How Kolbe Has Benefited My Kids
I am a recovering perfectionist with a very dry sense of humor. I am, honestly, a work in progress, and I don’t really know if I will ever arrive. Being a good mom is very important to me, and that’s one of the reasons I wanted to know how my kids worked. It made...
What’s the Point of Self-Improvement Anyway?
There’s a paradox with self-improvement and it is this: the ultimate goal of all self-improvement is to reach the point where you no longer feel the need to improve yourself. Think about it: The whole goal of improving your productivity is to reach the point where you...
Self-love is the basis for self-improvement
There’s a quandary I hear people talk about a lot in the self-improvement world which goes something like this: “Should I keep trying to change, or should I just learn to love myself?” The people posing this question almost invariably feel terrible about themselves,...
How to Supercharge Your Learning and Self-Improvement: The Golden Ratio of Communication
One of my favorite pieces of ancient wisdom comes from the Stoic philosopher Epictetus: We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. Sure, that may not be the real reason we have two ears and one mouth, but it reveals a useful...