Blogs About Personal Growth
We all have loved ones in our lives that cause us distress. It might be an alcoholic parent, a partner with depression, a tearaway sibling, or someone you care for who’s a pain in the ass. You want them to change, and maybe they want to change — people who are...
Do you ever feel lost, aimless, or a little confused, like you’re sailing through life without a rudder to guide you? If so, it’s likely that you’re not aligned with your values. Your values are what give you meaning, purpose, and direction in life, but if you don’t...
We are naturally drawn towards negativity. That’s why you’re standing here today. We evolved a bias towards negativity in order to survive. The cautious lived, the fearless died — it’s that simple. Consider your ancestors strolling through the jungle thousands of...
Do you ever dwell on past events, wishing you had done things differently? Do you ever wish the weeks away, living only for weekends? Do you ever argue with your boss, before you’ve even gotten out of the shower? This is how many people spend their days, lost in...
A guide to finding your true self beneath your chaotic mind. Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual teacher and author of The Power of Now, widely regarded as one of the most influential spiritual books of our time. At the age of 29, he experienced a profound inner...
I spent most of my life mindlessly obsessing about the past and the future. I was consumed by anxiety and tormented by my mind, but completely unaware of the source of my suffering. To escape my pain, I used drugs, resulting in 15 years of chronic heroin addiction....
Anthony de Mello was a Jesuit priest, psychotherapist, best-selling author, and spiritual teacher. His early life was dominated by rigid Christian beliefs, but over time, he began exploring Eastern traditions, and how they were related to his earlier views. This...
In John F. Kennedy’s speech about the Space Race, he announced that “America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.” JFK used this metaphor as a declaration for taking charge of the race. It’s a beautiful turn of phrase that epitomizes the power of metaphors....
“One wrong person in your circle can destroy your whole future. It’s that important.” — Terry Crews Terry Crews is an actor, comedian, activist, artist, and former American football player. As a self-confessed “book nut” — mostly in the area of self-help — he’s also...
Nobel-prize winning physicist and Caltech professor, Richard Feynman, relished solving problems on his own, wanting to truly understand them, before attempting to solve them. Feynman followed a clear set of thinking tools to drive his thought processes, breaking...