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The Science of Accomplishment – 30 Motivational Skills To Get Your New Year’s Resolution Done
Confident that you’ll achieve your New Year’s resolution? Most people are. Only 12% succeed.1 88% of New Year’s resolutions fail. Let’s make this time different. Gamble and wish for the best, or take the long-term approach and guarantee eventual success. Develop The Skill of Accomplishment Accomplishment is not one inspirational technique or burst of willpower […]
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Happiness & Money Secret #2: Anticipate As If You’re Going to Kiss Mila Kunis
Anticipation is one of the strongest emotions that bring happiness. Do you remember that feeling… of the night before Christmas, of being so excited and full of anticipation that you couldn’t fall asleep? I do, but I’ve really got to squeeze my brain. That youthful luster is a long gone memory. Maturity happened. As an […]
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168 Reasons To Give Thanks
The power of thanks can be a key to happiness. Whether you give thanks regularly or just on special occasions, taking time to be grateful reaps many rewards. Gratitude is both a skill and a personality trait – with time, it develops and matures. Six months ago when I began my journey, each night was […]
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Money Secret #1: Buy Many Small Pleasures
Can money buy happiness? It can. At least in some ways. Financial security from money management reduces divorce rates, increases life span, and just plain feels good.1,2,3 Wealth purchases life-changing vacations, variety – the spice of life, and free time – with which to actually live life. Despite this, the average person with a family […]
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What’s Your Positivity Ratio? Take the Positivity Quiz and Find Out!
What is your positivity ratio? The Losada ratio (aka positivity ratio) is a way to get a feel for where you fall on the positivity scale. Are you too negative and slipping towards stress and depression? Are you too positive and not grounded in reality? Or like Goldilocks are you, “just right”. Take the positivity quiz and find […]
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Self Compassion – How Caring for Others can Bring you Success and Happiness
Afraid of public speaking? You’re not alone – more than 70% of Americans suffer from speech anxiety. The butterflies, light-headedness, sweaty palms, fidgety legs, shaky knees, and incoherent mumbling? All normal. But accepting that it’s normal? Not so normal. By skipping, ignoring, and even resisting the truth that failure is normal, we’re losing out on […]
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