Personal Development

Though we may admit this only to a trusted few, or perhaps just to ourselves, deep down, we tend to be rather hopeful that we will eventually live happily-ever-after – and these fairy-tale endings look different to everyone. For myself, I always pictured finding work that supported both my passion for contributing meaningfully to the

We humans thirst, crave, and ache the same way. We all want to be seen, heard, understood, appreciated, and desired. We seek a greater purpose, to be a part of something bigger than ourselves and to know a love that transcends space and time. These are the many traits that bind us together, and yet

For years, I had been checking all the boxes and working hard; I did everything I was supposed to do. And yet, I felt a sense of emptiness. What was the point of it all? Was it really what I wanted? I had reached a point of desperation. It was a perpetual cycle of negative thoughts,

I met up for a coffee with a family friend the other day. She graduated from University this summer and is applying for jobs. I asked her how it was going, and she said, “Bleak.” Prospects are “bleak,” her chances are “bleak,” the environment is “bleak.” Everything is “bleak.” Unfortunately, she’s not entirely wrong. She is

Last weekend as we were getting ready to go out on the boat, I was reflecting on some of the recent conversations I’ve had with friends about life, relationships, family, work. It made me realize how much I as a person have grown over the last two or three years—for instance, the things that interest me

AppSumo has some free videos of Derek Sivers talking about starting, running and selling CD Baby. Derek wrote the book Anything You Want which I highly recommend–except the cover, I hate the cover. The free deal only goes for the next 60 hours or so.  You have to sign up for an AppSumo account, but

There are days when it seems as if the world is closing in on you. Perhaps it hurts to breathe, and maybe you contemplate never leaving your bed, for burying yourself deep into the covers and placing a pillow upon your head to drown out the sounds of the world seems like the better alternative

Scientists did an experiment with a bunch of children where they gave them several tests that got increasingly more difficult.  After the first two tests, they told the children that they had done very well. Group A was praised them for being smart and talented. Group B was praised for their hard work. Next they

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By Mumu Mwanza Updated November 20, 2020 Photo by MI PHAM on Unsplash By Mumu Mwanza Updated November 20, 2020 Photo by MI PHAM on Unsplash I’ve always hated being vulnerable, whether that is people seeing me cry or just sharing my problems. But the older I get, the more I realize it’s not that