a comprehensive collection of self improvement articles focusing on productivity, motivation and confidence

Why You Should Keep Watching TV

Now, I’m all in favor of productivity. I’ve no problem with people cutting out some of the crap in their lives and replacing it with good stuff. But …

… I don’t think you need to cut out TV altogether. In fact, I think watching TV can actually be a great idea. Continue reading

Why You Need to Create Your Own “Top 10” List

You’ve experienced moments filled with laughs and tears, shouts and hugs. It may have been a difficult year financially or personally, but no matter what, it’s been a year you have survived. Whatever challenges you faced, you persevered. Continue reading

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10 Ways to Chase a New Direction in Your Life

You aren’t going to start out with all the right answers, or even a complete picture of where you want to end up. But I suspect, in the stillness of the night, that voice speaks to you loud and clear about the life you know you want to be living. Continue reading

Train Yourself for Success

Just like a boxer, we, too come face to face with many opponents in the arena of life—problems and difficulties. The bad news is, we don’t really know when our bouts with these opponents occur—no posters and promotional TV commercials; no pre-fight Press Conference and weigh in to make sure that we measure up to our opponent; and there is no Pay Per View coverage. Continue reading

The Boring Truth Behind Very Exciting Ideas

What I find, though, is that by the time children grow to be adults, their creativity often needs a little
help. We spend so much time teaching children to follow the rules, to do things a certain way, that they
don’t always know how to bend or break the rules. Continue reading

Day 19: This One Thing Is The Common Denominator For All Your Problems – Guaranteed!

It ALWAYS costs more to get a new customer than it does to keep one. Why would this be different in our personal lives? The common denominator is usually the problem. In this case, the common denominator is YOU. Continue reading