Do you want to be a productivity wizard? Do you wish you could be a person who is successful, happy, and organized? Think your life needs a bit more direction? None of these things are attainable without goals. Setting goals gives your life meaning, otherwise you'd probably just be wandering aimlessly, without a clear motive. The problem is, there are certain things you need to keep in mind when setting goals. And there are just as many things you can do wrong when setting them. Lucky for … [Read more...]
4 Reasons Why You Need to Fail In Order To Succeed
“Many of life’s failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ~Thomas Edison Society has taught us to believe that failure is unacceptable. We have learned that when we fail it is because we aren't good enough or because we didn't try hard enough. We are taught to be ashamed of our failures, to hide them from our friends and family, and to pray that they don’t get brought up in job interviews. This condition has led … [Read more...]
How Gardening Can Make You Happy
Gardening is enjoyed the world over by many people for a variety of benefits. More and more of us are discovering the benefits of gardening as a hobby. Simply put, I've always found it rewarding in numerous ways, helping to both explore myself as a person and highlight the many great things I can achieve. There's something about gardening that's easy to understand and appreciate, as you're making a great difference. Here are just a few of the things you can discover when you embrace a love for … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think
Why do you care about what others think of you? Seriously, think about it. You care about what your family thinks about you. You care about what your friends think about you. Sometimes, you even care about what complete strangers think about you. Now although it is obviously important to consider what your family thinks of you, caring intensely about judgments from people outside your inner circle is a bad habit. Caring deeply about other people’s judgments about you will lead you down a … [Read more...]
7 Misconceptions About Getting Fit You Need to Learn
I had developed some serious health problems when my doctor said that I needed to lose weight. Subsequently, I took the advice seriously, and I started working out. People at work, friends at parties and other moms at my son’s soccer practice would try to help me with small tips that had helped them lose weight. What I figured was that these tips did not always work for me. We do everything, follow every little advice that people share with us because we think that will help us also lose weight … [Read more...]
Is Your Inner Chatterbox Running Your Life?
“Comparison is truly the thief of joy.” -Chris Guillebeau Inside each of our heads lives a chatterbox that runs all day long. It reminds us of everything we’ve ever done wrong, makes negative assumptions about what everyone else thinks of us, and tells us that we simply don’t measure up. It’s sneaky and quiet, but powerful. When I was first introduced to my inner chatterbox, I was 22 years old. I was sitting in an AA meeting, and this wonderful wise old man told me I have a … [Read more...]
The Formula for Letting Go
One of the worst ways of spending your day is worrying about something. Whether it's troubles with money, a fight with a loved one, feeling guilty for something, it doesn't matter. As long as your mind fixates on worrying about a certain topic, it just ruins your entire day. You can't focus on anything else and it eats away at you, and the only solution for that is something that's much easier said than done: letting go. Everyone tells you to "let it go" when you're feeling stressed about … [Read more...]
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