The Urban Monk aims to provide a free additional voice, a companion, in your personal development journey inwards into yourself and outwards into the urban world - modern life, entwined with ancient spirituality.

Accepting and Loving our Uniqueness

Accepting and Loving our Uniqueness Is uniqueness an asset or liability? Can you accept others when they behave differently from what you consider to be the norm? Do you love your own uniqueness?

How to Deal with Critics: Personal Boundaries, Part 3

How to Deal with Critics: Personal Boundaries, Part 3How do we deal with the various intrusions on our boundaries? This post goes in slightly more depth, outlining unskilful response styles, and detailing a healthy and mature response.

Failure is an Integral Part of Success

Failure is an Integral Part of SuccessSometimes achieving success is not simply about succeeding. Failure can also be an important part of success allowing you to grow and develop, to achieve greater success, whilst also making you more grateful of the success you make.

Taking the First Step towards Personal Boundaries, Part 2

How to Take the First Step towards Personal Boundaries, Part 2 In the previous post, we spoke of the importance of developing personal boundaries. The question remains, then – how? This post covers recognition, reflection, preparation, and finding the internal courage; all important preparatory steps.

The Importance of Setting Personal Boundaries

The Importance of Setting Personal BoundariesWhat are boundaries? Are they a sign of selfishness, or a sign of strength? Is saying yes a sign of weakness, or a sign of generosity and compassion?

Boundaries can come in many different forms, but at its core, they simply involve saying No. No to giving something you don’t want to give; no to behaving in a certain way; no to being treated in a way that will hurt your heart, your body, your totality.

Empower Yourself and Learn More with Less: The Exposed 3 Steps Guide, Urban Monk Style

Empower Yourself and Learn More with LessLearning is an inevitable activity that is essential for living and success. It can be formal or informal. One approach is to become smarter… emotionally, not intellectually. In other words, it’s mainly about nurturing emotional intelligence not IQ. Find out more!

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