How to do homework faster
We’ve all been there. It’s 8 PM, you’ve just finished dinner, and you realize that you have a mountain of homework to do. You start…
Category: Life
Signs that you are healing from trauma
If you're like most people, you probably experience some amount of stress in your life regularly. Maybe it's from wo…
How Weight Loss Works
One of the main keys to losing weight is that your body needs to actually metabolize the food you eat. When you eat, your body immediately begins p…
Dealing With Social Anxiety
As highlighted in the accompanying resource, anxiety among students is serious and perhaps more widespread than you might think. Unfortunately, social anxiety disorder (SAD) is…
Everyone Has An Opinion On Everything
Everyone has an opinion on everything; exponential personal growth happens when you learn how to discern the difference between valuable feedback, and irrelevant perspectives. You’re…
Love Yourself into Evolution
It is common to feel guilty and ashamed of not having the progress we wanted when we first tried something new. As we tune…
Write Your Narrative
If you have a dream, some people will do all in their power to convince you it’s not worth it – Some of them might…
Leadership Starts With Self So Lead Yourself First
Only one person will be with you every waking moment of your life, which is why it’s important to lead yourself first. Most of us…
Stress Relief Tool – Keep a Gratitude Journal
When I first started this blog nearly four years ago, my first blog post was on gratitude. Gratitude is my favorite stress relief tool because…
Stress Relief Tool – Carve Out Time For Yourself
In previous blog articles, I’ve talked about the benefits of dedicating specific time for worry and/or chores. This has also been referred to as GYLIO (Get Your Life In…
Stress Relief Tool – Overcoming Your Inner Critic
We all have one – that inner voice that tells us that “we are not good enough.” I know that this limited my opportunities many…
How Well Do You Really Know Someone?
We’ve all had the experience of meeting someone new to whom we instantly feel drawn. The personality is magnetic. The individual is charming. The conversation…
Stress Relief Tool – Don’t Overthink Things
If you are anything like me, the temptation to overthink things can really be a problem. Often referred to as “analysis paralysis”, when we overthink things,…
Stress Relief Tool – Overcome A Noisy Mind
I remember when I first tried meditating. I sat there relaxed and listened to a guided meditation that was less than 10 minutes. Yet, that seemed…
Stress Relief Tool – Resist Being A People Pleaser
Most people want to be liked, but the reality is that not everyone is going to like you – and that’s a good lesson to learn.…
Everyone Will Test Your Boundaries
Everyone will test your boundaries. It’s human nature. The special people that your best interest at heart will want to learn those boundaries, so…
Stress Relief Tool – Dealing With A Bad Boss
A bad boss can have devastating effects on your overall health. Learn a few ideas that can help reduce your stress . It is likely…
Why Am I Stressed? Effective Ways for Managing Anxiety
Anxiety is something that plagues all of us on occasion. Sometimes it’s based in reality, and other times it’s free-floating in nature. Most people who…
Stress Relief Tool – Different Types of Rest
Now that we are in the holidays season, some of us may find that our sleep cycles get out of whack. And we all know how…
Tips for Taking Your Yoga Practice to the Next Level with Technology
If you’ve been taking yoga classes for a while, you already know how great it makes you feel. Practicing yoga has both mental and physical benefits;…
Stress Relief Tool – Getting Back To Sleep
It’s pretty obvious to most of us about the benefits of good quality sleep. But what if you wake up and have trouble falling back to…
Stress Relief Tool – Self-Acknowledgement
One of my insightful LinkedIn connections, Hayden Humphrey, has an effective technique for overcoming our inner critic, which often makes us focus on the negatives instead…
Is This In My Best Interest?
Here is a “Big O” #LifeTip: There are people with millions of people some #socialmedia platforms that don’t make any money from their personal brands or extensive marketing…
Stress Relief Tool – Alternate Nostril Breathing
In a previous blog post, I mentioned the benefits of deep breathing. In addition to deep breathing, alternate nostril breathing can be effective in helping you…
Stress Relief Tool – Engage Your Senses
Stamp out stress by engaging one or more of your senses to rapidly calm and energize yourself. If you are having a stressful day, the…