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My Courage Story 

Having Courage When It Is Extremely Difficult To Do So Taking a risk requires courage, and courage has never been my strong suit.

So, when I decided ...

The Importance of Perseverance 
Shar Ray talks about an early lesson from his father that he was fortunate to receive, a lesson about commitment. And he explains just why this lesson ...

Overcoming Flying Fear 
I wanted to fly to Vienna but was petrified of flying.

To me flying was like staring into the mouth of a flaming dragon, but deep down inside I wanted ...

21st Century Jedi  
Greetings,

Human beings rarely realize that they are always in the right position in life; people are too busy focusing on their desires and when ...

How Do We Really Develop? 
Or, can you ever read too many Self Help Books? One view... My personal story is involved with studying major religions of the world, in depth use of ...

Olympic Hopeful's Life After Death... 

Olympic hopeful comes back after death... Just a few years ago I was planning on trying out for the Olympics in ski racing when [I took a fall and ...

Living Life With a Major Illness 
My name is Daniel Meyer. I am 27 years old and an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran. I have been diagnosed with a terminal illness called Bronchiolitis ...

Ranya's Strange Fish Story 

The power of coincidence? Hi,

My name is Ranya Malouf and I am a Long Island, New York - based author of the just released children's book ["Blue ...

Marea's Story 
Marea's story (an email she sent me) has been shared with permission. Her unsolicited words are about me and the Weekly Wonder newsletter I publish - and ...

College at 52! 
Terrie's inspirational story is ongoing. But she's finally started asking for what she's worth, from herself and from others around her, as you'll soon ...

Stephen's Spiritual Awakening 
In 1999 my life changed forever through a simple act of honesty. Here is my true story.

(STORY THEME: True-Self-Knowledge)


My Spiritual Awakening ...

Alin's Self Confidence Story  
Alin's inspirational story is about building confidence by taking action. And the action you take doesn't necessarily have to lead to success, just as ...

Discovering Myself 
Andy's inspirational story is ongoing, but it involves breakdowns, long-term unemployment, and a loss of faith in mainstream religions, as well as a truer ...

Inspirational Single Mom 
Antonia's inspirational story begins with her becoming a single Mom at a young age. She was happy to become a mother, but still believed her future lay ...

Successfully Blind 
Paul shares his inspirational life story of how he overcame a major health setback, and in particular how the timing of 'the truth' of his setback was ...

Keep on Inspiring! 
Hi Steve

Thank you for your weekly and monthly affirmations and inspiring quotes ! They are wonderful, helpful and always makes me think, which sounds ...

How I Found Love 
Let me start by saying how incredible it is to find a website like [SelfHelpCollective.com]. Great articles, fantastic advice, no egos!


[ What ...

My Bulimia Story 

I Am Strong, I Am Beautiful... And, I Can Achieve Anything...
I knew that beating bulimia was a turning point in my life. I knew it symbolized a new ...

Little Girl, Big Fears 
He had his grown hands around my throat, my tiny body dangling against the wall suspended in the air. As I went limp, moments from unconsciousness he tossed ...

Why a Woman Will Never Be Happy With How She Looks 
I live in the Western world; our economy is capitalistic. Capitalism is totally dependent on production and consumption (of products, services, etc.).

[If ...

My Rejection and Humiliation 
This not so inspirational story was originally submitted as a tale of anger management. A husband abuses and disrepects and a wife occasionally 'snaps'...

Love, Finally 
Finally, I Know What it Feels Like to be Loved!

For so many years I was codependent yet terrified of intimacy. Actually, I was, as I wrote in my book,...

Hempfling Video About Horse Play 
Be Yourself - A Video About Joy, Power, Nature, Healing and Horse Play.

This video under IT'S SIMPLE TO BE HAPPY is inspirational for my drum/rhythm ...

My Fear of Intimacy 
Another way to describe this intimate fear is via the following oh-so-clever expression:

"Into me, see."

Do you get it? It's about not letting ...

Self confidence - yet not arrogant. 
Mercy's 'inspirational story' encourages us to look at ourselves, at our self-confidence, and to work on improving it whilst in the process improving the ...

How I Got Good With Girls and Why It's The Same As Improving Any Area Of Your Life 
How I Got Good With Girls and Why It's The Same As Improving Any Area Of Your Life

The Term 'Self Improvement' is a heavy one, is very vague and ...

No More 'Bad' Thoughts... 
"Little did I know that success was just around the corner." is how Abraham's short inspirational story begins. Amazingly - and no, I did not pay Abraham ...

Brilliantly Bipolar! 
This anonymous inspirational story just goes to show that inspiration can be found anywhere, and - usually, anyway - there is probably somebody out there ...

Overcoming Obstacles... MY Health Triumph as a Metaphor for YOUR Life 
Sandi's incredible inspirational story sounds more like an episode of House (with Hugh Laurie). At first, anyway. But when you get past all of the medical ...

Addicted to Problems? There's a Solution 
Sandra's story is an honest, insightful look into her past, into a life that looked good on the surface, but was rotten on the insides. And it's about ...

I Don't Have a Very Happy Life... 
A 200 word mini-rant about an unhappy life with no time for pausing for breath. The cause? Family.

So read this anonymous story (mostly un-edited) to ...

Plato's Philosphy and My Own 
Gabriele shares her understanding of the Plato philosophy that states that beauty lies within. And she elaborates on what it means to her.

(Story Theme:...

Being Myself 
If there is something you have to do
Do it today!

If there is something you have to do
Put in your best!

Victory is yours!

So my brother and ...

My Goal To Give Up Work! 
Jon Rhodes' Story

Like the proverbial frog sat in the pan of water that's slowly getting hotter and hotter, Jon found himself working harder and harder ...

From a meek boy to a man willing to face his fears... 
We all suffer from fear at some point in our lives. For some of us this fear can go unchallenged year in year out, and thus limit our growth. But this ...

Thanx to my friends for not leaving me dead  
I was 13 when my Dad left us for stupid stuff, and because he was spending all of my Mom's (the money maker of the house) money. After that it was just ...

Willing to be Willing 
This powerful, unrelenting story can be summed up in the title of a book by Anne Katherine called When Misery Is Company ...

(STORY THEME: Self-sabotage ...

You CAN Overcome 
Trust in yourself, trust in life, trust in God...

(STORY THEME: ' Positive Attitude ')

...I am a 50% service-connected veteran and served during ...

South Africa - An Example To The World 
As the amazing changes that have taken place in South Africa over the last 15 years show - in human relationships, anything is possible! As yesterday'...

A Realization About Life 
Life is about living in the moment, simple as that...

(STORY THEME: 'Meaning of Life')

...My journey started when I was 16 and I discovered lucid ...

Love on the Rebound? 
Are rebound relationships ever a good idea? There may be plenty of bad reasons for starting a relationship, such as fear of being alone or desperately ...

Who Needs Luck and Talent - When You Have Unlimited Potential 
A new perspective on life, early on, made all the difference to me. "I was part of the puzzle of this universe and I could influence it through my actions....

The Beginning of The End or the Start of Something New? 
An emotional roller-coaster ride where everything that could go wrong, did go wrong - including losing your wife and getting her back only to lose her ...

A Tale of Self-Loathing, Or...? 
A young mother's tale of low self-esteem, poor body image , and a lack of support from family and partner - an emotional health warning for all of us,...

Whatever The Knockbacks - Stay Positive! 
How a positive mental attitude can help whatever aches and pains your body has - yes, even if you're seriously ill!...

(STORY THEME: Positivity )

...I ...

I Was 'Emotionally Stuck' 
5 years after breaking up from my last serious relationship I was still 'unable' to start another romantic relationship with the intention of it being ...

Let Children Become Adults 
"Just Let Go!" How tough it is to bring up children...

I now can understand how my parents must have brought up six of us kits and kins...

I enjoyed ...

Unrealistic Expectations? 
Linda's story starts with these words "I have had an unbelievable life" and there really is no hiding from the fact that Linda's incredible story does ...

How To Change The World 
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not."
-- Dr. Seuss
10 Things That Can Make The World ...

It is more blessed to give...  
Are you a "giver" or a "taker"? This is a question that one should contemplate.

I find it interesting that most people want you to listen and help ...

How to Be Happy by Combining Flexibility and Challenge 
I have learned that being flexible is always a good idea. A lack of flexibility always causes resistance and therefore unhappiness. Therefore, in my opinion,...

Breathing My Stress Out in Nature! 
Enjoy Khalid's natural solution to the stresses and strains of every day (in Khalid's case, politics is the cause). It's proof that 'inspirational stories'...

My 'Adventure' with Depression 
This is an inspiring story of using adversity (in this case, depression) to make you stronger. And then to want to help others do the same.

(Story theme:...

ANGER & FEAR 
I am a 44yr old man barely dealing with my fear and anger management issues for the past year now. I grew up in a home where my father was an abusive alcoholic ...

It's Been Good 
Believing in your dreams really can lead to good things happening in life...

(STORY THEME: Self-motivation )

The year 2009 seems so fulfilling. I'...

Procrastination, Thinking Too Much and... Self-Help 
You know, one of my problems (of many) is that I THINK about a lot of things and do very few of them.

I have flashes of inspirational motivation ...

The mind is a powerful thing let me tell you. 
A fit and healthy body, and a positive mind, was enough for me to overcome setbacks that would have broken many others...

(STORY THEME: Positive Attitude ...

Daily Happiness?  Not rated yet

Searching for the Daily Dose of Happiness (The Limitless Life Style)

We are all searching for happiness. There are countless times during any ...

My Addiction Story  Not rated yet
This is a story of what happens when you don't respond well when very bad things happen to you. This is a story of how stories repeat. This is a story ...

Now I Understand  Not rated yet
Saul's story is a classic case of being able to see an unhappy life as an unhappy 'story' - a story that is able to change as soon as it has been identified ...

My Regaining Health Story  Not rated yet

How I Re-Gained My Health and You Can Too Like so many people, as the strains and stresses of life started to hit me in my 20s and 30s, I started "running ...

My Debt Story  Not rated yet
Debt..My Life..My Goal..My Motivation...

One major area covers my life, that of debt!

When I was 20, I made 100k and then incurred a debt of another ...

My Thoughts About Relationships  Not rated yet
"Healthy" Tension and the Ability to Know When to Let Go

After reading all these stories about relationships , and how to make them "work", it seems ...

How I Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking  Not rated yet
Chris shares his inspirational story of how he overcame shyness, and in particularly his fear of public speaking, simply by turning up... again, and again,...

Found the Upside of a Down Time  Not rated yet
In the book, Find The Upside of the Down Times, I write about a time when I had a US$35,000 hospital bill with no insurance and I couldn't imagine how ...

My Bulimia Recovery  Not rated yet
If you think change is impossible then you are wrong. If you don't think you can recover from bulimia you are wrong!

When I think about how different ...

EFT to Overcome Social Anxiety  Not rated yet
Hi,

My name is Sebastiaan and I'm an EX-social anxiety disorder sufferer. I've suffered from social anxiety for over a decade, and from social anxiety ...

Mary's 1st Trip to Europe  Not rated yet
Mary's inspirational story is a long one but I encourage you to read it all. It's a story about a vision - travelling to Europe from the US - and finding ...

Hypnotherapy: Marian's Story  Not rated yet
Marian's inspirational story is told by Barrie St. John and details how he helped her make important changes to her life via hypnotherapy

(Story theme:...

The Power of Facing Fears  Not rated yet
Dalia Mounir contacted me earlier this month with a request (and desire) to share their wisdom to do with personal development, and in particular living ...

Dealing With Chronic Mental Illness  Not rated yet
Having a child with a severe, chronic mental illness will test your limits beyond your wildest imagination.

(STORY THEME: Active hope)


Approximately ...

Sorry, But...  Not rated yet
Sorry, I just want to thank you all for sharing your stories...

I just can't put it all together yet but I'm working on it!

Sometimes I think ...

Assertiveness and Co-Dependency  Not rated yet
Hanson G's inspirational story takes a long hard look at assertiveness, or rather his lack of assertive skills - where they came from, and what he's tried ...

My Incurable Pain Disease  Not rated yet
Do you believe in miracles? Well Carlee does, and she explains why in her story of a life filled with pain that eventually transformed into...

(STORY ...

Imagine all the people...  Not rated yet
" Imagine all the people living life in peace "... Alongside thousands of other baby boomers I grew up singing these hopeful words of peace by John Lennon....

IMPECCABLY HERE AND NOW  Not rated yet
I have a friend that works as an ER nurse in Laverton Australia. It a mining town on the edge of nowhere. The majority of the patients are Aboriginal.They ...

Welcoming Change Improved My Life  Not rated yet
Hi, my name is Mandy, I'm 27 and live in Scottsdale AZ, where it's the hottest place my feet have ever stood ground upon! I'm an Invasive Cardiovascular ...

My Story About Fear  Not rated yet
This story is not so much an inspirational story but it shows us the negative power and limiting effects of that 4-letter word called fear.

And it shows ...

How Winston Churchill Helped me in Business  Not rated yet
Binden's inspirational story is what happens when you get an idea from an unlikely place and you go with it. And it all started with him reading the inspirational ...

A Child Touched the Heart of Jesus  Not rated yet
When I was a little boy - I'm not sure how old - I was outside playing in our front yard.

I was pretending like me and Jesus were in a battle with ...

A Living Tribute to My Mom  Not rated yet
Rick Szczepanski tells of his mom's lifetime struggle against Multiple Sclerosis and how it ultimately inspired him to create a foundation in her name....

The Seven Steps to Self-Transformation: Coming Home  Not rated yet
Kim Le's Story

The following story about self-transformation is a summary of Kim Le's chapter in a book called The Path to Success . I read it a while ...

In Gratitude to my Grandparents  Not rated yet
Sometimes we need help to overcome what life throws at us. And Pearl gives thanks to her Grandparents for doing just that. And, now, she urges us all to ...

Helping Others... Helps You Too!  Not rated yet
The death of your partner can mean the end of one life, yes, but also the beginning of another...

(STORY THEME: self-help )

... My husband died ...

Take On Your Fears  Not rated yet
How to overcome your fears - one 'quiet' woman's example of overcoming her fear of cold-calling, to help grow her various businesses as well as her own ...