THE IDEAL LIFESTYLE

An ideal lifestyle is a moving target and it changes as we change therefore, the ideal life for you today may not be the ideal one for you next week or next month and the life you choose to live may come at a cost. Things like health, career, finance, fun and relationships may seem important to you but how often do you take time to prioritize them. 

WHEN YOU BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAY TO YOU

Be careful what you say to others; let it be words to build them and not to destroy them. We tend to overlook the small things in life not knowing that they contribute a lot to our success or failure in life.

CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

The person(s) you look up to or admire so much has probably gone through several changes in their lives to be who or where they are right now. Changing for the better is important in everyone’s life. The question is; are you happy of the person you are or would you like to be better?

WHO ARE YOU - HOW TO DISCOVER YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

Given your talents, passion and values how would you use these resources to serve, help or to contribute to other people? We expect people to give us what we want and when they don’t, we get frustrated and angry. Try and ask yourself how it will feel like helping someone without expecting anything in return. http://theyoungperson.blogspot.com/2015/08/who-are-you.html

WHO ARE YOU - SIMPLE STEPS TOWARD FORGIVING YOURSELF

Reduce the hurt and anger you have in you, don’t live in the past but rather in the present and enjoy what life has to offer. Let go of what you have held for so long and the lightness you will feel in you will enable you to move forward. The baggage you keep on holding onto is pulling you down and will eventually destroy you. http://theyoungperson.blogspot.com/2015/08/who-are-you.html

DISCOVER THE REAL YOU - HOW TO BREAK GENERATIONAL CYCLES

Individual family culture is the result of its environment or choices; this may include values, decision making skills as well as priorities.

HOW TO IMPROVE LOW SELF ESTEEM

The worst thing you can do is to give up on yourself.  You have the potential to turn yourself into a better person. You don’t have to say that, that is the way I am, but instead strive to improve by finding ways on how you can control those negative inner voices.

CAUSES OF LOW SELF ESTEEM

What we experience in our early lives are crucial experiences because they help to form our beliefs about ourselves.  What you saw, heard or experienced when you were young influences the way you see yourself. 

WHAT MATTERS IS HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF

Self concept is very important to each one of us, it can determine how far you can go and can also help you build your self esteem. How you see yourself matters a lot and may end up earning you respect or even trashing down your self esteem.  Each one of us was created in a different and unique way.  We have different talents/abilities and this is so that we can be able to blend with others in the society.  

HOW TO DETECT LOW SELF ESTEEM

We are brought up in different families and in most cases what we see in the family set up is what we perceive to be the right way of doing things.  At times we are too rigid and we wouldn’t want to change our habits or it could be just ignorance. 

LISTEN UNDERSTAND AND TALK

Most young people complain that parents don’t really have time to talk to them.  We seem to be so busy to spare that intentional time and talk to our young ones.  They seem to be communicating with their gadgets more than they do with their parents.

A STORY WORTH TELLING

Jean grew up knowing that you are supposed to know right from wrong and to her if you made a mistake it was just intentional. You are not supposed to forget, because the way she was brought up is that if you are told to do something and you forget then you are in for trouble.  As a young girl she believed that is how everyone was supposed to be.

9 AMAZING WAYS ON HOW TO TAME YOUR TEMPER

It is normal to feel angry when been agitated or wronged; the feeling isn’t the problem, it is what you do that makes the difference.  Does your temper control you? You have more control over your anger than you think.

CHOICES CAN BREAK OR MAKE YOU

The future is to a great extent created by the events we choose to undertake today; therefore where you end up in life is not determined by where you start but greatly by the choices you make along the way.  Your choices can break or make you.  Some choices are simple and seem straight forward, while others are complex and require a multi-step approach to making the decisions.  Therefore at times we might encounter the consequences first to realize that we made the wrong decision.

WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM ANOTHER PERSON

How different do you feel when you are with your peers?  What distinguishes you from another person is your personality and temperament.  We all have Individual differences in our behavior patterns.  Differences in how we think, feel, react to issues etc.

16 EASY WAYS ON HOW TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE MINDSET

Are you the kind of person who expects the worst so that you wont be disappointed when it happens? Expecting failure and betrayal, seeing downsides where others don't, even seeing positives as negatives; all these is bad mentality but you can overcome it little by little using the below tactics.

HOW TO CHANGE NEGATIVE MINDSET

I know it is hard to stop negative thoughts if you have been having them for quite sometime; but it’s the only way, especially if you want to avoid going down a path that is painful and unnecessary. By taking small and consistent steps you will gradually become a happier person.

IT DRAINS YOU INSIDE WITHOUT YOU REALIZING IT

Negative thoughts drain you of energy and keep you from being in the present moment. The more you give in to your negative thoughts, the stronger they become.  What we usually notice about negative thinking first is the Effect, not the Cause, of it. In fact, we may not even beware that we’re thinking negatively, we’re just aware of how we feel in response to it. Below are some of the consequences of negative mindset.

FIND OUT WHAT THESE PERSONALITY TYPES HAVE IN COMMON

A negative Mindset will eventually change you to become a person that you are not.  It changes your personality into something else. One person can have a mixture of several types, but then one type will be more prominent than others. Below are the different personalities that develop as a result negative mindset.

CAUSES OF NEGATIVE MINDSET

Funny enough negative mindset pattern starts way back in the early stages of someone’s life, as a young person you learn from the people around you and the environment you are at.   For example children will not tell right from wrong therefore they get their guidance from parents/guardians. 

MINDSET

When I was younger I would swear to you that a fixed mindset is the best, but with time I came to realize that it is more harmful to have a fixed mindset than a flexible/growth one.  If you are keen enough you will realize that there are two inner voices in you, and that is the negative and positive it depends on which of the two is louder and which one you listen to more.

DONT STRESS YOURSELF IN TRYING TO PLEASE EVERYONE

It is hard to accept but many of the people we keep around us are harming us.  In most cases this happens without us even realizing it.  Those who don’t have anything positive to add in our life are only taking up valuable space.   Some of these friends are distracting us from our goals, are bad influences and some of them even make us angry, stressed, lie to us or even abuse our friendship.

WHY YOU SHOULD NOT TRY TO PLEASE EVERYONE

It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you; for it is an emotional trap when you start worrying about what other people think.  Because the only time everybody's going to speak well of you is at your funeral!

YOU CANNOT PLEASE EVERYONE

Live at peace with everyone; do not try to please everybody as there are some people you can’t please no matter what you try or how nice you are to them.  Just be yourself and by doing that you will attract those who like the character in you. 

HOW TO KNOW YOUR LIFE IS BALANCED

Living in balance is easy and very rewarding because your life becomes the one of joy, happiness and serenity.  Here below are some of the signs that will let you know whether your life is balanced.

HABBITS THAT WILL ENABLE YOU ACHIEVE A BALANCED LIFE

Appreciate every moment of your life and live in the present.  Plan for the future and learn from your mistakes.  Learn to be calm, more especially when making any decision in your life.  Life is simple, do not complicate it.

HOW TO BALANCE YOUR LIFE

Life is constantly changing and priorities change overtime; therefore  you should put into consideration that the right balance for you today may not be the right balance for you next week or even next month.  The most important thing is that you just have to feel accomplished and enjoy happiness every time.

BALANCE YOUR LIFE

Take some time to look at your life, your state of mind and how you are feeling.  Be honest with yourself and notice if there are areas of your life that you are neglecting.  Life is so simple, we are the ones who complicate it.  Having a balanced life doesn't mean that it will be full of only positive people and events and that it will always bring you happiness;

THE STREETS OF GROWTH

Take for example a city for that matter, there are many streets and each street is different.  There are those streets that are quite dangerous to be at and those that are fairly safe.  It all depends on which street you are at and the chances of you getting through safe or not.