When we try to change any habit, we almost always run into resistance from ourselves and have to learn to outsmart the resistance if we want to succeed. The reality is that you and I have two sides to us and these two sides are usually jockeying for control of what we do and what …
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Showing: 1 - 5 of 5 ArticlesMel Robbins’ Secret to Self-Motivation
In her new book, The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage, life coach Mel Robbins tells us how she masters the art of self-motivation and successfully changed her own life. She tells us: 5 seconds are what we need to motivate ourselves. And that… We always know what we want …
Depression and challenging your self-perception
Using poetry and spoken-word, Prince Ea shares some interesting life skills and ideas on his channel. In this video, he’s serving up a healthy way to approach depression: challenge your self-perception. Known as “re-framing,” the method he’s using gives depression sufferers a new way to see themselves—as separate from their condition. Re-framing can shake loose many false hangups and …
4 books to introduce you to philosophy
If you want to check out philosophy, where do you start? What are the good books to start with? These are questions that Em from School of Life gets asked a lot so she put together a list of four books that helped to make her so passionate about the subject. If you’re new to the …


How to be… In the words of Emerson
There is no shortage of thought leaders, coaches, speakers, and lifestyle experts sharing their ideas on how to be happy. On this subject, it seems everyone is an expert. There are thousands of happiness blogs, books, workshops, and training telling us how to be happy, and I should know, I consumed a good deal of …