self help
Self help, because you are your greatest asset.
How to Appreciate Your Self Worth
Get away from everything and everyone and just accept your reality. The best part of living is experiencing the downturns and what comes next to for us. Now you maybe be thinking why the downturns and the future and not the positive side to life. Well let me explain.
Bethany GordonPublished 6 years ago in MotivationLife can be tough, but what a ride
Dear Jessica Brennan, All of us at many points in our lives will think, “Something’s gotta give”. It’s just too hard, too stressful, too overwhelming, too much.
Sharon BrennanPublished 6 years ago in MotivationQuick Guide: The Power of Affirmations
It's imperative to have a healthy mind in order to have a healthy balanced life where emotions are always in order! A positive mindset and affirmations go hand-in-hand!
Silena Le BeauPublished 6 years ago in MotivationHow to Present Yourself Well
We live in a world where the first impression that we give out to others is a key determining factor into what kind of relationship we have with them and how they see us as human beings. I believe that it is naïve in this day and age still to think that first impressions don’t matter at all because they really do matter and if you don’t know how to present yourself in a positive, mature manner, it may affect your life in various negative ways.
Ben WPublished 6 years ago in MotivationI Am a Product Of...
"I am a product of divorce." I hate that phrase. It's just so limiting, so defeating. Don't get me wrong, divorce is a very serious topic that has everlasting effects on the people that it touches. I know this; I am from a broken family. My parents split up when I was four years old as a result of an affair my father was having with a family friend. The same woman he is still with today. The same woman who abused me. I have suffered long and hard for the mistakes of others, the mistakes of those who were meant to protect me. I had to learn to protect myself, and as so often happens with children who are forced to grow up too soon, I protected myself in the most destructive ways imaginable. As I have grown, and truly only recently discovered, I have learned that sometimes the only way to move forward is to let go. It took me years to realize this fact, and it is one that I wrestled with tirelessly for what seemed like an eternity. Believe me, I know how cliché this sounds, and the conclusion came at no small cost, but it is the truth. A ship cannot complete its voyage while its anchor is cast. Healing cannot begin if one is not ready and open to the idea of letting their past be just that - the past. Too often it happens that people spend a lifetime punishing themselves for the sins of those who hurt them. It is so important to reach an understanding within yourself that it is okay to move on. You are allowed to let go, you're allowed to heal, you're allowed to grow. You do not have to carry every single thing that has ever happened to you through your whole life, in fact, that is an extremely toxic way to live. What I'm trying to say is, you cannot let the bad things that happen to you as a child define who you are as an adult. And that is no easy task, believe me, I know. I have countless stories of personal punishment that I could delve into, intimate horrors I could lay out for everyone to see. I still find myself using food, or the lack thereof, as one such punishment when I feel I am not doing enough, when I feel I have messed up, when I feel like I am just no good. I do this because that is what I was taught. When you upset someone or do wrong, you don't get to eat, you have to earn it. And I know this is ridiculous, which is why I try so hard to remind myself every day that what happened to me doesn't have to follow me for the rest of my life. And it shouldn't. No one will ever be able to take away what I experienced, no one can take away the pain. But beauty can still grow from those ashes. I can, and I must choose every single day to let go and to grow, to break out of the box that I built around myself to keep from getting hurt again. The box was only hurting me more. I am so glad I can see that now, and I am so glad that I have allowed myself to have a voice and to speak about my journey into freedom- because that is what I am. I am not a product of divorce. I am a product of my own making, a product of letting go and being free.
Final ThoughtsPublished 6 years ago in MotivationHow I Became Content with Jesus
For a while I found myself feeling dissatisfied with where I was at in my life. I had gone many recent months feeling down about something I couldn’t explain. It was an emptiness I had never felt so strongly before. And as one does I tried many ways to fill the void that had crept up on me. I tried many things including trying to surround myself with friends, talk to boys that didn’t have my feelings in mind, at one point I even tried to isolate myself from everyone. I felt as though no one could feed my heart that had starved for something I couldn’t find. So if no person could do it, why be around anyone at all? That was my mindset for a good a chunk of time, and I don’t blame myself for thinking that way. I was hurting more than ever, but what I can say is that mindset didn’t help. If anything, it made the void grow larger.
Kayleigh BarbosaPublished 6 years ago in MotivationGuardrails
We all have guardrails we depend on in life. Guardrails are meant to keep us on track, they're there to show us the edge of where we weren't meant to go and help bounce us back along our journey when we begin to veer off course. But when we ride the rail, we're left with scratches, scrapes and incredible damage that was never meant to happen if used in the way it was intended. When we abuse something that was meant to help to the point it begins to hurt, it's time for a wake up call. It's time to get back on track.
Savannah McKinleyPublished 6 years ago in MotivationLife Ain't All Sunshine and Rainbows
When I was in high school a decade ago, I remember hearing part of a quote someone had written decades before that that said "If you think you're beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, then you don't-". I wish I knew who wrote that quote so I could give them a big hug to thank them for what they have done by saying those words. I not only heard them but I lived by them whenever the going got tough. I stood my ground and dug my heels in, not giving up, not giving myself the chance to curl into fetal position and allow the world to swallow me whole.
Morganne ThayerPublished 6 years ago in MotivationBeing Your Own Hero
Dear Readers, The reason why I started this piece is that of the quote in the subtitle. The one by clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson where he states “When the damn flood comes you want to be the one to build the ark”. His quote is what inspired me to open my eyes and see light through the cracks in my moments of doubt and darkness. To see the beauty in the broken. This quote helped me through one of my darkest periods of my life. I understood myself only after I destroyed myself because I had lost myself in the damage. Only in the process of saving myself, did I truly find myself. I hope his quote could do the same thing for anyone reading this who needs a push through recovery.
Hailey EstesPublished 6 years ago in MotivationThe Secret to Happiness
I think most people have the idea that if the way to be happy was simple and easily accessible, then everyone would be happy. There wouldn't be so many unhappy people in the world. And we certainly wouldn't be unhappy. And so we have this idea that whatever that is, that method, that philosophy, that skill, or whatever it might be, must be a secret. Because otherwise everyone would be applying it in their lives.
Nandan DasPublished 6 years ago in MotivationThe Magic of Leadership
Leadership is a big word, with a big meaning. Leadership is very diverse. A leader can be outgoing, a leader can even be an introvert, and that’s the beauty of leadership.
Sam SheaPublished 6 years ago in MotivationHow to Truly Love Yourself
We'll often hear someone say that we just need to love ourselves, but how exactly do you do that? It sounds all good and well, but it's not as easy as simply flipping a switch.
Nandan DasPublished 6 years ago in Motivation