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Invest in Yourself
Where do I begin?
It’s really not the end of the world if you do not have it all figured out yet, just start somewhere.
Find something you love
Times have changed and young people are not settling for jobs just to make ends meet like older generations did, instead they are looking for something that will be fulfilling and make them happy. I think one of the most dreaded things we hear a lot today from young people is to be tied to a desk from 8 to 5 in a dead-end job with no freedom.
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The Highly Sensitive Person
A book by
Elaine N. Aron
This book opened up a new world to me, being an HSP myself but not knowing it, this book has helped me so much with understanding myself and managing my life and emotions. I learned to not push myself so much and to be kind to myself. Here is a summary of the book. It really is a great read, if the info below resonates with you then I would suggest you get your copy of the book. Let's get to it then.
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How to Make Lasting Changes
Creating behaviour that lasts – becoming the person you want to be.
This is a condensed summary of the active questions from the book Triggers, by Marshall Goldsmith, a good read with some great tips and helps.
‘Active questions trigger trying’
A behavioural trigger is any stimulus that impacts our behaviour. In this book, we examine the environmental and psychological triggers that can derail us at work and in life. As Marshall Goldsmith points out, our reactions don’t occur in a vacuum. They are usually the result of unappreciated triggers in our environment—the people and situations that lure us into behaving in a manner diametrically opposed to the colleague, partner, parent, or friend we imagine ourselves to be.
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5 Main Reasons You Might be Stuck in a Rut
Personal development is important because it shows the value you place on yourself.
What is keeping you from personal growth?
I am going to go out on a limb and assume you’re here because personal growth is important to you. Or maybe I’m wrong and the picture for this article was really alluring and you somehow ended up here. Either way, I can almost guarantee that this subject is relevant to you.
How? You may ask. Well, the fact of the matter is, no matter how determined we are to better ourselves and how focused we are to develop as individuals, we all sometimes feel like we’ve landed in a personal-growth rut.
“Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself.” ―Denis Waitle
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Feeling Stressed?
And what to do about it.
Stress seems to be one of the most commonly used words nowadays. Think about it, how many times have you heard someone say: “Oh, I’m stressed out, I’ve got so much on my plate!” or something similar? And apart from that, it’s not just adults with jobs and loaded responsibilities feeling it anymore, this term has transpired onto young people as well.
But, are you actually experiencing stress? How do you know that you are experiencing it? Here are a couple of tell-tale signs of stress and some practical ways how to deal with it.
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5 Important Elements for Your Journey of Personal Growth
Isn’t there more to life? Is this it?
Have you asked this question before? Well, there certainly is more to life, and you will start to find it once you start asking these questions. Personal growth or self-discovery is a wonderful journey and not a destination because we will never stop learning and improving there will always be more to know and learn.
This article is not to put more pressure on people to be more, do more, achieve more, more, more, more! But rather to set people on this self-discovery and growth path so that they can experience a fulfilled life.
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Learning important life skills through scuba diving
There are many different ways and places where we learn life skills. Maybe it’s through a parent, teacher, coach or friend. Maybe it’s through participating in a sport, doing your part at home or even through learning to play a new instrument. But did you know that you can learn some of the most valuable life skills through scuba diving? This is because scuba diving takes you out of your comfort zone, creating an accelerated learning experience and is a great way to challenge yourself.
"...scuba diving takes you out of your comfort zone, creating an accelerated learning experience..."
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Get in the swamp
Snippet from the book
Rules of People
by Richard Templar
Rule 33
Recognize this? Your partner, or someone close to you, tells you they’re upset about something. You listen and then start making suggestions as to how to solve their problem. And in stead of being grateful, they get more upset and now it seems to be partly your fault but you’ve no idea why...
THERE’S SOMETHING ELSE YOU NEED FIRST BEFORE YOU NEED SOLUTIONS
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