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3 tips to break bad habits for good

The start of a new year is a great time to commit to making lasting, positive changes. It may not be easy at first to break bad habits, but will pay off in the long run. Here are some tips to help break some bad habits for good! Over focus on your habit For many years, the guiding principal to…

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Increase your productivity throughout your day

Instead of just working harder, being productive means working smarter. Increasing personal productivity is something everyone can do, no matter how much you already have on your plate! Here are a few easy and attainable tips for making it happen: Start your day with a plan As you reach for that first cup of coffee or step into the shower…

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Give your relationships a detox

We spend time and energy trying to rid our lives of toxins, whether in the food we eat, the products we use, or the homes we live in.  For some of us, however, the most toxic part of our lives is not any of these things — it’s our relationships. Things don’t have to stay that way though! If you…

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Achieve your goals with an action plan

It’s one thing to set a goal, but it’s another to actually achieve it. Many of us get too busy or too distracted and watch helplessly as even the most well-intentioned goals fall by the wayside. It doesn’t have to be that way! Use these tips to create an action plan for achieving goals large and small. Set SMART goals…

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5 ways to develop healthy habits

Why is it that bad habits always seem so much easier to keep? If only it were as easy to run a mile as it was to eat an extra cookie or splurge on an expensive purchase! As the you head into the new year, put yourself on the path toward healthy habits with these ideas. Understand what’s important The…

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Start your day with positive affirmations

If you start each day with a feeling of dread, it may be time to consider an attitude change. Positive affirmations are not just for yogis or other spiritual types — they can be used by anyone to reverse negative thoughts or reinforce positive ones. Whether you realize it or not, you’re constantly using affirmations to validate behaviors you’ve learned…

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Tips on how to cope with anxiety and worry

Psychologists have come up with a few time-tested ways to better cope with worry and anxiety. Understand how other people influence your mood Remain focused on the present, instead of dwelling on the past Allow the future to unfold naturally Avoid worrying about unsolvable problems Here are some other methods to include in your daily routine that may be helpful:…

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How meditation benefits the mind and body

Whether you practice mindful or focused attention meditation, your mind and body can benefit from some of it! Here are some benefits of adding meditation to your daily routine: Enhanced Focus Meditation involves focusing attention to heighten awareness. After a meditation session, expect your focus to hone in on what matters. Whether you mediate before working on a complex work…

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Cut yourself some slack to move on from regrets

What’s your biggest regret?  Whatever the circumstance, a study from the University of California Berkeley revealed that journaling and reflecting on regrets from a place of self-compassion could make a person more motivated to move on from them and not make the same mistake twice. In a nutshell, self-compassion allows people to cut themselves some slack for whatever mistakes they’ve…

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Knowing the Difference Between Guilt and Shame

While they might seem similar, guilt and shame are two very different emotions. Because the two terms are often used interchangeably, they are different and distinct experiences. To begin a discussion on the differences between shame and guilt, let’s begin by defining both. Guilt: a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined.…

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