Human relationships and interactions are essential to our longevity and happiness. A Harvard study dating back to 1938 still continues on today. It is the oldest study of it’s type in existence and unlocks many key answers to living a long, happy and fulfilled life. Waldinger, the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, saidContinue reading “What Does the Longest Study on Adult Development Tell Us About Life?”
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The Answers We Seek Are Already Within Us
We need to be committed to whatever we desire out of life because if we are not, we’ll fall off track too easily, be distracted too easily and give-up too easily. Commitment is the cornerstone of what it takes to keep striving for a goal, trusting in a belief and continuing on a positive growthContinue reading “The Answers We Seek Are Already Within Us”
Making It Through Today With Anxiety
Anxiety can cripple you and control you and your day – but only if you allow it to. When we get anxious it’s mostly because we have a fear that something is worse than what it actually is. We amplify its connotations into something that seems monumentally more severe. Rationalise your thoughts today and tryContinue reading “Making It Through Today With Anxiety”
Create The World You Want To Live In
If you see something and you don’t like the way it is or the way it operates – seek to change it. Have the guts to stand for a world that you believe in. Einstein said, “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” Albert Einstein AContinue reading “Create The World You Want To Live In”
The Key To Getting Ahead Is Starting
If you have all these grand ambitions and visions of yourself in the future, you must get them out. They are your purpose in life. If you never work on them and build them up for the world to see, nobody will ever see them. Only YOU are capable of making a unique mark onContinue reading “The Key To Getting Ahead Is Starting”
Juggling Priorities – A Dilemma
Opportunities present themselves all the time in life, even if we do not see them. Sometimes there’s so many things we could choose to do and they happen to appear all at once. So how do we choose what to do and what to let go? Maybe you’ve been asked to attend two different gatheringsContinue reading “Juggling Priorities – A Dilemma”
All Problems Have Solutions
There are solutions that exist to all the problems that surround our life and sometimes we just need to think outside the box and look at these problems from a new perspective. Thinking outside the box means being creative in the way you approach things. Seeking a new perspective means giving up your old metricsContinue reading “All Problems Have Solutions”
Feeling Behind On Your Goals?
Do you ever get this anxious feeling that you’re behind or in some ways off track in life? Maybe your goals keep escaping you or they’re taking a long time and you get demotivated and disappointed with yourself. Then you look back to all the times you’ve failed or the things that haven’t worked outContinue reading “Feeling Behind On Your Goals?”
Grow And Adapt To Your Surrounding
Maybe your choices have put you in a situation that is more pressurised than normal. You might have to complete usual tasks in a shorter amount of time or you may be tired from lack of sleep. Whichever you find yourself, you must grow and adapt because the betterment of your future self is atContinue reading “Grow And Adapt To Your Surrounding”
Dear Anxiety
Thank you to Clayton Jennings for sharing this uplifting work and much much more. An inspiring and empathy drawing video. This is one of the most honest and open representations of how we can feel about anxiety and the thoughts that sometimes control us. This a representation of perseverance beyond the demons of anxiety thatContinue reading “Dear Anxiety”
You Have To Be Willing To Expand Yourself
Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time said, “Limits, just like fears, are often just an illusion.” What can we draw from this statement? It packs in a lot of messages and it also encourages us to develop our self awareness. What I believe Michael was trying to express is that weContinue reading “You Have To Be Willing To Expand Yourself”
Don’t Be Afraid Of What Others Think
You will be judged and people will make assumptions about you, whether they are fair or not. That’s a fact of life and you need to grow to accept that fact. You need to learn not to take the things that others say personally because nobody truly knows you more than yourself. When you findContinue reading “Don’t Be Afraid Of What Others Think”
Self Love And Protecting What’s Rightfully Yours
Being a ‘yes man’ so to speak is a difficult character to uphold. At different times in our life we might find ourselves making a lot of sacrifices for others, but we need to be careful that we don’t jeopardise our own health – mentally and physically. So how we can still help others, butContinue reading “Self Love And Protecting What’s Rightfully Yours”
What If We Never Quit?
What if we never quit on the things that really mattered? What would it mean for who we are now or who we could be in the future? It would mean a stronger will power and a more decisive attitude. When we don’t quit it’s because we care about what we’re working towards and anythingContinue reading “What If We Never Quit?”
Spending Valentines Day Alone (Part 2)
I made a post last year emphasising the importance of acceptance on a day such as today. Acceptance of the fact that you are where you need to be and the realisation that you having everything you need right now. Feelings of loneliness might be challenging to face, but they should empower you – notContinue reading “Spending Valentines Day Alone (Part 2)”
The Importance Of Friendship
Friendship is a blessing. Friendship can come in so many forms and each can provide us with invaluable support and stability. When we can find someone or a few people who we can share an emotional connection with it can be an uplifting feeling. The main benefit that comes out of friendship is the abilityContinue reading “The Importance Of Friendship”
Consistency Is Often Underestimated
To pride yourself on consistency is a valuable ideal to have. Consistency in the context of self improvement means to make the conscience effort of turning up every single day or on a regular basis to perform a particular task that you know is hard but will help you to grow. Think about exercise forContinue reading “Consistency Is Often Underestimated”
The Community’s Way Of Lifting Our Spirits
Sometimes there’s disappointments, letdowns or frustrations that don’t just affect us but that affect a large number of people. When the community share’s in a loss or a disappointment, there’s a shared dissatisfaction. This is both painful and uplifting. It’s an interesting fact; we must deal with our own feelings as well as worry aboutContinue reading “The Community’s Way Of Lifting Our Spirits”
Always Be Brave Enough To Dream Smartly
Our dreams are controlled by the limits we place on ourselves. We often let our limits suppress our capabilities and we can’t reach our full potential. A dream represents what we want most – what our ‘ideal’ scenario might be for the future. We can have multiple dreams at any one time. These can beContinue reading “Always Be Brave Enough To Dream Smartly”
Give Time To The Things That Matter
Life’s short, so we’ve really got to hone in on the things that matter. The truth is, we don’t know how long we’re here for and sometimes finding our purpose in such a short time is a struggle. So, what does it mean to give time to the things that matter? Well, put it thisContinue reading “Give Time To The Things That Matter”
