Taking things personally, assuming we know what the other person thinks, not communicating. All of these things lead to a breakdown in relationships. Christine Kane has some excellent advice on how to avoid these pitfalls.

I love to read, and I sincerely enjoy allowing myself to be transported to new worlds through the power of fiction. Tom at lifegoalaction had a powerful encounter with the novel A Farewell to Arms and shares his struggle in coming to terms with the powerful emotions the arts can invoke.

Our crazy pace can lead us to feel overwhelmed and look for the quick fix for the problems we face. The quick fix is usually not the best fix. We need to develop better methods for managing our personal growth.

When I was in school, I was given dozens of methods for note taking. I thought I did a pretty good job of it, but at 5 million pages, nobody beats Thomas Edison for note taking prowess.

“Fake it til you make it” is a commonly used phrase phrase in personal development. Sometimes it is necessary to pretend to be what you are trying to become while you are in the midst of change. Coincidentally, I ran into an article over at shoemoney.com where a guest post tackles this exact philosophy in developing a business. Tim Ferris had a fascinating article on the adventures of an agnostic who follows the bible literally for a year. This man started out faking it, but details his path to “making it”.

Cultivategreatness.com took a look at the reasons entrepreneurs fail this week. Although it was a little different from the usual fare on the site, the straightforward, in your face presentation was a refreshing change from the friendly hand-holding nature of many articles in this genre.

Have a great weekend, and stop back next week!

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