According to the Troggs, 'love is all around'. So how come we're not very good at loving ourselves, never mind loving ourselves more? As someone who’s experienced some of those ‘slings and arrows of outrageous fortune’ that Hamlet harped on about, I may now have a partial answer. Without getting too far into a forensic analysis that can only lead us up our own backside, I think there are probably at least two main reasons: 1 We think to love ourselves is to be selfish, but this is to … [Read more...] about Love: how to love ourselves more
Potential
How to discover your potential in one step
Now notice that the headline doesn't say anything about discovering your potential in 'one easy step'. That's because I don't want to lead you astray from the beginning. Later on, maybe; right from the start, no. That would be plain wrong. Let's start by acknowledging that 'potential' comes from the same stem as 'power'. My favourite definition is: "latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness". That strikes me as worth some effort, as worth … [Read more...] about How to discover your potential in one step