We all need some help from time to time. Do you need to make significant changes in your life? Would you like to improve your eating habits or incorporate a daily fitness routine, but seem to lack the knowledge or motivation to do so? Do you need better, healthier, ways to deal with stress, but aren't sure where to begin? If so, consider working with…
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Think about your current job for a moment. Do you enjoy it? Do you find yourself excited to go to work each day, or is it something you dread? If it’s the latter, you’re not alone; according to a recent Gallup study, half of American workers feel disengaged at work, and 16 percent more actually hate their jobs. It should come as no surprise that…
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Have you ever wanted something so bad, but could never achieve it? Many times, it boils down to motivation. So if want to learn how to motivate yourself so you can begin achieving your goals and being a better you, keep on reading. Internal motivation, or intrinsic motivation, is the driving force behind your thoughts and choices regarding your career, hobbies, relationships, and other activities.…
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Honestly speaking... we are all dishonest. Think about the last time that you filed your income tax returns. Did you write off your designer shoe purchase as a business expense? Or did your family vacation magically become a business trip? Conveniently forget to report cash earnings as income? According to behavioral economist and bestselling author, Dan Ariely, everyone cheats a little, if given the opportunity.…
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Life is a jumbled mess, just by nature. Take a moment to think of all of your obligations. You might have a family to feed, school work to study, a career that demands more and more of your time, friends who are asking you to go out with them, a partner who wants to spend time with you, parents who ask why you don’t visit…
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When we look at some of the jobs people do every day, it can be hard to understand why they would even get out of bed in the morning. People like housekeepers, laborers, or fast food workers do their jobs each day regardless of how difficult, boring, or demeaning these jobs are. But why? Only one answer seems obvious: They do it for the paycheck.…
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