Banning Self Judgment
There is no better way to assure an ample supply of pain in your life than the destructive habit of self-blame. It damag...Read More »
The Winner’s Circle
Smile and Change the World
From a sign in a store window: “Let Your Smile Change the World. Don’t Let the World Change Your Smile.” A sage pi...Read More »
Valuable and Worthwhile
There was an interesting past article from Harvard Biz Review – “Stop Underestimating Your Own Influence.” It bega...Read More »
Banishing Shame
There is a strong, direct relationship between low self-esteem and shame. Today, let's explore this relationship. We ...Read More »
Grabbing Hold of Responsibility
Do you believe that you create your own reality? Or do you believe that reality is something “out there” over which ...Read More »
Making the Best of Bad Times
It is a great gift to be able to find the good in bad situations, and it is a gift you can give yourself, if you choose ...Read More »
Thought and Energy
How important is mental preparation when it comes to achieving a goal that is within your reach? When you decide on a...Read More »
Understanding the Values of Others
As we talked about yesterday, knowing what your personal values are is important. But knowing the status of other people...Read More »
Defining Your Values
What does getting what you want in life have to do with values? There is a connection. Let’s take a look at it today.
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Energy and Enthusiasm
A couple of questions for this week: First, what do you absolutely love to do? And secondly, how well do you do it? N...Read More »
The Subject is Focus
How good are you at focusing your attention? This is an extremely valuable skill, and vital to the learning process. So,...Read More »
Learning to Take the Risk
Do you consider yourself a risk-taker? For a great many of us, the answer would be, “No!” In this day and age, that ...Read More »
Finding a Way
When you are presented with a serious challenge, how do you respond? When you have been dealt a difficult blow by life, ...Read More »
Letting Go
Do you ever feel jealous? Most of us do every so often, but it is jealous behavior, not feelings, that causes us trouble...Read More »
Expressing the Purpose Within
If your life has an important purpose, does that make you a more valuable human being? If you are a regular receiver ...Read More »
Personal Power
What do the words “personal power” make you think of? These two words together could be perceived as either positive...Read More »
Making Time to be Alone
When was the last time you really spent quality time . . . with yourself? We’re not talking about the few seconds tha...Read More »
Plans and Planning
Do you have plans for what you want from life? Do you have a plan for what you want to accomplish in your work? Today, l...Read More »
Perspective of Time
The search for happiness seems to have been around as long as there have been sentient beings on the planet. Now, the de...Read More »
Diamonds in Your Pockets
Abraham Lincoln once said that if you “look for what is wrong, you will surely find it.” How true this is. The impe...Read More »
Interest on Potential
Have you ever looked back on something that you achieved and wondered why you were so successful? When you look back at ...Read More »
A Proper Start to the Day
As you wake up, how do you start your day? Does the way you wake up have an effect on how the rest of your day goes? ...Read More »
Gradual Change
Do you ever feel discouraged because your work on personal growth isn’t going as quickly as you would like? Let’s sp...Read More »
The Compulsive Drive to Do – Part 2
Yesterday, we looked at some problems associated with the compulsion to do too much. Today, let’s look at some solutio...Read More »
The Compulsive Drive to Do – Part I
What is the difference between a pleasantly active life and one that is compulsively busy? Sometimes, it is a heart att...Read More »
Taking An Honest Look
Most of us are pretty sharp when it comes to noticing other people’s imperfections and faults, but not always about ou...Read More »