Have you been actively looking to improve in certain areas of your life, but making no progress? If you’re in this position you’re definitely not alone as there are millions of people who indulge in self-help, but at what point exactly would you consider yourself a self-help addict? The common pattern of self-help addicts is to read self-help concepts, attend seminars, and analyze concepts but it ends there with no action taken. In some cases they might get a temporary moti

When you delay a task to focus on something that is easier or more entertaining this can provide a sense of temporary relief. But, the task that you have to complete is still in the back of your mind and it will remain in the back of your mind and cause stress. The amount of stress that this can cause can be severe for the person that beats themselves up (i.e. lacks self-compassion). In a 2005 study a relationship was made between procrastination and both hypertension and c

Humility is often seen as a weakness in business, but the reality is humility and weakness have nothing to do with each other. In fact, humility actually requires a significant amount of inner strength in order to welcome and accept criticism, as well as to see ones limitations. Humility provides reflectiveness and reflectiveness provides clarity; and clarity helps to avoid excessive self-focus. The arrogant person believes they know all that is needed to know. By having

Your self-dialogue can have a direct impact on your perception of the world. When you have a “set-back” in your life do you see the “set-back” as a problem, or as an opportunity for improvement? Do you take “bad news” as “bad news”, or do you take the “bad news” as a “challenge” to overcome? The difference between successful people versus unsuccessful people is often the words they select to describe such situations. The key is to select positive words that inspire you ra

Developing a personal mission statement is a way to focus yourself on the character you want to be, and what you want to achieve. It also helps to define the core values, which are parameters to work within while achieving these goals. Your mission statement should be constant such as a constitution of a country, which is the core principles that a nation uses as the basis for its domestic and foreign policies. Your personal mission statement will be the standard by which

You may have heard of the National Bestseller ‘Financial Freedom without sacrifice’ by Talbot Stevens. Though the title of the book may sound appealing it’s actually blatantly misleading (probably for marketing reasons). If you want to reach financial freedom, at minimum you’ll need to sacrifice lots of time and energy to educate yourself on personal finance and to execute your financial freedom plan. There is no magic elixir, guru, and or book that will solve your problem

The victim mentality has been an ongoing plague on society. It destroys lives and causes suffering not only to the people are directly affected by it, but their friends and family as well. Suffering people inflict suffering upon others, and even the most positive people can fall to the victim mind set from time to time. It can be argued that the victim mentality has been woven in the fabric of society. The concept that people are responsible for their own actions has becom

The law of attraction has been discussed at length by many in the new age movement. It states that your mind is like a powerful magnet, capable of bringing your thoughts into existence. Therefore, to bring positive change into your life change your thoughts. In the book ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne this is described as the difference between the rich and powerful and the weak and powerless. This is a common theme discussed in new age thinking, but is it true? Can you si

Life can be a scary place. The pre-historic man lived in constant fear of death from predators, hunger, and disease. Compared to this period of human existence we now live in a world of relative comfort, but inherently we are still aware of the randomness in the world, and the suffering that can happen at a moments notice. There is only one thing that is more terrifying than facing fears and that is facing fears alone. This fear of being outcast has many people living life

What does a win/win solution and a win/win mentality mean and why is it so important in business? A win/win solution means both parties feel good about a decision that is being made, and it works well for both of them. A win/win mentality is an attitude of cooperation rather than competition, and to act based on a paradigm of abundance rather than scarcity. In a long-term it’s the only way to have a sustainable interdependent relationship. If one side loses in the negotiat

In Steven Covey’s National bestselling book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” being proactive is defined as focusing on things that you can actually do something about, and it’s through this focus that one’s sphere of influence grows. Meanwhile, being reactive is defined as focusing on things outside of one’s control. This negative focus results in blaming others and an increased sense of victimization, which lead to a person’s sphere of influence shrinking. Below