Self Education
Schooling is great for without it, I wouldn’t be writing this and you wouldn’t be here reading it. However, if we depend only on what we were taught in school to guide us for the rest of our lives, we will lose our way. There is so much life skills that we need and are not taught in school and you can only learn them through self-education. Here, I discuss five life skills we wish were taught in school because my, do we need them through this life! Continue reading
While you are on process of improving yourself, one thing you need to do is rid yourself of toxic relations and friends. Get rid of people who suck the energy and positive energy out of you. In their place, surround yourself with people who contribute positively to your growth.
Check out this article I wrote on the same that was published by Pick the Brain
I struggled with personality identity for the longest time. You see, the thing is, I didn’t even know I was an introvert. I never really thought about it. However, I found myself trying too hard to fit into situations other people would term as normal. For example, I would go out to a night club and get bored within the first hour. I would attend social events and instead of interacting with others, end up with my friend (also an introvert) at a corner chatting between ourselves.
Most of us have gone through a certain form of failure or loss. It could have been a relationship gone badly, a lost job, loss of a loved one, or a failed business or project gone wrong. When you are at the bottom of that hole, you wonder whether there is a time you will be alright again. Still, somehow, you find the strength to pull yourself up and crawl away from that hole. Continue reading
Most of our education systems show us that great performance is all we need to succeed in life. So when you are smart, and your grades made you the teacher’s pet in school, you grow up thinking that you are smart. You think that this is a ticket to help you open many doors in life. Continue reading
My good friends kept saying that she has no talent. I think this is because we mostly associate talents with some artistry such as singing, playing an instrument, or some creativity such as writing, drawing and painting. Continue reading
At one point or another, most of us have found ourselves in such a situation. A point where we know that we need to move on from situations that are no longer being beneficial to us. This could be in a career, a relationship, a business, a friendship or even moving one from material things we have acquired, and yet, we cling onto them. Continue reading
I think peace of mind is underrated and from what I see, peace of mind is a great asset. Continue reading
Some years back, if you told me I would be jogging 5km in the morning, or obsessing over fitness, I would have told you to sod off. Continue reading
We spend a lot of time around other people. As a result, we find ourselves behaving in a way that is acceptable to these people even when it doesn’t sit well with us. Continue reading