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You Can Radically Change Your Life in One Year
You Can Radically Change Your Life in One Year
Live as if your success is inevitable.
Brenda Abigail, MSc
Jan 20
Your Thoughts Can Lift You Up or Destroy You, Slowly
Your Thoughts Can Lift You Up or Destroy You, Slowly
Reality is a series of patterns created by your thinking.
Tim Denning
Jan 20
A Transformative Guide to Changing the Single Most Limiting Self-Belief
A Transformative Guide to Changing the Single Most Limiting Self-Belief
How I changed my self-image from “I am not good enough” to “I am worthy.”
Laine Kaleja
Jan 20
4 Tactics to Help You Transform Into Your Best Self
4 Tactics to Help You Transform Into Your Best Self
Apply the process I’ve used to change my life.
Chris Teutsch
Jan 20
Here Are 9 Simple Ways to Help Raise Your Consciousness
Here Are 9 Simple Ways to Help Raise Your Consciousness
In my experience, it’s the only way to solve our problems.
Shivendra Misra
Jan 20
8 Things I Wish More People Knew in Their 20s
8 Things I Wish More People Knew in Their 20s
And what so many older folks are still missing.
Sean Kernan
Jan 20
5 Lessons I Learned From the Biggest Regrets of 70 People, Ages 5 to 75
5 Lessons I Learned From the Biggest Regrets of 70 People, Ages 5 to 75
In the end, “no regrets” is about conquering fear and choosing love.
Alexa V.S.
Jan 20
The Ivy Lee Method: A Profoundly Simple Yet Effective Way to Get More Out of Your To-Do List
The Ivy Lee Method: A Profoundly Simple Yet Effective Way to Get More Out of Your To-Do List
Productivity does not have to be complicated.
Greyson Albano
Jan 20
How to Build Your New Habits When You Need Them
How to Build Your New Habits When You Need Them
Don’t just do it because it’s “trendy.”
Martin Andersson Aaberge
Jan 20
Reclaim Power Over Your Mind By Pairing Yin Yoga with Affirmations
Reclaim Power Over Your Mind By Pairing Yin Yoga with Affirmations
Use this practice to de-clutter your mind each day.
Clément Bourcart
Jan 20
15 Signs You’ll Be Financially Free in the Next 5 Years
15 Signs You’ll Be Financially Free in the Next 5 Years
Based on spending a lot of time working finance, dealing with people who retired early in life.
Tim Denning
Jan 20
10 Life-Changing Habits I Adopted in 2020 and Am Still Enjoying
10 Life-Changing Habits I Adopted in 2020 and Am Still Enjoying
Healthy routines can improve your well-being, decrease stress levels, and give you more energy to face life’s challenges.
Olga Roman
Jan 20
5 Ways I’m Making Better Friends with My Brain
5 Ways I’m Making Better Friends with My Brain
Let’s be honest: living inside ourselves can be exhausting.
Elizabeth Gordon
Jan 20
You Can Find Satisfaction on a Daily Basis While Living the D to C Principle
You Can Find Satisfaction on a Daily Basis While Living the D to C Principle
This mindset shift drives empathy, curiosity, and positive emotions.
David Majister
Jan 19
5 Essential Techniques That Will Help You Control Your Emotions
5 Essential Techniques That Will Help You Control Your Emotions
You can decide how you want to feel.
Desiree Peralta
Jan 19
Why It’s Absolutely Okay to Not Be Okay
Why It’s Absolutely Okay to Not Be Okay
It’s high time we renormalized something that we have wrongly abnormalized.
Neeramitra Reddy
Jan 19
The Little-Known Pitfalls of Minimalism You Should Commit to Memory
The Little-Known Pitfalls of Minimalism You Should Commit to Memory
There’s a dark side to everything.
Shivendra Misra
Jan 19
7 Productivity Strategies that Don’t Require Tons of Motivation
7 Productivity Strategies that Don’t Require Tons of Motivation
I don’t work that hard at all, I really don’t. But I bet I’m more productive than you.
Ayodeji Awosika
Jan 19
7 Life Lessons from a Young Woman I Managed (Who Died a Few Weeks Ago)
7 Life Lessons from a Young Woman I Managed (Who Died a Few Weeks Ago)
She was the one doing the leading. Now she leads from heaven.
Tim Denning
Jan 19
How to Disagree with People in a Healthier Way
How to Disagree with People in a Healthier Way
A 5-step guide on improving your conversations and disagreeing respectfully
Margaret Pan
Jan 19
We Humans Have Reached an All-Time Impatience
We Humans Have Reached an All-Time Impatience
And it’s hurting us, badly.
Toby Hazlewood
Jan 19
Quickly Accepting New Obstacles Is Actually A Sign of Future Success
Quickly Accepting New Obstacles Is Actually A Sign of Future Success
Learn to recognize and avoid ‘Gumption Traps.’
Taylor Foreman
Jan 19
3 Quotes by Yuval Harari That Changed the Way I Think and Live
3 Quotes by Yuval Harari That Changed the Way I Think and Live
On happiness, human extinction, and illusions.
Eva Keiffenheim, MSc
Jan 19
Burn Time Leeches Off to Achieve Peak Performance
Burn Time Leeches Off to Achieve Peak Performance
Some quick strategies to reclaim your time and motivation.
Sean Kernan
Jan 19
3 Reasons Why Practicing Mindfulness Can Help You Complete Your Most Important Tasks
3 Reasons Why Practicing Mindfulness Can Help You Complete Your Most Important Tasks
Be present, and watch everything fall in place
John Robyn Buenavista
Jan 19
11 Simple Productivity Tricks That Help Keep Me Glued to the Keyboard
11 Simple Productivity Tricks That Help Keep Me Glued to the Keyboard
How I write over 3000 words a day, every day.
Max Phillips
Jan 19
4 Practical Self-Improvement Books That Elevated My Life in 2020
4 Practical Self-Improvement Books That Elevated My Life in 2020
On habits, being authentic, defeating your ego, and eating frogs.
Moreno Zugaro
Jan 18
4 Mottos That Guide My Life and Soothe My Soul Amidst Chaos
4 Mottos That Guide My Life and Soothe My Soul Amidst Chaos
And how they could help you, too.
Margaret Pan
Jan 18
Four Mindsets That Make The Difference Between Happy and Unhappy Love
Four Mindsets That Make The Difference Between Happy and Unhappy Love
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” — Seneca
Kirstie Taylor
Jan 18
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