SELF IMPROVEMENT AND MOTIVATION

We live in a social world. It’s a rare occasion in which we find ourselves to truly be alone anymore. Even when none of our friends or family members are physically near us, they’re only a text message or Skype call away. While being so connected does have its benefits, we’ve all but forgotten the importance of alone time. Sometimes it’s necessary to shut the world out and live on your own terms. When you’re alone: 1.You get creative and productive When you’re alone, you don’t rely on other people to entertain you or otherwise enhance your life. It’s all up to you. Not only do you not rely on others, but you also don’t hold yourself back when working on a project, and will be more likely to try new ways of accomplishing a task that you might not have tried had you been working in a group. Speaking of that… 2.You work harder Remember in school when you were assigned to work in groups? I bet you also remember when three of the five members of your group would let the...

How can I make better decisions? I browsed the web and ended up on  Qoura  reading the most popular answers. People often suggested, “just do it,” “ignore fear of failure,” and “never turn back.” I thought it over and really considered it. If I simply ignored the “fear of failure” and just “did it”, would that really be making a decision? Absolutely not! “Just doing it” results in even more failures and even more regrets. Imagine if general George Patton just ignored his “fear of failure” and recklessly charged straight into enemy lines without a plan! Image if you, or your family and loved ones ignored all risk and “just did it” instead of taking the time to make a well informed decision. Imagine if we applied those same results for: – Buying a house – Quitting your job – Having kids – Investing in a new business venture – Getting Married – Having a vasectomy – Plastic surgery It probably wouldn’t end up so well! Instead of flipping a coin, using y...

The power of positivity has never been as important as it is in today’s society. The current state of control that the internet has introduced creates mixed feelings about what we should do, who we should be, and what we are supposed to achieve. Sometimes, you might feel like you are lost, that you are not on the path to becoming the version of yourself that you have envisioned. The following 10 quotes are for those moments, which are more common as the fall and its cold weather approaches, to help you stand up and realize that  only you  have the key to your future. We all have the power to decide the thoughts that govern our minds — no one can steal this power from us. The following 10 quotes are meant to help you reset your mind if you have been struggling and help you to believe in yourself again. Try reading them multiple times a day when things aren’t working out as you envisioned. This will help you to believe in yourself again. 1. Sometimes, it is ...

Some people say it’s resources, luck, background or connections that create successful people. Whereas I surely agree that all these and many other factors influence the path of every individual, the most contributing factor to achieving something significant is self-belief. Without this key ingredient, there’s not a lot that could help you. “The biggest difference I’ve noticed between successful people and unsuccessful people isn’t intelligence or opportunity or resources. It’s the belief that they can make their goals happen.” James Clear To put yourself on the track to success, you need to understand that your brain always plays against you. It doesn’t care about your big goals, the only thing it wants is to keep you alive. Therefore, we experience procrastination, self-doubt, negative thinking, anxiety and so on. The sure-fire way to overcome these obstacles is to not believe in them and truly believe in yourself. 1. If you don’t believe in yourself, who else will? ...

Michael Jordan is known as the greatest basketball player of all time. And even those who don’t know much about him can tell that he’s more than just an athlete. Many qualities and skills together with a powerful mindset are needed to become that good at something, to reach the top of a career and to stay consistent at it. He is a role model, has inspired generations, and is the reason many people fall in love with basketball. He managed to unleash his full potential and is an example of success, action and ambition. There’s a lot he can teach us about life. So here are 10 valuable lessons we can all learn from Michael Jordan: 1. He accepts failure “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something.” Successful people know that defeats are the most valuable experience in life. It’s our mistakes that show us the right way eventually. And Michael Jordan decided to accept failure, learn from it and do his best next time early on in his career. 2. Always try again ...

A five hour workday can boost the productivity of a company in great ways! Want to know why? Well read this article to find out. Read full content Not only is a five hour workday stress relieving, employees are able to produce and put out better quality of work. Read to find out more reasons as to the benefits of a five hour workday and its ability of boost a company’s productivity standards. 1. It gives time to reenergize Energy is one of the most important things an employee or worker can have. A five hour workday is just the right amount of time for one to accomplish tasks without feeling overworked and getting everything done as well. 2. There’s more time to focus on other things Focusing on what you must  as opposed to what you have to is a better mindset. A five hour workday enables exactly this. An employee must be focused on his work especially if the key for him is to be productive! A five hour workday helps a person focus on what must be done. 3. Everyone prioritizes...

Pretend play or make-believe play (the acting out of stories which involve multiple perspectives and the playful manipulation of ideas and emotions) reflects a critical feature of the child’s cognitive and social development. The values of suchimaginative play as a vital component to the normal development of a child. Studies have demonstrated cognitive benefits such as increases in language usageincluding subjunctives, future tenses, and  adjectives. Psychologist Sandra Russ (2004) identified a number of different cognitive and affective processes that are associated with pretend play. Her research dealing with play involves  fantasy, make-believe, symbolism, organization, cognitive integration of seemingly separate content, and divergent thinking (the ability to come up with many  different ideas, story themes, and symbols). Pretend play allows the expression of both positive and negative feelings, and the modulation of affect, the ability to integra...