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Foods for Mental Energy and Focus

Now you know several foods to you can eat any time for better focus and mental energy. Give these suggestions a try for a month and I guarantee that you will find that you’re able to get more done in less time. Continue reading

7 Things To Do About What You Can’t Fix

The circle of influence includes anything that is directly under your control. These are the things that you can actually change or do something about. For example, you can simplify your life, decrease your needs and start saving a year’s worth of living expenses as a backup for any unexpected layoffs. Continue reading

What Role Memory Plays In Personal Development

Our memory works by stimulus and response. When there is something stimulating the response, it is easy to apply, but for something to even do that YOU NEED TO REMEMBER! After that, applying is almost effortless and second nature. There is still work but it is a hell of a lot less! Continue reading

Dust off Your Doubts and Awaken Your Confidence with 8 Questions

self come to light. You are nurturing and celebrating who you are in the process. The questions restore the nurturing, so keep asking and start believing! Continue reading

Mindful Eating as a Gateway to More Mindfulness

Cutting the newspapers out of my breakfast routine was surprisingly easy. I quickly got into the habit of not bringing the papers in from the driveway until after I finished my cereal. And the absence of the papers acted as a valuable trigger to remind me about my homework assignment—to eat more mindfully, specifically at least three bites during each meal. Continue reading

Unleash the Power of Weekly Goals

I’m not going to tell you how he did all of this quite yet. Instead, let’s pretend that you’re writing a novel– we’ll come back to Trollope in a minute. So obviously, you want to break down your goal into smaller parts than “write a 50,000-word story”. How would you do this? Continue reading