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- Globe and Mail
Your daily horoscope: June 21, 2025
The No. 1 thing you need to focus on this year is going after a single goal at a time. The more your mind is full of plans and schemes the less progress you are likely to make, so live in the moment and let the universe guide you. A family dispute of some kind can be resolved quite easily this weekend but you do need to be conscious of other people's feelings. You have a tendency to say things that sensitive types find a bit hurtful, though of course you don't mean it. You will be called on to sort out a quarrel between friends that has nothing to do with you personally. Although you may be tempted to favor one side over the other you must remain rigidly impartial. Don't jeopardize your reputation for fairness. The sun's move into the financial area of your chart today means you need to devote more attention to a money matter of some kind. If you leave it for other people to sort out you may end up paying more than if you had done it yourself. Forget about everything that went before and focus entirely on what your next big move is going to be. The sun's entry into your birth sign this weekend means you are perfectly placed to make a new start on every important level you can think of. You may be something of a human dynamo but as the sun moves into the most sensitive area of your chart this weekend you would be wise to slow down a bit. You don't have to move faster than everyone else – at least not all the time. The sun is now joining Mercury and Jupiter in the friendship area of your chart, so don't sit at home by yourself. Get out into the world and meet the kind of people who make you glad to be alive. They'll be just as glad to see you. As the sun moves into the career area of your chart this weekend you can and you must set yourself targets that challenge you on the work front. If you think you are better than your rivals then now is the perfect time to prove it. A more inspiring phase is now under way and you will find no end of opportunities to express yourself over the next few weeks. Don't hold back because you fear your ideas might upset other people – in fact, make that your No. 1 aim! Life may be a serious business but don't react to events in the world around you as if all is doom and destruction. People who think like that are best avoided while you go out of your way to show them there is much to enjoy and be joyful about. Your focus now must be on getting important relationships back on track. Some of them have been so beset by gloom and doom in recent weeks that you may even have considered giving up on them. What happens next will convince you that isn't necessary. By all means express your point of view this weekend but don't expect too many people to agree with you. According to the planets you are very much in the minority at the moment, so make sure you can back up your opinions with undeniable facts. Life is about to get hectic in the nicest possible way. Over the next few weeks there will be no end of opportunities to show the world what you can do and you certainly won't hold back. Act at all times as if success is your birthright. Discover more about yourself at
Forbes
12-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
5 ChatGPT Prompts To Manifest Business Success
5 ChatGPT prompts to manifest business success If you're waiting for opportunities to find you, thinking you're about to be 'discovered,' stop. Success demands intention. There is no big break. There is no silver bullet. You have to take action. Put in the effort, attract the goods. There's no other way. Manifestation only works when you work. But it does work. Get intentional with your actions and make the right moves consistently. Even if you're skeptical about manifestation, you cannot deny the power of unwavering alignment when it comes to success. Combine execution with the unknown to reap what you sow and make success inevitable. Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and keep the same chat window open so the context carries through. Your subconscious brain processes thousands of pieces of information every second. It needs a target to focus its attention. Choose yours and lock onto it. Write it down, look at it daily, and let every decision move you closer. The clearer your intention, the faster you'll manifest it. Know exactly what you want before you start this practice. "Based on what you know about me and my business goals, help me create a crystal-clear intention for what I want to manifest. Ask me specific questions about my desired outcome, timeline, and why this matters to me. Then create a powerful intention statement that's specific, measurable, and emotionally compelling." Success leaves clues, and those who've already achieved your goals have the roadmap. Find people who've already won your game. Study their moves. Everyone tries to figure everything out alone when the answers are sitting in someone else's experience. Stop reinventing the wheel. Their shortcuts become the path you can test. "Based on what you know about my business goals and industry, identify 3 types of people who have already achieved what I want. For each person type, suggest: where I might find them, what specific questions to ask them, and how to approach them for mentorship or advice. Then create a 30-day plan for learning from winners in my field." Analyse what works. Create processes. Delegate everything. The magic happens when you stop being the bottleneck, not when you sit at your desk grinding away without coming up for air. Write the documentation that means your business works harder than you do. Systems create freedom while chaos creates your prison. Manifest magic via your methods. "Based on what you know about my current business operations, help me identify the top 3 processes I need to systemize immediately. For each process, create a simple documentation template and suggest who could handle it besides me. Include specific steps for transitioning each task from my plate to a documented system within the next 2 weeks." Set the intentions, make the plan, believe it's possible, then do the work knowing the rewards are heading your way. Break your one big goal into tiny actions and carry them out daily. The gap between dreamers and achievers lives in daily discipline. Energy flows where your attention goes. "Based on what you know about my manifestation goal, create a daily action plan, to fit within a timeframe of my choosing. Break down my big goal into 5 micro-actions I must complete every single day. For each action, explain how it directly connects to my larger intention. Then create a simple tracking system to maintain my streak." Build something remarkable. Share your journey. Let reputation work overtime. Create value consistently and opportunities find you instead of the other way around. Build your personal brand and share your strong beliefs so your work becomes your magnet. Stop chasing and start attracting. "Based on what you know about my expertise and target audience, create a 'magnetic content' strategy that attracts opportunities. Suggest 5 specific ways I can showcase my work and journey to build a reputation that draws the right people to me. Include exact content themes, platforms to use, and how to measure whether opportunities are increasing." Stop waiting for success to find you. Set your intention with laser focus and learn from those who've already won. Build systems that work while you sleep, show up with daily discipline, and create work that makes opportunities chase you. Your next level is closer than you think. Make it inevitable. Do the work and manifest the rewards. Access my best ChatGPT prompts to change your life.
Forbes
09-06-2025
- Health
- Forbes
A Psychologist Reveals The Secret To Making Your ‘Vision Board' Come True
When you set goals for yourself, do you find yourself fantasizing and forgetting to stay realistic? Daydreaming about your desired future isn't inherently bad. It can even feel inspiring and motivating. But if you only dream of success without putting in the work, it can hurt your chances of reaching your goals. Many people have started using vision boards to actively visualize their goals, and social media is overflowing with advice on how to overcome laziness, be more productive and create the 'perfect' vision board. A vision board is a collection of pictures, quotes and words that visually affirm your yearly goals. Writing down your goals can increase your chances of achieving them, and similarly, creating visual goals can be helpful. When you regularly look at your vision board, you're reminded of your aspirations and may feel motivated to take action toward achieving them. However, some question whether vision boards are truly effective. The problem lies in simply envisioning the success at the end of the journey while neglecting the steps and obstacles along the way. Merely focusing on the end goal, without considering what it takes to get there, can lead to frustration and a lack of progress. 'People who do that, who go through that experience of visualizing how great my life will be when I get X, Y and Z done, their systolic blood pressure, the bottom number on your blood pressure reading, decreases. But motivation scientists know that systolic blood pressure is actually an indicator of our body's readiness to get up and act,' says Dr. Emily Balcetis, PhD, Professor of Psychology at New York University (NYU) on The Huberman Lab Podcast. 'Creating these vision boards might actually backfire, because in and of itself is the creation of a goal and the satisfaction of the goal. And then people understandably give themselves some time to just enjoy that positive experience. They start to sort of rest on their laurels,' she adds. The act of creating a list of goals or constructing a vision board can bring you confidence, joy and direction, but if you let inaction take over, that's the end of achieving them. To make your goal-setting more effective, consider using 'mental contrasting' as a complementary approach. Based on research by Gabriele Oettingen at NYU, the Fantasy Realization Theory explains how to use fantasies productively for goal achievement and one of its key strategies is mental contrasting. Mental contrasting combines positive thinking about the future with a realistic reflection on current obstacles. It's a way to bridge the gap between where you are now and where you want to be. This technique helps you stay grounded while motivating you to take actionable steps toward your goals. One helpful framework within mental contrasting is the WOOP method, which stands for: Once you start pursuing a goal, you may notice an increase in mental and physical energy — this is called energization. Energization is influenced by three key factors: By using mental contrasting strategies like WOOP, you can shift from merely fantasizing about success to taking deliberate action. This balanced approach not only keeps you motivated but also equips you with the tools to tackle challenges along the way. Remember, the cost of reaching your goals is delayed gratification. When you practice delayed gratification, you stay aligned with your long-term goals rather than succumbing to distractions or temptations. For example, instead of binge-watching a TV series, you might spend that time improving a skill or working on a project that will bring you closer to your goals. Similarly, going to the gym on a regular basis is another example of delaying gratification, because you don't see immediate changes in your body or well-being. The process of attaining a certain health goal takes time, effort and consistency. Every time you delay immediate rewards, you strengthen your self-control. Over time, this builds the mental toughness required to persist through obstacles and setbacks. Delayed gratification also enhances your sense of accomplishment because you've earned your goal with patience and hard work. Research even suggests that delaying goal failure, rather than giving in immediately when you're tempted to engage in a behavior that defeats your goals, helps maintain a positive self-perception of self-control. So, as you pursue your goals moving forward, don't just dream — plan, reflect and act. Create that vision board you've always wanted, but remember to use it as a steppingstone for action, not just as a tool to imagine and enjoy your desired reality. Do you have the mindset it takes to grow and reach for your goals? Take this science-backed test to find out: Growth Mindset Scale
CNET
03-06-2025
- Health
- CNET
I Tried the ChatGPT 'Dream Day in the Life' Trend. Here's What Happened
ChatGPT prompting is a modern-day manifesting tool. If you're perplexed by the passing of time and realize you haven't made enough progress on your resolutions, AI chatbots can get you into action mode. Goals are good to have, but OpenAI's ChatGPT can take it one step further by turning your intentions into a dream life narrative. With your dream life story, a digital vision board and your goals, you'll be well on your way to making it your reality. And if you don't have any set goals and you're unsure of what you want in life, ChatGPT may just be able to get you unstuck. This is a fun exercise whether you're on your path or need direction. Here's how you can do it. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET's parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.) From prompt to purpose Open up ChatGPT, log in -- so it can use your past conversations for context -- and start a new chat. Make sure you have your goals handy, if you haven't already previously uploaded them into ChatGPT. Then, prep your prompt. Use this as the start of your first prompt: "Write out a story of my dream life based on this list of things I want to achieve, plus goals I've uploaded in the past. Ask me clarifying questions about my dream life." Then paste the list of what you want in life below the prompt. I fed it my five-year vision, as I tend to have big focus goals every five years. Right now, I'm in a season of family building, but I also have ambitious career goals. Here's what my first prompt looked like: Enlarge Image ChatGPT / Screenshot by CNET ChatGPT told me it's a beautiful vision for a grounded, expansive and deeply intentional life. Aww, thanks ChatGPT. It then asked me 14 follow-up questions across the categories of kids and family life, my writing business, my home and travel. It even referred to my partner as Carianne when asking a follow-up question about her -- it remembered her name from past conversations. How cool. Spend a few minutes responding to these questions to give ChatGPT as much context as possible. This exercise only works if it's accurate. This is the level of detail I fed back into ChatGPT: Enlarge Image ChatGPT / Screenshot by CNET ChatGPT came back to me with a day in my life in five years. Here's the story it generated: ChatGPT / Screenshot by CNET ChatGPT / Screenshot by CNET Refining what ChatGPT thinks is my dream life I had to Google what an arts and craft home was. It's helpful to change the language to descriptions you're more familiar with. For example, a Victorian home vs. an arts and crafts home. It got some details wrong, like Carianne being at a coworking space. She doesn't work for herself, so she would be at her job. She's also the cook in our house, not me. ChatGPT made sure to add in specific notes I made, which disrupted the narrative feel of the story. E.g. "40% client work, 40% journalism work." It also made assumptions about my schedule -- like morning exercise instead of after work -- and random assumptions about Carianne being a tea drinker (she's not). I put all of these feedback notes into a follow-up prompt. Enlarge Image ChatGPT / Screenshot by CNET It ended up changing other details too, which I didn't love. For example, it tried to add in the long walks, but it put in bad parenting advice, suggesting: "At night, once the kids are tucked in and the dishwasher hums, you and Carianne lace up your sneakers and walk the neighborhood. Tea in hand, big ideas on your mind, always planning, always dreaming." Going for a walk after the kids are in bed, leaving them home alone? No way, ChatGPT. I directed ChatGPT to go back to the original version, only changing what I requested. It wasn't perfect, but it's pretty close. It did mention video calling cousins in Australia during my day, but that would be the middle of the night for them. It's a fun exploratory exercise to do. Once I tweaked it those few times, I actually got excited reading my story, which I'm going to take as a success. Clap clap, ChatGPT. Create an AI action plan to achieve your "dream day in the life" While this isn't going to win a Pulitzer Prize, it's a story to keep close by. You could take it one step further and prompt ChatGPT to create an action plan. Prompt: "Next, what do I need to do every day in order to achieve this dream life? Create a schedule to help me achieve everything I want." This is what I got: Enlarge Image ChatGPT / Screenshot by CNET ChatGPT may be a good thought partner for imagining your dream life -- just don't forget to enjoy the life you have now, and the road to the future.
Associated Press
02-06-2025
- General
- Associated Press
Virgil C. Revish Empowers Next Generation with Two Motivational Guides for Academic and Personal Success
'VISION' and 'If You Can Look Up' offer practical guidance, success stories, and resilience tools for students and leaders aiming to reach the next level. 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me Philippians 4:13'— Virgil Revish COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA, UNITED STATES, June 2, 2025 / / -- Renowned educator, veteran, and community mentor Virgil C. Revish proudly announces the launch of two inspirational new books designed to uplift and equip readers with actionable strategies for defining goals, overcoming challenges, and becoming tomorrow's leaders. Virgil C. Revish brings decades of experience in education, military service, and public utilities—as a teacher in Virginia schools and a wastewater technician—plus lifelong commitment to youth empowerment. A devoted brother of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., Revish leverages mentorship and structured pedagogy to foster self-determination and academic excellence. VISION: Going To The Next Level, This logical, step-by-step guide helps students and young professionals articulate a clear vision for their future. Filled with proven frameworks and real success narratives—including Darcell Whitaker, who earned a full college scholarship, completed a master's degree, and founded a thriving group home—VISION equips readers to map goals into tangible achievements. If You Can Look Up, You Can Get Up! A rallying cry for resilience, this motivational volume encourages readers to reframe setbacks and embrace personal agency. Through relatable anecdotes and perspective-shifting exercises, Revish shows that no obstacle is insurmountable when met with the right mindset. Ideal for high school and college students, educators, motivational speakers, community mentors, and parents, these books champion themes of education and mentorship, self-determination, and overcoming adversity to uplift the next generation of leaders. Both titles are now available on Amazon, at major bookstores, and via the author's website. For bulk orders, speaking engagements, book signings, or community outreach partnerships, please visit Virgil C. Revish website: Virgil Revish Virgil Revish: Next Level Publications email us here Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
