Personal Growth
268 Articles & Excerpts
Superman Is Real: If You Believe
by John D. Moore, MS, CADC
The truth is, we all need Superman. We need to believe that there exists some figure in the world that can defend us when we cannot - that there is in fact a force of goodness that upholds all of our hopes and captivates the dreams for mankind.
The Wallflower Becomes The Prom Queen
by Toni Coleman, LCSW
Remember being in high school and wishing that you could look like the prom queen or be good enough to be the starting quarterback? Perhaps you have always been dissatisfied with something about your looks, your relationships or a lack of ability
Drawn To What I Feared The Most
 Insecure at Last: Losing It in Our Security-Obsessed World
by Eve Ensler
Insecure at Last is a timely and urgent look at our security-obsessed world, the drastic measures taken to keep us safe, and how we can truly experience freedom by letting go of the deceptive notion of vigilant 'protection.'
Why Courage Matters
 The Way to a Braver Life
by John McCain
'Courage,' Winston Churchill explained, is 'the first of human qualities ... because it guarantees all the others.' As a naval officer, P.O.W., and one of America's most admired political leaders, John McCain has seen countless acts of bravery
The Color of Joy: Living in the Light of Abiding Happiness
 Lightposts for Living: The Art of Choosing a Joyful Life
by Thomas Kinkade
Like a series of old-fashioned lightposts, Lightposts For Living illuminates primary, life-affirming values and shows you, with a combination of inspiration and practical advice, how to transform a hurried, stressful life into one filled with serenity
I Only Meant to Wet My Feet
 Say a Prayer For Me: One Woman's Life of Faith and Triumph
by Stanice Anderson
Stanice Anderson shares her inspiring story to show others they too can overcome even the most soul-destroying mistakes - and discover the lifelong assurance of peace and joy through a personal relationship with God. Stanice has lived through it all.
From Whence We Came
 The Ancestral Mind: Reclaim the Power
by Gregg Jacobs, Ph.D.
If you look at all the things money can buy today, there's no question that we're better off than any generation in history. In the industrialized world, we're blessed with an abundance of choice in every aspect of life.
Making It Easy to Take It Easy
 Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life
by David Allen
Maximum productivity is making something happen furniture, freeways, or fun with as little effort as possible. The fact that we have effort at all, though, implies that we confront resistance and impediments when we want to get anything done.
One Woman's Search for Everything
 Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
by Elizabeth Gilbert
I wish Giovanni would kiss me. Oh, but there are so many reasons why this would be a terrible idea. To begin with, Giovanni is ten years younger than I am, and like most Italian guys in their twenties he still lives with his mother.
The Man in the Black Mercedes
 The Comfort Trap: or What If You're Riding a Dead Horse?
by Judith Sills, Ph.D.
Are you up for a fight? Because I'm telling you, right up front, it's a fight to get from where you are to what you want. That battle is with yourself. We are the rocks we are pushing uphill - if and when we choose to make the push.
What If You're Riding a Dead Horse?
The Comfort Trap: or What If You're Riding a Dead Horse?
by Judith Sills, Ph.D.
Some years ago, back at the dawn of Prozac, I met weekly with a woman who was excruciatingly single and full of self-recrimination for it. Hers is a familiar unhappy story.
What Is the Quarterlife Crisis?
 Quarterlife Crisis: The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties
by Alexandra Robbins, Abby Wilner
The quarterlife crisis and the midlife crisis stem from the same basic problem, but the resulting panic couldn't be more opposite. At their cores, both the quarterlife crisis and the midlife crisis are about a major life change.
How Life's Unexpected Setbacks Can Lead to Unexpected Joy
 What a Difference a Year Makes: How Life's Unexpected Setbacks Can Lead to Unexpected Joy
by Bob Guiney
Sometimes what feels like an end is actually a beginning. And that's when the real work starts. On a crisp winter evening in February, I came home from a weekend trip to Arizona hoping to find my wife. Instead I found a sticky note on the countertop.
Discovering Dante, Start with Fear
 Dante's Path
by Bonney Gulino Schaub, M.S., R.N., Richard Schaub, Ph.D.
Hell is a place we want to get out of. It's old news. We hear about it in our daily papers and on the nightly news. It's in our city, in our town. People hate one another, betray one another, and kill one another.
Assagioli's Map of Human Nature
Dante's Path
by Bonney Gulino Schaub, M.S., R.N., Richard Schaub, Ph.D.
Assagioli formulated a map of our biological-social-spiritual nature that has worked for us. It has, in other words, allowed us to live with more love and less fear without trying to deny or suppress any part of ourselves.
A Practical Approach to Achieving Inner Wisdom
Dante's Path
by Bonney Gulino Schaub, M.S., R.N., Richard Schaub, Ph.D.
You have within you all the potential for a special relationship that is waiting to be realized right now. It is the relationship between your everyday personality and a deep source of internal wisdom.
Family
 The Hard Questions for an Authentic Life
by Susan Piver
It makes complete sense to begin with Hard Questions about family. There is, after all, a good reason why a genealogical chart is commonly referred to as a family tree. We are all rooted in family.
Courage, Willingness to Feel, Focus, Presence
The Hard Questions for an Authentic Life
by Susan Piver
Courage is the willingness to open and listen to ourselves, loved ones, enemies, strangers, even circumstance - no matter what is being said. We most often plow through our problems and issues, certain we know the answers already.
100 Essential Questions for Tapping into Your Inner Wisdom
The Hard Questions for an Authentic Life
by Susan Piver
The search for authenticity is among our deepest and most natural inclinations. Anyone can live an authentic life. Living authentically doesn't require you to secure your dream job, get in perfect shape, or find true love.
8 Steps to Making the Right Life Decisions at the Right Times
 Crunch Time
by Ken Lindner
I have devoted my professional and personal lives to enabling people to fulfill their potential, by giving them the tools to make wise, constructive, and self-enhancing decisions.
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