Is your personal growth and self development complete? Have you gone as far as you intend to, or will you continue shaping, polishing and improving?
Each of us is both artwork and artisan, working to shape ourselves into a “product” that pleases us. Or if we’re not pleased with the result, at least our selves might [...]

I lived for a couple of years with my grandparents on a farm in North Georgia, and in addition to his other businesses and holdings, my grandaddy also grew several acres of corn.
If you’ve ever seen corn in the field, you’ll know that all the stalks grow tall except for the ones along the edge [...]

So why are most people terrified to speak in public? Well, let’s face it — they know they don’t know what they’re doing, and they fully expect high-visibility failure.
But some people DO know.
Patricia Fripp is one of those people. Here, she explains how she coaches awkward, fearful speakers to pro-level in mere hours. Pay close [...]

Here’s an easy little tip that can make the things you say more persuasive, memorable and believable.
For some reason, when we package ideas together in sets of three, our listeners (or readers) tend to accept them more readily. They somehow seem more comfortable in three-packs.
In this guest article, Patricia Fripp explains how you can use [...]

Ever feel manipulated by others and not sure how to defend yourself from people who are only out for themselves? Wish you could learn a little of what they know, so you could use it to do some good in the world?
Here’s an excellent chance to do that — and more.

The movies have it wrong, you know.
You remember, don’t you? Darth Vader keeps urging, “Come to the dark side of the force, Luke.”
But evil just about never approaches you in such a direct, easily recognized way. No, it’ll sneak into your life sideways, under the pretext of “this is for the greater good” or “you [...]

Putting your thoughts and feelings across to someone else — we call that communication.
There are times when, no matter what you say, the other person takes it the wrong way or gets the wrong idea. And yet, at other times, it seems like you and the other person are on the identical wavelength, almost like [...]

Sometimes our conversations just don’t go the way we want them to go.
We all have people, whether at home or in business, who are easy to talk with… but then there are also the other kind.
Let’s face it, we don’t need any help with the easy ones. But when it comes to the hard ones, [...]

I was feeling great that day, so naturally I decided to screw it up.
Feeling happy was not a common thing for me. In fact, I spent a LOT of time depressed from the age of 15 till I was around 30. After that I mellowed out a bit, and how that happened is a story.
When [...]

When it comes to our little day-to-day challenges, most of us tend to over-emphasize their size and importance.
In fact, it’s very common to try and outdo our friends in describing our most recent “disasters” and “tragedies.” We want everyone to think we’re struggling heroically to meet and master every little blip on the radar screen.
But [...]