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What Happens When you Focus on the Things you Can Control?

Lesya Li
Focusing on the things within your control is a powerful mindset shift that can transform your life. By recognizing your sphere of influence, accepting limitations, prioritizing your values, adopting a growth mindset, taking action, cultivating resilience, and practicing self-care, you can navigate through uncertainty with confidence and achieve personal growth and success. Embrace this empowering approach and witness its positive impact on every aspect of your life. Read More...

How to Navigate Through Hard Times & Embrace Uncertainty

Lesya Li
Life is this intricate tapestry of highs and lows, sometimes marked by periods of turbulence and uncertainty. Hard times can manifest in various forms: personal struggles, financial setbacks, career challenges, or global crises. While it may be tempting to surrender to despair and succumb to fear, it is during these hard moments that our resilience and strength are truly tested. In this article, we will explore strategies and perspectives to help you navigate through hard times and embrace the uncertainty of life. Read More...

Breaking Free: Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Unlocking Your Potential

Lesya Li
We all possess incredible potential within ourselves, waiting to be unleashed. Yet, far too often, we find ourselves engaging in self-sabotaging behaviors that hinder our progress and prevent us from reaching our goals. Whether it's procrastination, negative self-talk, or fear of failure, self-sabotage can be a frustrating cycle to break. But fear not! In this article, we will explore strategies and techniques to help you overcome self-sabotage and pave the way for personal growth and utmost success. Read More...

7 Tips to Stay Productive Even When You’re Not Feeling Great

Mandy Schmitz
Maintaining a work-life balance is the hardest part of the corporate routine. You either lose sleep during crazy working hours or feel stressed all the time from juggling all your responsibilities. But remember that nobody is going to save you except yourself. So before it gets too late, start taking up small steps to boost productivity and always remember this quote by Nathan W. Morris: “It's not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less.” Read More...

Why We Feel Stuck & the Key to Dealing with It

Lesya Li
We humans often tend to get in our own way –– whether it comes to going back to toxic relationships, not speaking or standing up for ourselves, or giving up on that new diet we know could help us, instead, we stay right where we are in life, stuck in a rut not making any progress. And making progress is one of the keys to lifelong happiness, is it not? We were told why bad habits are so hard to break, and plenty of research suggests that. We know that we actually have two brains: one thoughtful, superconscious, deliberate, and the other is the automatic self that makes up most decisions sometimes without us even noticing it. That's why we often feel stuck, but there is the key to dealing with it. Read More...

On Forming New Healthy Habits and How to Start

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We are creatures of our habit. We get up at the same time each morning, brush our teeth, have our morning tea, and then we go to work, following the same patterns each day, every day. So why is it so hard to form new healthy habits? How do you develop new habits in the first place? Behavioral scientists who study habit formation say that many of us try to create healthy habits the wrong way. We make bold resolutions to start exercising or lose weight, for example, without taking the steps needed to set ourselves up for success. Read More...

What is Kindfulness and How Can it Help You?

Lesya Li
You may be a fantastic friend to others, but what about the most important relationship? What about being a great friend to yourself? It’s time to start practicing kindfulness. Wait, what?! What is kindfulness?! Over the last 15+ years, I have learned how damaging it can be for people to dislike themselves. So the jump-starting point here is to learn to be a great friend to the person you already are, with all your quarks and virtues, faults and imperfections. Remember that self-compassion never depends on external circumstances. Trust me when I say that you don’t need a standing ovation to experience it. You CAN always give compassion to yourself no matter what happens in your daily life experience. Read More...

5 Healthy Hobbies That Will Nourish Your Mind, Body, and Soul

Jane Williamson
With the rise of technology comes the decline of hobbies. When there's time to spare, it's easier to just kick back and watch some Netflix, especially after a long day at work. However, time is precious, and screen time isn't always the best for us. We've come up with some healthy hobbies that will not only sway you away from the more toxic things in your life but give you a sense of achievement and fulfillment. Read More...

10 Habits of Calm and Happy People

Jane Williamson
What image comes to your mind when you think of happy and calm people? Is it someone you know in your life? Have you ever taken the time to sit back and observe a naturally calm and happy person? And they are a sight to behold: like swans, they glide through the day with joy, ease, and quiet confidence. I can imagine you might feel a bit envious of them as much as I do. Still, there’s a lot we can learn from calm and happy people, especially their fantastic ability to respond to everyday stress, messiness, and frustration. Read More...

How to Deal With the Challenges of Moving to a New Country

Titus Capilnean
Moving to a new country, a new life, and facing new challenges. If you ever had to deal with moving to new countries, then you probably know and still remember how tricky it was at times to adjust to the new ways of life in that country, get used to its culture and traditions. But if you are new to the subject and desperately want to find out what to expect when you move to live abroad, keep on reading. Read More...

How to Exercise Your Cats Through Play

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Do cats need a lot of fun exercises? Yes, of course, they do! Because when your cats are exercising, they’re helping maintain a healthy weight and also getting stimulation to keep them emotionally and behaviorally healthy and happy. Here are some tips on how to exercise your cats along with some cat workouts that will be fun for cats and for you. Read More...

How to Build Your Support System in 4 Steps

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When we are talking about investing in mental health it is a good idea to have someone who can support you on that journey. While moments of self-reflection are necessary to understand yourself better, those breakthroughs will remain stagnant without building strong connections with others. This year can be the one when you strengthen the good bonds and let go of the ones that no longer serve you. Let take a closer look at how you can build your support system. Read More...
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3 Areas of Your Life That Can Be Improved By Giving

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“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt What if we give more than we think? The small, helpful choices that we forget about make up a surprisingly large portion of our lives: we can think of this as passive or instinctive giving. What we can all still learn is how much we can improve our lives through active giving. We need to look after ourselves, but taking the time to look after others first doesn't just feel good: it teaches us how confused society's ideas of fulfilling our desires can be. Read on to discover some areas in which active giving can help you discover skills and knowledge you didn't know that you had. Read More...

4 Effective Ways Men Can Take Better Care of Their Health

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How men can maintain their health? We can't group all men together, but countless studies have proven that men do not take as many opportunities to visit a doctor or prioritize preventative care that could save their life. On average, men are more likely to neglect their health until they experience adverse health symptoms or are in a serious life-threatening crisis. Men also face a greater risk of developing cancer or experiencing a heart attack because of their lifestyle choices. However, it's never too late for a man to take control of his body and make healthy changes to prevent long-term health issues. Here are 4 ways men can take better care of their health immediately. Read More...
9 Study Tips for Succeeding in Online Learning

9 Study Tips for Succeeding in Online Learning

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How do you get the best out of online learning? If you choose to study online, you gain greater freedom because you prepare your own study schedules, practice time and you have the freedom to study from any place of your choice. However, you must find a balance between your academic pursuits, career, family, and social communities.  It can be hard to learn when surrounded by a plethora of other responsibilities. Because today’s education is mostly online, it’s important to learn to type fast to improve your online studying routine. That's why you need to set rules, limitations, and expectations for yourself and follow strict discipline.  Read More...

How Practicing Self-Care Can Make You a Better Parent

Adriana Paez
Why is self-care important for parents? What are some of the types of self-care you can practice? Different stages of parenting bring different stresses, so practicing self-care becomes of paramount importance. Why? Because as parents, we're often expected to do our absolute best for our children and put their needs above our own. Think about it, when was the last time you did something just for yourself?  What if we told you that including and practicing self-care in your day-to-day life was good for your kids too? Read More...

4 Effective Things You Can Do to Improve Your Sleep

Jane Williamson
What do you do when you can't sleep? Should you stay up all night if you can't sleep? Let's agree; sleep is essential for ensuring that you are in your best mental and physical health. A poor night of sleep can mean that you are more likely to experience aches and pains during the day and get frustrated easier, lose energy faster, and even fall asleep or lose focus at the most inopportune times! However, falling and staying asleep can be difficult to achieve on some nights. With all the stressors of your day, how can you make it easier to wind down and get restful sleep? It's easier than you think. Read More...

What is The Best Diet for Healing After Surgery?

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A vegan diet is all the rage with people looking to reduce their carbon footprint, eat ethically, and be healthier. But are these diets possible during recovery from surgery? Vegan diets have been extolled as the perfect diet by many, but one area where they’ve undergone criticism is in their ability to heal the body after surgery. Read More...
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