Well, I'm not sure what pop psychology is, but I don't like it.
Life Is Managed; It Is Not Cured.
Do it! People who succeed don't just sit and think about what they want to do. They take meaningful, purposeful, directional action consistently and persistently. Every step they take puts them toward the outcome they're looking for.
You're only lonely if you're not there for you.
It's hard to see your own face without a mirror.
You have to figure out what that is, and you have to make a plan to get to it. And the plan has got to have a timeline. You have to choose something that you can afford to do and then lock it in and passionately do it.