Self Awareness and Self Help

Personalities of Achievement

Posted in Self Awareness and Self Help on May 13th, 2009 by Birte – 4 Comments



I am proud to say that many people have influenced my life. Obviously the people close to me, parents, siblings, friends have influenced my life. I have learned much from them, both what is good for me to do, and also what I should not do, think, feel, and all that jazz.

There are many more who have had a profound influence on me, and sometimes even people who I have never met, and who don’t even know of my existence. Do you know what I am talking about?

I am talking about people that I have and even now am trying to emulate, or learn from as much as possible. People who I made into my mentors. People who have been my coaches. But more than anything else, people who have achieved what they set out to achieve, and because of that I, and many others, follow them. Some are dead long ago, and some are still very much alive and kicking. read more »


Comfort Zone

Posted in Self Awareness and Self Help on May 7th, 2009 by Birte – 3 Comments


To really move forward it is worthwhile understanding where we are, and where we want to go. It is equally important to understand the path and the journey.

The journey will take us into areas where we feel uncomfortable. The more uncomfortable we feel, the greater the potential growth. The more we grow, the faster we can get to where we want to be, what we want to do, and what we want to have.

The more we move out of the comfort zone, the more we do. The more we do, the more we become, and through that the more we can have. There are no shortcuts in this. It’s so much better to play all out. This is the formula - to do, to be, to have.

Here is a little explanation on the comfort zone, how to move out of it, and the advantages and the rewards for doing so.

Some time ago I wrote an article about the comfort zone. Check it out HERE

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Is Procrastination an Act of the Subconscious

Posted in Self Awareness and Self Help on April 23rd, 2009 by Birte – Be the first to comment


Recently I read a post on my friend Francesca K’s blog, Grow Abundant Life, on how we put things off - procrastinate, and the underlying reasons for doing so. Francesca says that there are emotions coming out of our subconscious that cause us to postpone to another time or day. Emotions are attached to beliefs and when we procrastinate, we are affected by our limiting beliefs. She goes on to defining steps to take to overcome this procrastination.

I agree with Francesca on a number of counts

*  emotions are attached to beliefs, limiting or not limiting
*  these beliefs lie in our subconscious

I disagree that this is the only reason we postpone. read more »


A Comment on The Ego-Mind and Its Impact

Posted in Reviews - Articles, Self Awareness and Self Help on April 22nd, 2009 by Birte – Be the first to comment


Hi There

I just came off reading an awesome article on the ego-mind and how to master it, or how it will master us. This is something I have not yet written about, but had the intention to do. The article is by one of my mentors, Dov Baron, whose blog posts I follow, as they give so much insight and tools to work with, when we decide to become masters of our lives. You will be able to read his full article by following the link below.

Here is a small excerpt of his article:

Mastering your ego-mind enables you to make empowered choices based on present-time information because you are operating within this moment, or as you might have heard before, ‘in the now’. read more »


Susan Boyle - A Tribute to Determination

Posted in Self Awareness and Self Help on April 20th, 2009 by Birte – Be the first to comment


There are times when a person comes into the awareness of all in one beat. With our fast communication the word spreads around the globe. This is a tribute to one extraordinary woman and singer.

The person becomes a celebrity overnight, and in the case here rightfully so. I am talking about Susan Boyle. She walked onto the stage of Britain Has Talent, and you could just hear the reaction of the audience. Let’s not say anything about the facial expressions of the judges.

Susan Boyle does not look like the person we normally expect in a competition of this sort. In    fact she does not look like a celebrity. Some of her actions prior to singing did not endear her in the eyes of either judges or audience. read more »