Friday Video: Kaia Petin, Curative Bodywork LMT discusses some common obstacles people run into when initiating change in their life, and gives tools to address those obstacles.

Being honest with people can be quite difficult, especially if that person is your enemy. If that person is your boss, friend, or co-worker it can be very difficult addressing issues with them. Firstly, understand why you think your dishonest. It can be related to financial, emotional, or physical stress. People who are introverted and imploded often times cannot deal with honesty – so they make up a lie.

Many of us tend to get caught up in the waiting game. We are waiting and waiting for something to happen so we can start living our lives. We are waiting for company to come for dinner before we use that fine china.

If you want to be more confident, you need to improve your ability to deal with problems. Imagine being able to deal with any challenge that comes your way?

Parents need to allow their children to work through certain processes that are natural to one’s emotional growth. These are situations parents can’t or shouldn’t keep from happening to a child, but rather be there to help them process the situation and work through it.

Have you ever been motivated to do something, you get started and before you know it you find reasons not to complete it? This video shows you how to get on track and stay on track in completing your project.

Even though words won’t hurt you physically, they do have an impact on you emotionally, which is why learning how to stop verbal abuse has become even more important. Read this article to find out how.

The ability to be aware of and express one’s feelings is an important emotional foundation. Often merely recognizing and expressing a feeling is enough to lessen it, control it, accept it, or shift one’s attention away from it. The creative aspect of expressing a feeling is to tune into exactly how the feeling “wants” to come through.

Switching off the conscious left-side of the brain, and switching on the creative right-side of the brain allows greater access to the subconscious. This is where the action really happens. Getting more in touch with the rhythm of life and away from cognitive or cortical processing could be a useful starting point to getting what you want and controlling pain.

This Labor Day is a great time to asses your career. Learn how to perform a career analysis to improve your career or job search, and how you can use your career to help those who are unemployed.