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If one doesn’t know someone who is going through a tough time emotionally, they may have heard about someone in the media whose inner world is not in a good place. One could even reflect on what they have witnessed over the years and see that this is a common occurrence.
Thus, if they were ... Views: 807
Although someone has a head, heart and a body, it doesn’t mean that all each of these parts of their being will be embraced. As a result of this, they can look like a whole human being from the outside but it doesn’t mean that they are whole on the inside.
One can then be aware of what is ... Views: 836
As a female, I am very self-conscious about how I look. I have spent many years trying to grow as a person over the years and working out/fitness have been so important for me. The main reason why I like to work out so much is for the feeling when I'm done working out.
There are a few things ... Views: 610
In ancient Greece, Sparta was a prominent city-state where boys were trained to be warriors. When a boy reached six or seven, he was removed from his parents home and sent to military school where he began the ’agoge.’
In order for these boys to become fearless warriors, they had to go ... Views: 910
A few months ago a friend of mine said that he had watched Venom and that it was a good film. I ended up watching the film with another friend and I thought that it wasn’t too bad.
Shortly after I had watched it I thought that it seemed to lack something, as I found it hard to really connect ... Views: 820
Just because someone can look like a whole human being on the outside, meaning that they have a head and a body, it doesn’t mean that they are in touch with the totality of their being. There is the chance that they are aware of what is going on up top, but are unaware of what is going on down ... Views: 764
QUESTION:
I’ve never been in a leadership position before. How do I get my team to trust my leadership? How do I get employees to follow me?
ANSWER:
First, recognize that your fears are perfectly normal and understandable. Every leader and executive I’ve coached during the last 12 ... Views: 3812
QUESTION:
I need to be more confident so I can sell myself in an interview for a leadership position I want. The interviewing process will be very competitive.
ANSWER:
New technologies have transformed leadership position interviews. The pressure and pace of interviewing is often ... Views: 3794
It is not uncommon for the media to share information about what is happening in the oceans and what certain animals are going through. This type of information can be found on social media too.
From what is going on around the world, it is perfectly clear that a lot of harm is being done ... Views: 864
TODAY’S article will reveal some practical tips on how to maintain one’s morale and keep marching towards your financial prosperity in business. First, let’s explore here what we actually mean by “faith.” Faith is neither hoping for something to happen nor is it referring to the idea of trusting ... Views: 1303
In today’s world it is often believed that there are two ways to be in life, and one of these ways is often seen as good and another is often seen as bad. The first is to take action and to take life by the horns, which is the good way, and the second option is to be lazy and to sit around doing ... Views: 723
If someone was given the option of experiencing extreme joy or extreme sadness, there is the chance that they would go for the former. It feels good to feel good; whereas it feels bad to feel bad.
Based on this, it could be said that it is easy to see why someone would want to feel good all ... Views: 967
In just about every country in the western world, very few people class themselves as religious. At the same time, the people who are coming into this part of the world from Africa and the Middle East, for instance, are often religious.
Therefore, while religion is on its way out in this ... Views: 889
From the outside, it can seem as though certain celebrities have it all. This is because the average celebrity can be talented, good looking, have plenty of money and millions of people all over the world can admire them.
And when it comes to a celebrity like this, one can believe that ... Views: 865
It could be said that there have more or less always been people who are famous for one thing or another, but what is different about today’s world, is that it is easier than ever before for someone to achieve this aim. There are two main reasons for this, with the first being reality TV and the ... Views: 993
There are behaviours that are seen as good and behaviours that are seen as bad, and what usually defines whether a behaviour fits into the first or the second category is the context. For example, aggression can create a problem in one situation but it can prevent a problem in another.
When ... Views: 812
One of the blessings of listening to the inner worlds of my global audience is that I hear about the thoughts, feelings, questions, and stories that are archetypal to all human beings. I’ve written extensively about the various intrusive thoughts that enter my virtual office, but there are other ... Views: 939
Many people struggle with the idea of promoting themselves. I am no exception. The thought of boasting about my skills or accomplishments makes my stomach churn. But I can tell you that keeping a low profile and hoping your boss will approach you one day with a huge promotion and big, fat ... Views: 837
In the western world, it has become a challenge for people to speak their mind online or offline. If they do this, they can end up getting into trouble, with what they come out with being seen as ‘hate speech’ for example.
Or to be more precise, it has become a challenge for people to speak ... Views: 834
Most people struggle with believing in themselves to some degree. While it's natural, it also can be quite debilitating. No one ever accomplished great things without a solid foundation of self-belief.
Here are a few signs that believing in yourself is a challenge for you:
1. You give ... Views: 1010
How Identity Rules Your Life
Brad Yates
www.tapwithbrad.com
The ultimate goal in life is to feel good – to be happy. But there may be a lot of issues about how we identify ourselves that limit happiness. “I am” is a very powerful expression, and what we put after those two words can ... Views: 1596
A little while ago a friend mentioned a few films and as he was going through them, he said that one of them sounded good. This was a film called ‘Ingrid Goes West’, with this being the film that we ended up watching.
Overall, I thought it was a very interesting and entertaining film; one of ... Views: 823
Just under a week ago I wrote an article titled, ‘You Can’t Have Anything Until You Don't Need It.’ I wrote this article after I had looked through, ‘Creating Money: Attracting Abundance’ by Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer.
Along with the part of the book that I spoke about in the ... Views: 880
Instagram has become one of the most popular social media. People are always trying to reach more people on Instagram and more like/ comments mean more engagements. But the thing is – the newsfeed of this site is not sorted according to time and date. So, if you want to keep your post on the top ... Views: 708
For quite some time now, a lot has been said about so-called ‘toxic masculinity’ and now, ‘traditional masculinity’ has been targeted by the experts at the American Psychological Association (APA). Masculinity is then a problem and, if a man has any masculine traits, it will mean that he is also ... Views: 887
For quite some time now, it has been said that there are plenty young men that are suffering from motivational problems. Unlike a lot of young women, these young men don’t have a lot of drive.
But, as so much attention had been placed on young girls, this is an issue that has largely been ... Views: 989
Just as there are many ways in which someone can respond when they get to another country, there are also a number of ways in which someone can respond when they feel worthless. In the same way that going to a new country can have a big effect on someone, feeling worthless can have an even ... Views: 755
When one of my clients, “Susan,” an entrepreneur, first started working with me she was anxious about her lack of success in her own business. She wanted to make more money and have more clients, but that wasn’t happening for her, even though she was very good at what she did.
During our ... Views: 1003
It has been widely reported that a lot of children are now growing up without a father, and this is in addition to the adults who also grew up without one. There are, of course, a number of reasons as to why this is the case.
Firstly, moral decay has led to an increase in hedonism, which has ... Views: 949
Fairly recently, the mainstream media shared a story about Kate Wright, someone who first came to prominence after being in a British TV program. In this story, it said that Katie had ‘bad anxiety’ and ‘struggled to love herself’.
Now, I don’t know much about her and I have only watched a few ... Views: 796
When it comes to what someone does for a living, there is the chance that it is a big part of who they are. In fact, it might go even further, with one seeing this area of their life as their whole life.
One is then not just going to go to work and then to leave this part of their life ... Views: 884
After I wrote an article titled ‘you just need to love yourself’ and another titled ‘you just need to let go’, I came to see that there was another area for me to touch upon. Along with these two phrases, there is what can be said if someone is a perfectionist.
If so, they can also be told ... Views: 912
During the moments in my life when I was in a hell of a lot of pain, I had this sense that things would change for the better. I didn’t know how this would happen I just knew that my life would change; in a way, it was as if I was in a country that I was only visiting.
If I had only listened ... Views: 897
It has been said that although all human beings are equal on a deeper level, it doesn’t mean that this is the case on a more surface level. One thing that can give someone an upper hand in life is intelligence and another thing is attractiveness.
And while someone might only have one of ... Views: 931
Sacred Sexuality isn’t only about sexuality; it’s about our relationship to our bodies, our creativity and our aliveness. When we learn to rinse away shame layers so that we can inhabit and appreciate the bodies we’re in (instead of the one we’re conditioned to believe we’re supposed to be in ), ... Views: 895
In the same way that it is not always possible for someone to eat when they are hungry, it is also not always possible for them to embrace how they feel after a loved one passes on. But, while they will most likely be able to ignore their hunger from time to time without it having much of an ... Views: 1040
The other night, whilst I was at a friend’s, I ended up watching a film called ‘Night School’. This is a film with Kevin Hart in and, like most, if not all, of his films, it is a comedy.
At the beginning I thought that the film was a bit stupid, but as time went by, I gradually got into ... Views: 851
In the same way that getting older is generally part of life, experiencing loss is also part of life. And while getting older can be difficult, experiencing loss can be something that is even harder to handle.
This can be put down to the fact that aging is a slower process, which allows ... Views: 862
When I was walking past a few shops a number of weeks ago, I saw that there were plenty of people on their Smartphone’s. As it wasn’t busy, these people were busy using their Smartphone’s.
I ended up wondering how many books people like this could read if they didn’t use their phones as ... Views: 842
A few days ago I wrote an article title, ‘You Just need To Love Yourself’, and I was going to talk about this article title in the same article. But, I felt that doing so wouldn’t do justice to this important topic.
So, in the same way that people can be told that they just need love ... Views: 1014
Many years ago, there were only a small amount of designer brands but, as time has passed, this has gradually changed. Thanks to the internet, there are now numerous designer brands.
Still, even though plenty of brands have appeared over the years, a number of the old brands are still right ... Views: 865
Isolation, Loneliness, and Disconnection in the Aftermath of Narcissistic Abuse
Written by Randi G. Fine, Author of Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
Every survivor of narcissistic abuse experiences feelings of isolation, loneliness, and disconnection in the beginning stages of the ... Views: 1228
One thing that can’t be denied about human beings it that they have needs and, while some of these needs can be met without reaching out to others, there are others that cant. This is why human beings have been described as interdependent, not independent or dependent.
But, even though there ... Views: 1014
“I must be the best me in order to be the best for everyone else.”-Steve Scott
I like this quotation, not because it is mine, but because it underscores a fundamental truth to self-improvement. When looking at self-improvement tips for success, which means building your confidence and ... Views: 977
Over the years, I have heard people say to others that they ‘just need to love themselves’, or words to that effect. Along with this, I have come across numerous posts online where the same thing has been said.
Self-love is then presented as something that someone can experience by simply ... Views: 1037
There are quite possibly hundreds, if not thousands, of female models who share pictures of themselves online. And just as there are a number of these models online, there are also going to be a number of reasons as to why a woman would want to live her life in this way.
For one woman, this ... Views: 940
Stress is undoubtedly part of life, but while some people are able to handle a fair amount of it, there are others who can’t. When someone can handle a fair amount of stress, they may generally be able to handle their day-to-day life.
If they do feel weighed down, it could show that they ... Views: 802
Domestic Abuse and Violence
From Seduction to Survival, Part Three
Written by Randi G. Fine
Domestic abuse creates a complex emotional and psychological syndrome in victims that makes their reality very difficult to accept. Victims believe that if they do and say all the right things, the ... Views: 1201
Domestic Abuse and Violence
From Seduction to Survival, Part Two
Written by Randi G. Fine
There isn’t any accurate way to predict who will abuse and who won’t. What we do know is that children who have grown up with abusive role models and learned that violence in a relationship is normal ... Views: 1124
Domestic Abuse and Violence
From Seduction to Survival, Part One
Written by Randi G. Fine
One out of every four women will experience domestic abuse or domestic violence sometime in her life. Although women are more commonly victimized, roughly two out of every five domestic abuse victims ... Views: 1150