Finding My Winning Mindset
Reading time: 6 minutes For years I have been struggling to accept some things of myself. Things such as accepting that I make mistakes and that I can fail. Or, that other people do it better than me while I don’t understand why. And always having the urge to…
A Journey To Natural Living
Reading time: 4 minutes My journey to natural living began in late 2008. It started when my husband became sick. The visit to the doctor informed him he had reoccurring mono (it is a viral infection that causes symptoms like fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and a severe sore throat)….
What Keeps You From Writing?
Reading time: 4 minutes For this week, I have a question that will draw in many different people with different answers. “What keeps you from sitting down and writing?” What is stopping that next killer blog post, mind-blowing novel, informative white paper or life-changing e-books from pouring…
From Banker To Snowboard Instructor
Reading time: 5 minutes I used to be a banker, not the perfect job, a lot of stress and not so much to look forward to. But I was earning good money, my job offered me medical insurance, housing allowance… well for sure the most important thing is having…
Maybe It Is Our Willingness To Be Distracted
Reading time: 6 minutes We all have these days where it’s hard to get anything done. We let all the pop-up push notifications pull us into other directions or we can find something else to do or think about at any given second, right? But maybe the distractions aren’t…
Changing, Caving In And Trading Places
Reading time: 5 minutes Tests. I pride myself in always being well-prepared for them. Especially the prep. It must have something to do with my adoration for words, paper, pens and the like. I am a queen of preparing for examinations and quizzes. The ones I am not a…
A Better And Simplified Gratitude Journal
Reading time: 5 minutes Throughout the last decade, psychology researchers identified practices that can help us gain great social, mental, and physical health benefits that come from giving thanks. These benefits are particularly earned in the practice of gratitude journaling. Studies have drawn a range of striking benefits to…
After The Accident, My Perspective Forever Shifted
Reading time: 6 minutes Let me tell you my story. This is the story that changed me forever. I went to university to study Musical Theatre. It’s not usually what people expect to hear when they ask you what you do, but it makes me happier than anything else…
Grit, The Stubborn Refusal To Quit
Reading time: 5 minutes Optimism is often seen to be the reason entrepreneurs start businesses, but optimism is not what makes them successful. Many success stories have a similar classical theme: the “overnight success” built over years, where large doses of determination and persistence save the day. So, psychologists…
The Only Change You Really Need
Reading time: 8 minutes Sometimes, you struggle with the way family sees you. Maybe you are the black sheep that is doing everything wrong. Or maybe you have some conservative family members that love you but consider you a failure because you are not married and with children. Being…
See If You Can Catch Yourself Complaining
Reading time: 5 minutes We all love to complain. It won’t take an extensive observation to reason that it’s something we love to do as human beings. We tend to feel better once we have a good moan. Getting things off our chests seems to relieve a burden or…
Breaking The Cycle
Reading time: 5 minutes Author Neil Gaiman said in his book The Ocean at the End of the Lane “As we age, we become our parents; live long enough and we see faces repeat in time.” Some of us hear this and think “Become like my parents? NO! PLEASE! ANYTHING BUT…