“I don’t like the word nice; it means No Inner Core Evident.”
That is a quote from one of creativity coach Eric Maisel’s podcasts titled “On Being Too Nice” in which the focus [as the description says] is “on the problem of self-censorship and how too many people, wanting to be ‘nice,’ fail to find the [...]

“Protesters held and wore signs demanding impeachment of the president.” [From the Wikipedia page: Movement to impeach George W. Bush.]
“A public opinion poll from the American Research Group recently reported that more than four in ten Americans — 45% — favor impeachment hearings for President Bush and more than half — 54% — favored impeachment [...]

Phyllis (Barbara Stanwyck): We’re both rotten.
Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray): Only you’re a little more rotten.
[Double Indemnity, 1944]
Those sort of critical insults may be fun in movies or novels, but how we think of ourselves - or what we accept others saying about us - can have a deep influence on how we engage [...]

One of the themes of this site is looking at ways we compromise our self confidence and authentic inner strength, and how we can be more empowered to realize our talents and dreams.
So what does this loaded term ‘power’ mean? With current events like the war and police reactions to immigrant rights protest marchers, there [...]

Exploring who we are, putting ourselves into places and situations that develop our talents and abilities, standing up to internal and external pressures that get in the way - all that takes courage, and dealing with fear in positive ways.
After being fired from her office job of nine years, Judy Swank decided to move to [...]