Posts tagged self-help
Don’t Set Another Boundary without Doing These 5 Things First

Have you ever read about setting boundaries and tried to apply them to your life only to have to walk away from that person? But it’s okay, there’s a positive quote for that on social media, “If someone can’t respect your boundaries, remember the problem lies in them, not in you,” right?

These quotes and articles may make you feel good, but they often don’t tell the whole story.

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3 Reasons Why I Never Talk on My Phone During My Daily Walk. And Why You May Not Want to Either After Reading This

Every day you see people talking on the phone while exercising outside. It’s a pretty common sight. Maybe you’re one of them too? I’m going to share with you today why I make it a hard fast rule never to talk on the phone while I’m outside exercising.

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What's Your Bounce Back Rate? Knowing This Can Help You Lead a Happier Life

Do you sometimes let things get to you?
I mean who doesn’t? We all do at times.

It could be something someone said to you. Maybe a friend, partner, relative, or co-worker. And you rehash and stew over what they said for days, perhaps even weeks.

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Two Characteristics That Make You Too Nice You Need to Ditch. And the 3 You’ll Want to Adopt to Because We Need a Kinder World

You’re too nice,” my friend said. “You’re always the one letting people through, and the guy didn’t even say thank you.”

That was the response I got from my friend when I told her about my self-imposed fender bender last week. I was backing up in my garage so the other car could pass through and wound up backing right into a cement pole.

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15 Things Affecting Your Mental Health and Happiness You May Not Realize. How Many Are You Doing? —Part I

This month is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health has gotten a bum rap from previous old-world generations resistant to treatment calling it psychobabble or hokey. More open-minded people resistant to mental health will say things like, “Mental wellness may be for other people, but it’s not for me.” If you’re a living and breathing human being, mental wellness is for you.

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