We know that everything progresses developmentally. The progression of development can be broken down into identifiable stages, or levels. There are hundreds of developmental systems in the world, of course. Let’s see if we can apply some useful developmental models to our four quadrants…

As we try to improve our lives, our actions will stir up negative emotions and energy and doubts that will try to tell us we’re not good enough, we don’t deserve to succeed, it’s too hard, it’s futile, it’s pointless, there’s no chance, etc. Those negative voices will come up, and it is critically important that we find a way to process them. Those are parts of our shadow, the parts of our psyche that will try…

Find others who will help you in your path. One or more individuals who are as committed to a path of growth and development as you are. Regularly meet with them, online or in person, if possible, to go over your goals, both long- and short-term. The reason for this is to have…

Find a role model for each area. Choose someone, famous or not, who can serve as a guiding star for you, in your efforts to improve in each of our areas of health, career, and relationships. Perhaps for the relationship area, you might choose a well-known relationship coach or…

I’ve been talking about how health, career, and relationships are important areas to pay attention to in life. I’m going to give a useful model to visualize these areas. First, what is there in the universe? What do we know exists? How might we make a simple breakdown…