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Back to Work: Beating the Post-Holiday Blues

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“Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.” – Leo Tolstoy The summer is coming to a close. Certainly, if you have kids, school kicking…

8 Ideas: What Does Self-Care Look Like?

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“Self-care means giving yourself permission to pause.” — Cecilia Tran Self-care looks different for all of us, but what is the same, is that we all need to make time for it in order to lead a positive, fulfilled, and…

The Importance of Both Motivation and Consistency

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“When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren’t the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.” – Arsene Wenger You will probably be quite familiar with the term ‘motivation’. Motivation is…

Fostering Commitment to a New Habit

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“Motivation is what gets you started. Commitment is what keeps you going.” – Jim Rohn New habits are easy to start. I know. I started one just a few weeks ago. “No TV or computer games from Mondays to Wednesdays!”…

The Rewards of Striving for Perfection

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“Perfection’s unattainable but it isn’t unapproachable.” – Peter Watt Many people warn of the dangers of striving for perfection. In a world that is constantly moving and changing, that’s quite a wise standpoint, as what is perfect on one day…

Personal Resilience 101

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“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put…

Doubt: How to Get Out of Your Own Way

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“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem Doubt. We have all had that feeling once or twice at least! Doubt is one of those things that, although unpleasant, is necessary for many ways. It is necessary…

On The Nature of Oil

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Imagine a microscopic bacteria lands on your neck and unbeknown to you begins tunnelling through your skin and flesh in search of your spinal fluid – a source of energy for this micro-organism. Over a matter of weeks, the bacteria…

8 Ways to Practice Everyday Creativity

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“Creativity is as important now in education as literacy and we should treat it with the same status.” – Sir Ken Robinson Creativity, some belief, is the reserve of the creative industries. However, creativity is required to thrive and grow…

Walking for Mindfulness

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“Walking is a technique of solitude, away into reverie. The walker is not a sleepwalker but a daydreamer.” – Deirdre Heddon Walking is something with which many of us are now extremely familiar. Over the last year, going for a…

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