How to Overcome Perfectionism

I’ve been a perfectionist for as long as I can remember—always caring about what other people think, worrying about being judged, and overanalyzing everything. As a kid, I never raised my hand in class even if I was 99% sure I knew the answer. In my success-driven mind, every bad score on a test meant [...]
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Brené Brown’s 3-Step Approach to Transcending Failure and ‘Rising Strong’

"We've all fallen. And we have the skinned knees and bruised hearts to prove it. But scars are easier to talk about than they are to show - and rarely do we see wounds that are in the process of healing." - Brené Brown Throughout our lives, we’ve all experienced failure, disappointment and heartbreak. But [...]
Feeling Lost? How to Find Yourself and Get Back on Track
What’s Your Emotional Intelligence? What EQ Is, How It Differs From IQ and Why It Matters

When it comes to life success, what’s more important: book smarts or street smarts? Cognitive intelligence (IQ) versus emotional intelligence (EQ) is a topic debated by many. Some believe the most successful people are the brainiacs of the world, while others say the emotionally savvy have the upper hand. When we were young, our parents [...]