Self-Improvement Archives

Brené Brown’s Guidepost #8: Practice Calm & Stillness

How can practicing calm and stillness help you to fight anxiety? What are the major barriers to calm and stillness? In her book The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown advises readers to practice calm and stillness in order to fight anxiety. Her goal isn’t to eliminate anxiety—that’s nearly impossible—but to help you recognize it and work on ways to reduce its impact. Here is Brené Brown’s advice on how to practice calm and stillness and what barriers you’ll need to overcome.

Fulfill Your Dreams: The Miracle Morning Way

Are you purposefully writing your life story, or are you just going through the motions and taking whatever comes your way? Do you truly believe that you can fulfill your dreams and create the life you want? In The Miracle Morning, Hal Elrod tells his own life story. It’s a tale of overcoming challenges and taking control of his life, serving as inspiration to others. You, too, can write your life story and fulfill your dreams. Read on to discover insights that you can apply to achieve the life you want.

3 Ways to Cope With Work-Related Anxiety

The 25 Cognitive Biases: Doubt Avoidance Tendency

Do you suffer from work-related anxiety? What exact aspects of your job provoke anxious feelings? Work-related anxiety is a common problem—to-do lists become overwhelming, dead-end jobs feel frustrating, and competition breeds insecurity. Finding a way to enjoy your work can reduce your boredom and worry and increase your energy. Here are three actionable ways to get a handle on your work worries.

The Flow Experience: Characteristics and Benefits

What is a flow experience? What are the three benefits of frequent flow experiences? When you feel like your endeavors are succeeding and your energy is flowing in the direction you choose, Csikszentmihalyi calls these “flow experiences.” Choosing to do activities that promote the flow experience often has three benefits. Continue below to learn about the flow experience.

Benefits of Reading Every Day + 3 Reading Tips

Do you appreciate the benefits of reading every day? Would you like to learn how to establish a routine to read every day? In The Miracle Morning, Hal Elrod shares the benefits of reading every day. He explains why he included reading as a part of his Miracle Morning routine. He also shares three reading tips to get the most out of what you read. Read on to discover the benefits of reading every day and learn how to make them your own.

David J. Schwartz: Unleash Your Creative Thinker

Is creativity more of an inherent character trait or a skill that can be developed through practice? Do you think anyone can become a creative thinker? Whether creativity is more of an inborn trait and a trainable skill has always been a debatable topic. That being said, anyone can become a creative thinker if they adopt the right mindset. Here are six ways to cultivate creative thinking, according to David J. Schwartz.

Approaching Conflict: Are You Making These Mistakes?

Are you the kind of person who often gets into high-conflict situations? Does conflict with one person tend to spill into your other relationships? What’s your way of approaching conflict? Being able to manage conflict efficiently and effectively is critical. Very quickly, a conflict can begin affecting more than the relationship in question. It can get in the way of your work and it put a strain on your other connections. In this article, we’ll take a look at two main mistakes most of us make when approaching conflict.

Cultivate a Stoic Attitude: 7 Principles to Get You Started

What is Stoicism? Can anybody cultivate a stoic mindset? Stoicism is a life philosophy that emphasizes agency, mental toughness, and self-discipline as tools for living a good life. The stoic attitude is being strict with yourself and patient with others so as to keep the mind clear and not let negativity get to you. In this article, we’ll discuss how you should relate to other people and how you should treat yourself, according to Stoicism.

Finding Motivation: 2 Things You Can Do Right Now

Do you have a lot to do, but you don’t feel like doing it? Do you struggle with finding motivation? In Smarter Faster Better, Charles Duhigg discusses the link between motivation and productivity. He provides two reasons why finding motivation is crucial in getting things done. He also shares two actions you can take to make motivation a habit. Read more to discover the keys to finding motivation and getting more done.

How to Achieve a Flow State of Optimal Experience

What does it mean to reach a “flow state”? What does flow feel like? In his book Flow, Csikszentmihalyi explains the flow state as the state we’re in when nothing else seems to matter and we lose track of time. There are many different ways to achieve a flow state, which we will discuss in this article. Continue below for more details on the flow state and how to achieve it.