All Entries in the "Excellence" Category
10 Ways To Improve Your Life Starting Today
There are things you can do today to improve your life. Self-improvement doesn’t have to be difficult or drawn out. You can choose one thing off the list below, take action, and it will improve your life. Why wait? Why not start making a positive difference? It really is as simple as that. Every [...]
Avoid The Pitfall Of Comparing Yourself To Others
There is probably nothing that steals my happiness and contentment faster than comparing myself to another. Why do I do this? It robs me of enjoying what I have and who I am. There always seems to be someone that has a better job, more money, a fancier car or nicer looks than I [...]
3 Quick And Easy Steps Into A Self-Improvement Sinkhole.
“Maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves.” ~Chuck Palahniuk
The road to a better life is full of a lot of sinkholes. I think some of the well-meaning self-improvement material is misleading. It gives advice that leaves us feeling depressed and disillusioned. I know because [...]
5 Things Scuba Diving Taught Me About Living Life To The Fullest
My wife recently bought me scuba diving lessons for my birthday. I am studying the material to obtain my open water recreational diver certification. As I’ve been going through the book and videos, it occurred to me that there are a lot of parallels between the principals of scuba diving and how to live a [...]
Back To School - 17 Good Habits For A Successful Life
This is one article in a series on Back to School from The Life Skills Network.
Students go to school to get an education for a better life. However, many of the habits needed to truly be successful are learned outside the classroom. Developing good habits that will help students of all ages succeed can [...]
7 Observations About Creating Positive Change for a Good Life
Changing bad habits or addictions is extremely difficult. We all have our habits that we cling to despite their negative affect on our lives. We often want to do the right thing, but the harder we try to change, the more we end up giving in to our bad habits. It can become a [...]
An Inspirational Story of Positive Choices and Radical Change
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
This [...]
10 Tips To Increase Your Impact When Saying Thank You
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~ Mark Twain
A simple thank you can have a tremendous impact when delivered properly. Showing appreciation in a meaningful way lets the recipient know that you truly value their effort. Of course, this will make you stick in their mind [...]
