When life is overwhelming or you’re having a very stressful week then it can feel like you have no control. Like you’re a small ship being tossed around on a violent and chaotic sea. No fun for sure. At these times I find it helpful to first just focus on breathing deeply and slowly. And […]
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10 Things to Do on Days When You Just Want to Give Up
“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”Harriet Beecher Stowe Some days are light and filled with inspiration. Some days are […]
Read More3 Simple Steps to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other People
“Comparison is the death of joy.”Mark Twain “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”Lao Tzu One of the most common and destructive daily habit is to constantly compare your life and yourself to other people and their lives. You compare cars, houses, jobs, shoes, money, […]
Read MoreWhat to Do When You Feel Unmotivated: My 3 Favorite Tips
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”Zig Ziglar Some days you wake up motivated and ready to go. On some days things feel heavy and it is hard to get going and find that inner drive. And there are often roadblocks, plateaus and valleys […]
Read MoreHow to Change Your Life in Just 2 Minutes a Day: 10 Quick Habits
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”Lao Tzu “The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult.”Madame Marie du Deffand Making a positive change in your life does not have to be about making a huge leap. But I believe that belief is one of those things that […]
Read More3 Things You Need to Stop Doing to Get Started
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”George Eliot Getting started with doing what you deep down want to do in life can be hard. No matter if what you want is to start exercising, create your own business on the side, write a book, see other parts of the world, improve […]
Read MoreHow to Stay Positive During Difficult Times: 14 Helpful Tips
When life changes and a difficult time begins then it’s not always easy to remain positive. I know. Even if you’re pretty optimistic and positive in daily life, it’s easy to get dragged down into pessimism and a sad funk when you’re having a rough week or tough month. But being able to keep a […]
Read MoreHow to Become an Optimist: 3 Daily Habits To Help You Get Started
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”Winston Churchill “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”Anais Nin One of the most common questions people ask me via email is how to become more of an optimist. So this week I’d simply like […]
Read MoreHow to Overcome Nervousness: 7 Simple Habits
“Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”Benjamin Franklin “If I don’t train enough, of course I’m nervous.“Haile Gebrselassie It starts with just a little tremble within. Then a pressure builds up. A hand or foot starts to fidget. Your palms become moist and you start to feel […]
Read More10 Less Stressful Ways to Get Your Daily Work Done
“Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.”Jose Ortega y Gasset “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”Aristotle It is early morning. You’ve had your breakfast and done your morning routine. So you head out into your day. And in […]
Read More20 Small Ways to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
“Get out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.”Brian Tracy I’m a big fan of doing the unusual thing. Sometimes in big ways. Often in small and daily ways to mix things up. Why? Because this habit is a simple […]
Read More6 Questions to Help You Simplify and Focus on What Matters This Fall
“Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a year while another man gets a full year’s value out of a week.”Charles Richards There are many important things in life. Your family and friends. […]
Read MoreHaving a Bad Day? Here Are 21 Things You Can Do to Turn It Around
“To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.”Henry David Thoreau “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”Robert Louis Stevenson Some days are great, better than you would have expected when you rolled out of the bed in the morning. Quite a few […]
Read MoreWednesday Motivation: 20 Tips to Help You Through The Midweek Slump
When Wednesday rolls around your motivation to keep getting things done may have lessened considerably. I know that is sometimes the case for me at least. So in this week’s post I’d like to share the top 20 tips and habits that help me to refuel my motivation to get past that midweek hump and […]
Read MoreHow to Overcome Fear: 6 Powerful Strategies You Can Start Using Today
“When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.”Ralph Waldo Emerson Fear. It’s so easy to get stuck in […]
Read MoreHow to Overcome Perfectionism: 6 Powerful Habits
“Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.”Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe “People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it.”Edith Schaeffer One of the most common challenges that people email […]
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