavior is governed by what we believe to be true. Therefore, it focuses on finding the 10 or so negative beliefs that make us fear public speaking. These can be such beliefs as, Mistakes and failure are bad; If I make a mistake, I’ll be rejected; or People aren’t interested in what I have to say; etc.

Perhaps the most interesting feature of this approach is how consistently it works. In a study published by the Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, university researchers found that on a scale of 1-10, participants who used TLM lowered their fear of public speaking from an average of 7 down to 1.5 (1 was a lack of any fear at all). It took an average 3.5 hours for participants to reach this level. In follow-up six months later, the fear had not returned. Based on this evidence, the researchers concluded that, The Lefkoe Method is an effective, quick, and convenient procedure to eliminate the fear of speaking in public.

TLM was created over 20 years ago by Morty Lefkoe, founder of The Lefkoe Institute. He and several other certified facilitators have helped over 12,000 clients rid themselves of their fear of public speaking, along with many other emotional and behavioral problems. Their Speaking Without Fear Program is offered with a money-back guarantee: if your fear is not gone in four or less one-hour telephone sessions, you’ll get a full refund. For more information visit: Fear of Public Speaking.

The Lefkoe Institute (TLI) has a money back guarantee and a 97% success rate.

Keep in mind that most people who have benefited from TLM agree that the skill of the practitioner is of the utmost importance in determining the effectiveness of the program. If you really desire to overcome your fear of public speaking, be sure you are working with someone who is highly skilled, gives you confidence in his/her ability, and makes you want to succeed. And about that money-back guarantee? Couldn’t hurt.

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Student loans nightmares

Monday, August 24th, 2009

How many students apply for a student loan without actually thinking about the future when they will have to pay it back.They also probably have a college students credit card .Well that time will arrive and if they have been getting carried away with their outlay it could be all too much for them.

Subjects take a back seat when debts begin to hold a big place in students’ finances. Guardians would find this foreign, since most guardians feel that they commit their wards more than sufficient money to match the needs of their wards. The needs have a very narrow definition that takes on not more than underlying essentials. For all other demands, scholars have to depend on external sources like friends and moneylenders. The problem arises when debts get awkward because of its size. Student loan debt consolidation meets a very important part at this phase.

The characteristics of a student loan consolidation for undergraduates are included into debt loans to give them a clear character, suitable to the student debtors. Repayment of the student loan debt consolidation for example, differs from the regular repayment methods. The repayment will be expected only after the student graduates from studies. This way that repayment will commence only when the student begins to work and earn. Parents and guardian will value this feature as this facilitates them shift a part of their financial burden.

Anyway looking on the bright side as long as your youngster does not get too carried away with all the parties and such like at college this trouble will not develop hopefully. All that is required is a bit of common sense on the part of the individual and remembering that whatever you borrow will require to be paid back at some stage.