Category Archives: Inspirational People

Adventures, Progress, Growth, and Peace

Things getting better for me. Despite some bumps in the road, the road is gradually smoothing out. Here are some examples. For years, my life has had a lot of areas for improvement. I started out where I could this … Continue reading

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The Importance of Emotional Intelligence

Over the past few centuries, there has been an increasing shift toward focusing on intellect and away from emotions. I fear that this has been a giant mistake. Allow me to explain. In The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt compares the … Continue reading

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Questions to Ask About Self-Improvement

Since I first started my self-improvement journey in 2017, I’ve come across countless ideas. I’ve tried out many of them but now I only use a small handful. Sometimes it took a long time to see if they actually worked … Continue reading

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New Relief and Hope

This year has been a roller coaster. In fact, 2024 may have had the most chaotic start to any year of my adult life. However, based on my goals for this year, things are going pretty well now that much … Continue reading

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Pain and Boundaries

I recently realized the extent to which I’m affected by others and how much I still want to control their actions. While this has been an issue for most of my life, I didn’t become consciously aware of it until … Continue reading

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Recent Unexpected Obstacles

It’s amazing how quickly things can change. My previous post briefly described how 2024 started off fairly nicely and quietly for me. Since then, it has gone full speed in the other direction. It took almost no time for there … Continue reading

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New Beginnings

Since we’re just a few days into 2024, I thought it’d be nice to talk about what’s happened since last year ended. There may not be as much to say here as there is in my usual posts, but this … Continue reading

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2023 Year End Review

In just a few days, 2023 will be over. As is the case at the end of every year, I’m reflecting on all that happened over the course of this one. Although 2023 was fairly quiet for me, enough still … Continue reading

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Reviewing My 2023 Goals

This is my annual review of my goals for this year. I’m glad to say that I did pretty well overall by accomplishing one of them in full and making great progress with another. Without further ado, let’s see how … Continue reading

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My Goals for 2024

As I did with this year’s goals, I’m keeping my 2024 goals simple. Although I’m in a much better position overall now than I was at this time last year, I want to direct my efforts into a few key … Continue reading

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