Archive for the ‘Personal Development’ Category

Getting to Know Your Values (Part Two)

How much time are you willing to spend investing in your values? If values could be listed on the stock exchange, I’ll throw in my entire fortune to acquire the shares. Why? Because they will give you the highest return on investments compared to any other kinds of stocks. A self-acclaimed financial know-how once deduced that [...]

Getting to Know Your Values (Part One)

“Getting to know you, getting to know all about you…” This is a show tune from a 1951 musical. I used to hear it when I was younger. I was travelling on the train one day, thinking about the title of my next blog post, when I thought of this simple tune. It really triggered my thoughts on this – how many of us actually know ourselves well? [...]

Welcome back! Let’s continue with part two of the post. Having been introduced to the four essentials of goal-setting (R-E-D-S), it’s time to start writing down your goals! [...]

Wait a minute, Liverpool fans out there. I’m not talking about some secret goal-setting recipe that Benítez use to motivate his players here. Not that Reds. Before I even talk about goal-setting, I hope you have read through my previous posts. Each of my previous posts are designed to lead you to this moment [...]

Your Honour, I Plead Guilty (Part Two)

Humans are like trees. Really. Well… how so? Here’s where I come in. I thought this little analogy could help you understand the power of beliefs. Hear me out please. Since this is better explained with graphics, we have an illustration [...]

Your Honour, I Plead Guilty (Part One)

A post on limiting beliefs. Something quite different. See for yourself [...]

Have you started on your personal mind-map yet? Mind-mapping isn’t the only way to discover your purpose. It’s just something I found useful. I recently saw a post on Steve Pavlina’s blog about "How to Discover Your Life Purpose in About 20 Minutes". He introduced an alternative method that involved listing. Check it out if [...]

If you haven’t found your goals in life by now, I wouldn’t be surprised. Finding our path is never easy, especially when life offers so many options. Even if we know in our hearts our true desires, we tend to hold back due to certain fears and limiting beliefs. Before I digress, a useful tip [...]

A Near-Death Experience Changed Their Lives

Remember the death experience I talked about a few days back? I know some people might feel uncomfortable talking about death all the time. However, events related to death are what help us realize that life is fragile, what’s truly important and to treasure what we have. Hence, I’ll just like to add on to the topic with this short post. [...]

Discover Your Life Purpose in Ten Minutes

Let’s try a little exercise! Before we begin, do yourself a small favour. Give yourself some peace and quiet. This means no music should be playing on your computer. Exit from your MSN or Facebook, turn your mobile phone to silent mode, and close the door to your room. Oh. And keep an open mind. Ready?