How to Be a Chairman in a Meeting

A chairman showing the role of the chairman in a meeting

During a Denver school board meeting, a heated debate over a budget cut ran two hours late. The next month, a new chair set time limits, called on every speaker, and the same issue was settled in forty minutes. Pious ClementsPious Clements writes about character, conduct, and the deeper questions of how a life is … Read more

Personal Identity vs Social Identity: The Differences

Understanding the personal identity and social identity dichotomy

At home in Lagos, Emeka thinks of himself as a quiet engineer who loves chess; at a football match abroad, he suddenly feels fiercely Nigerian. The same man switches between his personal and social identity without ever noticing the shift. Pious ClementsPious Clements writes about character, conduct, and the deeper questions of how a life … Read more

Identity Formation: Stages, Theory, and Influences

Identity formation is a must for every human being - a young boy trying many skills to validate identity

At nineteen, you might switch majors twice, try on three different friend groups, and still not know what you believe about faith or politics. That restless searching is not failure; it is identity formation doing exactly what it should do. Pious ClementsPious Clements writes about character, conduct, and the deeper questions of how a life … Read more

Finding Balance On Individuality vs Collectivism

A single figure indicating individuality and many figures for collectivism

Individuality vs collectivism is a debate of two contrasting ideologies that address the relationship between the individual and society. Pious ClementsPious Clements writes about character, conduct, and the deeper questions of how a life is lived. He is the founder of The Conducts of Life, a site built on the belief that how you behave, … Read more

Negative Self-Talk And How To Overcome It

A man physically shaken because of negative self-talk

Understand the importance of overcoming negative self-talk in your transformative journey towards self-empowerment and personal growth. Pious ClementsPious Clements writes about character, conduct, and the deeper questions of how a life is lived. He is the founder of The Conducts of Life, a site built on the belief that how you behave, not what you … Read more

Self-Mastery: Meaning, Pillars, and How to Build It

Self mastery in display

Two thousand years ago, the philosopher Epictetus, born into slavery, taught that no one is free who is not master of himself. He had little control over his circumstances, yet he found real, lasting freedom in governing his own mind. Pious ClementsPious Clements writes about character, conduct, and the deeper questions of how a life … Read more

How To Identify Your Strengths For Personal Growth

A hand holding a fledgling plant in depiction of nurturing personal growth

In a society where competition is rife and the rat race gnawing at you, knowing how to identify your strengths for personal growth becomes important.

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