Personal Growth
247 Articles & Excerpts
Authentic Style
 The Illustrated Discovery Journal: Creating a Visual Autobiography of Your Authentic Self
by Sarah Ban Breathnach
One of the truths I learned on my Simple Abundance journey is that you cannot begin the search for authenticity, you cannot embark on a spiritual path within, and not see it reflected on the outside. We're talking about style, fitness, and beauty.
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.
How old are you?
by Joseph Ghabi
Some of us might hear from time to time that we are Old Souls. I remember when I was told this for the first time. It sounded great, even without understanding the deep essence and meaning of it. That expression did not feel strange to me for one reason
Self Improvement and Self Growth
by Remez Sasson
Nowadays the terms self-improvement, self-growth and self-help have become popular. We find many books about these subjects and many websites too. It seems that people are turning inside to find the solution to their problems.
The Power of Repeated Words and Thoughts
by Remez Sasson
Thinking is usually a mixture of words, sentences, mental images and sensations. Thoughts are visitors in the central station of the mind. They come, stay a while and then disappear making space for other thoughts. Some of these thoughts stay longer, gain
How You Make Others Feel
 First Impressions: What You Don't Know About How Others See You
by Ann Demarais, Ph.D., Valerie White, Ph.D.
Perhaps you can remember an interaction with someone who made you feel really good about yourself, when you felt respected, valued, and understood. Now try to remember a time when someone's words or actions made you feel bad about yourself-insulted
Let Me Tell You a Secret That Will Change Your Life
 Positive Energy : 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear into Vibrance, Strength, and Love
by Judith Orloff, M.D.
It's about energy, creativity, the rhythms of existence - how their compelling interconnection gives birth to an inner voice so sophisticated it'll teach you to harness the positive and dispel negativity.
Saying the Four Things
 The Four Things That Matter Most : A Book About Living
by Ira Byock, M.D.
Please forgive me, I forgive you, Thank you, I love you. These four simple statements are powerful tools for improving your relationships and your life. As a doctor caring for seriously ill patients for nearly 15 years of emergency medicine practice
Life's Delicate Structures
 Soul of Adulthood: Opening the Doors...
by John Friel, Ph.D., Linda Friel
Adulthood is a choice. It does not happen because we reach a certain age or income level. Adulthood happens when we choose to pass through the many interconnected doors that lead to the deeper realms of our own souls.
Filling In Your Life Audit - Who Are You?
 The Life Audit
by Caroline Righton
Now you are ready to begin filling in your own Audit. My belief is that each of us holds the answers to our own life's dilemmas and decisions if we can learn how to read our innermost feelings and be absolutely honest about ourselves.
Why Creative Visualization Works
by Remez Sasson
Experience has shown that creative visualization works. It is quite possible to prove that circumstances and events follow thoughts. Take any situation or happening in your life, and go back to find what kind of thoughts preceded the event.
Scarlett rule 1: Pretty Is As Pretty Does
 Scarlett Rules
by Lisa Bertagnoli
Truly charming people make anyone feel that he or she is the only person in the world. They know how to deliver a compliment and how to accept one. They know how to make people feel good about themselves and about life, no matter what the circumstances.
How First Impressions Are Formed
First Impressions: What You Don't Know About How Others See You
by Ann Demarais, Ph.D., Valerie White, Ph.D.
What kind of first impression do you make? A first impression is the most important impression you'll ever make-and you get only one chance to make it. Business deals can be made or broken, first dates become second dates or not, friendships are created
Credo
 All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
by Robert Fulghum
To begin with, did I really learn everything I need to know in kindergarten? Do I still believe that? Here is the original essay, followed by my editorial reaction. Each spring, for many years, I have set myself the task of writing a personal statement
Introduction
 Six Thinking Hats
by Edward de Bono, Ph.D.
Your success in business depends on how well you think. Six Thinking Hats can help you think better-with its practical and uniquely positive approach to making decisions and exploring new ideas. It is an approach that thousands of business managers
A Man of Iron Will
Life is too short and precious not to devote energy to chase your dreams. What moves me most about the Ironman experience are the forces that inspire anyone to undertake this tremendous challenge, and all that transpires as a part of that process.
Perfectionism - The Dangerous Trap
by Allie Ochs
Just when I have something figured out, along comes another how-to-article telling me how to be or do something better or even change my entire life. No matter where I turn, I am constantly reminded that I am not good enough in more ways than one.
10 Tips For Spiritual Growth
by Remez Sasson
Spiritual growth is the process of inner awakening, and becoming conscious our inner being. It means the rising of the consciousness beyond the ordinary existence, and awakening to some Universal truths. It means going beyond the mind and the ego and real
Who Are You, Really?
 Change Your Life in Seven Days : The World's Leading Hypnotist Shows You How
by Paul McKenna, Ph.D.
Discover your true potential and become the person you truly want to be. Imagine you woke up one day in a land populated almost entirely by giants. At first you would no doubt be terrified, and the deafening roar of loud noises and the uncomfortable
Inner Peace and Balance in Daily Life
by Remez Sasson
Inner peace and balance are of great importance in everyone's life. They are highly valued by most people, though really few possess them. Yet, everyone can develop them, some more some less. What do inner peace and inner balance mean?
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