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Tag Archives: progress
Encouragement and Celebration
When little kids attempt something, nearby adults often give them a great deal of encouragement and will celebrate even small accomplishments with them. As the kids age, that positive support tends to decrease despite the skill level increasing. That can … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged accomplishments, celebration, Encouragement, Encouragement and Celebration, improvement, personal growth, progress, successes, victories
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Changing My Gym Routine
Recently, I decided to overhaul my gym routine. I had been pushing myself too hard and too fast at the gym for too long and my progress had ground to a halt. While I’m still focusing on the same exercises, … Continue reading
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Tagged Changing My Gym Routine, exercise, gym, progress, strength, workout
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The Difficulty of Giving Good Advice
At this point, I’m more cautious about giving advice than I’ve ever been before. This doesn’t meant that I never give advice. I’m happy to offer advice if someone asks for it and I can be of help to them. … Continue reading
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Good Communication: The Way Forward
Sometimes I feel like a broken record on this blog. There are a few subjects that I regularly write about, sometimes from different angles but often from the same angles. Communication is one of those subjects. I’m sure I’ve said … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, Daryl Davis, empathy, Good Communication: The Way Forward, habits, kindness, love, progress, rhetoric, solving problems, understanding
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The Daily Stoic: “It’s Easy to Get Better. But Better at What?”
This entry from The Daily Stoic is a good reminder to keep my priorities in check. I want to strike a good balance between taking good care of myself (which includes pursuing and improving at my interests) and having good … Continue reading
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Tagged improvement, Marcus Aurelius, priorities, progress, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "Its Easy to Get Better But Better at What?"
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Perseverance and Persistence
Sometimes it takes a lot of patience and persistence before the results you’re looking for begin to appear. Changing the habits around your thought processes, actions, and words can be a slow, gradual process. But if you stick with something … Continue reading
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Tagged commitment, determination, Fear, learning, perseverance, Perseverance and Persistence, persistence, progress
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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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Tagged juggling, learning, Practice, progress, rest, skills, Take a Break, taking breaks
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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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Tagged failure, improvement, instructors, juggling, patience, Practice, progress, success, swing dancing, unicycling, You Can Do It
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Layers
When I became serious about self-improvement, I didn’t know what to expect. It became clear early on that this would be painful much of the time, although regular progress and periods of deep peace more than made up for the … Continue reading
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Tagged layers, mindfulness buddy, pain, progress, rabbit hole, self-actualization, self-improvement
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