Personal Effectiveness Articles

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Addictive Behavior
Addictive Behavior “To thine own self be true.” – William Shakespeare We are all pleasure seekers...

Adult Children of Substance Abusers
Adult Children of Substance Abusers – Dealing with a Legacy of Family Dysfunction Countless millions...

Anger - Managing a Powerful Emotion
All of us get angry although some people might not like to believe this. Anger is an emotion that can...

Arguing With Your Partner - Ways to Lose and Ways to Win
Arguing is a Way to Keep Our Personal Integrity, Establish Healthy Boundaries and Build Mutual Respect...

First Born, Middle Child or Last Born?
The Influence of Birth Order on Our Behavior and Relationships If brothers and sisters are raised by...

Building Positive Self-Esteem
When We Like Ourselves, We Can Like the World around Us Self-esteem refers to the feelings we have...

Interpersonal Conflict and Effective Communication
Conflict between people is a fact of life - and it's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, a relationship...

Dealing with Difficult People
Some people are easy to be around and some are not . All of us seem to have at least a few difficult...

Dirty Fighting Techniques
If you really want to win the battle you may be able to by using any of the following techniques. But...

Don't Worry, Be Happy
It's a good thing that almost all of us worry. Think of worry as a built-in alarm device. When it is...

The Essentials of Self-Esteem
Positive Self-Esteem Is a Building Block of Personal Integrity The way the world treats us is greatly...

Coping With the Holiday Blues
For many people the holidays are the saddest time of the year. The holidays are meant to be a time of...

Life's Transitions
Self-Renewal Involves Letting Go of the Old and Embracing the New Throughout the course of our lives...

Listen Well
Effective Communication Requires One Person to Talk... And, Equally Important, the Other to Listen Listening...

Making Your Relationship Work...For Always
A Successful Relationship Takes a Lot of Work, Insight and Commitment— And If It Works Over the Long...

Overcoming Shyness and Social Anxiety
Ask people what they fear the most and many of them will say, "speaking in public." In surveys which...

Preventing Job Burnout
The atmosphere of the workplace has changed dramatically in recent times . Ever since the exploitative...

Just Do It! Confronting Procrastination and Getting Things Done
"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." - The Earl of Chesterfield December 26, 1749...

Resilience - The Ability to Bounce Back
"And thus, like the wounded oyster, he mends his shell with pearl." - Ralph Waldo Emerson All of us...

Do You Live To Work Or Work To Live?
Finding Work Which Is Compatible with Your Essential Nature Is A Primary Way to Achieve Emotional Health...

Managing Stress
Stress Can Help Us Convert Problems into Solutions All of us experience stress, to one degree or another,..

There's Never Enough Time
Give Yourself a Most Important Gift This Holiday Season: The Time of Your Life When we get right down...

Understanding Depression
Everyone feels sad from time to time . It's only natural. Most people go through blue days or normal...

Managing Yourself: Are You Ready for a Coach?
The world of work is changing, and fast. Having a successful career means continually learning and adapting...