Feeling tired? Here are 6 all-natural ways to boost your energy
It’s mid-afternoon and you’re feeling sluggish. Instead of reaching for another cup of black coffee, maybe it’s time you consider new ways to add energy to your life. Keeping that in mind, here are 6 natural ways to boost your energy. Shift your diet to cover common nutrient deficiencies: A Read More...
3 ways to kick a bad habit
You can’t break a habit by trying to stop yourself from performing the habit. The brain systems that stop a behavior require a lot of effort. In addition, you don’t learn anything when you don’t perform any actions, and so even when you successfully stop yourself from performing a behavior, Read More...
How to overcome laziness in your life
You may be an intelligent soul, but if you’re also inherently lazy, it can be a major obstacle to achieving what you really want in life. So, how do you snap out of laziness and become more diligent? From his decades of experience as a personal coach in the San Francisco Bay Area, Marty Remko, Read More...
Self-doubt: When to listen to it—and when to ignore it
Confidence in your abilities can get you through a rough patch and help you move ahead, but there are times when self-doubt can help you avoid making a mistake. The key is in knowing the difference between the doubts that are serving us and those that are holding us back, says Margie Warrell, Read More...
How to change people’s minds without triggering a negative response
People don’t like being told what to do. There’s even a word for it: reactance. “Psychological reactance is a negative emotional state that we feel when we’re not in control of our behavior,” says Jonah Berger, author of The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind. “Anytime we feel like Read More...
How to make your working from home routine more sustainable
While the timeline to return to the office for other industries and locations remains unclear, many people are slowly realizing that they’ll be working from home a lot longer than they had originally planned. If you are in this position, here are three tips to help you assess and tweak your Read More...
How to make dishwashing a bit less of a drag
Let's be honest, washing dishes is not always the most exciting part of the day we look forward to, but it has to be done. Here are some ideas for making the process of dishwashing a little bit less of a drag. Add a smell-good element: Before you start washing, add five drops of the essential oil Read More...
Working remotely? Here’s how to stay virtually connected on your own terms
When Chuck Swoboda retired from the Cree after 16 years as CEO, he realized he had a problem: he had become addicted to connectivity. He had always embraced the constant flow of communication afforded by new technologies, but was starting to realize that he didn’t have control of the Read More...
7 strategies for getting the most nutrition out of your pantry
By now, you've probably started to adapt to cooking from your pantry, but limiting your shopping trips may mean you've been eating less fresh produce than you'd like. This, however, doesn’t mean the nutrition of your meals goes by the wayside. If you want to get the most nutrition out of your Read More...
Sleep deprived? These tips will help you catch up on those missing zzz's
Think of your body as a bank, and each night you're depositing a set amount of money into it. If you miss your "payment" one night, you'll owe more money the next night to make up for it. Sleep deprivation accumulates in this way. "For someone well-rested, missing one hour of sleep on one night Read More...