Personal Growth Cafe

March 10, 2018January 7, 2018

How to Become More Passionate

When you have passion, you have a life energy that allows you to achieve your dreams.

Passion helps you get out of bed in the morning and seize the day!

But what can you do when you feel like you’ve lost your passion?

How Passion Benefits You

There are many benefits to being a more passionate person.

With an invigorating passion for life, you can enjoy sustainable energy that motivates and inspires you.

You’ll also enjoy more leisure time, quality relationships, and people will be drawn to you.

You’ll also enjoy an enthusiasm for life that can last a lifetime. It all starts with this simple thing called passion!

Developing Greater Passion

Everyone has their own unique path to developing greater passion in their lives.

Experiment with different strategies to find something that works for you.

Keep the following tips in mind as you seek your passions:

1. Follow your dreams.

Following your dreams is not a fairytale; it’s what you’re supposed to do in life!

If you’ve lost your passion, chances are you’ve been working towards a goal that’s not your true It’s time to evaluate your priorities.

Once you’re on a path to your true dreams, you’ll find your passion again.

2. Consider religion and spirituality.

Maybe it’s time to get more in touch with your spiritual side.

Many faiths deal with life’s tougher questions and they also provide purpose.

When you discover your purpose and feel it, you’ll also find passion.

3. Develop relationships.

It’s always a good idea to delve deeper into your relationships with your loved ones.

When you keep things fresh and try new things, you may also discover your passion.

You’ll look forward to new life events when everything is not as mundane.

Get To Know Yourself and Your Values

If you’re still confused when it comes to finding your passion, perhaps it’ll help to take stock of your true values.

Take a moment to write down your values.

It might seem like a silly exercise, but when you see everything written down on paper it may provide you with some clarity.

Everyone will have a different set of values; it’s what makes a person unique.

Once you’ve narrowed down your values, you can begin to see how you can honor them each day.

Add Spice to Your Life

Are you too caught up in preparing for a better future?

When you only care about having a good life in the future, you forget about the now, which is discouraging and burdensome.

Your happiness doesn’t reside in the future – it’s right here, right now!

Even though you may be an extremely busy person, it’s important to make yourself a priority.

Commit to taking a portion out of each day for yourself. It could be as few as 15 minutes, but it’ll make a difference.

Initially, you can use this time to plan out how you can follow interests that you feel passionate about.

Build a plan and take action.

It can be difficult to get past the planning stages, but following through with your plans is the most important part.

Small Steps to Something Big

Your small chunks of time spent pursuing your passions can result in spectacular results.

When you actually see the proof of your dreams realized, it’ll feed even more passion into you.

Your new goal will be to avoid breaking your successful new pattern.

Keep making yourself a priority and you’ll re-discover the passion in your life!

What do you need to do so you can continually learn and grow?

What do you need to do to sustain your passion on your life journey?

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March 9, 2018January 7, 2018

When I hear somebody sigh, “Life is hard”, I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’ – Sydney Harris

March 9, 2018January 7, 2018

How to Create a Wealth Mindset

Wealth creation all starts with the mind.

If you have an abundance attitude and wealth mindset, you’ll be able to attract the financial success you deserve!

While there are many paths to wealth, once you discover the abundance mindset, you’ve set yourself up for actually achieving your dreams.

But how do you create this mindset in the first place?

Here are some techniques that will help you develop a wealth mindset:

1. Visualize your goal.

It’s not enough to just say you want to “be rich.”

You have to make the conscious decision to create a clear goal and visualize all the details.

It’s best to focus all of your energy on one thing rather than spreading yourself too thin.

2. Be specific. Break down your goal into minute details and start thinking about the exact steps you need to take in order to get there.

3. Break up the plan. The goal seems huge at first, but once broken down into smaller, more manageable steps, it doesn’t seem so bad.

Focus on each individual task that you need to complete, and then congratulate yourself once you achieve each step.

4. Take action. It’s easy to get caught up in the daydreaming and planning phases of your goals, but action is what it takes to get you there.

Your dreams become realities with action; otherwise they’ll just remain dreams forever.

5. Seek a mentor. Sometimes people are tempted to go at it alone, but you’re not alone in this world!

There are many out there that would like to see you succeed and it’s your responsibility to find these like-minded people.

Perhaps a business mentor or life coach may be just what you need to give you that extra push.

6. Focus on your thoughts.

If you’re experiencing confidence issues, it’s important to take time to focus on your thoughts.

Do you really believe that you can achieve wealth?

Are negative thoughts holding you back?

If necessary, remind yourself that wealth is possible and that success is a very real possibility for you as well.

7. Believe you deserve it. Believe that you are worthy of achieving wealth.

If you don’t think that you deserve it, you may unconsciously set yourself up for failure.

In turn, you may actually become the roadblock that prevents you from the wealth you deserve.

Believe In Yourself

Do you truly want wealth?

Then be willing to follow through on your action plan while maintaining a positive attitude.

In life there are plenty of snags in the road and your path to wealth won’t always be easy.

If you maintain the perseverance to achieve, you’ll be more willing to seek solutions and find success.

Remember that you have to start somewhere.

Take the time to truly appreciate your progress.

So for example, if you’ve doubled your salary, that’s a huge feat to be celebrated!

While you may not be rich yet, you’ve made progress on the way to wealth.

Keep focused on your goal and you’ll continue to build an unstoppable momentum.

How important is wealth in your life?

How has wealth brought you happiness?

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March 8, 2018January 7, 2018

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March 8, 2018January 7, 2018

How to Find Peace in the Middle of Chaos

Life can get pretty chaotic.

No matter how much you accomplish, it always seems like there’s something else you should be doing or something more you should achieve.

In these moments, you have to take a step back to find the peace.

If you don’t find peace within the chaos, you’ll soon be leading a stressful and unfulfilling life.

While you may want to achieve as much as you can, you surely don’t want to lose yourself or your sanity in the process.

Tips For Finding The Peace

Follow these tips to reduce the stress in your life so you can find some peace:

1. Trim your schedule.

If you find that you’re taking on too much, it’s time to go over your schedule and drop what needs to go.

It’s hard to admit that you don’t have superpowers sometimes, so you must concentrate on giving yourself a manageable schedule.

2. Get organized. When your life feels chaotic, it’s probably disorganized.

You’ll feel out of whack and as if you don’t even know which end is up.

You can combat this feeling by staying organized, keeping lists, and valuing your time.

You can still take on a lot, but only if you’ve got an organized plan in place!

3. Plan an escape. Whether you need to get away from an ongoing busy life, or one chaotic situation, you have to give yourself an escape from time to time.

Plan a mini vacation or give yourself an evening if you’re short of time.

The point is that you need to make some time for yourself.

Read a book or play a video game, but do something that allows you to unwind.

4. Pace yourself. One way to manage chaos in a healthy way is to properly pace yourself.

You need to preserve your energy so you can make it through the day.

Doing so allows you to keep a clear head and rejuvenate your mind.

5. Practice a peaceful activity.

One easy way to maintain some peace is to take up a peaceful and relaxing activity.

Consider going to a yoga class or trying meditation.

These acts are not only relaxing, but they also allow you to adapt your thinking so you can regularly achieve a peaceful mindset.

6. Accept your situation.

A chaotic life can be overwhelming or even depressing at times.

Instead of promising yourself a better life in the future once the chaos is gone, you can give yourself one right now.

Accept that your life is in a chaotic state, but take the big step toward finding peace.

Find What Works For You

Most importantly, focus on slowing down, simplifying your life, and allowing yourself the chance to fix the imbalance you might be experiencing.

Even a small effort can help you in a big way.

If you’re taking the time to find peace, you can also create your personal definition of that peace.

That might be finding a person who can help you unload your problems, or perhaps you might enjoy journaling or reading inspirational books.

Whatever is peaceful for you, do it on a regular basis – for you and for those you love.

How have you brought peace into your life through relaxing your mind and body?

How have you surrounded yourself with people who help you become your best self?

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March 7, 2018January 7, 2018

Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child. – Ron Wild

March 7, 2018January 7, 2018

How to Help Your Children Develop a Positive Outlook on Life

When you equip your children a positive outlook, you’re setting them up for a happy and successful life.

Don’t believe me?

Well, who do you think would be most successful?

The person who believes he can achieve anything, become whomever he wants, and follows up with swift action, or:

The person who complains about anything, is indifferent about everything, and gets nothing done out of feelings of hopelessness.

Obvious, huh?

You see, children have such an amazing ability to learn.

They’re babies one day, and the next they’re learning language and life skills at a rate much faster than any adult can.

This gives us, as parents, a very important and sometimes overwhelming duty: to teach our children every day.

There are many things you can do each day to foster a positive outlook in your kids, but having a positive outlook yourself is the most important thing you can do to help your children grow.

Let them know they make a positive difference in your life and love them unconditionally.

Keep the following tips in mind to help your children develop a positive outlook:

1. Lead by example. From a young age, your children pick up on more than you know.

While you may live by the notion that you should always put your kids first, you also have to concentrate on your own self-development.

Because, when you think positively, so will your kids.

2. Watch your reactions. Just as with leading by example, you must watch your reactions, especially when things go awry.

If someone gets hurt or you learn some bad news, fight the urge to have a negative reaction. If you yell or outwardly worry, you’ll affect your children.

Teach your children that sometimes things don’t go our way, but eventually the tides will turn.

3. Find the silver lining in challenges. As your children learn and develop, they’ll be faced with all sorts of challenges.

Some of them will be easy, while others are more challenging.

Be sure to point out the silver lining in any challenge your child may be facing.

It’ll help them to see your point of view when they’re facing challenges alone.

4. Help them change their thinking. When you’re child is in the midst of a tough challenge, he may bring up the idea of giving up.

Do your best to bring wisdom to the situation to know when your child simply needs to be pushed further.

Perhaps there’s an angle to the problem that your child hasn’t tried yet.

Nudge them in the right direction until they find the success they seek.

5. Promote laughter.

Laughter breeds happiness and positive feelings. Your children will each have a unique sense of humor.

Play into your child’s humorous side by promoting situations that your child finds funny.

You can play games, go to shows, or simply have a good time together as a family.

A Happy Healthy Home

When you remember to treat your children in a calm and loving manner, they’ll be more likely to do the same.

If your child tends to panic, don’t scold them for this behavior.

Put them at ease as best as you can and show them that there’s a solution to their problem.

If you panic, the situation may spiral into an unhealthy cycle.

In the end, there’s no right or wrong way to raise your kids.

Do what’s best for your family in the way you know how.

When you maintain a happy and healthy home, your children will learn to have hope and think positively!

When was the last time you spent time with your kids?

How do you teach them about being positive in life?

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March 6, 2018January 7, 2018

The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. – William Wordsworth

March 6, 2018January 7, 2018

How to Improve Communication with Your Boss

Good communication allows many life situations to run smoothly.

However, there are certain relationships that deserve extra attention, such as the relationship you have with your boss.

You and your boss have drastically different roles, and when each of you fulfills these roles with a hard working and understanding attitude, you’ll both feel fulfilled.

Get To Know Your Boss

As in all personal and professional relationships, it’s important to understand how others communicate.

Everyone has their own set of likes and dislikes, and everyone has their own unique personality types and communication styles.

Once you understand their preferences, you can adjust your style and methods of communication to best suit their needs.

Understand Your Relationship

It’s important to develop a good business relationship with your boss.

Find out what he expects and what his goals for the business are, that way you can both be working toward the same goal.

The following tips can help you further improve your communication with your boss:

1. Avoid being too It’s important to be friendly, but only to a certain extent. You’re not true friends with your boss.

While it may seem like a good idea at first, it can lead to some uncomfortable situations.

Your boss might have trouble giving you negative feedback, or your co-workers may develop jealousy.

2. Schedule meetings with your boss. Your boss may or may not be scheduling regular meetings with you.

Regardless of this, take the initiative to schedule time with your boss if you feel the need.

Your boss will know that you’re serious about developing your business relationship and that you really care about your job and the company.

3. Problem solving. Find out if you can help your manager with any problems that need attention.

While you don’t want to step on any toes, your boss will surely appreciate you taking the initiative.

Doing so will really give you the chance to stand out.

4. Maintain patience.

Perhaps you would’ve done things differently than your boss or you strongly feel that one of his decisions won’t turn out right.

Develop the wisdom to know if you should keep your mouth shut and go with the flow, or if you should politely speak up.

5. Shift your perspective.

You can improve your communication with your boss and feel less frustrated just by putting yourself in their shoes.

Imagine what everything is like for them; they likely have more burdens and pressures on their shoulders than you realized.

Be Prepared

Even if you’re not quite sure what to say all the time, as long as you prepared and honest in your communication, your boss will surely notice.

So if you have to reflect and write down your thoughts ahead of time, so be it. That level of preparation will benefit you in the long run.

With any relationship, good communication skills are a huge benefit.

Strive to work on strengthening these skills every day and it will help your career to flourish.

In the end, your positive attitude and willingness to understand others will help you forge stronger, more permanent bonds.

How can communicating with your boss have an impact on your work?

How can you work more efficiently because of this?

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March 5, 2018January 5, 2018

Posts

How to Become More Passionate

When I hear somebody sigh, “Life is hard”, I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’ – Sydney Harris

How to Create a Wealth Mindset

I enjoy regular evenings out to help me let go, reflect, and relax.

How to Find Peace in the Middle of Chaos

Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child. – Ron Wild

How to Help Your Children Develop a Positive Outlook on Life

The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. – William Wordsworth

How to Improve Communication with Your Boss

Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can’t accept your imperfections, that’s their fault. – Dr. David Burns