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The Surprising Link Between Productivity and Happiness
What have you done today? What did you achieve yesterday? Do you take on a can-do spirit when you’re challenged? Or are you huddled up in your comfy chair deeply immersed in a movie or playing a game on your electronic device to avoid the challenge? How you make your...
The Miracle of Giving
I want to share an inspiring story from my friend, Sam. He has some friends - Sofia and her daughter Erica. Sofia works hard as a librarian and her husband is a truck driver. Erica just graduated from high school and wanted to go to college. She could not afford a...
The Power of Forgiveness
You may have times when you’ve been hurt or feel angry toward someone close to you. They may have said something that devastated you or performed some behavior without thinking that triggered feelings of frustration and anger. And yet you still hope to include them in...
Learn to be Less Defensive
Being defensive is usually a less than optimal way of responding. Being defensive serves to escalate the situation and create further barriers to meaningful communication. Whether something was said to you in spite, or you merely misinterpreted a comment, avoiding an...
How to Spend More Time Offline Even if You Love Dog and Cat Videos
While the internet makes it quicker to find a recipe or driving directions, it can also cost you time. Checking emails for a few minutes stretches into a half hour of watching YouTube dog and cat videos or reading Facebook updates. Imagine what you could accomplish by...
How to Double Your Creativity
Who wouldn’t like to be more creative? You might think you have no creativity at all, but that’s untrue. You’re incredibly creative! You created the life you have, even if it was unintentional. Being creative in a more intentional manner is something that most would...
Free Yourself from the Past
Living in the past can mean reliving either your previous victories or your defeats. Neither is a very enjoyable way to live. The past doesn’t need to be a limiting, self-imposed prison. Avoid letting your earlier years taint the future. It’s unnecessary to continue...
Embrace Your Quirky Side and Thrive
We all have quirks. Maybe you collect vegetables shaped like movie stars or love to recite Old Norse poetry. I remember in a leadership program I was in many years ago, we did a "typing" exercise that revealed that was an "Eccentric". Woo hoo! How freeing to know I...
Develop Positive Habits the Easy Way by Using Choice Bias
Choice bias is the reason why the same sandwich tastes better when you order it off a menu compared to when someone else picks it out for you. It’s also an effective tool for teaching yourself good habits. Studies have shown that our preference for making our own...
Break Out of Your Comfort Zone and Free Yourself from a Self-Imposed Prison
Perhaps you’ve developed a habit of remaining in your comfort zone. It’s easy to do. Yet, you’ve also lately wanted to try some new things and meet some new friends. Rest assured that your life will become much more interesting when you decide to leave your safe zone...
Creating an Evening Routine to Boost Your Success
Morning routines have become quite popular over the last few years. They’re great for getting the day started in a productive way. After all, if your morning runs smoothly, your day tends to go well. An effective evening routine can be just as important as a routine...
Are Your Personal Beliefs Holding You Back?
Your beliefs about yourself and your life have more power over your existence than you can imagine. Personal ideas and values you’ve held for a long time can block the way toward a life you desire. Identify your unhelpful beliefs and replace them with positive ones....
9 Great Ways to Deal with Difficult People
Life presents you with many special challenges. One of those particularly vexing situations is developing a sense of how to confidently deal with difficult people. When you have an arsenal of how to respond to those who try you, your self-confidence will soar. These...
8 Negative Habits That Prevent Happiness
Nobody consciously chooses to be unhappy, but you can cause yourself a lot of misery by engaging in negative mental habits. The outcomes we experience in life are often the result of our habits. Eliminating counterproductive habits from your life is the first step to...
7 Ways to Develop Your Emotional Intelligence
You’ve likely heard the term “emotional intelligence,” which was first used in 1990. Emotional intelligence is commonly described as the ability to perceive, evaluate, and manage emotions in others and ourselves. Many experts consider it to be a better indicator for...
7 Simple Ways to Make Your Day More Productive
There are only so many hours in a day. Being more productive means getting more out of the limited time we have available. Despite how productive you might already be, odds are you can enhance your productivity even more. Being more productive can lead to having more...
Top 5 Ways to Develop a Powerful Work Ethic and Get More Done
Do you feel like you’re just unable to get things done, no matter how hard you try? Some people have a knack for taking care of business, while the rest of us have loose ends dangling all over our lives. If you struggle with completing important tasks, you likely lack...
Top 10 Tips for Enhancing Your Emotional and Mental Health
Your current lifestyle may not be conducive to maintaining your emotional and mental health. Our society is overworked, overstressed, and too focused on things that don’t support good psychological well-being. Being proactive and doing things that foster good mental...
