Self-Improvement Resources

"Self-confidence is often listed as one of the qualities of effective managers. From your personal experience you can perhaps distinguish the difference between managers with a high level of confidence and those who seem less sure of themselves."

All myths of anger justify the expression of anger and aggressive behavior. Each myth suggests that anger is an unavoidable part of being human. This inevitability makes anger seem inescapable—and perhaps even gives it value as a human attribute. All of us have heard, in one form or another, that expressing anger—letting it all out—is the best road to physical and mental health.

An emotion is an inner feeling that reacts to a certain stimulus. A stimulus is something that spurs or prompts your emotion. It is often something that is introduced from the outside. For instance, a car drives past and splashes dirty water on you. The stimulus is the splashing of the water. Then, let’s say you get angry because you’re all wet with dirty water. That’s your...

Have you ever watched five-year-olds at play? They are curious and highly creative in their games. They don't know yet, what they don't know. Their creative limits have no bounds; no one has told them that they can't do something. They're fearless explorers, artists, or musicians; some are even comedians in the making. They have not yet...

When you think that some things, people, or places can produce undesirable consequences when you are near them, that’s the result of fear. When you think some things, people, or places can do things that can result to major harm, pain, or even death to you when you are near them, that’s the effect of phobia. Fear can produce an overly...

All of us have somehow experienced anxiety one way or the other, in more instances than one, and at different levels. These experiences make us all familiar with what anxiety is. Aside from what we know about it, there could be some facts about anxiety we may not be familiar or aware of.

When you are under hypnosis, rather than sleeping, you are actually fully alert. In fact, more alert than normal. Being under hypnotism requires your mind to focus intensely, whether it’s the swinging motion of the pendulum clock, the monotone pattern of the hypnotist’s voice, and the sound of your own breathing as you relax. For your subconscious to take over, you need to...

On Earth, man occupies a peculiar position that sets him apart him from all other entities in our planet. While all the other things - animate or inanimate, living or nonliving - behave according to regular patterns to balance nature, man seems to enjoy - within definite limits - a small amount of freedom. Man controls his way of living, speaks his own language, perceives and learns great amount of knowledge, manages his emotions, and deals properly with...

You’ve probably heard many times in your life that "It’s all in the mind." This can never be truer. If you think that your life is in the dumps, then it probably is. If you think that the problems you face are exciting challenges that will lead you closer to success, instead of thinking of them as real unsolvable problems, then you probably won’t feel...

Positive thinking, in its most simplistic form, depends on your attitude. It makes you a winner or a loser. It’s up to you. Whatever you think you can or cannot do, you’re right! And your thoughts and attitude totally control your path, your destiny, and your future.

If someone was to read a list of words to you, it’s most unlikely that you will remember all the words in the list. You’ll be able to recall most of the words at the beginning, some at the middle, and a few at the end. These effects are known as primacy (words at the beginning) and recency (words at the end).

You may not realize it, but the mind is very powerful. It is unlimited in potential. You can create anything you desire just by letting the mind do what it was created by God to do. Once you begin to understand the power of the mind, and learn the laws of the universe, you can reprogram your subconscious so you can obtain anything you want in...