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Being generous with our praise and appreciation May 27, 2014

Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Gratitude.
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As we make progress with our programs of personal growth and development, we will have increased internal resources to help others – to be generous with our emotional and intellectual capital.

Just as our own self-esteem and personal/self-identity becomes built on a more solid foundation, so too can we help others in their personal journeys of fulfillment.

We all have the capacity to be generous and appreciative of others, and we all feel a sense of appreciation towards what others have done to help us at various times in our lives.

But too often we do not take the next step of telling people who have assisted us how much we appreciate what they have done for us.

It can be doubly sad to read “tributes” to people after they have died.

“A truly kind, generous, and selfless individual” and similar comments given in condolence statements are worthwhile, but how often are those sentiments expressed towards the individual while they were alive and could enjoy receiving our words of praise and appreciation?

We all need recognition; we all want to be noticed; we all want to be appreciated.

Why not tell people today how much you value them?

Now is the time when your note, phone call, or personally delivered words of praise can resonate

How inspirational books can assist our personal growth May 23, 2014

Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Personal Growth Books, Solving Problems.
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Embarking on a journey of personal growth and development often begins with our being in one or more of a number of emotional or life-situation states.

(a) We may be full of confidence and high self-esteem
(b) We may be facing a difficult problem or series of problems in our lives
(c) We may be at a low spot emotionally
(d) We may be generally satisfied with our lives but are looking to move to a higher level of achievement, contribution, and satisfaction

In each of these situational starting points, but particularly when we are facing significant difficulties, inspirational self-improvement books and other media such as DVD’s and videos, can be an important and productive asset in our plan to feel better about ourselves and to thereby have the drive and the energy to realize our life potential.

Effective inspirational media will often give us an emotional lift and bring some light to what may seem to be a dark emotional landscape.

The primary reason inspirational material can help us is that it offers hope – believable hope that positive change is possible within our lives.

Better quality inspiration material will:

(1) Be realistic and plausible and not full of clichés and delusional platitudes
(2) Offer true examples of people overcoming adversity

The best inspirational material will do both of the above as well as provide us with practical action steps that we can take to achieve the improvement we seek in our lives.

Overall, we should allow ourselves to be comforted by words of inspiration; we just need to make sure that we take the necessary action steps to turn inspiration into a personal journey of actual achievement.