Five ways to overcome doubts and fears

July, 2010

All of us have things that we’re unsure about or afraid of. In fact, the more accomplished we are, and the bigger and more ambitious the goals that we set, the larger the scale of the fears and doubts that we will deal with regularly.
Ideally, we would simply be able to acknowledge and make use [...]

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How to be Rich and Happy

June, 2010

This is a review of the book “How To Be Rich And Happy” by John P. Strelecky, and Tim Brownson. John works as a teacher and author in the area of leadership and personal development, and Tim works as a life coach, blogger and NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) Master Practitioner. Together, they have written this book [...]

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The power of constraints

June, 2010

Most of us dislike constraints and limitations, especially when they appear in our lives as barriers to our goals. We often believe that without certain constraints that are present in our life situation, we would be able to do more what we wished, more of the time. Presumably this would help us to feel happier, [...]

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How to go car-free and save hundreds of dollars a month

June, 2010

After rent or mortgage, one of the largest expenses in most households is transportation. For most people in North America, this means owning or leasing one or more cars. Because of this, the choice to stop using your car can have a very positive impact on your financial life.
Consider these USA-based figures cited here:

Americans spend [...]

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Three hundred and twenty days – the one percent solution

June, 2010

Just like many of you, I am participating in the ongoing process of restructuring my life, rethinking many formerly closely-held assumptions, and aligning my day-to-day life with a range of new habits and practices.
As a result, I’ve decided to perform some experiments. The title of this web site is “thirty two thousand days”, representing the [...]

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Minimalism is the lifestyle of the moment – and the future

June, 2010

Over the past couple of years, the subjects of minimalism and simple living have captured the imagination of a large and quickly growing online community. While the definitions of the terms “minimalism” or “simplicity” differ for everyone, we can see a very clear trend of people redefining their choices about consumption of goods and [...]

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The power of community

May, 2010

People generally form into groups and communities because of some shared “being” (values and goals), “doing” (habits and actions), or “having” (possessions).
Because the purpose of this article is to encourage you to find supportive communities that will help you pursue your most important goals, I’ll be primarily discussing groups and communities that are based [...]

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The things that you think will make you happy won’t make you happy

May, 2010

We all want happiness. We all have a picture in our minds of what we can do in order to become and/or stay happy. We are all mostly wrong about this.
“Stuff”
Most of us feel a rush of pleasure when we buy something new – a piece of clothing, an electronic gadget, or some other consumer [...]

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Four paradoxes of personal development

April, 2010

Many different personal development “proverbs” appear at first glance to contradict each other. However, upon examination, they generally yield a more profound, underlying truth.
“Set definite goals” vs. “be outcome independent”
It is a truism of self-improvement that absolute clarity and dedication in goal setting are necessary in order to make positive changes in your life. At [...]

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How to set goals

April, 2010

Setting goals is one of the most important planning exercises in your personal development program. Without a high level of clarity in your personal goals, it’s difficult to know where you’re headed, whether you’ll get there, and when. As Lewis Carroll wrote, “if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there”. [...]

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