Tag: Personal Growth

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Low-Cost Healthy Hobbies

Hobbies are what we like to do in our spare time. This means we can have both good and bad hobbies. Bad hobbies typically come from boredom. Boredom tends to make us want to just do whatever, because hey, anything beats being bored right? Well, not exactly. Being bored can be compared to your mind…

June 10, 20210Comments

Leadership Mental Health

Change: How to Deal with It

There are only a few things in life that are certain. One of those things is change. Change is inevitable. Throughout our lives, we will deal with both good and bad changes. It’s stressful and oftentimes, quite intimidating. While many of us fear change, it’s important that we learn to embrace it. Acknowledge the change: The…

May 27, 20210Comments

Leadership Mental Health

4 Keys to Personal Growth

Growing as a person is an essential part of traversing through life. Growing is more than physical, as a matter of fact, in this case, it’s primarily emotional and psychological. Personal growth means bettering yourself and understanding the errors you’ve made along the way. It is important to grow as a person because it allows…

April 29, 20210Comments

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Ways to Challenge Yourself

In life, it’s common to seek comfortability. As a matter of fact, it’s encouraged. Now it may sound a little crazy to hear, but there can be problems with being too comfortable. What we’re talking about is when you get so comfortable that you stop challenging yourself. It’s incredibly important to challenge yourself, especially when…

March 4, 20210Comments

Writing Your Family’s Legacy

If you do not have a plan, you are wasting your time doing things that are completely useless in getting you what you want. You are wasting precious time. If you want something different then you must do something different.

January 7, 20190Comments

5 Ways To Say I Love You

I don’t know of any situation that causes more insecurity in a relationship than prison. The distance, the separation, and the hurt are all multiplied by all of the disappointment and pain. More couples give up on their relationship when one of them is in prison than almost any other life situation. As a matter…

October 9, 20180Comments

Holidays in Prison

Prison is hard on everyone, every day. It is the hardest during the holidays. I am talking about every holiday—not just the federally recognized holidays. Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, baptisms, every event that family gathers to celebrate is a stark reminder that our family is different.

October 5, 20180Comments

If You Don’t Know Your Worth, Others Won’t Either

I hate feeling intimidated. When I feel intimidated, I feel small, worthless, and helpless. It is a terrible feeling to not know your worth. When Ron first went to prison, I struggled with my own self-worth and value. I felt defined by the experience I was in; a prison wife. I felt intimidated…

October 3, 20180Comments