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What do you do whenever you read a self-help article?
- Do you reflect and see how it applies to you?
- Do you write down your key action steps and work on them?
- Or do you just click the “x” button and surf away, forgetting what you have just read?
Self-help junkies is a term that refers to people who indulge in self-help without action. In general self-help junkies can be classified into three groups.
The first group is the Observers. Observers read, acknowledge the concepts, and are even able to analyze and critique them. But they don’t take action. They seem to read self-help for sport, as a leisurely thing. They read blogs and wonder why there are no new articles, but they rarely or never apply the ideas in the articles.
The second group is the Addicts. Addicts are fervent in engaging in self-help. They read a lot of self-help books and sites. They are very well-versed in self-help concepts. They attend one seminar after another, sometimes within weeks. They have probably attended more seminars than the average person will in their lifetime. During the seminars, they immerse themselves and get a motivational high, which leads to some positive change. However, when the excitement tapers, the change disappears too, and they are back where they started. Lost, they then move to the next self-help resource, looking for that boost.
The third group is the Desperate Seekers. They turn to self-help, often with a sense of anxiety, hoping for a solution to their problem. Yet when an answer is given, they reject it. They then seek out a different resource, anxiously clamoring for an answer. Again, the same thing happens — they reject what is given, continuing to look for another answer. It feels that they are looking for a magic bullet, a miracle solution that will take very little effort and create magical results overnight.
Do you know anyone in the three groups? Or are you perhaps in one of them yourself?
Dangers of Being a Self-Help Junkie
1) Imagining growth when there is none
The first danger is that it results in self-imagined growth. When you’re reading all this material, you may think that you are experiencing massive growth. However, if you don’t apply the ideas, it becomes self-imagined growth. Because at the end of the day, what matters is whether you are using the concepts to better your life, as opposed to just creating a feel-good factor.
An immediate way to tell is to examine your life. Are you still in a job you dislike from 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, or 1 year ago? Are you still weighed down by something from the past? Are you still in the exact same amount of debt? Are you still searching for that next big thing? Are you still anguished by the same people, still in the same toxic relationships from the past?
If so, perhaps it’s time to ask yourself why. Are you applying the concepts that you’re learning? Or are you just reading and not applying?
2) Deferring your life
I once met someone who attended many financial seminars. These included real estate, wealth creation, investment, etc. His goal was to be rich. The seminars weren’t cheap – they were in the range of thousands each, and during the seminars the speakers would up-sell coaching packages too, using persuasive and at times questionable sales techniques.
Eventually he spent five-digit sums on said courses and seminars. Not only did he not earn anything, but he was in debt because he had to borrow money to attend the courses.
When I talked to him, it felt like he was expecting his big break to come from the outside world. For one, he was still looking to attend such seminars and make it big based on the seminar’s content. Two, he kept self-victimizing rather than take ownership of his situation, something he summed up as due to “lack of luck.” Three, it felt that he was looking for someone to show him the magic path to financial abundance, as opposed to taking action himself.
While I tried to tell him that he didn’t need anymore courses or financial know-how, and the answers to his problems aren’t going to be found in such seminars (not to mention many wealth seminars today are basically scams masqueraded as credible events), I wasn’t sure if he heard me. I’m not sure what happened to him afterward, but I wish him all the best.
The example above is extreme, but the same pattern can be found in many self-help junkies. They approach self-help with the mentality that it’ll solve their problems.
Self-help is self-guided improvement. It’s a tool to help you tackle your situations, but until you take ownership of your life and take action to overcome your blocks or problems, they won’t disappear.
This brings me to my second point. If you’re looking for magic answers in self-help, they aren’t there. Learn what you can, then form your conclusion. Then work on creating your best life. Keep learning and changing your plan along the way. But don’t defer your life just to find a magic answer.
3) Not taking real action on your problems
For self-help junkies, reading about self-help is a way to feel like they’re working on their lives. Self-help has become a convenient procrastination outlet. Don’t like how life is turning out? Let’s borrow a bunch of self-help books on the art of positive thinking, and read and feel good about ourselves instead of taking action on the problem. Unhappy with a negative career or relationship? Let’s focus on the importance of appreciation and happiness, and ignore the fact that the biggest way to be happy is to address the problem (the career or the relationship) itself.
Does it make you feel better? Temporarily. Does it change the situation? No, not at all.
What To Do Then?
Step 1: Use Self-Help Constructively
There is a lot of great knowledge in self-help. As a trainer myself, many of my course participants have completely changed their lives after taking my courses. A large part of this is because they are ready to learn and take action. I continue to upgrade myself and read new things every day.
Be clear about why you’re reading self-help. Is it to enrich yourself? To be more informed? Because you’re curious? To get an answer to a question? Make sure you are not pursuing self-help for leisure, to get motivational highs, or for a magic bullet solution. That would be self-defeating.
Step 2: Engage Only If It Has Value
As I mentioned in my How To Say No To Others guide, your time is valuable. Engage in something only if it has value. For each self-help book or course, ask yourself these 4 questions:
- Is this relevant to me?
- Is it something I need to know now?
- Is there something new for me to learn?
- Do the benefits potentially outweigh the costs?
If your answer is “yes” to all 4 questions, then you should go ahead with it.
Personally I’ve only attended one self-help workshops before and have never been to an actual self-help seminar, save for Never Work Again which was more a pitch fest than a real content seminar. I have only read a handful of mainstream self-help books (Living the 80/20 Way, The Dip, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Getting Things Done, etc.). From these, I’ve learned enough concepts to last me a long time. I feel that the other self-help books out there are full of value, just that there’s no reason for me to check them out yet. I have also found that much of self-help in the mainstream culture covers the same (important) principles, and once you’ve seen one or two, you’ve seen it all, unless it’s in a different category (Positive Thinking vs. Finance vs. Entrepreneurship vs. Productivity etc.). If so, it’s usually one or two new ideas integrated with the same core principles.
What I do is a lot of self-reflection, personal experimentation, and action taking. I extract my best lessons and share them here at Personal Excellence with all of you. And the cycle continues. I only read when I have to, and when I do it’s a very fast process — I look for what I need (the 80/20), extract my lessons, and then take action.
Interestingly, despite not being exposed to much of the mainstream self-help (e.g. stuff by Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Robin Sharma, etc.), I’ve been told that many things that I teach today are also recommended by the gurus in their own teachings, packaged in a different way but in essence extolling same principles. To be honest I’m not surprised, as I believe we’re all on the path towards the truth. It’s a very positive sign — if different people from different walks of life are coming to the similar/same conclusions, that means we’re getting somewhere close, and it’s a matter of time before we converge to the same path.
Step 3: Face Yourself
If you have been seeking answers, ask yourself if it’s really answers you are seeking or you’re trying to avoid something. If you keep engaging in self-help to get a “boost,” ask yourself if you’re using this to cover up a lack (of real results and growth) in your life. If you’re a seminar junkie, going from one self-help seminar to another, perhaps the question is to ask yourself what exactly you’re looking for. If you haven’t already gotten a resolution in the first few events you’ve been to, chances are you won’t in the next few events, unless the trainer is using a totally different approach or your attitude changes.
Is there something you’re fearing? Something you’re trying to avoid? Stop looking outside and start looking inside. The answers you seek are inside you. The more you try to avoid your fear or problem, the more it will be right there before you.
Step 4: Apply What You Read
At Personal Excellence, I spend a lot of time writing my articles. I want you to be the best that you can be. I want you to have your best career, to meet your dream life partner, to be financially abundant, to be at the top of your health and fitness, to be at the peak of your game, and to live your most meaningful life ever. What I can do is to spend my days to write quality articles and share my best lessons to you. And from there, it’s up to you to take the relevant lessons and apply them to achieve the results you want.
There are over 700 content rich articles at PE (as of 2017), with some of the best material you can ever get on personal development. These articles include content to discover your life’s purpose, to be more productive and organized, to cultivate positive habits, to wake up early, to become a more confident person, to move on from relationships, to overcome disappointment, among many other topics.
Almost every day, I get a few messages from readers who have created positive changes and are living the life they dreamed of, because they consciously read and applied what they have read this site or elsewhere. Some changes from PE readers:
- Theodor from Norway has finally quit his passionless job recently to pursue his true path in life.
- Kwamise from US is now working on his vision to have a performing arts academy.
- Allison from Panama has become a more confident and optimistic lady.
- Thalissa from Tucson gained closure on a relationship that left her feeling sick and worthless.
- Huiting from Singapore is now pursuing her passion as a travel writer and is taking a travel writing course to equip herself with the right skills.
- Matt from Iowa is taking control of his health and fitness regime, and is living the healthy life he’s always wanted.
- Tatt from Thailand is working on his training business to help teenagers and young adults discover their true selves.
That and many more. All of them are readers of the blog, some long-time readers, and some of whom recently found the blog. All of them may have started out as passive readers, but at some point they realized it was time to take action. They started to make little changes with every article they read, to where they are today. Simply reading and seriously applying the lessons from a fraction of the posts here is enough to create a huge change in your life.
It doesn’t take long for positive results to manifest. I took action to live the life of my dreams two years ago (it’s 2010 as I’m writing this). Within a year my business was up and brought in steady income. Today, two years later, I’m running a business that’s my passion, doing what I love, living true to my life’s purpose and feeling more rewarded than I ever have. The seeds that I sowed two years ago are now little seedlings, strong and ready to grow into trees. There’s so much in store for the future and it’s exciting to see what every day brings.
What you want can be yours too. But they can’t happen if you don’t take action. Identify the areas of improvement in your life. What is the biggest goal in your life now? How do you plan to achieve it?
As you read, always reflect what you’re reading to your situation. Ask these questions:
- How can this information apply to me?
- What have I learned from this?
- How can I apply this to my life? What can I do differently from hereon?
Moving Forward
Some of you may be ready to work on your personal growth but with so many scattered ideas, you don’t know where to start. I have created a 30-day course, Live a Better Life in 30 Days, which consists of my best exercises and tools to live a better life in just 30 days. One task a day, each tackling an area of your life. Many readers have seen transformational changes after just a week. Read more here: Live a Better Life in 30 Days
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Ok it wasn’t as bad as I thought – much as I thought I may be a self-help junkie, Celes, I think I APPLY what I learn and change my life constantly for the better! I set new goals, pick up new hobbies, stick to my passions more, finish tasks, make me aware of bad habits and then destroy them, pick up new habits all the time and I hardly attend any seminars because I am too busy keeping the blog and the rest of my life and habits on track ;)!
Seriously well written and THOROUGH article, as the rest of your brilliant work here at Personal Excellence – and I am so happy that you set out to achieve exactly what you love to do, especially at such a young age! Keep it up – you are an inspiration to many, including me! :mrgreen:
Thanks so much Farnoosh for your support! You’re a sweetie pie and a darling! :D
Hi,
I think there is alot of junk and useless advice out there in the world of self-help. How many times have you read that hot baths, and chamomile tea are the solutions to anxiety disorder? Or that vision is all it takes to change your life? True self-development is complex and people recvieve alot of mixed messages from self-help gurus. I think it’s wonderful that people seek out improvement for themselves and their lives and should not be shamed for it. We all have our own paths and what works for one will not necissarily work for another. We have to be in a place where we are ready to apply the wisdom we have recieved. There is so much pressure out there coming from all directions. When we finally do start to apply true change in our lives that doesn’t mean things will be great for the rest of our lives. There are still bad days. There are still financial worries. There is still profound, gut wrenching loss. It’s how you react to what is thrown at you. We must embrace people with compassion if we see they are stuggling to improve themselves and lead by positive example.
Thank-you.
Hey Celes!
You’re hitting right at the target, again!
Unfortunately, I’ve found myself to be an ´observer´. And I am that…I’m always making plans, researching, collecting information but never really start making the change, or start and stop in a few days… I do actually feel that my mindset is changing, but at a very slow rate and it’s not ripe to really change yet…. I think it all has to do with a lack of self confidence and self appreciation…
And one more thing, I hope that releasing the 30DLBL book won’t mean the deleting of those articles of the blog…. I live in a third-world country and am in no position to buy the e-book (considering PayPal doesn’t support us) :(
Anyways, best of luck with the book, I believe it will be awesome! :)
Thanks Yvonne! :D The articles will still be there (so not to worry), though I highly encourage everyone to get the book if possible. It’s quite a revamp from the previous 30DLBL, and though the structure is similar, it’s pretty much a rewritten program from start to end, and definitely a whole lot better.
Pre-order announcement has just been posted in the latest post: https://personalexcellence.co/blog/30dlbl-program/
Both Paypal and credit cards are accepted too, so it’s okay for those without Paypal :D Let me know if you’ve any other questions!
I was a Self-Help Junkie, and you describe me perfectlyan an, “Observer”. I sought help from a variety of sources, took in the information, but did nothing to capitalize on the information! However, I was still in denial that I could control everything about my life. Until I woke-up last year, hated the decisions I made to get to this point in my life, and decided to do something about it! Finally all the Self-Help Resources I read over the years finally sunk in – and change was a snap. It took a year of deep processing, but I’m here. I have not picked up a Self-Help book in months. I have instead picked up fitness/wellness, & cooking magazines instead!
Great Post!
Great stuff!! Here’s the challenge: There are thousands, literally millions of amazing ideas in what you call ‘self help’ books, the real challenge is getting yourself to use what you know.
Knowledge is not power anymore, it could be. The ability to use what you know, be deliberate in your outcomes, have targeted strategies and INFLUENCE CONSCIOUSNESS to work for you, is the real foundation for power. Not power over other people, not power over anything, but power over the ability to influence yourself to TAKE ACTION and NEVER RELENT.
The strategies are great, but if you haven’t learned how to induce peak states, and activate your neurology, you may find it hard to summon the internal drive to do anything. My work combines what we know in neuroscience, with principles and philosophies of success and personal achievement, as well as learning yourself and being aware of your internal states. Great article, thanks for contributing to the world of human potential! :wink:
Hi Celes,
This is a frank but necessary article. Many people turn to self-help hoping to find a miracle to turn their lives around. Whether it is a quick and easy fix or having someone to tell them what to do. But self-help is called self-help for a reason. If you don’t help yourself, there is little anyone else can do to help you.
I recall attending motivating talks when I was doing insurance sales years ago. Some speakers were good, others were less so. The point is I was pumped up the first time I attended it, but the feeling soon faded away. After a few more of these talks I realized it was pointless unless we took action and applied the knowledge to our lives.
Everyone is different. So I feel that the things you learn in self-help has to be adapted to suit your needs. This is why I like how you mention that we should only engage in something if it has value. For those who have watched Red Cliff, I think that there is much we could learn from the young warlord Sun Quan who listened carefully to opinions before he made up his own mind. In this day and age we can be easily overwhelmed by too much information. So we have to make an effort to think for ourselves and take responsibility for our lives to avoid the pitfalls of self-help junkies.
As you rightly point out, the self-help gurus more or less package the same principles in different forms. It is up to us to find a form we like and take massive action.
Thank you for sharing this post!
wow,..I admit that I’m guilty of this….very much :(
thanks for this article, Celes, once again, you reminded me non-stop as if ‘slapping’ me right on my face telling “what the heck have you been doing??”
thanks for this “tough-love” article,..I need it very much.
Hi Celes,
I totally agree with this. In fact some times people get disillusion by reading personal growth materials. One way to counter the “self help junkie” syndrome is to track results. If results aren’t showing it, most probably you are not making much progress.
Cheers,
Vincent
I love this article! I think I’m somewhere in the middle. I love selp-help stuff, not sure why. Perhaps it’s because I really love to learn more about helping people and myself. I do find it tough to apply some of the stuff that I learn though. Maybe because many of the books don’t always provide solid info on actions to take. That is why I loved your 30-day routine. I was able to do something everyday to help myself. I need something like that to keep me going. Thanks!
Is there a class for self-help junkies? LOL!
LOL! I think focusing on getting immediate take-aways from what we read and committing them to goals/changes (even in small actions) is a huge start. Asking ourselves – “What have I learned from this? What am I going to do differently now?” will get us to think and start doing things differently.
I realize that self-help can be quite abstract sometimes, and it’s hard for the reader / information seeker to know what exactly to do after reading if it’s too theoretical. That’s partly why I started 30DLBL too, which is very action-focused and gets us moving via specific tasks every day (that embody the concepts). I’m glad you find the 30DLBL helpful Angie! Be sure to check out the 30DLBL book announcement in the latest post too!
https://personalexcellence.co/blog/30dlbl-program/
Celes,
Great article. Love your deep thoughts and insight.
I feel like I am a self help junkie, because I love to read self help books. I love to learn and to grow, but I am not growing as much as I would like to see.
What does the Bible say? The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41).
I still think a self-help junkie is better than someone who doesn’t do self-help stuff because he think he is good enough and doesn’t need it. We all need help one way or the other. A self help junkie is at least consciously in search for help and growth. It’s a good first step in living a better life. We have different abilities and grow at a different pace. Some learn and change fast, while others learn and change slowly. As long as we have the desire for self-help, or God-help, and for improvement, we are on the right track. There will be some results and changes, big or small. It’s hard to judge the change that happens inside someone’s head and heart.
The really sad thing would be to think we don’t need any help and change.
Love and hugs to you, my friend.
Hi Qin Tang! I totally agree with you – if someone is going to procrastinate on work, I rather the person be reading self-help than not do anything, since in the former at least he’ll be gaining information. There is always an information gathering phase before we take action, and the key is to ensure that we absorb the information, process it and translate it into action afterward. I know of people who have literally just read and not taken action on their dreams for nearly 20 years, and in the process they’ve become perpetual observers, which sort of pains me when I see that. If we keep reconnecting with our biggest visions and goals for ourselves and keep moving forward while using self-help as our tool to do so, we’ll all get there.
Hi Celes,
Really good article, makes you reflect ;)
I came to some of your conclusions too.
Thanks for your great blog.
Marjolein
Everyone who gets into self help is a junkie until they find their path. There is too much BS to wade through to get to the real guts of it.
What i’m finding is that self help has helped me to analyse what I have done naturally when I have been actually motivated to do something.
With our work becoming more difficult and the pressure levels rising; with the combination of all the great media and “escapes” out there for us to indulge; it really makes it difficult for us to be able to do things we really don’t want to do.
I’m finding more merit in what my parents and grand parents have been telling me recently; than what self help has ever taught me.. Funny, cause I always avoided what they had to say thinking it didn’t apply to me.
The reality is, that you have to find your calling and what really makes you passionate and happy, then you need to commit yourself to the task completely and follow through even when the things get tough.
That’s what you have done Celes and what all the other self help people have done and everyone else who is out there living their dreams..
Self help people may provide some interesting tips of techniques along the way; but until you reach the point when you know what you want and you know that you cannot sit by idly any more and watch your dreams pass you by; then self help will do little for you.
So my feeling is that all of these “junkies” are still lost.
I know, because I was a mega junkie; but I found my calling recently and I realise that spending time reading books is only delaying my actions.
So, thanks Celes, some of your stuff was really good; but I guess I don’t need it anymore. Good luck with everything. 8)
Hi Celes, it’s a great article. I can really identify with being a self-help junkie; I realised this last year, and since then have been slowing down. I had been in a sort of information overload – not only reading and collecting books, but blog posts and emails as well.
I still read a lot, but I am more selective. I scan through the material, discard what is not applicable and file away those I think might be useful eventually. I’ve been reading my old books again, giving away those I won’t read again and making notes and mindmaps – easier to refer to when required. The information has not been lost; it’s there at the back of my mind and I refer to it as and when required. Prior to last year, I was as Mattj said, trying to find my path, but since then I’ve have been making small but meaningful changes in my life and habits.
On another note, your blog and book have been very helpful. The information is concise and can be easily applied to specific areas where and when changes are required. The 30DLBL has been a great experience, although I’m lagging a bit in my plans as the momentum is somewhat lost. Looking forward to the workbook!!
Thanks a lot for your help and support :mrgreen:
Ish, thank you so much for your kind words and support always. To be honest I actually don’t think you as a junkie at all, because you have been taking action each time, and processing the materials you read. I’d say it’s more of a information processing phase, vs. being a junkie (junkie is someone who just reads for leisure (vs. learning), and totally doesn’t do anything, nor plan to do anything about that afterward). Don’t worry about the momentum being lost – it’s normal and happens to everyone! The key is to focus on getting started again after that. It’s also why 30DLBL is very helpful program to do once every 6 months/1 year.
Well I think the most thrilling part is applying the knowledge you get that’s what gives it valor(because it’s humanly impossible to learn all the knowledge available, so knowledge in itself doesn’t have that much valor), I know I was a self help junky before but I don’t read it that much anymore but “try” to apply what I learn even though it includes failing but I’ll succeed one day :)…
Great article — and too funny, because a few years ago I wrote an article called “I Was a Self-Help Junkie” for Women’s Health magazine. (http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/addictions-to-self-help) I still love reading self-help books and blogs, but I sift through them and apply those tips that resonate with me.
That’s fantastic! Thanks a lot for sharing Linda :D
Excellent questioning Celestine! I’ve wrote about this myself as too many love the ‘help’ part but forget putting the self into it. Moving from one philosophy to the next, attending workshops and seminars, purchasing the new ‘in thing’ best seller book but never taking action is couch potato positivity. It’s like love – you can wait for ever thinking the next one that comes along will be what you’ve waited for or realise that what you’ve waited for is what you see right now. Have faith, forget perfection, invest yourself and you will be amazed at what happens. So, read, take in, attend and understand, then get helping the self.Love this post, it’s a beaut!
Self help junkies are those who just listen to tapes, watch videos, and think about change. They never take the action steps to do it, but purchase another book and use a syringe to inject themselves with pages of more motivation and inspirational thoughts of non action.
Wow this article is really straight to the point.
Seminar junkies, let just touch up on that one. I would consider myself a self help addict after reading your post, I have been to quite a lot of different self help seminars and it always baffled me, getting so pumped up and then falling flat in my face after it all.
The one distinction that I made which has been able to change this and thus change my life, is applying even one or two core principles that I learned there and practicing that in my daily life.
I’ve learned that success is a series of compounded good habits. Maybe its going just that little extra mile per day, reading that one more page, finishing off that project 30 minutes earlier, being a little more productive than the day before. All of these add up and re-enforce your successful habits.
It is truly an inspiration to see all the things that you have accomplished and it paves the way for many of us to follow in your footsteps or make our own path =)
Thank you!
Great article. And equally great and enlightening comments from from very intelligent people.
To be honest I believe everybody is likely to be a ‘self help junkie’ one way or the other at a certain point in his life. But those who really know what they want out of life and are determined to change their life positively will not remain a junkie for long. They will discover, after reading many self help and motivational books and attending many seminars, that there is nothing new to learn; all the so called gurus are actually saying the same thing in a different way. What is needed now is not
more information but ACTION that will bring positive, tangible result.
The responsibility to change our life rest on our shoulder. No book, seminar, or guru can do it for us. They can only educate us and broaden our perception. We must wake up and take action to achieve our dream
Celes,
Your techniques are quite powerful and can help people but your writing style is too pompous. Nobody likes being talked down to this way. A little bit of humanness and compassion goes a long way. You might be happy with the way your life is going right now, but there will come a time when the clarity and connection with yourself will fade, however momentarily (believe me!). Perhaps if you were to read your posts at that time you would realize how pontificating you can be. We’re all human, we’re all different and we’re all fragile. Your job as a life coach is to bring us to our place of power, not make us feel even worse about the way we are right now.
Hello Celes!
I have to say, you have a nice nickname +_+
Anyhow, when I was into new age and healing in the late 90s I sometimes met what I call workshop junkies, who would go from workshop to workshop. Whenever there was a new type of healing system or meditation on the program – they would be there.
In meditation circles they say that practicing one meditation technique is like digging one hole, while trying every technique on the menu is like digging a hundred holes. You get much deeper if you stick to one practice.
I believe many seekers and personal development followers are looking for that RIGHT technique. Yes, it’s important you find something that suits you so the practice flows naturally. But at the same time, if you want to see progress you have to stop looking around…
It’s impressive to read about all the media attention your blog has received.
I wish you success with the book launch!
Hi Celes,
I am having a hard time understanding the term or the article (partly due to not being native English). Is it correct that “self-help” means a (self)improvement information in any form? That confuses me, because it seems that these blog is about this too, so why would there be an acticle describing that it’s bad.
(of course every extreme is bad – spending half a day reading these articles or in seminar, the same as excercising whole day and never reading a book, reading books whole day never talking with friends, spending whole day with friends while not attending school etc.)
Is it bad to get motivation and inspiration from a presentation etc.? I never attended any seminars, just two three seminars(?) about computer graphics, but I’d say that should also be a goal of the presentations -> to make listeners interested, to spread joy, motivation, inspiration…
We might get all the motivation from ourselves, but that would be denying the human nature of not being single entities in vacuum, but a social species
Don’t get me wrong, I find your blog nice overall, but there’s an array of articles that confuses me (or makes me feel bad)
Hey Nox :D The article refers to the act of reading without action as something to watch out for. There’s nothing bad about reading or taking information in itself as you said :D
Great post and great blog! i actually learned something very valuable that I will apply in my coaching practice…thank you:-)
That sounds fantastic! Thank you for reading and leaving a comment Pranic! :) I wish you all the best in your coaching practice!
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