Change
How to make lasting changes in life
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Today I want to talk about lasting change. Change is obviously a large part of self-improvement. Improving your circumstances or making your life better will require both internal and external changes. Yet, positive change can be elusive. It is often easy to know what we want, but much more difficult […]
The Zenprovement manifesto
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
I can’t say for sure what self-improvement means to you. But I’m willing to guess that essentially, you feel it is to make positive progress on your life, your sense of identity, your virtues, your character, even your goals and dreams; the idea being that making improvements on what you identify as your “self”, […]
Changes on the blog
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
If you’ve been following my blog at all you’ve probably noticed things have been pretty slow around here during the last month or so. My apologies to those of you who were expecting new content in April. Though I sat down to write a few times each week, I simply couldn’t produce any […]
5 Self-Improvement myths
Monday, March 24th, 2008
photo credit: giopuo
Your introduction to self-improvement may have been very similar to mine. I remember when I first came upon self-help and personal development literature I was very skeptical. However, it wasn’t long before a whole new world of possibilities was opened up to me.
Before my introduction to this field I had […]
5 steps to better goal setting and goal achieving
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Most of us have goals. It’s been proven statistically that when you write your goals down you’re far more likely to achieve them. However, I’ve found that without some way to effectively manage my goals and aspirations, many simply are forgotten or left behind. I’ve read goals I wrote years before and […]
Living from the inside out
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Western culture places an excessive amount of emphasis on the external aspects of life. Most people go through their lives measuring its success by what they obtain. Whether those things are possessions, relationships, power, or experiences, the blind pursuit of them will always lead to unhappiness and the longing for more. It […]
How to stick to your diet plan. No, really
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Losing weight is tough. Keeping to our diet and exercise plans must be tougher still or I suppose more people would lose weight. I’m somewhat gifted genetically in that I don’t gain weight easily. Still, I’m pretty disciplined about my exercise and eating habits. However, this was not something I developed […]
Managing change in your life
Monday, February 18th, 2008
While some of us enjoy change and adapt to it readily, others of us fear it, are loath towards it and will avoid change at all costs. Change can bring both the happiest moments into our lives and also some of the most difficult challenges. Regardless, change will always be […]