Self Improvement Site
On The Internet! Take the Self Improvement Tour
On The Internet! Take the Self Improvement Tour
Emotional Intelligence Articles
Reldan Nadler is The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to "Emotional Intelligence". You can find complete information on Reldan Nadler and his products by visiting True North Leadership.
SelfGrowth.com Recommended Articles:
Snapshot Management: Leaders under the Spotlight Use Emotional Intelligence - By Reldan Nadler- Trauma: How Can Someone Make It Easier For Them To Sleep If They Have PTSD? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone has PTSD, it is likely to be a sign that they have experienced something that has overwhelmed their system. Or if it doesn’t relate to one thing in particular, it could show that a number of things had this effect on them. Either way, due to how overwhelmed they were by what took ...
Views: 948 - Femininity: What Can Happen When A Man Rejects His Feminine Nature? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperA lot has been said recently about the attack on masculinity and even about how men in general are being undermined. When it comes to masculinity, it is often made out that men are the only ones who have this element, which is then why men end up being seen as bad. This is, of course, not ...
Views: 934 - Creativity: Does The Modern-Day World Make It Hard For Someone To Be Creative? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperFrom the moment one wakes up, their senses can be end up being bombarded with stimuli. This is something that can take place if they look at their Smartphone shortly after they wake up. Their mind can end up being stuffed with information that is both useful and useless. After this, they may ...
Views: 801 - Critical Thinking: Does The 'I'm Offended' Response Show How Narcissistic The Western World Has Become? - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperNowadays, the mainstream media routinely covers instances where someone has been offended by something. At times, what has taken place can receive a fair amount of attention, and, at other times, it can receive a small amount of attention. But, while this source typically covers instances ...
Views: 959 - How Do I Know If My Higher Self Is Talking To Me? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperJust under a week ago I wrote an article titled, ‘You Can’t Have Anything Until You Don't Need It.’ I wrote this article after I had looked through, ‘Creating Money: Attracting Abundance’ by Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer. Along with the part of the book that I spoke about in the ...
Views: 977 - Critical Thinking: Why Would A Man/Woman Be Against Masculinity? - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperFor quite some time now, a lot has been said about so-called ‘toxic masculinity’ and now, ‘traditional masculinity’ has been targeted by the experts at the American Psychological Association (APA). Masculinity is then a problem and, if a man has any masculine traits, it will mean that he is also ...
Views: 973 - Retirement: Will Someone Need To Create A New Identity If They Have Retired? - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhen someone has a full time job, it is likely to mean that it is a big part of their life. In fact, what they do for a living could be their whole life, meaning that it will be more than just something they do for a certain amount of hours each week. What they could find is that what they ...
Views: 700 - Critical Thinking: Are Young Men Being Conditioned To Hate Themselves? - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperFor quite some time now, it has been said that there are plenty young men that are suffering from motivational problems. Unlike a lot of young women, these young men don’t have a lot of drive. But, as so much attention had been placed on young girls, this is an issue that has largely been ...
Views: 1100 - One of the Most Powerful Questions to Cut Through Anxiety (Relationships, Health, Parenting, Friendship) - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2019 from Sheryl PaulWhen addressing anxiety effectively, we must attend to all four realms of self: physical, emotional, cognitive, and soul – or body, heart, mind, and soul. Attending only to one of the four realms is helpful, but it won’t help you heal anxiety from the root. By “attend” I mean we need tools to ...
Views: 1147 - Self-Righteousness: Can Someone Become Self-Righteous If They Feel Worthless? - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperJust as there are many ways in which someone can respond when they get to another country, there are also a number of ways in which someone can respond when they feel worthless. In the same way that going to a new country can have a big effect on someone, feeling worthless can have an even ...
Views: 839 - The Media: Can The Mainstream Media Teach Someone A Lot About Defence Mechanisms? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to explaining something it can be hard to explain it directly, which is why analogies can be so effective. Using an analogy can allow someone to get their point over a lot faster than they would otherwise. Through thinking about something that is not related to the topic at ...
Views: 727 - ‘You Can’t Have Anything Until You Don't Need It’ - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperEarlier on, whilst I was out, I spotted a book that caught my attention. This book was called ‘Creating Money: Attracting Abundance’, and it was written by Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer. A number of months ago I had looked through another book that Sanaya Roman has written, and this played ...
Views: 916 - Critical Thinking: Why Are Men Being Demonised? - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperThe short film that was recently released by a big brand is yet another thing that focuses on ‘toxic masculinity’. There are some people who are pleased that it has been made, while there are others who have had a very different reaction. If someone is on board with it, they could believe ...
Views: 960 - Trauma: Are Some People Trying To Heal Trauma By Changing Their Thoughts? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone ends up getting into self-development, it can be a sign that their mind is their own worst enemy. So, instead of this part of them giving them the support and encouragement that they need, it will be doing the complete opposite. This part of them could have the tendency to produce ...
Views: 997 - Critical Thinking: Is ‘Toxic Masculinity’ The Problem? - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperA number of days ago, a brand released a short film that was aimed at men, and this was there to remind men of their “toxic masculinity”. In addition to this part, it showed men how to act in a more civilised way. In the past, this company would share adverts that were radically different, ...
Views: 786 - Critical Thinking: Are Borders More Important Than Ever Before? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIn recent years, a lot has been said about borders and whether or not the time has come for them to be removed. And, when it comes to what someone’s views are on this topic, it can all depend on what side of the political line they are drawn to. If someone is drawn towards the left of the ...
Views: 966 - Fathers: Does A Father Play An Important Role In A Child's Development? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIt has been widely reported that a lot of children are now growing up without a father, and this is in addition to the adults who also grew up without one. There are, of course, a number of reasons as to why this is the case. Firstly, moral decay has led to an increase in hedonism, which has ...
Views: 1044 - How Do You Want To Live Your Life Now? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2019 from Kare AndersonTo support you on your path towards greater mental toughness, former Navy Seal and Rhodes Scholar and author of Resilience, Eric Greitens shared this with me: “If I sat down in your living room and placed a giant bag of jigsaw puzzle pieces on a table in front of you and asked you to put all of ...
Views: 1171 - Child Abuse: Is It A Surprise That Some Parents Deny They Were Abusive? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone comes to see that their early years were a time when they were not treated very well, there are a number of things that can take place. Firstly, they can start to think about what they can do to heal the damage that was caused, and, secondly, they can have the need to talk about what ...
Views: 1045 - Trauma: Is It Important For Someone To Spend Time In Nature If They Have Experienced Trauma? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIn the same way that a rupture can severely weaken a tyre, trauma can also severely weaken a human being. But even though a broken type can be replaced by a brand new one, a human being won’t be able to find a another suit to replace the one that is not in a good way. As a result of this, ...
Views: 1029 - Social Media: Can Social Media Cause Someone To Experience Anxiety? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIn the same way that a knife is neither good nor bad, it could also be said that social media is the same. With this in mind, if the former causes harm it will show that it is being used in the wrong way, and, if the later causes harm it will also show that it is being used in the wrong way. ...
Views: 1022 - Katie Wright: Is It A Surprise That Kate Wright Finds It Hard To Love Herself? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperFairly recently, the mainstream media shared a story about Kate Wright, someone who first came to prominence after being in a British TV program. In this story, it said that Katie had ‘bad anxiety’ and ‘struggled to love herself’. Now, I don’t know much about her and I have only watched a few ...
Views: 883 - Emotional Support: Does Someone Want To Have Their Problems Solved If They Are Emotional? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone’s emotions are not settled and they are all at sea, so to speak, there is the chance that they are going through a challenging time. Or, it could show that something in their life has had a big impact on them. The next step might be for them to reach out to a friend or a family ...
Views: 809 - Career: Will Someone Need To Create A New Identity If They Have Lost Their Job? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to what someone does for a living, there is the chance that it is a big part of who they are. In fact, it might go even further, with one seeing this area of their life as their whole life. One is then not just going to go to work and then to leave this part of their life ...
Views: 961 - You Need To Stop Being A Perfectionist! - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperAfter I wrote an article titled ‘you just need to love yourself’ and another titled ‘you just need to let go’, I came to see that there was another area for me to touch upon. Along with these two phrases, there is what can be said if someone is a perfectionist. If so, they can also be told ...
Views: 1009 - Are You Suffering From Information Overload? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhat is clear about today’s world is that there is no shortage of information; if anything, there is far too much. The trouble is that while the amount of information that is available has rapidly increased over the years, our brains haven’t really changed. Therefore, in the same way that an ...
Views: 880 - The Power Of Hope - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2021 from Oliver JR CooperDuring the moments in my life when I was in a hell of a lot of pain, I had this sense that things would change for the better. I didn’t know how this would happen I just knew that my life would change; in a way, it was as if I was in a country that I was only visiting. If I had only listened ...
Views: 1006 - Critical Thinking: Is It A Surprise That Some Attractive People Are Deeply Insecure? - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIt has been said that although all human beings are equal on a deeper level, it doesn’t mean that this is the case on a more surface level. One thing that can give someone an upper hand in life is intelligence and another thing is attractiveness. And while someone might only have one of ...
Views: 1007 - There's Something Broken But It's Not You - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2019 from Sheryl PaulI spend a lot of time thinking about our culture, and it’s a topic I bring up almost every week in my blog and courses in some form. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how terribly sad and actually tragic it is that culture should support its members into becoming more of who they are, but we, in ...
Views: 1004 - Is your glass half-empty or half-full? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2019 from Amy JonesWe’ve heard this saying over and over and over. It’s typically presented as a perspective about life. Do you have a glass half-empty perspective? Do you tend to look at things with a bit more pessimism, anticipating the worst or seeing what has been lost? Do you have a glass half-full ...
Views: 1198 - 52 Life Lessons I Learned From My Daddy - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2019 from Amy JonesNo matter where we are in life, young or old, wealthy or wanting, healthy or not, each and every one of us has a life-changing event. For some, there may be only one or two life-changing events. For others, there may be multiple life-changing events — each with their own lesson, challenge, ...
Views: 2176 - Delayed Grief: What Is Delayed Grief? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIn the same way that it is not always possible for someone to eat when they are hungry, it is also not always possible for them to embrace how they feel after a loved one passes on. But, while they will most likely be able to ignore their hunger from time to time without it having much of an ...
Views: 1137 - Does The Film ‘Night School’ Show How Destructive Shame Can Be? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperThe other night, whilst I was at a friend’s, I ended up watching a film called ‘Night School’. This is a film with Kevin Hart in and, like most, if not all, of his films, it is a comedy. At the beginning I thought that the film was a bit stupid, but as time went by, I gradually got into ...
Views: 945 - Loss: Why Is It Harder For Some People To Handle The Loss Of A Parent? - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIn the same way that getting older is generally part of life, experiencing loss is also part of life. And while getting older can be difficult, experiencing loss can be something that is even harder to handle. This can be put down to the fact that aging is a slower process, which allows ...
Views: 956 - New Year, Renewed Purpose: Here's How to Find Your Passion in 2019 - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2019 from M Nasir AzizHow to Discover Your Purpose in 2019 Are you struggling with how to discover your purpose in life? Now is the perfect time to renew your bliss and outlook. Here are tips to finding your meaning! Stuck in a rut? Ready for a change? Maybe you feel fine, but you just want to reach levels ...
Views: 891 - Are You Wasting Your Life On Social Media? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhen I was walking past a few shops a number of weeks ago, I saw that there were plenty of people on their Smartphone’s. As it wasn’t busy, these people were busy using their Smartphone’s. I ended up wondering how many books people like this could read if they didn’t use their phones as ...
Views: 944 - Defence Mechanism: What Is Splitting? - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhen someone experiences emotional pain, and this pain is too strong for them to handle, their mind can end up using a defence to keep it at bay. In this sense, a defence is very much like a water dam, inasmuch as it is there to stop something from flooding in. After a little while, it will ...
Views: 1074 - You Just Need To Let Go! - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperA few days ago I wrote an article title, ‘You Just need To Love Yourself’, and I was going to talk about this article title in the same article. But, I felt that doing so wouldn’t do justice to this important topic. So, in the same way that people can be told that they just need love ...
Views: 1117 - Self-Worth: Why Do Some People Only Feel Valuable When They Wear Designer Labels? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperMany years ago, there were only a small amount of designer brands but, as time has passed, this has gradually changed. Thanks to the internet, there are now numerous designer brands. Still, even though plenty of brands have appeared over the years, a number of the old brands are still right ...
Views: 961 - Self-Knowledge: Can Self-Development Stop Someone From Developing Self-Knowledge? - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperNowadays, self-improvement is a big part of so many people’s lives, and perhaps the internet is the primary reason why this is so. The internet has made this type of information readily available, and this has made it easier for people to promote this type of lifestyle. For example, people ...
Views: 780 - Needs: Why Do Some People Ignore Their Own Needs? - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperOne thing that can’t be denied about human beings it that they have needs and, while some of these needs can be met without reaching out to others, there are others that cant. This is why human beings have been described as interdependent, not independent or dependent. But, even though there ...
Views: 1109 - Why Are Siblings So Different? - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIt is not uncommon for people to talk about how different they are to their siblings and this can be seen as a surprise, especially if they have the same parents. Due to this difference, it can be as if they had different parents growing up. One Element One reason that is often put ...
Views: 883 - You Just Need To Love Yourself! - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperOver the years, I have heard people say to others that they ‘just need to love themselves’, or words to that effect. Along with this, I have come across numerous posts online where the same thing has been said. Self-love is then presented as something that someone can experience by simply ...
Views: 1143 - Humour: Do Some People Use Humour As A Defence Mechanism? - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperThere are a number of things that make life easier to handle on this planet, and being able to laugh is one of them. This ability serves a similar purpose to oil; it allows life to flow that little bit easier. Without oil, a machine would soon end up seizing up, but while the world probably ...
Views: 850 - Critical Thinking: Why Are There So Many Mental Disorders? - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperWhen there is a problem, the first thing that will need to take place will be to find out exactly what is going on. Once this has happened, there is the chance that something will be able to be done about it. If the problem is not identified, it is not going to be possible for anything to ...
Views: 1507 - Critical Thinking: Why Do So Many Men Follow Female Models Online? - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperThere are quite possibly hundreds, if not thousands, of female models who share pictures of themselves online. And just as there are a number of these models online, there are also going to be a number of reasons as to why a woman would want to live her life in this way. For one woman, this ...
Views: 1051 - Social Media: Are Some Of The Female Models On Social Media Deeply Insecure? - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperNowadays, it is not uncommon for someone to come across a ‘model’ online, and there are a number of different platforms where they can be found. And while some of these models typically keep most of their closes on, there are others who typically keep most of their clothes off. Along with ...
Views: 1465 - Overwhelmed: Do Some People's Childhood Set Them Up To Feel Overwhelmed By Life? - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperStress is undoubtedly part of life, but while some people are able to handle a fair amount of it, there are others who can’t. When someone can handle a fair amount of stress, they may generally be able to handle their day-to-day life. If they do feel weighed down, it could show that they ...
Views: 902 - Masculinity: Do Strong Men Repress Their Emotions? - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperWhile both men and women are emotional beings, it can, at times, appear as though some men are not. It wouldn’t be right to say that this only applies to men, though, as some women can be just as disconnected. Nonetheless, when a man comes across in this way, it can show that he is strongly ...
Views: 866 - Suicidal Thoughts: Why Do Some People Have Suicidal Thoughts? - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIn recent years, a lot has been said about the amount of people who are committing suicide. This may show that it is more common than before or it may show that this is something that is receiving more exposure than before. It has also been said that more men commit suicide than women, but ...
Views: 1057