By Alexa Keating The soul is the place where the life force resides, from the first life breath that began our lifetime to the moment our last and final breath is expelled. This is the most sacred place in the human body; yet all too easily its existence is ignored as it thirsts for the…

Do you want to live an easy life or a difficult one? I know, it's a worthless question because who wants to live a life filled with pain and suffering? Yet, this is what many people choose every day, whether they are conscious of it or not. I don't intend to disparage them, howeve…

By W Timothy Johnson One of the biggest problems people have in achieving their Goals is that they get discouraged, distracted or diverted from the end result. Given the level of cultural noise most of us experience today, it can be extremely difficult to focus on what needs to be done.…

By Jennifer Pearson The black smoke is all over the city, the houses do not look glamorous anymore. The big clock on the tower is incessantly giving commands and almost everyone is running behind time. People are gradually turning into mobile machines that only follow instructions. This…

By Hussein Taleb Let's talk about goal setting; how you go about setting Purposeful goals, and making sure those goals actually get achieved. How do you make goals work not only for New Year's time, but throughout the whole year? How do you make them actually changing your life…

Have you ever had anyone ask you this question:  'What is it you really want out of life'?  Often people have some ideas that they assume will be effective in helping them reach a place of 'happiness', but often those things will never make them truly happy on their own (b…

Mitchell Carney Usually, the term "quality of life" is used for people who are hurdling towards the finish line of this race we call life. So why am I using it now? Well, ask yourself how much time you have left. You can probably estimate how many years until you reach old age…

By Jennie Gorman Songs have been written on this title about social change over the years and the saying was not new in the 1900's. For me, I see this as a great quote for small business people who start out with very little and with courage and determination go ahead and create the…

Those of us that are passionate about self-development and self-help understand that the quality of our lives is determined greatly by our thought patterns and attitudes.  The philosophy of stoicism centred heavily on this and other ways of thinking that enabled people to cope with an…

By Trent Fisher The dictionary defines extraordinary as: "beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established." You were not born to be ordinary. You are a unique individual; you will never be satisfied with an average life. There was no one in the past, currently alive…

By Joe Libby I know what you're thinking: "Joe, have you lost your mind? Con men rip people off! They can't teach me anything." Well, I disagree with your third statement. The most successful con men ("successful" being a relative term), have characteristics…

By Susan Meindl, MA Within the span of one week in my therapy practice, a young woman sits in front of me contemplating beginning a grueling professional training and wonders whether she has the temperament for it. A young man agonizes about a decision to take a lucrative job or return …