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Personal Growth

7 Ideas That Are Probably Ruining Your Life

February 9, 2010

The sphere of personal development is full of ideas floating around and being adopted by different people.
Some ideas are more popular than others, and gaining popularity with time.
But their popularity isn’t an indication of how true and useful they are to their advocates.
Before I encourage an angry mob to gather at my doorstep, I have [...]

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Asking the Wrong Question

June 2, 2009

There is a question that seems to make a constant appearance in our minds. It accompanies us everywhere we go and joins us in every task we carry out.
But it’s the wrong question to befriend.
Although it seems like a very reasonable question, and one that’s very popular in the field of personal growth, neither asking [...]

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Healthy Positive Affirmations

February 25, 2009

Positive affirmations are a common practice amongst personal growth enthusiasts. Not everyone seems to experience their powers, but everyone seems to believe that they should work, even when they don’t!
They fit nicely with the idea that we have the power to change our thinking and, therefore, our emotions, which is a central tenet in personal [...]

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The Loaded Carriage Analogy

February 23, 2009

One of the main reasons why we don’t make the progress we can make in life is that we expect to acquire all the knowledge and skills possible in any endeavour before we make a move.
Rather than start a business, or a business venture, we want to learn everything there is to learn about the [...]

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Your Personal Growth Reference Card

February 11, 2009

Personal growth literature is full of tips and exercises on how to achieve the results we want in different areas of our lives. But it’s absolutely impossible to put all the advice we come across into practice and definitely not at the same time!
We need to decide what we want to put into practice and [...]

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