Archives August, 2009

How to Use Fear to Find Your Passion

Photo byThe Ivory Tower By Cath Duncan We’ve all heard the phrase, “Do what you love.” The idea that we can and should do what we love doing in our work, and that we should choose experiences that make us feel good in life, was a pretty unconventional idea 20 years ago. These days, however, [...]

The 4 Things You Need to Succeed

Photo by Darcy McCarty By Mr. Self Development I was talking to a friend yesterday who said the reason he hasn’t succeeded is because he doesn’t have the money to start his own business. He said, if only he had a good friend who could lend him the money he could succeed (he may have [...]

10 Simple Ways to Grow a Relationship

Photo byHamed Masoumi By Tess Marshall Anyone who has been in a relationship longer than 12 months understands how easy it is to fall into a rut. Today I challenge you to take responsibility for the state of your partnership and use your power to create excitement, joy and happiness that will last forever. The [...]

7 Foods That Make You Happier

Photo by dmswart By Mary Ward Our mood can affect everything in our daily life. When we’re in a bad mood or depressed, we don’t feel like ourselves and we have a hard time concentrating or just making it through the day. When we’re happy, we feel on top of the world and ready to [...]

Who Says You Can’t Go Home? — I’ll Take Bon Jovi over Thomas Wolfe Any Day.

Photo by Tigerlily1978 By Ruth Harrison Moody If you grew up and went to school in Western North Carolina back in the ‘70’s as I did, you couldn’t seem to escape Asheville NC writer Thomas Wolfe and his haunting admonition that “You can’t go home again”. It was one that seemed to threaten an unavoidable [...]

A Forgotten Key to Personal Growth

Photo by Adria Richards By Justin If you want tips on how to become more productive, how to increase your motivation or even just how to become more confident, there are more than enough resources out there. Many of us feel that all of these little steps ‘improve’ who we are and take us to [...]

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