“Fear of success is far more dangerous than fear of failure, because the subconscious mind works to prevent that which it fears. People may fear success because of low self-esteem and feeling of not deserving it; because it will increase what others expect of them.” ~~ Joe Tye Did you know there’s such a thing READ MORE
Category: Personal development
Overcoming your biggest fears (tips that have helped me)
(Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) Who’s ready to get rid of fears???? (My two hands are up plus my feet too 🙂 ) via GIPHY I had posted a series of articles around fear ( Fear-less (Part 1): Why we feel fear-ful , Fear-less (Part 2): Overcoming your fears ) , and so I READ MORE
Fear-less (Part 2): Overcoming your fears
In a previous post – Fear-less (Part 1): Why we feel fear-ful – I shared some of the reasons why we feel fear-ful . Hopefully by now you can see that we’ve got fears and will continue to face fears but the onus is on us to learn how to control and overcome our fears READ MORE
Staying grateful with the 24/7 gratitude practice
Image from https://unsplash.com/photos/fs_l0Xqlc90 “Without gratitude and appreciation for what you already have, you’ll never know true fulfillment.” ~~ Tony Robbins Do you find it difficult staying grateful for just a few hours? You’ve got good health, working brain and mind and body, money to cater for your basic needs, while some folks out there don’t READ MORE
Pursuing balance in life
Image credit: https://www.fusioncareer.com/the-changing-work-life-balance/ “Without balance, a life is no longer worth the effort.” ~~ Olen Steinhauer You know the popular saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” ; that’s an age-old quote that you hear in the context of balance. That’s mostly because the struggle with living a balanced life has READ MORE
The self-discovery journey (how well do you know yourself?)
Image from https://unsplash.com/photos/IUY_3DvM__w “The greatest discovery in life is self-discovery. Until you find yourself you will always be someone else. Become yourself.” — Myles Munroe You’ve probably heard the advice – ‘Know thyself’. When it comes to the self-discovery journey, I personally think that’s the one major overarching point at the center. There’re a number READ MORE
Step Up
“Step up your game and success will step up to you.” ~~ Matshona Dhliwayo Growing up as an international student at the university, I noticed that I wasn’t exposed much to the myriads of opportunities to build wealth and become well-rounded. I seemed to have been focused solely on the traditional route of going to READ MORE
The importance of mentorship
“A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.” ~~ Bob Proctor Life is complex and, in fact, can get complicated especially when things start spinning off tangent. The good thing is that we don’t have to do it alone, READ MORE
How to overcome negative thoughts so they don’t overcome you
Image credited to https://pixabay.com/illustrations/self-criticism-thoughts-judgements-440303/ Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results. ~ Willie Nelson Have you ever been in situations where you feel drown in an avalanche of negative thoughts that you literally can feel your chest tighten up and you’re close to being depressed? In the same vein, READ MORE
Life Unscripted: The danger of comparison
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” This is a very important topic I feel needs to be addressed even more in this day and age of social media and microwave, instant gratification mentally. Although, comparison has it’s good side, honestly, having being a victim to the adverse side of comparison, I know how subtle and dicey READ MORE