EMPOWERING MBS

As an author and professional speaker, I often refer to two seemingly like concepts; self-improvement and personal-development.   If you every hear me speak, initially, you may ask yourself; isn’t self-improvement and personal-development the same thing?   Somewhat but there is a difference.   Both are important, and both are necessary for personal growth.   Here is the difference between the two.   Self-Improvement Self-improvement is all about ending negative behaviors.   It is discontinuing destructive activities and habits; putting an end to those activities that we know are bad for us.   More importantly, we substitute those negative habits with constructive and positive activities and habits.   Self-improvement activities are geared to improving one's knowledge, status and character.   These efforts can be aimed at improving any part of your life.   Self-improvement addresses areas that align with a healthy state of mind...

The purpose and meaning of life is to find and establish direction and balance.  Direction is knowing who you are, where you are currently in life, and more importantly where are you heading.  Life direction gives you a strong sense of identity and a purpose for living.  On the other hand, life balance is achieved by setting and working towards goals in all the crucial life areas.  We will cover these crucial life areas later. Now, some may say, "Establishing direction and balance is not a meaning for life".  And there lies one of the greatest secrets of the human species.  Since the beginning of time, man and woman has pondered and at times searched for the meaning of our existence.  Why do we live and why are we here on earth?  As if there is a collective answer for us all.  There is not.  For the meaning of life is what we create and assign it.  Each and every one of us is responsible for creating the true significanc...