Learning to become less scattered and more purposeful takes more than a night. Learning to live your life with intention requires that you be completely honest with yourself – realizing who you are at the center of your being, knowing where you’re headed. Facing your weaknesses and isolating the obstacles that stand in the way of your personal effectiveness. Sailing past those obstacles, and onto brighter horizons.
I get a real kick out of watching people understand that they have the power to change. It’s like the proverbial light bulb going off and someone saying, “Wow! I can have anything I want!”
Many of us have aspirations to own our own business – to be our own boss. Every year hundreds of thousands of small businesses get
If you’ve made a trip to the bookstore or library lately, you’ve probably noticed how incredibly many self-help books there are on the shelves. But I’m a little concerned that some people seem to always be reading the latest self-help book and saying things like, “This is the book for me. This is what I’m going to do to change my life.”
There are several challenges and obstacles to self-improvement. Without knowing it, you may be doing things that will stunt your personal and professional growth. Read
They say we receive in kind those things we project into the world around us. Be it kindness, meanness, honesty, or deceit, the world has a way of paying us back in spades.
When Did You Last Play?
Most of us, when asked when we last played, would be likely to snort in derision (I’ve always wanted to snort at something in derision, but never have), and say, “I’m an adult. I have responsibilities.”
Did you know that it’s suggested that listening to classical music, especially Mozart, can increase spatial intelligence? Read my article, Kickstart Your Brain with the
No matter who you are, where you’ve been or where you’re headed, there is always room
for change – a new perspective and a new plan to define what’s most important to you.
Remember – the goal here is to know that a cookie-cutter prescription for success simply doesn’t exist in today’s world. To know that it’s ultimately up to you to make the plan.
How recently have you thought, or said, “Someone ought to do something about that”? If you’re like me, it hasn’t been all that long, and you’re probably a little embarrassed about that.
We all see needs when we look around.
Over at Pick the Brain I’ve created a post titled A Smarter Approach to Time Management.
There seems to be an ever-growing feeling, in our culture, that “self-help,” self improvement, and self growth are not only important, but the be-all and end-all of life. In other words, if you’re not constantly trying to improve yourself, you’re doing Something Bad.
Do you think that listening is the opposite of talking? I think the opposite of talking is waiting to talk. However, listening is the key
M. Scott Peck’s book The Road Less Traveled was very successful, selling steadily for year after year. Many people loved the book, many hated it but read the whole thing anyway. Most loved it.
But I wonder how many of us really accept Dr. Peck’s premise, “Life is difficult.” As Dr. Peck said, basically that’s the thing. Life is difficult. Not “life is difficult because…” Not “life is difficult but…”
Alex Blackwell provides quality content at his blog The Next 45 Years. I’ve written a guest post for Alex and read his blog regularly. Alex
I’m not sure being polite to convenience store clerks has ever been covered completely in self-help literature, but I think it may be one of the best things we can do to actually become, and remember, who we really are.
Are your weaknesses hardwired, or can your brain develop new connections and make you able to do things you never could before?
It seems that there is even more pressure now-a-days than before to perform more at work, reach bigger goals, etc. This often leaves less personal
