Category: Happiness
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AFFIRMATIONS: Helpful or Harmful?
Affirmations Can Be Effective Affirmations have been proven to be very effective as shown by studies such as the Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience where it states that participants who maintained self-affirmation were “motivated to maintain a positive self-view, … restore self-competence, … showed increased activity in key regions of the brain’s self-processing … [and Read more
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The Chain of Command for Your Success
Who’s in Charge of Your Life? “No one has power over you unless you give it to them, you are in control of your life and your choices decide your own fate.” ~ Anonymous There is a chain of command that determines your success. Indeed, several conspirators clamor for control, all very cunning in their Read more
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Become an Organized Person – on Your Terms!
Get Organized with Ease! Have you ever wondered why some people organize their home, schedules, and lives effortlessly while you struggle just to get out the door without forgetting something? Does your dining room table seem to mysteriously grow mountains of paper and miscellaneous accoutrements that seem to cast a condescending glance at you every Read more
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Emotions & Feelings: What’s the difference and how to control them
Managing Your Emotions and Feelings Do you ever feel like you are not quite in charge of your inner life? Do you imagine a miniature “mad scientist” sitting at the helm, laughing maniacally at every melt down? Don’t worry, there’s hope! Putting that bully in the backseat where he (or she) belongs can be done Read more
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How to Breathe Correctly for Optimal Health, Mood, Learning & Performance
A Huberman Lab Resource The respiratory system is unique among brain and bodily functions in that it interfaces between our conscious and our subconscious. Breathing does not require that we pay attention to it or that we are even aware of it (it’s an automatic function like digestion or heartbeat). But, at any moment, we Read more
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10 Questions for Finding Yourself
Free Your Brain to Find Your Purpose “You must know yourself to grow yourself.” —John Maxwell Did you go off to find yourself only to come back still lost? Yeah, me too. With no map, it’s hard to find what it is we’re looking for. So here are a few things that will get us Read more
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Find Your Core Values
Values are Our Guideposts in Life “When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.” ~ Roy E. Disney Our personal core values are the guiding principles that shape our actions, decisions, and behavior throughout life. Identifying and understanding our authentic core values can help us live more intentional and fulfilling lives. Once Read more
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Turn Your Dreams into Reality
Coach Yourself: The Rocking Chair Journal “The wiser mind mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind.” ~William Wordsworth Our life will go in the direction of our strongest thoughts. Studies are numerous that support this truth, but it only takes an observing eye to see it’s a self-evident concept. People Read more
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Lovingkindness Meditation
Calm Down While Lifting Others Up Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM) is intended to develop feelings of goodwill and warmth toward others. It has been found to quickly increase positive emotions and decrease negative ones, decrease pain and migraine headaches, reduce symptoms of posttraumatic stress, increase gray matter in the emotional processing areas of the brain, Read more
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5 Things that Harm Your Brain
Your Amazing Brain The brain is the most amazing, complex, energy hungry organ in the universe! Your Brain is Your Most Valuable Commodity!!! DID YOU KNOW? “We only use 10% of our brain” is a myth. We use all of our brain all of the time (admittedly, some more efficiently than others). Consider these statistics Read more