In the mood for some unusually cynical advice? How about a self-help article that lists out eleven of the worst self-help books ever, tells you what’s wrong with them, tells you why to avoid those books in particular, and then includes sales links to each one of them at Amazon. If you’d like to see [...]
When we struggle against all those “bad” habits of ours, it may be that we’re utterly on the wrong track. In fighting evil, what do we have front-and-center in our minds? Yep, the very thing we want to banish from our lives. And as every teacher has tried to show us, we get what we [...]
Time for a contrarian comment. Just this. Only a very, very few people will have a new year in 2012. Everybody else will have the same old year they’ve been repeating for ages. Slapping a new number on the same old stuff and pretending it’s the Emperor’s New Year is either cynical or self-delusional. Only [...]
When I was young, I instinctively sensed that “reality” was not what it seemed, and I hated it. I could find no meaning that would remain stable long enough for me to depend on it, to believe in it. No sooner would I latch onto this opinion or that “truth” as correct, than cracks in [...]
We tend to want stability in our lives – and that’s a good thing, right? We want a job or business we can depend on, a spouse and friends who are steadfast and loyal, and health that doesn’t spring sudden, nasty surprises on us. On the other hand, we’ve also heard that “change is inevitable” [...]
New Year’s resolutions are a big disappointment to just about everybody. Many get made, but few are achieved. The main reason: there’s such a long incubation period between conception and birth. Because of the long processing time, we lose focus then forget to nurture those aims, neglect to feed them and never quite give them [...]
Important Self Help Question: who do we want to be next year at this time? What kind of person would we like to change into? Wise men say we become what we think about all day long Most of us probably aspire to be somehow different twelve months from now. Maybe richer, or healthier, or [...]
www.MotivatiionToMove.com – Daily motivation is the secret to finding your purpose in life. Scott Smith, host of the number one, daily motivation, self-help podcast in the world, will show you how understanding your “Values”, will change your life.
Hmmm… insanity. Okay… you’re pretty sure you know it when you see it… but DO you? … Really? Doing the same things over and over again, but yet expecting different results is insanity. – Albert Einstein So keeping Einstein’s definition in mind, let me ask that question again. Are you sure you can recognize insanity [...]
THIS IS A WARNING: The video below is comedy. If you’re sensitive about this type of humor, or if politically incorrect nonsense jerks your chain, don’t watch this video. And if you’re thinking of complaining to me, let me advise you in advance – F.O. As you probably know, Tourettes syndrome is characterized by being [...]
