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Demystifying Self-Help
Self-help is a worthwhile, and frankly necessary practice.
The only person who can provide you with self-help is you.
This should come as no surprise. Yet as someone who has both studied, worked with, practiced, and now ultimately shares ideas for self-help, it never ceases to amaze me how much people don’t realize the main factor in any self-help practice.
Self. Help. As in, you use the tools and ideas provided to help yourself.
There are a lot of things about self-help that I have noticed seem to trip people up. Some comes from vast amounts of money people will spend on self-help ideas. Others come from thinking self-help is strictly a lone process.
Factors of self-help
There are, I believe, some key factors to keep in mind when it comes to real self-help.
· Self-help teachers and gurus do not have the answers. This is really important to recognize. They have idea, concepts, suggestions, and in some cases step-by-step instructions, but they DO NOT have the answers. This is because the only one who has the answers is you.
· Self-help comes in different forms and formats. There are any number of ways to practice self-help. Some are pretty out there, while others are practical. For me, at least, combining aspects…
