Dive into my articles, organized by topic.
Purpose & Meaning
What is the meaning of life? Do you know what your life purpose is? Read my guides on how to find your purpose, how to deal with disillusionment, and what to do when we face a hard fall in life.
- Are You Sleepwalking Your Life Away?
- How To Discover Your Real Purpose (7-part series)
- Part 1: How To Find Your Life Purpose: Introduction
- Part 2: 5 Reasons You Should Have a Life Purpose
- Part 3: Why Earning Money Is Not Your Real Purpose (And How To Know What Is)
- Part 4: Two Important Things that Led Me to Discover My Real Purpose
- Part 5: 6 Things to Consider Before Discovering Your Purpose
- Part 6: How To Discover Your Real Life Purpose in 30 Minutes
- Part 7: Living in Alignment with Your Purpose
- How To Know What You Want To Do In Life
- How To Know If Your Life Purpose is For Life (And Not Short/Medium Term)
- One Man’s Impact in the World
- How To Find Purpose After a Hard Fall in Life
- Lost in Life? Here’s Some Inspiration [Infographic]
- How To Deal With Disillusionment as You Grow Older
- Feeling Disconnected
- Top 5 Regrets of the Dying [Podcast]
- How To Discover Your Ideal Career: Your Message and Your Medium
- Is It Realistic to Believe ‘Chase Your Passion and Money will Follow’?
Self-Improvement
Everything on improving yourself and being a more conscious human being. Learn to live consciously, be a better version of you, and manage your life.
Conscious Living
- 101 Ways To Live Your Life To The Fullest
- 101 Life Principles To Live By Daily
- 101 Important Questions To Ask Yourself
- 101 Inspiring Quotes of All Time (series)
- Finding Your Inner Self
- Create Real Change In Life: Address Root Cause vs. Effects
- Top 5 Regrets of the Dying [Podcast]
- You Are The Average Of The 5 People You Spend The Most Time With
- If Your Life Were an RPG, What Type Of Character Would You Be?
- Are You Living Vicariously Through Movie, Drama or Game Characters?
- You Always Have A Choice
- Are You a Self-Help Junkie?
- Do You Dread Growing Older?
- 10 Reasons You Should Stop Watching TV
- The [Delete] Button
- Great Minds Discuss Ideas; Average Minds Discuss Events; Small Minds Discuss People
- 10 Reasons You Should Meditate
- How To Meditate in 5 Simple Steps
- How To Increase Your Mental Clarity in 15 Minutes
- 21-Day Journaling Challenge
Break Negative Patterns:
- What Childhood Stories Are You Replaying Today?
- Are You Facing Repeating Patterns in Life?
- How a Relapse Begins: The Key To Removing Bad Habits
- What Are You Running Away From?
Us & The World:
Character Building
- 101 Ways To Be a Better Person
- How To Be Patient
- How To Stop Being Sarcastic
- How To Keep Yourself Humble While Recognizing Your Worth
- How To Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
- Blind Spots In Personal Growth
- How To Be More Street Smart
- How To Be Kind: 14-Day Kindness Challenge
- How To Be Grateful: 14-Day Gratitude Challenge
- 5 Lessons to Learn From Lance Armstrong’s Doping Scandal
Life Management
- The Life Wheel
- Create Your Life Handbook
- Create Your Vision Board [Video]
- Get Your Big Rocks In First
- Are You Putting Any Parts of Your Life On Hold?
- You are the CEO of Your Life
- Write a Letter To Your Future Self | [Video] Version
- Create Your Inspirational Room
- How To Start When You Have Nothing
- How Do I Prepare For My Comeback in Life?
- The Howling Dog Story
- Are You Planting the Seeds for Your Future?
- 7 Limiting Beliefs Keeping You from Living Your Best Life
- Why I Wake Up Early (And 9 Reasons You Should Too)
- 21 Tips to Wake Up Early
- 21 Days to Cultivate Life Transforming Habits
- How To Remove a Bad Habit
Important Life Skills
Self-Confidence
- Confidence:
- Stop Comparing:
- Self-Image:
- The Beauty of Self – How I Used To Feel Inferior about My Looks
- How To Love Your Body (4-part series)
- How I Found My Place as a Female in Today’s World (3-part series)
- Is there an ideal beauty? This lady gets her face photoshopped in over 25 countries to find out
- Why I Used to Hate My Feet
- I’m Bisexual and I Have Been Resisting My Sexuality. What Should I Do?
- Self-Love:
General Inspiration
- 10 Powerful Graduation Speeches You Don’t Want To Miss
- 13 Meaningful Movies with Life Lessons To Learn
- 20 Commercials That Will Inspire the Greatness in You
- 56 Most Inspirational Songs of All Time
- 15 Beautiful Inspirational Wallpapers For Your Desktop
- 15 Gorgeous Wallpapers with Positive Affirmations
- 7 Lessons I Learned from a Blind Stranger
- Barbie Thomas: Body Builder with No Arms
Emotional Mastery
Emotional mastery is the ability to recognize, understand, and address any negative emotion, be it stress, anger, disappointment, or fear. Learn to understand your emotions, address them, and not let your negative emotions overcome you.
How To Stay Positive
- How To Be Happy: 10 Timeless Principles
- How To Be Unhappy
- How To Stay Positive All the Time [Video]
- Are You Emotionally Generous?
- Are You Focusing on the Black Dot?
- Materialism Breeds Unhappiness
- How To Deal With Moments of Negative Self-Worth [Podcast]
- How To Deal With Depression When It Comes to Our Goals [Podcast]
- I’m Depressed about My Lack of Progress. What Should I Do?
- The Science of Happiness [Infographic]
- Nobody Loves Me [Podcast]
- 21-Day Positivity Challenge
- You Always Have A Choice
- Practice Positive Affirmations: 15-Day Affirmation Challenge
Managing Stress
- How To Stop Worrying About Things You Can’t Control
- Is It Possible To Let Go of Unhappy Past Forever?
- The Night I Cried (Dealing With Work Stress)
- I’m a failure
- Why We Have Slumps And How To Get Out Of Them
- The [Delete] Button
- How To Meditate in 5 Simple Steps
- How To Overcome Perfectionism (3-part series)
- How To Stop Emotional Eating (6-part series)
- How To Manage Work Stress [Manifesto]
Managing Disappointment
Managing Fear
Managing Anger
- How To Deal With Anger (5-part series)
- Part 1: My History with Anger and How I Let Go of It, Part 1: Growing Up in a Household of Anger
- Part 2: My History with Anger and How I Let Go of It, Part 2: The Damaging Effects of Anger
- Part 3: My History with Anger and How I Let Go of It, Part 3: Healing From My Anger
- Part 4: How To Deal With Anger: Your Gentle Guide to Removing Anger for Life
- Part 5: What To Do When You Live with Angry People: 7 Gentle Tips
- How Anger Affects the Brain and Body [Infographic]
- How To Stop Being Abusive to Your Partner
Managing Life’s Adversities
- My Father Just Passed Away and It Seems Pointless that He Isn’t Around Anymore. What Should I Do?
- How To Find Purpose After a Hard Fall in Life
- How To Handle Bullying: An Important Guide
- How To Handle Molestation: A Personal Encounter
- I’m in a Domestic Violence Situation. What Should I Do?
- The Day My Pet Died: How To Cope When Your Pet Passes Away
Goal Achievement
Achieving your goals isn’t just about talent or luck — it’s about having the right mindset and system you can follow to achieve consistent success. Guides on goal setting, developing your goal strategy, having the right mindset, dealing with naysayers, and more.
Goal Setting
- 7 Important Reasons Why You Should Set Goals
- Keep Your End Objective In Mind
- To Get What You Want, First Admit You Want It
- Know your WHAT, then Devise your HOW
- Create Your Vision Board [Video]
- Bucket List Ideas: 101 Things To Do Before You Die
- What is the Message of Your Goal? [Podcast]
- New Year Resolutions:
- 58 Resolutions For Anytime in the Year
- Why I Do Year End Reviews (And 6 Questions for Your Review)
- How To Set New Year Resolutions and Make Them Stick:
Goal Strategy
- Create a conducive environment:
- Be around the right people:
- Prioritize and triage:
- Brainstorm ideas to win:
Developing a Mindset for Success
- Stop Looking For a Magic Bullet For Your Goals
- The 21-Day Incubation Period
- Is Your Goal Worth 30 Minutes of Your Time Every Day?
- The Power of Little Changes
- How Do I Take My Goals Seriously Enough To Achieve Them?
- How Long Would You Spend Helping Your Baby Learn To Walk?
- Use the right language:
- Ignore unwanted opinions:
Overcome Obstacles
- How To Start When You Have Nothing
- Not Getting What You Want? Time To Change Your Actions
- The Emotional Journey of Creating Anything Great [Infographic]
- When Goals Stop Working
- Dealing With Setbacks
- Dealing With Unsupportive People:
- Facing Criticism:
Skill Building
Productivity
Everyone has 24 hours every day — it’s how we use this time that matters. Focus on being productive, not busy. Read my guides on how to prioritize, stop procrastination and get things done.
Prioritize
Get Things Done
- Busy vs. Productive: 7 Tips To Be Productive, Not Busy
- How To Be Productive, Not Busy [Podcast]
- The 8 Habits of Highly Productive People
- The Law of Diminishing Returns
- Self-Discipline is Overrated
- 50 Ways To Boost Your Productivity
- How To Finish What You Start: 10 Important Tips
- The Emotional Journey of Creating Anything Great [Infographic]
Feeling Uninspired/Unmotivated
Dealing With Social Media
Routines & Habits
Improve Your Tools & Environment
- Email Management:
- The Best Productivity System There Is
- Upgrade Your Tools
- 22 Useful Apps I Use For My Work and Life
- Create Your Inspirational Room
- How To Create Your Inspirational Workspace [Video]
- Type Faster with a Text-Substitution App [Video]
- How To Make Your Window Stay on Top of Other Windows [Video]
- Speed Up Your Web Browsing with These 9 Chrome Tips [Video]
Work
Learn important work skills to excel in your work, including how to build an edge, build good relationships with co-workers, and choose your battles. Get advice on career crossroads, whether it’s a mid-career switch or you’re right out of school. Also, guides on how to address your fears and start your business, and how to pursue your passion and become very successful in it.
Build Work Skills
- Job Search:
- Getting Ahead at Work:
- 7 Tips To Be Productive, Not Busy
- How To Build an Edge: Develop Your Talent Stack
- The Market Leader Effect: Where Winner Takes All
- The Emotional Journey of Creating Anything Great [Infographic]
- How To Be More Street Smart
- The Story of Bullshit
- How To Stop Analysis Paralysis
- How To Manage Uncertainty
- How To Make Hard Decisions: 3 Decision Making Methods
- How To Turn Your Weakness Into a Strength
- More in Goal Achievement and Productivity sections
- Daily Routines:
- Managing Work Stress:
How To Manage Co-workers/Clients
- Build Positive Workplace Relationships:
- Workplace Communication:
- Workplace Difficulties:
- More in People Skills section
Career Crossroads
- I Just Graduated. Should I Go for My Dream Job or Continue Studying?
- Should I Pursue My Passion or Work at a Passionless But Well-Paying Job?
- The Day I Quit My Job to Pursue My Passion: 6 Things to Do Before You Quit
- How To Discover Your Ideal Career: Your Message and Your Medium
- How To Make Hard Decisions: 3 Decision-Making Methods
- ‘It’s too late for me to work on X.’ (Pursuing Your Dream Job at Age 57)
How To Start Your Business
Strategies and tips on starting a business. Interviews with successful entrepreneurs, tips on entrepreneurship, how to get media coverage, and more.
- Starting Your Business:
- Can Everyone Be Successful in Starting Their Business?
- Should You Start a High-Profit Business or Do Something You’re Passionate in But Isn’t Lucrative?
- Should I Earn Some Side Income While Working on My New Business?
- Has Anyone Ever Discouraged You From Working on Your Blog? [Ask Celes]
- Have You Ever Lost Motivation During Your Journey? [Ask Celes]
- How Are You Earning Money When You Don’t Have a Job? [Ask Celes]
- How Long Would You Spend Helping Your Baby Learn To Walk?
- Running Your Business:
- Coaching/Blog Business:
- Interviews with Successful Entrepreneurs:
- Salad Stop! – Providing a Healthy and Tasty Meal Alternative for Modern People
- Delcie’s Desserts – Delicious, Healthy Vegan Delights
- Udders – Artisan Ice Cream Created with Care and Dedication
- Citrusox – Trendy Legwear that’s Fashionable, Comfortable and Affordable
- Dann’s Daily Cafe – Offering You Wholesome, Healthier Pescetarian Delights
- Millionaire Entrepreneur Derek Sivers of CD Baby Fame
- Groupon Singapore – Acquired for $24 Million in Less than 1 Year
- Getting Your Startup Acquired for $24 Million in Just 7 Months [Video]
- Tips on Earning Money (Million Dollar Tip Series):
- Inspiration and Lessons:
More in Pursue Your Passion, Goal Achievement, and Productivity sections
How To Pursue Your Passion
How do you pursue your passion and earn money doing it? I walk you through the steps to find your passion, get started with it, and succeed in your journey.
- Find your passion:
- Frameworks to design your ideal career:
- Passion or Money? (Mind-Body-Heart-Soul Framework)
- Your Message and Your Medium (Message-Medium Framework)
- Is It Realistic to Believe ‘Chase Your Passion and Money will Follow’? (Passion-Market-Skills Framework)
- Concerns before pursuing your passion:
- More in Business and Goal Achievement sections
Love & Dating
Frustrated with love? Or are you facing some hurdles in your relationship? All great relationships take time and effort to build. Articles on everything about love: from dating and finding your soulmate, to building your best relationship with your partner, to building a thriving marriage.
Dating Tips
- Are You Looking For A Relationship To Complete Yourself?
- Why I Used To Be Afraid of Intimidating Men and Why It Does Not Faze Me Anymore
- How To Be Charming in Under 500 Words
- Do You Treat Dating as a Game?
- ‘Online Dating and Arranged Dating Are For Desperate People.’ 5 Myths Keeping You From Finding Love
- I Get Nervous When I See an Attractive Guy/Woman. What Should I Do?
- How Can I Stop Feeling Lonely?
- How To Embrace Your Femininity (series)
Finding Your Soulmate
- How I Found My Soulmate, Part 1: My Journey in Love
- How I Found My Soulmate, Part 2: Meeting My Husband (Someone I Knew From Before)
- How I Found My Soulmate, Part 3: Addressing My Inner Demons
- How I Found My Soulmate, Part 4: How I Realized My Husband Is The One For Me
- How I Found My Soulmate, Part 5: How My Husband Realized I Am The One for Him
- 10 Steps To Attract Authentic Love
- How To Know When You Have Found ‘The One’: 8 Questions To Consider
Being in a Relationship
- How To Manage Between Your Goals and Your Partner
- How To Stop Being the Giver in a Relationship/Friendship
- What Can I Do If I Want To Change Someone?
Conflicts in a Relationship:
Sexuality & Intimacy
Marriage
- Are Looks Important in a Marriage Decision?
- Should I Marry a Guy I Don’t Love?
- What I Have Learned From Being Hit On by Married Men
- Beautiful Advice from a Divorced Man after 16 Years of Marriage
Cheating
Dealing With Heartbreak
- How I Moved On From a Heartbreak – Part 1: My Journey With Love
- How I Moved On From a Heartbreak – Part 2: Heartbreak and Sadness
- How I Moved On From a Heartbreak – Part 3: Forgiveness, Closure and Moving On
- Top 12 Signs It’s Time To Move On From a Relationship
- 10 Steps to Move On From a Relationship
- I’ve Been Hurt Deeply Before. How Can I Restore My Faith in Relationships?
Family
Family isn’t always defined by blood, but by the people who are by our side when we need them most. While not all of us have perfect relationships with our family, we should always seek to improve them. Learn to address family conflicts, support your family, and make the best out of family relationships.
The Fundamentals:
- What Childhood Stories Are You Replaying Today?
- How To Improve Your Relationship with Your Parents (4-part series)
- Part 1: How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 1: A Child’s Wish
- Part 2: How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 2: A Pervasive, Widening Gap
- Part 3: How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 3: Revelations and Happiness
- Part 4: How To Improve Your Relationship With Your Parents: A Delicate Guide
Family & Personal Growth
Marriage & Family
Dealing With Family Conflicts
- How To Deal With Anger in the Family (5-part series)
- Part 1: My History with Anger and How I Let Go of It, Part 1: Growing Up in a Household of Anger
- Part 2: My History with Anger and How I Let Go of It, Part 2: The Damaging Effects of Anger
- Part 3: My History with Anger and How I Let Go of It, Part 3: Healing From My Anger
- Part 4: How To Deal With Anger: Your Gentle Guide to Removing Anger for Life
- Part 5: What To Do When You Live with Angry People: 7 Tips
- I’m in a Domestic Violence Situation. What Should I Do?
- What Can I Do If I Want To Change Someone?
- How To Be More Accepting of Others
Losing a Loved One
People Skills
What does it take to have great people skills? Building meaningful relationships isn’t about manipulating others to get them to like you, but about first treating people with love and respect. Articles on how to improve your people skills, build lasting friendships, deal with difficult people, and more.
The Fundamentals:
- The Secret To Meaningful Social Relationships
- You Are The Average Of The 5 People You Spend The Most Time With
- How To Be More Accepting of Others
- What Can I Do If I Want To Change Someone?
Making Your First Impression:
- How To Make a Good First Impression
- How To Make Small Talk in 5 Easy Ways
- 10 Tips to Improve Your Body Language
- 10 Rules of a Great Conversationalist
- Before You Speak, Think [Infographic]
- How To Be Charming in Under 500 Words
Nurture, Not Shame:
Important People Skills:
- How To Say No
- How To Say No [Podcast]
- How To Be Assertive, Not Aggressive [Podcast]
- 6 Tips To Give Constructive Criticism
- 8 Tips To Be Empathetic To Others
- How To Stop Being Sarcastic
- How To Be Patient
- How This Man Saved 160 People From Suicide
Building Friendships
- 10 Tips To Make New Friends
- Cooped Up Indoors? Get a Life with These 7 Tips
- How Do I Meet Like-Minded People?
- How To Remove Social Anxiety
Nurture Friendships:
- How To Have More Best Friends
- How To Be a Good Friend Without Others Taking Advantage of You
- Should I Tell My Friends/Family About My Interest in Self-Help?
- How Do I Encourage My Friends and Family to Grow?
Toxic Friendships:
Dealing With Difficult People
- How To Deal With Energy Vampires
- How To Deal With Critical People
- How To Deal With Rude People
- How To Deal With Dishonest People
- How To Tackle Naysayers
Handling Criticism:
Difficult Situations:
Others
Health
Our body is the only one we have to live in, so care for it properly. Posts on improving your diet, lifestyle, and eating habits.
- General:
- Healthy Living:
- 21 Tips To Wake Up Early
- 5 Reasons To Quit Drinking Soda (And How To Do It)
- Benefits of a Good Posture (And 13 Tips To Get One)
- 5 Secrets to Live Over 100 Years Old
- How To Stop Emotional Eating (6-part series)
- 10 Reasons To Run Barefoot
- What Nutella Really Looks Like
- What Your Poop and Pee are Telling You About Your Body [Infographic]
- Good Carbs vs. Bad Carbs [Infographic]
- What Happens When You Quit Smoking [Infographic]
- Meditation:
- Fasting:
- Weight Loss & Fitness:
Studies
Are you a student? This section is dedicated to you. Learn to achieve academic success, overcome distractions when studying, and make the best out of your school life.
- How To Get on the Dean’s List (series)
- How To Score a GPA of 3.98/4.00 – Interview with Straight-A Student [Video]
- How To Overcome Distractions When It’s Time To Study
- Procrastinating on Studying? 5 Ready Tips To Overcome Procrastination
- 6 Things You Learned in School that Don’t Apply in the Real World
- How Students Can Overcome Their Fear Of Failure
- How To Increase Your Learning Multifold
- 5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Exam Performance
- 10 Powerful Graduation Speeches of All Time
- I Just Graduated. Should I Go for My Dream Job or Continue Studying?
- More in Goal Achievement and Productivity sections
Past Challenges
I used to conduct challenges at PE where thousands of participants around the world took part. Here are the archive posts for some of the past challenges. While they are over, the tasks are timeless and you can do them in your own time.
- Affirmation Challenge — Overview for the Affirmation Challenge held in 2014
- Gratitude Challenge — Overview for the Gratitude Challenge held in 2014
- Positivity Challenge — Overview for the Positivity Challenge held in 2012
- Kindness Challenge — Overview for the Kindness Challenge held in 2012
- Journaling Challenge — Overview for the Journaling Challenge held in 2011
- Countdown Challenge — Overview for the Year-End Countdown Challenge held in Dec 2012