Self Improvement

A Gentler Introduction to Programming

This write-up captures what I teach when I get coaching requests. I won’t jump into the code…

6 Reasons You Should NOT Take Cold Showers

People say they’re the secret to self-improvement. Here’s why those people might be wrong.

How To Make Peace With Guilt And Shame, To Transform Your Life

The Burden Of Carrying Guilt

This Is How To Stop Punishing Yourself And Shift From Victim To Victor

Develop A Healthy Self-Esteem

10 Unusual But Critical Edit Checks Before You Hit Publish

Induce Insatiable Curiosity With Each Sentence

Life’s Toughest Questions After Seeing Tim Ferriss Turn 40

The Difference Between Purpose and Meaning

The Mountain and the Waterfall

What Is the Best Time to Wake up in the Morning?

There is no universal “best time” to wake up. It’s a…

Suffering Isn’t Optional. Suffering is Inevitable. The Question is You.

And Yet We Try

21 Hard Choices To Transcend Yourself To An Inner Revolution

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an…

Life Is The Sum Of What You Focus On.

What is life without aim, without purpose? It is a moral waste. The rule of life, the comfort…

A letter to my 9-year-old daughter on National Day of the Girl.

The Importance of Self Empowerment (It’s Not What You Think)

Bring back balance between the brain and the heart.

This is where we tap into our power.

6 Behaviors to Improve Your Relationships and Boost Your Self-confidence

WHY Do I Have This Zit?

I struggled with skin problems for years as a teen and in my early twenties. It sucked. I hated it. I remember…

There is NO cure for clinical depression!! I loved your enthusiastic post as always and great advice for someone with very mild depression or unhappy with themselves and wanting to change as you are.

You’ve obviously not been CLINICALLY depressed before. I have and there is no 12 step program for that! It IS a chemical…

My Tarot Card Reading in Salem, MA Freaked Me Out. Here’s What I Learned.

It was creepy AF.

7 of the most Influential Celebrities that used Psychedelics

Moving Past Resistance and Into Your Purpose

Six Strategies for Living a Life of Fulfillment & Meaning

How Would You Maximize Your Contribution To Society

A Hypothetical 24-Hour Challenge

Here Is The Miracle You Are Missing

This was derived from a true story, and it changed my life.

Life lessons on networking

My Grandma always told me, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”

7 Mistakes Successful People Avoid

Success is often achieved through limiting your mistakes instead of adding positive habits!

Why Smart People Make Stupid Decisions (And How to Avoid This)

Your Time is Not a Democracy. Stop Treating it Like One.

We Are Who We Say We Are: 7 Tips for Changing Your Mind

Abstaining From Alcohol Isn’t All Its Cracked Up to Be

I have a complicated relationship with alcohol as many of us do.

I didn’t start drinking until freshman year of college. Much later than much of America and many of my peers.

The Things K-Pop Taught Me—1: How Hard It Is to Live Up To Other’s Expectations.

And why we shouldn’t.

Check your Ego: Toxic Femininity and Chronic Insecurity

Why your rivals insist that you belittle your achievements

Depression; You Can Cure It, But Will You?

I am Tired of Flip Flopping Between Depression and Anxiety

Why I Deleted Instagram, Twice

About a month ago, I decided to reopen my Instagram account after a long six-month dry-spell. Photos had been piling up, and I just had to share them with the world. I gasped at the new stories feature (how innovative!) and the ability to now upload sets of photos. Now you…

The Pep Talk — Your Dreams Are Worth the Fight

Yesterday was not my day.

freeCodeCamp Nashville October Meetup Recap

Co-Organizer Dave Harned presented a crash course in…

You Are The Most Important Aspect Of Your Life!

And the next time you run across claims that contradict your worldview, your instinct will say either to avoid reading it or immediately write an angry comment. Stop in this case too! And think — how can I be sure these claims are wrong? Could they actually be right? Could they be partially right? Is it important to sort out which side of the debate…

Soften up!

Rebecca was an intern on my team three summers ago. Four weeks into the summer she got to present her project to our entire office. It went rather well. Afterwards a number of people came up to talk to her:

EVERYONE: “Wow, you’re just an intern, how the heck can you give this…

10 Toxic People Signs And How To Stop Attracting Them Unconsciously

Psychological Flexibility — The #1 Skill for Turbulent Times.

The #1 Way to Create Never-Ending Motivation

Have you ever wanted to accomplish something great but find it hard to maintain…

The Day I Killed Myself

Hey Matt, you do not know me but I am sure by the end of this you will…June 11th 2012 was the day you died, the day that everything became too much for you to handle, the day you took your life. It was a bit windy that day, something was off because you dreaded being awake more than…

3 Lessons I Learned When I Decided To Commit To One Person.

Who would ever thought?

My Walden Pond Epiphany

The trip was a bust, but it helped me realize where I need to be

Because of my First Son

New mom expresses her excitement on the up and coming FIRST birthday of her son that started her journey in Motherhood

PASIMĖGAVIMO VAKARAS

I
– Dvoki, Airidai, – susiraukė Justina, neatsisukdama nuo veidrodžio, prieš kurį valėsi dažus nuo vokų ir blakstienų. – Išsimaudyk.
– Nenoriu, – tariau pažvelgęs į vonią ir pasukdamas čiaupą. – Nėra ir vandens.
– Ką nors sugalvosim, – žmona ištarė ir išsitraukusi iš rožinio chalato namų…

7 tricks to write a presentation so your audiences pay attention

The Waiting

Most people are used to fast and instant stuffs. Quick responses, on the spot feedback, instant connections etc. But no matter how fast n…

Writing Camp of Electronics Engineering Student #1

Don’t Be Afraid Of Doing Things By Yourself

Time waits for no one.

Filling the Void

There’s a hole in a donut. There’s a hole in a car tire. There’s NOT a hole in you.

What if I’m doing this wrong?

How childhood wonder becomes adulthood fear.

4 Steps to Change Your Trajectory in Life

It’s time, you know it.

Each Other’s Counselor

When you walk around campus on the average school day here at Brigham Young University, you are sure to find bunches of smiling students who are happy to be at the University they dreamed of attending since they were kids. People are smiling, holding doors for each other, and engaging in…

The Positive Side of Negative Feeling

When I thought of penning down my views on negative emotions and how it brings health, I was very skeptical as to how would everyone take it? Especially in the era of “smile and the world will smile back at you” we live in. Everywhere we look, there are messages…

How to Deal With Me Having Breast Cancer

Tell me it really sucks that this is happening to me, and ask me how I’m doing.

The Ugly tomcat

I still remember the first time I saw him. He was sprawled on the bonnet of my parked car, enjoying his siesta. As I approached the car door, he raised his head and looked straight into my eyes. He was the ugliest stray tomcat I’d ever seen. His head appeared a bit overgrown, and his whiskers were so long…

Give up the beliefs that don’t belong to you.

Really! So many of them aren’t actually yours anyway.

One Thing Every Human Being Can Do to Profoundly Change the World

tl;dr: Start caring about others as much as you do about yourself

Thank you Mark! And yes, I 100% can relate. Thank you for sharing.

7 Fantastic Study Hacks

Going to University in the U.S. is quite easy: You have 4 classes a semester, each for 3 hours a week each, whereas…

Existence- an Illusion

Have we ever wondered the reason of our existence?!! What is this whole concept of ‘staying alive’ when all that you…

Fall Blanket

Inspired by Chalkboard’s One-Line Prompt, “Preserve Truth”

Why the amount of breakthroughs you have in life matters

3 things I learned trying meditation for the first time.

If there is one thing you had to do today…

Staring at the Post-Facebook World

People without a Facebook account are like modern day lepers. At best looked at skeptically, at worst actively shunned, they are the new crazy aunt/uncle who shows up only on family holidays smelling vaguely of paint thinner.

Quoting Socrates/Plato in a gym article is the definition of badass. I also love how tangible your improvements are in the gym. It’s easier to measure progress in the gym than in other areas of life – and I think that in itself is valuable. You can count how many more reps you do/how much more weight you’re lifting/how far you’re running. But you…

The BRIGHT side of DARKNESS

Life seems to be unfair. We face problems, difficulties, hurts, disappointments that will make us better or…

Banter of Emotions

There are two people in my life who seem to always fight when they interact. I happen to be a mediator in this daily banter. One person hides their vulnerability using anger, while the other says they are very sensitive and starts crying upon the expression of anger.

Parenting Advice — Make it Work for You

You may have heard the argument that the ironic use of ‘it’s not rocket science,’ would be…

Bring a Winning Attitude to Everything You Do

You’re smarter than everyone around you.

Premature Results: Leverage and the Myth of Gradual Merit

‘Disharmony’

Mr.KrackJack?

Yes.

Disharmony in relationships is growing?

Yes. Even the sweetest once have become sour.

Lack of sincerity or fidelity?

Defining success and failure… Do we have it all wrong?!

I think we have “failure” and “success” upside down. No, really. I’d go as far as saying that what we think of success is a form failure and what we associate with failure is actually a measure of success. This, of course, sounds…

Why Am I So Scared Of People?

Very interesting post. Good to hear the prison experiment was cut short, sounded horrendous and possibly in humane? Obviously people have to behave differently in different situations, you have to dress, act and talk differently at work than sitting in your pyjamas shouting at the TV at home. I’ve been a social chameleon all my life blending easily…

Thank you for reading and for some great wisdom here!

I was just frontin’

Are you giving the world the most authentic view of yourself, or are you still hiding behind a mask?

When I met my boyfriend we would talk about how comfortable we were with one another in such a short amount of time. We let bodily functions be bodily functions and we…

4 of my favourite self help and development books.

I read a lot. I always have. I love reading a whole host of different books too, from Harry Potter to…

Time in personal retreat is not a luxury, it is essential

The Problem with Perfectionism

Calling out some of the largest issues with our quest for perfectionism

Overcoming challenges

Have you ever felt stuck, when you know exactly what you want, probably you have a vision board and crystal clear goals…

Shadow Traits

Monsters. Creepy-crawlies. Spooky-scaries. As kids, those were the things that lived in dark corners paralyzing us until someone could…

Kindness: A tool to win Hearts and Make your Day Wonderful

“Win hearts to conquer the world”

Utilising Communication Skills for Personal Development (Part 9)

Speaking for Personal Development

Speaking, the second communication skill that humans involve in mostly, is our next focus. And we shall look at it in the light of “how”…

Warum Motivation nichts wert ist.

Und was wirklich nachhaltig zu euren Zielen beiträgt.

5 Ways to Stay Creative Through Big Life Changes

A little adaptation goes a long way

3 simple things you can do right now to change your life

If Your’e Stuck in the Same Place

… you’re NOT ready to leave it.

เมื่อผมต้องการอัพเดท Patch ตัวเอง

การอัพเดท Patch คือการที่ซอฟท์แวร์ดาวน์โหลดไฟล์เพื่อแก้ไขปัญหาหรือช่องโหว่ในตัวโปรแกรมนะครับ

ในยุคที่โลกเปลี่ยนแปลงไวและเทคโนโลยีเข้ามามีส่วนร่วมในทุกๆ ด้านของชีวิต ยุคนี้นี่เองที่ทำให้เราทุกคนสามารถเข้าถึงแหล่งความรู้ต่างๆ ได้จากทั่วทุกมุมโลก…

เราโตได้เพราะตัวเราเอง

ลองนึกดูว่าวันนึงที่เริ่มรู้สึกว่าเราเป็นโตขึ้น ไม่ว่าจะเป็นช่วงไหนก็ตาม ใจเราจะรู้สึกพองโตแค่ไหน…

Follow the Invisible Leader

As a kid, I had no problem playing “follow the leader”. I was leadership-averse back then. To me, it was safer…

You don’t have to

Unless you’re happy with the shape of things & your life as is, you don’t have to worry about progress.

Rules…A Necessity For Progression

Definitely parameters and non-negotiable for some can produce great results whilst for others the results are lacklustre. What happens when we look at it from both sides?

Against

52 week “Life Word” challenge — 6. Power

I am challenging myself as an absolute novice writer with no idea about blogging to start…

#LOAThursday

5 Things Every Fulfilling Relationship Needs

ARE YOU (REALLY) A PROFESSIONAL OR AN AMATEUR?

5 Differences Between Professionals and Amateurs

5 TIPS TO TAME YOUR ANGER INSTANTLY?

Does your blood pressure shoots up when someone annoys you, irritates you in traffic or when your spouse doesn’t cooperates with you? It is difficult to calm down when you are extremely angry; because your mind peace is at unrest and you body is stressed and tensed in state of anger…

Yes! Thank you for this brilliant new angle: demanding to know is just a quick fix, and a very self-centered one at that. I want to know now, on my own terms, in words that I understand. So I can make my choices about you and our relationship based on what you say.

The Need for Approval is Toxic

Dear Husband,

I am tried of waiting for your approval after 10 years of marriage. For you to fall in love with me again or maybe ever. I am tried of waiting for you to appreciate me and my mind. To value me as a person, wife and mother. To think of…

People of the big bad world

Have you ever just met a person during your day, had the most interesting conversation with them…then never…

Wow you invoked a lot of discussion, I’ll just add a quote by Eckhart Tolle – Author of ‘The Power is now’

Thinking or more precisely identification with thinking gives rise to and maintains the ego, which in our Western society in particular, is out of control. It believes it is real and tries hard to maintain its…

Living the Ideal Way isn’t as Easy as the Plan, but Keep Dreaming Anyway

“Throw your dreams into space like…

Merry-go-round

Part of me feels powerless 
Another flip of the hourglass 
and nothing’s changed…
Alright, I’ll just start at the top of the hour then
no more phone, no more stupid games 
I said I still have 4 more hours, 4 hours ago
so, how the fuck am I back in the same place…
with nothing gained
Followed my same…

Organic Reality

Life is organic! Organic life includes everything that human awareness is capable of experiencing and sensing that has its own life and its own awareness in return. This entire spectrum of living energies can not only be personally experienced, it can also be shared! This sharing of organic reality…

#1 Thing You Can Do While You're Recovering

Abstract Mental Energy

This is mental energy and the astral body it creates forms our false ego. In normal waking awareness and in our dreams this energy creates the “I” awareness of individual consciousness. To create the true ego it must be integrated with the energies of the heart.