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Advice that will put you on the path to success; tips, tricks and nuggets of wisdom from trusted experts and motivational mentors.
Why Prioritizing Yourself Is the Best Thing You Can Do for Yourself and Others
Have you ever asked yourself, “What is the best possible thing I could do for myself?” Have you ever felt the feeling of putting yourself before all others, of making yourself the single most important thing in your life? Think about it, what can you possibly offer anyone else if you are not taking care of yourself first? Do you sacrifice yourself for others? Give things that you don’t have to give, or try to help people out of some false sense of obligation?
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency6 years ago in Motivation
Three Simple Steps Towards Changing Your Life
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed when you think about making big changes in your life? Does that feeling of overwhelm often result in anxiety, confusion or even worse, total apathy? Do you do find that your dreams and heart’s desires seem only farther away because of the enormous weight of how hard it is to change your life?
By Cheri Shanti6 years ago in Motivation
The Truth
For example. Thoughts become actions, become your life. VS. You are not your thoughts. You are your actions. Taking control of your mind is quite different from watching it frolic and play, fall down and hurt itself, get back up, play again, etc... and not interact with it. If I am watching my thoughts come from my mind, and I do not believe or entertain them, who am I? Am I my spirit?
By Marie Lavender6 years ago in Motivation
The High Road
How do you get to the high road? How do you get from the low road to walk the high road? Like driving on the highway, you must take the necessary exit to get to where you're going from where you've been, and in that same spirit you must take the necessary exit from the low road in order to get to the high road of life. Even deeper on the matter, you must keep your eye on the prize, just like keeping your eye on the signs of the road so you don't end up missing your opportunity to make your exit. Otherwise you risk staying where you don't want to be longer than you have to. Always stay focused on your dream and your goals, because no one else is going to do it for you, and anyone that claims they'll look out will always let you down or do it at a price. Let me tell you now, that there's no price great enough to buy off your dreams and goals, so allowing control of your power to someone else will never result the way it would if you yourself took control like you should have in the first place.
By Elvis MalcolmKing Matos6 years ago in Motivation
How to Deal with Those Dark Depressing Days
Having one of those depressing dark cloudy days? I grew up in Oregon so I've had thousands of them. Literally. Which should make me an expert in dealing with them. So here are some tips I have for helping you get through them too:
By Stephanie 6 years ago in Motivation
The Power of Choice
When we are faced with a challenge in life and we are asked to make a choice, there is never a good or bad decision. As I believe we are meant to go through certain obstacles to help us appreciate the journey as a whole. There may be times where you look back and feel like you could of handled the situation better, but instead of feeling regret, understand you have now learnt from it & if you're ever up against the same situation again, it's possible to approach it differently. I do not believe in the perfect human being, this is why I feel it's important to be open to learning and growing as a person.
By Deana Ramsey6 years ago in Motivation
The Life of an Empathic Person
The feelings of sympathy and empathy run deep in people like me. How would I describe people who are like? They are the ones people would call an old soul, someone who acts mature way beyond their years. Someone who would do anything, someone they cared asked about them because it is driven in their human nature to people everyone else above themselves. When someone you care about looks you deep into your eyes, into your soul, and tells you the hardships they are going through, your heart tears into a million different ways as your mind starts to churn and your heart starts to pulse. These overwhelming feelings of how to make their pain your number one goal is something that pushes aside any feelings you personally felt. You want your soul to reach into their heart and pull out all the negativity they feel and gently caress their minds. It is like when you would rub the head of a child to soothe them, to put to mind any feelings of unease. You want to take away their feelings of guilt, pain, sadness, being scared, or any worries that they have about that monster that could be hiding in their bed or hiding in their closest. As an adult, there will always be those monsters under our beds and in our closets, but now, they are also in the trunk of our cars, in the bathroom stalls next to us when we are taking a bathroom break at work, or when we go to the gym. Being considered an old soul, at times, tends to feel more like a curse than it is a blessing.
By Cienna Jones6 years ago in Motivation
The Cancer of Comparison
Too often we are consciously or unconsciously comparing ourselves to other people, who are, more often than not, better than us in terms of looks, education, abilities, career, relationships, etc. Thanks to social media, it is now easier than ever for us to compare ourselves with others every day. And, if you are like me who has always struggled with low self-esteem, you will find 99% of your friend list to be better than you, in one way or the other.
By Rida Tahir6 years ago in Motivation
Clever - A Stupid Word
Calling someone clever is such an odd and superficial concept and unit of measurement. Think about it. To put it bluntly, the minute we're born into this huge, huge world, full of of knowledge and information that are still yet to be discovered, we are born absolutely stupid. And as we grow, we're rated, measured and graded on how clever we are from the a scale that more or less goes:
By The Relative6 years ago in Motivation
Express Yourself
I started writing a book when my youngest son was one year old. I wanted to share my experiences as a young mother, the difficulties I went through with my eldest son who was adversely affected by vaccines, and the challenges I faced dealing with inter-cultural marriage.
By Teddi Jutsen6 years ago in Motivation
