Self-Improvement Archives

5 Tips for Developing Emotional Competence

Why is emotional competence so important? How can emotional competence help mitigate the effects of stress? According to Dr. Gabor Maté, the author of When the Body Says No, chronic stress can lead to a number of physical ailments. It has even been linked to cancer. He explains that developing emotional competence is the key to counteracting the negative effects of chronic stress on the body. Here’s how to develop emotional competence to keep your mind and body healthy.

Vex King: Ways to Practice Self-Love

How to Use The Magic of Love to Get What You Desire

How do you practice self-love? What does self-love actually entail in practice? It seems like everybody is talking about self-love, but there are so many different things “self-love” can imply in practice. According to Vex King, self-love means two things: self-acceptance and self-improvement. Here are some ways to practice self-love, according to mind coach Vex King.

How to Stop Wasting Time on Unworthy Pursuits

Do you often find yourself wasting your time on activities that are neither productive nor enjoyable? Do you often feel like there’s either not enough or too much time? One of the most common self-defeating behaviors people tend to engage in is not using their time effectively. This creates a constant source of unnecessary stress for many of us. If you want to get to the root of your time-wasting problem, you must redefine your relationship with time. Here’s how to stop wasting time on unworthy pursuits.

The Modern Dilemma: How to Work Less and Live More

Work Related Depression: Why Is It Endemic?

Do you feel like your work has consumed your life? Do you want to work less and live more? If you feel burdened with work, you are not alone. Many people feel like their work consumes not only their time but also their energy and morale. Understandably, you can’t just call it quits without a backup plan or a safety net in place. What you can do is to allocate your time better, minimizing soul-sucking tasks and maximizing activities that bring you joy. Here’s how to work less and live more.

Mastery by Greene: Overview & Key Takeaways

What are the principles put forth in the book Mastery? What can you apply to your life to become a master in your field? Mastery is a self-help guide that describes the path to intellectual and creative excellence. Robert Greene explains how to achieve such mastery in three stages, and he argues that pursuing it yields a fulfilling life and great creative power. Here’s an overview of Mastery by Greene.

Nathaniel Branden: The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

What’s Nathaniel Branden’s The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem about? What’s the key message to take away from the book? In The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, psychotherapist Nathaniel Branden presents a roadmap for improving your self-esteem. You’ll learn exactly how to behave to improve your self-esteem, including by living with awareness and taking responsibility for your actions. You’ll also learn why so many techniques people recommend for raising self-esteem just don’t work. Along the way, you’ll discover what self-esteem actually is, why it matters, and how others affect it. Below is a brief overview of The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by

Stuck in the Past? Here’s How It Drains Your Happiness

Are you stuck in the past? Do you often find yourself time-traveling to your past, ruminating about all the negative things that have happened? Many people are stuck in the past, dwelling on the misfortunes that have happened and wishing things could have turned out differently. The longer you stay in the rabbit hole of your past, the harder it becomes to get out. Here’s how living in the past eats away at your happiness.

How Feeling Unworthy Eats Away at Your Success

Do you ever struggle with feelings of unworthiness? Do you feel like you’re flawed at your core and fundamentally “not good enough”? Many people struggle with feeling unworthy and fundamentally flawed at their core. The belief that you’re unworthy of success and happiness takes its roots in childhood, which is why it’s so difficult to transcend. Here’s how feelings of unworthiness eat away at your happiness and progress.

Choose Your Friends Wisely: Skills for Life

How do friends influence your life? Do your friends encourage and support you in your endeavors? Or do they judge and bring you down? As a famous quote says, you are the sum of the five people whom you spend the most time with. Being friends with toxic people who always complain or bring you down will rub off you. Therefore, you must choose your friends wisely. Here is how your closest relationships influence your success and wellbeing.

Nathaniel Branden: Self-Esteem Explained

How to Build Faith in Yourself and Change Your Life

What exactly is self-esteem? What are the two components of self-esteem? According to psychotherapist and self-esteem expert Nathaniel Branden, self-esteem is the tendency to believe that you’re capable of handling the fundamental necessities of life and that you deserve happiness. Branden calls this confidence in your own capability “self-efficacy” and your belief that you deserve happiness “self-respect.” Both are essential ingredients of self-esteem: You cannot have healthy self-esteem if you lack either. Keep reading to learn about the two essential components of self-esteem, how your choices affect your self-esteem, and why self-esteem matters.