Why is “forgiving yourself” key to your mental health?
What comes to mind when you hear the word “forgiveness”? Maybe it’s that time you fell out with a friend and then made amends. Perhaps it brings up thoughts of letting go, or “doing the [...]
What’s the most important relationship we all share?
Of all the relationships we hold, which one is most important? Of all those we maintain, which one is key to support all the ones that matter to us? It’s not with work, it’s not [...]
These 2 Silent Social Media Symptoms Influence Your Life
How do we compare 100% of who we are to 2% of who another person is? How are "microclimate communities" one of the biggest influences in our lives? Understand these and some ways to begin [...]
Understand These 4 Key Conversation Types, Turn Stress into Potential
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw We communicate every day – we can’t not communicate. It’s more important than ever to understand people [...]
He Doubted Me, and This is What I Realised
Age doesn't make wisdom: exposure makes wisdom. He was older than me. He had experiences I didn't. He thought I knew nothing. If you've ever been doubted, put-down or seen as inferior, this is dedicated [...]
Feeling Stuck? Solve It in 5 Minutes
Some days just don’t quite flow the way you want them to. You want to go out; you feel lazy. You want to draw; you have no ideas. You want to write; you have no [...]
Where will distancing serve you?
"Reacting to the good and the bad, and dealing with it adequately — that's the real joy in life," spoke Milton Erickson. It's easy to get caught up in everything that goes on around us. Want to [...]
5 Sure-fire Ways to Rapidly Hone Your Self-Discipline
“Never grow a wishbone where your backbone should be.” – Clementine Paddleford What goals did you have as a teenager? It’s June 1st, 2001. Young Michael is standing near the edge of a pool in [...]
You become what you give to the world
We Are Messengers by Nick LeForce We may leave our footprints on the earth, but we walk in heaven. Our light shines farther than our own vision, our words sink deeper than our own wisdom. We teach what you have lived before does not determine who you may become. And we are learning to follow a simple truth of the heart. What we see in others, we awaken in ourselves. We become what we give to the world. Nick LeForce's words have stuck with me since I first heard them in Santa [...]
Shift Your Listening: Transform Your Conversation
"You don't have to be interesting - you have to be interested." John M. Gottman. You have a powerful mind. There is no doubt about it – your brain is incredible, filling with new thoughts [...]