Bridge burning – to destroy one’s path, connections, reputation, opportunities, particularly intentionally – is generally undervalued. More than that, we are actively discouraged from bridge burning. If we are dismissed from our jobs, we are cautioned to avoid being ungraceful ...
Esoteric eastern philosophy suggests there are 7 stages of manifestation which we all go through to realize our highest aspirations. Whether we’re manifesting a start up, a book, a painting, a relationship, or even just a habit – and whether ...
We use people and the circumstances we find ourselves in to reaffirm our beliefs about ourselves, others and life. Rarely are we dealing with people and things as they are. We do this because subconsciously, not having a version of ...
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is still wildly popular as a personality assessment method. In 2014, two million people took the test, in seventy different countries, and in 21 languages. But MBTI has drawn a lot of bashing over recent years, ...
How dating app chat look might look if we dispensed with the niceties. Hey, I was hoping we’d match. I just moved into the area and I need some friends, fast! I’m sending this exact message to the five other ...
Your self-concept just means how you see yourself. It is related to your self-esteem. And it might not be (and probably isn’t) something that you give much thought to day-to-day. Our true perceptions of ourselves take some work to get to ...
At a basic level, psychological defense mechanisms are the lies we tell ourselves to avoid pain. It is difficult to overstate the importance of becoming aware of our own unique combo platters of PDMs. They shape our personalities in quite ...
Setting goals is a little bit like locking a cute baby monkey in a room with a bunch of 4 year olds, and waiting for the ensuing chaos. Each child is apprehensive about approaching the little monkey, but equally longs ...
Time for a cheesy list of some of the things that can make us feel like heroes in the movies of our lives. Why? Because – in the bastardized words of Kurt Cobain – wanting other heroes to rescue us ...
Is travel a meaningful pursuit of itself? I think we both know the answer is ‘no’. Nothing is meaningful by itself. Not even things like having children. The fact that many of us find travel and having children meaningful is ...
