What is Self-Development? Self-development, or also known as personal development, is a process that enables us to learn new skills and acquire knowledge. This knowledge helps us achieve our goals, realize our dreams, and become successful. Build your skills and talents with these high-impact strategies. What are the most important self-development skills? It depends on …
Self-Reflection: Why It Matters For Well-Being
Learn how to self-reflect to improve your wellness When we want to make positive changes in our lives, it helps to understand the emotional and behavioral patterns that hold us back. Sometimes these patterns are so deeply ingrained in our subconscious that we can’t see, or recognize them as negative influences on our well-being. We …
Cultivate A More Meaningful Life
Living a meaningful life and deciding what is meaningful are age-old questions. Questions that have plagued mankind for centuries. What does it mean to have a meaningful life? Can one achieve a more meaningful existence? What are some suggestions for how to achieve a more meaningful life? Before we can answer the question of how …
Why Does Self-Awareness Matter?
How well do you know yourself? How deeply do you understand your motivations? Do you know your own self image or how others perceive you? Self-awareness is the ability to monitor, assess, and control our thoughts and emotions. It is important, because it’s a major mechanism influencing personal development. I’ve learned that when we are …
7 Ways To Be More Authentic
In our screen-obsessed world, it can feel risky to be yourself. But the rewards are worth it. We all want to fit in, be liked, and be accepted by other human beings. The way we present ourselves on social media or in our daily interactions has become a mere presentation of who we think we …
Why is it so hard to be yourself and live authentically?
Have you ever felt lost? Like you don’t know who you really are, or like something is missing but you can’t quite put your finger on what it is? You worry about what everyone else thinks of you and who you are. You begin to believe what others think and say about you. Forgetting or …
How To Build a Positive Mindset
What is a positive mindset? Why is it important? A positive mindset means that you look on the bright side of life, focus on all that is good in your life and others’, and make an effort to see things from a positive perspective. Having a positive mindset doesn’t mean you’re always smiling and happy; …
Grow in Self-Awareness, Develop a Growth Mindset
What is a Growth Mindset? A growth Mindset is the belief that our basic abilities can be developed and improved through dedication and hard work. It’s not so much that this belief is some kind of magic. It’s just without a growth mindset, we don’t exert the required effort, so we remain perpetually stuck. Stuck …
4 Ways to Accept Yourself
Find the good in you and learn to appreciate the not-so-good in you. We live in a culture that constantly tells us to be someone we’re not. Constantly comparing ourselves to unrealistic ideals, both in the media and among our peers. We try so hard to fit in and be liked that we often forget …
4 Ways To Savor The Moment
Want to know how to feel more positive? Try these 4 ways to savor the moment. Too often we let the good moments pass without truly celebrating them. Maybe your friend gives you a small gift, a colleague makes you laugh, or a rainbow stretches across the sky. These are just tiny moments, and the …