Motivation and Self Improvement Articles

Leadership Development and Jumping Out of Airships - Posted by JmL.

A German silent film melodrama depicts an airship bombing London during World War I. Lit up by searchlights and strafed by fighters, the crippled airship loses altitude as the captain frantically je...

Success at Work : Techniques : Computer Literacy - Posted by JmL.

It's hard to believe that there are people in today's workforce who don't know how to use a computer. In today's society, being computer illiterate is equivalent to being functionally illiterate. Obv...

We're Good at the Things We Like - Posted by JmL.

Read that again. It doesn't say "We like the things we're good at," though that's true as well. No, it says we're good at the things we like. That statement was made to me just today in reference to ...

What Balance Looks Like For You - Posted by JmL.

Recently, in an online group, we talked about "balance" and an article one member had read decrying the demise of balance altogether. We all had different ideas about what balance is and how to reach...

What Being Vs Doing Really Means - Posted by JmL.

So often we hear about "being" rather than "doing." Often it's given as advice when we are overwhelmed, overworked and overstressed. "You should just ?be.' You're doing too much." Well, yes, obviousl...

What Do You Want This Year? - Posted by JmL.

Christmas is all around us, and many people are making up wish lists. Those who aren't doing that are busy setting down their New Year's Resolutions already. But this is a good time to sit down and d...

What's Simple? - Posted by JmL.

If you walk up to a stranger in the grocery store and ask them to define "simple," as in "simple life," they'll probably say something like "having less stuff." Or they might hit you with a frozen tu...

When Failure is a Gift - Posted by JmL.

I wanted, for many many years, to be a mystery writer. Finally I wrote a mystery novel. I got a best-selling novelist to be my mentor and help me with the rewrite. I got an agent. They sent the book ...

Your Growing Edge - Posted by JmL.

You've probably heard the term "leading edge" used to refer to technology or products that are in front of the curve, that are really advanced. You may have even heard the term "bleeding edge" in thi...

Your Support Network - Posted by JmL.

Quick. Who's in your support network? Huh? What's a support network? Do I have a support network? Honey, who's in my support network? Your support network is that group of people you can go to with ...