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The Roadblocks That Are Expectations

Personal Growth, Spirit

Expectations set the tone for everything that you do.

In any endeavor you begin, it is vital to identify your expectations and be brutally honest with yourself about them. Sometimes, one masks expectations, which is sure to result in disappointment, even hurt.

Sometimes, we find our paths blocked, not knowing why. We don’t know what to do in a particular situation, or why whatever it is we’re doing is not giving a sense of fulfillment. It could be that expectations are getting in the way of moving forward – without us realizing it.

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One Man’s Story: From Anti-Social to Social

Personal Growth, Spirit

I find that it’s always good to start from the beginning and say what I am in order to inform what I am not. I am an autistic social worker, author, and motivational speaker from Derry City in Ireland’s northwest.

Like many autistic children, I went through mainstream school, and compared to everyone else, I felt debilitatingly different. I had a classroom assistant follow me everywhere I went, and I couldn’t mingle and play like my little peers could. It was a bewildering time for me, and I was too young to understand the extent of my social and sensory differences. I spent most of my early youth reading books and writing short stories. [Read more…] about One Man’s Story: From Anti-Social to Social

How to Find What Matters Most to You & Focus on Them

Personal Growth, Spirit

This far down the road, you’ve probably thought about what matters most to you. You have acquired the requisite gadgets, car, and house, even have a family. But there’s a dissatisfaction that eats at you. 

 One reason for this is because you don’t really know what your priorities are. So you’re stuck in a job you don’t like, you feel anxious and stressed most of the time, and your relationships with family and friends seem empty and hollow.  [Read more…] about How to Find What Matters Most to You & Focus on Them

Do you want to be authentic to yourself? Why cultural awareness matters

Life, Personal Growth, Spirit

Have you ever choked?

Not in the usual, expectation and subsequent failed execution sort of way. And not in the way that something, perhaps, got physically stuck in your windpipe.

I’m talking about when you’ve been in a position where you’ve had to literally swallow an instinct in order to fit the flavor of the social situation or environment. [Read more…] about Do you want to be authentic to yourself? Why cultural awareness matters