Congratulations. You tried but you didn’t achieve your ultimate goal. Guess what? It’s okay. In fact, it’s impressive. You got out there and did a lot of things outside of your comfort zone. Your bravery and dedication are truly enough to get through the fact that you had a setback.
The truth is, if you work hard in life and push through, overcome challenges, solve problems, and learn new things, you’re going to have major setbacks ... Read more
Self-confidence is “a feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities, and judgment.” This means that you know that you can do what you say you can do, you like who you are, and you trust yourself to make good choices and decisions. If you want to be self-confident, it’s imperative that you work on your self-image.
1. Take Care of Your Grooming – Good grooming is a big confidence booster. If you make an ... Read more
Throughout your life, you’ll encounter many transitions such as going through childhood, becoming an adult, parenthood, and so forth. You may also experience transitions like buying a home, having an unfortunate accident, and changing jobs. Whatever transitions life brings, you can thrive through them all, if you know how.
Understand the Value of Now
You’ve heard that being mindful and present is essential. However, life sometimes distracts you from the here and now. Learn how to focus ... Read more
If you have a habit of beating yourself up, you are lacking self-compassion. The truth is if you would not say the words to someone you care about, you shouldn’t let your inner voice to say them to you. Instead, work toward developing acceptance of yourself and others.
Avoid Negative Self-Talk
Don’t allow yourself to speak negatively to or about yourself. It’s okay to accept responsibility, which is quite different from derogative statements. “I messed up because ... Read more
Sadly, almost everyone must deal with a difficult person from time to time. The problem is that not everyone is equally prepared or skilled to do so. If you want to be better with people learning good communication tactics will help.
1. Set Yourself Up for Success – If you know in advance that you may need to deal with a difficult person, prepare for it. Plan how you’ll control yourself, respond and react ... Read more
A habit is something you do without thinking about it. Many people think of habits as things like smoking, which is a bad habit. However, habits can be bad or good. In fact, the most effective way to break a bad habit is to crowd it out with good habits.
For example, if you want to eat fewer empty calories and more nutritious food so you can be healthier instead of focusing on eating less focus ... Read more
If you’ve ever heard of the law of attraction, you know that it’s about manifesting your desires. To manifest is an action that you take to make something come into your life so that you remember it’s there. For example, when you bake a cake, a cake will manifest or appear, once you have made it.
Get Clear on Your Definition of a Good Life
Have you ever started a project without knowing what the result is ... Read more
Building relationships that work takes effort, planning, and an understanding of communication. If you want to build a healthy working relationship that you can trust, you need to develop and maintain good communication skills.
Know Who You Are
Everything you do starts with you. If you don’t know what your own values are or what’s important to you, it will be hard to make good choices in life. Define your values and morals so that when you ... Read more
To understand how stoicism can be a key to a happy life, you first need to understand what stoicism is. Stoicism is a philosophy of life developed by Hellenistic Greeks and represents a particular way of looking at the problems of the world.
Along with that is a philosophy that explains that you only have real control over yourself and that once you accept this as fact, you will be much happier.
To better understand stoicism, it’s ... Read more
Your subconscious mind controls your thoughts and many of your actions. It stores the information you have acquired and allows you to retrieve it when you need it. When you live a mindful life, you know your conscious mind is in control of your subconscious mind, and therefore you can train your subconscious mind to improve your life.
• Know That You Have the Power to Change – With few exceptions, you can change ... Read more
One thing that can stunt your growth as a human is not knowing how to forgive people. Not forgiving those who have harmed you in some way is a recipe for self-doubt and being stuck in the past unable to move forward happily and successfully. These steps to help you forgive people will help you if you do them.
1. Pinpoint the Source of Your Pain – You must know how you got hurt ... Read more
It is true that due to genetics, some people are more optimistic than others. However, did you know that you can learn to become more optimistic? If you are committed to being more optimistic, try these 8 ways to become more optimistic.
1. Practice Positivity – If you tend to first thing negatively try to turn your thoughts around by actively pursuing positive thoughts. If a negative thought comes to your mind, turn it ... Read more
The very first thing you need to do if you want to be more assertive in your life is to understand what assertive is and what it isn’t. Being assertive does not mean that you are aggressive. You don’t have to be rude to be assertive. To be more assertive simply means that you stand up for yourself, speak up at the time that it’s needed, and respect the rights of others.
Prepare and Practice
Whenever you ... Read more
Many famous actors and comedians, despite their success, confess to being shy or to having social anxiety. Shocking isn't it? They are in front of others and a camera every day doing their thing and doing it well. Yet they apparently are uncomfortable and oftentimes fearful
So, how can you apply this same fearlessness to your life? Try some of these ideas and see how much more outgoing you become.
Accept Your Feelings
There is no point in ... Read more
The one thing you can be sure about is that change is going to happen. No matter what you do in life, change is the one certainty you can count on. However, some people have a hard time dealing with change. It makes them uncomfortable and causes anxiety. If you have issues dealing with change these ways to deal with change better will change your life.
1. Accept That Changes is Inevitable – No ... Read more
Everyone wants to be liked. Even people who claim otherwise. However, sometimes, the desire to be liked can cause you to do things that aren’t aligned with who you are as a person. If you know who you are and can keep an open mind, you can become a more likable person without losing yourself.
1. Know Who You Are – It’s imperative that you continue working on getting to know yourself. The only ... Read more
No matter how hard you try, it’s often difficult to hear any type of criticism. It can cause us to second guess ourselves, and worse, it might even make you stop doing whatever it was that you wanted to do. It might send you for a tailspin. But it doesn’t have to. In fact, most criticism can be turned into valuable feedback even if sometimes it feels like a very negative experience.
It’s Not Usually an ... Read more
Every person on the planet makes mistakes sometimes. Some mistakes are harder to overcome than others, but nothing is unforgivable if you’re willing to ask for it. However, there is no mistake that you cannot find a way to move on from and overcome. If you’ve atoned and aren’t going to keep repeating the same mistake, you can let go of the guilt, let’s look at ways you can overcome guilt even when you were ... Read more
It’s great to have a productive life; however, being busy doesn’t mean you’re productive. The best way to be more productive is to simplify your life. If you focus on making things faster, easier, and simpler you can get even more done while reducing stress.
1. Declutter and Organize – When you are surrounded by disorganization and clutter, it can make it take much longer to get anything done. If you have a home ... Read more
Your mind holds an amazing ability that you may not even be aware of. Depending on where you were born, you may have learned different philosophies that call the superconscious mind different terms and is thought of as mindfulness and heightened awareness that allows you to figure out things before you add your emotions to the equation.
Essentially the superconscious mind is truly limitless in scope. If you want to let go of limiting beliefs and ... Read more
The thing to know about perspectives is that every single individual on the planet has a relatively unique point of view, which encompasses their own individual experiences and situations. While it’s true that some people cross over and come to the same conclusions based on their lives and experiences, the way in which they got there is totally unique to them.
For this reason, and the unconscious biases that can accompany any one perspective, it’s valuable ... Read more
Being more independent is a goal that many people seek. It’s essential for you to define what that means for you. Do you want to be free of outside influence from your parents, your spouse, or even the government? To gain more independence, you’ll need to conquer these three things first.
1) Know Who You Are
Independent people tend to know who they are deep down. When you really know what you stand for and ... Read more
Most of our lives are immersed in analyzing the past and planning for the future. Because of this, most of us don’t even know what’s happening right now. Often, we just go through the motions in our daily life without fully experiencing it. However, if you want more happiness and success, now it will help you to become more mindful.
Fully Experiencing What is Happening Right Now
As you read this, are you also watching TV or ... Read more
You've seen people stay positive and happy while going through tragic situations. You've seen images from around the world of people with absolutely nothing, yet they are smiling and laughing.
Have you ever wondered how these people can be happy despite everything that's happening to them and those they love?
It's because they choose to be happy.
According to Marcus Aurelius, “Happiness depends on the quality of your thoughts.” Scientists have been studying happiness for a long time ... Read more
If you’ve spent any time on social media, you’ve probably noticed most people's lives are perfect – or so it seems. The truth is, most of what you see is fake, at least to some extent. Filters, along with the desire to share positivity have led to a world where much that looks successful is just an illusion. Thankfully, you have the choice to be authentic even in a world full of illusion. Here are ... Read more
