Stop Normalizing Bad Habits: It Is Dangerous

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Have you accepted certain bad habits as normal behavior?

You can bypass a quagmire of difficulties in your life by steering clear of this one tendency.

We all get sucked into it at one time or another.

We normalize bad habits.

We do this so we can stop feeling guilty for engaging in habits that we know ultimately harm us or others.

A little knowledge can go a long way …

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Comfort Is the Enemy of Creativity

comfort recliner Comfort Is the Enemy of CreativityDo you want to be more creative?

Stop clinging to comfort.  Comfort is the enemy of creativity.

You are comfortable where it is safe and predictable.  When you are curled up in your recliner watching your favorite sitcom.

Creativity resides out on the edge where things are a little dicey.

If you want to be more creative, then you’ve got to force yourself — usually kicking and screaming — to move …

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You Will Not Like This, But Read It Anyway

confused thumb You Will Not Like This, But Read It AnywayDo you only do things you LIKE to do?

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them”, says Albert Einstein.

Doing only the things you like will limit your success. Why? Because your thinking will remain the same as it is today.

Most of us do not like feeling challenged, confronted or held accountable about what we think.  Therefore, we limit our growth …

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Ideas for Overcoming Obstacles to Improvement

freedom girl thumb Ideas for Overcoming Obstacles to ImprovementHow will you overcome the obstacles to improvement?

Good ideas for prevailing against the obstacles to improvement are priceless.  After all, less than half of us keep our New Year’s Resolutions for more than six months.

If you desire true change, then you need to be prepared to conquer the barriers that derail us.  Most of what will hold you back is in your own head.

You’ve got to …

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25 Absolute Best Ways to Comfort Yourself

comfortgirl 25 Absolute Best Ways to Comfort Yourself Do you need a little comfort?

Life is hard sometimes.  It is important to take timeout once in awhile to soothe yourself and relax.

We tend to burn the candle at both ends.  We push ourselves until we just don’t have anything left to give.  Then we wonder why we fail to deliver our best performance.

You’ve got to take time to recharge your batteries.  The good news is that …

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Is The Path You Are Following a Dead End?

This is a guest post by Don Sabatini from Secret Entourage.

deadend Is The Path You Are Following a Dead End? When I was growing up in my early childhood I was always under the obligation to care for myself as my single mother found herself working most days and nights.

Growing up and reaching the age of 14, I had the independent mindset that "no one will do for you what you need to do for yourself" and …

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Personal Growth: Comfort is NOT an Option

recliner Personal Growth: Comfort is NOT an Option Are you uncomfortable right now?

Comfort is overrated.  We should not be striving for comfort because personal growth requires us to move beyond our well-worn happy places.

If you haven’t made yourself uncomfortable lately, then chances are you have grown stagnate and complacent.  You are not pursuing life to the fullest anymore.

I say toss out the La-Z-Boy and the television along with it and make yourself uncomfortable!  Let …

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