purpose

What does it mean to be human? Humanists psychologists have been trying to answer that question for ages and they have learned from the philosophical ideas of the ancient Greeks, Renaissance Europeans, and Christians, about all the unique characteristics that make us humans.  These three distinct characteristics are: Every person has the potential to grow and self-actualize … Read more

(Image: Kathleen Conklin) Hi Celes, I have no idea what I want to do. I wish I am strong enough to concentrate on one single thing and do everything to be the best at it. I believe it is the only way of attaining something. My problem is that the variety of decisions make my … Read more

(Image: Ethan Lofton) Hi Celes. Throughout your blogging/writing/personal development career in the past few years, have there been times when you are tired and running out of ideas from what you’re doing? How did you overcome them and how did you motivate yourself again? So for example, I love what I’m doing right now, but … Read more

(Image: Ethan Lofton) “Hi Celes, during my personal journey of discovering my life purpose I detoured through 3 life purposes before realising my true passion, which is being a motivational speaker and a life coach. I came to this realization because I have a vision which stretches over 30 years (hence it’s a life purpose/passion). … Read more

This is Day 9 of the 21-Day Journaling Challenge (21DJC). The challenge is over but you can still do the tasks in your own time! Visit the overview page for all Journaling Challenge tasks and posts. Hi everyone – Welcome to Day 9 of 21DJC! 🙂 Advertisement Yesterday’s question was: “On a Scale of 1-10, How Much Do You Love Yourself?“. (Read … Read more

Lost in life? Not quite sure what to do next? Feel like you are doomed to failure in everything you do? Well, everyone starts from somewhere. Here are some success icons, who up till their 30s — some 50s — did not make much out of their life. It was later in life that they … Read more

(Image: 火火 馬) For the past few years, I’ve been feeling very disconnected. While I used to enjoy interacting with my readers via Facebook, today I feel that social media has become a space for knee-jerk reactions. Facebook today highlights posts that are already popular while suppressing other content. Because the posts that get quick … Read more

(Image: Hernán Piñera) As a person in this world, it’s easy to think that we don’t matter. But all of us have an impact on others by virtue of our existence. Even if you’re just quieting living out your life, you still impact others based on what you do or don’t do. Take for example, a … Read more

(Image: Juan Arreguin) How do I deal with disillusionment as I grow older? Disillusionment in the sense that I now perceive the world to be a rather cold and harsh place, filled with people who only mind their own interests. This is in stark contrast with what I used to see the world as: a place … Read more

(Image: lee Scott) Last week a course participant shared with me that she just had a hard fall in life. She recently lost her baby, left her job, and has been working on her startup in the past year which has not taken off in the way she wanted. Advertisement She asked me if I have any thoughts … Read more