by PepTalksBlog | 2017-06-22 | Addiction, Foundational, Motivation, Self-improvement
You know how it goes, right? You set a goal to lose 20 pounds/kilos/kilometers from your waist (let’s hope it’s not the last one 😉 ), and by virtue of your immense willpower and dedication, you succeed in losing the first 15. But then something happens. For some...
by PepTalksBlog | 2017-06-13 | Self-improvement, Foundational
Would you consider yourself a confident person? According to an article I stumbled upon, 2 out of 3 people in the western world consider themselves generally self-confident. You could say that if 33% of people have self-esteem issues, that number is alarmingly high....
by PepTalksBlog | 2017-05-31 | Motivation, Foundational
When I was a kid, I got kicked around and abused by the older students at school. This went anywhere from your average day-to-day bullying, to burning my hands by putting them between the rails of the heater, to full-on sexual abuse. Mmy parents could sense that...
by PepTalksBlog | 2017-05-23 | Dating / Relationships, Foundational, Relatonships
My first “relationship” was a total mess. We stayed together for about a month and the “breakup” screwed me up for at least 6. When it was over, I blamed her for every exaggerated emotion I went through. Because when you looked at the facts, I...
by PepTalksBlog | 2017-05-12 | Self-improvement
Most people on social media get extremely upset when they see a piece of information that challenges their current beliefs. Part of this is because we are not used to being confronted with such conflicting information anymore. We use the internet (often unknowingly)...