Clearing out a stack of mail here, a pile of clothes there, and shuffling a layer of paperwork off your desk can go a long way to help you clear your mind in stressful times. If you do not have time for a deep cleaning, just stop what you are doing and give it a go for 20 minutes.

Despite whatever struggles you are going through, you are never worth any less.

In conversations with people you do not know well (or do not know at all), try hard to not default to topics you know too well if you are not sure about the knowledge level of the other person.

It is a sad reality that your closest loved ones often view you through a lens that does not reflect reality, therefore, the advice they give to you may not reflect something you can actually implement.

As you are learning new skills, you should not be so hard in judging yourself and not stress out so much about what other people say about your progress.

For me, getting through college Calculus meant taking on a different approach to learning. Getting through college accounting meant taking an even more radical approach.

The guy I taught Calculus had a similar end goal but didn't ultimately make it. That doesn’t mean the time we spent together was not meant to be.

After failing Calculus twice in college, I took on more swing at the class with a new approach: learning fast enough to teach it to another person.

‘The Parable of the Talents,’ a story recorded in the Bible as told by Jesus Christ, is one of the greatest personal development lessons a person can take in, regardless of their stance on faith and Higher Powers.

Humans need the motivation to want to do stuff. And while loved one and certain causes are noble motivators, the best motivation always comes from within.