Self Improvement Articles (Sorted by popularity)

"Eight Steps to Taking Control of Every Situation in Your Life!"

Like it or not, we are all gladiators. We go to sleep and wake up in a social arena from which there is no escape. Challenge upon challenge confronts us, walls restrain us, and a mob of spectators mocks, sneers, or cheers us.
Terry Rich Hartley, Ph.D.March 09, 2003

How to Triple Your Productivity in 28 days - Part I

The quickest and easiest way to boost your productivity is to develop your concentration. Developing your concentration directly affects your self-discipline, perseverance, and the ability to accomplish the goals you set. Why is this so?
M. AnthonyFebruary 16, 2005

Clear Mind, Empty Head?: A Leak In "Mind Like Water"

There's a lot of talk in meditation circles about emptying the mind. This is a roadblock for many people. Why? Because it's counterintuitive.After all, we spend most of our waking hours filling up our minds.
Maya Talisman FrostJuly 02, 2004

Ethics in Speaking: A Practical Point of View

Often managers have to deliver presentations with unpleasant content. The vice president has to announce that there is a hiring freeze or a downsizing. The human resource director speaks to the employees about a benefits package with fewer benefits.
Stephen D. BoydJuly 23, 2004

Believe in Your Dreams!

I went to see the movie “Miracle” the first weekend it came out. Not once, but twice. I loved it. The Dream, the Vision, the Commitment, the Determination, the Spirit. Most of all, I loved the message: BELIEVE.
Debbie FriedmanDecember 07, 2005

The Easiest Way To Achieve Happiness

People always think that what they want is money, relationship, material possessions, but what they truly want is happiness. Wealth, health and relationship are just the rewards of being happy.
Song ChengxiangNovember 24, 2005

Illegal Interview Questions -- Be Prepared

This helpful and insightful article will keep you alert of illegal interview questions and strategies on how to best deal with them if they do arise. This information can help you when you are interviewing for a position and also when you conduct...
Nathan NewbergerApril 18, 2005

Self Hypnosis or Shelf Hypnosis?

Self hypnosis is usually thought of as a person listening to an audio tape, mp3, or other mass-produced media, intended to induce a willingness to absorb suggestions centered around a specific topic such as weight loss, stop smoking, etc.
Richard A. Blumenthal, MS, NCCMay 29, 2004

Necessity for self realization with transcendental knowledge of the Gita.

Introduction:Nothing in this universe can affect or frighten you, unless your mind allows itself to be affected. Such is the power of mind.Mind is the most powerful thing in the world.
Arvind BhagwathFebruary 23, 2006

Disorders that Sometimes Accompany ADHD

Learning Disabilities.Many children with ADHD—approximately 20 to 30 percent—also have a specific learning disability (LD).10 In preschool years, these disabilities include difficulty in understanding certain sounds or words and/or...
Arthur BuchananJanuary 28, 2006