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August 2023

This popular English poem is about how you should handle yourself when dealing with others and when facing adversity. This guidance still holds true today despite being written more than 100 years ago. It does a good job of differentiating between a childish mindset, and …

3 mins

Happiness Leads to Success

November 2022

Placing happiness first will result in success, rather than relying on success to make you happy. This article is based on the seven principles that Shawn Achor wrote about in his positive psychology book called “The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles that Fuel Success and …

4 mins

17 Qualities of a Good Team Player

October 2022

The personal characteristics listed here go beyond professional work, and are useful as a guide for any well-functioning community working together in any setting. This article is an overview of the main points raised in John Calvin Maxwell’s book “The 17 Essential Qualities of a …

8 mins

Children Learn What They Live

October 2022

This is a poem written by Dorothy Law Nolte in 1952 that is worth re-sharing as much as possible. It highlights the potential effects on a child when growing up in an ideal, or unideal, environment. It’s an insightful poem that may shed light on …

2 mins

13 Roadblocks Preventing Good Communication

July 2022

These common responses are automatic reactions we all have when we are communicating with others, especially when emotions become involved. Each of these roadblocks build a barrier in communication that you may not be conscious of. John Bolton helps describe these as “High risk responses” …

3 mins

Can People Change?

September 2010

Change. Do You Believe People Can Change? I know many who don’t think so, and often we wouldn’t agree on many other things. I believe anyone can change. Not to insult the beliefs of others, but in my opinion those that don’t believe people can …

5 mins

The Eclectic Role Model: The Ideal Role Model

September 2010

When I was young I never understood the significance of having a rolemodel. Nor was a desirable one accessible to me. But long after all those misguided teenage years, I began to realise, having a rolemodel is a beneficial thing. And I don’t mean someone …

4 mins

Can Money Buy Happiness?

September 2010

I’ve always found it amusing when I heard “Money can’t buy happiness”, ever since I was a kid. Back then, I probably thought it was an incredibly silly saying when I was a poor, out of work, 9 year old child wanting to keep up …

4 mins