Posts in Self-Awareness
The Basics of Emotional Intelligence

Why does emotional intelligence even matter? Our emotions, the acting on or expression of our feelings, plays a major role in our life. It makes sense to me, that if we get good at that essential component of our life, life will be, simply put, better!

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I Used to be Afraid of Getting Older

I thought getting older was scary. I took on the beliefs that were presented to me at my young age, and I played out that life narrative at its fullest. As each passing year, instead of relishing the moment and being grateful for another day and feeling fortunate to have lived through another year, I started missing the past.

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How to Efficiently Use Positive Affirmations

There are two types of affirmation, the negative and positive. Usually for some individuals they rely heavily on the negative because of habit and part of it is a survival mechanism. A great strategy to get out of the entrapment of negative affirmation is the opposite of that which is positive affirmation.

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Too Much "Whatever I Like"

The priority and focus on personal and instant gratification first, before purpose, service, and delayed gratification has become a deeply rooted idea within American culture. I’m not sure of the specifics or exact details of how this idea of making decisions based on however we feel in the moment or do “whatever I like” became so huge, but it’s not the path to actual happiness.

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How Values and Principles Unlock Your Potential

I must share that we all have “greatness” within us. We all have deep inner potential that’s just waiting for it to be tapped into. Through learned behaviors from our environment and habits, we’ve lost how to act in a way that allows ourselves to be the best possible version of ourselves.

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