Fight Your Fears

“Most people look to avoid risk; the greater risk is not going for it.”

We do not wish to enter into a discussion of what personality really is or how it is developed, but suffice it to say it is the subtotal of our personal attractions or winning qualities, but in many of us they have been so sadly neglected they cannot be recognized. You cannot be a great [...]

You are a man made in the image of the Almighty. You owe it to your fellow men to begin today.
In order that we may better understand just how the positive qualities are developed and understand the relation of their development to success in life, we must analyze a person. We must pick that person [...]

Your self-esteem is like a star at night that shines brightest when it is the darkest. It is your inner light that burns brightly and freely no matter what is happening around you. A Zen saying reminds us: “What was your original face before you were born?”
Self-esteem is perfectly intact when we are born, in [...]

While you might already have a good indication that you are suffering from low self-esteem, it might be a good idea to explore this a little further.
Take this simple quiz.

Self-Esteem Assessment
(Directions: Answer T if the statement is true for you. Answer F if the statement is false for you.)
T F - I am able to [...]

Our self-esteem develops and evolves throughout our lives as we build an image of ourselves through our experiences with different people and activities. Experiences during our childhood play a particularly large role in the shaping of our basic self-esteem.
When we were growing up, our successes (and failures) and how we were treated by the members [...]

“How many minds have we?”
Much confusion has arisen due to the different terminologies by which mind is designated and the numerous minds man is supposed to have. One hears expressions such as subconscious, unconscious, superconscious, conscious; animal and human mind; lower and higher; subjective and objective, that the layman gets bewildered, and fails to progress [...]

No study is more fascinating or of greater benefit than the subject mind.
It has engaged the most powerful intellects of all ages, from the days of Aristotle down to the present. However, during the last two thousand years, that is with the exception of the last one hundred years, not much progress has been [...]

An eminent man who raises funds for a large college said that of every hundred people who give gifts to the college, ninety-four want their names mentioned. The other six are satisfied to have their good deeds remain anonymous. He told me that by bestowing more praise on these ninety-four donors, the college receives more [...]

The famous psychologist, Dr. George Crane, said, “Appreciative words are the most powerful force for good will on earth.”
Psychologists want you to know that sincere compliments-appreciation, which is a form of love-mean as much to people as food, work, and the other essentials of normal, happy living. So here is one of your most important [...]