Dealing with guilt is not an easy task, and we all face situations in life where we blame ourselves for something. Guilt is an emotion we experience that is connected to an action in the past whereby we feel remorse or shame. It typically occurs when we have regretted something we have done. However, when [...]
It’s hard being a perfectionist. Everywhere you go you see mistakes, things out of order and it affects you on a deep and personal level. You can’t help but react when you see something that is not perfect, whether it is out of your control or you feel you can do something about it. The [...]
Failure in life is a necessary stepping stone to success. Here is why those who face failures shine the brightest. A wise man once said, “What is success, but a series of failures!” There is so much truth to this statement. Success is what we strive for all the time. Yet ironically, what truly makes [...]
No one likes to be the subject of criticism. It challenges our sense of self-belief and can leave us feeling belittled and judged. There are some people, however, that relish being criticized, that look forward to a challenge and do not take criticism to heart. These are the mentally strong. So how do the mentally [...]
Self-criticism is a like second nature, once it gets started, it's easy to do. The good news is, you can break this unhealthy habit with just a few steps. Critical aspects of our character and image become clear to us as soon as we wake up each morning. That is, if we are used to [...]
Often it becomes such a habit to wear a mask when we face the world that even we forget who we are underneath. But our behaviour can reveal the truth. We often hide who we are out of fear that we are not good enough. Sometimes, we may think that our true selves are unlovable, or stupid, [...]
Normal people never eat an entire pack of cookies, feel depressed about the state of their lives, or stay in their pajamas 'til past noon. Do they? When we make a mistake or do something we wish we hadn’t, it's easy to castigate ourselves with the words, Why can’t I be like normal people? But who [...]
You might be surprised to hear that exceptionally intelligent people do some exceptionally silly things. Did you ever have a conversation with someone where you realized that you were talking to someone who was much smarter than you? I’ve met some genuinely brilliant people in my time - people whose intelligence has truly humbled me. But one thing [...]
