You’re caught up in a cycle. You know the one. You’ve been talking down to yourself for a while. Every word in your mind points out your flaws and mistakes to where you think you’re going to go crazy from listening to it if you haven’t already. Negative self-talk can be just this insidious. It …
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5 Ways to Develop Positive Thinking
Not feeling well? Kind of blah and wishing you had something better to say about the day than a mumbled ‘fine’ when someone asks you how you are? The solution might be simpler than you think. Our attitudes really are everything. When we’re not feeling great about our lives or how the day is going, …
How Can I Stop Avoiding the Tasks I’ve Been Putting Off?
Everyone puts off tasks now and then, but if you find yourself constantly putting off things you need to do, it’s probably time to make some changes in your life. There are several simple ways to help get yourself motivated and stop putting off tasks you’ve been avoiding. Don’t Make It A Big Deal When …
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How Can I Stop Procrastinating?
Everyone procrastinates sometimes, but if you find that procrastination is a constant problem for you, it’s time to make a few changes in your life. Below are several tactics you can use to help yourself stop your procrastination habit. Divide Up The Task Often, when you procrastinate, you may feel you are facing a massive …
5 Tips for Keeping Self-Sabotage at Bay
5 Tips for Keeping Self-Sabotage at Bay We want to be productive. In fact, you might even wake up in the morning with all kinds of enthusiasm for the projects you’re going to get done during the day. Now fast forward a few hours, and suddenly you’re dragging yourself home at nightfall wondering where the …
3 Steps to Finish What You Start
Do you often struggle to finish the projects you start, even when you have every intention of finishing them? Believe it or not, this is a common problem that most people face. Luckily, you can follow a few steps to ensure that you can become the type of person who finishes a project once you …
Using Positive Affirmations to Combat Stress
Many people use affirmations for personal development and to help them meet their life goals. But did you know you can use affirmations to build resilience and combat stress? Whether it’s one-off stress like having to give a presentation or an ongoing stressful issue, you can create the right affirmations to support you through. Affirmations …
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5 Tips for Remembering Your Self-Worth
Are you not having a good day? We all falter sometimes. All it takes is a little unasked-for criticism or someone just treating us harshly to trigger us into a spiral of negative self-talk and anxiety about not being liked. When you need to remind yourself of your worth fast, it’s good to have some …