Happiness is not just positivity or blind optimism. True happiness comes from openness to experience and the ability to work with whatever life brings you. Openness and flexibility are two skills, two character traits you can develop, that will always help you get there.

Personal boundaries work just like boundaries between countries. If they are weak and porous they let in what you don't want. If they are too strong, nothing gets in or out. The healthiest boundaries are strong, but at the same time flexible, like a gate that can open and close when needed.

Almost all of us fight in relationships, and we generally don't like it. Many of us try to avoid fights as long as we can, until the fight becomes big, scary and unavoidable. But what if there is another way, what if fight can be raised to an art? One that can make sure we put the relationship above ourselves, and we both get a relationship that's so great, so mature, and in effect so amazing we didn't even think we could have it.

Who would fear love? Turns out most of us do and this causes us to have trouble really connecting - and this brings all kinds of problems. Transforming this deep fear can lead to elevating intimate relationships in amazing ways and living a much more fulfilling life.

Rejection by someone you love can feel like a little death, especially if it only happens rarely and it's out of the blue. Massive, expected rejection, however, can be the best way to learn what your weaknesses are, how to deal with them, and ultimately how to grow beyond your limitations into what you have never thought possible.

Most of us have never properly learned the skill of leaving a commitment that no longer serves us. Sometimes it happens when we weren't able to say no when we should have done so in the past, or when the situation changed - or when the commitment no longer benefits us or the other party. In these cases, the time comes for leaving the commitment in a way that doesn't hurt us or the person we made a commitment to, better yet, in a way that benefits you both.

Most of the time we take things at face value. We do the things we've always done and see things we've always seen. That's because we are hard-wired to unconsciously look for evidence for beliefs we've formed when we were younger and less experienced. Yet, with a new way of looking at the world we can see beyond the veneer. We can use our new experience to communicate with people better, to explore new experiences and possibilities they bring, or even to notice and bring into your life the love of your life who would otherwise forever remain in your blind spot.

Emotional Strength comes from knowing yourself - from being familiar with your past and your emotions - and from being able to use your emotions to support you. It is a skill that teaches you to be able to use the power of your mind to lead you to your goals so firmly you almost don't have any chance to miss them.