Newbie seeking to become non newbie

[Bluefinger]

Hi all,
Am mid thirties male interested in doing personal development in a more structured way. It's something i've been doing informally since my early twenties.

I gave up alcohol last year which was a big thing for me at the time. At the same time i took up exercise and the results have demonstrated to me how much an individual can achieve by changing one or two things at a time, being committed and having some direction.

I found this website as it was continuously popping up in Google searches i was doing such as how to give up chocolate, how to meditate etc.

I suppose what i'm looking for here is a bit of help in becoming more personally effective. I feel as though i've been hiding my light under a bushel for too long and this is due to a reluctance to give things a go, low levels of confidence and a large amount of fatalism/cynicism/nihilism. Ideally I would love to feel like a more valuable and integrated self, not sure if that makes any sense.

On a personal note i'm not sure what I can bring to the forum, (which as i've stated above is part of why i'm here), but I suppose i've done a good deal of learning around psychology, buddhism and philosophy.

Hope to get something out of this and any suggestions based on what i've outlined above would be welcome.

Thanks
Bluefinger

[Noelle]

a willingness to improve yourself is all you need to fit right in in here, everyone is having the same drive welcome Bluefinger, hope you can find something of use here and also enjoy yourself