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The previous 3 articles highlighted the positive changes you could make in your Health, Relationships and Wealth to enhance your life and overall self-concept.  In this article, we take a closer look at your Goals.  Numerous studies have shown that...

The previous article highlighted the positive changes you could make in your Relationships to enhance your life and, thereby overall self-concept.  In this article, we look at Wealth… and Finances.  Wealth is not as important as Health and...

In the last article, we discussed how one of the most reliable ways to enhance your self-concept is to make positive changes in your life overall, including your Health, Wealth, Relationships, Goals, and Contributions. Without your Health, it is...

One of the most reliable ways to enhance your self-concept is to make positive changes in your life overall. It’s easier to think positively about yourself when you have an enjoyable and fulfilling life. Happy thoughts are generally easier to come...

Today’s article is the next in our series on “Give Yourself a Self-Concept Makeover”. The previous article focused on the strategy of “Reevaluating the Past”, in this article, we take a closer look at your self-esteem. Nathaniel Branden is a...

One of my mentors, Mack Newton says, “The life you’re currently living is the result of your self-concept.” Whoa!  To be honest, I found that a little confronting at the time cause all I could think was, ‘so it’s all my fault?!?’  But what he was...

We all feel like we don’t have enough time. But most of us waste a lot more time each week than we care to admit 🤪 Unfortunately, the perfect timewaster is enjoyable, allows the time to fly by, and is highly distracting! These days we have a lot of...

Take control of your life and have the best year you’ve ever experienced. With a little bit of effort each day, you can make that wonderful year a reality. It’s the small things that can make the most difference over time. The effect of small...

We like busy work. It’s always at least a little bit less painful than the task we know we should be doing. At the same time, we feel at least a little productive. Cleaning behind the fridge is normally less than inspiring, but it doesn’t sound...

Born in Australia as the daughter of multicultural immigrant parents and becoming a corporate executive woman, I faced my fair share of challenges in the male-dominated industries I worked in at the time like Finance and Information Technology....

Hey, it's Stephanie, focused on igniting your spark. I thought I would just go live here and let you know what I've been doing lately. I have been doing a new coaching certification just to augment my skills so that I can show up and be the best...

Overcoming fear of the unknown is a challenging endeavour, but it can be done. As a family we recently dealt with this as our two youngest children took to the stage for the first time in their school musical.  The long lead up and continual...

The definition of High Performance living is the ongoing feeling of full engagement, JOY and confidence that comes from consistently living from your best self. But most of us live busy lives. Often, we're so busy juggling tasks and...

Whether you’re trying to save the world, lose weight, write a novel, or master a video game, there will usually be at least one person in your life that's not so positive about it. If you consider that there’s no way to live a meaningful life...

I have been doing a bit of reading lately about the ancient Greek philosophers, and Aristotle had more to say about happiness than any other philosopher before him. While he called it by a different name, eudaimonia, much of what he said is still...

Sometimes, the fear of failure makes you hesitant to try new things or step outside of your comfort zone. Often, the most powerful feelings you've experienced are those that come after a perceived failure. The question of, "What if I fail again?"...

Have you ever felt like you've been missing something that could make your life more fulfilling?  We sometimes get so focused on "achievement" that we forget that "fulfilment" is not the same. Perhaps you're yearning to expand your horizons and...

We've all been through some difficult challenges in life, particularly in the last couple of years.  So it is absolutely normal that you may feel like your confidence has diminished. If you are unsure how to go about believing in yourself again,...

Making your life better does require focus and planning. Looking at any psychological or medical research, you'll find several ways to improve your life's quality. But as one of my mentors likes to say, "common sense is not always common practice"....

Since we were kids, most of us learned that it could be advantageous to make others happy. Most children want the approval of their parents, teachers, and peers. For some of us, we tend to carry that same tendency into adulthood. While it's natural...