As children, we are taught to seek validation from others. And when we are small, that is a good thing! The adults in our lives are able to tell us when we are making good choices (Good job eating your green beans!), versus bad ones (Don’t touch the hot stove!). …
There is no way to avoid occasionally being uncomfortable in life. Uncomfortable experiences happen to all of us, from time to time. For instance, conflict is uncomfortable. And so is change. Disappointment is uncomfortable, as well. But the key to being content in life isn’t to try to avoid those…
Are you too hard on yourself? Do you beat yourself up for even the smallest errors in judgment? Do you dwell on mistakes that you made years ago? If you do, realize that those negative thoughts are keeping you from being happy and successful. To eliminate those thoughts, you need…
In our society, there is a push for us to overcomplicate our lives. Advertisers try to get us to buy more stuff than we really need. We then have to live in overly large houses with extra closets and pantries to store all our excess stuff. Even at work, employers…
Often in life, it isn’t a lack of talent or skills that prevents us from achieving our goals. Rather, it is fear. We mistakenly fear that we don’t have what it takes. So, the first step in achieving anything in life is to first believe that you can do it. …