From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Backpacking Junkie" Howdy friend, who wants "to backpack around the world by yourself,"

Why would anyone want to backpack around the word?

Backpacking offers many rewarding experience and enlightenment for those who want to seek excitement and thrills, learn new things, witness different culture, gain new perspectives, understand the world, meet and make new friends around the world...and the list goes on and on.

You see, there are so just countless reasons why everybody should do a backpacking trip at least once within...

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Traveling Junkie" Howdy friend, who wants "to travel for vacation on a budget,"
Let me guess, you are looking for a getaway. By getaway, I mean vacation. Ah yes, the vacation that you've been dreaming about all year. Well you certainly deserved to After all, what's the point of living and not enjoying?
Traveling offers that much needed relaxation to get away from everything with yourself or with friends and families. It allows you to clear your head and remember why life is so freaking awesome, and revitalize yourself to...

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Life Skills Junkie" Howdy friend, who wants "to improve yourself with better life skills,"
Do you want to improve your life? Yes, that is a rhetorical question...then improve your skills for life
Life skills are really crucial to have - ranging from interacting with people, to working with all sorts of environments, and to needing the basic motor and cognitive skills to survive and strive.
OK, you might be saying, "But all of these things are what I've been doing my entire life. I already have life skills." Yes, you may...

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Inspiration Junkie" Howdy friend, who wants " to get inspired ,"
Lacking inspiration? Not feeling your mojo? Can't find your muse? Don't sweat it fellow aspiring inspiration junkie You are here because you want to have more inspiration in your life - whether it's for doing work, accomplishing goals, or putting that final touch on that magnum opus.
Look around you...there are inspirations all around; you just have to find it and see it. I will help you do that; however, it's not going to be easy.
Now you're probably...

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Organization Junkie" Howdy friend, who wants "to declutter and organize your life to get things done,"

Mess here, clutter there, and chaos everywhere...ruining your concentration and killing your productivity - that you just can't seem to get things done.

On top of that, you have a very hectic schedule or worse, no schedule at all for that matter, with all the things you have to do and that are happening in your discontent life...all stressing you out and causing confusion.

What are you going to do? You feel like you are...

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Adventure Junkie" Howdy friend, who wants "to be adventurous, get rid of boredom, and make life interesting,"
Life must really suck for you if you're reading this - and I don't mean that in any disrespectful or rude way. I'm simply saying your life is probably not as exciting or interesting as you would like it to be, right?
Do you find your dreaded days never-ending but filled with work, everyday? Are you bored by monotony? Are you seeking more thrill, fun and excitement?
Now do you ever wish your life was like one big...

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Self-Esteem Junkie" Howdy friend, who wants "to build self-esteem,"
When you look in the mirror - who do you see? How do you feel about this person? Do you see somebody who is a proud and strong individual...or someone who could sure used a little bit of self-esteem and confidence boost.
"Self-esteem" was a word that you probably first heard when you were in grade school, along with others like "respect," "integrity," and "motivation," all hung up as posters in the classroom should have been a clear indicator of trying to...

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Shyness Junkie" Howdy friend, who wants "to overcome shyness,"
Shyness is like a disease that deteriorates your quality of life to feeling helpless and useless. Take for instances:
- Do you not have many friends (or none for that matter) because of your shyness?
- Do you flee in the presence of the opposite sex because you sweat and get nervous?
- Do you miss opportunities to get ahead because you're afraid to make the first move?
Being shy is the number one cause for our lack of initiatives when comes to...

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Peak Performance Junkie" Howdy friend, who wants "to push yourself to the limit to perform at your best when it matters,"
What if I were to tell you that you could enhance your performance in any area of your life right now at will? How?
First off, if you want to achieve anything worthwhile, you have to absolutely be on top of your A-game; however, not all of us can sustain our very best all the time. Whenever there is any sign of struggle or setback making you want to quit, that is when your limit is truly being tested. You...

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Critical Thinking Junkie" Howdy friend, who wants "to develop critical thinking,"

In the old days where famous Greek philosophers - like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle - would conglomerate in the public square Agora of Athens, people from all over would gather around to listen attentively to their enlightening thoughts.

Why would people put their fate and trust in the credibility of these great orators' words? That's because they all had exceptional critical thinking abilities - to be able to decipher fact from fiction, to...