Change of Direction for UrbanMonk.Net and My Life

Change of Direction for UrbanMonk.Net and My LifeThis has been a hard decision to arrive at, but I’m changing the direction I am taking my life, and hence this blog. There will be some major changes. Please find out how this will affect you here.

What Addiction can Teach You about Personal Development

What Addiction can Teach You about Personal DevelopmentWhat can addiction teach us about personal development?

A lot. There is much wisdom to be learned by the addict’s journey from addiction to recovery. There are several parallels between recovery and personal development. Many would argue that their paths are actually one and the same. Read on for a comprehensive overview.

Meta-Emotions: The Downward Spiral to Unhappiness and How to Avoid Them

Meta-Emotions: The Downward Spiral to Unhappiness and How to Avoid ThemA meta-emotion is a subtle feeling, one that contributes significantly to the anguish we feel. This post covers this sensation and the various ways it arises – to bring awareness, the first step to change.

How to Distinguish between Appropriate and Inappropriate Emotions - A Guide to Using Cognitive Techniques

How to Distinguish between Appropriate and Inappropriate Emotions - A Guide to Using Cognitive TechniquesWhat are we to do with our afflictive emotions? Do we push them away, change the thoughts that cause them, accept them, or heal them? In the midst of all these conflicting advice, perhaps there is a middle path. Additionally, this is a guide to using cognitive techniques – when, not how.

Knowing and Mastering your Thoughts with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Knowing and Mastering your Thoughts with Cognitive Behavioural TherapyA powerful overview of CBT techniques - a modern approach to knowing yourself by monitoring your own thoughts, and mastering yourself by taking back control of your internal world.

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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