Archive for the 'Personal Progress' Category
Of Resolutions and a Year to Come
January 2nd, 2010First I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you a very happy new year, and much luck with your pursuits during this year to come. For me, this past year has been filled with many, many triumphs and learning experiences. Some of these I have shared, and some [...]
When Social Anxiety is No Longer the Problem
December 1st, 2009Over the last few months, I have hit a point where my improvement has all but stagnated. For a while I was doing so well removing my irrational fears, learning to socialize better, and building my confidence until I finally hit a brick wall. What was worse was that this brick wall, compared to everything [...]
The Change
November 1st, 2009Tonight was Halloween. When the day started, I had no intention of having anything to write about tonight, nor did I expect to learn or notice the things that I did. Instead, I expected to have a Halloween just like every other I have had since my daughter was born nearly 10 years ago. However, [...]
A Year in Review
December 30th, 2008It seems that yet another Thanksgiving and Christmas has passed. With the new year looming only a few days away, its time I take a few minutes to think back on this passed year and speculate about what may come in the next year. I can only hope that next year will be half as [...]
A Trip To The Coffee Shop
October 30th, 2008This morning I woke up with the worst craving for a mocha. Unfortunately between getting my daughter to school, and myself back home to work I didn’t have time to stop and get one in the morning. By the time 11:00 rolled around, I was starving and still craving that wonderful caffeine and chocolate mixture [...]
Continuing the Quest to Quit Smoking
August 20th, 2008It has been nearly 2 months since I challenged myself to quit smoking. While I can’t say that I’m 100% smoke free that this point, I can say that I have made quite a bit of progress and still remain committed to quitting. The truth is, it has been a little bit harder than I [...]
Exercise to Boost Your Confidence
August 13th, 2008Whether or not you experience social anxiety in any of its many forms, everyone can use a confidence boost no matter how large or small. One avenue from which I have been finding a pretty big boost is exercise. What I really found amazing was how little exercise I actually had to do to notice [...]
What it Means to be Self-Sufficient
August 12th, 2008Just three years ago, when I was experiencing the hardships of divorce, I found myself scouring the Internet looking for a secret to save my marriage. Everywhere I went I read that you have to be "Self-Sufficient" and completely un-needy. At the time this seemed like a ridiculous impossibility. After all, wasn’t the point of [...]
My Personal Gains
July 26th, 2008I know I have been quiet over the past few months about my own personal growth. That has been in part due to the fact that I’ve been so busy trying to write new material for you guys, and also because I have been very busy. So here’s what I’ve been up to.
Most importantly I [...]
Day 1 on the Quest to Quit Smoking
July 3rd, 2008Today is the day that I quit smoking. I know there are at least a few others joining me on this adventure so I figured I would share my experiences, and maybe some of you may want to share yours as well.
I smoked my last cigarette last night, and put on a patch before [...]
