I have come across this poem many times, yet had never shared it with you. Enjoy and remind yourself every day, as you look into the mirror each day. This poem was written in 1934 by Dale Wimbrow. Peter Dale Wimbrow (June 6, 1895 – 1954) was an American composer, radio artist and writer.
Use these 20 self exploration exercises to help with moving forward with greater momentum. Personal development can happen by accident and also occurs just by meeting life’s challenges. Use these to help with getting you unstuck & raising the bar on what you are out to achieve in your life.
In the words of Hank Aaron, “Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was to keep swinging”. We all have slump days. So, when we are in the middle of such a day, what can we do? Here are a few ways of dealing with it so you can keep swinging!
Enjoy these 5 personal development books that I introduce to you. I am often asked for recommendations of best personal development books to read. Rather than refer to the following 5 books as the best self improvement books, I prefer to say that these are excellent books for you to read.
Sometimes this perspective of our fantastic universe really eases your worries… It can put so much into perspective and get you stepping forward once more. Revisit this page whenever you feel a little overwhelmed or troubled. You’ll soon have everything in your life humming along again.
Enjoy these 35 Top Personal Development Facebook Pages for you to explore. Naturally, there are hundreds of personal development Facebook pages and these are the ones I have selected to introduce to you today. Be sure to like their pages and comment at your favorite posts at each page.
The thought provoking questions, in the get Real app, can be used as great ice-breakers, conversation starters, dating questions, are amazing for team building and for teachers. I am certain that we have all experienced how one thought provoking question really can change everything, in a flash.
Enjoy these 25 positive quotes to tickle your mind. For example, the intangible represents the real power of the universe. It is the seed of the tangible. [Bruce Lee] and change is ultimately about leaving the realm of dreams, concepts and words, and putting yourself to work. [Thea Westra]
Sometimes the simplest things can have the most immediate and meaningful impact on the lives of everyone around you. So whatever you enjoy doing, whatever brings you, your friends, family and community together, do it on Peace Day. Help promote Peace Day when it arrives this year.
Get your own copy of the Secret Of Becoming Rich free ebook and listen to all 27 chapters in the audio. To start creating wealth you must have a wealth mindset, and what I mean by this is you must be able to think the right way, to accept wealth to come into your life. Visualize your own success.
See your favorite Top 10 August 2016 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Enjoy this video of the 12 Laws of Karma That Will Change Your Life. Karma is the Sanskrit word for action. Karma literally means “deed, or act”. Think of karma as the spiritual equivalent of Newton’s third Law of Motion. Discussions of karma were first referenced in the texts of the Puranas.
One of the elements in each of the 365 Forward Steps Notes is a life power tip. I have collected 9 of my favorites and have listed them. As you read these 9 life power tips below, remember the words of Bruce Lee… “Absorb what is useful, discard what is not and add what is uniquely your own”.
See your favorite Top 10 July 2016 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Are you your own best friend? Do you know how to start being your own best friend, if you’re not already? You have likely heard the quote from Jim Rohn, If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
I use all of these 10 self improvement apps myself and it was high time that I shared them with you. I have presented a little list with descriptions, here for you. Christopher Westra (my friend) and myself have spent several years online, creating self improvement content, as well as publishing books.
See your favorite Top 10 June 2016 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Can you be more yourself? It is so easy to feel and conform to the expectations of the people around us. Yet, are you giving up the kind of life that you want to live? How many unwritten rules have you accepted in your life, at the cost of self discovery, not in alignment with your own spirit?
See your favorite Top 10 May 2016 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Is there any easy way to know if you have personally evolved and grown into a better person? All experiences change us, in ways we may not even recognize. We live through many powerful experiences which help us see something in a completely different light and from a brand new perspective.
See your favorite Top 10 April 2016 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Are you looking to move forward in any area of life right now? For example, taking a relationship to another level, improving work circumstances, wanting to feel more motivated, or even feeling like you want to do nothing at all. Before each action this week, ask yourself this one powerful question.
To improve your peace of mind, use this list of 31 mini-tasks to get life uncluttered. Begin to recognize how important it can be for your emotional well-being, to stay on top of things and to have little “systems” in place to keep things “ticking over” nicely each day. Know the feeling of lightness.
See your favorite Top 10 March 2016 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
I can’t agree with Franklin when he said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Change can be said to be certain. When we develop personal strategies for adjusting to changes in our life, the better we can enjoy what we love.
Learn about the 4 most common types of childhood experiences you must release to move forward with your life. Then take the free 30-second quiz and discover your most damaging, negative childhood imprint. You’ll receive a free report with your results. Plus download a free ebook at this post.
See your favorite Top 10 February 2016 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
“10 Conscious Risks You Can Take For Greater Inner Strength” article by Guy Finley. Ask yourself honestly, has there ever been a time in your life that wasn’t connected to a risk you either willingly undertook or to a time of inner trial where there was no other choice for you but to take a risk?
Here are a few strategies to help you start off your work week, with strong, clear, enthusiastic purpose. Work smart and play more often! You’ll have more fun during your working week, get more bright ideas and have a lot more time for the kind of activities that you really love to do.
See your favorite Top 10 January 2016 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Are you feeling a little bit weary, tired out, jaded, worn out, fatigued, sapped, spent, drained, played out, worn to a frazzle, shattered, or burnt out? These tips are designed to help skip you through, and out the other side, of temporary phases of feeling low. The kind that many of us experience.
See your favorite Top 10 December 2015 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
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Free time offers you an opportunity to explore and embrace more of what you love to do. Be sure to schedule time for play, and wander where your heart wants to take you. When we engage more often in the activities that we really enjoy, those which make us come alive, we fill the well.
Routine can become very comfortable, avoiding any need to define and challenge your comfort zone. Although it may feel safe, however, allowing yourself to remain stuck in a dull routine of existence can bring you to a very low energy point and will strip the joy from your experience of life.
When we ask ourselves those prickly kind of questions, we are making contact with the heart. Powerful, penetrating questions can sometimes need a lifetime, and there is no guarantee they will even receive closure. As eyes are the window to our soul, questions are the key to our soul.
Life is a bunch of accidents that happen to you and… somehow you survive them by taking advantage of them. Then something magical happens and viola! You have the beginning of your dream. Enjoy this visually beautiful, musical video inspired by a positive life quote from Salma Hayek.
Do you know your most dominant character trait? Give the following quiz a try for yourself. It may expose something new about yourself that you’d not yet considered. Looking for yet more personality traits to develop? There is also a list of more than 100, for you to explore and nurture.
See your favorite Top 10 October 2015 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
“Using Your Relationships to Realize Real Life” guest article by Guy Finley. The greatest, most abundant resource on planet Earth is also its least understood and utilized. Its unlimited supply is found virtually everywhere, anytime, and under all circumstances, even though few recognize its real value.
The only way to deal with fear is by facing it and making fear your friend. It is our destiny to reach of peak potential. Every human being has inside of them potential to grow and evolve to the very limit of their being. Do something every day that scares you and practice it like exercising a muscle.
See your favorite Top 10 September 2015 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Experience a quantum shift in your personal growth by reading this book. Eldon spent over 30 years researching the power of the mind. When your decision process is being managed and manipulated, the quest for discovering your real self becomes exponentially more difficult, if not impossible.
The only way we can be released from any painful sense of false responsibility is to see that it is based in a false belief. Study carefully the following list of six false beliefs. Dare to learn everything you can about your own false beliefs, then watch the weight of false responsibilities falls off of you.
See your favorite Top 10 August 2015 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Enjoy this inspiring talk by Wayne Dyer in this video. Below that, I’ve included some of my favorite Wayne Dyer quotes for you to ponder and share with friends. Wayne Dyer passed away 29 August 2015 in Hawaii. Dr. Dyer had been diagnosed with leukemia several years prior. He was 75.
See your favorite Top 10 July 2015 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
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In this newly emerging world, with endless possibilities, new leaders are emerging daily. So here are 7 keys to being considered a world class leader. It’s important to understand that you have an important choice as two roads open before you: one is the road of power, the other that of force.
See your favorite Top 10 May 2015 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Ever wanted to try self hypnosis to change your life? Whatever it is you feel could make you a better, happier & more productive person, is within you. That’s the premise of hypnosis, to draw out that which is within you. It is a natural state which everyone moves in & out of throughout each day.
See your favorite Top 10 April 2015 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Enjoy sharing these poems, stories & videos with your mother on Mothers Day. Positive personal development inspirations to share with your family. Includes When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking, The Handwriting On The Wall, A Mother’s Letter To The World, For All Mothers, As I Look Back.
See your favorite Top 10 March 2015 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
See your favorite Top 10 February 2015 Facebook Posts From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Enjoy the short video with 18 inspiring quotations to get you thinking today, and a collection of images for you to share. The text list with each of the 18 self improvement quotes that are shown in the video, in case you missed any while viewing. You can also view, share & download each of these images.
Save these 6 free tapping meditation videos and revisit them regularly, for feeling more calm and at peace. Follow along as New York Times best-selling author of The Tapping Solution Nick Ortner guides you through calming and empowering processes. Download his two free ebook chapters as well.
See your favorite Top 10 January Facebook Posts 2015 From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
This fun video ought to be mandatory, daily viewing! The eight principles of fun is an irresistibly funky animated movie designed to help you create more fun in your life. What are you waiting for? Are you having fun? We don’t have enough fun in our lives. Life is better when you do have fun.
See your favorite Top 10 December Facebook Posts 2014 From Forward Steps with positive personal development inspirations by Thea Westra at Forward Steps Self Improvement. There is a brand new collection for you to explore at the end of each month. Simply return to this blog to see them.
Personal development for every day of your year! Enjoy this fun list for daily self improvement and inspiration (full list) OR… simply click on each month (just below), to be taken to the current month. Updated for your continued enjoyment and for you to reference any day of the year that you want!
The FUNdamentalist HUMANifesto: Credo of the The Right-To-Laugh Party. This has been one of my favorite pieces of writing for such a long time. I think you’ll very much enjoy the FUNdamentalist HUMANifesto by Swami Beyondananda, too. Get my free ebook with 88 fun thoughts about life at this page too.
This is a quick list of the top 10 most purchased personal development products and, I presume, favorites of Forward Steps readers. The list excludes the Forward Steps products and are selected from a collection of products from colleagues and friends. By all means, share this list with your friends.
The 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise is utterly simple, takes almost no time, requires no equipment and can be done anywhere. Conscious breathing takes various forms. Dr. Weil believes each variety can be a useful tool for achieving a desired mental or physical state. Learn more about the power of breathing.
The Synchonicity Luck Program is taken from The 7 Real Mind Power Secrets, a free ebook that reveals life-changing secrets from a million dollar mind power research program. Synchronicity means a meaningful coincidence of events, a series of seemingly unrelated events which are connected.
A while back, Jodi & I completed this interview together. Jodi Chapman is a bestselling author and an award-winning blogger. She wears her heart on her sleeve and tends to attract others into her life who do the same. It’s her heart’s desire to help us plug back into life by connecting with our soul.
I have so many great quality free personal development gifts to share with you, that I am finding it a challenge to get them all to you on time. This is my selection in the one place for you to explore. This list of free self improvement gifts is regularly updated for you.
Heal your body as you sleep, the most natural form of meditation that your body can experience. During sleep, the energies of the heart, mind, body & spirit unite, every cell has time to rejuvenate. Sleeping is a natural form of meditation & a form of Qigong, balancing yin & yang energy in the body.
Learn more about the Tale of Dwarka By Amish Shah. The film is ready to be shown to the world. In his message you can view a free screening of his documentary. Follow his journey, inspired by the Mahabharata and other Vedic texts, as he explores the validity of their detailed accounts.
Enjoy reading these wisdom quotations by Bruce Lee and view an inspiring video encapsulating his philosophy. The knowledge and wisdom of great people like Bruce Lee is forever useful, including his philosophy of how to deal with challenges in our day to day life.
Ever ask yourself, “What’s missing from my life?” This 1-hour program takes you straight to the heart of authentic spiritual wisdom. You’ll end the lifelong search for what’s been missing from your life. Very few things you do in your lifetime will have as much of an impact on your enjoyment of life.
The law of attraction states that whatever you focus on and intend in your life, shall be delivered to you. In The Point Of Power, Peter Baksa proposes and illustrates 3 principles of “intend, declare & detach”, together explaining how to operate the law within the context of quantum mechanics.
