Archive for Self Help


Spice Up Your Self Defense With the Firepower of Pepper Spray!

The “heat” or “hotness” of chili peppers and consequently pepper sprays is measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU) or the Scoville scale, named after the American chemist Wilbur Scoville. The presence of the chemical capsaicin is responsible for this pleasant or unpleasant degree of heat, depending on if you are talking to a hot wings connoisseur or an assailant with pepper spray dripping from his face. For all you culinary ... Read More


Why Do Some People Get Spots and Others Don’t?

Why is that you have spots and I don’t? Good question isn’t especially if two people are of the same age, same ethnic background, same colour hair and so on. In fact there is nothing really different other than the fact that the people are different. So why does one have spots and the other does not? Spots whether you like them or not can happen at time, and it really does not matter if you are a teenager, an adult or even a little ba... Read More


Personal Salvation During the Coming Economic Chaos – Part 2

In Part 1 I discussed the destructiveness of social altruism and the pitfalls of personal altruism. Irrational selfishness ties in with altruism because altruists need irrationally selfish people. Often they go hand in hand—attempting to achieve the same illogical goals. Other times it is the self-destructive actions of the irrationally selfish that give altruists, do-gooders, world improvers and politicians something to moralize about&mdas... Read More


Visualize – Definitely Learn This Skill For Success

The use of visualization is one of the most effective ways to accelerate the achievement of a goal, but it is probably the most under-utilized success tool available. Unfortunately, most people simply do not take advantage of this powerful technique to advance their desired results. But that can be reversed quickly if one will seriously consider the benefits to be derived from well-formed goals being vividly pictured in the mind. When employin... Read More


Goal-Setting – Establish Smart And Inspiring Goals

Successful results occur in our personal lives and in our careers when we are proactive in setting and achieving goals. When striving to accomplish a meaningful objective, the path is much clearer and easier to pursue when it is thoroughly considered and well constructed. The person who has taken the time to learn the process of developing and implementing inspiring and ambitious goals is the one most likely to bask in the success of reaching th... Read More


Goal Selection Is Important – Avoid Self-Sabotage

Successful goal selection stems from our inner perceptions and the congruence of our actions. If what we want and how we go about accomplishing our goals is incongruent, then we are likely to experience a degree of self-sabotage. In order for success to be achieved, one’s intentions and actions must be in alignment when selecting and committing to a goal. It is important to take time to consider if the results you desire will actually be ... Read More


Positive Expectancy Is A Crucial Ingredient To Success

An absolutely crucial ingredient toward the accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor is the mindset that you can and will achieve the results you want. This is called Positive Expectancy. To achieve the success you envision, you must believe that you are capable of making it happen. For some people, this deep-seated belief comes quite naturally. However, for many of us we frequently question our ability to ultimately succeed at accomplishing o... Read More


Connection: The Secret To Happiness

What are we looking for? There are many things we do in our life. But have we ever thought about why we do what we do? What are we really looking for? The world now is full of billions of us coming from different races, countries, religions and beliefs all doing different things. We all look different and act quite differently. We have different interest and attitude from others. We communicate differently often using different languages. We have... Read More


The Secret To Get What You Want – Just Give!

As humans, most of us naturally have endless desires for all kinds of things. And of course, the traditional principals of economics tell us that while wants are unlimited, resources are limited. This induces us to think, the more and more resources we have, the more and more desires we will be able to fulfill. We become very protective of our resources. We then think sharing or giving these resources will reduce the portion that can be used to g... Read More