Can You Change Your Personality?
We are fortunate to be humans. I say this because we are the only species on this beautiful planet that has ‘free will.’ This makes us unique in the respect that we have the ability to design, adjust, or change …
Category: Personal Growth and Development
Should I be worried if people don’t like me?
An advantage of being liked by other people is that they may be more willing to go out of their way to help us. But other than this, is it really important whether other ‘people don’t like me’ or not? …
Why Do People Dislike Me? (7 Reasons Why and How to Get Them to Like Me)
There are many reasons why other people may dislike us. And because all people are unique, the reasons will vary depending on who we are talking about. However, before we explore this concept further, we need to ask one fundamental …
Great Quotes to Inspire YOU to Turn YOUR Life Around and Make It Better!
So, here you are. You’ve reached this point in your life and you realize it’s not as great as you had wanted or expected it to be. Maybe things were better before, and you’ve recently crashed…. (It can happen for …
Can I Turn My Life Around? (Yes, You Have It Within You To Make A Life Better!)
As children, we were programmed by our environment and life circumstances. We literally became an extension of the beliefs and habits of those who raised us and others who had influence over us- unfortunately this included the crap that was …
Letting Go of the Past: (Is Necessary to Make Way For a Better Future)
We’ve all got a history. And it goes without saying that some of our histories are better off left behind. And I know you probably don’t take comfort in the fact that you’re not alone when you just want to …
Happy New Year: (Should I Share My New Year’s Goals and Dreams with Others?)
I recently read a quote from a friend who said his New Year’s resolution was to stay away from people who ask him what his New Year’s resolutions are….. haha. And I thought that’s actually a great idea! Although it’s …
Building Better Relationships To Have Better Lives: (Some Quotes to Inspire Better Outcomes For Us)
Relationships are tricky things. There are the things we think we want and then there are the things that others have to offer. And the reality is that no one person can fit all of our criteria. So, how do …
8 Reasons Why People Want To Bring You Down: (And The 7 Best Ways To Deal With Them)
Not everyone who says or does something that hurts us is doing it on purpose. However, some people do want to bring us down and they do it intentionally and with malice. Luckily, this is not very common and the …
More Inspirational And Motivational Quotes: (Practical Advice About Reaching Your Goals In Life)
Our beliefs set the limits of what we expect from our lives. And it is the image we hold of ourselves that determines how we act in, and respond to, the world around us. Therefore, our thoughts, feelings, actions, and …
How To Achieve Goals: (What’s The No. 1 Most Important Factor For Determining Success?)
We all have lists of stuff we want to do, places we want to go, and stuff we want to have. So, how to achieve our goals is what we all want to know. I could just give you a …
Conscious Thinking Creates A Better Future. (Unconsciously Reacting Attracts More Of The Same!)
Every event, everything, and every condition in our lives are a result of thoughts we have had. Our thoughts are the beginning point of the lives we create for ourselves. What we achieve is directly related to the amount of …
Do subliminal messages work: Can they improve my life?
Subliminal messaging is a term used to describe “the information we receive that is not recognized or understood by the conscious mind, but still has an influence on it.” Or “Information inadequate to produce conscious awareness but able to evoke …
Why do bad things happen to good people?
This is a question I’ve heard often asked throughout the years and one that has never really been answered comprehensively. It’s evident that in life we cannot stop bad things from happening but we do have the power to choose …
Changing Other People Won’t Solve Our Problems!
Have you ever thought ‘If only they would change this habit or think more like I do, then I will be happier?’ Great concept! However, changing other people in the hopes that we will become happier won’t actually solve our …
Advice for the young at heart on how to live a satisfying life
From birth, many of us were programmed to accept a regular, mundane, limited, and often boring life. This life often contains just enough ‘fun’ for the average person to enjoy themselves, occasionally- (when they are not making money working at …
Are bad habits ruining your life? Break them and you will achieve your goals!
Whether we are willing to admit it or not most of us have a few or more habits that we wish we were able to change. So what is it that keeps us returning to these same habits time and …
How do we learn: Why should we continue to learn more?
Everything that we currently know was, at some time in the past, unknown to us- until we learned it. We have become a collection of all of our experiences, both the good the bad, and everything in between. We have …
Are you living the life you want? Or are your beliefs limiting you to a second-rate life experience?
The reality, that we as individuals see and interact with, is a very small portion of all that is happening around us. And OUR personal reality is shaped by OUR own experiences, perceptual habits, and memories. In a complete scene …
Create a positive foundation for your life: This will ensure your tomorrow is better than your today
We all have different lives. However, the same truths apply to all of us. We may believe that the nicest people have the nicest lives, some people are always lucky and the grumpiest people have unhappy lives. We may think …
What is the consensus view of reality: And how does accepting it limit our potential?
The collective consensus reality of ‘how the world is’ is a collection of ideas that have been established, built upon, refined, and subsequently enforced by those in power for thousands of years. This does not mean that their view of …
Do You Want a Better Life? Then seek transformation instead of information
Do you really want a different life than the one you have now? I’m assuming that you want to make it ‘better’ in some ways than the life experience you are currently living. Do you realize that this means you …
What is emotional intelligence: Part two- How to develop it!
This is part two of a blog I started yesterday which explains what emotional intelligence is and why being aware of our emotional state and reactions is very beneficial to us. Go here to see part one of ‘What is …
What is personal growth and development? It’s all about you!
Asking these questions shows that you are ready to move forward into a different stage in life than the one you are currently living. If you were not ready you would not be searching for personal growth and development. You …