Category Archives: Self-Improvement

The Daily Stoic: “The Philosopher’s School Is a Hospital”

Posted on September 7, 2019 by admin

Self-improvement is downright painful at times. The Daily Stoic makes that clear when it talks about how much healing can hurt. Deep-seated pain from early in my life is the most difficult stuff for me to work through and overcome. … Continue reading →

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Get Rid of the Boxes

Posted on September 6, 2019 by admin

I used to label people and put them into boxes. Then I’d immediately accept or dismiss them based on whether or not I considered myself to be under the same label or in the same box as them. Although I … Continue reading →

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Better Than Nothing

Posted on September 5, 2019 by admin

I’m usually pretty driven when it comes to completing my daily routines. Even when my schedule is tight, I still manage more often than not to get everything done. But I occasionally have days in which I just feel off … Continue reading →

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Thinking Outside the Box: Different Strokes for Different Folks

Posted on September 3, 2019 by admin

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

Posted on September 2, 2019 by admin

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

Posted on August 31, 2019 by admin

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

Posted on August 30, 2019 by admin

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”

Posted on August 28, 2019 by admin

“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

Posted on August 27, 2019 by admin

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”

Posted on August 26, 2019 by admin

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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