I know that most people overrate the difficulty of hard conversations, and underrate how good it is to have them. Conflict avoidance slowly rots your whole life, and many people are about eight awkward discussions from a much-improved existence. In other words, go squash all of your beefs.

Whether by falling into narcissism, or obstinance and rigidity, or greed, or any other shallow denominator, it’s inevitable that at many points in our very human lives we will lose the plot. The difference between those who stray so far from the plot that it becomes lost forever and those who are able to course-correct is the simple act of paying a

It’s surprising how many people are resistant to doing things with no agenda. Often, when I ask someone why they’re not doing something they seem good at, they’ll say, “Oh, it’s not going anywhere.” / “I don’t have enough time.” / “I started too late anyway.” They would rather expend their time and energy on the sexier thing, the more obviously luc

If you feel a surge of envy, first, own up to it, Dr. Leahy said. “Making room for envy and noticing when it shows up allows people not to be afraid of it.”

It’s OK if you envy a friend, Dr. Leahy said. Your emotions are likely more complex. “You can think, I love my friend, I appreciate what they do for me and their good qualities, and I envy them,

We have been exposed to tens of thousands of negative messages telling us we’re not good enough since we were toddlers.

When we believe we are not good enough, we look for information to reinforce the belief. 👇 🙀

Psychologist Amy Morin explains that “once you draw a conclusion about yourself, you’re likely to do two things; look for evidence that r

The next time you encounter an obstacle in your path, immediately look for ways to maneuver around it, through it, under it, or over it. When the obstacle loses your focus, it loses its power.