I have written about mindfulness many times before. Why? Because it’s important and I am working on it. Daily. Being intensely present has been a top 10 goal of mine for the past 3 years. The below article explains “The power of now” in a very simple way along with how to control our thoughts or …
The inability to focus is has become a crisis (in my opinion) in the past decade. The amount of stimulus we receive on a minute by minute basis has increased with cell phones (Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok, etc.). It’s mind numbing. Attention spans have decreased significantly. How can we fix this? First, turn off the …
I want to learn, all the time. Which is why I email myself. If you look at the research, this is a powerful way to learn. Here are the cliff notes from the below article on improving learning: –Send yourself the same item at least 4 times. Our brains assign greater importance to repeated information. …
I love routines. They make my days predictable and help me habit stack effectively. But sometimes, routines get stale. They become boring, or we feel stuck in a rut. The article below offers a new perspective on routines — build them around rituals. A ritual is a series of events that eases you into the right mindset to tackle a task …
My subject line reminded me of the character who played the Dad from the movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, whose answer to every problem was Windex. Well, the closest answer to solving most problems in Western society is…exercise. What are the big problems? -Obesity -Anxiety -Depression -Covid for the …
If you’ve been following LIFEies, you know one of the best ways to build success and keep it going is to search for ways to get wins. I love finding little wins I can get every single day that move me forward and help me feel accomplished. Not every win is shiny and exciting. …
Stress gets a bad rap and most if it is deserved. But not all. Erin Barker’s article below talks about the upside of stress. The key lies in how we view stress. There are three reactions we can have when we are faced with a stressful situation: 1—view it as a threat (bad) …
Yes, I am on a consistency kick this year. I have written about my daily morning routine and the huge value it has brought to me. Below is an article about working out every single day for over a year. I have been a firm believer in daily exercise for years, and this article explains why. Here …
Humans were built to walk. We get so many health benefits from moving our bodies and yet here we are sitting at a desk for most of our long lives. I work out a ton, usually for a couple hours, and then I go sit for 8 hours. Not great. So…… –-Walk more—try …
I write a lot about creating habits in LIFEies because they are important. Very important. But every time I write a LIFEies about habits, I have a couple people tell me they are too busy or too tired to create new, healthy habits. So I went searching for how to create habits when you are exhausted …
