Self Improvement Articles (Sorted by date)

Feeling Grouchy? Here's What to Do

I woke up this morning feeling sour. No. That's an understatement. My throat was tight. My head was foggy. I felt like wearing a sandwich board that read, "Crabby. Do Not Touch." I sat in bed for a moment and tried to figure out why I...
Eliza BloomJune 28, 2003

Citizens Of The Land Of Opportunity (For July 4!)

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."--The Declaration of...
Rebecca FineJune 27, 2003

Get To Know Yourself

Eight Baby Steps To Knowing Your “Self”Who are you? What do you stand for? What do you believe in? What engages your passion? What brings tears of gratitude and joy to your eyes? Do you know, or have you lost yourself?
Kimberly FulcherJune 25, 2003

About That Dream...

About that Dream... Remember your very first job? That all-grown-up feeling! Your own money to buy things... That feeling of independence!Do you still have that excitement today? Do you jump out of bed, eager to start a new day?
Darlene ArechederraJune 25, 2003

Here's Your Calm During The Storm Of Discouragement

Have you ever known someone like this? "A person who knows how to start well, but finds it difficult to keep going"? A person whose successes are dependent on the quality of someone else's encouragement and motivation?
Richard VegasJune 24, 2003

Yes You Can

If you could change one thing in your life today, what would it be? Why don't you have some of the things you'd like to have, and why do you have some? What's the reason for the inconsistency?Do you find yourself wondering what people...
Dr Kem ThompsonJune 24, 2003

Misplaced Allegiance

Direct Answers - Column for the week of June 23, 2003I am male, 30, married for seven years. I have two small children. The past several years of married life have been trying. My wife and I fight a lot, always about money, work, or sex.We used...
Wayne and TamaraJune 19, 2003

8 Ways to Fill a Workshop in a Bum Economy

Yes, you can fill a workshop when spending is down and buyers are wary. If your topic is clear, your marketing materials well-done, your product solid and your title catchy, success shouldn’t be tough.
Suzanne Falter-BarnsJune 18, 2003

Success; So Close, Yet So Far Away!

Have you ever had this feeling? You're standing in front of a huge safe; in this safe, is all the wealth, happiness, success, love and health the world could offer.
Richard VegasJune 17, 2003

Go Between

Direct Answers - Column for the week of June 16, 2003I enjoy reading your column every week. I want to tell you about a family problem I am having at present. Recently our youngest daughter divorced after 22 years of marriage and two teenagers.
Wayne and TamaraJune 14, 2003