Advanced Personal Development Blog @ Dr. Ben Modie

  “ As a natural species, our survival and success are governed by the processes of nature.   In other words, it’s how we set ourselves to fit into Earth’s natural ecosystem that determines how effective we can be to survive and thrive.   Understanding the nature of our interactions with other living things, and as well the natural environment of habitation, is key to getting us far.   As Lao Tzu put it, ‘a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step’, and that includes learning and studying the specifics of our interactions with nature.   The latter is a free and open university that is forever providing vital lessons on future preparedness.   Once we knew nothing much about earthquakes and tsunamis etc., until we studied earth’s geological processes, including plate tectonics , and now we have a better understanding of the causes and how to better prepare for future occurrences.   Surely, our most critical needs as a species that seek to thr...

  “Whenever I consider the volatile state of human life today, marked by endless conflicts of sorts, I can’t stop wondering how early humans, with virtually nothing of the kind of inventions and technology we have, were able to pave the way and enable the human species to advance thus far.   Surely, we have come a long way as a species and have discovered gazillion ways to enhance the quality of human life on Earth.   Most importantly, as humans, we have demonstrated beyond any doubt our natural ability for creative thinking, followed by the ultimate manifestation of our ideas, first in the mental space, and then secondly in the physical and noticeable realm.   This has been our natural setting and culture since early days and is how, as a species, we were able to advance from the stone age era to modern times of high technology or advanced technology.   When it comes to our natural creative abilities to develop ways and systems that offer solutions to meet defi...