The Beauty of Trials

    Are you in that time and space where ... the nights just seem so long, the winter just seems to drag on, the rough patch just got rougher, Are you in a difficult lot in life right now?  Wandering and wondering ... Why is this happening to me? This isn't fair! How can...

Emotional Abuse

  FRED et marie (English subtitles) from fredetmarie on Vimeo.   When we think about abuse in a relationship, we often think of bruised faces, scars on arms and legs.  What we commonly think of or are more familiar with is physical abuse.  There are many forms of abuse and any form of abuse is...

Retrospection

    As we look back at the year, let's not look back in anger, neither should we look back in defeat. Instead look back with gratitude. Be thankful for the afflictions, for they have made your heart stronger. Be thankful for the betrayals, for they have made your eyes brighter. Be thankful for the...

Maslow’s Self-Actualisation Theory

For the Psychology inclined, dig this:   The fulfillment of one’s potential, or self-actualisation is regarded to be critical to psychological well-being and optimal mental health (Rogers, 1959).  Maslow proposed that self-actualisation is achieveable only when basic needs (physiological needs, safety needs, belongingness and love needs, esteem needs) are fulfilled.  According to Maslow, self-actualisation includes...

A Great Salesperson Can Sell Anything! Really?? Part 3

By Bernie O’Donnell There is absolutely no basis for the adage that “great salespeople can sell anything.” Nor is there a basis for the unqualified premise that “the best predictor of future performance is past performance.” It all depends on the degree to which your environment mirrors that in which the salesperson has been most...