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Election Day: Vote for You

Today is an Election Day.  On the ticket, two candidates, the incumbent, YOU; stuck in limbo, concerning your Health, Career, Social Life and Finances. The challenger, also YOU, but a better version....

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Covid -19: The Opportunities

This post is for people who realize that there is always room for Personal Development/Self Improvement, even during a pandemic and are lucky enough to still be employed.  The book Antifragile puts...

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Small Move, Big Change: Book Review

Making behavior change easier Throughout this post, I use the words ‘habits’ and ‘behaviours’ interchangeably. “We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence then is not an act but a habit.  Aristotle...

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Why You Fail At SMART Goals and What To Do About It.

What are SMART goals?  For those who need a reminder, S.M.A.R.T is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Achievable,  Realistic, and Time-bound. Anyone interested in self-improvement has come across...

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Motivation: How to Get Some

What it is, What it isn’t and What To Do When You Don’t Have Any   No interview with the rich and famous is complete without the obligatory, “How do you stay motivated?” question.  The answer usually...

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Tiny Habits: A Book Review

What is the least you can do to be the best you can be? Tiny Habits answers this question and several others on behaviour change and self-improvement. Tiny Habits by B.J Fogg Phd. $16.79USD (Amazon)...

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4 Reasons You Need To Write, Often

Here are four reasons why you need to pick up that pen, find some paper, and start writing. The post 4 Reasons You Need To Write, Often appeared first on Writings of A Mid-life Man.

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How to Avoid Anxiety: The Keanu Reeves Method

Anxiety, Depression and suicidal thoughts are on the rise. What can we learn from Keanu Reeves to combat these feelings? The post How to Avoid Anxiety: The Keanu Reeves Method appeared first on...

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Thanks and Good Riddance 2020

As I publish this on the last day of 2020, despite not knowing what the new year holds, everyone is glad to see the end of this one. .........I also hope that you have gained a better understanding of...

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Cultivating A Healthy Mind

The garden I suggest is a garden of the Mind. A mental garden with many of the benefits of a real garden but without the need for bags of nasty smelling fertilizer. The post Cultivating A Healthy Mind...

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Eulogy for a Favourite Aunt

I miss Aunt Elva but the passage of time has made the happy times stand out and the sad ones more bearable. Here is what I learned from her life. The post Eulogy for a Favourite Aunt appeared first on...

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How to Avoid Bullsh*t

After more than a decade as a speechwriter, I know one thing with great certainty; people love hearing Bullsh*t.  Yes, you too, dear reader. The most frequently stated piece of B.S in the world is, “I...

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Why Your Work Sucks and Your Projects are Late.

Here is an explanation as to why your job sucks and your projects are late. We'll use as an example a small, almost fictitious team tasked with creating a new app. First, we’ll get to know the team...

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How To Dodge Job Burnout

And What To Do If You Are Already Suffering This post explains WHY you may feel burnt out, HOW Americans have become especially susceptible to it, and WHAT to do for recovery. Definition of The Problem...

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Make 2023 Your Best Year Ever Starting Today

When it comes to keeping resolutions and changing behaviour there is one principle that you need to understand, the EASIER something is to do, the more likely you are to do it. The second principle is,...

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Death, Happiness, and You

Death focuses the mind like nothing else. One effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is that more people understand the pursuit of happiness. The post Death, Happiness, and You appeared first on Writings of A...

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Why We Argue and How To Stop: A Book Review

Why We Argue and How To Stop by Jerry Manney. This book explains why we get into arguments through false expectations. Through Personal Development and journaling, we can learn to argue less. The post...

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