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The Art of Receiving Critiques Gracefully
Criticism is hard. It's one of the tougher parts of writing because it's frightening. No one wants to hear what's wrong with a manuscript, especially after putting so much into it. However, a lack of criticism leads to stagnation. How will you improve if you don't know what you're doing wrong? Accepting criticism is an art form. Learn to accept it as a tool to help you move forward in your writing.
By Rebecca Mayglothling5 years ago in Motivation
A Sales Expert Explains What Motivates People to Buy
People are often irrational. We frequently buy things driven by emotions and justify purchases later. Besides, we often want things that we don't have, but for what? Do we really need them, or is there anything else that motivates us to make a purchase?
By Victoria Kurichenko5 years ago in Motivation
Mental Discomfort
When we think of discomfort, or being uncomfortable, we often straight away think about the physical side to the definition. Perhaps we relate to the feeling of being cramped in an aeroplane, or being squashed up with other people in a small car, or not feeling relaxed in bed when trying to go to sleep, or having a headache, or having sore muscles, or feeling the affects from an injury. All these are different examples of physical discomfort, be it pain, soreness, aches, tension, cramps, stiffness, and the like. In summary, when we think of discomfort, we immediately think of pain. With the physical side of discomfort, we can actually feel the pain in our body, therefore we have an awareness of it, and naturally, we go about relieving ourselves of that pain. Whether we take pain relief medication, or we speak to a medical practitioner, or we admit ourselves into hospital, or whether we just rest the area of pain, we are at least proactive in doing something to relieve the pain. Why? Because it's uncomfortable and it hurts, naturally. What about when it comes to the mental side to discomfort though? It's funny how, for so long, that humankind has only really focused on the physical side of things, rather than both the physical and mental. Health springs to mind with this sort of thing, and how so many people still refuse to believe that mental illness is actually a legitimate form of health issue. Because these such people haven't experienced a mental illness for themselves, many tend to believe that mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, autism, bipolar, and dementia, are all just contrived, and perhaps used a perfect reason for people to attract attention to themselves, to be lazy, or to use as a convenient excuse. Finally, we are starting to see an increase in awareness around mental health, although it doesn't tend to change the above beliefs of those who haven't experienced a mental health issue, as I mentioned about above. When it comes to discomfort, we tend to think in the same manner., we think physical pain, not mental. Like mental illness is to health, mental discomfort is also real, but we fail to acknowledge it and we fail to have an awareness of it, which means we fail to address it, and therefore, we fail to overcome it.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Learn From the Past
“Learn from the past, don’t live in it. You will never be able to reach forward to the abundance of His favor that awaits you if you are constantly looking behind you. Things that have happened to you in the past might be hard to get over but you need to try to deal with them and move forward from here.”
By Pizarro Jeanette5 years ago in Motivation
Don't Stop Believing
1981 was the year that Ronald Reagan became the 40th president of the United States of America, Prince Charles married Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral, the first ever London Marathon took place, Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on its maiden voyage, Pope John Paul the 2nd was shot and wounded in the Vatican City, Bob Marley passed away from melanoma, and Muhammad Ali took on his final fight, losing to Trevor Berbick. It's staggering to think this all took place now 40 years ago. It was also the year that the American rock band "Journey", headed by Steve Perry at the time, released their hit song "Don't Stop Believing", which climbed up to as high as number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the US. 40 years on from its release, and the song has gone on to achieve a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Although there are some different opinions around the meaning behind the lyrics to the song, in summary, they actually refer to the fact that we live in a big world, and despite the times of loneliness we can experience at stages throughout our life, there is someone actually out there for us, who is our true love, and we shouldn't stop believing in that. Is it believable that our life partner is actually out there, waiting for us to discover them? Does that person to whom we are completely compatible with, exist? It all comes back to our individual belief, doesn't it? Personally, I think it is believable that our life partner indeed exists, and is out there somewhere for us, waiting for us to discover them. Whether we discover them or not is yet to be determined.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Young Adult Life Phases & Development
The early twenties are often years of risk taking – traffic accidents are the greatest killers of men this age group. These are also the years of peak physical prowess, in which the body should be worked hard. Both career and social goals are usually uppermost in a young man’s mind, although the experimental phase begun in the teens continues into the early twenties. This means that he can find it difficult to keep a balance between his academic and extracurricular activities. For men who do not go on to post-graduate studies, there is the transition from student to employee, a time for testing abilities and self-confidence. In their jobs young men find themselves having to compete as adults in an adult world for the first time. Twenty-four is the average age for American men to marry for the first time.
By shubhajit chakraborty5 years ago in Motivation
What A Difference
Yesterday was the first time in around 15 years that I actually returned to somewhere that I was raised by my parents to attend, back when I was a child. Unfortunately, certain online platforms, in which you can share stories and blog posts, prevent us from freedom of speech, so I can't mention of where exactly I returned to, however being a Sunday morning, I think you can gather where I returned to. It wasn't the same building and location I went to as a child, where I returned yesterday, in fact it wasn't even in the same city or state, but the atmosphere was no different to what I experienced in my youth. Now I am very much an introvert, so conversing and interacting with others isn't exactly my strong point, so it was a step out of my comfort zone as it was, but the decision to attend was one in which I believe I have needed to make for a quite a while now. I forced myself to overcome this discomfort however, and indeed made the effort to interact and converse with others. One thing I did notice though, was the atmosphere itself. It felt warm, it felt welcoming, it felt caring, and what I noticed most of all, it felt positive. Even though I was there by myself, not accompanied by any other family, friends, or associates, there was this inspiring vibe in the room that I haven't felt in a long time, and it felt wonderful. The discomfort of forcing myself to socialize, to converse, and to interact, all against my introverted self, was completely overcome through the positivity, love, and care, that was surrounding me within those four walls. I was welcomed with open arms, I had people wanting to share openly with me, I had people wanting to get to know me, and I had people who were showing genuine care for me. It was a total contrast to the people who I have had surrounding me, in my life, for the past few years. What a difference!
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Curiosity Over Passion?
When I was in Grade 9, I took a Leadership class. We planned school assemblies, school dances, and other fun events. We read biographies and autobiographies of amazing public figures, as a class assignment. But one of the strongest memories I have from this class is this one day, my teacher comes in and is holding a bag of rocks -- rocks which she painted different words onto. I don't know what any of my peers ended up with, but my rock said PASSION ... and still says it, because it's sitting right next to me (12 years later!).
By Kaitlyn Dawn5 years ago in Motivation
