Category: Personal Growth

The words "through discipline comes freedom" written on a chalkboard. The "o" in the word "comes" is a round stopwatch.

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Calibrating Your Caring; Pacing Your Passion to Perform and Persevere

NYT recently ran an article about a golf pro with a growing history of faltering at the very end, letting tournament after

A sign that says "be the best version of yourself"

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Self-Esteem: The Reputation We Have with Ourselves

A good sense of self is important to living an emotionally healthy life and it starts with accepting where you are. You

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Take Vitamin T Every Day

Vitamin T is TRUST, and trust is the foundation of every human relationship. While trust can be created in dramatic moments, most

A person holding out their hands in front of them as if presenting something. Hovering over their hands is a smiley face with 5 stars under it

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What Are You Creating?

One of the principles of NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) is that “You cannot not communicate.” In other words, we are constantly leaking information;

Illustration of a woman facing a wall looking at her shadow. Her shadow is her with a superhero cape on.

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What is Your Ask?

Abraham Lincoln was once asked for his opinion on a sermon to which he replied: “It was brilliantly conceived, biblically relevant and

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Thin Places, Nature, and the Restorative Peace of Contemplation

The ancient Celtics believed in ‘thin places’, special spiritual locations where earth and heaven grew close, where it was possible or at

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In Memory of Courtland Alden Collier

Courtland Alden Collier passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008, just before 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Here is the text of Nathan’s

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9 R’s That Will Take You To A Better Place: Rigorously Review, Reflect & Refocus Regularly or Repeat Rote Routines & Regress

One secret to a contented life: daily strive to gain perspective, go to the mountain top frequently, stand outside yourself, grow in

Illustration of a man facing a set of hurdles in the road that fade into the distance

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Blind to Our Own Greatness: The Roadblocks Within

Falling short of our potential, walking away, no running, galloping from the greatness within each of us. I do it as much

Two arrows drawn on the ground with a pair of shoes facing them. The arrow pointing left says "old habits" and the arrow pointing right says "change"

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Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One by Dr. Joe Dispenza A Summary

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To Learn From a Book, Close the Book

This is an incredibly effective technique to deeply engrain new knowledge. Read a few pages or a chapter or any passage that