Ada Porat

A Drop In The Ocean

"We sometimes feel that what we do is just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." -- Mother Teresa One of the reasons that we get intimidated by the process of living, is that we think our part is not grand enou... Read >

Paddling As Fast As You Can

I just got a new computer, which set into motion a sea change in my world. It feels as if I've moved into a huge new mansion with all kinds of fabulous things to explore. But first, there are lots of upgrades, compatibility issues and glitches to troubles... Read >

How To Build A Mailing List

Building a mailing list is one of the most important things you can do for your Internet business. It is not as hard to do as some people think it is. You just need to know how to build a mailing list effectively. To help you get started there are some... Read >

Riding Out The Economic Storm

The birth of a higher global consciousness is right around the corner. But first, the old, obsolete systems need to crumble to make way for that higher consciousness to emerge. And so, the current global financial meltdown is a sign we have been waitin... Read >

Avoiding Overwhelm

It's that time of year again! The blast of commercials for holiday toys and gifts relentlessly blare from television screens, radio and the internet. Choose me! Buy me! Get me! Now! This time of year which had originated as a time of togetherness an... Read >

Tips For Making Optimal Decisions

Decisions feature hugely in our lives. Your life at this moment is the product of every decision you have made along the way - both big ones and small ones. In fact, you navigate through life through the choices you make. Are you overwhelmed by the dec... Read >

The Best Of Times Or The Worst Of Times? It's Your Call!

Turn on the media and you are bombarded with dire assessments claiming that these are the worst times of human history: war and suffering reaching crisis proportions globally, Mother Earth reeling from the impact of human greed and exploitation, and a wor... Read >

The Clarion Call To Higher Ground

Feeling stuck in life at this time? Frustrated? Take a moment to really feel what is going on. You are not stuck... you are simply constrained. Yes, the old way of doing things is no longer working, and you are trying to adjust to radical new ways o... Read >

Are We There Yet? Going From Change To Change

Coping with the rapid pace of change is a subject I've written and spoken about frequently in recent years. And it's coming up more and more in my client conversations. It would appear as if the only constant in life is change and our need to adapt. At... Read >

How To Make Decisions Without Fear

Lately, when I talk to people, many of them express a sense that they are facing major, life-defining crossroads. I am feeling it myself. For one person it may involve taking their business to another level, for another it may mean leaving a job that no l... Read >

Loving Yourself: It Can Transform Your Life

"Love your neighbor as yourself." This part of the Great Commandment formed the basis of the Golden Rule in western civilization, yet it is not always easy to live by. At times, it is hard enough to love our neighbor, let alone ourselves! This rule... Read >

Redefining The Meaning Of Life, Part 2

It is not the events of life, but the meaning that we attach to these events, that brings either pleasure or suffering. And that meaning is driven by our deepest fears and desires. We suffer whenever life seems to be in conflict with these desires. How... Read >

Redefining The Meaning Of Life, Part 1

Whenever good or bad fortune strikes, most of us spend some time pondering why it happened. We do this because the conditioned mind reasons there must be some meaning to it, just as it seeks to find meaning behind all of life's events. The mind always lo... Read >

The Truth About Failure

Every experience we term 'failure' holds a core of liberating truth within. The next time you feel as if you have somehow failed, review these truths and you will see why you do not need to fear failure! There is no such thing as failure. The Course in... Read >

Mastering The Principles Of Personal Power

True power is the currency of personal success. Successful individuals emanate a sense of confidence and power, and others desire to emanate such success by seeking more power in their own lives. We all desire the power to overcome pain and suffering, to... Read >