Personal Growth Blog

Confidence is not a feeling you wait for. It is a record you build. Each time you decide from your values and handle what follows, you add a line to …

I trust a pen more than I trust a mood. When you write, you slow the swirl, turn feelings into language, and give yourself a place to think without an …

Transitions expose the gap between the life you designed for yourself and the life you are actually living. New job. Move. Divorce. Illness. Empty nest. A good transition plan does …

There is a quiet kind of exhaustion that comes from living a life that looks fine on paper but does not feel like yours. If you have been strong, capable, …

For years I measured every decision against how easy I would be for other people. I called it being reasonable. What it really meant was outsourcing my life one small …

There is a point when the life you built starts to feel like a great outfit you no longer want to wear. Nothing is wrong with the fabric. It just …

Self-authorship is not a mood. It is a structure you can stand on when life gets loud. Values tell you what matters. Principles help you choose under pressure. Systems protect …

For a long time I told the same story about myself without noticing it was a draft, not a verdict. I was the reliable one, the strong one, the one …

If you have ever wondered whether you should be setting goals or focusing on intentions, the answer is simple, you need both. Goals and intentions are not rivals. They are …

You do not build self-trust by waiting for a perfect moment. You build it by choosing in small ways and letting the results teach you. Low-risk independent decisions are the …

When life feels noisy, I come back to a simple question. What am I about. Not in quotes-on-a-wall language. In plain English I can use on a Tuesday afternoon when …

For years I followed rules I never wrote. The rules were kind, mostly. Work hard. Be grateful. Do not be difficult. Keep the peace. I did not question them because …

There was a long stretch of my life when I confused being capable with being compliant. I said yes because I could. I over-explained because I did not want to …

At Inspirational Guidance, we believe the Brian Tracy quote below, wholeheartedly. Goals give us direction, and intentions give us meaning. Without them, it is all too easy to drift into …

If self-authorship were only about knowing what you want, most of us would have been done by Tuesday. The challenge is everything that pulls you off your own path once …

Inspirational Guidance has changed a few times over the years and every time I came back to it, I brought new experience, new ideas and if I am honest, a …