The Leap of Faith: Why Taking Risks Can Be Worth It

Perhaps the biggest fear for many of us is a fear of failure.

But if we never try, how will we know the outcome? So many people worry about what will happen if they fail, that they lose sight of what could happen if they succeed. Continue reading

7 Easy Ways to Improve a Bad Day

Some days, just don’t seem to go right. Maybe you get into an argument with your partner, or end up yelling at the kids. Or perhaps work goes badly — you make a silly mistake, or accidentally delete the file you were working on. Whatever the cause, the result is the same: you end up feeling fed up, stressed out, and unhappy.
It’s easy to let a few frustrating incidents turn into a thoroughly bad day, too; perhaps you come home from work in a bad mood and end up feeling sulky all evening. But there’s no need to feel miserable all day long. Continue reading

How To Recognize and Deal with Controlling People

This personality type is so much fun to be with in the beginning, it’s easy to overlook significant warning signs. Don’t rationalize or trivialize what you see: this can save you a lifetime of pain and psychological stress. Continue reading

Who Do You Think You Aren’t? How To Get Past Limiting Beliefs

Did you know stress is fear? That’s it. Fear. And what is fear? Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.

Who decides for you what is a threat, or that something is dangerous? And note the word ‘belief’. A belief is a thought. A belief is something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction. Continue reading

Active versus Passive Relationships: Which Type Do You Have?

I had no idea how to effectively relate to others. I just passively walked by, and wasn’t relating to others as I should I have. And I hated it. But why was this? Why wasn’t I able to relate to others, even though I desperately wanted? [More…]

It was simply because I was too passive. Continue reading

Holiday Depression? 8 Steps To Be Happy

Holidays are coming! Some are having the times of their life during Winter holidays: parties, friends, celebrations, cheering, sharing, etc.. Some find this time of the year very demanding. Most of us experience something in-between these two extremes: fun in some situation, pressure in others. Joy of sharing time with people we love, uncertainty about how to deal with holidays pressure. Continue reading