Self-Improvement Articles

Life Writing, One Facet of Living an Enchanted Life by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
I started life writing in the fifth grade. My mother bought me my own Girl Shout diary! Are you wondering what a Girl Shout diary is? It was a Girl Scout diary kept by me. I had a minor learning di...

Afraid Of Dying? Afraid Of Living! by Edward Toupin
Over the years, I've heard many people voice their concerns of death and dying. It wasn't that they had any maladies that would cause them to die any time soon, but they were "afraid of their own im...

What Is Your Legacy? by Karyn Greenstreet
During a recent speech, I told the audience that my mission was to empower the self-employed to succeed. Instantly a hand shot up in the audience. “What’s your definition of success?” I smiled to m...

Struggling to Make a Decision? by Jeremy Gossman
Every great success story begins when a person makes a decision to do something or not to do something. They make a clear decision to make a significant change. Amidst all the opportunity in the worl...

Busy, Busy, Busy by Gene Simmons
... busy, busy, busy, busy, busy…busy, busy, bus… OK, slap me with a wet diaper! Enough of that silliness. Most you know what I’m talking about though, right? That’s us! Busy. Doing what? Stuff. What ki...

The Reason Nothing Happens - Is Because Nothing Is Happening! by Edward Toupin
I hear many clients declare how boring and stagnant their lives have become. As they disclose their concerns, the answer usually bubbles near the surface, but never quite makes it to the top. Howev...

Extraordinary People in Mediocre Times by Edward Toupin
My grandfather used to speak of the days when people drove the world. It was a time when people were proud to contribute and move society and industry forward at full steam. But, people were proud ...

The Healing Powers of Journaling by Christin Snyder
For the past several years, I have found joy working as a motivational writer and speaker. One of my greatest passions has been the gift of sharing my deep love and respect for the written word. Word...

Gremlins! Time to Take Control by Miami Phillips
It is a wonder we can function at all. Each of us has multiple personality types all crying for attention. Most of us think one way, work another, and feel in a personality style different from eithe...

Having Affirmative Power: Self Worth by Charlene Proctor
I believe using affirmations as contemplative reminders of who we are helps keep us balanced. It is a first step in claiming your self-worth which is the foundation of true self value.

The Chi of New Homes: Feng Shui-ness and Destiny by Edward Toupin
When my wife and I were searching for a new Las Vegas home in 2002, we wanted it to have a solid foundation based on Feng Shui principles. My wife researched the essentials and we decided to build a ...

Simple Pleasures: Ingredients to Feed Your Spirit. by Nancy Bishop
"When we do something we love, again and again, our life comes to hold the fragrance of that thing. ~ Wayne Mullen Cold air slips through the cracks in my doorway and around my windows. My cats lie ...

Self-Divine-ation: Defining a Divine Future! by Edward Toupin
In some of my counseling and coaching sessions, my clients ask me to perform a reading to tell them their future. In many cases, my response is, "why don't you tell me your future?" They stop and s...

Lunacy at its Finest ... Crazymakers and Intimidators In Your Life! by Edward Toupin
Did you ever run into that person that just nags and picks and scares you into submission? How about that person that appears to turn your world upside-down? What about that person that literally s...

Fearing the Future: I am what I Fear! by Edward Toupin
When we were children, we were fearless. We would stick our hands in the fire, chew on the beetle bugs, and eat that dirt. But, over time, we learned those things that we should not do through expe...

Leave a Legacy by Shane Clevenger
What do Sam Walton, Ray Kroc, Hilton, Marriot, Firestone, Elvis Presley, The Kennedy's, John Huntsman, and Henry Ford have in common?

Self-Recovery from Addiction: Taking Responsibility for Your Life by Edward Toupin
I've had several coaching clients come to me who, while they wanted to move forward in life, were actually stuck in a self-destructive addiction. Of course, I cannot directly confront them about the...

Look for the Positives by Gene Simmons
Our lives are overflowing with negative information from the newspapers, magazines, television and radio. Nations are at war, thousands are dying of starvation and hundreds are killed by natural disa...

Self-Healing Basics by Christin Snyder
The material presented in this article is provided for information purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or prevent any illness. Through this article I would like to explore some very basic...

Plan, Prioritize, Play 10 Strategic Ways To Be Time Rich And Stress Free by BZ Riger-Hull
1. Retrain your self-talk, to remove selfish from your vocabulary and replace it with self-care. In order for you to take care of the people you love you need to take care of yourself first. Friends,...