Are you someone who seems to always be down in the dumps or fear happiness is always being ripped from you just as you get something great? Do you, like many others, feel that life is just against you being happy? Could there be another perspective? Let me ask you this: Are you, perhaps unknowingly, […]
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Everyone has one. That friend, family member, or co-worker. You are discouraged because of some failure. And while you are going through a rough time with the challenging emotions dealing with this thing that went wrong, they say things like You are thinking of that person right now, aren’t you? You grit your teeth. You
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How do you talk to yourself? The way you talk to yourself along with your personal beliefs, are related to your mindset. Why? Because your actions are dictated by your thoughts and feelings. It affects everything from your self-esteem and confidence to how successful you become and how healthy your relationships and friendships are. So
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We live in a fast-paced world. The technological advances that were touted as ways to offer more free time have instead left us constantly tied to work and performance. Even in our ‘rest’ time, vacations, and even going to bed, we are plagued by thoughts and connections that keep us busy. I don’t know about
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I just looked at my calendar and noticed that there are 12 weeks to Thanksgiving, and 17 weeks from today is Christmas!! 18 Mondays from now it will be 2024! Just saying that I am starting to fret about getting this year’s goal completed. What will I do? Before I allow myself to get into
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Proverbs 29:18 reminds us “where there is no vision, the people perish”Vision is defined as “the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom” What is your ‘vision” for your life? your family? your career? your business? You probably spend a lot of time imagining these things, but where is your
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I have become very aware that if my work area – whether it be my craft area, kitchen, home, or desk – is cluttered, I am not productive. It’s the clutter, the lack of organization that halts me from completing even the smallest task. Have you found the same in your life? For some people,
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My name is TerryAnn and I am struggling to overcome feeling like an imposter. Do you experience the same? Have you ever felt like you don’t belong, or everyone is going to find out that you don’t deserve your achievements? If you can relate to those feelings of chronic self-doubt, you too, may be experiencing
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Everyone has one. That friend, family member, or co-worker. You are discouraged because of some failure. And while you are going through a rough time with the challenging emotions dealing with this thing that went wrong, the say things like“it wasn’t that bad”“it could be worse”“just try to be positive” You grit your teeth and
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This is a creative problem-solving method that lets you quickly switch from one perspective to another to see all the different sides of the problem and come up with a solution that helps everyone. With this problem-solving skill, you view the situation from different hats, changing the hat to view the situation from various perspectives.
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How can walking away possibly be an effective problem-solving tool? That sounds an awful lot like quitting. Instead of quitting, think of it as taking a break from trying to solve the problem you are working on. A short lesson in Psychology 101 explains that your mind works on two separate levels, the conscious and
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One of the best ways to understand a problem and come up with new ways to possibly solve it is to perform a what-if analysis. This process if often used in works of research and development to determine possibilities of failure. This is not a complicated process to master and is truly a creative problem-solving
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We face problems and conflicts every day. How do you respond when faced with difficulties? One of the most common and creative problem-solving skills is called Brainstorming. You have probably heard the word used in seminars and meetings in an effort to bring about a consensus. Being common doesn’t mean it is unimportant. It works,
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Do you inspire people? Are you a motivator? Is there a difference between the two? Inspiration and motivation are not the same things. They are, in fact, quite opposite of each other. Inspiration is a strong desire to create, to reach out and make something or do something. Motivation is a general willingness or the
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Life comes in seasons. Some years are wonderful with few worries and plenty of everything. Others are leaner, more troublesome, and just plain sad. In the good years, the holidays are a lot of fun, but during the sad times, we may not enjoy Christmas all that much, and that’s ok. There’s a lot of
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