Published in Mindset Matters·1 day agoHow To Get the Results You Want and Live the Life You Want To LiveThe Internet is awash with advice. Gurus telling you to try this, or do that. Get up early or stay up late. Meditate. Exercise. Eat right. Stay positive no matter what. On paper it all sounds good. In reality, the chains of our habits are hard to break. Our circumstances…Self Improvement4 min read
Published in Mindset Matters·3 days agoStart Your Day Doing What Is Most Important for YouYou don’t need permission to put yourself first. — How you spend your morning sets you up for the day. How you spend your days is how you ultimately spend your life. So, start your day doing what is most important to you! 1) Give yourself an extra 30 minutes in the morning. Go to bed 30 minutes earlier at night and get up 30 minutes earlier in the…Self Improvement4 min read
Published in Mindset Matters·5 days agoCutting Losses Does Not Make You a FailureYou don’t need to justify past decisions to move forward in your life. — Have you stayed in a relationship beyond its use-by-date? Do you keep clothes that you have not worn for years? Are toxic people from your past still in your life today? There is no shame in saying “yes” to any of this. …Productivity4 min read
Published in Mindset Matters·6 days agoWhat Hindsight (and 30 Years of Regular Failure) Taught Me?Sometimes the very things that feel like failure turn out to be the reason for our success. — If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you will become a champion someday. — Wilma Rudolph, Athlete. It’s easy to look at someone who’s successful and imagine they got lucky somehow. …Self Improvement5 min read
Published in Mindset Matters·Jun 27Are You Hopeful Your Future Will Be Bright, or Are You Certain of It?A sunny disposition can add years to your life. — If you look on the bright side, you try to be cheerful about a bad situation by thinking of some advantages that could result from it, or thinking that it is not as bad as it could have been. You had a car accident — look on the bright side…Positive Thinking4 min read
Published in Mindset Matters·Jun 23You Don’t Have To Love Yourself To Get Ahead in LifeJust liking yourself is a good start. — Imagine there’s a bully in your life. The bully notices when you mess up. It calls you greedy when you have a second helping of dessert. It puts you down. It tells you that you’re stupid, unattractive and not worthy of people’s love and attention. You’d kick this bully to…Positive Thinking5 min read
Published in Mindset Matters·Jun 19Why We Share Our Deepest, Darkess Secrets With Total StrangersBeware the over-sharers in life. — I met a chatty woman last night. It was at a friend’s 40th birthday celebration and most of the guests were of a similar age. …Relationships4 min read
Published in Mindset Matters·Jun 14Who Said Beware the Ides of March?And, more importantly, why? — If you’re from the United States, whether superstitious or not, you likely take extra care on Friday 13th. You’re not alone — many other countries have their own version of an unlucky day. In Japan, the number four “shi” (四) sounds exactly like the word for death. The same goes…Philosophy4 min read
Published in Mindset Matters·Jun 12When I Hit My 30s, I Nearly Lost My Looks for GoodIt was a humbling experience for sure. — Ten years ago I developed rosacea, a chronic skin disorder that makes you flush red in the face more easily than most people. I had bright crimson flushing along with a burning sensation on my cheeks and chin. Symptoms would flare up every few weeks and months and soon my…Beauty5 min read
Published in Mindset Matters·Jun 7Do You Ever Wish You Were a Small Child Again?Life was much simpler then, wasn’t it? — Do you ever miss those childhood days? Life was much simpler then. I mean just think about the typical day of a young child: Eat, Sleep, Play — repeat. As we get older life becomes increasingly complicated. Less black and white — a lot more grey. I have often wished…Happiness4 min read
