Category Archives: Self-Improvement

Thinking Outside the Box: Different Strokes for Different Folks

Although I haven’t traveled much outside the US or extensively studied other cultures, I’ve still been exposed to enough stuff to know that there are a lot of different ways to approach anything and everything in life. Learning about how … Continue reading

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Personality vs Character

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey talks about his extensive research into success literature. He draws a sharp distinction between the earlier works that focused on character and the later works that focused on personality. Since … Continue reading

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Take a Break

One thing that’s always been a challenge for me is taking breaks when I’m practicing something I love. After I get warmed up and find my rhythm, I want to keep practicing until I’m worn out. That works well when … Continue reading

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Review of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway is the best book I’ve read in a while and one of the best I’ve ever read. The late Susan Jeffers packs a ton of great stuff into just over two hundred pages … Continue reading

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“Five Truths about Fear”

“Five Truths about Fear” is the best thing I’ve read so far in Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers. I repeat these truths many times throughout the day to retrain my thought processes. Since I started … Continue reading

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You Can Do It

I’ve learned how to do a lot of stuff that I once thought would be impossible for me. Some things turned out to be much easier than I expected, but many of them were difficult (sometimes even more difficult than … Continue reading

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“Seven Ways to Reclaim Your Power”

This is an excerpt from Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (written by Susan Jeffers) called “Seven Ways to Reclaim Your Power”. All of these methods encourage personal responsibility and focusing on your available options in any situation. I … Continue reading

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The Daily Stoic: “Don’t Be Miserable in Advance”

Although I’ve learned a lot about how to avoid worrying, I still deal with it on a regular basis. It has gotten easier over time, however, to settle down and be at peace. This entry from The Daily Stoic, in … Continue reading

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Move at Your Own Pace

I do a lot of things in my daily routines. Some things are just for fun while others keep me in a good place and allow me to continue making progress toward where I want to be in life. Most … Continue reading

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Overcoming My Impressionability

I’m super impressionable. How impressionable, you might ask? Well, if I watch a movie and find one particular character likable or relatable, I’ll start acting like them without even trying. Once I start doing this, it can take me anywhere … Continue reading

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