self help
Self help, because you are your greatest asset.
The Walk of the Wretched Paved Correctly
For the longest I was reading, I would stop and think to myself. How amazing it would be to speak with some of the authors face to face to pick there brain and how they would perceive other facts in life. One day as I was hearing some quotes from great philosophers and i feel Socrates said it the best " employ your time by improving yourself by other mans writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for". As i was reading " The Tao of Wu" by: RZA it hit me. I was talking to the authors because throughout the book i find myself stopping and asking myself questions about the book and what i just read, looking for references and putting 2 and 2 together. i then thought they are speaking to me through this book on a whole different type of communication level which only a few can tap into.
By Alex Rivas5 years ago in Motivation
In Life
So! An introduction for this piece before I get into it. It may seem a bit weird and not of a typical piece of work that would belong here, but bear with me. I wrote the following post on Facebook about 4 years ago. I'm not entirely sure why I'm sharing this here other than the fact that I find it to be a good bit of my own writing. I saw it in my memories and it provoked many thoughts in me. Thoughts about gender norms and how men are supposed to be seen. They're supposed to be tough, less emotional, and if they want something done they have to do it themselves without any help. They have to be invulnerable. If they ask for help then they are instantly seen as weak and basically not a man at all. We've seen all the typical beliefs and tropes in movies, so I thought that perhaps this work might shed some light and open our eyes to what we do to ourselves as human beings. Of course, in reality, it won't change anything but I hope this is an enjoyable read for you. 👌 Once again, just keep in mind that the following IS just a Facebook post lol 😅
By Richard Skeem5 years ago in Motivation
What Thomas Edison Can Teach You About Perseverance
This is what the greatest inventor of America had to say about perseverance: “ Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” and “ If we did all the things we are capable of we would literally astound ourselves.”
By I. R. Pathak5 years ago in Motivation
True Beauty Lies Within
Hello everyone Today I want to talk about something extremely important. So many people think self image leads to self worth. What women and girls need to understand is that true beauty lies within so go be naturally you. You are at your most beautiful when you be yourself and do not feel the need to change who you are.
By Peg Higgins5 years ago in Motivation
How to Breathe in Now, and Breathe out Past or Future
“Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. The more you are focused on time — past and future — the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.” ― Eckhart Tolle
By I. R. Pathak5 years ago in Motivation
4 Strategies for Leading Through Crisis
I once walked off a job interview because I did not sense that the hiring manager cares enough about his employees. He was offended and sent me a horrible email that I still read to inspire me to be a better leader. Little did he know that he would apply to work for me a few years later.
By Louie Rahil5 years ago in Motivation
I Am Not Longer Asking Myself for Permission
I am writing this article here only because I know that I have a chance to get it well-received. I have already been very successful in other topics, especially the topic of programming, blogging on Medium and other platforms.
By Louis Petrik5 years ago in Motivation
You're Talking Yourself to Death
Negative self-talk impacts our mental health, that’s an established fact, but many of us don’t realize the impact that negative self-talk has on our physical health. As humans, we love to talk about the things we dislike most about ourselves, but this takes a darker turn when we start to dismiss serious health concerns because of the way we feel about ourselves. Dismissing things like breathlessness, or feeling tired all the time, because we’ve told ourselves that we’re just overweight, or we’re just getting older, and that’s just how it’s going to be from here on out. In my own life, I’ve witnessed these narratives lead to blood transfusions due to low hemoglobin levels, and I’ve heard similar stories of women dismissing incredibly serious symptoms as their normal. As women, we’re almost conditioned this way, to talk ourselves out of things that may actually be serious. To tell ourselves that it’s not important, and to keep on going, but this sort of dismissal can be detrimental and even deadly.
By Emma Szczepanek5 years ago in Motivation
Growth, Development And Maturity
As humans, one of our biggest flaws lies within our impatience. If we desire something, we don't just want it, we want it now. Proof of this can be seen all around us, every single day, and perhaps we, ourselves, are part of that proof. Such an example is humankind's desire for wealth and financial freedom, as rather than apply ourselves to years of hard work, sacrifice, perseverance, and commitment, we instead seek out short cuts. Rather than investing our money in our goals and our future, we instead invest in lottery tickets, in the hope we can achieve that wealth and financial freedom without the need to barely lift a finger. Another example lies within humankind's ambition to achieve success, and rather than proving one's worth through hard work and the demonstration of their skills and talent, many people rise to higher positions purely from who they know, not what they know, bypassing the need to work hard. Of course, it's only natural to want success, wealth, and the accomplishment of our goals, in our life right now, but to achieve such rewards without having worked hard, having exercised patience, having proved our resilience and determination, and having demonstrated our true skill, talent, and creativity, would be like making and eating a pizza without any toppings. This pizza may be food, and we could ingest it as it is, yet we would be eating nothing more than the pizza base, the dough, that is bland and near tasteless. If we took the time though, we could add pizza sauce, cheese, ham, capsicum, onion, tomato, pineapple, or whatever pleases our taste buds, and we could turn that unsatisfying pizza base into something truly delicious. Achieving our goals, success, and wealth, is no different. If we apply ourselves, exercise patience, reveal true resilience, and genuinely prove our worth, we can turn that success, wealth, and accomplishment, into reward with real satisfaction.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
