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Personal Development - The Teachings of the Urban Monk
http://www.urbanmonk.net/
True happiness and success can be achieved regardless of where and who you are!
Albert's free personal development blog has articles that will guide you to emotional mastery, self-esteem, confidence, masculinity, social and dating skills, spirituality, philosophy, finance and career, boxing, and martial arts.
Recent Posts
Finding Peace in Happiness
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Dani of Positively Present. Thanks Dani! Often when people think about being happy, they think about the giddy, exhilarating feeling that comes with things like falling in love or getting a promotion or havin...
Gratitude – A Positive Psychology Perspective
From the classical philosophers, to the ancient religions, all the way to the modern self-improvement industry – gratitude has been offered as a way of increasing our basic happiness and satisfaction with life. It is only in recent years, though, t...
Reader Discussion: Ask Me Anything You Want
It’s been a long time since we’ve done something like this, so here goes! This post is plain and simple – ask me whatever you want in the comments: from the personal, to the silly, to the philosophical, to whatever. In fact, the sillie...
The Strangest Paradox – Parental Influences
There is a strange paradox that exists inside most of us. Most people will have a good idea of just how much our parents, and our upbringing, affect us as adults. But there is a strange twist to what we have come to expect. Below is a basic descript...
Booster Technique: Inauthentic and Authentic Emotions
When it comes to healing and understanding our negative emotions, there is one important thing to realise: Some of our feelings are inauthentic. They cover up other feelings, beliefs, and inner states. What really needs to be healed? A companion to ...
How to Pursue Your Passion: Understand the Essence of Your Passion
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Celestine Chua of The Personal Excellence Blog. Thanks Celes! (If you haven’t discovered your passion yet, you might want to read Finding a Purpose and Passion in Life first.) Whenever my friends or my...


Excellent blog about approaching problems and attitudes in life from a unique perspective. Urban Monk provides an invaluable level of insight into aspects of self awareness and self-understanding. 10/10
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