When we are young, we seek many things in life. Adventure. Professional success. Romance. But as we get older, and life becomes more complicated, most of us just crave one thing – peace. By the time we reach an age of maturity, most of us simply are seeking a peaceful…
There are times in life when our circumstances can prevent us from being relaxed and happy. Dramatic changes like a divorce or a death in the family can be highly stressful. Illness or job stress likewise can make us feel overwhelmed. But most of the time, our lives aren’t terribly…
Most of us don’t have trouble picking good goals. We are able to pick appropriate goals that suit our natural skills, and that simply require us to stretch a little bit. Where most of us get stuck is in figuring out how to accomplish the goal that we’ve chosen. The…
We often think of highly successful people as folks with big egos. They are people with confidence in spades who attack life and take no prisoners, as they say. But, in fact, the opposite is true. It actually takes humility to achieve real success. Consider the following ways in which…
No one goes through life unscathed. We all have experienced things that we wish we hadn’t. And we’ve all seen cruelties that we wish we could un-see. The past is always imperfect. For example, as a child, I witnessed interactions between my parents which were awful. I wish I could…