10 Habits That Will Make You Happy Today (Even If Life Isn’t Going Your Way)
In 2010, after losing my job and being unable to find another one for close to a year, I fell into a deep depression. During this time I read dozens (maybe a hundred) books on happiness, purpose and...
View Article5 Feelings You Want To Create To Get Your Emails Read
Nobody believes that companies open every email they get. In fact there is little hope at all that the majority of the emails your send will get read - even with an interesting subject line. The truth...
View Article7 Ways to Find Balance When You’re Feeling Lost and Overwhelmed
You’re frazzled. Exhausted. You feel like life is out of your control. You have so many obligations to meet. So many people expecting things of you. So many decisions to make. So many distractions....
View ArticleHow to Remember Names in 3 Simple Steps
Hi Johnny. Or was it James? Or Hector? Maybe your name was Samantha. How many times does this happen to you? You meet someone for the first time, shake hands, exchange names, and a few minutes later,...
View ArticleWhy You Should ‘Write Through Your Mind’
We hear so many things about how to live a healthy life. Invariably, the same key words come up; yoga, meditation, pilates, healthy diet. And it’s all true. It can all be highly beneficial in...
View ArticleWhy Selfishness Is A MUST For Happiness
‘No matter what you decide to do or where you decide to go, the main thing is that you are happy doing so.’ [caption id="attachment_31560" align="alignnone" width="300"] Pursue Your Passion[/caption]...
View ArticleHow Motivational Speakers Act as a Catalyst for Change?
While defining a motivational speaker, it would be unfair to state that ‘they are the one who offer speeches intended to encourage or inspire their listeners’. The reason being, they are much more than...
View Article10 Motivational Good Reads
We all could use a little “self-help.” And that is probably the reason that the “self-help” sections of book stores are so large – everyone has a program or plan to sell us – one that will change our...
View ArticleMarriage and Money: Don’t let Finances Ruin your Relationship
In my own marriage, money issues started really early on in our relationship. Being very young and without any sort of savings, my new husband surprised me with a brand new mountain bike for my...
View Article3 Ways To Heal Your Shame by Mary O’Malley
The storyteller in our heads is so used to being judgmental, cruel and even vicious, telling us not only that we did something wrong (this is guilt), but that we are bad and wrong (this is shame)....
View Article10 Ways to Help If You Suffer From an Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety disorders all have acute fear and/or nervousness as the predominant symptom. They are disturbingly common, affecting millions of people. Generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder,...
View Article6 Obstacles Keeping You From Pursuing Your Passion (and How to Overcome Them)
You have something to say -- a story to tell, emotions to stir, imaginations to captivate. But there are obstacles that stand in the way of your success. It's a lot easier to talk about pursuing your...
View Article3 Steps To Mastering Your Habits
Why is it so hard to adopt good habits like everyday exercising or eating healthy food? To answer these questions it is necessary to understand what people in general, are doing wrong when trying to...
View Article8 Things I’ve Learned Since I Quit My Day Job
It’s been exactly one year since I quit my day job to pursue a full-time career as a freelance writer. Often that includes editing and marketing and other things so I’m not exactly writing 100% of the...
View ArticleHow To Achieve A Zen Attitude To Cope With Every Day Problems
People usually have trouble responding and coping with every day problems. For a long time, I, myself, had trouble with my daily "problems".... Why? Because we tend to react the same way every time....
View Article5 Reasons Why You Must Be a Constant Learner
How many times you had the feeling that you are lost with a new subject at work? If you are like most people, probably many times... But don’t worry! It's super common in this day and age because we...
View ArticleHow to Stay Productive in an Open Office Space
Open offices have once been considered signposts of innovation meant to promote collaboration and give a sense of community. Today, however, it turns out that working in an open space office has as...
View Article3 Steps To Declaring Your Financial Independence
Remember those times when you had to depend on your parents to provide you money for school? What about that time when you had no money to buy food and you were starving, but didn’t want to borrow...
View Article7 Things You Need to Know About Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
Everybody knows how to say it. "You've get out of your comfort zone. That's where the magic happens." But it's always so easy to say it. It's the doing that is actually hard. Starting to get out of...
View ArticleCould Cancer’s Favorite Building-Block Be Right Under Your Nose (And On Your...
We all love our sweets from dark chocolate to buttercream frosting. The lure of sugar is undeniable. In 1907, the average consumption of sugar per person was about 90 pounds per year.1 In 2009, more...
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