Apersontendtoobstructanyencouragingadvancementintheprofessionalorpersonalrealm.
Thereareinstanceswhenyoubecometentativewhentakingphonecallsorreplyingtoemails.Whydoesthishappen?Thereasonisduetoinadequatecommunicationabilities.Ifyouareeloquentandcomfortablewithboththeoralandwrittenformsofcommunication,thendefinitelyyoucantacklethesetaskswithoutbreakingintosweat.Therefore,youneedtotaketimeto...[
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Mr.Sikes(nothisrealname)cametomecomplainingofswellingofhisankles(worseasthedayworeon),shortnessofbreathclimbinghalfaflightofstairs,andsuddenawakeninginthemiddleofthenightfromshortnessofbreaththatresolvedafterseveralminutesofsittingupright.
Ididn'tevenneedtoexaminehimtoknowhe'ddevelopedcongestiveheartfailure.Laterthatweek,anechocardiogramconfirmedmoderatesystolicdysfunction.Because75%ofall...[
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Ioftenreceivemessagesandreadblogpoststhatexpresssomeconfusionaboutwhethergivingtoourselvesisselfish,orifitcountsasapartofourdailygivingritual.Mbali,theAfricanMedicineWomanwhogavemethe29Giftsprescription,recentlymadeapostonthe29Giftsforumthatadvisedustobegina29daygiftcycletoourselves–tostarteachdaywithgratitudeforwhatwehave,asgratitudekeepstheheartopen,andthenstartthedaywithagifttoourselves.<...[
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Perhapsoneofthemostimportantquestionsinyourmindishowtoimproveyourself-esteem.
Herearetentipsonhowyoucanimproveyourself-esteem:
1-Increaseyourself-esteem.Trytocomeupwithalist.Whataspectsofyourselfdoyoureallywanttochange?Workononeaspectatatime.Findouthowyouaredoingbeforeproceedingtoanotheraspect.
2-Beoptimistic.Donotthinknegativelyaboutwhereyouarerightnow.Alwaysprojectself-confidenceinwh...[
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Fillintheblanksintheabovesentencehoweveryouwant.
Haveyouheardthisoften?
Doyousayitoften?
Doyouthinkitoften?
Thissimplesentenceisacontractthatisoftenunconsciouslycreatedwithpeople,anditcanhaveadisastrouseffectonyourlife.
Justtheotherday,afriendwastellingmeaboutherhusbandandthefacttheyhadaweekendtogetherwithoutthechildren.Shewastellingmethatifhebroughtherflowersandtookheroutfor...[
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Ifyoureallywanttogrowyourbusinessyouaregoingtohavetoanswerasinglequestionthatalmostnostrugglingentrepreneureverasksthemselves.Youwanttoknowwhatitis?Ofcourseyoudo,solet'spresson.
Nowlisten,don'tletthesimplicityofthequestionfoolyoubecauseit'llbeeasytodismissit,butifyoudo,you'llneverevenachieveafractionofwhatyouarecapableof.Ok,sohereitis:
WhatWorkAreYouWillingToLeaveUndone?
Thesooneryou...[
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I'vebeenthinkingaboutoneofChristopherPeterson'srecentblogpostingsfordays.Init,he"outed"himselfasworryingruminator.He'snotthefirstpositivepsychologisttorevealthistypeofthingabouthimself.MartinSeligman,originatoroflearnedhelplessnessandkeyfigureinpositivepsychology,didthispubliclytoo.There'sanimportantmessageinhereabouttheroutetohappiness.
AlthoughI'vespentthelast15yearsstudyingprocr...[
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Beingconsistentinwhatyoudo.
Sometimesinlifetheeasypartisactuallyachievingwhateveryouwanted.Thiscouldtheacademicqualificationyouhavebeenaimingfor,thejobthatyoualwaysdreamedabout,thepersonalambitionyoualwayswantedtoachieve.Thechallengeliesnotintheachievementofthesegoalsandvisionsthatyou'vesetforyourselfbutwhetheryouareabletomaintainthisonceyou'veachievedthem.HenryHoskinssaid:"Enthusiasmfi...[
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Withschedulesandto-dolistsjammedwithathousandthings,it’seasytobeginloweringthebarforyourself.Youconvinceyourselfthatjustgettingitdoneismoreimportantthanhowwellyouareactuallydoingit.Youstarttotradeperformanceorqualityforcompletion.Sometimesyouaresostuckinyourcomfortzonethatyoudon’trealizethatlifehasbecomeprettymediocre.
Trythesefivewaystogiveupmediocre:
1.Pickandchoose.
Youcan’tdoe...[
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Dreamasifyou'llliveforever
Liveasifyou'lldietoday
Dancelikenooneiswatching
Lovelikeyou'llneverbehurt
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