Photo by Dmitry Schemelev on Unsplash (Originally written Jan. 2013, updated Jan. 2020) Happy New Year! For many of us, this is the time we reflect on the past year and make resolutions for the coming one. Do you already have your list of resolutions for 2020? Or maybe you have some ideas, but are not sure where […]
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At the end of every year, I look back and ask myself a few questions to acknowledge myself for everything I did and learned that year, before looking ahead at what I want for the next year. While everyone knows and talks about New Year’s resolutions, this simple step of looking back and reflecting is
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Have you ever wished for something and worked hard to get it, only to find out in the end that it didn’t make you as happy as you thought it would? It definitely happened a few times in my life: working my way up in a career that wasn’t fulfilling me, moving to a new
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“Your entire life journey ultimately consists of the step you are taking at this moment. There is always only this one step, and so you give it your fullest attention. This doesn’t mean you don’t know where you are going; it just means this step is primary, the destination secondary. And what you encounter at
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I just finished watching Shawn Achor, author of “The Happiness Advantage” share some of his research with Google employees. (See: Shawn Achor on Happiness as a Competitive Advantage) He explains that we have a flawed model about happiness and success. Most of us follow the formula that if we work harder, we will be more
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It’s a new year again, a time when many of us set resolutions and goals for the year. At the beginning of last year, I shared how to choose New Year’s resolutions that will make you happy. (See: How To Make New Year’s Resolutions That Will Make You Happy .) If you are in the process
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So you’ve made your resolutions for the New Year (and if you haven’t, check out: How to Make New Year’s Resolutions That Make You Happy), now how do you keep them? The best way I’ve found to keep my resolutions is to create new habits that support my intentions. 2 years ago, my intention was
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Happy New Year! And welcome to 2014! It’s a chance for new beginnings, and for many this means it’s time to make New Year’s resolutions. Have you made yours yet? New Year’s resolutions are great, but I don’t like making them without focusing on what’s most important to us. Why are we making these resolutions
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We might understand that perfectionism does not make us happy, but we may still believe that it will make us successful. After all, we have all heard phrases like “No pain, no gain,” or “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” It often seems like we have to go to extremes in order to become
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“I am not really trying to live a perfect life,” you might say. “I don’t have to be a multi-millionaire or an award-winning actress or live on my own island.” So maybe you are not an extreme perfectionist, but you may be surprised to learn that perfectionism comes in many flavors. Check the questions below,
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