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10 Reasons Why You Suffer from a Lack of Motivation
Dr. Richard Toney | 8 min read
What causes a lack of motivation? Why do so many suffer from a lack of motivation? Motivation is the driving force that allows people to achieve...
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How Your Hardship Will Take You to the Next Level
Bo Muchoki, Contributor | 12 min read
As we approach the end of 2021, these last months of the year are an excellent time to reflect—to think about all the ups, downs, highs,...
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What if You Focused on the Positive as Much as the Negative
Samantha Kellgren | 3 min read
When you think of your life, is the glass half empty or half full? Perspective is everything, and if you choose to remain negative, you are...
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How To Stop Procrastinating: 10 Main Causes and How to Beat It
Alison Kero | 8 min read
Procrastination. It happens to all of us. So why should you care? If you value your physical and emotional well-being, you have a lot of reasons...
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How to Get Hard Things Done with Less Struggle
Alison Kero | 8 min read
Let’s face it: life is hard sometimes. At some point, we all have to face circumstances we really don’t like and we have to take action...
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5 Ways to Find Willpower When You Feel Burnt Out and Hopeless
Alison Kero | 9 min read
We all experience periods in our lives when we hit a rough patch and Lady Luck no longer seems to support us. We’re left feeling crushed...
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4 Types of Failure We Have all Experienced and Will Again
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 4 min read
Experiencing failure is an inevitable part of human life, and one that we must learn how to deal with, learn from, and pick ourselves up from....
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5 Reasons You Should Fulfill Your Dreams
Robert Escandon | 5 min read
I suppose it’s not fair to call our innermost desires and goals ‘dreams’ per se. I say this because dreams are often identified as ideas that...
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Why Keeping Your Dreams To Yourself Can Help You Achieve Them
Maleeka Hollaway | 5 min read
Everybody has had a dream at some point or another during their lifetime. Whether it was dreams of your wedding day when you were six years...
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Why Goals Increase Your Sense of Purpose
Jacqueline Walker | 6 min read
Having a specific purpose gives us something concrete to strive for, which when achieved, provides us with a sense of fulfillment. Purpose gives us the motivation...
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10 Things You Should Remind Yourself All The Time
Motunde Sotuminu | 7 min read
You are what you tell yourself. Here are several things you should remind yourself every day. Affirmations play an important role in shaping how we live...
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How to Manage Perfectionism
Karen Koenig | 11 min read
Healthy ways to recognize and manage your perfectionism. To understand how to manage perfectionism, you first need to know what drives it. Usually, we wind up...
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10 Ways To Make The Most of Your Day
Samantha Kellgren | 3 min read
Each day is a gift, that’s why they call it the present. Do you know what that means? You’ve got to get out there and make...
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9 Best Pieces of Life Advice I Have Ever Received
Sue Sundstrom | 8 min read
What's the best advice you've ever received in life? We bet you haven't heard these yet!
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3 Reasons Why Motivation Alone Won’t Make You Successful
Meiyoko Taylor | 4 min read
Motivation alone won’t make you successful. Learn why you must be committed to taking action and doing whatever it takes to reach your full potential. If...
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5 Tips to Create Balance Between the Human Being and Human Doing Mind
Lisa Bahar | 6 min read
Discover some healthy tips on how to have a balanced mind that will help you achieve your goals and experience contentment in your life. Enjoy! Being...
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Why Finding Peace First Allows Everything Else to Fall Into Place
Samantha Kellgren | 3 min read
“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.” – Marvin Gaye As a health coach, I often discuss with my...
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6 Ways to Be Less Anxious and More Present
Karen Koenig | 9 min read
Discover how to be less anxious so you can become more productive and successful. Learn how to be more present and feel calmer, more in control,...
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Strengthen Your Core Confidence By Doing Small Things That Scare You
Shannon McGurk | 8 min read
Nobody is born courageous—we become courageous by doing courageous things. The key is not to be foolhardy, but to learn to take action in the face of...
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5 Ways To Ask For Help
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
Being a Psychologist, I know how many people waited to come to therapy, as they did not want to ask for help. They convinced themselves that...
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7 Things To Remember When Everything Goes Wrong
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
You woke up late and then burned the eggs that you were going to have for breakfast. There are no more eggs because you never did...
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How do you tell your family you’re going to chase your dreams?
Larry Shushansky | 7 min read
With a text? In person? In an e-mail? By phone? Should you tell certain family members and not others? Should you tell them during a family...
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5 Habits That Are Destroying Your Confidence
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
Self-confidence is a fickle thing. While it seems like some have it in tremendous amounts, and others barely have any at all, the truth is typically...
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7 Ways to Simplify Life and Focus on What Matters
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
About 6 years ago, I donated 15-20% of my belongings to charity. It was a very freeing and cleansing experience. I still have my fair share...
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10 Rules for Turning Tough Times Into New Beginnings
Kelly Baez | 7 min read
In the mental health field, research has shifted from post-traumatic stress to post-traumatic growth. What we are learning is that there is a vast opportunity for...
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6 Action Steps To Make Your Affirmations a Reality
Yvonne Thomas, Ph.D | 5 min read
As a psychologist in Los Angeles for over 20 years, working with clients on a variety of issues, I have repeatedly found that affirmations typically DON’T...
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10 Ways To Protect Your Positive Vibes
Yvonne Kariba | 7 min read
Learn how to protect your positive vibes and elevate your success and happiness. Science has proved that happiness is within our control and a choice we...
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How To Improve Your Attitude And Reach Your Goals
Steve Gibson | 7 min read
Wondering what steps to take to reach your goals? Everybody has goals. But why are so few people good at achieving them? Popular theory says it...
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How to Wake Up Pumped and Ready to Achieve Your Goals
Sarah Landrum | 7 min read
It can be hard to get motivated, especially first thing in the morning. You’re tired and groggy and would rather stay curled up in bed, than...
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5 Reasons You Should Pay Attention to the 2021 Inauguration
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 8 min read
America has held an inauguration for the incoming presidents since 1789. There are five reasons to pay attention to the 2021 inauguration. Honoring the history of...
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Why Wealth & Fame Don’t Always Mean Success
Daphne Stanford | 7 min read
Beyond a six-figure salary or an impressive stock portfolio, it’s possible that you may begin to yearn for a greater purpose in the world—perhaps a way...
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19 Scientific Advances of 2020 That Will Shape the Future
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 9 min read
Science has always wowed humans with the knowledge we glean from the past and the advances we make for the future. When I was a kid...
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20 Most Inspiring Moments of 2020
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 11 min read
I am one of those people who always try to see things from the best perspective possible. My sister has told me all of our lives...
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18 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was 18
Paige Arnof-Fenn | 7 min read
Reflecting on your past can help you plan for your future. Here are the things I wish someone had told me when I was eighteen. 1. Jobs...
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Why I Don’t Believe In Failure…
Paige Arnof-Fenn | 8 min read
I do not believe in failure. The most successful people I know will admit they’ve all hit bumps in the road, suffered major setbacks along the...
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9 Ways To Show Gratitude and Create More Fulfillment and Happiness
Dr. Lesly Devereaux | 5 min read
Gratitude is best defined through the intentional acts of kindness that we show toward others. Generally we are predisposed to draw closer to family and friends...
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5 Things To NOT Do First Thing In The Morning
Liza Baker | 7 min read
How do you feel about mornings? Yes, please – the earlier, the better! Meh – I can survive them when I have to. Please don’t make...
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The Most Important Life Lessons I Learned From My Mother
Paige Arnof-Fenn | 3 min read
Life lessons from mom are words that last a lifetime. Below are the wisest words I’ve learned from my own mom! Now that I’m older and...
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10 Things to Stop Expecting from Others
Ellie Hadsall | 7 min read
Discover the things you need to stop expecting from others so you can have more successful, happier relationships with people. “My expectations were reduced to zero...
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How The Social Dilemma Changed My View on Social Media
Nia Simone McLeod | 7 min read
Netflix’s documentary, The Social Dilemma, encouraged me to lessen the time I spent on social media. Weeks later, the question is: did these changes stick or did I...
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Are You Talking To Yourself The Right Way?
Dr. Kacey Oiness | 7 min read
Admit it: you talk to yourself. That’s a great start. It’s our inner debate that sometimes gets us out of bed before hitting the snooze button,...
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When Is It Time To Break The Rules And Celebrate You?
Lisa Baker-King | 6 min read
I hate rules. Seriously! I used to wonder why. Looking back, there were a few clues… (Insert Wayne’s World alternate ending music…) The time in theology...
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15 Ways To Make Life Simple Again
Liza Baker | 7 min read
“It’s complicated….” Just about everything feels complicated these days, … and there’s a great excuse for not taking action, which causes us even more (di)stress. The...
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These 5 Mindset Principles Will Help Get Your Mind Right
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 8 min read
Growth doesn’t just happen by accident. There are many ways people can grow their skills, but those hacks will only take you so far. Actual change...
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3 Reasons You Feel Like a Fraud
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 8 min read
Fraud. Imposter. Charlatan. Fake. Have you heard the term imposter syndrome lately and wondered what it is? What does imposter syndrome feel like? Maybe, you find...
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5 Qualities of Optimistic People
Shawn Lim | 6 min read
Discover the traits of optimistic people that you should consider adopting. No one wants to be sad, negative, and see the glass as half empty. These...
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7 Words You Need to Stop Using Starting Today
Amanda Wilk | 8 min read
If ever in doubt about what shaped the world as we’ve come to know it, then words are the answer to your question. Wood and stone,...
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5 Facts of Life That Are Incredibly Difficult to Accept
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
As I write this, it is difficult to get the theme song to the television show out of my mind, but it is good writing background...
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How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became Notorious and What We Do Now
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 8 min read
How do you try to describe someone as legendary as Ruth Bader Ginsburg? I, like many other American women, are feeling this loss deeply. While obviously,...
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7 Mind Blowing Questions to Make You Rethink Life
Dr. Paul Coleman | 6 min read
Discover some mind blowing questions that will make you rethink who you are and where you are going. When I was in fifth grade, the teacher...
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How I learned to Control How I Feel and What I Focus on
Dr. Paul Coleman | 7 min read
Learn how to control your emotions so you can be mentally stronger and happier. The distress in my dad’s voice was palpable. “What should I do,...
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5 Psychological Barriers That Super Successful People Destroy
Dr. Jackie Kibler | 6 min read
Our latest article on the psychological barriers that super successful people destroy. Enjoy! One of the most amazing opportunities that I have had in my career...
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How Personal Satisfaction Transcends Money, Fame and Love
Anna Renault | 6 min read
Yes, there are other “motives” for humans other than money, fame and love. However, for so many people, they strive to make millions – with the...
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5 Ways to Develop Growth Mindset
Joanna Jast | 8 min read
You know that feeling when you face a great opportunity; personal, professional or for your business, and you see how it could change your life, boost...
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3 Ways to Stop Fighting the Wrong Battles in Life
Diane Passage | 5 min read
Do you find yourself fighting the wrong battles? Are you tired of going from conflict to conflict? Learn how to focus on what really matters and...
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How To Become More Courageous in Your Daily Life
Dayne Shuda | 9 min read
Do you think you’re a courageous person? Courage is strength in the face of pain or grief. It’s doing something that frightens you. We face situations...
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Why You Should Keep Your Dreams To Yourself
Tara Massan | 6 min read
As my father would tell me, “Baboo, keep quiet. Don’t tell people about your dreams. Show them.” This is coming from a man who came to...
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60 Positive Affirmations You Should Read Daily to Change Your Life
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
Positive affirmations are something anyone can benefit from, including you!
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10 Ways to Increase Your Intrinsic Motivation
Ayah Danica V. Granada | 6 min read
Learn how to recharge your intrinsic motivation to help take your mindset and performance to the next level.
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6 Reasons Why It’s Hard To Figure Out What You Really Want Out Of Life
Heather Hans | 7 min read
Everyone talks about how important it is to find and live your calling. But, what if you don’t know your calling? What if your calling has...
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3 Things I Learned From The Dalai Lama That Helped Me Heal From Trauma
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 9 min read
Growing up, my family was Roman Catholic. However, my grandparents were not as religious as the rest of my grandfather’s devote siblings. I tried finding answers...
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Why Failure is the Best Teacher of Them All
Dr. Kate Siner | 3 min read
One thing I hear over-and-over again from people is that they’re afraid to fail. They’re afraid of what others will think about them if they fumble...
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Go Vote! Why Every American Voice Matters
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
I shared President Obama’s Facebook post the other day about voting, and I had a friend respond that ‘She wished her voice mattered.” Like her, you...
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Nothing is Normal, and We Are All Tired. Now What?
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 8 min read
If you are a parent, you might be trying to decide if you need to buy school supplies, or if you will do remote learning. Or...
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10 Ways to Find Learning Motivation After Your College Graduation
Jacqueline Walker | 7 min read
For many of you, your college studies provide critical learning that you need to pursue a career so you can earn a good living. College doesn’t...
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3 Things To Do When You Are Fed Up
Gretchen Pisano | 7 min read
If you're feeling sick and tired, these fed up quotes will realign your focus and energy.
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What To Do When You’re Saying “I Hate My Life” too often
Jacqueline Walker | 6 min read
Do you find yourself saying, “I hate my life,” too often? If you hate more things in your life than love, the tips below will help...
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How to Become More Visible In Your Field
Paige Arnof-Fenn | 3 min read
People like to do business with people they know, like, and trust. So how do you become well known and the one they pick next time...
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5 Tips to Stay Motivated When You’re Overwhelmed
Nesreen Mahmoud | 5 min read
Wondering how to stay motivated, especially when you’re overwhelmed with tasks? Be calm, cool, and check out these tips to help you cope. It’s not easy...
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10 Inspiring YouTubers You Have to Subscribe to
Nia Simone McLeod | 7 min read
With 2 billion users on the online video-sharing platform YouTube, there is a wealth of talented creators to learn from, get inspired by, and laugh with....
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Do Things Really Happen for a Reason?
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 8 min read
Do you believe that things happen for a reason? During my childhood and teenage years, I clung to God’s will like it was a life-raft, and...
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10 Thoughts That Will Motivate You to Stay Focused on Your Goal
Amanda Wilk | 8 min read
Did you ever feel like you are going through a rough time and your goal is nowhere in sight? Life may have its ups and downs...
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How to be the change you wish to see in the world (in small ways)
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
A great friend of mine, one evening after his kids had gone to bed, put into motion his plan to be the change that he wanted...
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10 Poems to Help Us Navigate 2020
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 8 min read
Human beings have turned to poetry as an expression for centuries. Sometimes those poems reveal love. Other times, poetry is a way for those to process...
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How to Take Action Towards Your Goals Even When You’re Scared
Kelly Baez | 5 min read
Has this ever happened to you? You have a goal—an amazing goal—but fear of taking that leap catches you in the chest and you just can’t?...
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Why Does Setting Goals Give Me Anxiety?
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
What is it about goal setting that causes us anxiety? Why is it that when we are planning for things we want, the achievements we have...
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11 Simple Ways to Make Others Feel Special
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
I am a firm believer in telling people what you think, if it is positive, and not keeping it to yourself. If you think someone is...
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3 Things Childhood Trauma Survivors Should Stop Telling Themselves
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
I have complex PTSD and struggle with the impact childhood trauma has had on my life. One of the worst remnants of my ordeal is the...
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How to Answer The Question “What’s The Point of Life?”
Patrick Banks | 9 min read
If you've ever wondered what is the point of life, this will open your eyes fully.
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How to Find Your Motivation When People Don’t Believe In You
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
We have all been here, right? Maybe you were offered a chance to participate in a business opportunity and those people closest to discouraged you because...
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Everybody Dies, So Live Life To The Fullest
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
One of the habits that I am working to establish is a regular visit to the cemetery. No, I am not some freak looking for ghosts or...
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How To Stand Up For What You Believe In
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
Today, no matter what your political persuasion or social issue that you hold dear, there is a need for courageous people to stand up and be...
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Why Imagination is More Important than Knowledge
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
The eye can only see so many colors, but the artist using his or her imagination puts them together in ways that we never imagined and...
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10 Questions You Will Ask Yourself Before You Die
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
What questions will you ask yourself before you die? I used to visit a man named Ross at the nursing home. To be honest I was...
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5 Key Factors That Prevent People from Reaching Their Goals
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
No one that I have ever met has desired to fail reaching their goals. We set the goals because they seem important. On January 1 of every...
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How True Love Can Completely Turn Your Life Around
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
True love is the most powerful force in the universe and when used in truth and integrity, it can change your life. Keep reading to learn...
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Why Small Minds Discuss People, Average Minds Discuss Events, Great Minds Discuss Ideas
Chris Oler | 8 min read
“Small minds discuss people. Average minds discuss events. Great minds discuss ideas.” This is a quote misattributed to both Eleanor Roosevelt and Admiral Hyman Rickover. Regardless...
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4 Steps to Decide What You Want And Go For It
Chris Oler | 7 min read
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” We hear this often before we reach adulthood. Some people know at a young age, some...
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10 Ways to Conquer Challenges
Yvonne Kariba | 6 min read
Discover some simple ways to overcome challenges and obstacles in your life so you can realize your dreams. Challenges are part of life and something we...
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4 Benefits Of Living With Purpose
Bo Muchoki, Contributor | 6 min read
Purpose is a sense of knowing that your life has meaning, value, and importance. Living with purpose means you know for a fact that your work,...
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14 Driving Forces That Impact Our Daily Life
Joan Fradella | 7 min read
Humans have many driving forces, both internal and external. We can use them positively or negatively, but the negatives could drag us down. This can determine...
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How to Enjoy Your Life When it Doesn’t go as Planned
Kate Maurice | 4 min read
“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell I didn’t...
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5 Ways to Clear Your Mind and Recharge During These Extremely Stressful Times
Danielle Dahl, Lead Contributor | 8 min read
Looking for ways to clear your mind and calm the anxiety associated with stress? Talk about times of extreme stress! Both of my children are home...
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4 Ways To Stay Motivated Through Hard Times
Bo Muchoki, Contributor | 8 min read
Discover how to stay motivated and positive even when the going gets tough. No matter who you are, what your name is, where you came from,...
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8 Positive Affirmations From Popular Disney Movies
Nia Simone McLeod
There is nothing like the magic of Disney movies to add a splash of inspiration to your day. We have curated a list of eight positive...
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5 Things I Wish People Understood About Real Motivation
Joanna Jast | 10 min read
Let me guess – you are frustrated with the lack of progress towards your goals. Your happiness, better health, satisfying relationships, career achievement – still not much...
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How to Educate Students to Become Social Change Agents?
Dr. Artika Tyner | 3 min read
What is in your hands to make a difference in the world? This compelling question has served as the inspiration for my life’s journey. Daily, I...
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The Importance Of Self-Organization
Tom Jager | 5 min read
Self-organization is the process of achieving a goal by identifying the most efficient path for doing so. This process includes acknowledging the skills, knowledge, and resources...
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Starting From The Bottom: The Hard but Inspirational Way of Growing
Kacey Mya | 4 min read
Success is very subjective, each person defines and achieves it differently. Regardless of where you start and where you hope to get go, you can apply...
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7 Ways to Become a Leader When You’ve Been Following For Too Long
Kerry Creaswood | 5 min read
So, you want to become a leader. The only problem is that you have always been a follower, and you don’t know exactly what you need...
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10 Reasons to find your greatness and fulfill your potential
Jeff Moore | 3 min read
Why should you find your greatness? Do we all have it? Where does greatness come from? What can it do for us and others? Greatness is not...
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How to Stay Positive When Life Gets Ugly
Shawn Lim | 7 min read
Even if you are the most positive person in the world, it is challenging to stay positive when life gets ugly. Sometimes, life can hit with...
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5 Positive Ways to Deal with Negative Behaviors
Paige Carambio | 8 min read
We’ve all had the experience of having to manage someone else’s negative behaviors. Maybe it’s a friend, family member, or coworker, but this person has a...
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5 Ways to Get Rid of the Thoughts Destroying Your Motivation
Daniela McVicker | 5 min read
Your life is okay. You have a job, even though it’s not great; you can pay your bills; you have friends and family that you see...
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10 Signs You’re on the Right Path in Life
Becky Meinschein | 7 min read
Have you ever wondered if you’re on the right path in life? I think everyone does at one time or another. If you think about it,...
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5 Habits To Unleash Your Inner Beast and Calm Confidence
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
It is only those that know how to unleash their inner strength and be a beast that can muscle through the difficulty to get to the...
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How To Avoid Burnout When You’re Going All Out
Alex Bratty | 9 min read
Do you feel overwhelmed or stretched thin sometimes? Everyone suffers burnout at some point. Keep reading to discover some simple ways to stop it before it...
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10 Things My Mother Was Right About
Samantha Kellgren | 6 min read
Back when we were young and stubborn, it pained us to admit the times when our mother was right about things. As we grew older, we...
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30-Day Challenge to Increase Your Self Esteem
Samantha Kellgren | 8 min read
These 30-day challenge will boost your self-esteem and confidence so you can create more happiness and fulfillment in your life. Self-esteem and self-compassion are not often...
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If It Was Easy, Everyone Would Do It…
Samantha Kellgren | 3 min read
Creating happiness and fulfillment requires hard work. If it was easy, everyone would do it. Everyone seems to want a shortcut to success. People wan’t to...
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How to Increase Your Motivation in The Morning
Samantha Kellgren | 4 min read
Looking for ways to increase you morning motivation so you can get the most out of your day? Check out this guide with some helpful tips...
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How to Change Your Life: 10 Ways To Live Your Best Life
Samantha Kellgren | 11 min read
Change is inevitable and we all face life-altering decisions at some point. Keep reading for some tips on how to effect positive change in your life....
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Find Your Calling: 5 Steps To Discover The Real You
Bryan Hardy | 10 min read
Find your calling, discover your life’s purpose; this idea of a “true calling” and the desire to find it seems like it’s becoming more and more...
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The 10 Steps to Confidence That No One Told You About
Debbi King | 7 min read
Discover the ten things you can do to build up your confidence and write your own life story every day. Confidence is a character trait that...
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How to Build your Confidence and Create Positive Change
Alex Bratty | 7 min read
Discover some simple things you can do to build confidence so you can bring about meaningful change. Ever look at someone and think, “Wow – they’re...
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How to Bring Out the Fighter in You
Rossina Colon | 7 min read
Discover how to be a fighter so you can conquer your life battles. Life can be a struggle at times. You may be at a point...
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What To Do When Your Positive Affirmations No Longer Work
Karen Koenig | 6 min read
Discover which techniques work when positive affirmations don’t. We all know that positive thinking helps us succeed. It keeps us oriented toward our goals and moves...
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Learn How to be Happy, Even When Facing Real-Life Obstacles
Jacqueline Walker | 7 min read
Going through a rough patch in your life? Here are some tips on how to be happy, enthusiastic, hopeful, and passionate about life. In our life’s...
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Why we should keep track of good things that happen in our life
Jacqueline Walker | 6 min read
Life is full of wins and losses, ups and downs, twists and turns. We experience times of euphoria when everything goes according to plan. Our dreams...
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How to Be Happy: 3 Keys to Being Happy and Living a Purposeful Life
Helene Segura | 12 min read
In this article, you’ll discover how to be happy by managing your time efficiently and living a purposeful life. Learn how to control your time and...
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How to Live With More Joy and Compassion
Samantha Kellgren | 6 min read
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” – Dalai Lama Living in a negative and narcissistic world is no way to...
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5 Things No One Tells You About Adulting
Patrick Banks | 5 min read
Adult life gets to us eventually. We may put it off for a bit later, but then it will just hit us all at once. So...
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5 Ways to develop positive thinking when things look bleak
Brian Zeng, Contributor | 5 min read
Have you ever wanted something in life, but it kept eluding you despite your best efforts? Maybe it was your dream business that never took off;...
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14 Tips to Be a Morning Runner
Kelly Baez | 6 min read
So you’ve decided to start running in the morning. Welcome to the club! Running is an excellent, simple cardio workout with tremendous physical and emotional benefits....
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7 ways to improve the results in all areas of your life
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
I once had a friend who was an avid weight lifter. Unlike most of the men and women that I have known since this guy only...
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Stop trying to convince people you will reach your goals
Emily Francis | 9 min read
Why you shouldn’t try to convince people to believe in you I’ve been a writer for a long time. I started by self publishing, which for...
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Top 5 Motivational Videos From Jeff Moore
Jeff Moore | 3 min read
5 Best Motivational Videos From Jeff Moore Motivational speaker, inspirational blogger, educator and author, Jeff Moore is on a mission to be a catalyst for positive...
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15 Powerful Daily Declarations for Living Better
Pete Abilla | 8 min read
I’m Pete Abilla, founder and CEO of a private tutoring marketplace with over 100,000 private tutors. I have nine kids, four of whom we adopted. I...
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Why fantasy is a necessary ingredient for living
Cameron Cowan | 7 min read
As a writer, I live in fantasy. When I pick up my pen for my Bamboo Spark or turn on my typewriter or open Evernote, I’m...
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Is Fear in the Driver’s Seat of Your Life?
Dr. Lourdes Viado | 7 min read
For better or worse, fear is a prime motivator in the lives of many individuals. In my practice, the majority of the issues that I see...
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7 Inspirational leaders who did what was right and not easy
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
Being a leader comes with having to buck the system sometimes. Often times leaders make decisions that are not very popular at the time but turn...
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3 Reasons why you should dream big
Jeff Moore | 3 min read
Ask yourself: Do you dream big? Are you ambitious? What are some major goals and dreams you have right now? What happens when you get excited?...
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4 Reasons You Struggle with Workplace Motivation
Rick Whitted | 7 min read
Are you struggling with motivation at work? In over two decades of managing my own career and leading workplace teams, I’ve found that constant engagement is...
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How to balance confidence and arrogance
Sandra Hunter | 9 min read
Arrogance and confidence look like they’re on opposite ends of the social spectrum. This is because there’s a strong emotional response to both words. Think about...
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Steps for Self-Reinvention: How to Achieve the Life You Want
Brooke Chaplan | 3 min read
It’s never too late to start over. Life is always changing, and we must change and adapt with along with it. Whether the change was forced by...
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The Process – Motivational Video
Menachem Brodie | 2 min read
Everyone wants to be successful. But so few trust the process of GETTING to be that success. Studying game film when everyone else is asleep,...
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The Best Way To Stay Motivated And Make Your Dreams Come True!
Mavis Martin | 7 min read
You have everything you need to achieve your wildest dreams. And you know it! That’s why you’re here! You are a natural dreamer. It’s easy for you to...
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How To Use Affirmations Correctly and 3 Reasons Why They Don’t Work
Penny Zenker | 11 min read
The movie “The Secret” made people think that affirmations was all you needed to attract success in your life. We know that only 8 percent of...
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3 Ways to Create a Win-Win Situation
Jessika Sobanski | 6 min read
How to create a win-win situation in a few manageable steps 1. Align with love Years ago, I read an article on the Steve Pavlina website, which framed...
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Happy Friday! 10 Ways to Make Friday Your Most Productive Day
Daphne Stanford | 8 min read
Do you ever wake up on a Friday confused because you think it’s the weekend already, but then realize that you still have one more day...
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How To Stay Positive and Develop Your Personal Power
JoAnn Francis | 8 min read
In theory, the ability to dig deep for personal power whenever you are in need of it would seem an easy task. However, with the ebb...
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10 Psychological Tips to Help You Live Life to the Fullest
Benedict Brychta | 5 min read
It seems reasonable to assume that most people want to live happy, vibrant lives. Unfortunately, in spite of that desire, few people actually accomplish that. Instead,...
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7 Ways to Turn Your Blog Into a Money Making Machine
Sumit Bansal | 7 min read
If turning your blog into a money making machine sounds like a dream come true, you are not alone. Everyday, people all over the world create...
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How to finally realize your purpose and talents
Gayle Carson | 7 min read
As you begin your life, you are full of all kinds of dreams, adventures and curiosity. Every day seems to hold a new beginning or a...
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4 Ways To Rewrite Your Story
Kacey Mya | 4 min read
How to Turn Jealousy into Inspiration We all know that jealousy is a toxic emotion, but it’s also a part of being human. A significant portion...
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How to develop confidence when you have nothing to be confident about?
Nathan Driskell | 7 min read
We have all seen them: the snappy dressers who walk into the room, displaying themselves for all to see. They walk – no, stride forward with...
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7 Ways to Maximize Your Happiness Today
Cara Maksimow | 6 min read
Happiness is one of those things everyone wants to have more of and yet we are not really sure how or what to do about it....
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Why you’ve got motivation all wrong
Perpetua Neo | 6 min read
Why you’ve got motivation all wrong The truth behind your motivation. Six months ago, I had an epiphany about motivation via Ramit Sethi. He said that...
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My Story Of What To Do When Life Pushes You Past Your Comfort Zone
Mary O’Malley | 5 min read
Life has a way of pushing us past our comfort zones, and when this happens to me, I often use one of my favorite mantras –...
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10 Simple Ways to Gain Confidence From Your Failure
Lisa Smith | 4 min read
Failure is something completely natural – no matter how intelligent, strategic and smart you are, you cannot avoid failure at certain times. There is no person...
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5 Tips for Building Your Wealth From Scratch
Debbi King | 7 min read
What is Wealth? Every person I ask this question to gives me a different answer. To most, it is a magic number such as $1 million. ...
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Are You Being Fully Alive?
Cara Bradley | 5 min read
Over the years, I’ve moved thousands of people through a mix of trendy workouts and ancient practices — and each of them arrived with expectations of...
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Passion, Discipline, and Rocket Fuel
Ryan Neal | 5 min read
I recently had the amazing opportunity to tour a local aerospace facility and got to see how they make rockets. It was such an incredible experience...
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3 Steps to Finding Your Passion
Derrick Kwa | 6 min read
Do you remember being a child, and being asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” We all had such clear, fixed answers...
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The 5 Toughest Challenges of Inherited Wealth
Myra Salzer | 5 min read
If you are ever in a position of inheriting a large sum of money, would you know what questions to ask or what to do? Although...
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When Things Don’t Go According to Plan, Do This…
Christine Hassler | 4 min read
Have you ever had something turn out far different than you expected it would and felt immensely disappointed? Have you ever been so let down by...
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Dreams Are Possible – Motivational Video
Menachem Brodie | 4 min read
Dreams are possible – and attainable. As the saying goes, “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars!” But if you...
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5 Ways You Are Already Wealthy Even If You’re Not Rich
Debbi King | 7 min read
Wealth is a state of mind. When I ask the question in my conferences “what does being wealthy mean to you?”, I get a plethora of...
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Why You Are Exactly Where You Need To Be In Life
Aisha Taylor | 3 min read
Understand why you are exactly where you need to be in life. It’s easy to complain that you aren’t where you want to be, however, in...
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Why Do I Procrastinate and How Can I Beat It
Angela Howell | 12 min read
Why do I procrastinate, especially, when I know better? Why do I feel an urge to do something else whenever I start doing something important? What...
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4 Ways To Turn A Bad Morning Into A MONSTER Day
Bo Muchoki, Contributor | 8 min read
Discover how to salvage a bad morning and turn it into a good day. Have you ever wondered why certain people seem to look, feel, behave...
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The 14 Most Inspiring Videos About Becoming Your Best Self
Norbert Juma, Lead Editor | 5 min read
Our latest collection of inspiring videos that will motivate you to reach your highest potential. Throughout your life’s journey, you’ll feel lost, overwhelmed, unloved and unclear....
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Science Proves These Are the Most Effective Motivators
Patrick Banks | 5 min read
Discover how to get motivated and create a consistent drive for high performance. You know that even if you set the right goal, create a great...
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7 Steps to Overcoming Challenges Dream Chasers Face
Rocky Detwiler | 6 min read
Dreams are like precious gems and should always be protected. Discover the secrets to overcoming challenges as you pursue them. Never stop believing in your dreams. Pursuing...
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7 Ways To Treat Your Family and Friends with More Unconditional Love
Jacqueline Soto | 5 min read
Unconditional love is the highest form of selfless love ONE human being can give to another. When you love someone unconditionally, you are choosing to stay by...
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Do you ever feel like you’re not doing enough with your life?
Larissa Lam | 7 min read
Do you ever feel like you’re not accomplishing everything that you want to get done? On my 16th birthday, I ran into my bedroom, closed the...
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9 Inspirational Videos On Mental Health To Help You Live Your Best life
Norbert Juma, Lead Editor | 4 min read
Our latest collection of inspirational videos on mental health. From your family and relationships to your career and professional life, your mental well-being affects all aspects...
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10 Signs It’s Time To Change Your Mindset To Better Your Life
Kelly Baez | 7 min read
Your mindset should be the most powerful factor for pushing you forward, not holding you back.
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How to Rise Up After Life Knocks You Down
Shawn Lim | 7 min read
Some failure in life is inevitable. When life knocks you down, you can choose to either stay there or rise up once more. If you want to...
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How To Use Negative Thinking to Your Advantage
Brian Zeng, Contributor | 6 min read
More often than not, we are told to fight our negative thoughts and focus on thinking positively. However, what if we told you that there is...
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Overcome Your Fear: 5 Steps to Become More Confident
Brian Zeng, Contributor | 5 min read
Want to overcome your fears and be confident? What is the difference between a person who is confident and one who is not? Self-confident people confront...
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7 Ways That Thinking About Death Can Improve Your Life
Nate Tsang | 10 min read
Thinking about death can motivate us to live a life true to ourselves. In a commencement speech to the Stanford graduating class of 2005, Steve Jobs...
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How to stop being dazed and confused about your future
Patrick Banks | 5 min read
The future may seem scary sometimes. Especially if you’re not sure where you’re going, are living by someone else’s standards, or are a perfectionist. Are you...
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5 Best TED Talks That Will Transform Your Thinking, Part I
Angela Howell | 14 min read
The best TED Talks are Miracle Grow for the body, mind and soul! They are cutting edge philosophy, psychology, science and insight, among many other wonderful...
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How to find the starting point towards your dreams
Nickalas D'Urso | 13 min read
Want to make your dreams come true? If you are like me, then you probably have dreams and ambitions to be successful. At least I hope you...
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Why Giving Advice Is Not Always The Best Thing To Do
Ash Stevens | 6 min read
Advice. It’s the perfect thing for that troubled person in your life who’s making the wrong decisions. Whatever they’re doing and whoever they’re being, we can...
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25 Top Rap Songs You Should Play First Thing in the Morning
Vid Buggs Jr | 15 min read
Looking for top rap songs to play to inspire your daily greatness? Music: it awakens the soul; it’s nostalgic. Music can cure a broken heart or...
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Can you receive a compliment without it getting to your head?
Greg Thomas | 4 min read
Receiving compliments gracefully isn’t as easy as it should be for some people. How about you: are YOU ready for someone to give you a pat...
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Recycle Your Pain – Motivational Video
Tonya McKenzie | 3 min read
Think about the meaning of pain in your life. How can you overcome it? What is it to recycle our pain? What is it to push...
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3 Ways to keep going when your dream falls apart
AJ Duke | 6 min read
I truly believe that dreams must extend beyond wishes of self-improvement; that its goal should be to contribute to the world around you. The heart is...
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How and Why to Change Your Mindset
Carlota Zimmerman | 10 min read
Want to understand how to change your mindset and improve your life? It’s the happiest time of the year…for people to panic. Yep, all your regrets...
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5 Best Motivational Speakers To Get You Fired Up About Life
Norbert Juma, Lead Editor | 4 min read
Curious who the very best motivational speakers of all time are? We want to show you so you can get inspired immediately!
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3 Steps to overcome problems and turn them into progress
Dan Cummings | 4 min read
I believe there comes a time in every person’s life when they feel they’ve hit rock bottom. Some bottoms are deeper, a number are more critical...
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4 Steps to help you rise above misfortune
Debbi King | 6 min read
Life – the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual. Most of these experiences are good, some are bad....
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Choices – Motivational Video
Jacqueline Walker | 3 min read
The choices we make significantly influence the life we live and the legacy we leave behind. Every choice we make stands as a landmark on the...
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5 Game changing strategies for when you’re feeling stuck in life
Erika Boissiere | 4 min read
Stuck in life lately? It’s an awful feeling, isn’t it? It’s like being between two decisions: with the weight of ambiguity on your back, and the...
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The Purpose – Motivational Video
Menachem Brodie | 2 min read
Why are you here? What is your purpose? Webster defines purpose as “the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists”....
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Focus – Motivational Video
Menachem Brodie | 2 min read
NO matter what your goal is – to get out of debt, to win a championship, to get a new job – you must have the...
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You’ve Come Too Far to Turn Back Now
Pat Barone | 4 min read
Setbacks are disheartening. After identifying a goal and making steady progress towards it, we are suddenly bounced farther from it. It can be a tiny speed...
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How To Know When Your Hard Work Is Paying Off?
Greg Thomas | 4 min read
What is your definition of hard work? Is it setting a goal to complete a project by X date and then working extra hard to get it...
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8 Ways to Find the Courage to Leave Your Comfort Zone
Ali Wenzke, Contributor | 6 min read
It’s easy to get into a rut. We feel comfortable, but not engaged. Things that used to excite us seem ordinary. The problem is that, we’ve...
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5 Reasons Your Affirmations Don’t Work
Shawn Lim | 7 min read
Affirmation is one of the most powerful and effective techniques anyone can leverage to achieve greater success and making their dreams come true. In fact, studies...
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How to Be Patient with Your Dreams
Rebecca Chauncey | 6 min read
Do you know what your dreams are? Are you doing your part to fulfill them? You start pursuing your dreams with so much passion and purpose....
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What Nature Teaches Us About Change and Loving Ourselves
Skye McKenzie | 5 min read
Times of change are inevitable. Change is the basic law of nature. A seed, when planted, changes and transforms to become something that is strong enough...
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3 Important Truths About Positive Affirmations
Louise Aspden | 6 min read
“The easiest way to change and improve the quality of your life is to change or improve your perception of yourself.” Positive affirmations are used in...
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How To Wake Up Happy In The Morning, Even When You Are Tired
Shawn Lim | 7 min read
Imagine waking up in the morning feeling tired and exhausted. You feel sleepy, you don’t have the energy, and you’re reluctant to wake up. How will...
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Top 10 Success Blogs for Motivation and Inspiration
Motunde Sotuminu | 4 min read
Success is a journey and not a destination. On this journey, we encounter stop signs, road blocks, breakdowns etc. These are times we need some sort...
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10 Things Every Woman Needs to Hear at Various Points in Her Life
Rebecca Chauncey | 8 min read
How many amazing women do you have in your life? Have you told them lately? Whether you said yes to the first question, the second, or...
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10 New Year’s Resolutions That Never Work
Billie Jean Bateson | 6 min read
As far back as I can remember, I have felt the need to change myself for the New Year. I used to speak publicly about my...
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How To Excel and Motivate Yourself Using the Per Wickstrom Formula
Casey Imafidon | 7 min read
It is a dogged exercise to excel in the world we are today. Competition is stiff. We could be victims of our own weaknesses which may...
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How I Overcame Creative Self Doubt
Andres Valdes | 4 min read
In January of 2015, based on an idea I got from my career coach at the time, I decided that writing a book would be my big scary...
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Why People Don’t Succeed – Motivational Video
Dennis Michael | 3 min read
You have heard it all before, and I know this subject has been talked about to death. “Why people don’t succeed” has been translated by many...
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10 Things to Tell Yourself When You Feel Like Giving Up
Larry Shushansky | 6 min read
Anytime you try to grow, chase a dream, or reach a goal, chances are, there will be times when you’ll feel like giving up. When you’re...
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Driven To Greatness – Motivational Video
Menachem Brodie | 3 min read
You want to be great. You want to be the best in your field. You want to be the ONE people look to as the best...
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When It Hurts – Motivational Video
Menachem Brodie | 2 min read
Why did you take the harder path? Why didn’t you take the easy way out? Why didn’t I set my goal lower so I could get...
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How To Get Back on Track When You’ve Been Lost for a While
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
They say in the Army that you can’t spell lost without an LT (Lieutenant). As a cadet, I had not done well in land navigation during...
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Push Through Pain – Motivational Video
Menachem Brodie | 3 min read
It hurts getting the crap knocked out of you when you feel like you were well on your way. Your confidence has taken a shot. You...
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10 Billionaires Who Never Bothered to Get a College Degree
Janet Anthony | 5 min read
It’s no surprise that most successful people in life are usually entrepreneurs – specifically, entrepreneurs who never bothered to get a college degree. This is NOT...
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20 Movies to Motivate and Inspire You
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 10 min read
Have you ever wondered why some people watch movies to motivate them? Are they effective? Why turn to films for inspiration? It can be somewhat unexplainable at times....
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5 Ways to Deal with Fear and Doubt Without Letting Them Stop You
Becky Meinschein | 8 min read
If you’re human, then you’re most definitely familiar with the feelings of fear and doubt that come with trying new and unfamiliar things, putting yourself out...
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6 Mistakes That Can Keep You From Achieving Your Wellness Goals
Jill Ginsberg | 8 min read
Editor’s Note: UPDATED as of October 10, 2016 for relevance and accuracy. You have some exciting new goals, and you’re ready to take action! Just look...
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Leadership Is Not a Position, It’s an Attitude!
Catherine Plano | 6 min read
Editor’s Note: UPDATED as of October 18, 2016 for relevance and accuracy. It’s time we all stepped up and developed the mindset that leadership is NOT a position....
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5 Empowering Beliefs to Become Exceptional
Pat Barone | 6 min read
Editor’s Note: UPDATED as of October 18, 2016 for relevance and accuracy. Face it. Words are powerful. What we say to others is extremely important,...
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10 Things I Know About Following Your Dreams
Tom Ingrassia | 7 min read
Do you have dreams for yourself? Do you believe in your dreams? Do you believe that if you follow your dreams it will come true? I...
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15 Ways to Fulfill Your Dreams and Zero in on Your Goals
Maria Bruce | 7 min read
“Following your dreams” is easier said than done. Knowing who you want to be, or what you want to do in life, is not always a...
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6 Tips To Get Over Your Summer Slump and Stay Productive
Norbert Juma, Lead Editor | 7 min read
Only a few folks would dislike the summer months. Who could ever hate bright, warm afternoons, buzzing bees, and the smell of grass on fresh earth?...
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7 Simple Ways to Live a Long and Happy Life
David Gomes | 5 min read
Everyone wants to live a long and meaningful life, but so often we get caught up in work and financial matters that the little things, and...
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5 Real Life Ways To Become a Great Leader
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 4 min read
Do you know what peoples’ worst fears are? According to studies public speaking comes first, followed closely by meeting new people, and only then by the fear...
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7 Life Lessons You Need to Take Away from Major Adversity
A.D. Vuittonet | 4 min read
We have all faced certain situations in life that have molded and shaped us into who we are today. Each day of your life is a test...
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5 Ways to Stay Motivated—No Matter What
Martise Moore | 7 min read
As a Run Faster Coach, it’s my job to help my clients stay motivated. They all come to me wanting to run faster for a specific event. Some...
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4 Lessons You Missed Out On In Elementary School
Greg Thomas | 4 min read
When you look back on elementary school is there anything that sticks out as a mistake? Perhaps something you wish you had done more of? Any...
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5 Life Lessons We Can Learn From Muhammad Ali
Malcolm Brown | 8 min read
We’ve all recently heard the news that Our Great Muhammad Ali has died. The news actually made me cry a little bit. Because for years my dad...
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18 Beautiful Things That Are Happening in Your Life Right Now
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
Editor’s Note: UPDATED as of October 23, 2016 for relevance and accuracy. So often, we are too busy doing the tasks of daily life, of...
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Top 5 Ways to Upgrade Your Daily Routine
Marissa Vicario | 3 min read
For the longest time I believed being healthy was equivalent of being perfect. If I had been “good” all week (meaning I was on a roll...
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How Your Surroundings Affect Mood Swings
Chelsy Ranard | 4 min read
There are many things that affect our mood day to day including social interactions, stress levels, what we ate that day, how much sleep we got,...
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6 Ways Mindfulness Can Improve How You Feel
Camille Charbonneau | 7 min read
“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future;...
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6 Ways To Create a Morning Routine From Rabbi Yanklowitz
Shmuly Yanklowitz | 5 min read
Editor’s Note: UPDATED as of October 16, 2016 for relevance and accuracy. As an engaged Jewish community professional and the founder/leader of several nonprofits, my days...
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7 Tips To Becoming More Fearless In Your Daily Life
Kristie Glenn | 7 min read
If you were to look up fearless, in the dictionary, you will see that it’s defined as an adjective that means to be without fear; to be bold or brave; intrepid. When...
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5 Steps You Can Take When Everything Is Going Wrong
Jacqueline Soto | 5 min read
You lost your job. Your car broke down.You lose everything you owned. Sounds impossible? Well this is happening to many people around the world. Everything around...
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Why the Greatest Resistance Comes When You are Facing Your Greatest Opportunity
Emily Francis | 6 min read
When I saw this subject as a blog opportunity I grabbed it. I have had a lot of experience with this particular subject, both with working...
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Why What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
This is a saying that you have undoubtedly heard many times. You may think it is cliché of untrue, but that simply is not the case....
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How To Not Give Up on Your Dreams After Years Of Rejection
Cardyn Brooks | 5 min read
After years of receiving rejections in response to my writing submissions, I received acceptances from three different publishers within one week in August 2015. One offer...
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5 Tips for Recharging Your Emotional Health
Alexis Nicole | 7 min read
As adults, we are often pre-consumed with life’s daily task; forgetting to take time for ourselves. There aren’t enough hours in the day, at times, to...
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Want to Get the Most Out of Your Day? Begin Your Morning Routine the Night Before
Felice Cohen | 7 min read
What does your morning routine look like? Do you wake up, hit snooze a few times, nibble a piece of toast as you rummage for your...
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Why It’s Better to Be Absolutely Ridiculous Than It Is to Be Absolutely Boring
Megan Wild | 7 min read
Chances are strong that, especially as an entrepreneur, you’ve been called eccentric, weird or crazy. Entrepreneurs dare to play in the world of business, knowing that...
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35 People Share Their Best Piece of Motivational Advice Ever
Jeff Moore | 14 min read
We asked around. We looked all over. We found success. We found pain. We found trouble. We found solutions. We found perseverance. Grit. Joy. Love. Attention....
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How to Not Give Up on Your Dreams
Therese Ayla Kravetz | 5 min read
My dreams seemed stalled for the longest time. There was something that always got in the way–mostly I got in my own way. I didn’t believe...
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Why you should not cry because it’s over but smile because it happened
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
Real life comes with emotions. Only the dead have no fluctuations in how they are feeling. Live your life with the excitement and joy that comes...
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How to go from merely existing to living life fully
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
For over fourteen years I have had the privilege to work with men and women who are experiencing homelessness. Throughout those years I have been duly...
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How to go from average to amazing
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
Many people struggle with low self-esteem, or think that being average is the best that they can ever hope of achieving. They do not see that...
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10 Scientific Ways to Become a Happier Person
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
Why are some people happy and some are miserable? Why do some people who struggle with depression find ways to pull themselves out of if they...
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Why you should believe in yourself even more during times of failure
Jennifer Collins | 7 min read
Failure is a myth. There’s no such thing. What we call failure is really just a “missed mark.” It’s an unrealized goal or an incomplete vision....
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Put Your Heart In It: Make Your Passion Your Career
Sarah Ghanem | 4 min read
Do you have a burning passion in your heart that you wish you could be doing every day? Do you ever find yourself stopping whatever...
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How to use mind mapping to become more productive
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
I have always looked for hacks in how to become more productive. Reading voraciously, watching videos or listening to podcasts, I sift out ideas to become...
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10 things Thankful People never do!
Motunde Sotuminu | 3 min read
10 things Thankful People never do! 1. Thankful people never worry or complain: They realize that worrying has no virtue of its own and the...
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9 Ways to Say “F*ck it” and Grow Spiritually
Denise Simone | 7 min read
Why Saying “F*ck It” Can be the most Spiritual Way to Live in our Truth Often we live life from our head rather than our heart....
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10 Questions to Ask Yourself Each Morning for a Productive Day
Karen Gordon | 7 min read
“No matter where you go – there you are” – Confucius As you fall asleep at night, have you ever wonder why the day seemed filled with activity but nothing in you or your world has changed or changed in a way you like? If you don’t consciously set your direction, then where you go and, by default, where you are, is a shot in the dark. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for letting the day unfold and seeing what the universe brings my way. But I believe the universe will deliver what I want and need if I make my intentions clear. One way to make your intentions clear to yourself and the universe is by asking yourself the same ten questions every morning and reviewing how the intentions worked out before you go to sleep at night. 10 questions to ask yourself each morning for a productive day 1. How do I want to feel? Many people don’t give much thought about how they want to...
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10 things you can start doing that will pay off in 5 years
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
Life moves pretty fast so you better plan ahead so that you are not caught off guard when the rest of the world is struggling and...
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If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to build theirs
Kate Spasic | 9 min read
This, rather meretricious title, can go both ways. You either don’t have a vision of how you can serve the world in the best of ways...
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What To Do When a Monster Blocks Your Path
Joan Schweighardt | 6 min read
My father’s father drank a lot, couldn’t hold down a job, and was physically abusive to his wife. So, at the tender age of twelve, my...
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How to see opportunity even when life is full of problems
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
I once knew a woman who did everything that she could so that she could live life in her recliner and never have to get up. ...
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5 questions to ask yourself before you go to sleep
Ellie Hadsall | 7 min read
Bedtime is tough for many people. Distractions that keep our mind busy during the day subside, leaving us with debris we don’t want to see. In...
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5 Ways to feed your dreams
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
Sitting on my porch I hear birds chirping and squirrels playing games. They are living the life they were designed to live. I know that there...
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A Prostitute, Free Listening Day, and Two Things I Learned
Benjamin Mathes | 4 min read
I’ll change her name, but not her story. Her story changed me, so, I can’t change it. But her name belongs to her, and...
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The Secret Ways of Highly Creative People
Sophia Smith | 5 min read
Many of us view creativity as a childhood feature that is lost somewhere along the way or as something that is intended only to the few...
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10 Ways to Create Time to Find Yourself and Love Yourself
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 4 min read
How many people feel like they have no time for themselves? That they get up, rush around through their morning routine, work non-stop all day, and...
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4 causes of low self-esteem in children
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
Low self-esteem is one of the main reasons that people enter therapy with me, and the reasons that they have developed low self-esteem are often varied....
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5 Things to remember when you want to give up
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
There are many times and many reasons in our lives that we find ourselves wanting to give up. We may have even followed that instinct a...
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10 Reasons You Need To Read More
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
Leaders are readers. We know that. But we often forget this all important statement in the midst of the insanity of our busy lives. What are...
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4 tips to increase your confidence
Tiffany Lengyel | 7 min read
Although I am praised by others for my abilities, I have no confidence in myself. How can I change this? “Carefully watch your thoughts, for they...
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5 Beliefs That Keep You From Being a Better Friend
G. Elizabeth Kretchmer | 8 min read
I’ve always loved and valued my friends, but I haven’t always been the BFF they need. Similarly, I have friends who I know love me dearly,...
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3 Ways to Have Peace Now
Malcolm Brown | 4 min read
Aaaaaahhhhh! Just relax. From your head to your toes. You feel all tension leaving your body. You are totally engulfed in the moment. Peace and...
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7 Steps to Accomplish Anything
Megan Wild | 7 min read
Have you ever wondered why some people achieve big things and others struggle to get through the grocery store without forgetting something on their shopping list?...
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4 Beliefs You Need To Let Go Of
Larry Shushansky | 7 min read
The first belief you need to let go of is the belief that you need to learn how to compromise in order to have any kind...
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Becoming Your Own Superhero – 8 Steps to Personal Strength
Patrick Cole | 7 min read
Good vs. evil. That’s what superhero movies are all about. And, of course, good happens, and the superhero lives on another day to fight his nemesis....
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How small actions can make a huge difference
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
Back when I first joined the Army we did not have the privilege of using any high tech gadgets to help us find our way through...
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10 Promises You Need to Make to Move Forward in Life
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
Do you ever feel stuck? Do you feel like you are in a situation that you cannot get out of? Do you feel like you will...
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10 Signs it’s Time to Move On
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
There are many areas of our lives that we could move on from in order to be the best version of ourselves. It could be moving...
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How great leaders inspire action
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 7 min read
Nearly every man that I know can almost quote Mel Gibson from Braveheart, “They may take our lives but they will never take our FREEDOM!” With...
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How to face adversity by taking control of our attitude
Motunde Sotuminu | 5 min read
Adversity is something everyone experiences. It’s a part of life and the quicker we know how to deal with them, the better for us. Today, it...
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How to be empowered after a tragedy and help others in the process
Rachel Tenpenny Crawford | 4 min read
Tragedy can manifest itself in a variety of ways. From divorce, the loss of a loved one, or a devastating diagnosis, tragedies are as diverse as...
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5 Ways to Embrace Uncertainty
Norbert Juma, Lead Editor | 8 min read
Editor’s Note: UPDATED as of October 15, 2016 for relevance and accuracy. Fear, control, doubt, failure, lack of safety, worry, unpredictability, confusion, uneasiness, concern, anxiety, suspense,...
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7 signs your goals are too small
Jessica Sweet | 8 min read
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid...
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3 Ways to Destroy Your Limits
Julianne Soviero | 4 min read
Right now, human beings are capable of running a mile in under 4 minutes. This might not seem like a really big deal. We are used...
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3 Ways to Meditate at the Office
Angela Howell | 6 min read
Meditation. What does that word conjure up for you when you think about it? Most of us are conditioned to think real meditation means sitting cross-legged...
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5 Life Lessons I Learned From Rejection
Dr. Patricia Hoy | 7 min read
Rejection from publishers and agents was especially difficult for me because, like all sorts of artists, I poured my heart and soul into my writing. Although...
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5 Ways to Overcome Your Negative Thinking
Motunde Sotuminu | 6 min read
Today, negative thinking is one of the greatest hindrances we have when achieving our goals or living the life we’ve dreamed of. Many great achievements would...
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My story on How to Stop Questioning Your Journey and Move Forward with Confidence
Pamela Tanner Boll | 5 min read
The first step to getting on with your journey is to figure out which one you are on. Now, I know, that sounds pretty basic. But,...
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6 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Trying to Eat Healthier (and what to do instead)
Kelly Baez | 6 min read
So you’ve decided to make healthy eating a daily habit. The benefits of eating more healthfully go far beyond the way your clothes fit. Healthy eating...
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How to push past your fear of public speaking?
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 4 min read
Many people share a fear of public speaking. The reasons for it are many. The individual may not feel prepared. I often hear that they do...
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The Cost Of Acting On Our Big Dreams
Debbi King | 7 min read
Have you ever heard the saying “Anything worth having is worth waiting for.”? Instant gratification is a problem right now in our society and it is...
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10 Ways to Pay off Student Loans Faster
Paul Moyer | 6 min read
The price of college tuition continues to rise every year, which is leaving many graduates with thousands of dollars in student loan debt. The average cost...
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5 Fears that Prevent You from Expressing your Gifts
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 4 min read
What holds us back from expressing the gifts we have developed or been given? Why are there some people who will shout them from the rooftops,...
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How Do You Find Inspiration? 10 Ways to get inspired
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 4 min read
Daisaku Ikeda once said,” If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us.” I have always...
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Spend less time searching and more time living
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 5 min read
Do you ever think that people spend so much time trying to find their life’s purpose, that they let life pass them by? I think you...
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5 fears that are blocking you from expressing your gifts
Rich Schaus, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
I am convinced that more success is lost due to fear than to any other factor. We know that we must work hard to win but...
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Time to Wake Up and Live the Life You Love
Catherine Plano | 5 min read
If only you could be led by your dreams and not hindered by your problems to bring back the passion in the life that you want...
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5 Unusual Scientific Ways to Boost Your Productivity at Work
Marianne Stenger | 4 min read
Being productive at work is probably pretty high up on your priority list, which means there’s a good chance you’re already using gadgets, apps and other...
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Do You Suffer From “Work Sickness?” What It Is and How to Beat It
Mark D. Langford | 6 min read
You arrive at work tired from a restless night worrying about a “must-win” proposal or how to ask for a well-needed raise. Just a glance at...
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15 Simple Ways to Get Motivated When You Are Alone
Daniela McVicker | 7 min read
It’s easy to stay motivated when you have others cheering you on. Your friends and co-workers can be supportive and encouraging and even pitch in to...
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Motivation Monday: How to use Monday to set the tone for the week
Rachel Dubrow | 5 min read
Office Space said it best by saying “looks like someone has a case of the Mondays”. Although the quote was meant in jest, I know I’ve...
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8 Lifestyle changes that save money
Tehzeeb Lalani | 7 min read
Being healthy and fit seems to be quite the trend of late. With quotes such as “Strong is the new skinny” and “Love yourself enough to...
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Lose Weight Fast And Forever 3 Simple Steps
Miki Spies | 6 min read
You do not need to stay fat. But you do need to prepare yourself for this article. People have the bad habit of becoming defensive and...
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7 Things I Wish I Knew As a Kid, Instead of When I Became an Adult
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Lead Contributor | 6 min read
4 months ago was a milestone for me, I turned 40. 2 years ago was another type of milestone, I was diagnosed with a rare and...
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Monday Motivation: 4 Areas To Focus On This Week
Samantha Kellgren | 3 min read
Monday Motivation: 4 Areas To Focus On This Week Your Exercise #nevermissamonday is a popular hashtag for a reason. Getting in a good sweat sesh on...
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What I Wish I Knew About Choosing a Life Direction Before Adulthood
Dwayne Franco | 7 min read
As a recent college graduate, one of the biggest challenges I’ve faced has been identifying and sticking with a career that really resonates with my character....
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How to Be a “Yes” Person For More Opportunities and Growth
Megan Wild | 4 min read
It’s time to become a “yes” person. No, not the “yes” person that shamefully agrees with everything that his or her boss says to them....
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How to no longer be afraid of your goals
Christopher Sharp | 3 min read
Fear! The moment I set a new goal I’m afraid that I won’t be able to meet it. All that comes to mind are the reasons...
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Why You Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Going on a Relaxation Holiday
India Benjamin | 6 min read
Is it me, or is it that everywhere you look these days there is an inspirational tale of a travel blogger or female solo traveller off...
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Balance: Finding Your Happy Medium In Life
Heather Campbell | 5 min read
It was 6 pm and I’d just eaten all the berries in my fridge. As I stood there typing on my computer in the middle of...

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