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Setting Healthy Goals: How Focusing on Habits Overcomes Poor Willpower
Often folks describe their failure to reach a goal as a lack of willpower. However, willpower is really just another word for self-control. Self-control is simply your ability to act the way you want to in the situations you find yourself. Most people only succeed in acting the way they want if they have a plan in place and practice doing it. The following tips talk about how focusing on your habits can help you overcome a lack of willpower. Let’s get started. Understand Why Most people want to force themselves to do things without even knowing why. For example, they may want to start exercising every day just because…
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DIY All-Natural Lavender Foot Soak
Imagine yourself sitting in a cozy bathrobe, soothing music playing, and your feet soaking in a deliciously warm tub of water. Heavenly, isn’t it? Well, imagine no more. You can make this a reality with my DIY All-Natural Lavender Foot Soak. A foot soak is a lovely way to relax after a long day on your feet. And it’s great for relieving achy feet and soothing your muscles. Benefits of Lavender Essential Oil Adding a few drops of lavender essential oil provides even more relief. The calming qualities of lavender essential oil can help you relax and its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties can provide natural pain relief for sore and…
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Walking Artfully: Doing It Right
You may not notice it, but you take hundreds of steps a day. Those steps provide you with numerous benefits — the health benefits from physical activity, the social benefits from walking with friends, and the mental benefits from taking time for yourself, to name a few. But if your feet don’t hit the ground properly, you could be missing out on the full potential exercise benefits of walking, AND you may ultimately be setting yourself up for unnecessary pain. Walking for exercise can help you maintain a healthy weight and prevent medical conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease. It’s less stress on your body than…
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Micro Habits: Small Changes that Boost Motivation
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the thought of breaking a bad habit or beginning a new one? It’s not uncommon to put off making changes, even when we really want to. There are lots of reasons why people avoid change. Some of the top include- Fear of failure Fear of judgement Overwhelm and underwhelm Uncertainty where to begin If any of these sound familiar, there’s a…
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How To Effectively Manage Your Time & Productivity
Struggling with time management lately? You aren’t alone. Most people routinely feel stressed for not being productive the way they are supposed to be. The good news is that you can prevent this stress by using time management strategies to become more efficient. Why use those strategies? Well, it is quite simple – Time is your most valuable asset and so, you don’t really want to waste it. So without further ado, let us take you through our 10 best time management tips and tricks you can put to use in your life! 1. The Power of Mornings Laura Vanderkam, who’s a career development writer, suggests that individuals have more…
