Emotions

Give Your Loved Ones One Of The Greatest Gifts Of All: The Gift Of Your Attention And Presence (Building Love)

Building Love

Grant your loved ones the gift of feeling understood. When I feel overcome by the urge to be inside my head and remain there when I am with loved ones, I remind myself of these things: Put your urge to speak aside to listen carefully, consciously. You can ogle your loved one to your heart’s …

Communication

I Am Slowly Learning That I Don’t Have To Be Aggressive To Communicate With Others

Assertive communication

We are the ones who kill our communication. It is not the other person who makes us passive-aggressive. It is not the fault of our co-worker who made us retaliate in kind. It is not our partner’s fault that we have lost ourselves amid aggression. Aggression is an inside job. I’m not sure why, but …

Self-Improvement

We Fail The Day We Stop Trying

Failing

Try Again Poem by William Hickson, ‘Tis a lesson you should heed–             Try again; If at first you don’t succeed,             Try again. Then your courage should appear; For if you will persevere, You will conquer, never fear,             Try again. Once or twice though you should fail, If you would at last prevail, …

Self-Improvement

Success Doesn’t Float On The Surface

Success

It’s always under the surface where it’s reserved for good divers. You have an unwritten book that will only come out through intense pressure and heat If you are too afraid to dive in, to take risks, to face challenges, you lack grit. You end up on the surface being so soft that life will chew right …

Self-Improvement

5 Ways To Have A Life-Long Commitment With Yourself For Personal Growth

Commitment

Your life is something you commit every day. It’s not somewhere you arrive. 1. Ask yourself what you have the potential to offer that is so unique, compelling and helpful. Before I become a personal development trainer and public speaker, I asked myself what I can uniquely offer to others. What it is that I am good …

Self-Improvement

This Is How You Let Other People Rob You Of Your Energy

We give our energy constantly, mindlessly, and without a great deal of care. Do you know that your time and energy are sacred and yet you give it to others without a care of how they are going to destroy it? When your friend is talking about a fight you had 5 years ago and …

Self-Improvement

This Is How You Find The 2 Important Ingredients That Lead To A Meaningful Success

Success

“I think I’m going to leave my job.” You told her. “Wait! What? Why would you leave a job that pays well?”Your friend’s face is tight with worry and confusion. “Because I am not happy.” You try to explain to your friend that even though you earn a good money as a lawyer, lately you …

Self-Improvement

You Have To Do Hard Things Others Can’t Do For You – Life Lessons

Life Lessons

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.” — Buddha When a child tries to walk for the first time, parents …