Purposeful Growth

Effective & Affordable Personal Growth Resources

Thanks to everyone who completed the survey on their personal growth experiences and interests. This information is exactly what I need to put together an exciting array of Effective & Affordable Personal Growth Products. Effective & Affordable Personal Growth Resources My goal is to provide an array of products which are effective and affordable. Most will [...]

Overcoming Fear, Fighting It, Using It

A few years ago as our traditional family vacation approached, I received a letter from our local county sheriff’s office. No big deal, I thought, probably asking for money or to vote for some law enforcement initiative. Instead, it was a very official-sounding summons to jury duty. In direct [...]

Choose Your Personal Growth Topic

Help Choose Your Personal Growth Tools Would you like to choose the personal growth materials I offer? Would you like to be able to pick and choose from among several useful and free topics to enhance your growth? If your personal growth has slowed or stagnated despite your best efforts and many workshops, books, and articles and you’re [...]

Creating a New You in 40 Days

Dawn McIntyre’s The New 10 is a book specifically targeted to women, but men and women alike can benefit from McIntyre’s concise summary of 40 ways to improve your self-image. That’s the essential theme of The New 10: 40 Days to Creating a Boldly Beautiful Life From the [...]

Build Your Personal Growth Plans Around Strengths

It’s clear from the recent research studies out of positive psychology that a fundamental component of purposeful growth should be our personal and unique strengths. This term gained popularity with Dr. Martin Seligman’s landmark book, Authentic Happiness, which introduced the concept of unique personal strengths and called them [...]

3 Common Causes of Relationship Conflict

If your relationships are characterized by conflict it could be that you’re triggering relationship problems with one or more of the following three common bad habits or bad manners. 1. Sure I’m listening, uh, what did you say again? If that’s your common response to something your partner has said, [...]

Happiness Expert Ed Diener

Everyone wants to be happier. Once we have food, shelter, and basic security, nearly everything we seek in life is driven by a search for greater happiness. We seek great relationships because positive human relationships make us happier. We seek spiritual understanding because the faith and the promise of [...]

Common Bad Habits Can Damage Relationships

How do I know when I’ve lapsed into one of my bad habits? If I’m paying attention, it’s very obvious because my wife will roll her eyes, take a deep breath, and either walk away or change the subject abruptly to avoid an argument. Or my son will [...]

When Losing is Winning

An oft-used quote drawn from the sporting world is “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” That may be true in professional sports, but it’s really bad advice when it comes to relationships—all relationships, at home, at work, and at play. Is every discussion with your spouse a contest? [...]

Help with Breaking Bad Habits

Learn proven processes to help you break bad habits such as smoking, poor diet, drinking too much, and lack of exercise. This is not a sales pitch!