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Decide to accept yourself no matter what

Someone — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 12:00:57 +0000

Love yourself on the good days — and love yourself on the bad days too. Love yourself when things go to plan, you light up the room, and kick all of your goals — and love yourself when you make mistakes, succumb to bad habits, and let your fears get the better of you. Unconditional[...]

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Treat every day as a beautiful gift

Someone — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 12:00:02 +0000

Hands up if you countdown the days until Friday? We’re wishing away more than half of our week while simultaneously lamenting that ‘life is too short’. We’re saving our favourite things for ‘a special occasion’ which automatically sends a message to our mind that today will be ordinary. Make it a habit to wake up[...]

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Give Up Believing In The “Magic Bullet.”

Someone — Thu, 24 May 2018 18:33:52 +0000

Overnight success is a myth. Successful people know that making small continuous improvement every day will be compounded over time and give them desired results. That is why you should plan for the future, but focus on the day that’s ahead of you, and improve just 1% every day.

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Give Up On Playing Small

Someone — Mon, 21 May 2018 12:35:58 +0000

“Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone, and as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give[...]

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Give Up The Short-term Mindset

Someone — Sun, 20 May 2018 11:53:38 +0000

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West Successful people set long-term goals, and they know these aims are merely the result of short-term habits that they need to do every day. These healthy habits shouldn’t be something you do; they should be something you embody. There[...]

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You can’t get rid of a bad habit

Someone — Mon, 14 May 2018 00:30:31 +0000

You can’t get rid of a bad habit; you can only change it. To change your habit loop, you have to do something different when the bad habit is triggered. If you are a stress-eater, the act of eating soothes your mind. The stress was the cue (the trigger), and the rush was the reward.[...]

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It’s always best to be proactive

Someone — Thu, 10 May 2018 00:36:26 +0000

It’s always best to be proactive. In life, there are often default options. If you don’t consciously and deliberately choose something different, you get the default. When this happens, your life shapes you instead of you shaping your life. Most people go through their entire lives in default mode. They accept what life hands them[...]

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Be your own advocate

Someone — Wed, 09 May 2018 00:36:26 +0000

Be your own advocate. Don’t be afraid to ask what you want and what you need — especially if it’s help. Too often, we struggle in silence when we could make our lives better simply by asking a question or two. Better to look ignorant for a moment than to remain ignorant for a lifetime.[...]

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You have the freedom to choose how you respond

Someone — Fri, 04 May 2018 00:38:59 +0000

You have the freedom to choose how you respond to any event. In the classic Man’s Search for Meaning, Victor Fankl writes, “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” He based[...]

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Effort matters more than skill or talent

Someone — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 00:38:58 +0000

Effort matters more than skill or talent. Effort counts twice,Skill is talent multiplied by effort. The more you do what you’re good at, the better you get. But achievement is the product of skill multiplied by effort. Effort counts twice.

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Luck is no accident

Someone — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:38:58 +0000

Luck is no accident. What we think of as luck has almost nothing to do with randomness and almost everything to do with attitude. Lucky people watch for — and take advantage of — opportunities. They listen to their hunches. They know how to “fail forward”, making good out of bad.

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