If we are being honest with ourselves, finding ways to give back to ourselves throughout the day is challenging. Our schedules fill up quickly, leaving little room for downtime. It is incredibly important for your physical and mental health to increase your self-care. Making wellness a priority will…
Studies show that eliminating the need for competition, greater success in life along with fulfillment and happiness can be yours. Find out an easier, happier and more fulfilling route to success.
A platonic friendship between men and women is absolutely possible. However, it can be complicated at times. Male/female friendships can arise in a variety of ways. Quite often, it forms when men and women attempt dating and realize that sexual compatibility just isn’t there. (Back to searching on…
Updated September 2021 Does it sometimes feel as though you’re surrounded by self-serving, self-centred idiots? Only interested in themselves and their experiences in life? And definitely not listening to what matters to you or anyone else? You’re not being paranoid. It seems that studies at the University of…
The balance wheel more popularly known as the wheel of life is a simple and powerful assessment tool that is used in counseling and coaching. It is one of the best tools for self-reflection as it allows you to see how balanced your life is visually. Most people…
Updated August 2021 Have you ever been in a situation where hope kept you afloat? I know I have. Where true hope, not only lifted me up, but lifted others too. It was years and years ago when my husband was diagnosed with cancer. They never actually said…
Life is hard, we all know this. However, it’s inordinately harder when you don’t know how to stop being a pushover. If you’re letting people walk all over you and treat you like a doormat, the effects can be disastrous. Not just for your confidence, but for your…
What does it mean to get more stillness in your life? Think about this. How many times do you find yourself getting stuck in your own head? You keep jumping from one task to another, too busy to pause. When you do get a moment of lull, you…
Would you like to know how to be more confident? One of the things that stopped me from pursuing anything that would lead me to putting myself out there was a lack of confidence in myself. It’s something we all experience to some degree or another, even Paul…
Managing your emotions can be the difference between thriving or failing. Have you ever made a bad decision while you were at the height of your emotion? Or perhaps made a promise when you were too happy but couldn’t follow through? How about receiving misdirected anger from a…
Research says a brilliant, lasting relationship boils down to a couple of things. And I have seen how this applies not only to romantic relationships, but to friendships and family relationships also, despite the fact that most of the research I share below was based on the science…
I’ve posted more than a few times about procrastination. Here. Here. And even here. Maybe that’s because I’ve believed that those who procrastinate, including me, need to find some way to manage the whole “I don’t really wanna do that right now” thing. Or maybe us procrastinators are…
How to push through obstacles that stand in your way. “Eeeeek!” The water was cold, near freezing, as it hit my body. A feeling so shocking that I couldn’t help but let out a high-pitched squeal. Why am I putting myself through this? During the summer, a few…
Are you one of those awesome people who know exactly how to manage your time and get more things done? Maybe you have your priorities straight. Or could it be you’re not getting the right things done? Dwight D. Eisenhower once said: “Plans are nothing; planning is everything.”…
Dealing with fear of failure. There’s no one who hasn’t tried something with enthusiasm and failed. More often than not, people give up when they fail. Over time, this leads to a fear of failure. Fear of failure, also called atychiphobia, is a fear of falling short in…