I define "joy" as a combination of happiness and high self-esteem. The Five Elements of Joy are: Faith in God, Desire for Change, Accountability, Family Love, and Friends with Integrity. As you embrace the Five Elements of Joy, you’ll come to understand who you really are and discover true happiness and high self-esteem.
Read MoreThe "13 Choices for Happiness & High Self-esteem" first began when a young teenage girl in a drug rehab asked me, “Do you have high self-esteem? Can you tell me how to get it?”
Read MoreA collection of twelve narrative poems that further convey the powerful message of all twelve songs from Wings of Glory: The Story behind the Songs. These poems were written to inspire happiness, high self-esteem, and an addiction-free life.
Read MoreBy the time I was six, my confidence and feelings of high self-esteem began to diminish. Instead of feeling good about myself, I just pretended I did. I tried to figure out what happened to the positive feelings I had felt about myself as a child, but I couldn’t.
Read MoreThe three self-help programs I have developed are all similar because I believe recovery from addiction, preventing addiction, and discovering high self-esteem are all interrelated. I discuss these three subjects in my book, Wings of Glory: Addiction, Recovery, and High Self-esteem.
Read MoreI am genetically programmed for self-improvement because of my parents. My dad made up his own charts and graphs to keep track of his personal improvement goals (following the example of Benjamin Franklin). I also remember my mom saying, “Every night when I go to bed, I think about all the things I did wrong and how I can do things better tomorrow.”
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