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5 Tips to Discover Your Superpowers and Uncover Opportunities adversity positive growth problem solving resilience

What Are Your Superpowers?

Do you know what your Superpowers are? You can have more than one. They are your strengths that give you confidence to push aside fear and tackle the obstacles in front of you.

My primary Superpowers are resilience, compassion, sarcasm and humor. You might be saying...

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Escaping Reality: Destructive Behavior Isn't The Answer To Emptiness adversity choices decision making pain vs suffering positive growth

Escaping Reality

Escaping reality is a quick and easy way of avoiding a problem or making difficult decisions that one doesn't want to deal with. 

Escapism can also be a dependency on something that helps to avoid one's pain and brings temporary pleasure. When the pleasure wears off, the...

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How To Feel Your Fear Of Moving On After Adversity And Do It Anyway adversity choices overthinking positive growth resilience

What If I Fail? But What If You Succeed!

Fear can be paralyzing. Fear of heights, fear of snakes, fear of public speaking, fear of the unknown, and especially fear of failure.  These are just a few of many fears that hold us back from growth.

In Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.'s book Feel The Fear...

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6 Tips To Succeed And Not Quit After Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone adversity choices problem solving resilience

The Thrill of the Rollercoaster Ride

Remember your younger days at the amusement park and the thrill of standing in line waiting to ride the rollercoaster? You'd find yourself growing impatient waiting your turn but also becoming a little anxious as you moved forward in line and hear the screams...

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5 Types of Positive Growth You Can Experience From Adversity adversity positive growth

The Gift Of Adversity

Adversity can cause your life to be turned upside down and never be the same. How you respond to this adversity can destroy your life or turn you into an overcomer. It is completely your choice, no one else's.

In a previous blog, I talked about How to Develop...

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How To Walk Away From Untrustworthy People And Heal From Betrayal boundaries critical thinking pain vs suffering positive growth resilience

Why Trust Is Important?

Trust is central to all types of relationships. It enables one to believe another person's actions. In other words, they say what they mean and mean what they say. 

Trust occurs when you have confidence and security in your romantic partner, family member or work...

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How to Develop a Survivor Personality and Thrive During Adversity adversity choices positive growth resilience

What is a Survivor's Personality?

Characteristics of a survivor are the ability to dig deep down and find ways to cope during adversity and eventually find the gift that is left behind. Surviving hardship includes a certain mindset, flexibility, and positive goals. A survivor is resilient in...

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The #1 Secret to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Enjoy Growth choices decision making overthinking positive growth

Why Your Comfort Zone is so Comfortable

Growing up as an identical twin was fun. I had my best friend with me all the time, even when we started elementary school. I never had to go to a new place or be around new people by myself. My best friend and giggle buddy was with me all the time. Life...

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4 Tips to Establish Healthy Boundaries With Difficult People adversity boundaries choices resilience

Difficult People Can Be Useful

Difficult people are frustrating to be around but they can be useful. "Useful, you say? Useful like a punching bag or throwing a stress ball at?" No, no, no. Even though they might deserve it, you must be the bigger person. 

Actually, difficult people help you...

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Identifying Your Core Values Lead to Healthy Boundaries and Well-Being choices decision making positive growth resilience

Being Young and Dumb About Core Values

When I was in my early thirties, I realized the value of going back to college and finishing the last year of my accounting classes so I could get a better job. After completing my accounting degree (with honors I might add), what I should have been focusing...

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