Look into the mirror each day and remind yourself of these words. I have come across this poem many times, yet had never shared it with you. 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!
5 personal development books that I introduce to you here. 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.
Universe eases your worries when you see it from this unique and fantastic perspective… 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.
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 post 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”.
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 post 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.
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.
How to know if you have personally evolved and grown into a better person? Is there an easy way? 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. Develop personal strategies for adjusting to changes in your life. Change is directly linked with our comfort zone and going outside its limits.
Learn about the 4 most common types of childhood experiences you must release to move forward with your life. Take the free 30-second quiz and discover your most damaging, negative childhood imprint. You’ll receive a free report with your results.
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.
Greater Inner Strength (10 Conscious Risks) is a guest article written 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.
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.
See your favorite Top 10 November 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.
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 comfortable, avoiding any need to challenge your comfort zone. It may feel safe, however, allowing yourself to remain stuck in a dull routine can bring you to a very low energy point and strips joy from your life experience. Time to shake things up and add a little twist to your routines!
Ask yourself penetrating questions. Those prickly kind of questions are making contact with the heart. Powerful, penetrating questions can sometimes need a lifetime and there’s 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. 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.
See your favorite Top 10 June 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.
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.