Confidence
What to Realize When You Think You Don’t Matter by Melissa Lopez
“I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” ~Hafiz of Shiraz
Encouragement
Why You’re Hiding Yourself in Fear of Being Fully Seen by Meghan Yule-Rosen
“If you learn from a loss you have not lost.” ~Austin O’Malley
Two years ago I lost my grandfather. He’d been ill the last time I saw him and I knew it was coming. And yet, I was still not prepared for the depth of my grief.
Change
7 Ways to Stop Making Excuses by Vera Sweeney
“What is the cost of lies? The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all.” ~ Hannah Arendt
Confidence
Stop Over-Thinking by Henrik Edberg
What is holding people back from the life that they truly want to live?
I’d say that one very common and destructive thing is that they don’t know how to stop overthinking.
Hijacking Your Mind
How Technology is Hijacking Your Mind by Tristan Harris
“It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they’ve been fooled.” — Unknown.
I’m an expert on how technology hijacks our psychological vulnerabilities. That’s why I spent the last three years as a Design Ethicist at Google caring about how to design things in a way that defends a billion people’s minds from getting hijacked.
Comparing Yourself
Stop Comparing Your Life to Someone Else’s Highlight Reel by Henrik Edberg
“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” ~ Lao Tzu.
Blame
“It’s Not My Fault” – Blaming Others and 7 More Things Toxic People Do
Blaming Others – Chronic negativity can literally kill you and this has been proven scientifically. Drama queens can destroy your life.
Inner Child
How Your Inner-Child Controls Your Life by Amaya Pryce
“The cry we hear from deep in our hearts comes from the wounded child within. Healing this inner child’s pain is the key to transforming anger, sadness, and fear.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
We all have a wounded inner child. Recently, my wounded child was hurt that my sister hadn’t called or texted me for several weeks. It seems like I’m always the one who has to reach out to her, and my wounded child feels like she doesn’t really care about me.
Change
If Technology Connects People Why Are People Lonelier Than Ever
Many of us talk about the discrepancy between a photo on social media and reality in relation to loneliness.
Critics
Haters and Critics: How to Deal with People Judging You by James Clear
It doesn’t matter how you choose to live your life — whether you build a business or work a corporate job; have children or choose not to have children; travel the world or live in the same town all of your life; go to the gym 5 times a week or sit on the couch every night — whatever you do, someone will judge you for it. There will always be haters and difficult people.
Change
8 Steps to Move Away From the Past You Need to Leave Behind by John Rampton
I’ve had a lot of sleepless nights. Nights when I was so worried about something that had happened in the past that I let it dictate my future. We’ve all been there at some point. You’re not alone.
12 Rules of Life
How to Avoid a Life of Regret
Discipline – How to avoid a life of regret. What is Self-Discipline?
Simply put: Getting yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them whether you feel like it or not.
Confidence
How to Be an “Imperfectionist” by Stephen Guise
Every person in the world has perfectionist tendencies, but only some of us realize it. Fewer still recognize the profound negativity that perfectionism has on our lives.
~ Stephen Guise
