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How To Use Your Personality Traits To Achieve Your Goals
The Rules Of Self-Understanding Alright, I get that a lot of us don’t like to discuss “touchy-feely” topics. Some of us try to avoid talking about who we are and how we feel because it makes us feel vulnerable. And most of us are adamant that we “know” who we are and don’t need anybody or any “stinky” assessment to tell us so. But what we really want to say is that “I don’t want any parts of self-understanding because I AM AFRAID!” I am fearful for what I may discover about myself. It may not be a good look. I get that. Let’s be brutally honest. First, most of…
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8 Mindset Secrets For Success
SUCCESS! I need it! I gotta have it! Success begets success. It motivates. It builds confidence. It fuels action. Like laughter, it’s contagious. Different people measure success in a whole range of different ways. To some, success might mean opening their own business or getting a promotion at work, while to others it could be passing an exam with a high mark, finally buying their first home or car, or even managing to hit their savings goal. In every walk of life, there is success to be had – whether it be at work or school, at home, within your relationships and friendships or even with your finances. At the core of…
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CBT-Mind Your Thoughts
Are you living the life you dreamed? At least one time during our childhood we have utter these words: When I grow up, I want to be….. or When I grow up, I am going to do this… These affirmations could have been in the form of an essay we read to our classmates in elementary school or an essay for a college application. With excitement, we imagined that we would have a rewarding job, perhaps become the president of a company or a business owner which would have afforded us the big house with the fancy clothes in the walk-in closet along with the two shiny new cars in…
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Find The Hero In You
Do You Need Some Understanding? As you read this blog post, image the song “What I Need From You Is Understanding” by the group XScape playing in the background. Have you ever said, “They just don’t understand me”? We all feel that way sometimes. And it’s okay if certain people don’t “get” who we are. That fact shouldn’t have a direct affect on our life. The real question is “Do YOU truly understand yourself?” Sir: Madam: Your Carriage Awaits! Your Journey Starts Here! I am sure you have heard a similar statement before, especially at the beginning of each new year-a time where everyone is hyped up to make a…
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6 Actionable Tips To Tap Into The Power Of Being Grateful
For those who participated in the 7 Day Gratitude Challenge, this is the last blog lesson for that mini-challenge, and we’ve covered quite a bit of information. You’ve learned why acknowledging, embracing and expressing gratitude is so important. You’ve also learned a few specific ways to begin a practice of gratitude in your own life. I’d like to expand on that as we end our challenge to provide you with a more in-depth list of helpful tips to tap into the power of being grateful. You can use these ideas as you move forward in creating your own routine. Take a Gratitude Walk Going for a walk is a great…
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Show Your Gratitude With The Written Word
You’re tired and feeling a little “blah.” You are thinking about all the things you must get done before calling it a day. You decided to stop by the mailbox-something you don’t do every day because more than likely, it’s filled with a bunch of junk mail. Like most of us, you stand there mindlessly sifting through advertisements, coupons, life insurance offers, credit card applications, and something stops you. Like a foreign object, you stare at it suspiciously. You look carefully at the front and then slowly flip it over and look at the back. “It’s a card of some sort,” you think to yourself. “Why would ‘so and so’…
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Be Grateful For The Little Things
Are you still on the fence about starting a practice of gratitude for yourself? I’d like to issue you a simple challenge. Just for today, find just one random thing in your environment to be grateful for. This is a low-stakes activity that can be a great way to jumpstart your pursuit of gratitude. Keep reading, and I’ll show you just what I mean. What to Look For It’s easy, really. You can look for anything within your daily routine that inspires you. There are things to be grateful for, even on the difficult days. In fact, it’s even more impactful when you discover little rays of light in the…
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8 Tips For Avoiding the Holiday Blues
Occasionally, we find ourselves not in the best of moods. There’s nothing wrong with being a little melancholy sometimes. It happens. Ironically, this is considered “the most wonderful time of the year,” but every one doesn’t feel that way. Some people suffer from what is called the Holiday Blues. Some people tend to be more stressed, anxious, lonely, and depressed between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day (psychologytoday.com). So let’s tackle these emotions before they take a toll on you and ruin your holidays and your future by misleading you to believe there’s nothing to be grateful for. First take into consideration these suggestions from the Mayo Clinic website: Acknowledge your…
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Tips For Using A Gratitude Journal
There have been many instances where I’ve used journal writing to help me get through tough times and to develop a more positive mindset. I can recall a time when my husband and I were stuck with a mortgage and paying rent for an apartment. The sale of our house fell through the day of closing. That was a tough time for us financially which put a toll on our marriage. I felt guilty because it was my idea to sell our house, and I was angry because the couple selfishly decided they didn’t want to purchase the house at the very last moment. As you can imagine, it was…
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6 Tips to Practice Counting Your Blessings
Oh my goodness! Sometimes life can be so hectic; we don’t know if we’re coming or going. There aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done and keep our sanity. So how dare I suggest that you take a few minutes at the beginning and end of your day to practice gratitude? “Who has time for that?” Believe it or not, you do. One really easy way to get started on a gratitude practice is to make a habit of counting your blessings both morning and night. You don’t even have to write them down, as in a gratitude journal, if that seems too overwhelming. Simply taking a…
