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How to Stay Motivated During Adversity
You know those days when it seems like everything that can go wrong does go wrong. You sleep through your alarm, don’t have time for breakfast, miss your bus, get to work late, and things go downhill from there. Or it’s more than a bad day. You’ve had bad news, the bills are coming in, and you don’t know what’s coming next. It’s easy to stay motivated and energized when things are going well, but what about when times are tough? How do you keep going when things are looking grim? These are the times when you have a clear choice about how to react. You can bury your head…
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Routines for Successful People
A lot of people, in particular, those who have suffered setbacks and are in a slump, have a difficult time finding a routine and sticking with it. Depression can be a very difficult thing to battle, but when you are able to have a routine to look forward to, even depression can become manageable to some extent. The trick is in setting up a routine that will help you to get out of your slump and into a mindset that will provide you with the mental capacity that you need to focus on your future and begin to make the positive changes that you need to make in order to…
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Embrace and Just Be Yourself
em·brace /əmˈbrās/ noun 1. An act of accepting or supporting something willingly or enthusiastically. Fears, doubts and insecurities are all around us, outside and inside of us. Sometimes it may even seem easier to “just want to be someone else” as we wrap ourselves up in these negative feelings. The grass may appear much greener on the other side based on our perceptions and ideas. Which may or may not be slanted in the right direction, based on the past or current experiences we have had. The reality is often the exact opposite and others are more afraid than we are. What if the person you think has everything going…
