Self development articles and thoughts
Unleash Your Potential You may have heard the story of the potato, the egg and the coffee bean. A father trying to help his daughter look at her life options took her into the kitchen and put water into 3 pots – one for the potato, one for the egg and one for the coffee …
Optimistic Self-Talk Equals Success Positive Self-Talk Is Critical People are engaged in internal conversation or self-talk consistently. It is a form of automatic response to how we feel, and it influences our behavior based on our experiences in life. If your way of thinking is always negative, and if you always engage in negative …
Why Self-Care? 5 Benefits of Creating a Life-Changing Self-Care Routine Self-care is simple. It’s all about tuning in to your needs – mentally, emotionally and physically – and doing things on purpose to take care of yourself. It’s about setting boundaries and putting YOU first. When was the last time you actually allowed yourself to …
Once upon a time Have you ever noticed that all fairy tales start with “once upon a time” and end with “happily ever after”? But before they get to that part, they have to through some trials. So it is with life. We usually remember the ending but we forget the middle. Once Upon A …
Home Organization Home organization is not something new. Did you know that before Marie Kondo there was William Morris. He was the first to say “Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful and believe to be beautiful.” And he said it back in the 1880’s. Imagine… this is not …
USING PROMPTS – A POEM’S STORY The time has come the poem said For you to write that I might be read And so I took my pen in hand And wrote the words at its command. The words spewed forth as I obeyed The poem wanted its glory displayed It shimmered, it glowed, it …
Self Love – How long has it been? Isn’t it time for some self love? How long has it been since you first had that dream? You know the one you had as a young child – maybe to be the best ___, or to win ___, or to write a book, climb a mountain, …
Fresh Start When Riley turned 30 he was unhappy to still be in a sales job he never really liked. He decided it was time to stop procrastinating and find a new job. Unfortunately he made the mistake of quitting his sales job without having something else in mind at a time when good jobs …
Christmas Past As my girlfriend’s son tore open the Christmas card I had given him he shouted out… “Who’s the cheapskate that only gave me $10.?” I wanted to disappear. His mother reprimanded him but the damage was done. My friend had a great job. She could afford to give her kids TV sets and …
Self Confidence Having confidence means knowing your own self-worth, what you’re good at and conveying it to others. But who has the time to explore their self-confidence? We’re living at a time when appearances can be deceiving, and it’s very easy to lose yourself in all the hype of how we should dress and talk …
