Personal Development Articles - Success and Happiness

Willie Horton has devoted his life to the field of Personal Development since he set up his consulting practice in 1996. His Personal Development and Self Improvement articles are published far and wide - providing simple, practical, life-changing ideas and tips to readers the world over.

In this section you will find Willie's articles as they particularly relate to:

- Defining Success

- Achieving Happiness & Peace of Mind

- Change Your Life

Achieving Exceptional Success - PDF

Original handout provided by Willie on the occasion of his first (of many) Breakfast Briefing to Ireland's Dublin Chamber of Commerce. In his address, he explored the definiton of true success, as compared to the normal comparative and competitive material definitions. He then suggested a number of simple tips that his audience could put into practice straight away to set their minds on the path to success, by grasping control of their subconscious mind's attention.

Living the Dream

One of my clients, a well-known solicitor, recently introduced me to her partners by saying “Willie is living the dream!” She was referring to my living in high the French Alps, where myself and my wife moved five years ago with our three children – a better quality of life, skiing in winter, boating in summer, food, wine, the list is endless. But “living the dream” has nothing to do with location, it’s simply a state of mind...

Now That's What I Call Living

Want to live life to the full? Want to be effortlessly successful and happy? Of course you do – we all do. The good news is that it’s possible to start today – and everyone can do it. The secret? Well, actually, it’s not a secret at all – because we all have an innate ability to be all that we can be – straight away. But, to start living your new life, you’re going to have to stop living the old one – the everyday humdrum life of “not too bad”, the daily routine that most people endure mindlessly. Yes, mindlessly...

The Perfect Recipe for Success

Personal development is now a multi-million dollar industry. Self-help and popular psychology books are one of the fastest growth areas in reading. Life coaches and self-proclaimed gurus promise that you can “be all that you can be”, “reach your unlimited potential” and “unlock your inner power”. So, how come the world is not a perfect place? How come there are so many unhappy people? How come suicide is on the increase in every country in the developed world? How come the World Health Organisation believes stress will be a huge killer in the 21st century...

Looking for Love

Dating is now big business - lots of people have stopped doing what comes naturally (finding a mate) as they get sucked into the frenzy of modern living. The big problem is that because so-called "normal" people do not pay attention (years of research proves it) your "soul mate" could be standing right in front of you and you wouldn't see them. You need to re-learn how to pay attention - to notice the opportunities before your very eyes...

Create the Life You Want - Really!

People are increasingly resorting to the virtual world to take their minds off the "not too bad" lives that they think they have in the so-called "real world". What is really strange about this is that years of published research and thousands of self-help books explain that your current life is a creation of your own thinking and, by the same token, the life you really want can be created by you changing your mind. Really! In the real world...

Want Nothing - Prefer to Have it All

Generally speaking, people constantly want. They may want something they don't have or more of something they have already. Wanting makes people unhappy - makes peace of mind elusive or impossible. Stop wanting - start enjoying the wonder of the now - it's the only time and place you have. Then, at peace in the now, you can start making out the list (the one that your heart desires) of things that you really would prefer to have in your life...

How to Make the Best Life Choices

Each moment we make choices that change the course of our life. Big choices are obvious - like a major career move, like marriage. But all the little choices we make in reaching those major crossroads that are just as vital. The people who are closest to you in life were once total strangers and you never know who the next stranger might be who could change your life. You need to be constantly alert to make the right choices - moment to moment...

How to Create Your Ideal Life

Research suggests that the vast majority of people live far from their ideal lives. Yet, normal people somehow believe that new things will happen for them if they keep doing the same things - normal people rarely change their behaviour. If you want your ideal life, you have to do things differently, take new actions and, above all, discipline your mind. Then you can cultivate the clear and present state of mind that will create your ideal life...

The Law of Attraction - Are You and Outlaw?

Normal people live normal lives. They read lots of "self-help" books but nothing ever changes. They (you) need to start living and experiencing the wonder of now. In being focused in the here and now, you develop presence - an attribute always ascribed to people whose names we all know - abnormally successful people. Do you want to be abnormally successful, effortlessly? The solution is entirely in your own hands - here and now...

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