5 Habits of Highly Successful People
As creatures of habit, what we do essentially becomes the embodiment of who we are. It’s misleading to think that every success story blossoms from…
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6 Common Traits of a Likeable Person
There’s a reason why we are naturally drawn to some people over others. Is it their contagious smile, approachable nature, or endless optimism that puts…
6 Ways to Be Vulnerable in Love
Being courageous is not synonymous to the absence of fear. In fact, being brave always holds a degree of doubt and uncertainty, but it’s about…
7 Ways to Read Your Cat’s Body Language
Cats can’t speak human languages and, unfortunately, we don’t have magical powers to read the minds of these adorable agile creatures! But, body language reveals…
7 Benefits of Owning a Cat
Cats often make an enigmatic appearance in the works of my favorite writer Haruki Murakami. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved…
7 Ways You Can Start Over
Sometimes, we’re afraid to let go because we forget that starting over is an option. New Year’s is just right around the corner and it’s…
5 Ways Ego Can Ruin Your Life
When we want to achieve something in life, we can become so wrapped up on success that we experience an inflation in our egos. There’s…
7 Signs You May Be Self-Actualized
Self-actualization is the best gift you can give to yourself. But like all wishes, it doesn’t come without the price of hard work, dedication, and…
5 Ways Mindfulness Can Improve Your Life
Today, we live in a fast-paced world that makes it hard to find peace when we’re constantly one click away from news, one text message…
7 Ways Alcoholic Parents Affect Their Children
I had a breakdown a few nights ago after my business meeting ended with Tai Khuong, co-founder and CEO of Psych2Go. I almost didn’t want…
7 Things Highly Intuitive People Do Differently
According to Google dictionary, intuition is “the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.” In other words, it’s the gut feeling…
8 Signs You’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
Susan Cain’s book Quiet was a catalyst for the introvert movement that helped bring awareness towards personality types with a greater need for solitude and…
8 Effective Ways to Strengthen Parent-Teen Relationships
There’s no such thing as a perfect family. Parents may often think they’re doing what’s “best for their child” because they love them, but those…
7 Common Misconceptions about Loneliness
According to John Cacioppo, author of Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection, loneliness is on the rise because we aren’t as closely…
7 Ways to Stop Being a People Pleaser
Most of how our lives unfold is determined by the actions we take. For people pleasers, their nightmares are often created by the actions they…
7 Signs You May Be a People Pleaser
Reaching out and practicing the art of selflessness is a great way to self-actualize. In fact, going beyond the ego and self-absorbed tendencies can be…
5 Effective Ways to Cope with Loneliness
Loneliness is driven by many different factors. Communication problems, racial and cultural intolerance, and environmental influences can all increase one’s chance of experiencing loneliness. But,…
7 Ways to Deal with Jealousy
There’s a lot of stigma associated with jealousy, which makes it hard to talk about, let alone admitting to it. It’s seen as a negative…
5 Signs an Introvert is Jealous
Media often depicts jealousy in a very outward manner with demonstrations, such as unhealthy obsessions, possessiveness, and inappropriate ways of acting out. But, what about…
5 Ways Video Games Can Help You Understand Mental Illnesses
In the fall of 2012, freelance reporter of the video game industry Matt Hughes committed suicide. Before Hughes took his own life, he emailed some…