Dave, Author at Personal Growth Approach

Happiness March 4, 2020 by Dave

Personal Improvement: Simplify Your Life

When you simplify your life you can invest your full concentration on what matters to you most. Your goal being to maximize your return on your time and energy. If you are spending time chasing projects, people, social events, careers, goals, that do not necessarily…

Friendships March 4, 2020 by Dave

10 Tips to Sharpen Your Small Talk Skills

Good conversation is what makes us interesting, attracts others to us, and builds meaningful relationships. Do you have difficulty building new social connections? Do you become anxious when faced with initiating conversations? Do you have difficulty keeping a channel of communication going, interesting, and meaningful?…

Purpose March 4, 2020 by Dave

10 Tips to Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life

Do you feel stuck in a routine, doing the same repetitive things day after day? Are you so caught up in your day to day grind you never have the time to even think about your dreams, yet work toward them? Unfortunately, most of us…

Leadership March 4, 2020 by Dave

Fundamentals to Success – Develop These 5 Leadership Skills

The “greats” all have one thing in common; they all employ these five leadership skills to ensure their success: adaptability, relationship building, integrity, a learner’s attitude, and generosity toward followers. Let me give you a quick review of what Dr. Dave Martin says about each…

Parenting February 28, 2020 by Dave

Raising a Child: Beware of the Five Love Languages

Your child needs to know he is loved in order to grow into a giving, loving, responsible adult. Only the child who feels genuinely loved and cared for can do his or her best. Unless you speak the five love languages that communicates your love…

Relationships February 26, 2020 by Dave

Healthy Relationship Tips: How Men and Women React Differently to Stress

So many of us confuse love with needing. We get things backward; we assume being loved means having one’s needs fulfilled. In reality, a healthy relationship supports both partners healing themselves. When we understand men and women’s different stress reactions, we can learn how to…

Success August 7, 2017 by Dave

Tips to Succeed in Life

Potential is a wonderful word. Do we all have personal potential? Absolutely! Your personal potential is what you could be – the person you can become. The question becomes, how do you reach your potential? The answer is continued growth; and to grow you must…

Parenting August 7, 2017 by Dave

How to Raise a Child with Self-Worth

There is a big difference about a child feeling good about themselves (self-esteem) and true self-worth. To make a child feel good is quite simple, just give them everything they want. But remember, your job as a parent is not to make your child happy.…

Self Esteem August 7, 2017 by Dave

Tips on Building Self-Confidence

Do you feel doubtful about your abilities and inadequate at times? Do you doubt your ability to be successful as an individual? Do you concentrate on your failures, mistakes, and limitations? Do you feel like you are going nowhere and lack the confidence to move…