What are the goals you have set for yourself? (You do set goals don’t you?) The goals you’ve set might be things like owning a house, having a certain income or getting into a certain position with your career. Your goals might be focused on your relationships, your health or your contribution. You have made […]
Mastering Your Personal Resources
I’m a big fan of classifying and organizing abstract ideas to try and simplify them. One category I’d like to look at in this article are resources. Resources in our personal development are things that we have a discrete amount of. Unlike skills and attributes such as courage, self-discipline or confidence, resources are depleted when […]
Where Did Your Day Go?
Ever sit down at the end of the day and wonder where all the time went? Time seemed to whittle away and you don’t feel you’ve accomplished anything meaningful. Chances are you probably don’t even feel like you got a chance to relax or enjoy yourself. Don’t just sit there wondering about where your time […]
How to Stop Procrastinating
We all know the feeling. There are things we need to do, but we just can’t bring ourselves to do them. Household chores, minor inconveniences and even major projects can be areas of procrastination. We know that we need to start these things right now, but some hidden force seems to keep us from taking […]
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