Life Skills

So Why is it important to improve your self?

Have you ever had that moment in your life where all your doubts, fears and insecurities that you wrap yourself up in, for some reason you seem to come up with the idea of “I wish I was somebody else.”  More often than not, we think and believe that someone or rather, most people have it better than us.- when in reality, the fact is, most people are thinking just the same as us.

Have you ever been at a party or a local bar, and you spot a totally eye-catching girl or guy sitting by themselves, casually sipping on a glass of Champagne or a cold beer.  You think to yourself, “They look so perfectly calm and confident.” But if you could read their mind, you would see a bunch of thoughts and you might just be amazed that their thinking “are people talking about why I am seated here alone?… Why don’t girls or guys find me attractive? …I don’t like my ankles, they look too skinny… I wish I was as intelligent as my best friend.”

Or we look at a young business entrepreneur and say “Wooh… what else could he ask for?” He stares at himself at the mirror and murmur to himself, “I hate my big eyes… I wonder why my friends won’t talk to me… I hope mom and dad would still work things out.”

Isn’t it funny? We look at other people, envy them for looking so outrageously perfect and wish we could trade places with them, while they look at us and thinks of the same thing. We are insecure of other people who themselves are insecure of us. We suffer from low self-esteem, lack of self-confidence and lose hope in self improvement because we are enveloped in quiet desperation.


Sometimes, you notice that you have an irritating habit like biting off your finger nails, having a foul mouth, and you – of all people, is the last to know.

I have a friend who never gets tired of talking. And in most conversations, she is the only one who seems to be interested in the things she has to say. So all of our other friends tend to avoid the circles whenever she’s  around, and she doesn’t notices how badly she became socially handicapped – gradually affecting the people in her environment.

One key to self improvement is to LISTEN and TALK to a trusted friend. Find someone who you find comfort in opening up with even the most gentle topics you want to discuss. Ask questions like “do you think I am ill-mannered?”,  “Do I always sound so argumentative?”,  “Do I talk too loud?”,  “Does my breath smell?”,  “Do I ever bore you when were together?”.

If you ask questions, in this way, the other person will know that you are interested in the process of self improvement. Lend her your ears for comments and criticisms and don’t give her answers like “Don’t exaggerate! That’s just the way I am!”  Open up your mind and heart as well. And in return, you may want to help your friend with constructive criticism that will also help her improve her self.

One of Whitney Houston’s songs says “Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.” True enough. In order to love others, you must love yourself too. Remember, you cannot give what you do not have.

Before telling other people some ways on how to improve themselves, let them see that you yourself is a representation and a product of self improvement. Self improvement makes us better people, we then inspire other people, and then the rest of the world will follow.

Stop thinking of yourselves as second-rate beings. Forget the repetitive thought of “If only I was richer… if only I was thinner” and so on.  Accepting your true self is the first step to self improvement. We need to stop comparing ourselves to others only to find out at the end that we’ve got  10 more reasons to envy them.

We all have our insecurities. Nobody is perfect. We always wish we had better things, better features, better body parts, etc. But life need not to be perfect for people to be happy about themselves.Self improvement and loving yourself is not a matter of shouting to the whole world that you are perfect and you are the best. It’s the virtue of acceptance and contentment. When we begin to improve ourselves, we then begin to feel contented and happy.

Is It Time You Started To Help Yourself

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 Whatever it is for you, the real answer is here, YOU HAVE TO HELP YOURSELF, it’s great to know there is a problem, it’s great to spend the time and research ways to address whatever problem you might be having, it’s great to think about tackling the problem. Read More

Life – Are you ready for it?

Enjoying lifeWell, are you? Are you really ready? I mean it, are you really ready for what life brings? Have you ever asked, what is life?

Life just happens, we can get in the way and try to manipulate it to suit our every whim or we can learn to understand that life is going to happen anyway it wants to and that what ever it may bring us, we can enjoy it. (And yes, for all you fans of infinite possibilities we can create some things we want, however we have to ask ourselves, what or who are we sacrificing to achieve those things but that is a topic for a future article) Read More

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7 Momentum Questions to keep you moving forward

There is no doubt that sometimes no matter how hard you are trying, you seem to never get anywhere. With how busy our live can be today, there is no doubt that it can get really hard to keep some momentum in your life which keeps you moving forward. So with that in mind here’s 7 Momentum Questions you can use every day to help you achieve your goals and give you some motivation.

1. Why is it important for me to manage my stress ? Read More

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Thinking outside the box

Ok, so we’ve all heard the expression “thinking ouside the box,” but do you have any idea on how to do it?  There are some really simple techniques for coming up with solutions “outside the box.”

When innovators talk about thinking outside the box, they mean coming up with creative ways to solve problems – new ways to look at things. How do they do it? How can you do it too? We first have to ask what the “box” is. Then we can look at how to get outside of it. Read More

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Need to Quit Smoking

I have now had 3 very different friends in my life, quit smoking. In saying that I need to be very clear, I am a non smoker myself. While they have all tried various methods to stop smoking. The one thing that they have had in common is reading the same book.

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A Starter Guide To Self Improvement

Negative influences are all around and can have a dramatic effect on your self esteem. Don’t let unchecked people and circumstances pull you down. Here are 6 tips on how to minimize your exposure and how to concentrate on positive influences and as a starter guide for self improvement.

Staying calm, composed and maintaining strong self esteem in today’s tough environment can be difficult but is not impossible if you follow a few simple guidelines. Here are 6 tips you can use as a starter guide to self improvement. Read More

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Sleeping Well some tips for a good nights sleep


Sleeping well, can be something that escapes a lot of people.  They just don;t realise that throughout the day we consume a variety of foods and beverages. Many are blind, however, to the subtle effects that certain foods and drinks can have. Foods and beverages can contain amino acids or stimulants which can have a profound effect on one’s brain making it harder to fall asleep at night. In this article we’re going to look at some of the main offenders, the foods, drinks and additives best avoided if you want to have a good, healthy and restive night’s sleep. Read More

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“Relaxing with a Mental PDA” Your 5 minutes daily program to Stress management


Everyone has a favorite expression when it comes to being stressed out, I’m not going to  bother naming all of them, since it may also vary in different languages. But when it comes down to it, I think that it is how we work or even relax, for that matter that can trigger Stress. Have you ever been stressed even when you’re well relaxed and bored? I know I have.

Since STRESS, is unavoidable in life, it is important to find ways to decrease and prevent stressful incidents and decrease your negative reactions to stress.  So here are some of the things that can be done to help mange your STRESS levels. Read More

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Gratitude – we have so much to be thankful for

By Garry Robbins

From not long after conception our mothers have some sense of creating life, they carry us in their womb, endure the pain and discomforts of pregnancy.  Why, purely to nurture life – you and me.

They go through the mostly tremendous pain of labor and child birth and then a blink of an eye later they are completely blissful and the pain is gone, why, they have just brought life into the world- yes you and me. Read More

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