It shouldn’t take you more than 6-minutes to read this article. It gives an interesting interpretation of how your mind works and why you struggle to get things done that everyone can relate to. There’s also an exercise to do that will get 2009 off to the best possible start for you by clearly and concisely freeing your mind of all the junk that’s tripping you up.

I’m currently carrying out free consultations by phone and by e-mail to answer questions about personal difficulties that readers of this blog have. One reader came to me recently asking for advice on how to get in with established groups of friends (this was a problem that arose from joining a new social group). Since this a problem common to many of us, I asked his permission to share some of the answers that I gave here.

One of the subsets of desires that will influence your emotional well-being is needs/obligations. They can have a deep and pervasive effect because if you don’t manage them then they end up controlling you and determining how you feel about particular events and results. Through an explanation of why this is the case and how you can overcome them you will maintain a better control of your emotions and will thus act and live better.

Fantasizing can bring powerful benefits when used sensibly. Left to get out of control it does far more harm than good and contributes to self-defeat. This article explains why and how to counter it. This article is 1440 words long and will take about 7 to 8-minutes to read.

This article details an alternative and much easier approach to achieving great things other than through pinnacle goal-setting. This article is 1000 words long and will take about 5-minutes to read.