Self Development
He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how – Nietzsche. When it comes to meaning I feel that I need to nail my colours to the mast. It is a big topic and sometimes a very controversial one. For me it implicates the core of who we are – which [...]
Continue reading about The Rough Guide to Self-Development Part Seven the meaning of (my) life
Our western culture emphasises linear rationality (such things as analysis, logic, sequence, prioritising and planning). So I’ll start our tour of the world of self-development here: it is a place that we are all familiar with – even if we don’t like it terribly much. The emphasis on linear rationality has lead to a reaction [...]
Continue reading about The Rough Guide to Self Development Part Two Our Experience and Our Thinking
It’s been a long while since I did a round-up of good posts I’ve found. I’ve been bookmarking (blogmarking?) them so I would have them to do a post about. I’ve realised that I won’t get the time any time soon to do a post on each so this is the collection. First up is [...]
In my experience making significant and lasting change means dealing with the stuff we don’t like about ourselves. Broadly speaking there are two ways to do this: try to ignore/suppress/eliminate it; or we can, welcome/embrace/learn from it. The biggest problem with the attempt to ignore/suppress/eliminate the parts of ourselves we don’t like is that it [...]
This post is about a blog that is rapidly becoming one of my favourites. It’s called Unleash Reality and it is writtern by Alex. He has an article that introduces the blog and gives you an overview of what it is about. Alex’s blog is in the self-development field. His emphasis is on taking action [...]
I have a guest post on the Psychology, Philosophy and Real life blog called What is a Good Life? I survey the three common answers to the question (pleasure, self-development and meaning) and argue that instead of being in competition that each one is a part of a good life. I hope you like it. [...]
Albert, the Urban Monk, has done me the honour of hosting a guest post by me. It is about the difference that self-awareness and ‘self-development’ work make to our daily lives. This is the part of the Hero/ine’s journey that is often less interesting – the end of the story. The quest with its conflict [...]
Time for some news from my travels around the blogosphere. First up is Chandra Unplugged. Chandra Alexander gets first place for calling her business Coaching for Authenticity – authenticity being a topic close to my heart. My attention was captured by this slogan. When I went to her site it looked slick and corporate which [...]
Continue reading about Blogs for Healing and Self-Development
The website myinnerselfgrowth is a mine of information. It contains the usual topics on self-development (vision, discipline, self-esteem) and lots more. There are pages on spirituality, health and relationships. Each of the topical pages finishes with a list of ten things to do. They are all simple and practical. The perspective on health is [...]
These three blogs are all about consciousness and all come from an ‘eastern’ perspective. By which I mean that they are in the enlightenment traditions of faith and all give a place of honour to meditation. 1. First up is Tom Stine. I’ll do him first because he is the person who I feel closest [...]
