I’ve been working on a post about fears as a followup to the book review I posted last week but it’s taking considerably more thought and time than I expected so I thought I’d “cheat” a little and dig out one of my Dad’s poems.
Reach For The Top
There is a time to be born,
There is [...]
A common tool in the personal development toolbox is affirmations. I’ve been working with affirmations on and off for the past six months and I’ve seen some positive results from them.
What Are Affirmations?
So what exactly are affirmations? Affirmations are positive, present tense, specific statements that are repeated to oneself regularly. The idea is that the [...]
“Can’t see the forest for the trees” is an old adage that unfortunately is all too true for many people these days. It’s generally used to describe someone who’s focused on the small details to the detriment of a larger plan.
Lately, I’ve been finding myself focusing on the details a little too much and it’s [...]
I have hundreds of these index card sized bookmarks that my dad had printed years ago. They’re blue and have a poem he wrote in 1972. On the back they have a little song that he used to motivate his sales team at the time. I’ll leave the song alone since I rarely look at [...]
Lately I’ve found myself ruminating on past choices I’ve made. It’s easy to get lost in the mental maze of “what if”. What if I’d taken that job, what if I hadn’t said that, what if I’d been more active in X. These lines of thinking can really sap your motivation. Especially since we generally [...]
Many things happen to us everyday. Some things matter and some things don’t. We live in a messy world and by the very nature of interacting with others we will be exposed to a vast range of experiences. I believe that life brings us situations that give us an opportunity to learn. Now some things [...]
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of [...]
I’m currently reading Biscuits, Fleas, and Pump Handles and there’s an entire chapter on why you should maintain a positive attitude. Since I’ve been “experimenting” with taking different actions so I can get different results, I decided to see if keeping a positive attitude throughout the day would make things better. First off, let me [...]
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