advice

Advice that will put you on the path to success; tips, tricks and nuggets of wisdom from trusted experts and motivational mentors.

Got Writer’s Block?
I never really know what to write about. I have a million-and-one story ideas floating about in my mind at any given moment, but if I were to actually sit down and start writing, my mind would go blank.
By erin muñoz6 years ago in Motivation
Soul Searching
Have you ever felt like you are missing something in life? A voice inside of you trying to tell you something? WELLLLLL. I know that feeling!
By Khrissy Lu6 years ago in Motivation
A retreat to rebalance.
A secret sanctum of solitude. Your childhood fear of the pitch black has not fully disintegrated: the cold chill still lightly bites you from your lower back to your neck. Breathe out. Nothing or no one mean you any torment. The lack of light only means to cause you curiosity and wonder. Go forth, and see what new patterns you will learn: The nights don't feel dark for long, for slowly the eyes adjust, the lights shed their tears on the path ahead, and your feet already know the way. All is well. You are loved, you are safe.
By Robyn Emerson6 years ago in Motivation
Rewriting your story
If you could author any story, what would you write about? Would you write of wonderful wilderness adventures like The Hobbit? Would you transcribe titillating tales of unsolved mysteries like Sherlock Holmes? Would you pen down fantasies of far-off worlds and infinite galaxies like Star Wars? Would you scribble about lessons learned from a character’s chaotic life such as Jo in Little Women? WHAT IF, you simply became the author of your own story - the great adventure of YOU and all the characters that come and go throughout the plot twists and turns in your life.
By Wander TheWild6 years ago in Motivation
Bullet Proof?
I see the gun raise, see the flash, and hear the pop! Pain! Everything goes black, all thoughts are gone save one... "This could be the end, this might be the one that actually kills me!"
By Geoerl Niles6 years ago in Motivation
The Art of Being A Green Dog
In the beginning, I was just an ordinary child. Nobody suspected that I would become what I am today, that Wyrd eccentric, the loud, opinionated freak in conventional clothes.
By Maritsa Solares6 years ago in Motivation
When You Suddenly Realize You’re Having One Of Those Kinds Of Days
Today is turning out to be one of those days, and It all started with breakfast and our bathroom shower. There’s a place where my wife and I love to have breakfast. It’s about fifteen minutes from our house, the food is excellent and the prices better. All of the staff know us by first name (yeah, we go that much), and we always clean our plates.
By PG Barnett6 years ago in Motivation
You Are What You Write
Some may not agree with this statement, but I firmly believe not only are we what we write, but we can mold and shape ourselves and our outlook on life by writing.
By PG Barnett6 years ago in Motivation
If not me then who? If not now then when?
There's a lot to worry about... Oceans rising, devastating fires, a fast spreading epidemic, political instability and increasing division. There are new linguistic phrases to describe the accompanying cognitive load that these scary developments place on people: terms like Filter-Bubbles and Eco-anxiety.
By Roz B6 years ago in Motivation
Look at Me
Have you ever noticed those judged and misunderstood you are the people who knows nothing about you? I was so aware that whenever I'm in a big crowd and public places, there has a higher chance to be judged. But, if I mind you, I couldn't do what I want. I won't be enjoying and learning from every mistakes I've done with the life that I have. Most of them say that I used to speak in public. But in reality, there's a big lump in my throat. Muscles tensed. I stuttered.
By Emlyza Studio6 years ago in Motivation
The Unbecoming
How old were you when you first woke up to the fact that you’d been living your life for everyone else but yourself? How long had the world been telling you exactly who you needed to be? Have you even met your true self yet? This is me really asking in my best smoky Absolem the caterpillar voice, “WHO ARE YOU?”
By Marissa Luna ☽❁6 years ago in Motivation
Life of an Empath
It is hard to explain... so I guess I'll just start at the beginning... Since I was very young I had this 'tick' I was able to feel other people's emotions, if I passed someone in a store - even if they smiled - I could feel sadness, and I would carry that sadness through the rest of my day... at those young ages I didn't understand what was wrong with me... I grew up in a hard home for the first several years of memory... My dad was abusive towards us... my mom and my siblings... He was mean... and constantly angry... I don't have many memories of a young age where I didn't fear his pressence, even after he left... Most of my younger memories I remember being scared and trying to walk on eggshells... being taken from my bed in the middle of the night by my mother and waking up at someone else's home sometimes my grandparents and sometimes a family from our church... it took a long time for us to mend ourselves in our own way... Mom had to emmerse herself into work to take care of our now broken home and she had to hide her pain from us while my younger siblings and I cared for each other and the home.
By Ashley Wentz6 years ago in Motivation