Where are you today? Take an Inventory/Self-Assessment “What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year.” – Vern McLellan We are working toward personal and professional growth to build a stronger version of who you are today. This essay aims to help you takeContinue reading “2025 and Beyond, Mapping Your Present: What Truly Matters; and Why!”
Category Archives: Authenticity
Finding Your True North: Setting Your Direction for 2025
The theme for December 2024 is to establish goals for 2025 and beyond. So, we are starting some preparations for setting goals: find our true north, map our present, align our core, and write our legacy. This essay is to set the stage, so please follow along every Friday for more on how to establishContinue reading “Finding Your True North: Setting Your Direction for 2025”
What If Self-Authorship Redefines Your Existence?
Let’s have a philosophical discussion about “What if.” How can changing your mental attitude help you see the opportunities in your future? Our thoughts and attitudes shape our reality. An ongoing process of self-definition and self-creation characterizes human existence; we are constantly faced with choices that shape our identity and future possibilities. The ability toContinue reading “What If Self-Authorship Redefines Your Existence?”
A Philosophical Perspective – Who Am I?
I think therefore, I am – Descartes I wrote this poem at the beginning of my journey to define myself. At sixteen, I had not learned that we hold the strings. At sixteen, others (my parents) controlled my life. It takes a lifetime to understand that we are the authors of our story. Asking deepContinue reading “A Philosophical Perspective – Who Am I?”
A Philosophical Inquiry. What Does It Mean To Exist?
What does it mean to be human? What is the purpose of our life? Why do we need meaning? How does meaning affect us? What even is meaning? Philosophers have spent countless hours considering the concept of meaning, as well as the “meaning of meaning.” Existence is having a presence in the world, an awarenessContinue reading “A Philosophical Inquiry. What Does It Mean To Exist?”
Beyond the Eye: Philosophical Reflections on Perception and Reality
“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” – Colin Powell The focus of my blog is personal growth and development. This growth requires getting in touch with yourself through analysis, taking inventory, and spending time in deep self-reflection. Then, define who you are today, who you want toContinue reading “Beyond the Eye: Philosophical Reflections on Perception and Reality”
Peeling Back the Layers: Perception and Identity
“The difference of who you are today and who you want to be is what you do.” – Bill Phillips Ask yourself the following questions: “Who am I?” and “What defines me?” We may think these are easy questions to answer and that we have a good grasp on our identity and what comprises it.Continue reading “Peeling Back the Layers: Perception and Identity”
Peeling Back the Layers: A Journey of Self-Reflection and Identity
Who are you? What makes you YOU? Can you define yourself, your essence, identity? These are complex questions. Humans have many layers of self. We are all we experience, but deeper, we have layers of ourselves in our unconsciousness. Who we are today is not identical to who we were a year ago, as weContinue reading “Peeling Back the Layers: A Journey of Self-Reflection and Identity”
What Truly Matters? Wisdom
Please note that I will only post once per week on Friday for the next month, as I will make some changes. “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” – Carl Jung Who are you today, and who do you want to be tomorrow? How can you prioritize what trulyContinue reading “What Truly Matters? Wisdom”
What Truly Matters? Finding Meaning and Purpose
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky What truly matters? Have you taken time to sit with yourself and answer this question? We rarely add seeking meaning and purpose to our list of goals. But why not? It should be atContinue reading “What Truly Matters? Finding Meaning and Purpose”