Book smarts and IQ have their place in aptitude and success. But emotional intelligence and emotional maturity have more influence in determining success and happiness in life. And yet, even these...

Monday looms large, and last week’s unfinished business imposes regret. While Friday came in like a view of the Promised Land, every tick of Sunday’s clock is like an hour closer to Hell. You, my...

Let’s get personal. In a growth-related way, that is. What steps toward personal growth would you take if you knew that a little could go a long way? And what if you knew that, by unarresting your...

Somewhere between learning to walk and the proverbs of high school or college graduation speeches are lessons in....falling on your arse. Call your buttocks and their accompanying hindsight what you...

We all carry them — some visible, like bags of groceries. Some hidden, like unwanted viruses. Rooted in the past and ruining life in the present, healing from past wounds isn’t as simple as stocking...

Sure, it sounds pollyannaish, but personal growth really is both a journey and a mindset. It’s a journey because it’s fluid, organic, always evolving, and never fully attained. And it’s a...

In a recent magazine interview, Ashley Judd spoke about her role in the movie Divergent. Based on the book series, the film is about a society that divides people into five factions,...