75 articles on "habit"

What's Stopping You?

What's Stopping You?  by: Kathy Gates We're all familiar with the cycle: We want new, but resist change. We want satisfaction, but procrastinate. We want control, but defer to circumstance. So, what’s stopping you? A belief? ...

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The Write Habit: How to Strengthen Your Writing Muscle

The Write Habit: How to Strengthen Your Writing Muscle by: Katey Coffing, Ph.D.Writing is a muscle that needs exercise to stay in shape. I realized how true that saying is when I took what I called "a well-earned break" after I finished my first...

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Creating the Life You Desire with Ten Daily Habits

Do you have a plan to get from where you are to where you want to be? Do you have all the skills you need to get that promotion or that raise you want? Do you make time for the people who are important to you? Are you excited about your future, or do...

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Becoming an Excellent Human Five Great Ideas from Aristotle

It was Socrates who said that the purpose of philosophy is to help each of us become “an excellent human”. That seems like a respectable and reasonable big-picture goal for every person on the planet. But what about the specifics? How do we becom...

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How To Be A Creative Genius

Can You Learn Creativity? Have you ever watched Robin Williams do a stand-up routine? Could so much creativity and spontaneity result from a highly organized approach? Definitely. Wild and funny thoughts dont come from nowhere. Comedians have habits ...

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“Reboundability” An Essential Skill for a Successful Life!

Do you have difficulty recovering from mistakes, failure and disappointment? Do you find yourself reliving these setbacks over and over? Do certain life situations or challenges have you stressed to the max?Was that a resounding YES? If so, you may w...

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Four Proven Techniques On How To Capture Positive Habits

Bad habits, we all have them. They keep us fromaccomplishing our dreams, make us say and do things thatreally aren't in our integrity.Good habits allow us to transition through our day onautopilot. So much so, we forget that our good habits have...

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6 Steps To Overcoming Your Worst Habit

How ashamed are you of your habit? How much do you want to get over this habit? Thinking about the amount of "satisfaction" you gain from your habit, where would you place it on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is the highest? The apparent satisfaction t...

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Heredity Is Not Destiny Do Health and Weight Problems Run in Your Family It May Be Habits, Not Genetics

I grew up as an unathletic kid. My mother was unathletic, so she just assumed I was too. You see, our family has weak ankles and no coordination. It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized that all this was a lie. I wasn't unathletic - ...

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Habit And Momentum

Habits are hard to break and easy to form.Is that true?Well, to an extent, yes.The longer we keep a habit, the more it becomes part of our subconscious, and breaking it does indeed take a lot of hard work from the conscious mind.The hardest habits to...

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