Once we start building resilience, we can move forward into perseverance. Perseverance is the character trait that allows us to keep on moving forward with our goals and dreams in spite of setbacks. Perseverance pushes onward in spite of the voices, both internal and external, that want to bully us into giving up. And like […]

Stress and change are an inevitable part of life. To handle these stresses, we must have resilience - the ability to cope successfully in the face of adversity. As the rate of depression increases and the pace of change skyrockets, resilience is becoming a major buzzword for personal health and well being. Unfortunately, this skill […]

Normally I am not a huge fan of reality TV, but my wife and daughter are in love with it. Since I love hanging out with them, I often spend time watching shows like American Idol and What Not To Wear.
Since I started blogging on the issues of personal growth and development, I tend to […]

Our minds often want to make goal setting and goal attainment complex, intimidating operations. We have to spend a weekend in a sweat lodge spirit trekking to find our true selves. From there, we have to develop a thirty-seven point process for reaching the goals we discovered. Each day we need to write a page […]

Financial Anxiety
Clever Dude asks a very important question on his website - is the thought of debt ruining your life? Yes you may have debt, but are you paying your bills every month on time? Do you have creditors calling? Have you had to sell anything to pay a bill? If not, your […]

Many of the self-improvement publishers print books about people who made dramatic changes in their lives. These people have had an almost religious “born again” experience. In a matter of weeks or months, they went from the depths of tragedy to the heights of triumph. There they stand, a beacon and example to those of […]