Do you often find yourself feeling stressed out and like you have no time for yourself? Chances are you answered with a”Yes!” that was so loud it shook the neighbourhood. It’s not surprising really. We have more on our plates now than ever before, and even though we have jobs, careers, and outside interests we still have a natural tendency to take care of everyone around us before we tend to ourselves. It’s that mindset that gets us into trouble, leaves us feeling stressed out and can even … [Read more...]
5 Things That Might Be Holding You Back From Reaching Your Goals
Are you having trouble reaching your goals and achieving the things you want in life? Don’t worry. You’re not alone. There are many people in the world who struggle with getting things done. Even when it looks like they’re working hard it seems they never make much progress. It’s easy to get stuck in a rut where you spin your wheels and never seem to get anything done. So, what keeps you stuck there, knowing there has to be something better? Here are five common stumbling blocks that might … [Read more...]
Reset Your Brain: 3 Tips for Relieving Mental Stress
Do you ever have those times when your brain feels fried? You can’t think, you can’t focus, and you can’t remember what you did two minutes ago? I get times like that when I’m working too hard, or not sleeping enough. To me, it’s a sure sign of mental stress and that means it’s time to take a step back and rest a bit. It’s impossible to be productive, happy, or even remotely capable of accomplishing anything when your brain is on overdrive. It’s kind of sad that our society glamourizes busyness … [Read more...]
[Infographic] 41 Prompts for Your Gratitude Journal
A gratitude journal is one of the easiest journals to start if you’re new to the practice. A simple way to get started is to simply write down 3 to 5 things you’re grateful for each day. You can do it in the morning, in the evening, or both. Whatever works for you is fine because, after all, it’s your journal, and your thoughts. But what about when you want to delve a little deeper into gratitude and add more to your journal than just lists of things you’re grateful for. Here are 41 journal … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Take Responsibility for Your Happiness
How do you define happiness? For many people happiness is having a good job, a stable relationship, money in the bank, or time to do what they love most. The problem with all of these is that they’re pretty short term, or at least have the possibility to be. What would happen to your definition of happiness if any one of these things was lost to you? What would you do if your happiness to a huge hit. Would you wallow in self-despair and sink into depression, or would you take responsibility for … [Read more...]
Five Reasons Audience Engagement is Important for Your Business
Audience engagement (or the lack thereof) can make or break your business. It’s not just enough to provide stellar customer service. These days, you also need to show your audience that care, respect, and value them enough to take the time to get to know them. One of the best ways to do that is to focus on developing audience engagement so that they can get to know, like, and trust you too. Here are five reasons why audience engagement is important for your business Reason #1 – It’s … [Read more...]