This is a guest post By Mariana Ashley You know, I’ve given a lot of thought to the importance of keeping a journal in my life. Of course, I’m a writer, so the journal is a place for me to keep all of my daily bits and pieces of inspiration; however, I also thought that [...]
Continue reading...1. April 2011
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Envy and jealousy have been companions of humans since time immemorial. Many people may battle with the feeling of envy towards their friends, coworkers or family, and then end up being embarrassed about it later on. But there is no reason to feel mortified about it; after all these are some of the basic emotions [...]
Continue reading...18. November 2010
From time to time we may lose our motivation which may explain Zig Ziglar’s quote People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing Invariably, we all need to work on our motivation levels to stay on top of things. As we are all unique in our ways we most defiantly will find some [...]
Continue reading...28. October 2010
For the purpose of this post going through problems is our ability to successfully address whatever problems we may be faced with and come out wiser and stronger. On the contrary going around a problem(s) is avoiding it hence allowing the problem to define our life. We all seem to have one problem or the [...]
Continue reading...21. October 2010
Every now and then or perhaps most of the time, we may feel the urge to make changes in certain or most areas of our life. Some of us will see the need to embrace change to reach our full potential or simply to eliminate stagnation in life So if you are not happy, dissatisfied, [...]
Continue reading...7. October 2010
Negative comments are not necessarily a bad thing because it may as well mean we need to make Positive change(s). But if or when negative comments become consistent cum hurtful then it may be counterproductive and serve no purpose because you will probably spend more time getting over hurtful feelings and may find it difficult [...]
Continue reading...23. September 2010
How in the world do you expect anyone to smile when unhappy? The world seems so dull,so gloomy and nothing seems to be going right for you at the moment yet you are expected to smile and be happy. Do you have occasions you feel this way? Or is this constant in your life ? [...]
Continue reading...16. September 2010
My concept of toxic people may be different from yours because I feel it’s all a matter of personal definition, resilience and of course your personality. But then toxic people have something in common, that is the ability to affect you negatively hence the toxicity terminology .This post intends to cite some examples, provide you with [...]
Continue reading...11. September 2010
Are you able to avoid distraction in life? Are you easily distracted and have you ever considered it a problem? If so you might just be at the right place and should we say at the right time. When we get distracted we either go off on a tantrum or round in circles so many [...]
Continue reading...26. August 2010
Stress is an interaction between our body and a situation that generates an incredible amount of strain to our well being. It is a psychological and physical state that manifests itself when our resources to cope with a situation(s) are not sufficient. This post Dealing with stress aims to simply highlight some causes of stress with [...]
Continue reading...23. August 2010
Smart goal setting is our ability to set what, why and how we what things to happen for us. It is an objective or aim of an action and involves establishing specific measurable , time –targeted objectives. Goal setting is a major component of our personal development. The SMART Model an acronym which stands for (specific, [...]
Continue reading...17. August 2010
Some of us are better able to deal with sarcastic remarks than others and that mostly depends on our personality, confidence and self esteem. To make sarcastic remarks is simply an ability to pass harsh or witty comments or to say something often in an ironic manner with the intention to wound or ridicule the other [...]
Continue reading...21. July 2010
We all love to be appreciated but in order for that to happen we owe it to ourselves to appreciate who we are. This works well from my own experience because like attracts like that is; appreciate yourself and people will appreciate you.The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others ~Sonya Friedman. To [...]
Continue reading...15. July 2010
Setbacks come in various forms and shapes; It can happen to each one of us at any point in our life. Nations, organisations and even the most prestigious individuals with all the monies in the world are not immuned to setbacks. I suppose facing and dealing with setbacks is just one of the many facts [...]
Continue reading...30. June 2010
Of late I felt an urgent need to SWOT analyse my current situation; a lot has obviously been happening but then there was that need to sit down and brainstorm before I activate an action plan. If you haven’t heard of SWOT Analysis it’s simply an acronym which stands for strength, weakness, opportunities and treats. SWOT analysis [...]
Continue reading...24. June 2010
Your beliefs about yourself and your world create your expectations. Your expectations determine your attitude. Your attitude determines your behavior and the way you relate to other people. And the way you behave toward and relate to other people determines how they relate to and behave toward you ~Â Brian Tracy. Â Â Â I love to [...]
Continue reading...21. June 2010
Self doubt is a limiting factor and should be eliminated from our thoughts in order to achieve the accomplishments we set out for ourselves. Not one person is better than the rest or even perfect than the rest. There are a few different ways to help eliminate the self doubt you may have. There are [...]
Continue reading...17. June 2010
How often have you woken up and said “that’s it†! I am just going to do what I have to do ! Often some of us are stuck in jobs, relationships, businesses or basically in the rut but for some crazy reason we stay there feeling unhappy …god damn why? I mean there comes a [...]
Continue reading...13. June 2010
It is easy to become distracted in our every increasing busy lives. And to make matters more challenging, life seems to throw these obstacles in our way during the most inconvenient times. There are simple distractions that are for the most part easy to ignore, but there are some that can interfere with our schedules, [...]
Continue reading...1. June 2010
 Life often takes some planning, some coordination, and well…some brainstorming. This said, if you are planning a big project at work, a move to a new career or life, or just a change in your life; you need to know how to brainstorm it all out-in order to make sure it goes as smoothly and [...]
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16. July 2011
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