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Discover the saboteurs of your mind Our mind can play take the role of our strongest ally but also our worst saboteur. It can push us forward or it can pull us back. Saboteurs come disguised as friends, each telling us a lie. As long as we do not discover them they act uncontrollably and…
Personal growth and our two selves We all have two selves. Our present and our future self. When the first comes closer to the second, we call it personal growth. Our life seems to be an endless dance between our present and future self. The present one follows the steps of the future. But whenever…
Our personality determines who we are Our personality is behind our thoughts, emotions and actions. We can easily perceive it superficially. However, it demands a high degree of self-knowledge in order to understand its deeper aspects. There are plenty of popular “personality tests” all over the Internet. Most of them however, are not worth spending…
Where do archetypes come from? The archetypes have developed through the centuries since the first societies. In ancient Greek, the word archetype means initial type. Carl Jung was the first to articulate a coherent theory about the influence of the archetypes in human personality. Common archetypes We can identify 12 archetypes as common behavior patterns…
Fixed or growth mindset? A growth mindset is one of the most important assets for success in life. On contrast, a fixed mindset not only helps but actually restricts our growth. Two different mentalities, two ways of life There are two different schools of thought. The first supports that people grow and evolve. The second…
The pyramid of needs Abraham Maslow is one of the most renowned psychologists. He devoted an important part of his career searching for the meaning of life. After many years of research, he managed to deliver a consistent map of human needs. First in a paper titled “A theory about human motivation” and later in…
What exactly is a comfort zone? The comfort zone is the known, the familiar, this which we can do automatically, without too much thought, without too much difficulty. It is where we feel comfortable, sheltered and pleasant. Wherever we feel that we are not in any danger. Where we do not need to try, therefore…
The Pareto Principle (80-20 rule) Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist realized that 80% of his country’s wealth was held by 20% of the Italian population. It didn’t take long for him to understand that this was true, not only for Italy but also for the rest of the world. On top of that, it was…
Is the time in our day enough? Time is one of the most democratic things on the planet. Not intelligence. Neither money. Not even health or beauty. Not happiness. Time! Everybody has 24 hours. If you think about it, time is our most important asset. We start off as babies, having all the time of…
Is there a recipe that determines how happy we will be? Why some people seem to be happy while others aren’t? What is exactly that makes us happy? Is it money, beauty, health, education or genes? Unquestionably all of these play a role. Do we have a saying in our personal happiness? Sonja Lyubomirsky’s research…
