Do you ever feel like your life is not under your control? Is your free time consumed by the needs of others? Are other people’s dramas draining your emotional energy? Are your own needs and desires currently on the back burner? If you feel that way, know that you are…
5 Effective Ways to Manage and Reduce Stress
No one leads a stress-free life. From time to time, we all have to deal with significant stressful issues. Those issues may be financial, personal, professional or even health-related. And on a daily basis, we often face minor stresses, such as getting stuck in traffic or dealing with rude behavior. …
How to Create a Values-Driven Life
Do you ever feel like your life is off-kilter, but you can’t figure out why? Perhaps you feel a certain sense of malaise for no reason in particular. If so, it may be because your life currently doesn’t align with your values. If you are in that situation, know that…
To Be Happy, Focus on Personal Development
We all want to be happy. But often, we misunderstand how to become happy. We mistakenly think that if we chase happiness by society’s recommended approaches, we’ll find it. But realize that if you really want to be happy, you need to stop chasing happiness. Instead, you need to pursue…
How to Stop Being Self-Critical and Be Kinder to Yourself
Many of us are too hard on ourselves. We may look in the mirror and only see our physical imperfections. Or, we may beat ourselves up for not being more successful. So often, we are our own worst critics. But to be happy in life, you have to stop being…