Things like low self-esteem, unhealthy relationships, fear of the unknown and fear of being exposed CREATE FRICTION and having friction is a lot like looking into a broken mirror in that it damages your ability to “reflect.”

Here’s a great new video called “5 Time-Management Tips MADE EASY (Just In Case You Forgot)” based on an older, written blog post of the same name. Enjoy:

“You can’t play cut and paste with your life history, and you can’t relegate the parts that you’re ashamed of to some place in the back of your mind. If you do, they’ll continue to haunt and limit you from the subconscious realm…”

“…beating, verbal abuse, sexual abuse: people grow up in the most horrific environments that are definitely NOT conducive to success, happiness and accomplishment in life…their neighborhoods, drugs, alcohol, the media…

Most of us are affected by this and say, ‘Why? Why bother??? Why even try???’ What’s that old saying? ‘Life sucks and then you die…” ~ Mike Brescia

Here’s a helpful guest post from fellow blogger (and good friend) Nikkeve Toi, who has a great YouTube channel (and website) that gives beauty advice from a holistic perspective.

“I was watching pre-schoolers being interviewed on television about events in the news one day, and when one child was asked, ‘Why do you think people go to war?’ he replied: ‘Because they don’t use their words…’

Third, one who is “in love” is not genuinely interested in fostering the personal growth of the other person: our main purpose is *to terminate our own loneliness* and perhaps ensure that termination through marriage.

Again, being “in love” DOES NOT focus on our own development OR on the development of the other person. Instead, it gives us the (false) sense that we’ve “arrived” and need no further development at all.

You don’t need to improve, evolve or succeed in order to grow in value as a human being: You are valuable as a human being simply because you exist…

What if I told you that there are actually four *different* “learning styles,” that if you knew and used to structure the knowledge you had to share, you’d ALWAYS be listened to…that people would seek YOU out to learn from and that you’d never ignored (or thought of as “whacko” or preachy) again???

“In fact, in many cases, these are the same things that I was ashamed for and confused about when I was younger. Take a look and let me know what you think…”