Archives For Personal Growth

The articles on personal growth are about the inner work on yourself, especially on your beliefs, desires, character, values like integrity and personal responsibility. By following the tips of the personal growth category you will build your self-confidence, develop more self-discipline and lay the foundation for a happy, fulfilled and successful life. Because in life we have to grow. And when we grow we get new insights and experiences and we are able to open the doors that were closed before.

I just finished reviewing all the answers that my loyal email list subscribers gave me right after subscribing to my personal development newsletter for the 5 Day Intro Course. This was some real insight for me and I will work hard to deliver solutions for all these wishes, hopes and problems you want to solve in life. Thank you for this truly great feedback!

The question I asked was:

“If I could help you with one single thing in your life, what would that be?”

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Flying and learning to fly had its moments and just like the process I used to keep the engine properly handled and in good operating condition, I had to learn healthy ways to dissipate my own build up of internal energy (better known as anxiety) !

I discovered early in the game that if I didn’t deal with the butterflies of anticipation and nervousness that often preceded a big flying event, not only was I defocused and jittery but I also could not enjoy the exquisite experience in which I was participating.

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Have you ever had the situation where you wanted to live by compassion with other people but then been taken advantage of? Did you ever wanted to be kind but then encountered the opposite from the other party? Or was it the other way around?!
Finding the fine line between compassion and assertion is really the key. You have to notice when you need the one or the other. How can you balance both?

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What is the most important thing for you in your life? What, at it’s core, is what you want most in life? I bet it’s the same thing as for most people: at the deepest level you want to… feel good.

Even when you said peace of mind, or good luck for your family, if you think about what that gives you… it’s really a feeling. A feeling of peace, safety, contentment, happiness.

Your emotions are determining how you feel. Most emotions repeat themselves over and over again – in other words: the kind of emotions you feel are similar day in and day out. And the quality of your life, how you perceive your life, is heavily influenced by the emotions you feel regularly.

Are You Feeling Your Favorite Emotions Daily?

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What to Do When Life Sucks

written by Myrko Thum at March 26, 2013 in Personal Growth — 23 Comments

Sometimes things just don’t go as you’d wish them to go. One adversity after another sweeps into your life like waves on a shore coming against you. Everything seems to have come together in a little conspiracy. Life sucks.

If such a series of adversities happens, your life can get really overwhelming and questions like “Why is this happening to me?” or “What I have done to deserve this?” pop up in the mind. But those questions are not really helping, especially not in that state of overwhelm, anger, frustration or even depression…

So what can you do inside and out to cope?

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Do you know your personal strengths? A very easy question, but if I would be the interviewer in an job-interview, what would you answer? Can you name your biggest personal strengths instantly?

Knowing your personal strengths and weaknesses can help you a lot in choosing the right career or making good decisions. Because if you are able to focus what you do around your personal strengths you have the chance to create something remarkable while making it look like it’s almost effortless for you.

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Your fear is what is holding you back most in life. If you really look at it and are honest with yourself: What is the reason why you didn’t do things that you might regret a bit today?
It’s most probably somehow linked to the emotion of fear.
On the other hand, facing your fear is often connected with what you have to do in order to grow the most in your life. It’s probably exactly the area where you have to go right now. Facing your fear will exactly create the breakthrough that is waiting for you.

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