It is no wonder 80% of people do not set goals in life…and only 6% of those who set goals achieve these in life.  Everyone knows about goal setting. But rarely do you find a person who sets practical, scalable, and attainable written goals. The popular misconceptions and myths about goal-setting are among the prime aspects most people feel the hitch about goals.  Let’s dive in to explore the common goal-setting misconceptions everyone should know to avoid mistakes.  #1. I Know My Goals…No Need for Goal-Setting It is impossible to value goals unless you realize the signific ..read more

Many of us have so many duties in life that we neglect to look after our own needs. This is especially true for those who are responsible for a large number of people. Self-care is a vital element of stress management, even if it's difficult to prioritize when you have so many other things on your to-do list. How Self-Care Can Help You When we're physically and emotionally exhausted, we're less equipped to handle the challenges that life throws at us. Or, to put it another way, when we are physically and emotionally at our best, we are more robust and capable of handling life's stress. A mass ..read more

Here's a short story that may or may not sound a little familiar. One day an enticing and fresh idea knocks on your door, you welcome it into your life and soon it blossoms into an exciting new project you can't wait to start working on. So you get down to business! All hands on deck. You feel good, motivated, unstoppable and inspired. Everything goes well... at least for a while. Somewhere along the way, things start to go south. The motivation that fueled you at the beginning is gone and without it your project can't survive much longer. So the next thing you know is you are mourning it alo ..read more

When I think about work-life balance, the first word that comes to mind is fluidity. While we’d like to imagine it as a static, ready-made formula we can buy off the shelf, the reality is work-life balance is not a destination, it’s a journey! While we live in a time where having a work-life balance is one of the most valuable assets we can possess, being confined in one environment makes it challenging to achieve. Having been working remotely for most of my professional life, I discovered work-life balance is more about self-management than time management: understanding how we operate is ke ..read more

You may be aware that my books, Feeling Good and the Feeling Good Handbook, have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, and are still popular, even though Feeling Good was published 40 years ago.  One reason for the books enduring popularity is groundbreaking research conducted by Dr. Forrest Scogin and his colleagues at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. They reported that if you simply give people seeking treat for moderate to severe depression a copy of Feeling Good, more than 50% will improve so much within four weeks that they no longer want or need treatment. What is ..read more

Losing weight can be difficult under any circumstances, but it can be especially difficult when you aren't feeling happy with yourself or your progress. The reality is, though, that being down on yourself or what you have accomplished so far can end up making the process even harder. The good news is, though, that you don't have to feel stuck in this situation. There can be many ways to change your outlook and start feeling more positive about the steps you're taking to be healthier and happier. Try New Things To Get a Boost Whether you just started working out and dieting and aren't seeing t ..read more

As busy as life gets sometimes, it is no surprise that a lot of people forget to take care of themselves. You may hear people talk about the importance of self-care, but who has the time? How much time should you spend on yourself? For a healthy body and mind, you may want to spend minimally an hour a day on yourself. If this sounds like a lot, don’t worry, the following guide can help you learn to devote time for yourself. Learn About Self-Care When you break down self-care, it sounds simple, doesn’t it? What makes self-care complicated is that a lot of people don’t know how to take care of ..read more

Children, teens, and adults all need to get enough sleep in order to perform well and maintain good health. Kids and young adults from the ages of puberty to 22 should sleep for approximately nine hours per day, according to the Child Mind Institute. However, in a busy world full of academic pressure, after-school activities, time with friends, and technology, quality sleep time often suffers. Sleeplessness can promote anxiety and affect well-being. In fact, 70% of teens (ADAA) report experiencing anxiety before the age of 22. Not only does a lack of sleep affect a young person’s mental healt ..read more

You're reading How to Raise Your Energy Frequency and Stay in a High Vibration, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Did you know that at your very core you are energy? That to change anything in life, be it a career, relationship or even your physical health, requires a shift in your energy frequency? Each and every action you take, every word you speak, each emotion you feel and every thought you think directly affects your vibrational frequency. The key to unlocking your abili ..read more

You're reading Bringing Passion to Work: Why It’s Important for Career Fulfillment, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. More often than not, people are more stressed out about work than they're passionate about it. As that saying goes: "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life". But is it really so simple? Finding a job you love may not be as easy as people tend to believe.  However, it's still possible to learn to love the job that you have an ..read more