Help to get through tough experiences Photo courtesy of Komal Kapoor— Edited by the Author Gratitude journaling has become a cliche. For many people writing down a few things you are grateful for each day doesn’t work. Sometimes bad things happen and pretending everything ok isn’t a magic fix. Yet this doesn’t mean there aren’t
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Fail fast and experiment Photo courtesy of Nick Wolny — Edited by the Author “Do what makes you happy” is common advice but not everyone agrees. Nick Wolny, the Founder of the Hefty Media Group, followed his passions and lost his life savings because of it. He started his business with $30k in the bank
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Underrated traits we don’t value enough Created by the author — original photo from Pexels by Jorge Fakhouri Filho It feels like everyone is focused on their faults rather than what makes them great. Some people have left behind the toxic world of seeking external validation but replaced it with an obsession with conditional self-acceptance.
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Because who wants to do the same thing every day Photo courtesy of Zulie Rane — Edited by the Author Daily routines have become a buzzword in the personal development world. People have all kinds of wacky and unrealistic ways they preach how others should live their lives. The implication is if you can’t stick
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#3 Protect each other’s Achilles’ heels Created by the author — original image from unsplash You know when it just feels right when you’re around someone but you aren’t sure why? David Bradford and Carole Rubin know the answer. Together they have taught interpersonal relationships to Stanford MBA students for over two decades. They aim to make more
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#1 Lion’s breath Created by the author — original image from cottonbro on Pexels With all of humanity’s progress, it’s ironic we’ve become worse at the basic task of breathing. You can test this out for yourself by placing one hand on your chest and one on your stomach and breathing how you normally would.
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If you can’t remember what you read, then this is for you Created by the author — original image from Pexels You’re in the right place if you actually want to learn from self-help books. This isn’t going to be about speed-reading and boasting about the number of books you’ve read. We want to stop
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Sometimes you need to go backward to go forward Created by the author — original image from Pexelbay Is it wrong to admit I’m jealous of my 7-month old nephew? Despite being so new to the world, he seems to have happiness all worked out. He’s living the dream and his joy is infectious. Just
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“I told you to stop blocking with your face” Created by the author — original image by Taryn Elliot (Pexels) I love my mum. If you think this makes me weak then you can fight me. I always read what people learned from long-dead philosophers or billionaires and sure, some of those lessons are valuable.
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Don’t use these words to describe yourself Created by the author — original from Unsplash Organized icebreakers were once my version of hell. I’d sit in a large group waiting for my turn to answer whilst panicking about how to come up with an answer that would make people like me. One of the worst
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