“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung
Clear your mind
Our minds can be overrun with things we need to do, worries, desires and overall busyness. An exercise I find very helpful at times is to write out everything that is going on in my head. I have provided an example of a journal entry below. JOURNAL ENTRY JULY 20, 2011...
Your self-worth
You are worthy to be here and contribute to your company, community, family and the world at large just as you are. How much do you truly believe this? Our worthiness can be tested in various aspects of our lives based on things such as feedback from others and our...
Release your negative thoughts
How do you deal with negative thoughts? Our minds can be full of all kinds of thoughts throughout the day. They can be helpful and they can also be harmful. They can enable us to get closer to our goals and they can take us away from our goals. Here is an example...
Your fears
How does fear impact your life? Fear can play a major role is putting up barriers which stop us from reaching our goals. It can be direct and immediate or it can be subtle and hard to completely notice. I have had moments in my life when fear has set in and the...
Your life stories
An exercise I found helpful to better understand myself was to write out stories from my life that taught me a life lesson about going within. For me, I started at kindergarten and wrote about things I remembered throughout my years in school. You may have a different...
Your mistakes
What happens when you make a mistake? I have had my own challenges with judging myself when I make a mistake. Over the years, I have realized the amount of pressure I put on myself to do things right. It could be due to me being an oldest child. It could be because...