self help
Self help, because you are your greatest asset.
Start Sacrificing To Succeed!
Sacrifice is defined as an act of giving up something valued, for the sake of obtaining something else regarded as more important or worthy. Irrespective of the definition, what does sacrifice actually mean to you personally? There are three specific examples, that come to mind, when I think of the those who are the epitome of sacrifice. Unfortunately, this particular platform prevents my full freedom of speech, so I cannot share two of those three examples, but the third of these three examples of sacrifice and bravery, we have witnessed in recent history, or are even witnessing as we speak. We can't go past thinking about those before us who sacrificed their lives, just to go to war, in a bid to protect their respective countries, and its citizens. Even today, our service men and women continue to place their lives at risk, in order to protect us and our borders, from those evil enough to be plotting war and terrorism. Now that takes absolute guts and pure selflessness to place your own life at risk in order to save others, and protect their way of life. Let's take a moment though, to look at the ordinary everyday common person, specifically those who live their own life in pure selfishness and disregard for others, taking for granted what our war veterans, our service men and women, fought for or are fighting for. We have selfless and brave individuals who are placing their life on the line, in order to protect our way of life and our freedom, so we can enjoy a future blessed with happiness, success, prosperity, and freedom, and yet here are the majority of us that aren't even prepared to make sacrifices of our own, to honor the bravery and commitment of these individuals. I'm talking about the fact so many of us can't even get off our bums and make sacrifices in life, even just to achieve our own goals. These type of sacrifices are in no comparison to the sacrifices committed by those on the frontline, as we are far from placing our life in grave danger.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Wild, Difficult, and Impossible
I was recently told that I was overwhelming and that I seriously needed to chill out. Before anyone starts getting fired up and start sharing words of encouragement in my defense (because you are all my people and you are the best!), this person wasn't wrong. Maybe they didn't need to say it the way they said it, and to be honest it was over text, so sometimes tones are hard to interpret, but they weren't wrong for sharing how they felt in terms of me and how I was treating them. I am the one who initiated the conversation and pressed for some type of response. Well, they gave me one! Ha!
By Tiffany Rhea5 years ago in Motivation
Confidence Within ...
My Lessons for Practising Self-Confidence I would like to share my ‘go-to’ ways of giving myself a boost when I need it. They are short and sweet, and can be done anywhere. Try one per day for a week and notice how you feel at the end of the week. If you want to, you can note down your feelings in The Positivity Journal and keep going for a month, and then read over your notes, and see how your feelings and levels of confidence have changed. Even small differences are significant.
By Amy Elizabeth5 years ago in Motivation
Your Life Is Full of Porn. Stop Getting Yourself Off.
Porn ruins lives. And you don’t need to be a porno star on viagra to witness its devastating effects. What is porn? Porn is what I call addictive habits. These habits are like porn because they start off as small and end up curtailing out of control if you let them.
By Tim Denning5 years ago in Motivation
These Micro-Habits Gave Me 1 Hour per Day Back
I wake up feeling like a zombie most days. The casual stroll to the bathroom feels like the walk of shame in the morning after a hangover that leaves you with a partner in your bedroom you can’t remember bringing home.
By Tim Denning5 years ago in Motivation
CHANGING YOUR MINDSET IN ONE MINITUE
CHANGING YOUR MINDSET IN ONE MINITUE I now what your thinking. This is all very good and well, but how exactly do you go about changing your mindset? How do you take back control, reclaim your happiness and start living a fulfilling and inspiring life again? The thing to do is to diagnose the problem. What exactly is wrong with your mind to begin with? And how can you fix those issues? Well, not to alarm you, but there’s probably a lot wrong with your mind.
By A. Diggs5 years ago in Motivation
This Is How to Create a Sudden, Radical Shift in Your Life
This quote made my eyes bleed the first time I saw it: “You can’t make radical changes in the pattern of your life until you see yourself exactly as you are now. As soon as you do that, changes will flow naturally.” — Henepola Gunaratana
By Tim Denning5 years ago in Motivation
Take Flight Never Land
Like the majority of homeowners, I usually spend my weekend’s cleaning and doing yard work. My house is located in a neighborhood that consists of stand-alone houses, and condos. Unfortunately, my house is also located on a flight path, where throughout the day you see airplanes, either taking off or landing to and from the airport. One particular hot Saturday, in between cutting grass and pulling weeds, I kept looking up at the sky because it seemed busier than usual. I swear, it seemed like every five minutes there was a plane either going out, or coming in. I don’t know if it was the heat, but I started to day dream a little. I started to think about the people boarding their planes getting ready to go to God knows where. I started to think about the excitement they had in their eyes, as they put their baggage away in the overhead compartment, buckled their seat belt and prepared for flight. As they looked out the window before the plane started to move, I thought about what they would be able to see while in the air and how beautiful it will look. I also started to think about how freeing it would be while the plane cruises above the clouds. At this very moment, is when I opened my eyes. It was like I was shocked with a defibrillator. I really didn’t care that my next door neighbor was now staring at me from a far, or let alone how long he has been standing there. That quick day dream allowed me to make sense of something that have bothered me for so long.
By Andre Wilson5 years ago in Motivation
Resilience Rewards With Results
I talked yesterday of adversity and difficulty, how inevitable it is in life, and how we should seek out the opportunities that these times bring, rather than focus on all the negatives of the situation. Easier said than done indeed, but more than possible, especially the more we learn to strengthen our mindset, and work on our emotional control. There's one particular trait that we all possess within us, that is pivotal, when it comes to dealing with and overcoming times of adversity, failure, and loss. That trait is none other than resilience. Resilience is possessing the ability to recover quickly from difficulty, challenge, failure, and adversity. Now we do each possess resilience within us, however the vast majority of us only draw on it when we have no other option but to, such as when it's life threatening, or something that impacts our way of life, or if it disrupts our method of survival, or if it threatens our health, or maybe it places our family in danger. We then we normally would do whatever it takes to negate the situation, and we work hard to find a solution to overcome the adversity. Where we should also be applying our resilience more though, is in the pursuit of our goals, our happiness, and our success.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
How humility is transforming my relationships - and teaching me to be kinder to myself
Do you ever feel entirely alone amongst a group of people? Felt unsure of who you are, and how to connect to others? I do all the time, and here's my take on a way to move forward.
By Alissa Mann5 years ago in Motivation
