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How to Become Luckier

We could all use a little more luck in our lives. On the surface, it seems like wishful thinking to imagine there’s anything we could do to enhance that. Continue reading

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3 Simple Ways To Use Your Inner Values To Finally Find Work That Lights You Up

You know the feeling you get when the ringing alarm jolts you out of your precious Monday morning sleep? The feeling that there is no point to getting out of bed because this week is just going to be like last week. Continue reading

5 Reasons Cooking is Actually Good Meditation in Disguise

Meditation is a wonderful long term solution to reducing stress. Meditation promotes relaxation, gives you a sense of well-being, peace and calm, and a clear the mind. Continue reading

5 Ways To Standout and Get That Promotion

So you’ve been working in your job for years and finally that opportunity for promotion which you’ve been waiting for comes along but its not going to be that simple is it? Continue reading

How To Live ‘The Hero’s Journey’ Without Leaving Your Own Backyard!

Some of us are familiar with “The Hero’s Journey” that Joseph Campbell describes in his 1949 work The Hero with a Thousand Faces as a pattern of narrative describing the typical adventure of the hero archetype. Continue reading

The Power of Mind in Spiritual Meditation

There are different meditation practices that are endowed with the effective techniques of controlling the mind. These meditation practices make your mind calm and steady. Continue reading