What can you say about something that thousands of people in the media have been writing and talking about nonstop, twenty-four hours a day: the financial collapse of the U.S. For me, the answer is both simple and novel: Tell the truth. Most of what you’ve been hearing about the soon-to-be [...]
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By Robert Ringer A friend recently sent me one of his favorite books, Chaos, by James Gleick. To say it’s a difficult read is a bit of an understatement. I’m about a third of the way through it, and I think I’ve understood about three sentences. I exaggerate … make that [...]
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By Robert Ringer Dr. Andrew Weil is back with another bestseller, Healthy Aging. Weil has probably done more than anyone else to bring so-called conventional medicine and holistic medicine together. Before him, most doctors and the American Medical Association pretty much looked down on the notion of “alternative” approaches to medicine. [...]
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By Robert Ringer One day, when the then-unknown snipers (John Muhammad and John Lee Malvo) were terrorizing residents in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia, my son said to me, “I just found out today that the sniper is in our area.” I responded, “I doubt that. I don’t think anyone [...]
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Throughout your life, you are going to be criticized — and sometimes slandered and lied about — so best you learn not to allow it to throw you into a state of emotional turmoil when it occurs. Take heart by reminding yourself that we are all fair game, and that it [...]
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By Robert Ringer The worldwide medical establishment has long been known for its vigilance in defending the status quo against maverick truth messengers. One of the earliest truth messengers to feel the sting of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) attacks was Dr. Max Gerson. Gerson attended the Universities of Breslau, Wurzburg, [...]
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By Robert Ringer What got me thinking about my interview with Ted Koppel on ABC News Nightline many years ago was watching how Sarah Palin was sandbagged by the media throughout the presidential campaign — particularly when her cerebrally deficient handlers threw her to the media wolves: Charlie and Katie. Charlie [...]
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By Robert Ringer My, how time does fly. It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly twenty-five years since my first and only appearance on ABC News Nightline. I must confess that my memories of that show do not bring tears of joy to my eyes. Tears, maybe … but joy? [...]
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By Robert Ringer “Leo,” our centimillionaire guest for a recent Mastermind Discussion Group call, shared with members his strategy for handling big paydays. He said that throughout his career, whenever he received a big chunk of income, the first thing he did was carve out an amount sufficient to cover the [...]
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By Robert Ringer In our most recent Mastermind Discussion Group session, Joe Vitale was my special guest. Joe, the author of numerous books, including his excellent bestseller The Attractor Factor, has an in-depth understanding of, and unwavering belief in, the ability of the mind to deliver results. His inspirational thoughts are [...]
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By Robert Ringer In Part I of this article, I discussed the major role abstractions play in our day-to-day lives. I pointed out that even though we cannot see, hear, or grab hold of an abstraction, firsthand experience assures us that certain abstractions definitely do exist. Now, I’m going to focus [...]
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By Robert Ringer There has been a great deal of publicity lately about autism and autism-related disorders. Many researchers are convinced that early intervention can dramatically reduce autism’s crippling effects. The autism “umbrella” includes such conditions as Asperger’s Syndrome, high-functioning autism (a condition that many experts believe Bill Gates has), and [...]
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By Robert Ringer When I was a teenager, one of my good friends was Gary “Nathan.” Gary was one of those kids who was the target of the taunters and teasers. Even nice guys threw barbs at him, and he took it all in a good-natured way. I probably teased Gary [...]
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By Robert Ringer We often go to great lengths to convince ourselves of our innocence. But the truth of the matter is that, in the vast majority of cases, our bad outcomes can be traced to our own actions – or lack of action. Those who don’t get this become unconscious [...]
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By Robert Ringer I often remind readers that abstract concepts such as universal principles, human nature, and philosophical insights are constants. Those of us who make a living by delving into these topics recognize (or should recognize) that we don’t invent anything. Our job is to try to make sense out [...]
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Harry Browne, the Libertarian Party candidate for president in 1996 and 2000, passed away on March 1, 2006. Harry may have possessed the most remarkable intellect of our time. He had an uncanny knack for making profound points in ways that anyone could understand. I recall Harry appearing on talk shows [...]
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By Robert Ringer If you’re up to some very deep, often difficult to understand, reading, try tackling Loren Eiseley’s The Immense Journey. Eiseley, born in Nebraska, wrote many brilliant essays and books during his lifetime that deal with the history of civilization and our relationship with the natural world. Published in [...]
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By Robert Ringer I’ve always thought I’d be a much smarter tyrant than Saddam Hussein. Now I’m sure of it. When I watched him sitting in court, waiting to be sentenced to death, I have to admit I was thinking, “I told you so.” Ever since the U.S. invaded Iraq to [...]
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By Robert Ringer We witness misery every day on our television screens, but when John Travolta’s son died, it pained me in a special way. I could relate to that great photograph of the two of them, nose to nose. You could see how much he loved that boy. It was [...]
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By Robert Ringer On a personal level — i.e., government and politics aside — the Valkyrie story is yet another reminder that it’s much more important to be loyal to your principles than to be popular. Truth and popularity, in fact, are all too often at odds with one another. In [...]
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By Robert Ringer If you haven’t yet seen Valkyrie, the Tom Cruise film about the best-known of the fifteen or so plots to kill Adolf Hitler, it’s worth the general discomfort of a trip to your nearby overpriced popcorn and candy store (a.k.a. “theater”). Better yet, you can wait a few [...]
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By Robert Ringer Right up there with the Abu Ghraib prison and Gitmo, a shopping mall is one of my most unfavorite places. My annual Christmas trip to the mall this year was especially bad … rather depressing, in fact. The place was mobbed, as though people were determined to have [...]
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By Robert Ringer Sometimes it’s difficult to muster up the positive mental attitude to see opportunity in a bad situation. Things get so out of hand that it’s easy to become discouraged to the point of feeling despair. Those are the times when your mettle and sinew are really put to [...]
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By Robert Ringer As religious fanaticism continues to pester civilized people, one wonders how civilization has managed to advance as far as it has. One would have thought that by this time, religious fanaticism and intolerance would have become passé. Religion aside, it would seem that the least everyone could agree [...]
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By Robert Ringer I use the term “active visualization” to describe the conscious attempt to influence the outcome of events by vividly picturing those outcomes in advance. This is a very powerful concept that can produce truly amazing results for the person who is willing to concentrate with intensity. As a [...]
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By Robert Ringer It’s a serious mistake to allow yourself to get caught up in the “what-if” and “how-to” trap — attempting to project all problems and solutions in advance of taking action. The reality is that no one can ever hope to know all the problems in advance, let alone [...]
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By Robert Ringer In this, the final installment of my five-part article on peace of mind, I’m going to share with you two anti-stress techniques that can be very difficult to master. Even so, I can assure you that it will be worth your while to try, because I don’t believe [...]
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By Robert Ringer In Part III of this article, I discussed two important mind techniques for reducing stress: (1) breaking the habit of fretting and stewing about problems that don’t exist, and (2) recognizing that for every negative, there’s an offsetting positive. Continuing with this mental approach in today’s Part IV, [...]
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By Robert Ringer In Parts I and II of this article, I emphasized that stress is a self-imposed mental state. In today’s Part III, as well as in Parts IV and V, I’m going to suggest some healthy thoughts that I believe will help you use the power of your mind [...]
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By Robert Ringer The foundation for handling sadness and misfortune, and thus for leading a low-stress life, is what I like to refer to as “living right.” What I mean by this term is consistently being conscious of, and vigilant about, trying to make good choices. Please, no relativism copout here [...]
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By Robert Ringer In Part I of this article, I offered some examples of people who seem to have paid for their bad deeds with “compound interest” added. The belief that everything that goes around comes around is a comforting view of the world, but two other possible scenarios destroy the [...]
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By Robert Ringer When asked what he believed to be the greatest discovery of the 20th century, Albert Einstein is said to have answered, “Compound interest.” And wealthy people — you know, the ones who clip debt-instrument coupons as a pastime — would undoubtedly agree with him. Compound interest, however, can [...]
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