Life Lessons

First Life Lesson Video Now Online

My first Life Lessons video is now up on my new Youtube channel. In the video I talk about the life lesson in my very first post on this blog, “You Can’t Be Friends with Everyone”.

What You Can Add To Your Goals Right Now To Be More Successful In Life

When setting goals, most people only focus on the end result they want. This works for some people, but others may find that they consistently fail to accomplish their goals. If you find yourself falling into the latter group instead of the former, try changing how you set your goals to see if it helps you to be more successful.

Add Action Goals To Your End Result Goals… Continue reading

Selfishness And Selflessness: My Personal Experience

In my previous articles I went over the advantages and disadvantages of both selfishness and selflessness. In this article I will share my personal experience dealing with the extremes of selfishness and selflessness, along with the lessons I learned along the way.

When I was young, I started out as a very selfless person. I wanted to help people and be friends with everyone. The problem was, I had… Continue reading

The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Being Selfless

In my previous article, I looked at some of the advantages and disadvantages of being a selfish person. In this article I will be taking a look at the other side of the coin, the advantages and disadvantages of being a selfless person.

The Advantages Of Being A Selfless Person

The majority of the advantages you gain from being selfless are inner benefits. It feels really… Continue reading | 2 Comments

The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Being Selfish

Popular opinion states that being selfish is a bad thing and that you should avoid it at all costs. Yet many people have become very successful while being selfish (including some of the people that say being selfish is wrong). In this article I will take a look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of being selfish, as well as tell you about an important decision you can make… Continue reading | 2 Comments

The Many Benefits Of Playing Video Games

Video games have been increasingly demonized in our society over the past few years. What many people do not know is that playing video games can actually help you develop some important physical and mental skills that will help you in your everyday life. In this article I will explain the numerous benefits of playing video games, as well as share the times when I was able to avoid serious… Continue reading

You Can Not Help Someone That Does Not Want To Be Helped

When I was younger I loved to read comic books, play video games, and watch movies. A common theme that ran through many of the stories was that of a heroic figure who saved the day. I really liked the idea of being a hero, and as I got older I looked for situations where I could be a hero to people.

A Rude Awakening

I started out… Continue reading

Set Personal Boundaries

As you go through life you will come across many different people from all walks of life.  They will all have their own likes, dislikes, opinions, viewpoints, and senses of humor.  No two persons’ lives and experiences have been exactly the same, which is why each person’s perceptions about the world and the people in it are different.

It is because of this you must know what behaviors you… Continue reading

You Can’t Be Friends with Everyone

You can’t be friends with everyone.  Some people will dislike you no matter what you do, no matter how well you treat them.  There are some people that will even hate you merely for the fact that most other people like you.

At my job there is a likable, easy-going woman that is friendly to every new person that gets hired in.  She can be seen talking and laughing… Continue reading