19 03, 2012

Personal Growth: Changing Your Life “Inertia” Takes Courage

By | March 19th, 2012|Categories: Personal Growth|1 Comment

In a previous post, I first introduced you to my law of life inertia: “The tendency of people, having once established a life trajectory, to continue on that course unless acted on by a greater force." I followed that post with another in which I described the four forces that drive your life inertia: needs, [...]

30 01, 2012

Personal Growth: Five Steps to Positive Life Change (and the Big Payoff!)

By | January 30th, 2012|Categories: Personal Growth|2 Comments

In my first post in this exploration of how we can produce meaningful and last life change, I described the four obstacles that prevent change. In my last post on this topic, I introduced you to the five building blocks of change. These steps I just described set the stage for change, but the real [...]

23 01, 2012

Personal Growth: Five Building Blocks of Positive Life Change

By | January 23rd, 2012|Categories: Personal Growth|0 Comments

In my last post, I described how difficult changing your life can be and the four obstacles that you must overcome to achieve meaningful and long-lasting change. Yes, change is difficult, despite the “quick and without any effort” claims of motivational speakers and self-help books. The reality is that nothing of value in life, including [...]

17 01, 2012

Personal Growth: Four Obstacles to Positive Life Change

By | January 17th, 2012|Categories: Personal Growth|4 Comments

Change is essential for your growth and development as a person. Without change, you are assured of staying just the way you are and doing things just the way you have always done them. For some people, that’s a good thing; they’re happy and fulfilled in their lives. But for many people, the current path [...]

9 01, 2012

Personal Growth: “Know Thyself” is the First Step to Life Change

By | January 9th, 2012|Categories: Personal Growth|1 Comment

The first step in making meaningful changes in your life involves gaining a better understanding of yourself in essential areas that impact your life. This self-knowledge can provide you with direction as you try to maximize your efforts at change. Self-knowledge can also help you be more efficient and focused – and more effective – [...]

2 01, 2012

Personal Growth: Motivation: The Drive to Change

By | January 2nd, 2012|Categories: Personal Growth|2 Comments

According to the research of Dr. Anders Ericsson, motivation is the most significant predictor of success. In simple terms, Dr. Ericsson found that experts in many walks of life, whether sport, music, chess, dance, or business, had put in the most hours at their craft. He coined the phrase, "It takes 10 years and 10,000 [...]

5 12, 2011

Personal Growth: Four Forces of Life Inertia

By | December 5th, 2011|Categories: Personal Growth|1 Comment

In a recent post, I introduced you to my Law of Human Inertia: The tendency of people, having once established a life trajectory, to continue on that course unless acted on by a greater force. In this post, I want to explore the forces that drive our life inertia. Many of us wonder what propels [...]

28 11, 2011

Personal Growth: Life Inertia: Like an Asteroid Hurtling Through Space

By | November 28th, 2011|Categories: Personal Growth|12 Comments

Sir Isaac Newton proposed his First Law of Motion, the Law of Inertia, in 1687: A body at rest tends to remain at rest. A body in motion tends to stay in motion. Bodies will continue in their current state, whether at rest or in motion, unless acted on by a greater outside force. Three hundred and [...]

7 09, 2011

Personal Growth: Why Inspirational Talks Don’t Work

By | September 7th, 2011|Categories: Personal Growth|1 Comment

Have you ever listened to an inspirational talk, for example, The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch? Have you ever read an inspirational book such as Born to Run? Or watched an inspirational film like Hoosiers? How do you feel after? Well, inspired, right? What a great feeling! You're fired up and ready to take on [...]

18 04, 2011

Personal Growth: Is the Self-help Industry a Fraud?

By | April 18th, 2011|Categories: Personal Growth|2 Comments

Change. Whether you call it self-help, personal transformation, growth, or just plain change, it is a goal to which virtually everyone aspires. Gaining self-esteem, losing weight, improving relationships, achieving success, getting rich, or finding happiness are just a few of the ways in which people the world over want to alter their lives. Our ability [...]