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Journaling 101: Let’s Get Started
[disclosure] Happy Tuesday! I hope you had a great weekend! While it’s cooler here in Houston, it has been raining and raining! So, we are still waiting for a brisk cool evening…oh well. It’s the price you pay for generally mild weather all year round… I have been trying to more regularly utilize a journal/planner now. I have started journals before several times but as life got busy, all of my good intentions flew right out the window. But I think understanding the benefits that journals and planners can provide for your self-development keeps me motivated to keep trying! You should consider starting one too! Journaling is a fantastic way to…
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6 Ways to Stick to Your Weight Loss Goals
[disclosure] Setting weight loss goals is great, but the hard part is sticking to the plan and reaching your final goal. This entire concept is new for me because I have been a lifelong thin person who never really had to think about her weight and I now want to lose a few pounds – not just tone up. Most of my weight gain is mostly due to the anti-rejection meds and not being able to work out after my transplant. Now that fall is here, the weather is a little less oppressive (Houston) so exercise may be a bit easier. Maybe you want to reset after a fun…
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6 Steps to Help You Reach Your True Potential
[disclosure] Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend! Reaching your potential – it’s a main goal for most people, right? But it’s more difficult than it sounds. And how do you know if you are going in the right direction? Here are some tips to help and to keep you on track in your quest. Our society is deeply attached to doing things. Everywhere we look, we’re told we need to improve, and that can take its toll. We can focus so much on reaching goals and taking action steps that we lose sight of how wonderful we already are – that the potential we are striving for…
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The Importance of Self-Worth: 4 Steps to Improve Yours
[disclosure] Good morning! Here’s to the start of a wonderful week! One of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is the gift of believing in our inherent worth as a human being. Without a clear appreciation of your own worth, you can’t go forward and touch others’ lives in a way that’ll be beneficial to them. Without this critical self-worth, you open yourself up to dangerous toxic relationships and settle for less than you truly deserve in life. Self-Worth and Yourself Your view of your own self can be hard to nail down. We’re so often concerned with what other people think of us that it can get in…
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5 Exercises in the Art of Self-Reflection
[disclosure] Good morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend! Last week, we looked at 4 Questions to Ask to in the Search for Your True Self. This week, we will look at some self-reflection exercises. They can have many uses. You can use these to dig deeper while you are doing the work of getting to know yourself. They can also help you relax when you feel stressed or a part of your own meditation routine. Self-reflection exercises can ensure that you remain on the path toward success and help you defeat any feelings of self-doubt when they creep in. Here are 5 self-reflection exercises that you can use…
