LIFESTYLE
Posts that look at lifestyle issues.
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The Importance of Self-Discipline for Your Goals
Can you believe we are into March already? How does your year look so far? How do your goals look? Making progress? Are you having successes or have you suffered an early defeat? People who think they can achieve their goals without self-discipline should think again. Even if you don’t actively set goals, there are likely to be things in your life which look like goals or aims. It’s important to understand the importance of self-discipline in order to effectively build it into your life. The following sections demonstrate 3 ways that self-discipline is important in the journey to reach your goals. Self-Discipline: A Stepping Stone for Success Creation of Good…
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Weight Loss Milestones: Celebrate Your Successes
If you have more than just a few pounds to lose, it’s not going to happen overnight — even though that what we might want! It took a while to put on the extra weight, so it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that it takes time to take it back off. Discouraging, right? You need motivation! One way to stay motivated is to set different little mini-goals or weight loss milestones. Don’t forget that each time you reach a milestone you should celebrate your success and how far you’ve come on your weight loss journey. Milestone Setting Varies for Each Person Where you set your weight loss milestones is…
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Too Many Goals? Here Are 3 Ways to Manage Overwhelm
Good morning! Today’s post covers a common occurrence for many of the driven mom bosses. Do you ever feel like you’re spinning in circles with too many goals? Are most of them conflicting? The good news is, you’re not the only one in that boat. It’s very common, and you can fix the problem. Here are some things you can do if you’re overwhelmed with goals. Look for Overlapping Goals Sometimes there is a natural and logical relationship between goals. Suppose you want to get healthier and to have more leisure time. Making time out for active leisure like tennis or running will accomplish both at once. Sometimes two of…
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How to Start Being Happy with What You Have
Do you spend a lot of your time wishing you had more? More time, more money, more days off? It’s easy to get so caught up in the things we want that we forget to appreciate the things we already have. By appreciating what you have right now, it’s going to make you much happier. The question is, how can you start appreciating your life and being happy with what you have? In this post, you’ll discover some great tips to get you started. Write a List of the Things You’re Grateful For Practicing gratitude is one of the best ways you can start appreciating what you have. Experts suggest…
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Motivational Tools To Help with Your Weight Loss Goals
Losing weight is hard work. We can all use a little extra help. This post discusses four different weight loss tools you may want to have on hand. These aren’t all electronic tools — some are low-tech tools that actually don’t cost any money. Either way, each of these tools can help keep you on track and — more importantly — keep you motivated to keep going. Motivation is key, particularly on those days when you’re craving high-calorie foods or don’t want to head outside to exercise. Use these tools to help you reach your weight loss goals. Food and Exercise Journal One of the simplest, yet most effective weight…
