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Be Enough happiness mindset purpose responsibility strength Dec 23, 2024

True psychospiritual growth entails periods of pain and isolation. Focused introspection will allow you to learn from the situation and move forward. You will need to be self-disciplined, self-reliant...

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Emotional Intelligence emotional intelligence mindset motivation purpose success Dec 16, 2024

A Practical Guide to Unlock Fulfillment and Personal Growth

In the decades I have used my professional training in clinical psychology and clinical hypnosis to help individuals achieve profound happine...

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Define Yourself authenticity focus life meaning purpose self-definition Dec 02, 2024

You can define yourself. It’s a choice, not manifest destiny. This regularly comes as a complete shock to the people with whom I work, in both principle and the degree to which it is true.

You have the...

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Pick Your Hard choice discipline entrepreneurship happiness purpose Nov 12, 2024

Turns out you just have to pick your hard.

Sitting around all day, doing nothing and having no purpose and wondering why you’re here at all is hard.

Trying your best and being consistently misunderstood...

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Too Much Discipline? discipline goals happiness progress purpose Nov 04, 2024

Discipline is necessary for just about anything in life, from getting up in the morning to achieving lofty goals. My own experience, in my personal life and from working with others, is that there is ...

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Why Happiness? happiness health joy purpose satisfaction Oct 28, 2024

The line of people who don’t want to be happier is the shortest line in the world. When you ask why they want to be rich, to be famous, to have freedom, to generally do well in their lives, they will ...

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The Crux crux experience freedom meaning purpose Oct 21, 2024

The crux is the central point, the main reason. No matter what you look at, it all comes back to this. People spend their whole lives trying to make money. What do they really want from that money? Mo...

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Ambiguity adaptability ambiguity commitment experience purpose Oct 14, 2024

This week I want to do something a bit different from my usual articles. I want to give you a peek into part of my own journey, in the hope that it may help you with yours. I want to talk to you about...

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Happy Habits actions habits happiness mindset purpose Oct 10, 2024

This week’s article is in response to a reader’s question: “What are some tools to help us be aware of our habitual choices and improve upon them?” This is a great question with a long answer, but I w...

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What Do You See? art beauty creators imagination purpose Jun 03, 2024

We experience our lives initially through our senses as a series of sights, sounds, smells and so on. Later we recall and modify the memories that were created by our senses. Together, our senses and ...

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Are You A Creator? balance creator inspiration meaning purpose May 30, 2024

When I was little, I wanted to be an astronaut. I grew up in the age of manned rockets and like most boys my age, imagined traveling through space and exploring new planets. The reality of what it too...

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Love creativity love mindset purpose wellness May 20, 2024

It’s a nebulous construct, poorly defined at best. “Love” is a word used to describe an emotion, a commitment, a gut feeling. It is also a common excuse for bad behavior ranging from wall-punching to ...

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Ennui: The New Pandemic bored distraction inspiration overmedicated purpose May 13, 2024

It’s more than boredom. Ennui is a restlessness, a detached dissatisfaction with life. A soul-sucking downward spiral of lost productivity and cheap dopamine hits. There is a huge wave of distracted c...

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Focus discipline focus meaning mindset purpose success Feb 26, 2024

Our brains are wondrous things, mysterious and unprecedented in the animal kingdom. My belief is that we are just beginning to get a glimpse of the capability of this miraculous organ.

Research numbers...

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A Longer View gratitude meaning mindfulness perspective planning purpose Oct 31, 2023

The older I get, the more I see the value of taking a longer view. When I was first learning to drive, my father told me to look farther down the road to keep me from weaving around. It was good advic...

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