Not many people know that personal development helps achieve life success. Personal development gives you the skills that you need in order to improve your life in general. It also helps you become a better person as you live by it each day. It makes you more calm,...
Personal Improvement
Personal Development Plan
Here you will learn why it is so useful to follow a personal development plan (PDP). You will also study three guidelines that illustrate a general personal development plan template. Once you've assimilated the information in this section, you will be able to move...
How to Not Want Things and Still Be Happy
The Buddha once claimed that desire creates suffering. On the surface this seems to make sense. You feel pain when you don’t get what you want. The solution, in Buddhism, is to cease desiring things and therefore your suffering will end. Somehow, that doesn’t feel...
Be Ambitious With Goals, Not Deadlines
Every once in awhile I get an email from someone who is starting a new blog. This person is enthusiastic to get started and is hoping to become the next Darren Rowse or Steve Pavlina. In sending a few emails back and forth, however, I find that almost everyone...
Average Doesn’t Mean Secure
Just because it’s common, that doesn’t mean it’s not risky. Many people fall into the misconception that if a lot of people are doing something, it must be the safest path. If you were born several decades ago, you would have thought smoking was safe because everyone...
Ways to Stay Motivated at Work
As the adage goes, all work and no play make Jack a dull boy. Being constantly involved in our professional careers is a demanding task. Sooner or later, it takes its toll, mentally as well as physically. Everyone experiences this slowdown in their careers at least...
Thirteen Secrets of Making a Magnetic – First Impression That Will Last a Lifetime
Whether it is your first meeting with a person or a current meeting with someone you already are familiar with, the first few minutes are more than critical to the outcome, they essentially are the outcome. Harvard tells us that the first 30 seconds of a meeting are...
The Science of Setting Goals
What happens in our heads when we set goals? Apparently a lot more than you’d think. Goal setting isn’t quite so simple as deciding on the things you’d like to accomplish and working towards them. According to the research of psychologists, neurologists, and other...
Goal Setting – Powerful Written Goals In 7 Easy Steps!
The car is packed and you're ready to go, your first ever cross-country trip. From the White Mountains of New Hampshire to the rolling hills of San Francisco, you're going to see it all. You put the car in gear and off you go. First stop, the Baseball Hall of Fame in...