Think about these terms for a moment: Self Help. Self Improvement. Personal Growth Training. Don’t just read the words, think about them. Pay attention to those words “self” and “personal”. Do you get where I’m going with this? No? Well, let me explain. The reason that most people don’t get…
Even though society has taught us that we need to shape everything we do so that we please as many people around us as possible, that’s not actually the way we should be living our lives. There are always going to be people who don’t like you or what you’re…
Many people are skeptical of ideas like The Secret and The Law of Attraction because we’re not yet living in the Utopian world that we dream of. Because we don’t have it yet, people believe that it will never happen. The truth is that it absolutely can happen, there just…
When we look at the world, we do so through the lenses of our past experiences. If twenty people look at the same course of events, each one will interpret it differently. This effect is why eye witness reports aren’t considered completely reliable. As we go through life, the lens…
This has been an interesting year for me. This is the first time that the Christmas season has come along and I’ve given almost no though at all to what I’ll be getting. I don’t even know if I’m getting anything at all, and it honestly doesn’t bother me. It…
Many people these days have a very skeptical outlook on the world and on other people. Society has led us to believe that most of the world is in a horrible state and that our best course of action is to think only of ourselves. Unfortunately, people fail to realize…
This may seem like a sidetrack from today’s talks about being a lady, but it actually fits perfectly. A real lady or gentleman should, in my opinion, be intelligent and well-spoken. People have gotten lazy these days in both their writing and their speaking, but it’s never too late to…
People have quite a way of holding themselves back. In one breath they cry about all the things that they want for themselves and their lives, all the things and experiences they don’t have, and in the next breath they shoot down any hope they ever had of achieving those…
A lot of people like to throw around the phrase “that’s impossible”, but have you ever considered the possibility that nothing is impossible? Imagine for a moment the idea that maybe everything is possible. Maybe, just maybe, if we can think it, we can make it happen, and none of…
People can be overly sensitive these days, and often take innocent expressions of personal opinion as fact, and as such, an attack on their own beliefs. We shouldn’t censor ourselves or worry constantly about what every person is going to think or feel, but as writers it is our responsibility…
When I was younger I wasn’t really allowed to play games and have fun. When I came to Georgia the people who became my new family were appalled and quickly set about teaching me that you’re never too old to play. Even “silly” games like hangman and 20 questions can…
There has been controversy over this topic for more years than I can recall. Some people absolutely believe in the efficacy of subliminal messages, others think it’s a crock. Some studies have shown that subliminal messages can work and have worked, while others show just the opposite. I’m not sure…
I’ve been talking a lot lately about “elevated living”. It sounds like a catch-phrase, and it kind of is, but it’s what I’m doing with my own life, and what I believe we should all be doing with our lives. Elevated living is all about being your personal best every…
I had already planned to write about this today, and it’s interesting that someone brought the idea up in a comment on one of my earlier pieces today. For me, this is another one of those concepts that I find difficult to express accurately. While I believe in these ideas…