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Big Five Personality Traits: What Is Your Score?

How would you describe your personality? How would the people who know you well describe it? Do you know your personality type, and if so, does it ring true for you? Personality type is intriguing but sometimes confusing. However, understanding our own personalities and how others perceive us is a big part of self-awareness and […]

Ambivert Personality? 10 Clues This Might Be You

I love having a career where I can work from home. I spend a lot of time writing, researching, and creating courses and other content. All of this is done alone but for the company of my trusty little Mac. Working from home gives me a ton of flexibility and allows me to focus on […]

8 Ways Introverts Can Develop a Strong Personality

I have a confession to make; I’m an introvert. Sometimes I come across as cold, uninterested, or quiet. The truth is, I’m taking in my surroundings before I choose to engage. I’m not anti-social. I just want to make sure when we talk, I can create a meaningful connection with you. That’s because I’m a […]

Do You Believe In An Afterlife?

“Have I lived before?” Have you ever asked yourself this question or wondered about it? I know a lot of people have. And to clear it up once and for all, I’d like to tell you that you absolutely have, and I’ll share with you here why I believe this so strongly. We have ALL […]

How To Control Your Emotions So They Don’t Control You

Imagine for a moment how different life would be it you could flip a mental switch to turn off negative emotions. Look at these specific emotions and ponder the idea for a second: Anger Rage Embarrassment Jealousy Guilt Shame Resentment Hurt Insecurity Anxious Rejected Judged In situations when you’ve felt these emotions, consider how they […]

25 Random Things You Should Know About Personal Development

Consider for just a moment how much time you (and the rest of us) spend on our exterior lives. When we’re not sleeping, we’re busy with work, tasks, entertainment, socializing, eating, and driving. When we do have some quiet time, we often spend it in front of the TV or surfing the net. Virtually every […]

Self-Discovery Questions: My New Book Is Available

Since I’m a personal coach, this statement might seem counterintuitive, but you can coach yourself. Having a personal coach is life-changing, but not everyone is in the position to hire one. That’s why I’ve written my latest book, Self-Discovery Questions: 155 Breakthrough Questions to Accelerate Massive Action. When a coach asks you probing questions, you […]

5 Ways To Boost Emotional Intelligence In The Workplace

Back in 1995, psychologist and science journalist Daniel Goleman published a groundbreaking book call Emotional Intelligence. The book was on The New York Times bestseller list for a year-and-a-half, with more than 5,000,000 copies in print worldwide. The Harvard Business Review called Goleman’s work on emotional intelligence “a revolutionary, paradigm-shattering idea.” So what is emotional […]

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List Of 600 Personality Traits

If someone asked you to describe your own personality, could you do it? It’s hard to have a true perspective on your own personality traits and how you express them in the world. If you’ve never taken a personality test or read much about your personality type, you probably rely on the feedback you’ve heard […]

10 Unexpected Ways To Become A Happy Person

Most people spend a lot of time being unhappy. If you Google the research on happiness and how many people are happy, you’ll find that unhappy people outnumber the happy ones. The majority people in the U.S. (3 to 1) are unhappy with their work and in general. Those statistics are daunting and sad. We […]

Self-Awareness: 30 Essential Actions For Living Authentically

How can you have a truly happy and fulfilled life? I believe it begins by living authentically. You can’t pretend to be someone you’re not, live by rules that aren’t your own, or make choices reactively — without compromising your self-esteem and emotional health. So how do you begin to live authentically? It’s hard to […]

Ultimate List of 50 Life Lessons You Must Learn

You know the old saying, “Youth is wasted on the young?” I think about that on occasion — how I wish I’d had the self-awareness, confidence, and joy I have now when I was in my twenties and thirties. So much of life is wasted on worry, regret, pain, and heartache. Of course, some of […]

Contentment As A Way Of Life

“I just want to be happy.” How many times have you said that to yourself over the years? How many times have you found yourself feeling unhappy, wondering why and what you can do to turn it around? We do back flips to harness that elusive emotion. We desperately strive to make money, buy stuff […]

Overwhelmed? Learn From My Mistakes

You wake up with a jolt. The alarm’s been blaring for ten minutes, and you’re already late. You’re so tired from staying up late, finishing the laundry, finally answering those emails, and then getting lost down the rabbit hole of Facebook. You wonder why you keep doing that, but it feels like the only free […]

Willpower and Self-Control: What Recent Research Reveals

A guest post by Dr. Tali Shenfield, Clinical Psychologist So you have a goal in mind, but you can’t seem to meet it. No matter how hard you try, you keep getting sidetracked. Maybe you’re trying to get a project for work completed, but the incessant “ping!” of a new email or text message arriving to your […]

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