Gwangju International Center

Speaker: Stephen Redeker

Writer: Juyeon Lee

Co-Writer: Ashlyn Winter

Date: May 9, 2015

 

“Helping Yourself: Words of Wisdom, Inspiration and Motivation” 

Today’s speaker, Stephen Redeker, shared with us many self-help ideas for how to be a better person, to grow, and to live our lives to their fullest potential. It was his second talk here at the GIC and he feels that relationships, responsibilities, attitudes, and motivations are very important to having a successful life. 

The first part of Stephen’s talk focused on what self-help is, what the self-help industry does, and why it is important to practice self-help techniques. Throughout the talk, Stephen mentioned that many inspirational authors and the many books he has read have not only developed his knowledge but also he has been able to implement various practical ideas and examples of how daily he practices self-help in his own life. 

Steven strongly believes that through helping others, we, in turn, help ourselves to be better people. Through sharing our gifts and talents with other people, we are all helping each other be better people and are helping other people along the way.

Steven really enjoys reading in his free time and he shared with us many quotes that have been inspirational to him. One of the quotes was: “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.” Focus now on the present moment, instead of worrying about the past and what you have done, and instead of the future and what is to come.

At the end of his talk, Stephen gave us 10 ideas to help us improve our day and therefore improve our lives, but he also reminded us that if we ever feel we have reached all of our goals in life, remembering that life is a journey, and the fact that there is always a next level and a new goal to achieve, should all help us move positively forward.

 

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