The 6 Personality Types and the Careers That Match

One of the keys to having a fulfilling and successful career is being able to develop a true passion for what you do. This starts with an examination of your personality type; there you can determine which career path is the best route. From my personal experience I know that people tend to perform better [...]

Why 80% of Success is Showing Up

Many of you are probably familiar with the Woody Allen quote
“80% of success is showing up.”
Even though this is such an obvious truth, this qoute can be a great way of re-aligning your perspective with different activities in your life. This can apply to your career, relationships, education and health.
Here are 3 ways why [...]

Eliminate the Escape Routes to Increase Motivation

How important are your goals? Will you do everything possible to achieve them?
If your goals and dreams are truly important to you, then you should do what it takes for you to push, motivate and move closer to your goals. You will have to make a very serious commitment.
Perhaps one the most effective ways to [...]

Learn how to be a better listener with these 5 tips

Being a great listener is a significant part of personal growth and development. It can enhance the quality of the relationships in your everyday life. Imagine being able to quickly gain keen understanding of another person’s ideas. This will help you in making better decisions, learn new concepts and save time by avoiding any confusion.
Most [...]

Stress Relief Tip: Drink a cup of green tea

Sometimes when I feel stressed out, it seems as though things are going by so fast and that there are so many moving thoughts floating around in my head. When this happens a great stress relief tip that I like to do is: brew and drink a cup of green tea.
For the past few years [...]

5 Situations that can reveal your true colors

Everyone tries to show their best character and wants to be seen as a “nice” person. However, we are all eventually faced with certain situations that bring out our “true colors” and it can change the perceptions people have of you.
I’m not saying that we shouldn’t express our feelings. But by recognizing these situations you [...]

Understanding personal development by involving yourself

“Tell me, and I will forget…
Show me, and I might remember…

Involve me, and I will understand.”
This is an old Chinese proverb that you might also have heard of before.
Obviously, it’s a very straight forward translation and the meaning is really apparent. The quote essentially says that the best way for someone to make [...]

A True Hero, Dad Competes in Marathons for Disabled Son

This has to be one of the most inspirational stories I have ever heard. After watching this video I was left speechless. I think Dick Hoyt has to be one of the greatest dads in the world. I think this story can serve as an inspiration to everyone. It really reinforces the fact that [...]