7,912 articles on "self_improvement"

Resolutions Worth Keeping

8 RESOLUTIONS WORTH KEEPING(c) 2004 Shawn Driscoll, Succeed CoachingWell, it’s that time again…time to wrap up another year and chart our course for the next. We are, of course, naturally drawn to create resolutions as we enter into a new calend...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation life reallyself
Focus on Listening

Do you really listen to others? Or do you simply hear what they're saying?"What's the difference?" I hear you say. Well, this is what I've learnt.Persons speak to us and we don't listen! We hear them.We listen 25% of the time and ...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation listen donapost person hear
Emotional Intelligence and the Gentle Art of Conversation

Having just returned from a cruise, where I was seated nightly with a table of 10 strangers, I was reminded of the many definitions of ^emotional intelligence.^When I ask laypeople what EQ means, they respond “common sense,” or “manners,” or ...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation conversation table
Sober From Clutter-Part 1

Sober From ClutterBy: Janet L. HallEvery Sunday in the spring and summer an acquaintance I have goes out all day to yard sales. It's her ritual, her habit, and the "thing" she does on Sunday. She's addicted! She's really looking for so...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivationself love clutter
Virus of the Mind

VIRUS OF THE MINDYou’ve heard of ordinary viruses – those microscopic entities that get inside your body and replicate themselves. They war against your natural resistances and make you feel rotten. And through your coughs and sneezes they jump o...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation mind viruses virus they
Why some hate more than others A

Why do some hate more than others?Terry DashnerFFC-PO Box 1586Broken Arrow, OK 74013In my youth I watched Star Trek on black and white TV when I could watch nothing else. I remember very few episodes from those days except one. I don’t remember th...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation hate really black
Collective Narcissism - Narcissism, Culture, and Society

In their book "Personality Disorders in Modern Life", Theodore Millon and Roger Davis state, as a matter of fact, that pathological narcissism was the preserve of "the royal and the wealthy" and that it "seems to have gained prominence only in the la...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation group members affiliation association
How to Write Truly Motivating Goals

How to Create Truly Motivating Goals"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want." - Ben SteinEarly in our lives, our goals are pretty well set for us—we learn to walk, talk, and tie our sho...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation goals values life will
It's a Great Day to Die!

It's a Great Day to Die! by: Keith Varnum A New Year’s Celebration Wow, what a crazy thing to say on the first day of the new year! Yes, it is—especially since this famous cry of freedom was uttered by Crazy Horse, the Sioux chief who ...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation life death moment experience dying
Embracing Tragedy

Embracing Tragedy by: Jonathan R Taylor This week we’ve witnessed the complete devastation of New Orleans as well as much of the Gulf coast in the aftermath of Katrina. In watching coverage, it’s been heartbreaking to see families separated,...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation weathers attitude