Author: Steve Mueller

Communicating effectively is fundamental, not only in a leadership position, but also in various other areas of life. Communication is what separates the average from the extraordinary. Communicating effectively is one of the most important skills in life. It can make all the difference! When you’re able to skillfully communicate, you can avoid time-consuming misunderstandings. In doing so, you can greatly reduce the amount of conflicts in your day-to-day life. Effective communication skills can also aid you in resolving conflicts and in establishing harmony between conflicting parties. By learning to communicate in an effective manner, you’ll get more of what…

Life isn’t always easy. In some situations, you stumble a little bit, but you can quickly move on. In other situations, however, it is not that easy. Sometimes, life simply knocks you down. Life may confront you with challenges that suck all the happiness out of you. It might even feel as if all hope is lost; as if you have to face the difficulties all alone. It is incredibly difficult in these situations to find even the slightest trace of happiness within yourself. No matter if you’re confronted with problems in your professional life, a breakup, family issues, an…

Almost all human beings are confronted with negative thoughts every once in a while. Unfortunately, the number of people that have negative thoughts on a regular basis is continuously increasing. For some, negative thinking has even become a chronic habit. However, most of us pay little attention to these thoughts. What we do not realize is how destructive negative thought patterns can be. Not only does negative thinking decrease our confidence, but it also affects our mood and general outlook on life. The major problem, however, is that negative thinking can be self-fulfilling. By means of constant repetition, we gradually…

Are you feeling stressed? Confronted with looming deadlines, high expectations and heavy workload? Is the quality of your life suffering from the fact that you are under a lot of pressure? It seems as if stress is an unavoidable part of regular life. In all walks of life, people are regularly confronted with high levels of stress. It’s a pressure that slowly starts to wear us out. Sometimes it even feels as if there’s nothing you can do to reduce stress. You’re burdened with responsibilities and the tasks you need to get done are continuously getting more demanding. Perhaps you’re…

What is it that successful people have in common? What differentiates the extraordinary from the ordinary? What are the qualities that enabled individuals to build empires out of nothing? Many people ponder about these questions. They all center on the question what qualities one needs to develop in order to be successful. In order to find an answer we’ve taken a close look at successful individuals. We made sure to investigate the lives of a wide range of people who all were successful in different areas of life. Based upon our results, we came to an interesting conclusion: even though…

Are you feeling bored? Don’t know what to do with your time? Can’t seem to find anything interesting to do? If so, you might be burning to do something, but nothing seems interesting or entertaining. Everyone knows this annoying state of being. We’ve all been there. Boredom feels like being stuck between wanting to do something and not being able to find something compelling to do. It’s not that you don’t want to do something. It’s just that every activity you can think of seems dull and boring. Let’s change that! The following will present you 10 effective strategies to…

Modern-day life has become a great challenge. Its hectic pace and the responsibilities it places upon us take a toll on how we feel and on our health in general. In the workplace, many people are confronted with looming deadlines, time pressure and an ever-increasing number of obligations. The fact that there’s far too little time to address all the tasks required from us is the norm and no longer the exception. As a result, we feel compelled to work long hours, which only adds to the feeling of being overworked. The demands of modern day living overburden us and…

By embarking on a spiritual journey, you can discover who you truly are. A spiritual journey is a very individual and intimate quest to consciously deepen your insight about life. Some people decide to go on a spiritual journey in order to pose themselves profound questions about their life. The journey can, for instance, help them to better understand their purpose in life. Others seek to intensively study the nature of reality or wish to grow their understanding of God. Whatever it is, a spiritual journey can greatly help you to be more at peace with yourself and the world.…

Solitude simply cannot be avoided at times. It makes us uneasy and uncomfortable. However, equipped with the right attitude and some powerful techniques we can learn to make the best of it. We can use times of solitude as wonderful opportunities to rediscover ourselves. Not just this, but we can also learn how we can be perfectly happy alone. No matter if you’ve just went through a difficult breakup, struggle to find the right partner or simply miss your family and friends—the quality of your life does not necessarily have to be compromised by it. Here’s what you can do…

The power of positive thinking does not only manifest itself through reduced stress levels and improved health. It is also a way of living, which allows you to see a brighter side of life. Cultivating the mental and emotional attitude of thinking positively helps you to see through difficult times. Furthermore, it enables you to have faith in the emergence of something positive out of negative situations in your life.

We all know these situations in which we’re simply unable to pay attention. We give our very best, but it’s simply not possible to stop the mind from wandering off. Some of us start having vivid daydreams, while others diligently think about all the things they need to do. We engage in all kinds of exciting thoughts, but we don’t do what we’re actually supposed to do: Paying attention. We cannot help but lose focus, often without even realizing it. It prevents us from ever paying attention, which makes it incredibly difficult to focus on the task at hand. No…

Living a minimalist life means to get rid of all the dross that accumulated in your life. It means to eliminate the unessential from your life. Doing so will help you to make room in your life for things, people, and experiences that add true value to your life. It feels liberating to finally have made the decision to become a minimalist. You know that you’re going to trade in chaos, noise, and hectic for peace and mental clarity. You might even imagine how becoming a minimalist will help you to spend much more of your time with the really…

Life is a continuous struggle for more. It all begins during early childhood, when we simply cannot have enough of those fancy little toys. But it doesn’t stop there, it’s just the beginning. As we grow older, our desire for more grows exponentially. Our dreams and wishes become much bigger – the pursuit of ever more becomes an integral part of our lives. As such, it greatly influences the decisions we meet in life. Instead of making sound choices, we opt for the financially most promising alternative. Many people’s lives are therefore not based on decisions that make them happy,…

We’re living in the age of consumerism and materialism. Life has become a hectic struggle. We’re so busy chasing ever more that our lives have become cluttered with unnecessary belongings, responsibilities and extra burdens. These things have clouded our lives so heavily that it’s difficult to focus on the things that are really important and meaningful to us. We attribute meaning to insignificant things, while completely missing out on the truly magnificent aspects of life. By living simply, you can put much greater emphasis on the central aspects of your life that are really important to you. Less can often…

The majority of young people are struggling to give their life a true meaning. But even as we grow older most have absolutely no idea what we really plan on doing with our time and our lives. It all starts in school when teachers ask us questions about what we want to become later in life. Most kids give the typical answers; they want to become policemen, firefighters, astronauts, doctors and nurses. These career aspirations will most likely change 10 times a year until we finally finish school/university and pick up a profession.

Almost all of the larger companies have mission statements. These statements provide direction and define the purpose of the organization. Mission and vision statements are therefore considered to be vital in the business sector. However, when it comes to the individual, the power of having a personal mission statement is largely unknown. But why shouldn’t we as individuals create mission statements as well? Having a mission and vision for your life can prove to be exceptionally beneficial for your own progress. It’s as vital for you to define your mission and vision for life as it is essential for any…

Successful people are inquisitive in nature. They have come to understand that success is not all about knowing the answer to everything. It’s all about asking the right question, at the right time to the right person. The willingness to explore, however, does not necessarily have to be limited to external investigations only. Quite the contrary, by also asking yourself the right questions, you can propel your development.

Are you tired of books that contribute nothing to your growth? Tired of books making big promises, without ever delivering? There are countless books out there filled with well-intended advice that are not at all helpful. Instead, they waste your precious time and lead you nowhere. If you’re looking for personal development books that can truly make a difference in your life, look no further. The following presents our hand-picked selection of the best self-help books from a variety of different categories. These are the books that will enable you to accelerate your life to the next level. They will…

The ability to measure success properly can have a great impact upon your life. It greatly influences how you perceive yourself. But it can also contribute a sense of accomplishment, purpose and self-efficiency. The problem is that the vast majority measures success incorrectly. Far too long, we as a society have primarily used money, power and status for the measurement of success. These three mainstream indicators of success contribute greatly to an imbalanced perception of success. As a result, they can cause great havoc in our lives. Let’s shed some light on this issue by answering the question, “How do…

What does success mean to you? Sooner or later in life, we are all confronted with the essential question how we define success. No matter if this happens during a job interview or while making plans for the future, finding an answer is not always easy. The word “success” can have quite a lot of different meanings to different people. If you’d randomly ask one hundred people what success is all about, you’d get a vast variety of different answers. When it comes to success, reaching common consensus about a definition is extraordinarily difficult. Some might even say that it’s…