To show empathy for others, you need to first show empathy for yourself. Visualize the Child is a way to rebuild empathy with yourself so that you can build your empathy for others.

The words we use and the words we choose can shape our moments and our lives. Have you ever experienced a great leader who never get stuck? They are always asking things like, “What’s the opportunity?” or “What the next step?” or “How can we use this?’

You can find ways to live your values, if you know what your values are. There are opportunities every day to spend more time in our values, but we first need to identify what our core values really are.

You can use movies to fill your head with images, mental models, and examples of extreme effort. When the chips are down, you can then draw from these scenes to inspire yourself to go the extra mile and really put in the effort required. The key is to build a collection of inspiring movies and scenes that put a premium on effort and dealing with setbacks.

This is my roundup of top blogs for insight and action. The Web is a big place, but a lot of roads lead to the same town. Collectively, this collection of top blogs helps equip you with “skills to pay the bills and lead a better life.” You’ll find it’s a mash up. The mix includes: business skills, continuous learning, entrepreneurism, fun, leadership, personal development, productivity, strategy, technology, thinking skills, and trends.

This is a guest post by Jason Selk Ed.D. on how to apply principles of mental toughness to improve your performance at work. Jason is the bestselling author of 10-Minute Toughness and Executive Toughness.

How do you make a change that sticks? It’s one thing to temporally change, but how do you make a lasting change? You need to assign new meaning.

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by best selling author, Lisa McCourt. Lisa is here on Sources of Insight to share with you insightful and actionable steps to be comfortable in your own skin.

One of the big ideas that stuck with me in my Change Leadership training is — “The value is in the change.” It’s such a simple concept, but it got me thinking.

I wanted a visual that could express one of the idea of Sources of Insight. I think the Yin and Yang is a good model. According to Wikipedia, the Yin and Yang expresses how seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent.

The Kindle version of Getting Results the Agile Way is now available. It’s a personal results system for work and life. Whether you want to find your mojo, or take your personal effectiveness to the next level, or simply have a better day, this book is for you, or somebody you know.

If you want respect, first look to the source. The source is you. Like so many things, respect flows from the inside out., and self-respect is the strongest stream. You get what you expect. So first, you have to expect it from yourself. So the question becomes, do you respect yourself the way you want to be respected?

We don’t get away unscathed. As we make our way through life, life leaves its marks. The marks we bear can make our lives deeper and more meaningful. Or they can sour our view, and make us bitter and cold. It’s all in how we respond.

The best Tony Robbins Quotes at your fingertips. This collection of Tony Robbins quotes is organized by action, change, communication, fear, goals, life, questions, and success.

Bruce Lee quotes inspire us to be our best. This Bruce Lee Quote’s collection is organized by art, goals, growth, life, mistakes, positive thinking, personal development, power, self-awareness, simplicity, time, and truth.

Rob White shows us how to embrace miss-takes as a part of our journey. Rob is the author of the book, 180: Climbing the Two Ladders to Inner Strength and Outer Freedom and he inspires minds at MindAdventure.com.

Tony Robbins’ son, Jairek Robbins, shows us how to go from ordinary to extraordinary. You can immediately apply Jairek Robbins’ lessons in personal development to your life.

These are the people who fight the good fight. They don’t do it for recognition, fame, or glory. They do it because it’s who they are, and they fight for what they believe in.

The best confidence quotes at your fingertips. It includes a top 10 confidence quotes list, as well as a longer, organized list of confidence quotes.

Confidence is a skill you can build. Learn six strategies to build self-confidence.