How to unleash your potential and be happy & successful: self-improvement tips and strategies for brain power, spiritual growth, and personal development
Self-reflection is an art that can take a lifetime to master. Do you know who you are at your core, or have you ever been surprised at how you react in the spur of the moment? Here are the top 15 questions about yourself to help you get to grips…
2020 shook everything we knew, making our everyday lives unrecognizable and our plans for the future uncertain. We all hope that 2021 will bring a positive change, but the only sure thing is that none of us will take for granted certain things in the coming year. I have no…
Have you noticed how people react differently to stressful situations? Some are calm and rational, whereas others are anxious and emotional. Intellectualization could explain the difference. What Is Intellectualization? Intellectualization is a defense mechanism whereby a person views a stressful situation intellectually. They deal with the stress using cold, hard…
Comfort zones apply to us all, whether yours is performing in front of a crowd or nestling away with a good book! However, more often than not, we reach a plateau where we're stuck in the confines of a routine and want to try something new to inject a little…
The basic idea of spiritual bypassing revolves around not facing problems, and instead, searching for enlightenment first. I think we have it backward. During the decades of trauma I endured, I experienced many things, not just the trauma. I realized, at some point, that I was living in denial, I…
Stress is part of life. It affects us all from time to time and can arise from the simplest of situations, such as running late for the school drop off. However, spiraling negativity and overwhelming stress are not easy to cope with, and it is vital to have techniques to…
Why do I hate myself? I've asked myself this question over and over again. So, I did some deep soul searching to find out. This is what I learned. No matter who you are or what you do in life, you will come to a place of self-hatred. I think…
Gratitude meditation is a different form of utilizing mindfulness. It’s about being thankful in so many ways for so many things in life. Before you can ever understand how to practice this form of meditation, you must first appreciate gratitude itself. Gratitude, in a nutshell, is thankfulness, but in the…
Learning how to not be awkward is a critical social skill, which most of us learn as children. This applies to any number of situations: Starting school or kindergarten. Meeting new relatives. Making friends at the play park. However, we don't all have the same personalities. If you are overly…
If you are anything like me, your brain gets muddled sometimes. Mine is full of thoughts that go off in a myriad of different tangents while I race to keep up. I often wonder, wouldn’t it be nice to be able to think rationally once in a while? Well, developing…
