The Perils of Giving Advice to the Ones you Love

miWisdom today… When people go through periods of great difficulty in their lives, we naturally have a tendency to try and assist them through their problems by providing them with techniques and strategies that we believe will help them overcome their challenges. Is this really the right and just way to go about assisting a person [...]

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A Crisis of Stress – The Critical Act of Being Under Emotional Control

miWidsom today… In times of crisis or when absorbing high doses of stress, you must at the very least appear to be under emotional control, otherwise other people will tend to lose confidence and faith in your abilities. This is especially important if other people are looking up to you or you are seeking to influence others through your [...]

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Struggle… The Yo-Yo Effect

miWisdom today… One’s predicaments do not last forever. It ain’t over till you raise the white flag… until that moment you must fight for all you have till the outcome you seek rests securely in your hands.
Many people start feeling sorry for themselves and they have a tendency to become frustrated and disheartened with the [...]

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Your Problems Won’t Go Away!

miWisdom today… If fate has a tendency to put you into inconvenient and uncomfortable situations, you must make a stand, look it straight in the eye, and challenge it head on. Life brings us certain people, events and circumstances in order to challenge us emotionally, physically, spiritually and mentally. If we avoid these challenges and [...]

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Our Habit of Wilting Away into Despair

miWisdom today… When the chips are down and bad luck befalls people, they have a tendency to feel sorry for themselves. They wilt away into their comfort zones and everything begins to take on insurmountable proportions making reality look a lot more disheartening than it actually is.

Is this how reality is, or is it my [...]

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Stirring Up Emotions

miWisdom today… There is always a way around a difficult situation that at first appears to be a dead end. One must know how to use people’s emotions, beliefs and commitments against them. In short, one must find a way to stir the pot a little, therefore creating a domino effect where one ends up [...]

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Consequences of the Shortest Path

miWisdom today… When people are completely overwhelmed with their predicament, they will always look at the quickest and easiest way out of their situation despite possible consequences.

Let’s hang on a moment… before I move forward, what are the possible consequences here?
What are the consequences for myself, others, and life in general?
Is it worth following this [...]

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Emotional Resilience

miWisdom today… It is because people are not strong enough emotionally when dealing with circumstances that so called negative events befall them.

How can I become more emotionally resilient in the face of adversity?
What simple and effective strategies could I use in the future?

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