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6 Surprising Reasons to Welcome Failure

Who likes to fail? That’s what I thought. For most of us failure’s shameful, embarrassing, and even scary. Maybe it means you don’t have what it takes. Maybe this dream isn’t meant to be. What if...

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7 Tips to Find Time To Exercise When You’re Busy

Do you seek a more active lifestyle, but you’re hard-pressed for time because of work and family? How many times have you sat on your office chair simply idling and surfing the web, when you’ve wished...

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5 Prime Blockers To Developing Confidence

On the surface, it may appear that confident people never make mistakes and know what to do in any given situation. But when I started to pay close attention to the actions of someone I perceived as...

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Why People Who Cry Often Are Actually Mentally Stronger

Tears have always been looked down upon as signs of weakness & self-pity. But what many ten to ignore that crying is a natural state of expression while it’s natural for you to rejoice when...

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3 Signs That You’re Hanging Onto Something Toxic

When is it time to let go? Or more specifically, how do we know when to stop doing things that don’t contribute to our long-term plans? I used to have a hard time realizing what had worth, and what...

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Why Happiness Comes Before Success

"I'll be happy when I become successful." is one of those thoughts I think we all hold at one point, in different variations. We feel like the destination will give us the feeling of satisfaction we...

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How To Come Together To Heal Our World

It seems every week we hear about a terrorist attack somewhere in our world (including home grown terrorists), or see news clips on active shooters in public places. How do these acts of violence make...

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7 Things To Say NO To In 2016

“There are often many things we feel we should do that, in fact, we don't really have to do. Getting to the point where we can tell the difference is a major milestone in the simplification process.”...

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20 Procrastination Quotes That Will Help You To Change Your Delaying Habits

"A year from now, you will wish you started today." Whenever, I read this quote, there always comes a sense of regret and deep down inside me I whisper, "I wish. I wish I could have started earlier."...

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Losing the Game of Life – 7 Ways to Cope With Chronic Failure

I have been asked why I always see the glass half empty or why my myopic vision seems permanently focused on an eclipse of the sun. For years, relatives and friends have wondered why I so readily...

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9 Things That Happen When You Actually Stand Up For Yourself

1) You'll realize not everyone will agree with you Even your friends. As sad as it sounds, when you stand up for yourself, your beliefs and your values, not everyone will agree with it. It sounds...

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12 After-Work Activities To Prevent Burnout

Job burnout is not only common nowadays, it could even happen to you even if there aren’t many demands on your current position. This is because job burnout doesn’t just refer to physical stress – it...

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7 Secrets to Becoming a Successful Risk Taker

Let’s talk about risk taking. But before we move on, let’s get one thing out of the way: if you’re reading this (or listening to the podcast)—it’s likely you want to become more of a risk taker in...

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8 Things Successful People Do Differently than YOU

Successful people are those who actually use their cognitive abilities and emotions so that they can obtain long-term and sustainable success in their lives. In this concern, there are so many little...

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3 Ways to Get What You Want in the New Year

First off, Happy New Year! I know, many of you, as I do, want this year to be wonderful, spectacular, even mind-blowingly amazing! I'm here to tell you, it can happen, but I'm also here to tell you,...

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5 Ways to Handle Fools who Don’t Understand Your Depression

You’ve had enough. Every time you talk about your depression, everybody gives you a weird look, and say: “Why can’t you just get over it?” “Shut up! We’re talking about someone with a real disease...

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How to Stop Loving Someone Who Doesn’t Love You

So, you are finally at the place where you realize that the one who you love does not love you. Yet, you cannot stop thinking about them. Perhaps you even run into them when you are out. The radio...

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11 Things to Remember When You’re Feeling Down and Hopeless

A friend of mine recently went through a breakup. And he seems depressed now. It just reminded me of the times I was feeling down, for whatever reason and felt things were hopeless and would never...

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Top 31 Buddha Quotes To Enlighten Your Mind and Soul

Our lives have become so stressful that we had almost forgotten about our true self. Clearly, in search of materialistic things, we are damaging the internal peace of our mind. In search of peace and...

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6 Ways To De-Stress After Work

A full day at work can be extremely taxing on your mind and body - no matter if you're on your feet or sitting at a desk. Instead of coming home and mindlessly plopping onto the couch, I'm sharing 6...

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