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I stumbled upon this TED talk by Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week. Instead of just defining our goals, he suggests we should define our fears. What’s getting in the way of [...]

Imagine you’re working hard on a project; maybe your painting, cooking, woodworking, crafting, gardening, etc. You’re busy creating something you’re excited about. You’re trying different [...]

Have you ever taken a wrong turn because you weren’t paying attention? Sometimes, when I get to the roundabout a few miles from my house, I’m distracted with other thoughts and forget which [...]

Really? Hope can help me reach my goals? This article caught my attention! I can use all the help I can get. According to Ryan Niemiec, a licensed psychologist and education director of the VIA [...]

This time of year, the internet and my email inbox are full of articles and suggestions on how to keep our resolutions and change our habits. They’re great reminders that you can’t [...]

Are you starting to think about resolutions for the new year? This past week, I was working on my goals for 2018 with a friend. But before we started making our list for next year, we decided to [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I found out that I’m no longer pre-diabetic, but have reached the stage of having the real deal.  Suddenly my nutrition goals have changed.  In the past few years, [...]

Have you ever been so engrossed in a project that you lost track of time, forgot to eat, and didn’t feel tired?  Maybe you were playing your favorite instrument, working on a craft, fixing a [...]

I find discouragement can slowly creep in and take over my mood, or it can suddenly hit me like a crashing wave.  Either way, I feel heavy, dispirited, and I totally lose motivation.  I feel like [...]

It’s that time of year again.  Are you making any New Year’s resolutions?  If not, have you ever made a new goal or resolution any time of year?  If so, I’d like to ask, what was the purpose or [...]