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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 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 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 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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Unlocking Fulfillment: 5 Key Elements for a Richer Life Experience
Isn’t there more to life? Is this it?
Have you asked this before? Well, there certainly is more to life, and you’ll discover it once you start asking questions like this.
This article isn’t to pressure you to be more, do more, or achieve more. It’s to guide you on an exciting self-edifying path with a different mindset and attitude toward life, which leads to 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 learning to play a new instrument. But did you know 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
A 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 instead 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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3 Essential Skills to Succeed in Life
In the previous post, we gave you a broad idea of what life skills are and how scarce they have become. I don’t know how you felt after reading about the tragic state of our youth, but I was really shocked when I first researched the subject.
So, maybe you’ve established that you and/or your children need life skills but may be wondering which life skills are actually important? Here are three essential skills to considder.
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Why Life Skills?
What’s the hype all about, is this important?
Life skills is a very broad term and most of us don’t know what exactly it includes. In this article, we’re going to look at life skills, what they are and why they’re important.
“abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life”
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Managing Emotions for a Happier Life
Would you like your relationships at home, at work, your friendships, parents, teachers, etc.… to improve? Here are some practical tips on how to keep track of your own and/or your children’s emotions and how to manage them better to improve family life.
One of the most important skills to develop is good communication. Communication affects every aspect of our lives and with good communication, family life will drastically improve.
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