Equip yourself
Growing up I used to watch The Dr Phil show with my late mother whenever the opportunity presented itself. After the show my mother and I would have discussions about the guests that appeared on the show and advice given to them. For your information this is a very good way to develop critical thinking skills. Watching the show definitely intrigued me, not because Dr Phil is a television idol (yes, you guessed correct, I am not one of those keeping up with the Joneses type of people) but he imparted his wisdom and helped me develop to become a great observer with his teachings. As the years went by I almost completely forgot about the show. Until one day it popped up on YouTube. I was completely surprised by how many of his teachings I live my life by. Obviously this happened unconsciously. Scavenging through the library the other day I uncovered a true gem called Real Life written by Dr Phillip McGraw. The book is about equipping yourself for life. In the book he uses the example...