Some psychologists who study anger say anger does have a positive side. For example:

Anger helps clarify relationship problems;
Anger helps finalize business deals;
Anger fuels political agendas;
Anger can give people a sense of control during an uncertain situation;
Anger can cause an entire culture to change for the better as with the women’s suffrage movement.

In certain situations anger can be defined as being constructive rather than destructive and h…

You may be smart, you may be talented, you may be handsome, but you aren’t successful. After all, the guy that never was that gifted or never had great ideas and he has less brains than you, is now your supervisor! How did that happen?

The story has been told and retold countless times about the battle of Waterloo. Poems have been written and songs have been composed detailing every conceivable aspect about it. The English tell it one way and the French share it from a slightly different point of view.

History and legend has it that after Napoleon Bonaparte’s army was defeated and the Duke of Wellington prevailed over the French, Napoleon was taken away and imprisoned. One day a group of newspaper report…

Bet you were hoping that I was going to offer some magic pill that you could take to make it all better, well sorry, it doesn’t work like that. The thing is, there is nothing that can stop you from suffering from depression, except you. You might not like this much, but it’s the truth, and that’s why I’m going to tell it to you anyway.

Your depression isn’t caused by the partner you have or the one you don’t have or the one that left you. It isn’t your job or your kids or …

Whether failure is bad depends on what you think of as failure and what you do with it.

Welcome to the conclusion of this special three part series commemorating the 21st Century Edition of Napoleon Hill’s landmark work, “Law of Success,” which reveals 17 Principles of Success that can help take your career and life to the next level. These are proven principles based on Hill’s 25 years of research personally studying the lives of over 500 of the world’s greatest achievers.

Law of Success Part I and Part II covered the first 11 of these principles. (To read P…

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

– Robert Frost

When it is dark enough, men see the stars.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

In the face of uncertainty, there is nothing wrong with hope.

– Bernie Siegel

In the friendship of an ass expect nothing but kicks.

– Indian Proverb

Only very slowly and late have men come to realize that unless freedom is universal it is only extended privilege.
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Why do some people seem to succeed in all they do, but others flounder along at the rear? Mostly it’s because the successful people have set goals and take steps to successfully achieve them. So how do they always seem to achieve their goals?

Here are five strategies they use:

1. Start with a long-term goal, write it down, taking into account when you are goin to achieve the goal and why it’s important. Try and be as visual as possible, explaining how the achievement o…

Break ups are a nightmare. You find yourself alone, unsure, and terribly insecure. So how do you deal when love, as promised, does not conquer all? You can cower, sulk, lick your wounds, eat tubs of ice cream, and feel sorry for yourself. Or you can choose to bounce back, start afresh, and live again. The latter sounds more inviting but infinitely more difficult, especially when you see the things and places chockfull of memories of what was once there.

A Change Will Do Y…

Stress follows us around each and every day. There is really nothing that we can do about it either, or is there? Stress is caused from bad things and from good things, basically common stressors are caused from finances, friends, spouses, family, work, the neighbors, the mail, and even driving home from work or waiting in line at the gas station. People always want to be stress free but that day will never come where you will be completely free of stress. Stress causes anxie…