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Unproductive Day

How to Turn Around an Unproductive Day

Artwork courtesy of Amy Buchheit Some days, you wake up early, storm through tons of work before lunch, and come to the evening feeling as though you’ve accomplished a lot. For many of us, though, those days are the exception … Continue reading

Good And Bad Emotions: Finding The Perfect Mix

Some people appear to be hopped up on happy pills, being oblivious to any bad events going on around them. Others are all too quick to express their disgust at anything that doesn’t go exactly their way. Could it be … Continue reading

Overcoming Jealousy

6 Sure-Fire Ways To Stop Feeling Jealous

Photo Credit: Niklas Often we see things that others have and wish that we had the same. Or sometimes, if we see somebody who is very happy, we feel a lack of happiness in our own life and feel jealous … Continue reading

Diet

4 ‘Musts’ To Stay Committed to Your Diet

Image courtesy of TheDailyGreen Have you ever changed, or tried to change, the way you habitually eat? Most of us connect the word “diet” with “weight loss”, but people adopt particular diets for a number of reasons: these could be … Continue reading

Why Am I Not Making Progress? 3 Steps To Motivate Into Action

Are you progressing in life, or are you just treading water? This is a brief article intended to motivate you beyond stagnation into purposeful action, once and for all. These are the steps I use to get things done. Continue reading

3 Stupid Ways to Try to Cheer Yourself Up – and 3 Ways Which Work

When I’ve got a case of the blues, I sometimes cheer myself up by buying a new book or two on Amazon. Perhaps you have some similar habits: you know what cheers you up, whether it’s going shopping, eating a … Continue reading