Magnify the Positive and Believe the Best

magnify chicken Magnify the Positive and Believe the BestDo you magnify the positive in your life?

It never ceases to amaze me how people want to amplify the negative in their life instead of the positive.

They focus incessantly on all that is going wrong.  They make list upon list of what they can’t do.

When you view yourself through this lens, you see a chicken instead of an eagle.

You shrink, limit and close off your life.

Perhaps, …

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New Ideas for Stopping Bad Habits

leaping woman New Ideas for Stopping Bad HabitsDo you need to break a bad habit?

Bad habits linger despite our best efforts to put them aside.  This can be downright maddening.

I know I struggle to stop bad habits.  Try as I may, the little suckers seem to cling to me like leaches.  They won’t let go and they drain the life right out of you.  Bad habits hold you back from living your best life.

I …

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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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What Things Are Inspiring You?

This is a guest post by Mariana Ashley.

inspiring scene What Things Are Inspiring You?Inspiration often does not come easily, especially when we are caught up in the rat race that is life.

Whether it’s working a tedious job, struggling to pay off debt, or worrying about whether you’re raising your children the right way, a number of anxieties can threaten to deflate your motivation and steal your inspiration.

You must actively seek out inspiration. So, …

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Do This To Increase Self Confidence

self confident Do This To Increase Self ConfidenceHow would you like to wake up every day feeling sure of yourself and totally happy with who you are?

How would it feel not to worry what other people think of you?

How would it feel to comfortably walk in a room and start a conversation with ease?

How would it feel to be the initiator, to make great plans and to really go for it in life?

How would …

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How Blogging Can Change Your Life

blog celebration How Blogging Can Change Your LifeWant to experience more growth and success?

Unspent success can make you feel like a well-shaken bottle of Diet Coke on the inside.  Ever felt like that?

The lessons I’ve learned from blogging have literally changed my life and they can change yours too.

You have absolutely everything you need to live a more successful, fulfilling life.  Trust me, it is all right there inside of you.  You are full

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7 Ways to Freshen Up and Liven Up Your Life

parachuting smile 7 Ways to Freshen Up and Liven Up Your LifeDo you need a little spark to liven up your life?

Excitement fills us when our lives feel fresh and hopeful.  Ideas flow.  Energy swells.  And happiness abounds.

Our lives can sometimes become a little too routine, predictable and monotonous.

There comes a time when you need to freshen and liven things up a bit.  You need to throw a log on the fire of your life and get something …

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