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How to Neutralize Stress and Create Inner Wellness

May 23, 2013 by Joe · 1 Comment

Tweet “Each patient carries his own doctor inside him. They come to us now knowing this truth. We are at our best when they give the doctor who resides within each patient a chance to go to work.” ~Albert Schweitzer We live a world fraught with stress. Our fast-paced, technological culture bombards us with sights [...]

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Unmask Your True Self to Live With Greater Confidence and Authenticity

April 7, 2013 by Joe · 10 Comments

Tweet “To be nobody but myself-in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me somebody else-means to fight the hardest battle any human can fight, and never stop fighting.” –  E.E. Cummings We all have periods in life when we question who we are and where we’re headed. We feel [...]

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Live Life to the Fullest by Overcoming these Six Obstacles to Mindfulness

January 6, 2013 by Joe · 6 Comments

Tweet Imagine what it would be like to really live moment by moment. To be fully immersed in what you’re doing and not be consumed with future desires or past regrets. It’s easy to get lost in the past or caught up in hopes for the future. Not that focusing on either of these is a problem, but often [...]

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8 Ways to Love, Cherish, and Value Yourself

January 20, 2013 by Joe · 5 Comments

Tweet Do believe you deserve to be happy? Do you believe you deserve great things in life? How you feel about yourself is directly related to how you treat yourself. People don’t realize that their self-worth is a major factor in whether or not they do what’s necessary to improve their life. Many people WANT to be [...]

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Job Driving You Crazy? 10 Strategies to Help Keep Your Sanity

February 14, 2013 by Joe · 8 Comments

Tweet Let’s face it, not everyone has the luxury to just get up and leave their job because their sick and tired of what they do or the people they work with. I have had many nightmare jobs I had to stick with and make the best of. However I do believe we can all [...]

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How to Neutralize Stress and Create Inner Wellness

Emotional Health May 23, 2013 1 Comment

Tweet “Each patient carries his own doctor inside him. They come to us now knowing this truth. We are at our best when they give the doctor who resides within each patient a chance to go to work.” ~Albert Schweitzer We live a world fraught with stress. Our fast-paced, technological culture bombards us with sights [...]

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Episode #13 – Healing, Growing, and Overcoming with Author Nicole Sachs

Podcast May 19, 2013 Leave a Comment

Tweet We all have trials and tribulations in life. We are presented with challenges, and these challenges can either tear us down or teach us lessons to help make us stronger. Nicole Sachs, a psychotherapist and author, is a someone who has grown stronger and more wise through her adversity. When Sachs was 19-years-old, she was delivered [...]

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Don’t Know What to Do? Answer Four Questions to Help You Make Any Decision

Personal Success May 12, 2013 13 Comments

Tweet I usually tell the client’s I work with that I’m a recovering bad decision maker. I have made many poor choices in my life, and because of this I have become more determined to learn how to make better ones. What I have learned from my mistakes is that when we lack clarity about [...]

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Don’t Get Caught in These Thinking TRAPS

Emotional Health April 29, 2013 10 Comments

Tweet “Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.” - Mark Twain  When have you felt trapped in life? Sometimes we feel burdened, exhausted, and stuck, as if life’s steel trap has clamped down on us. We can’t seem to shake the fear, [...]

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Top Seven Reasons People Stay Stuck, Helpless, and Frustrated

Goals and achievement April 21, 2013 7 Comments

Tweet “How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them” – Benjamin Franklin We have all been our own worst enemy one time or another. We get in our own way and make things more difficult than they have to be. To our credit we are [...]

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How to Protect your Mental Health and Avoid an Emotional Breakdown

Emotional Health April 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

Tweet Emotional health is a major key to happiness. Happiness is less about what we do and more about becoming emotionally agile, healthy, and balanced. Our mood and emotions are like a pendulum. The further they swing one direction the more difficult it becomes to bring them back to a   calm and neutral level. [...]

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Unmask Your True Self to Live With Greater Confidence and Authenticity

Personal Growth April 7, 2013 10 Comments

Tweet “To be nobody but myself-in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me somebody else-means to fight the hardest battle any human can fight, and never stop fighting.” –  E.E. Cummings We all have periods in life when we question who we are and where we’re headed. We feel [...]

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9 Keys to a More Fulfilling and Satisfying Life

Emotional Health March 31, 2013 5 Comments

Tweet “Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don’t.” – Melody Beattie Are you satisfied with your life? Life-satisfaction is the overall assessment of how pleased or content we are with our life. We go through different seasons where we are more fulfilled and satisfied than other times. Sometimes [...]

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How to Keep Yourself Empowered and Uplifted

Personal Success March 24, 2013 9 Comments

Tweet “Authentic empowerment is the knowing that you are on purpose, doing God’s work, peacefully and harmoniously.” – Wayne Dyer Empowerment used to be one of the big buzzwords in the personal development world. Because of this, empowerment became cliché and dropped off the radar as a topic of discussion. This is unfortunate because empowerment is the exact [...]

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What Would Barbie Do? How to Love More than Just your Body

Emotional Health March 21, 2013 8 Comments

Tweet Let’s face it Barbie is a cultural icon. There aren’t too many people who are known on a first-name only basis. She’s in the category with Elvis, Beyoncé, and Oprah. To make matters worse—she’s perfect. She’s 54 years old and super sexy. She has a perfect body, perfect hair, and a perfect life with boyfriend Ken. [...]

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The Right Way to Start Your Day: Six Steps to Get Motivated

Productivity March 17, 2013 7 Comments

Tweet “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” - Zig Ziglar We all have bad days from time to time. Some days we may not feel like doing much. We might be tired, frustrated, or overwhelmed by stress. Its days like these where have to [...]

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8 Practices to Make Every Day a Remarkable Success

Personal Success March 10, 2013 8 Comments

Tweet Life is about progress not perfection. I believe this is one of the most important reminders we can give ourselves as we work on changing our life. The ongoing process of personal transformation can be very frustrating. Think about what really keeps you stuck. Is it because you don’t have what it takes and [...]

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How to Step Up to Challenges Using the ABC’s of Resiliency

Emotional Health March 3, 2013 5 Comments

Tweet There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time. - Malcolm X  Wouldn’t it be nice if overcoming adversity was as easy as some ABC step by step process? Well sorry, there’s no secret or magic [...]

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How to Find Opportunity through the Twists and Turns of Life

Personal Growth February 24, 2013 13 Comments

Tweet “And I’ll find strength in pain And I will change my ways I’ll know my name as it’s called again.”  – The Cave by Mumford and Sons When we face a crisis it can difficult to handle. Any upheaval in life, from problems with our health, relationships, or career, can lead us to question [...]

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Job Driving You Crazy? 10 Strategies to Help Keep Your Sanity

Worklife February 14, 2013 8 Comments

Tweet Let’s face it, not everyone has the luxury to just get up and leave their job because their sick and tired of what they do or the people they work with. I have had many nightmare jobs I had to stick with and make the best of. However I do believe we can all [...]

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10 Bloggers Share Their Favorite Love Songs for Valentine’s Day

Positivity February 10, 2013 10 Comments

Tweet No matter what the occasion, music is a tie that binds us. Since Valentine’s Day is approaching, it’s the perfect time to reflect on those songs that fill us with love and nostalgic memories. Do you and your partner have a special song? What song has always given you that loving feeling? I’ll start [...]

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How to Stop Killing Your Dreams Before They Are Born

Personal Success February 4, 2013 9 Comments

Tweet “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” - Albert Einstein  If you’ve been around a young child you know how vivid their imaginations can be. They are born to dream big! And so are we. Young children are an example of pure unadulterated imagination. From imaginary friends to pretend play, they are able to create a new world in [...]

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When Adversity Strikes, Will You Get Bitter or Better?

Personal Growth January 30, 2013 6 Comments

Tweet “Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.” Khalil Gibran There are basically two perspective people have on life. They either take the perspective of [...]

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30 Days to a Bold, Powerful, and Significant Life

Interviews January 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

Tweet “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau We all have dreams and desires for our life. We want to live with courage and have the faith to take big steps toward success and significance. But, if you’re like many people, fear, doubt, and [...]

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8 Ways to Love, Cherish, and Value Yourself

Spirituality January 20, 2013 5 Comments

Tweet Do believe you deserve to be happy? Do you believe you deserve great things in life? How you feel about yourself is directly related to how you treat yourself. People don’t realize that their self-worth is a major factor in whether or not they do what’s necessary to improve their life. Many people WANT to be [...]

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