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Time never affords so much life that even the wisest man will trade up all his mules for horses.

Do Self Improvement Articles Improve?

Self improvement articles come in two types. Lists and articles. The former, entertaining as it may, is aimed solely at just that. Most of us know this, but our complacency or lack of devotion to change regulate us to list slush heaven for everything on earth.

There is a trend in recent article writing and progressed civilization is leading the charge. I call it writing and reading frozen food articles. Just open contents, read instructions, apply a couple minutes of your sweet time and voila! The finest food for thought this side of Antarctica.

Somewhere along the line in our ever-quickening society, we decided to forgo organic, thought-provoking writing with quick and easy how-to manuals. Something like the side of the box instructions you read to cook dinner in your microwave.

Yahoo's front page is a virtual carousel of these types of articles. How many "Enlighten your relationship in four easy steps" articles have enlightened your relationships?

In some cases, this can make for an interesting, entertaining read.

The problem lies in the concept that an instructional-step style of writing is a one size fits all for every topic.

Making Preparations for Success

It is impossible to lead yourself to true, lasting change without first knowing where you stand in the war against your failure. Knowing yourself is the first step in preparing to defeat your negatives.

Painting by Numbers for Self-Growth

You may suffer defeat many times in your quest to remedy yourself of negative traits.

If positive change was easy, everyone would be doing it. There is no instruction booklet as we all have different views of our world. Different positions in life.

Because no one's situation is alike, there are no cookie cutter recipes to work magic.

Once you've embarked upon the path of self-discovery and change, you'll cross breezy articles and simpleton literature designed to provide an elementary passage to self-growth.

This is fine for some interesting reading, but it won't leave a lasting impression or give any food for sustenance to feed rebirth.

Growth or Stagnation

When a man chooses growth over stagnation, faults and fears will step forth from his crowd of conscience. Removing their placid masks of deception, they tremble with rage. A lesser man will cower and plead for a return to peace, and they will oblige.

If persistence is in their dismissal, they will reveal themselves as he has never seen. These are his monsters, charging forth his will with killing intent. With the beast above, he is left two choices. To die by willful force of his own psyche or unsheathe the knife at his side, plunging into the heart of restraint.

Ignorance

Ignorance is not unlike a man's disease. It informs that it knows him, yet he knows not. At once, his burden becomes two, yet feels like two hundred.

Perseverance and Motivation

Perseverance is motivation minus obstacles.
If motivation is planting the seeds, perseverance is tasting their fruit.

Wisdom

Profound wisdom is not elusive. It sits beside you, wanting nothing more than to be a dear friend. It's only condition is that relationships are built, not granted.

Traits That Define Life

Our traits define who we are, how we act. They are how we are, how we react. Traits control emotions. Emotions are what we see of ourselves and how others view us. In this article, we'll outline the four primal traits we all share in our family of traits.

You know your family as the one you grew up with, but are you aware there's a different type of family that lives within you? They're as much a part of your life as your real family.

Two of the four primal traits are trait neutral, they share equal qualities of positive and negative. These are fear and ignorance. The other two are burdensome negatives by current societies standards. These are complacency and indecisiveness.

Evolution has dealt humanity an uneven hand, however, any one has a right to learn control of them.

Choices of a Child

At several different points in childhood there are two trait family types who apply to our minds. One is failure. The other, success. You're free to choose which one you invite into your life. Unfortunately, the wrong choice or complete imbalance is often the outcome.

Many of the mistakes you make belong to you now. It's best to own them. If a life based on negative traits was the choice you made, it wasn't your fault. You lacked the maturity at that time to make wise decisions.

Childhood was a critical time when your real-life family influenced the course of your life. You needed them to help you make the right decisions. If they were under the control of failure, this is a cycle which needs no explanation.