Posts Tagged ‘self-improvement’

Dating, Living, and Being Your Best Self

In a comment on my post last week about living your life as if you were on a date, a reader named Jean posted this comment: Thanks for this article! But regarding the 'be yourself' advice... I've always wondered, which self? I have a best self who is on time, considerate, well dressed, brave, follows my dreams, etc. I also have a worst self who is late, selfish, lazy, a slob… Continue reading

September 23 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: dating, personality, relationship, self, self-improvement | 20 comments»

More Ways to Go on a Date with Life

Yesterday I suggested that the rules that apply to successful dating could be applied more widely to life in general. After all, when we go on a date, we want our partner to see us at our best – and what could be better than being at your best all the time?With that in mind, I listed 6 guidelines that apply as well to life as to dating, and… Continue reading

September 17 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: dating, happiness, life, personal-development, self-improvement | 16 comments»

Go on a Date with Life

A lot has been written about dating. Some people rally enjoy dating, but for many, dating seems like a horrific trauma. Consider how many people stay in unsatisfying or even outright bad relationships because they’re even more terrified by the prospect of being “out there” again.Dating can be a chore because it seems so far removed from real life. But I wonder if there aren’t some everyday lessons we can… Continue reading

September 16 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: dating, happiness, life, personal-development, self-improvement | 23 comments»

Can You Be Truly Honest?

Honesty, we say, is the best policy. And yet, it’s hardly news to anyone that in much of our lives, dishonesty rules. Salespeople lie about the benefits of one product over another, or about how useful those “extended service plans” really are. Partners lie about whether they liked dinner, or about what they did last night after work. Employees lie about the reason a project is overdue, or about how… Continue reading

September 8 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: fear, honesty, people, relationship, self-development, self-improvement, trust | 26 comments»

What’s Your Territory?

I'm pretty shy. You wouldn't know it to watch me – I’ve learned how to handle most of the superficial stuff that makes up day-to-day interactions -- but deep inside I'm pretty scared of talking to strangers or making a spectacle of myself.

But when I walk into my classroom, I'm completely at ease. I've never experienced more than a second’s hesitation in front of… Continue reading

August 11 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: career, challenge, confidence, self-improvement, territory | 11 comments»

How to Become an Outrageous Giver

she You should become an outrageous giver. An outrageous giver is someone who gives beyond expectations. If you are going to give more than others expect, you should also raise your own personal expectations. Lift your expectations about how much you are going to give both now and into the future. Set your goal to become an outrageous giver. WHY GIVE?

There are many reasons why you should give… Continue reading

August 10 2009 | By Danny | Tagged: abundance, giving, personal growth, self-improvement, thankfulness | 15 comments»

Experiment For Optimum Results

Many times when we are looking to improve in any aspect of our life, we search for someone who has already achieved the results that we are looking for, and we do our best to mimic their actions, expecting their results. The problem with this approach is that there are too many variables to consider in pretty much any aspect of life, and therefore too much is out of our… Continue reading

July 15 2009 | By Ibrahim | Tagged: customization, experimentation, personal experiment, self-improvement, self-knowledge | 7 comments»

How to Create Self Help Momentum

Human StatuesIn order to get anywhere - either literally or metaphorically - we need to create and maintain a certain level of momentum. Sitting in your very-capable Porsche won't get you anywhere unless you choose to start the engine, engage a gear (or six), steer the car and operate the pedals. In my time as a coach, trainer and teacher I've encountered many people who have not only been sitting… Continue reading

April 6 2009 | By Craig | Tagged: personal-development, procrastination, self-help, self-improvement | 6 comments»

If your Childhood Sucked – It’s Time to Stop Blaming Your Parents!

Dear Parent Blamer,Firstly let me say, stop it.It's pathetic and pointless. And for the rest of us innocent bystanders... very annoying.To be completely honest, we're sick of your whining, your complaining, your anger, your victim mentality and your inability to see that your current attitude (not some historical event) is your biggest problem. We're also sick of you blaming your (current) bad behaviour on your parents. What's standing between you… Continue reading

April 3 2009 | By Craig | Tagged: childhood, personal-development, psychology, self-help, self-improvement, trauma | 102 comments»

How to Stop Being an Over-Thinker

As a rule, thinking is a good thing and while some people don't do it enough, some over-think everything. Both genders can fall into either category - today we're going to chat about the one who does too much.Some people think themselves into stagnation, frustration, exhaustion, anxiety and even illness. They have an aptitude for making the simple, complex, the easy, hard, the minor issue, a major drama and… Continue reading

December 22 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: action, overthinking, personal-development, procrastination, self-help, self-improvement | 47 comments»

Set Yourself on Fire

Have you heard of a guy called Fred Shero?No? Until recently, me neither. I'm not a big sports fan and Fred was a hugely successful Canadian NHL player and coach with a string of many hundreds of wins and numerous awards and accolades to his name. Pretty good going, but it's not his sports record that I admire.What I love Fred for is something that he once said: "Success is… Continue reading

November 27 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: coaching, confidence, goal setting, motivation, personal-development, self-help, self-improvement, success | 17 comments»

Do You Determine your Beliefs, or do Your Beliefs Determine You? (part three)

G'day Kids. So this study on beliefs has turned into something of an epic. Let's look at a snapshot of what we've covered so far in parts one and two...1. We're all largely driven, motivated, limited, empowered and controlled by our beliefs; this can be both good and bad.2. We have positive, negative and incidental beliefs.3. Beliefs typically form over a long period… Continue reading

November 25 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: belief, personal-development, self-help, self-improvement, thought. change | 8 comments»

5 Easy Ways to Shake Off a Bad Mood

Everyone gets into a big ol’ bad mood sometimes. I’m talking about the kind of mood that throws a spanner in the works, has you fuming at every little thing and threatens to ruin a perfectly good day.Sometimes these moods happen just when you don't want them to and they can get in the way of doing what you want to do in the way that you want to… Continue reading

November 19 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: coaching, confidence, exercise, motivation, personal-development, self esteem, self-help, self-improvement | 16 comments»

Do You Determine Your Beliefs, or Do Your Beliefs Determine You? (Part Two)

Following on from Part One of this three-part series on beliefs. Here is part two: Catholic Craig Growing up in a Catholic home which was regularly frequented by nuns and priests (friends of my folks), attending only Catholic schools, being taught about life (God, religion, marriage, relationships, sex, good, bad, right, wrong) exclusively from a Catholic perspective, hanging out with my Catholic friends and only ever seeing… Continue reading

November 18 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: beliefs, personal-development, self-help, self-improvement | 21 comments»

4 Big Reasons to Jump Into Your Life with Both Feet

They say that life is for living, but we all know that when the going gets tough it's hard to keep that enthusiasm and passion going. It takes real guts, determination and confidence to live a full and rich life, but it becomes a whole lot easier if you jump into your life in the right ways.The very best way to live a rich life that I know of… Continue reading

November 14 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: confidence, goal, life coach, personal-development, self-help, self-improvement | 5 comments»

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