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Do you suffer from Imposter Syndrome?
Did you know that many people who are super-successful are walking around with imposter syndrome right now? They are, by all accounts, very successful in their endeavors, but they feel lousy because they don’t think they deserve it. They feel like a fake. They feel as if everything they’re doing is a fluke and at any moment someone else is going to find out about the truth. Can you relate to those feelings? If you feel that way sometimes, use these tips to overcome imposter syndrome. Tips to overcome Imposter Syndrome If You Think This Success Was Too Easy If you are feeling as if your success was too easy…
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How to Achieve Balance in Your Life
The desire to achieve balance is inbred in all of us and yet for many people, it feels like an impossible dream. Read on for tips to help balance become a reality in your life. If you think about life being balanced, you might envision a seesaw in the position of being directly balanced in the middle with no ups, no downs, and simply managing to stay in the middle ground. Of course, life doesn’t work like that. There are ups and there are most certainly downs. Sometimes you might feel as though you just want to jump off the seesaw and lay on the ground for a little while…
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Expert Insight: Planning for a Successful Rest of the Year
As you start planning for the rest of the year amid the new normal we all find ourselves in, you may be wondering what you should focus on and how you can leverage the opportunities this time period presents. We asked 22 experts from within the productivity, goal-setting and personal development space to weigh in with their advice and insight. Read on to see what they had to say. Click on each question below to jump right to that section. Question #1 – What do you think are the top things people should be focusing on as they plan the rest of their year post-quarantine? Question #2 – What advice…
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When You’re Drowning in Tasks, Overwhelm & Stress
I recently talked with a couple of people who are just absolutely slammed with business because of the current crisis, and feel like they are drowning in busyness and stress. I can relate to that feeling — I’ve experienced it a bunch of times, including recently. So I’m writing this guide to help you, if you’re drowning in your tasks, busyness, overwhelm and stress. It’s something you can completely shift, if you decide you’re tired of it. Let’s look at what’s possible, and then how to shift it. The Realization The realization I had is that when I feel like I’m overwhelmed and drowning in tasks … is that I created…
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6 Tips to Increase Productivity
When you’re ready to increase productivity, these 6 tips can get you started down the right path toward success. Everybody would like to be able to accomplish more throughout their day, but increasing your productivity can often seem impossible. The following strategies, if followed, can double and even triple your productivity. Here are the best strategies to develop if you want to increase your productivity substantially. 1. Set Goals and Productivity Targets When you set goals, you end up focusing your energy on the things that you want to achieve. These are things that you wouldn’t be able to accomplish by default. This will automatically make you more productive. It…
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Creating a Personal Development Plan to Overcome Fear
A personal development plan should be unique and tailored to your personal goals, habits, beliefs and lifestyle. If done correctly, it will create positive forward momentum for you. During your life, you’ve developed a few ideas and even formed some beliefs and established values around those ideas. Sometimes those ideas are simply wrong. They may feel right due to your own experience in life thus far, but often, they are very subjective and not an actual indicator that everyone will experience the same thing. Sometimes fears develop that can cause roadblocks on your path to success. Tips to Create a Personal Development Plan Get You Out of Your Comfort Zone…
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6 Ways to Focus on Your Goals
When you purposefully focus on your goals, you are much more likely to successfully achieve them. Follow these 6 tips to help you keep your focus on track. Meditation Meditate on your goals. If you’re like most dreamers, your dreams are so big and so vast, you think about them and just as quickly, you put them aside because they are too big and too unrealistic. Rather than look at the big dramatic picture of your dreams, meditate on your goals. If you wish to be a successful entrepreneur, meditate on the goals you need to put in place in order to achieve the dream. Sit quietly with the goals…
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The 4 Different Types of Personal Growth
We all experience personal growth every day throughout our lives. In his book Road to Purpose, Kenneth Behring shared how his life went through four phases of personal growth. Personal Growth: 4 Phases The first phase was more – more money, more success, more friends, etc. The second phase was better – a better home, better possessions, better vacations, etc. The third phase was different – new experiences, new possessions, etc. And the final phase was purpose – meaning, fulfillment, contribution, and making a difference in other people’s lives. Behring claimed to have moved through these phases in linear order, but you have more flexible options here. You can shift among these four different types of personal growth throughout…
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How to Beat Overwhelm While Parenting During The Pandemic
Ask any parent out there and they’ll echo the same sentiment – parenting during the pandemic is hard work! From helping our kids with online schooling to making sure they stay in touch with friends and family to keeping boredom at bay, we’re experiencing a whole new level of parenting. Yet we parents are battling our own pandemic realities and all of the fears and frustrations that go along with that. Honestly, it can be a recipe for overwhelm if we don’t stay out in front of everything. Here are a few tips to help you plan and organize life with your kids’ at home so that you can beat…
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A Time of Acceptance & Opportunity
It’s time for us to accept that this pandemic, and social isolation, are here for awhile. But in addition to that, our reality has changed, possibly for good. We’re in a new normal. Some things that have changed for many of us: A sense of restriction: We’re not able to do our usual things — not only work and school, but things like haircuts, dentists, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, shops and more. That can feel very restricted. Heightened uncertainty & anxiety: Things are incredibly uncertain right now, for all of us — for our health, the health of loved ones, the state of the world, the shaky economy, our individual…
