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Be your self

Dare to Be Yourself

Are you comfortable being yourself in all situations? If you’re like most people, you’re 90% yourself when you’re with close friends, 50% yourself with casual acquaintances, and hide from strangers. Being your true self in all settings and situations is scary but ultimately empowering and relaxing. Imagine the relief you’ll

Do you hate your job?

What To Do When You Hate Your Job

If you’re like many people, you may be unhappy or dissatisfied with your job. Eventually, you may find a job that you love, but what do you do in the meantime? How can you do your work and do it well if you lack motivation and fulfillment? You may often

writing a journal

Journaling and Writing for Personal Growth

Journaling is a powerful tool that few people utilize. It can seem like a silly waste of time to some. However, journaling provides many benefits, and a surprising number of highly successful people make journaling a daily habit. You can learn a lot about yourself and gain a lot of

Self coaching

Self-Coaching, the ability to bring awareness to your thoughts and patterns

Are you comfortable being yourself in all situations? If you’re like most people, you’re 90% yourself when you’re with close friends, 50% yourself with casual acquaintances, and hide from strangers. Being your true self in all settings and situations is scary but ultimately empowering and relaxing. Imagine the relief you’ll

self doubt

Is Self-Doubt Stopping You From Living Your Dreams?

Everyone suffers from at least a little self-doubt. It’s basic human nature. At the extremes, it can keep you alive. But, in most situations it only serves to limit you. The level of success you achieve is influenced by the level of self-doubt you experience. Self-doubt is one of the

Tap Into Your Imagination and Release Your Creative Genius

You have a powerful imagination, even if you don’t realize it. Your brain can generate some great ideas. While your imagination is always available, it’s not always at its best. It’s important to use it and feed it to keep it sharp. With a little work, your imagination will serve

Top 10 Habits That Enhance Your Mood and Your Success

Your daily rituals ultimately determine the quality of your life. Happy and successful people do different things each day than the average person. And they do those things consistently. This is great news! A few small changes can transform your life, but patience is required. Instead of focusing on big

Top 10 Ways to Learn More About Yourself

You spend every minute with yourself, but you don’t know yourself as well as you think. You love to deceive yourself, whether you realize it or not. As they say, “You can’t handle the truth.” Unfortunately, if you don’t know yourself, it’s hard to make progress. It’s like driving a

Take Accountability and Take Back Your Power

A biographer made up the story about George Washington confessing to cutting down the cherry tree. Yet, it’s easy to believe based on his character. The story has also been useful for generations of parents as an example of taking accountability. As a child, you may have learned that it’s

How to Use Your Lemonade Stand Experience to Succeed in Business

Lemonade stands have been teaching kids about how to run a business for generations. Remember the old Peanuts cartoon where Lucy dispenses advice instead of drinks for five cents, and then Snoopy undercuts her for two cents? Even if your neighborhood was less competitive growing up, your first experience with