Tools & Tips To Improve Yourself
Ways to Improve Your Strategic Thinking Skills
Posted on May 27 2020
Having the ability to think strategically maximizes your problem-solving skills. When you improve your strategic thinking skills, you’ll enable yourself to be able to plan any part of your life, business, or job logically and quickly. You’ll be able to use your mind to make better decisions that align with your values and the intent you have for the situation.
Keep Your Mind Open
Being open-minded doesn’t mean that you’re being gullible. When you open your mind to new perspectives, it allows you to see additional, innovative ways to accomplish something or reach your goal. These new discoveries enable you make well-informed
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12 Secrets of Managing Stress
Posted on May 25 2020
There is no way to get around it, but life involves stress sometimes. There is good stress and bad stress. For example, if you’re planning a massive event for your business that’s good stress, if your child gets the flu the night of your work party, that’s bad stress.
Both types of stress can cause issues in your health and mental state without even realizing it. There are ways to manage stress and mitigate it, so it’s not as likely to affect things negatively.
1. Think Positively – Learning how to turn negative thoughts into positive ones can cut down
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Reasons You Need to Have a Life Vision Statement
Posted on May 23 2020
Many people move through life without a plan and somehow end up in a good place. But far more people go through life without a plan and end up not being happy with where they are. If you really want to like where you end up, craft a life vision statement to guide you through your life successfully.
Oprah Winfrey’s Vision Statement: “To be a teacher. And to be known for inspiring my students to be more than they thought they could be.”
When you see her statement, you may be confused because she’s not a teacher in the traditional sense. However,
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How to Use Positive Affirmations to Change Yourself
Posted on May 21 2020
Positive affirmations are self-talk designed to reprogram your subconscious and boost your vibration frequency. It might seem strange to do but think about the fact that you probably currently use negative self-talk all the time.
How many times have you done something and called yourself stupid or looked in the mirror and allowed negative thoughts coming to mind? Probably more than you even realize. Negative self-talk affects your confidence, lowers your good vibrations, and places the focus of your life on the wrong things.
To change yourself, you can use positive affirmations about any issue you want to change. To use positive
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How to Be More Trustworthy and Trusting
Posted on May 19 2020
One way to get more out of life and to become an influential person who is trustworthy is to be someone who has high moral standards and values and demonstrate that fact with your actions. The best thing about that is that the more trustworthy you are, the more trusting you will become.
Know Your Core Values
It’s hard to make decisions if you don’t know what you want your core values to be. For example, if you believe in peace, justice, and generosity as a core value, you can ask yourself before any choice whether the decision aligns with those values
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How Do I Tap into My Creative Mind?
Posted on May 17 2020
When people think about “creativity,” often they are thinking about typical things we all view as creative such as writing a novel, painting a masterpiece, writing a song, decorating a home or other thing that is seen as artful. However, creativity is much more than art.
If you want to tap into your creative mind, you’ll need first to accept that you have a creative mind, even if you’re not artistic or musical. Tap into your creative mind with these tips.
Start a Journal
Journals are fantastic at helping you analyze any situation so that you can come up with new solutions. There
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Working Through Fear: Ending Success Roadblocks
Posted on April 30 2020
Some people fear failure, and others fear success. That might seem nuts to fear success, but success brings responsibility, and some people are afraid of that too. If you really want to be more successful it’s time to work through your fear.
Signs of Fear of Success
If you fear success, there is a chance that you actively avoid success. You don’t make goals, remember deadlines, or aren’t self-motivated, or often second-guess yourself. Making decisions is difficult for someone who is acting in fear.
In fact, fear of success is so intense in some people that it seems disaster strikes them anytime they’re
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What Do Your Dreams Tell You?
Posted on April 29 2020
While dream interpretation is often met with curiosity, it’s also seen as junk science. However, even if one interpretation of a dream may be conjecture and opinion, the fact is – dreams do mean something, and they can give you information that you need to create a successful and happy life.
If You’re Mentally Healthy
Many people report more dreams when everything isn’t going well mentally and emotionally. If you’re having a challenging time in life, that is going to show up in your dreams even if you’re not consciously aware of the stress you’re under.
For example, a common dream reported during
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10 Ways to Sleep Better Every Night
Posted on April 27 2020
Sleeping well every night is essential to your success. When you sleep better, you tend to be a healthier weight, have less anxiety, and it increases your ability to meet your obligations in life – plus of course have some fun too.
1. Eat Right – Try to eat enough nutritious foods during the day. Avoid any type of digestive issues before bedtime, to help you get to sleep each night without having to get up to use the restroom.
2. Exercise – Every day walk or do a form of exercise for at least 20 to 45
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7 Ways to Develop a Wealthy Mindset
Posted on April 25 2020
When studying people, one thing that becomes clear is that if you were born into a middle or lower-middle-class family that had struggles making ends meet you will have a far different mindset, as compared to wealthier counterparts.
People can have different mindsets even if they had the same amount of money, but if the perception was that they had means, they acted differently than people who did not think they had means.
Define What Wealth Means to You
It’s crucial for you to define what this means for you. How much money do you need to earn to feel wealthy or to
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Ways to Control Unwanted Emotions
Posted on April 23 2020
Being at the mercy of your emotions can cause a lot of otherwise capable people to lose control of themselves. Not controlling your emotions can cause you to send the wrong message to people you are communicating with and even make people lose faith in you. Controlling your emotions doesn’t mean stuffing them and ignoring them, but it means overcoming the emotions to ensure that you make good choices.
Acknowledge Your Emotions
When your emotions are triggered, don’t stuff it down. Instead, feel the emotion and name it. If you are with someone this may affect, try to take a break so
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Learning Strategies for Mastering New Skills
Posted on April 21 2020
Technology is advancing at unprecedented levels, and it’s only going to get faster. According to Moore’s Law all technological changes occur faster and faster doubling approximately every 18 months. Because of this fact, if you want to keep up in the world, continuously seek to master new skills.
If you want to master a new skill, it’s imperative first to ask and answer a few questions:
Are You Really Ready?
Do you have the right background to learn a new skill? For example, if you want to author a novel, what do need to add to your skillset? There are many processes to
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How to Increase Your Ability to Concentrate
Posted on April 19 2020
Being able to focus your attention on a single task through to its completion is essential. This ability helps you avoid mistakes and achieve more in your life. Studies show that when you focus your attention on one thing at a time you solve more problems, experience more success, and work more efficiently.
Exercise More
If you need to concentrate more effectively, exercise more often. Exercise improves your overall health and supplies more oxygen, as well as endorphins to your brain, which ultimately helps you focus on the task at hand.
Eat Right
Another aspect of good health is your diet. Find out
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How Are Ethics and Morality Related?
Posted on April 17 2020
Most people believe that there is no difference between ethics and morality. But the truth is, one is defined by someone else, and one is defined by you and is based on your internal belief system.
Groups, Communities, and Organizations Define Ethics
Your ethics are often guided by what is deemed as ethical within your social environment. Your morals are intrinsically based on your internal ideas of right and wrong. Sometimes they’re the same, but sometimes they’re not.
Your ethics are often rooted in your culture and family background. Your morals define how your behavior will manifest. Ethics tend to be more fluid
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The Keys to Teamwork Regardless of What Type of Team
Posted on March 31 2020
Whether you’re helping your family create their mission, or you’re coaching your soccer team, or you’re a team leader at work dealing with teams and building effective teamwork is essential to success in life. No one is self-made, and everyone works with others in one way or another.
Create a Common Purpose and Vision
If you’re a family creating a family mission statement is invaluable in helping move everyone to the same page. It creates a united front that every member can get behind. Plus, the mission statement also serves as a guide to follow when making decisions on a value or
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Steps to Unleashing Your Creativity
Posted on March 30 2020
Being creative is about being innovative in a way that is original and effective for generating the result you desire. Most people think of creativity in terms of art, but you can be creative in every part of your life because all it requires is that you work toward solving problems in a unique way.
1. Set Up Your Environment for Creativity – You need to know how you work best but also inform yourself about the science of creativity. Most people can be more creative if they are in a comfortable, safe environment that is void of distractions.
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How Words Affect Your Whole Life
Posted on March 28 2020
From the time you can hear words formed, even before you know what they mean, your mind can differentiate between negativity and positivity. Part of that is due to the way we say negative words versus the way we say words that are positive in nature. What is clear about these words is that negative words can affect your whole life in a bad way.
Acknowledge the Past
If you’ve experienced or spoken a lot of negative words in your lifetime, it’s possible that today, you have issues that are still affecting you today. Childhood is very powerful and can affect your
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How Can You Become a Good Mentor?
Posted on March 26 2020
When you agree to become a mentor to someone, you’re agreeing to advise them in the thing you’ve already done and are an expert on. For example, you can mentor someone new at work, a student training in your field, a friend through weight loss, and others. The idea is to help them make good choices based on their stated goals. It can be personal or work-related.
Establish Expectations
When you first start working with someone as their mentor, it’s best to be as formal about setting up the expectations and rules as you can. That way the time you spend mentoring
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10 Tips for Improving Your Work-Life Balance
Posted on March 24 2020
Defining a work-life balance is something you must do for yourself. Keep in mind that balance will look different to you than to someone else. Regardless of how you define balance the best way to ensure you get what you want is to plan for it.
1. Plan and Schedule Everything – Create realistic plans that have steps that you can schedule in your calendar. Don’t just schedule work-related events, schedule everything from dinner with your love to game night with your kids. In fact, schedule the things you want to do first, then schedule work around it when
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9 Effective Ways to Boost Wisdom
Posted on March 22 2020
Wisdom comes from experience and allows you to have the right insight or judgment to make better choices and decisions that help you meet your life’s goals and objectives. You can boost your wisdom by taking decisive action toward educating yourself about the world and about your own mind.
Travel More
There is nothing as useful as traveling the world to find out how small your frame of reference is about life. For many people who travel, they’re shocked at how much beautify there is in the world both in nature and in technology.
Study Different Cultures
When you study cultures, you can find
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8 Ways to Understand People Better
Posted on March 20 2020
One way to become a more effective and productive person is to become a better communicator. Excellent communication is key to delivering your message to the world. You can become better at communication by learning to understand people better. This requires that you let go of judgment and learn more about the world.
Withhold Judgment
Every one of us has preconceived notions about different individuals and groups of people. It’s in our DNA and is hard to fight. We know what we know due to being around people who are most like us. When you find that you are going to be
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7 Ways to Set Up a Successful Atmosphere for Happiness
Posted on March 18 2020
Happiness refers to the idea of being emotionally satisfied, content, and joyous. The concept of happiness does not come from what you’re experiencing in life though, it happens more from your mind and your thoughts about what you’re experiencing in life. Everyone has challenges in life, but some people can be happier even if it seems like they shouldn’t be.
Get Rid of Clutter
Studies show that clutter around your home, office, and life can affect your mental state and make it harder for you to feel satisfaction about life. The clutter causes you to lose things, be in a hurry,
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Ways to Be More Present
Posted on February 29 2020
Have you ever experienced something amazing but when you look back, it’s hard to remember how awesome it was? If you have experienced this before, you know how disappointing it is to look back and only be able to remember because someone took pictures. Thankfully, you can prevent that from happening by learning to be more mindful and present in the moment.
Get Rid of Distractions
Each experience can be enjoyed (or not) without adding all kinds of distractions to it. Whether you’re watching TV with your kids, preparing dinner, or walking in nature, you’re not going to get as much out
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Ways to Become More Empathetic
Posted on February 27 2020
Empathy is all about being able to feel the emotions of others and understand their situation. When you are empathetic, you’re able to relate to people much more. This ability tends to lead you to be more grateful for what you have and more apt to help others regardless of how well you know them.
Listen More
When you are around, people focus on what they are saying instead of what you want to say. Really listen without judgment. There is no need to speak and comment on everything. Ask leading questions to get deeper, more meaningful responses, while letting them know
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Tips for More Effective Meditation
Posted on February 25 2020
Many people have found meditation to be helpful in many areas of life. It can improve your mood, your health, and your entire life. It reduces stress and depression and increases your resilience. If you want to experience all these benefits, it’s essential to learn the basics from an expert.
Chose the Right Location
Make it easy to meditate whenever you want to, by choosing a set location in your home, and, if possible, at work, that you can take a few minutes out of your day to meditate comfortably. You don’t want it to be too hot, too cold, too hard,
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