When it comes to managing your health and your weight, it’s no secret that exercise and sleep are huge factors. You know that exercise will help you burn off some extra calories and boost your metabolism. But you also know that sleep is essential for your overall health and well-being. Better to[…]
Picture this, you go to the doctor’s office, diligently describe your symptoms to him and after an extended period of running tests and even consulting with fellow experts in the field, he comes back with a diagnosis saying you’re sick. No further explanation, just “sick.” Would you let him prescribe medication for your condition? Probably[…]
Persuasion, the act of getting people to see things our way, is not only a useful skill in our personal lives but a key driver in our professional and/or business dealings as well. Whenever you try to create change; to inspire action, navigate conflict or lead a community towards a worthy cause, you’ll need to[…]
Is there another word quite as charged as the double-lettered, single-syllabled powerhouse of rejection? We dread having to say it almost as much as we hate being on the receiving end, if not more. We’ll overbook our schedules, acquiesce to inconsiderate requests or make up outlandish lies just so we can spare ourselves the discomfort.[…]
Enough people have reported feeling lonely and socially isolated in the last decade that it’s now considered an epidemic; and it has become necessary to intentionally invest in and nurture our personal tribe as often as we can. With the growth of social media, we can leverage technology to find our people and[…]
All of life is pretty much teamwork. Discussions with your family to plan your next vacation, the perfect shopping spree with your friends, a project you aced at your job, or even that one time you worked really hard to convince yourself to do that one thing that was really important and really scary for[…]
As we all know, it is very possible for two well-meaning individuals trying their best to get their message across to miss the mark entirely and create a whole new situation than what was initially intended. The result can lead to unnecessary stress and drama. Whenever we communicate, there’s a huge gap in which our[…]
You know how sometimes you’re not really in the mood to do something until it starts and suddenly it’s great and you’re glad you pushed yourself? the meet-up you didn’t want to attend but ended up enjoying and even offering to help organize the next one the workout session that took all your willpower to[…]
No, really. There is such a thing as “bad’’ rest. Did you know, for instance, that whatever you choose to do during off-duty periods like evenings, weekends, and vacations should ideally be as different from your work as possible? And not just different in the sense that one activity earns you money and the other[…]
Growing pains, so aptly named, are not just for children. It’s physical and uncontrollable for the kids, whereas the adults have to deal with the mental version of it. Unfortunately for us, we can opt out. We can choose not to take risks. To stay firmly rooted in our comfort zones. To take only what[…]
The holidays are here and for a lot of us, that means slowing down, spending time with our loved ones, and looking back to review how far we’ve come. ‘Tis the season to be jolly! And to be jolly, you need to be thankful. If you’re finding it hard to get into the festive mood or[…]
The year is coming to an end, and most of us are getting ready to close up shop and dive into the festivities. Before we do that though, we’ll need to take stock and come up with a game plan for when we return in the new year, also known as resolutions. Or you may[…]
A little self-criticism is a normal shared human mental pattern, and can even be healthy for the most part. But, we can also just as easily open the door to that overly vocal “negative nelly” voice in our head. However, if your negative voice is preventing you from doing what you want or need[…]
Everything comes to an end, more or less. Whether it be by choice or otherwise. It could be an outright loss of something dear to you, or a change initiated by growth and other inevitable factors. Your closest friends from college get married and start to build a family, your sibling moves to a new[…]
Even though we all know that failure is a fact of life, Even though we’ve watched people both near and far fail and successfully come back from it, Even though our favorite superhero is usually the one that has to overcome adversity first, Most of us spend more time dreading failure than actually preparing for[…]
