You’re ashamed… Of your past, your actions, and your decisions. You feel guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or a quality in your character. But why do you feel this way? I find the topic of shame to be quite an interesting one because I believe it is far more nuanced than you …
“Jealousy is the root of all evil” Have you heard that expression before? Maybe you’ve experienced the backstab (or frontstab) by a jealousy-fueled person… or, maybe you’ve been the dealer of similar jealousy-fueled actions… In talking with people since starting my blog, a question I often get asked is, why the f*** can’t people just …
So. I see you made it to my post. Well thank you for supporting me 🙏❤ But most importantly, CONGRATULATIONS! Seriously, congrats for taking the first step in your personal development journey. “Uhm Ella… what do you mean ‘first step’? What other steps are there to take?” Well I’m glad you asked! Generally speaking there …
Last week, one of my buddies asked me a fantastic question, what is the first step to re-training your brain? I thought it was an easy answer. And then I realized I was incredibly wrong. DAMNNNN. How have I not written a blog post about this yet!? So here I am about 10 days later, …
Do things that make you happy … right? But do you think that should always be the case? I guess it depends how you define “happy”. If you ask me, I prefer to alter the statement altogether to say, “do things that make you happy in the long run“. Or, “do things that are good …
It’s easy to get stuck … … in your daily routine, in your job, in your relationship. The explanation for this? … Habit. Since starting this blog, I’ve talked a lot about how staying disciplined to good routines can help you create good habits – therefore making the challenging things in life easier. And if …
Pressure – Societal, family, peer … I guarantee we’ve all felt it from one source or another. As a “millenial“, I’d say one common pressure felt by a lot of Gen Ys and Zs is that university degrees allow you to achieve your dreams. *insert eye roll* For the record, I am not saying university …
Stagnation. Stasis. Still. Are you ok with that? I’m not. I like progress. I like the feeling of success. And more importantly, I like the feeling of long-term and well-earned success. Notice what I said there? “Well-earned“. Success takes hard work and self-discipline. Want to lose weight? Sure you can drink smoothies for 30 days …