Hundreds walk past a collapsed teenager

credit: le vent le cri When you read articles like this one about a collapsed teenager who received no help from hundreds of people who walked past, do you suppose this is an indication of today’s society in general? Or is there a reason people don’t like to help out? This isn’t the first article [...] Read more »

Do opinions of people change after they die?

credit: WTL photos When someone dies does it change how we feel about them? Do the things that bug us and irritate us about other people always seem insignificant after they are gone? Read more »

A life of Passion

credit: Hamed Parham Ever feel like your energy and drive in life is filled with peaks and troughs? This week has been rather turbulent for me with a few different ups and downs. Some song lyrics by the amazing Dave Matthews reminded me simply about something we forget from time to time: having passion in [...] Read more »

Think and grow rich

credit: alex-s The best seller “Think and Grow Rich” has been around for a looooong time. In fact, it was first published in 1937! I finally bit the bullet and read think and grow rich for the first time just a few months ago. Everywhere I turned I seemed to hear about this book! It [...] Read more »

Does integrity count for anything?

credit: Vincepal I’ve often thought of integrity in fairly broad terms. “Doing what is right” for instance, or “having high moral standards”. On reflection, I guess it is and it isn’t. Let me ask you this – is integrity important in your life? How high does it rank? When you think of the concept of [...] Read more »

The power of a Change of Focus

credit: rawheadrex Recently I was contacted by Kelly Sonora from Select Courses who published an article containing 100 links on self-improvement and lifehacking. She says in introduction: These days, it’s hard to get motivated enough for anything. The economy is down, your savings – if you had any to start with – have probably dwindled, [...] Read more »