Practicing to be Nobody-But-Yourself ‘To be nobody-but-yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else – means to fight the hardest battle which any human can fight; and never stop fighting.’ e.e.cummings I resolved many years ago that I would be the me that I had been…
Category: personal-development
Importance of Defining Success in Your Life We live in a media-driven world where many stereotypes of success are relentlessly thrust at us. At times these stories and these images can confuse us, and we can find ourselves at times pursuing a pattern of success that is not correctly aligned to what we have been…
how to be more confident in yourself In some situations you’re feeling totally certain about yourself, while in other situations you doubt every move you make. Some days your confidence is high, while other days it’s low. Does it have to be like this? Does confidence have to vary or is there something better? The…
How To Avoid Being Hemmed In By The ‘How’ Of Life By Embracing Your ‘Why’ identify my strengths and weaknesses Most people live their lives in the realm of the ‘How’, and only a small percentage ever take time to discover the ‘Why’. This leads them on the road to only one of two places…
How To Set Yourself Up To Win Do you like losing? No, I don’t either. There’s nothing pleasing about a loss. That’s why I prefer winning. But in order to win you need to position yourself for a win. So how do you always set yourself up for a win? Allow me to share just…
How To Be More Persistent To Achieve Your Goals In a recent interview my interviewer, who had done his research by reading many of my past blog articles, said that the outstanding quality represented in my life, as recorded in all my writings, was my ability to persist. That statement caused me to pause for…