Tag Archives: self-help

In Case You’re Too Hard on Yourself

Photo from PsychoLogs.com. SUBSCRIBE to get more self-help in perspective. This article is 100% human-written. Student intake can be like a therapy session. As an educator of adults, I often meet people who feel they “started too late,” “wasted time” and “haven’t gone anywhere.” They tell me these things as they sit across from me,ContinueContinue reading “In Case You’re Too Hard on Yourself”

Because I Am A Lover

SUBSCRIBE to get more self-help in perspective. This article is 100% human-written. In 2018, after picking my daughter up from school, I headed to my mother’s home to visit her. My daughter had been asking to see her since the day before, and my mom wanted to see her just as much. But traffic wasContinueContinue reading “Because I Am A Lover”

Don’t Feed the Wolves: Set Boundaries Instead

SUBSCRIBE to get more actionable self-help articles with useful details. This article is 100% human-written. And remember, if you see an error, that’s what makes us human. People often feel compelled to give their loved ones or friends what they ask for. This is true even even when the person giving is losing. This isContinueContinue reading “Don’t Feed the Wolves: Set Boundaries Instead”

If You Have a Certain Calling

SUBSCRIBE to get more balanced self-help guidance with finer details. This article is 100% human-written. And remember, if you see an error, that’s what makes us human. If you’re like me, when you need to get something done, you do it. Every so often, I drop everything and start writing a book. Sometimes, the ideaContinueContinue reading “If You Have a Certain Calling”

You Have the Means to Flourish. Here’s the Mindset.

SUBSCRIBE to get more balanced self-help guidance with finer details. This article is 100% human-written. And remember, if you see an error, that’s what makes us human. We often think, “I have the mindset. Now, only if I had the means.” In this way, we interpret barriers not as expectable and beatable but as qualifiedContinueContinue reading “You Have the Means to Flourish. Here’s the Mindset.”

In Case You (Or Your Kid) Are “Gifted”

SUBSCRIBE to get more balanced self-help guidance with finer details. This article is 100% human-written. And remember, if you see an error, that’s what makes us human. Seeing kids, especially boys, potentially be misdiagnosed with ADHD bothers me to my core. There has been a rise in the number of kids ages 12 — 17ContinueContinue reading “In Case You (Or Your Kid) Are “Gifted””

From Barriers to Benefits: Finding Success

There is nothing you can’t do that you want to do. Period.

Disengage Negative Nathaniels This Holiday Season

Get Away from Negative Nathaniels this Holiday Season.

Why You Are More Successful Than Your Haters

Meme of legendary comedian Katt Williams from Pinterest.com. Homer Simpson’s new coworker Frank Grimes dies in a frenzy reenacting Homer’s workplace stupidity. Homer is happily married with kids but is a bustling buffoon in a high-paid position. His new coworker, lonely and having worked hard and diligently, can’t compute how a buffoon like Homer couldContinueContinue reading “Why You Are More Successful Than Your Haters”

Why (Some) Great Men Go to Prison: 3 Great (Convicted) Men and 1 Trafficker

Photo of Malcolm X from TheGuardian.com. “They wanna see me locked up and cage me. I come back bigger and stronger.” — 50 Cent, Psycho Prison anywhere is a terrible place to be for most men who happen to end up there for whatever reasons. While too many men are broken behind prison walls, thereContinueContinue reading “Why (Some) Great Men Go to Prison: 3 Great (Convicted) Men and 1 Trafficker”

In Case You Need This

Photo from Trine.edu. For the past few weeks or months, you’ve been testing the waters, selling a painting here or a bracelet there. Periodically, while eating lunch at work or during a quick break, you think, “Maybe I should do this for real.” Then, you go back to calling potential clients for your employer. You’veContinueContinue reading “In Case You Need This”

My Self-Help and Advice Blog Versus My Crime News Stories

Photo from News4Sanantonio.com. At the beginning of this year, I began an experiment where I focused on writing and marketing local and national crime news. Needless to say, the results were spectacular. My views increased 272 percent, while the number of visitors to my site increased 123 percent. It was like expecting a gorgeous ladyContinueContinue reading “My Self-Help and Advice Blog Versus My Crime News Stories”

Everything You Want is Already Yours

One of the biggest killers of dreams is the doubt that the dream will be achieved, but everything you want is already yours. You simply have to set a plan, put it in action and get to it. The Maze When I was a kid, I learned early that I could solve any maze mentallyContinueContinue reading “Everything You Want is Already Yours”

Your Idea is Boring and Basic. Go for It.

Photo from ListenMoneyMatters.com. You probably have an idea somebody told you is too basic to succeed or just plain boring. This is common to many people like you on the road to success. Recently, TikTok personality Kya has taken the internet by storm with her “Cooking with Kya” TikTok show, but her success has broughtContinueContinue reading “Your Idea is Boring and Basic. Go for It.”

Truth Be Bold Newsletter Available to Read and Download Here

Happy New Year. It’s great to have you here in the new generation of Beta. Check out the Truth Be Bold Reeders Block Newsletter and subscribe for email updates on the newsletter and more. Any links in the newsletter are accessible by downloading the PDF and clicking through. Truth Be Bold Newsletter V Page 1ContinueContinue reading “Truth Be Bold Newsletter Available to Read and Download Here”

3 Effective Tips to Stop Gossip and Rumors About You

Photo from ShutterStock.com. It’s taken you years to establish yourself as an independent tax professional, but now rumors are going around that you’re under IRS investigation. Or someone’s been telling your clients whose dogs you walk that you don’t actually walk the dogs. Whatever the gossip is, it’s hurting you in some way, and itContinueContinue reading “3 Effective Tips to Stop Gossip and Rumors About You”

Celebrate Your Successes, Small and Large, Guilt-Free

Photo from Black Men Crowned on Instagram. You’ve waken up every morning for six months straight and hit the gym ruthlessly, losing that twenty pounds you so desperately needed. Or you just earned that certificate you’ve been in class for too long. Whatever the accomplishment, you haven’t celebrated it. Your degrees are in a drawerContinueContinue reading “Celebrate Your Successes, Small and Large, Guilt-Free”

In Case You Felt Out of Place in 2024, Own 2025

Image sourced from Emmanuel Adams on X. 2024 was The Year of Flight for many. Maybe you started a new job or moved to a new home or different community. Or maybe you found yourself in a completely different state wondering, “Where do I fit in?” You fit in everywhere you go, and mastering yourContinueContinue reading “In Case You Felt Out of Place in 2024, Own 2025”

Remaining Yourself in the Workplace: Protecting Your Identity

This insightful article about managing stressful workplace relationships was previously published on TheReedersBlock.com on July 26, 2022. With 2024 coming to an end, this is a helpful article to digest as you prepare for what the New Year brings. Also, some corrections have been made. Remaining Yourself in the Workplace You’ve made it past theContinueContinue reading “Remaining Yourself in the Workplace: Protecting Your Identity”

Shut Down Needy People

Photo from OurMindfulLife.com A friend needs to borrow $20 from you, a family member needs a ride or somebody needs something from you. What they are requesting is either money or time, and you have neither to waste. Even though it might be difficult, you have to shut down needy people. A Favor for aContinueContinue reading “Shut Down Needy People”

They Don’t Deserve You: Ditching No-Good People

An ex or former so-called friend will betray or otherwise harm you, kick you aside and then double back to try to crawl into your presence. As painful as it might be, you probably should never let them in your life again. Truth(ish) Hurts The things a person says while angry are the beliefs theyContinueContinue reading “They Don’t Deserve You: Ditching No-Good People”

Unselfish: Why You Should Put You Before Family, Friends and Other Loved Ones

Image from Stanford Social Innovation Review. Every so often, your phone chimes with a message from a friend requesting a ride or a family who needs money until payday or somebody in need of something. You’re in bed eyes half open or at work stressing over a deadline on a project you don’t nearly understandContinueContinue reading “Unselfish: Why You Should Put You Before Family, Friends and Other Loved Ones”

Get Your Copy of My Newest Book Now on Amazon

Buy your print or ebook copy of my newest nonfiction book about repairing male and female relationships by clicking here. With divorce at an all-time high and gender relations at an all-time low, it is time to address how social media is destroying today’s relationships. Increasingly, women and men have turned to Facebook, TikTok andContinueContinue reading “Get Your Copy of My Newest Book Now on Amazon”

How to Replenish Your Well of Peace

Imagine from Bahawear on Pinterest.com Replenishing Your Inner Well of Peace All too often, we see single people post on social about how they want somebody to “bring” them peace. When you say you want somebody to bring you peace, you’re also saying you don’t have peace of your own. Imagine somebody renting you aContinueContinue reading “How to Replenish Your Well of Peace”