How to Score a Triple Win for Yourself, Others and the World: Kindness

4 years ago

I was tired. Our recent move had left me frazzled as I worked my way through stacks of boxes and…

Idea Lab or Echo Chamber? The Choice Will Change Your Life (and the World)

4 years ago

The recent election season here in the United States revealed deep divisions in our country. Now that it's (mostly) over…

A 5 Minute Action You Can Take Right Now to Improve the World

4 years ago

As we rush headlong into the final stage of a long election cycle here in the United States, I've been…

The “4 H Formula” for Life Change: Humility + Help + Healing = Hope

4 years ago

Lately, I've seen an uptick in the reading of posts on the topic of hope here at Becoming Yourself. Given…

A Personal Development Lens for Voting

4 years ago

So what does voting have to do with personal development? Some of you are nervous right now. Or groaning. You…

Wrong Every Time: Stereotyping

5 years ago

My dear friend and fellow blogger Susan Stocker recently wrote something that I felt was so important and timely that…

How’s Your Hope? 2 Keys to Leveraging Hope for a Better Life

5 years ago

I originally published this post in August of 2019, but given everything that 2020 has thrown at us so far,…

A Fun and Easy Personal Growth Practice: Scheduled Laughter

5 years ago

As I shared in a recent post (you can read that here), the ongoing COVID-19 induced social isolation and break…

Want to Help Solve Society’s Problems? Bridge Your “Empathy Gap”

5 years ago

We were sitting in my car when a new friend told me he was gay. That was almost twenty years…

Struggling Emotionally? Here Are 5 Steps to Break the Gloom

5 years ago

I’m normally a glass-half-full person, but lately I’ve been struggling. I’ve had to admit to myself that I’m not doing…