Ahh Christmas. The time of year when we lie to our children, put on an average of 4lb between the 25th December and New Year and pay for numerous gifts and meals with money we don’t have. Continue reading
Stressful, isn’t it?
Dealing with people who intimidate you.
It can be as nerve-wracking as a job interview, or even speaking in public. And, unless you do something about it, it’s always there at the back of your mind, a constant worry. Continue reading
Does that mean your holiday should be spent holed up on an unknown island where you will spend 23 hours a day sleeping? Of course not! Below are eight ways we can cope with the stress that comes with the Christmas season. Continue reading
A healthy dose of reality always makes for the best possible choice — even if that means making fewer choices from fewer options. In the end, we will likely discover that by choosing less we will end up with more time, more peace of mind and, yes, more happiness. Continue reading
How many times have you achieved a goal — running a 5k, dropping 5lbs pounds for a social event, studying hard to ace an exam or presentation — only to abandon those same behaviors that got you to the finish line in the first place? Continue reading
It’s that time of year again—time for the obligatory setting of an arbitrary goal based on the first of the year. It might even be the same “goal” you set each year.
We have all set them.
And we have rarely ever achieved them. Continue reading
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