Creating a life plan
Jenn stares at her journal, the same one she’s been carrying for three years. Page after page of goals, plans, and promises to herself. “This time will be different,” she tells herself as she writes down the same resolutions from last year. By February, the journal sits forgotten on her nightstand, and she’s back to…
Turn the world’s most powerful search engine into your personal growth coach Remember when personal development meant buying expensive books, attending weekend seminars, or hiring a life coach? Those options still exist, but there’s something remarkable happening right at your fingertips: Google has quietly become the most powerful personal development tool ever created. Think about…
I had everything I was supposed to want. The plain job that paid well and let me sleep at night. The quiet friend who showed up when I needed them. The small apartment in the decent neighborhood. The partner who made me laugh instead of making me jealous. The hobby that brought me joy even…
In personal development, we often glorify struggle—the starving artist, the rejected genius, the lone visionary battling against the world. Stories of tortured souls like Van Gogh, Sylvia Plath, or Nietzsche sell because they fit a narrative: Greatness requires suffering. But what if that’s not always true? Elizabeth and William Gaskell, a 19th-century literary power couple,…
Have you ever experienced a long, grueling 12-hour day that felt incredibly “productive” because you were crossing off so many tasks on your to-do list? But you realized later that none of those activities contributed to reaching your career goals or growth? If so, you’re in the wrong group. Time to switch gears. Many high…
We’ve all been there. The important project sits on your desk while you scroll through social media. The email you need to send stays in your drafts folder for days. The gym membership gathers dust as you promise yourself you’ll start tomorrow. Procrastination isn’t a character flaw or a sign of laziness. It’s a common…
