What’s Your Approach to Self Help?

I’ve gone through my fair share of self-development advice books. There is a ton of great stuff out there and I’ll recommend them as I come across them. But, with a large library of resources to fall back on or into, I really began to notice some differences.

Some self-improvement methods just seem to strike a chord with me more than others. I really like details, technical hoopla, and tons of research. But it’s not something I want to read over and over again.

The approach I take on this site is a combination of what has worked for me and what I think will work for most folks. Here are the three feet to my self-help stool.

It’s Got to be Accessible

I like to deliver cake. I take all of those self-help ingredients that make up good advice and turn them into something you can digest. Not the scholar, psychologist, biochemical engineer, rocket scientist, or geospatial intelligence analyst. It’s hard enough to figure out this self-discovery journey. The last thing you need is a bunch of technical jargon to get in the way.

I make the information accessible to you so you can have better access to help. So you can really begin to focus on making yourself better, instead of trying to find a dictionary. I know I enjoy paying attention to the learning when the information comes across smoothly. I trust you do, too.

Practical is as Practical Does

“All you need to do is stop watching TV, and your time issues will be fixed!” “Just stop doing the things that hold you back and you’ll be awesome in no time!” “Focus on the good in your life and the good will focus on you!”

And so on. The ideas behind these blurbs are great and they really do strike a chord with most folks. But it’s really hard to do anything with them. You read over them, digest them a bit, and then say, “okay… and?” They’re great for reminding you of the best path, but they don’t give you any hints on how to travel the path.

I aim to give you directions, maps, and details to make your journey clear. It won’t be personally tailored to your life, but it’ll be useful for types of things you can work on. I won’t send you down into a dark alley, wishing you well in your life.

I’m going to arm you with a backpack full of food, tools, sleeping gear, navigation items, and the knowledge to use them all. You’ll be your own master at doing what you want to do to be a better you. I’ll give you information you can use. Self-help for regular folks.

I’m a regular guy on a mission and I want to help you on yours.

Make it Directly Applicable or I’ll Ignore It

Speaking of that library of self-help books, there’s another thing I want to point out. Have you run across advice that sounds great – almost too good to be true? Advice that seems like it only fits people who are:

• already successful
• already know what you want to do in life
• already have a network of super-powerful people
• too far removed from “regular-Joe” to understand life

I have. And, again, while I can see some truth to the utopian advice sometimes given, I think you want more. I believe you want help, advice, and information that is directly applicable to your life. You as a spouse, brother, sister, parent, teacher, lover, neighbor, friend, and life explorer.

The advice, exercises, and information here are tailored to match everyday life. To be directly useable in the roles I know you’ll be in at any given moment. To really be useful in any situation in your life. I aim to give you tools you can use in more than just the perfect situation.

I’m giving you a belt and a set of suspenders, not a bio-hazard suit and a bass guitar.

What’s your approach to Self Help?